Synchronized LED Pulse Networks for Biological Response Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing supplemental lighting systems, such as incandescent and high-intensity discharge lamps, lack efficient synchronization and control mechanisms to induce desired biological responses in organisms, leading to suboptimal energy usage and inconsistent biological effects.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a master controller with a synchronized master clock to coordinate photon emission from LED arrays, adjusting emission cycles and intensities to match organism responses, and incorporating mobile real-time location units for precise adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If traditional supplemental lighting systems (incandescent, HID lamps) are used, then lighting coverage is provided, but energy efficiency is poor and biological response consistency is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs periodic pulsed lighting action where LEDs emit light in synchronized pulses rather than continuous illumination. The master controller coordinates pulse timing across multiple LED lights, creating periodic on-off cycles that reduce overall energy consumption while maintaining effective biological stimulus delivery during active pulse periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the master controller receives status information from individual LED light controllers and adjusts synchronization timing accordingly. This feedback loop ensures consistent biological response by compensating for timing drifts or variations in LED performance, maintaining reliability across the lighting array.
2Reliability
If multiple LED lights are operated independently without synchronization, then device complexity is reduced, but biological response consistency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is segmented into independent LED light modules, each with its own controller and internal clock. This segmentation allows each unit to operate autonomously while the master controller provides synchronization signals. The segmentation reduces overall system complexity by distributing control functions across multiple independent units rather than requiring centralized control of each LED.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the timing functions by having each LED light controller incorporate an internal clock that synchronizes to the master controller's timing signals. This merging of timing functionality across distributed units enables consistent biological response without requiring complex point-to-point control wiring between each LED and the master controller.
3Use of energy by moving object
If continuous illumination is provided, then lighting coverage is maintained, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic pulsed illumination where LEDs switch between on and off states in synchronized cycles. During the off periods, energy consumption is eliminated while during the on periods, full illumination intensity is delivered. This periodic action maintains effective lighting coverage for biological responses while dramatically reducing average energy consumption compared to continuous illumination.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system dynamically adjusts between illuminated and non-illuminated states rather than maintaining static continuous illumination. The master controller dynamically coordinates the timing and duration of light pulses across the LED array, optimizing the balance between energy consumption and lighting coverage based on the biological response requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances energy efficiency and induces targeted biological responses by synchronizing LED light arrays, reducing power consumption and improving response consistency across facilities like greenhouses and hospitals.
Implementation Method 1
a system for synchronous control of the emission of photons from an array of LEDs
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, apparatuses and methods for a facility, such as a feedlot, barn, greenhouse, hospital, school or production facility, with synchronous communication and control of LED lights in lighting arrays for the emission of photon pulses to induce the stimulation of desired biological responses. Further provided herein are mobile real time location units to assist the LED lighting arrays to identify the location or status of an organism and to adjust their photon pulse emissions based on the needs of the organism.