On The Calibration Of Photoelectric Smoke Detector Technology

Current methods of fire detection in the mostbecause the threshold concentration of smoke, on the
commonly used are two broad categories, namely,photoelectric type is to change the current intensity of
temperature detection and smoke detection. Smokelight scattering light. In addition to the intensity of
detection is conducive to early detection of fire, andphotocurrent and the concentration of smoke, but also
this "early" is the core of the pursuit of fire prevention,by the luminous efficiency of LED, the drive current
so Fire Monitoring System, use smoke detectorsstrength, and optical receiver photoelectric conversion
majority. Smoke detectors are divided into ionic andefficiency of the tube, even with the LED and receiving
photoelectric type two categories. Early widely usedcontrol the direction of the launch and receive surface
mostly to ionic, photoelectric type, use less. Onedistribution function and the LED and receiver tube
reason seems to comparison, ion is more sensitive ininstallation has great relationship. In short, the impact of
the "early smoldering smoke" (smoke particle sizetoo many factors, but also the necessary precision in
smaller). Only in respect sensitivity of this point, can bethe context of most of them can not be ignored. The
resolved from the sensitivity setting, it is not keen onion type, the smoke into, its direct effect is to change
the early people ion type smoke detector main reason.the gate voltage, while the gate voltage is the voltage
In fact, people in the radioactive sources ionic worryfrom the ion chamber and ion chamber of the
has always been there, but because ionic Probe Themechanical structure and the decision of radioactive
calibration technique is easy to grasp, to achieve asources. As the partial pressure ratio can be
very easy product sensitivity is easy to maintainmechanical parts geometry precision, and accuracy of
consistency. The photoelectric-type probe, was initiallythe sources match made sufficiently accurate (as
Environment And stray light interference, when the lightcompared with the optical control type is easier).
source and photo on the tube and light maze solution,Threshold concentration of smoke in the simulation, you
the interference problem is basically solved. Morecan simply set the control by the voltage ion chamber,
troubled by the current general factory calibrationto achieve sufficient accuracy of the simulation. ?
technique, compared with ionization smoke detectorFrom the above mentioned simulation of the
calibration, the calibration of photoelectric detectors,relationship with the smoke can be seen, ion calibration
relatively more difficult, if improper methods, thecan be done very simply. Calibration, the ion chamber
sensitivity of the product are often scattered yield isat the top with only required analog voltage. The
also affected. Therefore, many manufacturers are stillphotoelectric emission drive current If can, LED
abandoned development and production oflight-emitting efficiency and intensity distribution of the
photoelectric and ionic. ?direction of the surface, the photoelectric conversion
As economic development, the rapid growth of socialefficiency of photoelectric tubes and receive direction,
wealth, fire prevention more attention. This makes theeach light and other optical properties of the maze to
rapid growth of the number of detectors used, ionachieve sufficient accuracy consistency , and the two
probe reprocessing of radioactive sources havepipe installation precision and optical properties of an
become a major concern by people Environmentalideal, you can not calibrate. If the optical output signal
protection Potential problems. Therefore, when thefor the function of various factors as variables, known
photoelectric type smoke sensor quality assurance,from the differential theory: the differential output signal
and the price quite, people will be more willing to use(error) will be a function of the variable, and by the
photoelectric smoke detector. So the situation isindividual variable differential (error) of, on the whole ,
forcing ionic dominance and give out photoelectricthe error is much greater than when a single variable. If
sensor. In particular, the future development of analogonly one or two good control, then after a
Fire Alarm Technology to replace the volume of alarmcomprehensive tobacco scattering, the uncertainty of
switch technology or "quasi" (pseudo) analog detectionthe individual electrical simulation of compensation can
technology, is the general trend. Sensitivity andbe taken to reach the sensitivity required. However, in
consistency required to produce the optical line sensor,practice, usually there are many aspects of device
increasing the rate of qualified products, to master theperformance and technology on the discreteness, and
production of the last pass - high-precision calibrationthey are all significantly affect the sensitivity of the
technology has become a problem to be solved.detector, which is difficult to simulate by way of
As a calibration photoelectric system, which is differentelectrical compensation. So the simulation is more
from the ionic calibration system where the thresholddifficult.
on the concentration of smoke in its simulation. This is