EP2169171A1 - Energieeinsparungssystem für funkgesteuerte Antriebe - Google Patents
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- EP2169171A1 EP2169171A1 EP09171115A EP09171115A EP2169171A1 EP 2169171 A1 EP2169171 A1 EP 2169171A1 EP 09171115 A EP09171115 A EP 09171115A EP 09171115 A EP09171115 A EP 09171115A EP 2169171 A1 EP2169171 A1 EP 2169171A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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- E05F15/70—Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation
- E05F15/77—Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation using wireless control
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
- E05F15/70—Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
- E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Electrical power; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
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- E05Y2400/452—Control modes for saving energy, e.g. sleep or wake-up
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
- E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
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- the present invention relates generally to a high energy saving system for radio-controlled drives and, more particularly, relates to a drive system for home and/or industrial automatisms, such as a plant for opening/closing doors and/or gates, main gates, barriers, rolling shutters, awnings, etc.
- the plants for the automation of doors, main gates, barriers and/or gates, either ledge or sliding are generally composed of an electric ratio-motor, which drives the gate, an electronic control unit, suitable to control the ratio-motor and the centralized management of the entire plant, a command device of the drive, usually consisting of a radio-control and/or a digital keypad and/or a key switch, and a plurality of safety devices, such as photocells, sensible and/or anti-crushing edges, lighting signallers.
- Some components may also lack or be incorporated into a single structure.
- the safety devices lack and the electronic control unit is integrated within the ratio-motor, along with the device receiving the radio-control.
- the radio apparatus (radio-frequency stage) is typically formed by at least one radio-transmitter which transmits a radio frequency signal, and at least one receiving device or radio-receiver, suitable to receive the signal radiated by the radio- transmitter.
- the radio-transmitter is a usually portable device, batteries powered, which is provided with one or more command buttons, whose operation by the user generates a radio signal, normally of encoded type, which modulates the radio frequency signal emitted by the transmitter and radiated into the space.
- the radio-receiver when it receives and recognizes the signal radiated by the radio-transmitter, usually operates an output contact (relay), which in practice "replies” at distance the state of the button pressed on the radio-transmitter.
- the output contact of the radio-receiver is then typically used to control directly or indirectly the electronic control unit of the drive.
- the purpose of the present invention is, therefore, to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above and, in particular, to provide a high energy saving system for radio-controlled drives which allows to reduce the energy consumption resulting from the power of the control device of the drive, lowering at the minimum the electrical power dispersed in rest conditions ("stand-by") of the system and consequently limiting the energy costs, compared to the traditional devices.
- Another purpose of the invention is to create an external system with high energy saving which can be similarly installed both in the immediate vicinity of doors, gates, barriers, main gates, etc., driven by such a system, and inside the electronic control unit of the ratio-motor responsible for moving these doors, main gates, barriers, gates, etc.
- a further purpose of the invention is to provide a high energy saving system for radio-controlled and/or wired drives which is easy and economical to be installed, high reliable and extremely efficient and simple to use, as well as suitable to extend the life of the electronic devices connected, since the same are not powered during the "stand-by" period.
- the system according to the invention can be used with any central control unit, ratio-motor or command device and needs only a series connection among a power source, a command unit and at least one ratio-motor or other equivalent mechanical drive.
- the system additional components of the drive may also be associated, such as the electronic control unit or peripheral signalling devices, and the same system can conveniently include an own power circuit, provided with voltage stabilizer or power batteries or solar cells.
- the construction of the system also allows to use and install it in already existing drives and/or automatisms.
- the system according to the invention substantially provides the use of a microprocessor (or similar electronic processing means), through which it is possible to set customized and/or planned uses of the system, such as the activation times and/or the performed activation numbers (for example, the number of openings or closings of a gate), in order to implement a diagnostic and warning system for future maintenances.
- a microprocessor or similar electronic processing means
- the system object of the invention includes a radio-transmitter 14, which communicates with a radio-receiver 15 for remotely operating the opening or closing of the drive, such as, for example, a sliding or shutters gate.
- the radio-receiver 15 is also connected with an electronic control apparatus or unit 13 which, in turn, drives an electric motor, complete of ratio-motor, suitable to operate a mechanical actuator (load), such as a rack transmission, which operates the gate (the block indicated with 16 in the enclosed figures indicates the motor system plus the ratio-motor plus the load).
- a mechanical actuator such as a rack transmission
- the sliding or shutters gate and the relative motor, coupled with a corresponding ratio-motor is simply a preferred, but not limiting, example of a possible embodiment of the invention, which finds application in any other automatism for the radio-controlled opening and/or closing not only of doors, main gates, gates, barriers, rolling shutters or the like, but also of electrical switches or other electrical, electronic or electromechanical apparatuses in general.
- the system can be installed in the immediate vicinity of the drive (as of the embodiment shown in the figure 1 attached) or can be integrated within the electronic control unit 13 which drives the ratio-motor and the electric motor operating the drive (as shown in the embodiment schematized in the figure 2 enclosed).
- the aforesaid system is electrically interposed between the electric power line 17, connected with its transformer, complete with accessories 18 (rectifier bridge, filters, etc.), and the electronic control unit 13, so that the power of the ratio-motor occurs just through the energy saving system according to the invention.
- the system in question can be powered either through the main power supply 17, properly rectified and filtered by means of the transformer block 18, or through different, internal or external, power sources such batteries, solar panels, power suppliers, etc.
- the system basically includes a microprocessor 10, connected with an electronic control unit 13 and with which a series of input 11 are connected, which can be given to the drive both through the radio-transmitter or radio-control 14 and electrical connections, such as a wired push-button panel.
- the inputs 11 may include, for example, a stepping moving, an opening command, a closing command, a command of moving of one or more pedestrian passages, a command of stop (which can be carried out manually or automatically through photocell or, in case of sliding gates, through pressure exerted on one or both the sensible security edges of the gate), an open gate alarm indicator (SCA) or closing (SWC) or opening (SWA) end-of-stroke, a signal alarm of one or more flashings, a command of timing or trimmer and/or a statistical analysis of the inputs.
- a stepping moving an opening command, a closing command, a command of moving of one or more pedestrian passages
- a command of stop which can be carried out manually or automatically through photocell or, in case of sliding gates, through pressure exerted on one or both the sensible security edges of the gate
- SCA open gate alarm indicator
- SWC closing
- SWA opening
- the parameters with active logic state of the stepping moving, opening command, closing command, command of moving of one or more pedestrian passages and command of stop are typically replicated at the outputs 12 of the microprocessor 10, as illustrated in detail in the figure 1 attached.
- the microprocessor 10 beyond to contain transistors family of the last generation which absorb current and power values significantly lower than those ones absorbed by the transistors currently on the market, is programmed according to the operating instructions shown in detail in the flowchart of figure 2 attached, so as to achieve significant energy saving.
- Such a programming provides the continuous power only of the radio-receiver 15 or the microprocessor 10, in order to receive the encoding and/or wired command necessary to the operation of the drive, while the electronic control unit 13, as well as the ratio-motor and the electric driving motor are activated only in case of need.
- the applicative software program acts on the microprocessor 10 so that, if at least one of the stepping moving, opening, closing, pedestrian passage and stop commands or at least one among the signal alarms of one or more flashings, open and closing end-of-stroke gate alarm indicator, then the microprocessor 10 and the electronic control unit 13 remain powered, if they are already so, or, if they are not powered, they are powered after a certain predetermined and/or planned time interval, before the detected command is sent to the ratio-motor plus load block 16 (or drive).
- the microprocessor 10 and the electronic control unit 13 remain powered for a given period of time, which can be set by the user, for example by a timing trimmer.
- a further additional function of the system is represented by the fact that the user can eventually enable a statistical analysis of the inputs through the drive, in case it is a door, a barrier or a rolling shutter.
- the microprocessor 10 processes the most common commands sent to the electronic control unit 13 at various times of the day, so that it is respectively possible to turn on or turn off the power only at the moments of the day during which, statistically, there are more passages or there are no passages through the drive.
- microprocessor 10 logic uses a family of new-generation transistors, which presents a current absorption and a power consumption extremely minimal, mostly in "stand-by” or “sleep-mode” conditions.
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ITVI2008A000224A IT1391898B1 (it) | 2008-09-25 | 2008-09-25 | Impianto per automatismi ad azionamento radiocomandato ad elevato risparmio energetico |
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GB2430704A (en) * | 2002-08-23 | 2007-04-04 | Chamberlain Group Inc | Movable barrier operator with energy management control and corresponding method |
DE102005054693A1 (de) * | 2005-11-16 | 2007-06-06 | Georg Ludwig Kunz | Steuer- bzw. Regelsystem zum Antrieb eines Tores oder einer Türe |
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GB2430704A (en) * | 2002-08-23 | 2007-04-04 | Chamberlain Group Inc | Movable barrier operator with energy management control and corresponding method |
DE102005054693A1 (de) * | 2005-11-16 | 2007-06-06 | Georg Ludwig Kunz | Steuer- bzw. Regelsystem zum Antrieb eines Tores oder einer Türe |
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