JP2016066904A - Wall switch device and load control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall switch device capable of improving workability of a load and being compatible with a system concerning an existing load.SOLUTION: A wall switch device 11 includes: a switch 16; a communication unit 17; and a control unit 18. The switch 16 performs power control. The communication unit 17 communicates with outside. The control unit 18 communicates with the communication unit 17 and controls the switch.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a wall switch device that controls a load, and a load control system that uses the wall switch device.

  Conventionally, a home energy management system (HEMS: Home Energy Management) that connects electrical devices as loads in the home via a network, manages the operation status of the electrical devices, and enables control of the electrical devices and confirmation of the operation status from the outside. System) is known.

  For example, with respect to the lighting fixture, by making it compatible with the home energy management system, it is possible to control the lighting fixture and check the operation status even if the user is not at the installation location of the lighting fixture.

  To make the lighting fixture compatible with the home energy management system, the lighting fixture has a communication unit for connecting to the home energy management system network, and a control unit that communicates with the home energy management system through the communication unit and controls the lighting fixture. Need to be installed.

  Therefore, when installing the lighting fixtures, in addition to connecting the power line extending from the wall switch to the lighting fixtures, communication wires generally wired to the wall were wired to the ceiling where the lighting fixtures are installed. In addition, it is necessary to connect to the communication unit, the workability becomes complicated, the equipment becomes large, and the workability is deteriorated and the clothes are deteriorated.

  Moreover, since the existing lighting fixture cannot be controlled with a home energy management system, the lighting fixture corresponding to a home energy management system is needed.

JP 2014-167889 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a wall switch device that can improve the workability of the load and control the existing load by the system, and a load control system using the wall switch device. is there.

  The wall switch device of the embodiment includes a switch, a communication unit, and a control unit. The switch performs power supply control. The communication unit communicates with the outside. The control unit communicates with the communication unit to control the switch.

  According to the present invention, load workability can be improved, and it can be expected that an existing load is controlled by the system.

It is a circuit diagram of the wall switch apparatus and load control system which show a 1st embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of a load control system same as the above. It is a circuit diagram of the wall switch apparatus and load control system which show 2nd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the load control system 10 includes a wall switch device 11 and a load 12. The wall switch device 11 is installed, for example, on the wall 13a of the room, and the load 12 is, for example, a lighting fixture 12a, which is installed on the ceiling 13b.

  And as shown in FIG. 1, the wall switch apparatus 11 respond | corresponds to a home energy management system (HEMS: Home Energy Management System). The wall switch device 11 includes a power supply circuit 15, a switch 16, a communication unit 17 as a communication adapter, and a control unit 18 as a HEMS adapter.

  It has a pair of power input parts 22 that are connected to a power line 21 from the commercial AC power supply E and inputs power, and a pair of power output parts 23 that output power to the load 12.

  The switch 16 is provided in the power supply circuit 15 and opens and closes the power supply circuit 15. The switch 16 has an operation unit arranged outside the wall switch device 11, and opens and closes the power supply circuit 15 by operation of the operation unit.

  The communication unit 17 is connected to a communication network 24 and connected to a home network. Further, the communication unit 17 communicates with an external management server from a home network through a modem and an Internet line.

  The control unit 18 is provided in the power supply circuit 15 and controls opening and closing of the power supply circuit 15. The control unit 18 communicates with the management server via the communication unit 17, inputs a signal from the management server, controls the opening and closing of the power supply circuit 15, and outputs the operation status to the management server.

  Then, by accessing the management server using a portable terminal, a personal computer, or the like, the control unit 18 can perform an on / off operation of the load 12 and a check of the operation state of the load 12.

  The load 12 is an electric device installed in the house. An example of the electric device is the lighting fixture 12a, but other electric devices may be used. The load 12 is connected to a power supply line 25 connected to the pair of power output units 23 of the wall switch device 11, and operates by receiving power supply. For example, when there are a plurality of loads 12, such as when there are a plurality of lighting fixtures 12a installed on the ceiling, the plurality of loads 12 are connected to the same power supply line 25 in parallel or using a feed wiring.

  In the load control system 10 configured as described above, by turning on the switch 16 of the wall switch device 11, the power supply circuit 15 is closed, and power from the commercial AC power supply E is supplied to the load 12, Load 12 operates. Lights if the load 12 is a luminaire.

  By turning off the switch 16 of the wall switch device 11, the power supply circuit 15 is opened, the supply of power to the load 12 is cut off, and the load 12 stops operating. If the load 12 is a lighting fixture, it is turned off.

  When the switch 16 of the wall switch device 11 is in the ON state, the load 12 can be controlled by the control unit 18. In this case, a signal is transmitted from the management server by accessing and operating the management server with a mobile terminal or a personal computer, and the communication unit 17 receives this signal and the control unit 18 acquires it.

  Based on the acquired signal, the control unit 18 closes the power supply circuit 15 to turn on the load 12, or opens the power supply circuit 15 to turn off the load 12. Therefore, the load 12 is controlled to be turned on or off by closing or opening the power supply circuit 15 by the control unit 18.

  According to the wall switch device 11 of this embodiment, the wall switch device 11 includes the communication unit 17 and the control unit 18, so that the load 12 can be controlled by the system (HEMS), and the communication line 24 and the like can be controlled. Since wiring is mainly completed with walls, wiring for the load 12 may be only the feeder line 25. This is the same as a general wiring method for the load 12, and the workability of the load 12 can be improved.

  Further, since the wall switch device 11 is compatible with the system (HEMS), the existing load 12 can also be controlled by the system (HEMS).

  Next, FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is used about the same structure as 1st Embodiment, and the description about the structure and effect is abbreviate | omitted.

  The wall switch device 11 includes a light control unit 27 and a light control signal output unit 28 that outputs a light control signal to the load 12. The dimming unit 27 generates a dimming signal by an operation with the operation knob.

  The control unit 18 controls the dimming signal output from the dimming signal output unit 28 according to the dimming signal from the dimming unit 27 or the dimming signal from the management server received by the communication unit 17.

  The load 12 is connected to a signal line 29 connected to the dimming signal output unit 28, receives the dimming signal, and dims the light so as to have brightness according to the dimming signal.

  According to the wall switch device 11 of this embodiment, the wall switch device 11 includes the communication unit 17 and the control unit 18, so that the load 12 can be controlled by the system (HEMS), and the communication line 24 and the like can be controlled. Since the wiring is mainly completed by the wall, the wiring for the load 12 only needs to be the feeder line 25 and the signal line 29. This is the same as the wiring method of the load 12 for general dimming. Can improve.

  Further, since the wall switch device 11 is compatible with the system (HEMS), the existing dimming load 12 can be controlled by the system (HEMS).

  In the above embodiment, the communication unit 17 performs wired communication. However, for example, wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be performed.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

10 Load control system
11 Wall switch device
16 switch
17 Communication unit
18 Control unit
28 Dimming signal output section

Claims (3)

A switch for power control;
A communication unit that communicates with the outside;
A control unit that communicates with the communication unit and controls the switch;
The wall switch apparatus characterized by comprising. A dimming signal output unit for outputting a dimming signal is provided,
The wall switch device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a dimming signal output from the dimming signal output unit. A wall switch device according to claim 1 or 2;
A load connected to the power output of the wall switch;
A load control system comprising:

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