JP3184557B2 - Lighting control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to individual lighting control of lighting,
The present invention relates to a lighting control device capable of performing individual dimming control and lighting scene control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a conventional lighting control system. In this lighting control system, a central control unit 1 and a unique address are set and switches S ₁ ,
A plurality of monitoring terminals 2 for monitoring S ₂ ,.
A control terminal 3, an external interface terminal 8, and a pattern setting terminal 9 for controlling ₁ , ₁ , ₂ ... Are connected by a pair of signal lines 4. A pattern setting switch is used as the data input unit 9a connected to the pattern setting terminal 9, and the dimming state of the lighting fixture is set as the external control device 8a connected to the external interface terminal 8. A light control unit is used. Therefore, a so-called lighting scene in which a plurality of lighting fixtures are arbitrarily turned on and off collectively by one switch, or the brightness (dimming state) is changed by setting by the pattern setting switch and the dimming unit. Can be controlled collectively. Also, switches S ₁ , S ₂ .
Is included luminaire L _1, L ₂ ... in addition to the individual switches for individually lighting control, scene switches and luminaires L ₁ for switching the lighting scene, L ₂ ... a dimmer switch for controlling individually dimming .

As shown in FIG. 6A, a transmission signal V _S transmitted from the central controller 1 to a signal line 4 accesses a start pulse ST indicating the start of signal transmission, mode data MD indicating a signal mode, and access. address data AD indicating the address of the terminal unit 2,3,8,9 (8 bits), the control data CD indicating the control content for controlling the luminaires L ₁ ~L _4,
This is a multipole (± 24V) time division multiplexed signal composed of the checksum data CS and a return standby signal WT for setting a return period from the terminals 2, 3, 7 to 9, and data is transmitted by pulse width modulation. .

[0004] Each terminal unit 2,3,8,9, its transmission signal V when the unique address data of the address data and the self-transmission signals V _S which is received via the signal line 4 is matched
The control data of _S is taken in, the monitoring data is synchronized with the return wait signal WT of the transmission signal V _S , and the monitoring data is centralized by the return signal V _{B of the} current mode obtained by connecting an appropriate low resistance between the signal lines 4. It is returned to the control device 1.

[0005] The central control unit 1 receives an interrupt signal Vi as shown in FIG. 6B returned from any of the monitoring terminal 2, the external interface terminal 8, and the pattern setting terminal 9. Is received, the interrupt generation terminal 2,
There is provided an interrupt processing means for detecting 8, 9 and accessing the terminals 2, 8, 9 to return monitoring data. The central controller 1 accesses the monitoring terminal 2 or the external interface terminal 8 and the pattern setting terminal 9 as described above, and responds based on the monitoring data returned to the central controller 1. lighting fixtures L ₁ ~L ₄
Control data to be transmitted to the control terminal 3 for controlling the lighting devices L _{1 to} L 3 by transmitting the control data to the control terminal 3 via the signal line 4 in a time-division multiplex manner.
₄ to control.

In this type of lighting control device, the central control device 1 is arranged on a distribution board 6, and monitoring and control terminals 2, 3 are provided in a control board 6a provided on each floor of the building. arrangement and control panel of the branch signal line 4 'branched wiring monitoring and control terminal unit 2 from the signal line 4 in 6a, the operation switch S ₁ to S, which are disposed on each floor
₄ and control of the luminaires L _{1 to} L ₄ are performed by the two terminals 2 and 3.
And via the central control unit 1. The monitoring terminal 2 and the control terminal 3 provided in the distribution panel 6 or the control panel 6a are formed to have a distribution panel agreement size. The remote controller 5 is controlled by the control output of the control terminal 3. This remote control relay 5 also controls lighting of the lighting equipment. Although not shown, a transformer for driving the remote control relay 5 is also provided in the distribution board 6 and the control board 6a. Further, the terminal device 3 not incorporated in the distribution board 6 or the control panel 6a has a built-in remote control relay 5, and power lines for the lighting fixtures L ₁ , L ₂ ... Are individually wired.

[0007]

By the way, in the case of this kind of conventional lighting control device, the concept of components is as follows.
Since the system is constructed, there is a problem that the number of components (the central control device 1, the terminals 2, 3 and the like) increases. Note that the switches S ₁ ,
S _2, ..., but the terminal device 2, and the like are formed integrally in fact, there is no change in that number is often even this.

In this type of lighting control device, the lighting control of the lighting fixtures L ₁ , L _2, ... Must always be performed by the switches S ₁ , S ₂ ,. There was a problem that it was inconvenient to do so. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting control device that simplifies the configuration and can perform lighting control collectively at one place.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a plurality of lighting fixtures are respectively connected.
A plurality of AC switch units, a plurality of individual switches for controlling lighting of each lighting fixture, a plurality of dimming switches for controlling lighting of each lighting fixture, and a plurality of scene switches for switching lighting scenes. , These individual switches, dimming switches
A multiplex transmission unit for transmitting signals in a time-division multiplex manner in accordance with each operation on the switch and the scene switch;
An output control terminal having a unique address to which control data is given by being individually accessed from the multiplex transmission unit and connected by a wire-type wiring, provided in the master unit,
Is turned on by the output control terminal is off-controlled supply of the commercial power supply to each luminaire, you and performing phase control of the power supplied to the stop control and the luminaire.

[0010] In order to enable lighting control at a plurality of locations, a plurality of slave units each having a unique address set and connected to a pair of signal lines connected to the wiring of the master unit are provided. An individual switch, a dimming switch, and a scene switch are connected to the slave unit, and the master unit individually accesses the slave unit and returns monitoring data according to the operation state of the switch connected to the slave unit to the master unit. You may.

[0011]

The present invention has the above-described structure,
The functions of a plurality of components of the conventional lighting control device can be provided in the parent device, so that the configuration can be simplified, and individual lighting control of each lighting fixture, individual dimming control, The lighting control can be performed collectively at one place by switching the lighting scene.

[0012]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. In the lighting control device of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
0 Each luminaire L _1, L ₂ ... a plurality of individual switches SW ₁ for performing lighting control of, SW ₂ ... and, each luminaire L _1, L
Dimming switches SW ₁₁ , SW ₁₂ … that perform dimming control of ₂ …
And the scene switches SW ₂₁ and S for switching the lighting scene
W ₂₂ ... and, it is provided with a scene setting switch SW ₃₀ to operate to set a lighting scene, illuminating only the parent unit 10 instrument L _1, L ₂ ... individual lighting, dimming lights, and switching of lighting scene , And a lighting scene can be set. The parent device 10 is embedded and attached to a wall or the like. Therefore, the outer dimensions of the housing of the parent device 10 are formed, for example, to the module dimensions of a ready-made wiring device,
The wiring device may be embedded using a ready-made mounting frame for mounting the wiring device in an embedding box embedded in a wall surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, a master unit 10 has a multiplex transmission unit 11 composed of a CPU, a memory, and an I / O port having the functions of the central control unit 1 in FIG. And a plurality of output control terminals 12 having
The switches SW ₁ , SW ₂ …, SW ₁₁ , SW ₁₂ …, S
Signals are transmitted between the multiplex transmission unit 11 and the output control terminal 12 by the same time division multiplex transmission as described in the operation of FIG. 5 in accordance with the operation of W ₂₁ , SW ₂₂ . That is, a multi-pole (± 24 V) pulse-width-modulated time-division multiplexed signal composed of the start pulse ST, the mode data MD, the address data AD, the control data CD, the checksum data CS, and the return standby signal WT shown in FIG. Perform signal transmission. Needless to say, the output control terminal 12 does not have a function of returning monitoring data. Furthermore, this master device 10 includes:
The AC switch unit 13 corresponding to each output control terminal 12
And a commercial power supply (AC10)
. 0V) loads L ₁ , L ₂ ... And dimming lighting control. As the AC switch unit 13, an AC switching element such as a triac is used.

A plurality of slaves 20 are connected to the master 10 via a two-wire transmission line 4. Here, the slaves 20 are switches S ₁ , S corresponding to the terminal 2 in FIG.
₂ ... obtained by integrally, for each dimming, are assigned a function as individual lighting control and scene switching. The slaves 20 are connected to each other by sending wiring (bus wiring). The signal transmission between the slave 20 and the multiplex transmission unit 11 is also performed in the same manner as the output control terminal 12 and the multiplex transmission unit 11. In addition, lighting devices L ₁ , L ₂ .
It does not have the function to control the lighting.

The assignment of the address (channel) of the slave 20 is performed as shown in the following table.

[0016]

[Table 1]

The channel setting of the slave 20 is
This is performed in a binary number using the dip switch shown in FIG. The channel on the master device 10 side is fixed and assigned. When performing main unit 10 illuminated with fixtures L _1, L ₂ ... individual lighting control of the present embodiment, the luminaire L _1, L ₂ ... corresponding to the individual switches SW for lighting control
_1, SW ₂ ... ON, if off, the transmission of control data between the luminaires L _1, L ₂ ... output control terminal 12 corresponding to the lighting control and multiplex transmission unit 11 is performed, the AC switch section By turning on or off 13, the lighting devices L ₁ , L _2, ...

When the dimming switches SW ₁₁ , SW _12, ... Individually control the dimming of the luminaires L ₁ , L _2, ..., The output control terminal 12 according to the dimming command data given from the multiplex transmission unit 11. There by controlling the firing angle of the AC switch section 13, by performing the phase control of the power supplied to the lighting apparatus L _1, L ₂ ..., luminaires L _1, L ₂ ... the dimmer is turned.

Scene switch SW_{twenty one}, SW_{twenty two}… With lighting
When switching between scenes, it is necessary to
Lighting equipment L₁, L_TwoOutput control terminal corresponding to ...
12 and the output control terminal 12 sends the control data to the AC switch.
Lighting fixture L ₁, L_TwoThere is lighting control of ...
By performing dimming control, a plurality of lighting fixtures L₁, L
_TwoTurn on / off and adjust the brightness of the lighting scene
The production of is performed.

The operation of individual lighting control, individual dimming control, and switching of the illumination scene of the lighting fixtures L ₁ , L ₂ ...
Next, a method for setting a lighting scene will be described. When setting this lighting scene, the scene setting switch S
Press the W ₃₀ and "Settings" state. Then, one of the scene switches SW ₂₁ , SW ₂₂ ... To be set is selected and pressed. A desired state is set by using the individual switches SW ₁ , SW _2, ... And the dimming switches SW ₁₁ , SW ₁₂ ,. Thereafter, the scene setting switch SW ₃₀ is pressed to return to the “normal” state. Thus, the scene setting is completed.

In the case of this embodiment, the parent device 10 and the child device 20
Is a small power signal line (± 24V) for performing multiplex transmission.
(A pulse is transmitted), and a general-purpose stranded wire such as an OP wire having a wire diameter of 0.5 to 0.75 mm ² can be used. If the same channel is set for a plurality of slaves 20, multi-point operation can be performed. In addition, when the multi-point operation is unnecessary, the lighting control can be performed only by the base unit 10. Further, there is an advantage that it does not need to be housed in an electric board such as a distribution board as in a conventional lighting control device.

[0022]

According to the present invention, as described above, a plurality of lighting fixtures are provided.
Are connected to each other, a plurality of individual switches for controlling lighting of each lighting fixture, a plurality of dimming switches for controlling lighting of each lighting fixture, and a plurality of switching lighting scenes. Scene switches and these
For individual switches, dimming switches and scene switches
A multiplex transmission unit that performs signal transmission by time division multiplexing in accordance with each operation, and has a unique address that is connected to the multiplex transmission unit by two-wire wiring and is individually accessed from the multiplex transmission unit and provided with control data. formed by providing an output control terminal to the master unit
The AC switch is turned on and off by an output control terminal.
Off controlled supply of commercial power to the respective lighting fixtures, intends line phase control of the power supplied to the stop control and the luminaire
The in, a function of a plurality of components of the conventional lighting control device can have a parent device and thus it is possible to simplify the structure, moreover individual lighting control of each luminaire in the parent unit, individual adjustment Since the light control and the switching of the illumination scene can be performed, there is an advantage that the lighting control can be performed collectively at one place.

[0023] Further, a plurality of slave units connected to a pair of signal lines connected to the wiring of the master unit and having a unique address set therein are provided. Each of the slave units includes an individual switch, a dimming switch, and a scene switch. When connected, the master unit accesses the slave units individually, and returns monitoring data according to the operation state of the switch connected to the slave unit to the master unit, so that lighting control can be performed at multiple locations.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a parent device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the above system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an operation panel of the master unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a channel setting unit of the slave unit.

FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram of a conventional lighting control device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a transmission signal according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Parent 11 multiplex transmission unit 12 outputs the control terminal 13 AC switch section 20 child device SW _1, SW ₂ ... individual switches SW _10, SW ₁₁ ... dimmer switch SW _21, SW ₃₁ ... scene switch

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H05B 37/02 H04Q 9/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of lighting fixtures connected to each of the plurality of lighting fixtures;
Several AC switch units, a plurality of individual switches for controlling lighting of each lighting fixture, a plurality of dimming switches for controlling lighting of each lighting fixture, and a plurality of scene switches for switching lighting scenes. , These individual switches, dimming switches
And a multiplex transmission unit that performs signal transmission in a time-division multiplex manner in accordance with each operation of the switch and the scene switch, and is connected to the multiplex transmission unit by two-wire wiring and individually accessed from the multiplex transmission unit to provide control data. An output control terminal having a unique address provided in the master unit,
Is a lighting control device which controls on / off of an electric power supply to each of the above-mentioned lighting fixtures, and controls a phase of electric power supplied to each of the lighting fixtures. 2. A plurality of slave units connected to a pair of signal lines connected to the wiring of the master unit and having a unique address set therein. Each of the slave units includes an individual switch, a dimming switch, and a scene switch. A lighting control device which is connected, wherein the master unit individually accesses the slave units and returns monitoring data according to the operation state of the switch connected to the slave units to the master unit.