KR101303292B1 - System and method for controlling illumination using multi layer mergence - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting control system and method using a multi-layer synthesis to implement the optimal light control and light distribution according to the light distribution data generated by synthesizing various sensor information and position information of the lighting device connected through a network. It is done. To this end, a plurality of sensors installed in the building to detect the environmental information and human information of the room; A plurality of lights installed in the building to irradiate light; A data communication unit transmitting environmental information and physical information detected by the plurality of sensors to a lighting control unit through a network; And a plurality of sensors and lights connected to a network, and according to light distribution information generated by using environmental information and room information received through the data communication unit, preset location information of sensors and lights, and light distribution information of each light. And a lighting controller for controlling the plurality of lights to form any light distribution. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that it is possible to realize optimal lighting control and light distribution according to light distribution data generated by synthesizing various sensor information and location information of a lighting device connected through a network.

Description

Lighting control system and method using multi-layer synthesis {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ILLUMINATION USING MULTI LAYER MERGENCE}

The present invention relates to a lighting control system and method using multi-layer synthesis, and more particularly, to optimal lighting control and light distribution data generated by synthesizing various sensor information connected through a network and location information of a lighting device. A lighting control system and method using multi-layer synthesis for implementing light distribution.

As the economy develops, office buildings and residential buildings are gradually becoming larger and more functional, and various facilities such as air conditioning, sanitation, electric power, crime prevention, and disaster prevention are intricately combined.

Building Automation System (BAS), which is built to monitor and control these various facilities, includes Central Control Management System (CCMS), Direct Digital Controller (DDC) and Local Devices (Local Devices). It consists of

In operating the building automation system, it is highly reliable and very fast in order to share a lot of information necessary for the control and monitoring of various facilities and systems (air conditioning control, power control, lighting control, parking control, elevator, etc.). There is a demand for establishing a communication infrastructure.

On the other hand, the lighting control of the building automation system is mainly composed of the integrated control method grouped by floor or office, so that the illumination lamp located in the daytime with high illumination or the window where the light is much emitted is always constant regardless of the illumination value. There is a lot of problems wasted energy because it emits light.

In order to solve this problem, a smart lighting device that adjusts the brightness according to the ambient light has been proposed.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a smart lighting device according to the prior art, the smart lighting device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a switch 11 for the on / off input and the illumination sensor for detecting the ambient illumination ( 12) and a controller 13 for controlling the on / off and brightness of the LED 14 based on the input signal of the switch 11 and the illuminance information detected from the illuminance sensor 12.

That is, the controller 13 adjusts the brightness of the LED 14 through color temperature adjustment or dimming control of the LED 14 according to the illumination information detected by the illumination sensor 12.

However, color temperature or dimming control using illuminance information does not take into consideration the space or environment in which the lighting is installed, and there is a problem in that the lighting efficiency is significantly reduced.

In addition, since the control is performed irrespective of the light distribution pattern formed by the lighting device, the color temperature adjustment or the dimming control of the lighting is performed, and thus there is a problem in that optimal lighting efficiency is not provided.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention is a lighting control system using a multi-layer synthesis that implements the optimal light control and light distribution according to the light distribution data generated by synthesizing various sensor information and the location information of the lighting device connected through the network And to provide a method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lighting control system using a multi-layer synthesis,
A plurality of sensors installed in the building to detect environmental information and information on human occupancy; A plurality of lights installed in the building to irradiate light and have light distribution information indicating light distribution patterns formed by preset unique ID information and lighting; A data communication unit transmitting environmental information and physical information detected by the plurality of sensors to a lighting control unit through a network; And light distribution information connected to a network of the plurality of sensors and lights, the environment information and the room information received through the data communication unit, the installation position information of the preset sensors and the lights, and the light distribution pattern formed by the lights. And a lighting controller configured to control the plurality of lights to form an arbitrary light distribution according to light distribution information generated by using light distribution information of each light, wherein the light control unit comprises: a first layer including environmental information; A second layer including occupancy information and a third layer including light distribution information indicating a light distribution pattern formed by the light and the installation position information of the light, and synthesized the generated first to third layers Generating a light distribution data layer reflecting the environment information, the room information, and the installation location information of the lighting; .

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In addition, the sensor according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises an illumination sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and an infrared sensor.

In addition, the illumination according to the invention is characterized in that the LED as a light source.

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In addition, the lighting control unit according to the present invention is characterized in that to perform the color temperature control or dimming control of the illumination according to the generated light distribution data layer to control the light irradiated from the illumination to form an arbitrary light distribution.

In addition, the lighting control unit according to the present invention, the installation position information of the sensor and the light, the light distribution information of each light, the program information for generating a light distribution data layer by combining the first to third layers, and the generated light distribution data And a memory for storing layer information.

In addition, the present invention is a lighting control method using a multi-layer synthesis,
a) receiving, by the lighting control unit, environmental information and occupancy information of the building from a sensor connected through a network; b) the lighting control unit receives and analyzes the received environmental information, the room information and the installation position information of the light, and the light distribution information formed by each light from the light, and includes the first layer including the environment information and the room information. Generating a second layer including the second layer, light distribution information indicating an installation position of the illumination, and a light distribution pattern formed by the illumination; c) synthesizing the generated first to third layers by the lighting control unit to generate a light distribution data layer reflecting the environment information, the room information, the installation position information of the light, and the light distribution information indicating the light distribution pattern formed by the light; ; And d) controlling the illumination to form arbitrary light distribution according to the light distribution data layer generated by the lighting control unit.

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In addition, the light distribution control of the illumination according to the present invention is characterized by performing a color temperature control or dimming control of the illumination according to the light distribution data layer generated by the illumination control unit.

The present invention has the advantage of implementing the optimal lighting control and light distribution according to the light distribution data generated by synthesizing the various sensor information and the location information of the lighting device connected through the network.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a smart lighting device according to the prior art.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a lighting control system using a multi-layer synthesis in accordance with the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view showing an arrangement state of a lighting control system using the multilayer synthesis according to FIG. 2;
4 is a flowchart illustrating a data synthesis process of the lighting control system using the multilayer synthesis according to FIG. 2.
5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a multi-layer synthesis process of the lighting control system using the multi-layer synthesis according to FIG.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method using a lighting control system using multilayer synthesis according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a lighting control system and method using multilayer synthesis according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Light control system)

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a lighting control system using a multilayer composition according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing an arrangement of the lighting control system using a multilayer composition according to FIG.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the lighting control system using a multi-layer synthesis according to the present invention is a plurality of sensors, including sensor 1 (100), sensor 2 (110) to sensor n (120), and a data communication unit 1 And a plurality of lights, including two (200, 210), an illumination control unit (300), a memory (310), an illumination (1400), an illumination (2410), and an illumination n (420).

The sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor n (120) is installed at any position of the interior space 510, such as the ceiling or wall of the building 500 and the environmental information of the interior space 510 A configuration for detecting the presence or absence of a person, including an illumination sensor that detects ambient illumination information, a temperature sensor that detects temperature information, a humidity sensor that detects humidity information, and whether or not a person is present in a building Including an infrared sensor, the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor n (120) is preferably installed at any position inside the building.

In addition, the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor n (120) is installed in a building spaced apart a certain distance, the location information in which the sensors are installed is stored in the memory (310).

The data communication unit 1 (200) is connected to the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor n (120) through a wired and wireless network, and the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor The environmental information detected by n (120) and the occupant information detected whether or not there is a person are transmitted to the lighting control unit 300. The sensor 1100, the sensor 2110, and the sensor n (120) It is connected using wired or wireless communication, including RS-232, RS-485, Zigbee, and Bluetooth.

The data communicator 2 210 is connected to the data communicator 1 200 through a local area network (LAN), for example, to receive environmental information and rehabilitation information transmitted from the data communicator 1 200 to illuminate the lighting controller 300. )

The lighting controller 300 is connected to the lighting 1 400, the lighting 2 410 to the lighting n 420 through a wired cable, and the sensor 1 100 and the sensor received through the data communication unit 2 210. Environmental information and occupancy information of the 2 (110) to the sensor n (120), the installation position information of the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor n (120) stored in the memory 310, and the illumination 1 (400), the installation position information of the illumination 2 (410) to illumination n (420), and the light distribution information of the illumination 1 (400), illumination 2 (410) to illumination n (420) arbitrary to the illumination target space Generates optimal light distribution information for forming light distribution of the light and outputs the light distribution information to the illumination 1 400, the illumination 2 410 to the illumination n 420, the installation position information of the sensors and the lights, and the light distribution of the lights. And a memory 310 that stores information.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a data synthesis process of the lighting control system using the multilayer synthesis according to FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary view illustrating a multilayer synthesis process of the lighting control system using the multilayer synthesis according to FIG. 2. A synthesis process using multiple layers will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

The lighting control unit 300 receives the information received from the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor n (120), etc. installed at any position of the indoor space 510, for example, illuminance data, occupancy data, And classify the classified data into two-dimensional planes according to the location information on which the corresponding sensor is installed.

That is, the illumination control unit 300 receives illuminance data from the illuminance sensors installed at any position of the indoor space 510, and randomly provides the illuminance data provided by the illuminance sensors according to the positions where the illuminance sensors are installed. Arranged on a plane to generate a first layer L1 of illuminance data.

The generated first layer L1 has an area a1 having a high illuminance value compared to a predetermined illuminance value determination criterion according to the position of an illuminance sensor installed in the indoor space 510 and a high illuminance value. The region a2 having an illuminance value relatively lower than the illuminance value of the a1 region, the region a3 having an illuminance value lower than the illuminance value of the a2 region, and the region a4 having an extremely low illuminance value are displayed. .

In addition, the lighting control unit 300 receives the presence and location of the person from the infrared detection sensors installed in any position of the indoor space 510, if the infrared detection sensor is installed according to the location where each infrared detection sensor is installed. The second room L2 composed of the room data is generated by arranging the provided room information and the position data on an arbitrary two-dimensional plane.

The generated second layer L2 displays whether a person is occupied and the areas b1, b2, and b3 where the person is located according to the position of the infrared sensor installed in the indoor space 510.

In addition, when the lighting controller 300 completes layer formation of data received from various sensors, the installation positions of the lights 1400, the lights 2 410, and the lights n 420 installed in the indoor space 510. Information is read from the memory 310 and placed on an arbitrary two-dimensional plane to generate a third layer L3 of illumination position data.

The third layer L3 displays the installation areas c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, and c6 of the lights 400, 400 ′, 410, 410 ′, 420, and 420 ′ installed in the interior space 510. The third layer L3 also includes light distribution information indicating a light distribution pattern formed by each of the lights.

The lighting controller 300 sequentially stacks the generated first layer L1, the second layer L2, and the third layer L3, and then illuminates the light in a region where the respective regions overlap. The light distribution data layer L4 reflecting the presence / absence, the position of the person, the installation position information of the illumination, and the light distribution information of the illumination is generated.

In the generated first to third layers L1, L2, and L3, an illumination area for each lighting installed in the indoor space 510 according to a high and low illumination value and when a person is in the room or no person is present. , d2 and d3 to differentiate the detailed light distribution pattern to generate optimal light distribution data so that uniform light distribution can be achieved in the indoor space 510.

That is, a low illuminance and human area (d1) allows a strong light distribution, and a high illuminance and human area (d2) allows a light distribution relatively lower than the d1 region, a high illuminance and a human The absent region d3 generates light distribution data so that light distribution lower than that of the d2 region can be achieved.

In addition, the lighting control unit 300 outputs a color temperature control or dimming control signal of each light to form light distribution according to the light distribution data layer L4 in which the lights are generated, and then illuminates 1400 and illumination. 2 to 410, the illumination n 420 is controlled to form light distribution by the generated light distribution data layer L4.

The memory 310 is a lighting control unit 300, the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) and the sensor n (120) installed position information, the illumination 1 400, the illumination 2 (410) to illumination n ( Position information provided with 420, light distribution information indicating a light distribution pattern formed by each illumination, and program information for generating a light distribution data layer L4 by combining the first to third layers L1, L2, and L3; The light distribution data layer L4 is generated and the stored information is provided to the lighting controller 300.

The illumination 1400, illumination 2 410 to illumination n 420 are installed at the same position as the ceiling or wall of the interior space 510 to form an arbitrary light distribution in the interior space 510 and the light is irradiated. Be sure to

In addition, the illumination 1400, illumination 2 (410) to illumination n (420) is an LED that outputs warm white (Warm White) or cool white (Cool White) white light or outputs white light using RGB Use LED as a light source.

In addition, the illumination 1400, illumination 2 (410) to illumination n (420) includes a predetermined unique ID information and light distribution information indicating a light distribution pattern formed by the illumination, the ID information and light distribution Information may be provided to the lighting control unit 300.

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FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method using a lighting control system using multilayer synthesis according to the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 6, a lighting control method using multilayer synthesis according to the present invention will be described.

The lighting control unit 300 includes environmental information including illuminance information and temperature information of the indoor space detected by the sensor 1 (100), the sensor 2 (110) to the sensor n (120) connected through a network, and information on whether a person is in a room. And the like (S100).

The lighting control unit 300 detects and analyzes environment information and occupancy information received in step S100, installation location information of sensors providing the corresponding information in the memory 310, installation location information of the illumination, and light distribution information of the illumination. And a first layer L1 including environmental information from the analyzed environment information, occupancy information, and installation location information of the sensors, a second layer L2 including occupancy information, installation location information of the illumination, and A third layer L3 including light distribution information is generated (S110).

The lighting control unit 300 sequentially stacks the generated first to third layers L1, L2, and L3, and then synthesizes them, and performs illuminance in each of the overlapping areas, whether humans are occupied, By reflecting the position of the person, the installation position information of the light and the light distribution information of the light, the light distribution pattern is differentiated with respect to the light 1400, the light 2 410 to the light n 420 to uniform the interior space 510. A light distribution data layer L4 having an optimal light distribution is generated (S130) so that light distribution can be performed, and the generated light distribution data layer L4 is stored in the memory 310 during light distribution.

The light distribution data layer L4 has a low illuminance and a strong light distribution in a human area, and a high illuminance and a human light area enables a light distribution relatively low than a low illuminance and a human area. For example, a light distribution pattern may be generated in a region having high illuminance and no human, so that light distribution may be performed lower than a region having high illuminance and human.

The illumination control unit 300 is a color of each illumination so that the illumination 1400, the illumination 2 (410) to the illumination n (420) to form any light distribution according to the light distribution data layer (L4) generated in step S130 The temperature control or dimming control signal is output to control the lighting 1400, the lighting 2 410 to the lighting n 420 to form light distribution by the generated light distribution data layer L4 (S140). .

Therefore, it is possible to perform the optimal lighting control in any space.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It can be understood that

In the course of the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation, , Which may vary depending on the intentions or customs of the user, the operator, and the definitions of these terms should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

100: sensor 1 110: sensor 2
120: sensor n 200: data communication unit 1
210: data communication unit 2 300: lighting control unit
310: memory 400: lighting 1
410: light 2 420: light n
500: building 510: interior space

Claims (9)

A plurality of sensors installed in the building to detect environmental information and information on human occupancy;
A plurality of lights installed in the building to irradiate light and have light distribution information indicating light distribution patterns formed by preset unique ID information and lighting;
A data communication unit transmitting environmental information and physical information detected by the plurality of sensors to a lighting control unit through a network; And
Receives light distribution information indicating a light distribution pattern formed by the illumination from the environment information and the room information connected to the plurality of sensors and lights and the data communication unit, the installation position information of the sensor and the illumination, and the illumination And an illumination controller configured to control the plurality of lights to form an arbitrary light distribution according to light distribution information generated by using light distribution information of each light.
The lighting control unit generates a first layer including environmental information, a second layer including occupancy information, and a third layer including light distribution information indicating a light distribution pattern formed by the installation position information of the light and the light. And synthesizing the generated first to third layers to generate a light distribution data layer that reflects the environment information, occupancy information, and installation location information of the illumination. The method of claim 1,
The sensor comprises an illumination sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and an infrared sensor. The method of claim 1,
The illumination control system using a multi-layer synthesis, characterized in that the LED as a light source. delete delete The method of claim 1,
The lighting controller performs color temperature control or dimming control of the illumination according to the generated light distribution data layer to control the light irradiated from the illumination to form an arbitrary light distribution. . The method of claim 1,
The lighting control unit stores a sensor and lighting installation position information, light distribution information of each light, program information for generating a light distribution data layer by combining the first to third layers, and a memory for storing the generated light distribution data layer information. Lighting control system using a multi-layer synthesis, characterized in that it comprises a. a) receiving, by the lighting control unit, environmental information and occupancy information of the building from a sensor connected through a network;
b) the lighting control unit receives and analyzes the received environmental information, the room information and the installation position information of the light, and the light distribution information formed by each light from the light, and includes the first layer including the environment information and the room information. Generating a second layer including the second layer, light distribution information indicating an installation position of the illumination, and a light distribution pattern formed by the illumination;
c) synthesizing the generated first to third layers by the lighting control unit to generate a light distribution data layer reflecting the environment information, the room information, the installation position information of the light, and the light distribution information indicating the light distribution pattern formed by the light; ; And
and d) controlling the illumination to form an arbitrary light distribution according to the light distribution data layer generated by the lighting control unit. The method of claim 8,
The light distribution control of the illumination is performed by performing color temperature control or dimming control of the illumination according to the light distribution data layer generated by the illumination control unit.

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