Lighting device and lighting method
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1. A lighting device comprising:
- a first group of solid state light emitters;
a second group of solid state light emitters; and
a first luminescent material;
wherein;
if electricity is supplied to said first group of solid state light emitters, said first group of solid state light emitters emit light having a peak wavelength in the near ultraviolet range;
if electricity is supplied to said second group of solid state light emitters, said second group of solid state light emitters emit light having a peak wavelength in the range of from about 600 nm to about 630 nm;
said first luminescent material, if excited, emits light having a dominant wavelength in the range of from about 555 nm to about 585 nm;
if electricity is supplied to said first group of solid state light emitters, a mixture of (1) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first group of solid state light emitters and (2) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first luminescent material would, in the absence of any additional light, have a mixed illumination having x, y color coordinates which define a point which is within an area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram enclosed by first, second, third, fourth and fifth line segments, said first line segment connecting a first point to a second point, said second line segment connecting said second point to a third point, said third line segment connecting said third point to a fourth point, said fourth line segment connecting said fourth point to a fifth point, and said fifth line segment connecting said fifth point to said first point, said first point having x, y coordinates of 0.32, 0.40, said second point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.48, said third point having x, y coordinates of 0.43, 0.45, said fourth point having x, y coordinates of 0.42, 0.42, and said fifth point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.38;
at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters on a first string;
at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters on a second string;
the first string electrically parallel to the second string;
a first ratio differs from a second ratio;
said first ratio equal to (1) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said first string, divided by (2) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said first string;
said second ratio equal to (3) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said second string, divided by (4) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said second string.
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Abstract
A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light and one or more lumiphors which emit light having a wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm, which in the absence of other light would produce a mixture of light within an area defined by x, y coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and a mixture of light emitted from the lighting device may be within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting.
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34 Claims
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1. A lighting device comprising:
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a first group of solid state light emitters; a second group of solid state light emitters; and a first luminescent material; wherein; if electricity is supplied to said first group of solid state light emitters, said first group of solid state light emitters emit light having a peak wavelength in the near ultraviolet range; if electricity is supplied to said second group of solid state light emitters, said second group of solid state light emitters emit light having a peak wavelength in the range of from about 600 nm to about 630 nm; said first luminescent material, if excited, emits light having a dominant wavelength in the range of from about 555 nm to about 585 nm; if electricity is supplied to said first group of solid state light emitters, a mixture of (1) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first group of solid state light emitters and (2) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first luminescent material would, in the absence of any additional light, have a mixed illumination having x, y color coordinates which define a point which is within an area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram enclosed by first, second, third, fourth and fifth line segments, said first line segment connecting a first point to a second point, said second line segment connecting said second point to a third point, said third line segment connecting said third point to a fourth point, said fourth line segment connecting said fourth point to a fifth point, and said fifth line segment connecting said fifth point to said first point, said first point having x, y coordinates of 0.32, 0.40, said second point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.48, said third point having x, y coordinates of 0.43, 0.45, said fourth point having x, y coordinates of 0.42, 0.42, and said fifth point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.38; at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters on a first string; at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters on a second string; the first string electrically parallel to the second string; a first ratio differs from a second ratio; said first ratio equal to (1) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said first string, divided by (2) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said first string; said second ratio equal to (3) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said second string, divided by (4) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said second string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of lighting, comprising:
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supplying electricity to a first group of solid state light emitters, such that said first group of solid state light emitters emits light having a peak wavelength in the near ultraviolet range; exciting a first luminescent material, such that said first luminescent material emits light having a dominant wavelength in the range of from about 555 nm to about 585 nm; and supplying electricity to a second group of solid state light emitters, such that said second group of solid state light emitters emits light having a peak wavelength in the range of from about 600 nm to about 630 nm, wherein; a mixture of (1) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first group of solid state light emitters and (2) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first luminescent material would, in the absence of any additional light, have a mixed illumination having x, y color coordinates which define a point which is within an area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram enclosed by first, second, third, fourth and fifth line segments, said first line segment connecting a first point to a second point, said second line segment connecting said second point to a third point, said third line segment connecting said third point to a fourth point, said fourth line segment connecting said fourth point to a fifth point, and said fifth line segment connecting said fifth point to said first point, said first point having x, y coordinates of 0.32, 0.40, said second point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.48, said third point having x, y coordinates of 0.43, 0.45, said fourth point having x, y coordinates of 0.42, 0.42, and said fifth point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.38; at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters are on a first string; at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters are on a second string; the first string is electrically parallel to the second string; a first ratio differs from a second ratio; said first ratio is equal to (1) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said first string, divided by (2) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said first string; said second ratio is equal to (3) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said second string, divided by (4) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said second string. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A lighting device comprising:
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a first group of solid state light emitters; a second group of solid state light emitters; and a first luminescent material; wherein; if electricity is supplied to said first group of solid state light emitters, said first group of solid state light emitters emit light having a peak wavelength in the near ultraviolet range; if electricity is supplied to said second group of solid state light emitters, said second group of solid state light emitters emit light having a peak wavelength in the range of from about 600 nm to about 630 nm; said first luminescent material, if excited, emits light having a dominant wavelength in the range of from about 555 nm to about 585 nm; if electricity is supplied to said first group of solid state light emitters and said first luminescent material is excited, a mixture of (1) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first group of solid state light emitters and (2) light emitted from said lighting device which was emitted by said first luminescent material would, in the absence of any additional light, have a mixed illumination having x, y color coordinates which define a point which is within an area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram enclosed by first, second, third, fourth and fifth line segments, said first line segment connecting a first point to a second point, said second line segment connecting said second point to a third point, said third line segment connecting said third point to a fourth point, said fourth line segment connecting said fourth point to a fifth point, and said fifth line segment connecting said fifth point to said first point, said first point having x, y coordinates of 0.32, 0.40, said second point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.48, said third point having x, y coordinates of 0.43, 0.45, said fourth point having x, y coordinates of 0.42, 0.42, and said fifth point having x, y coordinates of 0.36, 0.38; at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters on a first string; at least one of the first group of solid state light emitters and at least one of the second solid state light emitters on a second string; the first string electrically parallel to the second string;
a first ratio differs from a second ratio;said first ratio equal to (1) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said first string, divided by (2) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said first string; said second ratio equal to (3) a number of solid state light emitters in said second group of solid state light emitters and in said second string, divided by (4) a number of solid state light emitters in said first group of solid state light emitters and in said second string. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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