Illumination device including control device that varies melanopic ratio of light
US12245342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An illumination device includes a light-emitting device and a control device. The light-emitting device is configured to emit at least light of a first color temperature having a correlated color temperature in a range from 3500 K to 8000 K, the light having a melanopic ratio of a prescribed value within a variation range of the melanopic ratio in which a gap between a maximum value and a minimum value of the melanopic ratio at the first color temperature is 0.30 or more. The control device is configured to control the light emitted from the light-emitting device, within a predetermined amount of time, by varying the melanopic ratio of the light by 0.3 or more, and adjusting the correlated color temperature of the light in a range from 0 K to ±500 K with respect to the first color temperature.
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