Modular Electrical Supply System With Composite Board
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical supply systems for LED-based lamps lack flexibility in terms of adding or removing electronic components and their positioning, as they are limited by fixed configurations and require individual wiring for each component.
Innovation Solution
An electrical supply system featuring a composite board with anode and cathode layers of electrically conducting material separated by an insulator, allowing for easy connection and disconnection of extension modules and electronic components via connector pins, enabling flexible configuration and power supply through constant voltage or current.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual wiring is used for each electronic component, then reliable electrical connection is achieved, but system flexibility and ease of configuration deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into modular extension modules that can be independently connected and disconnected. Each module contains electronic components mounted on a composite board with conducting layers, allowing flexible configuration without rewiring individual components while maintaining reliable electrical connections through standardized connector pins.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector pins are designed with universal compatibility to work with any extension module in the system. The same connector type is used for all modules, enabling any module to be connected to any position in the system without requiring individual wiring configurations, thus achieving both reliability and flexibility.
2Manufacturing precision
If fixed configuration is used, then manufacturing precision is improved, but ease of operation and component positioning flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a fixed configuration to a dynamic, reconfigurable architecture. Extension modules can be easily added, removed, or repositioned by simply connecting or disconnecting the modular units with connector pins, allowing the system to adapt to different operational requirements while maintaining manufacturing precision through standardized module designs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extension modules are connected over long distances, then system versatility is improved, but voltage consistency and energy efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Power supply units distributed within the system act as intermediaries to maintain voltage consistency over long distances. These power supplies compensate for voltage drops in the conducting layers by providing local power regeneration, ensuring that extension modules connected over long distances receive adequate voltage while minimizing energy loss.
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 solution provides a highly flexible system for powering electronic components, allowing for easy addition or removal of components and flexible positioning without the need for individual wiring, while maintaining consistent voltage delivery over long distances with minimal resistance and heat buildup.
Implementation Method 1
two electrically conducting layers (12, 13) which are separated by an insulator (11)
Implementation Method 2
an insulator (11) of an electrically insulating material separating the anode and cathode layers
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an electrical supply system comprising: an extension module comprising a composite board having an anode layer and a cathode layer of an electrically conducting material, which anode layer and cathode layer are separated by an insulator of an electrically insulating material, the anode layer and the cathode layer each having a trench extending from a connection surface of the composite board and comprising a connection element, connector pins for the trenches of the extension module, each connector pin having a first complementary connection element for engaging the connection element of the trench of the composite board of a further extension module and a second complementary connection element for engaging the connection element of the trench of the composite board of the extension module, and a power supply capable of providing a constant voltage or a constant current between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The extension module can be coupled to a further extension module of a composite board optionally with adapters with electronic components.