REMOTE CONTROL AND ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS DISPOSED IN AN ENERGY SAVING LIGHTING APPARATUS AND A CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE SAME

• US 20110309766A1
• Filed: 07/26/2010
• Published: 12/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hugewin Electronics Co., Ltd., Lin-Song Weng
• Original Assignee: Hugewin Electronics Co., Ltd., Lin-Song Weng
• Inventors: Weng, Lin-Song
• Granted Patent: US 8,330,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/287
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

The present invention provides a remote control and adjustment apparatus disposed in an energy saving lighting apparatus and a control system of the same. The remote control and adjustment apparatus of the invention includes a RF wireless transceiver, a processing module and a power module. The wireless transceiver can receive a first signal from a remote controller. The processing module can receive the first signal from the wireless transceiver, and generate a second signal or generate and send a third signal according to the first signal. Particularly, the second signal includes at least a control parameter, and the processing module can control the energy saving lighting apparatus operating based on the control parameter. Additionally, the power module can provide electric power for the operation of the remote control and adjustment apparatus.

Claims

1. A remote control light adjustment apparatus disposed in an energy saving lighting apparatus to control the light emitting action of the energy saving lighting apparatus, and the remote control light adjustment apparatus includes:

a wireless radio frequency transceiver module is used to receive a first signal sent out from a wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus;

a processing module is connected to the wireless radio frequency transceiver module so as to receive the first signal, then based on the first signal, a second signal is generated, and the second signal includes at least one control parameter, and the processing module uses the second signal to control the energy saving lighting apparatus to follow the at least one control parameter to operate; and

a power module, connected respectively to the wireless radio frequency transceiver module and the processing module to supply the power needed for the operation of the remote control light adjustment apparatus.

2. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the energy saving lighting apparatus includes:

a light emitting unit; and

a driver circuit, connected respectively to the processing module, the light emitting unit and the power module, and the driver circuit is controlled by the processing module and follow the control parameter to control the voltage, current, phase or power of the pulse signal sent to the light emitting unit by the power module.

3. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 2 wherein the light emitting unit is an energy saving lamp, PL lamp, PLC lamp, or a high-intensity discharge (HID) tube.

4. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 1 wherein further according to the first signal, a third signal is generated and transferred another energy saving lighting apparatus.

5. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the processing module further includes:

a memory unit, to store a current identification code regarding to the energy saving lighting apparatus itself;

a processing unit, connected respectively to the wireless radio frequency transceiver module and the memory unit to receive the first signal from the wireless radio frequency transceiver module, and the first signal includes a target identification code regarding to a target energy saving lighting apparatus, and the processing unit will compare whether the target identification code matches the current identification code, if so, it will follow the first signal to generate the second signal or to generate and transfer a third signal to another energy saving lighting apparatus; and

a conversion circuit, connected to the processing unit to receive the second signal from the processing unit, it then uses the second signal to control the energy saving lighting apparatus to operate according to the control parameter.

6. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 5 wherein when the target identification code matches the current identification code, the processing unit will further generate a confirmation signal, and through the wireless radio frequency transceiver module, the confirmation signal will be replied to the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus.

7. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the power module converts an alternating current into a high voltage current to drive the energy saving lighting apparatus, and the power module converts the alternating current into a low voltage current for the operation need of the wireless radio frequency transceiver module and the processing module.

8. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one control parameter includes an ON/OFF parameter and a brightness parameter.

9. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus is a wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus converted from wired one.

10. The remote control light adjustment apparatus of claim 9 wherein the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus is a wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus or a wireless data transceiver.

11. A control system for energy saving lighting apparatus remote control light adjustment apparatus, comprising of:

a wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus is used to send a first signal; and

a remote control light adjustment apparatus;

remote control light adjustment apparatus is disposed in the energy saving lighting apparatus to control the energy saving lighting apparatus for light emitting, and the remote control light adjustment apparatus includes;

a wireless radio frequency transceiver module is used to receive the first signal sent out from the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus;

a processing module, is connected to the wireless radio frequency transceiver module to receive the signal, then based on the first signal, a second signal is generated or a third signal is generated and transferred to another energy saving lighting apparatus, and the second signal includes at least one control parameter, and the processing module uses the second signal to control the energy saving lighting apparatus to follow the at least a control parameter for operation; and

a power module, connected respectively to the wireless radio frequency transceiver module and the processing module to supply the power needed for the operation of the remote control light adjustment apparatus.

12. The control system of claim 11 wherein it further includes:

a data processing apparatus, connected to the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus to receive a command enter by the user and sent the command to the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus so that the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus will follow the command to generate the first signal.

13. The control system of claim 12 wherein the data processing apparatus is a telephone remote home electrical appliance remote control apparatus manufactured by a mobile phone SIM card, a computer network apparatus, a network HUB or a network switching board (SWITCT).

14. The control system of claim 11 wherein the energy saving lighting apparatus includes:

a light emitting unit; and

a driver circuit, connected respectively to the processing module, the light emitting unit and the power module, and the driver circuit is controlled by the processing module and follow the control parameter to control the voltage, current, phase or power of a pulse signal supplied by the power module to the light emitting unit.

15. The control system of claim 14 wherein the light emitting unit is an energy-saving lamp, PL lamp, PLC lamp, or a high-intensity discharge (HID) tube.

16. The control system of claim 11 wherein the wireless radio frequency transceiver module further transfers the first signal to the external side.

17. The control system of claim 11 wherein the processing module further includes:

a memory unit, to store a current identification code of remote control light adjustment apparatus for the energy saving lighting apparatus itself;

a processing unit, connected respectively to the wireless radio frequency transceiver module and the memory unit so as to receive the first signal from the wireless radio frequency transceiver module, and the first signal includes a target identification code regarding to an energy saving lighting apparatus, and the processing unit will compare whether the target identification code matches the current identification code, if so, it will follow the first signal to generate the second signal remote control light adjustment apparatus; and

a conversion circuit, connected to the processing unit to receive the second signal from the processing unit and to use the second signal to control the energy saving lighting apparatus to follow the control parameter to operate.

18. The control system of claim 17 wherein when the target identification code matches the current identification code, the processing unit will further generate a confirmation signal, and through the wireless radio frequency transceiver module, the confirmation signal is replied to the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus.

19. The control system of claim 11 wherein the processing module is implemented as a SOC, and the processing unit, the memory unit and the conversion circuit, are all integrated into the SOC.

20. The control system of claim 11 wherein the processing module execute the data processing of the computer network and control light adjustment.

21. The control system of claim 11 wherein the power module converts an alternating current into a high voltage current so as to drive the energy saving lighting apparatus, and the power module converts the alternating current into a low voltage current to be provided as operation need for the wireless radio frequency transceiver module and the processing module.

22. The control system of claim 11 wherein the at least one control parameter includes an ON/OFF parameter and a brightness parameter.

23. The control system of claim 11 wherein the wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus is a wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus converted from wired one or a wireless radio frequency remote control apparatus.