Control system, control system operation method, and environment control system

Abstract

A control system, a control system operation method, and an environment control system are provided. The control system operation method includes: providing electrical connections between terminals of an environment regulation system configured externally and connection terminals, where the terminals include a live terminal and at least one load terminal, and the connection terminals include at least one load connection terminal configured to be electrically connected to the at least one load terminal; in response to that a rectifier module receives at least one stolen current transmitted from the connection terminals, rectifying the at least one stolen current by the rectifier module; and in response to an event, executing a test procedure to determine a connection status and a power-stealing range of each of the at least one load connection terminal and executing a power-stealing procedure to obtain electrical energy from the connection terminals by a control module.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control system comprising:
 a plurality of connection terminals configured to provide electrical connection for a plurality of terminals of an environment regulation system configured externally, wherein the terminals comprise a live terminal and at least one load terminal, the connection terminals comprise at least one load connection terminal configured to be electrically connected to the at least one load terminal;   a rectifier module configured to, in response to receiving at least one stolen current transmitted from the connection terminals, rectify the at least one stolen current; and   a control module configured to, in response to an event, execute a test procedure to determine a connection status and a power-stealing range of each of the at least one load connection terminal and execute a power-stealing procedure to obtain electrical energy from the connection terminals.   
     
     
         2 . The control system according to  claim 1 , wherein the event is a detection of that a C wire connection terminal among the connection terminals is not electrically connected. 
     
     
         3 . The control system according to  claim 1 , wherein in response to that the number of the at least one stolen current is one, the rectifier module rectifies the stolen current; and in response to that the number of the at least one stolen current is plural, the rectifier module concurrently rectifies the stolen currents. 
     
     
         4 . The control system according to  claim 1 , wherein the rectifier module comprises a plurality of diode pairs, each of the diode pairs comprises a first diode and a second diode connected in series, a cathode of the first diode of each of the diode pairs is connected to an output node, an anode of the second diode of each of the diode pairs is connected to a reference ground terminal, an anode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode of each of the diode pairs are connected to a middle node, and the middle node of each of the diode pairs is correspondingly coupled to a corresponding one of the connection terminals. 
     
     
         5 . The control system according to  claim 1 , wherein the control system comprises:
 at least one current detection module configured to detect at least one current value of the at least one load connection terminal respectively; and   at least one switch module arranged between the at least one load connection terminal and the rectifier module;   wherein the test procedure comprises following steps:
 (a) executing, to a to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one load connection terminal: (a1) turning on a to-be-tested switch corresponding to the to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one switch module; and (a2) extracting at least one load current of the to-be-tested connection terminal and obtaining the connection status and the power-stealing range of the to-be-tested connection terminal according to at least one load current value detected by a to-be-tested current detection module corresponding to the to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one current detection module. 
   
     
     
         6 . The control system according to  claim 5 , wherein the test procedure comprises: when the control system is initializing, taking each of the at least one load connection terminal as the to-be-tested connection terminal. 
     
     
         7 . The control system according to  claim 5 , wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 determining whether at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists among the at least one load connection terminal, wherein the connection status of each of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is electrically connected, the power-stealing range of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is greater than or equal to a preset form current value, and a load corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal in the environment regulation system is not turned on; and   in response to that the at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists, controlling at least one power-stealing switch corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal among the at least one switch module to be turned on so as to obtain electrical energy through the at least one power-stealing connection terminal.   
     
     
         8 . The control system according to  claim 5 , wherein the test procedure comprises: in response to that at least one testable load connection terminal which is not turned on and not tested exists among the at least one load connection terminal, taking the at least one testable load connection terminal as the to-be-tested connection terminal respectively. 
     
     
         9 . The control system according to  claim 5 , wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 determining whether at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists among at least one processed load connection terminal which is already processed by the test procedure among the at least one load connection terminal, wherein the connection status of each of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is electrically connected, the power-stealing range of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is greater than or equal to a preset form current value, and a load corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal in the environment regulation system is not turned on; and   in response to that the at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists, controlling at least one power-stealing switch corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal among the at least one switch module to be turned on so as to obtain electrical energy through the at least one power-stealing connection terminal.   
     
     
         10 . The control system according to  claim 7 , wherein the control system comprises:
 a display module configured to display a control status information;   a charging module configured to be coupled to the rectifier module, the control module, and the display module; and   a battery module configured to be coupled to the charging module, the control module, and the display module;   wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 detecting a supplying current value of each of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal by at least one stolen current detection module corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal among the at least one current detection module; and 
 in response to that the supplying current value of an overload connection terminal among the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is greater than the power-stealing range of the overload connection terminal, stopping supplying electrical energy to the display module by the charging module. 
   
     
     
         11 . The control system according to  claim 1 , wherein the control system comprises:
 a display module configured to display a control status information;   a charging module configured to be coupled to the rectifier module, the control module, and the display module; and   a battery module configured to be coupled to the charging module, the control module, and the display module;   wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 in response to that the display module is turned off, controlling the charging module to charge the battery module. 
   
     
     
         12 . The control system according to  claim 6 , wherein the step (a) comprises following steps:
 (a21) taking a preset current value as a present current value;   (a22) extracting a present current having the present current value from the to-be-tested connection terminal; in response to that a current value detected by the to-be-tested current detection module corresponding to the to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one current detection module is zero, determining that the to-be-tested connection terminal is not electrically connected; and   (a23) adding an increased current value to the present current value as a next current value, extracting a next current having the next current value from the to-be-tested connection terminal, and in response to that the current value detected by the to-be-tested current detection module is not the next current value, configuring the power-stealing range of the to-be-tested connection terminal as the present current value; in response to that the current value detected by the to-be-tested current detection module is the next current value, configuring the present current value as the next current value and executing the step (a23).   
     
     
         13 . A control system operation method comprising:
 providing electrical connections between a plurality of terminals of an environment regulation system configured externally and a plurality of connection terminals, wherein the terminals comprise a live terminal and at least one load terminal, and the connection terminals comprise at least one load connection terminal configured to be electrically connected to the at least one load terminal;   in response to that a rectifier module receives at least one stolen current transmitted from the connection terminals, rectifying the at least one stolen current by the rectifier module; and   in response to an event, executing a test procedure to determine a connection status and a power-stealing range of each of the at least one load connection terminal by a control module and executing a power-stealing procedure to obtain electrical energy from the connection terminals by the control module.   
     
     
         14 . The control system operation method according to  claim 13 , wherein the event is a detection of that a C wire connection terminal among the connection terminals is not electrically connected. 
     
     
         15 . The control system operation method according to  claim 13 , wherein the step of rectifying the at least one stolen current by the rectifier module comprises: in response to that the number of the at least one stolen current is one, rectifying the stolen current; and in response to that the number of the at least one stolen current is plural, concurrently rectifying the stolen currents. 
     
     
         16 . The control system operation method according to  claim 13 , wherein the control system operation method comprises:
 detecting at least one current value of the at least one load connection terminal by at least one current detection module respectively; and   controlling a conduction between the at least one load connection terminal and the rectifier module by at least one switch module;   wherein the test procedure comprises following steps:
 (a) executing, to a to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one load connection terminal: (a1) turning on a to-be-tested switch corresponding to the to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one switch module; and (a2) extracting at least one load current of the to-be-tested connection terminal and obtaining the connection status and the power-stealing range of the to-be-tested connection terminal according to at least one load current value detected by a to-be-tested current detection module corresponding to the to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one current detection module. 
   
     
     
         17 . The control system operation method according to  claim 16 , wherein the test procedure comprises: when the control system is initializing, taking each of the at least one load connection terminal as the to-be-tested connection terminal respectively. 
     
     
         18 . The control system operation method according to  claim 16 , wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 determining whether at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists among the at least one load connection terminal, wherein the connection status of each of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is electrically connected, the power-stealing range of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is greater than or equal to a preset form current value, and a load corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal in the environment regulation system is not turned on; and   in response to that the at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists, controlling at least one power-stealing switch corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal among the at least one switch module to be turned on so as to obtain electrical energy through the at least one power-stealing connection terminal.   
     
     
         19 . The control system operation method according to  claim 16 , wherein the control system operation method comprises: in response to that at least one testable load connection terminal which is not turned on and not tested exists among the at least one load connection terminal, taking the at least one testable load connection terminal as the to-be-tested connection terminal respectively. 
     
     
         20 . The control system operation method according to  claim 16 , wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 determining whether at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists among at least one processed load connection terminal which is already processed by the test procedure among the at least one load connection terminal, wherein the connection status of each of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is electrically connected, the power-stealing range of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is greater than or equal to a preset form current value, and a load corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal in the environment regulation system is not turned on; and   in response to that the at least one power-stealing connection terminal exists, controlling at least one power-stealing switch corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal among the at least one switch module to be turned on so as to obtain electrical energy through the at least one power-stealing connection terminal.   
     
     
         21 . The control system operation method according to  claim 18 , wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 detecting a supplying current value of each of the at least one power-stealing connection terminal by at least one stolen current detection module corresponding to the at least one power-stealing connection terminal among the at least one current detection module; and   in response to that the supplying current value of an overload connection terminal among the at least one power-stealing connection terminal is greater than the power-stealing range of the overload connection terminal, stopping supplying electrical energy to a display module by a charging module.   
     
     
         22 . The control system operation method according to  claim 13 , wherein the power-stealing procedure comprises:
 in response to that a display module is turned off, controlling a charging module to charge a battery module.   
     
     
         23 . The control system operation method according to  claim 17 , wherein the step (a) comprises following steps:
 (a21) taking a preset current value as a present current value;   (a22) extracting a present current having the present current value from the to-be-tested connection terminal; in response to that a current value detected by the to-be-tested current detection module corresponding to the to-be-tested connection terminal among the at least one current detection module is zero, determining that the to-be-tested connection terminal is not electrically connected; and   (a23) adding an increased current value to the present current value as a next current value, extracting a next current having the next current value from the to-be-tested connection terminal, and in response to that the current value detected by the to-be-tested current detection module is not the next current value, configuring the power-stealing range of the to-be-tested connection terminal as the present current value; in response to that the current value detected by the to-be-tested current detection module is the next current value, configuring the present current value as the next current value and executing the step (a23).   
     
     
         24 . An environment control system comprising:
 an environment regulation system comprising a plurality of terminals and at least one load, wherein the terminals comprise a live terminal and at least one load terminal, and the at least one load terminal is coupled to the at least one load; and   a control system comprising:
 a plurality of connection terminals configured to provide electrical connection for the terminals of the environment regulation system, wherein the connection terminals comprise at least one load connection terminal configured to be electrically connected to the at least one load terminal; 
 a rectifier module configured to, in response to receiving at least one stolen current transmitted from the connection terminals, rectify the at least one stolen current; and 
 a control module configured to, in response to an event, execute a test procedure to determine a connection status and a power-stealing range of each of the at least one load connection terminal and execute a power-stealing procedure to obtain electrical energy from the connection terminals.