LED downlights with non-circular spots

William A. Parkyn; David G. Pelka

doi:10.1117/12.619154

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14 September 2005 LED downlights with non-circular spots

William A. Parkyn, David G. Pelka

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Proceedings Volume 5941, Fifth International Conference on Solid State Lighting; 594119 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619154
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The ubiquitous downlight inhabits our ceilings by the millions. Hot, inefficient, and electrically wasteful, it is next in line for replacement by the latest high-brightness, high-efficacy white LEDs. The conventional downlight configuration of a large incandescent spotlight in a low-cost, ceiling-recessed metal can, represents the culmination of old technology, fated never to improve significantly. Incandescent downlights add greatly both to direct and indirect electrical consumption, with the lamps requiring relatively frequent replacement. The small size of LED emitters means small optical elements can produce much higher-quality beams than incandescent spotlight-lamps can produce. Herein we introduce compact high-luminosity LED downlights with lenses that deliver uniform illumination to delimited targets such as tables. One version utilizes circular lenses and micro-diffuser films to deliver square outputs. The other uses lenses cut to the target shape. In particular, one of these lenses is the first to offer a semicircular spot suitable for gambling tables.

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William A. Parkyn and David G. Pelka "LED downlights with non-circular spots", Proc. SPIE 5941, Fifth International Conference on Solid State Lighting, 594119 (14 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619154

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