JP2009021170A - Illuminating system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illuminating system that surely turns on illuminating equipment that corresponds to a position where a person exists. <P>SOLUTION: An illumination main control panel 15 controls a luminaire 13 in the vicinity of a position corresponding to an ID number of a computer 12 that is transmitted to the illumination main control panel 15 via a network N from the computer 12. In the case or the like that there is a person using the computer 12, it is possible to surely turn on the luminaire 13 for illuminating the vicinity of the computer 12 in use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting system having a dimmable lighting fixture.

Conventionally, as a lighting system including a plurality of lighting fixtures, a human body is detected by a pyroelectric human sensor, and the lighting main operation panel controls lighting / extinguishing of the lighting fixture in response to the detection. is there. In such a lighting system, the lighting main operation panel controls to turn on only the lighting fixture corresponding to the position where the human body is detected by the human sensor, and to turn off the lighting fixture corresponding to the position where the human body is not detected ( For example, see Patent Document 1.)
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-285542 (page 9-11, FIG. 1)

  However, the pyroelectric human sensor of the illumination system described above has a problem that it cannot detect a human body unless the human body has a large movement. That is, when the person continuously operates the information terminal at a predetermined position, for example, for about 10 to 20 minutes, the pyroelectric human sensor cannot detect the movement of the human body. In spite of this, there is a possibility that the lighting main operation panel turns off the lighting fixture corresponding to the position where the person is present.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the illumination system which can light the lighting fixture corresponding to the position where a person exists reliably.

  The lighting system according to claim 1; a dimmable lighting fixture; a terminal having a unique address and connected to a network; and connected to the network and connected to the lighting fixture via a transmission line A correspondence between the unique address and the luminaire is stored, and a main operation panel for controlling the luminaire corresponding to the unique address transmitted from the terminal via the network; It is equipped.

  For example, a fluorescent lamp, an LED, an organic EL, an incandescent bulb, a bulb-type fluorescent lamp, or an HID lamp is used as the lighting fixture.

  A network that can connect a plurality of terminals such as a wired LAN (Local Area Network) or a wireless LAN may be used. In addition, a general-purpose network can be used.

  The terminal is preferably a terminal capable of installing communication software, such as a personal computer (PC), but is not limited to a PC.

  If the transmission line can carry the control signal transmitted from the main operation panel, a general-purpose communication line, power line, radio, etc. can be used.

  The main operation panel includes a circuit including, for example, a microcomputer and a memory, and is configured to be able to transmit a control signal to the lighting fixture.

  Then, the main operation panel controls the lighting equipment corresponding to the unique address of the terminal transmitted from the terminal to the main operation panel via the network.

  The correspondence between the unique address and the luminaire is a correspondence between the terminal and a luminaire having a lighting area around the terminal, and can be freely set according to the layout of the room.

  3. A lighting system according to claim 2, having a unique address, being dimmable, and transmitting the unique address to a lighting area by a wireless medium; connected to a network; A terminal capable of receiving the unique address transmitted from the terminal and capable of transmitting the received unique address to a network; connected to the network and connected to the lighting apparatus via a transmission line; A correspondence relationship between the unique address and the luminaire is stored, and a main operation panel for controlling the luminaire corresponding to the unique address transmitted from the terminal via the network; It is what.

  The wireless medium is preferably visible light emitted from a lighting fixture, for example, but is not limited to visible light, and may be wireless such as infrared rays.

  When the unique address of the lighting fixture transmitted from the lighting fixture by the wireless medium is transmitted from the terminal that has received the unique address to the main operation panel via the network, the unique address corresponds to the unique address. The main operating panel controls the lighting equipment.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the lighting system according to the second aspect, the luminaire transmits a unique address by visible light.

  A lighting system according to claim 4 is the lighting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a human sensor having a unique address and transmitting a unique address to the main operation panel when a human body is detected. The main operation panel stores the correspondence between the unique address of the human sensor and the lighting device, and at least turns on the lighting device corresponding to the unique address transmitted from the human sensor. To do.

  The human sensor is preferably, for example, a pyroelectric sensor, but is not limited to a pyroelectric sensor.

  According to the lighting system of claim 1, the main operating panel controls the lighting fixture corresponding to the unique address of the terminal transmitted from the terminal to the main operating panel via the network, thereby using the terminal. For example, when there is a person who is present, the lighting apparatus corresponding to the terminal being used can be reliably turned on.

  According to the lighting system of claim 2, the unique address of the lighting fixture transmitted from the lighting fixture by the wireless medium is transmitted from the terminal that has received the unique address to the main operation panel via the network. The main control panel controls the lighting equipment corresponding to the unique address, so that when there is a person using the terminal, the lighting equipment corresponding to the position of the terminal being used is ensured. Can be turned on.

  According to the lighting system according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the lighting system according to claim 2, the lighting fixture uses visible light for transmitting a unique address, so that the lighting fixture is additionally provided with a wireless medium or the like. Therefore, a unique address can be reliably transmitted to its own lighting area with a simple configuration.

  According to the illumination system of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the illumination system of any one of claims 1 to 3, it corresponds to a unique address of the human sensor transmitted from the human sensor to the main operation panel. When the main operating panel is turned on at least in the lighting device, when a person is moving, the lighting device corresponding to the position of the person can be reliably turned on.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment, and FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a lighting system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lighting system 11 is used in various facilities having a predetermined area, for example, and a plurality of computers 12 (only one shown) are connected to a network N. In addition, an illumination main operation panel 15 which is a main operation panel in which a plurality of lighting fixtures 13 and human sensors 14 are connected by a transmission line L is connected.

  The network N is, for example, a wired LAN or a wireless LAN, and each computer 12 and the lighting main operation panel 15 are wired to the network N by, for example, USB or PLC, or wirelessly connected by infrared rays or the like. It is.

  Each computer 12 is, for example, a personal computer (PC) or the like, and preinstalled with software for communicating with the lighting main operation panel 15 via the network N. Each computer 12 is assigned with an ID number which is a unique address through this software. The terminal is not limited to the computer 12, and any terminal can be used, but it is preferable that communication software can be installed.

  Each lighting fixture 13 is, for example, a fluorescent lamp or an LED, and is attached to the ceiling and configured to be dimmed and controlled by the lighting main operation panel 15. Further, these lighting fixtures 13 can be dimmed such as turned on / off by an external operation means such as a wall switch (not shown). Furthermore, an ID number serving as a unique address is assigned to each lighting fixture 13 in advance.

  Each human sensor 14 is a pyroelectric sensor, is attached to the ceiling, and has a predetermined conical shape with the human sensor 14 as the apex as a detection range. Each human sensor 14 is assigned an ID number which is a unique address.

  The lighting main operation panel 15 controls the blinking of the lighting fixture 13 and has a circuit including a microcomputer and a memory (not shown) inside, and the computer 12, the lighting fixture 13 and the human sensor 14 An address map with each ID number is set to store the correspondence between the unique address and the luminaire 13, and a control signal is transmitted to each luminaire 13 via a transmission line L as a transmission line. It is configured to be possible.

  The correspondence between the ID number and the luminaire 13 is the correspondence between the computer 12 and the luminaire 13 having the lighting area around the computer 12, and can be freely set according to the layout of the room. Is possible.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

  When a person is moving in a room or the like, the human sensor 14 detects this movement and transmits an ID number to the main lighting operation panel 15 via the transmission line L.

  Based on this ID number, the lighting main operation panel 15 grasps the human sensor 14 that has detected the human body with reference to the address map, and transmits the transmission line L to the lighting fixture 13 having the ID number corresponding to this human sensor 14. A signal is output via the light to control the lighting of the lighting fixture 13. At this time, the lighting main operation panel 15 only needs to turn the lighting fixture 13 into a non-lighting state, that is, at least a lighting state, so that, for example, the lighting fixture 13 is maintained in a lighting state without outputting a signal to the lighting fixture 13. You may control to. Further, the lighting fixture 13 having an ID number corresponding to the human sensor 14 is to be illuminated in response to detection by the human sensor 14, and may be singular or plural, and illumination in the vicinity of the human sensor 14 is not necessarily required. It does not refer to the instrument 13.

  Further, for example, when a person is operating the computer 12, the lighting main operation panel is connected from the computer 12 via the network N at a predetermined time, for example, every other minute, by communication software installed in the computer 12 in advance. The unique ID number assigned to the computer 12 is automatically transmitted to 15. For example, the computer 12 controls to send an ID number every predetermined time when there is no operation input from the outside even if it is operating, or when the state continues for a predetermined time, the ID number is set. You may control not to transmit.

  When the lighting main operation panel 15 receives the ID number transmitted from the computer 12, the lighting main operation panel 15 refers to the address map to grasp the computer 12 corresponding to the ID number, and corresponds to the computer 12, for example. A signal is output to the luminaire 13 having the ID number through the transmission line L, and the luminaire 13 is dimmed and controlled. At this time, the lighting main operation panel 15 only needs to turn the lighting fixture 13 in a non-lighting state, that is, at least in a lighting state. You may control so that it may keep. The lighting fixture 13 having an ID number corresponding to the computer 12 illuminates the vicinity of the computer 12 and may be singular or plural, and does not necessarily refer to the lighting fixture 13 near the computer 12.

  Then, a state in which an ID number is not transmitted from the computer 12 or the human sensor 14 to the lighting main operation panel 15 such as a state in which the computer 12 is stopped or a person is not in the room is set for a predetermined time. In the case of continuing, a signal is output via the transmission line L to the lighting device 13 located near the human sensor 14 or the computer 12 to which this ID number is not transmitted, and the lighting device 13 is turned off or weak. Dimming to the lighting state.

  As described above, the lighting main operation panel 15 controls the lighting fixture 13 corresponding to the ID number of the computer 12 transmitted from the computer 12 to the lighting main operation panel 15 via the network N, so that the computer 12 is used. For example, when there is a person who is doing this, the lighting fixture 13 that illuminates the vicinity of the computer 12 being used can be reliably turned on.

  That is, since the human sensor 14 cannot detect a human body when there is no relatively large movement in the human body, when the human is operating the computer 12 at the position of the computer 12, the human sensor 14 The human body cannot be detected. Therefore, by transmitting the ID number from the computer 12 being used to the lighting main operation panel 15, it is ensured that the lighting fixture 13 that illuminates the vicinity of the lighting device 13 is turned off even when a person is not moving. Can be prevented.

  Further, by controlling the lighting fixture 13 near the position corresponding to the ID number of the human sensor 14 transmitted from the human sensor 14 to the main lighting operation panel 15, the lighting main operating panel 15 is at least in a lighting state, When a person is moving, the lighting fixture 13 that illuminates the vicinity of the person's position can be reliably turned on.

  As a result, whether the person is moving or the person operating the computer 12 without moving greatly, the lighting main operation panel 15 can surely grasp the position of the person, and the lighting apparatus corresponding to that person. Inconvenience such as turning off 13 by mistake can be eliminated.

  Furthermore, the computer 12 can be set by entering an ID number simply by installing communication software, so there is no need for a complicated configuration for setting the ID number, and the overall configuration of the lighting system 11 is simplified. it can.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the illumination system. In addition, about the structure and effect | action similar to the said 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the second embodiment, in the first embodiment, each luminaire 13 is connected to a wireless medium, for example, the visible light A emitted from the luminaire 13 itself, through the ID number of the luminaire 13. Is transmitted to its own lighting area, and the computer 12 can receive the ID number transmitted from the lighting fixture 13.

  The lighting fixture 13 transmits an ID number to the computer 12 when it is turned on, for example, and the computer 12 records the received ID number.

  When a person is operating the computer 12, the lighting main operation panel 15 is connected from the computer 12 via the network N at a predetermined time, for example, every other minute, using communication software installed in the computer 12 in advance. The ID number of the luminaire 13 stored in the computer 12 is automatically transmitted.

  When the main lighting panel 15 receives the ID number transmitted from the computer 12, the main lighting panel 15 identifies the lighting fixture 13 corresponding to the ID number with reference to the address map, and transmits it to the lighting fixture 13. A signal is output via the line L, and the lighting fixture 13 is dimmed and controlled. At this time, the lighting main operation panel 15 only needs to turn the lighting fixture 13 into a non-lighting state, that is, at least a lighting state, so that, for example, the lighting fixture 13 is maintained in a lighting state without outputting a signal to the lighting fixture 13. You may control to.

  As a result, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, if an ID number is assigned to the lighting fixture 13, it is not necessary to input a unique address to the computer 12 and assign it, so that the usability of the lighting system 11 is improved.

  In each of the above embodiments, the illumination system 11 may be configured without the human sensor 14.

  In addition, the lighting main operation panel 15 grasps the position of the computer 12, the lighting fixture 13, or the human sensor 14 from the address map, but does not have such an address map and calculates, for example, an ID number. Thus, the position of the computer 12, the lighting fixture 13, or the human sensor 14 may be recognized.

  Furthermore, as long as the transmission line L can carry the control signal transmitted from the illumination main operation panel 15, a general-purpose communication line, power line, radio, or the like can be used.

  The network N can be arbitrary.

It is explanatory drawing of the illumination system which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the illumination system which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 Lighting system
12 computers that are terminals
13 Lighting equipment
14 Human sensor
15 Main control panel for lighting Main control panel L Transmission line for transmission line N Network

Claims (4)

Dimmable lighting fixtures;
A terminal having a unique address and connected to the network;
Connected to the network and connected to the luminaire via a transmission line, the correspondence between the unique address and the luminaire is stored, and transmitted from the terminal via the network A main control panel for controlling the luminaire corresponding to a unique address;
A lighting system characterized by comprising: A luminaire having a unique address, dimmable, and transmitting the unique address to its lighting area by a wireless medium;
A terminal connected to a network and capable of receiving the unique address transmitted from the lighting fixture and capable of transmitting the received unique address to the network;
Connected to the network and connected to the luminaire via a transmission line, the correspondence between the unique address and the luminaire is stored, and transmitted from the terminal via the network A main control panel for controlling the luminaire corresponding to a unique address;
A lighting system characterized by comprising: The lighting system according to claim 2, wherein the lighting device transmits a unique address by visible light. A human sensor that has a unique address and transmits a unique address to the main operation panel when a human body is detected,
The main operation panel stores the correspondence between the unique address of the human sensor and the lighting device, and at least turns on the lighting device corresponding to the unique address transmitted from the human sensor. The illumination system according to claim 1, wherein:

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