TW201431441A - Lamp device group control system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a lamp device group control system and method. The lamp device group control system includes at least two illuminating devices, at least two sensing devices, and at least one progressive dimming device. The at least two illuminating devices and the at least two sensing devices are provided with and electrically connected to corresponding progressive dimming devices, respectively. The lamp device group control method comprises using at least two sensing devices to detect a human body signal, outputting a trigger signal when a human body signal is detected, regularly sensing the brightness and outputting the sensed result, and using at least one progressive dimming device to receive the trigger signal and the sensed result for proceeding with processing, so as to define an initial illuminance value and a progressive illuminance value corresponding to at least two illuminating devices, respectively, thereby controlling the progressive brightness of the at least two illuminating devices.

Description

Lamp group control system and method

The invention relates to a luminaire control technology, in particular to a luminaire group control system and method for automatically controlling at least two illuminating devices.

Under the world trend of energy saving and carbon reduction, it has been proposed to provide dimmable lighting devices. Users can adjust the appropriate lighting brightness according to changes in the indoor environment. For example, when the environment is bright during day or sunny days, users can The brightness of the lighting device is lowered, which makes the indoor lighting more comfortable, and avoids unnecessary power consumption and effectively achieves the energy saving effect. However, it is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive for the user to adjust the brightness of the lighting device by manpower, especially in large places where lighting power is large and lighting time is long, such as in companies and factories.

In view of the above, the main object of the present invention is to provide a lamp group control system and method, which automatically controls the progressive brightness of the lighting device when sensing the human body signal, and adjusts the brightness of the lighting device according to environmental changes. .

The present invention provides a lighting group control system and method for solving the problem. The lighting group control system includes at least two lighting devices, at least two sensing devices, and at least one progressive dimming device, and at least two sensing devices are used. In order to detect the human body signal and output a trigger signal when detecting the human body signal, and sense the brightness and output the sensing result, at least one progressive dimming device controls the corresponding lighting device according to the received sensing result. Progressive brightness; lamp group control method For controlling the brightness of at least two illumination devices, the method comprises the following steps: (A) detecting a human body signal by at least two sensing devices, and outputting a trigger signal when detecting the human body signal; (B) using at least two sensing devices Timing senses the brightness and outputs the sensing result; (C) receiving the trigger signal and the sensing result by the at least one progressive dimming device; (D) processing the at least one progressive dimming device to define the phase for each of the at least two lighting devices Corresponding to one of the initial illuminance values and a progressive illuminance parameter; (E) at least one progressive dimming device controls the progressive brightness of at least two illumination devices according to the defined initial illuminance value and the progressive illuminance parameter; (F) repeating step (A) ) to (E).

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one progressive dimming device respectively defines a corresponding initial illuminance value and a progressive illuminance parameter for at least two illuminating devices according to the received sensing result; at least one progressive dimming device is The power output level corresponding to the initial illumination value respectively controls the brightness of at least two illumination devices; when the continuous reception trigger signal reaches a first preset time, the at least one progressive dimming device accumulates the progressive illumination parameter to the initial illumination value as A cumulative illuminance value is used to control the brightness of at least two illumination devices at their corresponding power output levels.

In the above embodiment, the at least one progressive dimming device preferably limits the accumulated illuminance value between a maximum level and a minimum level.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of at least one progressive dimming device is greater than one, and is connected in a wired or wireless manner; at least one progressive dimming device has a unique fixed address, at least The sensing result output by the second sensing device includes a fixed address of the corresponding progressive dimming device for identification.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a control device is further connected to the at least one progressive dimming device in a wired or wireless manner for controlling or querying at least one progressive dimming device and at least two lighting devices. Working status.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one progressive dimming device Determining a corresponding one of the gradual illumination values for at least two illumination devices; at least one progressive dimming device starts counting when the trigger signal is not received, and when the trigger signal is not received for a second preset time, The decreasing illuminance value is reduced to the accumulated illuminance value, and the corresponding one of the at least two illuminating devices is respectively defined as the corresponding illuminating value, and the brightness of the at least two illuminating devices is respectively controlled by the power output level corresponding to the illuminating value.

The lamp group control system of the invention can effectively avoid the waste of power when no lighting demand is needed, sense the external environment, and automatically and gradually adjust the brightness of the lighting device according to the sensing result by at least one progressive dimming device, thereby avoiding Long-term full-power output, which can effectively achieve energy-saving and power-saving effects. The specific method and structural design of the present invention will be further described by the following examples and accompanying drawings.

1‧‧‧ progressive dimming device

100‧‧‧Control device

10‧‧‧fixed address

11‧‧‧Control unit

111‧‧‧ Progressor

112‧‧‧Communication interface

113‧‧‧ comparison table

12‧‧‧ memory unit

121‧‧‧ Progressive illumination parameter memory unit

122‧‧‧Timed parameter memory unit

13‧‧‧Time unit

13a‧‧‧Time unit

13b‧‧‧Time unit

14‧‧‧Device code unit

141‧‧‧Communication interface

15‧‧‧Setting unit

16‧‧‧Restriction unit

17‧‧‧Brightness sensing device

171‧‧ ‧ level parameters

18‧‧‧Power output level

2,21‧‧‧Sensing device

3,31,32‧‧‧Lighting devices

91‧‧‧

92‧‧‧ windows

S0‧‧‧ human signal

S1‧‧‧Sensor signal

S2‧‧‧ dimming signal

S3‧‧‧Reward signal

T1‧‧‧Sense signal start time

T1‧‧‧First preset time

T2‧‧‧Second preset time

H0‧‧‧Initial illumination value

H1‧‧‧Length illumination value

H2‧‧‧Descent illumination value

P0~P5‧‧‧ illuminance value

Pmax‧‧‧Maximum level

Pmin‧‧‧Minimum level

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the lighting group control system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of the progressive dimming device 1 of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a comparison table of the progressive dimming device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the waveform of the progressive dimming device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a system architecture diagram of the progressive dimming device of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart 1 of the lighting group control method of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a flow chart 2 of the lighting group control method of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of a preferred embodiment of the luminaire group control system of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of another preferred embodiment of the luminaire group control system of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a structural diagram of a lighting group control system of the present invention. The lighting group control system includes at least one progressive dimming device 1, at least two senses Measuring device 2, at least two lighting devices 3, each progressive dimming device 1 is connected by wire or wirelessly, and has a unique fixed address 10, and the progressive dimming device 1 comprises a control unit 11 and a The progressive illumination parameter memory unit 12; each of the sensing devices 2 and each of the illumination devices 3 has a corresponding progressive dimming device 1 and is electrically connected thereto.

The progressive dimming device 1 is for controlling the corresponding lighting device 3 For progressive brightness, the control unit 11 is configured to calculate an initial illuminance value, a progressive illuminance parameter, and an accumulated illuminance value, and the progressive illuminance parameter memory unit 12 is configured to store the initial illuminance value, the progressive illuminance parameter, and the accumulated illuminance value, and the sensing device 2 It is used to detect human body signals and to sense brightness.

The sensing device 2 outputs a trigger signal when detecting a human body signal. The brightness is sensed and the sensing result is outputted, and the sensing result preferably includes the fixed address 10 of the progressive dimming device 1 corresponding to the sensing device 2 for identification; the progressive dimming device 1 receives the trigger signal and sense The results are measured and processed, and the control unit 11 performs calculations to define respective initial illuminance values and progressive illuminance parameters for each of the illumination devices 3, thereby controlling the progressive brightness of each of the illumination devices 3.

The luminaire group control system preferably includes a control device 100 The wired or wireless connection to the at least one progressive dimming device 1 is for the user to set, control, or query the progressive dimming device 1 and the lighting device 3.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 , wherein FIG. 2 is the present invention. The functional block diagram of the progressive dimming device 1, the third drawing is a comparison table of the progressive dimming device of the present invention, and the fourth drawing is a waveform diagram of the progressive dimming device of the present invention. The progressive dimming device 1 includes a fixed address 10, a control unit 11, a memory unit 12, and a timing unit 13.

The memory unit 12 further includes a progressive illumination parameter memory unit 121. And a timing parameter memory unit 122, the progressive illumination parameter memory unit 121 stores at least one progressive illumination parameter, wherein the progressive illumination parameter is one of a gradually increasing luminance value H1 or a decreasing luminance value H2, and the timing parameter memory unit 122 stores At least one timing parameter, the timing parameter is one of a first preset time T1 or a second preset time T2; the timing unit 13 is configured to calculate the duration of the sensing signal S0.

The sensing device 2 outputs a sensing after detecting a human body signal S0. The control unit 11 is electrically connected to the sensing device 2 and the progressive illuminance parameter memory unit 121. After receiving the sensing signal S1 outputted by the sensing device 2, the power output is corresponding to an initial illuminance value H0. The position controls the brightness of the illumination device 3, and the control unit 11 is further electrically connected to a device code unit 14 for signal exchange with the outside world.

In addition, the progressive dimming device 1 further includes a setting unit 15 The setting unit 15 outputs a dimming signal S2 to the control unit 11 under the setting of the user. When the duration of the sensing signal S1 reaches a first preset time T1, an accumulated illuminance value is defined by the progressive illuminance parameter being accumulated to the initial illuminance value H0, and the accumulating illuminance value is used by the control unit 11 The corresponding power output level controls the brightness of the illumination device 3.

The control unit 11 is further electrically connected to a limiting unit 16 to limit The unit 16 limits the accumulated illuminance value output by the control unit 11 to a level parameter range, the level parameter including a maximum level Pmax and a minimum level Pmin.

The control unit 11 receives the sensing device at a sensing signal starting time t1. After the output of the sensing signal S1, the brightness of the illumination device 3 is controlled by a power output level corresponding to an initial illumination value H0, when the duration of the sensing signal S1 reaches a first preset time T1. And accumulating an accumulating illuminance value by accumulating a rising illuminance value H1 to the initial illuminance value H0, and then using the accumulating photo by the control unit 11 The power output level corresponding to the degree value controls the brightness of the lighting device 3, and repeats the foregoing steps until the accumulated illuminance value reaches a maximum level Pmax.

After the sensing device 2 stops outputting the sensing signal S1, the control unit 11, when the sensing signal S0 is not received for a second preset time T2, the reduced illuminance value H2 is reduced to the accumulated illuminance value to define a reduced illuminance value, and finally by the control unit 11 Controlling the brightness of the illumination device 3 by the power output level corresponding to the reduced illumination value, repeating the foregoing steps until the reduced illumination value reaches a minimum level Pmin, and when the accumulated illumination value is equal to zero, the control unit 11 A feedback signal S3 is output to the timing unit 13, and the timing unit 13 stops timing.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a system of the progressive dimming device of the present invention. The control unit 11 of the progressive dimming device 1 of the present invention is implemented by a accumulator 111, a communication interface 112 and a comparison table 113 for accumulating the progressive illumination parameter to the initial illumination value H0. The accumulated illuminance value, after receiving the sensing signal S1 outputted by the sensing device 2, controls the brightness of the lighting device 3 with a power output level 18 corresponding to an initial illuminance value H0, and then according to the sensing signal. S1 is added or subtracted, and is exchanged with the outside world by the communication interface 112. The control unit 11 is further electrically connected to a device code unit 15, and the device code unit 14 has another communication interface 141 to perform signals with the outside world. exchange. In addition, the control unit 11 of the progressive dimming device 1 of the present invention may also be implemented by an integrator (not shown), a communication interface 112 and a comparison table 113. Other principles are the same as in this embodiment, and are not Limitations.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a method for controlling a lighting group of the present invention. Flowchart one. Firstly, detecting the human body signal by using at least two sensing devices, and outputting a trigger signal when detecting the human body signal (step S101); the sensing device periodically sensing the ambient brightness and outputting the sensing result (step S102); At least one progressive dimming device Receiving the trigger signal and the sensing result (step S103); each progressive dimming device performs processing and defines a corresponding initial illuminance value and a progressive illuminance parameter for each illuminating device respectively (step S104); the progressive illuminating device adopts initial illuminance The power output level corresponding to the value respectively controls the brightness of each lighting device (step S105); calculates the duration of the trigger signal (step S106); when the progressive dimming device continues to receive the trigger signal for a first preset time, Accumulating the progressive illuminance parameter to the initial illuminance value as an accumulated illuminance value, and controlling the brightness of each illuminating device with its corresponding power output level (step S107), where the accumulated illuminance value is preferably limited by the progressive dimming device Between a maximum level and a minimum level.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a method for controlling a lighting group of the present invention. Flow chart two. When the sensing device does not detect the human body signal, the trigger signal is stopped (step 201); the progressive dimming device calculates the duration of the non-received trigger signal (step 202); when the trigger signal is not received, the second signal is reached. After the preset time, the progressive dimming device respectively reduces the corresponding decreasing illuminance value to the corresponding accumulated illuminance value to respectively define a corresponding reduced illuminance value for each illuminating device (step 203); by progressive dimming The device controls the brightness of each of the illumination devices at a power output level corresponding to the corresponding reduced illumination value (step 204).

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a lighting group control system of the present invention. A schematic of a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, the luminaire group control system includes a progressive dimming device 1, five sensing devices 2, and four illuminating devices 3, wherein each sensing device 2 is mounted at different locations for sensing.

When someone enters the door 91, the sensing device 21 detects the human body. The signal, the progressive dimming device 1 turns on the illumination, and gradually adjusts the brightness of each illumination device 3 according to the sensing result of each sensing device 2.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a lighting group control system of the present invention. A schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, the luminaire group control system includes three progressive dimming devices 1, twelve sensing devices 2, and twelve illuminating devices 3, wherein each progressive dimming device 1 is wirelessly connected And each progressive dimming device 1 is electrically connected to the corresponding four sensing devices 2 and four lighting devices 3.

When any sensing device 2 detects a human body signal, each sensing device 2 The brightness is sensed and the sensed result is output to the progressive dimming device 1 for processing thereof, thereby progressively controlling the brightness of each of the illumination devices 3 in accordance with the sensing result.

For example, three sensing devices adjacent to window 92 during the daytime 21 sensed brightness value is 50, and the brightness values sensed by the other nine sensing devices are 30; the progressive dimming device 1 receives the sensing result and performs calculation, and defines the initial illumination value of the six lighting devices 31 to be 30, defined The six illumination devices 32 have an initial illumination value of 50 and define a progressive illumination parameter of 10 to average the overall brightness of the room, while the maximum level set by the user is 70. The progressive dimming device 1 first controls the brightness of the six illumination devices 31 with the power output level corresponding to the initial illumination value 30, and controls the brightness of the six illumination devices 32 with the power output level corresponding to the initial illumination value 50. Then, the brightness of the six illumination devices 31 and 32 is controlled by the power output levels corresponding to the accumulated illuminance values 40 and 60, and then the six illumination devices 31 are controlled by the power output levels corresponding to the accumulated illuminance values 50 and 70. The brightness of 32, when the accumulated illuminance value has reached the set maximum level 70, the progressive dimming device 1 no longer gradually increases the brightness of each illumination device 3.

As can be seen from the above embodiments, the present invention has excellent industrial utilization. Value, the invention has been in compliance with the requirements of the patent. However, the above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make other improvements according to the above description, but these changes still belong to the creative spirit of the present invention and the following definitions. In the scope of patents.

1‧‧‧ progressive dimming device

100‧‧‧Control device

10‧‧‧fixed address

11‧‧‧Control unit

12‧‧‧ Progressive illumination parameter memory unit

2‧‧‧Sensing device

3‧‧‧Lighting device

Claims (20)

A lighting group control system includes: at least two lighting devices; at least two sensing devices are configured to detect a human body signal and output a trigger signal when detecting a human body signal, and sense brightness and output sensing a result of the at least one progressive dimming device controlling the progressive brightness of the corresponding lighting device according to the received sensing result; wherein the at least two lighting devices and the at least two sensing devices respectively have a corresponding progressive adjustment The optical device is electrically connected to the optical device; the at least two sensing devices output the trigger signal when detecting the human body signal, periodically sense the brightness and output the sensing result; and the at least one progressive dimming device receives the trigger signal And sensing the result and processing to define a corresponding initial illuminance value and a progressive illuminance parameter for the at least two illuminating devices, respectively, thereby controlling the progressive brightness of the at least two illuminating devices. The luminaire group control system of claim 1, wherein the at least one progressive dimming device respectively defines the corresponding initial illuminance value for the at least two illuminating devices according to the received sensing result and The progressive illuminance parameter; the at least one progressive dimming device respectively controls the brightness of the at least two illuminating devices according to the power output level corresponding to the initial illuminance value; when the trigger signal is continuously received for a first preset time, The at least one progressive dimming device accumulates the progressive illuminance parameter to the initial illuminance value as an accumulated illuminance value, and controls the brightness of the at least two illuminating devices with the corresponding power output level. The luminaire group control system of claim 2, wherein the at least one progressive dimming device limits the accumulated illuminance value between a maximum level and a minimum level. The luminaire group control system of claim 2, wherein the at least one progressive dimming device comprises a control unit and a memory unit, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate the initial illuminance according to the sensing result. The value, the progressive illuminance parameter, and the accumulated illuminance value, the memory unit is configured to store the initial illuminance value, the progressive illuminance parameter, and the accumulated illuminance value. The progressive dimming device of claim 2, wherein the at least one progressive dimming device defines a corresponding one of the at least two illuminating devices with a decreasing illuminance value; the at least one progressive dimming device When the trigger signal is not received, the timing is started. When the trigger signal is not received for a second preset time, the illuminance value is reduced to the accumulated illuminance value to define the at least two illumination devices. One of the corresponding illuminance values is subtracted, and the brightness of the at least two illumination devices is respectively controlled by the power output level corresponding to the reduced illuminance value. The luminaire group control system of claim 1, wherein the at least one progressive dimming device comprises: a memory unit comprising a progressive illuminance parameter memory unit and a timing parameter memory unit, the progressive illuminance The parameter memory unit stores at least one progressive illumination parameter, and the timing parameter memory unit stores at least one timing parameter; a timing unit for calculating the duration of the sensing signal; a control unit, and the sensing device, the The progressive illuminance parameter memory unit is electrically connected to the chronograph parameter memory unit, and after receiving the sensing signal output by the sensing device, controlling the illuminating device with a power output level corresponding to an initial illuminance value Brightness; when the duration of the sensing signal is greater than the timing parameter of the timing parameter memory unit, the accumulated illumination value is added to the initial illumination value to define an accumulated illumination value, and the control unit uses the accumulated illumination value Corresponding power output level Control the brightness of the lighting device. The progressive dimming device of claim 6, wherein the progressive dimming device further comprises a setting unit that outputs a dimming signal to the control unit at a user setting. The progressive dimming device of claim 6, wherein the control unit is a accumulator having a communication interface for signal exchange with the outside world for accumulating the progressive illuminance parameter to the initial illuminance value to define The accumulated illuminance value. The progressive dimming device of claim 6, wherein the control unit is further electrically connected to a device code unit, wherein the device code unit has a communication interface for signal exchange with the outside world. The progressive dimming device of item 6, wherein the progressive illuminance parameter is one of a rising illuminance value or a decreasing illuminance value. The progressive dimming device of claim 6, wherein the timing parameter is one of a first preset time or a second preset time. The progressive dimming device of claim 6, wherein the control unit is further electrically connected to a limiting unit, the limiting unit limiting the accumulated illuminance value output by the control unit to a level parameter range, The level parameter includes a maximum level and a minimum level. The progressive dimming device of claim 6, wherein the sensing unit continues to calculate the duration of the sensing signal interruption after the sensing device stops outputting the sensing signal, and the control unit The duration of the sensing signal interruption is greater than the other timing parameter, and a decreasing illuminance value is reduced to the accumulated illuminance value to define a reduced illuminance value, and finally the control unit corresponds to the reduced illuminance value. The power output level controls the brightness of the lighting device. The progressive dimming device of item 6, wherein the control list is When the accumulated illuminance value is equal to zero, a feedback signal will be output to the timing unit, and the timing unit will stop timing. The luminaire group control system of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one progressive dimming device is greater than one, and is connected in a wired or wireless manner. The luminaire group control system of claim 15, wherein the at least one progressive dimming device has a unique one of the fixed addresses, and the sensing results output by the at least two sensing devices comprise phases. The fixed address of the corresponding progressive dimming device is for identification. The luminaire group control system of claim 1, further comprising a control device connected to the at least one progressive dimming device in a wired or wireless manner for the at least one progressive dimming device And setting, controlling, or querying the at least two lighting devices. A lighting group control method for controlling brightness of at least two lighting devices, the method comprising the steps of: (A) detecting a human body signal by at least two sensing devices, and outputting a trigger signal when detecting the human body signal (B) sensing the brightness at the timing of the at least two sensing devices and outputting the sensing result; (C) receiving the trigger signal and the sensing result by the at least one progressive dimming device; (D) the at least one progressive modulation The optical device performs processing to respectively define a corresponding one of the initial illuminance values and a progressive illuminance parameter for the at least two illuminating devices; (E) the at least one progressive dimming device is configured according to the defined initial illuminance value and the progressive illuminance parameter Controlling the progressive brightness of the at least two illumination devices; (F) repeating steps (A) through (E). The method for controlling a luminaire group according to claim 9 , wherein the step (E) comprises the following steps: (E1) the at least one progressive dimming device respectively uses the power output level corresponding to the initial illuminance value Controlling the brightness of the at least two illumination devices; (E2) calculating the duration of the trigger signal; (E3) when continuously receiving the trigger signal for a first predetermined time, the at least one progressive dimming device is to use the progressive illumination The parameter is added to the initial illuminance value as an accumulated illuminance value, and the brightness of the at least two illuminating devices is controlled by the corresponding power output level. The lighting group control method according to claim 10, wherein after the step (E), the method further comprises the following steps: (G) when the human body signal is not detected, the sensing device stops outputting the a trigger signal; (H) the at least one progressive dimming device calculates a duration in which the trigger signal is not received; (I) when the trigger signal is not received for a second predetermined time, descending with a corresponding one The illuminance value is reduced to the corresponding accumulated illuminance value to respectively define a corresponding one of the at least two illuminating devices; (J) the at least one progressive dimming device corresponding to the reduced illuminance The power output levels corresponding to the values respectively control the brightness of the at least two illumination devices.