Fillable Light Stand Base for Fast Stable Streetlight Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temporary street lighting solutions are heavy and require cranes for installation, making them cumbersome and inefficient for quick deployment in urban settings.
Innovation Solution
A fillable base with a hollow structure made from moulded plastics, featuring a conical outer side wall and a recess at the apex to support a solar-powered light pole, providing sufficient ballast to keep the light upright in windy conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a concrete base is used for temporary street lighting, then the lighting structure provides sufficient stability and ballast, but the base becomes extremely heavy and requires cranes for installation
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into a hollow structural shell that can be filled with ballast material. This segmentation allows the base to achieve the necessary weight and stability while maintaining a lighter overall structure that can be manually positioned without cranes.
Solution Approach 2:
The base structure utilizes parameter changes by transitioning from a solid concrete base to a hollow base that can be filled with variable ballast materials. This allows adjustment of the ballast weight and composition to achieve optimal stability while reducing the overall weight for easier installation.
2Reliability
If a heavy concrete base is used, then the lighting stand remains stable in windy conditions, but the deployment time and installation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into a hollow shell and fillable cavity, allowing the structure to be transported in a lightweight state and quickly filled with ballast material at the deployment location, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow base structure is pre-manufactured and transported to the deployment location in advance. The ballast material is then added on-site, allowing for quick deployment without the need for heavy lifting equipment or complex installation procedures.
3Ease of operation
If a hollow fillable base structure is used, then the base can be quickly deployed without cranes, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base structure incorporates local quality by providing specific features such as fill apertures, drainage capabilities, and reinforcement zones only where needed. This allows the overall structure to remain relatively simple while adding complexity only in the areas necessary for functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow base structure serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, contains ballast material for stability, allows for drainage of precipitation, and enables easy transportation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, actually simplifying the overall system despite the enhanced capabilities.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for quick and easy deployment of solar-powered streetlights without the need for cranes, as the fillable base provides stability and ballast, enabling efficient use in urban environments.
Implementation Method 1
the hollow structure being of a height of more than 100 mm wherein, in use, the base provides sufficient ballast when filled with a filler material to keep a solar-powered fixture supported on the pole upright in windy conditions
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AI summary
A fillable base for a portable light stand, the base including: a hollow structure made from moulded plastics material, the hollow structure having an upper portion and a lower portion with a generally circular footprint. The lower portion of the hollow structure has a substantially vertical cylindrical outer side wall, and the upper portion of the hollow structure has a conical outer side wall. The conical outer side wall has an outer edge extending from a top edge of the cylindrical side wall to an apex of the upper portion of the structure. The structure also has a recess that opens at the apex and within which one end of an elongate pole can be received.