Spiral LED Rod Lighting for Smooth Decorative Light Gradients
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lighting systems struggle to create a smooth light gradient for mimicking natural lighting effects, are complex, and require tedious tuning to achieve desired decorative effects.
Innovation Solution
A lighting arrangement featuring a translucent optical element and spirally arranged LEDs, which refract light to produce a smooth gradient and decorative effects, eliminating the need for complex tuning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If current lighting systems are used to create decorative lighting effects, then lighting effects can be produced, but the light gradient is not smooth and the reproduction of natural phenomena is inaccurate
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is segmented into multiple individually controllable LED elements arranged in a specific geometric pattern. This segmentation allows independent control of each LED's intensity and color, enabling precise creation of smooth light gradients and accurate reproduction of natural lighting phenomena through coordinated control of individual segments.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the lighting system are assigned different functional qualities - certain LED groups are optimized for specific color temperatures or intensity ranges to match different parts of natural phenomena (e.g., warmer tones for horizon areas, cooler tones for upper sky regions). This local optimization enables accurate reproduction of natural lighting variations.
2Manufacturing precision
If complex lighting arrangements are used to achieve smooth light gradients, then lighting quality improves, but system complexity and tuning difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system employs a curved or circular arrangement of LED elements rather than linear configurations. This geometric curvature naturally distributes light sources along an arc, creating smooth gradients through the spatial distribution alone, thereby achieving high lighting quality without requiring complex control mechanisms or extensive tuning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from conventional two-dimensional planar LED arrangements to a three-dimensional spatial configuration, utilizing vertical stacking and radial distribution of LED elements. This dimensional expansion allows smooth light gradient generation through spatial geometry rather than complex intensity modulation, simplifying the control system while maintaining high lighting quality.
3Ease of operation
If conventional LED arrangements are used, then basic illumination is achieved, but tedious tuning is required to create desired decorative effects
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is pre-configured with LED elements arranged in optimal geometric patterns and pre-programmed with control algorithms that automatically generate desired lighting effects. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for extensive on-site tuning, allowing users to achieve professional decorative lighting effects immediately upon installation with minimal adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates automatic control mechanisms that self-regulate the lighting output based on pre-set parameters and environmental conditions. The LEDs and control system work autonomously to maintain optimal lighting gradients and effects without requiring continuous manual intervention or tuning, significantly reducing operational effort and time investment.
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 arrangement provides aesthetically pleasing and decorative lighting effects by reproducing natural phenomena with ease, avoiding complex operations and ensuring a smooth light gradient.
Implementation Method 1
The LEDs are arranged to emit said light through the optical element for being influenced, i.e. refracted, by the optical element upon passage of the light through the optical element.
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AI summary
A lighting arrangement (100), comprising an optical element (110) in the form of a rod comprising a translucent material, wherein the optical element elongates along a first axis, A. The lighting arrangement further comprises at least one array (120) of light emitting diodes (130), LEDs, wherein each array of the at least one array of LEDs comprises at least two adjacently arranged rows (150) of LEDs. Each row of LEDs comprises sequentially arranged LEDs configured to emit light being of the same color in the row, the color being different to a color of the light configured to be emitted by the LEDs of any of the other rows. Each array of the at least one array of LEDs is arranged on an outer surface (160) of the optical element and arranged in a spiral shape around the optical element.