Lighting Apparatus Having Multiple Light-Emitting Diodes With Individual Light-Conversion Layers
First Claim
1. A method for making a lighting apparatus, the method comprising:
- for an LED die of a plurality of LED dice configured to emit a first color, determining a target amount of a wavelength-shifting material capable of converting light of the first color to light of a second color, wherein the target amount is an amount that, when combined with light from the LED die, will result in light of a third color;
disposing the plurality of LED dice on a substrate to form a lighting apparatus;
depositing less than the target amount of the wavelength-shifting material over each of a first subset of the plurality of LED dice;
depositing more than the target amount of the wavelength-shifting material over each of a second subset of the plurality of LED dice;
coupling the first subset of the plurality of LED dice and the second subset of the plurality of LED dice to a power controller; and
using the power controller to adjust relative brightness of the first subset and the second subset of the plurality of LED dice such that the lighting apparatus is configured to produce light of the third color.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a combination of LED dice that emit light of a first color and a wavelength-shifting material (e.g., phosphor) that converts light of the first color to light of a second color. An appropriate combination of light of the first color and light of the second color can be used to produce light of a target color. In an embodiment, LED dice in the lighting apparatus are divided into two groups. Each LED die in the first group is combined with less wavelength-shifting material than needed to produce light of the target color, while each LED die in the second group is combined with more wavelength-shifting material than needed to produce light of the target color. As a result, the two groups produce light having colors on opposite sides of the target color in the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) chromaticity diagram. In some embodiments, the target color and color variations of both groups are on one straight line in the CIE chromaticity diagram, although it is to be understood that there might be small scattering within the groups. By adjusting the relative brightness of the two groups, the target color can be obtained.
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1. A method for making a lighting apparatus, the method comprising:
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for an LED die of a plurality of LED dice configured to emit a first color, determining a target amount of a wavelength-shifting material capable of converting light of the first color to light of a second color, wherein the target amount is an amount that, when combined with light from the LED die, will result in light of a third color; disposing the plurality of LED dice on a substrate to form a lighting apparatus; depositing less than the target amount of the wavelength-shifting material over each of a first subset of the plurality of LED dice; depositing more than the target amount of the wavelength-shifting material over each of a second subset of the plurality of LED dice; coupling the first subset of the plurality of LED dice and the second subset of the plurality of LED dice to a power controller; and using the power controller to adjust relative brightness of the first subset and the second subset of the plurality of LED dice such that the lighting apparatus is configured to produce light of the third color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a first set of one or more light-emitting diode (LED) dice, each configured to emit light of a first color and having a first amount of a complementary wavelength-shifting material disposed thereover, the complementary wavelength-shifting material being configured to convert light of the first color to light of a second color, the first amount being less than an amount required to produce white light in conjunction with light of the first color; a second set of one or more LED dice, each configured to emit light of the first color and having a second amount of the complementary wavelength-shifting material disposed thereover, the second amount being more than the amount required to produce white light in conjunction with light of the first color; and a power control circuit coupled to the first set and the second set of LED dice, the power control circuit being configured to control the relative brightness of the first set and the second set of LED dice. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A lamp for providing white light, the lamp comprising:
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a first set of one or more light-emitting diode (LED) dice, each of which is configured to emit light of a first color and has a first amount of a complementary wavelength-shifting material disposed thereover, the first amount being less than an amount required to produce white light in conjunction with light of the first color; a second set of one or more LED dice, each of which is configured to emit light of the first color and has a second amount of the complementary wavelength-shifting material disposed thereover, the second amount being more than an amount required to produce white light in conjunction with light of the first color; a primary lens overlying the first set and the second set of LED dice; a secondary lens overlying the first set and the second set of LED dice and the primary lens, the secondary lens being configured to mix light from the first set and the second set of LED dice at least partially via total internal reflection; and a power control circuit coupled to the first set and the second set of LED dice, the power control circuit being configured to control the relative brightness of the first set and the second set of LED dice. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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