Illumination device and method for calibrating an illumination device over changes in temperature, drive current, and time
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01J-001/32
G01J-003/46
G01J-003/50
H05B-037/02
G01J-001/02
G01J-003/02
G01J-001/42
G01J-001/44
출원번호
US-0314451
(2014-06-25)
등록번호
US-9557214
(2017-01-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Ho, Horace C.
Lewis, Jason E.
Knapp, David J.
출원인 / 주소
Ketra, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Daffer, Kevin L.
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2인용 특허 :
132
초록▼
An illumination device and method is provided herein for calibrating individual LEDs in the illumination device, so as to obtain a desired luminous flux and a desired chromaticity of the device over changes in drive current, temperature, and over time as the LEDs age. The calibration method may incl
An illumination device and method is provided herein for calibrating individual LEDs in the illumination device, so as to obtain a desired luminous flux and a desired chromaticity of the device over changes in drive current, temperature, and over time as the LEDs age. The calibration method may include subjecting the illumination device to a first ambient temperature, successively applying at least three different drive currents to a first LED to produce illumination at three or more different levels of brightness, obtaining a plurality of optical measurements from the illumination produced by the first LED at each of the at least three different drive currents, obtaining a plurality of electrical measurements from the photodetector and storing results of the obtaining steps within the illumination device to calibrate the first LED at the first ambient temperature. The plurality of optical measurements may generally include luminous flux and chromaticity, the plurality of electrical measurements may generally include induced photocurrents and forward voltages, and the calibration method steps may be repeated for each LED included within the illumination device and upon subjecting the illumination device to a second ambient temperature.
대표청구항▼
1. An illumination device, comprising: a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chains configured to produce illumination for the illumination device;a photodetector configured for detecting the illumination produced by each of the plurality of LED chains;an LED driver and receiver circuit configur
1. An illumination device, comprising: a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chains configured to produce illumination for the illumination device;a photodetector configured for detecting the illumination produced by each of the plurality of LED chains;an LED driver and receiver circuit configured for: successively applying at least three different drive currents to each of the plurality of LED chains, one LED chain at a time, to produce illumination at different levels of brightness when the LED chains are subjected to a first ambient temperature;measuring photocurrents induced on the photodetector by the illumination produced by each of the plurality of LED chains at each of the at least three different drive currents;measuring forward voltages that develop across the photodetector before, during or after each induced photocurrent is measured; andrepeating the steps of successively applying at least three different drive currents to each of the LED chains, measuring photocurrents induced on the photodetector, and measuring forward voltages that develop across the photodetector when the LED chains are subjected to a second ambient temperature, which is different from the first ambient temperature;an interface configured for receiving luminous flux and chromaticity measurements, which are measured by an external calibration tool upon receiving the illumination produced by each of the plurality of LED chains at each of the at least three different drive currents when the LED chains are subjected to the first and second ambient temperatures; anda storage medium configured for storing the photocurrent, forward voltage, luminous flux, and chromaticity measurements obtained for each of the plurality of LED chains within a table of calibration values. 2. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein the photocurrent, forward voltage, luminous flux, and chromaticity measurements stored within the storage medium comprise measured values or calculated coefficients. 3. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein for each LED chain, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of photocurrent values obtained from the photodetector upon receiving illumination from the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the first ambient temperature and the at least three different drive currents are successively applied to the LED chain;a second plurality of photocurrent values obtained from the photodetector upon receiving illumination from the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the second ambient temperature and the at least three different drive currents are successively applied to the LED chain; anda plurality of forward voltage values measured across the photodetector before, during or after each photocurrent value is measured. 4. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein for each LED chain, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of luminous flux values detected from the LED chain upon applying the at least three different drive currents to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the first ambient temperature; anda second plurality of luminous flux values detected from the LED chain upon applying the at least three different drive currents to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the second ambient temperature. 5. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein for each LED chain, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of x chromaticity values and a first plurality of y chromaticity values, which are detected from the LED chain upon applying the at least three different drive currents to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the first ambient temperature; anda second plurality of x chromaticity values and a second plurality of y chromaticity values, which are detected from the LED chain upon applying the at least three different drive currents to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the second ambient temperature. 6. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein for each LED chain, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of u chromaticity values and a first plurality of v chromaticity values, which are detected from the LED chain upon applying the at least three different drive currents to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the first ambient temperature; anda second plurality of u chromaticity values and a second plurality of v chromaticity values detected from the LED chain upon applying the at least three different drive currents to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the second ambient temperature. 7. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein for each LED chain, the LED driver and receiver circuit is further configured for applying a non-operative drive current to the LED chain and measuring a forward voltage that develops across the LED chain before, during or after each induced photocurrent is measured. 8. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein the illumination device further comprises an additional photodetector, which is configured for detecting the illumination produced by a subset of the plurality of LED chains. 9. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein the interface is a wireless interface configured to communicate using radio frequency (RF), infrared (IR) light or visible light. 10. The illumination device as recited in claim 1, wherein the interface is a wired interface, which is configured to communicate over an AC mains, a dedicated conductor or a set of conductors. 11. The illumination device as recited in claim 7, wherein for each LED chain, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of forward voltage values measured across the LED chain upon applying the non-operative drive current to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the first ambient temperature; anda second plurality of forward voltage values measured across the LED chain upon applying the non-operative drive current to the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the second ambient temperature. 12. The illumination device as recited in claim 8, wherein the subset of the plurality of LED chains comprise a chain of phosphor converted LEDs and a chain of reference LEDs. 13. The illumination device as recited in claim 12, wherein the chain of phosphor converted LEDs comprise a chain of phosphor converted white LEDs, and wherein the chain of reference LEDs comprise a chain of blue LEDs. 14. The illumination device as recited in claim 12, wherein the LED driver and receiver circuit is configured for: measuring photocurrents induced on the additional photodetector by the illumination individually produced by the chain of phosphor converted LEDs and the chain of reference LEDs at each of the at least three different drive currents when the LED chains are subjected to the first and second ambient temperatures; andmeasuring forward voltages that develop across the additional photodetector before, during or after each induced photocurrent is measured. 15. The illumination device as recited in claim 14, wherein the photocurrents and forward voltages measured across the additional photodetector are stored within the storage medium as measured values or calculated coefficients. 16. The illumination device as recited in claim 14, wherein for each LED chain within the subset, the table of calibration values comprises: a first plurality of photocurrent values obtained from the additional photodetector upon receiving illumination from the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the first ambient temperature and the at least three different drive currents are successively applied to the LED chain;a second plurality of photocurrent values obtained from the additional photodetector upon receiving illumination from the LED chain when the LED chain is subjected to the second ambient temperature and the at least three different drive currents are successively applied to the LED chain; anda plurality of forward voltage values measured across the additional photodetector before, during, or after each photocurrent value is measured. 17. The illumination device as recited in claim 9, wherein the wireless interface is configured to operate according to at least one of ZigBee, WiFi, or Bluetooth communication protocols.
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