Compact closed-space system for illumination, climate control and air purification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current climate control and illumination systems for indoor environments, such as plant growth and incubation, are often bulky, inflexible, and require fixed installations, lacking the ability to be easily moved or adapted to different spaces and conditions.
Innovation Solution
A compact, portable system integrating a light source with a replaceable focusing lens, fans for air circulation and cooling, temperature sensors, and control circuitry, which can be positioned at the top of a closed space, allowing for adjustable illumination, temperature, and air purification, including a filtering cassette for odor removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If growth chambers or enclosed facilities are used to control climate and illumination, then temperature and lighting conditions can be monitored and controlled, but the facilities become bulky and fixed, requiring a large room and lacking flexibility for different conditions and locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the climate control function into separate modular components: a housing unit containing illumination and climate control elements, positioning elements for attachment, and sealing elements for environmental control. This segmentation allows the system to be adapted to different spaces and conditions while maintaining reliable climate control through coordinated operation of the modular parts.
2Reliability
If growth chambers or enclosed facilities are used to control climate and illumination, then temperature and lighting conditions can be monitored and controlled, but the facilities become bulky and fixed, requiring a large room
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple functions into a single integrated housing unit that combines illumination sources, climate control elements, positioning elements, and sealing elements. This consolidation achieves reliable climate control without requiring a large room, as all necessary components are combined in one compact unit that can be attached to various surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing unit is designed with universal positioning elements and sealing elements that enable it to function in multiple locations and configurations. The same housing can be attached to different surfaces and adapted to various space requirements, making the system multi-functional and eliminating the need for bulky fixed structures.
3Reliability
If fixed structures are used for installation of climate control systems, then stable operation can be achieved, but the systems cannot be easily moved or adapted to different spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates positioning elements that enable dynamic repositioning of the housing unit to different locations while maintaining stable operation at each position. The sealing elements provide dynamic adaptation to different space configurations, allowing the system to move and be reinstalled elsewhere while maintaining reliable climate control through proper sealing and positioning.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables flexible and efficient control of illumination, temperature, and air composition in various spaces, optimizing conditions for plant growth and other applications, such as incubation, without the need for fixed structures, by providing a self-contained, easily movable unit that can be installed in existing spaces.
Implementation Method 1
at least one light source
Implementation Method 2
at least one fan; a plurality of fans suitable to promote the circulation of air into and/or from the closed space
Implementation Method 3
at least one temperature sensor
Implementation Method 4
each light source is provided with cooling apparatus, e.g., a fan
Implementation Method 5
Since light sources typically generate heat... when greater heat generation is desired, for instance when the closed space is a hatching facility, the light source(s) are adapted to generate heat
Implementation Method 6
the filtering cassette comprises a frame, a top net as the top surface of the cassette, a bottom net as the bottom surface of the cassette, and an absorbent material, e.g., active carbon, located between said nets
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AI summary
A compact conditioning system for controlling a volume, comprises: (a) at least one light source, said light source being coupled with a replaceable focusing lens; (b) at least one fan; (c) at least one temperature sensor; (d) control circuitry adapted to receive inputs from said sensor(s) and/or from a user, and to operate said light source(s) and/or said fan(s) as a result thereof; and (e) a housing suitable to house said light source, fan and control circuitry and adapted to be positioned at the top of a structural element defining a closed space.