Claims:1. An emergency alert system, comprising:
a first module (100) that facilitates the monitoring and controlling of the operations of the emergency alert system; a second module (101) that facilitates the supply of power to the emergency alert system; a sixth module (105) that is interfaced to the N/O of one or more critical industrial equipment or to a third party alarm system, said sixth module (105) monitoring the one or more critical industrial equipment in real-time and transmitting the data to the first module (100); a third module (102) that facilitates the communication of the emergency alert system with one or more external devices or the cloud, said third module (102) displaying the real-time status of the one or more critical industrial equipment; a fourth module (103) and a fifth module (104) that receive information from the first module (100) in the event of a malfunction detection in the one or more critical industrial equipment, with said fourth module (103) and said fifth module (104) directly sending one or more alerts to one or more users without the need for a Building Management System, said one or more alerts including text alerts, email alerts, and voice call alerts; and a database that stores one or more parameters which are defined by the one or more users, in addition to logging events and alerts.

2. An emergency alert system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second module (101) comprises one or more batteries (1011) that facilitate the supply of power to the emergency alert system during power failure.

3. An emergency alert system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the one or more batteries (1011) are lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

4. An emergency alert system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third module (102) is a web page that is accessible from a computing device, including, but not limited to, laptop computers, desktop computers, mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, phablets, and smart watches.

5. An emergency alert system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third module (102) is an application that is installable on a computing device, including, but not limited to, laptop computers, desktop computers, mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, phablets, and smart watches.
, Description:TITLE OF THE INVENTION: AN EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure is generally related to emergency alert systems. Specifically, the present disclosure is related to an emergency alert system that can be interfaced to an N/O of an existing alarm system, or N/O which is available inside any critical industrial equipment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Industries hold data centers (or facility centers) for the running of critical equipment, such as Air Conditioners, Deep Freezers, Cold Storages, Air Handling Units, Precision Air Conditioners, DG Sets, Fire Alarm Panels, Uninterrupted Power Supply Systems, Three phase Raw Power Distribution Units, Pump Houses, which support the industrial production system indirectly without interference.
These systems run 24x7 uninterrupted and there is a need to monitor these equipment and generate alert to one or more users in the case of any fault, so that these equipment can be attended for rectification at the earliest.
In some Industries, these equipment have visual/audible alarms, or they may be connected to a BMS (Building Management System), which sends only SMS/e-mail alerts. However, such SMS or e-mail alerts can easily be overlooked. Further, it may not be possible to attend to such alerts during odd times of the day (such as midnight) or when a person is driving. The necessity of a BMS for sending alerts increases the costs.
For example, let us consider a pharmaceutical company with Deep Freezers that run 24x7 and maintain a temperature of -80 degrees Centigrade for storing vaccinations. There is a BMS Team that monitors the temperature of vaccines storage. If any of the Deep Freezers stop working for any reason, the temperature does not shoot up immediately. The temperature to shoot up to critical limit will take a considerable time, say about 10minutes, After this time, the BMS team will get an alert through SMS, after which they may take 5 minutes of time to identify the problem and call the concerned person. The concerned person also may take some time, say about another 5 min, to identify the technical snag and rectify the same.
Thus, after the receipt of an alert, the course of communication and rectification takes quite a bit of time, which contributes to further raise of temperature. The time taken for overall process and communication gaps between BMS team and concerned person may lead to loss of production.
There is, therefore, a need in the art for an emergency alert system that overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks and shortcomings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An emergency alert system, comprises: a first module that facilitates the monitoring and controlling of the operations of the emergency alert system; a second module that facilitates the supply of power to the emergency alert system; a sixth module that is interfaced to the N/O of one or more critical industrial equipment or to a third party alarm system; a third module that facilitates the communication of the emergency alert system with one or more external devices or the cloud; a fourth module and a fifth module that directly send one or more alerts to one or more users without the need for a Building Management System; and a database that stores one or more parameters which are defined by the one or more users, in addition to logging events and alerts.

The critical equipment that can be monitored using the disclosed system include, but are not limited to Air Conditioners, Deep Freezers, Cold Storages, Air Handling Units, Precision Air Conditioners, DG Sets, Fire Alarm Panels, Uninterrupted Power Supply Systems, Three phase Raw Power Distribution Units, and Pump Houses.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an illustration of an embodiment of an embodiment of an emergency alert system, in accordance with the present disclosure
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Throughout this specification, the use of the word "comprise" and “include”, and variations such as "comprises" "comprising", “includes”, and “including” may imply the inclusion of an element or elements not specifically recited.
Throughout this specification, the use of the word “user” or “users” may include industrial technicians, equipment operators, technical management team, and OEM installation team.
An emergency alert system is disclosed. As illustrated in Figure 1, the emergency alert system comprises a first module (100) that facilitates the monitoring and controlling of the operations of the emergency alert system; a second module (101) that facilitates the supply of power to the emergency alert system; a sixth module (105) that is interfaced to the N/O of one or more critical industrial equipment or to a third party alarm system, said sixth module (105) monitoring the one or more critical industrial equipment in real-time and transmitting the data to the first module (100); a third module (102) that facilitates the communication of the emergency alert system with one or more external devices or the cloud, said third module (102) displaying the real-time status of the one or more critical industrial equipment; a fourth module (103) and a fifth module (104) that receive information from the first module (100) in the event of a malfunction detection in the one or more critical industrial equipment, with said fourth module (103) and said fifth module (104) directly sending one or more alerts to one or more users without the need for a Building Management System, said one or more alerts including text alerts, email alerts, and voice call alerts; and a database that stores one or more parameters which are defined by the one or more users, in addition to logging events and alerts.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second module (101) comprises one or more batteries (1011) that facilitate the supply of power to the emergency alert system during power failure. The one or more batteries (1011) are lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.
In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the third module (102) is a web page that is accessible from a computing device, including, but not limited to, laptop computers, desktop computers, mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, phablets, and smart watches.
In yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, the third module (102) is an application that is installable on a computing device, including, but not limited to, laptop computers, desktop computers, mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, phablets, and smart watches.
The transmission of the data through the third module (102) may occur through any wired or wireless technology known in the art, including, but not limited to, wireless internet, mobile data, Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth, Near-Field Communication, or the like.
The method of functioning of the system shall now be explained. In the event of a failure of an equipment, N/O becomes N/C. This change is sensed by the sixth module (105), which sends relevant data to the first module (100). The first module (100) processes the data and then signals the third module (102) for displaying the status on dashboard. Likewise, the first module (100) also signals the fourth module (103) for sending e-mail and the fifth module (104) for sending SMS and/or making voice call. This sequence of steps is repeated once the equipment resumes normal functioning i.e. when N/C becomes N/O, this change is also sensed.
EXAMPLE 1: Precision Air Conditioners run 24x7 to maintain the temperature of data centers within permissible limits. The sixth module (105) is interfaced with the N/O of Precision Air Conditioners. When a fault alarm is generated, N/O becomes N/C, which is sensed by the sixth module (105) that signals the first module (100) by sending relevant data. The first module (100) processes the data and signals further modules (102, 103, and 104) for displaying status, sending e-mail and SMS, and making Voice Call.
EXAMPLE 2: Deep Freezers run 24x7 to maintain temperature of cold storage areas within permissible limits. The sixth module (105) is interfaced with the N/O of Freezers. When a fault alarm is generated, N/O becomes N/C, which is sensed by the sixth module (105) that signals the first module (100) by sending relevant data. The first module (100) processes the data and signals further modules (102, 103, and 104) for displaying status, sending e-mail and SMS, and making Voice Call.
The critical equipment that can be monitored using the disclosed system include, but are not limited to Air Conditioners, Deep Freezers, Cold Storages, Air Handling Units, Precision Air Conditioners, DG Sets, Fire Alarm Panels, Uninterrupted Power Supply Systems, Three phase Raw Power Distribution Units, and Pump Houses.
It will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that the above description is for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered as limiting. Various modifications, additions, alterations and improvements without deviating from the spirit and the scope of the disclosure may be made by a person skilled in the art. Such modifications, additions, alterations and improvements should be construed as being within the scope of this disclosure.
List of Reference Numerals
100 – First Module
101 – Second Module
1011 – One or More Batteries
102 – Third Module
103 – Fourth Module
104 – Fifth Module
105 – Sixth Module