- Author
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Letts, J.
- Title
- New Generation and Traditional Fire Alarm Systems.
- Coporate
- Gent Limited, England
- Journal
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Fire Surveyor,
Vol. 15,
No. 1,
4-10,
February 1986
- Keywords
-
fire alarm systems
- Abstract
- For the last two or three years, the most talked about advance in fire detection and alarm systems has, without doubt, been 'Intelligent' systems. They offer the promise of improved performance, higher reliability and often incorporate the very latest developments in electronic circuits and components. While much has been written in FIRE SURVEYOR on the design and facilities offered, there is the possibility that these new systems will be specified just because they are new, and not because they are necessary. This article explains what they may offer and how they relate to the facilities offered by traditional systems. This may assist the system specifier in defining the system characteristics that are required, and thus judge whether an 'Intelligent' system is a necessity or whether a suitability configured traditional system would adequately provide the requisite facilities.