Thermal detection arrangement

A thermal detector arrangement includes a number of channels, each including a collimator for collimating incident radiation to a respective optical filter. Each optical filter has a respective radiation passband characteristic with one having a passband spanning the passbands of all of the other op...

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Main Authors TURNER, ROBERT EDWARD, FORD, RICHARD ANTHONY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.02.1998
Edition6
Subjects
ALARM SYSTEMS
COLORIMETRY
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
MEASURING
ORDER TELEGRAPHS
PHYSICS
RADIATION PYROMETRY
SIGNALLING
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
TESTING
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Summary:A thermal detector arrangement includes a number of channels, each including a collimator for collimating incident radiation to a respective optical filter. Each optical filter has a respective radiation passband characteristic with one having a passband spanning the passbands of all of the other optical filters. The radiation passed by each optical filter is passed to a thermal detector, which preferably is in the form of a thermally isolating membrane acting as a radiation absorbent cavity and supported by a semiconductor substrate. The output signals from the thermal detectors are multiplexed, amplifled by an amplifier having voltage offset compensation and digitally processed to provide an indication of a fire to be sensed.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19910303501