SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-SENSITIVITY SENSOR
First Claim
1. A sensor unit, comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to measure an ambient condition;
a controller, said controller configured to operate said at least one sensor to obtain measurement data related to said ambient condition, said controller configured to compute an alert level at least in part from said measurement data, said controller configured to report at least a portion of said measurement data when said alert level exceeds a threshold; and
a fan provided to said controller, said fan configured to improve ambient air exchange with said at least one sensor, said controller configured to operate said fan in connection with said at least one sensor to improve a responsiveness of said at least one sensor to changes in said ambient conditions;
wherein said controller is configured to operated said fan in response to one or more commands from a monitoring system that monitors a plurality of sensor units, said monitoring system configured to send said one or more commands in response to smoke detection by a second sensor unit.
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Abstract
A sensor unit that includes at least one sensor configured to measure an ambient condition is described. The controller can be configured to receive instructions, to report a notice level when the controller determines that data measured by the at least one sensor fails a report threshold test corresponding to a report threshold value. The controller can also be configured to obtain a plurality of calibration measurements from the at least one sensor during a calibration period and to adjust the threshold based on the calibration measurements. The controller can be configured to compute a first threshold level corresponding to background noise and a second threshold level corresponding to sensor noise, and to compute the report threshold value from the second threshold. In one embodiment, the sensor unit adjusts one or more of the thresholds based on ambient temperature.
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1 Claim
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1. A sensor unit, comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to measure an ambient condition; a controller, said controller configured to operate said at least one sensor to obtain measurement data related to said ambient condition, said controller configured to compute an alert level at least in part from said measurement data, said controller configured to report at least a portion of said measurement data when said alert level exceeds a threshold; and a fan provided to said controller, said fan configured to improve ambient air exchange with said at least one sensor, said controller configured to operate said fan in connection with said at least one sensor to improve a responsiveness of said at least one sensor to changes in said ambient conditions; wherein said controller is configured to operated said fan in response to one or more commands from a monitoring system that monitors a plurality of sensor units, said monitoring system configured to send said one or more commands in response to smoke detection by a second sensor unit.
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