Actuator with memory part for building management system

• US 7,783,388 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2005
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH (Zumtobel Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH (Zumtobel Group AG)
• Inventors: Jahn, Gerhard, Fa, Josef
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Ramesh B
• Application Number:
  US11/563,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20090112366A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,915 Days
• Field of Search: 700 9- 10, 700/19, 700275-277, 709242-244, 340/3.1, 340 33- 332, 315/39.59, 315/368.12, 315/307
• US Class Current: 700/275
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control

Abstract

A building management system (1) for the control of plural actuators (10) arranged in a distributed manner, comprised of a central control unit (2) and at least one actuator (10) controlled by the central control unit (2), wherein the actuator (10) has a control device (11) which is formed to receive control commands from the central control unit (2) and to operate the actuator (10) in dependence upon these control commands, and a memory part (13) for storing function-relevant information. In accordance with the invention the memory part (13) is separate or separable from the control device (11).

Claims

1. A building management system (1) for the control of actuators (10) arranged in a distributed manner, having a central control unit (2) and at least one actuator (10) controlled by the central control unit (2), wherein the actuator (10) has

a control device (11) which is formed to receive control commands from the central control unit (2) and to operate the actuator (10) in dependence upon these control commands, and

a memory part (13) for storing function-relevant information,

and wherein the memory part (13) is separate or separable from the control device (11) wherein,

the memory part (13) is constituted by an exchangeable memory element and in that the actuator (10) or the control device (11) has an insertion location for the exchangeable memory element.

2. A building management system according to claim 1, wherein the memory part (13) can be only be read by the control device (11).

3. A building management system according to claim 2, wherein the control device (11) has a reading device or a write/read device, or is connected with such a device.

4. A building management system according to claim 2, wherein the data transfer between the memory part (13) and the control device (11) is effected in a wireless manner.

5. A building management system according to claim 4, wherein the memory part (13) is formed by a RFID element.

6. A building management system according to claim 1, wherein the memory part (13) can both be read and also written by the control device (11).

7. A building management system according to claim 6, wherein the control device (11) is constituted to independently detect or record operating data of the actuator (10) and to store the data in the memory part (13).

8. A building management system according to claim 7, wherein the recording of the operating data is effected regularly.

9. A building management system according to claim 7, wherein the recording of the operating data is effected in dependence upon certain operational events.

10. A building management system according to claim 1, wherein the memory part (13) is formed by a SIM card.

11. A building management system according to claim 1, wherein the memory part (13) is readable and/or writeable by the central control unit (2).

12. A building management system according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is a luminaire (10) of an illumination system.

13. A building management system according to claim 12, wherein the control device is formed by an electronic ballast (11) for operating a lamp, in particular a gas discharge lamp (LA).

14. A building management system (1) for the control of actuators (10) arranged in a distributed manner, having a central control unit (2) and at least one actuator (10) controlled by the central control unit (2), wherein the actuator (10) has

a control device (11) which is formed to receive control commands from the central control unit (2) and to operate the actuator (10) in dependence upon these control commands, and

a memory part (13) for storing function-relevant information,

and wherein the memory part (13) is separate or separable from the control device (11) wherein,

the data transfer between the memory part (13) and the control device (11) is effected in a wireless manner and that the memory part (13) is formed by a RFID element.

15. An actuator (10) for use in a building management system (1), wherein the actuator (10) has

a control device (11) which is formed to receive control commands from a central control unit (2) of the building management system (1) and to operate the actuator (10) in dependence upon these control commands, and

a memory part (13) for storing function-relevant information,

and wherein the memory part (13) is separate or separable from the control device (11) wherein,

the memory part (13) is constituted by an exchangeable memory element and in that the actuator (10) or the control device (11) has an insertion location for the exchangeable memory element.

16. An actuator according to claim 15, wherein the memory part (13) can be only be read by the control device (11).

17. An actuator according to claim 16, wherein the control device (11) has a reading device or a write/read device, or is connected with such a device.

18. An actuator according to claim 15, wherein the memory part (13) can both be read and also written by the control device (11).

19. An actuator according to claim 18, wherein the control device (11) is constituted to independently detect or record operating data of the actuator (10) and to store the data in the memory part (13).

20. An actuator according to claim 19, wherein the recording of the operating data is affected regularly.

21. An actuator according to claim 19, wherein the recording of the operating data is effected in dependence upon certain operational events.

22. An actuator according to claim 15, wherein the data transfer between the memory part (13) and the control device (11) is effected in a wireless manner.

23. An actuator according to claim 22, wherein the memory part (13) is formed by a RFID element.

24. An actuator according to claim 15, wherein the memory part (13) is formed by a SIM card.

25. An actuator according to claim 15, wherein the actuator is a luminaire (10).

26. An actuator according to claim 25, wherein the control device is formed by an electronic ballast (11) for operating a lamp, in particular a gas discharge lamp (LA).

27. An actuator (10) for use in a building management system (1), wherein the actuator (10) has

a control device (11) which is formed to receive control commands from a central control unit (2) of the building management system (1) and to operate the actuator (10) in dependence upon these control commands, and

a memory part (13) for storing function-relevant information,

and wherein the memory part (13) is separate or separable from the control device (11) wherein,

the data transfer between the memory part (13) and the control device (11) is effected in a wireless manner and that the memory part (13) is formed by a RFID element.