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Another critical system component that's becoming smarter is the power supply. Future power solutions will be designed to provide greater feedback on the system's status to the main FACP. "Today's power supplies, for example, tell us when a battery is not able to be charged.
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The Future of Fire Systems
Ten years ago, the life safety industry was just introducing PC-programmable fire panels and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) -compliant notification devices. Performance-based analysis in fire system design was also being considered for the next edition of NFPA 72 standards.
Since that time, commercial fire alarm manufacturers have worked diligently to design faster, more intelligent and more cost-conscious systems. Today's newest high-tech offerings give us a good glimpse into what's t...See the full content of this document
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