Tunable LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light

• US 8,866,414 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2013
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Healthe, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BioLogical Illumination, LLC
• Inventors: Maxik, Fredric S., Bartine, David E., Soler, Robert R., Grove, Eliza Katar, Regan, Matthew, Flickinger, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Daniel D
• Application Number:
  US13/968,875
• Publication Number:
  US 20140049191A1
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• Field of Search: 315/113, 315/291, 315/294, 315/297, 315/307, 315/308, 315/309, 362/294, 362/373, 362/249.07
• US Class Current: 315/307
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/23 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with bayonet or threaded fittings
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/74 with fins or blades
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/062 the material being plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/10 characterised by coatings
• 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 tunable LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light having a housing, a power circuit, a driver circuit disposed within the housing and electrically coupled with the power circuit, and a plurality of LED dies electrically coupled to and driven by the driver circuit. The driver circuit may drive the plurality of LED dies to emit a phase-shift light having a first spectral power distribution, a general illuminating light having a second spectral power distribution, and a pre-sleep light having a third spectral power distribution. The phase-shift light may be configured to affect a first biological effect in an observer, and the pre-sleep light may be configured to affect a second biological effect in an observer. The LED lamp may include an intermediate base to couple the lamp to an Edison screw base. The LED lamp may be configured to operate responsive to a three-way switch.

Claims

1. A tunable light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light, comprising:

a base;

a housing attached to the base;

a power circuit disposed within the housing having electrical leads attached to the base;

a driver circuit disposed within the housing;

a plurality of LED dies electrically coupled to and driven by the driver circuit; and

an intermediate base adapted to be removably attachable to the base and positionable in electrical communication with the driver circuit and the power circuit;

wherein the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies to emit a phase-shift light having a first spectral power distribution, a general illuminating light having a second spectral power distribution, and a pre-sleep light having a third spectral power distribution;

wherein the phase-shift light is configured to affect a first biological effect in an observer;

wherein the pre-sleep light is configured to affect a second biological effect in an observer;

wherein in the pre-sleep light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 380 nm and 485 nm, is less than 10% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm;

wherein the intermediate base is adapted to couple with an Edison screw socket thereby positioning the intermediate base in electrical communication with the Edison screw socket; and

wherein the intermediate base is configured to cause the driver circuit to operate the plurality of LED dies so as to emit one of the phase-shift light, the general illuminating light, and the pre-sleep light, or to emit no light.

2. The tunable LED lamp of claim 1 wherein in the phase-shift light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 455 nm and 485 nm, is greater than 125% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

3. The tunable LED lamp of claim 1 wherein in the phase-shift light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 455 nm and 485 nm, is within a range from 150% to 250% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

4. The tunable LED lamp of claim 1 wherein in the general illuminating light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 380 nm and 485 nm, is within a range from 20% to 100% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

5. The tunable LED lamp of claim 1 wherein the plurality of LED dies comprises a ratio of two red-orange LED dies to three cyan LED dies to three mint LED dies to three blue LED dies.

6. The tunable LED lamp of claim 1 wherein the plurality of LED dies comprises a ratio of three cyan LED dies to three mint LED dies to two red-orange LED dies to one blue LED die.

7. The tunable LED lamp of claim 1 wherein the intermediate base is adapted to include an Ethernet port conforming to a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) standard;

and wherein the intermediate base is adapted to receive a user input from an electrical signal across the Ethernet port.

8. The tunable LED lamp of claim 1 wherein the driver circuit is adapted to operate the plurality of LED dies responsive to a TRIAC signal.

9. A tunable light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light, comprising:

a housing having a base;

a power circuit disposed within the housing having electrical leads attached to the base;

a driver circuit disposed within the housing;

a plurality of LED dies electrically coupled to and driven by the driver circuit; and

a wireless communication device positioned in electrical communication with the driver circuit;

wherein the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies to emit a phase-shift light having a first spectral power distribution, a general illuminating light having a second spectral power distribution, and a pre-sleep light having a third spectral power distribution;

wherein the phase-shift light is configured to affect a first biological effect in an observer;

wherein the pre-sleep light is configured to affect a second biological effect in an observer;

wherein in the phase-shift light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 455 nm and 485 nm, is greater than 125% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm;

wherein the wireless communication device is adapted to receive an input from a computerized device; and

wherein the driver circuit is adapted to operate the plurality of LED dies responsive to the input received by the wireless communication device.

10. The tunable LED lamp of claim 9 wherein in the pre-sleep light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 380 nm and 485 nm, is less than 10% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

11. The tunable LED lamp of claim 9 wherein in the phase-shift light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 455 nm and 485 nm, is within a range from 150% to 250% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

12. The tunable LED lamp of claim 9 wherein in the general illuminating light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 380 nm and 485 nm, is within a range from 20% to 100% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

13. The tunable LED lamp of claim 9 wherein the plurality of LED dies comprises a ratio of two red-orange LED dies to three cyan LED dies to three mint LED dies to three blue LED dies.

14. The tunable LED lamp of claim 9 wherein the plurality of LED dies comprises a ratio of three cyan LED dies to three mint LED dies to two red-orange LED dies to one blue LED die.

15. The tunable LED lamp of claim 9 wherein the wireless communication device is adapted to receive a wireless signal via a wireless communication method including at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, infrared (IR) data transmission, radio, visible light communication (VLC), cellular data service, and Near Field Communication (NFC).

16. A tunable light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light, comprising:

a base adapted to couple to an Edison screw socket;

a housing attached to the base;

a power circuit disposed within the housing having electrical leads attached to the base;

a driver circuit disposed within the housing; and

a plurality of LED dies electrically coupled to and driven by the driver circuit;

wherein the base comprises a first terminal configured so as to interface with and be positioned in electrical communication with a low-wattage contact of a three-way lamp socket, and a second terminal configured so as to interface with and be positioned in electrical communication with a medium-wattage contact of a three-way lamp socket;

wherein each of the first and second terminals of the base are positioned in electrical communication with the driver circuit;

wherein the driver circuit is adapted to operate the plurality of LED dies responsive to electrical signals received from the first and second terminals of the base;

wherein the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies to emit a phase-shift light having a first spectral power distribution, a general illuminating light having a second spectral power distribution, and a pre-sleep light having a third spectral power distribution;

wherein the phase-shift light is configured to affect a first biological effect in an observer;

wherein the pre-sleep light is configured to affect a third biological effect in an observer; and

wherein in the phase-shift light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 455 nm and 485 nm, is within a range from 150% to 250% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

17. The tunable LED lamp of claim 16 wherein in the pre-sleep light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 380 nm and 485 nm, is less than 10% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

18. The tunable LED lamp of claim 16 wherein in the phase-shift light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 455 nm and 485 nm, is greater than 125% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.

19. The tunable LED lamp of claim 16 wherein in the general illuminating light the driver circuit is adapted to drive the plurality of LED dies such that a blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 380 nm and 485 nm, is within a range from 20% to 100% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.