Patent ID: 11911640
Assignee: VIGILLENT INC
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for protecting an area from fire, comprising:
an area fire prevention unit comprising a computing device, a nozzle, a turret, and a suppression subsystem comprising at least one tank of fluid, wherein the computing device is configured to:
detect and locate an individual airborne firebrand within the area;
determine an airborne intercept path with the trajectory of the individual airborne firebrand using a plurality of sensors;
send a signal to the turret, the signal causing the turret to position the nozzle toward a future airborne position of the individual airborne firebrand, according to a determined intercept path;
calculate a spread and distance of fluid discharge needed to extinguish the individual airborne firebrand;
calculate a nozzle aperture required to discharge fluid at the calculated spread and distance;
send a signal to the nozzle, wherein the signal actively configures the nozzle to an appropriate aperture size, according to the calculated spread and distance and the determined intercept path;
calculate a minimum amount of fluid needed to extinguish the individual airborne firebrand based on the calculated spread and distance and the determined intercept path;
and discharge the minimum amount of fluid from the suppression subsystem to extinguish the individual airborne firebrand along the intercept path while the fire brand is airborne.