Individually Controlled COB-LED Sections for Dynamic Lightning Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lighting simulation technologies for entertainment events lack flexibility and realism in visual and auditory effects, failing to adequately enhance theatrical experiences with varied lightning simulations.
Innovation Solution
The use of individually powered and controlled chip-on-board light-emitting-diode (COB-LED) sections arranged in patterns to simulate lightning bolts, allowing for variations in intensity, timing, and path, with optional computerized control for enhanced realism and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional lighting simulation technologies are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability and versatility of lightning simulation effects deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into multiple individually controllable LED sections arranged in lightning bolt patterns. Each section can be independently powered and controlled, allowing selective illumination to create varied lightning effects. This segmentation enables the system to simulate different lightning paths, intensities, and durations without requiring entirely different physical devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic control of LED sections through varying illumination timing, intensity, and sequence. By controlling which sections illuminate and when, the system can dynamically create different lightning bolt patterns, travel distances, and visual intensities, transforming a static lighting structure into a dynamically adaptable simulation system.
2Measurement precision
If individually controlled LED sections are used, then the measurement precision of lighting parameters is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The control system monitors and responds to timing signals, illuminating specific LED sections based on predetermined sequences and real-time control inputs. This feedback mechanism ensures precise control over which sections illuminate and when, maintaining measurement precision while automating the complexity of individual section control.
Solution Approach 2:
The LED sections are designed to be self-contained with individual power control capabilities. Each section can be independently activated based on control signals, reducing the operational burden on users while maintaining precise control over lighting parameters such as intensity, timing, and sequence.
3Reliability
If COB-LED sections are mounted on fireproof material acting as heat sink, then the reliability is improved, but the weight of the apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses fireproof material that also functions as a heat sink, combining thermal management and safety functions in a single component. This composite approach allows the mounting structure to dissipate heat from high-power COB-LED sections while providing fire resistance, improving reliability without requiring separate heavy components for each function.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a highly flexible and realistic simulation of lightning effects, enabling varied distances, intensities, and paths, enhancing the theatrical experience through precise control of LED lighting sections mounted on fireproof heat sinks with integrated design elements for disguise and heat management.
Implementation Method 1
chip-on-board light-emitting-diode (COB-LED) sections configured as one or more lightning bolts
Implementation Method 2
The COB-LED sections are mounted on fireproof material which may also act as a heat sink
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AI summary
An apparatus and method for theatrically representing lightning bolts provides a multiplicity of chip-on-board light-emitting-diode (COB-LED) sections arranged in a pattern representing one or more lightning bolts and individually powers each of the COB-LED sections to enable variation of light intensity and illumination timing.