CCT MODULATING METHOD, LED LIGHT SOURCE MODULE, AND PACKAGE STRUCTURE THEREOF

• US 20120099303A1
• Filed: 12/29/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Li, Chao-Wei, Chen, Ji-Feng, Hu, Hung-Lieh, Chang, Ai-Lien, Chung, Hsiang-Chi
• Application Number:
  US12/980,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20120099303A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/231
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/0753 the devices being arranged next to each other
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/486 adapted for surface mounting
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/50 Wavelength conversion elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light

Abstract

A correlated color temperature (CCT) modulating method including following steps is provided. A white LED light source is modulated to emit a first white light. At least one LED light source is modulated to emit a second white light, wherein the second white light includes at least one broad-spectrum monochromatic light. The first white light and the second white light are mixed to produce a third white light. The color rendering index (CRI) of the third white light is greater than those of the first white light and the second white light, and the color coordinates of the first white light, the second white light, and the third white light are different from each other. Furthermore, an LED light source module and a package structure thereof are also provided.

Claims

1. A correlated color temperature (CCT) modulating method, comprising:

modulating a white light emitting diode (LED) light source to emit a first white light;

modulating at least one LED light source to emit at least one broad-spectrum monochromatic light; and

mixing the first white light and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light to produce a second white light, wherein a color rendering index (CRI) of the second white light is greater than a CRI of the first white light, and a color coordinate of the first white light are different from a color coordinate of the second white light.

2. The CCT modulating method according to claim 1, wherein the LED light source comprises a plurality of monochromatic LED light sources, and the step of modulating the LED light source comprises:

modulating the monochromatic LED light sources to emit at least two monochromatic lights; and

mixing the monochromatic lights to produce the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

3. The CCT modulating method according to claim 2, wherein the monochromatic lights comprise a first monochromatic light and a second monochromatic light, wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the first monochromatic light are respectively λ

1 and λ

2, and wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the second monochromatic light are respectively λ

3 and λ

4, wherein λ

2>

λ

1, λ

4>

?3, λ

4>

λ

1, and λ

2≧

λ

3.

4. The CCT modulating method according to claim 1, wherein the LED light source comprises an LED chip and a wavelength conversion layer, and the step of modulating the LED light source comprises:

exciting the LED chip to generate a light beam; and

allowing the light beam to pass through the wavelength conversion layer to generate the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

5. The CCT modulating method according to claim 4, wherein a full width half maximum (FWHM) of the broad-spectrum monochromatic light is greater than an FWHM of the light beam.

6. A CCT modulating method, comprising:

modulating a white LED light source to emit a first white light;

modulating at least one LED light source to emit a second white light, wherein the second white light comprises at least one broad-spectrum monochromatic light; and

mixing the first white light and the second white light to produce a third white light.

7. The CCT modulating method according to claim 6, wherein a CRI of the third white light is greater than a CRI of the first white light and a CRI of the second white light, and color coordinates of the first white light, the second white light, and the third white light are different from each other.

8. The CCT modulating method according to claim 6, wherein the LED light source comprises a plurality of monochromatic LED light sources, and the step of modulating the LED light source comprises:

modulating the monochromatic LED light sources to emit a plurality of monochromatic lights;

mixing the monochromatic lights to produce the broad-spectrum monochromatic light; and

mixing the monochromatic lights and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light to produce the second white light.

9. The CCT modulating method according to claim 8, wherein the monochromatic lights comprise a first monochromatic light and a second monochromatic light, wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the first monochromatic light are respectively λ

1 and λ

2, and wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the second monochromatic light are respectively λ

3 and λ

4, wherein λ

2>

λ

1, λ

4>

λ

3, λ

4>

λ

1, and λ

2≧

λ

3.

10. The CCT modulating method according to claim 6, wherein the LED light source comprises an LED chip and a wavelength conversion layer, and the step of modulating the LED light source comprises:

exciting the LED chip to generate a light beam; and

allowing the light beam to pass through the wavelength conversion layer to generate the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

11. The CCT modulating method according to claim 10, wherein an FWHM of the broad-spectrum monochromatic light is greater than an FWHM of the light beam.

12. The CCT modulating method according to claim 6, wherein the step of modulating the LED light source comprises:

modulating at least one of a current and a pulse width parameter of the LED light source to emit the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

13. The CCT modulating method according to claim 6, wherein the step of modulating the white LED light source comprises:

modulating at least one of a current and a pulse width parameter of the white LED light source to emit the first white light.

14. A variable-CCT LED light source module, comprising:

a white LED light source emitting a first white light;

at least one LED light source emitting at least one broad-spectrum monochromatic light; and

a control unit exciting the white LED light source and the LED light source to emit the first white light and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light, wherein the first white light and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light form a second white light, a CRI of the second white light is greater than a CRI of the first white light, and a color coordinate of the first white light are different from a color coordinate of the second white light.

15. The LED light source module according to claim 14, wherein the LED light source comprises a plurality of monochromatic LED light sources, and the control unit excites the monochromatic LED light sources to emit at least two monochromatic lights and mixes the monochromatic lights to produce the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

16. The LED light source module according to claim 15, wherein the monochromatic lights comprise a first monochromatic light and a second monochromatic light, wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the first monochromatic light are respectively λ

1 and λ

2, and wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the second monochromatic light are respectively λ

3 and λ

4, wherein λ

2>

λ

1, λ

4>

λ

3, λ

4>

λ

1, and λ

2≧

λ

3.

17. The LED light source module according to claim 14, wherein the LED light source comprises an LED chip and a wavelength conversion layer, and the control unit excites the LED chip to generate a light beam and allows the light beam to pass through the wavelength conversion layer to generate the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

18. The LED light source module according to claim 17, wherein an FWHM of the broad-spectrum monochromatic light is greater than an FWHM of the light beam.

19. A variable-CCT LED light source module, comprising:

a white LED light source emitting a first white light;

at least one LED light source emitting a second white light, wherein the second white light comprises at least one broad-spectrum monochromatic light; and

a control unit exciting the white LED light source and the LED light source to emit the first white light and the second white light, wherein the first white light and the second white light form a third white light.

20. The LED light source module according to claim 19, wherein a CRI of the third white light is greater than a CRI of the first white light and a CRI of the second white light, and color coordinates of the first white light, the second white light, and the third white light are different from each other.

21. The LED light source module according to claim 19, wherein the LED light source comprises a plurality of monochromatic LED light sources, the control unit excites the monochromatic LED light sources to emit a plurality of monochromatic lights, mixes the monochromatic lights to produce a first broad-spectrum monochromatic light, and mixes the monochromatic lights and the first broad-spectrum monochromatic light to produce the second white light.

22. The LED light source module according to claim 21, wherein the monochromatic lights comprise a first monochromatic light and a second monochromatic light, wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the first monochromatic light are respectively λ

1 and λ

2, wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the second monochromatic light are respectively λ

3 and λ

4, wherein λ

2>

λ

1, λ

4>

λ

3, λ

4>

λ

1, and λ

2≧

λ

3.

23. The LED light source module according to claim 19, wherein the LED light source comprises an LED chip and a wavelength conversion layer, and the control unit excites the LED chip to generate a light beam and allows the light beam to pass through the wavelength conversion layer to generate a second broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

24. The LED light source module according to claim 23, wherein an FWHM of the second broad-spectrum monochromatic light is greater than an FWHM of the light beam.

25. The LED light source module according to claim 19, wherein a color temperature and the color coordinate of the first white light are adjustable.

26. An LED package structure, comprising:

a substrate comprising a plurality of recesses, wherein the recesses comprise a plurality of recess depths, and at least part of the recess depths are different from each other; and

a plurality of LED chips, disposed in the recesses, wherein each of the LED chips emits a corresponding light beam,

wherein at least one first white light and at least one second white light are produced after the light beams pass through the recesses;

wherein color coordinates of the second white light and the first white light are different from each other.

27. The LED package structure according to claim 26, wherein the first white light or the second white light comprises at least one broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

28. The LED package structure according to claim 27, wherein at least two monochromatic lights are produced after the light beams pass through the recesses, and the monochromatic lights form the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

29. The LED package structure according to claim 28, wherein the monochromatic lights comprise a first monochromatic light and a second monochromatic light, wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the first monochromatic light are respectively λ

1 and λ

2, and wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the second monochromatic light are respectively λ

3 and λ

4, wherein λ

2>

λ

1, λ

4>

λ

3, λ

4>

λ

1, and λ

2≧

λ

3.

30. The LED package structure according to claim 27, wherein a wavelength conversion material is put into at least one of the recesses, and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light is produced after at least one of the light beams passes through the recess.

31. The LED package structure according to claim 30, wherein an FWHM of the broad-spectrum monochromatic light is greater than an FWHM of the light beam.

32. The LED package structure according to claim 26, wherein the substrate comprises a top surface, each of the recesses has a bottom surface, and the top surface and the bottom surfaces respectively define the recesses.

33. The LED package structure according to claim 27, wherein optical characteristics of the first white light, the second white light, and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light are determined by at least one of the recess depths and the LED chips.

34. The LED package structure according to claim 30, wherein optical characteristics of the first white light, the second white light, and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light are determined by at least one of the recess depths, the LED chips, and the wavelength conversion material.

35. An LED package structure, comprising:

a substrate, comprising a plurality of recesses, wherein the recesses comprise a plurality of recess depths, and at least part of the recess depths are different from each other; and

a plurality of LED chips, disposed in the recesses, wherein each of the LED chips emits a corresponding light beam,

wherein at least one first white light and at least one broad-spectrum monochromatic light are produced after the light beams pass through the recesses.

36. The LED package structure according to claim 35, wherein at least two monochromatic lights are produced after the light beams pass through the recesses, and the monochromatic lights form the broad-spectrum monochromatic light.

37. The LED package structure according to claim 36, wherein the monochromatic lights comprise a first monochromatic light and a second monochromatic light, wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the first monochromatic light are respectively λ

1 and λ

2, and wavelengths corresponding to 1/10^th of an intensity of a peak wavelength of the second monochromatic light are respectively λ

3 and λ

4, wherein λ

2>

λ

1, λ

4>

λ

3, λ

4>

λ

1, and λ

2≧

λ

3.

38. The LED package structure according to claim 35, wherein a wavelength conversion material is put into at least one of the recesses, and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light is produced after at least one of the light beams passes through the recess.

39. The LED package structure according to claim 38, wherein an FWHM of the broad-spectrum monochromatic light is greater than an FWHM of the light beam.

40. The LED package structure according to claim 35, wherein the substrate comprises a top surface, each of the recesses has a bottom surface, and the top surface and the bottom surfaces respectively define the recesses.

41. The LED package structure according to claim 35, wherein optical characteristics of the first white light and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light are determined by at least one of the recess depths and the LED chips.

42. The LED package structure according to claim 38, wherein optical characteristics of the first white light and the broad-spectrum monochromatic light are determined by at least one of the recess depths, the LED chips, and the wavelength conversion material.

43. An LED package structure, comprising:

a substrate comprising at least two recesses, wherein the recesses have different depths; and

a plurality of LED chips respectively disposed in the recesses, wherein the LED chips emit at least one first light beam and at least one second light beam,

wherein the first light beam and the second light beam have different peak wavelengths.

44. The LED package structure according to claim 43, wherein the substrate comprises a top surface, each of the recesses has a bottom surface, and the top surface and the bottom surfaces respectively define the recesses.