Rotary Phosphor Wheel with Segmented Light-Conversion Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional phosphor wheels in projectors face issues with light-emitting efficiency and reliability due to the proportion of white porous ceramic material, which affects adhesiveness and scattering/reflecting effects, and are prone to thermal quenching, leading to decreased performance over time.
Innovation Solution
A wavelength conversion structure comprising a rotary disc with a light-conversion region and a non-light-conversion region, where the wavelength conversion material and scattering-reflective material are aligned to the light-conversion region, reducing exposure to environmental media and enhancing adhesiveness and heat dissipation, thereby improving light-emitting efficiency and reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the proportion of white porous ceramic material in the colloid is increased, then the scattering and reflecting effect is improved, but the adhesiveness of the colloid to the phosphor wheel deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the phosphor wheel structure into multiple functional layers: a base layer with good adhesion properties, and an upper layer containing the white porous ceramic material for scattering and reflecting effects. This segmentation allows each layer to optimize its specific function without compromising the other, resolving the contradiction between adhesion and light scattering performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite material construction by combining different materials with complementary properties - a adhesive base material that provides strong bonding to the phosphor wheel, and a white porous ceramic material layer that provides superior scattering and reflecting effects. The composite structure allows both adhesion and light scattering requirements to be satisfied simultaneously.
2Illumination intensity
If the colloid having white porous ceramic material is exposed to environmental media during rotation, then the scattering effect is maintained, but the material is liable to fall onto the lens, decreasing light-emitting efficiency and reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a protective coating or encapsulation layer over the white porous ceramic material. This thin film structure allows the scattering effect to be maintained while preventing the ceramic particles from detaching and falling onto the lens during rotation, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining scattering effect and ensuring reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the white porous ceramic material from direct exposure to the environmental media by placing it within a protected structure or encapsulation. This isolation prevents the material from falling onto the lens while still allowing it to perform its scattering function, resolving the reliability issue without compromising the scattering effect.
3Power
If high-energy laser light beam continuously irradiates the phosphor wheel, then the excitation light beam is produced, but thermal quenching occurs and light-conversion capability greatly decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces heat dissipation structures or thermal management materials as intermediaries between the phosphor wheel and the heat generated during continuous laser irradiation. These intermediaries facilitate efficient heat transfer away from the phosphor, preventing thermal quenching and maintaining light-conversion capability while allowing continuous high-power operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies thermal parameters by incorporating materials with high thermal conductivity or designing heat dissipation pathways that change the temperature distribution in the phosphor wheel. This parameter change prevents excessive temperature rise during continuous laser irradiation, thereby avoiding thermal quenching and maintaining stable light-conversion capability.
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 effectively mitigates the falling and peeling of scattering-reflective materials, maintains high light-emitting efficiency, and enhances the reliability of the projector by preventing exposure to environmental media and reducing thermal quenching, resulting in improved image quality and projector performance.
Implementation Method 1
The wavelength conversion material is disposed on the rotary disc, and is aligned to the light-conversion region. An energy gap of the wavelength conversion material is smaller than photon energy of the illumination light beam.
Implementation Method 2
The scattering-reflective material is disposed on the rotary disc, and is aligned to the light-conversion region. An energy gap of the scattering-reflective material is larger than the photon energy of the illumination light beam.
Implementation Method 3
The scattering-reflective material is disposed on the rotary disc, and is aligned to the light-conversion region.
Implementation Method 4
The rotary disc has a light-conversion region and a non-light conversion region. The wavelength conversion material is disposed on the rotary disc, and is aligned to the light-conversion region.
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AI summary
A wavelength conversion structure and a projection device are provided. The wavelength conversion structure is disposed on a transmission path of an illumination light beam emitted by a light source of the projection device, and includes a rotary disc, a wavelength conversion material, and a scattering-reflective material. The rotary disc has a light-conversion region and a non-light-conversion region. The light-conversion region surrounds the non-light-conversion region. The wavelength conversion material is disposed on the rotary disc, and is aligned to the light-conversion region. An energy gap of the wavelength conversion material is smaller than photon energy of the illumination light beam. The scattering-reflective material is disposed on the rotary disc, and is aligned to the light-conversion region and not aligned to the non-light-conversion region. An energy gap of the scattering-reflective material is larger than the photon energy of the illumination light beam.


