Pulse Alert Technology

Pulse Alert Technology is a new beacon warning system which produces a light output that can protect most rooms with just a single device. 

New optical systems disperse light evenly, ensuring the most efficient distribution of light to maximise effectiveness. Our new LED lighting technology is derived from automotive applications, with a proven pedigree of reliability and performance in the harshest of environments. Patented electronic design maximises electrical efficiency, reducing current consumption to minimise the cost of ownership and allowing more devices to be installed on a single alarm system. 

Pulse Alert Technology provides all the benefits an EN54-23 compliant system can bring, whilst answering all of the design challenges in doing so.

At Klaxon Signals, we view regulatory compliance as a minimum requirement for any of our products. We strive to provide the ultimate in fire evacuation devices and invest in the latest technologies, the most talented people and manufacturing excellence to achieve this goal, every day. Our customers expect Klaxon products to exceed international standards and Pulse Alert Technology is no exception.

Pulse Alert Technology is compliant with EN54-23, the European Standard for Visual Alarm Devices (VADs). This standard specifies the minimum requirements for VADs, providing performance criteria and test methods in a uniform and consistent way. This provides manufacturers a mechanism to specify VAD device performance, allowing system designers to choose the most appropriate device for a particular application.

Categories

EN54-23 specifies three different classification categories for Visual Alarm Devices: Wall, Ceiling and Open. Wall and Ceiling mount categories are specified at designated mounting heights and particular coverage pattern areas, as detailed by EN54-23. Open classification allows the manufacturer to specify the coverage volume and coverage shape, and does not restrict mounting height.

Pulse Alert Technology has been designed to exceed the requirements of both Wall and Ceiling classifications, providing system designers with simple of device performance specifications.

Pulse Alert Technology provides EN54-23 compliant visual alarm signalling without any increase in power consumption due to 3 technological breakthroughs:

Intelligent Power Management

Pulse Alert Technology converts power intelligently, minimising power usage and presenting a near-perfect current source to fire alarm panels. With Pulse Alert Technology, Sonos Pulse and Nexus Pulse VADs require less power than previous models, while also exceeding EN54-23 light output requirements.

LED Drive

Featuring the latest high power LED technology, Pulse Alert Technology contains advance LED drive circuitry, further improving efficiency, light output performance and long term device reliability. Sonos Pulse and Nexus Pulse LED circuits are designed to exceed 5 years continual operation, without degradation of light output.

Lens Technology

The optics for both ceiling mount and wall mount versions are optimized to produce an even light dispersion over the covered area. These systems minimise ‘hot spots’, ensuring that all the available light is contributing to alerting people of a fire emergency.

The simpler an evacuation system is, the more effective it is likely to be. Sonos Pulse and Nexus Pulse visual alarm devices are designed to fulfil evacuation requirements with just a single device for most rooms. Ceiling mounted devices are rated at 15m diameter coverage; wall mount devices can cover an 11.5m x 11.5m square room. System design requirements are therefore made easier, evacuation messages are clearer and more people are protected than ever before.

Pulse Alert Technology Increases Device and System Coverage:

• 15m diameter ceiling mount coverage
• 11.3m x 11.3m wall mount coverage
• One device can cover most rooms
• Maximise control system performance by requiring fewer devices
• Easy to upgrade existing systems – no additional cabling
• Protect more people

Klaxon believe that all fire alarms should be able to evacuate everyone – systems past, present and future. Pulse Alert beacon technology ensures that Klaxon visual alarm devices (VADs) notify all personnel of a fire emergency whilst also reducing the power consumption of each device, when compared to previous models. This allows all systems to be upgraded, without imposing any restrictions on the number of devices used or compromising system performance.  Low power consumption is vital to fire system designers and installers; SonosPulse and Nexus Pulse products ensure that all buildings can provide the very best fire evacuation. 

Pulse Alert Technology is Energy Efficient:

• 20mA beacon current @ 0.5Hz flash rate
• Lower installation costs
• Fewer devices required
• Energy efficient
• Reduces need for additional power supplies

Low Installation Costs

Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure. Klaxon Pulse evacuation devices lower installation costs, making the latest fire evacuation technology affordable without compromising performance. A wider coverage area per device reduces both the number of devices required and expensive cabling requirements, whilst low current consumption removes the need for additional power supplies, further reducing the cost of ownership.

Reduced Number of Devices

With a greater coverage pattern, fewer devices are needed to cover open areas. Sonos Pulse ceiling mount devices have a 15m coverage diameter, which can cover a 10m x 10m room with a single device. A 7.5m diameter product would require 4 devices to cover the same area; 5m diameter coverage would require 9 devices.

Meeting the challenge of evacuating buildings using visual signalling, and exceeding the requirements of EN54-23, requires a step-change in beacon performance. Imagine the light output required for a single beacon to notify a person in a hotel room, or a factory worker in a machine room. When active, Sonos Pulse and Nexus Pulse fire alarm beacons are unmissable and unmistakable; attracting attention from people who are not looking at the device and already preoccupied with other tasks.