WO2022044773A1

WO2022044773A1 - Wiring device, wiring system, and program

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Publication number: WO2022044773A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/029324
Authority: WO
Inventors: 圭一郎奥浦; 雅一山本; 淳平遠藤; 雅裕長田; 悠太鈴木; 賢吾宮本; 光司河田; 真行前嶋; 茉那中川; 高宣近藤
Original assignee: パナソニック株式会社
Priority date: 2020-08-25
Filing date: 2021-08-06
Publication date: 2022-03-03
Also published as: JPWO2022044773A1; TW202209779A; CN115968580A; TWI809482B

Abstract

In the present invention, an operation unit (170) receives an operation related to control of a load. A connection terminal (110) and a connection terminal (112) are electrically connected between an alternating-current source (10) and the load. A load control circuit (120) is electrically connected between the connection terminal (110) and the connection terminal (112), and controls current flowing through the load, on the basis of the operation which has been received at the operation unit (170). A first communication unit (180a) transmits a notification when the operation to the operation unit (170) satisfies a predetermined condition. A display (160) indicates transmission of the notification, before or after the first communication unit (180a) transmits the notification.

Description

Wiring equipment, wiring systems, programs

This disclosure relates to wiring technology, wiring equipment, wiring systems, and programs that notify information about operations that receive operations.

The electronic information display device attached to the front surface of the wiring device embedded in the construction material includes an electronic information display unit formed on the operation surface of the operation handle. The electronic information display device has a built-in contact connected between the power supply and the load device such as a lighting fixture. When the contacts built into the electronic information display device are switched on / off in response to the push operation of the operation handle, the on / off state between the load device and the power supply, that is, the on / off state of the load device is switched ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-161638

The wiring device receives the push operation of the operation handle in order to switch the on / off state of the load device. It is required to improve the convenience of the user who uses such a wiring device.

This disclosure has been made in view of such circumstances, and the purpose is to provide a technology for improving user convenience.

In order to solve the above problems, the wiring device of a certain aspect of the present disclosure includes a pair of an operation unit that receives an operation related to load control, and a pair of connection terminals that are electrically connected between an AC power supply and a load. A load control circuit that is electrically connected between the connection terminals of and controls the current flowing through the load based on the operation received by the operation unit, and a notification when the operation for the operation unit meets the predetermined conditions. It includes a communication unit for transmitting, and a display unit for displaying the transmission of the notification before or after the communication unit transmits the notification.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is a wiring system. This wiring system includes a wiring device and a router that connects the wiring device to a network. The wiring device is operated by being electrically connected between an operation unit that receives operations related to load control, a pair of connection terminals that are electrically connected between an AC power supply and a load, and a pair of connection terminals. Communication with a load control circuit that controls the current flowing through the load based on the operation received by the unit, and a communication unit that sends a notification to the terminal device via the router when the operation for the operation unit meets a predetermined condition. It is provided with a display unit for displaying the transmission of the notification before or after the unit transmits the notification.

It should be noted that any combination of the above components and the conversion of the expression of the present disclosure between a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded, or the like is also effective as an aspect of the present disclosure. be.

According to this disclosure, the convenience of the user can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the wiring system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the wiring apparatus of FIG. 3 (a)-(b) are views showing the appearance of the wiring device of FIG. 2. 4 (a)-(d) is a diagram showing an outline of operation of the wiring device of FIG. 2. 5 (a)-(c) are diagrams showing the data structure of the table stored in the storage unit of FIG. 2. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure by the wiring apparatus of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the processing procedure by the wiring system of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows another processing procedure by the wiring system of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of another wiring system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the wiring system which concerns on Example 2. FIG. 11 (a)-(b) are diagrams showing the data structure of the table stored in the storage unit according to the second embodiment. 12 (a)-(e) are diagrams showing an outline of operation of the wiring system of FIG. 10. It is a figure which shows the operation outline of the terminal apparatus of FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the processing procedure by the wiring system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure by the wiring apparatus of FIG. 16 (a)-(b) are views showing the appearance of the wiring device according to the third embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a part of the wiring apparatus of FIG. 16A. It is a figure which shows the structure of a part of the wiring apparatus of FIG. 16 (b). It is a sequence diagram which shows the processing procedure by the wiring system which concerns on Example 3. FIG.

(Example 1)
An outline of the present embodiment will be described before the embodiment of the present disclosure is specifically described. The first embodiment relates to a wiring system including a two-wire wiring device for controlling a load. An example of a load is a lighting fixture, and when the user operates the operation unit of the wiring fixture, the lighting fixture can be switched on and off. In order to improve the convenience of the user, it is preferable that the user can control the device such as the air conditioner by operating the wiring device. In order to simplify the installation and wiring of such wiring equipment, the wiring equipment should operate only with the electric power supplied by the two signal lines and control the equipment by transmitting a wireless signal. Short-range wireless communication is used as wireless communication that can operate with low power consumption. On the other hand, some users may want to control a device installed in a room different from the room in which the wiring device is installed by operating the wiring device. At that time, the signal transmitted from the wiring device by short-range wireless communication may not reach another room.

The wiring system according to this embodiment has the following configuration in order to control devices installed in various rooms from another room while executing wireless communication with low power consumption. Wiring equipment is installed in each room, and the wiring equipment transmits signals by short-range wireless communication in order to control the equipment arranged in the same room. Wiring appliances, on the other hand, are also compatible with other wireless communication systems that have a longer transmission distance than short-range wireless communications, such as low-power radio, and are small to control another device located in another room. Sends a signal by power radio. This signal is received by another wiring device installed in another room, and when the signal is received by the low power radio, the other wiring device transmits the signal by short-range wireless communication. That is, short-range wireless communication is used if the wiring equipment and equipment are located in the same room, but low-power wireless and short-range wireless communication are used if the wiring equipment and equipment are located in different rooms. Relay is used.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the wiring system 1000. The wiring system 1000 includes an AC power supply 10, a first lighting fixture 20a collectively called a lighting fixture 20, a second lighting fixture 20b, a conversion device 30, an air conditioner 40, an electric shutter 42, an electric lock 44, a terminal device 50, and wiring. The first wiring fixture 100a and the second wiring fixture 100b, which are collectively referred to as the fixture 100, are included. The wiring system 1000 is installed in a facility including a first room 900a and a second room 900b, which are collectively referred to as a room 900. The number of rooms 900 included in the facility is not limited to "2". The facility is a building equipped with the lighting fixture 20 which is a load, and is a building in which the user of the lighting fixture 20 resides or a building temporarily used by the user. Room 900 is a space inside the facility separated by walls, doors, and the like. Each room 900 does not have to be a completely independent space, and a part of the adjacent rooms 900 may be connected to each other.

The AC power supply 10 is, for example, a single-phase 100 [V], 50 or 60 [Hz] commercial power supply. The facility receives electric power as the AC power source 10 from an electric power company such as an electric power company, but may receive electric power from a private power generation facility such as a solar power generation facility. A first lighting fixture 20a and a first wiring fixture 100a are installed in the first room 900a, and a first lighting fixture 20a is connected to the first wiring fixture 100a. A second lighting fixture 20b and a second wiring fixture 100b are installed in the second room 900b, and a second lighting fixture 20b is connected to the second wiring fixture 100b.

The wiring device 100 is fixed to the installation surface in a state where the rear portion is embedded in an embedding hole provided in the installation surface such as the wall of each room 900. The wiring device 100 is not limited to the embedded structure, and may have an exposed structure that is directly attached to the installation surface, or may be a structure that is not fixed in a fixed position and is used at an arbitrary place. .. The two-wire wiring fixture 100 is used in a state of being electrically connected to the lighting fixture 20 in series with the AC power supply 10. The user operates the wiring fixture 100 in order to turn on, turn off, and dimm the lighting fixture 20, which is a load. Therefore, it can be said that the wiring device 100 is an operating device. The wiring fixture 100 has a load control function of turning on (full lighting or dimming lighting) or turning off the lighting fixture 20 by controlling the current flowing through the lighting fixture 20 according to the operation received from the user. The lighting fixture 20 lights up when the power is turned on. The lighting fixture 20 includes, for example, a light source such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and a lighting circuit for lighting the light source.

An air conditioner 40 and an electric shutter 42 are installed as equipment in the first room 900a, and an electric lock 44 is installed as equipment in the second room 900b. The first wiring device 100a is provided with a wireless communication interface compliant with a communication standard for short-range wireless communication such as BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy), and is provided with a conversion device 30 and an electric shutter 42 by short-range wireless communication. Communication is possible. The conversion device 30 can execute short-range wireless communication and also can execute infrared communication, and converts a short-range wireless communication signal and an infrared communication signal. Specifically, the conversion device 30 converts the signal received from the wiring device 100 by short-range wireless communication into an infrared communication signal, and transmits the infrared communication signal to the air conditioner 40. Therefore, the first wiring appliance 100a communicates with the air conditioner 40 by short-range wireless communication and infrared communication via the conversion device 30. The conversion device 30 may be mounted on a ceiling, a wall, or placed on a desk or the like, for example.

The user operates the first wiring device 100a in order to change the operating state of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42. Changing the operating state of the air conditioner 40 includes turning on / off the air conditioner 40, changing the operation mode, changing the temperature, and changing the air volume, and changing the operating state of the electric shutter 42 opens the electric shutter 42. , Including closure. The first wiring device 100a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 by short-range wireless communication. The air conditioner 40 receives the signal from the first wiring device 100a via the conversion device 30 by infrared communication. The air conditioner 40 operates in response to an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40. Further, the first wiring device 100a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 by short-range wireless communication. The electric shutter 42 receives the signal from the first wiring device 100a by short-range wireless communication. The electric shutter 42 operates in response to an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42.

The second wiring device 100b can communicate with the electric lock 44 by short-range wireless communication. The user operates the second wiring device 100b in order to change the operating state of the electric lock 44. Changing the operating state of the electric lock 44 includes locking and unlocking the electric lock 44. The second wiring device 100b transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 by short-range wireless communication. The electric lock 44 receives the signal from the second wiring device 100b by short-range wireless communication. The electric lock 44 operates in response to an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44.

In this way, the first wiring fixture 100a can control the first lighting fixture 20a installed in the first room 900a and the equipment, and the second wiring fixture 100b is the second lighting installed in the second room 900b. The device 20b and the device can be controlled. In order to improve the convenience of the user, it is preferable that the user in the first room 900a can control the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44 in the second room 900b by operating the first wiring fixture 100a. Further, it is preferable that the user in the second room 900b can operate the first lighting fixture 20a, the air conditioner 40, or the electric shutter 42 in the first room 900a by operating the second wiring fixture 100b. However, the first wiring fixture 100a cannot control the current flowing through the second lighting fixture 20b, and the second wiring fixture 100b cannot control the current flowing through the first lighting fixture 20a. Further, in short-range wireless communication, signal transmission across the room 900 becomes unstable.

The wiring device 100 according to this embodiment can execute low power radio in addition to short-range wireless communication. In general, the transmission distance of low power radio is longer than the transmission distance of short-range radio communication. The user in the first room 900a operates the first wiring fixture 100a in order to change the operating state of the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44. The first wiring fixture 100a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44 to the second wiring fixture 100b by low power radio. The second wiring device 100b receives the signal from the first wiring device 100a by low power radio.

When the second wiring fixture 100b receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the second luminaire 20b, the second luminaire 100b controls the second luminaire 20b by controlling the current. On the other hand, when the second wiring device 100b receives the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric lock 44, the second wiring device 100b transmits the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 by short-range wireless communication. The electric lock 44 receives the signal from the second wiring device 100b by short-range wireless communication. The electric lock 44 operates in response to an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44.

The user in the second room 900b operates the second wiring fixture 100b in order to change the operating state of the first lighting fixture 20a, the air conditioner 40, or the electric shutter 42. The second wiring fixture 100b transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a, the air conditioner 40, or the electric shutter 42 to the first wiring fixture 100a by low power radio. The first wiring device 100a receives the signal from the second wiring device 100b by low power radio.

When the first wiring fixture 100a receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the first luminaire 20a, the first luminaire 100a controls the first luminaire 20a by controlling the current. On the other hand, when the first wiring device 100a receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42, the first wiring appliance 100a is close to the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42. It is transmitted by range wireless communication. The air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 operates in response to an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42, as in the past.

The terminal device 50 in the first room 900a is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal device, or a personal computer, and can execute short-range wireless communication such as BLE. The application executed in the terminal device 50 receives from the user an operation for changing the operating state of the lighting fixture 20 or the device. The terminal device 50 transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the lighting device 20 or the device to the first wiring device 100a by short-range wireless communication. The first wiring device 100a receives the signal from the terminal device 50 by short-range wireless communication.

When the first wiring fixture 100a receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the first luminaire 20a, the first luminaire 100a controls the first luminaire 20a by controlling the current. When the first wiring device 100a receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42, the first wiring device 100a wirelessly transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42. Send by communication. Subsequent processing is the same as before.

When the first wiring fixture 100a receives a signal indicating an operation relating to the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44, the first wiring fixture 100a receives a signal indicating an operation relating to the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44 by a low power radio. 2 Send to the wiring device 100b. When the second wiring device 100b receives the signal from the first wiring device 100a by the low power radio, the second wiring device 100b executes the same processing as before.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the wiring device 100. The wiring device 100 includes a connection terminal 110, a connection terminal 112, a load control circuit 120, a phase detection unit 130, a power supply unit 150, a display 160, an operation unit 170, and a first communication unit 180a and a second communication unit collectively referred to as a communication unit 180. A unit 180b, a light source 190, a control unit 400, a storage unit 410, a diode D1, and a diode D2 are included. The load control circuit 120 includes a bidirectional switch 200 and a switch drive unit 210, the bidirectional switch 200 includes a switch element Q1 and a switch element Q2, and the switch drive unit 210 includes a first drive unit 220 and a second drive unit. Includes 222. The phase detection unit 130 includes a first detection unit 300 and a second detection unit 310, and the power supply unit 150 includes a power supply circuit 500, a DC-DC conversion circuit 520, a charging circuit 530, a storage element 540, and a discharge circuit 550. The power supply circuit 500 includes a first power supply unit 510, a second power supply unit 512, and a capacitor C1.

In the following, (1) basic operation, (2) control of equipment in the same room, (3) lighting fixture 20 in another room, control of equipment, (4) control from another room, (5) additional operation Will be explained in this order.
(1) Basic operation The pair of

connection terminals

110 and 112 are electrically connected between the AC power supply 10 and the luminaire 20. A series circuit of the AC power supply 10 and the luminaire 20 is electrically connected to the pair of connection terminals 110 and the connection terminal 112 via the pair of electric wires W1 and W2.

The load control circuit 120 is electrically connected between the pair of connection terminals 110 and the connection terminals 112 to control the current flowing through the luminaire 20. The bidirectional switch 200 in the load control circuit 120 switches the cutoff / passage of the bidirectional current between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112. The bidirectional switch 200 includes, for example, two elements, a switch element Q1 and a switch element Q2, which are electrically connected in series between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112. For example, each of the switch element Q1 and the switch element Q2 is a semiconductor switch element including an enhancement type n-channel MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor).

The switch drive unit 210 is connected to the bidirectional switch 200. The first drive unit 220 of the switch drive unit 210 switches the on / off state of the switch element Q1 according to the first control signal Sb1 input from the control unit 400. The second drive unit 222 switches the on / off state of the switch element Q2 according to the second control signal Sb2 input from the control unit 400. Depending on the combination of the on / off state of the switch element Q1 and the switch element Q2, the on state (conduction state) in which a current flows in both directions between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 and the off state (disconnection state) in which no current flows. Is switched. The luminaire 20 is turned on in the conductive state, and the luminaire 20 is turned off in the cutoff state. Even when the load control circuit 120 makes a conduction state between the pair of connection terminals 110 and the connection terminals 112, it is necessary to secure a period for the power supply circuit 500 to acquire electric power from the AC power supply 10. Therefore, for example, the load control circuit 120 intermittently establishes a conduction state between the pair of connection terminals 110 and the connection terminals 112.

The phase detection unit 130 detects the phase of the AC voltage Vac of the AC power supply 10 applied between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112. The "phase" includes the zero cross point of the AC voltage Vac and the polarity (positive electrode property, negative electrode property) of the AC voltage Vac. When the phase detection unit 130 detects the zero crossing point of the AC voltage Vac, the phase detection unit 130 outputs a detection signal to the control unit 400. The first detection unit 300 of the phase detection unit 130 is electrically connected to the connection terminal 110, and the second detection unit 310 is electrically connected to the connection terminal 112. The first detection unit 300 detects the zero cross point when the AC voltage Vac shifts from the negative half cycle to the positive half cycle. The second detection unit 310 detects the zero cross point when the AC voltage Vac shifts from the positive half cycle to the negative half cycle.

Specifically, when the first detection unit 300 detects that the voltage with the connection terminal 110 as the positive electrode has changed from a state of less than a specified value to a state of a specified value or more, it determines that it is a zero crossing point and first detects it. The signal Zc1 is output to the control unit 400. When the second detection unit 310 detects that the voltage with the connection terminal 112 as the positive electrode has changed from the state of less than the specified value to the state of the specified value or more, it determines that it is a zero crossing point and controls the second detection signal Zc2 to the control unit 400. Output to. The specified value is a value (absolute value) set near 0 [V]. For example, the specified value of the first detection unit 300 is about + number [V], and the specified value of the second detection unit 310 is about − number [V].

The control unit 400 controls the bidirectional switch 200 based on the detection signal from the phase detection unit 130 and the detection signal from the operation unit 170 described later. The control unit 400 controls each of the switch element Q1 and the switch element Q2 separately. Specifically, the control unit 400 controls the switch element Q1 according to the first control signal Sb1 and controls the switch element Q2 according to the second control signal Sb2. Further, the control unit 400 switches the charging unit for passing the charging current to the capacitor C1 described later to either the first power supply unit 510 or the second power supply unit 512. The control unit 400 selects the first power supply unit 510 in the extinguishing mode in which the lighting fixture 20 is turned off, and the second in the lighting mode in which the lighting fixture 20 is dimmed or fully lit, as a charging unit for passing a charging current through the capacitor C1. Select the power supply unit 512.

The control unit 400 mainly includes, for example, a microcomputer. The microcomputer realizes the function as the control unit 400 by executing the program recorded in the memory of the microcomputer by the CPU (Central Processing Unit). The program may be recorded in the memory of the microcomputer in advance, may be recorded in a recording medium such as a memory card, and may be provided through a telecommunication line.

The power supply circuit 500 receives power from the AC power supply 10 via the pair of connection terminals 110 and the connection terminal 112 during a period in which the pair of connection terminals 110 and the connection terminals 112 are non-conducting in an intermittent conduction state. get. The power supply circuit 500 generates electric power for operating the load control circuit 120 with electric power supplied from the AC power supply 10 via the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112.

The power supply circuit 500 is electrically connected to the connection terminal 110 via the diode D1 and electrically connected to the connection terminal 112 via the diode D2. Further, the ground of the power supply circuit 500 is electrically connected to the connection point of the parasitic diode provided in each of the two switch elements Q1 and the switch element Q2. As a result, the AC voltage Vac applied between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 is full-wave in the diode bridge composed of the parasitic diodes included in each of the diode D1, the diode D2, the switch element Q1, and the switch element Q2. It is rectified and supplied to the power supply circuit 500. Therefore, when the bidirectional switch 200 is in the off state, a full-wave rectified AC voltage Vac (pulsating voltage output from the diode bridge) is applied to the power supply circuit 500.

The capacitor C1 of the power supply circuit 500 is charged by the first power supply unit 510 or the second power supply unit 512. The DC-DC conversion circuit 520 converts the voltage across the capacitor C1 into a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage value (for example, 3V). The output voltage of the DC-DC conversion circuit 520 is supplied to the control unit 400 and the charging circuit 530. Further, the power supply circuit 500 supplies a voltage obtained by stepping down or boosting the output voltage of the DC-DC conversion circuit 520 to, for example, about 9 V, to the switch drive unit 210. The power supply circuit 500 uses the power acquired from the AC power supply 10 to generate operating power for operating the load control circuit 120 (control unit 400, switch drive unit 210, and bidirectional switch 200).

The first power supply unit 510 is a circuit that allows current to flow from the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 to the capacitor C1 in the extinguishing mode in which the lighting fixture 20 is turned off, and is a constant voltage circuit such as a series regulator circuit. The second power supply unit 512 is a circuit for passing a current from the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 to the capacitor C1 in the lighting mode for lighting the lighting fixture 20 (dimming lighting or full lighting). In the lighting mode, since the bidirectional switch 200 conducts during the conduction period according to the dimming level of the lighting fixture 20, the off period (non-conducting) from the zero crossing point of the AC voltage Vac until the bidirectional switch 200 switches to the on state. During the period), the second power supply unit 512 charges the capacitor C1. Therefore, the period in which the charging current flows through the capacitor C1 is shorter than in the extinguished mode, and the magnitude (absolute value) of the AC voltage Vac becomes smaller especially in the period in which the charging current flows when all the lights are on. It is necessary to charge the capacitor C1 in a short time. Therefore, the impedance of the second power supply unit 512 as seen from the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 is lower than that of the first power supply unit 510, and the second power supply unit 512 has a shorter time than that of the first power supply unit 510. Charges the capacitor C1 with.

Since the display 160 provided in the wiring device 100 is a self-holding display, the power consumption becomes large at the timing of changing the display content, and the capacitor C1 of the power supply circuit 500 may not be able to cover the power required for operation. There is sex. Therefore, the wiring device 100 is further provided with a power storage element 540 having a storage capacity larger than that of the capacitor C1 of the power supply circuit 500. The power storage element 540 is, for example, a power storage element such as a lithium ion battery, a lithium polymer battery, a nickel hydrogen battery, a secondary battery such as an all-solid-state battery, or an electric double layer capacitor. The charging circuit 530 charges the power storage element 540 with a part of the current supplied from the power supply circuit 500. As a result, the power storage element 540 is charged by the power supply circuit 500.

The discharge circuit 550 supplies electric power to the display 160, the operation unit 170, the first communication unit 180a, the second communication unit 180b, and the light source 190 using the power storage element 540 as a power source. That is, the discharge circuit 550 discharges from the power storage element 540, converts the voltage of the power storage element 540 into a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage value (for example, stepping down), and displays 160, an operation unit 170, a first communication unit 180a, and a first. 2 Apply to the communication unit 180b and the light source 190. Further, the discharge circuit 550 discharges from the power storage element 540 at the power supply timing, and stops the discharge from the power storage element 540 during the power supply stop period other than the power supply timing.

The display 160 is, for example, a self-holding display. The self-holding type display is a display that consumes less power when holding the display content than the power consumption when changing the display content. The display 160 is, for example, an electronic paper capable of displaying two colors of white and black. The colors that can be displayed by the electronic paper are not limited to two colors, black and white, and may be three or more colors. The display content of the display 160 is rewritten by the control unit 400.

The operation unit 170 is, for example, a touch sensor attached to the entire surface of the display 160. The touch sensor is a well-known touch sensor such as a resistance film method, a capacitance method, or an electromagnetic induction method, and an operation in which a user touches the surface of the touch sensor with a finger or a pen (for example, tap, flick, swipe). , Drag operation) is detected, and the detection signal corresponding to the operation is output to the control unit 400. The operation unit 170 is not limited to the touch sensor, and may be configured to receive a user's operation and output a detection signal corresponding to the operation to the control unit 400, and may be, for example, a push button switch, a variable resistor, a rotary switch, or the like. good. The operation unit 170 receives an operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a and an operation related to the control of the device.

When the AC power supply 10 is connected between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 via the lighting fixture 20 by such a wiring device 100, the AC voltage applied between the AC power supply 10 to the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 is applied. Vac is rectified and supplied to the power supply unit 150. Since the lighting fixture 20 is off at the time of startup, the capacitor C1 is charged via the first power supply unit 510, the voltage required for operation is supplied from the capacitor C1 to the control unit 400 and the like, and the control unit 400 is activated. do. Further, when a current flows from the power supply circuit 500 to the charging circuit 530, the charging circuit 530 charges the power storage element 540.

When the control unit 400 is activated, the control unit 400 determines the frequency of the AC power supply 10 based on the detection signal of the phase detection unit 130. The control unit 400 refers to a numerical table stored in the memory in advance according to the determined frequency, and sets parameters such as various times. When the operation unit 170 does not receive the operation of turning on the lighting fixture 20, the control unit 400 controls the lighting fixture 20 to the off state by controlling the bidirectional switch 200 to the off state.

FIGS. 3 (a)-(b) show the appearance of the wiring device 100. In FIG. 3A, an image G1 showing that the lighting fixture 20 is in the extinguished state is displayed on the display 160. The image G1 is a display image of a switch mode (hereinafter, referred to as “first switch mode”) for displaying or changing the operating state of the lighting fixture 20 to be displayed. A label area R1 is arranged in the center of the upper part of the image G1, and the characters "main lighting", which is the name of the lighting fixture 20 to be displayed, are displayed in the label area R1. The lighting fixture 20 to be displayed is, for example, a first lighting fixture 20a for the first wiring fixture 100a and a second lighting fixture 20b for the second wiring fixture 100b. Below the label area R1, a notification area R2 indicating the state of the lighting fixture 20 is arranged, and in the notification area R2, a symbol indicating the off state and the character "off" are displayed. An operation area R3 is arranged on the left side of the label area R1, and a symbol “<” indicating the left direction is displayed in the operation area R3. An operation area R4 is arranged on the right side of the label area R1, and a symbol “>” indicating the right direction is displayed in the operation area R4.

When lighting the lighting fixture 20 to be displayed, the user pushes down the operation unit 170 provided below the display 160. The operation unit 170 is, for example, a push button switch. The operation unit 170 outputs a detection signal corresponding to the push-down operation to the control unit 400. Further, when the lighting fixture 20 to be displayed is turned on, the user may touch the notification area R2 of the image G1. In this case, the touch sensor in the notification area R2 corresponds to the operation unit 170. When the notification area R2 of the image G1 is touch-operated, the operation unit 170 receives the user's operation and outputs the detection signal corresponding to the operation to the control unit 400. The control unit 400 controls the current flowing through the luminaire 20 by controlling the conduction period of the bidirectional switch 200 based on the detection signal input from the operation unit 170 and the detection result of the phase detection unit 130. The lighting fixture 20 is turned on.

In FIG. 3B, an image G2 indicating that the lighting fixture 20 is in the lighting state is displayed on the display 160. In the notification area R2 of the image G2, a symbol indicating the lighting state and the character of "lighting 100%" are displayed. When turning off the lighting fixture 20 to be displayed, the user pushes down the operation unit 170 provided below the display 160 or touch-operates the notification area R2 of the image G2. When the detection signal is input from the operation unit 170, the control unit 400 cuts off the current and turns off the lighting fixture 20. The image displayed on the display 160 is not limited to the image of FIGS. 3A-(b).

(2) Control of Equipment in the Same Room Here, as an example, the processing in the first room 900a of FIG. 1 will be described. This is a case where the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 is controlled from the first wiring device 100a. The same may be applied when the electric lock 44 is controlled from the second wiring device 100b in the second room 900b.

4 (a)-(d) show an outline of the operation of the wiring device 100, particularly the first wiring device 100a. FIG. 4A shows an image G3 displayed on the display 160 by operating the operation area R3 or the operation area R4 of FIGS. 3A-(b). The image G3 is a display image of a switch mode (hereinafter, referred to as “second switch mode”) for displaying or changing the operating state of the device or the lighting fixture 20 of another room 900. A label area R1 is arranged in the center of the upper part of the image G3, and the characters "device" are displayed in the label area R1. At the bottom of the label area R1, a selection area R10 showing the letters and icons of "air conditioner", a selection area R11 showing the letters and icons of "shutter", and letters and icons of "sub-lighting" are shown. The selection area R12 is arranged. The "air conditioner" corresponds to the air conditioner 40, the "shutter" corresponds to the electric shutter 42, and the "sub-lighting" corresponds to the second lighting fixture 20b.

When controlling the air conditioner 40, when the user touches the selection area R10, the operation unit 170 receives an instruction to change the control mode of the air conditioner 40. When the operation unit 170 receives the change instruction, the control unit 400 causes the display 160 to display the display screen of the control mode of the air conditioner 40. FIG. 4B shows an image G4 displayed on the display 160. The image G4 is a display screen of the control mode of the air conditioner 40. Information on the operation mode, air volume, wind direction, and temperature is displayed on the image G4, and when the user touch-operates the area of the information to be controlled, the operation unit 170 receives an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40. .. For example, when the user touch-operates the information on the air volume, the operation unit 170 receives an operation related to the control of changing the air volume of the air conditioner 40. The operation unit 170 outputs an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 to the control unit 400. 4 (c)-(d) will be described later, and the process returns to FIG.

The control unit 400 receives operations related to the control of the air conditioner 40 from the operation unit 170. The control unit 400 determines the output destination of the signal indicating the received operation. At that time, the control unit 400 refers to the table stored in the storage unit 410. 5 (a)-(c) show the data structure of the table stored in the storage unit 410. FIG. 5A shows a transmission destination for each of the luminaire 20 to be controlled and the device, and a communication unit 180 to be used. When the control target is the air conditioner 40, the control unit 400 selects the conversion device 30 of FIG. 1 as the transmission destination and selects the first communication unit 180a as the communication unit 180 to be used. The control unit 400 outputs a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 to the selected first communication unit 180a. 5 (b)-(c) will be described later, and the process returns to FIG.

The first communication unit 180a is a wireless communication interface compliant with a communication standard for short-range wireless communication such as BLE, and includes a transmission unit for transmitting a signal and a reception unit for receiving the signal. As described above, the first communication unit 180a can communicate with the conversion device 30 and the electric shutter 42 of FIG. 1 by short-range wireless communication. The first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 to the conversion device 30 by short-range wireless communication. The processing following this is as described above, and the air conditioner 40 operates according to the control.

On the other hand, when controlling the electric shutter 42, when the user touch-operates the selection area R11, the operation unit 170 receives an instruction to change the electric shutter 42 to the control mode. When the operation unit 170 receives the change instruction, the control unit 400 causes the display 160 to display the display screen of the control mode of the electric shutter 42. The display screen of the control mode of the electric shutter 42 is shown in the same manner as in FIG. 4 (b). By performing the same operation as in the case of the air conditioner 40, the operation unit 170 receives an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42. The operation unit 170 outputs an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 to the control unit 400.

The control unit 400 receives operations related to the control of the electric shutter 42 from the operation unit 170. The control unit 400 selects the electric shutter 42 as the transmission destination and selects the first communication unit 180a as the communication unit 180 to be used while referring to the table stored in the storage unit 410. The control unit 400 outputs a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 to the selected first communication unit 180a. The first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 to the electric shutter 42 by short-range wireless communication. The processing following this is as described above, and the electric shutter 42 operates according to the control.

(3) Control of Lighting Fixture 20 and Equipment in Another Room Here, as an example, a case where the lighting fixture 20 and equipment in the first room 900a to the second room 900b in FIG. 1 are controlled will be described. This is a case where the first wiring fixture 100a controls the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44.

As described above, the "sub-illumination" of the image G3 shown in FIG. 4A corresponds to the second lighting fixture 20b. When controlling the second luminaire 20b, when the user touch-operates the selection area R12, the operation unit 170 receives an instruction to change the second luminaire 20b to the control mode. When the operation unit 170 receives the change instruction, the control unit 400 causes the display 160 to display the display screen of the control mode of the second lighting fixture 20b. The display screen of the control mode of the second luminaire 20b may be displayed in the same manner as the image G1 or the image G2 of FIGS. 3A-(b). At that time, the characters "sub-lighting", which is the name of the second lighting fixture 20b to be displayed, are displayed in the label area R1. By performing the same operation as in the case of the first luminaire 20a, the operation unit 170 receives the operation related to the control of the second luminaire 20b. The operation unit 170 outputs an operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b to the control unit 400.

The control unit 400 receives an operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b from the operation unit 170. The control unit 400 selects the second lighting fixture 20b as the transmission destination and selects the second communication unit 180b as the communication unit 180 to be used while referring to the table stored in the storage unit 410. The control unit 400 outputs a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the second luminaire 20b to the selected second communication unit 180b.

The second communication unit 180b is a wireless communication interface compliant with low power radio, and includes a transmission unit for transmitting a signal and a reception unit for receiving the signal. The frequency of the low power radio is, for example, 900 MHz to 1000 MHz, which is lower than the frequency 2.4 GHz band of BLE. Therefore, the low power radio can transmit a longer distance than the short-range radio communication. That is, the signal transmitted from the first communication unit 180a is difficult to be received by the device existing in the second room 900b, but the signal transmitted from the second communication unit 180b is received by the device existing in the second room 900b. Easy to be. Here, when the short-range wireless communication is referred to as a "first communication method", the low power radio is called a "second communication method" different from the first communication method. The second communication unit 180b transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b to the second wiring fixture 100b by low power radio.

The second communication unit 180b of the second wiring fixture 100b receives a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b from the first wiring fixture 100a by low power radio. The table shown in FIG. 5B is stored in the storage unit 410. FIG. 5 (b) is shown in the same manner as in FIG. 5 (a). The control unit 400 identifies the transmission destination and the communication unit 180 from the control target of the signal received by the second communication unit 180b by referring to the table of the storage unit 410. When the control target is the second luminaire 20b, the control unit 400 controls the second luminaire 20b by controlling the current in the same manner as when the first wiring fixture 100a controls the first luminaire 20a. ..

On the other hand, when the image G3 shown in FIG. 4A includes an "electric lock", the user can control the electric lock 44 in the area of the display 160 where the icon of the electric lock 44 is displayed. Touch operation. Subsequent to this, the operation unit 170 receives an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 by performing the same operation as before. The operation unit 170 outputs an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 to the control unit 400. The control unit 400 receives an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 from the operation unit 170. The control unit 400 selects the second lighting fixture 20b as the transmission destination and selects the second communication unit 180b as the communication unit 180 to be used while referring to the table stored in the storage unit 410. The control unit 400 outputs a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 to the selected second communication unit 180b. The second communication unit 180b transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 to the second wiring device 100b by low power radio.

The second communication unit 180b of the second wiring device 100b receives a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 from the first wiring device 100a by low power radio. The control unit 400 identifies the transmission destination and the communication unit 180 from the control target of the signal received by the second communication unit 180b by referring to the table of the storage unit 410. When the control target is the electric lock 44, the control unit 400 selects the electric lock 44 as the transmission destination and selects the first communication unit 180a as the communication unit 180. The first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 to the electric lock 44 by short-range wireless communication. The processing following this is as described above, and the electric lock 44 operates according to the control.

(4) Control from Another Room Here, as an example, a case where the lighting fixture 20 and the device of the second room 900b to the first room 900a in FIG. 1 are controlled will be described. This is a case where the first lighting fixture 20a, the air conditioner 40, or the electric shutter 42 is controlled from the second wiring fixture 100b. That is, this corresponds to (3) control in the direction opposite to the control of the lighting fixture 20 and the device in another room.

The same image G3 as in FIG. 4A is displayed on the display 160 of the second wiring device 100b. At that time, instead of "air conditioner", "shutter", and "sub-lighting", the characters and icons of "electric lock" may be shown. The "electric lock" corresponds to the electric lock 44, and the "sub-lighting" corresponds to the first lighting fixture 20a.

When controlling the first lighting fixture 20a, the user performs the same operation as before on the second wiring fixture 100b, so that the operation unit 170 receives the operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a. .. The operation unit 170 outputs an operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a to the control unit 400. The control unit 400 receives an operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a from the operation unit 170. The control unit 400 selects the first wiring device 100a as the transmission destination and selects the second communication unit 180b as the communication unit 180 to be used while referring to the table stored in the storage unit 410. The control unit 400 outputs a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the first luminaire 20a to the selected second communication unit 180b. The second communication unit 180b transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a to the first wiring fixture 100a by low power radio.

The second communication unit 180b of the first wiring fixture 100a receives a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a from the second wiring fixture 100b by low power radio. The control unit 400 identifies the transmission destination and the communication unit 180 from the control target of the signal received by the second communication unit 180b by referring to the table of the storage unit 410. When the control target is the first luminaire 20a, the control unit 400 controls the first luminaire 20a as described above.

On the other hand, when controlling the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42, the user performs the same operation as before on the second wiring appliance 100b, so that the operation unit 170 can control the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42. Accepts operations related to the control of the shutter 42. The operation unit 170 outputs to the control unit 400 an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42.

The control unit 400 receives operations related to control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 from the operation unit 170. The control unit 400 selects the first wiring device 100a as the transmission destination and selects the second communication unit 180b as the communication unit 180 to be used while referring to the table stored in the storage unit 410. The control unit 400 outputs a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 to the selected second communication unit 180b. The second communication unit 180b transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 to the first wiring device 100a by low power radio.

The second communication unit 180b of the first wiring device 100a receives a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 from the second wiring device 100b by low power radio. That is, when the second wiring device 100b receives the operation related to the control of the device, the second communication unit 180b receives the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device from the second wiring device 100b. The control unit 400 identifies the transmission destination and the communication unit 180 from the control target of the signal received by the second communication unit 180b by referring to the table of the storage unit 410. When the control target is the air conditioner 40, the control unit 400 selects the conversion device 30 as the transmission destination and selects the first communication unit 180a as the communication unit 180 to be used. The first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 to the conversion device 30 by short-range radio. The processing following this is as described above, and the air conditioner 40 operates according to the control.

When the control target is the electric shutter 42, the control unit 400 selects the electric shutter 42 as the transmission destination and selects the first communication unit 180a as the communication unit 180 to be used. The first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 to the electric shutter 42 by short-range radio. The processing following this is as described above, and the electric shutter 42 operates according to the control. As described above, when the second communication unit 180b receives the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device, the first communication unit 180a transmits the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device to the device.

(5) Additional operation The light source 190 in FIG. 2 can irradiate the display 160 with light, and is, for example, an LED. The control unit 400 determines whether or not to turn on the light source 190 depending on whether or not the lighting fixture 20 connected to the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 is turned on. For this determination, the control unit 400 refers to the table stored in the storage unit 410. FIG. 5C shows the data structure of the table stored in the storage unit 410. The table shows the relationship between the lighting / extinguishing of the lighting fixture 20 and the lighting / extinguishing of the light source 190. As shown in the figure, when the luminaire 20 is lit, the light source 190 is determined to be turned off, and when the luminaire 20 is turned off, the light source 190 is determined to be turned off. As a result, the light source 190 is turned off when the power from the AC power supply 10 is supplied to the luminaire 20, and is turned on when the power from the AC power supply 10 is cut off from the luminaire 20. .. Here, when the luminaire 20 is lit, it corresponds to a lighting mode in which the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 are in a conductive state, and when the luminaire 20 is off, the connection terminal 110, This corresponds to a light-off mode in which the connection terminals 112 are cut off.

Each lighting fixture 20 and each device can be controlled not only from each wiring fixture 100 but also from the terminal device 50 carried by the user. As described above, the terminal device 50 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal device, or a personal computer, and can execute short-range wireless communication such as BLE. When a user carrying the terminal device 50 exists, for example, in the first room 900a, the user causes the terminal device 50 to execute an application for controlling the lighting fixture 20 or the device. The terminal device 50 receives from the user an operation for changing the operating state of the lighting fixture 20 or the device. The terminal device 50 transmits a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the lighting device 20 or the device to the first wiring device 100a by short-range wireless communication.

The first communication unit 180a of the first wiring device 100a receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the lighting device 20 or the device from the terminal device 50 by short-range wireless communication. The control unit 400 receives an operation related to the control of the lighting fixture 20 or the device from the first communication unit 180a. The control unit 400 determines the output destination of the signal indicating the received operation. At that time, the control unit 400 refers to the table stored in the storage unit 410. The processing following this is the same as before, but when the operation related to the control of the first luminaire 20a is received, the control unit 400 controls the first luminaire 20a. When the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 is received, the first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 or the electric shutter 42 by short-range wireless communication. do. Further, when the operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44 is received, the second communication unit 180b transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b or the electric lock 44 by low power radio. Send.

In order to further improve the convenience of the user, the wiring system 1000 may execute the following processing. This is a process in which the electric lock 44 is automatically locked when the user turns off the first lighting fixture 20a for sleeping on the assumption that the first room 900a is a bedroom.

The user operates the operation unit 170 of the first wiring fixture 100a so as to turn off the first lighting fixture 20a. In response to the operation received by the operation unit 170, the control unit 400 controls the load control circuit 120 so as to switch the first lighting fixture 20a from lighting to extinguishing. The load control circuit 120 switches the first lighting fixture 20a from lighting to extinguishing according to the control from the control unit 400. This corresponds to causing the luminaire 20 to cut off the power from the AC power source 10 by switching between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 from the conduction state to the cutoff state. When the first lighting fixture 20a is turned off, the control unit 400 outputs the locking operation of the electric lock 44 to the second communication unit 180b as an operation related to the control of the electric lock 44. The second communication unit 180b transmits a signal indicating the control of the electric lock 44, that is, the operation related to the locking of the electric lock 44, to the second wiring device 100b by low power radio.

Subsequent processing of the second wiring device 100b is the same as before. The second communication unit 180b of the second wiring device 100b receives a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 from the first wiring device 100a by low power radio. In response to this, the first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric lock 44 to the electric lock 44 by short-range wireless communication. The electric lock 44 is locked according to control.

In order to further improve the convenience of the user, the wiring system 1000 may execute the following processing. This is also a process of confirming the locked or unlocked state of the electric lock 44 when the user turns off the first lighting fixture 20a for sleeping on the assumption that the first room 900a is a bedroom.

The user operates the operation unit 170 of the first wiring fixture 100a so as to turn off the first lighting fixture 20a. In response to the operation received by the operation unit 170, the control unit 400 controls the load control circuit 120 so as to switch the first lighting fixture 20a from lighting to extinguishing. When the first luminaire 20a is turned off, the control unit 400 causes the second communication unit 180b to transmit a request signal for confirming the state of the electric lock 44. The second communication unit 180b transmits the request signal to the second wiring device 100b by low power radio.

The second communication unit 180b of the second wiring device 100b receives the request signal from the first wiring device 100a by low power radio. When the control unit 400 receives the request signal from the second communication unit 180b, the control unit 400 acquires the state of the electric lock 44 by using the short-range wireless communication in the first communication unit 180a. When the control unit 400 acquires the state of the electric lock 44, the control unit 400 causes the second communication unit 180b to transmit a response signal indicating the state of the electric lock 44. The second communication unit 180b transmits the response signal to the first wiring device 100a by low power radio.

The second communication unit 180b of the first wiring device 100a receives the response signal from the second wiring device 100b by low power radio. When the control unit 400 receives the response signal from the second communication unit 180b, the control unit 400 displays the state of the electric lock 44 on the display 160. FIG. 4 (c) shows an image G5 displayed on the display 160 when the electric lock 44 is unlocked, and FIG. 4 (d) shows an image G5 displayed on the display 160 when the electric lock 44 is locked. The image G6 to be made is shown.

The subject of the device, system, or method in this disclosure is equipped with a computer. By executing the program by this computer, the function of the subject of the device, system, or method in the present disclosure is realized. A computer has a processor that operates according to a program as a main hardware configuration. The type of processor does not matter as long as the function can be realized by executing the program. The processor is composed of one or more electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) or an LSI (Large Scale Integration). A plurality of electronic circuits may be integrated on one chip or may be provided on a plurality of chips. A plurality of chips may be integrated into one device, or may be provided in a plurality of devices. The program is recorded on a non-temporary recording medium such as a computer-readable ROM, optical disc, or hard disk drive. The program may be stored in a recording medium in advance, or may be supplied to the recording medium via a wide area communication network including the Internet or the like.

The operation of the wiring system 1000 with the above configuration will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by the wiring tool 100, particularly the first wiring tool 100a. If the operation unit 170 does not receive the operation (N in S10) and the first communication unit 180a does not receive the operation (N in S12), the second communication unit 180b receives the operation (S14) and proceeds to step 16. When the operation unit 170 receives the operation (Y in S10), or when the first communication unit 180a receives the operation (Y in S12), the process proceeds to step 16.

When controlling the first luminaire 20a (Y in S16), the load control circuit 120 controls the current (S18). When the first luminaire 20a is not controlled (N in S16) and the control target is the first room 900a (Y in S20), the control unit 400 uses the first communication unit 180a (S22). If the control target is not the first room 900a (N in S20), the control unit 400 uses the second communication unit 180b (S24).

FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a processing procedure by the wiring system 1000. The first wiring device 100a receives an operation by the user (S100). The first wiring device 100a controls the current (S102). The first luminaire 20a is turned off (S104). The first wiring device 100a transmits an operation signal indicating the locking operation of the electric lock 44 by low power radio (S106). When the second wiring device 100b receives the operation signal by low power radio, the second wiring device 100b transmits the operation signal by short-range wireless communication (S108). The electric lock 44 is locked (S110).

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing another processing procedure by the wiring system 1000. The first wiring device 100a receives an operation by the user (S200). The first wiring device 100a controls the current (S202). The first luminaire 20a is turned off (S204). The first wiring device 100a transmits a request signal by low power radio (S206). When the second wiring device 100b receives the request signal by the low power radio, the second wiring device 100b transmits the state request to the electric lock 44 by short-range communication (S208). The electric lock 44 transmits the state information to the second wiring device 100b by short-range wireless communication (S210). The second wiring device 100b transmits a response signal including the state information by low power radio (S212). The first wiring device 100a displays the state information (S214).

The following shows another configuration of the wiring system 1000. FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the wiring system 1000. The wiring system 1000 includes a first wiring device 100a to a third wiring device 100c, a first network 600, a controller 610, a router 620, and a second network 630, which are collectively referred to as a wiring device 100. Here, it is assumed that the first wiring device 100a, the third wiring device 100c, the first network 600, the router 620, and the second network 630 are already installed in the facility.

The first wiring device 100a includes a communication unit (not shown) in addition to the configurations described so far. The communication unit is, for example, a communication interface compliant with the Ethernet (registered trademark) standard, and can communicate via the first network 600. Further, the communication unit may be a communication interface compliant with a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard. The third wiring device 100c has the same configuration as the wiring device 100 described so far, but does not include the first communication unit 180a and the second communication unit 180b, but includes the communication unit. The first wiring device 100a and the third wiring device 100c can communicate with the controller 610 via the first network 600. The communication via the first network 600 is, for example, a communication compliant with the Ethernet standard.

The controller 610 is, for example, a controller of HEMS (Home Energy Management System), and has a function of directly or indirectly monitoring the state of a plurality of lighting fixtures 20 and a function of directly or indirectly controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures 20. Have. The controller 610 has, for example, a communication interface compliant with the Ethernet standard, and can communicate via the first network 600. The controller 610 stores in advance image data corresponding to a plurality of types of screens (display contents) displayed on the wiring device 100, and transmits image data corresponding to the operation of the operation unit 170 of the wiring device 100 to the wiring device 100. do.

Further, a router 620 is connected to the first network 600. The router 620 is a broadband router. Therefore, the controller 610 is connected to the external second network 630 including the Internet via the router 620. An external server (not shown) is also connected to the second network 630. The controller 610 and the server can communicate with each other via the second network 630.

In the second room 900b of the facility where such a wiring system 1000 is installed, a wiring fixture having only a function for controlling lighting or extinguishing of the second lighting fixture 20b but not a communication function is installed. ing. When the electric lock 44 installed in the second room 900b is controlled by the wiring system 1000, it has been necessary to install the first network 600 in the second room 900b as well. However, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, when the wiring fixture in the second room 900b is replaced with the second wiring fixture 100b, the second wiring fixture 100b and the first wiring fixture 100a are communicated by low power radio, and the second wiring fixture is used. The wiring device 100b and the electric lock 44 are communicated by short-range wireless communication. As a result, the electric lock 44 can be controlled by the wiring system 1000 without installing the first network 600 in the second room 900b.

According to this embodiment, short-range wireless communication and low-power wireless are used in combination to transmit a signal indicating an operation related to device control, so that user convenience can be improved. When the second wiring device 100b receives the operation related to the control of the device, the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is received from the second wiring device 100b by the low power radio, so that the distance between the wiring devices 100 is increased. Even if it is, the signal from the second wiring device 100b can be received. Further, since the signal from the second wiring device 100b is received even if the distance between the wiring devices 100 is large, the signal can be transferred between the wiring devices 100. Further, since the signal is transferred between the wiring devices 100, the transmission distance of the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device can be lengthened. In addition, since the transmission distance of the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device becomes long, the convenience of the user can be improved.

Further, since the low power radio can transmit a longer distance than the short-range wireless communication, it is possible to transmit a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the device even between different rooms. Further, since the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is transmitted between different rooms, the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, even if the signal cannot be transmitted to the device by short-range wireless communication, the signal is transmitted to the second wiring device 100b by low-power wireless communication, and then the signal is transmitted from the second wiring device 100b to the device by short-range wireless communication. , Signals can be transmitted indirectly to devices that cannot transmit signals directly. Further, since the signal is indirectly transmitted to the device that cannot directly transmit the signal, the convenience of the user can be improved.

Further, when a signal indicating an operation related to control of the device is received from the terminal device 50 by short-range wireless communication, the signal is transmitted to the device by short-range wireless communication, so that the device can be controlled from the terminal device 50. Further, since the device is controlled from the terminal device 50, the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, since the first communication unit 180a and the second communication unit 180b are operated based on the current for flowing through the lighting fixture 20, another power line for operating the first communication unit 180a and the second communication unit 180b is operated. Can be eliminated. Further, since another power line for operating the first communication unit 180a and the second communication unit 180b is not required, the wiring device 100 can be easily installed. Further, since the wiring device 100 can be easily installed, the convenience of the user can be improved.

Further, since the light source 190 is turned off when the lighting fixture 20 is turned on and the light source 190 is turned on when the lighting fixture 20 is turned off, the display 160 is turned on and off regardless of whether the lighting fixture 20 is turned on or off. Brightness can be maintained. Further, since the brightness of the display 160 is maintained regardless of whether the lighting fixture 20 is turned on or off, the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, since the light source 190 is turned on when the lighting fixture 20 is turned off, the brightness of the display 160 can be ensured even when the lighting fixture 20 is turned off.

Further, when the power from the AC power supply 10 is cut off for the lighting fixture 20, a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the fixture is transmitted to the second wiring fixture 100b by low power radio, and the second wiring fixture 100b sends the signal. Since the device is made to transmit the signal by short-range wireless communication, the device can be controlled according to the extinguishing of the lighting fixture 20. Further, since the device is controlled according to the extinguishing of the lighting device 20, the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, when the lighting fixture 20 is turned off in the bedroom, the electric lock 44 at the entrance is automatically locked, so that it is possible to prevent forgetting to lock the lock. Further, when the power from the AC power supply 10 is cut off for the luminaire 20, the information of the luminaire is acquired via the second wiring luminaire 100b and then displayed on the display 160, so that the luminaire 20 is turned off. The status of the device can be displayed. Further, when the lighting fixture 20 is turned off in the bedroom, the locked state of the electric lock 44 at the entrance is automatically displayed, so that it is possible to prevent forgetting to lock.

The outline of one aspect of this disclosure is as follows. The operation device (100a) according to the present disclosure indicates an operation unit (170) for receiving an operation related to control of the device, and an operation related to control of the device when the operation unit (170) receives an operation related to control of the device. It includes a first communication unit (180a) that transmits the signal to the device by the first communication method, and a second communication unit (180b) that can execute communication by a second communication method different from the first communication method. .. When the other operating device (100b) receives an operation related to the control of the device, the second communication unit (180b) receives a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device from the other operating device (100b). When the second communication unit (180b) receives the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device, the first communication unit (180a) transmits the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device to the device.

The second communication method in the second communication unit (180b) may be capable of transmitting a longer distance than the first communication method in the first communication unit (180a).

The operation unit (170) receives an operation related to the control of another device different from the device, the first communication unit (180a) cannot transmit a signal to the other device, and the second communication unit (180b). When the operation unit (170) receives an operation related to the control of another device, sends a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the other device to the other operating device (100b), and another operating device (100b). ) S) receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of another device from the operating device (100a) by the second communication method, and receives a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the other device by the first communication method. It may be sent to other devices.

The first communication unit (180a) receives a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device from the terminal device (50) by the first communication method, and the first communication unit (180a) indicates the operation related to the control of the device. When the signal is received from the terminal device (50), the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device may be transmitted to the device.

A pair of connection terminals (110, 112) electrically connected between the AC power supply (10) and the load and a pair of connection terminals (110, 112) are electrically connected and flow to the load. It is charged by a load control circuit (120) that controls current, a power supply circuit (500) that acquires power from an AC power supply (10) via a pair of connection terminals (110, 112), and a power supply circuit (500). A power storage element (540) may be further provided. The power storage element (540) may supply electric power to the first communication unit (180a) and the second communication unit (180b).

A display (160) and a light source (190) that irradiates the display (160) with light may be further provided. The light source (190) turns off when the power from the AC power supply (10) is supplied to the load, and turns on when the power from the AC power supply (10) is cut off from the load. May be good.

The first communication unit (180a) cannot transmit a signal to another device different from the device, and the second communication unit (180b) cuts off the power from the AC power supply (10) with respect to the load. Then, the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the other device is transmitted to the other operating device (100b), and the other operating device (100b) sends the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the other device to the other operating device (100b). 2 When received from the operating device (100a) by the communication method, a signal indicating an operation related to the control of the other device may be transmitted to the other device by the first communication method.

A display (160) may be further provided. The first communication unit (180a) cannot transmit a signal to another device different from the device, and the second communication unit (180b) cuts off the power from the AC power supply (10) with respect to the load. Then, a request signal for confirming the status of the other device is transmitted to the other operating device (100b), and the other operating device (100b) sends the requested signal to the operating device (100a) by the second communication method. When it is received from, the state of another device is acquired by using the first communication method, and then the response signal indicating the state of the other device is transmitted to the operating device (100a) by the second communication method. When the second communication unit (180b) receives the response signal from the other operating device (100b), the display (160) may display the status of the other device.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is an operating system (1000). This operation system (1000) includes a first operation device (100a) and a second operation device (100b) capable of executing communication by a first communication method and a second communication method different from each other. When the first operating device (100a) receives an operation related to the control of the device, the first operating device (100b) transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device to the device by the first communication method, and the second operating device (100b) receives the operation related to the control of the device. When the operation related to the control of the device is received, a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is transmitted to the first operating device (100a) by the second communication method, and the first operating device (100a) relates to the control of the device. When the signal indicating the operation is received from the second operating device (100b) by the second communication method, the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is transmitted to the device by the first communication method.

Yet another aspect of the present disclosure is an operating method. This method includes a step of receiving an operation related to the control of the device, a step of transmitting a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device to the device by the first communication method when the operation related to the control of the device is received, and the control of the device. When the operation related to the operation is received by the other operating device (100b), the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is received from the other operating device (100b) by the second communication method different from the first communication method. When a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is received from another operating device (100b) by the second communication method, the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is received by the device by the first communication method. With a step to send to.

(Example 2)
Next, Example 2 will be described. The second embodiment relates to the wiring system 1000 including the two-wire wiring device 100 for controlling the load, as in the first embodiment. Further, the second embodiment relates to notifying the terminal device 50 of the status of the facility in which the wiring device 100 is installed in order to improve the convenience of the user. The wiring system 1000 and the wiring device 100 according to the second embodiment are of the same type as those in FIGS. 1 and 2. Here, the difference from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

FIG. 10 shows the configuration of the wiring system 1000. The wiring system 1000 includes a wiring device 100, a controller 610, a router 620, a network 640, a server 700, and a terminal device 50. The first communication unit 180a of the wiring device 100 can communicate with the controller 610 by short-range wireless communication. The controller 610 has the above-mentioned configuration, but further includes the function of short-range wireless communication. The controller 610 is connected to the router 620 and the router 620 is connected to the network 640. That is, the router 620 connects the wiring device 100 to the network 640. The network 640 corresponds to the above-mentioned second network 630. In addition to the router 620, the server 700 and the terminal device 50 are connected to the network 640. The server 700 is a device for providing the service in the wiring system 1000 to the wiring device 100 and the terminal device 50, and the terminal device 50 is a device carried by the user as in the first embodiment. With such a configuration, the terminal device 50 can be connected to the wiring device 100 via the network 640 even at a place away from the facility.

The resident operates the operation unit 170 of the wiring fixture 100 in order to turn on or off the lighting fixture 20. The control unit 400 has a timekeeping function, and when an operation on the lighting fixture 20 is received from the operation unit 170, the history of the operation on the lighting fixture 20 is stored in the storage unit 410. 11 (a)-(b) show the data structure of the table stored in the storage unit 410, and FIG. 11 (a) shows the data structure of the table in which the history of operations on the luminaire 20 is stored. .. As shown in the figure, the timing at which the lighting fixture 20 is turned on is set as a "point", and the timing at which the lighting fixture 20 is turned off is set as "turning off", and the date and time of these timings are recorded. FIG. 11B will be described later, and the process returns to FIG.

The operation history for the lighting fixture 20 may not be stored in the storage unit 410 but may be stored in the server 700. At that time, when the control unit 400 receives the operation for the lighting fixture 20 from the operation unit 170, the control unit 400 transmits a signal indicating the timing of the operation to the server 700 via the controller 610, the router 620, and the network 640. The signal indicating the timing of the operation includes identification information for identifying the facility in which the wiring device 100 is installed. When the server 700 receives the signal indicating the timing of the operation, the server 700 stores the operation for the lighting fixture 20 for each identification information. Therefore, the server 700 stores the table as shown in FIG. 11A for each facility.

The control unit 400 acquires a table stored in the storage unit 410 or the server 700, and has a time zone in which the lighting timing is high (hereinafter, referred to as “lighting time zone”) or a time zone in which the lighting timing is high (hereinafter, “lighting time zone”). Estimate the "light-off time zone"). Such time zones are estimated using known techniques such as statistical processing techniques. Further, such estimation of the time zone may be made for each day of the week, or may be made separately for weekdays and holidays. Further, a plurality of lighting time zones and extinguishing time zones may be estimated in one day. For example, 17:00 to 17:59 is estimated as the lighting time zone. This corresponds to the time zone when the resident of the facility returns home and turns on the lighting fixture 20. The control unit 400 registers the estimated lighting time zone or extinguishing time zone.

When the resident operates the operation unit 170 of the wiring equipment 100 in order to turn on or off the lighting equipment 20, the control unit 400 receives the operation from the operation unit 170. The control unit 400 confirms whether or not the operation has been received in the set time zone. When the lighting operation is received during the lighting time zone, or when the lighting operation is received during the lighting time zone, the control unit 400 ends the process. On the other hand, if the lighting operation is not received during the lighting time zone, or if the lighting operation is not received during the lighting time zone, the control unit 400 determines that an abnormal state has occurred. The abnormal state is a state in which the operation unit 170 does not accept the operation during the time when the operation can be performed. Here, we focus on the case where the lighting operation is not accepted during the lighting time zone. When the control unit 400 identifies the occurrence of an abnormal state, the control unit 400 displays the transmission of the notification on the display 160 before transmitting the notification of the occurrence of the abnormal state.

FIGS. 12 (a)-(e) show an outline of the operation of the wiring system 1000. FIG. 12A is a screen displayed on the display 160 of the wiring device 100, and is a screen for notifying the advance notice of transmission of the notification. The text "Send notification" is displayed as a message to notify the notice of sending the notification. In addition, a "stop" button is displayed at the bottom of the message. The "Cancel" button is an interface for receiving an operation of canceling transmission within a predetermined period after the display 160 displays the screen. The predetermined period is, for example, one minute.

If the resident of the facility has not returned home, the resident cannot confirm the display 160, so the "Cancel" button cannot be touch-operated. The control unit 400 determines to transmit the notification when the operation unit 170 does not receive the touch operation of the "stop" button, that is, when the operation unit 170 does not receive the stop operation for a predetermined period after displaying the transmission of the notification on the display 160. do. On the other hand, the resident of the facility touch-operates the "stop" button of the display 160 when he / she does not operate the lighting even when he / she returns home. The control unit 400 cancels the transmission of the notification when the operation unit 170 receives the touch operation of the "stop" button, that is, when the operation of the stop is received within a predetermined period after displaying the transmission of the notification on the display 160. do. 12 (b)-(e) will be described later, and the process returns to FIG.

When the control unit 400 of the wiring device 100 decides to transmit the notification, the first communication unit 180a transmits the notification to the controller 610 by short-range wireless communication. The notification includes, for example, identification information for identifying the facility in which the wiring device 100 is installed, occurrence of an abnormal state, no lighting operation during the lighting time zone, notification time, and the like. The notification is received by the server 700 via the controller 610, the router 620, and the network 640. In the server 700 and the terminal device 50, a notification application for notifying the notification from the wiring device 100 is activated. The notification application stores the correspondence between the identification information and the address of the terminal device 50. When the server 700 receives the notification in that state, the server 700 extracts the identification information from the notification and acquires the address of the terminal device 50 from the identification information. The server 700 sends a notification to the terminal device 50 via the network 640 with the acquired address as the destination.

The terminal device 50 receives the notification from the server 700. Upon receiving the notification, the terminal device 50 displays the content of the notification on the monitor 52. FIG. 2B is a screen displayed on the monitor 52 and for notifying the content of the notification. As a message to inform you of the content of the notification, the text "The scheduled time has come, but the light is not turned on" is displayed. By checking the display on the monitor 52, the user of the terminal device 50 recognizes that the resident has not turned on the lighting fixture 20 or that the resident has not returned to the facility. 12 (c)-(e) will be described later, and the process returns to FIG.

The control unit 400 of the wiring device 100 causes the display 160 to display the result of the transmission of the notification after the first communication unit 180a transmits the notification. FIG. 12C is a screen displayed on the display 160 of the wiring device 100, and is a screen for notifying the result of transmission of the notification. The text "Notification has been sent" is displayed as a message to inform the result of sending the notification. Here, as an example, the screen of FIG. 12A is displayed before the notification is transmitted, and the screen of FIG. 12C is displayed after the notification is transmitted. However, only one of the screen of FIG. 12 (a) before the notification is transmitted and the screen of FIG. 12 (c) after the notification is transmitted may be displayed.

After displaying the result of sending the notification, the display 160 displays a screen for accepting the operation of sending the message. FIG. 12D is a screen displayed on the display 160 of the wiring device 100, and is a screen for receiving an operation of transmitting a message. Here, "OK", "Urgent", and "Call me" are shown as a list of messages that can be sent. When sending a message, the resident selects one of the following messages, "OK", "Emergency", or "Call me" by touch operation. FIG. 12 (e) will be described later, and the process returns to FIG. The operation unit 170 of the wiring device 100 receives the message selected by the touch operation. That is, the operation unit 170 can accept the operation of transmitting a message after the display 160 displays the result of transmitting the notification. The control unit 400 causes the first communication unit 180a to transmit the received message. The first communication unit 180a transmits a message to the controller 610 by short-range wireless communication. The message is received by the server 700 via the controller 610, the router 620, and the network 640. Upon receiving the message, the server 700 sends the message to the terminal device 50 via the network 640.

The terminal device 50 receives a message from the server 700. Upon receiving the message, the terminal device 50 displays the content of the message on the monitor 52. FIG. 12E is a screen displayed on the monitor 52 and for notifying the content of the message. Here, assuming that "OK" is selected as the message in FIG. 12 (d), the characters "OK" are shown.

On the other hand, when the control unit 400 receives the lighting operation during the lighting time zone or the lighting operation during the lighting time zone, the control unit 400 may determine that the normal state is completed. The normal state is a state in which the operation unit 170 receives the operation during the time when the operation can be performed. Here, attention is paid to the case where the lighting operation is received during the lighting time zone. When the control unit 400 identifies the completion of the normal state, the control unit 400 determines to send a notification. When the control unit 400 decides to transmit the notification, the first communication unit 180a transmits the notification to the controller 610 by short-range wireless communication. The notification is received by the server 700 via the controller 610, the router 620, and the network 640. Upon receiving the notification, the server 700 transmits the notification to the terminal device 50 via the network 640.

The terminal device 50 receives the notification from the server 700. Upon receiving the notification, the terminal device 50 displays the content of the notification on the monitor 52. FIG. 13 shows an outline of the operation of the terminal device 50, is a screen displayed on the monitor 52, and is a screen for notifying the content of the notification. The text "I'm home" is displayed as a message to inform you of the content of the notification. The user of the terminal device 50 recognizes that the resident has returned to the facility by checking the display on the monitor 52. The display 160 of the wiring device 100 displays at least one of the screen of FIG. 12 (a) before transmitting the notification and the screen of FIG. 12 (c) after transmitting the notification.

In the explanation so far, the lighting time zone and the extinguishing time zone are estimated based on the operation history table. However, the lighting time zone and the extinguishing time zone may be registered in advance by the user. Specifically, the user operates the terminal device 50 to set the lighting time zone and the extinguishing time zone, and the set lighting time zone and the extinguishing time zone are changed from the terminal device 50 to the server 700 or the wiring device 100. It will be sent and registered. FIG. 11B shows the data structure of the facility's resident calendar. As shown in the figure, the lighting time zone is registered in advance. The turn-off time zone may be registered in the same manner. Return to FIG.

The subsequent processing is the same as before, so the explanation is omitted here. For example, when the operation unit 170 does not receive an operation in the lighting time zone or the extinguishing time zone acquired from the calendar, the control unit 400 determines that an abnormal state has occurred, or the lighting time zone or the lighting time zone acquired from the calendar. When the operation unit 170 receives an operation during the light-off time zone, it may be determined that the normal state is completed. The display 160 of the wiring device 100 displays at least one of the screen of FIG. 12 (a) before transmitting the notification and the screen of FIG. 12 (c) after transmitting the notification.

In the explanation so far, it is determined whether or not to send the notification using the lighting time zone and the extinguishing time zone. However, the control unit 400 may measure the period during which the operation unit 170 does not accept the operation, and may determine that an abnormal state has occurred when the operation unit does not accept the operation for a certain period of time. Since the processing following this is the same as before, the description thereof is omitted here. The display 160 of the wiring device 100 displays at least one of the screen of FIG. 12 (a) before transmitting the notification and the screen of FIG. 12 (c) after transmitting the notification.

The operation of the wiring system 1000 with the above configuration will be described. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing a processing procedure by the wiring system 1000. The wiring device 100 confirms that the condition is satisfied (S300). The wiring device 100 displays a notice of transmission of the notification (S302). The wiring device 100 transmits a notification to the server 700 (S304). The server 700 transmits the notification to the terminal device 50 (S306). The terminal device 50 displays a notification (S308). The wiring device 100 displays the result of transmission of the notification (S310).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by the wiring device 100. When there is no operation for a certain period (Y of S400), the first communication unit 180a transmits a notification (S402). The display 160 displays the result of transmission of the notification (S404). When there is an operation for a certain period (N of S400), the process is terminated.

According to this embodiment, in a situation where a notification is transmitted when the operation for the operation unit 170 satisfies a predetermined condition, the transmission of the notification is displayed before or after the notification is transmitted. Therefore, the notification is transmitted. You can check it. Moreover, since the transmission of the notification is confirmed, the convenience of the user can be improved. In addition, since the operation unit 170 decides to send a notification when the operation unit 170 does not accept the operation in the time zone estimated based on the past operation history and in the time zone in which the operation can be performed, it is different from the usual one. You can notify the status. Further, since the operation unit 170 decides to send a notification when the operation unit 170 receives the operation in the time zone estimated based on the past operation history and in the time zone in which the operation can be performed, the normal state is notified. can.

Also, since the operation unit 170 decides to send a notification when the operation unit 170 does not accept the operation in the time zone acquired from the calendar and the operation can be performed, it is possible to notify a state different from the normal state. Further, since the transmission of the notification is determined when the operation unit 170 receives the operation in the time zone acquired from the calendar and in the time zone in which the operation can be performed, the normal state can be notified. Further, since the operation unit 170 decides to transmit the notification when the operation unit 170 does not accept the operation for a certain period of time, it is possible to notify the possibility that an abnormality has occurred. Further, when the operation unit 170 receives the operation of canceling the transmission after displaying the notice of sending the notification before transmitting the notification, the transmission of the notification is stopped, so that the occurrence of unnecessary transmission can be suppressed. .. Further, when the operation unit 170 receives the operation of transmitting the message after displaying the result of transmitting the notification after transmitting the notification, the message is transmitted, so that further information can be notified.

Further, since the first communication unit 180a and the display 160 are operated based on the current for flowing through the lighting fixture 20, another power line for operating the first communication unit 180a and the display 160 can be eliminated. Further, since a separate power line for operating the first communication unit 180a and the display 160 is not required, the wiring device 100 can be easily installed. Further, since the wiring device 100 can be easily installed, the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, since the predetermined conditions are set and the content of the notification is displayed when the notification from the wiring device 100 is received, the convenience of the user can be improved.

The outline of one aspect of this disclosure is as follows. The wiring device (100) of an aspect of the present disclosure includes an operation unit (170) that receives an operation related to load control, and a pair of connection terminals (110) that are electrically connected between the AC power supply (10) and the load. , 112) and a load control circuit (120) that is electrically connected between the pair of connection terminals (110, 112) and controls the current flowing through the load based on the operation received by the operation unit (170). ), The communication unit (180a) that transmits a notification when the operation on the operation unit (170) satisfies a predetermined condition, and the communication unit (180a) before the notification is transmitted or after the notification is transmitted. A display unit (160) for displaying the above.

The predetermined condition may be that the operation unit (170) does not accept the operation in the time zone estimated based on the past operation history and in the time zone in which the operation can be performed.

The predetermined condition may be that the operation unit (170) receives the operation in the time zone estimated based on the past operation history and in the time zone in which the operation can be performed.

The predetermined condition may be that the operation unit (170) does not accept the operation in the time zone acquired from the calendar and in the time zone in which the operation can be performed.

The predetermined condition may be that the operation unit (170) receives the operation in the time zone acquired from the calendar and in the time zone in which the operation can be performed.

The predetermined condition may be that the operation unit (170) does not accept the operation for a certain period of time.

The display unit (160) displays a notice of notification transmission before transmitting the notification, and the operation unit (170) accepts an operation of canceling transmission within a predetermined period after the display unit (160) displays the notification. It is possible, and the communication unit (180a) may cancel the transmission of the notification when the operation unit (170) receives the operation of canceling the transmission.

The display unit (160) displays the result of the notification transmission after the notification is transmitted, and the operation unit (170) can accept the operation of transmitting the message after the display unit (160) displays the communication. The unit (180a) may transmit a message when the operation unit (170) accepts the operation of transmitting the message.

Even if the power supply circuit (500) for acquiring electric power from the AC power supply (10) via the pair of connection terminals (110, 112) and the power storage element (540) charged by the power supply circuit (500) are further provided. good. The power storage element (540) may supply electric power to the communication unit (180a) and the display unit (160).

Another aspect of the present disclosure is a wiring system. This wiring system includes a wiring device (100) and a router that connects the wiring device (100) to a network. The wiring device (100) has a pair of an operation unit (170) that receives operations related to load control, and a pair of connection terminals (110, 112) that are electrically connected between the AC power supply (10) and the load. A load control circuit (120) that is electrically connected between the connection terminals (110, 112) and controls the current flowing through the load based on the operation received by the operation unit (170), and the operation unit (120). The communication unit (180a) that transmits a notification to the terminal device (50) via the router when the operation for 170) satisfies a predetermined condition, and before the communication unit (180a) transmits the notification or after the notification is transmitted. , A display unit (160) for displaying the transmission of notifications.

It is a program executed in the terminal device (50) capable of communicating with the wiring device (100), and when a step of setting a predetermined condition and a notification from the wiring device (100) are received, the content of the notification is set. Have the computer perform the steps to display.

(Example 3)
Next, Example 3 will be described. The third embodiment relates to a wiring system 1000 including a two-wire wiring device 100 for controlling a load as before. Further, the third embodiment relates to changing a device to be controlled when the operation unit 170 of the wiring device 100 is operated in order to improve the convenience of the user. The wiring system 1000 and the wiring device 100 according to the third embodiment are of the same type as those in FIGS. 1, 10, and 2. Here, the differences from the past will be mainly explained.

16 (a)-(b) show the appearance of the wiring device 100. FIG. 16A is a wiring device 100 having the same structure as before. So far, the push button switch and the touch sensor attached to the entire surface of the display 160 have been put together as an operation unit 170. On the other hand, in FIG. 16A, the first operation unit 170a is a seesaw type or push button type physical switch, and the second operation unit 170b is a touch sensor attached to the entire surface of the display 160. .. FIG. 16B will be described later.

FIG. 17 shows a partial configuration of the wiring device 100. The wiring device 100 includes a first operation unit 170a, a second operation unit 170b, a first communication unit 180a, a second communication unit 180b, a control unit 400, and a storage unit 410, which are collectively referred to as an operation unit 170. Since the configuration other than this is the same as in FIG. 2, the first operation unit 170a and the second operation unit 170b are included instead of the operation unit 170.

The first operation unit 170a receives an operation related to the control of the lighting fixture 20. When the wiring fixture 100 is the first wiring fixture 100a, the first operation unit 170a receives an operation related to the control of the first lighting fixture 20a. When the operation received by the first operation unit 170a is lit, the control unit 400 controls the load control circuit 120 so as to switch between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 from the cutoff state to the conduction state. On the other hand, when the operation received by the first operation unit 170a is turned off, the control unit 400 controls the load control circuit 120 so as to switch between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 from the conduction state to the cutoff state. That is, the load control circuit 120 controls the current flowing through the bidirectional switch 200 based on the operation received by the first operation unit 170a. As before, the power supply circuit 500 acquires electric power from the AC power supply 10 via the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112, and the power storage element 540 is charged by the power supply circuit 500.

The second operation unit 170b receives operations related to device control. When the wiring device 100 is the first wiring device 100a, the electric shutter 42 is not installed in the first room 900a, and the electric lock 44 is not installed in the second room 900b, the second operation unit 170b , Accepts operations related to control of the air conditioner 40 or the second lighting fixture 20b. At that time, the electric shutter 42 is not included in the image G3 of FIG. 4A displayed on the display 160. The control unit 400 determines the output destination of the signal indicating the received operation while referring to the table stored in the storage unit 410. In response to this, the first communication unit 180a transmits a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the air conditioner 40 to the conversion device 30 by short-range wireless communication, and the second communication unit 180b is the second lighting fixture 20b. A signal indicating the operation related to the control of is transmitted to the second wiring device 100b by short-range radio. As before, the power storage element 540 supplies electric power to the first communication unit 180a and the second communication unit 180b.

In such a situation, when the electric shutter 42 is newly installed in the first room 900a, it may be desired to install the electric shutter 42 from the first wiring appliance 100a or the second wiring appliance 100b. In order to cope with this, the wiring system 1000 executes the following processing. The server 700 of FIG. 10 has a program for controlling the electric shutter 42 from the wiring equipment 100 (hereinafter referred to as “electric shutter program”) and an electric shutter program to be executed in the wiring equipment 100. It will be remembered. The user accesses the server 700 via the network 640 by operating the terminal device 50. The terminal device 50 transmits an instruction to transmit the electric shutter program to the wiring device 100 to the server 700 by the operation of the user. Upon receiving the instruction, the server 700 transmits the electric shutter program to the wiring device 100 via the network 640, the router 620, and the controller 610.

The first communication unit 180a of the wiring device 100 receives the electric shutter program from the controller 610 by short-range wireless communication. The control unit 400 stores the electric shutter program received by the first communication unit 180a in the storage unit 410. The control unit 400 is added to the control of the electric shutter 42 by applying the electric shutter program stored in the storage unit 410. Specifically, the electric shutter 42 is added to the image G3 of FIG. 4A displayed on the display 160.

As a result, the user can select the electric shutter 42 as the control target, and the second operation unit 170b can also accept the operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42. When the second operation unit 170b receives an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42, the control unit 400 refers to the table of the storage unit 410 and sends a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 to the first communication unit. Send to 180a. The same applies to the case where the electric lock 44 is added to the control target. In this way, the control content of the device can be changed.

FIG. 16B shows the appearance of the wiring fixture 100 of a type different from that of FIG. 16A. The wiring device 100 includes a first operation unit 170a and a second operation unit 170b. The first operation unit 170a and the second operation unit 170b are seesaw type or push button type physical switches. Further, the wiring device 100 does not include the display 160.

FIG. 18 shows a partial configuration of the wiring device 100. Here, it is assumed that the first lighting fixture 20a and the second lighting fixture 20b are installed in one room 900. Compared with the configuration of FIG. 2, the wiring device 100 is collectively referred to as a connection terminal 114, a connection terminal 116, a first load control circuit 120a collectively referred to as a load control circuit 120, a second load control circuit 120b, and an operation unit 170. The first operation unit 170a and the second operation unit 170b are included. Also, the display 160 is not included.

The connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 are electrically connected between the AC power supply 10 and the first luminaire 20a, and the connection terminal 114 and the connection terminal 116 are between the AC power supply 10 and the second luminaire 20b. It is electrically connected. The first load control circuit 120a is electrically connected between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 to control the current flowing through the first luminaire 20a, and the second load control circuit 120b is connected to the connection terminal 114. It is electrically connected between the terminals 116 to control the current flowing through the second luminaire 20b.

When the operation received by the first operation unit 170a is lit, the control unit 400 controls the first load control circuit 120a so as to switch between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 from the cutoff state to the conduction state. On the other hand, when the operation received by the first operation unit 170a is turned off, the control unit 400 controls the first load control circuit 120a so as to switch between the connection terminal 110 and the connection terminal 112 from the conduction state to the cutoff state. That is, the operation of the first operation unit 170a turns on or off the first lighting fixture 20a.

When the operation received by the second operation unit 170b is lit, the control unit 400 controls the second load control circuit 120b so as to switch between the connection terminal 114 and the connection terminal 116 from the cutoff state to the conduction state. On the other hand, when the operation received by the second operation unit 170b is turned off, the control unit 400 controls the first load control circuit 120a so as to switch between the connection terminal 114 and the connection terminal 116 from the conduction state to the cutoff state. That is, the operation of the second operation unit 170b turns on or off the second lighting fixture 20b.

In such a situation, when the electric shutter 42 is newly installed in the room 900, it may be desired to install the electric shutter 42 from the wiring device 100. In order to cope with this, the wiring system 1000 executes the following processing. The electric shutter program is stored in the server 700 of FIG. The user accesses the server 700 via the network 640 by operating the terminal device 50. The terminal device 50 transmits an instruction to transmit the electric shutter program to the wiring device 100 to the server 700 by the operation of the user. Upon receiving the instruction, the server 700 transmits the electric shutter program to the wiring device 100 via the network 640, the router 620, and the controller 610.

The first communication unit 180a of the wiring device 100 receives the electric shutter program from the controller 610 by short-range wireless communication. The control unit 400 stores the electric shutter program received by the first communication unit 180a in the storage unit 410. By executing the rewriting by the electric shutter program stored in the storage unit 410, the control unit 400 can change the device controlled in response to the operation of the second operation unit 170b to the electric shutter 42.

As a result, the second operation unit 170b can accept the operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 instead of the operation related to the control of the second lighting fixture 20b. When the second operation unit 170b receives an operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42, the control unit 400 refers to the table of the storage unit 410 and sends a signal indicating the operation related to the control of the electric shutter 42 to the first communication unit. Send to 180a. The same applies when the control target is changed to the air conditioner 40 and the electric lock 44. In this way, the control content of the device can be changed.

Until now, the control target by the operation of the first operation unit 170a is fixed, and the control target by the operation of the second operation unit 170b can be changed. However, it may be possible to add a control target by the operation of the first operation unit 170a. For example, the first lighting fixture 20a and the air conditioner 40 may be controlled by the operation of the first operation unit 170a. At that time, when the first lighting fixture 20a is turned on by the operation of the first operation unit 170a, the air conditioner 40 also operates. Further, when the first lighting fixture 20a is turned off by the operation of the first operation unit 170a, the air conditioner 40 is also stopped. That is, by operating the first operation unit 170a, the first lighting fixture 20a and an arbitrary device are controlled in conjunction with each other. There may be a plurality of arbitrary devices. This corresponds to the common configuration of the first operation unit 170a and the second operation unit 170b. The addition of such equipment is also realized by applying the above-mentioned program.

The operation of the wiring system 1000 with the above configuration will be described. FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing a processing procedure by the wiring system 1000. The terminal device 50 inputs an instruction for transmitting the program (S500). The terminal device 50 transmits an instruction to the server 700 (S502). The server 700 transmits a program (S504). The wiring device 100 applies or rewrites the program (S506).

According to this embodiment, while the communication unit is operated by the power storage element 540 charged based on the current for flowing through the lighting equipment 20, if the first operation unit 170a receives the operation, the lighting equipment 20 is controlled. If the second operation unit 170b receives the operation, the communication unit is used to control the device. Therefore, the device can be controlled in addition to the lighting device 20 only by the current for flowing through the lighting device 20. Further, since the device is controlled in addition to the lighting device 20 only by the current for flowing through the lighting device 20, the convenience of the user can be improved. Moreover, since the content of device control can be changed, it is possible to control a device suitable for the user. Moreover, since the device suitable for the user is controlled, the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, even if the control content of the device is changed, the first operation unit 170a is used to control the lighting device 20, so that the control of the lighting device 20 can be reliably executed.

Further, since the first operation unit 170a and the second operation unit 170b are physical switches, the operation can be simplified. Moreover, since the operation is simplified, the convenience of the user can be improved. Further, since the first operation unit 170a is a physical switch and the second operation unit 170b is a switch displayed on the display 160, various devices can be controlled. Moreover, since various devices are controlled, the convenience of the user can be improved.

Further, by applying the program of this wiring device 100, a device to be controlled is added, so that a new device can be controlled. Further, since the device to be controlled can be changed by rewriting the program of the wiring device 100, the required device can be controlled. Further, since the first operation unit 170a and the second operation unit 170b are configured in common, the lighting fixture 20 and the equipment can be controlled at the same time by one operation.

The outline of one aspect of this disclosure is as follows. The wiring device (100) of an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first operation unit (170a) that receives an operation related to load control, and a pair of connection terminals that are electrically connected between the AC power supply (10) and the load. A load that is electrically connected between (110, 112) and a pair of connection terminals (110, 112) and controls the current flowing through the load based on the operation received by the first operation unit (170a). A power supply circuit (500) that acquires power from an AC power supply (10) via a control circuit (120) and a pair of connection terminals (110, 112), and a power storage element (540) that is charged by the power supply circuit (500). ), The second operation unit (170b) that receives the operation related to the control of the device, and the second operation unit (170b) that receives the operation related to the control of the device, the signal indicating the operation related to the control of the device is transmitted. It is provided with a communication unit (180a, 180b). The power storage element (540) supplies electric power to the communication units (180a, 180b).

The content of device control may be changeable.

A display (160) may be further provided. The first operation unit (170a) may be a physical switch, and the second operation unit (170b) may be a switch displayed on the display (160).

The first operation unit (170a) may be a physical switch, and the second operation unit (170b) may be a physical switch.

As a change in the control content of the device, the device to be controlled may be added by applying the program of the wiring device (100).

As a change in the control content of the device, the device to be controlled may be changed by rewriting the program of this wiring device (100).

The first operation unit (170a) and the second operation unit (170b) may be configured in common.

Above, this disclosure has been explained based on the examples. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this embodiment is exemplary and that various variations of each of these components or combinations of processing processes are possible and that such modifications are also within the scope of the present disclosure. ..

In Examples 1 to 3, an air conditioner 40, an electric shutter 42, and an electric lock 44 are used as equipment. However, the device is not limited to this, and for example, the device may be an electronic device such as a television or an electric curtain. According to this modification, the degree of freedom of configuration can be improved.

In Examples 1 to 3, the first communication unit 180a uses short-range wireless communication as the first communication method, and the second communication unit 180b uses low-power radio as the second communication method. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and another communication method may be used for at least one of the first communication method and the second communication method. That is, the transmission distance by the second communication method may be longer than the transmission distance by the first communication method. According to this modification, the degree of freedom of configuration can be improved.

In the first embodiment, a signal is transmitted between the first wiring device 100a and the second wiring device 100b using a low power radio. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the signal may be transferred by, for example, three or more wiring devices 100. According to this modification, the degree of freedom of configuration can be improved.

In the second embodiment, it is determined to transmit a notification to the terminal device 50 when the operation on the wiring device 100 satisfies a predetermined condition. However, not limited to this, for example, a fire alarm or a gas detector is connected to the wiring appliance 100 by short-range wireless communication, and the wiring appliance 100 is a terminal when an alarm is received from the fire alarm or the gas detector. You may decide to send the notification to the device 50. According to this modification, the degree of freedom of configuration can be improved.

In the second embodiment, it is determined to transmit a notification to the terminal device 50 when the operation on the wiring device 100 satisfies a predetermined condition. However, not limited to this, for example, a thermometer is connected to the wiring device 100 by short-range wireless communication, and the wiring device 100 is a conversion device when the temperature received from the thermometer becomes higher than the threshold value. It may be decided to send a notification to the air conditioner 40 via 30. Upon receiving the notification, the air conditioner 40 starts the cooling operation. Further, the wiring appliance 100 may decide to transmit a notification to the air conditioner 40 via the conversion device 30 when the temperature received from the thermometer becomes lower than another threshold value. When the air conditioner 40 receives the notification, the heating operation is started. Even in these cases, at least one of the notification of transmission of the notification and the result of transmission of the notification is displayed on the display 160. An air quality measuring instrument may be used instead of the thermometer, and an air purifier may be used instead of the air conditioner 40. According to this modification, the degree of freedom of configuration can be improved.

In the second embodiment, at least one of the notification of transmission of the notification and the result of transmission of the notification is displayed on the display 160. However, not limited to this, for example, the wiring device 100 is provided with a display unit such as an LED, and even if the display unit lights up or blinks for at least one of the notification of transmission of the notification and the result of transmission of the notification. good. According to this modification, the power consumption of the wiring device 100 can be reduced.

Examples 1 to 3 may be arbitrarily combined. According to this modification, the effect of any combination of Examples 1 to 3 can be obtained.

According to this disclosure, the convenience of the user can be improved.

10 AC power supply, 20 lighting equipment, 30 conversion device, 40 air conditioner, 42 electric shutter, 44 electric lock, 50 terminal device, 52 monitor, 100 wiring device (operation device), 110, 112, 114, 116 connection terminal, 120 load control circuit, 130 phase detection unit, 150 power supply unit, 160 display, 170 operation unit, 180 communication unit, 190 light source, 200 bidirectional switch, 210 switch drive unit, 220 first drive unit, 222 second drive unit, 300 1st detection unit, 310 2nd detection unit, 400 control unit, 410 storage unit, 500 power supply circuit, 510 1st power supply unit, 512 2nd power supply unit, 520 DC-DC conversion circuit, 530 charging circuit, 540 power storage element , 550 discharge circuit, 600 1st network, 610 controller, 620 router, 630 2nd network, 640 network, 700 server, 900 room, 1000 wiring system, Q1, Q2 switch element, D1, D2 diode, C1 capacitor.

Claims

An operation unit that receives operations related to load control,
A pair of connection terminals that are electrically connected between the AC power supply and the load,
A load control circuit that is electrically connected between the pair of connection terminals and controls the current flowing through the load based on the operation received by the operation unit.
A communication unit that sends a notification when the operation for the operation unit satisfies a predetermined condition, and
A display unit that displays the transmission of the notification before or after the communication unit transmits the notification.
Wiring equipment equipped with.
The wiring according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a time zone estimated based on a past operation history, and the operation unit does not accept an operation in a time zone in which an operation can be performed. Instrument.
The wiring according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a time zone estimated based on a past operation history, and the operation unit receives the operation in a time zone in which the operation can be performed. Instrument.
The wiring device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a time zone acquired from the calendar and the operation unit does not accept the operation during the time zone in which the operation can be performed.
The wiring device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a time zone acquired from the calendar and the operation unit receives the operation during the time zone in which the operation can be performed.
The wiring device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that the operation unit does not accept the operation for a certain period of time.
The display unit displays a notice of transmission of the notification before transmitting the notification.
The operation unit can accept an operation of canceling transmission within a predetermined period after the display unit displays.
The wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication unit cancels the transmission of the notification when the operation unit receives the operation of canceling the transmission.
The display unit displays the result of transmission of the notification after transmitting the notification.
The operation unit can accept an operation of transmitting a message after the display unit displays the display.
The wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication unit transmits the message when the operation unit receives the operation of transmitting the message.
A power supply circuit that acquires power from the AC power supply via the pair of connection terminals, and a power supply circuit.
Further equipped with a power storage element charged by the power supply circuit,
The wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the power storage element supplies electric power to the communication unit and the display unit.
Wiring equipment and
It is equipped with a router that connects the wiring equipment to the network.
The wiring device is
An operation unit that receives operations related to load control,
A pair of connection terminals that are electrically connected between the AC power supply and the load,
A load control circuit that is electrically connected between the pair of connection terminals and controls the current flowing through the load based on the operation received by the operation unit.
A communication unit that transmits a notification to a terminal device via the router when an operation on the operation unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
A display unit that displays the transmission of the notification before or after the communication unit transmits the notification.
Wiring system with.
A program executed in a terminal device capable of communicating with the wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The step of setting the predetermined conditions and
A program for causing a computer to perform a step of displaying the content of the notification when the notification from the wiring device is received.