EP2181564A1 - Verfahren zur bestimmung des lichtstroms einer lichtquelle - Google Patents
Verfahren zur bestimmung des lichtstroms einer lichtquelleInfo
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- EP2181564A1 EP2181564A1 EP08773816A EP08773816A EP2181564A1 EP 2181564 A1 EP2181564 A1 EP 2181564A1 EP 08773816 A EP08773816 A EP 08773816A EP 08773816 A EP08773816 A EP 08773816A EP 2181564 A1 EP2181564 A1 EP 2181564A1
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- light source
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B45/10—Controlling the intensity of the light
- H05B45/14—Controlling the intensity of the light using electrical feedback from LEDs or from LED modules
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/42—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
- G01J2001/4247—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors for testing lamps or other light sources
- G01J2001/4252—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors for testing lamps or other light sources for testing LED's
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for determining the luminous flux of a light source which has at least one light-emitting semiconductor element, in particular an LED. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a circuit arrangement according to the preamble of claim 8.
- the luminous flux generated by a semiconductor element or an LED depends on different ambient conditions as well as on the operating time of the light source.
- the ambient condition in this context is the ambient temperature.
- US Pat. No. 6,411,046 B1 discloses a method for measuring the light output of a light source in the form of a plurality of LEDs.
- a photosensor is positioned immediately in front of the light source, which measures the brightness generated by the LEDs.
- the luminaire is equipped with a temperature sensor, which measures the temperature of the heatsink of the LEDs.
- the luminaire is equipped with a microprocessor which uses the measured values to calculate a functional relationship between the brightness of the light source and the temperature of the heat sink. Accordingly, will then the total power output to the light source is adjusted to keep the luminous flux of the luminaire constant.
- the light output emitted by a plurality of LEDs is determined by measuring the temperature at the LEDs or in the immediate vicinity of the LEDs. On the basis of characteristic curves, the light output of the light source is then determined on the basis of the measured temperature.
- this method is not able to take aging effects into account. Furthermore, assumptions must be made about the light output temperature behavior, which are not always accurate.
- Object of the present invention is therefore to provide an improved method for determining the emitted luminous flux, which does not require expensive external photosensors and without the partially inaccurate characteristics and thus avoids the disadvantages of the previously known from the prior art method.
- the light output based on the power supplied to the light source and a determination of the of the Light source emitted thermal power is determined. Subsequently, the luminous flux is determined based on the light output.
- the output thermal power is determined based on a temperature measurement.
- the temperature can be measured in at least two different locations.
- the temperature is preferably measured at a location immediately adjacent to the light source and at a second location further away.
- the thermal resistance between the measurement points must be known.
- the emitted thermal power is calculated as a quotient of the temperature difference between the measurement points and the thermal resistance
- the invention further proposes a circuit arrangement for operating a light source with at least one semiconductor light-emitting element having a control unit which regulates the power supplied to the light source and means for determining the luminous flux emanating from the light source, wherein the circuit arrangement comprises means for determining the light source has emitted thermal power, wherein the control unit is adapted to determine based on the power supplied to the light source and the output thermal power, the luminous flux.
- the output thermal power is determined by means of a temperature measurement.
- the ballast adjusts the power supplied to the light source so that the luminous flux of the light source is regulated to a certain desired value. This can be done by adjusting the LED current or by a suitable modulation of the current (eg PWM).
- FIG. 1 shows a circuit arrangement in which the emitted luminous flux of an LED is determined with the aid of the method according to the invention
- Fig. 2 shows the time course of emitted light power, emitted thermal power and recorded power of an LED.
- a circuit arrangement according to the invention which has a light source 1 in the form of an LED, two temperature measuring instruments 2 and 3 and a control unit 4. These components are all arranged on a circuit board 5 in the illustrated embodiment, and alternatively one of the two
- Temperature measuring instruments could be arranged elsewhere, for example on a housing or a heat sink. As will be explained in detail later, it is essential that both temperature measuring instruments 2 and 3 are thermally connected to each other.
- the light source is to be noted that this can of course also be formed of a plurality of LEDs, for example in the form of an LED cluster.
- the aim of the method according to the invention is to determine the luminous flux emitted by a semiconductor element 1. For this purpose, the light output from the light source 1 is first of all determined. Once this light output is known, the luminous flux can be easily determined from this.
- control unit 4 is further configured such that it always controls or modulates the current flowing through the light source 1 or the power so that the output from the light source 1 luminous flux is adjusted to a predetermined value by the user.
- the energy supplied to the light source 1 is only partially emitted in the form of light with the power P Ilchl .
- a not inconsiderable part of the supplied power P is delivered in the form of heat with the thermal power P larmann . It has been shown that the proportion of the total energy supplied, which is actually emitted as light, is not constant. Rather, it is dependent on various ambient conditions, such as the room temperature, and in particular on the operating time or aging of the light source. 1
- the emitted light power P Uchl In order to be able to regulate the emitted luminous flux to a desired desired value, the emitted light power P Uchl must be measured or otherwise determined in a first step.
- the power P supplied to the light source 1 as well as the thermal power P ll ⁇ rmiiCh emitted by the light source 1 are used as input parameters.
- the thermal power P For measuring the thermal power P themnch has the circuit arrangement shown in Fig. 1 via two temperature measuring instruments 2 and 3, in a certain distance from each other and are thermally coupled.
- the temperature measuring instrument 2 is located in the immediate vicinity of the light source 1.
- the thermal power P thermally emitted by the light source 1 in the form of heat leads to a heating of the direct surroundings of the light source 1.
- This temperature T j is recorded by the measuring instrument 2.
- the emitted light power P Llchl recorded as the difference between total power P emitted and thermal power P lhemiiCh can then be calculated, without in this process
- Any assumptions regarding the light output temperature behavior of the light source 1 must be made.
- no characteristic curves which indicate the light output P hclu as a function of the temperature of the light source 1 must be assumed to be known.
- Such characteristics were - as mentioned - previously used to estimate the light output, but they are not able to reproduce aging effects of the light source 1. Since the method disclosed here is independent of such assumptions, it is thus more reliable than the previously known methods, which are based only on a measurement of the temperature of the light source 1 and on characteristics.
- the inventive method is in particular also able, despite time-changing light output temperature behavior of
- Light source 1 to deliver correct measured values for the emitted light power P Ucht .
- FIG. 2 shows how such a temporal change of the light output-temperature behavior of a semiconductor light-emitting element 1 could take place.
- the abscissa shows the time course over an unspecified longer period of time. The corresponding power is plotted on the ordinate.
- the curve P Llchl indicates the emitted light output.
- the curve P describes the total power supplied to the semiconductor element 1.
- the gray-colored area 6 is a measure of the output thermal power P lhermsch , which is known to be the difference between the recorded total power P and the output light power P Llcht .
- the white area 7 is a measure of the emitted light power P Llchl . Since, as can be seen in FIG.
- the light output P Lwhl remains constant, the luminous flux emitted by the semiconductor element 1 is also constant.
- the emitted thermal power P II ⁇ rmiich increases over time due to aging phenomena .
- the user of a luminaire wants the luminaire always to have the same brightness.
- the total added power P must be increased.
- the inventive method allows to determine the luminous flux of a light source with significantly less effort than would be the case for a measurement with optical sensors. Furthermore, the method is able to take into account temporal changes in the light output temperature behavior of the semiconductor light-emitting element, since the use of purely approximate characteristics is dispensed with.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102007040079A DE102007040079A1 (de) | 2007-08-24 | 2007-08-24 | Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Lichtstroms einer Lichtquelle |
| PCT/EP2008/005404 WO2009026983A1 (de) | 2007-08-24 | 2008-07-02 | Verfahren zur bestimmung des lichtstroms einer lichtquelle |
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| EP (1) | EP2181564A1 (de) |
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| WO (1) | WO2009026983A1 (de) |
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