System for anti-biofouling
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorBart Andre SALTERS
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Abstract
The invention provides an anti-fouling lighting system (1) configured for preventing or reducing biofouling on a fouling element (1201) of an object (1200). The fouling element (1201) is during use at least partly moving and at least temporarily exposed to water. Fouling is prevented by irradiating an anti-fouling light (211) onto said fouling element (1201). The anti-fouling lighting (1) system comprises at least one laser light source (2) configured to generate the anti-fouling light (211) and to provide said anti-fouling light (211) to said fouling element (1201) during use, wherein the system (1) is arranged such that during use the fouling element (1201) at least partly moves with respect to the laser light source (2).
Claims15
An object that during use is at least temporarily exposed to water, the object comprising a fouling element that during use is at least temporarily in contact with water and during use is at least partly moving, the object further comprising an anti-fouling lighting system, the anti-fouling lighting system comprising at least one laser light source, wherein the laser light source is configured to irradiate with the anti-fouling light at least part of said fouling element, wherein the anti-fouling lighting system is arranged such that during use the fouling element at least partly moves with respect to the laser light source.
The object according to claim 5, wherein the expander is a holographic diffuser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.