摘要:
The present invention provides a method, system and structure for maintaining light characteristics from a multi-chip LED package. This may be done by selecting a desired light output and restricting light from a plurality of light emitting diodes in the multi-chip LED package. It may also be done by measuring the restricted light, comparing the measured output light to the desired light and by adjusting current to LEDs in the multi-chip LED package based on the measured light.
摘要:
An optical system (100, 200) and method of use includes at least one light source (105, 106, 107, 211, 302), each of which transmit light substantially of a particular wavelength range in a substantially randomly polarized state or an unpolarized state. The optical system (100, 200) includes a reflective polarizer (108, 204, 305) coupled to the light source, and an element (101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301) that redirects the reflected light through the light source and onto the reflective polarizer. Illustratively there is substantially no optical distance between the light source (105, 106, 107, 211, 302) and the element (101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301). An optical package, which recycles reflected light is also disclosed.
摘要:
A LED module comprising a LED and a rotationally symmetrical, bowl-shaped collimator lens. Said lens comprises a hole for accommodating the LED. The lens also includes a flat surface through which light from the LED passes. The normal to this emergent surface is substantially parallel to the axis of symmetry of the lens. Said surface comprises a sawtooth-like structure for bending the outgoing light. LED modules of this type can deflect the outgoing light through a certain angle relative to the axis of symmetry of the lens. These modules are relatively cheap and compact.
摘要:
A light source includes an array of LED components in each of a plurality of colors such as red, green, and blue in the entrance aperture of a tubular reflector which has an exit aperture, an optic axis extending between the apertures, and a reflective circumferential wall extending between the apertures to reflect and mix light from the array of LED components. At least a portion of the circumferential wall of the reflector body has a polygonal cross-section taken normal to the optic axis, and at least a portion of the cross-section taken parallel to the optic axis includes segments of a curve joined one to the next to form a plurality of facets for reflecting light from the LED components to said exit aperture. Preferably, the segments of the curve included in the cross-section of the reflector body taken parallel to the optic axis are contiguous, linear trapezoidal facets.
摘要:
A display system has a light source which is composed of at least two LED sources having slightly different peak wavelengths of light emission. The separate LED sources are combined into a single beam having increased lumen output with little or no increase in etendue. Such combined sources of different colors (eg., red, green and blue) are useful as the light engine in display systems having a limited etendue, arising for example from the use of small light modulator panels.
摘要:
A hybrid lighting system for producing white light including at least one light emitting diode and phosphor-light emitting diode. The hybrid lighting system exhibits improved performance over conventional LED lighting systems that use LEDs or phosphor-LEDs to produce white light. In particular, the hybrid system of the invention permits different lighting system performance parameters to be addressed and optimized as deemed important, by varying the color and number of the LEDs and/or the phosphor of the phosphor LED.
摘要:
A light source includes an array of LEDs in each of a plurality colors such as red, green, and blue in the entrance aperture of a tubular reflector which preferably has convex walls facing the optic axis and flares outward toward the exit aperture, and preferably has a polygonal cross section such as a square. Mixing of colors is further promoted by utilizing a large number of small LEDs with the LEDs of each color being centered on the optic axis.
摘要:
A luminaire comprises an array of LEDs that include at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors. Supplied to the LEDs for each color is an electrical current that, during a measuring period, comprises a measuring drive pulse having at least a first boost portion and a turn-off portion. The LEDs relating to each color have a light output which has a nominal continuous value during ordinary operation and increases during the boost portion and is interrupted during the turn-off portion. The array has a combined light output when current is supplied to all of the LEDs in the array. A photodiode is arranged to measure the combined light output which selectively turning off the electrical current to the LEDs so that the photodiode measures the light output for each color separately in response to the measuring drive pulse. The average light output during the measuring period is substantially equal to the nominal continuous light output during the ordinary operation so as to avoid visible flickers.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method, system and structure for maintaining light characteristics from a multi-chip LED package. This may be done by selecting a desired light output and restricting light from a plurality of light emitting diodes in the multi-chip LED package. It may also be done by measuring the restricted light, comparing the measured output light to the desired light and by adjusting current to LEDs in the multi-chip LED package based on the measured light.
摘要:
A white light emitting luminaire includes a plurality of LEDs in each of the colors red, green, and blue with a separate power supply for each color and a photodiode arranged to measure the light output of all the LEDs. The light output of each color is measured by an electronic control circuit which turns off the LEDs for the colors not being measured in a sequence of time pulses. The measured light output for each color is compared to a desired output, which may be determined by user inputs, and corrections to the current for each color are made accordingly.