Radial LED Assembly with Optic Directing Light Below Horizon
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current LED lighting designs for decorative fixtures fail to optimize lighting angles, leading to increased glare and inefficient illuminance, while also lacking power efficiency and user control options.
Innovation Solution
An LED lighting assembly with radially positioned LEDs connected to a heat sink and an optic that directs light below the horizon, allowing for adjustable lighting schemes and remote control via a processor and control device, including RGB or RGBW capabilities for notification signals, and compatibility with existing lamp structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If traditional lighting elements (HID and incandescent bulbs) are used in decorative fixtures, then the fixtures can provide adequate illumination, but the power consumption is high and heat generation is excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional HID and incandescent bulbs to LED lighting elements, fundamentally changing the operational parameters of the light source. LEDs consume significantly less power while providing adequate illumination, directly resolving the contradiction between light output and power consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional thermal-based lighting mechanisms (incandescent heating, HID arc discharge) with electroluminescence technology in LEDs. This substitution eliminates the need for high-temperature operation, reducing both power consumption and heat generation while maintaining illumination effectiveness
2Use of energy by moving object
If LED lighting elements are used to reduce power consumption, then energy efficiency improves, but the lighting angle optimization is insufficient leading to increased glare
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs individual adjustable positioning mechanisms for each LED lighting element, allowing local optimization of light direction. This enables precise control over where light is directed, eliminating glare in sensitive areas while maintaining illumination in target zones, thus resolving the contradiction between energy efficiency and glare reduction
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces adjustable and repositionable mounting structures that allow the lighting elements to be dynamically positioned at optimal angles. This dynamic adjustability enables the system to adapt to different installation requirements and eliminate glare by directing light away from horizontal planes, resolving the contradiction between power efficiency and glare control
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed LED lighting designs are implemented, then installation is simplified, but user control and design flexibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the lighting system into independent, modular LED elements that can be individually controlled and positioned. Each lighting element operates independently with its own positioning mechanism, allowing users to control specific portions of the lighting array while maintaining simple modular installation, thus resolving the contradiction between installation simplicity and user control flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs a universal mounting structure that accommodates multiple lighting elements with different positioning requirements. The standardized interface allows for both simple installation and flexible configuration, enabling the same basic structure to serve multiple functions including individual element control, adjustable positioning, and various installation scenarios, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and adaptability
4Productivity
If LED lighting elements are positioned to maximize illumination coverage, then area lighting efficiency improves, but heat generation increases requiring effective heat management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the heat management function from the lighting elements themselves by implementing separate, dedicated heat sink structures. Each LED element is coupled with its own heat dissipation mechanism, allowing the lighting function to be optimized for efficiency while heat is independently managed through specialized thermal pathways, resolving the contradiction between lighting efficiency and heat generation
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 enhances area lighting efficiency, reduces glare, and provides customizable lighting solutions with reduced power consumption and heat management, enabling efficient and controlled illumination in urban areas.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of the plurality of lighting elements connected to an integral heat sink
Implementation Method 2
integral heat sink wherein each of the plurality of lighting elements positioned adjacent to an optic
Implementation Method 3
the optic configured to control the direction of the light such that it directs the light below horizon
Implementation Method 4
optic configured to control the direction of the light
Implementation Method 5
each of the plurality of lighting elements is an LED
Implementation Method 6
LED lighting elements provide power reduction and other advantages
Data Source
AI summary
A LED lighting assembly is provided having a housing having a top portion and an opposed base, a plurality of lighting elements connected to and positioned radially around the assembly, at least one of the plurality of lighting elements connected to an integral heat sink wherein each of the plurality of lighting elements positioned adjacent to an optic, the optic configured to control the direction of the light such that it directs the light below horizon to improve the area lighting efficiency. The LED lighting assembly may be controlled remotely or by mesh operations as herein described.