Control System for a Plurality of Consumers Arranged in a Distributed Manner, in Particular for Lamp Operating Devices, and Methods for Putting into Operation

• US 20080288119A1
• Filed: 10/12/2006
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH (Zumtobel Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Sumtobel Lighting GmbH
• Inventors: Fenkart, Karlheinz, Klocker, Bernhard
• Granted Patent: US 8,326,441 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/286
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control

Abstract

In the case of a control system (1) for a plurality of consumers (10) arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, having at least one command generator (5), a control line (2) which connects the command generator (5) with each consumer (10) and associated with each consumer (10) a transmission and reception unit (11) provided for communication with the command generator (5), an operating address is allocated to each consumer (10) via which the consumer (10) can be contacted by the command generator (5). In accordance with the invention there is associated with each consumer (10) a memory element (20), separate from the consumer (10), for storing the operating address, wherein the memory element (20) is connected with the associated consumer (10) via the control line (2).

Claims

1. A control system (1) for a plurality of consumers (10) arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, comprising:

at least one command generator (5);

a control line (2) which connects the command generator (5) with each consumer (10); and

associated with each consumer (10), a transmission and reception unit (11) provided for communication with the command generator (5),

wherein an operating address is allocated to each consumer (10) via which the consumer (10) can be contacted by the command generator (5),

wherein there is associated with each consumer (10) a memory element (20), separate from the consumer (10), for storing the operating address, wherein the memory element (20) is connected with the associated consumer (10) via the control line (2).

2. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the energy supply of the memory element (10) is effected during the operation of the control system (1) via the control line (2).

3. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the memory element (20) comprises input elements (26, 27) for manually entering an operating address assigned to the associated consumer (10).

5. The control system according to claim 3, wherein the memory element (20) comprises a connection (28) for external energy supply during the manual input of the operating address.

6. The control system according to claim 5, wherein the connection for external energy supply is formed by means of at least one connection of the memory element (20) to the control line (2) of the control system (1).

7. The control system according to claim 5, wherein the energy supply is effected inductively during the manual input of the operating address.

8. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the memory element (20) comprises an indicator or a display (25) for the representation of the stored operating address.

9. The control system according to claim 3, wherein the memory part (20) comprises an indicator or a display (25) for representation of the stored operating address which is activated only during the manual input of the operating address.

10. The control system according to claim 1, wherein the data transmission is effected according to the DALI-standard.

4. A control system (1) for a plurality of consumers (10) arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, comprising:

at least one command generator (5);

a control line (2) which connects the command generator (5) with each consumer (10); and

associated with each consumer (10) a transmission and reception unit (11) provided for communication with the command generator (5),

wherein an operating address is allocated to each consumer (10) via which the consumer (10) can be contacted by the command generator (5),

wherein there is associated with each consumer (10) a memory element (20), separate or separable from the consumer (10), for storing the operating address, wherein the memory element (20) comprises input elements (26, 27) for manually entering an operating address assigned to the associated consumer (10).

11. A memory element (20) for use in a control system (1) for a plurality of consumers (10) arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, to which operating addresses are assigned via which they are contactable by a command generator (5) of the control system (1) via a bus line (2),

wherein the memory element (20) comprises a connection means for connection with a consumer (10) of the control system (1) and a memory (21) for storing the respective operating address, and

wherein the connection means make possible a connection of the memory element (2) to the bus line.

12. The memory element according to claim 11, wherein the memory element (20) comprises input elements (26, 27) for manually entering an operating address assigned to the associated consumer (10).

14. The memory element according to claim 12, wherein the memory element (20) comprises a connection (28) for external energy supply during the manual input of the operating address.

15. The memory element according to claim 14, wherein the connection for external energy supply is formed through at least one connection of the memory element (20) to a control line (2) of the control system (1).

16. The memory element according to claim 14, wherein the energy supply is effected inductively during the manual input of the operating address.

17. The memory element according to claim 11, wherein the memory element (20) comprises an indicator or a display (25) for the representation of the stored operating address.

18. The memory element according to claim 12, wherein the memory part (20) comprises an indicator or a display (25) for representation of the stored operating address which is activated only during the manual input of the operating address.

13. A memory element (20) for use in a control system (1) for a plurality of consumers (10) arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, to which operating addresses are assigned via which they are contactable by a command generator (5) of the control system (1), wherein the memory element (20) comprises:

a connection means for connection with a consumer (10) of the control system (1);

a memory (21) for storing the respective operating address; and

input elements (26, 27) for manually entering an operating address assigned to the associated consumer (10).

19. A method for putting into operation a control system (1) for a plurality of consumers (10) arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, comprising the steps of:

assigning an operating address to each consumer (10), via which the consumer (10) is contactable by the command generator (5);

programming the operating addresses into memory elements (20) which are connected to the corresponding consumer (10) or are connected after the input of the operating addresses.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the memory elements (20) are connected with the corresponding consumers (10) in each case upstream in a control line system (2) connecting all consumers (10).