Abstract:
An electrical-household-appliance system comprises an electrical appliance (100) and a control device (160), which may be operatively set between an electrical-supply line (150, 151) of the electrical appliance (100) and a corresponding a.c. voltage supply source, the electrical appliance of the control device being prearranged for transmitting and/or receiving information (105) through the aforesaid electrical-supply line (150, 151). According to the invention: - the digital control system (110) of the electrical appliance (100) is configured for encoding first information (105) via a sequence of actions of closing and opening of a first controllable switch (125) associated to periods of variable duration, the information to be transmitted being associated to the variable duration of the aforesaid periods; and/or - the digital control system (165-167, 170, 171, 175) of the control device (160) is configured for encoding second information via a sequence of interruptions (SPFl, SPF2, SPF3) of fixed duration (A) of the supply voltage of the electrical appliance (100), which can be executed via a second controllable switch (171), two interruptions (SPFl, SPF2, SPF3) of fixed duration (A) being separated by a corresponding interval (Pause 1, Pause2) of variable duration (B), the information to be transmitted being associated to the variable duration (B) of the interval (Pause 1, Pause2) and the fixed duration (A) of the interruptions (SPFl, SPF2, SPF3) being such as not to perturb operation of the electrical appliance (100).
Abstract:
An electrical appliance (100) comprises a digital control system (SC), configured for enabling the performance of a plurality of pre-determined basic functions, and an auxiliary device (200) comprises means (PM, 230-231) for acquiring and/or processing auxiliary information. The electrical appliance (100) and the auxiliary device (200) moreover comprise respective communication means (270), for setting up between them a bi-directional communication of data. The control system (SC) of the electrical appliance (100) is provided for enabling execution of additional functions with respect to the basic functions and for sending to the auxiliary device (200), via the communication means (270), requests for auxiliary information, necessary for the performance of said additional functions. The auxiliary device (200) is pre-arranged for communicating to the control system (SC) of the electrical appliance (100), via the communication means (270), the auxiliary piece or pieces of information requested, as processed and/or acquired by the device itself.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a household appliance for treating soft goods, in particular a laundry washing machine, comprising a swinging assembly elastically constrained to a frame by means of a suspension system comprising a pair of elements telescopically coupled together through two respective ends, wherein the first of said two ends comprises ferromagnetic material and the second end comprises a coil (9). The household appliance also comprises an electronic detection module (6) comprising an oscillator circuit (12), the oscillation frequency of which depends on the impedance of the coil (9), and processing means operationally connected to the oscillator circuit (12) and adapted to measure the oscillation frequency and to determine, as a function of said oscillation frequency, at least one piece of information which can be associated with said relative displacement.
Abstract:
An electrical household appliance system comprises: - an electrical appliance (100), having at least one electrical load and a digital control system (110), which includes means for managing flows of electric current of supply of the at least one electrical load; - a control device (160), which may be operatively set between an electrical-supply line (150, 151) of the electrical appliance (100) and a corresponding voltage-supply source, the control device (160) having a digital control system with a first controllable switch for managing in ON-OFF mode the voltage from the supply source to the electrical appliance (100). The digital control system of the control device (160) includes means (175) for interfacing to a communication network (180) and is configured for receiving through the communication network (180) instructions for switching the first controllable switch. The digital control system (110) of the electrical appliance (100) is prearranged for transmitting information (105) and the digital control system of the control device (160) includes means for receiving this information (105). The above information (105) comprises first information, regarding authorization or non-authorization for an interruption of the supply of electric voltage to the electrical appliance (100) by the control device (160), the control system (110) of the electrical appliance (100) being configured for generating the first information according to its own operating status. The digital control system of the control device (160) is configured for causing switching of the first controllable switch according to one said instruction for switching and said first information.
Abstract:
An electric appliance has a plurality of electric loads (ELl, EL2, ELn) and a digital control system (ACS') including processing means (MC) configured to control electric loads (EL1, EL2, ELn) for the purposes of carrying out one operating cycle. The control system (ACS') is configured to make explicit, on user interface means (UI, HG), information indicative of the consumption of electric energy caused by the carrying out of the operating cycle. The control system (ACS' ) comprises a measuring device (PM) for measuring of one or more measurable electric quantities linked to the operation of the electric appliance (HA). The processing means (MC) are prearranged to control the making explicit, by means of the user interface means (UI, HG) and based on the above said value, information indicative of the consumption of electric energy. The processing means (MC) are also prearranged to carry out, based on the measure of one or more of said measurable electric quantities and on said monitoring data, a check of the status of functionality of said electric loads (EL1, EL2, ELn).
Abstract:
The invention regards a method for measuring the mains frequency by the digital control system of an electrical appliance, in particular an electrical hoμsehold appliance. The digital control system is prearranged for performing rigorous measurements of the value of the mains frequency and of its variations, without any need to provide high-precision, and hence costly, measuring means. This is obtained through an operation of calibration of the means for measurement of the mains frequency, associated to the digital control system of the electrical appliance or household appliance, performed prior to marketing of the product.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a household appliance (1-8) comprising an interface for its connection to a communication network (9), and a control unit (101) capable of communicating with a device (12, 13) external to the household appliance (1-8) through said interface (104). The control unit is at least partly programmable by said external device. The household appliance further comprises at least one sensor adapted to detect an interaction between said household appliance and a user of said household appliance. The data detected by said at least one sensor is stored into a memory by the control unit.
Abstract:
A communication device, for connecting one or more electrical appliances to a remote service centre, comprises a control unit (AMC), means (PLG) for connecting the device (HG) to an alternating voltage electric mains network (Vac) and means (SK) for supplying the alternating mains voltage (Vac) to a power supply line of an electric appliance. The device (HG) further comprises first communication means (CSA), prearranged for receiving information possibly generated by the electric appliance and transmitted through the power supply line thereof, second communication means (ZB), prearranged for establishing a connection with a local area network (HNl) and third communication means (GGM), prearranged for establishing a connection with a further communication network, different from the local network (HNl), to which the remote service centre is connected. The control unit (AMC) is prearranged for - acquiring by means of the first communication means (CSA), first information possibly generated by the electric appliance and transmitted through the power supply line thereof and/or second information regarding electric energy consumptions associated to the operation of the electric appliance, - acquiring, by means of the second communication means (ZB), third information possibly available on the local network (HNl), and - transmitting to the remote centre (RMC), by means of the third communication means (GGM), at least one of the first, second and third information.
Abstract:
The present description relates to a household appliance for treating soft goods, in particular a laundry washing or washing/drying machine of the electronically controlled type fitted with an electronic control system (17). The household appliance comprises an oscillating assembly connected to the frame by means of a suspension system comprising at least one damper (1). The damper (1) comprises two elements (3, 4) adapted to move reciprocally, at least one magnetic element, preferably a permanent magnet (9), and an electronic module (6) provided with at least one magnetic sensor, preferably a Hall element (12). The magnetic element (9) and the magnetic sensor (12) are housed in the damper (1) so as to detect the reciprocal motion of the two elements (3, 4). The electronic module (6) also comprises a microcontroller (16) connected to the magnetic sensor (12) and adapted to generate at least one piece of information, in particular at least one piece of information being representative of the value of the displacement of the oscillating assembly with respect to the frame, and to send said information to the electronic control system (17) over a digital communication line.