Matrix LED Electro-Optical Device for Dynamic Flame Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional light bulbs lack visual stimulation and safety concerns associated with fire flames, such as candles or fire risks, making it inconvenient to replicate a moving candle or fire flame effectively.
Innovation Solution
An electro-optical device with a housing containing a matrix of photoemitters, a controller, and a substrate with transparent layers to simulate a moving flame, using LEDs and phosphors to mimic a fire flame, operable in standard light sockets and fixtures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If conventional light bulbs are used, then they provide basic illumination, but they lack visual stimulation and aesthetic appeal
Solution Approach 1:
The light bulb is divided into multiple independently controllable LED elements arranged in a matrix pattern, allowing each segment to be controlled separately to create flame-like visual effects while maintaining basic illumination functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The static LED matrix is transformed into a dynamic display system through controller-driven variations in LED activation patterns, intensity, and timing, enabling the simulation of moving flame effects that provide continuous visual stimulation
2Illumination intensity
If real fire flames or candles are used, then they provide aesthetic and visual stimulation, but they pose fire risks and operational inconveniences
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a visual copy of fire flame using LED elements arranged in a matrix pattern with controlled activation sequences that simulate the appearance and movement of real flames, providing aesthetic stimulation without the harmful effects of actual fire
Solution Approach 2:
The chemical combustion process of real fire is replaced with an electrical system using LEDs and a controller, substituting the mechanical/chemical system with an electrical-optical system that achieves the same visual effect without fire risks
3Illumination intensity
If real fire flames or candles are used, then they provide warm ambiance, but they dissolve and disintegrate after a few hours
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a single candle that burns for a few hours, the invention employs a matrix of multiple LED elements where individual elements can be activated in sequences and patterns, providing continuous operational capability far exceeding the duration of traditional candles while maintaining visual appeal
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
Provides aesthetic and visually pleasing stimulation by simulating a moving flame, avoiding fire risks and operational inconveniences of real flames.
Implementation Method 1
the plurality of photoemitters can each be a light emitting diode (LED)
Implementation Method 2
the each of the plurality of photoemitters may include at least one layer of phosphor
Data Source
AI summary
A light bulb having an electro-optical device for displaying a dynamically moving fire flame. The electro-optical device can include a housing, wherein the housing is at least partially transparent and a plurality of photoemitters arranged and disposed within the housing in a grid or matrix configuration. In addition, the electro-optical device can include a controller in communication with the plurality of photoemitters, wherein the controller is configured to transmit a control signal to at least a first portion of the photoemitters in order to cause the display of the fire flame. Here, each of the plurality of photoemitters may include at least one layer of phosphor, wherein the at least one layer of phosphor is disposed within the housing. In addition, the plurality of photoemitters can each include at least one semiconductor photoemitter such as a light emitting diode (LED).