Method for analyzing operating parameters for lighting technologies

Abstract

The present invention describes a method for measuring and evaluating operating parameters in lighting technologies for smart switches. Said method is characterized in that from the acquisition and filtering of data the measurement of current consumption, determination of technology type, detection of the irregular behavior in the operation of the at least one lighting device and determination and selection of the dimming mode are obtained through different functions which comprise a number of steps which, when performed, obtain the different results corresponding to each function and which are used and sent to a central module.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation-In-Part claiming priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 665,894, filed on Aug. 1, 2017, entitled INTELLIGENT SWITCH DEVICE AND CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the technical field of smart switches, specifically functions that said smart switches can perform for analyzing operating parameters, such as the measurement and evaluation of parameters of lighting devices preferably for domestic use.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In recent years, domotics, home automation and the implementation of intelligent homes have demanded the improvement of the intelligent devices implemented in this technological field, such is the case of smart switches which have more and more functions implemented, which offer the user greater ease of information about their lighting ...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention relates to a method for a plurality of intelligent switch devices connected to a plurality of lighting devices. The method has various functions, including determining the electrical / energy consumption of the lighting devices, detecting the type of lighting devices connected, and detecting irregular behavior in the operation of the lighting devices. The intelligent switch device can automatically select the most appropriate dimming mode for the lighting device based on the type of technology connected and send the results to a database record of the central control system or an external supplier of lighting devices. The method can perform the functions at the beginning of the configuration or when requested by the central control system. The technical effects of the invention include improving the efficiency and precision of lighting control, reducing power consumption, and providing information for energy consumption analysis.

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However, said US patent does not disclose a data filtering to eliminate the noise present in the voltage signal, wherein said filtering is comprised by an amplitude filtering, a frequency filtering and a magnitude filtering.

Another great difference found is that the US patent does not disclose or suggest a method of detecting type of lighting device technology, that is, said US patent can not determine if the lighting device is an incandescent halogen device (incandescent bulb) or a compact fluorescent device (CFL) or a light-emitting diode (LED) device.

Also, said US patent fails to disclose or suggest a method of detecting irregular behavior in the operation of a lighting device, i.e., said US patent can not determine if an intelligent device is consuming more current than it should and probably the lighting device is in a state of deterioration.

Also, said US application fails to disclose or suggest a method of detecting irregular behavior in the operation of a lighting device, i.e., said US application can not determine whether an intelligent device is consuming more current than it should and probably the intelligent device is in a state of deterioration.

Another great difference found is that said US application does not disclose or suggest a method of detecting the type of lighting device technology, i.e., said US application can not determine whether the lighting device is an incandescent halogen device (incandescent bulb) or a compact fluorescent device (CFL) or a light-emitting diode (LED) device.

As a last difference, said US patent fails to provide a method for determining the energy consumption of an intelligent device, that is, the US application does not determine how much current, and therefore, how much power the lighting device is using.

However, said US patent does not disclose data filtering to eliminate the noise present in the voltage signal and the current signal, wherein said filtering is comprised by an amplitude filtering, a frequency filtering and a magnitude filtering.

Another great difference found is that said US patent fails to disclose or suggest a method of detecting the type of lighting device technology, that is, said US patent can not determine if the lighting device is an incandescent halogen device (incandescent bulb) or a compact fluorescent device (CFL) or a light-emitting diode (LED) device.

Also, said US patent fails to disclose or suggest a method of detecting irregular behavior in the operation of a lighting device, i.e., said US patent can not determine if an intelligent device is consuming more current than it should and whether said intelligent device is in a state of deterioration.

Although said US patent uses standard dimming techniques to control dimming of the lighting device, it fails to disclose or suggest that the detection of the most appropriate dimming mode for the intelligent device is through the analysis of the input voltage signal (subsequently transformed to current signal) simultaneously in the two dimming modes, trailing and leading mode, wherein said analysis is performed in a single cycle of the sine wave analyzed.

Likewise, said Japanese Patent Application fails to disclose a method of detecting the technology type of the lighting device, nor a method of determining the energy consumption of a lighting device, nor a method of detecting and selecting a dimming mode.

Likewise, said U.S. patent and application fail to disclose or suggest a method for detecting irregular behavior in the operation of a lighting device, or a method for detecting the type of lighting device technology, or a method for determining the power consumption of an intelligent device.

However, none of these documents mentions anything regarding the detection of the most appropriate dimming mode for the intelligent device by means of the analysis of the input voltage signal (subsequently transformed to the current signal) simultaneously in the two dimming modes, trailing or leading mode, wherein said analysis is performed in a single cycle of the sine wave analyzed.

Also, said patent applications fail to disclose or suggest a method of detecting irregular behavior in the operation of a lighting device, nor a method of detecting the type of lighting device technology, nor a method of determining energy consumption of an intelligent device.

However, said U.S. patents do not disclose data filtering to eliminate the noise present in the voltage signal, wherein said filtering is comprised by an amplitude filtering, a frequency filtering and a magnitude filtering.

Another major difference found is that said U.S. patents do not disclose or suggest a method for detecting the type of lighting device technology, nor a method of detecting irregular behavior in the operation of a lighting device, nor a method for selecting and detecting a dimming mode.

In turn, there is a Patent Application Document WO 2009099082 A1 which, likewise, is focused on measuring the energy consumption of lighting devices; however, it fails to disclose the novel differences mentioned above.

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