UV Type Fire Detector
UV Type Fire Detector:
Advantages:
1. Quick Response(in milliseconds)
2. High Sensitivity (pico watt/cm²)
Disadvantages:
1. Prescence of smoke attenuate signal
2. Prescence of oil film on sensor window, absorb UV radiation, resulting faulty reading.
3. false alarms triggered by external influences like lightning storms, electric arcs, and X-rays.