US20110216537A1 - LED Device for Wide Beam Generation - Google Patents
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- Another technique is to use a collimating lens and/or reflector and a sheet optic such as manufactured by Physical Devices Corporation to spread the energy into a desired beam.
- a reflector has a predetermined surface loss based on the metalizing technique utilized.
- Lenses which are not coated with anti-reflective coatings also have surface losses associated with them.
- the sheet material from Physical Optics has about an 8% loss.
- the ‘Side-emitter’ device sold by Lumileds as part of their LED packaging offerings.
- the ‘side-emitter’ is intended to create a beam with an almost 90 degree radial pattern, not a forward beam. It has internal losses of an estimated 15% as well.
- Another Lumileds LED commonly called a low dome or bat wing LED, has a lens over the LED package to redirect the light, but it is to be noted that it has no undercut surface in the lens for redirecting the light from the LED which is in the peripheral forward solid angle.
- the conventional 5 mm dome lens or packaging provided for LEDs lacks any undercut surface in the dome at all.
- the illustrated embodiment of the invention includes a method of providing a predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source comprising the steps of defining an estimated optical transfer function of a lens shape; generating an energy distribution pattern using the estimated optical transfer function of a lens shape from the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source; generating a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface; comparing the projection of the energy distribution pattern to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern; modifying the estimated optical transfer function of the lens shape; repeating the steps of generating the energy distribution pattern using the estimated optical transfer function of the lens shape from the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source, generating the projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface, and comparing the projection of the energy distribution pattern to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern until acceptable consistency between the projection of the energy distribution pattern and the predetermined illuminated surface pattern is obtained; and manufacturing a lens with the last obtained estimated optical transfer function.
- the illustrated embodiment is also an improvement in a lens surface for use in an apparatus for providing a predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, where the lens is characterized by an energy distribution pattern with two opposing sides, the improvement comprising a complex prism defined as part of the lens surface, the complex prism being arranged and configured to transfer energy from one side of the energy distribution pattern to the opposing side to render the energy distribution pattern asymmetric with respect to the two opposing sides.
- the lens comprises a transparent or translucent “blob-like” or dimpled-puddle shape, such as plastic or glass, that encompasses the light source or LED emitter to generate a high angle intensity wide beam without, in the preferred embodiment, adding any additional surface losses, either reflective or refractive than the LED would cause itself in this configuration of the invention. Almost all the energy of the LED is directed into the beam without losses much in excess of those generated by the LED without the lens deployed.
- the lens is characterized by a “blob” zone which is a small concentrating zone that is formed along the desired primary director of the lens and light source.
- the blob zone comprises a surface portion of the lens which collects the light rays emitted by the LED and sends them along a predetermined direction dependent on the desired beam angle.
- the nearby surrounding surface portion of the lens also collects light from the LED emitter and bends it toward the preferential direction.
- the blob zone comprises has a central forward cross-section which smoothly apportions light from a directed zone to the centerline.
- the portion of the lens which collects the peripheral light of the LED emitter either bends the light rays toward the preferential direction and/or internally reflects the light rays through the forward surface of the lens.
- the lens produces a beam that is a function of the azimuthal angle of the beam and thus the lens has a cross-section which varies as function of the azimuthal angle around the optical axis.
- the azimuthal light pattern has a multiple lobed distribution of intensity.
- the illustrated embodiment further comprises a plurality of light sources or LEDs and corresponding lenses as describe above combined into a flat array of bars or plates to provide thermal and electrical distribution required for the LEDs as well as provide means for sealing the array from environmental damage.
- the apparatus further comprises circuitry to drive the LEDs included in the array. It is contemplated that each of the lenses are individually rotated to create a beam pattern for the flat array that is unique from the devices themselves, including all degrees of freedom, e.g. separately determined translation, tilt and yaw for each lens.
- the array could comprise similarly colored LEDs, white or otherwise, or optionally various colored LEDs.
- the invention further comprises a method of providing a light pattern using any one of the devices or arrays described above.
- FIG. 2 is the side cross sectional view depicted in FIG. 1 through section lines ‘B-B’.
- FIG. 3 is a polar candela plot of the embodiment of the invention described in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the zero direction is the centerline of the device.
- FIG. 7 is a side plan view of the device of FIG. 5 as seen parallel to section line D-D showing the reversal or undercut in the outline of the lens.
- FIG. 8 is a side plan view that is rotated 90 degrees from the side view of FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 11 is the iso-candela plot of the device of FIGS. 5-9 showing multiple plots of the device in different planes.
- FIG. 12 is a side view of a ray tracing of the device of FIGS. 5-9 showing the rays traced from the LED emitter through the lens.
- FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a light module comprised of multiple devices of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the assembled device of FIG. 14 , a flat modular light bar.
- FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the device of FIG. 16 .
- FIG. 19 is a side plan view of the device of FIGS. 17-18 .
- FIG. 24 is a side plan view of the embodiment of the invention described in FIGS. 21-23 showing in phantom outline the LED on which the lens of the device is mounted.
- FIG. 28 is a rotated perspective view of the iso-candela map of FIG. 27 showing the output of the device as seen from the ‘curb’ side and from above the device. It shows the bias of the beam toward the street and down the curb line.
- the illustrated embodiment of the invention uses light emitting diodes (LED), or other light sources, in a device that directs the energy from the LED into a smooth, broad beam.
- a broad beam can best be described as a beam which provides an illumination pattern on the surface intended to be illuminated, (e.g. the street, sidewalk, wall, etc.) that has a 50 percent maximum foot-candle measurement at an angle greater than 15 degrees from the centerline of the illumination pattern. This is referred to in the lighting field as the half-maximum point.
- a light source with a 15 degree half maximum measurement is also described as a 30 degree FWHM (Full Width, Half Maximum) light source.
- the ‘blob’ zone is a small concentrating lens zone that is formed along the desired primary director of the device.
- This blob zone of the lens collects the light rays emitted by the LED and sends them along a predetermined direction, i.e. the primary director, dependent on the beam angle desired by the optical designer.
- the lens will be first considered to be a surface of revolution with a centerline or axis aligned with the centerline of the LED light pattern.
- This azimuthal symmetry is broken.
- the nearby surrounding surface of the lens to the blob zone also collects light from the LED emitter and refracts it toward the preferential direction.
- One of the preferred embodiments of the invention generates a beam that has a differential of angles, and therefore intensities, in its two primary axes.
- the ‘blob’ cross-section of the lens varies as a function of the azimuthal angle about the centerline axis.
- This embodiment is intended for use in street lights and walkway lights or any use where there is a requirement for an asymmetrical or anamorphic beam.
- the iso-candela map of such a luminaire is nonuniform about its axes. Although it would be unusual, it is nevertheless contemplated within the scope of the invention that there could be more than two lobes along the opposing axes, such as a three, four or even more ‘blob’ axes.
- the device is generally described as being used in the field of general lighting illumination, but it could be used in niche markets in the field of lighting and illumination as well.
- Uses of the invention include, but are not limited to, street lighting, parking structure lighting, pathway lighting or any indoor or outdoor venues where a broad beam of light is desired, and is either azimuthally symmetric or biased in one or more axial directions.
- the illustrated embodiment can also be used to advantage in mobile lighting in vehicles, aircraft, trains, vessels and the like. The number and variety of applications in which use can be made are too numerous to even attempt to list.
- a beam is generated that is offset in one or more axes from the projected centerline of the device.
- the resultant beam can be used, for example, to generate a Type III roadway lighting luminaire which requires a beam pattern that has its primary director to be offset from its nadir.
- the lens appears to be a freeform shape with cross-sections that that may have tilted lobes and surfaces that cause individual rays of the beam to refract in a skewed manner.
- the embodiment also includes additional surface shapes, like a complex prism, that add further control to the composition of the composite beam. It is also anticipated that facets, Fresnel type flattening of surface shapes in the form of complex prism, diffusing techniques or other surface enhancements may be added to lens to obtain a certain effect within the beam.
- FIG. 1 is an orthogonal top plan view of the device, generally denoted by reference numeral 10 .
- FIG. 2 shows the device 10 in a cross-sectional view in position on LED 1 , which is a conventional packaged LED.
- LED emitter 2 is positioned on the axis of the device 10 and in the embodiment shown the emitter 2 is centered in a hemispherical cavity (not shown) defined in a transparent, hemispherical protective dome 19 of the device 10 .
- zone A represents surface 5 of the lens 21 into which the forward solid angle of energy emitted from LED emitter 2 is collected, represented by rays 11 and 12 .
- Ray 11 is transmitted within the lens 21 from emitter 2 to the surface of lens 21 and ray 12 is the refracted into zone A through the surface of the lens 21 .
- Zone B represents the surface 4 of the lens 21 referred to as the ‘blob’ zone. This surface 4 is situated on either side of the intended main director 6 at the approximate angle of the beam's highest desired intensity.
- Zone C represents the undercut surface 3 which collects the remaining peripheral forward solid angle of energy from the LED emitter 2 as represented by rays 7 , 8 and 9 . Ray 7 is transmitted from emitter 2 to the surface 3 within lens 21 , is totally internally reflected as ray 8 and then is refracted by surface 5 as ray 9 . However, it must be understood that some or, if desired, most of the rays from emitter 2 incident on surface 3 will not be internally reflected, but intentionally refracted through surface 3 as peripheral rays.
- FIG. 6 which shows the device 20 in a rotated oblique view that shows its elongated profile.
- FIG. 7 shows that the illustrated profile in this view is similar to the device 20 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the ‘blob’ shape in the embodiment of FIG. 7 is defined by multiple cross-sections of segments 14 and 15 rotated about the centerline 23 in which the surface of lens 21 is lofted between cross-sections of segments 14 and 15 much like the lofting of a boat hull.
- the ‘blob’ or lobe segment 14 is defined similarly to the device 10 shown in FIG. 2 .
- the zones A, B and C of the embodiment of FIG. 9 are similar as are the rays 25 , 26 and rays 32 - 34 are similar to analogous rays 12 , 11 , 7 , 8 and 9 respectively of FIG. 2 .
- the undercut surface 31 as shown is flat, but it could be any shape or angle that provides the desired result.
- the undercut surface 31 of FIGS. 5-9 or surface 3 of FIGS. 1-4 differs from undercut surfaces which can be found in conventional total internal reflectors (TIR) in that the surfaces of the conventional TIR are located in what would be termed the far field of the LED and not its near field.
- TIR total internal reflectors
- surfaces 3 and 31 are near field surfaces in that they are optically closely coupled to the LED source and ideally have no air gap or at least no substantial air gap between the LED and the surface 3 or 31 .
- the undercut surfaces are generally used as reflective surfaces and to the extent that there are refracted rays emitted through such surfaces, the rays are lost to the useful beam or what is the intended beam of light.
- the undercut surfaces 3 and 31 optically contribute to the intend beam to a material degree, both in the reflected as well as the refracted rays incident on them.
- FIG. 10 shows a two dimensional iso-foot-candle plot of the output of the device 20 shown in FIGS. 5-9 . It shows the anamorphic shape of the output beam which is nearly two times the length/width ratio of a azimuthally symmetric beam of the embodiment of FIGS. 1-4 .
- FIG. 11 shows the polar iso-candela plot with overlaid angles of candela data.
- the plot 35 is the intensity distribution as seen in the horizontal plane of FIG. 7
- plot 38 is the intensity distribution as seen in the azimuthally orthogonal plane of FIG. 8
- plot 36 is the intensity distribution as seen in a plane at 45 degrees or half way between the views of FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 .
- the maximum of intensity distribution pattern decreases as the view rotates from the plane of FIG. 7 to the plane of FIG. 8 as shown in the plots 35 , 36 and 38 and the decreases in angle or rotates upwardly from about 52 degrees to about 40 degrees off axis.
- FIG. 14 shows a disassembled conventional LED package 28 and the ‘blob’ lens 21 which is disposed onto LED package 28 .
- FIGS. 14 and 15 further show a flat heat dissipating carrier 41 to which the LEDs 28 are attached.
- the flat carrier 41 which is typically made of metal, such as a heat conductive aluminum alloy, could provide just enough heat dissipation and conduction to allow proper cooling of the LED with the addition of a properly designed heat sink or other heat dissipating means, or the carrier 41 could be the entire heat sink or other heat dissipating means itself.
- a printed circuit board 46 is shown as a convenient means to provide power to the LEDs 28 , however it could be eliminated and the LEDs could be wired to each other directly. Additional means of conveying power to the LEDs 28 are contemplated by the invention.
- the wires 42 shown are just one means of providing power to the light module 40 . Connectors, sockets, plugs, direct wiring and other means are equivalent substitutes.
- the light module is covered by a molded component 43 or a co-molded cover 43 or any other means of providing a seal, such as a potting compound, or optionally no seal at all.
- An optional potting compound, which is forced or disposed between cover 43 and carrier 41 is just one means of providing sealing for the light module 40 , rendering it in such an embodiment as waterproof or submersible.
- the assembled module 40 as shown in FIG. 15 can include hold down features, alignment features as well as other conventional features desired for implementation into a luminaire.
- FIGS. 16-20 depict another preferred embodiment of the invention wherein the resultant ‘beam’ of light energy is directed in a skewed fashion with respect to the centerline of the device 20 .
- the beam can be defined as having ‘lobes’ of intensity that are not coincident with the primary axes of the device 20 .
- the device shown in FIG. 16 is similar to FIG. 6 in all respects with two exceptions, first there a complexly shaped prism 50 is provided on the top of lens 21 and the second is described as follows.
- lobes 14 are similar to lobes 14 in FIG. 5 while the flattened sides 15 are slightly radially extended with a central bulge.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the device, generally denoted by reference numeral 10 .
- FIG. 22 shows the device 10 in another perspective view.
- Optional flange 30 is shown to have a keyed shape that allow the lens 21 to be rotationally indexed in an assembly or fixture (not shown).
- the flange 30 may also be utilized to seal the LED housed in lens 21 into an assembly by a mating part (not shown) that interfaces or interlocks with the flange 30 .
- Optional seal 18 is shown as a part of the flange 30 and may be incorporated into it by many different means.
- Surfaces 57 and 58 of lens 21 are utilized to direct the energy from the LED's peripheral beam, which is defined as the energy radiating in the solid angular zone from a horizontal plane parallel to the plane of the LED emitter to approximately 45 degrees from the perpendicular centerline of the LED emitter, while surfaces 51 , 52 and 59 direct the energy in the solid angular zone from the LED's centerline to approximately 45 degrees from the centerline, the primary LED director.
- One very important element of the invention is the zone of the lens 21 depicted by surfaces 51 and 70 .
- the surfaces 51 and 70 form the principle parts of a complex prism on the surface of lens 21 , which is called a “Pope's hat”.
- the solid angle zone of the light served by surfaces 51 and 70 takes the energy from the primary directed beam of the LED's ‘curb’ side and redirects it toward the ‘street’ side.
- surface 52 is depicted as an azimuthally symmetric surfaced defined through an azimuthal angle of about 185 degrees. While this is desirable for some applications it is well within the scope of the invention that surface 52 and its adjacent surfaces may be azimuthally asymmetric.
- Surface 59 is an optional feature to redirect the centerline energy of the LED. Surface 59 can take of many different forms to allow the designer freedom to shape the beam. In the embodiment of FIGS. 21-26 the shape of surface 59 is utilized to allow for a continuation of the light spreading effect of surface 52 , but constrained to keep the thickness of the device 10 within manufacturing capabilities.
- rays 80 which are redirected from surface 51 show that surface 51 is acting as a TIR reflector of the beam energy from the LED on the ‘curb’ side to transfer energy to the ‘street’ side.
- Rays 81 are refracted LED energy in a direction away from the centerline of the LED beam pattern. Stray rays 81 show losses which arise in the lens 21 as a result of manipulating the beam pattern.
- the problem then becomes recast as how to get the shape of a lens or optic 21 which provides the needed transfer function between the two boundary conditions of steps 100 and 106 , namely the three dimensional energy distribution pattern of the light source to the projected two dimensional illumination pattern for the target surface.
- the problem is nontrivial.
- the solution for an asymmetric broad or spread beam has been disclosed in connection with FIGS. 1-32 above and the related specification.
- the three dimensional lens shape is determined at step 102 as shown in FIGS. 1-9 , 16 - 20 and 21 - 26
- the three dimensional candela plot as shown in FIGS. 11 , 27 and 28 and as suggested by the ray tracings of FIGS. 12 , 13 , 30 and 31 can be mathematically derived using conventional optical computer aided design programs, such Photopia® sold by Lighting Technologies of Denver, Colo., assuming the three dimensional energy distribution of the light source, e.g. a Lambertian distribution in the case of an LED.
- the two dimensional iso-foot candle plots of FIGS. 10 and 29 can be mathematically derived using conventional optical computer aided design programs. The results obtained are then compared to the boundary condition of step 106 . To the extent that the boundary condition of step 106 is not satisfied, the optical designer through trial and error can modify the three dimensional shape of lens 21 in step 102 and again repeat steps 104 and 106 in a reiterative process until the desired conformity with the target two dimensional iso-foot candle plot is obtained.
- a plurality of such devices can then be combined into an array of devices.
- Each device in the array has the same three dimensional energy distribution pattern that results in the same intended two dimensional illumination pattern on the target surface or street.
- their respective illumination patterns are substantially linearly superimposed on each other to provide the same illumination pattern on the target surface or street as produced by a single device, but with the increased intensity of the plurality of devices in the array.
Abstract
An apparatus and method is characterized by providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern, such as a street light pattern, and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, such as that from an LED. A lens is formed having a shape defined by the optical transfer function. The optical transfer function is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source. Then the projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface is generated. The projection is then compared to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern to determine if it acceptably matches. The process continues reiteratively until an acceptable match is achieved. Alternatively, the lens shape is numerically or analytically determined by a functional relationship between the shape and the predetermined illuminated surface pattern and predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source as inputs.
Description
- The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/690,821 filed on Jan. 20, 2010, which was a divisional of and claimed priority under 35 U.S.C. §§120 to U.S. Pat. No. 7,674,018, filed Feb. 26, 2007, which claimed priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/777,310, filed on Feb. 27, 2006; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/838,035, filed on Aug. 15, 2006; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/861,789, filed on Nov. 29, 2006, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to the field of apparatus and methods for using light emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light sources to generate predetermined wide profile two dimensional illumination patterns using a light source which has been optically modified to provide a corresponding wide profile beam or a flat array of multiple ones of such modified light sources.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- The initial investment cost of LED illumination is expensive when compared with traditional lighting means using cost per lumen as the metric. While this may change over time, this high cost places a premium on collection and distribution efficiency of the LED optical system. The more efficient the system, the better the cost-benefit comparison with traditional illumination means, such as incandescent, fluorescent and neon.
- A traditional solution for generating broad beams with LEDs is to use one or more reflectors and/or lenses to collect and then spread the LED energy to a desired beam shape and to provide an angled array of such LEDs mounted on a curved fixture. Street light illumination patterns conventionally are defined into five categories, Types I-V. Type 1 is an oblong pattern on the street with the light over the center of the oblong. Type II is a symmetric four lobed pattern with the light over the center of the lobed pattern. Type III is a flattened oblong pattern with the light near the flattened side of the oblong. Type IV is parabolic pattern with a flattened base with the light near the flattened base. Type V is a circular pattern with the light over the center of the circle. Any asymmetric aspect of these categorical patterns is obtained by mounting the light sources in a curved armature or fixture. By curving or angling the fixture to point the LEDs or light sources in the directions needed to create a broad or spread beam onto a surface, such as a street, a portion of the light is necessarily directed upward away from the street into the sky. Hence, all airplane passengers are familiar with the view of a lighted city at night on approach. This often dazzling display is largely due to street lights and more particularly to street lights that have canted fixtures to create spread beams and hence collectively direct a substantial amount of light skyward toward approaching aircraft. In an efficiently lighted city, the city would appear much darker to aircraft, because the street lights should be shining only onto the street and not into the sky. The dazzling city lights seen from aircraft and hill tops may be romantic, but represent huge energy losses, unnecessary fuel usage, and tons of unnecessary green house gas emissions from the electrical plants needed to generate the electricity for the wasted light.
- Another technique is to use a collimating lens and/or reflector and a sheet optic such as manufactured by Physical Devices Corporation to spread the energy into a desired beam. A reflector has a predetermined surface loss based on the metalizing technique utilized. Lenses which are not coated with anti-reflective coatings also have surface losses associated with them. The sheet material from Physical Optics has about an 8% loss.
- One example of prior art that comes close to a high efficiency system is the ‘Side-emitter’ device sold by Lumileds as part of their LED packaging offerings. However, the ‘side-emitter’ is intended to create a beam with an almost 90 degree radial pattern, not a forward beam. It has internal losses of an estimated 15% as well. Another Lumileds LED, commonly called a low dome or bat wing LED, has a lens over the LED package to redirect the light, but it is to be noted that it has no undercut surface in the lens for redirecting the light from the LED which is in the peripheral forward solid angle. Similarly, it is to be noted that the conventional 5 mm dome lens or packaging provided for LEDs lacks any undercut surface in the dome at all.
- What is needed is an device that creates a wide angle beam, even the possibility of a nonradially symmetric beam, that can be created with a design method that allows the al designer to achieve a smooth beam profile which is not subject to the inherent disadvantages of the prior art.
- The illustrated embodiment of the invention includes a method of providing a predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source comprising the steps of defining an estimated optical transfer function of a lens shape; generating an energy distribution pattern using the estimated optical transfer function of a lens shape from the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source; generating a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface; comparing the projection of the energy distribution pattern to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern; modifying the estimated optical transfer function of the lens shape; repeating the steps of generating the energy distribution pattern using the estimated optical transfer function of the lens shape from the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source, generating the projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface, and comparing the projection of the energy distribution pattern to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern until acceptable consistency between the projection of the energy distribution pattern and the predetermined illuminated surface pattern is obtained; and manufacturing a lens with the last obtained estimated optical transfer function.
- In one embodiment the predetermined illuminated surface pattern is a street lighting pattern and the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source is a LED Lambertian pattern so that what is manufactured is a lens for a street light.
- The method further comprises the step of assembling a plurality of light sources optically each combined with the manufactured lens to form a corresponding plurality of devices, each having an identical energy distribution pattern, to provide a linearly additive array of devices to produce the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- In one embodiment each array is manufactured as a modular unit and the method further comprises the step of scaling the intensity of the illumination pattern on the target surface without substantial modification of the illumination pattern by modular scaling of the arrays into larger or smaller collections.
- The illustrated embodiment of the invention is also an improvement in an apparatus for providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source comprising a lens having a shape defined by the optical transfer function which is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source and then generating a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface from the energy distribution pattern, which projection acceptably matches the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- In one embodiment the predetermined illuminated surface pattern is a street lighting pattern and the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source is a LED Lambertian pattern.
- An embodiment of the claimed invention also includes a light source combined with the lens.
- The illustrated embodiment is also an improvement in a lens for use in an apparatus for providing a predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source comprising an undercut surface defined on the lens, the lens having a base adjacent to the light source, a lens axis and a surface between the base and lens axis, the undercut surface extending from the base of the lens at least partially along the surface of the lens toward the lens axis to generate an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source which will then generate a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface, which projection acceptably matches the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- The undercut surface comprises portions which refract light and which totally internally reflect light from the light source into the energy distribution pattern.
- The undercut surface comprises portions which direct light from the light source into a broad spread beam.
- The illustrated embodiment is also an improvement in an apparatus for providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source comprising an undercut surface of a lens having a shape defined by the optical transfer function which shape is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source and then generating a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface from the energy distribution pattern, which projection acceptably matches the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- The illustrated embodiment is also an improvement in a lens surface for use in an apparatus for providing a predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, where the lens is characterized by an energy distribution pattern with two opposing sides, the improvement comprising a complex prism defined as part of the lens surface, the complex prism being arranged and configured to transfer energy from one side of the energy distribution pattern to the opposing side to render the energy distribution pattern asymmetric with respect to the two opposing sides.
- The illustrated embodiment is also an array for providing a predetermined illuminated surface pattern comprising a plurality of light emitting devices for providing the predetermined illuminated surface pattern, each device having an identical energy distribution pattern which produces the predetermined illuminated surface pattern, a circuit driver coupled to each of the devices, and a planar carrier in which the plurality of light emitting devices are arranged to provide a spatially organization of the array to collectively produce a linearly additive illumination pattern matching the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- Each array is a modular unit capable of being readily combined with a like array and further comprising a collection of arrays for scaling the intensity of the illumination pattern on the target surface without substantial modification of the illumination pattern by modular scaling of the arrays into a larger or smaller collection.
- The array further comprises a plurality of circuit drivers, one for each device and where the plurality of circuit drivers are mounted on or attached to the carrier. The carrier comprises a printed circuit board to which the plurality of circuit drivers and devices are coupled, a cover for sealing the printed circuit board, circuit drivers and devices between the cover and carrier. The devices are optionally provided with a flange or an indexing flange and where the devices are angularly oriented with respect to the cover and carrier by the indexing flange. The printed circuit board, circuit drivers and devices are optionally sealed between the cover and carrier by means of a potting compound disposed between the cover and carrier in which potting compound the circuit drivers and devices as coupled to the printed circuit board are enveloped to render the array submersible.
- Another embodiment of the invention is a luminaire for a street light to provide a predetermined illumination pattern on a street surface comprising a lighting fixture, and a plurality of arrays of light emitting devices disposed in the lighting fixture, each array for providing the predetermined illumination pattern on the street surface.
- The array in the luminaire for providing a predetermined illuminated surface pattern comprises a plurality of light emitting devices for providing the predetermined illuminated surface pattern, each device having an identical energy distribution pattern which produces the predetermined illuminated surface pattern, a circuit driver coupled to each of the devices; and a planar carrier in which the plurality of light emitting devices are arranged to provide a spatially organization of the array to collectively produce a linearly additive illumination pattern matching the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- In one embodiment each of the light emitting devices in the luminaire comprises a light source and a lens with a lens surface, the lens for providing the predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, where the lens is characterized by an energy distribution pattern with two opposing sides, the lens surface comprising a complex prism defined as part of the lens surface, the complex prism being arranged and configured to transfer energy from one side of the energy distribution pattern to the opposing side to render the energy distribution pattern asymmetric with respect to the two opposing sides.
- In another embodiment each of the light emitting devices in the luminaire comprises a light source and a lens with a lens surface, the lens for providing the predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, the lens for providing an optical transfer function between the predetermined illuminated surface pattern and the predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, the lens having an undercut surface with a shape defined by the optical transfer function which shape is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source and then generating a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface from the energy distribution pattern, which projection acceptably matches the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- In one embodiment each of the light emitting devices in the luminaire comprises a light source and a lens with a lens surface, the lens for providing the predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, the lens having an undercut surface, the lens having a base adjacent to the light source, a lens axis and a surface between the base and lens axis, the undercut surface extending from the base of the lens at least partially along the surface of the lens toward the lens axis to generate an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source which will then generate a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface, which projection acceptably matches the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- In another embodiment each of the light emitting devices in the luminaire comprises a light source and a lens with a lens surface, the lens for providing the predetermined illuminated surface pattern from a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, the lens having a shape defined by the optical transfer function which is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source and then generating a projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface from the energy distribution pattern, which projection acceptably matches the predetermined illuminated surface pattern.
- Another one of the illustrated embodiments is a luminaire for a street light to provide a predetermined illumination pattern on a street surface, the predetermined illumination pattern having a defined horizon, comprising a lighting fixture, and a plurality of planar arrays of light emitting devices disposed in the lighting fixture, each array for providing the predetermined illumination pattern on the street surface with substantial reduction of light directed from the luminaire to the horizon or above.
- The illustrated embodiment of the invention is comprised of a light source, such as a light emitting diode (LED) and a lens. It is to be understood that for the purposes of this specification that a “lens” is to be understood throughout as an optical element which is capable of refraction, reflection by total internal reflecting surfaces or both. Hence, the more general term, “optic” could be used in this specification interchangeably with the term, “lens”. The lens is characterized by directing light from the light source into a smooth, broad beam, which when projected onto an illumined surface has a 50 percent of maximum foot-candle measurement at an angle greater than 15 degrees from the centerline of the illumination pattern, i.e. a 30 degree full width, half maximum. The lens comprises a transparent or translucent “blob-like” or dimpled-puddle shape, such as plastic or glass, that encompasses the light source or LED emitter to generate a high angle intensity wide beam without, in the preferred embodiment, adding any additional surface losses, either reflective or refractive than the LED would cause itself in this configuration of the invention. Almost all the energy of the LED is directed into the beam without losses much in excess of those generated by the LED without the lens deployed.
- The lens comprises a transparent or translucent “blob-like” or dimpled-puddle shape, which produces a high angle intensity wide beam without adding any additional surface losses, either reflective or refractive than the LED would cause itself in this configuration of the invention. Almost all the energy of the LED is directed into the beam without losses much in excess of those generated by the LED without the lens deployed.
- In one embodiment the lens is separate from the LED and is glued, affixed or disposed on the light source or original LED protective dome with an index matching material so as to virtually eliminate the seam or any optical discontinuity between the two. In another embodiment the lens is manufactured as the protective dome of the LED.
- The lens is characterized by a “blob” zone which is a small concentrating zone that is formed along the desired primary director of the lens and light source. The blob zone comprises a surface portion of the lens which collects the light rays emitted by the LED and sends them along a predetermined direction dependent on the desired beam angle. The nearby surrounding surface portion of the lens also collects light from the LED emitter and bends it toward the preferential direction.
- The blob zone comprises has a central forward cross-section which smoothly apportions light from a directed zone to the centerline. The portion of the lens which collects the peripheral light of the LED emitter either bends the light rays toward the preferential direction and/or internally reflects the light rays through the forward surface of the lens.
- In one embodiment the lens produces a beam that is a function of the azimuthal angle of the beam and thus the lens has a cross-section which varies as function of the azimuthal angle around the optical axis. In the illustrated embodiment the azimuthal light pattern has a multiple lobed distribution of intensity.
- In one embodiment of this type the lens also directs the beam in one or more directions offset from the projected centerline of the device. The lens includes additional surface shapes or a complexly shaped prism that add further control to the beam composition. Such additional surface shapes include facets, a multiple surface Fresnel type flattening of shape or prism, diffusing techniques or other lens surface enhancements, modifications or treatments.
- One major advantage of a device of the invention is the ability to generate the required beam pattern with an array of LEDs which are mounted on a flat or planar plate, which most likely would be parallel to the street or floor. Thus eliminating the need for a complex armature. The illustrated embodiment further comprises a plurality of light sources or LEDs and corresponding lenses as describe above combined into a flat array of bars or plates to provide thermal and electrical distribution required for the LEDs as well as provide means for sealing the array from environmental damage. The apparatus further comprises circuitry to drive the LEDs included in the array. It is contemplated that each of the lenses are individually rotated to create a beam pattern for the flat array that is unique from the devices themselves, including all degrees of freedom, e.g. separately determined translation, tilt and yaw for each lens. The array could comprise similarly colored LEDs, white or otherwise, or optionally various colored LEDs.
- The bars or plates each comprise an extruded or die-cast bar of aluminum or other thermally conductive material to which the LEDs are bonded directly, and a printed circuit board to connect the LEDs to a power source. In one embodiment the circuit board is laminated to the extruded or die-cast bar.
- Each LED optionally incorporates a skirt, which is utilized to provide a sealed array with a cover, potting compound or other covering means.
- The invention further comprises a method of providing a light pattern using any one of the devices or arrays described above.
- While the apparatus and method has or will be described for the sake of grammatical fluidity with functional explanations, it is to be expressly understood that the claims, unless expressly formulated under 35 USC 112, are not to be construed as necessarily limited in any way by the construction of “means” or “steps” limitations, but are to be accorded the full scope of the meaning and equivalents of the definition provided by the claims under the judicial doctrine of equivalents, and in the case where the claims are expressly formulated under 35 USC 112 are to be accorded full statutory equivalents under 35 USC 112. The invention can be better visualized by turning now to the following drawings wherein like elements are referenced by like numerals.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of one embodiment of the invention in which a section line B-B is defined. This embodiment is radially symmetric. -
FIG. 2 is the side cross sectional view depicted inFIG. 1 through section lines ‘B-B’. -
FIG. 3 is a polar candela plot of the embodiment of the invention described inFIGS. 1 and 2 . The zero direction is the centerline of the device. -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the embodiment of the invention described inFIGS. 1-3 showing a sample of rays traced from the source of the LED emitter through the al portion of the device. -
FIG. 5 is a top view of another embodiment where the device is not radially symmetric. This view illustrates an embodiment which has two horizontally opposed lobes of the ‘blob’ lens. -
FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the device ofFIG. 5 more clearly describing its nonradially symmetric shape. -
FIG. 7 is a side plan view of the device ofFIG. 5 as seen parallel to section line D-D showing the reversal or undercut in the outline of the lens. -
FIG. 8 is a side plan view that is rotated 90 degrees from the side view ofFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view through section line ‘D-D’ of the device described inFIG. 5 . This cross-section shows the LED in addition to the lens. -
FIG. 10 is the two dimensional iso-footcandle plot of the device ofFIGS. 5-9 . This diagram illustrates the nonradially symmetric output of the device. -
FIG. 11 is the iso-candela plot of the device ofFIGS. 5-9 showing multiple plots of the device in different planes. -
FIG. 12 is a side view of a ray tracing of the device ofFIGS. 5-9 showing the rays traced from the LED emitter through the lens. -
FIG. 13 is a side view of the same ray tracing shown inFIG. 12 , from a view azimuthally rotated 90 degrees from the view ofFIG. 12 . -
FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a light module comprised of multiple devices of a preferred embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the assembled device ofFIG. 14 , a flat modular light bar. -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the invention in which the device is asymmetric and creates a light pattern that is offset from a centerline of the LED. -
FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the device ofFIG. 16 . -
FIG. 18 is a cross sectional side view of the device ofFIGS. 16 and 17 as seen through section lines E-E ofFIG. 17 . -
FIG. 19 is a side plan view of the device ofFIGS. 17-18 . -
FIG. 20 is a side plan view of the device ofFIGS. 17-19 as seen from a plane orthogonal to that seen inFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 21 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention using a complexly shaped prism. This embodiment is for streetlight and similar applications. It is azimuthally asymmetric and is oriented in the figure to show the ‘curb’ side of the streetlight or that side to which less light is directed. -
FIG. 22 is a rotated perspective view of the device depicted inFIG. 21 showing the ‘street’ side of the device or that side of the device to which more light is directed. -
FIG. 23 is a ‘bottom’ view of the device ofFIGS. 21 and 22 showing the ‘street’ side on the right of the view and the curb side on the left of the view. -
FIG. 24 is a side plan view of the embodiment of the invention described inFIGS. 21-23 showing in phantom outline the LED on which the lens of the device is mounted. -
FIG. 25 is a rotated side plan view of the device ofFIGS. 21-24 orthogonal to the view ofFIG. 24 . -
FIG. 26 is a rotated side plan view of the device ofFIGS. 21-25 orthogonal to the view ofFIG. 25 . -
FIG. 27 is a side view of a three dimensional iso-candela mapped plot of the output of a device ofFIGS. 21-26 , clearly showing the azimuthally asymmetric output of the device. The ‘street’ side of the beam is depicted to the right in the drawing and the curb side to the left. The plot illustrates that the invention can create a beam profile that generates the full-cutoff beam type required by IES standards for roadway and outdoor lighting. -
FIG. 28 is a rotated perspective view of the iso-candela map ofFIG. 27 showing the output of the device as seen from the ‘curb’ side and from above the device. It shows the bias of the beam toward the street and down the curb line. -
FIG. 29 is a two dimensional iso-foot-candle plot of the light beam projected onto the ‘street’ from a device of the invention. This shows the non-radially symmetric output of a device ofFIGS. 21-26 . The designer has the freedom to control the shape of the lens to alter the output to match the requirements of the lighting task. -
FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view of a device ofFIGS. 21-26 overlaid on a sample ray trace of the energy radiating from the LED emitter. The view ofFIG. 30 is the mirror image of the view ofFIG. 25 . This view is upside down with the ‘street’ side facing to the left and above and shows refraction and reflection of various surfaces of the lens. -
FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view of a device ofFIGS. 21-26 overlaid on a sample ray trace of the energy radiating from the LED emitter. This is a view similar to the view ofFIG. 24 .FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view of the curb side of the device. -
FIG. 32 is the cross-sectional view of the device ofFIGS. 21-26 as seen through section lines F-F ofFIG. 23 . This view illustrates the assembly of the device ofFIGS. 21-26 with the LED. -
FIG. 33 is a block diagram showing the steps of a method where a transfer function is employed. - The invention and its various embodiments can now be better understood by turning to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments which are presented as illustrated examples of the invention defined in the claims. It is expressly understood that the invention as defined by the claims may be broader than the illustrated embodiments described below.
- Before turning to the specifically illustrated examples shown in the drawings, we consider the various embodiments of the invention in more general terms. The illustrated embodiment of the invention uses light emitting diodes (LED), or other light sources, in a device that directs the energy from the LED into a smooth, broad beam. A broad beam can best be described as a beam which provides an illumination pattern on the surface intended to be illuminated, (e.g. the street, sidewalk, wall, etc.) that has a 50 percent maximum foot-candle measurement at an angle greater than 15 degrees from the centerline of the illumination pattern. This is referred to in the lighting field as the half-maximum point. A light source with a 15 degree half maximum measurement is also described as a 30 degree FWHM (Full Width, Half Maximum) light source.
- Since light energy dissipates as the square of the distance from the source and there is additionally a cosine falloff based on the angle of incidence with respect to the illuminated plane, a wide angle beam of light requires considerably more intensity at high angles from its centerline than at its centerline. A good metric to use to analyze the required intensity is an iso-candela map. This radial map shows intensity verses degrees from the centerline of a light source or a luminaire.
- The preferred embodiment of the invention has a transparent ‘blob-like’ or complexly shaped lens, most likely of plastic or glass, that optically modifies light from the LED to generate the high angle intensity required for the wide beam angles without adding much if any additional reflective or refractive surface losses, other than what the LED packaging causes itself. The complex shape of the lens is determined by a transfer function that is disclosed below. It is the lack of additional surface losses that allow the preferred embodiment of the invention to be extremely efficient. However, it must be expressly understood that the scope of the invention contemplates designs that may depart from this efficiency standard to accommodate manufacturing artifacts or other compromises for the sake of economic production. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the lens is ‘glued’ to the original LED protective cover with an index matching material so as to virtually eliminate the seam between the two. In another preferred embodiment of the invention the lens is integrally manufactured into the protective dome or cover of the LED package.
- The ‘blob’ zone is a small concentrating lens zone that is formed along the desired primary director of the device. This blob zone of the lens collects the light rays emitted by the LED and sends them along a predetermined direction, i.e. the primary director, dependent on the beam angle desired by the optical designer. In the illustrated embodiment, the lens will be first considered to be a surface of revolution with a centerline or axis aligned with the centerline of the LED light pattern. However, additional embodiments will be disclosed where this azimuthal symmetry is broken. The nearby surrounding surface of the lens to the blob zone also collects light from the LED emitter and refracts it toward the preferential direction. The shape of the central forward cross-section of the lens gently apportions the energy in the segment from the directed blob zone to the centerline. The interior cross-sectional surface of the lens that is struck by the peripheral energy of the LED emitter is in a preferred embodiment undercut to either refract the light rays toward the preferential direction and/or internally reflect the light rays through the forward surface of the lens. The undercut surface of the lens is characterized by a smaller outer diameter defined from the centerline of the lens at the base of the lens than the outer diameter of the lens in the blob zone. In other words, the surface of the lens falls away or narrows at some point as the base of the lens is approached. Typically, an undercut surface could not be made in a single-piece mold, but would require a multiple piece mold for release. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, almost all the energy of the LED is directed into the radiated beam without losses in excess of those generated by the LED without the invention deployed. Again, this is not to be understood as a limitation of the invention, which may include embodiments where greater losses than the native LED losses are permitted for various economic or manufacturing conveniences.
- One of the preferred embodiments of the invention generates a beam that has a differential of angles, and therefore intensities, in its two primary axes. In this instance the ‘blob’ cross-section of the lens varies as a function of the azimuthal angle about the centerline axis. This embodiment is intended for use in street lights and walkway lights or any use where there is a requirement for an asymmetrical or anamorphic beam. The iso-candela map of such a luminaire is nonuniform about its axes. Although it would be unusual, it is nevertheless contemplated within the scope of the invention that there could be more than two lobes along the opposing axes, such as a three, four or even more ‘blob’ axes.
- One LED is hardly ever enough for a street light or parking lot light, so it is the preferred embodiment of the invention that a plurality of devices would be utilized in an array. It is expected that such an array might also be devised with two or more different ‘blob’ optical configurations to enhance the overall beam pattern. In the preferred embodiment, the array is disposed in a flat or planar arrangement as a module that can be readily scaled in size.
- The device is generally described as being used in the field of general lighting illumination, but it could be used in niche markets in the field of lighting and illumination as well. Uses of the invention include, but are not limited to, street lighting, parking structure lighting, pathway lighting or any indoor or outdoor venues where a broad beam of light is desired, and is either azimuthally symmetric or biased in one or more axial directions. The illustrated embodiment can also be used to advantage in mobile lighting in vehicles, aircraft, trains, vessels and the like. The number and variety of applications in which use can be made are too numerous to even attempt to list.
- While the drawings may describe what appears to be a simple concept, the short distance from a relatively large emitter to small surface presents many design challenges. Even a very small, 0.002″, change in surface position or curvature or small angle change, 0.05 degree, can throw the intended beam into disarray with bad visual artifacts or ‘rings’ in the resultant beam.
- In another embodiment of the invention, a beam is generated that is offset in one or more axes from the projected centerline of the device. The resultant beam can be used, for example, to generate a Type III roadway lighting luminaire which requires a beam pattern that has its primary director to be offset from its nadir. The lens appears to be a freeform shape with cross-sections that that may have tilted lobes and surfaces that cause individual rays of the beam to refract in a skewed manner. In addition to the surfaces that define the majority portion of the beam, the embodiment also includes additional surface shapes, like a complex prism, that add further control to the composition of the composite beam. It is also anticipated that facets, Fresnel type flattening of surface shapes in the form of complex prism, diffusing techniques or other surface enhancements may be added to lens to obtain a certain effect within the beam.
- The term, beam, is not often associated with highly divergent illumination devices, but it is used in this specification to describe the collectively formed output of the device, and is not necessarily limited a narrow beam of light.
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FIGS. 1-4 wherein the details of the illustrated embodiment of the invention depicted is azimuthally symmetric.FIG. 1 is an orthogonal top plan view of the device, generally denoted byreference numeral 10.FIG. 2 shows thedevice 10 in a cross-sectional view in position on LED 1, which is a conventional packaged LED.LED emitter 2 is positioned on the axis of thedevice 10 and in the embodiment shown theemitter 2 is centered in a hemispherical cavity (not shown) defined in a transparent, hemisphericalprotective dome 19 of thedevice 10. In this embodiment the hemispherical cavity is filled with a material whose index of refraction matches that of theprotective dome 19 of the LED 1 to virtually eliminate the cavity defining interior surface ofdome 19 from causing any losses or providing any refraction. InFIG. 2 three solid angles or zones of interest, A, B and C, are depicted. These zones are for reference only and some embodiments of the invention may have more or fewer zones. As shown, zone A representssurface 5 of thelens 21 into which the forward solid angle of energy emitted fromLED emitter 2 is collected, represented byrays Ray 11 is transmitted within thelens 21 fromemitter 2 to the surface oflens 21 andray 12 is the refracted into zone A through the surface of thelens 21. Zone B represents thesurface 4 of thelens 21 referred to as the ‘blob’ zone. Thissurface 4 is situated on either side of the intended main director 6 at the approximate angle of the beam's highest desired intensity. Zone C represents the undercutsurface 3 which collects the remaining peripheral forward solid angle of energy from theLED emitter 2 as represented byrays 7, 8 and 9. Ray 7 is transmitted fromemitter 2 to thesurface 3 withinlens 21, is totally internally reflected as ray 8 and then is refracted bysurface 5 asray 9. However, it must be understood that some or, if desired, most of the rays fromemitter 2 incident onsurface 3 will not be internally reflected, but intentionally refracted throughsurface 3 as peripheral rays. -
Optional flange 13 can be of most any desirable shape and is utilized for sealing thedevice 10 and/or any proximate portion of a light module manufactured with the device as described below. The shape offlange 13 may be configured to provide for indexing or azimuthal alignment to a fixture in whichdevice 10 ofFIGS. 1-4 or particularlydevice 20 ofFIGS. 5-9 , whose radiation pattern is not azimuthally symmetric, is set or may provide a snap fit connection ofdevice 10 into the fixture. - In
FIG. 2 ,surface 3 of the depicted embodiment of theinvention 10 can be designed to be either totally internally reflective (TIR) or refractive or both.Surfaces - The method used to design the embodiment shown is to first select the primary director angle δ for the highest intensity, shown in the polar graph of
FIG. 3 aspoint 14. It has been determined by empirical testing that if this director angle passes much beyond 60-62 degrees from the centerline, the resultant effect is to limit the ability of thedevice 10 to perform its primary task of providing a significant increase in the iso-candela plot of the off-axis energy as shown bypoint 14 ofFIG. 3 and still achieve the goal of a smooth, useful beam. In the embodiment ofFIG. 3 the maximum intensity occurs at about 52 degrees off axis. - In cross-section,
surface 4 of zone B is defined as an arc which has its center disposed along the director 6. The radius and the start and end angles of thearc defining surface 4 are variables defined by iteration with the surface definitions of zones A and C. Thesurface 5 is defined as a concave refractive surface intended in this embodiment to ‘spread’ the central solid angle of energy from theLED emitter 2 outward from the centerline. The merge point ofsurfaces Surface 3 of zone C is also defined in the embodiment shown as a surface generated by a tangent arc. It could, however, be generated by a line of revolution of any shape or slope. By using the tangent arc forsurface 3 of zone C, some of the emitted rays incident onsurface 3 fromemitter 2 refract outward and some are totally internally reflected and proceed through theforward surfaces surface 3, the resultant beam can be defined in total and will include almost all the energy emitted byLED emitter 2. Measurements have shown that the resultant beam can include virtually the same number of lumens into an integrating sphere as the original LED does withoutlens 21. - Manipulation of the shapes of
surfaces FIG. 2 can be performed until the desired intensity ratios and angles of intensity are represented in a polar candela distribution plot of the design as depicted inFIG. 3 . It must be understood thatsurfaces surfaces -
FIG. 4 shows the result of a ray trace of thedevice 10 ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . The rays have been reduced to a small percentage of those traced to better show the effects of rays as they react to thesurfaces -
FIG. 5 shows a three quarter perspective view of anotherpreferred embodiment 20 of the invention whereby the resultant beam energy pattern is not azimuthally symmetric.Circular lip 18 ofFIGS. 6-9 represents a sealing feature that optionally allows thedevice 20 to be sealed when built into a light fixture or an array. The cross sectional view ofFIG. 9 is taken through section line D-D ofFIG. 5 . The top plan view of thedevice 20 is represented by the diametrically opposing ‘blob’segments 14 and the diametrically opposingsmoother side segments 15 azimuthally orthogonal to theblob segments 14. It is easier to understand these profiles by looking atFIGS. 7 and 8 , which show the profiles of thesegments FIG. 6 which shows thedevice 20 in a rotated oblique view that shows its elongated profile. It can be seen inFIG. 7 that the illustrated profile in this view is similar to thedevice 20 shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 . However, the similarity is lost when you examine the azimuthally orthogonal profile ofFIG. 8 . The ‘blob’ shape in the embodiment ofFIG. 7 is defined by multiple cross-sections ofsegments centerline 23 in which the surface oflens 21 is lofted between cross-sections ofsegments segments lobed segment 14 is defined as well as the smoothing of surface segments between the diametrically opposing ‘blobs’ orlobes 14. Lofting is a drafting technique (sometimes using mathematical tables) whereby curved lines are drawn on a plan between cross sectional planes. The technique can be as simple as bending a flexible object such as a long cane so that it passes over three non-linear points and scribing the resultant curved line. or plotting the line using computers or mathematical tables. Lofting has been traditionally used in boat building for centuries. when it is used to draw and cut pieces for hulls and keels. which are usually curved. often in three dimensions. - In the view of
FIG. 9 it can be seen that the ‘blob’ orlobe segment 14 is defined similarly to thedevice 10 shown inFIG. 2 . The zones A, B and C of the embodiment ofFIG. 9 are similar as are therays analogous rays FIG. 2 . The undercutsurface 31 as shown is flat, but it could be any shape or angle that provides the desired result. The undercutsurface 31 ofFIGS. 5-9 orsurface 3 ofFIGS. 1-4 differs from undercut surfaces which can be found in conventional total internal reflectors (TIR) in that the surfaces of the conventional TIR are located in what would be termed the far field of the LED and not its near field. In the present inventions surfaces 3 and 31 are near field surfaces in that they are optically closely coupled to the LED source and ideally have no air gap or at least no substantial air gap between the LED and thesurface undercut surfaces -
LED emitter 29 is disposed approximately at the center of the hemispherically shapedsurface 17 ofFIGS. 7 and 8 , which matches the shape ofdome 19.LED package 28 and thedevice 20 are optionally bonded with an index matching material atsurface 17 oflens 21 and thedome 19 of theLED package 28. It is contemplated by the invention that thedevice 20 be incorporated in the production of theLED package 28 in an alternate embodiment whereby the manufacturer of the LED does not bond aseparate lens 21 to the LED; however, thelens 21 ofdevice 20 is the protective dome of theLED package 28 itself. In either case, theresultant devices 20 shall be very similar optically. The mechanical features at the base of the device are optional and may be utilized or not. -
FIG. 10 shows a two dimensional iso-foot-candle plot of the output of thedevice 20 shown inFIGS. 5-9 . It shows the anamorphic shape of the output beam which is nearly two times the length/width ratio of a azimuthally symmetric beam of the embodiment ofFIGS. 1-4 .FIG. 11 shows the polar iso-candela plot with overlaid angles of candela data. Theplot 35 is the intensity distribution as seen in the horizontal plane ofFIG. 7 ,plot 38 is the intensity distribution as seen in the azimuthally orthogonal plane ofFIG. 8 , andplot 36 is the intensity distribution as seen in a plane at 45 degrees or half way between the views ofFIG. 7 andFIG. 8 . The maximum of intensity distribution pattern decreases as the view rotates from the plane ofFIG. 7 to the plane ofFIG. 8 as shown in theplots -
FIGS. 12 and 13 are ray trace plots of the device ofFIGS. 5-9 . These plots show graphically the path of energy from theLED emitter 29 in the planes corresponding toFIGS. 7 and 8 respectively. As in thedevice 10 ofFIGS. 1 and 2 , the surface of zone C ofFIG. 9 is both refractive and totally internally reflective in this embodiment of the invention. -
FIGS. 14 and 15 illustrate a further embodiment of the invention which incorporates a plurality ofdevices light module 40 is provided. Thislight module 40, either individually or in multiple copies, can be the basis of a flat luminaire that is used for street lighting, pathway lighting, parking structure lighting, decorative lighting and any other type of spread beam application.Light module 40 is shown as a rectangular flat bar, but can assume any two dimensional planar shape, such as square, circular, hexagonal, triangular or an arbitrary free form shape. Inasmuch aslight module 40 is flat it can be mounted in its corresponding fixture parallel to the two dimensional plane that it is intended to illuminate, such as the street, walk or floor. This results in the light be directed in a spread beam toward the useful two dimensional pattern for which it is intended and not skyward or in other nonuseful directions. Thelight module 40 is a very simple and low cost means to provide LED lighting to luminaire manufacturers where thelight module 40 can be treated in the designs of as a single ‘light bulb’. With the addition of heat sinking and power incorporated on or intomodule 40, thelight module 40 can be easily incorporated into existing luminaries or integrated into new designs. - The exploded view of the
light module 40 inFIG. 14 shows a disassembledconventional LED package 28 and the ‘blob’lens 21 which is disposed ontoLED package 28.FIGS. 14 and 15 further show a flatheat dissipating carrier 41 to which theLEDs 28 are attached. Theflat carrier 41, which is typically made of metal, such as a heat conductive aluminum alloy, could provide just enough heat dissipation and conduction to allow proper cooling of the LED with the addition of a properly designed heat sink or other heat dissipating means, or thecarrier 41 could be the entire heat sink or other heat dissipating means itself. A printedcircuit board 46 is shown as a convenient means to provide power to theLEDs 28, however it could be eliminated and the LEDs could be wired to each other directly. Additional means of conveying power to theLEDs 28 are contemplated by the invention. Thewires 42 shown are just one means of providing power to thelight module 40. Connectors, sockets, plugs, direct wiring and other means are equivalent substitutes. The light module is covered by a moldedcomponent 43 or aco-molded cover 43 or any other means of providing a seal, such as a potting compound, or optionally no seal at all. An optional potting compound, which is forced or disposed betweencover 43 andcarrier 41, is just one means of providing sealing for thelight module 40, rendering it in such an embodiment as waterproof or submersible. The assembledmodule 40 as shown inFIG. 15 can include hold down features, alignment features as well as other conventional features desired for implementation into a luminaire. -
FIGS. 16-20 depict another preferred embodiment of the invention wherein the resultant ‘beam’ of light energy is directed in a skewed fashion with respect to the centerline of thedevice 20. The beam can be defined as having ‘lobes’ of intensity that are not coincident with the primary axes of thedevice 20. The device shown inFIG. 16 is similar toFIG. 6 in all respects with two exceptions, first there a complexly shapedprism 50 is provided on the top oflens 21 and the second is described as follows. As best shown in the top plan ofFIG. 17 lobes 14 are similar tolobes 14 inFIG. 5 while the flattenedsides 15 are slightly radially extended with a central bulge.Prism 50 is complexly shaped to provide a means for directing light in zone A into a direction which is more dramatically skewed relative tocenterline 23. In addition, as best shown inFIG. 20 thetop surface 5 is angled off axis to further skew the light in the same general direction to whichprism 50 is directed.Prism 50 has at least four separately definable surfaces, which in plan view vaguely resemble the top plan surface of a toilet and water closet. The surfaces are empirically determined by trial and error from the desired skewed polar candela plot and are strongly dependent thereon. Therefore, the surfaces ofprism 50 will not be described in greater detail other than to specify that the net effect is to redirect the light incident onprism 50 from withinlens 21 toward one side of the light pattern skewed relative to thecenterline 23. - Turn now to
FIGS. 21-26 wherein another embodiment of the invention is depicted.FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the device, generally denoted byreference numeral 10.FIG. 22 shows thedevice 10 in another perspective view.Optional flange 30 is shown to have a keyed shape that allow thelens 21 to be rotationally indexed in an assembly or fixture (not shown). Theflange 30 may also be utilized to seal the LED housed inlens 21 into an assembly by a mating part (not shown) that interfaces or interlocks with theflange 30.Optional seal 18 is shown as a part of theflange 30 and may be incorporated into it by many different means. -
Surfaces lens 21 are utilized to direct the energy from the LED's peripheral beam, which is defined as the energy radiating in the solid angular zone from a horizontal plane parallel to the plane of the LED emitter to approximately 45 degrees from the perpendicular centerline of the LED emitter, whilesurfaces lens 21 depicted bysurfaces surfaces lens 21, which is called a “Pope's hat”. The solid angle zone of the light served bysurfaces -
Optional surface 53 is a blended contour betweensurfaces Surface 57 is mirrored acrossintersection 54 inFIG. 23 and is lofted in the embodiment shown to redirect the centerline energy of the LED down the ‘curb’ direction and across the centerline.Surface 57 allows for very high efficiency for thelens 21 in both the street and the curb side of its light pattern. - In
FIG. 23 ,surface 52 is depicted as an azimuthally symmetric surfaced defined through an azimuthal angle of about 185 degrees. While this is desirable for some applications it is well within the scope of the invention that surface 52 and its adjacent surfaces may be azimuthally asymmetric.Surface 59 is an optional feature to redirect the centerline energy of the LED.Surface 59 can take of many different forms to allow the designer freedom to shape the beam. In the embodiment ofFIGS. 21-26 the shape ofsurface 59 is utilized to allow for a continuation of the light spreading effect ofsurface 52, but constrained to keep the thickness of thedevice 10 within manufacturing capabilities. - In
FIG. 24 ,interface 62 betweendome 19 andlens 21 is utilized if thelens 21 is a molded optic separate from the LED. If thelens 21 of thedevice 10 were molded directly on or assembled by the manufacturer on the LED emitter,interface 62 does not exist.Interface 62 is comprised of the two mating surfaces of theLED dome 19 and the inside of thelens 21. It would be most desirable if the interface were bonded with an index matching cement or a thixtropic index matching material were retained ininterface 62. Using an index matching material, optical measurements have shown that the resultant beam from the assembleddevice 10 can include virtually the same number of lumens into an integrating sphere as the original LED does withoutlens 21. - The
nadir 74 of thedevice 10 is shown inFIG. 27 as well as is thehorizon 72 and the ‘street’side angle marker 73. Therays 70 of maximum candela of the resultant beam are illustrated in the rightmost portion of the drawing.FIG. 28 is a rotated three dimensional view of the same candela map asFIG. 27 and shows the plot as it would be seen from the curb side of the pattern at the bottom portion of the view. The ability of the various surfaces oflens 21 described inFIGS. 21-26 to throw or transfer energy from one side of the Lambertian output of the conventional LED to one side of the illumination pattern is graphically illustrated. Note also that all the rays are directed inFIG. 27 in a downward direction with little if any energy in the direction ofhorizon 72 or upward. Sky rays are virtually eliminated. - Manipulation or modification of the shape and position of
surfaces others defining lens 21 as shown inFIGS. 21-23 can be performed until the desired intensity ratios and angles of candela are represented in a ray trace of the design as depicted inFIGS. 27 and 28 or modifications thereof according to the teachings of the invention. It must be understood that the lens surfaces could be represented by any number of separate surfaces including one or more which are defined by a point wise transfer function rather than geometric segmental shapes. It is entirely within the scope of the invention that the shape of the profiles of the lens surfaces could be derived by a computer calculation derived from a predetermined beam profile and the resultant lens surface(s) profile(s) then used as the cross-section(s) of various portions of thelens 21 according to the teachings of the invention. -
FIG. 29 is a plot of the two dimensional distribution of energy as it strikes the surface of the ‘street’ below thedevice 10. This plot generally would be described with iso-intensity contour lines in units of energy such as foot-candle or lux. Thedevice 10 is centered in the drawing ofFIG. 29 with the ‘street’ side to the right of center and the ‘curb’ side to the left of center. The plot is symmetry about a horizontal line running from the curb to the street with identical intensity patterns in the top and bottom portions of the drawing. -
FIG. 30 is a ray tracing of thedevice 10 ofFIGS. 21-26 as seen in a side view reversed from that shown inFIG. 25 . The rays have been reduced to a small percentage of those which could be traced to better show the effects of rays as they are redirected from the Lambertian pattern of the LED housed withinlens 21 by the surfaces of thelens 21.Rays 82 correspond to the rays directed bysurface 52.Rays 83 are directed by undercutsurface 58.FIGS. 24-26 show a small undercut portion ofsurface 58 which extends partially around the base oflens 21.Surface 57 in the view ofFIG. 25 has no or little undercut, while the basal portions ofsurface 58 have a small undercut which smoothly transitions intosurface 57. It should be noted inFIG. 30 that rays 80 which are redirected fromsurface 51 show that surface 51 is acting as a TIR reflector of the beam energy from the LED on the ‘curb’ side to transfer energy to the ‘street’ side.Rays 81 are refracted LED energy in a direction away from the centerline of the LED beam pattern.Stray rays 81 show losses which arise in thelens 21 as a result of manipulating the beam pattern. - The
emitter 29 in the LED is assumed above to be a Lambertian emitter. The concept of using a ‘floating’ reflective surface on the ‘curb’ side oflens 21 to reflect light to the ‘street’ side of alens 21 is expressly included within the scope of the invention even when using HID or other light sources with different emission patterns. Any kind of light source now known or later devised may be employed in the disclosed combination of the invention with appropriate modifications made according to the teachings of the invention. Wherever in this description the terms associated with streetlights are used, such as ‘street’ side or ‘curb’ side, they could be substituted with other terms that describe offset beam patterns in general. -
FIG. 31 is another cross-section view of a ray tracing of the embodiment ofFIGS. 21-26 as seen in a frontal view ofFIG. 26 . The rays radiating from the side plan view ofFIG. 26 are refracted toward the street surface.Rays 91 represents the energy from the LED in the primary zone refracted outward by thesurface 52 ofFIGS. 21-26 . Again few if any rays directed toward the horizon are present. -
FIG. 32 is a solid cross-sectional view ofdevice 10 as seen through line F-F ofFIG. 23 .FIG. 32 shows an LED withemitter 29 withlens 21 optionally glued in place with theinterface 62 or seam bonded with an index matching cement. Theoptional flange 30 can be seen as a sealing feature to mate with additional components of an assembly (not shown).Surface 57 represents the transition between the ‘street’ side profiles and the ‘curb’ side profiles oflens 21 that mainly refract light toward the street from the peripheral Lambertian beam of the LED. More particularly,surface 57 is divided into two subsurfaces by acenterline 54 in the embodiment ofFIGS. 21 , 23 and 24, which subsurfaces spread the light in the beam outward from thecenterline 54 in larger angles. For example, if in oneembodiment centerline 54 were perpendicularly oriented to the curb in a street light installation, the subsurfaces would spread the beam transmitted throughsurface 57 in directions more parallel to the curb and away from thecenterline 54.Surface 51 primarily reflects energy from the LED primary light direction from the ‘curb’ side toward the ‘street’ side. -
FIG. 33 summarizes an overall conceptualization of the methodology of the invention. The problem solved by the invention is defined by two boundary conditions, namely the light pattern of the light source which is chosen atstep 100 and the two dimensional iso-foot candle plot which is to be projected onto the surface which is intended to be illuminated instep 106. In the illustrated embodiment the problem of providing a wide beam street light pattern is assumed for the boundary condition ofstep 106 and the Lambertian pattern of an LED is assumed in theboundary condition 100. Thus, it can readily be understood that the same problem defined by different characterizations of the boundary conditions ofsteps boundary condition 100 need not assume the Lambertian pattern of an LED, but may take as the boundary condition the three dimensional energy distribution pattern of a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp. Light sources which do not assume the Lambertian pattern of an LED. like a high intensity discharge lamp are defined for the purposes of this specification as non-Lambertian light sources. - The problem then becomes recast as how to get the shape of a lens or optic 21 which provides the needed transfer function between the two boundary conditions of
steps - The solution for an asymmetric broad or spread beam has been disclosed in connection with
FIGS. 1-32 above and the related specification. Once a three dimensional lens shape is determined atstep 102 as shown inFIGS. 1-9 , 16-20 and 21-26, the three dimensional candela plot as shown inFIGS. 11 , 27 and 28 and as suggested by the ray tracings ofFIGS. 12 , 13, 30 and 31 can be mathematically derived using conventional optical computer aided design programs, such Photopia® sold by Lighting Technologies of Denver, Colo., assuming the three dimensional energy distribution of the light source, e.g. a Lambertian distribution in the case of an LED. - Given the three dimensional candela plots, the two dimensional iso-foot candle plots of
FIGS. 10 and 29 can be mathematically derived using conventional optical computer aided design programs. The results obtained are then compared to the boundary condition ofstep 106. To the extent that the boundary condition ofstep 106 is not satisfied, the optical designer through trial and error can modify the three dimensional shape oflens 21 instep 102 and again repeatsteps - The invention also includes the methodology where the needed lens shape is rendered mathematically through an analytical process or numerically through a numerical reiterative estimation process with the boundary conditions of
steps - It can also thus be appreciated that a plurality of such devices can then be combined into an array of devices. Each device in the array has the same three dimensional energy distribution pattern that results in the same intended two dimensional illumination pattern on the target surface or street. When a plurality of such devices are closely spaced together in the array relative to the size of the illumination pattern on the target surface or street, their respective illumination patterns are substantially linearly superimposed on each other to provide the same illumination pattern on the target surface or street as produced by a single device, but with the increased intensity of the plurality of devices in the array. Similarly, the arrays can be manufactured in a modular fashion, so that a plurality of arrays combined together can still have a relatively small size compared to the distance to or the size of the illumination pattern on the target surface or street, that the illumination pattern of each array substantially overlays the same illumination pattern of all the other arrays in the collection. Hence, the intensity of the illumination pattern on the target surface from the collection of arrays can be scaled without substantial modification of the illumination pattern by modular scaling of the arrays into larger or smaller collections.
- Many alterations and modifications may be made by those having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, it must be understood that the illustrated embodiment has been set forth only for the purposes of example and that it should not be taken as limiting the invention as defined by the following claims. For example, notwithstanding the fact that the elements of a claim are set forth below in a certain combination, it must be expressly understood that the invention includes other combinations of fewer, more or different elements, which are disclosed in above even when not initially claimed in such combinations.
- The words used in this specification to describe the invention and its various embodiments are to be understood not only in the sense of their commonly defined meanings, but to include by special definition in this specification structure, material or acts beyond the scope of the commonly defined meanings. Thus if an element can be understood in the context of this specification as including more than one meaning, then its use in a claim must be understood as being generic to all possible meanings supported by the specification and by the word itself.
- The definitions of the words or elements of the following claims are, therefore, defined in this specification to include not only the combination of elements which are literally set forth, but all equivalent structure, material or acts for performing substantially the same function in substantially the same way to obtain substantially the same result. In this sense it is therefore contemplated that an equivalent substitution of two or more elements may be made for any one of the elements in the claims below or that a single element may be substituted for two or more elements in a claim. Although elements may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, it is to be expressly understood that one or more elements from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination and that the claimed combination may be directed to a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.
- Insubstantial changes from the claimed subject matter as viewed by a person with ordinary skill in the art, now known or later devised, are expressly contemplated as being equivalently within the scope of the claims. Therefore, obvious substitutions now or later known to one with ordinary skill in the art are defined to be within the scope of the defined elements.
- The claims are thus to be understood to include what is specifically illustrated and described above, what is conceptionally equivalent, what can be obviously substituted and also what essentially incorporates the essential idea of the invention.
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1. An apparatus for illuminating a selected surface comprising:
a light source having at least one centerline; and
a lens optically coupled to the light source, wherein the lens primarily refracts light collected from the light source into an azimuthally asymmetric illumination pattern having more than one director of principal candela off the centerline so that the maximum candela is off the centerline.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 where the more than one director of principal candela are each oriented 15° or more off the centerline.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 where the lens is shaped to refract light onto the illumined surface to provide a 50 percent of maximum foot-candle measurement at an angle greater than 15 degrees from the centerline of the illumination pattern.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 where the lens comprises a lens base, a surface shape of the lens proximate to the lens base and between the lens base and the director of principal candela being at least partially undercut.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 where the light source has a centerline plane in which the centerline is located and has a near field; and where the lens has a shape to refract light from the light source into a first portion of the beam across the centerline plane of the light source to shift light from one side of the light source to an opposing side of the light source, and refracts light from the near field of the light source into a second portion of the beam directed into a direction different from the first portion of the beam.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 where the light source is an LED and where the lens comprises an LED package providing both protective passivation for the LED and optical processing of light from the LED, and further comprising a plurality of light bars and a plurality of LED packages combined into or onto each of the light bars.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a fixture as a luminaire into which the plurality of light bars are mounted.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 where each light bar comprises a planar carrier.
9. An apparatus comprising:
a light source with a radiation pattern having a centerline; and
an azimuthally asymmetric lens optically coupled to the light source:
having an outer surface with more than one azimuthally asymmetric refracting lobe contiguous with the outer surface of the lens; and
having a concave outer surface shape on the centerline.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 where the more than one azimuthally asymmetric lobe are each oriented 15° or more off the centerline.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 where the lens comprises a lens base, the surface shape of the lens proximate to the lens base and between the lens base and the refracting lobe being at least partially undercut.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 where the light source has a near field and where the lens has a centerline plane and has a surface shaped to direct light from the light source into the beam across the centerline plane by a surface portion of the lens located in the near field of the light source.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 where the light source is an LED and where the lens comprises an LED package providing both protective passivation for the LED and optical processing of light from the LED, and further comprising a plurality of light bars and a plurality of LED packages combined into or onto each of the light bars.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising a fixture as a luminaire into which the plurality of light bars are mounted.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 where each light bar comprises a planar carrier.
16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the more than one azimuthal asymmetric refracting lobes are different in shape from each other.
17. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the more than one azimuthal asymmetric refracting lobes are substantially similar in shape to each other.
18. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the more than one azimuthal asymmetric refracting lobes produce a beam that is bisymmetric across a plane including the centerline.
19. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the asymmetric refracting lobe extending from the outer surface of the lens is contiguous with the outer surface of the lens.
20. An apparatus for illuminating a selected surface comprising:
a light source with a radiation pattern having at least one centerline; and
a lens optically coupled to the light source, wherein the lens primarily refracts light collected from the light source into an azimuthally asymmetric illumination pattern having at least one director of principal candela at least 15 degrees off the centerline on the selected surface so that the maximum candela is at least 15 degrees off the centerline.
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