Lighting control system and method
First Claim
1. A method of operating a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light, comprising:
- supplying a current to a light source, the light source having first and second groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and each group having at least one LED;
a controller receiving a timing signal having a period;
supplying a color control signal to the controller, the color control signal having a first signal level;
in response to the color control signal at the first signal level, the controller alternately pulsing the first and second groups of LEDs during the period, such that the first group of LEDs has a first duty cycle and the second group of LEDs has a second duty cycle during the period;
modifying the color control signal such that the color control signal has a second signal level different than the first signal level;
in response to modifying the color control signal, the controller alternately pulsing the first and second groups of LEDs during the period, such that the first group of LEDs has a third duty cycle different than the first duty cycle and the second group of LEDs has a fourth duty cycle different than the second duty cycle during the period;
the first and second duty cycles being a function of the color control signal at the first signal level, and the third and fourth duty cycles being a function of the color control signal at the second signal level; and
a change in the duty cycle of the first group of LEDs from the first duty cycle to the third duty cycle being inverse to a change in the duty cycle of the second group of LEDs from the second duty cycle to the fourth duty cycle.
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Abstract
A lighting system provides for independent control of both the brightness of an LED light fixture and the perceived color of the light emitted by the LED light fixture. The LED light fixture has two LED light sources, a control circuit alternately pulses the two LED light sources and changes relative duty cycles of the light sources to alter a perceived color output of the lighting fixture, in response to a change in a control signal from a controller. Duty cycles of the light sources are a function of the control signal and vary inversely. The LED light fixture also receives a control signal for controlling a current level provided to the LED light sources to independently control the brightness of the lighting system.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of operating a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light, comprising:
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supplying a current to a light source, the light source having first and second groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and each group having at least one LED; a controller receiving a timing signal having a period; supplying a color control signal to the controller, the color control signal having a first signal level; in response to the color control signal at the first signal level, the controller alternately pulsing the first and second groups of LEDs during the period, such that the first group of LEDs has a first duty cycle and the second group of LEDs has a second duty cycle during the period; modifying the color control signal such that the color control signal has a second signal level different than the first signal level; in response to modifying the color control signal, the controller alternately pulsing the first and second groups of LEDs during the period, such that the first group of LEDs has a third duty cycle different than the first duty cycle and the second group of LEDs has a fourth duty cycle different than the second duty cycle during the period; the first and second duty cycles being a function of the color control signal at the first signal level, and the third and fourth duty cycles being a function of the color control signal at the second signal level; and a change in the duty cycle of the first group of LEDs from the first duty cycle to the third duty cycle being inverse to a change in the duty cycle of the second group of LEDs from the second duty cycle to the fourth duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light system, comprising:
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an LED light source having a first group of LEDs and a second group of LEDs; a current source for providing an electrical current to the first and second groups of LEDs; a brightness control operable to generate a brightness control signal for setting a brightness level of the LED light source; a color control operable to generate a color control signal to set a color output of the LED light source; a signal generator operable to generate a timing signal having a period; a controller coupled to the signal generator, the color control and the LED light source; the color control being operable, at a first setting, to generate a first color control signal for selecting a first color of the LED light source; in response to the first color control signal, the controller being operable to alternately pulse the first and second groups of LEDs during the period of the timing signal, such that the first group of LEDs has a first duty cycle and the second group of LEDs has a second duty cycle during the period; the color control being operable, in a second setting, to generate a second color control signal for selecting a second color the LED light source; in response to the second control signal, the controller being operable to alternately pulse the first and second groups of LEDs during the period, such that the first group of LEDs has a third duty cycle different than the first duty cycle and the second group of LEDs has a fourth duty cycle different than the second duty cycle during the period; wherein the first and second duty cycles are a function of the color control signal at the first signal level, and the third and fourth duty cycles are a function of the color control signal at the second signal level; and wherein a change in the duty cycle of the first group of LEDs from the first duty cycle to the third duty cycle is inverse to a change in the duty cycle of the second group of LEDs from the second duty cycle to the fourth duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting system, comprising:
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a light source having first and second groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and each group having at least one LED; a controller coupled to the light source for controlling the first and second groups of LEDs; a signal generator coupled to the controller, the signal generator being operable to generate a timing signal for the controller, the timing signal having a period; a color control coupled to the controller, the color control being operable to generate a variable color control signal including within a first signal range defined by a high signal level and a low signal level that is lower than the high signal level; and when the color control signal is within the first signal range, the controller being operable to alternately pulse the first and second groups of LEDs during the period and to vary respective duty cycles of the first and second groups of LEDs inversely, as a function of the color control signal, between zero (0) percent and one-hundred (100) percent of the period. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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