High efficiency LEDs and LED lamps

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9966414-B2
Application number	US-201715679350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2017
Priority date	Jun 27, 2009
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

In various embodiments, lighting systems include an electrically insulating carrier having a plurality of conductive elements disposed thereon and a light-emitting array. The light-emitting array is disposed over the carrier and includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that each has at least two electrical contacts electrically connected to conductive elements by an electrical connection featuring solder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting system comprising:
an electrically insulating carrier having a plurality of first conductive elements and a plurality of second conductive elements disposed thereon;
disposed over the carrier, a light-emitting array comprising a plurality of light-emitting strings, each light-emitting string comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), each LED having at least two electrical contacts, wherein each electrical contact is electrically connected to a different first conductive element by an electrical connection comprising a solder; and
at least two connectors each electrically coupled to a different second conductive element, the second conductive elements providing power to the light-emitting array.

2. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein at least one first light-emitting string emits light having a color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution different from a color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution of at least one second light-emitting string.

3. The lighting system of claim 1 , further comprising an array of optical elements each associated with at least one LED, the array of optical elements at least one of focusing or shaping light from the LEDs to a desired illumination pattern.

4. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the electrically insulating carrier is reflective to a wavelength of light emitted by at least one of the LEDs.

5. The lighting system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of circuits for controlling current supplied to the light-emitting strings, each circuit controlling current supplied to one of the light-emitting strings.

6. The lighting system of claim 1 , further comprising circuitry for controlling current supplied to the LEDs.

7. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two connectors comprise snap contacts.

8. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the electrically insulating carrier is flexible.

9. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein:
the light-emitting array comprises (i) a first group of one or more light-emitting strings, and (ii) a second group of one or more light-emitting strings different from the first group,
activation of the first group and deactivation of the second group produces light having a first color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution, and
activation of the second group and deactivation of the first group produces light having a second color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution different from the first color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution.

10. The lighting system of claim 9 , wherein (i) the first group of one or more light-emitting strings emits a warm white light and (ii) the second group of one or more light-emitting strings emits a cool white light having a color temperature cooler than a color temperature of the light emitted by the first group of one or more light-emitting strings.

11. The lighting system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one power source for providing power to the light-emitting array via the second conductive elements.

12. The lighting system of claim 11 , wherein the power source is electrically coupled to the light-emitting array through the at least two connectors.

13. The lighting system of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent encapsulant covering at least a portion of the light-emitting array.

14. The lighting system of claim 13 , wherein the encapsulant conformally coats at least a portion of the light-emitting array.

15. The lighting system of claim 13 , wherein the encapsulant non-conformally coats at least a portion of the light-emitting array.

16. The lighting system of claim 13 , wherein the encapsulant comprises a shell over at least a portion of the light-emitting array.

17. A lighting system comprising:
an electrically insulating carrier having a plurality of first conductive elements disposed thereon;
disposed over the carrier, a light-emitting array comprising a plurality of light-emitting strings, each light-emitting string comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), each LED having at least two electrical contacts, wherein each electrical contact is electrically connected to a different first conductive element by an electrical connection comprising a solder;
a second carrier disposed on the electrically insulating carrier; and
disposed on the second carrier and electrically coupled to the light-emitting array, circuitry for controlling current supplied to the LEDs.

18. The lighting system of claim 17 , wherein at least one first light-emitting string emits light having a color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution different from a color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution of at least one second light-emitting string.

19. The lighting system of claim 17 , wherein the circuitry for controlling current supplied to the LEDs comprises a plurality of circuits for controlling current supplied to the light-emitting strings, each circuit controlling current supplied to one of the light-emitting strings.

20. The lighting system of claim 17 , further comprising an array of optical elements each associated with at least one LED, the array of optical elements at least one of focusing or shaping light from the LEDs to a desired illumination pattern.

21. The lighting system of claim 17 , wherein the electrically insulating carrier is reflective to a wavelength of light emitted by at least one of the LEDs.

22. The lighting system of claim 17 , further comprising at least one power source for providing power to the light-emitting array.

23. The lighting system of claim 17 , wherein the electrically insulating carrier is flexible.

24. The lighting system of claim 17 , wherein:
the light-emitting array comprises (i) a first group of one or more light-emitting strings, and (ii) a second group of one or more light-emitting strings different from the first group,
activation of the first group and deactivation of the second group produces light having a first color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution, and
activation of the second group and deactivation of the first group produces light having a second color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution different from the first color, color temperature, intensity, efficiency, color rendering index, or spectral light distribution.

25. The lighting system of claim 24 , wherein (i) the first group of one or more light-emitting strings emits a warm white light and (ii) the second group of one or more light-emitting strings emits a cool white light having a color temperature cooler than a color temperature of the light emitted by the first group of one or more light-emitting strings.

26. The lighting system of claim 17 , further comprising:
a plurality of second conductive elements disposed on the electrically insulating carrier; and
at least two connectors each electrically coupled to a different second conductive element, the second conductive

Assignees

• Tischler Michael A
• Odnoblyudov Vladimir
• Keogh David
• Cooledge Lighting Inc

Inventors

• Tischler Michael A
• Odnoblyudov Vladimir
• Keogh David

Classifications

• F21K9/64

  using wavelength conversion means distinct or spaced from the light-generating element, e.g. a remote phosphor layer · CPC title

• F21Y2105/10

  comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title

• H10W90/754

  between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL · CPC title