Wireless Lamp Group Commissioning via Master Node
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Solution Overview
Problem
The commissioning process for wireless communication-enabled lamps, particularly in scenarios with multiple lamps per luminaire, is labor-intensive and requires skilled technicians due to the need for individual identification and network joining of each lamp, leading to high commissioning effort and complexity.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where one lamp acts as a master to automatically switch other lamps in the same luminaire to a non-commissioning mode, allowing the master lamp to represent and commission the group, thereby reducing the need for individual lamp commissioning and enabling simpler, group-based commissioning and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual lamp commissioning is performed for each lamp in a luminaire, then each lamp can be properly identified and added to the wireless network, but the commissioning process becomes labor-intensive and requires skilled technicians
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple lamps into a single commissioning unit by selecting one lamp as a representative. The commissioning tool communicates with this representative lamp, which then transmits commissioning information to other lamps in the same luminaire via wireless communication. This merging approach allows all lamps to be commissioned through a single interaction, significantly reducing commissioning effort while maintaining reliability through the representative lamp's coordination role.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service commissioning by enabling lamps to automatically receive and process commissioning information wirelessly without requiring physical access to each lamp. When the representative lamp receives commissioning data, it automatically transmits this information to other lamps in the luminaire, allowing the system to commission itself without continuous technician intervention for each individual lamp.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lamps per luminaire are equipped with individual wireless interfaces, then each lamp can be controlled independently, but the number of wireless nodes increases significantly complicating the commissioning process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the commissioning process into two distinct phases: network commissioning and luminaire commissioning. During network commissioning, each lamp maintains its individual wireless interface capabilities for independent control. During luminaire commissioning, the system selects one representative lamp to handle communication, effectively segmenting the complexity away from the user while preserving individual lamp control capabilities through the wireless network.
Solution Approach 2:
The representative lamp acts as an intermediary between the commissioning tool and the other lamps in the luminaire. Instead of the commissioning tool directly communicating with multiple lamps simultaneously (which would be complex), it communicates with the representative lamp, which then mediates by transmitting commissioning information to the other lamps via wireless communication, simplifying the overall process.
3Loss of information
If a commissioning tool displays all lamps as awaiting commissioning, then complete visibility is provided, but the technician must manually select and confirm each lamp increasing time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically identifying and selecting the representative lamp before the commissioning process begins. The commissioning tool is pre-configured to communicate with this representative lamp, eliminating the need for manual selection during commissioning. This preliminary setup reduces commissioning time while maintaining complete visibility of all lamps' commissioning status through the representative lamp's representation.
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AI summary
Each of multiple components, including a first lamp, is operable in a first mode in which it appears to a commissioning tool as awaiting commissioning, and a second mode in which it does not appear as such to the commissioning tool. Each component begins a commissioning process in the first mode. The first lamp then triggers a second one or more of the components (e.g. other lamps) to switch to the second mode, so that during commissioning the second components will not to appear to the commissioning tool as awaiting commissioning. Following this, the first lamp operates in the first mode so that it appears to the commissioning tool as awaiting commissioning (thereby representing the first and second lamps jointly). The first lamp also interacts with the commissioning tool on behalf of the second components, in order for the first lamp and second components to be commissioned as a group.