Color temperature tunable white light source
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1. A color temperature tunable white light source, the source comprising:
- an array of first LED arrangements operable to emit white light with a color correlated temperature (CCT) in a range of 2500 K to 4000 K and second LED arrangements operable to emit white light with a color correlated temperature (CCT) in a range of 6000 K to 10,000 K;
wherein the LED arrangements are configured such that a composite light is emitted by the array;
wherein the relative drive currents of the first and second LED arrangements are controllable, and thus variable in relative magnitude, such that the color correlated temperature of the composite light emitted by the array is electrically tunable.
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Abstract
A color temperature tunable white light source comprises: first and second LED arrangements operable to emit light of first and second wavelength range respectively that are configured such that their combined light output, which comprises light generated by the source, appears white in color. One or both LED arrangements comprises a phosphor provided remote to an associated LED operable to generate excitation radiation and to irradiate the phosphor such that it emits light of a different wavelength range, wherein the light emitted by the LED arrangement comprises the combined light from the LED and phosphor. The color temperature of output white light is tunable by controlling the relative light outputs of the LED arrangements by for example controlling the relative magnitude of the drive currents of the LEDs or a duty cycle of a pulse width modulated drive current.
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11 Claims
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1. A color temperature tunable white light source, the source comprising:
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an array of first LED arrangements operable to emit white light with a color correlated temperature (CCT) in a range of 2500 K to 4000 K and second LED arrangements operable to emit white light with a color correlated temperature (CCT) in a range of 6000 K to 10,000 K; wherein the LED arrangements are configured such that a composite light is emitted by the array; wherein the relative drive currents of the first and second LED arrangements are controllable, and thus variable in relative magnitude, such that the color correlated temperature of the composite light emitted by the array is electrically tunable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A color temperature tunable white light source, the source comprising:
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an array of first LED arrangements each comprising at least one LED configured to excite a remote phosphor, and to emit a cold white (CW) light having a color temperature ranging from about 6,000 K to 10,000 K, and second LED arrangements configured to emit a warm white (WW) light having a color temperature ranging from about 2,500 K to 4,000 K; wherein the LED arrangements are configured such that a composite light is emitted by the array; wherein the relative drive currents of the first and second LED arrangements are controlled via an electrical circuit to tune the composite light emitted by the array, the electrical circuit selected from the group consisting of a variable resistor potential divider, a pair of bipolar junction transistors, and a 555 timer/oscillator configured in an astable (free-run) mode of operation.
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