Patent ID: 8408322

Claim:
A fire suppression system comprising: a plurality of gas generators, each gas generator of the plurality of gas generators having a solid gas generant composition positioned within a combustion chamber, separate from any other combustion chamber of any other gas generator of the plurality of gas generators, the combustion chamber having walls capable of withstanding a maximum working pressure, and each gas generator of the plurality of gas generators configured to generate a flow of gas into a defined space upon ignition of its respective solid gas generant composition; and at least one initiating device configured to ignite each of the respective solid gas generant compositions of each gas generator of the plurality of gas generators, and to ignite the respective solid gas generant composition of at least one gas generator of the plurality of gas generators independent of ignition of the respective solid gas generant composition of at least one other gas generator of the plurality of gas generators in a predetermined, time-ordered sequence selected to achieve and substantially maintain pressure within a range of from about 0 psig to about 0.2 psig within the defined space during gas generation.