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Method of color mixing for an aviation anti-collision light

  • US 9,487,306 B2
  • Filed: 07/07/2014
  • Issued: 11/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating an anti-collision light to produce an anti-collision light beam from an aircraft, comprising:

  • producing white light from one or more white light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted in a housing; and

    red-shifting the produced white light to generate a combined light output by simultaneously producing Aviation Red light from one or more red LEDs, the red LEDs being mounted in the housing, wherein the red LEDs comprise between 5% and 25% of the total number of LEDs, wherein the total number of LEDs is the number of red LEDs plus the number of white LEDs,wherein the red-shifting is configured to maintain a combined light output within the definition of Aviation White over an operational life of the one or more white LEDs.

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