Multi-coloured lighting kit

Abstract

The invention relates to electrical accessories and is intended for controlling the intensity and colour of multi-coloured stationary household lighting devices. A multi-coloured lighting kit includes a household switch with an additional control member in the form of a ball that operates on the principle of a trackball. Rotation of the ball permits the dimming of a light bulb by changing the shape of the sine wave of the alternating current powering the bulb. Integrated into the structure of the driver of a multi-coloured bulb is an electronic system containing sets of intensity and colour glow modes. A control unit of the switch is capable of transmitting signals to said system to successively change the modes on the power cable. A display disposed on the switch is capable of showing a result in the form of a percentage intensity value and a colour number. Such a principle for the control of multi-coloured bulbs makes it possible to connect several multi-way switches into a single circuit. A reset option is available which makes it possible to restore all of the multi-coloured bulbs and multi-way switches to their initial settings. The technical result of the invention is the creation of a device that is capable of controlling the parameters of a multi-coloured bulb.

Description

[0001] Multicolor Lighting Kit

[0002] The invention relates to devices for switching on / off, as well as controlling the brightness and color of multi-color household stationary lighting devices connected to a common AC electrical network.

[0003] In technology, dimmer switches are known that are mounted on the wall of a room and that change the current or voltage by changing the sine wave of alternating current in the circuit to control the brightness of the light bulb. The closest analogue is patent No. UA144677U. To change the color of the glow of a multi-color LED lamp or strip, additional devices are used, such as a remote control, smartphone, etc.

[0004] The disadvantage of these systems is the need for additional tools to control lighting.

[0005] The objective of the invention is to create a household light switch with additional functions for controlling the color and brightness of a multi-color LED lamp without additional devices and without changing the standard electrical wiring in the building.

[0006] The task is solved as follows: an electronic system will be additionally built into the design of the LED lamp driver or LED strip transformer, which will contain a set of brightness modes and a set of modes of different glow colors of the multi-color lamp, hereinafter referred to as: "lamp control unit". The device for controlling the change of operating modes of the multi-color lamp, hereinafter referred to as the "switch", will send a signal to the lamp control unit to change one of the parameters along the same wire that powers the bulb. The appearance of the switch controls will be identical to the analog described in patent No. UA144677U. Only the control element in the form of a sphere will no longer be located on the horizontal axis of rotation, but will be fixed in the seat with the ability to rotate in any direction according to the trackball principle.The rotational movements of the sphere will be read by optical or mechanical sensors installed in the switch housing, this information will be transmitted to the switch control unit built into the switch design and converted into a series of repeating sets of distortions of the shape of the alternating current sine wave feeding the multi-color lamp located in this electrical circuit. The lamp control unit will recognize them and change the lamp glow mode. Rotation of the sphere through the hole in the recess of the switch housing up or down can be programmed to change the brightness of the lamp glow, and rotation to the right or left - to change the color of the lamp glow. Depending on the upper or lower position of the switch key, the rotation of the sphere can be controlled, both by the parameters of the multi-color lamps in this circuit, and by the same parameters of the switch backlight.A digital display will be installed behind the translucent switch key or in the housing, which will briefly turn on during manipulations with the sphere or key and show the percentage value of brightness and the number of the selected color. A light sensor will be installed next to the display, which will participate in adjusting the brightness of the display glow.

[0007] The invention will work as follows: when the sphere rotates, the sensors will read this movement and transmit information to the switch control unit. One unit of signal will be taken as the rotation of the sphere by a certain angle along the vertical or horizontal axis of rotation in one direction or another, each unit of signal will be converted by the control unit into a certain set of distortions of the shape of the alternating current sine wave feeding the multi-color lamp, the lamp control unit will read and recognize each such signal and alternately change the operating modes of the lamp embedded in it. Depending on the direction of rotation of the sphere, the switch control unit will generate four types of signals: to increase the brightness of the lamp, to decrease the brightness, to increase the numerical value of the color and to decrease this value.For the display to work correctly, the switch control unit will store information about how many brightness modes and glow color modes the multicolor lamp has. By sending a signal to change them to the lamp control unit, it will also change this value on the display. To synchronize the lamp with the switch, a reset button for counting their modes to the same initial values ​​will be provided under the switch key. By pressing this button once, a certain set of alternating current sine wave distortions will be thrown into this electrical circuit, which will be interpreted by the lamps and other switches in this circuit as a signal to reset the modes to the initial values.

[0008] In crossover switches, the control unit will be able to perceive, count and remember signals from other switches in the circuit and display the correct value of the last setting of the multi-color lamps in the circuit. It may be necessary to provide additional mechanisms for data exchange in crossover switches.

[0009] These electrical appliances may also be equipped with an electrical connector to allow connection of additional wireless light control modules.

[0010] Thus, we get a multi-color lamp and a device for controlling it in the form of a classic light switch, which are connected according to a classic electrical circuit and interact with each other without additional devices and without using radio signals. When the key is in the upper position, rotating the sphere up increases the brightness of the lamp, when rotating down - decreases, when rotating the sphere to the right or left, the color of the lamp changes. When the key is in the lower position, the multi-color backlight of the switch can be controlled in the same way. In cross switches, binding to the position of the key is not applicable.

Claims

Multicolor lighting kit 1. A multi-color lighting kit comprising a household light switch with an additional control element in the form of a sphere on a horizontal axis of rotation, the rotation of which is capable of dimming a lamp by changing the shape of the sine wave of alternating current supplying the lamp, and also including a multi-color lamp controlled by a smartphone or a remote control, is distinguished by the fact that an electronic system is built into the design of the transformer or driver of the multi-color lamp, which already contains sets of brightness modes and modes of the color of the lamp glow, and the control unit of the switch is capable of sending signals to this system for an alternate change of one of these modes along the power wire in the form of signals that are certain sets of distortions of the shape of the sine wave of alternating current in a given electrical circuit, each given specific signal is capable of being generated by the control unit of the switch due to the rotation of the control element in the form of a sphere, functioning on the principle of the trackball system,at a certain angle up, down, right or left, and the display built into the switch is capable of displaying the obtained result in the form of a percentage value of brightness and a color number, receiving information from the switch control unit, which, having information about the number of modes embedded in the multi-color lamp, is capable of counting and remembering their change, while, with this principle of controlling multi-color lamps, several cross switches can be connected in one circuit.

2. The invention according to paragraph 1 is distinguished by the presence of an option for resetting all multi-color lamps and crossover switches assembled in one electrical circuit to initial values ​​for their synchronization by a one-time generation in this circuit of a certain set of distortions of the shape of the alternating current sine wave by one of the switches, and a corresponding interpretation of this signal by the remaining electrical devices in this circuit. 4