Solar powered street lamp
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional street lamps rely on traditional power sources, which can be costly and environmentally impactful, and lack integrated solutions for charging drones, necessitating a sustainable and multifunctional lighting solution that harnesses solar energy and supports drone charging.
Innovation Solution
A solar-powered lamp post with an inverted pyramid structure incorporating solar panel assemblies and drone charging stations, featuring a broom panel array and turbine fins to generate additional energy, and a central landing platform for efficient drone charging and lighting, utilizing both solar and wind energy to power LEDs and recharge drones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional power sources are used for street lamps, then reliable lighting is provided, but power costs and environmental impact increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines solar panels, wind turbines, and battery storage into an integrated hybrid energy system that powers street lamps and drone charging stations. This merging of multiple energy sources resolves the contradiction by providing reliable lighting through the combined system while reducing dependence on conventional power sources and lowering overall energy costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The street lamp structure is designed to perform multiple functions: providing illumination, charging drones, and generating renewable energy through integrated solar and wind power systems. This multi-functionality allows the system to reduce conventional power consumption while maintaining reliable lighting and adding drone charging capabilities.
2Device complexity
If street lamps are designed for lighting only, then结构简单 (structure is simple), but functionality is limited and cannot support drone charging
Solution Approach 1:
The street lamp is designed as a multi-functional platform that provides lighting, houses battery storage, and includes integrated drone charging stations. This universality allows the same structure to serve multiple purposes without requiring separate infrastructure, thereby increasing adaptability while managing complexity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The drone charging stations are nested within the street lamp structure, with solar panels and wind turbines integrated into the lamp housing. This nesting approach allows multiple functional components to be housed within a single structure, increasing versatility while minimizing the increase in overall structural complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If solar panels are installed on flat surfaces, then installation is simple, but energy generation efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs curved or angled solar panel surfaces on the street lamp structure rather than flat mounting. This curvature optimization allows solar panels to better capture sunlight from different angles throughout the day, thereby improving energy generation efficiency while maintaining relatively simple installation procedures through standardized curved panel components.
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 provides a sustainable, energy-efficient street lighting system that reduces power demands, supports drone charging, and generates additional energy through wind turbines, offering a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution for both lighting and drone recharging.
Implementation Method 1
one or more solar panel assemblies located in an inverted pyramid cavity. The solar panel assemblies are configured to generate energy, for example, by collecting sun light
Implementation Method 2
The solar panel assemblies are configured to generate energy, for example, by collecting sun light
Implementation Method 3
featuring a broom panel array and turbine fins to generate additional energy
Implementation Method 4
turbine fins to generate additional energy
Implementation Method 5
The post also feature one or more light emitters powered by the energy generated
Data Source
AI summary
Solar powered lamp posts are described. One post includes one or more solar panel assemblies located in an inverted pyramid cavity. The solar panel assemblies are configured to generate energy, for example, by collecting sun light. One or more drone charging stations are also provided which can charge a drone using the energy generated. The post also feature one or more light emitters powered by the energy generated. The post may also include a pyramid structure which supports the solar panel assemblies and the drone charging stations. The pyramid structure can include the solar panel assemblies on outward facing sides and open up to expose the drone charging stations. The solar panel assemblies may include a broom panel array. The array has a multiple power generating panels and a socket which secures each of the power generating panels in a radial direction from a central focal point.