An intelligent, modular fire extinguishing unit
AssigneeIntegrated Fire Systems (Pty) Limited
InventorStefan SWANEPOEL
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Abstract
The invention relates to an intelligent, independently-powered, modular fire extinguishing unit suitable for retrofitting to existing infrastructures. The unit comprises at least one independently pressurised gas chamber; at least one non-pressurised fire suppressant reservoir arranged in flow communication with the pressurised gas chamber and containing a fire suppressant; a digital control module for actuating pressure release from the gas chamber into the fire suppressant reservoir to pressurise the fire suppressant; discharge means arranged in flow communication with the fire suppressant reservoir through which pressurised fire suppressant is discharged; and a unit-dedicated on-site power supply source for actuating the unit in the event of a fire.
Claims15
An intelligent, independently-powered, modular fire extinguishing unit (10) suitable for, although not limited to, retrofitting to existing infrastructures, the unit (10) comprising—
- at least one independently pressurised gas chamber (12);
- at least one non-pressurised fire suppressant reservoir (14) arranged in flow communication with the pressurised gas chamber (12) and containing a fire suppressant;
- a digital control module (40) for actuating pressure release from the gas chamber (12) into the fire suppressant reservoir (14) to pressurise the fire suppressant;
- discharge means (20;
- 22) arranged in flow communication with the fire suppressant reservoir (14) through which pressurised fire suppressant is discharged;
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- a unit-dedicated on-site power supply source (42) for actuating the unit (10) in the event of a fire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.