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Active Fire Protection Measures in Substation

Active Fire Protection Measures in Substation (photo by Marcus Wong via Flickr)

Fire Detection
Active fire protection measures are automatic fire protection measures that warn occupants of the existence of
fire, and extinguish or control the fire. These measures are designed to automatically extinguish or control a fire at
its earliest stage, without risking life or sacrificing property and personels.
The benefits of these systems have been universally identified and accepted by building and insurance authorities.
Insurance companies have found significant reduction in losses when automatic suppression systems have been
installed.
An automatic suppression system consists of:
1. Extinguishing agent supply,
2. Control valves,
3. Delivery system, and
4. Fire detection and control equipment.
The agent supply may be virtually unlimited (such as with a city water supply for a sprinkler system ) or of limited
quantity (such as with water tank supply for a sprinkler system).

Typical examples of agent control valves are deluge valves, sprinkler valves, and Halon control valves.
The agent delivery systems are a configuration of piping, nozzles, or generators that apply the agent in a suitable
form and quantity to the hazard area (e.g., sprinkler piping and heads).
Fire detection and control equipment may be either mechanical or electrical in operation.
These systems may incorporate a fire detection means such as sprinkler heads or they use a separate fire and
detection system as part of their operation. These detection systems detect a fire condition, signal its occurrence,
and activate the system.
Active systems include wet, dry and pre-action sprinklers,
deluge systems, foam systems, and gaseous systems.
Detailed descriptions of each of these systems, code references
and recommendations on application are covered in IEEE 979.

Fire Fighting Test Sulaibiya Z Substation (VIDEO)

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Resource: Substation Engineering Design L. Grigsby

About Author //
Edvard Csanyi
Edvard - Electrical engineer, programmer and founder of EEP.
Deluge valve
Highly specialized for design of LV high power busbar trunking
(<6300A) in power substations, buildings and industry fascilities.
Designing of LV/MV switchgears. Professional in AutoCAD programming and web-design.
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National Fire Alarm Code Defined By NFPA 72 | EEP
Aug 16, 2013
[...] NFPA 72Smoke And Fire AlarmsNFPA 72 is the National Fire Alarm Code. The importance of installing
smoke and fire alarms in homes is supported by results from exhaustive investigations of home fires
indicating that [...]
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Dr. SN
Apr 03, 2013
Hi Mr. Edvard,
Great article and I uploaded a comment on LinkedIn earlier this afternoon. If you did receive it, would you
please email it to my ID at nanguneri@yahoo.com as I would like to append some information to it and upload
it here directly?
Thanks again and great article.
Dr. Shree Nanguneri
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Edvard
Apr 03, 2013
Hi Shree,
I saw your comment at LinkedIn. EEP team sent you an email this morning, so you can send your
update simply by replying on it.
Thanks!
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