Remote lighting control system
First Claim
1. A remote lighting control system for remote lighting control of a plurality of lamps, the system comprising:
- a plurality of electronic circuits for controlling lamp current of the plurality of lamps, each of said plurality of electronic circuits being associated with one of said plurality of lamps, wherein each of said electronic circuits comprises;
a transceiver for receiving an external control command; and
a controller for exchanging control information with the transceiver;
wherein the external control command includes identifiable information for identifying at least one of said plurality of electronic circuits associated with one of said plurality of lamps, andwherein each transceiver;
(a) forms a wireless network with other transceivers of the system;
(b) transfers received external control commands to other electronic circuits of the system via the wireless network; and
(c) includes a judging section for judging whether the identifiable information identifies the electronic circuit associated with the lamp, and if the identifiable information identifies the electronic circuit associated with the lamp, sends control information based on the received external control command to the associated controller, causing the controller to control the lamp in accordance with the control command,wherein each of the plurality of electronic circuits further comprises a power supply circuit for the transceiver, which does not supply power to the transceiver while the controller is generating a high-voltage pulse for starting or restarting the lamp thereby preventing formation of the wireless network while the high-voltage pulse is being generating by the controller, and wherein after lighting is stabilized and the high-voltage pulse is no longer being generated, the power supply circuit for the transceiver supplies power to the transceiver and the wireless network can be formed.
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Abstract
A remote lighting control system is for remote lighting control of a plurality of discharge lamps. This system has the installed electronic ballasts of each discharge lamp. Each electronic ballast has a transceiver and a controller, the transceiver exchanges control information with the controller. The control command contains the identifiable information to specify one of a plurality of electronic ballasts. When the transmitter is received the control command, the transceiver transfers the received control command to other electronic ballasts further. Moreover, if the control command is the one that the identifiable information specifies own ballasts, the control information based on the received control command is send to own controller, and the controller control the discharge lamp. According to this system, when a lot of lamps was arranged the factory etc. comparatively widely, the user'"'"'s remote control is not limited to the narrow scope.
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1. A remote lighting control system for remote lighting control of a plurality of lamps, the system comprising:
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a plurality of electronic circuits for controlling lamp current of the plurality of lamps, each of said plurality of electronic circuits being associated with one of said plurality of lamps, wherein each of said electronic circuits comprises; a transceiver for receiving an external control command; and a controller for exchanging control information with the transceiver; wherein the external control command includes identifiable information for identifying at least one of said plurality of electronic circuits associated with one of said plurality of lamps, and wherein each transceiver; (a) forms a wireless network with other transceivers of the system; (b) transfers received external control commands to other electronic circuits of the system via the wireless network; and (c) includes a judging section for judging whether the identifiable information identifies the electronic circuit associated with the lamp, and if the identifiable information identifies the electronic circuit associated with the lamp, sends control information based on the received external control command to the associated controller, causing the controller to control the lamp in accordance with the control command, wherein each of the plurality of electronic circuits further comprises a power supply circuit for the transceiver, which does not supply power to the transceiver while the controller is generating a high-voltage pulse for starting or restarting the lamp thereby preventing formation of the wireless network while the high-voltage pulse is being generating by the controller, and wherein after lighting is stabilized and the high-voltage pulse is no longer being generated, the power supply circuit for the transceiver supplies power to the transceiver and the wireless network can be formed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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