Timing device

• US 9,913,334 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2015
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chia-Hua Lin
• Original Assignee: Chia-Hua Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Chia-Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Shin, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US14/857,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20170085082A1
• Time in Patent Office: 901 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/14 The load or loads being home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0006 Arrangements for supplying an adequate voltage to the control circuit of converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/06 using discharge tubes without control electrode or semiconductor devices without control electrode
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/30 Driver circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/246 the system involving the remote operation of lamps or lighting equipment

Abstract

A timing device, which comprises at least two time setting display lights, with each of the time setting display lights representing an AC power supply time, and, after pressing a selection control button so as to light on at least two time setting display lights, by pressing the total time setting control button, the central control module can sum up the power supply times represented by all of the lighting time setting display lights to a total power supply time, and start the AC power supply to the load end as well as the power supply time countdown. Moreover, the central control module can further, based on the remaining power supply time, drive one or more time setting display lights to light on thereby indicating the remaining power supply time.

Claims

1. A timing device, comprising:

an alternative current (AC) power source input module, used to input AC power;

a direct current (DC) power source supply module, which is electrically connected to the AC power source input module and used to convert the AC power into the DC power;

an AC power source output module, which is electrically connected to a load end in order to output the AC power to the load end;

a relay, which is electrically connected to the AC power source input module, the DC power source supply module and the AC power source output module, wherein the relay is used to control whether the AC power inputted by the AC power source input module should pass through the relay to supply the power to the AC power source output module such that the AC power source output module can output the AC power to the load end;

a central control module, which is electrically connected to the DC power source supply module in order to control the integral operation mechanism of the timing device;

a relay driver circuit, which is electrically connected to the central control module and the relay, in which the central control module is able to connect to the relay by means of the relay driver circuit such that the power can be supplied to the AC power source output module;

a time setting display light set, which includes at least two or more time setting display lights and is electrically connected to the central control module, wherein each time setting display light represents a power supply time, and the light-on or light-off in any one of the time setting display lights represents the status change in the control of the central control module;

a selection control button, which is electrically connected to the central control module and is used to be pressed to select the power supply time, wherein pressing the selection control button can result in the light-on or light-off of such time setting display lights;

a total time setting control button, which is electrically connected to the central control module and is used to be pressed to confirm the power supply time option, wherein, upon pressing the selection control button thus leading to light-on in one of the time setting display lights, it is possible to press once again the total time setting control button to confirm the input of the time represented by the time setting display light; and

in case of pressing the selection control button thereby enabling the light-on in one of the time setting display lights without subsequently pressing once again the selection control button or the total time setting control button, the central control module is able to sum up the power supply times represented by all of the lighting time setting display lights to obtain a total power supply time, and start the power supply to the load end as well as the time countdown, and, also, the central control module can further, based on the remaining power supply time acquired by deducting the elapsed power supply time from the total power supply time, drive the light-on in one or more time setting display lights thereby indicating the remaining power supply time.

2. The timing device according to claim 1, wherein a light-on in a time setting display light is configured to represent an endless power supply time.

3. The timing device according to claim 1, wherein the light-off in all of the time setting display lights represents no power supply.

4. The timing device according to claim 1, wherein totally eight (8) time setting display lights are configured, respectively indicating a power supply time of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours and endless power supply.

5. The timing device according to claim 1, wherein, after pressing the total time setting control button, the central control module can re-select from the non-lighting time setting display lights in order to drive the time setting display light representing the least power supply time to light on.

6. The timing device according to claim 5, wherein pressing once again the selection control button allows the lighting time setting display lights to light off, and enables the next time setting display light representing the second least power supply time to light on.

7. The timing device according to claim 1, wherein, after pressing the selection control button to allow one of the lighting time setting display lights to light on without other lighting time setting display lights, the central control module is able to start the power supply to the load end as well as the time countdown in accordance with the power supply time represented by the lighting time setting display light, and, also, the central control module can further, based on the remaining power supply time acquired by deducting the elapsed power supply time from the power supply time indicated by the lighting time setting display light, drive the light-on in one or more time setting display lights thereby indicating the remaining power supply time.

8. The timing device according to claim 1, wherein the DC power source supply module further includes:

a resistance-capacitance buck circuit, which is used to limit the maximum operation current by means of the capacitive resistance generated by the capacitor under a certain AC signal frequency;

a bridge rectifier circuit, which is electrically connected to the resistance-capacitance buck circuit through a first current-limiting resistor so as to rectify the AC power inputted by the AC power source input module into a pulsed DC power;

a second current-limiting resistor, which is connected between the AC power source input module and the bridge rectifier circuit;

a first filter circuit, which is electrically connected to the bridge rectifier circuit in order to convert the rectified pulsed DC power inputted by the bridge rectifier circuit into the stable DC power;

a 24V voltage-stabilizing circuit, which is electrically connected to a third current-limiting resistor and the first filter circuit so as to voltage stabilize the DC power inputted by the first filter circuit to a voltage of 24V thereby supplying electric power to the relay for operations;

a 5V voltage-stabilizing circuit, which is electrically connected to the 24V voltage-stabilizing circuit via a fourth current-limiting circuit thereby voltage stabilizing the DC power inputted by the 24V voltage-stabilizing circuit to the voltage of 5V;

a second filter circuit, which is electrically connected to the 5V voltage-stabilizing circuit in order to voltage stabilize the DC power outputted by the 5V voltage-stabilizing circuit thereby supplying the stabilized DC power to the central control module for operations; and

an operation frequency sampling circuit, which is connected between the resistance-capacitance buck circuit and the central control module and capable of taking the AC signals from the city electric power end to act as the operation counts for the central control module.

9. The timing device according to claim 1, further comprising a reset circuit electrically connected to the central control module, in which the reset circuit is, upon repowering, used to provide the central control module with the reset signal.