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Fire protection for electronics equipment

  • US 20040109415A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2002
  • Published: 06/10/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for preventing fires in electronic equipment, comprising:

  • a radiation-collecting element for collecting infrared radiation within an enclosure of the electronic equipment;

    a sensor array coupled to the radiation collecting element for detecting intensity of the infrared radiation within the enclosure, the sensor array being formed of a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels providing an electrical value that is commensurate with the intensity of the infrared radiation received by the pixel;

    a signal processor for detecting changes in the intensity of the infrared radiation received by each of the plurality of pixels through the electrical value of the pixel; and

    a controller for interpreting the changes in the intensity of the infrared radiation received by each of the plurality of pixels and for taking an action if a condition occurs based upon the interpreting the changes in the intensity of the infrared radiation received by each of the plurality of pixels.

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