ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING SYSTEMS
First Claim
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1. A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices; and
a controller configured to selectively drive at least some of the plurality of OLED devices at different activation levels,wherein at least one of the plurality of OLED devices comprises;
at least one coupler configured to electrically couple the OLED device to a power supply; and
an encapsulation that isolates the OLED device from an ambient environment.
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Abstract
A lighting system includes a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices. By selecting the plurality of OLED devices, or by selectively controlling the plurality of OLED devices, the color characteristics of the lighting system can be tuned. The lifetime of the lighting system can be improved.
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45 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices; and a controller configured to selectively drive at least some of the plurality of OLED devices at different activation levels, wherein at least one of the plurality of OLED devices comprises; at least one coupler configured to electrically couple the OLED device to a power supply; and an encapsulation that isolates the OLED device from an ambient environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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- 22. A lighting system comprising a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices, wherein each of the plurality of OLED devices has an active region, wherein at least some of the OLED devices have active regions of different sizes, and wherein the different sizes are selected such that light emitted from the lighting system has desired color characteristics and that the OLED devices having active regions of different sizes have substantially matching lifetimes.
- 26. A method, comprising selectively controlling activation levels of at least some of a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices in a lighting system to improve a lifetime of the lighting system.
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30. A method, comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of pre-manufactured modular organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices, a subset of OLED devices; and coupling the selected subset of OLED devices to a mount, wherein the subset of OLED devices is selected to have a mixed output light spectrum with desired color characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A kit, comprising:
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a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices; and a plurality of couplers, wherein at least one of the plurality of couplers is configured to electrically couple at least one of the plurality of OLED devices to a power supply. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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