EP0145189B1 - Rauchanzeigegerät - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to optical air pollution monitoring apparatus and more specifically an early warning fire detection apparatus incorporating a light scatter detection technique.
- the present invention has as its objective to provide apparatus for detection of air pollution and fires and the initiation of control measures at the earliest possible moment whilst minimising false alarms.
- Smoke detectors of the general type to which the present invention relates are disclosed in Australian Patent Specification Nos. 412479, 415158, 465213 and 482860.
- Spefication No. 415158 utilises an intermittently operating light source whilst No. 412479 discloses the use of a pair of light carrying rods.
- Specification No. 465213 discloses the removal of air samples from an air space under surveillance to detect the presence of carbon monoxide.
- Specification No. 482860 discloses the use of a pair of air sampling chambers coupled to a light source and photomultiplier tubes.
- U.S. Patent No. 4317113 to Honma granted February 23,1982 discloses a photoelectric smoke sensor. The sensor relies on a single detector. It has thus only one output, and no means responsive to two output signals to produce a measurement signal which indicates the pollution level.
- Swiss Patent No. 560434 to Chubb Fire Security Limited discloses a fire detector which relies on alterations of the refractive index of air when heated to activate an alarm. It is not a pollution or smoke detector.
- German Patent Specification No. 2632876 to General Signal Corporation discloses a photodiode smoke detector having a single light emitting diode light source and a photo detector. It does not disclose the use of separate signals to produce a measurement signal which indicates the amount of pollution present.
- Photomultiplier tube designs have incorporated two sampling chambers in order to provide two channels of operation, the outputs of which are balanced in an attempt to counteract the effects of ageing and temperature drift, and also to overcome flash tube light intensity variations. This is attempted by means of a summing amplifier, where one channel is connected to the inverting input, the other to the non-inverting input. The resultant output signal is the difference between the two channels.
- this mechanism in fact does nothing to reduce the problems, being based upon a fallacy:
- EP-A-140502 (84305512.0, filed 10 August 1984), EP-A--135361 (84305513.8, filed 13 August 1984) and EP-A-135362, (84305514.6, filed 13 August 1984) respectively.
- the present invention relates to the provision of improved electronic circuitry for use in air pollution detection.
- Patent No. 482,860 utilized a photomultiplier tube to detect the extremely low levels of light scattered off low concentrations of airborne smoke. Solid-state detection was considered impossible at room temperatures and at economical cost. As a result of considerable research, solid-state circuitry has been developed which appears to have overcome the problems inherent in photomultiplier tube technology. For example, such problems as an extraordinary (10:1) spread in sensitivity from device to device, fragility, ageing, degradation when exposed to bright light, and the need for a special high-voltage power supply of high stability have been met.
- a solid-state detector cell requires a preamplifier of extremly low noise, requiring development of a state-of-the-art design. Therefore detector cell and Xenon flash noise became the dominant, though insignificant source of noise. Temperature compensation is also required, to provide calibration accuracy spanning at least zero to fifty degrees Celsius.
- the detector cell should be small to minimise capacitance. This, however, reduces the 'photon capture area' compared with the photomultiplier tube and a focussing lens is employed, with associated mounting hardware. Close attention to the preamplifier design using pulse-amplifier techniques is partly responsible for the noise reduction in the detector of the present invention. Earthing is of course another critical factor, together with a suitable interference-shielding container. In addition, immunity to power supply variations has required special attention.
- the preamplifier, detector cell, optics and housing is preferably supplied as a self-contained separately tested plug-in module.
- a pollution measurement apparatus of the type comprising:
- the detector circuit receives a signal from the solid state detector cell and pulse preamplifier circuit as is described in greater detail in my co-pending European Patent Application No. EP-A-140502 mentioned above.
- the signal passes to a pulse-amplifier producing an output pulse of high amplitude.
- Gain adjustment of amplifier 2 provides adjustment of the signal to achieve calibration.
- the calibration offset allows for offset of the effects of remnant background light (which is a fixed component) in the sampling chamber to the point where the signal is independent of the effects of background light.
- FIG. 1A there is shown an alternative arrangement wherein the peak detector 3 and sample-and-hold circuit 4 is replaced by a micro-processor 30 programmed to receive and store the peak amplitude of an output pulse from said pulse amplifier.
- the microprocessor can be used for division of the signal from the monitor amplifier and provides the timing for the flash tube 8.
- the normal sampling rate of the monitored space is approximately 3 seconds however, D.C. stability is sufficient to allow optional sampling rates up to 30 seconds thus allowing extension of Xenon flash tube life to as long as 20 years (suitable for areas of relatively slow potential fire growth).
- circuity to permit operation from an unregulated 24V DC supply which can include standby batteries (20-28V tolerance), in conformity with most conventional fire alarm systems.
- Wide voltage tolerance provides for greater immunity to cabling voltage-drop.
- circuitry is refined to reduce power consumption to 6 Watts. This further reduces cabling voltage-drop problems.
- the Xenon flash power supply provides the greatest opportunity for this power reduction, through increased efficiency, of a 400V inverter. To maximise consistency of flash brilliance, this supply is tightly regulated and temperature compensated.
- the device includes a Xenon flash tube monitor 10 in the sampling chamber to calibrate or adjust for variations in flash intensity that may result from "flash noise", aging, or temperature.
- divider 12 provides compensation of the signal received from the monitor 10 and amplifier 11 thereby improving the accuracy of the signal in the detector circuit going to the control.
- the divider 12 includes circuitry adapted to convert signals received from the detector 9 and monitor 10 to logarithins then to subtract said logarithins, reconverting the resultant signal by an anti logarithin circuit to a normal signal.
- the divider circuit will remove or compensate for flash intensity variation or temperature variations.
- the alarm threshold of the air flow sensor 7a may be factory preset within the detector. However, it is preferable to provide an analog output of air flow, utilizing an identical output circuit to that used for smoke intensity (another transconductance amplifier).
- the constant-current output in both cases provides complete immunity to errors introduced by cabling losses, whilst a low impedance load followed by low-pass filtering and over-voltage protection within the control unit, overcomes interference induction.
- the alarm threshold can then be set conveniently in the control unit, to a flow rate consistent with the response time required for detection.
- the voltage signal is converted to current by convertor 6 to avoid the effects of losses in the line to the controller which may be at a remote station in the building.
- the current signal from the detector is received and converted to voltage at 13.
- the controller includes a housing for up to eight (say) individual control cards 20 ( Figure 3) each associated with a detector.
- the housing may be of extruded aluminium rail frame and side plate construction whereby it is adaptable to accommodate from one to eight control cards. Thus, where space is at a premium the size of the housing can be reduced by shortening the rails.
- the control unit provided four output relays namely: Alarm 1, Alarm 2, Alarm 3 and Fail.
- the Fail relay combined the functions of air flow failure and smoke detection failure. Preferably these two functions are split on the basis that they might require a differing response.
- a sixth relay is added to indicate that a test is being performed so that operation of any other relay can be ignored until completion of the test. According to the present invention it is proposed to transfer the six relays to a separate relay interface card 23 which can be driven by all controller cards using a ribbon-cable bus in a "daisy-chain" connection.
- the housing frame accommodates a mixture of ribbon-cable 21 and printed-circuit edge connectors 22.
- This design also facilitates the replacement of any ribbon-cable for one of a different length or configuration, to suit unexpected situations that may arise in the field.
- Figures 3, 4 and 5 depict schematically the control card interconnections with the optional data bus and computer or micro processor (not shown) and a relay interface card 23.
- Calibration and testing of the detector is simplified by adopting a full scale measurement of 5.5 milli-amps.
- An 0.5 milli-amp offset is used to assist in sensing signal loss caused by lamp failure, cable breakage etc.
- Each additional 0.5 mA represents an increment of 0.01% pollution e.g. smoke.
- this is translated to one volt offset with one volt major scale divisions and eleven volt full scale.
- the inclusion of a summing amplifier permits subtraction of the one volt offset before presentation of the display and chart-recorder output such that 0-10 volts represents 0-0.10% smoke (0-1000 parts/mil- lion).
- a gold plated programming pin 31 on a roving lead is coupled to each of the three alarm thresholds 32 providing a convenient and easily viewable means for setting the alarm levels.
- an override circuit ensures that the third alarm threshold automatically defaults to the full-scale smoke level.
- Timers for delaying the operation of each alarm adjustable by means of potentiometers, are located immediately below their relevant alarm lamp, and are accessible without removing the Controller card. Also located on the front of the Controller card are test buttons for detector sensitivity and detector failure. Timer adjustments and testing facilities are hidden and protected behind an escutcheon to prevent tampering.
- a feature of the control unit is the provision of a switch-option to designate the first (left most) Controller card and its associated Detector as the Reference channel.
- This Reference Detector is adapted to measure the incoming air quality at the make-up air register of an air-conditioning system. To ensure that the Controller would respond only to the net gain in smoke from sources within the building, the output from the Reference Detector can be subtracted, partially or wholly. Even for large installations, only one Reference Detector would be required.
- An additional advantage of the reference channel is the ability to provide a separate "pollution alert" for computer areas and other "clean" environments.
- the setting of alarm thresholds the operation of time delays and air flow detection can be implemented by a micro-processor by projecting a visual output such as a bargraph or numerical display.
- a micro-processor is used in substitution for detectors and controller cards it is feasible to use digital signals methods such as those that conform to RS232 Standard for serial data transmission, as distinct from the analogue method of constant current signals.
- the Controller uses both a red and a green lamp to indicate air flow with the addition of an adjustable timer to allow for short term reductions in air flow, which might result from normal air-handling control functions in the building (for example in the case of in-duct detection).
- Matched to this is another pair of lamps for the "Fail" detection circuitry, with a similar timer.
- Particularly large, dual-element rectangular LED lamps have been developed with careful attention to uniform light diffusion, for all displays (17 lamps per Controller). This permitted escutcheon artwork information to be rear-lit by the lamps, for aesthetic appeal and to avoid ambiguity.
- red LED lamps are used for each segment.
- the present invention has the adopted philosophy that any alarm condition should be indicated by a red lamp.
- any red lamp seen from a distance would require attention, whether it proved to be one of the three smoke intensity thresholds, the Detector failure alarm or the air flow failure alarm.
- these red lamps are made to flash. Operation of any one of these red lamps indicates the operation of its associated relay.
- Controller card An optional version of the Controller card according to the present invention has been designed. This provides latching of the red alarm lamps and their associated relays, to account for transient conditions which might disappear before any attendant may arrive (especially in a multi-Detector installation).
- a toggle switch is provided on each Controller card, to mount through the escutcheon. Such a switch is chosen for the obvious nature of its positions. In the "normal” position, all red lamps and their relays would be operable and could latch on. While in the "isolate” position, all red lamps and their relays would reset (unlatch) and would remain isolated (disabled), during which the "test” relay would operate (renamed the "isolate-test” relay). In either switch position the true conditions pertinent to the Detector remain clearly displayed because of the bargraph (with its clearly visible programming pins to indicate the alarm thresholds) and the green lamps (indicating the Detector and air flow were correct).
- a data-bus "mother-board" is provided within the con- trot unit to facilitate the connection of a computer, such as a separate building services monitoring computer which is enabled to scan each Controller card to obtain readings of smoke intensity and air flow. In this way it can monitor the entire alarm system and initiate appropriate actions.
- a computer such as a separate building services monitoring computer which is enabled to scan each Controller card to obtain readings of smoke intensity and air flow.
- Its data-logging function permits the automatic compilation of statistics on typical ambient smoke levels and the result of simulated fires, such that alarm thresholds can be optimised.
- the alarm thresholds within the computer can be altered at different times, typically selecting greater sensitivity during hours when a building is unoccupied. It can also activate a sensitivity test or a failure test for each Detector, in conformity with some prearranged schedule.
- Subtraction of the reference signal may also be performed by the computer. This enables the time-related dilution/concentration factors to be taken into account on a zone-by-zone basis.
- a capability for manual operation in the event of computer malfunction is considered an essential practical requirement, this transition being accomplished on a latching Controller card via the "normallisolate" switch (i.e. manual system isolated while computer functioning).
- a ribbon-cable connector for all chart-recorder outputs. This facilitates connection to a data-logger, multi-pen recorder or to a selector switch.
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dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es des weiteren folgende Einrichtungen umfaßt: eine Überwachungseinrichtung (10) zum Erzeugen erster elektrischer Impulse proportional zu der Stärke der durch besagte Blinklichteinrichtung (8) erzeugten Lichtblitze;
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