Patent ID: 8817471

Claim:
A system for suppressing an overheat condition in an electrical housing, comprising: an electrical housing that defines a housing area including one or more electrical devices; a suppression fluid container that houses a suppression fluid, the container being connected to the electrical housing; a valve that regulates the flow of the suppression fluid from the suppression fluid container to the housing area; at least one sensor that senses at least one of temperature and smoke; and a controller communicatively connected to the at least one sensor and the valve, wherein the controller: receives signals from the at least one sensor indicating an overheat condition in the housing area; and controls, in response to the received signals indicating the overheat condition in the housing area, the valve to allow the suppression fluid to flow from the suppression fluid container into the housing area, in order to suppress the overheat condition in the housing area, wherein the electrical housing includes one or more apertures for allowing air to escape from the electrical housing, such that when the suppression fluid flows from the suppression fluid container into the housing area, the suppression fluid forces air in the housing area out through the one or more apertures.