KR20120140323A - Lighting controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A lighting controller is provided to separate a central control panel from an electric lamp driver and to supply a power for a controller through a communication wire. CONSTITUTION: A lighting control device includes a controller(20,30) and an electric lamp driver(40). A data signal is generated according to a lighting control signal. The controller provides a communications power source and the data signal to an electric lamp driver. The electric lamp driver includes a lamp driver control part and an LED driver(41). The lamp driver control part generates an LED driver control signal. An LED is operated by the LED driver control signal. [Reference numerals] (10) User control panel; (20) Central controller; (41,G1,G2) LED driver; (42,H1,H2) AC lighting driver; (A1) Middle controller 1; (A2) Middle controller 2; (A3) Middle controller n; (BB) n=natural number; (CC) Total 4-line connection; (DD) 2-line: power supply; (EE) 2-line: Data Line; (FF) Total:16

Description

Lighting control device {LIGHTING CONTROLLER}

The disclosed technique relates to a lighting control device. More specifically, the lighting control device to enable a simple and easy installation system with an effective and stable lighting control by using a device and system design for controlling a plurality of LED lights in addition to the existing fluorescent and incandescent lamps will be.

In general, the conventional lighting controller is for AC (AC) lighting control, the controller attached to the wall performs the dimming control by the on / off (ON / OFF) of the lighting and the analog phase control.

On the other hand, the general lighting control device is composed of a central controller combined with a user control panel and an intermediate controller installed on the ceiling, and is connected to the intermediate controller by a wired connection in the central controller connected to the wall.

Recently, the use range of LED lighting has many advantages such as eco-friendly, high brightness, power saving, etc. from AC lighting.

Accordingly, in the relevant technical field, there is a demand for technology development for an effective design of a lighting control system for management and maintenance as well as performing integrated control and stable lighting control of LED lighting along with AC lighting.

The technical problem to be solved by the disclosed technology is not only to control a plurality of light drivers at once, but also to separate the central controller and the light driver, thereby supplying power for transmitting and receiving data and controlling the data in a serial communication line (for example, 4 wires). This is done to provide a light control device and a light control system for mounting the light driver at the actual light installation position to facilitate installation and repair.

In addition, another technical problem of the present invention, by separating the central controller and the user control panel, not only frees the installation position and space of the user control panel, but also provides a power supply to the user control panel in the form of a battery, the central controller To further free up the installation space, and to provide a light control device for configurable user control panel in the form of a remote control.

A first aspect of the disclosed technology to achieve the technical problem, in the lighting control device comprising a controller and a plurality of light drivers, the controller forms a data signal in accordance with the lighting control signal wirelessly input, the plurality The power supply for the communication and the data signal to the light driver of the wires, each of the light driver of the plurality of light drivers using the communication power to receive the data signal and the LED driver control signal corresponding to the data signal A light driver control unit to perform generation of the; And an LED driver receiving power from a lighting power source and driving the LED according to the LED driver control signal.

The lighting control apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention relates to a technique for controlling LED lighting with an existing fluorescent lamp and an incandescent lamp, and provides an effect of implementing a system that is easy to install with effective and stable lighting control.

In addition, the lighting control device and the lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention, not only controls a plurality of light drivers at a time, but also separates the central controller and the light driver in a serial communication line (for example, four wires). By the power supply of the device for data transmission and reception and control to be performed, it is possible to mount the light driver to the actual light installation position to provide an easy effect of installation and repair.

In addition, the lighting control device and the lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention, by separating the central controller and the user control panel, not only frees the installation position and space of the user control panel, but also provides power supply to the user control panel. By providing in the form of a battery, the installation space of the central controller more freely, and the user control panel in the form of a remote control provides an effect.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a lighting control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing the configuration of a lighting control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a first embodiment of the configuration of the user control panel in the central control system of FIG.
4 is a view showing a second embodiment of the configuration of the user control panel in the central control system of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a central controller in the central control system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for describing an intermediate controller in the central control system of FIG. 1.
7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an intermediate controller in the central control system of FIG. 1.
8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a light driver in the central control system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a circuit that performs a power amount monitoring function of an LED light applicable to FIG. 8.

The description of the disclosed technique is merely an example for structural or functional explanation and the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, and thus the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

The terms " first ", " second ", and the like are used to distinguish one element from another and should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to", should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "include" or "have" refer to features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or parts thereof described. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present, but not to exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Each step may occur differently from the stated order unless the context clearly dictates the specific order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted to be consistent with meaning in the context of the relevant art and can not be construed as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless expressly defined in the present application.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a lighting control system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the lighting control system 1 includes a user control panel 10, a central controller 20, an intermediate controller 30, and a light driver 40.

As shown, the light driver 40 is composed of a plurality, each of the light driver 40 is composed of a separate LED driver 41 and the AC light driver 42, the existing AC lighting, and the additional LED Designed to control lighting simultaneously, integrated control is possible and provides convenience of installation and management. Here, the LED driver 41 and the AC lighting driver 42 are provided in the form of a module.

In addition, the central controller 20 may further include an additional intermediate controller with at least one intermediate controller 30 connected wirelessly or by wire.

Hereinafter, the configurations of the lighting control system 1 and the lighting control device 2 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrated around the lighting control system 1 for convenience of description.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the configuration of the user control panel 10 in the central control system 1 of FIG. 1 to 3, the user control panel 10 includes a touch panel 11, a power supply 12a, a first control unit 13, and a first serial communication unit 14, and includes a central controller ( 20) is connected in a wireless manner.

The touch panel 11 is a user operation panel for receiving a user's operation, and transmits a control signal input according to the user's operation to the first controller 13.

The power supply device 12a receives the operation power through an external power supply unit that provides AC power when the wireless connection with the central controller 20 allows the user control panel 10 to operate.

On the other hand, the power supply device 12a when the wired connection to the central controller 20 receives the operating power directly from the central controller 20 to operate the user control panel 10.

The first controller 13 receives the control signal from the touch panel 11 and controls the first serial communication unit 14 to transmit the control signal to the central controller 20.

Accordingly, the first serial communication unit 14 transmits a control signal to the central control unit 20 through the Zigbee method of the wireless method when the wireless connection. In the case of a wired connection, a control signal is transmitted to the central control unit 20 by a wired communication method (RS-485).

4 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the configuration of the user control panel 10 in the central control system 1 of FIG. 1 to 4, the user control panel 10 includes a touch panel 11, a battery 12b, a battery power monitoring unit 12c, a first control unit 13, and a first serial communication unit 14. Include.

Unlike FIG. 3, the user control panel 10 of FIG. 4 has a battery 12b embedded therein, and can be installed without restriction of an installation position.

Accordingly, the user control panel 10 can be utilized as a remote control in a mobile form.

On the other hand, the battery power monitoring unit 12c is a power monitoring circuit for monitoring the state of the battery, and provides an alarm to the user when the battery 12b is a low voltage.

More specifically, the battery power monitoring unit 12c monitors the state connected to the central controller 20 by reporting a status to the central controller 20 while simultaneously alerting the user when the battery 12b is detected as a low voltage. Allow monitoring through (not shown).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the central controller 30 in the central control system 1 of FIG. 1. 1 to 5, the central controller 20 includes a network module (PHY) 21, an SMPS 22, a second control unit 23, a second serial communication unit 24, and an LED controller power supply unit 25. It includes.

The central controller 20 receives the control signal of the user control panel 10 to generate the lighting control signal and then provides the lighting control signal to the intermediate controller 30.

The network module 21 is a configuration unit for performing data transmission and reception with the monitoring server.

The SMPS 22 receives the alternating current (AC) electricity supplied from the commercial power source and converts it into a voltage for operating the central controller 20 to operate the central controller 20.

The second control unit 23 receives the control signal from the second serial communication unit 24 and converts the control signal into an illumination control signal for controlling the intermediate controller 30 to perform an intermediate controller (eg, a Zigbee method). The second serial communication unit 24 is controlled to transmit to 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the second control unit 23 is connected to the user control panel 10 in a wireless manner, the second control unit 23 controls the plurality of user control panels 10 to be connected to one central controller 20. can do.

The second serial communication unit 24 is a configuration unit that enables external support with the user control panel 10 and / or the intermediate controller 30 by wire or wirelessly.

The LED controller power supply 25 is additionally configured when the lighting controller 2 of FIG. 2 is configured. In this case, the LED controller power supply 25 serves to directly supply power to the user control panel 10 when a wired connection is made between the user control panel 10 attached to the wall and the central controller 20.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the intermediate controller 30 in the central control system 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the intermediate controller 30 in the central control system 1 of FIG. 1. 1 to 7, the intermediate controller 30 is wirelessly connected to the central controller 20 to generate a data signal by receiving an illumination control signal, and then wires the data signal to the plurality of light drivers 40. To provide.

The intermediate controller 30 includes a wireless communication unit 31, a first wired communication unit 32, a first power supply unit 33, a power supply unit 34, and a third control unit 35.

The wireless communication unit 31 performs signal and data transmission and reception with the central controller 20 in a wireless manner (for example, a Zigbee method).

The first wired communication unit 32 transmits and receives signals and data to the at least one light driver 40 in a wired manner.

The first power supply 33 receives AC power supplied from commercial power to be used as an operating power of the intermediate controller 30.

The power supply unit 34 receives the power provided from the first power supply unit 33 to generate the required power and supply the power to the plurality of light drivers 40. That is, the intermediate controller 30 provides a driving power source of the light driver 40.

The third controller 35 controls the wireless communication unit 31 to receive the lighting control signal through wireless communication with the central controller 20, converts the generated lighting control signal into a data signal, and then generates a plurality of data signals. The first wired communication unit 32 is controlled so as to be transmitted through wired communication with the light drivers 40.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 6, the intermediate controller 30 and the plurality of light drivers 40 are connected by wires and simultaneously supply power and data signals by two power supply lines and two data communication lines. Can provide.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the light driver 40 in the central control system 1 of FIG. 1. 1 to 8, the light driver 40 includes an LED driver 41, an AC lighting driver 42, and a light driver control unit 43.

The LED driver 41 controls the LED lighting by the LED driver control signal generated by the light driver control unit 43 which has received the data signal.

The AC lighting driver 42 controls the AC lighting by the AC lighting driver control signal generated by the light driver control unit 43 which has received the data signal.

The light driver control unit 43 includes a second wired communication unit 43a, a second power supply unit 43b, a fourth control unit 43c, and a photo coupler 43d.

The light driver control unit 43 receives a data signal from the intermediate controller 30 and generates an LED driver control signal and an AC lighting driver control signal for controlling the LED driver 41 and the AC lighting driver 42, respectively. .

The second wired communication unit 43a performs signal and data transmission and reception with the intermediate controller 30 in a wired manner.

The second power supply unit 43b receives the necessary power from the power supply unit 34 of the intermediate controller 30 and supplies the operating power of the fourth control unit and the second wired communication unit 43a.

The fourth control unit 43c controls the second wired communication unit 43a to receive the data signal from the intermediate controller 30.

In addition, the fourth control unit 43c converts the received data signal into an LED driver control signal for controlling the LED driver 41 and the AC lighting driver 42 and an AC lighting driver control signal, respectively. Accordingly, the fourth control unit 43c controls the photo coupler 43d to transmit the LED driver control signal and the AC lighting driver control signal to the LED driver 41 and the AC lighting driver 42, respectively.

In addition, the fourth control unit 43c controls the power supplied through the second power supply unit 43b to be supplied to the LED driver 41 and the AC lighting driver 42.

Here, the power supplied to the LED driver 41 and the AC lighting driver 42 is provided to be completely separated. This is because the power supply of the control unit 43c is separated even if the power supply varies according to the type of LED lighting used in various ways, so that it can be coped with.

The photo coupler 43d separates and transmits the LED driver control signal to the LED driver 41 and the AC lighting driver control signal to the AC lighting driver 42 under the control of the fourth control unit 43c.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a circuit that performs a power amount monitoring function of an LED light applicable to FIG. 8. 1 to 9, the fifth controller 41a formed in the LED driver 41 performs monitoring and management of an operating state and power amount of the LED lamp. That is, control is possible through the circuit configuration formed in the LED driver 41 of FIG. 9 and the control of the fifth controller 41a.

The LED driver control signal, which is the control data received from the fourth control unit 43c of FIG. 8, is received through an optocoupler 41b for isolation, and converted to a PWM signal by the fifth control unit 41a to convert the LED light. You can adjust the brightness.

In addition, the fifth control unit 41a converts the voltage signal received through the ADC port into a data value and transmits the converted voltage signal to the intermediate controller 30 through the isolation optocoupler 41b.

Meanwhile, the brightness and state signals of the LED lights finally collected through the intermediate controller 30 may be stored in the monitoring server through the central controller 20 to monitor the overall operating state of the LED lights.

Ra in FIG. 9 is used to adjust the voltage of the power input to the fifth controller 41a, and Rb and Rc smooth the pulse signal to supply a stable voltage to the ADC port of the fifth controller 41a. .

As described above, the specification and the drawings have been described with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, although specific terms are used, it is only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the invention. It is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

1: lighting control system 2: lighting control unit
10: User Control Panel 11: Touch Panel
12a: power supply 12b: battery
12c: battery power monitoring unit 13: first control unit
14: first serial communication unit 20: central controller
21: LAN connection 22: SMPS
23: second control unit 24: second serial communication unit
25: LED controller power supply 30: intermediate controller
31: wireless communication unit 32: first wired communication unit
33: first power supply 34: power supply
35: third control unit 40: light driver
41: LED driver 41a: fifth control unit
41b: Optocoupler 42: Light driver for AC
43: light driver control unit 43a: second wired communication unit
43b: second power supply 43d: photo coupler

Claims (6)

A lighting control device comprising a controller and a plurality of light drivers,
The controller forms a data signal according to an illumination control signal input wirelessly,
Providing a communication power supply and the data signal to the plurality of light drivers by wire;
Each light driver of the plurality of light drivers includes: a light driver control unit configured to receive the data signal and generate an LED driver control signal corresponding to the data signal using the communication power; And an LED driver receiving power from a lighting power source and driving the LED according to the LED driver control signal. The method of claim 1,
The light driver control unit is a lighting control device for transmitting the LED driver control signal to the LED driver through a photo coupler. The method of claim 1,
The LED driver is a lighting control device driven by a switching mode power supply (SMPS) power. The method of claim 1,
The light driver includes the LED driver in the form of a module. The method of claim 1,
The lighting control device is transmitted by the Zigbee (Zigbee) method. The method of claim 1,
The light driver further comprises a lighting driver for AC.

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