Resource control system with local reallocation

摘要

Example aspects of the present disclosure allow an end user to determine how a finite amount of a measurable resource is allocated among the various balanceable and feature zones of control defined within the overall measurable resource control system, and which can be implemented using a wide variety of hardware/components. A control program allows the end user unprecedented flexibility and control to determine how the resource is allocated among the various zones or types of resource use within the application, as long as the total resource consumed does not exceed the predetermined/predefined total maximum allowable resource. When the end user adjusts a feature or balanceable zone level, the control program adjusts the other balanceable zones based on predefined algorithms, when necessary, to ensure that the maximum measurable resource consumed by the system does not exceed the predetermined/predefined overall maximum resource allocation.

主权项

1. A control system for controlling allocation of power in a lighting system, the control system comprising:
a first control interface configured to control operation of at least one first light source in a feature zone; a plurality of second control interfaces, each second control interface associated with one of a plurality of balanceable zones, each second control interface configured to control operation of at least one second light source in its associated balanceable zone; a power monitor configured to monitor an overall power consumption by the at least one first light source in the feature zone and the at least one second light source in each of the plurality of balanceable zones; a master control unit in communication with the first control interface and the plurality of second control interfaces, the master control unit configured to execute a control program to allocate power among the feature zone and the plurality of balanceable zones based at least in part on the overall power consumption such that when the overall power consumption is at an allowable limit, an increase in power consumption by one of the plurality of balanceable zones results in a decrease in power consumption by another of the plurality of balanceable zones without affecting power consumption by the feature zone.