LED BASED HIGH-INTENSITY LIGHT WITH REFLECTOR
A light engine for a high intensity light that may be compliant with FAA or ICAO standards is disclosed. The light engine includes a first light emitting module having a light emitting diode mounted in a horizontal plane. A reflector has a reflective surface in perpendicular relation to the light emitting diode. The reflective surface is defined by combining the integrals of a required beam emission specification with the integrals of the light emitting diode. The resulting reflective curve is modified with focal length and curve based on horizontal plane position variables relative to the light emitting diode around an azimuth angle.
1 . A light engine for a high intensity light comprising:
a first light emitting module having a light emitting diode mounted in a horizontal plane;
a reflector having a reflector surface in perpendicular relation to the light emitting diode, the reflector surface being defined by:
combining the integrals of a required beam emission specification with the integrals of the light emitting diode resulting in a reflector curve;
modifying the resulting reflector curve with focal length and curve based on horizontal plane position variables relative to the light emitting diode around an azimuth angle.
2 . The light engine of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitting diode is a white light diode.
3 . The light engine of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitting diode is one of a plurality of light emitting diodes, in substantially linear alignment.
4 . The light engine of claim 1 , further comprising a second light emitting diode emitting red light mounted in the horizontal plane.
5 . The light engine of claim 1 , wherein the reflector is part of a reflector assembly having a circular coverage.
6 . The light engine of claim 1 , wherein the modification of the reflector surface curve is determined by multiple iterations of different target beam profiles and functions f(x,Φ), wherein x is a horizontal position and Φ is an azimuth angle and resulting in a reflector surface whose cross-section varies with x or Φ positions along the reflector length.
7 . The light engine of claim 1 , wherein the light assembly emits a beam compliant with ICAO and FAA requirements, and wherein the design requirements are compliant with ICAO and FAA requirements.
8 . The light engine of claim 1 , wherein the function relative to the horizontal plane is a function defined as f(x, Φ)=fl+Σk n ·Abs(x m )+Σ(s j ·x k )+u (x, y)+v (Φ, y).
9 . The engine of claim 8 , wherein the function is broken down into a plurality of sub-sections along the length of the reflector.
10 . The engine of claim 1 , wherein integrals of the required beam emission specification and the integrals of the light emitting diode are performed by a piece wise linear technique or a polynomial technique.
11 . A navigation light compliant with narrow horizontal beam requirements, the navigation light comprising:
a first plurality of light sources arranged in a circular arrangement on a mounting surface to provide light at all radial angles;
a first reflector having a reflector surface in substantially perpendicular relationship to the mounting surface holding the plurality of light sources, the reflector surface designed by:
combining the integrals of a required beam emission specification with the integrals of at least one of the light sources resulting in a reflector curve;
modifying the resulting reflector curve with focal length and curve based on horizontal plane position variables relative to the light source around an azimuth angle.
12 . The navigation light of claim 11 , wherein the narrow beam requirements are ICAO and FAA compliant.
13 . The navigation light of claim 11 , wherein the light sources include a white light LED and a red light LED.
14 . The navigation light of claim 11 , wherein the function relative to the horizontal plane is a function defined as f(x, Φ)=fl+Σ k n ·Abs(x m )+Σ (s j ·x k )+u (x, y)+v (Φ, y).
15 . The navigation light of claim 11 , wherein the function is broken down into a plurality of sub-sections along the length of the reflector.
16 . The navigation light of claim 11 , further comprising:
a second plurality of light sources arranged in a circular arrangement on a second mounting surface to provide light at all radial angles, the second plurality of light sources being staggered from the first plurality of light sources at a radial angle; and
a second reflector having a reflector surface in substantially perpendicular relationship to the mounting surface holding the second plurality of light sources
17 . A method of fabricating a reflector having a reflector surface to reflect light rays from a light source in a narrow beam substantially parallel to a horizontal plane, the method comprising:
integrating a set of beam emission requirements over a range of angles of required light emission;
integrating a model of the light source emission;
determining a curve shape of the reflector surface based on the results of the light source emission integration; and
calculating the reflector surface based on functions including a horizontal plane position variable.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the integrating of the required beam emission requirements and the integrals of the light source emission are performed by a piece wise linear technique or a polynomial technique.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the beam emission requirements are ICAO and FAA compliant.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the function relative to the horizontal plane is a function defined as f(x, Φ)=fl+Σ k n ·Abs(x m )+(s j ·x k )+u (x, y)+v (Φ, y).
21 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the function is broken down into a plurality of sub-sections along the length of the reflector surface.