Solar Fountain Nozzle With Split Cavities for Easier Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solar fountain lighting systems have a stacked design that increases mounting difficulty, maintenance complexity, and production costs, while reducing the efficiency of renewable energy utilization.
Innovation Solution
A solar fountain nozzle with independent water inlet and accommodating cavities, an electronic assembly including a battery, main control board, and light source module, and a solar panel connected to the assembly, with a detecting terminal to activate the light source only when water flow is detected, reducing energy consumption and preventing mosquito intrusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a stacked design is used for solar fountain lighting, then the structure can accommodate all components, but mounting difficulty increases and maintenance complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into two independent cavities: a water inlet cavity for water flow and an accommodating cavity for electronic components. This segmentation allows independent access to each cavity, simplifying both mounting and maintenance operations while maintaining structural integration.
2Device complexity
If a stacked design is used for solar fountain lighting, then all components can be integrated, but maintenance complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The independent accommodating cavity allows maintenance personnel to access electronic components without disassembling the entire structure or disturbing the water inlet system, significantly reducing maintenance time and complexity while preserving full component integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic assembly is extracted into a separate accessible cavity, allowing it to be removed, replaced, or repaired independently from the water inlet system, thereby simplifying maintenance operations.
3Illumination intensity
If traditional ambient lighting is used in swimming pools, then illumination is provided, but energy costs and dependence on conventional power supply increase
Solution Approach 1:
The solar panel captures solar energy and converts it to electrical energy to power the light source module, enabling the system to illuminate the pool using renewable energy from the environment, thereby eliminating dependence on conventional power supply and reducing energy costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The conventional power supply system is replaced with a solar-powered system that uses photovoltaic conversion, substituting grid electricity with renewable solar energy to reduce operational costs and environmental impact.
4Illumination intensity
If the light source module operates continuously, then illumination is always available, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The solar panel continuously charges the battery during daylight hours, storing energy for nighttime operation. The light source module operates continuously over a 24-hour cycle by drawing power from the battery at night and the system remaining ready during the day, ensuring uninterrupted illumination while optimizing energy usage through solar recharge.
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 design simplifies assembly and maintenance, conserves energy, and enhances safety by preventing mosquito entry, while maintaining aesthetic visual effects in swimming pools.
Implementation Method 1
a solar panel disposed on an upper end of the housing, where the solar panel is electrically connected to the electronic assembly
Implementation Method 2
a detecting terminal configured to detect water flow is disposed on the housing, one end of the detecting terminal is electrically connected to the main control board
Data Source
AI summary
A solar fountain nozzle includes: a housing, where a water inlet cavity and an accommodating cavity that are independent of each other are disposed in the housing, a first end of the water inlet cavity is provided with a water inlet, a second end of the water inlet cavity is closed, a first end of the accommodating cavity is closed, a second end of the accommodating cavity is an open end, a side surface of the housing is provided with a jet, and the jet communicates with the water inlet cavity; an electronic assembly; a mounting base, where the electronic assembly is disposed on the mounting base, and is placed in the accommodating cavity along with the mounting base from the second end of the accommodating cavity; and a solar panel disposed at an upper end of the housing, where the solar panel is electrically connected to the electronic assembly.