Lighting Apparatus With Continuous Intensity And Color Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting systems lack flexibility and user control over light intensity and color temperature, which can limit their ability to adapt to different lighting needs and preferences.
Innovation Solution
A lighting apparatus with a flexible configuration, including an external controller, multiple LED modules of different color temperatures, a rectifier, power switch, manual switch, and allocation module, which allows for adjustable light intensity and color temperature settings through a continuous range of options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple LED modules of different color temperatures are used to provide flexible lighting control, then lighting adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into multiple independent LED modules, each emitting light at different color temperatures (e.g., warm white, neutral white, cool white). This segmentation allows the system to provide flexible lighting control by selectively activating different modules, thereby improving lighting adaptability while keeping each individual module simple in design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal control mechanism that can manage multiple LED modules with different color temperatures through a single controller. The controller receives control signals and distributes them to appropriate LED modules, enabling one control system to handle multiple functions (different color temperatures and intensities) without requiring separate control circuits for each module.
2Ease of operation
If continuous adjustment of light intensity and color temperature is enabled, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustment capabilities where the light intensity and color temperature can be continuously modified based on real-time control signals. The controller can dynamically vary the intensity of individual LED modules and blend different color temperatures to create a continuous range of lighting effects, transforming the system from static to dynamic operation and greatly improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables continuous parameter changes in light intensity and color temperature by adjusting the drive current to LED modules and controlling the mixing ratios of different color temperature modules. This parameter adjustment mechanism allows users to smoothly transition between lighting states without discrete steps, enhancing operational ease while managing complexity through software-based control.
3Ease of operation
If external controller integration is added for wall switch control, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an external controller as an intermediary component that interfaces between the wall switch and the LED lighting modules. This external controller receives control signals from the wall switch and translates them into appropriate control commands for the LED modules, enabling convenient wall switch operation while isolating the complexity of signal processing and module control from the main lighting system.
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 provides enhanced user control over lighting conditions, allowing for higher or lower light intensity adjustments based on color temperature preferences, thereby improving lighting satisfaction and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
a rectifier, a power switch, a manual switch, a light housing and an allocation module. The rectifier for converts an AC power to a DC power
Implementation Method 2
The first LED module and the second LED module emit lights of different color temperatures
Implementation Method 3
LED lighting, a solid-state lamp that uses light-emitting diodes as the source of light
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting apparatus includes an external controller, a first LED module, a second LED module, a rectifier, a power switch, a manual switch, a light housing and an allocation module. The external controller converts an external signal of an external wall switch to a light intensity signal. The external controller is coupled to the external wall switch. The wall switch is a continuous switch for a user to select a continuous value from a range. The first LED module and the second LED module emit lights of different color temperatures. The rectifier for converts an AC power to a DC power. The power switch is coupled to the rectifier for generating a driving current corresponding to the light intensity signal. The manual switch selects a color temperature setting.