Abstract:
An electromechanical actuator for a home automation closing or sun protection installation includes an electric motor, a reduction gear and a spring-operated brake (15), which includes a helical spring (22), a drum (23), an input member (24) and an output member (25). The drum (23) includes a housing (26). An inner friction surface (27) of the housing (26) of the drum (23) cooperates with at least one turn of the helical spring (22). The spring-operated brake (15) also includes at least one ring (50) positioned between an outer surface (51) of the input member (24) and/or the output member (25) and the inner friction surface (27) of the housing (26) of the drum (23). The home automation installation includes one such actuator.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of controlling an actuator for a mobile item of equipment in building comprising the steps consisting in: deploying a model (M) linking at least one modelling parameter (P) with at least one characteristic physical quantity (C) of the environment or of the operation of the actuator exhibiting a temporal evolution; collecting a set of measurement values (VCm) relating to the at least one characteristic physical quantity (C) of the environment or of the operation of the actuator in the course of a measurement interval (Tm), each measurement value (VCm) being associated with an instant (Tm) of the measurement interval (Tm); determining or correcting at least one value (VP) of the at least one modelling parameter (P) in such a way that a modelled temporal evolution (Ee) defined on the basis of the application of the model (M) of the at least one value (VP) of modelling parameter (P) corresponds to or approaches an observed temporal evolution (Eo) of the characteristic physical quantity (C) determined on the basis of the set of measurement values (VCm); applying or correcting a definition of the operation of the actuator (1) as a function of a determined or corrected value (VP) of the at least one parameter (P). The present invention also relates to an actuator implementing such a method.
Abstract:
A motorized maneuvering device (1) intended to manoeuvre a moving windable fabric screen (3), the motorized maneuvering device: includes an actuator (4), comprising a hollow housing (41) containing a gear motor and a mounting end-plate (7a) which has a first support (11) extending from the end-plate along a first longitudinal axis (X-X′) and cooperating with the housing (41) of the actuator (4) and a second support (12) extending from the end-plate along a second axis distinct from the first axis (Ya-Ya′, Z-Z′). The hollow housing, notably the tubular hollow housing, of the actuator, is closed by the first end-plate support.
Abstract:
A screen (1) includes a load bar (2), a flexible element (3) supporting the load bar, and a controlled member (4) for winding the flexible member, wherein the member is controlled according to a method that includes controlling the angular movement of the winding member (4) with a temporal set value (θ(t)) of the instantaneous angular position of the winding member, the temporal set value being predetermined from a profile representative of the desired instantaneous axial position for the load bar upon a movement between the first and second positions, using a polynomial function of a degree higher than or equal to 2, which approximates the relation between a value of the instantaneous axial position (H(t)) of the load bar and an instantaneous angular position (γ(t)) of the winding member (4).
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a method for controlling a home-automation facility comprising at least one central control unit (U1, U2) belonging to a home-automation facility; the method being executed by a user terminal (T) and comprising the following steps: selecting (ECTLT1) a first local connection mode (CM1) or a second wide area network connection mode; establishing (ECTLT2) a connection between the user terminal and at least one target unit (U1, U2, Sv), said at least one target unit (U1, U2, Sv) being a central control unit (U1, U2) in the case in which the first local connection mode (CM1) has been selected, and a management unit (Sv) in the case in which the second wide area network connection mode has been selected; sending (ECTLT3) a discovery message (MCTLD1, MCTLD2, MCTLD′) linked with a facility identifier (StID) to at least one target unit (U1, U2, Sv); receiving (ECTLT5, ECTLT7) at least one topology description message originating from the target unit (U1, U2, Sv) comprising a description of a group of devices (DGrSt) attached to the facility identifier (StID).
Abstract:
In a residential automation system (100) including a terminal (101), a gateway (102), at least one remote controller (105) having at least one key and at least one peripheral device (104), a configuring method has a configuration step, performed by the terminal (101), including recognizing (E1) the gateway (102), the at least one remote controller (105) and the at least one peripheral device (104) and associating them; creating (E2) a configuration information including control commands involving the at least one peripheral device (104); and sharing the configuration information with the gateway (102) and with the at least one peripheral device (104). The associated gateway (102) and at least one peripheral device (104) are in constant synchronization with the terminal (101) during at least a part of the configuration step.
Abstract:
A home automation installation includes several sensors, several pieces of controlled home automation equipment, and a control unit communicating with the sensors and the controlled home automation equipment. To control this installation, it is provided to select a control scenario by the control unit for at least one parameterized sensor from among the sensors, at a current moment belonging to a periodic time range from among one or more time ranges associated with the parameterized sensor, and as a function of at least one current value of the signal coming from the parameterized sensor, then to send, by the control unit to at least one of the pieces of controlled home automation equipment, at least one order depending on the selected control scenario. To parameterize the control unit, a procedure is provided consisting of choosing a sensor to be parameterized from among at least one periodic activation time range and/or at least one periodic inhibition time range and associating at least one control scenario with at least one state or a change of state of the signal from the sensor to be parameterized.
Abstract:
A method for controlling and/or monitoring at least one actuator of a visual or thermal comfort device in a building, includes the steps of: collecting data from a plurality of control points configured to send at least one control order to at least one actuator, the data including, for at least each control point, information relating to an instantaneous measurement value of a physical quantity relating to comfort or to the energy consumption in the building. The measurement value is determined at the location of the control point. The method further includes the step of exploiting the data, wherein the exploitation includes the definition of at least one correspondence between an instantaneous measurement value of a physical quantity and a spatial location of the measurement of the physical quantity in the building.
Abstract:
A device for control by radiofrequency signals (22) of a domestic electrical appliance powered by an electrical power supply network comprising a first electrical conductor (26) and a second electrical conductor (27) for powering the device (22), a coupler (31), a radiofrequency unit (23) comprising an output and/or an input for the radiofrequency signals (28) which is linked electrically to a point of connection (33) of the coupler (31). The coupler (31) is formed by a printed transmission line (32) on a printed circuit board (29), a first end (34) of the line (32) being linked electrically to the first electrical conductor (26) of the device (22), and a second end (35) of the line (32) being linked electrically to a first reference voltage. And the point of connection (33) of the coupler (31) is disposed between the first and second ends (34, 35) of the printed transmission line (32).
Abstract:
Induction motor capable of being housed in a tubular actuator and method of assembling this motor. This motor (1) comprises: (i) a stator (2), (ii) a rotor assembly, (iii) a bowl (9) capable of protecting a bundle formed at one end (7) of the stator (2), the bowl (9) comprising an internal skirt (13), (iv) means of supporting the rotor assembly allowing the rotor assembly to rotate with respect to the stator (2), the support means comprising a bearing (21) positioned inside the internal skirt (13), the bearing (21) comprising a region that rests twice, axially and radially, against the stator (2).