PORTABLE LIGHT PROJECT - KVA MATx PORTABLE LIGHT Prototype


KVA MATx PORTABLE LIGHT prototype Project Design Team: Sheila Kennedy, KVA MATx Sloan Kulper, KVA MATx Tonya Ohnstad, KVA MATx Casey Smith, Resonon, Inc. The core technology and design integration concepts of the PORTABLE LIGHT project are developed in the design of the luminous Reading Mat. The Reading Mat prototype integrates high brightness solid state lighting (HBLEDs) and flexible photovoltaic (solar cell) technology in a textile medium that weighs less than 8 ounces. With no heavy or breakable glass parts, the Reading Mat can be rolled or folded for shipping or transport and is easily carried on the body in clothing or equipment. The Portable Light mat is a fully self-contained and renewable light engine powered by flexible photovoltaic panels which produce up to 12 volts of DC electrical power and 160 lumens of light in five hours of charge time. The soft form of the Reading Mat is versatile and physically adaptable for a variety of reading, writing and work tasks. By day, users can harvest and store electrical energy from sunlight. At night, the Reading Mat emits up to four hours of white, digital light. Innovative electronics optimize the efficiency of the solid state lighting and the optical properties of the textile integration design maximize the usable light output.
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KVA MATx PORTABLE LIGHT prototype

Project Design Team:
Sheila Kennedy, KVA MATx
Sloan Kulper, KVA MATx
Tonya Ohnstad, KVA MATx
Casey Smith, Resonon, Inc.

The core technology and design integration concepts of the PORTABLE LIGHT project are developed in the design of the luminous Reading Mat. The Reading Mat prototype integrates high brightness solid state lighting (HBLEDs) and flexible photovoltaic (solar cell) technology in a textile medium that weighs less than 8 ounces. With no heavy or breakable glass parts, the Reading Mat can be rolled or folded for shipping or transport and is easily carried on the body in clothing or equipment. The Portable Light mat is a fully self-contained and renewable light engine powered by flexible photovoltaic panels which produce up to 12 volts of DC electrical power and 160 lumens of light in five hours of charge time.

The soft form of the Reading Mat is versatile and physically adaptable for a variety of reading, writing and work tasks. By day, users can harvest and store electrical energy from sunlight. At night, the Reading Mat emits up to four hours of white, digital light. Innovative electronics optimize the efficiency of the solid state lighting and the optical properties of the textile integration design maximize the usable light output.