PULSE-CONTROLLED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE SOURCE
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Abstract
A light-emitting diode array is driven by a digital control. The digital control modulates the pulse width of pulses applied to the light-emitting diode. The intensity of the output is controlled by controlling the width of pulses applied to the light-emitting diode. Since light-emitting diodes have very low inertial energy, this system can be rapidly turned on and turned off. The output is integrated to produce a uniform output.
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32 Claims
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13. A controllable light source, comprising:
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at least three light emitting diodes contained in a single package, each having a different characteristic of output light wherein the three light emitting diodes are arranged within a row, the row comprising a plurality of red LEDs, a plurality of green LEDs, and a plurality of blue LEDs, and wherein the light integrator is configured to diffuse light from the row; a controller for the light emitting diodes that produces a pulse-width modulated control pulse having an on state and an off state; a brightness controller, controlling said controller to produce longer on states for higher brightness, and shorter on states for lower brightness; and a light integrator having the light emitting diodes disposed therein to integrate light output from the light emitting diodes, wherein the light integrator includes an output port from which the integrated light is output. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling a light source comprising:
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controlling an intensity of a first red LED responsive to a first input signal that controls an intensity of a plurality of red LEDs, including receiving a gating signal at a first input of a first logic circuit and receiving the first input signal at a second input of the first logic circuit and activating and deactivating the red LED in response to a signal at an output of the first logic circuit to thereby control an intensity of the first red LED; controlling an intensity of a first green LED responsive to a second input signal that controls an intensity of a plurality of green LEDs, including receiving the gating signal at a first input of a second logic_circuit and receiving the second input signal at a second input of the second logic_circuit and activating and deactivating the green LED in response to a signal at an output of the second logic_circuit to thereby control an intensity of the first green LED; controlling an intensity of a first blue LED responsive to a third input signal that controls an intensity of a plurality of blue LEDs, including receiving the gating signal at a first input of a third logic circuit and receiving the third input signal at a second input of the third logic circuit and activating and deactivating the blue LED in response to a signal at an output of the third logic circuit to thereby control an intensity of the first blue LED; and diffusing light from the plurality of red, green, and blue LEDs, wherein the first red LED, the first green LED, and the first blue LED are formed in a single package. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a light source comprising a first LED, a second LED, and a third LED, disposed in a single package; a power supply; a driver circuit configured to couple the power supply to the light source and to adjust an intensity of light from the light source by providing a first duty cycle of a first waveform configured to drive the first LED, a second duty cycle of a second waveform configured to drive the second LED, and a third duty cycle of a third waveform configured to drive the third LED; a first control circuit coupled to the driver circuit and configured to provide a first signal to control the first duty cycle, a second signal to control the second duty cycle, and a third signal to control the third duty cycle, wherein the first, second, and third signals are distinct from each other; a diffuser to diffuse light from the first, second, and third LEDs to produce a diffused light at an output port; and at least one color filter adjacent to the output port configured to pass through colored light from the diffused light. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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