Underwater Light Display Shell with Embedded Lenses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting systems for swimming pools, ponds, and spas are rigid and limited in providing unique underwater light displays to enhance ambiance.
Innovation Solution
An underwater light display system comprising a shell and a light assembly with embedded lenses, powered by LEDs and a control system, which creates variable light patterns by shining light through a translucent shell onto the water's surface, allowing for decorative and ornamental displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If rigid and limited lighting systems are used for swimming pools and ponds, then the structure is simple and easy to install, but the ability to provide unique underwater light displays and enhance ambience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into multiple independent LED modules that can be individually controlled and arranged in different configurations. Each module contains its own light-emitting elements and control circuitry, allowing the system to be segmented into reusable components that can create various light display patterns while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static, fixed lighting to dynamic, programmable lighting displays. Microcontrollers enable the LED modules to change colors, intensities, and patterns dynamically, creating unique underwater light displays that can adapt to different ambience requirements without requiring complex manual reconfiguration of the physical system structure
2Illumination intensity
If traditional lighting systems are used, then the installation is straightforward, but the decorative and ornamental light display capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes programmable control of LED parameters including color wavelength, intensity, and timing patterns. By changing these optical parameters through software control rather than physical reconfiguration, the system achieves high light display variability while keeping the physical installation structure relatively simple and straightforward
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed lighting systems are installed, then the initial setup is simple, but the ability to provide customizable designs and enhanced ambience is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates programmable microcontrollers that enable automatic light display sequences and patterns without requiring manual intervention for each change. The embedded control systems allow the lighting to reconfigure itself through software programming, providing customizable designs while reducing the operational burden on users compared to manually adjusting fixed lighting systems
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enhances the aesthetic appeal of water bodies by creating dynamic light patterns on the water's surface, offering customizable designs and increased ambience, while being buoyant and adjustable for various water depths.
Implementation Method 1
a hemispherical, translucent shell... embedded lenses to direct the light generated by the light assembly... light produced by the light assembly shines downward through a translucent portion of the shell to the surface of a container holding a body of water
Implementation Method 2
the surface of a container holding a body of water, such as a pool, act as a 'movie screen' reflecting the light generated by the underwater light display system and thereby creating a variable light pattern
Implementation Method 3
the light assembly comprises a light source, e.g., an LED light source
Data Source
AI summary
An underwater light display system for providing a decorative light display on the surface of a container holding a body of water and/or objects located within a body of water is provided. An exemplary system comprises a shell and a light assembly. The shell comprises a bottom and a top portion. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the light assembly is preprogrammed to produce variable light patterns and is secured to the interior surface of the top portion so as to direct light downward. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the light assembly may further comprise a plurality of lenses configured to direct light. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the light assembly further comprises a weight having a lens configured to direct light.