Integrated Plant Growth Light With Ventilation Channel Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ventilation systems in plant growing frames are excessively large, requiring significant installation space and increasing costs due to the need for bulky fans and ducts, which complicates indoor cultivation setups.
Innovation Solution
A plant growth light that integrates a heat dissipation channel and a lighting channel within a housing, using a fan to accelerate airflow through outlet holes for ventilation while providing supplemental lighting, thereby reducing the overall size and installation space requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate ventilation systems with fans and ducts are installed around plants, then ventilation function is provided, but the system becomes bulky and requires significant installation space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the ventilation system and lighting system into a single integrated unit. The housing contains both the fan for ventilation and the light board for illumination, eliminating the need for separate ducts and reducing installation space requirements while maintaining both ventilation and lighting functions
Solution Approach 2:
The housing serves multiple functions simultaneously: it protects the light board, provides a structure for the fan, acts as a heat dissipation channel, and serves as the mounting structure for the entire assembly. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed and minimizes installation space
2Ease of operation
If air ducts are installed to provide ventilation, then air circulation is improved, but the installation workload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ventilation function is integrated directly into the lighting fixture housing, eliminating the need for separate air duct installations. The fan is mounted within the housing and directs air through outlets integrated into the same structure, significantly reducing installation workload while maintaining effective air circulation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the ventilation function from the traditional separate duct system and incorporates it directly into the lighting fixture. The housing itself becomes the ventilation structure with integrated air outlets, removing the need for external ductwork and simplifying installation
3Ease of operation
If the plant growing frame size is increased to accommodate ventilation systems, then ventilation capacity is improved, but the cost of indoor cultivation increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the ventilation and lighting systems into a single compact unit, the patent eliminates the need to increase frame size to accommodate separate ventilation components. The integrated design provides adequate ventilation capacity within a small footprint, reducing overall system complexity and cost
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 integrated system effectively combines lighting and ventilation, saving installation space and improving heat dissipation, while maintaining efficient plant growth conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a light board, positioned close to the heat dissipation component in the lighting channel
Implementation Method 2
a fan, provided close to the opening and forcing an airflow from the opening into the heat dissipation channel to accelerate
Implementation Method 3
a heat dissipation member, provided in the housing and dividing the chamber into at least a heat dissipation channel and a lighting channel
Data Source
AI summary
A plant growth light and a plant growing shed, the plant growth light including a housing enclosing a chamber having an opening at least at one end; a heat dissipation member disposed within the housing and dividing the chamber into at least a heat dissipation member channel and a lighting channel; a light board disposed in the lighting channel and being thermally connected to the heat dissipation member; a fan disposed close to the opening and forcing an airflow to accelerate. The housing illuminated by the light board is translucent to enable light to irradiate plants to be supplemented with light located outside the housing, and the housing is provided with a plurality of air outlet holes spaced in an extension direction of the heat dissipation channel to enable the accelerated airflow to be blown to plants to be ventilated located outside the housing.