Patent ID: 7806195

Claim:
A combination fire detection and fire suppression system, the system comprising: a fire detection system configured to detect an undesirably high temperature associated with an area, the fire detection system comprising a temperature sensor comprising a temperature sensor array configured to receive temperature information associated with the area, a fire alerting system associated with the temperature sensor, the fire alerting system being configured to receive information from the temperature sensor and generate a warning signal based on an undesirably high temperature associated with the area, and a fire control panel associated with the fire alerting system, the fire control panel being configured to receive the warning signal; and a fire suppression system comprising a fire suppressant delivery system configured to provide at least one fire suppressant agent to the area associated with the undesirably high temperature, wherein the temperature sensor array comprises a plurality of temperature sensing devices configured to monitor the temperature information associated with the area, wherein the temperature sensor array comprises a base, wherein the plurality of temperature sensing devices is associated with the base, and wherein the plurality of temperature sensing devices is associated with the base such that at least one of the temperature sensing devices is oriented at an angle with respect to the base that differs from an angle with respect to the base at which at least one other temperature sensing device is oriented with respect to the base.