JPH10304467A - Terminal equipment for load control and load control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To omit an information communication line installation work in the case of introduction of a new load device by allowing the terminal equipment to have a power supply connection member, connecting to a commercial power supply line and a communication connection member connecting to information communication lines and to have at least a load-switching section placed between the power supply connection member and a load operation means or a signal-processing section which is placed between the communication connection member and the load operation means. SOLUTION: In a load control terminal equipment, blades 21 are connected to a commercial power supply lines installed in a building, and a modular plug 22 is connected to information communication lines W installed in the building. Furthermore, photothyistors SR1, SR2 connecting to a load device as a controlled object or a load connection power cord PW are connected to the blades 21. Since a signal-processing section 27 that controls a controlled system is provided through information transmission via an information communication line W by a load operation means, the operation of the operation switch or a sensing signal or the like from a sensor input terminal equipment, it is not required for installation work of new information communication wires.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a load control terminal device and a load control system for remotely controlling a plurality of load devices to be controlled disposed in a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a home control system, which is a load control system for controlling a load device LD such as an electric device such as an air conditioner or a household electric device such as an electric shutter, which is installed in a house as a building, has been known. ,
As shown in FIG. 7, a connection terminal to which a signal input unit to which an information signal from the load device LD is input and a control signal output unit for controlling the load device LD to be controlled are connected. A transmission unit (neither is shown) for transmitting an information signal input to the signal input unit to the outside such as the home control device HC, which corresponds to a load control terminal device and corresponds to an HA terminal. A transmission terminal device TA called IFU is connected to a commercial power supply AC connected to H
It is built in a load device LD having a connection terminal T called an HA terminal, which is called an A terminal device.

A home control device HC to which a plurality of the transmission terminal devices TA are connected via an information communication line W called a home bus transmission line includes a home bus communication interface, a CPU, , A switch input section, a load state display section (not shown), and in many cases, an external communication terminal section TT connected to a public communication line WC such as a telephone line, Switch operation of the switch input unit or the public communication line W
Load device L by a control command from outside the house via C
Control of D is performed.

[0004]

By the way, in general, in a home that lives in a house, the structure of the family or the use form of the living room in the house changes year by year with the growth of the resident, that is, the family. Thus, the introduction of the load device LD or the state of installation may change. However, the load control system described above introduces a load device LD having a predetermined HA terminal that is compatible with the home control device HC when introducing a new load device LD or changing the installation of the load device LD. Further, it is necessary to incorporate the transmission terminal device TA, which is a load control terminal device, into the load device LD and connect the transmission terminal device TA to the HA terminal to perform wiring work of the information communication line W.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a load control system which does not require wiring work of an information communication line to a load device when a new load device is introduced. It is to provide a terminal device and a load control system.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a load control terminal connected to a first connection member connected to a commercial power supply line disposed in a building. Power connection member, a communication connection member connected to an information communication line disposed in the building, and connected to a second connection member juxtaposed to the first connection member, a power connection member, and a power connection member A load switching unit provided between a load device or a load connection unit as a control target, and a load operation unit for operating the control target, which is connected to a communication connection member. At least one of a signal processing unit capable of setting a unique address.
With this, the load control terminal device can be connected to a power supply connection member connected to a commercial power supply line provided in the building, a communication connection member connected to an information communication line provided in the building, and a power supply connection member. The control object is connected to a load switching device and a communication connection member provided between a load device or a load connection device as a control object, which is connected to the member and the power supply connection member, and the control object is connected to the load operation device. At least one of a signal processing unit capable of setting a unique address for operation.

[0007] A load control terminal device according to a second aspect is configured such that the signal processing unit according to the first aspect is supplied with driving power to the signal processing unit via the power connection member. Accordingly, the signal processing unit has a configuration in which driving power is supplied to the signal processing unit via the power supply connection member.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a load control system comprising the signal processing unit according to the first or second aspect, wherein at least two of the load control terminal devices according to the first or second aspect are installed in a house. In the information transmission between the load control terminal devices, the control target of the other load control terminal device is controlled by operating the load operation means of one load control terminal device. Thereby, the signal processing unit according to claim 1 or 2 performs information transmission between at least two load control terminal devices of the load control terminal device according to claim 1 or 2 disposed in a house. The control target of the other load control terminal device is controlled by the operation of the load operation means of one load control terminal device.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a load control terminal device and a load control system according to the present invention; FIG.
It will be described based on.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of a load control system according to the present invention. 2A and 2B are schematic diagrams of a mounting unit used in the load control system shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG. 1, wherein (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view. FIG. 4 is a circuit configuration diagram of a control output terminal device which is a load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram of a switch input terminal device which is another load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram of a sensor input terminal device which is another load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG.

The load control system includes the mounting unit 1
A control output terminal device 2, a switch input terminal device 3, a sensor input terminal device 4, an information distribution board 5, a home control device HC, and the like corresponding to the load control terminal devices connected to the mounting unit 1. It has.

The mounting unit 1, the control output terminal device 2, the switch input terminal device 3, and the sensor input terminal device 4
As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of components are sent and connected from the information distribution board 5, and the commercial power supply line L is provided in the information distribution board 5 and connected to the main breaker device to which the commercial power supply AC is connected. Are connected as appropriate via a branch breaker device for each predetermined load system. An eight-core wire as the information communication line W is a network wiring for transmitting communication, video, audio, and the like, and is provided inside the information distribution board 5 and is a local area network (LA) as an information network.
N) are radially branched and connected by a bub device for constituting N). A home control device HC including a home bus communication interface, a CPU, a switch input unit, and a load state display unit is connected to an appropriate part of the branch. It has an external communication terminal unit TT connected to a public communication line WC such as a line.

The mounting unit 1 is for connecting a control output terminal device 2 and the like, which will be described later, to a commercial power supply line L and an information communication line W disposed in the building. As shown in FIG. A commercial power line L attached to a switch box SB buried in the wall of the building and disposed in the building
For example, 10BASE (10), which corresponds to an outlet blade receiving member 11 made of a conductive metal material and corresponds to an information communication line disposed in a building.
(BASE-T, 10BASE-5, 10BASE-2)
And a modular jack 12 corresponding to a second connection member arranged in parallel with the outlet blade receiving member 11 to which the information communication line W as a signal line is connected. The commercial power line L and the information communication line W are inserted into the switch box SB from different input holes, and are separated from each other by a separating wall (not shown) in the switch box SB.

The control output terminal device 2 is a load control terminal device used by being mounted on the mounting unit 1.
In FIG. 3, plug blades 21, 21 corresponding to a power supply connecting member connected to the outlet blade receiving member 11 of the mounting unit 1, and a modular blade corresponding to a communication connecting member connected to the modular jack 12 of the mounting unit 1. It is provided between the plug portion 22 and the outlet blade receiving member 11 and the load connecting power cord PW which is a connecting means for connecting a load to a load device to be controlled, which is connected to the outlet blade receiving member 11. The load device to be controlled, which is connected to the load connection power cord PW by information transmission via the information communication line W, corresponds to the load switching unit and the load operation means connected to the modular plug unit 22. And a circuit section 23 having a signal processing section capable of operating a unique address.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the circuit unit 23 includes a signal receiving unit 2 for receiving a transmission signal transmitted from the home control device HC via the information communication line W.
4. Home control device HC through the information communication line W
And an address setting unit 26 for setting a unique address of the control output terminal device 2, a signal processing unit 27, a pulse conversion unit 28, a monitoring input circuit 29, and the like. I have. The signal processing unit 27 fetches data when the address data of the transmission signal received by the signal receiving unit 24 matches, generates a control signal based on the data, and alternately switches the transistors Q1 and Q2 through the pulse conversion unit 28. The light emitting diode LD is turned on and off to operate the photothyristors SR1 and SR2.
1, the LD2 is turned on alternately, and the power cord P
W connected in anti-parallel between connection terminals T, T
Photothyristors SR1 and SR2 corresponding to load switching parts
Are triggered alternately. Connection terminals T, T
A load device, which is an electric device such as an air conditioner, is connected to a power supply AC via photo thyristors SR1 and SR2.
This load device operates by being energized by the load device when the photothyristors SR1 and SR2 are alternately turned on. The monitoring input circuit 29 is operated by the voltage between the connection terminals T and T, and by this operation, a signal indicating the operating state of the load device is supplied to the signal processing unit 27 as monitoring data. 27
Captures the monitoring data, and returns the monitoring data as a reply signal through the return unit 25.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the load control terminal device transmits information between the control output terminal device 2 and the switch input terminal device 3 by using one of the load control terminal devices. The operation of the operation switch SW corresponding to the load operation means of a certain switch input terminal device 3 controls the load device to be controlled connected to the load connecting power cord PW of the other control output terminal device 2. For example, the one shown in FIG. 5 is connected.

The switch input terminal device 3 operates the operation switch SW as an operation of the load operation means, and the load device as a control object connected to the load connection power cord PW via the connection terminals T, T. Is to operate. A signal receiving unit 34 for receiving a transmission signal transmitted from the home control device HC via the information communication line W; a return unit 35 for returning a return signal to the home control device HC via the information communication line W; An address setting unit 36 for setting a unique address of the input terminal device 3, a signal processing unit 37, and a monitoring input circuit 39
And so on. The signal processing unit 37 includes the signal receiving unit 3
When the address data of the transmission signal received in step 4 matches, a return signal is generated by an operation signal that operates the operation switch SW input via the monitoring input circuit 39, and is returned via the return unit 35. It has become. Note that T
R is a step-down transformer, and the blades 21, 21 connected to the outlet blade receiving member 11 of the mounting unit 1.
Rectified by the diode bridge DB, and supplies drive power to the signal receiving unit 34, the returning unit 35, the signal processing unit 37, the monitoring input circuit 39, and the like.

In addition to the above, the load control terminal device, as shown in FIG. 1, transmits information between the control output terminal device 2 and the sensor input terminal device 4 so that one of the load control terminal devices is used. For controlling a load device to be controlled, which is connected to the load connection power cord PW of the other control output terminal device 2 by detecting the sensor unit S corresponding to the load operation means of a certain sensor input terminal device 4. For example, FIG.
Are connected.

The sensor input terminal device 4 receives a load as a control object connected to the load connection power cord PW via the connection terminals T, T when an input to the sensor section S is performed as an operation of the load operation means. It operates the device.
Then, the information communication line W is sent from the home control device HC.
A signal receiving unit 44 for receiving a transmission signal transmitted through the communication unit W, a return unit 45 for returning a return signal to the home control device through the information communication line W, and setting a unique address of the sensor input terminal device 4. , An address setting unit 46, a signal processing unit 47, a monitoring input circuit 49, and the like. When the address data of the transmission signal received by the signal receiving unit 44 matches, the signal processing unit 47 generates a return signal based on the detection signal from the sensor unit S input via the monitoring input circuit 49 and returns the return signal. 45. Note that TR is a step-down transformer, which rectifies the commercial power AC supplied through the plug blades 21 and 21 connected to the outlet blade receiving member 11 of the mounting unit 1 by the diode bridge DB to receive a signal. It supplies drive power to the unit 44, the return unit 45, the signal processing unit 47, the monitoring input circuit 49, and the like.

In addition to the above, the load control terminal device may be one that receives an operation input from a wireless remote control device such as an optical space transmission unit and operates the load device.

The load control terminal device and the load control system described above are used to control a plurality of load devices to be controlled, which are installed in a building, in a building. Commercial power line L
Is connected to the mounting unit 1 having the modular blade 12 and the connected outlet blade receiving member 11 and the information communication line W. The load device, such as an air conditioner, to be controlled, which is connected to the load connection power cord PW and is connected to the control output terminal device 2, is connected to the operation switch S of the switch input terminal device 3.
It is controlled by an operation of W, a detection signal by the sensor unit S of the sensor input terminal device 4, and the like.

According to the load control terminal device and the load control system described above, the load control terminal device includes the plug blades 21 and 21 connected to the commercial power line L disposed in the building.
And a modular plug portion 22 connected to the information communication line W disposed in the building, and the blades 21 and 21 and the blades 21 and 2
And information communication lines, which are load operation means, connected to the photothyristors SR1 and SR2 provided between the load device and the load connection power cord PW to be controlled and the modular plug unit 22. A signal processing unit 27, 37 capable of setting a unique address for operating the control target by transmitting information via W, operating the operation switch SW, or detecting a signal by the sensor unit S of the sensor input terminal device 4. , 47, so that the installation of the information communication line W to the load device is not required when a new load device is introduced. Further, since the signal processing unit 27 is configured to be supplied with driving power to the signal processing unit 27 via the blades 21, 21, a driving power supply unit for a load control terminal device such as a battery is provided. There is no need to prepare separately. Also, in the load control system, the signal processing unit 27 according to claim 1 or 2 is arranged between at least two load control terminal devices of the load control terminal device according to claim 1 or 2 disposed in a house. In the information transmission, the control target of the other load control terminal device is controlled by the operation of the load operation means of the one load control terminal device. The control target connected to the load control terminal device can be easily controlled without any change.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a load control terminal device.
A load control terminal device includes a power supply connection member connected to a commercial power supply line disposed in the building, a communication connection member connected to an information communication line disposed in the building, a power supply connection member, and a power supply. To operate the control target by a load operation unit connected to a load switching unit and a communication connection member provided between a load device or a load connection connection unit as a control target connected to the connection member. And at least one of the signal processing units whose address can be set uniquely. Therefore, when a new load device is introduced, wiring of the information communication line to the load device is not required.

Further, the load control terminal device according to the second aspect has the effect of the first aspect, and the signal processing unit further comprises:
Since the drive power is supplied to the signal processing unit via the power connection member, it is not necessary to separately provide a drive power supply unit for a load control terminal device such as a battery.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a load control system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the signal processing unit according to the first or second aspect is provided in a house. In the information transmission between the load control terminal devices, since the control target of the other load control terminal device is controlled by the operation of the load operation means of one load control terminal device, for example, Thus, the control target connected to the load control terminal device can be easily controlled without changing the operation program by the home control device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of a load control system according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematic views of a mounting unit used in the load control system shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of a load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view and FIG. 3B is a side view.

4 is a circuit configuration diagram of a control output terminal device which is a load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram of a switch input terminal device, which is another load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a circuit configuration diagram of a sensor input terminal device, which is another load control terminal device used in the load control system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 L Commercial power line W Information communication line LD Load device 11 Outlet blade receiving member (first connection member) 12 Modular jack (second connection member) 2 Control output terminal device (load control terminal device) 21 Plug blade (power supply) 22) Modular plug unit 22 (communication connection member) SR1, SR2 Photothyristor (load switching unit) 27 Signal processing unit 3 Switch input terminal device (load control terminal device) 37 Signal processing unit 4 Sensor input terminal device (load) Control terminal device) 47 Signal processing unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] A first connection member connected to a first connection member connected to a commercial power supply line provided in the building and an information communication line provided in the building; A communication connection member that connects to a second connection member provided side by side with the member;
Connected to the power connection member and the power connection member, connected to the load switching unit provided between the load device or load connection connection means as a control target, and connected to the communication connection member,
At least one of a signal processing unit capable of setting a unique address and having a load operation means for operating the control target. 2. The terminal device for load control according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing unit is configured to be supplied with driving power to the signal processing unit via the power connection member. 3. The load control terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the signal processing unit is provided in a house to transmit one of the load control terminal devices by information transmission between at least two load control terminal devices. A load control system, wherein the control target of the other load control terminal device is controlled by operation of the load operation means of the terminal device.