Modular LED Strip with Configurable Jumper Pads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current LED-based lighting systems for aquariums, habitats, farms, and enclosures lack flexibility in accommodating multiple LED colors and configurations, leading to increased manufacturing costs and the need for multiple printed circuit board designs, which complicates large-scale production and customization.
Innovation Solution
The LED lighting system features a modular design with a printed circuit board that supports a broad range of LED colors and wavebands, configurable circuits for different light levels and spectral mixes, quick connectors for serial or parallel configurations, jumper pads for various LED types, integrated LED drivers, and heat sinking for temperature control, allowing for customizable and efficient lighting solutions without separate driver boards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple LED colors and configurations are accommodated, then lighting versatility is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple printed circuit board designs
Solution Approach 1:
The printed circuit board is designed with universal mounting stations that can accommodate multiple LED types (red, blue, green, yellow, amber, far red, near infrared) through configurable jumper pads and circuit arrangements. This single multi-functional board replaces the need for multiple specialized board designs, achieving lighting versatility without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The circuit board incorporates configurable jumper pads and switchable circuit paths that allow dynamic reconfiguration for different LED types and lighting applications. This dynamic adaptability enables the same physical board to serve multiple functions by changing electrical connections rather than requiring multiple fixed board designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple printed circuit board configurations are designed, then lighting system adaptability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases due to additional tooling requirements
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal printed circuit board design serves multiple lighting applications and accommodates various LED types through configurable jumper pads and circuit arrangements. This eliminates the need for multiple specialized board designs and their associated manufacturing tooling, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining lighting system adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The circuit board is segmented into modular mounting stations and configurable circuit sections that can be independently configured through jumper pads. This modular segmentation allows flexibility in circuit configuration without requiring separate manufacturing processes for each configuration, reducing tooling requirements and manufacturing complexity.
3Measurement precision
If separate driver printed circuit board and housing are used, then LED control precision is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The driver circuit is integrated directly into the LED circuit board, merging the driver function with the LED mounting structure. This integration eliminates the need for separate driver printed circuit boards and housings, reducing device complexity and manufacturing steps while maintaining precise LED control through the integrated driver circuitry.
4Reliability
If extensive wiring is used in LED strip arrays, then electrical connectivity is improved, but manufacturing complexity and labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The LED strip integrates the LED mounting, driver circuit, and electrical connectivity into a single unified structure. This integration eliminates the need for extensive separate wiring between LED strips and driver boards, reducing manufacturing complexity and labor while maintaining reliable electrical connectivity through the integrated circuit design.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This modular LED lighting system reduces manufacturing costs, enables flexible configuration for various applications, and simplifies troubleshooting, while maintaining LED performance across different environments, including harsh conditions like greenhouses.
Implementation Method 1
an LED source offering spatial control of spectral output which can allow a user-defined or preprogrammed appropriate spectrum for growth of specific plant and animal life
Implementation Method 2
LED-based lighting systems with an LED source offering spatial control of spectral output
Implementation Method 3
LED strips which accommodate heat sinking to maintain specified LED temperatures
Data Source
AI summary
An LED-based lighting system is provided for aquariums, habitats, farms, terrariums, and/or enclosures for keeping animals and/or plant life and/or other enclosures. In one embodiment, the LED-based lighting system includes an LED circuit board or strip adapted to provide a particular wavelength of light, such as, red, blue, or green light. Several circuit boards or strips may be strung together end-to-end or side-to-side and, while each circuit board or strip may be adapted for providing a particular wavelength of light, the several circuit boards or strips may be adapted to provide several wavelengths of light, e.g. a mixture of spectrum. The several circuit boards, while providing different wavelengths of light, may be substantially the same in most respects except for the LED's positioned on the strip and a jumper selectively connected to provide a control signal line adapted for controlling the particular wavelength LED installed on the respective strip.