Garbage dump
Dusty environments such as waste centers can block conventional detectors, Ion aspiration systems, etc. 3 IR camera detection provides real-time assurance, early detection, and low maintenance costs.
Difficult environment
Fire hazards are most often located in the tipping areas, where waste is initially unloaded from trucks and moved by heavy equipment. The accumulation of fire detection issues (high ceilings, dusty environments, heavy equipment with motors and hot exhaust gases) and the accumulation of flammable materials (lithium-ion batteries, pressurized containers) in the tipping areas make traditional fire detection ineffective.
Why video detection of flame and smoke?
Video detection of flame and smoke has several advantages over traditional detection:
- Early detection: The cameras see the fire at its source and therefore manage to detect it. Earlier than conventional detectors. These require that the smoke reach their sensors.
- Immediate information on the situation: It is a network camera; the images can be viewed in real time in a remote monitoring center. Alarm verification is immediate and reliable.
- Less equipment to install: Each SigniFire camera covers a large area, which translates into a savings in sensors. The goal is one reduction of installation and maintenance costs.
How does SigniFire work?
The video analysis software uses artificial intelligence:
- Analysis of images of 640x480 pixels at a rate of 15 images per second.
- 4.5 million data points analyzed by the camera's Texas Instruments DSP processor.
- The software uses temporal patterns and DSP filters and compares the results with a neural network based on 15,000 fire simulation models.
- The alarms are routed via dry contacts and/or via Ethernet.
What fire protection systems have traditionally been used in waste and recycling facilities?
- Sprinklers: Sprinklers are triggered by an increase in temperature. They are designed to save the building’s foundations and not its contents.
- Linear heat detector: Linear heat detectors can be used upstream of the sprinklers. They are triggered at an increase in temperature, not at an early stage.
- BEAM detector: The beams are placed at the ceiling and can cause false positives. These are caused by obstruction of the beam (objects, thick dust...).
- Suction system (ASD): ASD systems have a major disadvantage in dusty environments. The sensors become blocked, which impairs detection and increases the need for maintenance.
Applications
The SigniFire technology is suitable for the following environments:
- Swinging zones
- Areas containing batteries, batteries...
- Areas containing WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
- Areas containing DDS (Specific Diffuse Waste: pyrotechnic products, hydrocarbon-based products...)
- Semi-exterior or high ceiling areas
