Patent ID: 7077741

Claim:
A safety system for a gas-operated apparatus for generating energy, in which the apparatus, optionally along with a gas supply, is disposed in the vicinity of an occupied space but spatially separated from it, the safety system comprising at least one gas-sensitive sensor ( 6 ) in the occupied space; a control unit ( 7 ), which evaluates the output signal of the sensor ( 6 ); and means for reducing the gas concentration in the occupied space; the control unit ( 7 ), being operable to reduce the gas concentration in the occupied space as a function of the gas concentration ascertained by the sensor ( 6 ), wherein the gas-operated apparatus for generating energy is disposed in a vehicle ( 1 ); and wherein the occupied space is the passenger compartment of a vehicle, further comprising power control means ( 8 ) responsive to the control unit ( 7 ) operable to interrupt the power supply to the vehicle ( 1 ) as a function of the potential danger based on the gas concentration ascertained by the sensors ( 2 , 6 ).