KR101929523B1 - Apparatus for controlling light using infrared ray communication - Google Patents

Abstract

An illumination control apparatus by infrared communication is disclosed. An IR illumination controller for infrared light communication according to the present invention includes an IR illumination controller installed in a plurality of illumination lamps for receiving a control command through infrared communication and switching an illumination lamp according to an address assigned to the illumination lamp; An IR integrated controller for storing a set value for selectively switching a plurality of illumination lights, receiving a switching signal, and transmitting a control command through infrared communication according to a set value; And an IR repeater which receives a control command from the IR integrated controller through infrared communication, analyzes an address assigned to the illumination lamp according to the control command, and relays the control command to the IR illumination controller.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an illumination control apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication, and more particularly, to an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication capable of performing integrated control while minimizing distance and direction restriction of infrared rays for a plurality of illuminations.

Generally, as a method of controlling lighting devices installed in a school, a company, or a public facility, it is possible to control ON / OFF of a switch of an individual or group switchboard and a switch of a main switchboard.

Therefore, when the lighting of some of the lighting lamps is required, the user must directly move to the individual or group switchboard and operate the respective switches.

Therefore, there is an inconvenience that the user must move to a place where the switch of the light to be controlled is installed. Even if all the lights are controlled at the main switchboard, in order to check whether the lighting is normally turned on, the user must go to the installation place and check whether the lamp is operating normally.

Related prior arts include "a system for controlling a plurality of lights ", Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0394747 (issued on September 5, 2005).

In this way, when lighting is controlled through the wall switch or the switchboard, there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to operate. In addition, difficulties in construction and a large cost are incurred in order to separate lights grouped or group new groups.

In order to solve the inconvenience of the wall switch, a remote control for lighting control is used. However, the lighting control by the remote control is not only a substitute for a wall switch, However, there is a problem in that it is difficult to construct and a cost is incurred because the wiring needs to be changed when a new group is to be set.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an integrated repeater for controlling a plurality of lights by redirecting a control command through an infrared repeater And to provide an illumination control device by means of an infrared communication so as to be able to perform the illumination control.

An IR illumination controller includes infrared light controllers, which are respectively installed in a plurality of illumination lamps and receive control commands through infrared communication and switch illumination lamps according to addresses assigned to the illumination lamps, according to an aspect of the present invention. An IR integrated controller for storing a set value for selectively switching a plurality of illumination lights, receiving a switching signal, and transmitting a control command through infrared communication according to a set value; And an IR repeater which receives a control command from the IR integrated controller through infrared communication, analyzes an address assigned to the illumination lamp according to the control command, and relays the control command to the IR illumination controller.

The present invention is characterized in that the carrier frequency for infrared communication between the IR illuminator and the IR relaying period and the carrier frequency for IR communication are different from each other.

In the present invention, the IR illumination controller includes: a third storage unit for storing an address assigned to the illumination lamp; A switching unit for switching an illumination lamp; A fourth IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with the IR integrated controller or IR repeater; And a lighting control unit for controlling the switching unit by determining an address assigned to the lighting lamp according to the control command received from the fourth IR transceiver.

The present invention further includes a third power source for receiving driving power from an illumination lamp and supplying the driving power to the IR lighting controller.

In the present invention, the illumination control unit returns the operation status of the illumination lamp through the fourth IR transceiver.

In the present invention, the IR integrated controller includes: a key input unit for inputting and operating a set value for selectively switching a plurality of illumination lights; A first storage unit for storing a set value set through a key input unit; A first IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with the IR repeater; An integrated controller for storing the set value in the first storage unit according to the operation of the key input unit and transmitting a control command through the first IR transceiver according to the set value; And a display unit for displaying an operating state of the integrated control unit.

The present invention further includes a first power source unit for supplying an independent power source for driving the IR integrated controller or a driving power source from an illumination lamp and supplying the power to the IR integrated controller.

In the present invention, the IR integrated controller further includes a second IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with the IR light controller, and the integrated controller transmits the control command through the second IR transceiver according to an operation of the key input unit .

In the present invention, the first IR transceiver and the second IR transceiver are characterized in that their carrier frequencies are different from each other.

In the present invention, an IR repeater includes: a third IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with an IR integrated controller; A plurality of IR relay transceivers arranged to perform infrared communication with a plurality of IR light controllers; A second storage unit for storing an IR illumination controller opposed to the IR relay transceiver; And a relay control unit for receiving a control command from the third IR transceiver and selecting an IR illumination controller to be illuminated according to the control command and transmitting a control command to the IR relay transceiver opposed to the IR illumination controller stored in the second storage unit; And a control unit.

The present invention further includes a second power source for receiving driving power from an illumination lamp and supplying the driving power to the IR repeater.

In the present invention, when a control command is received, the relay control unit selects all of the plurality of IR relay transceivers and transmits a control command.

In the present invention, the relay control unit sequentially transmits one or more IR relay transceivers for transmitting the control command.

An infrared light control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is capable of redirecting a control command through an infrared repeater for minimizing distance and direction constraint of infrared light for a plurality of lights, Group lighting can be implemented, and selective lighting control can maximize energy savings.

In addition, according to the present invention, a wireless environment can be established by infrared communication, so that it is possible to eliminate the difficulty of construction for individual control and group control for a plurality of illumination lamps without additional wiring work, and to reduce costs.

1 is a block diagram showing an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing an IR illumination controller of an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing an IR integrated controller of an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing an IR repeater of an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a lighting control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an IR lighting controller of an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an IR integrated controller of an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an IR integrated controller of an illumination control apparatus using infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an IR repeater of the apparatus; Fig.

As shown in FIG. 1, an illumination control apparatus by infrared rays communication according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an IR illumination controller 30, an IR integration controller 10, and an IR relay 20.

The IR illumination controller 30 is installed in each of the first to n-th illumination lights 40_1 to 40_n, receives the control command through infrared communication, and outputs a control signal to the illumination lamps 40_1 to 40_n according to addresses given to the first to n- 40) to control the dimming or control the lighting of the lamps. The first to n < th >

2, the IR illumination controller 30 includes a third storage unit 310, a switching unit 350, a fourth IR transceiver 340, and a lighting control unit 330, And may include a power supply unit 320.

The third storage unit 310 stores the address assigned to the illumination lamp 40 and can select the illumination lamp 40 according to the control command so as to perform dimming control or turn-off control on the selected illumination lamp 40 .

The switching unit 350 switches the illumination lamp 40 to dim or turn it on and off.

The fourth IR transceiver 340 performs infrared communication with the IR integrated controller 10 or the IR repeater 20 to receive the control command or return the operation status of the illumination lamp 40. [

The illumination control unit 330 determines the address assigned to the illumination lamp 40 stored in the third storage unit 310 according to the control command received from the fourth IR transceiver 340 and controls the switching unit 350 so that the illumination light 40) can be individually controlled.

The third power supply unit 320 may receive the driving power from the illumination lamp 40 and supply the driving power to the IR illumination controller 30. [

In this manner, the IR illumination controller 30 is installed in the illumination lamps 40 to support the illumination lamps 40 by infrared communication.

The IR integrated controller 10 stores setting values for selectively switching the first through the n-th illumination lights 40_1 through 40_n, receives a switching signal, transmits a control command through infrared communication according to the set value, 1 to the n-th illumination lamps 40_1 to 40_n.

3, the IR integrated controller 10 includes a key input unit 110, a first storage unit 120, a first IR transceiver 150, an integrated control unit 140, and a display unit (not shown) 170, as well as a second IR transceiver 160 and a first power supply 130.

The key input unit 110 inputs and operates setting values for selectively switching the first through the n-th illumination lights 40_1 through 40_n.

For example, it is possible to set or cancel the group for the first to n-th illumination lights 40_1 to 40_n, to set the dimming value, to select individual control or group control, It is also possible to directly perform control by selecting the illumination lamps 40_1 to 40_n without passing through the IR relay device 20. [

The first storage unit 120 stores a set value set through the key input unit 110. [

The first IR transceiver 150 may perform infrared communication with the IR repeater 20 to transmit a control command or be returned to the operation state of the illumination lamp 40. [

The integrated control unit 140 stores the set value in the first storage unit 120 according to the operation of the key input unit 110. When the illumination control is performed through the key input unit 110, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 150 < / RTI >

The display unit 170 may display an operation state of the integrated control unit 140 so that the user can recognize the operation state.

The first power supply unit 130 may supply independent power for driving the IR integrated controller 140 or supply driving power from the illumination lamp 40 to the IR integrated controller 10. [

That is, the IR integrated controller 10 may be driven by an independent power source such as a battery, and may be used for portable use. Alternatively, the IR integrated controller 10 may be installed in a stationary state and may be driven by receiving driving power from the illumination lamp 40.

Meanwhile, the second IR transceiver 160 performs infrared communication with the IR illumination controller 30 to directly control the illumination lamp.

The integrated controller 140 transmits a control command through the second IR transceiver 160 in response to the operation of the key input unit 110 so that the IR integrated controller 10 So that the lighting lamp 40 can be directly controlled.

Here, the first IR transceiver 150 and the second IR transceiver 160 may have different carrier frequencies, thereby preventing confusion caused by simultaneously receiving the control command from the IR repeater 20 and the IR light controller 30 .

For example, the first IR transceiver 150 may use 56 KHz as the carrier frequency, and the second IR transceiver 160 may use the carrier frequency as 38 KHz.

In the present invention, the data packet of the infrared communication for illumination control may be configured to include a start field, an address field, a data field, and a stop field as an embodiment.

Here, the address field is assigned to the address of the IR integrated controller 10, the address field of the IR repeater 20, and the address field of the IR lighting controller 30, The target device can be identified through the address recorded in the area allocated when the data is returned, and the data field can include the data on the drive command and the operation state.

The IR relay device 20 receives the control command from the IR integrated controller 10 through infrared communication, analyzes the address given to the illumination lamp 40 according to the control command, and relays the control command to the IR illumination controller 30.

4, the IR repeater 20 includes a third IR transceiver 210, an IR relay transceiver 250, a second storage unit 220, a relay control unit 240, And a power supply unit 230.

The third IR transceiver 210 may perform infrared communication with the IR integrated controller 10 to receive the control command or transmit the operating state.

The IR relay transceiver 250 is connected to the first to n-th IR illumination controllers 30_1 to 30_n in a direction opposite to the first to n-th IR illumination controllers 30_1 to 30_n so as to relay control commands through infrared communication, respectively And the first through m-th IR relay transceivers 250_1 through 250_m.

For example, when the first to m-th IR relay transceivers 250_1 to 250_m are circularly arranged, the first to n-th illumination controllers 30_1 to 30_n, which are installed around the IR relay device 20, Can be performed.

The IR transmitters and receivers 250 and 250 are set to be different from each other so that infrared communication between the IR illuminating controller 30 and the IR repeater 20 and IR communication with the IR repeater 20 It is possible to prevent crosstalk from occurring when infrared communication is performed between the controllers 10.

For example, the third IR transceiver 210 may use 56 KHz as the carrier frequency, and the IR relay transceiver 250 may use the carrier frequency as 38 KHz.

The second storage unit 220 stores the IR illumination controller 30 opposed to the IR relay transceiver 250 and selects the IR relay transceiver 250 for transmitting the control command in accordance with the address of the IR illumination controller 30 .

For example, when the first to m-th IR relay transceivers 250_1 to 250_m are arranged in a circle, the address of the IR illumination controller 30 in the transmission / reception affected area can be stored for each quadrant considering the directionality of infrared rays.

The relay control unit 240 receives the control command from the third IR transceiver 210 and selects the IR illumination controller 30 to be illuminated according to the control command and controls the IR illumination controller 30 to the IR relay transceiver 250, so that the illumination control can be performed.

Also, the relay control unit 240 may select all of the first to m-th IR relay transceivers 250_1 to 250_m and transmit the control command when receiving the control command.

When there is more than one IR relay transceiver 250 transmitting the control command, the relay control unit 240 can sequentially select and transmit the IR relay transceiver 250 one by one.

The second power supply unit 230 receives driving power from the illumination lamp 40 and supplies the driving power to the IR repeater 20.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an illumination control apparatus by infrared communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first to fifth illumination lamps 40_1 to 40_5, respectively provided with the first to fifth illumination controllers 30_1 to 30_5, are connected to a commercial power source, and a third illumination lamp The IR relay device 20 can be provided to receive the driving power from the infrared communication device 40_3.

Therefore, it is possible to set or change the group by selecting the illumination lamp 40 for group control by storing the set values through the IR integrated controller 10, and to control the first illumination lamp 40_1 in the IR integrated controller 10 When the IR relay device 20 transmits a control command to the IR relay device 20 in the direction in which the first illumination light 40_1 is installed according to the control command, 1 illumination lamp 40_1 by switching the illumination lamp 40_1.

Also, when the IR relay device 20 transmits control commands in all directions, the first through fifth illumination controllers 30_1 through 30_5 can control the first illumination lamp 30_1 in the first illumination controller 30_1 through the address have.

As described above, according to the illumination control apparatus by infrared ray communication according to the embodiment of the present invention, the illumination control apparatus by infrared communication can control the infrared rays through the infrared ray relay It is possible to implement selective individual lighting or group lighting by allowing commands to be retransmitted and integrated control. In addition to maximizing energy saving through selective lighting control, wireless environment can be constructed by infrared communication, It is possible to solve construction difficulties and reduce costs for individual control and group control for a plurality of illumination lamps without any operation.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand.

Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

10: IR integrated controller 20: IR repeater
30: IR light controller
30_1 to 30_n: first to n < th > IR illumination controllers
40: Lighting lights 40_1 ~ 40n: Lighting lights
110: key input unit 120: first storage unit
130: first power supply unit 140:
150: first IR transceiver 160: second IR transceiver
210: third IR transceiver 220: second storage unit
230: second power supply unit 240: relay control unit
250: IR relay transceiver
250_1 to 250_m: first to m-th IR relay transceivers
310: Third storage unit 320: Third power supply unit
330: illumination control unit 340: fourth IR transceiver
350:

Claims (13)

An IR light controller which is installed in each of a plurality of illumination lamps and receives a control command through infrared communication and switches an illumination lamp according to an address assigned to the illumination lamp;
An IR integrated controller for storing a set value for selectively switching a plurality of the illumination lamps, receiving a switching signal, and transmitting a control command through infrared communication according to a set value; And
And an IR repeater which receives a control command from the IR integrated controller through infrared communication, analyzes an address assigned to the illumination lamp according to a control command, and relays a control command to the IR illumination controller,
The IR repeater comprising: a third IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with the IR aggregation controller; A plurality of IR relay transceivers arranged to perform infrared communication with a plurality of the IR illumination controllers; A second storage unit for storing an address of the IR illuminating controller which is opposite to the IR relay transceiver and is in a transmission / reception-affected area; And a controller for receiving a control command from the third IR transceiver and selecting the IR illumination controller for which illumination control is to be performed in accordance with the control command to issue a control command to the IR relay transceiver opposite to the IR illumination controller stored in the second storage And a relay control unit,
Wherein the relay control unit selects all of the plurality of IR relay transceivers and transmits a control command when the control command is received, and sequentially transmits the control command when the IR relay transceiver transmits the control command,
The IR integrating controller includes:
A key input unit for inputting and operating a set value for selectively switching a plurality of the illumination lamps;
A first storage unit for storing a set value set through the key input unit;
A first IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with the IR repeater;
An integrated controller for storing a set value in the first storage unit according to an operation of the key input unit and transmitting a control command through the first IR transceiver according to a set value;
A display unit for displaying an operation state of the integrated control unit; And
And a second IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with the IR illumination controller,
Wherein the integrated control unit transmits a control command through the second IR transceiver according to an operation of the key input unit,
A carrier frequency for infrared communication between the IR repeater and the IR light controller and a carrier frequency for infrared communication between the IR repeater and the IR co-
Wherein a carrier frequency for infrared communication between the IR integrated controller and the IR light controller and a carrier frequency for infrared communication between the IR integrated controller and the lighting controller are different from each other,
Wherein the IR repeater for infrared communication with the IR light controller and the IR coherent controller have the same carrier frequency.
delete The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the IR illumination controller comprises:
A third storage unit for storing an address assigned to the illumination lamp;
A switching unit for switching the illumination lamp;
A fourth IR transceiver for performing infrared communication with the IR integrated controller or the IR repeater; And
And an illumination control unit for determining an address assigned to the illumination lamp according to a control command received from the fourth IR transceiver and controlling the switching unit.
The illumination control apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a third power source for receiving driving power from the illumination lamp and supplying the driving power to the IR illumination controller.
The illumination control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the illumination control unit returns the operation state of the illumination lamp through the fourth IR transceiver.
delete The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a first power supply unit for supplying independent power for driving the IR integrated controller or receiving driving power from the illumination lamp and supplying the power to the IR integrated controller Lighting control device.
delete delete delete The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second power source for receiving driving power from the illumination lamp and supplying the driving power to the IR repeater.
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