Wireless Luminaire Coordination via Broadcast Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting systems require complex configuration and permanent bus systems for coordinated lighting, making it difficult to quickly adapt to changing workplace requirements and optimize room lighting efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A lamp with wireless communication means that can exchange information with multiple lamps, allowing for easy selection and coordination of operating states without the need for dedicated communication addresses or extensive configuration, using broadcast information to set light output and color temperature, and incorporating sensor means to adjust lighting based on presence or movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a permanently installed bus system is used for coordinated lighting control, then the lighting coordination and control capability is improved, but the device complexity and installation complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/electrical bus system with wireless communication between luminaires. Each luminaire communicates with others via radio signals to exchange selection information, eliminating the need for physical bus cables and complex installation while maintaining coordinated lighting control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The luminaires autonomously select their operating states based on selection information received from other luminaires without requiring central control or manual configuration. The system self-organizes through distributed decision-making where each luminaire independently determines its state based on received broadcast information.
2Measurement precision
If extensive configuration is performed during commissioning to assign communication addresses, then the lighting control precision is improved, but the loss of time and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The luminaires automatically identify and select operating states without requiring manual address assignment or configuration during commissioning. Each luminaire receives selection information from others and autonomously determines its role in the lighting scenario, eliminating time-consuming setup procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The selection information is transmitted as broadcast data that contains pre-defined operating state parameters. The luminaires are pre-configured with multiple possible operating states, and the broadcast information selects among these pre-prepared states, eliminating the need for real-time configuration during commissioning.
3Ease of operation
If broadcast information is used for selection without dedicated receiver addresses, then the ease of operation is improved, but the loss of information increases due to lack of targeted communication
Solution Approach 1:
The system transmits selection information to all luminaires simultaneously via broadcast rather than targeting specific receivers. This excessive transmission to all potential receivers ensures no information is lost, as every luminaire receives the selection data and can independently determine whether to adopt the selected operating state based on its own characteristics.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a light that comprises communication means for exchanging information, said communication means being designed to exchange information with a plurality of lights in a wireless manner, particularly using a radio signal. Said light is additionally designed to select an operating state on the basis of an item of selection information that a light wirelessly receives by means of said communication means, said selection information preferably being in the form of broadcast information.