Submersible LED Lighting Device with Buoyancy Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing underwater lighting devices are ineffective in attracting aquatic life, particularly fish, in low-light environments, as they fail to create sufficient contrast and initiate a chain reaction in the aquatic food chain.
Innovation Solution
A submersible lighting device with a cylindrical mounting body, equipped with LED lights that can be controlled for color and intensity, and a transparent covering, is designed to be positively buoyant or neutrally buoyant, allowing it to emit light effectively in low-light conditions, attracting plankton, smaller fish, and larger fish through a controlled light spectrum.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If existing underwater lighting devices are used in low-light environments, then they should attract aquatic life, but they fail to create sufficient contrast and initiate a chain reaction in the aquatic food chain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by adjusting the light spectrum output to match the specific visual sensitivities of different fish species. The LED lighting device can vary wavelength parameters (blue, green, red spectra) and intensity levels to create optimal contrast in low-light environments, thereby reliably attracting target fish species and initiating the food chain effect
2Productivity
If a submersible lighting device emits light in low-light conditions, then it attracts fish through the aquatic food chain, but the device complexity increases with controllable color and intensity
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device incorporates multi-functionality by integrating multiple LED types (blue, green, red spectra) within a single unit, allowing it to perform multiple functions: attracting different fish species, creating various light patterns, and adapting to different fishing conditions. This universal design achieves high productivity without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The device applies dynamics through programmable control systems that can dynamically adjust color temperature, intensity, and timing patterns based on environmental conditions and target species behavior. This dynamic adaptability optimizes fishing results while managing complexity through automated control algorithms
3Ease of operation
If the lighting device is designed to be positively buoyant or neutrally buoyant, then it can be placed in water effectively, but the structural design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The device implements the anti-weight principle by incorporating buoyancy compensation mechanisms that counteract the natural negative buoyancy of electronic components and housing. This allows the device to achieve neutral or positive buoyancy for effective water deployment, with the structural complexity managed through integrated design of the buoyancy elements with the overall housing structure
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 device enhances fishing results by providing improved visibility and attracting desirable fish species by initiating a chain reaction in the aquatic food chain, improving fishing outcomes in low-light environments.
Implementation Method 1
The lights may be comprised of a flexible strip of LED lights
Data Source
AI summary
A person may wish to use a submersible light to attract aquatic life, including fish. The submersible light described herein may include a mounting body around which outward facing lights are disposed. The lights may be powered with a connected power cord. To prevent water from contacting sensitive electronics within the submersible light, a water tight enclosure is created between the outside of the mounting body and an outer transparent covering. The submersible light may have ballast material inside the mounting body. The ballast material affects the buoyancy of the mounting body when it is placed in the water. The submersible lighting device may also emit a variety of light spectrums and light intensity levels which the user can control.