Methods and apparatus for generating and modulating illumination conditions
First Claim
1. A lighting fixture for producing a beam of light having a luminous flux spectrum emulating that of a beam of light produced by a predetermined light source having an incandescent lamp, such light source being free of a filter that modifies the luminous flux spectrum of the light emitted by the lamp, the lighting fixture comprising:
- a plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, each such group configured to emit light having a distinct luminous flux spectrum; and
a controller configurable to supply selected amounts of electrical power to the plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, such that the groups cooperate to produce a composite beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum that has a normalized mean deviation across the visible spectrum of less than about 30% relative to the luminous flux spectrum of a beam of light produced by the predetermined light source to be emulated.
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Abstract
A lighting fixture for producing a beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum. In one example, the lighting fixture comprises a plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, each such group configured to emit light having a distinct luminous flux spectrum, and a controller configurable to supply selected amounts of electrical power to the plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, such that the groups cooperate to produce a composite beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum.
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43 Claims
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1. A lighting fixture for producing a beam of light having a luminous flux spectrum emulating that of a beam of light produced by a predetermined light source having an incandescent lamp, such light source being free of a filter that modifies the luminous flux spectrum of the light emitted by the lamp, the lighting fixture comprising:
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a plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, each such group configured to emit light having a distinct luminous flux spectrum; and
a controller configurable to supply selected amounts of electrical power to the plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, such that the groups cooperate to produce a composite beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum that has a normalized mean deviation across the visible spectrum of less than about 30% relative to the luminous flux spectrum of a beam of light produced by the predetermined light source to be emulated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A lighting fixture for producing a beam of colored light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum, the lighting fixture comprising:
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a plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, each such group configured to emit light having a distinct luminous flux spectrum; and
a controller configurable to supply selected amounts of electrical power to the plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, such that the groups cooperate to produce a composite beam of light;
wherein the composite beam of light has a prescribed luminous flux spectrum having substantial energy only within a contiguous bandwidth of less than about 200 nanometers when the controller supplies prescribed maximum amounts of electrical power to all of the groups of light-emitting devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A lighting fixture for producing a beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum, the lighting fixture comprising:
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a plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, each such group configured to emit light having a distinct luminous flux spectrum, and at least two of the plurality of groups including different quantities of devices; and
a controller configurable to supply selected amounts of electrical power to the plurality of groups of light-emitting devices, such that the groups cooperate to produce a composite beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A lighting fixture for producing a beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum, the lighting fixture comprising:
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five or more groups of light-emitting devices, wherein each such group is configured to emit light having a distinct luminous flux spectrum; and
a controller configurable to supply selected amounts of electrical power to the five or more groups of light-emitting devices, such that the groups cooperate to produce a composite beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A lighting fixture for producing a beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum, the lighting fixture comprising:
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three or more groups of light-emitting devices, each such group configured to emit light having a distinct luminous flux spectrum with a predetermined peak flux wavelength and a predetermined spectral half-width;
wherein the peak flux wavelength of each of the four or more groups of light-emitting devices is spaced less than about 50 nanometers from the peak flux wavelength of another of the groups of light-emitting devices; and
wherein the spectral half-width of each of the four or more groups of light-emitting devices is less than about 40 nanometers; and
a controller configurable to supply selected amounts of electrical power to the four or more groups of light-emitting devices, such that the groups cooperate to produce a composite beam of light having a prescribed luminous flux spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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