LED luminaire with improved life and operation management
First Claim
1. An LED luminaire apparatus, comprising:
- an LED light source assembly for producing an optical output;
a humidity sensor circuit coupled to the LED light source assembly, wherein the humidity sensor circuit provides a humidity signal, and wherein the humidity signal is a function of humidity proximate to the LED light source assembly; and
a driver circuit coupled to the LED light source assembly, wherein the driver circuit provides an adjustable drive signal to the LED light source assembly that dictates a yellow color content of the optical output generated by the LED light source assembly, and wherein the driver circuit is configured to adjust the drive signal to increase the yellow color content as the humidity proximate the LED light source assembly increases, and to decrease the yellow color content as the humidity proximate the LED light source decreases; and
a comparator circuit coupled to the humidity sensor circuit and the driver circuit, wherein the comparator circuit provides a bidirectional amber adjustment signal which is a function of a comparison between the humidity signal and a reference signal of known value, and wherein the bidirectional amber adjustment signal is received by the driver circuit.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for adjusting the drive signal of an LED luminaire is provided and includes an LED light source assembly, an ambient sensor circuit, a comparator circuit, and a driver circuit. The ambient sensor circuit provides an ambient signal to the LED light source assembly, which is a function of the ambient (such as temperature, humidity or air visibility) proximate to the LED light source assembly. The comparator circuit provides a bidirectional ambient adjustment signal to the driver circuit, which is a function of the ambient signal and a reference signal. And the driver circuit provides an adjustable drive signal to the LED light source assembly, which is a function of the bidirectional ambient adjustment signal.
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8 Claims
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1. An LED luminaire apparatus, comprising:
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an LED light source assembly for producing an optical output; a humidity sensor circuit coupled to the LED light source assembly, wherein the humidity sensor circuit provides a humidity signal, and wherein the humidity signal is a function of humidity proximate to the LED light source assembly; and a driver circuit coupled to the LED light source assembly, wherein the driver circuit provides an adjustable drive signal to the LED light source assembly that dictates a yellow color content of the optical output generated by the LED light source assembly, and wherein the driver circuit is configured to adjust the drive signal to increase the yellow color content as the humidity proximate the LED light source assembly increases, and to decrease the yellow color content as the humidity proximate the LED light source decreases; and a comparator circuit coupled to the humidity sensor circuit and the driver circuit, wherein the comparator circuit provides a bidirectional amber adjustment signal which is a function of a comparison between the humidity signal and a reference signal of known value, and wherein the bidirectional amber adjustment signal is received by the driver circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of managing a drive signal to an LED luminaire, comprising:
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sensing humidity proximate to an LED light source assembly using a humidity sensor circuit; generating a humidity signal that is a function of the sensed humidity proximate to the LED light source assembly using a comparator circuit that provides a bidirectional amber adjustment signal which is a function of a comparison between the humidity signal and a reference signal of known value; generating an adjustable drive signal that dictates a yellow color content of an optical output of the LED light source assembly; and adjusting the drive signal in response to changes in the humidity signal to increase the yellow color content as the humidity proximate the LED light source assembly increases, and to decrease the yellow color content as the humidity proximate the LED light source decreases. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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