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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2016.30.5.108

Study of the Improvement of False Fire Alarms in Analog Photoelectric Type Smoke Detectors  

Seo, Byung Keun (Disaster of Science, Graduate School, University of Seoul)
Nam, Sang Gu (R&D, Tyco Korea Co. Ltd.)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.30, no.5, 2016 , pp. 108-115 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fire detectors play an important role in alerting the related people to the initial stages of fire to protect assets and life. Therefore, the performance in detecting fires in the early stages without the risk of false alarms is important. Owing to a recent revision of the national fire safety standards to install smoke detectors in living rooms used for sleeping, staying, hospitalizing in apartment house/efficiency apartment/lodging facility/medical facility/facility for elderly and young, the application of smoke detectors is increasing. On the other hand, there is lack of research in preventing false alarms. This study improved algorithms to prevent false alarms in analog photoelectric smoke detector's due to sudden dust and better classify pollution and fire signals through a self-compensatory function. Through this study, alternatives are suggested to reduce the number of false alarms of Analog Photoelectric smoke detectors, and prevent financial losses due to false alarms.
Keywords
Fire detector; False fire alarm; Smoke detector; Photoelectric smoke detector; Analog detector;
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