Patent ID: 7391313

Claim:
A power shut-down management system for consolidating, controlling, and monitoring the shut-down of electrically powered equipment, the system comprising: a 2 nd alarm indicator for indicating a 2 nd alarm activation; a system discharge indicator for indicating a discharge of fire or explosion suppression agents; an emergency power off indicator for indicating an emergency power off situation; a plurality of 2 nd alarm equipment relays coupled with a first set of equipment; a plurality of system discharge relays coupled with a second set of equipment; a plurality of shunt trip relays coupled with a third set of equipment; a programmable logic controller programmed to activate the 2 nd alarm indicator and the 2 nd alarm equipment relays upon receipt of a 2 nd alarm signal from a fire control panel to indicate the 2 nd alarm activation and to shut down the first set of equipment; activate the system discharge indicator and the system discharge relays upon receipt of a system discharge signal from the fire control panel to indicate the discharge of fire or explosion suppression agents and to shut down the second set of equipment; activate the emergency power off indicator, the 2 nd alarm equipment relays, the system discharge relays, and the shunt trip relays upon receipt of an emergency power off signal from an emergency power off switch to indicate the emergency power off situation and to shut down the first, second, and third sets of equipment; and a cabinet for housing the 2 nd alarm indicator, the system discharge indicator, the emergency power off indicator, the 2 nd alarm equipment relays, the system discharge relays, the shunt trip relays, and the programmable logic controller.