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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
George R. Brandes, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert D. Underwood, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Bernd P. Keller, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Solid state lighting apparatuses are adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received directly from an AC power source. An exemplary apparatus includes a substrate and multiple sets of one or more solid state light emitters disposed over the substrate. Multiple sets of solid state light emitters are configured to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relevant to one another during portions of an AC cycle, and optionally have different duty cycles. Emitter configurations, color combinations, and/or circuit components reduce perceivable flicker, color shifts, and/or spatial variations in luminous flux. Color temperature and/or beam pattern are adjustable. Multiple emitters are arranged along non-coplanar substrate portions.