Integrated Lighting Control System for Power Reserve Stage Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current power demand management systems face challenges in efficiently controlling lighting based on power reserve stages and accurately forecasting power demand, leading to potential blackouts and economic losses due to inefficient power usage.

Innovation Solution

An integrated lighting control system that provides real-time power reserve stage information to lighting controllers, enabling them to adjust brightness and transmit control results, which are used to determine the power reserve stage and adjust lighting accordingly, thereby optimizing power usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If lighting is controlled manually or by individual control systems, then users can adjust lighting according to their preferences, but power demand forecasting accuracy is reduced and cannot actively respond to power reserve stage changes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower demand forecasting accuracyVSAvoidintegrated control system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple previously separate systems (power reserve stage monitoring, lighting control, and power demand forecasting) into a single integrated control system. This merging enables the system to actively receive power reserve stage information, process it centrally, and automatically adjust lighting while improving power demand forecasting accuracy through unified data analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated control system performs multiple functions simultaneously: it monitors power reserve stages, forecasts power demand with high accuracy, controls lighting output, and provides real-time feedback. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate manual control systems while enhancing overall system efficiency and responsiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of energy

If lighting controllers operate independently without real-time power reserve stage information, then system simplicity is maintained, but lighting cannot be efficiently controlled according to power reserve stages leading to power waste

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower usage efficiencyVSAvoidreal-time integrated control operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous feedback loops where lighting controllers receive real-time power reserve stage information from the integrated control system, adjust lighting accordingly, and report control results back for monitoring and forecasting improvements. This feedback mechanism enables efficient power usage by dynamically responding to changing power reserve conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

Lighting controllers automatically adjust their operation based on received power reserve stage information without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously optimizing lighting output according to power availability, reducing power waste while maintaining operational simplicity through automated decision-making.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If power demand forecasting is performed without active control and prior equipment settings, then system complexity is reduced, but forecasting accuracy is insufficient for preventing blackouts and economic losses

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblackout prevention capabilityVSAvoidactive control system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated control system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring equipment settings and proactively adjusting lighting before power crises occur. By continuously forecasting power demand and monitoring power reserve stages in advance, the system can prepare appropriate control measures, thereby improving blackout prevention capability through anticipatory rather than reactive operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from actual lighting control results and power consumption data to continuously improve power demand forecasting accuracy. This iterative feedback process enhances reliability by refining predictions based on real-world performance, enabling better blackout prevention while managing system complexity through data-driven optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9271364B2Method and apparatus for integrated lighting control according to power reserve stage
Publication Date: 2016.02.23 ELECTRONICS & TELECOMM RES INST
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AI summary

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for integrally controlling lighting according to the status of power reserve stages. The apparatus for integrally controlling lighting according to power reserve stage, comprises: a lighting control result receiver for receiving lighting control result data generated by integrating a lighting identification number and control result information of the LED light source the brightness of which is controlled according to power reserve stage-based lighting control information; a power reserve stage determination unit for determining a power reserve stage based on the received lighting control result data; and a power reserve stage issuer for transmitting the determined power reserve stage to the lighting controller in real time.