Solid State Lighting Strip for Modular Panel Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modular panel systems, such as suspended ceilings, face challenges with aesthetically displeasing luminaires that cause glare due to parabolic reflectors, and existing solutions either result in bulky designs or increase manufacturing complexity and cost, while also being unsuitable for retrofitting.
Innovation Solution
A solid state lighting strip integrated into the panel support elements, featuring a light extraction layer and a glare reducing layer, which allows for a thin, efficient, and aesthetically pleasing lighting solution that can be retrofitted into existing systems, reducing glare and meeting health and safety standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If a parabolic reflector is used to increase light efficiency, then light efficiency is improved, but glare increases and aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the parabolic reflector from the luminaire design, extracting the harmful element that causes glare while maintaining light efficiency through alternative optical components. The reflector is completely eliminated and replaced with a flat panel design that achieves similar or better light distribution without the shallow angle reflection problems.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a curved parabolic reflector to redirect light, the patent inverts the approach by using a flat panel with light-emitting elements positioned directly on the surface. This inverts the traditional luminaire structure and eliminates the need for reflective surfaces that cause glare.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a micro-lens optical plate or diffuser is used to prevent shallow angle light beams from exiting, then glare is reduced, but the luminaire becomes bulkier and aesthetically unsatisfactory
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the micro-lens optical plate and diffuser components that add bulk to the luminaire. Instead, it uses a flat panel design with light-emitting elements positioned directly on the surface, eliminating the need for additional optical components while maintaining glare reduction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a thin flat panel structure that replaces bulky optical components. The light-emitting elements are positioned directly on the panel surface, creating a thin-profile luminaire that maintains aesthetic appearance while reducing glare through the flat panel geometry.
3Reliability
If traditional luminaires are integrated into modular panel systems, then lighting function is provided, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates and manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the lighting function with the panel structure itself. The light-emitting elements are integrated directly into the flat panel, eliminating the need for separate luminaire components and simplifying manufacturing. The panel serves dual purposes as both structural and lighting elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The flat panel design serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, creates the ceiling surface, and delivers lighting. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate luminaires and reduces manufacturing complexity by consolidating multiple functions into a single component.
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 thin, efficient, and aesthetically improved lighting system that can be easily integrated into modular panel systems, eliminating the need for traditional luminaires, reducing glare, and allowing for adaptive lighting control based on environmental conditions.
Implementation Method 1
the solid state lighting elements are arranged such that the light emitted by said elements is coupled into the glare reducing layer via the light extraction layer
Implementation Method 2
a glare reducing layer, wherein the solid state lighting elements are arranged such that the light emitted by said elements is coupled into the glare reducing layer via the light extraction layer
Data Source
AI summary
A solid state lighting strip (100) for mounting in or on a panel support element (210) of a modular panel system (200) including a plurality of solid state lighting elements (110, 110′), a light extraction layer (120) and a glare reducing layer (130) is disclosed. The solid state lighting elements are arranged such that the light emitted by said elements is coupled into the glare reducing layer via the light extraction layer. The solid state lighting strip (100) can be used as part of a lighting system, a panel support element (210) and a modular panel system (200).