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Fire & Life Safety

Multi-Sensor Detector

Fire Detection
Also known asMulti-Criteria DetectorCombination Detector

A Multi-Sensor Detector combines two or more sensing technologies, commonly optical smoke and heat, in one device and uses internal logic to weigh their signals for faster, more reliable detection with fewer false alarms. In a data center its discrimination between real fire and transient nuisances such as dust or steam suits sensitive computing environments.

Category: Fire & Life Safety  ·  Subcategory: Fire Detection  ·  Part of the AIDC Technical Terminology reference.

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