Portable Solar Lighting with Magnetic Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lighting solutions for alternative power scenarios, such as natural disasters or remote locations, are often short-lived, unreliable, inefficient, non-rechargeable, and expensive, failing to provide reliable and sustainable lighting options.
Innovation Solution
Portable, rechargeable solar-powered lighting devices with a base housing, LEDs, a rechargeable battery, microprocessor, and solar panels, featuring a handle with magnets for secure attachment and adjustable light modes, along with a set configuration allowing for different color and pattern emissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If current lighting solutions are used in alternative power scenarios, then lighting is provided, but the lighting is short-lived, unreliable, and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The solar panel charges the rechargeable battery in advance during daylight hours, so that energy is stored and available when lighting is needed during nighttime or power outages. This preliminary energy storage action ensures reliable and extended lighting duration without requiring grid power.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device is self-charging through the solar panel that converts sunlight into electrical energy to recharge the battery. This self-service capability eliminates dependency on external power sources, making the lighting reliable and sustainable in remote locations or during power outages.
2Ease of manufacture
If non-rechargeable lighting options are used, then lighting is provided, but the lighting is not reusable and expensive to operate
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of discarding depleted batteries, the system recovers energy continuously by capturing sunlight through the solar panel and storing it in the rechargeable battery. This recovery mechanism transforms the system from a disposable model to a sustainable, reusable lighting solution that operates indefinitely.
3Device complexity
If simple lighting devices are used, then device complexity is low, but adaptability to different conditions and uses is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device incorporates multiple functions within a single compact unit: solar energy capture, battery recharging, LED lighting emission, and magnetic mounting capability. This multi-functionality allows the device to adapt to various conditions and uses, from bicycle lighting to emergency illumination, without increasing overall device complexity.
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
Provides reliable, efficient, and sustainable lighting with adjustable intensity and color, suitable for various applications, including vehicle lighting, while being rechargeable and cost-effective.
Implementation Method 1
at least one solar panel, wherein the solar panel is in electronic communication with the light source and the rechargeable battery
Implementation Method 2
at least one magnet coupled to or proximate the back wall
Data Source
AI summary
Lighting devices and sets comprising multiple lighting devices are described. The lighting device may include a housing, at least one light source such as a light-emitting diode (LED), a rechargeable battery, optionally a microprocessor, and at least one solar panel. The lighting device may include a mount configured to secure the lighting device to a support, such as a frame or other portion of a vehicle or other device. The set of lighting devices may include first and second lighting devices, each including a light source, optionally wherein the light sources may emit different colors of light.