Abstract: The invention is directed to a pressure controller and a method for monitoring and controlling the pressure level in a fire protection piping network maintained under vacuum pressure and for detecting a positive pressure variation in the network. The rate of pressure increase is used to detect the opening of a sprinkler head in the sprinkler piping network.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2017
Date of Patent:
June 5, 2018
Assignee:
Systèmes Fireflex Inc.
Inventors:
Jean-Pierre Asselin, Sylvain Coupal, Frédéric Lachance, Jonathan Roger