Vivid Lighting System Duv Compensation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Spaces illuminated with VIVID lighting where D uv is greatly deviated negatively from zero may appear pale pinkish, causing incongruity when adjacent to conventionally lit spaces.

Innovation Solution

The use of VIVID lighting with a more negative D uv value in addition to existing VIVID lighting and conventional white LED lighting to maintain a consistent color appearance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If VIVID lighting with greatly negative D uv is used to illuminate display items, then color saturation and visual impact are improved, but the space appears pale pinkish and incongruous when adjacent to conventionally lit spaces

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor saturationVSAvoidcolor compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The illumination system is divided into multiple light sources with different D uv characteristics. Some light sources provide VIVID lighting with greatly negative D uv for color saturation, while other light sources provide compensation lighting with less negative or positive D uv values. This segmentation allows each light source to perform its specialized function while the combined effect resolves the color incongruity problem.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the D uv parameter of different light sources to achieve the desired effect. By controlling some light sources to have greatly negative D uv values and others to have less negative or positive D uv values, the system maintains both color saturation and natural appearance. The compensation lighting sources effectively adjust the overall D uv parameter of the illumination environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If only VIVID lighting with greatly negative D uv is used in a space, then display items achieve enhanced color appearance, but the overall space color temperature shifts toward pale pinkish

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor rendering accuracyVSAvoidcolor temperature
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The compensation lighting sources act as a counterweight to the VIVID lighting sources. While VIVID sources strongly influence color saturation with greatly negative D uv values, the compensation sources with less negative or positive D uv values counterbalance this effect. This counterweight approach prevents excessive color temperature shift while preserving the color rendering benefits of VIVID lighting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #8Anti-weight (Counterweight)

Solution Approach 2:

The illumination system uses a composite approach by combining multiple light sources with different spectral characteristics. Rather than using a single light source type, the system integrates VIVID lighting sources and compensation lighting sources to create a composite illumination environment that achieves both color accuracy and natural color temperature.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Manufacturing precision

If VIVID lighting with greatly negative D uv is used adjacent to conventional white LED lighting, then display items in the VIVID space achieve enhanced color saturation, but the boundary between spaces shows noticeable color discontinuity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor saturationVSAvoidcolor consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The compensation lighting sources function as intermediaries between the VIVID lighting sources and the conventional lighting in adjacent spaces. These intermediate light sources with moderate D uv values create a transition zone that smooths the color gradient at space boundaries, reducing noticeable discontinuities while allowing the VIVID lighting to maintain its color saturation benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP3614039B1Lighting system for lighting space where display item is displayed, and lighting method
Publication Date: 2025.05.28 CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention addresses an illumination system and an illumination method which make a space including a display item illuminated with VIVID lighting where Duv is greatly deviated negatively from zero not perceived as pale pinkish, and the issue is solved by an illumination system for illuminating a space where a display item is displayed, wherein the illumination system comprises a first light-emitting device mainly illuminating the display item and satisfying the predetermined conditions, and a second light-emitting device mainly illuminating a space other than the display item and satisfying the predetermined conditions.