Citation

Luis JA, Galán JA, Espigado JA. Sensors (Basel) 2015; 15(8): 20717-20729.

Affiliation

OnTech Security LLC, C/Hispano Aviación, 7-9, 41300 La Rinconada, Sevilla, Spain. javier.alcina@ontech.es.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/s150820717

PMID

26307994

Abstract

A novel sensing device for fire detection in domestic environments is presented. The fire detector uses a combination of several sensors that not only detect smoke, but discriminate between different types of smoke. This feature avoids false alarms and warns of different situations. Power consumption is optimized both in terms of hardware and software, providing a high degree of autonomy of almost five years. Data gathered from the device are transmitted through a wireless communication to a base station. The low cost and compact design provides wide application prospects.

Language: en