White lighting device for retail illumination

1. A lighting device comprising:

a solid state light source configured to provide blue light having a dominant wavelength selected from the range of 440-490 nm,

a first luminescent material configured to convert part of the blue light into first luminescent material light having intensity in one or more of the green and yellow having a CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light), and

a second luminescent material configured to convert part of one or more of the blue light and the first luminescent material light into second luminescent material light having intensity in one or more of the orange and red having a CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light),

wherein the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material are selected to provide said first luminescent material light and said second luminescent material light defined by a maximum ratio of CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) and CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) being CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light)=1.58*CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light)+0.255, and a minimum ratio of CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) and CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) being CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light)=2.3*CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light)+0.04, wherein the lighting device is configured to operate at a first setting such that the lighting device produces light having a maximum color temperature of 3500 K.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material are selected to provide said first luminescent material light and said second luminescent material light defined by a CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) in the range of 0.102-0.118 and a CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) in the range of 0.38-0.415, or by a CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) in the range of 0.14-0.158 and a CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) in the range of 0.4-0.44.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the solid state light source has a LED die, wherein the lighting device comprises a light converter comprising said first luminescent material and said second luminescent material, and wherein the light converter is in physical contact with the LED die.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , and having a CIE v′ of at least 0.005 below the black body locus, and having a CIE v′ of at maximum 0.02 below the black body locus.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the lighting device is configured to provide at said first setting of the lighting device white lighting device light having a color rendering index of at least 80.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the lighting device is configured to provide at said first setting of the lighting device white lighting device light having a gamut area index of at least 100.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the solid state light source, the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material are configured to provide a spectral distribution with at least 80% of the power in the spectral region of 380-495 nm in the range of 440-480 nm, at least 80% of the power in the spectral region of 470-650 nm in the range of 485-630 nm, and at least 80% of the power in the spectral region of 570-760 nm in the range of 585-720 nm.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the solid state light source, the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material are configured to provide a spectral distribution with a first maximum selected from the range of 440-450 nm with a full width half maximum selected from the range of 15-30 nm, and a band comprising at least two maxima with a second maximum selected from the range of 515-545 nm and a third maximum selected from the range of 610-630 nm, wherein the band has an intensity of at least 40% of the first maximum over the wavelength range of 500-680 nm.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first luminescent material comprises M3A5012:Ce3+, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Tb, Gd, and Lu, wherein A is selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Sc and In, and wherein at least one or more of M comprises Lu and A comprises Ga applies.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first luminescent material comprises a divalent europium comprising luminescent material selected from the group consisting of silicates, chlorosilicates, and beta-sialons.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second luminescent material comprises MAISiN3:Eu, wherein M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of barium, strontium and calcium.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the second luminescent material comprises different MAISiN3:Eu compounds, with a first compound with M at least comprising Ca and a second compound with M at least comprising Sr.

13. A lighting device comprising:

a solid state light source configured to provide blue light having a dominant wavelength,

a first luminescent material configured to convert part of the blue light into first luminescent material light having intensity in one or more of the green and yellow having a CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light), and

a second luminescent material configured to convert part of one or more of the blue light and the first luminescent material light into second luminescent material light having intensity in one or more of the orange and red having a CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light),

wherein the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material are selected to provide said first luminescent material light and said second luminescent material light defined by a maximum ratio of CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) and CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) being CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light)=1.58*CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light)+0.255, and a minimum ratio of CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) and CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) being CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light)=2.3*CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light)+0.04, wherein the lighting device is configured to operate at a first setting such that the lighting device produces light having a maximum color temperature of 3500 K;

wherein, the solid state light source is configured to provide blue light having a dominant wavelength selected from the range of 440-470 nm, wherein the first luminescent material has a peak maximum selected from the range of 510-530 nm and a full width half maximum selected from the range of 60-80 nm, and wherein the second luminescent material comprises a first second luminescent material having a first second peak maximum selected from the range of 610-640 and a full width half maximum selected from the range of 60-110 nm and a second luminescent material having a second luminescent material peak maximum selected from the range of 630¬680 nm and having a full width half maximum selected from the range of 60-130 nm, and wherein the first second peak maximum and the second peak maximum differ with at least 10 nm.

14. A lighting system comprising the light emitting device according to claim 1 and a control system configured to control the light emitting device.

15. Use of the light emitting device according to claim 1 in retail or hospitality lighting.

16. A method of providing illumination from a lighting device, the method comprising:

operating the lighting device using a solid state light source configured to provide blue light having a dominant wavelength selected from the ranged of 440-490 nm, such that a first luminescent material arranged to receive at least a part of the blue light is configured to convert part of the blue light into first luminescent material light having intensity in one or more of the green and yellow having a CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) and a second luminescent material arranged to receive at least a part of the blue light and the first luminescent material light into second luminescent material light having intensity in one or more of the orange and red having CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light)

operating the lighting device such that said first luminescent material light and said second luminescent material light are defined by a maximum ratio of CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) and CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) being CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light)=1.58*CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light)+0.255, and a minimum ratio of CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light) and CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light) being CIE u′ (of the second luminescent material light)=2.3*CIE u′ (of the first luminescent material light)+0.04, and

operating the lighting device at a first setting such that the lighting device produces light having a maximum color temperature of 3500 K.