JPH0444799B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a fire test method for a self-fire alarm system.

[Background Art] Conventionally, in this type of self-fire alarm system that uses both a general type sensor and an intelligence type sensor, monitoring time periods are set for the general type sensor and the intelligence type sensor, respectively. Furthermore, by differentiating the voltage of the signal line for each time period, in other words, the voltage during the monitoring time period of the intelligence type sensor is lowered, and the current consumption during data transmission of the intelligence type sensor is suppressed. A self-fire alarm system has been proposed. However, in order to conduct a fire test on such a self-fire alarm system, the fire test was conducted separately from the line monitoring, making it impossible to monitor the entire system and conduct the fire test at the same time.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a fire test method for a self-fire alarm system that can perform a fire test of the entire system at the same time as monitoring the signal line. It is on offer.

[Disclosure of the Invention] The present invention will be explained below with reference to Examples. Figure 1 shows a basic schematic configuration diagram of a self-fire alarm system, in which a signal line led out from a receiver 1 includes an intelligence type sensor 2, a general type smoke detector, etc., a heat sensor, etc. A general type sensor 3 is also connected. The receiver 1 superimposes a transmission signal Vs consisting of a pulse code signal including an address signal individually assigned to each intelligence type sensor 2 on the line voltage (or current) of the signal line l and sequentially sends it out cyclically. Then, it judges the information sent as a return signal RS from each called intelligence type sensor 2, and also monitors the line voltage and line current level of the signal line l to detect the general type sensor 3. The controller performs various control operations such as receiving level signals in response to sensing operations from the sensor. Figures 2a to 2e show signal formats, and figure a shows the normal voltage of the signal line l (for example, 24V) and the voltage (for example, 24V) when transmitting the transmission signal Vs to the intelligence type sensor 2. The peak is 12V), and receiver 1 is transmitting the signal.
The line voltage in the above transmission time period A is divided into time period A for transmission of Vs and return signal RS, time period C for monitoring the general type sensor 3, and time period B for monitoring the signal line I. The voltage is set to be lower than the line voltage in time periods B and C. Figures b to d are time charts showing the state in which the transmission signal Vs is sequentially switched and transmitted to each signal line l, and simultaneous b is the time chart in which the transmission signal Vs of the first signal line l is transmitted.
, c shows the transmission time period A of the transmission signal Vs of the second signal line l, and d of the same figure shows the transmission time period A of the largest signal line l of this system. In each transmission time period A of each signal line l, a transmission signal Vs is transmitted from the receiver 1 to sequentially access all the intelligence type sensors 2 connected to each signal line l. A return signal RS is transmitted from the intelligence type sensor 2. Then, when all the transmissions are completed, the transmission time period A of the next signal line 1 is switched and set, and all the intelligence type sensors 2 connected in the same way are sequentially accessed. When the access on all lines l is completed, the access returns to the first signal line l. In this way, the transmission signal Vs is time-division multiplexed and cyclically transmitted from the receiver 1, and the return signal RS is sent back from the sensor 2. The intelligence type sensor 2 can have its own address set, and transmits the transmission signal Vs sent from the receiver 1.
When the address signal included in matches the self-set address, the control data in the transmission signal Vs is taken in, and various information is sent as a return signal RS consisting of a pulse code signal during the return period provided at the end of the transmission signal Vs. The signal is superimposed and sent back to the receiver 1. When the general type sensor 3 detects a predetermined smoke concentration or temperature, it turns on and short-circuits the signal line l through an appropriate resistor to change the level of the line current or line voltage, etc., and sends it to the receiver 1 as a level signal. It is designed to transmit a fire detection signal. Furthermore, the second
Figure e shows the relationship between the transmission signal Vs and the return signal RS.

However, in normal operation, the receiver 1 sequentially switches the signal line l connected to each intelligence type sensor 2, switches the line voltage of each line l, and superimposes and transmits the transmission signal Vs to sequentially call each intelligence type sensor 2. A short circuit or an open circuit in the signal line l is detected by taking in the sensing information from the sensor 2 and making a judgment, and by detecting the voltage or current level of the signal line l in the monitoring time period B of the signal line l. , and the operation of the general sensor 3 is monitored during the monitoring time period C of the general sensor 3.

Next, examples of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the system based on the above-mentioned basic schematic configuration, in which a terminator 4 is connected to the end of each signal line l, provided with means for switching the termination impedance. On the other hand, receiver 1 is connected to each line l.
A changeover switch for sequentially switching between
SW ₁ . . . are provided for the number of lines, and by switching the changeover switch SW ₁ . A return signal extracted from the comparator circuit section 6 for monitoring the opening and further from the signal transmission/reception control circuit section 5.
A signal processing circuit unit 7 processes the transmission signal Vs sent to the signal line l via the RS and signal transmission/reception control circuit unit 5, and processes a monitoring signal from the comparator circuit unit 6, The signal transmitting/receiving control circuit section 5 includes a power supply section (not shown) that applies a transmission signal to a signal line l.
Consisting of a coupling circuit 8 that superimposes Vs and extracts the current of the return signal RS superimposed on the signal line l, and a return signal current detection circuit 9 that demodulates the return signal RS from the extracted current of the signal line l. . The terminator 4 is a Zener diode ZD ₁ as shown in Figure 4.
A series circuit of resistors R ₁ and R ₂ is connected between the ends of the signal line l, and the connection point of these resistors R ₁ and R ₂ is connected to the base of the transistor Tr ₀ via the capacitor C ₀ , and Tr ₀ is connected to both ends of the signal line l via a resistor R ₃ for switching the termination impedance, and a series circuit of this transistor Tr ₀ and resistor R ₃ is connected in parallel to the termination resistor R ₀ . be done.

As shown in FIG. 5, the comparator circuit section 6 divides the voltage of the signal line 1 with resistors R ₄ and R ₅ , applies this divided voltage to the non-inverting input terminal of the comparator 10, and further connects the non-inverting input terminal and the ground line. There is a resistance R ₆ between
and the transistor Tr ₁ , and further connect the non-common line of the signal line l to the resistor R ₈ through the series circuit of the resistor R ₇ and the Zener diode ZD ₂ to the base of the transistor Tr _1. The other end of resistor _R8 is connected to the ground line. The signal processing circuit section 7 of the receiver 1 is composed of a logic circuit using, for example, a CPU,
There is a function to set each time period A, B, and C, and the monitoring signal of the comparator circuit section 6 is input, and depending on the input timing, that is, the monitoring time period B and C in which the signal is input, it is determined whether it is a fire signal or not. A monitoring discrimination function for determining whether there is a line abnormality, a line switching function for sequentially switching the signal line l according to the transmission of the transmission signal Vs, and a predetermined signal format for the transmission signal Vs, such as a start signal, an address signal,
A transmission signal creation function that forms a control signal and a return standby signal in that order and sends it to the signal transmission/reception control circuit unit 5, and a function that takes in the return signal RS and determines the sensing information of the intelligence type sensor 2. It is equipped with a control function that displays or issues an alarm in the event of a fire or line abnormality, as well as displaying an address display, line number display, etc. on a display (not shown). It is. Thus, the receiver 1 sequentially switches the changeover switches SW _{1 .} . . cyclically. By this switching, the voltage applied to the signal line l connected to the signal transmission/reception control circuit section 5 is changed to the resistance applied between the starting ends of the signal line l.
This is the voltage across the series circuit of R4 _{and R5} . In other words, the 24V voltage supplied from the power supply is divided by the Zener diode ZD ₀ and the series circuit of resistors R ₄ and R ₅ , and the line voltage is divided by the Zener diode ZD 0.
The voltage is reduced by subtracting the voltage across ZD ₀ , for example, 12V, which is half of 24V. On the other hand, during the time period when this voltage is dropped, that is, the transmission time period A, the transmission signal is sent from the signal processing circuit section 7 to the coupling circuit 8.
Vs will be superimposed on the signal line l. Then, the intelligence type sensor 2 at a predetermined address connected to the signal line l called out in the transmission time period A is connected to the signal line l via an appropriate impedance during a period corresponding to the return standby signal after the control signal. The sensed information is transmitted as a return signal RS in current mode by short-circuiting. The return signal RS is demodulated via the coupling circuit 8 and the return signal current detection circuit 9, and is taken into the signal processing circuit section 7, where it is determined whether a fire is occurring or normal.

Next, when the transmission time period A of the transmission signal Vs is switched from the signal line l to the next signal line l by the changeover switch SW ₁ , the resistor R ₉ is installed in place of the Zener diode ZD ₀ in the signal line l. Resistance R ₄ ,
It is connected in series to the _R5 series circuit, resulting in a line voltage rise to approximately 24V. This approximately 24V
When the voltage rises, the Zener diode ZD ₁ of the terminator 4 becomes conductive, and the transistor Tr ₀
Let the base current flow through the capacitor C ₀ to the base of . Therefore, the transistor Tr ₀ is turned on, and the resistor R ₃ is connected in parallel to the terminating resistor R ₀ to lower the terminating impedance. This period during which the terminal impedance is low is the period until the capacitor C ₀ is charged and the base current stops flowing; that is, this period is the line monitoring time period B. 6a and 6b show the relationship between the transmission time period A and the monitoring time period B of the signal line l. Now, when the termination impedance decreases in this way, the line current increases during that period. This increase in line current causes the voltage across resistors R ₄ and R ₅ to generate a predetermined voltage. Here, if the load resistance connected to the signal line 1 is set to a predetermined value or higher, the voltage becomes a voltage higher than the predetermined voltage. Therefore, if the reference voltage applied to the inverting input terminal of the comparator 10 of the comparator circuit section 6 is set to be lower than that, the comparator 10 will generate an "H" monitoring signal if the line is normal. If the signal line l is short-circuited at an arbitrary position, the line current increases further and the resistance R ₈
The voltage across it increases. When this voltage exceeds the Zener voltage of the Zener diode ZD ₂ and the Zener diode ZD ₂ becomes conductive, the transistor Tr ₁ is turned on and the comparison input of the comparator 10 is lowered to below the reference voltage. Therefore, the comparator 10 is turned on and its monitoring output is set to "L". Furthermore, when the signal line 1 is opened (broken) at any point, the terminal impedance is separated from the line, leaving only the load impedance. When only this load impedance exists, the line current decreases and the comparison input of the comparator 10 becomes lower than normal. If the maximum voltage drop is calculated from the pre-limited load impedance and the reference voltage of the comparator 10 is set higher than this voltage, the comparator 10 will turn on in the same way as in the case of the line short circuit described above.
The output is set to "L". Therefore, in the signal processing circuit section 7, if the monitoring signal of the comparator circuit section 6 is "H" in the monitoring time period B shown in FIG. 7b, the line is normal, and as shown in FIG. ”, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, and an alarm or display is issued.
FIG. 7a shows a time chart of line voltage. By the way, when the fire test mode is set in the receiver 1, the operation of the signal processing circuit section 7 shifts to the flowchart shown in FIG. In other words, the signal line l
A determination control operation is performed in the signal processing circuit section 7 to consider the output of the comparator circuit section 6 according to the level of the line current for monitoring as a fire signal caused by the sensing operation of the general type sensor 3. That is, when the monitoring output of the signal line 1 is "H" and normal, this "H" is simultaneously determined to be a fire occurrence signal, and fire handling operations such as alarms and displays are performed in the same way as when a real fire occurs.

Next, when the transistor Tr ₀ of the terminator 4 is turned off and the monitoring time period C of the general sensor 3 begins, only the terminating resistor R ₀ is connected as the terminating impedance. In this case, the termination impedance increases, so the line current decreases, but by setting the value of the termination resistor _R0 so that the comparison input voltage of the comparator circuit section 6 does not fall below the reference voltage, it is possible to 3 does not operate, the output of the comparator 10 of the comparator circuit section 6 becomes "H".

That is, if the monitoring signal is "H", this indicates that the general sensor 3 is in a normal operating state, and if the monitoring signal is "H", the signal processing circuit section 7 determines that there is no fire outbreak. Now, the general type sensor 3 is the signal line l
A series circuit consisting of a resistor R ₁₀ , a Zener diode ZD ₃ , and _a sensor contact s is connected to The signal line l will be short-circuited via the series circuit with the Zener diode ZD ₃ . Therefore, the voltage between the starting ends of the signal line 1 decreases, and the comparison input voltage of the comparator 10 of the comparator circuit section 6 becomes below the reference voltage. Therefore, the output of the comparator 10 becomes "L", and the signal processing circuit section 7 determines that if the monitoring signal becomes "L" in the monitoring time period C of the general type sensor 3, as shown in FIG. It is determined that this is the case and takes actions such as warning or display.
Here, in order to reduce current consumption, the voltage of the signal line 1 may be lowered to the same level as the transmission time period A as soon as the sensing operation is determined. Of course, when a thyristor is used in place of the sensor contact s, it goes without saying that the values of the Zener diode ZD ₃ and the resistor R ₁₀ should be set so that the holding current can be maintained even if the line voltage drops. FIG. 8 shows another example of the general type sensor 3. This general type sensor 3 uses the voltage drop that occurs in the resistor _R11 when the sensor contact s is closed to generate a confirmation light consisting of a light emitting diode.
It is designed to light up an LED.

FIG. 9 shows the comparator circuit section 6 of the receiver 1,
A specific example circuit of the coupling circuit 8 and the return signal current detection circuit 9 of the signal transmission/reception control circuit section 5 is shown,
In this embodiment, the output of the comparator 10 of the comparator circuit section 6 provided for each line is sent to the signal processing circuit section 7 via the corresponding photocoupler 11. In addition, line switching is performed by driving the photocoupler 12 with a scan signal from the signal processing circuit unit 9, turning off the transistors Tr ₂ and Tr ₃ of the switching unit 13, and turning on the transistor Tr ₄ to switch the signal line via the transistor Tr ₄ . 1 is connected to the transmission/reception control circuit section 5.
A photocoupler 12 is provided for each line and is sequentially driven by scan signals. Also, photocoupler 1
When transistors Tr 2 and Tr 3 are off, transistors Tr ₂ and Tr ₃
is turned on and the signal line l is connected via transistor Tr ₂ .
The line on the non-common side of is grounded via resistor _R9 . Thus, a circuit X consisting of a comparator circuit section 6 and a switching section 13 is provided for each line. A coupling circuit 8 of the signal transmission/reception control circuit section 5 connects a transistor Tr ₅ for current detection between the point where the outputs of the switching sections 13 provided corresponding to each signal line 1 are commonly connected and the ground. with resistance R ₁₂ ,
It is configured by connecting a series circuit with a Zener diode ZD ₀ whose Zener voltage is 12V, and when the data of the transmission signal Vs is sent from the signal processing circuit section 7 through the photocoupler ₁₄ , it is connected to the Tr ₅ is turned on and off according to the data of the transmission signal Vs, and when it is on, the line voltage is set to 12V with the Zener diode ZD ₀ , and when it is off, the Zener diode ZD ₄ with a Zener voltage of 5V is connected in parallel to the transistor Tr ₅ . and the transmission signal Vs to the line voltage by the Zener diode ZD ₀
It superimposes the On the other hand, the return signal RS is a return standby signal of the transmission signal Vs, that is, it is sent as the line current level when it is "H", and this current mode signal is converted to the voltage across the current detection resistor _R12 . It is detected. The return signal current detection circuit 9 converts this detected voltage into an amplifier 15.
The signal is amplified by the comparator 16, and the signal is distinguished from noise by the comparator 16, and the return signal RS is demodulated by shaping the waveform. And this return number
RS is connected to the signal processing circuit section 9 via the photocoupler 17.
It will be sent to. 18 in the figure is comparator 1
This is an amplifier for generating the reference voltage of No. 6.

The circuit configuration of the intelligence type sensor 2 is as shown in FIG. 10, for example, as a smoke sensor. In other words, the base 19a and the head 19b constitute a body part, and the head 19b includes output circuit parts 23a and 23b that respectively output analog signals according to the light reception levels of the light receiving elements 21a and 21b.
and light emission control sections 25a and 25b that control the light emission of the light emitting elements 24a and 24b. In the smoke detection unit 20, a light emitting element 24a and a light receiving element 21a are arranged facing each other, a light emitting element 24b and a light receiving element 21b are arranged facing each other, and the light from the light emitting element 24a is directly received by the light receiving element 21a, and the light from the light emitting element 24b is directly received by the light receiving element 21a. is directly received by the light receiving element 21b, the scattered light emitted from the light emitting element 24a is received by the light receiving element 21b, and the scattered light of the light emitted from the light emitting element 24b is received by the light receiving element 21a. The light emitting element 24a and the light receiving element 21b form the first sensing system, and the light emitting element 24b and the light receiving element 21a form the first sensing system.
The two sensing systems constitute a second sensing system, and in a normal alert state, both sensing systems operate alternately. On the other hand, the base 19a has the head 19b removably attached thereto, and the head 19a
The output circuit section 23 supplies power to the circuit in b.
a, 23b outputs and light emission control units 25a, 25b
It controls the output circuit section 23.
Signal conversion circuit units 26a and 26b that A/D convert analog signals from a and 23b and output digital received light level data, and the signal conversion circuit unit 26
a, 26b, and sends it as return information to the receiver 1, creates a return signal Vs consisting of a pulse code signal based on the information, and the address set by the address setting section 27,
The control data of the transmission signal Vs transmitted from the receiver 1 via the signal line l is taken in to control each light emission control section 25a, 25b, and the transmission signal
In the return waiting period following Vs, the above return signal Vs
an arithmetic signal processing circuit section 28 that performs signal processing such as transmitting a The device includes at least a power supply unit 30 that obtains power through the coupling circuit unit 29.

The above comparator circuit section 6 is used to monitor the signal line 1 and the general type sensor 3, but
A separate comparator circuit section may be provided. Further, the receiver 1 may be constructed from a repeater that relays signals to other systems. Furthermore, the signal line l may be monitored as follows. In other words, the total line voltage is
As shown in Figures a, b, and c, you can manually lower the voltage all at once to a low voltage level, then create a monitoring time period B' for each signal line l, and monitor signal line l at any time. You can also do this. Further, instead of the receiver 1 described above, a receiver 1 having a function as a repeater for other systems may be used.

[Effects of the Invention] In the self-fire alarm system described above, the present invention treats the level of the line current flowing during the monitoring time period of the signal line as the fire current value and causes the receiver side to perform a fire treatment operation. At the same time, a fire test can be performed, and the entire system can therefore be checked at once, resulting in more efficient operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an overall schematic circuit block diagram that is the basis of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the same as above, Fig. 3 is a circuit block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is the same as above. The circuit diagram of the terminator, Fig. 5 is the circuit diagram of the comparator circuit section same as above, Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the above terminator, Fig. 7 is an explanation diagram of the operation of the comparator circuit section, and Fig. 8 is the circuit diagram of the same as above. A circuit diagram of another example of a general type sensor, Fig. 9 is a specific circuit diagram of the main part of the receiver used in the above, Fig. 10 is a block diagram of the main part of the intelligence type smoke detector used in the above, Fig. 11 12 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the receiver in the fire test, 1 is the receiver, 2 is the intelligence type sensor, and 3 is the general type sensor. 4 is a terminator, 6 is a comparator circuit section, 10 is a comparator circuit section, A
is the transmission time period, B is the signal line monitoring time period, C is the general sensor monitoring time period, Vs is the transmission signal, l
is a signal line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A general type sensor that short-circuits a signal line via impedance as appropriate during sensing operation, and when an address is individually assigned and a transmission signal containing the address data is superimposed on the signal line and received, a return signal is superimposed on the signal line. The above-mentioned transmission signal, which consists of an intelligence type sensor and a pulse code signal containing address data individually assigned to each intelligence type sensor, is superimposed on the line voltage or line current on the signal line. The signals are then cyclically and sequentially time-division multiplexed, and the sensed information sent as a return signal from each called-up intelligence sensor is judged, and the line voltage or line current level of the signal line is monitored. a receiver that detects the sensing operation of the type sensor and monitors the signal line based on the level of line current flowing through the signal line terminator, and a transmission time period in which the transmission signal and the return signal are transmitted. means for sequentially setting a monitoring time period for monitoring a signal line and a monitoring time period for monitoring a general type sensor in a time-sharing manner; Signal line voltage switching means that is set lower than the line applied voltage for the time zone, and connects to the end of the signal line by detecting the rise in line voltage when switching from the transmission time zone to the next signal line monitoring time zone. In a self-fire alarm system, the level of the line current flowing during the signal line monitoring time is set to a fire current value. A fire test method for a self-fire alarm system, characterized in that the receiver side performs a fire treatment operation based on the assumption that