EP1465463B1 - Strassenbeleuchtungssystem - Google Patents

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EP1465463B1
EP1465463B1 EP04394017A EP04394017A EP1465463B1 EP 1465463 B1 EP1465463 B1 EP 1465463B1 EP 04394017 A EP04394017 A EP 04394017A EP 04394017 A EP04394017 A EP 04394017A EP 1465463 B1 EP1465463 B1 EP 1465463B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/20—Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection
    • H05B47/21—Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection of two or more light sources connected in parallel
    • H05B47/22—Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection of two or more light sources connected in parallel with communication between the lamps and a central unit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control

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  • the present invention relates to a public lighting system comprising a central controller for operating and monitoring a plurality of lamp assemblies, each lamp assembly comprising a lamp and a monitoring station, each comprising lamp control and data acquisition modules. It also relates to a method of operating such a public lighting system..
  • such a public lighting network comprises a lighting control system of the type comprising a central controller for operating and monitoring the lamps including the provision of lamp and system operating data and comprising at least one monitoring station in communication with one or more of the lamps.
  • any control system will consist of a network which embodies a lamp equipped with means of monitoring power usage, lamp voltage, ballast temperature, general lamp and ballast status, and any other data that is important to system operation, for example, the number of hours the lamp was lit at full intensity where lamp dimming is part of the control operation or indeed any other data.
  • An example of such a system is sold under the Trade Name SELC 2000 Ballast (manufactured by SELC Ireland Limited, County Mayo, Ireland) which combines ballast and monitoring functions.
  • a monitoring station is connected to one or more lamps to provide the necessary functionality.
  • individual monitoring devices can be connected to each lamp and in turn, the monitoring devices may be connected to further monitoring devices and finally to a base station.
  • SMS messages to control equipment, such as, for example, switchgear, as described in PCT Patent Specification No. WO 02/054749 (Westphal Mussgnug & Partner).
  • a control and/or monitoring device comprising switchgear having a plurality of input terminals and/or output terminals which can be interrogated or controlled according to control commands supplied to the switchgear.
  • Said switchgear is coupled to an SMS receiver device, for example, a mobile phone and then the switchgear is provided with a decoding device for converting a received SMS into a control command by means of predefined switch functions.
  • monitoring tasks can be carried out. While this has been applied to, for example, switchgear, heretofore it has not been applied to what are, in some ways, the more important element of control, namely that of a public lighting system.
  • US 5479159 (Kelly et al ) discloses an apparatus and system for street light monitoring. Data on the street lights operation is sent to a monitoring station and from there the data may be retrieved by an interrogating station. The data may be transmitted along the power cables or by other means.
  • authorities may wish to switch on or off the public lighting system for some specific reason.
  • authorities might wish to have the power to switch on and off various portions of a lighting system.
  • lighting systems are used extensively and they, in effect, are on almost all major motorways and all urban roads, the lighting system is generally used simply for lighting and nothing else.
  • the present invention is directed towards providing some other uses for the lighting system which would further increase the versatility of the system.
  • the present invention is directed towards overcoming the problems inherent in the present systems and in particular to the control of such systems.
  • a public lighting system comprising a central controller for operating and monitoring a plurality of lamp assemblies, each lamp assembly comprising a lamp and a monitoring station, each comprising lamp control and data acquisition modules, characterised in that the system further comprises:
  • the lamp assembly comprises a transmitter for a global positioning system to locate the position of the lamp assembly for the central controller.
  • a GPS transmitter in the lamp assembly, the effect is that any specific item of equipment can be rapidly located.
  • the central controller can have an exact record of the particular lamp assemblies at each location. This will have considerable advantages such as, for example, when a particular lamp is indicated to have been operating incorrectly, without sending somebody out to investigate the position, those operating the central controller can identify a number of lamps by location and then test the lamps and can then accurately determine which lamp requires maintenance. There is no dependence on the accuracy of third party reports. Thus, the maintenance personnel can be quickly sent to the particular location. Subsequently, the necessary tests can be carried out.
  • the communications protocol used is GPRS, which protocol allows always-on data connections over a mobile phone network.
  • GPRS which protocol allows always-on data connections over a mobile phone network.
  • At least some of the lamp assemblies comprise a data transmitter for the transmittal of data to associated receivers.
  • the public lighting system can be used, for example, to display traffic messages or other information.
  • the bus company may download accurately the expected time of arrival of a particular bus at a particular shelter.
  • advertising and the like can be downloaded as required.
  • the data transmitter may deliver the data by one or more of ISM Band Radio Telemetry, broadband infrared mesh transmission, and fixed line.
  • each monitoring station is connected to the controller by a combined power and data transmission wire or alternatively may be by a separate data transmission line or by wireless transmission.
  • a public lighting system of the type comprising a central controller for operating and monitoring a plurality of lamp assemblies, each lamp assembly comprising a lamp and a monitoring station comprising lamp control and data acquisition modules, the method comprising:
  • the data transmitted is stored for future analysis.
  • the lamp data may include data on the location of the lamp.
  • the controller transmits data to one or more monitoring stations for broadcasting to other receivers.
  • data may comprise one or more of:
  • a public lighting system comprising a plurality of lamps 2 each connected to lamp control and data acquisition modules, namely, monitoring stations 3, together forming lamp assemblies 5. All the monitoring stations 3 are connected by a wire 6 which in this embodiment is a combined wire for power and data transmission to a central controller, indicated generally by the reference numeral 10.
  • the controller 10 comprises a control system 11 for operating and monitoring each lamp assembly 5, as well as a command means 12 to receive and process instructions received in text format. It further comprises a transmitter 13 for downloading data externally to communications devices. It thus comprises an interface 14 for reception of the wire 6 and a modem 15 for connection to a landline network 16 and a mobile phone network 17.
  • Each monitoring station 3 has means for monitoring power usage, lamp voltage, ballast temperature, general lamps or ballast status and any other data that is important to the system operator.
  • a system could, for example, be a ballast, previously mentioned as being sold under the Trade Name SELC 2000 Ballast which combines the ballast and monitoring functions.
  • the controller 10 is the base station and the system interface 7 may, for example, be Lonworks modem, DALI interface or SCADA interface or similar, to allow it to communicate with the wire 6.
  • each monitoring station 3 In operation, maintenance personnel have access to each monitoring station 3 by entering passwords into a mobile phone, followed by commands in standard text format. The information is relayed via the public network to the base station, namely, the controller 10. Then, the various security checks, as desired, including password verification, are performed before interrogating the monitoring station 3 or issuing commands to it. Then, the monitoring station 3 will cause a specific lamp 2 to operate or will carry out various checks on the lamp operation, as desired, which information is then relayed to the controller 10 for onward transmission to the mobile phone 20.
  • FIG. 2 there is illustrated a modified diagrammatic view of a control system according to the invention, again indicated generally by the reference numeral 1 and all parts similar to those described, with reference to the previous drawings, are identified by the same reference numerals.
  • this embodiment there is provided an additional global positioning GPS transmitter 25m in each monitoring station 3.
  • Fig. 3 shows a further modification of a control system forming part of a lighting system according to the invention.
  • a data transmitter 30 for transmission of data.
  • the data is transmitted from the data transmitters 30 to receivers 31 which are illustrated mounted, for example, in a bus shelter 33 having a sign 34 thereon for the transmittal of messages to the general public.
  • a motorcar 35 having a further transmitter 31 which would allow GPS and traffic information to be transmitted to passing vehicles.
  • signboard 36 having a display sign 37 and again it is shown mounted a receiver 31. With this latter embodiment, various messages can be provided.
  • the transmission medium could be either through powerline cable through the air by utilising radio, radio using the ISM Band Radio Telemetry or using Broadband Infra Red Mesh Transmission from the streetlight. It will be appreciated that the system can be used by maintenance personnel to test lamps during daylight hours and without the need to have a manned base station or control station. The maintenance personnel can operate totally independently of anybody else.
  • the use of a combined wire for power and data transmission is not essential.
  • the data may be transmitted by separate wire or wireless transmissions.
  • One of the great advantages of the present invention is that it is not necessary to provide special equipment to access the system, just standard low cost mobile phone may be used.

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  1. Öffentliches Straßenbeleuchtungssystem (1), das eine zentrale Steuerung (10) zum Bedienen und Überwachen mehrerer Lampenbaugruppen (5) umfasst, wobei jede Lampenbaugruppe (5) eine Lampe (2) und eine Überwachungsstation (3) umfasst, die jeweils Lampensteuerungs- und Datenerfassungsmodule umfassen, und wobei das System (1) ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    Befehlsmittel (12) in der Steuerung (10) zum Empfangen und Verarbeiten von Anweisungen im Textformat von einem Kommunikationsgerät (20);
    einen Sender (13) in der Steuerung (10) zum Senden von Daten zu dem Kommunikationsgerät; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Lampenbaugruppe (5) einen GPS-Sender (25) für ein globales Positionierungssystem umfasst, um die Position der Lampenbaugruppe für die zentrale Steuerung (10) zu finden.
  2. System (1) nach Anspruch 1, bei dem ein GPRS-Kommunikationsprotokoll zum Herstellen von "Always-on"-(immer aktiv)-Datenverbindungen für ein Mobiltelefon verwendet wird, wenn ein solches als Kommunikationsgerät (20) verwendet wird.
  3. System (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem wenigstens einige der Lampenbaugruppen (5) einen Sender (30) zum Senden von Daten zu assoziierten Empfängern (31) umfassen.
  4. System (1) nach Anspruch 3, bei dem der Sender (30) die Daten durch ISM-Band-Radiotelemetrie, Breitband-Infrarot-Mesh-Transmission und/oder über Festnetz sendet.
  5. System (1) nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, bei dem jede Überwachungsstation (3) durch eine kombinierte Strom- und Datenübertragungsleitung (6) mit der Steuerung (10) verbunden ist.
  6. System (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, bei dem jede Überwachungsstation (3) durch eine separate Datenübertragungsleitung oder per drahtloser Übertragung mit der Steuerung (10) verbunden ist.
  7. Verfahren zum Betreiben eines öffentlichen Straßenbeleuchtungssystems des Typs, der eine zentrale Steuerung zum Bedienen und Überwachen mehrerer Lampenbaugruppen umfasst, wobei jede Lampenbaugruppe eine Lampe und eine Überwachungsstation mit Lampensteuerungs- und Datenerfassungsmodulen umfasst, wobei jede Lampenbaugruppe ferner einen GPS-Sender (25) für ein globales Positionierungssystem umfasst, um die Position der Lampenbaugruppe für die zentrale Steuerung zu finden, wobei das Verfahren Folgendes beinhaltet:
    Senden eines Befehlssignals in Form einer Textnachricht von einem Kommunikationsgerät zu der Steuerung;
    Veranlassen des Aktivierens von einer oder mehreren Lampen;
    Durchführen der Überwachung des Betrtiebs und/oder des Zustands jeder Lampe oder einer Mehrzahl von Lampen;
    Aufzeichnen von Lampendaten einschließlich Daten über den Standort der Lampe; und
    Senden der Lampendaten zu dem Kommunikationsgerät.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, wobei die gesendeten Daten für eine spätere Analyse gespeichert werden.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, wobei die Steuerung Daten zu einer oder mehreren Überwachungsstationen zum Broadcasten zu anderen Empfängern sendet.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 9, bei dem die Daten eines oder mehrere der Folgenden beinhalten:
    Werbemediendaten;
    Nachrichten für die Öffentlichkeit;
    Internet-Breitbandinformationen;
    GPS-Daten für Fahrzeuge; und
    Verkehrsdaten.
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