Light source module having LEDs

• US 8,803,170 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2012
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Cai, Pei-Song, Lin, Tzu-Pu, Tien, Yun-Yi, Liang, Jian-Chin, Liao, Yong-Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): AHMED, SELIM U
• Application Number:
  US13/570,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20130240921A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 257 98-100, 257/E33.061, 257/89
• US Class Current: 257/89
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/00 Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/13 comprising an assembly of point-like light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light

Abstract

A light source module includes a substrate, a first LED package and a second LED package. The first and second LED packages are disposed on the substrate. The first LED package includes a first blue LED chip and a first phosphor. The first blue LED chip emits light in the range of the wavelength for blue light. The first phosphor is used to convert the wavelength of a portion of the light emitted from the first blue LED chip. The second LED package includes a second blue LED chip and a second phosphor. The second blue LED chip emits light in the range of the wavelength for blue light. The second phosphor is used to convert the wavelength of a portion of the light emitted from the second blue LED chip. The wavelength associated with the second phosphor is greater than that associated with the first phosphor.

Claims

1. A light source module having LEDs and a total light flux, F module, the light source module comprising:

a substrate;

at least one first LED (light emitting diode) package disposed on the substrate, the first LED package comprising;

a first blue LED chip emitting light that is in the range of the wavelength for blue light;

a first phosphor for converting the wavelength of a portion of the light emitted from the first blue LED chip; and

at least one second LED package disposed on the substrate, the second LED package comprising;

a second blue LED chip emitting light that is in the range of the wavelength for blue light; and

a second phosphor for converting the wavelength of a portion of the light emitted from the second blue LED chip;

wherein the wavelength associated with the second phosphor is greater than the wavelength associated with the first phosphor;

wherein a number of the at least one first LED package is m, and a number of the at least one second LED package is n, wherein m and n are both positive integers;

wherein each of the first LED package emits a first light flux F1, and each of the second LED package emits a second light flux F2;

wherein the total light flux of the light source module, F_module, satisfies;

F_module=F1×

m+F2×

n;

wherein an arithmetic mean of an equivalent light flux of the light source module, F_mean satisfies;

F_mean=(F1×

m+F2×

n)/(m+n);

wherein the arithmetic mean of the equivalent light flux of the light source module, F_mean is optimized by choosing the first light flux F1, the second light flux F2, the number m of the at least one first LED package, and the number n of the at least one second LED package,

wherein a plurality of first CIE (CIE chromaticity diagram) coordinate points are provided based on different ratios of the first phosphor, a first line is drawn by the first CIE coordinate points, and the first line is substantially straight;

wherein a plurality of second CIE (CIE chromaticity diagram) coordinate points are provided based on different ratios of the second phosphor, a second line is drawn by the second CIE coordinate points, and the second line is substantially straight.

2. The light source module of claim 1, wherein a ratio of a light flux of the first LED package to a light flux of the second LED package approximately ranges from 1 to 14.

3. The light source module of claim 2, wherein the light flux of the first LED package is higher than the light flux of the second LED package.

4. The light source module of claim 1, wherein there is a plurality of the first LED packages and a plurality of the second LED packages;

wherein a ratio of a total light flux of the first LED packages to a total light flux of the second LED packages approximately ranges from 1 to 14.

5. The light source module of claim 4, wherein a ratio of the number of the first LED packages to the number of the second LED packages approximately ranges from 0.05 to 20.

6. The light source module of claim 1, wherein the first light flux F1 is determined by one of the first CIE coordinate points, and the second light flux F2 is determined by one of the second CIE coordinate points.

7. The light source module of claim 1, wherein an emission spectrum of the first blue LED chip and an emission spectrum of the second blue LED chip are different.

8. The light source module of claim 1, wherein an emission spectrum of the first blue LED chip and an emission spectrum of the second blue LED chip are the same.

9. The light source module of claim 1, wherein a CCT (correlated color temperature) of the light source module approximately ranges from 2700K to 6500K.

10. The light source module of claim 1, wherein the first LED package and the second LED package are symmetrically and uniformly disposed on the substrate.

11. The light source module of claim 1, wherein a peak wavelength associated with the first phosphor approximately ranges from 510 nm to 590 nm.

12. The light source module of claim 1, wherein a peak wavelength associated with the second phosphor approximately ranges from 591 nm to 660 nm.

13. The light source module of claim 1, wherein a FWHM (full width at half maximum) of each of the first phosphor and the second phosphor approximately ranges from 60 nm to 160 nm.

14. A light source module having LEDs and a total light flux, F_module, the light source module comprising:

a substrate;

at least one first LED package disposed on the substrate, the first LED package comprising;

a first blue LED chip emitting light that is in the range of the wavelength for blue light;

a first phosphor for converting the wavelength of a portion of the light emitted from the first blue LED chip; and

at least one second LED package disposed on the substrate, the second LED package comprising;

a second blue LED chip emitting light that is in the range of the wavelength for blue light; and

a second phosphor for converting the wavelength of a portion of the light emitted from the second blue LED chip;

wherein the wavelength associated with the second phosphor is greater than the wavelength associated with the first phosphor;

wherein a number of the at least one first LED packages is m, and a number of the at least one second LED packages is n, wherein m and n are both positive integers;

wherein each of the first LED packages emits a first light flux F1, and each of the second LED packages emits a second light flux F2;

wherein the total light flux of the light source module, F_module, is a sum of the first light flux F1 multiplied m and the second light flux F2 multiplied by n;

wherein an arithmetic mean of an equivalent light flux of the light source module, F_mean is the total light flux of the light source module F_module divided by a sum of m and n;

wherein the first light flux F1, the second light flux F2, the number m of the first LED packages, and the number n of the second LED packages are chosen to optimize the equivalent light flux F_mean;

wherein a plurality of first CIE (CIE chromaticity diagram) coordinate points are provided based on different ratios of the first phosphor, a first line is drawn by the first CIE coordinate points, and the first line is substantially straight;

wherein a plurality of second CIE (CIE chromaticity diagram) coordinate points are provided based on different ratios of the second phosphor, a second line is drawn by the second CIE coordinate points, and the second line is substantially straight;

wherein a slope of the first line is fixed and a slope of the second line is fixed.

15. The light source module of claim 14, wherein the slope of the first line is greater than the slope of the second line.

16. The light source module of claim 15, wherein a total light flux of the first LED packages is higher than a total light flux of the second LED packages.

17. The light source module of claim 15, wherein the first LED packages and the second LED packages are symmetrically and uniformly disposed on the substrate.

18. The light source module of claim 15, wherein a peak wavelength associated with the first phosphor approximately ranges from 510 nm to 590 nm, wherein a peak wavelength associated with the second phosphor approximately ranges from 591 nm to 660 nm.