Light Panel with Halogen and Fluorescent Lamps for Sunlight Spectrum
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Solution Overview
Problem
Limited access to natural sunlight in indoor environments restricts the beneficial effects of sunlight on human mood and health, as artificial lighting often lacks the full spectrum required for vitamin D3 synthesis and relaxation.
Innovation Solution
A light panel equipped with halogen and mercury vapor fluorescent lamps, designed to emit light with parameters similar to sunlight, providing a controlled and adjustable spectrum of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared radiation to mimic natural sunlight, allowing for a recommended daily dose of sunlight exposure in a shorter period.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If artificial lighting is used to illuminate indoor environments, then visibility and efficiency are improved, but the beneficial effects of sunlight on vitamin D3 synthesis and relaxation are lost due to incomplete spectrum
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple light sources with different spectral characteristics (halogen lamps for infrared and visible light, mercury vapor fluorescent lamps for ultraviolet and visible light) to create a composite lighting system that reproduces the full sunlight spectrum, thereby achieving both visibility and vitamin D3 synthesis capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adjusts the power ratio of different light sources to match the spectral power distribution of natural sunlight, with visible light at 38.2%, ultraviolet at 6.2%, and infrared at 55.6%, thereby changing the parameters of artificial lighting to achieve sunlight-like effects
2Productivity
If the intensity of radiation sources is increased to deliver sunlight dose in shorter time, then productivity is improved, but the complexity of controlling radiation parameters increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a voltage regulator to dynamically adjust the power intensity of different light sources, allowing flexible control of radiation parameters to deliver appropriate sunlight doses in varied time periods while maintaining spectral accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates a control system that monitors and adjusts the power distribution to halogen and fluorescent lamps to maintain correct spectral power distribution ratios (38.2% visible, 6.2% UV, 55.6% infrared) while varying total intensity
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of lamps are combined to reproduce sunlight spectrum, then the beneficial effects are improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges halogen lamps and mercury vapor fluorescent lamps into a single integrated light panel structure, combining their different spectral outputs into one unified device that reproduces the complete sunlight spectrum without requiring separate equipment
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 light panel effectively delivers a daily dose of sunlight-like radiation, enhancing mood and health benefits while being versatile and easy to integrate into various settings, such as showers, for relaxation and renewal.
Implementation Method 1
a light module in the shape of a rectangular frame (1) inside with fluorescent lamps (4) and halogen lamps (6) mounted alternately in a vertical plane
Implementation Method 2
UV lamps in the form of mercury vapor fluorescent lamps emitting light having parameters similar to sunlight parameters
Implementation Method 3
halogen lamps with parabolic reflector
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AI summary
A device for the body relaxation and renewal is described. It includes a perpendicular housing, which is a body with two side walls, a rear wall, and a front wall. The walls include vents situated in a lower and an upper part of said walls. A light panel is located inside at least one of said walls with alternately mounted fluorescent lamps and halogen lights. The fluorescent lamps are mounted in three rows of three pieces, in a vertical plane, one above another. The halogen lamps are set in slots mounted to vertical brackets and placed symmetrically in two vertical rows in three sections of two pieces.