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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Kidde Fire Protection, Llc, Bradenton, FL (US);
Pere Moix Olivé, Barcelona, ES;
KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC, Bradenton, FL (US);
Abstract
An aspirating detection system for detecting a fire event in a monitored environment, a method of determining when an aspirator for an aspirating detection system requires maintenance, and a method of calibrating a control module for an aspirating detection system. The aspirating detection system () includes an aspirator () for sampling air from the monitored environment (), and a vibration sensor () configured to monitor a vibration signature of the aspirator (). The aspirating detection system () may further include a control module () in communication with the vibration sensor (). The control module () may be configured to determine if the aspirator () requires maintenance based on the vibration signature of the aspirator ().