Adaptive adjustment of light output of solid state lighting panels
First Claim
1. A lighting panel system, comprising:
- a lighting panel comprising first and second pulsed LED light sources configured to emit narrow band optical radiation having a first dominant wavelength when energized and third and fourth pulsed LED light sources configured to emit narrow band optical radiation having a second dominant wavelength when energized, the second dominant wavelength being different from the first dominant wavelength;
a photosensor configured to be responsive to the first and second dominant wavelengths and configured to provide substantially independent outputs related to the sensed illumination levels in the first and second dominant wavelengthsfirst, second, third and fourth current sources configured to supply current to the first, second, third and fourth pulsed LED light sources, respectively, in response to control signals; and
a control system coupled to the lighting panel and to the photosensor and configured to provide a feedback loop from the photosensor to the lighting panel by sampling the photosensor output, and, responsive to the photosensor output samples, providing the control signals to the first and second current sources to adjust an average current supplied to at least the first and second pulsed LED light sources,wherein the control system is further configured to maintain the first and second pulsed LED light sources at different average current levels from one another and to maintain the third and fourth pulsed LED light sources at different average current levels than one another;
wherein the current sources are configured to provide a first on-state current level to the first and second pulsed LED light sources and to provide a second on-state current level, different from the first on-state current level, to the third and fourth pulsed LED light sources; and
wherein the control system is further configured to maintain a ratio of average current levels between the first and second pulsed LED light sources relatively constant while varying the average current level to the first and second pulsed LED light sources and without appreciably changing the on-state current of the first and second pulsed LED light sources.
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Abstract
A lighting panel system includes a lighting panel including a first string of solid state lighting devices configured to emit light at a first wavelength and a second string of solid state lighting devices configured to emit light at a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, and a current supply circuit configured to supply a drive current to the first string in response to a control signal. A photosensor is arranged to receive light emitted by the panel, and a control system is configured to sample an output signal of the photosensor and adjust the control signal responsive thereto to thereby adjust an average current supplied to the first string by the current supply circuit. Methods of operating a lighting panel are also provided.
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11 Claims
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1. A lighting panel system, comprising:
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a lighting panel comprising first and second pulsed LED light sources configured to emit narrow band optical radiation having a first dominant wavelength when energized and third and fourth pulsed LED light sources configured to emit narrow band optical radiation having a second dominant wavelength when energized, the second dominant wavelength being different from the first dominant wavelength; a photosensor configured to be responsive to the first and second dominant wavelengths and configured to provide substantially independent outputs related to the sensed illumination levels in the first and second dominant wavelengths first, second, third and fourth current sources configured to supply current to the first, second, third and fourth pulsed LED light sources, respectively, in response to control signals; and a control system coupled to the lighting panel and to the photosensor and configured to provide a feedback loop from the photosensor to the lighting panel by sampling the photosensor output, and, responsive to the photosensor output samples, providing the control signals to the first and second current sources to adjust an average current supplied to at least the first and second pulsed LED light sources, wherein the control system is further configured to maintain the first and second pulsed LED light sources at different average current levels from one another and to maintain the third and fourth pulsed LED light sources at different average current levels than one another; wherein the current sources are configured to provide a first on-state current level to the first and second pulsed LED light sources and to provide a second on-state current level, different from the first on-state current level, to the third and fourth pulsed LED light sources; and wherein the control system is further configured to maintain a ratio of average current levels between the first and second pulsed LED light sources relatively constant while varying the average current level to the first and second pulsed LED light sources and without appreciably changing the on-state current of the first and second pulsed LED light sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A lighting panel system, comprising:
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a lighting panel including at least first and second groups of solid state lighting devices configured to emit light having a first color in response to respective first and second drive currents therethrough and a third group of solid state lighting devices configured to emit light having a second color, different from the first color, in response to a third drive current therethrough; a current supply circuit configured to supply the respective first, second and third drive currents to the first, second and third groups of solid state lighting devices in response to respective control signals; a control system configured to generate the respective control signals, wherein the control system is configured to cause the current supply circuit to drive the first and second groups of solid state lighting devices at different average current levels; and a fourth group of solid state lighting devices configured to emit light having the second color in response to a fourth drive current therethrough, wherein the control system is further configured to cause the current supply circuit to drive the third and fourth groups of solid state lighting devices at different average current levels. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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