Kenneth Ray Byrd

US Patent:

20090160363, Jun 25, 2009

Filed:

Oct 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/257804

Inventors:

Gerald H. Negley - Durham NC, US
Antony Paul Van De Ven - Hong Kong SAR, CN
Kenneth R. Byrd - Cedar Grove NC, US
Peter J. Myers - Raleigh NC, US
Michael Harris - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

Cree LED Lighting Solutions, Inc. - Durham NC

International Classification:

H05B 37/02
F21V 21/00
F21V 9/00
F23Q 23/08

US Classification:

315294, 36224906, 362231, 445 3

Abstract:

Lighting devices comprising first, second and third strings of solid state lighting devices. One aspect further comprises means for supplying first fixed current through the first string, means for supplying second fixed current through the second string, and means for supplying current through the third string. In a second aspect, the first and second strings emit light within a specific area on a 1931 CIE Chromaticity Diagram, and the third string emits light of dominant wavelength 600-640 nm. A third aspect further comprises a power line and a power supply configured to supply a first and second fixed currents through the first and second strings, respectively, and supply a current to the third string. A method of making a lighting device, comprising measuring color output, adjusting current to first, second and/or third strings, and permanently setting currents to the first and second strings.