JPH0896970A - Method for controlling lighting and air-conditioning - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the method for controlling lighting and air-conditioning with the excellent operability, with which an equipment can be easily built at a low cost without danger of miss and which can easily cope with a change of control range at a low cost. CONSTITUTION: Control of lighting and air-conditioning of plural blocks such as each tenant area inside of a building are managed by a server device 10 of a Local region network (LAN) 9. On the basis of this management, lighting and air-conditioning of each block region are controlled by terminal devices 11, 14 of a network 9 arranged in each block region.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a building.
Lighting of multiple partitioned areas such as each tenant area in
The present invention relates to a lighting / air conditioning control method for controlling air conditioning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in many buildings such as intelligent buildings, each floor is divided into a plurality of sections according to the purpose of use and the purpose of use, and the floors are used in a plurality of offices, shops, and the like. Then, the lighting equipment such as the ceiling lighting and the air conditioning equipment such as the air conditioning indoor unit in each partitioned area such as the tenant area of each floor are controlled by the following lighting / air conditioning control method (i) or (ii).

(I) First Illumination / Air Conditioning Control Method Illumination of each partitioned area is controlled by operating a switch mounted on the wall surface, and air conditioning is detected by a temperature sensor mounted on the wall surface and a set temperature of an operating volume. And automatically control. (Ii) Second lighting / air-conditioning control method As shown in FIG. 2, a remote control transmitter (remote control terminal) 1 is used, and the transmitter 1 transmits light to a remote control receiver 2 mounted on a ceiling or the like. Lighting / air-conditioning controllers 3 and 4 for transmitting control signals for lighting / air-conditioning using sound waves as a medium and receiving information received by the receiver 2 are controlled by lighting / air-conditioning controllers 3 and 4 for each control range. For controlling the indoor unit 6 for.

In FIG. 2, a controller 3 is provided for every four lamps with four fluorescent lamps 5 as a control unit, and one transmitter 1 transmits 4N (s) through one or a plurality of controllers 3. N is 1, 2, 3,
(Integer of ...) shows the configuration for controlling the fluorescent lamp 5, 7 in the figure is a common control bus for lighting and air conditioning to which the controllers 3 and 4 are connected, and 8 is a terminal control for this bus 7. It is a vessel. The control method of FIG. 2 is often used in intelligent buildings and the like.

[0005]

In the case of the conventional lighting / air-conditioning control method for a building, the control method (i) is such that the mounting positions of the switch and the temperature sensor,
If the number is changed, not only wiring laying, changing work and switch and temperature sensor installation and replacement work are required, but also wall surface curing work is required, which requires a great deal of labor, time and labor. There is a problem.

In the control method (ii),
There is a problem. The transmitter 1 is formed as small as possible in consideration of portability,
Moreover, since it is not used regularly, there is a problem that it can be easily forgotten or lost. In addition, in order to prevent the loss or the like, it is necessary to prepare a dedicated storage place for the transmitter 1 and the like, and there is a problem that storage and management cannot be performed easily.

There is a problem in that the control by the transmitter 1 cannot be performed unless it is within a certain receivable range of the receiver 2 and the operation range of the remote control is restricted, resulting in poor operability.

There is a problem in that the equipment is expensive because a dedicated product that does not have other uses such as a transmitter and a receiver is required. Further, the more the number of lights / air-conditioners in a wide range is controlled, the more the number of transmitters, receivers 1, 2 and the like is required, so-called initial cost becomes extremely large, and both operability and economy cannot be achieved.

If it is attempted to change (expand) the installation location or the number of receivers 2 etc. due to the change of the division of each floor after the building is constructed, the wiring work, the removal work and the installation work are extremely complicated and time-consuming. There is a problem that the control range and number of lighting / air conditioning cannot be changed after the construction because the work is required.

The present invention is excellent in operability, and can be constructed easily and economically, there is no fear of loss, and the lighting and air-conditioning control range can be easily changed. -The purpose is to provide an air conditioning control method.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, in the lighting / air-conditioning control method of the present invention, each tenant area in the building is controlled by the host device of the local area network constructed in the building. The control of lighting / air conditioning of a plurality of partitioned areas is managed, and the lighting / air conditioning of each partitioned area is controlled by the terminal device of the network arranged in each partitioned area based on the management.

[0012]

In the case of the lighting / air-conditioning control method of the present invention configured as described above, a local area
Using a network (LAN) to control lighting and air conditioning in each area by LAN terminal devices arranged in each partitioned area in the building, it is controlled by operating a conventional wall switch or operating a remote control transmitter. Compared with the case of the above, wiring work for equipment construction, switch installation work, etc. are unnecessary, and there is no need to use a dedicated product such as a remote control transmitter that is easily lost and is not easy to maintain and manage. Further, there is no restriction on the transmission / reception range of the conventional remote control control.

Further, when the control range of each area is changed due to the change of the divided area or the like, the change can be notified to the host device, and so-called software processing can be easily and freely dealt with. You can respond to changes quickly, easily and inexpensively. Therefore, a new lighting / air conditioning control that is easy and economical to construct and change and has excellent operability is realized.

[0014]

EXAMPLE One example will be described with reference to FIG. 1, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 indicate the same or corresponding ones. In the case of FIG. 1, instead of using the transmitter 1 and the receiver 2 of FIG. 2, the local area network (LAN) 9 in the building is used to control lighting and air conditioning.

The LAN 9 is constructed by a so-called wireless LAN in order to suppress the cost increase due to the cable laying, and originally, the server device 10 as a host device.
And each terminal device (client device) 11 and control module (transmitter) 12 of the network,
Information is exchanged with each terminal device 14 of the subnet via the user module (receiver) 13 and the terminal device of another LAN via the router 15 to contribute to the work of each tenant or the like.

In order to control the fluorescent lamp 5 and the air conditioner indoor unit 6 in each divided area using the LAN 9, a lighting / air conditioning control bus 7 is wirelessly connected to the LAN 9 via modules 12 and 13.

Further, the terminal device 11 in each partitioned area executes the illumination / air-conditioning control program in each area by reading the program held in the respective storage means or by transferring the program from the server device 10.

The control of the lighting equipment such as the fluorescent lamp 5 and the indoor unit 6 in each divided area is controlled by operating the keyboard of the area terminal device 11 or the like, which is similar to the control information of the transmitter 1 shown in FIG. Control information is formed, and this information is transmitted to the target controllers 3 and 4 via the modules 12 and 13 of the LAN 9 and the control bus 7.

At this time, the respective controllers 3 and 4 are given, for example, their respective identification numbers, and the number information of the target control devices 3 and 4 is added to the control information. Further, in order to prohibit the terminal device 11 in each partitioned area from controlling the illumination / air conditioning of other partitioned areas, the server device 10 may, for example, set the current setting status of each partitioned area and the fluorescent lamp 5 in each area. lighting equipment,
The indoor unit 6 and the like are managed based on registration.

Then, in response to a request from the terminal device 11 of each partitioned area, the server device 10 notifies the terminal device 11 of each partitioned area of the lighting fixtures such as the fluorescent lamp 5 and the indoor unit 6 in the respective control target ranges. To do. On the basis of this notification, the terminal device 11 in each of the partitioned areas is in the control target range of the fluorescent lamp 5, the indoor unit 6
Control only.

Further, when a divisional area is changed due to replacement of tenants or the like, for example, the terminal device 11 of the changed area notifies the server device 10 of the change of the control target range due to the change of the divisional area, Based on this notification, the management content of the server device 10 is updated, and the terminal device 11 of each partitioned area is also notified of the updated content of the control target range.

Therefore, it is possible to freely deal with the change of the divided area by so-called software processing.
No wiring work or switch mounting is required. When there are a plurality of terminal devices 11 in each partitioned area, each terminal device 11 can control lighting and air conditioning in the same area.

When a subnet such as the terminal device 14 or another LAN terminal device is provided in each partitioned area,
These terminal devices can also control lighting and air conditioning in the area.

[0024] And, not the switch operation on the wall surface, but the LA
Since it can be controlled by the keyboard operation of the terminal devices 11 and 14 such as N9, it is possible to freely adjust the lighting and air conditioning while staying in the original work, and not only the operability is significantly improved but also the lighting and air conditioning. Since it can be adjusted appropriately whenever necessary, it also contributes to energy saving.

Further, since the existing LAN 9 and the like are used,
Equipment can be constructed easily and inexpensively without complicated wiring work. Further, since a small dedicated device such as the conventional transmitter 1 is not used, no special storage place is required, there is no fear of loss, and maintenance and management are easy. The control information of the terminal devices 11 and 14 in any of the divided areas is LA
It is supplied from the modules 12, 13 of N9 to the target controllers 3, 4 via the control bus 7. In this case, each terminal device 1
1 and 14 can be controlled regardless of how they are arranged in their respective divided areas, and the control range may be limited based on the conventional transmission, the transmission of the receivers 1 and 2 and the restriction of the reception range. Absent.

Furthermore, when a change occurs in each division area due to a change in division of each floor, etc., conventional wiring installation,
It is possible to handle with simple software processing without any complicated work such as changing, mounting position of switches, changing number of switches, curing of wall surface, etc., and it is possible to freely and easily cope.

By the way, the OS of each terminal device 11, 14 or the like
If, for example, a multitasking OS or a multimedia OS is used, the control of lighting and air conditioning can be performed in parallel with the original business processing while it is being executed, so that the business is not interrupted and the operability is significantly improved. Of course. The configuration of the LAN and the like are not limited to the embodiment, and can be applied to the control of lighting and air conditioning of various buildings in which the LAN is constructed.

[0028]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. Local Area Network (LAN) 9 built in the building
When the lighting / air conditioning of each area is controlled by the terminal devices 11 and 14 of the LAN 9 arranged in each partitioned area in the building, the control is performed by operating the switch on the conventional wall surface or operating the remote control transmitter. Compared to the above, wiring work for equipment construction, switch installation work, etc. are unnecessary,
Moreover, it is possible to construct by an easy and inexpensive method without using a dedicated product such as a remote control transmitter that is easily lost and is not easily maintained and managed.

Further, when the control range of each area is changed due to the change of the divided area or the like, the change is notified to the host device, so that the so-called software processing can easily and freely cope with the change. You can respond to changes quickly, easily and cheaply.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a lighting / air-conditioning control method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Fluorescent light 6 Air-conditioning indoor unit 9 Local area network (LAN) 10 Server device 11, 14 Terminal device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A local area built in a building
The host device of the network manages the control of lighting and air conditioning of a plurality of partitioned areas such as each tenant area in the building, and based on the management, the terminal areas of the network arranged in each of the partitioned areas A lighting / air conditioning control method characterized by controlling each lighting / air conditioning.