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Granted Patent B2
US 12677363 · App. 18/379,456 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Lighting device and lighting system comprising the lighting device

Inventors: Patrick Kotal (Regenstauf, DE); Krister Bergenek (Regensburg, DE); Shijun Nie (Garching, DE)
Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
H05B45/46H05B45/24H05B47/19
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Patent No.
US 12677363
App. No.
18/379,456
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting device including an LED light source, wherein the LED light source includes a first LED strand for generating a first light with a first correlated color temperature and a second LED strand for generating a second light with a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The lighting device further comprises control electronics with a controllable LED driver for driving the LED light source, wherein the control electronics comprise a switch for switching between the first LED strand and the second LED strand so that either the first LED strand or the second LED strand is activated depending on the switch position. A lighting system comprising the lighting device is further disclosed.

Claims (67)

1 . A method comprising:

operating a light emitting diode (LED) light source such that:

at least one LED element of the LED light source is inactive; and

at least two other LED elements of the LED light source are active simultaneously and have a monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux;

wherein the at least one inactive LED element and the at least two other active LED elements each differ from one another in correlated color temperature.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one LED element which is inactive has a maximum luminous flux which is greater than a maximum luminous flux of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the correlated color temperature of the at least one LED element which is inactive is in the range of 2,700-5,000 K.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the correlated color temperature of the at least one LED element which is inactive is in the range of 3,500-6,500 K.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the correlated color temperature of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is in the range of 3,500-6,500 K.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the correlated color temperature of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is in the range of 2,700-5,000 K.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the correlated color temperature of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is in the range of 1,500-3,000 K.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the correlated color temperature of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is in the range of 3,500-6,500 K; and

the correlated color temperature of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is in the range of 1,500-3,000 K.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the correlated color temperature of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is in the range of 2,700-5,000 K; and

the correlated color temperature of at least one other of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is in the range of 1,500-3,000 K.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux is connected in parallel to:

the at least one LED element that is inactive; and

at least one other of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting actuation of a switching device communicatively coupled with the LED light source; and

operating a switch element communicatively coupled with the LED light source based on the detected actuation of the switching device.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the switching device is configured as at least one of a light switch and a dimmer.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling the LED light source in at least one of:

a time-dependent manner;

a date-dependent manner; and

a location-dependent manner.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

at least partially compensating for differences in electrical characteristics of the LED elements; and

amplifying differences in electrical characteristics of the LED elements.

15 . A method comprising:

operating a light emitting diode (LED) light source such that:

at least one LED element of the LED light source is inactive; and

at least two other LED elements of the LED light source have a monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux;

wherein the at least one LED element which is inactive and the at least two other LED elements each differ from one another in correlated color temperature; and

wherein the at least one LED element which is inactive has a maximum luminous flux which is:

greater than a maximum luminous flux of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux; and

less than a maximum luminous flux of at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the maximum luminous flux of the at least one LED element which is inactive is at least three times greater than the maximum luminous flux of the at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux.

17 . A method comprising:

operating a light emitting diode (LED) light source such that:

at least one LED element of the LED light source is inactive; and

at least two other LED elements of the LED light source have a monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux; and

driving at least one of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux based on a feedback signal from at least one other of the at least two other LED elements having the monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux;

wherein the at least one LED element which is inactive and the at least two other LED elements each differ from one another in correlated color temperature.

18 . A method comprising:

operating a light emitting diode (LED) light source such that:

at least one LED element of the LED light source is inactive; and

at least two other LED elements of the LED light source have a monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux; and

controlling the LED light source based on at least one of:

a detected daylight level; and

a detected motion;

wherein the at least one LED element which is inactive and the at least two other LED elements each differ from one another in correlated color temperature.

19 . A method comprising:

operating a light emitting diode (LED) light source such that:

at least one LED element of the LED light source is inactive; and

at least two other LED elements of the LED light source have a monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux;

wherein the at least one LED element which is inactive and the at least two other LED elements each differ from one another in correlated color temperature; and

wherein the LED light source is a constituent component of an LED lamp.

20 . A method comprising:

operating a light emitting diode (LED) light source such that:

at least one LED element of the LED light source is inactive; and

at least two other LED elements of the LED light source have a monotonic increase in color temperature or correlated color temperature with increasing luminous flux;

wherein the at least one LED element which is inactive and the at least two other LED elements each differ from one another in correlated color temperature; and

wherein the LED light source is a constituent component of a luminaire.