Patent ID: 7849931

Claim:
An integrated environmental control system for a compartment of a mobile platform, the system comprising: an airflow management system having an airflow recirculation conduit for circulating airflow out from said compartment and back into said compartment, to maintain a desired ambient condition within said compartment; a controller for controlling a fan operable to circulate the airflow through the airflow recirculation conduit into the compartment, the fan assisting in controlling the ambient condition of the compartment; a heater in flow communication with the aircraft recirculation conduit for heating the airflow flowing through the airflow recirculation conduit into the compartment, the heater being responsive to the controller to enable the controller to control a temperature of the airflow within the compartment; a fire suppression system in communication with the controller for injecting a quantity of a fire suppression substance into said airflow recirculation conduit in the event a fire is sensed in said compartment; and the controller controlling the heater in coordination with the fire suppression system so that operation of the heater is interrupted by the controller when the fire suppression system is activated.