Illumination devices and related systems and methods
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05B-037/02
H05B-039/04
H05B-033/08
H04L-012/40
G09G-003/20
G09G-003/34
출원번호
US-0305472
(2014-06-16)
등록번호
US-9295112
(2016-03-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Knapp, David J.
출원인 / 주소
Ketra, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Daffer, Kevin
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132
초록▼
Illumination devices and related systems and methods are disclosed that can be used for LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) backlights, LED lamps, or other applications. The illumination devices can include a photo detector, such as a photodiode or an LED or other light detecting device, and one or more LE
Illumination devices and related systems and methods are disclosed that can be used for LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) backlights, LED lamps, or other applications. The illumination devices can include a photo detector, such as a photodiode or an LED or other light detecting device, and one or more LEDs of different colors. A related method can be implemented using these illumination devices to maintain precise color produced by the blended emissions from such LEDs. One application for the illumination devices is backlighting for FSC (Field Sequential Color) LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays). FSC LCDs temporally mix the colors in an image by sequentially loading the red, green, and blue pixel data of an image in the panel and flashing the different colors of an RGB backlight. Precise and uniform color temperature across such a display can be advantageously maintained by continually monitoring ratios of photodiode currents induced by the different colored LEDs in each illumination device as each color is flashed.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for controlling a color and an intensity of light produced by a group of emission LEDs comprising at least a first LED and a second LED, the method comprising: measuring light from the group of emission LEDs with a photodetector by detecting photocurrents separately induced on the photod
1. A method for controlling a color and an intensity of light produced by a group of emission LEDs comprising at least a first LED and a second LED, the method comprising: measuring light from the group of emission LEDs with a photodetector by detecting photocurrents separately induced on the photodetector by each LED in the group of emission LEDs;comparing a ratio of the photocurrent induced by the first LED over the photocurrent induced by the second LED to a desired ratio of photocurrents, which was previously measured at a particular temperature and stored;measuring a temperature of the photodetector;using the measured temperature to scale the photocurrent induced by the second LED to the particular temperature; andadjusting light produced by the group of emission LEDs based on a difference in the compared ratios of photocurrents and the temperature scaled photocurrent induced by the second LED. 2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the photodetector and the group of emission LEDs are included in a same package. 3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the photodetector comprises a silicon photodiode or an LED. 4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of measuring a temperature comprises forcing different currents through the photodetector when the group of emission LEDs is not emitting light and measuring a difference between voltages developed across the photodetector. 5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein the different currents forced through the photodetector comprise a first current and a second current, which is ten times greater than the first current. 6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of measuring a temperature comprises measuring a temperature by forcing a single current through two photodetectors having different sizes and measuring a difference between voltages developed across the two photodetectors, and wherein the two photodetectors comprise the photodetector. 7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the group of emission LEDs further comprise a third LED, and wherein the method further comprises comparing a ratio of the photocurrent induced by the third LED over the photocurrent induced by the second LED to a desired ratio of photocurrents, which was previously measured at the particular temperature and stored. 8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the first LED is a red LED, the third LED is a green LED and the second LED is a blue LED. 9. A system for controlling a color and an intensity of light produced by a group of emission LEDs, the system comprising: a group of emission LEDs configured to produce light, wherein the group of emission LEDs comprise at least a first LED and a second LED;a first photodetector configured to receive light from the group of emission LEDs; andcontrol circuitry configured to: detect photocurrents separately induced on the first photodetector by the light from each LED in the group of emission LEDs;compare a ratio of the photocurrent induced by the first LED over the pbotocurrent induced by the second LED to a desired ratio of photocurrents, which was previously measured at a particular temperature and stored;determine a temperature of the first photodetector;use the determined temperature to scale the photocurrent induced by the second LED to the particular temperature;adjust the light produced by the group emission LEDs based on a difference in the compared ratios of photocurrents and the temperature scaled photocurrent induced by the second LED. 10. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the first photodetector and the group of emission LEDs are included in a same package. 11. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the first photodetector comprises a silicon photodiode or an LED. 12. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine the temperature of the first photodetector by forcing different currents through the first photodetector when the LED is not producing light and measuring a difference between voltages developed across the first photodetector. 13. The system as recited in claim 12, wherein the different currents forced through the first photodetector comprise a first current and a second current, which is ten times greater than the first current. 14. The system as recited in claim 12, further comprising a single current source coupled to a cathode of the first photodetector for forcing the different currents through the first photodetector. 15. The system as recited in claim 9, further comprising a second photodetector and a third photodetector, each comprising a silicon photodiode or LED. 16. The system as recited in claim 15, further comprising a pair of current sources, each coupled to a cathode of a different one of the second and third photodetectors for forcing a same current through the second and third photodetectors. 17. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the second and third photodetectors differ in size, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine the temperature by determining a voltage difference between anodes of the second and third photodetectors. 18. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the third photodetector is ten times larger than the second photodetector. 19. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the group of emission LEDs further comprise a third LED, and wherein the control circuit is further configured to compare a ratio of the photocurrent induced by the third LED over the photocurrent induced by the second LED to a desired ratio of photocurrents, which was previously measured at the particular temperature and stored. 20. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the first LED is a red LED, the third LED is a green LED and the second LED is a blue LED. 21. The system as recited in claim 19, further comprising a matrix of coefficients, which were previously determined and stored for compensating for variations in wavelength and intensity of the first, second and third LEDs. 22. The system as recited in claim 21, wherein the control circuit is configured to adjust the light produced by the group of emission LEDs by multiplying the differences in the compared ratios of photocurrents and the temperature scaled photocurrent induced by the second LED with corresponding coefficients within the matrix of coefficients.
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