Fluid Pipe Heat Sink for Solid State Lights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solid state lights, such as LEDs, face limitations in heat dissipation, which restrict their operational power and performance due to excessive heat generation, leading to reduced performance and operational life.
Innovation Solution
A fluid cooling system is integrated into solid state light systems, utilizing a thermally conductive fluid within a track or reservoir that induces a current to facilitate heat dissipation from the lights, either passively through heat transfer or actively with a propulsion device, allowing for enhanced heat dissipation through convection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the current of solid state light is increased to achieve brighter light, then illumination intensity is improved, but heat generation increases which reduces operational life
Solution Approach 1:
A thermally conductive fluid is introduced as an intermediary substance between the solid state light and the surrounding environment. The fluid absorbs heat from the light through thermal conduction and transports it away, allowing the light to operate at higher currents without excessive heat accumulation that would reduce operational life
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a fluid-based cooling system where a thermally conductive fluid circulates through a reservoir or channel adjacent to the solid state light. This hydraulic approach enables efficient heat removal through fluid convection and conduction, permitting higher power operation while maintaining reliability
2Power
If the current of solid state light is increased to achieve higher power, then power output is improved, but heat dissipation becomes insufficient leading to reduced performance
Solution Approach 1:
The thermally conductive fluid serves as a mediator that facilitates heat transfer from the high-power solid state light. The fluid's thermal conductivity enables efficient heat extraction, allowing the system to handle higher power outputs without temperature-related performance degradation
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the thermal parameters of the operating environment by introducing a thermally conductive fluid with optimized thermal properties. This parameter change enhances heat dissipation capacity, enabling the solid state light to operate at higher power levels without exceeding temperature thresholds that would degrade performance
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
This approach enables brighter and higher-powered solid state lights by effectively dissipating heat, thereby improving their performance and operational life.
Implementation Method 1
The fluid cooling system comprises at least one vessel for holding a thermally conductive fluid, the vessel supporting a current in the thermally conductive fluid so as to facilitate a dissipation of heat from at least one of the solid state light fixtures
Implementation Method 2
The at least one reservoir has a shape allowing heat from the solid state light fixtures to induce a current in the fluid
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AI summary
One embodiment of the current invention seeks to increase heat dissipation in solid state lights used in track lighting systems, by utilizing a track with a fluid channel. Convective heat transfer within this fluid channel acts to dissipate more heat than can be typically dissipated by conventional solid state lights themselves, thus allowing for brighter, higher-powered lights. The track and fluid channel can take on various forms.