Lighting techniques utilizing solid-state lamps with electronically adjustable light beam distribution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9374854-B2
Application number	US-201414531375-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2014
Priority date	Sep 20, 2013
Publication date	Jun 21, 2016
Grant date	Jun 21, 2016

Abstract

Solid-state lamps having an electronically adjustable light beam distribution are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a lamp configured as described herein includes a plurality of solid-state emitters (addressable individually and/or in groupings) mounted over a non-planar interior surface of the lamp. The interior mounting surface can be concave or convex, as desired, and may be of hemispherical or hyper-hemispherical geometry, among others, in accordance with some example embodiments. In some embodiments, the heat sink of the lamp may be configured to provide the interior mounting surface, whereas in some other embodiments, a separate mounting interface, such as a parabolic aluminized reflector (PAR), a bulged reflector (BR), or a multi-faceted reflector (MR), may be included to such end. Also, the lamp may include one or more focusing optics for modifying its output. In some cases, a lamp provided as described herein may be configured for retrofitting existing lighting structures.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting method comprising:
powering first and second solid-state lamps, each such lamp comprising:
a base configured to engage a power socket;
a plurality of solid-state emitters arranged over a non-planar interior surface of the lamp, wherein at least one of the solid-state emitters is individually addressable to customize its emissions; and
one or more focusing optics optically coupled with the plurality of solid-state emitters; and

electronically manipulating beam distribution of the first and second lamps to provide first and second beam distributions, respectively, wherein the first and second beam distributions are different from one another and electronically manipulating beam distribution of the first and second lamps is performed via a control interface configured for communicative coupling with each of the first and second lamps.

2. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein electronically manipulating beam distribution of the first and second lamps to provide first and second beam distributions, respectively, includes reducing beam distribution overlap between the first and second lamps.

3. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein the control interface is configured to automatically command the first and second distributions based on user input.

4. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein the control interface is configured to reduce beam distribution overlap of the first and second lamps utilizing data pertaining to at least one of a mounting location of at least one of the first and second lamps, a separation distance between the first and second lamps, and a distance between the first and second lamps and a corresponding surface of incidence of their respective beam distributions.

5. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein the non-planar interior surface is concave and is of hemispherical or hyper-hemispherical geometry.

6. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein the non-planar interior surface is convex and is of hemispherical or hyper-hemispherical geometry.

7. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein the non-planar interior surface is faceted.

8. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second lamps further comprises a heat sink configured to provide the non-planar interior surface.

9. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second lamps further comprises a heat sink and a mounting interface coupled with the heat sink, the mounting interface configured to provide the non-planar interior surface.

10. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the solid-state emitters is a grouping of solid-state emitters.

11. The lighting method of claim 10 , wherein at least one solid-state emitter of the grouping is individually addressable.

12. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second lamps further comprises a controller communicatively coupled with at least one of the plurality of solid-state emitters and configured to output a control signal to electronically control light emitted thereby.

13. The lighting method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of solid-state emitters are electronically controlled independently of one another by the controller.

14. The lighting method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of solid-state emitters are electronically controlled in one or more groupings by the controller.

15. The lighting method of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to output a control signal that adjusts at least one of beam direction, beam angle, beam diameter, beam distribution, brightness, and/or color of light emitted by at least one of the plurality of solid-state emitters.

16. The lighting method of claim 12 , wherein the controller utilizes at least one of a digital multiplexer (DMX) interface protocol, a Wi-Fi protocol, a Bluetooth protocol, a digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) protocol, a ZigBee protocol, a KNX protocol, an EnOcean protocol, a TransferJet protocol, an ultra-wideband (UWB) protocol, a WiMAX protocol, a high performance radio metropolitan area network (HiperMAN) protocol, an infrared data association (IrDA) protocol, a Li-Fi protocol, an IPv6 over low power wireless personal area network (6LoWPAN) protocol, a MyriaNed protocol, a WirelessHART protocol, a DASH7 protocol, a near field communication (NFC) protocol, a Wavenis protocol, a RuBee protocol, a Z-Wave protocol, an Insteon protocol, a ONE-NET protocol, and/or an X10 protocol.

17. The lighting method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second lamps further comprises a driver operatively coupled with at least one of their respective pluralities of solid-state emitters and configured to adjust at least one of an ON/OFF state, a brightness level, a color of emissions, a correlated color temperature (CCT), and/or a color saturation thereof, wherein the respective drivers utilize a dimming protocol.

18. The lighting method of claim 17 , wherein the dimming protocol comprises at least one of pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming, current dimming, triode for alternating current (TRIAC) dimming, constant current reduction (CCR) dimming, pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) dimming, pulse-code modulation (PCM) dimming, and/or line voltage (mains) dimming.

19. A lighting method comprising:
powering first and second solid-state lamps, each such lamp comprising:
a base configured to engage a power socket;
a heat sink having a non-planar interior surface;
a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged over the non-planar interior surface of the heat sink, wherein at least one of the LEDs is individually addressable to customize its emissions;
one or more focusing optics optically coupled with the plurality of LEDs; and
a driver electronically coupled with at least one of the plurality of LEDs and configured to electronically control output thereof via a dimming protocol; and

electronically manipulating beam distribution of the first and second lamps to provide two distinct beam distributions.

20. The lighting method of claim 19 , wherein the non-planar interior surface of the heat sink is concave and is of hemispherical or hyper-hemispherical geometry.

21. The lighting method of claim 19 , wherein the non-planar interior surface of the heat sink is convex and is of hemispherical or hyper-hemispherical geometry.

22. The lighting method of claim 19 , wherein each of the first and second lamps further comprises at least one of a parabolic aluminized reflector (PAR), a bulged reflector (BR), a multi-faceted reflector (MR), and/or a pre-positioning block disposed between the heat sink and at least one of the LEDs.

23. The lighting method of claim 19 , wherein the at least one of the LEDs is a grouping of LEDs.

24. The lighting method of claim 23 , wherein at least one LED of the grouping is individually addressable.

25. The lighting method of claim 19 , wherein the dimming protocol comprises at least one of pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming, current dimming, triode for alternating current (TRIAC) dimming, constant current reduction (CCR) dimming, pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) dimming, pulse-code modulation (PCM) dimming, and/or line voltage (mains) dimming.

26. The lighting method of claim 19 , wherein each of the first and second lamps further comprises a transceiver communicatively coupled with the driver.

27. A lighting method comprising:
powering first

Assignees

• Quilici Michael
• Ryu Seung Cheol
• Brock Lori
• Osram Sylvania Inc

Inventors

• Quilici Michael
• Ryu Seung Cheol
• Brock Lori

Classifications

• H05B45/10 Primary

  Controlling the intensity of the light · CPC title

• H05B47/10

  Controlling the light source · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21Y2107/20

  on convex supports or substrates, e.g. on the outer surface of spheres · CPC title

• F21Y2107/10

  on concave supports or substrates, e.g. on the inner side of bowl-shaped supports · CPC title