LED Illuminating Lamp with Integrated Microwave Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a growing demand for LED lighting devices with intelligent automatic control features that can detect movement and adjust illumination based on environmental conditions and time delays, but existing solutions lack comprehensive and energy-efficient solutions for indoor and outdoor use.
Innovation Solution
The illuminating lamp features a box-shaped casing with LED light-emitting elements, a control device with multiple units for automatic turn-on, turn-off, and intensity control using microwave emission, and a selector switch panel for manual settings, allowing for adjustable detection distances, time delays, and environmental sensitivity, along with a transparent protective cover for glare reduction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If multiple control units with microwave emission devices are integrated into the illuminating lamp, then the automation and intelligence of the lighting system is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple control units (microwave detection, ambient light detection, time delay control, intensity regulation) into a single integrated control device housed within the lamp body. This merging approach enables comprehensive automatic control functionality while containing the complexity within a unified module, resolving the contradiction between automation and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device serves multiple functions simultaneously: it detects moving objects via microwave emission, senses ambient illumination levels, manages time-delay operations, and regulates LED intensity. This multi-functionality allows a single device to perform what would otherwise require separate components, improving automation without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lamp provides multiple control functions including movement detection, ambient light sensing, and time delay control, then the adaptability and versatility are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is designed as a universal controller that handles multiple detection and control functions through integrated circuits. It processes microwave signals for movement detection, reads ambient light sensor data, manages time-delay logic, and controls LED output intensity - all within a single device, thereby achieving high adaptability without linearly increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device acts as an intermediary between various sensors (microwave detector, ambient light sensor) and the LED light-emitting elements. It mediates the information flow and control signals, coordinating the interactions between different components to achieve versatile functionality while maintaining manageable system complexity.
3Measurement precision
If the microwave emission device is disposed on the light-emitting surface, then the detection capability is improved, but the illumination intensity may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The microwave emission device is positioned on the light-emitting surface at a specific location where it can effectively detect moving objects without significantly obstructing the overall light output. The LED elements are arranged around or adjacent to the microwave device, ensuring that the detection function is localized while the illumination function is distributed across the remaining surface area, thus maintaining both detection precision and illumination intensity.
Solution Approach 2:
The light-emitting surface is segmented into different functional zones: one area dedicated to the microwave emission device for detection purposes, and surrounding areas dedicated to LED light-emitting elements for illumination. This spatial segmentation allows both functions to operate simultaneously with minimal interference, achieving both detection capability and illumination intensity.
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 lamp provides energy-efficient and convenient automatic lighting control by detecting movement and environmental conditions, reducing energy consumption through adjustable intensity and time-based operations, while maintaining user convenience with remote control options and smartphone integration.
Implementation Method 1
a control unit that controls turn-on of illuminating of the illuminating lamp by detecting a moving object through microwave emission
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of LED light-emitting elements being disposed on a light-emitting surface of the box-shaped casing
Data Source
AI summary
An illuminating lamp includes a box-shaped casing, a plurality of LED light-emitting elements disposed on a light-emitting surface of the box-shaped casing, a conducting wire and an electrical plug for connecting a power source, and a selector switch panel for functional operation disposed on a nonlight-emitting surface of the box-shaped casing. A transparent or semi-transparent outer protective cover is disposed outside the light-emitting surface of the box-shaped casing. A control device including a plurality of control units is disposed in the box-shaped casing.