CONTROL ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS SENSING
First Claim
1. A wireless sensing and control system comprising:
- at least one local sensor unit (LSU), said LSU is coupled to an electrical system, said LSU having at least one sensor for monitoring the electrical system, said LSU having a means for establishing associations between it and other system components, said LSU having a means for wireless communication with other system components, said LSU having a means for converting sensed status information to a control signal transmittable by said at least one wireless communication means; and
at least one remote actuator unit (RAU), said RAU is configured to respond to wireless signals received from at least one of the system'"'"'s LSUs, said RAU having means for establishing associations between it and other system components, said RAU having a means for wireless communication with other system components, said RAU connected between an external load and an electrical power source, and said RAU having a means for modifying the connection between the electrical power source and the external load.
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Abstract
A wireless control system includes at least one remote actuator unit (RAU) and at least one local sensor units (LSU) or self-powered, wireless sensor (SPWS), and may further include a wireless commissioning system (WCS), which enables associations between devices to be established from a single location. The LSUs, RAUs, and SPWSs are each programmed to operate in harmony with one another by creating associations between each other, each being identifiable by the others using a unique identification number. This association can be accomplished using programming buttons on each type of unit. Alternatively, the associations between devices within a wireless controlled system can be greatly simplified using the WCS. Establishing associations between the various devices permits the devices to interact with each other. The absence of an association between devices prevents the devices from interacting with one another. Each device can be associated with zero, one, or multiple other devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless sensing and control system comprising:
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at least one local sensor unit (LSU), said LSU is coupled to an electrical system, said LSU having at least one sensor for monitoring the electrical system, said LSU having a means for establishing associations between it and other system components, said LSU having a means for wireless communication with other system components, said LSU having a means for converting sensed status information to a control signal transmittable by said at least one wireless communication means; and at least one remote actuator unit (RAU), said RAU is configured to respond to wireless signals received from at least one of the system'"'"'s LSUs, said RAU having means for establishing associations between it and other system components, said RAU having a means for wireless communication with other system components, said RAU connected between an external load and an electrical power source, and said RAU having a means for modifying the connection between the electrical power source and the external load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless sensing and control system comprising:
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a first voltage source; a second voltage source; at least one local sensor unit (LSU) coupled to an electrical circuit, said LSU having at least one sensor for monitoring operational status of the electrical circuit, means for system configuration programming, wireless communication means for broadcasting control signals in response to a monitored operational status of the electrical circuit, wherein said electrical circuit, said at least one sensor, and said wireless communication means are powered by said first voltage source; and at least one remote actuator unit (RAU) configured to respond to wireless control signals received from at least one of the system'"'"'s LSUs, said at least one RAU having means for system configuration programming, at least one wireless communication module selected from the second group consisting of wireless receivers and wireless transceivers, an external load having a connection to the second voltage source, and means for modifying the connection between the second voltage source and the external load, wherein said wireless communication module of the second group and said means for modifying are also powered by said second voltage source.
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