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EP1166303B1
EP1166303B1 EP01904000A EP01904000A EP1166303B1 EP 1166303 B1 EP1166303 B1 EP 1166303B1 EP 01904000 A EP01904000 A EP 01904000A EP 01904000 A EP01904000 A EP 01904000A EP 1166303 B1 EP1166303 B1 EP 1166303B1
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Gérard Tarrade
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/16—Indicators for switching condition, e.g. "on" or "off"
    • H01H9/168—Indicators for switching condition, e.g. "on" or "off" making use of an electromagnetic wave communication

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  • the present invention relates to modular electrical appliances, and more particularly those that are assembled in the same envelope and between which communication is necessary.
  • envelope here includes all kinds of cabinets, cabinets, and other enclosures capable of integrating several modular electrical appliances.
  • Modular electrical appliances can have many different functions in a domestic or industrial electrical installation. It can be, for example, control stations, circuit breakers, relays, meters, switches, etc. For some of these devices, it is necessary that at least one of them can communicate data to at least one other modular electrical device. This is the case for example when the envelope comprises a centralized management device for operating different functions among the various modular electrical appliances of the envelope, depending on the time, energy distribution conditions, or any other parameter. For this purpose, modular electrical appliances must, for at least some of them, communicate to each other data. These data are generally digital signals encoded according to a pre-established protocol.
  • the figure 1 schematically shows an envelope 1 designed to house a set of modular electrical appliances.
  • it is a cabinet made of metal sheets or plastic having a bottom wall 2, two side walls 4a and 4b, a base 6, a top 8 and a door 10, located opposite of the bottom wall 2, which can completely close the cabinet 1.
  • the door 10 can be replaced by a series of doors each allowing a partial opening, or by one or more plastron (s) removable (s).
  • a fixed structure forming a support for modular electrical appliances.
  • it is composed of uprights 12 located against the side walls 4a and 4b, uprights 12 on which are fixed a plurality of horizontal rails 14.
  • the rails 14 are shaped to removably retain the modular electrical devices. These can then be mounted arbitrarily on the structure 12, 14.
  • the installation of such wiring is complex. It can occupy a lot of useful volume around the devices and require a time of assembly and important maintenance.
  • the devices have on one side an infrared transmitter and on the other side a receiver.
  • the transmitter of one is in direct view of the receiver of the other.
  • the infrared information can be transmitted along a row of devices that are on the same rail.
  • the devices only serve as a repeater when the information is not intended for them. If the information is intended for them, they perform an action.
  • an optical-electrical converter is provided at the end of the rail. There is then a wired link to an electrical-optical converter located at the end of the adjacent rail. Note that this system can operate in a compact group, that is to say that each device has the role of a link in a transmission chain.
  • Electrical devices are also known, in particular surge arresters, which implement an optical surveillance system.
  • the devices When the devices are mounted on their support, they form together a conduit, each having a through hole forming a section of the conduit, so that all elements constitutes an optical tunnel.
  • a light emitting device At one end is provided a light emitting device and at the other end is provided a device for receiving this light.
  • shutter means of the optical line When a fault appears on one of the devices, shutter means of the optical line are activated to interrupt the optical link.
  • a lack of optical signal to the receiver side can indicate the off of at least one of the devices.
  • WO-A-9905761 describes an overvoltage protection device equipped with a self-diagnosis unit connected by means of an opto-isolator to a communication device.
  • Optical data can thus be transmitted through the opto-isolator in the event of an incident and can be relayed remotely in the form of electrical signals by means of a telecommunication line.
  • optical or infrared binding beams when used, they always take a linear and confined path. As a result, when it is desired to communicate several devices, the latter must firstly be equipped with signal relays and secondly be located on a specific optical path.
  • the present invention provides an envelope comprising a set of modular electrical devices mounted on a support, including at least a first modular electrical device provided with data transmitting means and at least one second modular electrical apparatus provided with data receiving means for wireless communication of the first apparatus to the second apparatus.
  • This envelope is distinguished by the fact that, when the modular electrical devices are mounted in the service position, the data transmission means of the first device are oriented opposite a surface of the walls of the envelope.
  • the data receiving means of the second device are also oriented facing a surface of the walls of the envelope.
  • the wireless link can be an infrared link. It can be provided by one or more LEDs and receiver photodiodes commonly used in the field of remote controls.
  • the inner walls of the envelope 1 - and in particular that of the bottom 2 - act as a reflector sufficiently effective to distribute a beam from a transmitting apparatus to the receiving means of the assembly.
  • other devices in the envelope whether they are on the same rail or on another rail.
  • the data transmitting means and the data receiving means when in the operating position, are oriented facing surfaces. walls outside this part giving access to the interior. In this way, it is possible to ensure the normal course of the connections between modular electrical devices even when the envelope is in the "open" position.
  • a part giving access to the interior may be a door, a plastron, an access door, or any other equivalent device.
  • the data transmitting means and the data receiving means are oriented opposite one and the same internal face of the envelope.
  • the data transmitting means and the data receiving means are oriented so as to establish an internal reflection on the surface opposite the part giving access to the interior.
  • the envelope may be equipped with support means, for example rails 14 as described with reference to FIG. figure 1 , allowing the first and second modular electrical apparatus to be releasably secured on a plane and in an arbitrary manner, a first modular electrical apparatus capable of transmitting by reflection to at least a second modular electrical appliance at any location on which they lie on the plane.
  • each module 30-1 and 30-2 has on its rear portion 30a a cavity 32 for mounting in the casing 1, on a rail 14.
  • the front face 30b of the module has a portion 30c forming the nose.
  • the nose 30c includes interface means 34 accessible when the door 10 is open. These interface means 34 may consist of control buttons, lights or display devices, etc.
  • the module 30-1 has on its rear face 30a, facing the rear wall 2, a light emitting diode 36 for transmitting infrared signals to other modules.
  • the signals come from a central unit 38 which controls all the functions of the module 30-1 and is sent to a data transmission unit 40.
  • the latter transforms the data to be transmitted from the central unit 38 into control signals. in the form of electrical pulses according to a predetermined coding. These pulses are transmitted to the diode 36 so that it emits infrared signals corresponding to the data.
  • the diode 36 is located on the rear face 30a of the module at a short distance from the rear wall 2 of the envelope, of the order of 10 to 50 mm, so that the emitted infrared beam is diffused on a surface portion. 2. It is noted here that a light-emitting diode 36 emits generally omnidirectionally, so that certain rays may, if appropriate, also reach other walls 4 to 8 of the envelope, and in particular the walls lateral 4a and 4b.
  • Each light-emitting diode 36 may be associated with an optical element (not shown) enabling them to diffuse over a very wide range of angles. open, in order to improve the distribution of the signals emitted towards the walls 2 to 8 of the envelope 1.
  • the module 30-2 has meanwhile on its rear face 30a receiving means which is in the form of a photodiode (or several) 42.
  • the photodiode 42 is given to the light emitting diode 36 of the module 30-1 in order to to be able to detect his signals.
  • the photodiode 42 is connected to a data receiving unit 37 itself connected to the central unit 36 in order to transmit to the latter the different received signals.
  • the photodiodes 42 are mounted on a well-exposed portion of the rear face 30a of the module to receive signals emanating from various angles of the walls 2 to 8 of the envelope 1. Preferably, it will be ensured to mount the photodiodes 42 in out of the shadows that the mounting brackets of modules 30-1 and 30-2 can create.
  • the photodiodes 42 may be associated with optics (not shown) enabling them to capture radiation over a very wide range of angles.
  • the figure 3 is a schematic and partial view of another set of modules comprising, in addition to the modules 30-1 and 30-2, a module 30-3 both transmitter and receiver, its central unit being connected to both a unit of data transmission connected to the diode 36 and connected to a data receiving unit connected to the diode 42.
  • a module 30-3 both transmitter and receiver, its central unit being connected to both a unit of data transmission connected to the diode 36 and connected to a data receiving unit connected to the diode 42.
  • D other similar modules visible on the figure 4 are also mounted below and next to those shown.
  • the emitted rays (shown dotted on the figure 3 ) against the walls 2 to 8 by the light-emitting diodes 36 are reflected in all directions, especially by the rear wall 2, but also by the side walls 4a and 4b and partly by the top 8 and the base 6 if those they are also reflective.
  • the modules designated 30-1 and 30-3 are equipped with emitter means, in this case the light emitting diode 36.
  • the modules 30-2 and 30-3 are equipped with receiving means 42 as described more high.
  • the module 30-1 is a transmitter module, that is to say a "master” module
  • the module 30-3 is simply a receiver module, that is to say a "slave” module, the module 30-3 being mixed.
  • one of the master emitter modules 30-1 or 30-3 must establish a transmission, its light-emitting diode 36 is activated under control of the circuits 38 and 40 according to a determined protocol.
  • the infrared signals emitted undergo multiple reflections against the walls 2 to 8 of the envelope, so that all the rear faces 30a - and therefore the photodiodes 42 - of all the modules of the envelope 1 receive the signal emitted with an intensity adequate.
  • the photodiodes 42 of all the modules of the envelope 1 can detect and make it possible to decode a message emitted by a light-emitting diode 36 coming from another module.
  • the door 10 (or other equivalent access means) can remain open without impeding the transmission of signals. Indeed, the door 10 is placed at the back of the light emitting diodes 36 and the photodiodes 42 and thus contributes almost no to the retransmission of the signals.
  • the internal surfaces of the walls are sufficiently reflective to ensure a good distribution of the signals (in this case infrared) over the entire space occupied by the modules.
  • a reflective coating on the inner face of at least one of the walls, including the rear wall 2.
  • a coating may for example take the form of a reflective panel pressed against the wall or walls (s), or a reflective layer applied to that (s).
  • a transmitter module 30-1 or 30-3 can transmit a message to all the modules, or to one or a group of them.
  • the transmission protocols for such selective transmission are well known and will not be detailed.
  • each module can have its own address, and the sending module initially transmits a series of addresses followed by a message intended for them.
  • the latter can be an order for actuate various devices internal to the modules, such as switches or indicator lights, or a signal carrying information necessary for the operation of the module (s) concerned (s).
  • the signals coming from a transmitter module 30-1 or 30-2 are picked up by the photodiodes 42 of the modules 30-2 and 30-3. Depending on the detected addresses, each module can determine whether the transmitted message concerns it or not.
  • module 30-2 because it is exclusively receiver, can not transmit acknowledgment messages.
  • modules of this type (slave) are simple devices.
  • module 30-1 which can not receive an acknowledgment message.
  • the invention does not require that each module must also play a role of repeater, as in the case of some systems of the prior art. These simple devices (switches, relays, etc.) can therefore be of low cost.
  • the relative positions of the modules relative to each other, whether the modules are on the same rail 14 or not, do not affect the communication possibilities. Modules can thus be moved, rearranged, removed or added without rewiring or module-to-module continuity to relay messages.
  • the casing is made with a box 20 comprising a frame 21 fixed on a wall 22 and a cover 23 which is fixed on the frame 21, the latter comprising two rails 24 similar to the rails 14 of the casing 1.
  • the reflections are made directly on the wall 22, but in the case where the wall is not reflective enough, it is possible to have on the wall a suitable plate, which may for example be an aperture plate.

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