WO2015143469A1

WO2015143469A1 - Method for actuating control gear for lighting means

Info

Publication number: WO2015143469A1
Application number: PCT/AT2015/050074
Authority: WO
Inventors: Markus Künzli; Frank Horn; Samuel Huber; Roger Kistler; Thomas Kuch; Markus Menzi
Original assignee: Tridonic Gmbh & Co Kg
Priority date: 2014-03-28
Filing date: 2015-03-25
Publication date: 2015-10-01
Also published as: DE212015000089U1; AT14741U1

Abstract

The invention relates to a lighting system (A) comprising at least one set of control gear (1) for operating lighting means, and a control unit (10) which receives digital control commands. The control gear (1) can be controlled in terms of brightness and colour by means of control commands and the control unit is connected to an outdoor-light sensor. The outdoor-light sensor is designed to detect the colour temperature and transmits the detected colour temperature to the control unit (10). The control unit (10) sends a colour command as a control command to at least one set of control gear and the control gear adapts the actuation of the lighting means in accordance with the received colour command.

Description

Method for controlling an operating device for

Lamp

The invention relates to a method for controlling at least one operating device for lamps according to the preamble of patent claim 1, a lighting system with a control device and at least one operating device for operating lamps according to the preamble of patent claim 5, a control device for operating

Bulbs, with an interface switch to the

Receiving digital control commands via a bus line according to the preamble of patent claim 9.

Technical area

Such methods are used to control

Operating equipment used for lighting and are used in lighting systems to switch on and off bulbs using a central control unit and adjust the brightness. Usually, the bulbs are driven by operating devices. The operating devices are grouped together and can be from one or more central

Control units are controlled. With the term

Lamps are both gas discharge lamps as well as halogen lamps or light emitting diodes (LED) called. Such a light source can be arranged individually or together with other light sources in a luminaire, which may also contain the operating device.

In modern lighting systems are often by the central control unit digital control commands to the

Operating devices sent. Through this external

Control commands can be used in particular brightness values pretend to different lighting conditions

to reach .

The operating devices may be provided with an address in order to enable a single or group-wide control by the central control unit.

A widespread control method is the

Control of lighting systems according to DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) standard. This standard defines an interface and a transmission format for the digital control of operating devices, whereby addresses can be assigned for the individual operating devices. The operating devices can be connected via the external

Control commands on and off or in the

Brightness can be controlled, moreover, can be a special

Operating condition such as an emergency lighting state are initiated and error messages are queried.

The DALI standard is 16 bit Manchester code, which allows a maximum dimming speed with a brightness change from 1% to 100% in just 0.7 seconds.

The high level is in the region of about 16V, the low level at a voltage of about 0 volts. Presentation of the invention

It is the object of the invention to provide a method

to provide the control of

Operating devices by a control unit without the disadvantages mentioned above or under a clear

Reduction of these disadvantages allows.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the characterizing features of claim 1 and for a generic device according to the invention by the characterizing features of claims 5 and 9 solved. Particularly advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in the subclaims.

The inventive solution for the control of

Operating equipment is based on the idea that one

Control unit is connected to an external light sensor. The outside light sensor can detect the light color and transmit the detected light color to the control unit. The control unit can send a color command as a control command to at least one operating device. The operating device can adjust the control of the light source according to the received color command.

In this way it is possible already existing

Include operating devices with an interface device in an illumination system and to allow a color control according to the outside light. There is no adaptation of the individual operating devices necessary, but only a central control unit, which with a

External light sensor for detecting the light color of the

Outdoor light can be connected. A control command according to the invention is not just an ON command, OFF command or newer

Brightness value that can be transmitted to an operating device, but may also contain advanced information. In particular, a color information or a color command, an address, a state information or an error signal can be transmitted as a control command.

The invention also relates to a device for receiving control commands by an operating device of Lamps. The operating device has a

Driver circuit for operating the bulb.

For receiving and evaluating the control commands, the operating device has an interface circuit.

In accordance with the received control commands, the operating device can control the operation, the brightness and the color of the luminous means via the driver circuit.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1 shows schematically the embodiment of a

Illumination system with an inventive

control unit

Fig. 2 shows schematically the embodiment of a

Illumination system with an inventive

Control device and an external light sensor The invention will be described below with reference to FIG

Embodiment of a lighting system with a control device according to the invention, which explains about the control unit with commands driven operating devices and other control devices.

The present invention can be applied to all types of lighting apparatus. The use of very different light sources is possible, it can be particularly gas discharge lamps, halogen lamps or inorganic or organic

Light emitting diodes are used.

The operating device 1 and the control unit 10 are

Component of a lighting system A. In addition, further control devices 11 to the

Bus line 21 may be connected. The various controllers 11 are also called

Actuators are labeled and can be used with different

Sensors such as motion or

Brightness sensors but also be controlled by a user controllable actuators such as switches, buttons or touch-sensitive screens with a user interface for lighting control.

The bus line 21 is designed as a two-wire data line, which transmits a control signal as a digital signal with a low DC voltage. About the

Bus line 21 is transmitted, for example, a data transfer according to DALI standard. The

Interface circuit 4 and controller 10 are capable of receiving control commands in accordance with the DALI standard.

It should be noted that the data transfer of the

Control commands via the bus line 21 does not have to be wired, but it can, for example, wirelessly via a radio link or via a power line

Communication (PLC) via the power grid 20 are transmitted. For the mentioned

Transmission variants exist in each case standardized transmission methods analogous to the DALI standard for wired data transmission, according to the

A modified method according to the invention

Data transmission over the same bus line 21 can take place. The control unit 10 can control single or multiple operating devices 1 of light sources via the bus line 21, wherein they receive digital control commands and also

can send out.

It is thus a method of controlling a

Lighting system A allows having a

Bus line 21 to the at least one operating device for

Illuminant and at least one control device is connected, wherein the operating devices are controlled by means of control commands in the brightness and wherein the control device is connected to an external light sensor comprising the

following steps:

Detecting the light color by the outside light sensor, transmitting the detected light color through the

External light sensor to the control unit 10,

Sending a color command as a control command by the control unit 10 to at least one operating device,

Adjusting the control of the lamp by the operating device according to the received

Color command. The operating device several independent of each other

having controllable output channels for driving lamps of different color or color temperature and the operating device adjusts the control of the output channels according to the received color command. The control commands can be sent, for example, according to the DALI standard or another digital protocol. There may be other controllers 11 as actuators

Send control commands.

Fig. 2 shows an example lighting system A with

at least one operating device 1 for operating

Bulbs, with a controller 10 which receives digital control commands. The operating devices 1 are controlled by means of control commands in the brightness and color.

The control unit is provided with an outside light sensor 15

connected. The outside light sensor 15 is designed to detect the light color of the outside light. The outside light sensor 15 transmits the detected light color of the outside light to the control unit 10. The control unit 10 sends a color command as a control command to at least one

Operating device 1. The operating device 1 adjusts the activation of the light source according to the received color command. Under outdoor light is the natural light outside a building to understand, so that

natural light. The operating device may have a plurality of independently controllable output channels to control bulbs of different color or color temperature and the operating device to adjust the control of the output channels according to the received color command.

The outside light sensor 15 may be arranged outside a building to be illuminated by means of the illumination system. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the outside light sensor 15 may be arranged to receive only the light outside of it by means of the illumination system

captured lighting building. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, it can be arranged with its detection area in such a way that, through a window, only the

Outside light detected.

The exterior light sensor 15 may include, for example, an RGBW sensor, such as an RGBW sensor. the TCS3472 from TAOS. Such sensors offer the possibility of individually evaluating the color channels RGB and W (red, green, blue and white). In this way, a detection and evaluation of the color or the color temperature of the outside light is possible.

The invention also relates to a control device 10 for controlling operating devices 1 of lighting devices, which receives digital control commands.

The operating devices 1 are controlled by means of control commands in the brightness and color, wherein the control device is connected to an external light sensor 15. Of the

External light sensor 15 is designed to detect the light color. The outside light sensor 15 transmits the

detected light color to the controller 10, and the

Control unit 10 sends a color command as a control command to at least one operating device.

The controller 10 may additionally or alternatively to the terminal for an outdoor light sensor 15 have a detection of the time and date, for example, a receiver for a radio clock signal. The receiver for a radio clock signal may, for example, receive and evaluate a time signal from a long wave transmitter, such as a DCF77 signal. Depending on the recorded time and the detected time

Date, the controller 10 can control the

Adjust operating devices 1 via brightness and color control commands. For example, it would be possible at

Failure of the external light sensor 15 or absence of an external light sensor 15 to switch to a time-dependent and the date-dependent control using a predetermined table for brightness and color values. Or it can be the measurement of the external light sensor 15 and the dependent control actuators 1 via control commands in the brightness and color according to the detected time and date modified. So could

For example, another color control during the

Spring than autumn.

For example, a power-off command may be on

Control command to reach the brightness value 0, but it can also be a control command for selective

disable individual operating devices 1 be.

The power supply of the control unit 10 and the

ECUs 11 can be done via a bus 12 supply. In this case, the bus supply 12 can feed the bus line 21 by applying a transmission according to the so-called 'active low' principle. In such a transmission is permanently a level of, for example, 12V, as long as no data is transmitted. In the case of one

Data transmission, the level is pulled to transmit a bit to a level below 2V, for example.

In this way, a permanent voltage is applied to the bus line 21 and thus is a supply of the

Control units 10 and 11 via the bus line 21 possible. Alternatively, the controller 10 via its own

Power supply directly to the

Net supply is coupled.

The control unit 10 can query the state of the operating devices 1 via the bus line 21. Furthermore, that can

Control unit 10 also via directly connected buttons or switches, through an interface to a

Programmer, through a touch screen or other adjustment options can also be configured and controlled directly by a user. By the direct

Control option, the user can also specify control commands such as brightness values.

In order to enable a simple installation of the control unit 10, the control unit 10 in a DIN

Busbar housing be housed.

Claims

Claims :

1. A method for controlling a lighting system (A) comprising a bus line (21) to which at least one operating device (1) for lighting means and at least one control unit (10) is connected, wherein the

Operating devices (10) are controlled by means of control commands in the brightness and wherein the control unit with a

External light sensor (15) is connected comprising the

following steps:

Detecting the light color by the outside light sensor

(15),

Transmitting the detected light color by the

External light sensor (15) to the control unit (10),

Sending a color command as a control command by the control unit (10) to at least one operating device (1), adjusting the control of the lighting means by the operating device (1) in accordance with the received

Color command.

Method according to claim 1

wherein the operating device (1) a plurality of independently controllable output channels for driving bulbs of different colors or

Color temperature and the operating device (1) adjusts the control of the output channels according to the received color command. 3. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2,

characterized,

the control commands are sent according to the DALI standard.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

characterized,

that further control devices (11) as actuators

Can send control commands.

5. Lighting system (A) with at least one

Operating device (1) for operating light sources, with a control device (10) which receives digital control commands,

wherein the operating devices (1) are controlled by means of control commands in the brightness and color,

wherein the controller is connected to an outside light sensor (15),

the outside light sensor (15) is designed to detect the light color,

the outside light sensor (15) transmits the detected light color to the control unit (10),

the control unit (10) sends a color command as a control command to at least one operating device,

the operating device adjusts the control of the light source according to the received color command.

6. illumination system (A) according to claim 5

characterized,

in that the operating device (1) has a plurality of independently controllable output channels for driving light sources of different color or color temperature and the operating device adapts the control of the output channels in accordance with the received color command.

7. Illumination system (A) according to one of claims 5 to 6, characterized

the outside light sensor (15) is arranged outside a building to be illuminated by means of the illumination system.

8. Illumination system (A) according to one of claims 5 to 6, characterized

that the outside light sensor (15) is arranged such that it only the light outside of one by means of

Lighting system to be illuminated building detected.

9. Control unit (10) for controlling operating devices (1) of lighting means, which digital control commands

receives

wherein the controller is connected to an outside light sensor (15),

the outside light sensor (15) is designed to detect the light color,

the control unit (10) sends a color command as a control command to at least one operating device (1).

10. Control device (10) according to claim 9, characterized

marked,

in that the control unit (10) has means for recording the time and the date, in particular a receiver for a radio clock signal,

wherein the control unit (10) controls the operating devices (1) via control commands in the brightness and color according to the detected time and date.