Control method for controlling plurality of lighting circuits in vehicle production site

Abstract

The invention relates to a control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production place, which comprises the following steps of: distributing a control device for each lighting circuit, and configuring a uniform interface message protocol for each control device, so that each control device is in communication connection with a common data processing device; acquiring a control mode selection instruction for each lighting loop so as to select a local control mode or a remote control mode for the corresponding lighting loop; under the condition that the remote control mode is selected, acquiring a manual start-stop control instruction and / or an automatic start-stop control instruction for a corresponding lighting loop; a first priority is set for the manual start-stop control instruction, a second priority is set for the automatic start-stop control instruction, and the first priority is higher than the second priority, so that the manual start-stop control instruction is allowed to be executed prior to the automatic start-stop control instruction. The invention further relates to a data processing device, a control system and a lighting facility.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to a control method for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, a data processing device for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, a control system for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, and a lighting facility for a vehicle production site. Background Art

[0002] Some large vehicle manufacturing sites are usually equipped with multiple lighting circuits. Vehicle production, such as vehicle assembly production, is usually multi-shift production, such as two-shift or three-shift production. During production, the lighting circuit usually needs to be turned on; and during non-production, the lighting circuit usually needs to be turned off. In order to control these lighting circuits, each lighting circuit on site is usually connected to a corresponding control device, and the multiple lighting circuits are controlled respectively by different control switches on the control device.

[0003] At present, the corresponding lighting circuit is mainly turned on or off by manually manipulating the control switch on the control device according to the production shift, so that the lighting equipment in the corresponding lighting circuit can be turned off after the production shift ends, and the lighting equipment in the corresponding lighting circuit can be turned on before the production shift begins. However, such a manual control method is inefficient, inconvenient, and has high labor costs. In addition, such a control method based on manual manipulation may cause the staff to forget to turn off the lighting equipment in the corresponding lighting circuit after the production shift ends, which will lead to an unexpected increase in production costs and may make it impossible to achieve energy conservation and emission reduction goals. These are undesirable. Summary of the invention

[0004] Therefore, the purpose of the present application is to provide a control method for a lighting circuit in a vehicle production site, which can overcome at least one defect in the prior art. In addition, the present application also provides a corresponding data processing device for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, a corresponding control system for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, and a corresponding lighting facility for a vehicle production site.

[0005] A first aspect of the present application provides a control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, the control method comprising:

[0006] A control device is allocated to each lighting circuit, and a unified interface message protocol is configured for each control device so as to connect each control device to a common data processing device for communication;

[0007] Obtaining a control mode selection instruction for each lighting circuit, so as to select a local control mode or a remote control mode for the corresponding lighting circuit;

[0008] When the remote control mode is selected, obtaining a manual start / stop control instruction and / or an automatic start / stop control instruction for a corresponding lighting circuit; and

[0009] A first priority is set for the manual start-stop control instruction, and a second priority is set for the automatic start-stop control instruction, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority, thereby allowing the manual start-stop control instruction to be executed before the automatic start-stop control instruction.

[0010] The control method for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site of the present application may have one or more of the following technical advantages: for multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, a plurality of different control modes are provided respectively, and the plurality of different control modes include a local control mode and a remote control mode, wherein the remote control mode includes a manual start-stop control mode and an automatic start-stop control mode. Thus, the staff can select a suitable control mode to control the start-stop of the corresponding lighting circuit according to actual needs. For example, the staff can select the local control mode to control the lighting circuit near the staff on site. In addition, the staff can select the remote control mode to control the lighting circuit. Further, in the case of selecting the remote control mode, the staff can first select the automatic start-stop control mode to automatically control the start-stop of the lighting circuit. In this case, since the first priority of the manual start-stop control mode is higher than the second priority of the automatic start-stop control mode, the staff can then select the manual start-stop control mode to manually further adjust the start-stop state of the lighting circuit, so as to achieve fine adjustment of the lighting circuit. Thus, it is possible to flexibly select a suitable control mode to control the start-stop of the lighting circuit, which effectively improves the convenience of the start-stop control of the lighting circuit.

[0011] In some embodiments, the control method may include: obtaining a manual start-stop control instruction for a corresponding lighting circuit on at least one human-computer interaction interface provided to the data processing device, and manually turning on or off the corresponding lighting circuit based on the manual start-stop control instruction.

[0012] In some embodiments, the control method may include: a data processing device automatically acquires production shift information, the production shift information including a series of start and end times of production shifts; and the data processing device automatically generates automatic start and stop control instructions for corresponding lighting circuits based on the production shift information, so as to cause the corresponding lighting circuits to be automatically turned on in synchronization with or in advance of the start time of each production shift, and cause the corresponding lighting circuits to be automatically turned off in synchronization with or delayed from the end time of each production shift.

[0013] In some embodiments, the control method may include: for the corresponding lighting circuit, the data processing device automatically obtains a first offset value regarding the start time of each production shift, and the first offset value is set so that the start time of the corresponding lighting circuit is earlier than the start time of the production shift; and / or for the corresponding lighting circuit, the data processing device automatically obtains a second offset value regarding the end time of each production shift, and the second offset value is set so that the shutdown time of the corresponding lighting circuit lags behind the end time of the production shift.

[0014] In some embodiments, the control method may include: specifying a first energy consumption level for a first group of the corresponding lighting circuits; specifying a second energy consumption level for a second group of the corresponding lighting circuits, the second energy consumption level being higher than the first energy consumption level; wherein a first offset value smaller than that of the first group is set for the second group; and / or a second offset value smaller than that of the first group is set for the second group. The first offset value enables the lighting circuits of the second group to be turned on closer to the start of a production shift than the lighting circuits of the first group. The second offset value enables the lighting circuits of the second group to be turned off closer to the end of a production shift than the lighting circuits of the first group.

[0015] In some embodiments, the control method may include: recording multiple manual start-stop control instructions for corresponding lighting; counting multiple manual start-stop times and multiple manual stop-stop times involved in the multiple manual start-stop control instructions; when the counted manual start-stop times and manual stop-stop times meet a predetermined statistical law, automatically adjusting the automatic start-stop time and automatic stop-stop time of the automatic start-stop control instructions for the corresponding lighting circuit based on the counted manual start-stop times and manual stop-stop times.

[0016] In some embodiments, the human-computer interaction interface may include a start / stop status display area for the corresponding lighting circuit, in which the current start / stop status of the corresponding lighting circuit, the duration of the current start / stop status, and / or the time interval to the next start / stop status switching are presented.

[0017] In some embodiments, the start-stop status display area may include a manual control block and an automatic control block. The manual start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the manual control block, and the automatic start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the automatic control block.

[0018] In some embodiments, the manual control block may include an opening block and a closing block, and a manual opening control instruction can be triggered by operating the opening block, and a manual closing control instruction can be triggered by operating the closing block.

[0019] In some implementations, the human-computer interaction interface shown may be constructed as a human-computer interaction interface with a Web function.

[0020] In some embodiments, the human-computer interaction interface may be configured to be remotely connected to a data processing device.

[0021] In some embodiments, the human-computer interaction interface may be configured to be connected to a data processing device via Ethernet, a wide area network, or the World Wide Web.

[0022] A second aspect of the present application provides a data processing device for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, the data processing device comprising: at least one storage module configured to store a series of computer-executable instructions; and at least one processing module configured to execute a series of computer-executable instructions, wherein the series of computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processing module, causes the processing module to execute a control method for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to the present application.

[0023] A third aspect of the present application provides a control system for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, the control system comprising: multiple control devices, each control device being used to control one lighting circuit respectively; and a data processing device according to the present application, the data processing device being communicatively connected to the multiple control devices, and the data processing device being equipped with at least one human-computer interaction interface; wherein the data processing device is configured to control the start and stop of the corresponding lighting circuit by manipulating the corresponding control device based on automatic start and stop control instructions automatically generated by the data processing device and / or based on manual start and stop control instructions from the human-computer interaction interface of the data processing device.

[0024] A fourth aspect of the present application provides a lighting facility for a vehicle production site, the lighting facility comprising: a plurality of lighting circuits in the vehicle production site; and a control system according to the present application for controlling the plurality of lighting circuits in the vehicle production site.

[0025] Features, functions, embodiments and technical effects according to one aspect of the present application can be applied in the same manner to other aspects of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and by means of specific embodiments. The schematic drawings are briefly described as follows:

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic block diagram of a control system for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0028] Figure 2 A schematic block diagram showing a data processing device of a control system for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0029] Figure 3 A schematic block diagram showing a start / stop state display area of ​​a human-machine interaction interface of a control system for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0030] Figure 4 A schematic block diagram of a manual control block in a start / stop state display area of ​​a human-machine interaction interface of a control system for controlling multiple lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0031] Figure 5 A schematic flow chart showing a control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the accompanying drawings illustrate several embodiments of the present application. However, it should be understood that the present application can be presented in a variety of different ways and is not limited to the embodiments described below; in fact, the embodiments described below are intended to make the disclosure of the present application more complete and fully explain the scope of protection of the present application to those skilled in the art. It should also be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein can be combined in various ways to provide more additional embodiments.

[0033] It should be understood that the terms used herein are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. All terms (including technical terms and scientific terms) used herein have the meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art unless otherwise defined. For the sake of simplicity and / or clarity, well-known functions or structures may not be described in detail.

[0034] As used herein, spatial relational terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," "higher," "lower," etc. may describe the relationship of one feature to another feature in the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the spatial relational terms encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation shown in the accompanying drawings. For example, features previously described as being "below" other features may now be described as being "above" the other features when the device in the accompanying drawings is turned over. The device may also be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the relative spatial relationships will be interpreted accordingly.

[0035] Herein, the term "A or B" includes "A and B" and "A or B" rather than exclusively including only "A" or only "B", unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0036] In this document, the terms "illustrative" or "exemplary" mean "used as an example, instance or illustration" rather than as a "model" to be exactly copied. Any implementation described exemplarily herein is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. Moreover, the present application is not limited by any stated or implied theory given in the above technical field, background technology, summary of the invention or detailed description.

[0037] As used herein, the term "substantially" is intended to include any minor variations due to design or manufacturing defects, tolerances of devices or components, environmental influences, and / or other factors.

[0038] In this document, the term "partially" may be any proportion of a portion, such as greater than 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, or even 100%, i.e., all.

[0039] In addition, the terms "first", "second" and the like may also be used herein for reference purposes only, and thus are not intended to be limiting. For example, the terms "first", "second" and other such numerical terms referring to structures or elements do not imply a sequence or order unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0040] Next reference Figures 1 to 5 Various aspects according to the present application are described in detail.

[0041] Figure 1 A schematic block diagram of a control system 100 for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31 - 39 in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown. Figure 2 A schematic block diagram of a data processing device 11 of a control system 100 for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31 - 39 in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown. Figure 3 A schematic block diagram of a start / stop status display area of ​​a human-machine interaction interface 40 of a control system 100 for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31 - 39 in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown. Figure 4 A schematic block diagram of a manual control block 41 in a start / stop state display area of ​​a human-machine interface 40 of a control system 100 for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31-39 in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown.

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown, according to the present application, a control system 100 for controlling multiple lighting circuits 31 to 39 in a vehicle production site includes a data processing device 11 and multiple control devices 21 to 23, wherein the multiple control devices are respectively connected to the data processing device 11 through communication cables S, and the multiple control devices 21 to 23 are respectively allocated to various types of lighting circuits 31 to 39 deployed in the production workshop; the data processing device 11 can send control signals to the multiple control devices 21 to 23 for controlling the lighting circuits 31 to 39.

[0043] exist Figure 1 In the embodiment of the control system 100, the control system 100 exemplarily includes a data processing device 11 and three control devices 21-23, namely, a first control device 21, a second control device 22 and a third control device 23. The first control device 21, the second control device 22 and the third control device 23 can be used to control a plurality of lighting circuits 31-39 in an area of ​​the vehicle production site. Exemplarily, the first control device 21 can be assigned to three lighting circuits 31-33 in the first area of ​​the vehicle production site, the second control device 22 can be assigned to two lighting circuits 34-35 in the second area of ​​the vehicle production site, and the third control device 23 can be assigned to four lighting circuits 36-39 in the third area of ​​the vehicle production site. Here, it should be understood that the control system 100 can be provided with fewer or more control devices, such as six control devices, according to actual needs, such as the distribution of the lighting circuits 31-39 in the vehicle production line in the vehicle production site.

[0044] The data processing device 11 can be configured as a local or remote server. Figure 2As shown, the data processing device 11 may include at least one storage module 111, which is configured to store a series of computer executable instructions; and at least one processing module 112, which is configured to execute a series of computer executable instructions, wherein the series of computer executable instructions, when executed by the processing module 112, causes the processing module 112 to execute the control method for controlling multiple lighting circuits 31-39 in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application. In some embodiments, at least one storage module 111 may be configured as a database to store predetermined data records, such as production shift information, a first offset value for each lighting circuit 31-39 regarding the start time of each production shift, a second offset value for each lighting circuit 31-39 regarding the end time of each production shift, a predetermined energy consumption level pre-stored for a predetermined lighting circuit 31-39, and the like.

[0045] The data processing device 11 is equipped with a human-machine interaction interface 40. The human-machine interaction interface 40 can be configured to receive operations input by a staff member. The human-machine interaction interface 40 can send the operations input by the staff member to the data processing device 11 via a wired or wireless communication connection. In some embodiments, the human-machine interaction interface 40 can be connected to the data processing device 11 via a wired or wireless communication connection. In some embodiments, the production control system 100 may include a plurality of human-machine interaction interfaces 40 arranged in a distributed manner. These human-machine interaction interfaces 40 can be used as human-machine interaction interfaces 40 with Web functions and are configured to be remotely connected to the data processing device 11, for example, via Ethernet, a wide area network or the World Wide Web. In some embodiments, the human-machine interaction interface 40 can also be integrated with the data processing device 11. That is, the human-machine interaction interface 40 and the data processing device 11 can be integrated into a production server, and the configuration information obtained by the human-machine interaction interface 40 can be directly and efficiently transmitted to the data processing device 11 internally.

[0046] In some embodiments, the human-machine interaction interface 40 may include a start / stop status display area for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, in which the current start / stop status of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, the duration of the current start / stop status, and / or the time interval to the next start / stop status switching are displayed. Figure 3 As shown, the start-stop status display area may include a manual control block 41 and an automatic control block 42. The manual start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the manual control block 41, and the automatic start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the automatic control block 42. Figure 4As shown, the manual control block 41 may include opening blocks L31-0~L39-0 and closing blocks L31-1~L39-1 for each lighting circuit 31~39. The manual opening control instruction can be triggered by operating the opening blocks L31-0~L39-0, and the manual closing control instruction can be triggered by operating the closing blocks L31-1~L39-1.

[0047] In some embodiments not shown, the lighting circuits 31 to 39 are presented in the start / stop state display area according to the actual layout of these lighting circuits 31 to 39 in the vehicle production site. Thus, the staff can conveniently locate the control blocks corresponding to the lighting circuits 31 to 39 that they want to control (e.g., the manual control block 41 and the automatic control block 42 and the start blocks L31-0 to L39-0 and the stop blocks L31-1 to L39-1 for each individual lighting circuit 31 to 39) on the human-machine interaction interface 40 by comparing with the actual plane layout of the vehicle production site, so as to efficiently control multiple lighting circuits 31 to 39 and effectively avoid erroneous operations. In some embodiments, the multiple control blocks (e.g., the manual control block 41 and the automatic control block 42 and the start blocks L31-0 to L39-0 and the stop blocks L31-1 to L39-1 for each individual lighting circuit 31 to 39) may have the following positions and contour shapes, which reflect the positions and contour shapes of the lighting areas of the lighting circuits 31 to 39 corresponding to the control blocks in the plane layout of the vehicle production site. Thus, the human-computer interaction interface 40 can present a scaled "map" of the vehicle production site. Thus, the staff can intuitively and efficiently find the control block corresponding to the lighting area they want to control on the human-computer interaction interface, and can implement targeted operations in accordance with the actual position and / or area size of the lighting circuits 31 to 39. Alternatively or additionally, for each individual lighting circuit 31 to 39, a separate interactive display area is provided, which includes a manual control block 41 and an automatic control block 42 and an opening block L31-0 to L39-0 and a closing block L31-1 to L39-1 for each individual lighting circuit 31 to 39. That is, for each individual lighting circuit 31 to 39, the corresponding manual control block 41, the automatic control block 42, the opening block L31-0 to L39-0 and the closing block L31-1 to L39-1 are provided in a corresponding common interactive display area.

[0048] The control devices 21-23 may be, for example, programmable logic controllers PLC, field programmable gate arrays FPGA or microcontroller units MCU commonly used in the field of industrial control. The data processing device 11 and the control devices 21-23 may communicate with each other via a communication cable S. The communication cable S may be, for example, an RS-485 cable, an RJ45 cable, a coaxial cable, a twisted pair or an optical fiber.

[0049] Figure 5 A schematic flow chart of a control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31-39 in a vehicle production site according to some embodiments of the present application is shown. It should be understood that the steps of the method presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the method may be completed with one or more additional undescribed steps, and / or without one or more of the steps discussed. In addition, the order in which the steps of the method are shown in the figure and described below is not intended to be limiting.

[0050] The following combination Figures 1 to 4 Description According to this application Figure 5 The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31 to 39 in a vehicle production site shown in the figure comprises the following steps:

[0051] Step S10: Allocate a control device 21-23 to each lighting circuit 31-39, and configure a unified interface message protocol for each control device 21-23, so as to connect each control device 21-23 to a common data processing device 11 for communication;

[0052] Step S20: obtaining a control mode selection instruction for each lighting circuit 31-39, for selecting a local control mode or a remote control mode for the corresponding lighting circuit 31-39;

[0053] Step S30: when the remote control mode is selected, obtaining manual start / stop control instructions and / or automatic start / stop control instructions for corresponding lighting circuits 31 to 39;

[0054] Step S40: setting a first priority for the manual start-stop control instruction and a second priority for the automatic start-stop control instruction, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority, thereby allowing the manual start-stop control instruction to be executed before the automatic start-stop control instruction.

[0055] In the present application, the local control mode can be understood as directly controlling the lighting circuits 31 to 39 corresponding to the control devices 21 to 23 through the control devices 21 to 23, and the remote control mode can be understood as indirectly controlling the control devices 21 to 23 through, for example, the data processing device 11, thereby indirectly controlling the lighting circuits 31 to 39 corresponding to the control devices 21 to 23.

[0056] The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31-39 in a vehicle production site according to the present application may have the following technical advantages: a plurality of different control modes are provided for the plurality of lighting circuits 31-39 in the vehicle production site, and the plurality of different control modes include a local control mode and a remote control mode, wherein the remote control mode includes a manual start-stop control mode and an automatic start-stop control mode. Thus, the staff can select a suitable control mode to control the start-stop of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 according to actual needs. For example, the staff can select the local control mode to control the lighting circuits 31-39 near the staff on site. In addition, the staff can select the remote control mode to control the lighting circuits 31-39. Further, in the case of selecting the remote control mode, the staff can first select the automatic start-stop control mode to automatically control the start-stop of the lighting circuits 31-39. In this case, since the first priority of the manual start-stop control mode is higher than the second priority of the automatic start-stop control mode, the staff can then select the manual start-stop control mode to manually further adjust the start-stop state of the lighting circuits 31-39, so as to achieve fine adjustment of the lighting circuits 31-39. Thus, it is possible to flexibly select a suitable control mode to control the start and stop of the lighting circuits 31 to 39, which effectively improves the convenience of the start and stop control of the lighting circuits 31 to 39. Figures 1 to 5 Elaborate in more detail.

[0057] The following combination Figure 1 and Figure 4 Elaborate Figure 5 The steps of the control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits 31 to 39 in a vehicle production site are shown as follows:

[0058] In step S10, a control device 21-23 is assigned to each lighting circuit 31-39. Figure 1 As shown, one control device 21-23 can be equipped with one or more lighting circuits 31-39. Thus, each control device 21-23 can independently control one (not shown) or more (in Figure 1 In the implementation manner, multiple lighting circuits 31 to 39 are started and stopped. Therefore, the technical solution of the present application can realize independent start and stop control of lighting circuits 31 to 39 through multiple control devices 21 to 23, which is conducive to adopting segmented start and stop control strategies for each lighting circuit 31 to 39. For example, differentiated start and stop control strategies can be provided for lighting circuits 31 to 39 in different production areas with different rest times, so as to maximize energy saving while meeting normal production lighting.

[0059] In addition, a unified interface message protocol can be configured for each control device 21-23 so as to connect each control device 21-23 to a common data processing device 11. The common data processing device 11 can send control signals to the multiple control devices 21-23 to centrally control the opening and closing of the lighting circuits 31-39. In this way, the multiple control devices 21-23 can share the workload of the common data processing device 11, which is not only easy to manage and maintain, but also increases the robustness of the entire control system 100.

[0060] In step S20, a control mode selection instruction for each lighting circuit 31-39 is obtained to select a local control mode or a remote control mode for the corresponding lighting circuit 31-39. To this end, a control mode selection button can be provided on each control device 21-23. Thus, the staff can select the local control mode through the control mode selection button, so that the lighting circuit 31-39 near the staff can be intuitively and quickly controlled on site.

[0061] Here, for example, it can be provided that when the control mode selection button is not pressed, the remote control mode for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 is selected by default. In the remote control mode, the control devices 21-23 start to receive remote control commands, so that the staff can remotely control the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 through, for example, the data processing device 11. When the control mode selection button is pressed, the local control mode for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 is selected, so that the staff can control the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 on-site through the control devices 21-23. At this time, the on-site control is independent of the remote control, that is, it is not affected by the remote control.

[0062] In step S30 , when the remote control mode is selected, manual start / stop control instructions and / or automatic start / stop control instructions for corresponding lighting circuits 31 - 39 are acquired.

[0063] In some embodiments, the automatic start-stop control instruction may be automatically generated by the data processing device 11 according to the production shift information. For example, the data processing device 11 may obtain the production shift information from the control system 100, such as a predetermined database and / or the human-computer interaction interface 40. In some embodiments, the production shift information may be manually adjusted or modified so as to update the production shift information in real time.

[0064] In some embodiments, the manual start-stop control instruction can be manually input by the staff through the human-machine interaction interface 40 equipped with the data processing device 11. When the human-machine interaction interface 40 is a human-machine interaction interface 40 with Web functions and is configured to be remotely connected to the data processing device 11, for example, via Ethernet, a wide area network or the World Wide Web, the staff can manually input the manual start-stop control instruction remotely through such a human-machine interaction interface 40. Thus, the present application provides a method for remotely and manually operating the control device 21 to 23 of the minimized control in a visual manner. When the human-machine interaction interface 40 can also be integrated with the data processing device 11, the staff can manually input the manual start-stop control instruction on the spot (that is, near the data processing device 11) through such a human-machine interaction interface 40.

[0065] In some embodiments, in order to allow manual start and stop control, the human-machine interface 40 may include a start and stop state display area for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, in which the current start and stop state of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, the duration of the current start and stop state, and / or the time interval to the next start and stop state switching are presented. Thus, the staff can intuitively and quickly grasp the current operating state of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39.

[0066] Additionally or alternatively, such as Figure 3 As shown, the start-stop status display area may include a manual control block 41 and an automatic control block 42. The manual start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the manual control block 41, and the automatic start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the automatic control block 42. The manual control block 41 may include an opening block L31-0 to L39-0 and a closing block L31-1 to L39-1 for the corresponding lighting circuits 31 to 39. The manual opening control instruction can be triggered by operating the opening block L31-0 to L39-0, and the manual closing control instruction can be triggered by operating the closing block L31-1 to L39-1. In this way, efficient manual start-stop operation of the corresponding lighting circuits 31 to 39 can be achieved.

[0067] In step S40, a first priority is set for the manual start-stop control instruction, and a second priority is set for the automatic start-stop control instruction, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority, thereby allowing the manual start-stop control instruction to be executed in priority to the automatic start-stop control instruction. It should be noted here that the above-mentioned control mode selection instruction can be understood as being set with a zeroth priority, and the zeroth priority is higher than the first priority, thereby allowing the control mode selection instruction to be executed in priority to the manual start-stop control instruction.

[0068] Thus, the staff can select the appropriate control mode to control the start and stop of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 according to actual needs. For example, the staff can select the local control mode to control the lighting circuits 31-39 near the staff on site, or can select the remote control mode to remotely control the lighting circuits 31-39 near the staff. In the case of selecting the remote control mode, the staff can first select the automatic start and stop control mode to automatically, especially remotely control the start and stop of the lighting circuits 31-39, and then select the manual start and stop control mode to manually, especially remotely, fine-tune the start and stop states of the lighting circuits 31-39 in real time. Thus, a flexible and efficient start and stop control strategy for the lighting circuits 31-39 can be implemented.

[0069] In some embodiments, when the manual start-stop control instruction is to be executed, the data processing device 11 is equipped with at least one human-machine interaction interface 40, and the manual start-stop control instruction for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 from the human-machine interaction interface 40 of the data processing device 11 is obtained, so that the staff can manually start or manually stop the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39. Therefore, since the first priority of the manual start-stop control is higher than the second priority of the automatic start-stop control according to the control method of the present application, the immediate shutdown or immediate start of the lighting circuits 31-39 caused by emergency events can be efficiently and reliably allowed.

[0070] Here, multiple manual start-stop control instructions for corresponding lighting can be recorded; multiple manual start-stop moments and multiple manual stop-stop moments involved in multiple manual start-stop control instructions can be counted; when the counted manual start-stop moments and manual stop-stop moments meet the predetermined statistical law, the automatic start-stop moment and automatic stop-stop moment of the automatic start-stop control instructions for the corresponding lighting circuits 31 to 39 can be automatically adjusted based on the counted manual start-stop moment and manual stop-stop moment. In this way, the automatic start time and automatic stop time of the automatic start-stop control instructions can be made more in line with the actual production needs, further improving the user experience of the control method according to the present application.

[0071] In some embodiments, when the automatic start-stop control instruction is to be executed, the data processing device 11 automatically obtains production shift information, and the production shift information includes a series of start and end times of production shifts. Then, the data processing device 11 automatically generates automatic start-stop control instructions for corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 according to the production shift information, so as to cause the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 to be automatically turned on synchronously or in advance of the start time of each production shift, and cause the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 to be automatically turned off synchronously or after the end time of each production shift. Thus, the data processing device 11 can automatically set the shift time for turning off and on the lighting according to the production shift information, and send the corresponding control instructions to the control devices 21-23, so as to automatically realize: automatically turning on the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 synchronously or in advance of the start time of each production shift, and automatically turning off the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 synchronously or after the end time of each production shift. In other words, the technical solution of the present application actually provides a control method for automatically matching the start and stop of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 according to the production shift information. As long as the production shift is set, the start and stop times of the lighting circuits 31-39 will be automatically set according to the production shift, without the need for extra manual settings.

[0072] In some embodiments, for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, the data processing device 11 can automatically obtain a first offset value for the start time of each production shift, and the first offset value is set so that the start time of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 is ahead of the start time of the production shift. In addition, for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, the data processing device 11 can automatically obtain a second offset value for the end time of each production shift, and the second offset value is set so that the shut-down time of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39 lags behind the end time of the production shift. Therefore, by setting a suitable first offset value and / or second offset value, the start time and / or shut-down time of the lighting circuits 31-39 automatically generated by the data processing device 11 according to the production shift information can be adjusted in a targeted manner.

[0073] Here, for the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, the allocation relationship between the production shift and the first offset value and / or the second offset value can be pre-stored in a database, and the data processing device 11 can call the database to obtain the first offset value and / or the second offset value specified for the corresponding production shift. In some embodiments, the allocation relationship between the production shift and the first offset value and / or the second offset value pre-stored in the database can be manually adjusted or modified.

[0074] In some embodiments, a first energy consumption level may be specified for a first group of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, and a second energy consumption level may be specified for a second group of the corresponding lighting circuits 31-39, wherein the second energy consumption level is higher than the first energy consumption level. In the present application, the first energy consumption level may be understood as a lower energy consumption mode, that is, the lighting devices 31-39 at the first energy consumption level may have a high energy saving effect under the control method of the present application. The second energy consumption level may be understood as an energy saving mode lower than the first energy consumption level. In some embodiments, more energy consumption levels may be specified, for example, a third energy consumption level may be specified. In this case, a first offset value smaller than that of the first group may be set for the second group. In addition, a second offset value smaller than that of the first group may be set for the second group. Thus, the start time and / or stop time of the lighting circuits 31-39 may be adjusted in a targeted manner according to the energy consumption mode of the lighting circuits 31-39, that is, the lighting circuits 31-39 with a higher energy consumption mode may be turned on later or turned off earlier, thereby achieving a higher energy saving target.

[0075] Here, the allocation relationship between each lighting circuit 31-39 and the energy consumption level can be pre-stored in a database, and the data processing device 11 can call the database to obtain the energy consumption level specified for the corresponding lighting circuit 31-39. In some embodiments, the allocation relationship between the lighting circuit 31-39 and the energy consumption level pre-stored in the database can be manually adjusted or modified.

[0076] In addition, the present application also proposes a lighting facility for a vehicle production site, the lighting facility comprising: a plurality of lighting circuits 31 to 39 in the vehicle production site; and the above-mentioned control system 100 for controlling the plurality of lighting circuits 31 to 39 in the vehicle production site.

[0077] Although the exemplary embodiments of the present application have been described, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made to the exemplary embodiments of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application in essence. Therefore, all changes and modifications are included in the protection scope of the present application as defined by the claims. The present application is defined by the attached claims, and the equivalents of these claims are also included.

Claims

1. A control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, characterized in that: The control method comprises: A control device is allocated to each lighting circuit, and a unified interface message protocol is configured for each control device so as to connect each control device to a common data processing device for communication; Obtaining a control mode selection instruction for each lighting circuit, so as to select a local control mode or a remote control mode for the corresponding lighting circuit; When the remote control mode is selected, obtaining a manual start / stop control instruction and / or an automatic start / stop control instruction for a corresponding lighting circuit; and A first priority is set for the manual start-stop control instruction, and a second priority is set for the automatic start-stop control instruction, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority, thereby allowing the manual start-stop control instruction to be executed before the automatic start-stop control instruction.

2. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control method comprises: On at least one human-machine interaction interface provided to the data processing device, a manual start / stop control instruction for a corresponding lighting circuit is obtained, and the corresponding lighting circuit is manually started or manually stopped based on the manual start / stop control instruction.

3. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control method comprises: Automatically acquiring production shift information by a data processing device, the production shift information including a series of start times and end times of production shifts; and The data processing device automatically generates automatic start and stop control instructions for the corresponding lighting circuits based on the production shift information, so as to automatically turn on the corresponding lighting circuits in synchronization with or in advance of the start time of each production shift, and automatically turn off the corresponding lighting circuits in synchronization with or delayed from the end time of each production shift.

4. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 3, characterized in that: The control method comprises: For the corresponding lighting circuit, the data processing device automatically obtains a first offset value about the start time of each production shift, wherein the first offset value is set so that the start time of the corresponding lighting circuit is earlier than the start time of the production shift; and / or For the corresponding lighting circuit, the data processing device automatically obtains a second offset value about the end time of each production shift, and the second offset value is set so that the shutdown time of the corresponding lighting circuit lags behind the end time of the production shift.

5. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 4, characterized in that: The control method comprises: specifying a first energy consumption level for a first group of the corresponding lighting circuits; Specifying a second energy consumption level for a second group of the corresponding lighting circuits, the second energy consumption level being higher than the first energy consumption level; wherein a first offset value smaller than that of the first group is set for the second group; and / or A second offset value smaller than that of the first group is set for the second group.

6. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 2, characterized in that: The control method comprises: Record multiple manual start and stop control instructions for corresponding lighting; Counting multiple manual start and stop times involved in multiple manual start and stop control instructions; When the statistically counted manual start time and manual stop time meet the predetermined statistical law, the automatic start time and automatic stop time of the automatic start and stop control instruction for the corresponding lighting circuit are automatically adjusted based on the statistically counted manual start time and manual stop time.

7. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 2, characterized in that: The human-computer interaction interface includes a start / stop status display area for the corresponding lighting circuit, in which the current start / stop status of the corresponding lighting circuit, the duration of the current start / stop status, and / or the time interval to the next start / stop status switching are presented.

8. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 7, characterized in that: The start-stop status display area includes a manual control block and an automatic control block. The manual start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the manual control block, and the automatic start-stop control instruction can be triggered by operating the automatic control block.

9. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 8, characterized in that: The manual control block includes an opening block and a closing block. A manual opening control instruction can be triggered by operating the opening block, and a manual closing control instruction can be triggered by operating the closing block.

10. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 2, characterized in that: The human-computer interaction interface shown is constructed as a human-computer interaction interface with Web functions.

11. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 10, characterized in that: The human-machine interaction interface is configured to be able to be remotely connected to a data processing device.

12. The control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to claim 11, characterized in that: The human-machine interaction interface is configured to be connected to a data processing device via Ethernet, a wide area network or the World Wide Web.

13. A data processing device for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, characterized in that: The data processing device comprises: at least one storage module configured to store a series of computer executable instructions; and at least one processing module configured to execute a series of computer executable instructions, Wherein, when the series of computer executable instructions are executed by the processing module, the processing module performs the control method for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. A control system for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production site, characterized in that: The control system comprises: A plurality of control devices, each control device is used to control a lighting circuit; and The data processing device according to claim 13, wherein the data processing device is communicatively connected to the plurality of control devices, and the data processing device is equipped with at least one human-computer interaction interface; The data processing device is configured to control the start and stop of the corresponding lighting circuit by manipulating the corresponding control device based on the automatic start and stop control instructions automatically generated by the data processing device and / or based on the manual start and stop control instructions from the human-computer interaction interface of the data processing device.

15. A lighting facility for a vehicle production site, characterized in that: The lighting facilities include: Multiple lighting circuits in vehicle production facilities; and A control system for controlling a plurality of lighting circuits in a vehicle production facility as claimed in claim 14.

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