JP2011191015A - Heating control device interlocked with lighting - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve energy-saving effect in controlling heating by controlling power distribution/non-power distribution of a heater 3 installed in a room, by a control device 2. <P>SOLUTION: A terminal transmitter 1 is incorporated in a switch case 10 for lighting a room, and electric power is distributed to the terminal transmitter 1 by turning on a lighting switch 10a, to transmit a wireless signal from the terminal transmitter 1. The power distribution/non-power distribution of the heater 3 installed in the room are controlled on the basis of a schedule time by the control device 2. The power is distributed to the heater 3 at the schedule time in the control device 2, and power distribution to the heater 3 is continued when the wireless signal from the terminal transmitter 1 is received within a delay time (prescribed time). When the wireless signal is not received from the terminal transmitter 1 within the delay time, the power is not distributed to the heater 3. When the wireless signal from the terminal transmitter 1 is received within the schedule time thereafter, the power is distributed to the heater 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating control apparatus that controls energization / non-energization of a heater installed in a room by a control device, and more particularly to an illumination-linked heating control apparatus that controls in conjunction with illumination.

  Conventionally, as a system for controlling heating of a room, for example, there are those disclosed in JP-A-2002-139226 (Patent Document 1) and JP-A-2002-271506 (Patent Document 2). The thing of patent document 1 is a floor heater which the system controller controlled the flow path of the heating water according to operation of a floor heating remote control, and divides a room into several heating areas and selects a heating area Thus, floor heating of the room is performed without waste. The thing of patent document 2 is a remote control system which communicates with a remote control apparatus via a network by operation of a personal computer or a mobile phone, or performs remote control operation with respect to a remote control apparatus. Controls air conditioner operation.

  As described above, when operating with a remote controller, a personal computer, a cellular phone, or the like, frequent on / off is possible, but the operation may be troublesome. On the other hand, the thing of patent document 1 makes it possible to control floor heating by setting operation time by a timer function. Moreover, the thing of patent document 2 enables it to control an air-conditioner by a timer operation / stop.

  In addition, in a heating control apparatus that controls energization / non-energization of a heater installed in a room by a control device, a schedule time is set in advance in the control device, and the control device starts energizing the heater when this schedule time comes Some heaters perform on / off control of the heater such that energization of the heater is interrupted after the scheduled time. This is the same as the control by the timer.

JP 2002-139226 A JP 2002-271506 A

  In the case of controlling the heating operation by the timer in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, or in the heating control device that controls energization / non-energization to the heater based on the schedule time, the operation / stop operation is automatically performed. Although it is performed, even in a room where there is no person, the heating operation is started when the set time or schedule time of the timer is reached. For this reason, useless heating is performed, and there is room for improvement in terms of energy saving.

  An object of the present invention is to reduce useless heating operation and save energy in a heating control apparatus that controls energization / non-energization of a heater installed in a room based on a schedule time by a control device.

  The illumination-linked heating control apparatus according to claim 1 includes a wireless communication unit that receives a wireless signal, and controls the energization / non-energization of a heater installed in a room based on a preset schedule time. And a terminal transmitter that is energized / de-energized in conjunction with on / off of the lighting switch in the room and transmits the wireless signal to the control device in the energized state. The control device energizes the heater at the scheduled time, and continues energizing the heater if a radio signal is received from the terminal transmitter when a predetermined time has elapsed, If a radio signal is not received from the terminal transmitter when a predetermined time has elapsed, the heater is de-energized, and thereafter, the terminal transmission is performed within the schedule time. Wherein the radio signal from the aircraft is energizing the heater when it is received.

  According to the lighting-linked heating control device of claim 1, when controlling energization / non-energization to the heater, the control device schedules based on the reception state / non-reception state of the radio signal from the terminal transmitter. The heater is energized / deenergized based on the time, and the heater is de-energized if a radio signal from the terminal transmitter is not received after a predetermined time has elapsed after the scheduled time has elapsed and the heater is energized. To do. In general, when a person is not in the room, the lighting switch is turned off and the wireless signal from the terminal transmitter is not received. Therefore, the heater can be de-energized to prevent useless heating operation and further energy saving. I can plan.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the illumination interlocking type heating control apparatus of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of a terminal transmitter and an illumination circuit of an embodiment. It is a block diagram of the control apparatus of an embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows an example of operation in an embodiment.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a lighting-linked heating control apparatus according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a terminal transmitter and a lighting circuit in the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control device in the embodiment. This illumination interlocking type heating control device is provided for two rooms, for example, room A and room B. Each room has a switch case 10 embedded in the wall, and a lighting device 20 attached to the ceiling. The switch case 10 includes a lighting switch 10a that is manually operated by a human. When the lighting switch 10a is turned on, the lighting device 20 is energized from the commercial power supply 30 and the lighting device 20 is turned on. When the illumination switch 10a is turned off, the energization is cut off and the illumination device 20 is turned off.

  Small terminal transmitters 1 and 1 are mounted in the switch cases 10 and 10 of the respective rooms. The terminal transmitters 1 and 1 in each room are energized in conjunction with the lighting switch 10a being turned on, and transmit radio signals to the control device 2, respectively. This radio signal has a predetermined format. The control device 2 controls energization / non-energization of the heaters 3 and 3 provided in the two rooms, respectively, and performs, for example, floor heating for each of the rooms. In the following description, one terminal transmitter 1 is described for the control device 2, but each terminal transmitter 1, 1 has the same structure, and each terminal transmitter 1, 1 is connected to the control device 2. Are independent of each other and have an equal relationship.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal transmitter 1 includes a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) 11, a transmission unit 12 as a wireless communication means, a power supply circuit 13, and the like. The transmitter 12 is a circuit that transmits data according to a short-range wireless communication standard (for example, a transmission / reception distance of several tens of meters), and wirelessly transmits a radio signal from the transmitter 12 to the control device 2. The power supply circuit 13 is connected in parallel with the lighting device 20 with respect to the commercial power supply 30 between the lighting switch 10a and the lighting device 20, and when the lighting switch 10a is turned on, the power supply circuit 13 is energized and transmitted to the terminal. Machine 1 operates. When the illumination switch 10a is turned off, the power supply to the power supply circuit 13 is cut off, and the terminal transmitter 1 stops operating. The microcomputer 11 stores a program to be executed, and when the power supply circuit 13 is energized, the microcomputer 11 executes the program so that the transmission unit 12 transmits a radio signal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 2 includes a microcomputer 21, a receiving unit 22 as wireless communication means, an operation panel 23, a timer 24, a clock 25, a power supply circuit 26, and the like. The receiving unit 22 is a circuit that receives data according to the short-range wireless communication standard, like the transmitting unit 12 of the terminal transmitter 1. The operation panel 23 is used for various settings such as a schedule time. The timer 24 measures a delay time as a predetermined time. The clock 25 plays a role of a calendar function for measuring and updating information of time, day, day of the week, month, and year. Based on the calendar function obtained by the clock 25, the schedule time is determined. The microcomputer 21 stores a program to be executed. When the microcomputer 21 executes this program, the receiving operation of the receiving unit 22, the energization / non-energization control of the heater 3, and the like are performed. The microcomputer 21 stores various setting information such as a schedule time set by the operation panel 23. The control device 2 operates using a commercial power source via the power circuit 26 as an operating power source.

  Here, the terminal transmitter 1 in the room A and the terminal transmitter 1 in the room B transmit radio signals to the control device 2 with the same protocol, but each of the two terminal transmitters 1 and 1 is unique. ID code (or address) is set, and this ID code is included in the radio signal. Then, the control device 2 can identify which terminal transmitter 1 the wireless signal received by this ID code belongs to, and controls the heater 3 corresponding to the identified terminal transmitter 1.

  FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing an example of the operation in the embodiment. In the terminal transmitter 1, “ON” is a state in which the lighting switch 10 a is turned on, the lighting device 20 is turned on, and a radio signal is transmitted. “Off” is a state in which the illumination switch 10a is turned off, the illumination device 20 is turned off, and no wireless signal is transmitted. The “delay time” corresponds to a predetermined time.

  The first example (A) is an example in which transmission of the radio signal of the terminal transmitter 1 is turned on / off during the schedule time. When the operation start timing of the scheduled time comes, the control device energizes the heater, and when the delay time elapses in a state where the wireless signal is not received (off), the heater is de-energized. Thereafter, when a radio signal is received (turned on) within this schedule time, the heater is energized. Further, after that, when no wireless signal is received within the schedule time, the heater is deenergized. In this case, energy is saved only while the heater is not energized within the schedule time.

  The second example (B) is a case where the radio signal transmission of the terminal transmitter 1 is turned on within the delay time. When the operation start timing of the scheduled time comes, the control device energizes the heater, and continues to energize the heater when a wireless signal is received before the delay time elapses. Thereafter, when no wireless signal is received within the scheduled time, the heater is de-energized, and when the wireless signal is received thereafter, the heater is energized. If the wireless signal is not received while the delay time elapses from the operation stop timing of the schedule time, the heater is deenergized. In this case, energy is saved only while the heater is not energized within the schedule time.

  The third example (C) is an example in which the radio signal transmission of the terminal transmitter 1 is turned on / off before and after the schedule time. If a radio signal is received before the operation start timing of the schedule time, the heater is energized at that time. When the delay time elapses from the scheduled operation stop timing, the heater is de-energized even if a wireless signal is received.

  As described above, the control device 2 energizes the heater 3 at the scheduled time, and energizes the heater 3 if a radio signal is received from the terminal transmitter 1 when the delay time (predetermined time) has elapsed. Continue. Further, when a delay time elapses from the operation start timing of the schedule time, if no radio signal is received from the terminal transmitter 1, the heater 3 is deenergized, and then the radio signal is transmitted from the terminal transmitter 1 within the schedule time. Is received, the heater 3 is energized. By such an operation, useless heating can be reduced and energy can be saved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Terminal transmitter 2 Control apparatus 3 Heater 10 Switch case 10a Lighting switch 20 Illuminating device 11 Microcomputer 12 Transmission part 13 Power supply circuit 21 Microcomputer 22 Reception part 23 Operation panel 24 Timer 25 Clock

Claims (1)

  A wireless communication means for receiving a wireless signal, a control device for controlling energization / non-energization of a heater installed in the room based on a preset schedule time, and turning on / off the lighting switch in the room And a terminal transmitter that transmits the wireless signal to the control device when in the energized state, and is connected to the lighting device. The heater is energized, and if a radio signal is received from the terminal transmitter when a predetermined time elapses, the heater is energized, and when the predetermined time elapses, the terminal transmitter energizes the heater. If no radio signal is received, the heater is de-energized. Thereafter, if a radio signal is received from the terminal transmitter within the schedule time, the heater is turned off. Lighting-linked heating control device, characterized by energizing the motor.

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