Smoke detector operational integrity verification system and method

A detector operational integrity verification system comprising:

• a plurality of electronic components;
• a controller in operative communication with the plurality of electronic components;
• and
• an evaluation module of the controller receiving an output signal of the plurality of electronic components as an output voltage over a period of time, the output voltage measured at a plurality of times compared to predefined acceptable ranges.

A method of verifying smoke detector operational integrity comprising:

• measuring a nominal output signal as a nominal voltage (VA), the nominal output signal generated by a plurality of optical and electronic components when a light emitting element is in an inactive condition;
• switching the light emitting element to an active condition;
• measuring a maximum output signal as a maximum voltage (VB);
• switching the light emitting element to the inactive condition;
• measuring a minimum output signal as a minimum voltage (VC);
• inputting at least one of the measured voltages into an algorithm stored on a controller;
• and
• comparing an algorithm output with a range of predetermined acceptable values to verify operational integrity of the smoke detector, the comparison done by an evaluation module of a smoke detector controller.