LED illumination device and calibration method for accurately characterizing the emission LEDs and photodetector(s) included within the LED illumination device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05B-033/08
H05B-037/02
출원번호
US-0471057
(2014-08-28)
등록번호
US-9392660
(2016-07-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Dias, Alcides Jose
Lewis, Jason E.
출원인 / 주소
Ketra, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Daffer, Kevin L.
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132
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An illumination device and method is provided herein for calibrating individual LEDs and photodetector(s) included within the illumination device, so as to obtain a desired luminous flux and a desired chromaticity of the device over time as the LEDs age. Specifically, a calibration method is provide
An illumination device and method is provided herein for calibrating individual LEDs and photodetector(s) included within the illumination device, so as to obtain a desired luminous flux and a desired chromaticity of the device over time as the LEDs age. Specifically, a calibration method is provided herein for characterizing each emission LED and each photodetector separately. The wavelength and intensity of the illumination produced by each emission LED is accurately characterized over a plurality of different drive currents and ambient temperatures, and at least a subset of the wavelength and intensity measurement values are stored with a storage medium of the illumination device for each emission LED. The responsivity of the photodetector is accurately characterized over emitter wavelength and photodetector junction temperature, and results of said characterization are stored with the storage medium.
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1. A method for calibrating an illumination device comprising at least a first emission light emitting diode (LED) and a photodetector, the method comprising: subjecting the illumination device to a first ambient temperature;successively applying a plurality of different drive currents to the first
1. A method for calibrating an illumination device comprising at least a first emission light emitting diode (LED) and a photodetector, the method comprising: subjecting the illumination device to a first ambient temperature;successively applying a plurality of different drive currents to the first emission LED to produce illumination at different levels of brightness;obtaining wavelength and intensity measurement values for the illumination produced by the first emission LED at each of the different drive currents;measuring a forward voltage developed across the first emission LED by applying a non-operative drive current to the first emission LED before or after each of the different drive currents is applied to the first emission LED; andstoring the forward voltage measurements and at least a subset of the wavelength and intensity measurements within a storage medium of the illumination device to characterize the first emission LED at the first ambient temperature. 2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the intensity measurements comprise radiance measurements. 3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the intensity measurements comprise luminance measurements. 4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising subjecting the illumination device to a second ambient temperature, which is different from the first ambient temperature. 5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising repeating the steps of successively applying a plurality of different drive currents to the first emission LED, obtaining wavelength and intensity measurement values for the illumination produced by the first emission LED at each of the different drive currents, measuring a forward voltage developed across the first emission LED and storing at least a subset of the wavelength, intensity and forward voltage measurement values within a storage medium of the illumination device to characterize the first emission LED at the second ambient temperature. 6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the illumination device comprises a plurality of LEDs including the first LED, and wherein the method is performed for each of the plurality of LEDs. 7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: measuring a photocurrent induced on the photodetector by the illumination produced by the first emission LED at each of the different drive currents;measuring a forward voltage developed across the photodetector before or after each photocurrent is measured;subjecting the illumination device to a second ambient temperature, which is different from the first ambient temperature; andrepeating the steps of measuring a photocurrent induced on, and measuring a forward voltage developed across, the photodetector. 8. The method as recited in claim 7, further comprising: calculating a photodetector responsivity value for each of the different drive currents, wherein each photodetector responsivity value is calculated as a ratio of the photocurrent over the intensity measured at each of the different drive currents;characterizing a change in the photodetector responsivity over emitter wavelength and photodetector forward voltage; andstoring results of said characterization within the storage medium of the illumination device. 9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the step of characterizing a change in the photodetector responsivity over emitter wavelength and photodetector forward voltage comprises: generating relationships between the calculated photodetector responsivity values and the wavelengths and forward voltages measured during the measuring steps at each of the different drive currents; andapplying a first order polynomial to the generated relationships to characterize the change in the photodetector responsivity over emitter wavelength and photodetector forward voltage. 10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the step of storing results of said characterization comprises storing a plurality of coefficient values of said first order polynomial within the storage medium of the illumination device to characterize the photodetector responsivity. 11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the illumination device comprises a plurality of LEDs including the first LED, and wherein the method is performed for each of the plurality of LEDs. 12. An illumination device, comprising: a plurality of emission light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to produce illumination for the illumination device;an LED driver and receiver circuit coupled to the plurality of emission LEDs and configured for successively applying a plurality of different drive currents to each of the emission LEDs, one emission LED at a time, to produce illumination at different levels of brightness;an interface configured for receiving wavelength and intensity values, which are measured by an external calibration tool upon receiving the illumination produced by each of the emission LEDs at each of the plurality of different drive currents; anda storage medium configured for storing at least a subset of the wavelength and intensity values obtained for each of the emission LEDs within a table of calibration values. 13. The illumination device as recited in claim 12, wherein for each emission LED, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of wavelength values detected from the emission LED upon applying the plurality of different drive currents to the emission LED when the emission LED is subjected to a first ambient temperature;a second plurality of wavelength values detected from the emission LED upon applying the plurality of different drive currents to the emission LED when the emission LED is subjected to a second ambient temperature, which is different than the first ambient temperature;a first plurality of intensity values detected from the emission LED upon applying the plurality of different drive currents to the emission LED when the emission LED is subjected to the first ambient temperature; anda second plurality of intensity values detected from the emission LED upon applying the plurality of different drive currents to the emission LED when the emission LED is subjected to the second ambient temperature. 14. The illumination device as recited in claim 12, wherein the interface is a wired interface, which is configured to communicate over an AC mains, a dedicated conductor or a set of conductors. 15. The illumination device as recited in claim 12, wherein for each emission LED, the LED driver and receiver circuit is further configured for: applying a non-operative drive current to the emission LED before or after each of the different drive currents is applied to the emission LED; andmeasuring a plurality of forward voltages that develop across the emission LED in response to the applied non-operative drive currents. 16. The illumination device as recited in claim 15, wherein for each emission LED, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of forward voltages measured across the emission LED when the emission LED is subjected to a first ambient temperature; anda second plurality of forward voltages measured across the emission LED when the emission LED is subjected a second ambient temperature, which is different than the first ambient temperature. 17. The illumination device as recited in claim 12, wherein the interface is a wireless interface configured to communicate using radio frequency (RF), infrared (IR) light or visible light. 18. The illumination device as recited in claim 17, wherein the wireless interface is configured to operate according to at least one of ZigBee, WiFi, or Bluetooth communication protocols. 19. The illumination device as recited in claim 12, further comprising a photodetector configured for detecting the illumination produced by each of the plurality of emission LEDs. 20. The illumination device as recited in claim 16, wherein the LED driver and receiver circuit is coupled to the photodetector and further configured for: measuring photocurrents that are induced on the photodetector by the illumination produced by each of the emission LEDs at each of the different drive currents when the emission LEDs are subjected to a first ambient temperature;measuring forward voltages that develop across the photodetector before or after each induced photocurrent is measured; andrepeating the steps of measuring photocurrents that are induced on the photodetector and measuring forward voltages that develop across the photodetector when the emission LEDs are subjected to a second ambient temperature, which is different from the first ambient temperature. 21. The illumination device as recited in claim 20, further comprising control circuitry coupled to the LED driver and receiver circuitry, wherein for each emission LED, the control circuitry is configured for: calculating a photodetector responsivity value for each of the different drive currents by dividing the photocurrent measured at a given drive current by the received intensity value obtained at the same drive current; andcharacterizing a change in the photodetector responsivity over emitter wavelength and photodetector forward voltage. 22. The illumination device as recited in claim 21, wherein the control circuit is configured for characterizing the change in the photodetector responsivity over emitter wavelength and photodetector forward voltage by: generating relationships between the photodetector responsivity values calculated by the control circuit, the wavelength values received from the interface and the forward voltages measured across the photodetector by the LED driver and receiver circuit at each of the different drive currents;applying a first order polynomial to the generated relationships to characterize the change in the photodetector responsivity over emitter wavelength and photodetector forward voltage; andcalculating a plurality of coefficient values from the first order polynomial. 23. The illumination device as recited in claim 22, wherein the storage medium is further configured for storing the plurality of coefficient values calculated by the control circuit for each emission LED.
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