公开(公告)号：US5365154A

公开(公告)日：1994-11-15

申请号：US819247

申请日：1992-01-10

申请人： John K. Schneider ,  Frank W. Keeney ,  Nicholas G. Leszczynski ,  Benjamin H. Weppner

发明人： John K. Schneider ,  Frank W. Keeney ,  Nicholas G. Leszczynski ,  Benjamin H. Weppner

IPC分类号： G05B19/042 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/08 ,  H02P7/00 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H02P7/74

CPC分类号： G05B19/0423 ,  H02J13/0024 ,  H05B37/0263 ,  H05B39/086 ,  G05B2219/21034 ,  G05B2219/2231 ,  G05B2219/23039 ,  Y02B70/3241 ,  Y02B70/3283 ,  Y02B90/2623 ,  Y04S20/227 ,  Y04S20/246 ,  Y04S40/122 ,  Y10T307/477 ,  Y10T307/76

摘要： A system and method for controlling an appliance, such as an indoor ceiling fan, including a controller operatively connected to the appliance motor for controlling its speed and direction of rotation in response to command signals, a control switch adapted to be located remote from the appliance such as a on a wall to provide command signals in response to manual inputs, and a communication link such as the existing a.c. power line, for transmitting command signals from the control switch to the appliance controller. The control switch is characterized by a plurality of operator members such as a keypad each providing no more than one distinct primary function command when manually operated and a processor for converting function commands provided by the operator members into speed and direction command signals for use by the appliance controller. The appliance controller comprises a processor for converting command signals received by the controller into signals for controlling the supply of motor current. The command signals transmitted from the control switch to the appliance controller over the a.c. power lines are digital signals generated by a pulse code modulation method. The appliance can have a lamp associated therewith and means for controlling the brightness thereof in response to commands from the control switch. The system can include a plurality of appliances and associated controllers whereupon the control switch provides address information for selecting particular ones or groups of the appliance controllers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制诸如室内吊扇的器具的系统和方法，包括操作性地连接到器具电机的控制器，用于响应于命令信号控制其速度和旋转方向;适于远离器具的控制开关 例如在墙上提供响应于手动输入的命令信号，以及诸如现有ac的通信链路 电源线，用于从控制开关向设备控制器发送命令信号。 控制开关的特征在于多个操作者构件，例如键盘，每个操作员在手动操作时提供不超过一个不同的主要功能命令，以及用于将由操作者构件提供的功能命令转换成速度和方向命令信号的处理器， 设备控制器。 设备控制器包括用于将由控制器接收的命令信号转换成用于控制电机电流供应的信号的处理器。 指令信号通过交流电从控制开关发送到设备控制器。 电源线是通过脉冲编码调制方法产生的数字信号。 设备可以具有与之相关的灯和响应于来自控制开关的命令来控制其亮度的装置。 该系统可以包括多个设备和相关联的控制器，于是控制开关提供用于选择设备控制器的特定一个或多个组的地址信息。