EP3707967A1 - Method and system configuration for setting a constant wavelength - Google Patents
Method and system configuration for setting a constant wavelengthInfo
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- EP3707967A1 EP3707967A1 EP19720362.3A EP19720362A EP3707967A1 EP 3707967 A1 EP3707967 A1 EP 3707967A1 EP 19720362 A EP19720362 A EP 19720362A EP 3707967 A1 EP3707967 A1 EP 3707967A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B45/20—Controlling the colour of the light
- H05B45/24—Controlling the colour of the light using electrical feedback from LEDs or from LED modules
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- H05B45/28—Controlling the colour of the light using temperature feedback
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- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
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- H05B45/32—Pulse-control circuits
- H05B45/325—Pulse-width modulation [PWM]
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- the present invention is directed to a method which, with little technical effort, makes it possible to set a constant wavelength in the case of a light-emitting diode in such a way that a constant color of the light-emitting diode is established for a human viewer by means of the unarmed eye. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a correspondingly configured system arrangement and to a computer program product with control commands which execute the method or operate the system arrangement.
- WO 2017/162 323 A1 shows an efficient control arrangement and a control method which make it possible to provide particularly efficient data transmission, in particular for light-emitting diode control units.
- the publication is also directed to a corresponding protocol which causes control units to carry out the corresponding method steps.
- WO 2017/162 324 A1 shows a method and a device for bidirectional communication between a command unit and a plurality of LED control units connected to it. This makes it possible to send control commands to a plurality of series-connected LED control units at high speed or to return execution results from these control units to a command unit.
- W ⁇ 2017/153 026 A1 shows a method and a device for brightness compensation of a light-emitting diode, whereby a constant helper is always used. Liability of the light-emitting diode is achieved regardless of the temperature fluctuation.
- PWM pulse width modulation
- control circuits are known through which the light-emitting diodes are regulated to an adjustable setpoint, the setpoint being adjustable by a controller. Dimming of light emitting diodes takes place according to known methods directly by dimming the
- Control logics for regulating the current supply to the light-emitting diode are also known as a function of a temperature of the light-emitting diode.
- light-emitting diodes are used in which they should at least not be disadvantageous with regard to incandescent lamps. While light bulbs can be easily dimmed in terms of their brightness, methods are known with regard to light-emitting diodes which, for example, control these light-emitting diodes by means of a predetermined control pattern and thereby enable optical dimming. In contrast to this, however, it is often desirable for a light-emitting diode to be used, for example an increasing ambient temperature must also be made lighter. This is the case since LEDs typically have a luminous behavior which reduces the emitted luminosity as a function of an increasing temperature value.
- light-emitting diodes which are typically provided as red, green or blue-emitting light-emitting diodes, are susceptible to fluctuations in brightness or color with regard to temperature development. It is therefore disadvantageous according to the prior art that the color variations, depending on the temperature development or brightness variations, can turn out to be so strong that they can be recognized by the human eye and thus result in undesired optical effects. Such optical effects can relate to comfort functions of a vehicle, for example, and application scenarios also provide that the light emitting diodes emit a safety function. For example, light-emitting diodes are also used as optical warning signals and the disadvantage of brightness or color variations can be safety-critical.
- a method for setting a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode comprising controlling the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, measuring an actually prevailing temperature of a control unit arranged in the immediate vicinity of the controlled light-emitting diode, providing an empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode in Dependency of the temperature of the light-emitting diode and adjusting the preset current value as a function of the actually prevailing temperature and the empirically determined wavelength variation for setting the constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode.
- method steps can be carried out iteratively and / or in a different order.
- method steps can have further sub-steps.
- the control of the light-emitting diode is typically carried out iteratively and the prevailing temperature is measured iteratively at the control unit.
- an empirically determined wavelength variation is made available.
- the preset current value is adjusted in a specific cycle or within preset intervals.
- a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode is set, since the error rate of the light-emitting diode is recognized and then the current value is set accordingly.
- the constant wavelength is an essentially constant wavelength, the reference point of the constant wavelength being the human eye.
- the wavelength is not constant, but is adjusted in such a way that it is constant with respect to the unarmed human eye.
- a constant color value for the human viewer is established by means of the constant wavelength.
- the constant wavelength is merely an essentially constant wavelength that varies slightly.
- a light-emitting diode can be in the form of a red, green, blue or white luminous or emitting light-emitting diode. It is known to combine these different individual light-emitting diodes into light-emitting diode units, so that, for example, three or four individual light-emitting diodes form one light-emitting diode unit due to the design.
- further technical devices are to be provided which, for example, control the individual light-emitting diodes in such a way that a wavelength or a brightness is obtained.
- the proposed control units are used for this purpose, which indirectly apply a certain current intensity to the light-emitting diodes or carry out a pulse width modulation.
- the brightness or luminosity of each individual light-emitting diode is set by means of pulse width modulation and then the wavelength is set on the basis of the current value.
- the proposed current value is therefore the current value by means of which the light-emitting diode is controlled. This does not prevent that at least temporarily no current is provided as part of the pulse width modulation.
- This provision of current takes place as part of the activation of the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value.
- This method step also takes place in accordance with the prior art, with the disadvantage that the constant preset current value leads to a wavelength variation, which is apparent to the viewer because the color of the light-emitting diode changes. This takes place due to the changing temperature conditions within the LED.
- the preset current value is typically stored in a memory unit of the light-emitting diode unit or is provided by the control unit.
- an actually prevailing temperature of a control unit arranged in the immediate vicinity of the activated light-emitting diode is measured.
- the temperature does not have to be measured directly on the light-emitting diode, but that the control unit can be used for this.
- the proposed method takes this distance into account in one aspect and varies the current value accordingly.
- control unit Since the control unit is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the light-emitting diode, a conclusion regarding the temperature of the light-emitting diode can be drawn at runtime.
- An immittable proximity is to be interpreted in such a way that the proximity is essentially unmittable, such that only one layer, for example as will be described later, is arranged between the measuring sensor and the control unit. This means that it can be interpreted as “unmittable” in such a way that no other active components are installed. Consequently, only passive components, such as connection layers or heat-conducting layers, are arranged between the light-emitting diode and the control unit.
- the feature in the "immediate" vicinity is optional in that no further active, heat-generating units are arranged between the light-emitting diode and the control unit.
- the method step can thus also be carried out in such a way that an actually prevailing temperature is measured by a control unit arranged in the vicinity of the controlled light-emitting diode. In particular, distances that are less than one millimeter are also understood to be immediate.
- An empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode is then provided as a function of the temperature of the light-emitting diode.
- the empirically determined wavelength variation indicates the extent to which the wavelength of the light-emitting diode changes as the temperature rises and falls. This is also referred to as the error rate of the light emitting diode and specifies a technical value that corresponds to a delta of the value of the wavelength that arises when the temperature of the light emitting diode rises or falls. This empirical value can be stored in a data memory.
- the preset current value is adjusted.
- the method thus branches iteratively back into a first method step, which provides for driving the light-emitting diode.
- the light emitting diode will controlled in such a way that the constant wavelength or the substantially constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode is established.
- the wavelength variation is compensated for via the temperature, and the current value is set in such a way that the color value of the light-emitting diode is always constant.
- the actually prevailing temperature is measured at the control unit and not at the light-emitting diode, and that the empirically determined wavelength variation provided relates to a temperature of the light-emitting diode. It is therefore advantageous to include a compensation factor here, which takes into account that measurements are not actually being made directly on the light-emitting diode, but rather on the control unit arranged. Consequently, it is possible according to the invention to propose an alternative design and also to operate the method accordingly.
- the light-emitting diode is actually driven on the basis of this adapted current value. This ensures over time or the temperature development that the light emitting diode emits a constant wavelength.
- the method is carried out in each case for a red, blue, green or white-emitting light-emitting diode.
- This has the advantage that not only the colors can be set by means of the proposed method, but rather the luminosity can also be adapted by means of a white-emitting light-emitting diode, so that no separate method has to be used for brightness compensation.
- the brightness of the light-emitting diode can also be controlled with little technical effort.
- the method is carried out iteratively in such a way that the adjustment of the preset current value takes place essentially every 2 seconds.
- the preset current value specifies a current pulse of pulse width modulation. This has the advantage that the preset current value can be switched on and off as part of the pulse width modulation, so that the brightness can also be varied. Thus, as part of the control of the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, no current can be temporarily applied and the pulse width modulation can thereby be implemented.
- the adjustment of the preset current value is carried out by means of a stored error function.
- a function is empirical It can be determined which multiplies or adds the inverse of the error with respect to the wavelength to the current intensity, so that the error which arises, that is to say the deviation in the wavelength, is canceled or compensated for.
- the error function thus determines a value by which the preset current value has to be adjusted so that the output wavelength is created again.
- the error function provides a compensation value which compensates for the wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode.
- the compensation value is present as a compensation factor and / or compensation sum.
- This has the advantage that a compensation value can be multiplied and / or added up, whereby a combination of both options is also proposed according to the invention.
- the current value can thus be adjusted at any time in such a way that the desired constant wavelength is set or the error in the deviation of the wavelength is compensated for.
- the error function determines the temperature of the light-emitting diode as a function of the actually prevailing temperature of the control unit.
- the temperature value does not have to be taken directly from the light-emitting diode, but rather, according to the invention, the temperature of the control unit is measured and then the temperature of the light-emitting diode is inferred.
- an alternative design can be accomplished and empirical values can be consulted which indicate at which temperature of the control unit which values of the temperature at the light-emitting diode prevail.
- conclusions can be drawn about the wavelength based on the temperature, which in turn allows the current value to be adjusted in such a way that the desired wavelength is in turn set. This is the case because, for technical reasons, the wavelength varies with the prevailing temperature.
- the adjustment of the preset current value takes place when an actual wavelength deviates from the target wavelength by more than a threshold value.
- a threshold value can be defined which corresponds, for example, to the accuracy of the unarmed human eye. If this threshold value is undershot or exceeded, the current value is adjusted and the underlying hardware components can be designed particularly efficiently. This is the case because not every deviation has to be compensated for immediately, but rather the threshold value can be chosen to be so large that the variation is not visible to the human eye.
- the threshold value can also take into account the underlying hardware, which in turn can be designed efficiently.
- the empirically determined wavelength variation specifies a characteristic curve of the light-emitting diode.
- the characteristic curve describes characteristics of the light-emitting diode, and thus a wavelength variation depending on the temperature can also be provided, which is then corrected according to the invention.
- the immediate vicinity is less than 1 mm. This has the advantage that the underlying unit is chosen to be so small that it can actually be said to be in close proximity, but according to the invention it was found that larger deviations are difficult to calculate. A proximity of less than 1 mm typically does not lead to a large falsification with regard to the temperature, and the temperature of the control unit can be the basis of the method according to the invention instead of the temperature of the light-emitting diode.
- the immediate proximity is set by means of a thickness of an adhesive layer, a silicone layer, a polymer layer, a heat-conducting layer, an aluminum layer and / or a copper layer.
- An air gap or casting resins can also be used for this purpose.
- control unit is provided as a controller, a controller chip, a logic circuit, a logic gate or a microcontroller.
- the light-emitting diode can be controlled by means of a pulse-width modulation by means of a corresponding control unit, and in particular the light-emitting diode is controlled according to the invention by means of a preset current value, which can be regulated, for example, by the control unit.
- a system arrangement for setting a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode comprising a control unit set up to control the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, at least one measuring sensor set up to measure an actually prevailing temperature of the control unit arranged in the immediate vicinity of the controlled light-emitting diode , an interface unit set up to provide an empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode as a function of the temperature of the light-emitting diode, and a compensation interface set up to adapt the preset current value as a function of the actually prevailing temperature and the empirically determined wavelength variation to set the constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode.
- the object is also achieved by a computer program product with control commands which execute the proposed method or operate the proposed system arrangement.
- the method is set up to operate the proposed system arrangement and the system arrangement is set up to execute the proposed method.
- the method thus comprises method steps which can be functionally simulated on the basis of the structural features of the system arrangement.
- the system arrangement includes functional components that create a function in accordance with the proposed method steps.
- the computer program product serves both to carry out the method steps and to operate the system arrangement.
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic flow diagram of the proposed method for setting a constant wavelength according to the present invention.
- 1 shows a diagram on the left-hand side, the temperature of the light-emitting diode being marked on the x-axis and the resulting wavelength on the y-axis which is emitted by the light-emitting diode.
- a constant wavelength is typically required, but this disadvantageously varies with temperature.
- the wavelength increases with increasing temperature, which leads to the viewer perceiving a color variation, which is so is not desired.
- An analogous example is shown on the right for a specific value. The object of the present invention is to compensate for this variation in the wavelength.
- 2 shows in the left diagram a current which is plotted on the x-axis and a wavelength which is plotted on the y-axis.
- the wavelength varies depending on the current provided, and as a result the wavelength decreases with increasing current.
- a characteristic curve development is also shown on the right-hand side, the wavelength being plotted on the y-axis and the current on the x-axis.
- FIG. 3 shows an aspect of the present invention, namely that it can be determined at which temperature which wavelength prevails and for this purpose it can also be calculated how a corresponding error function should be designed. For example, 20 ° C and 110 ° C are taken into account.
- a corresponding diagram is shown on the right, which in turn plots the current value provided on the x-axis and the wavelength on the y-axis.
- these two diagrams are now combined according to FIG. 3, and the rising wavelength on the left-hand side as a function of the temperature is eliminated with the falling wavelength on the right-hand side as a function of the current value provided.
- the two diagrams are therefore combined with one another, and the current value increases as the temperature rises.
- the wavelength increases with the temperature, which is compensated according to the invention in such a way that the error function increases the set current value in such a way that the wavelength on the left is reduced in accordance with the increase on the right.
- FIG. 4 shows the proposed system arrangement, a temperature sensor being arranged at the top left, which measures the temperature at the control unit or in the immediate vicinity of the light-emitting diode and then transmits the measured value in an analog manner to an analog-to-digital converter.
- This component then provides the digital measured value to the error function component.
- a so-called one-time programmable module is arranged on the left-hand side, that is to say a non-volatile memory, also referred to as OTP for short.
- the error function component then sends the value to be set to a digital-to-analog converter, which then addresses the light-emitting diode.
- FIG. 5 shows, in a schematic flow diagram, the proposed method for setting a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode, comprising driving 100 of the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, measuring 101 an actually prevailing temperature of a temperature in the immediate vicinity of the driven 100 light-emitting diode.
- control unit providing 102 an empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode as a function of the temperature of the light-emitting diode and adjusting 103 the preset current value as a function of the actually prevailing temperature and the empirically determined wavelength variation for setting 104 the constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode.
- At least one sensor is provided for measuring the temperature value at at least one measuring location.
- Several measurement locations are suitable for this, for example a measurement location on exactly one light-emitting diode, a measurement location on each light-emitting diode, a measurement location on a microcontroller that is connected to a light-emitting diode, or a measurement location in the immediate vicinity of a light-emitting diode.
- the proposed method is used in the case of a plurality of connected light-emitting diodes. It is possible that, for example, several light emitting diodes are connected in series. If this plurality of light emitting diodes is installed in an automobile, different temperatures may prevail at different locations.
- the light-emitting diodes can not only heat themselves, but that temperature can be emitted by adjacent components. It is thus possible according to the invention to take this into account and to determine a temperature value at several measuring locations.
- An immediate environment describes an environment which allows a conclusion to be drawn about the temperature of the light-emitting diode.
- this temperature need not be able to be determined directly on the light-emitting diode, but a temperature sensor can be spaced from the light-emitting diode in such a way that a temperature input from neighboring components is negligible. In particular, this means that there must be no physical contact in the sense of touching the temperature sensor and the light-emitting diode.
- the light-emitting diode is present as a triplet of three light-emitting diode units, and the light-emitting diode units each emit a different color.
- Individual LEDs are also possible according to the invention. This has the advantage that colored LEDs can be used. In particular, it is possible according to the invention to continue to use conventional LEDs and only to control the current regulator of precisely these LEDs in such a way that the advantage according to the invention is achieved. Furthermore, the proposed method has the advantage that the brightness compensation can take place independently of the color setting of the light-emitting diode.
- a light-emitting diode unit is present as a semiconductor component or as any light-emitting component. Sending out different colors, or light in different wavelengths, serves to set a predetermined color value.
- a memory module provides a plurality of temperature values, each of which is assigned a current value.
- This has the advantage that a multiplicity of temperature values can be taken into account and the temperature values can be predetermined with respect to the current values in such a way that the same brightness value of the light-emitting diode is always set.
- the number of current value / temperature value pairs can be determined in a preparatory process step.
- the memory module or the storage of the current values is to be interpreted in such a way that any type of memory module or storage is possible.
- the memory module thus does not have to be set up so dynamically that it describes during a runtime, that is to say while the current controller is being driven. must be cash. Rather, storage only requires the introduction of the corresponding information in some way into a hardware module. It may also be necessary not to provide a single memory module, but to provide additional components for this purpose, which make it possible to provide the current value.
- a light-emitting diode is to be understood as a device which can also have further LED chips.
- the light-emitting diodes according to the invention in turn consist of further light-emitting diode units or semiconductor chips.
- the known red, green and blue light-emitting diode units can be used, which are set with regard to the so-called RGB color space.
- These individual light-emitting diode units are combined in a light-emitting diode housing in such a way that their light is combined to a predetermined color value. For example, it is possible to set a mixing ratio in such a way that the LED emits a total of white light.
- any desired colored light can also be set by suitable control of the individual components. In this way, for example, color transitions can also be generated.
- the so-called multi-LED components can be used, for example.
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Verfahren und Svstemanordnunq zum Einstellen einer Method and Svstemanordnunq for setting a
konstanten Wellenlänge constant wavelength
Die vorliegende Erfindung ist auf ein Verfahren gerichtet, welches es mit geringem technischen Aufwand ermöglicht, bei einer Leuchtdiode eine konstante Wellenlänge derart einzustellen, dass sich für einen menschlichen Betrachter mittels des unbewaffneten Auges eine gleichbleibende Farbe der Leuchtdiode einstellt. Ferner ist die vorliegende Erfindung auf eine entspre- chend eingerichtete Systemanordnung gerichtet sowie auf ein Computerprogrammprodukt mit Steuerbefehlen, welche das Verfahren ausführen bzw. die Systemanordnung betreiben. The present invention is directed to a method which, with little technical effort, makes it possible to set a constant wavelength in the case of a light-emitting diode in such a way that a constant color of the light-emitting diode is established for a human viewer by means of the unarmed eye. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a correspondingly configured system arrangement and to a computer program product with control commands which execute the method or operate the system arrangement.
WO 2017/162 323 A1 zeigt eine effiziente Steuerungsanordnung und ein Steuerungsverfahren, welche es ermöglichen, eine besonders effiziente Datenübertragung, insbesondere für Leuchtdiodensteuereinheiten, bereitzustellen. Die Druckschrift ist ebenso gerichtet auf ein entsprechendes Protokoll, welches Steuereinheiten veranlasst, die entsprechenden Verfahrensschritte auszuführen. WO 2017/162 323 A1 shows an efficient control arrangement and a control method which make it possible to provide particularly efficient data transmission, in particular for light-emitting diode control units. The publication is also directed to a corresponding protocol which causes control units to carry out the corresponding method steps.
WO 2017/162 324 A1 zeigt ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur bidirektionalen Kommunikation zwischen einer Befehlseinheit und einer Mehrzahl von daran angeschlossenen LED-Steuereinheiten. Hierdurch wird es möglich, mehreren seriell geschalteten LED-Steuereinheiten mit hoher Geschwindigkeit Steuerbefehle zukommen zu lassen bzw. Ausführungsergebnisse von diesen Steuereinheiten an eine Befehlseinheit zurückzugeben. WO 2017/162 324 A1 shows a method and a device for bidirectional communication between a command unit and a plurality of LED control units connected to it. This makes it possible to send control commands to a plurality of series-connected LED control units at high speed or to return execution results from these control units to a command unit.
WÖ 2017/153 026 A1 zeigt ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Helligkeitskompensation einer Leuchtdiode, wobei stets eine gleichbleibende Hel- ligkeit der Leuchtdiode unabhängig von der Temperaturschwankung erreicht wird. WÖ 2017/153 026 A1 shows a method and a device for brightness compensation of a light-emitting diode, whereby a constant helper is always used. Liability of the light-emitting diode is achieved regardless of the temperature fluctuation.
Bekannte Verfahren sehen eine Pulsweitenmodulation PWM vor, welche sich zunutze macht, dass eine Trägheit der verwendeten Komponenten der- art vorliegt, dass sich eine gleichmäßige Helligkeit einstellt, auch wenn die Leuchtdiode in einer gewissen Proportion an- beziehungsweise ausgeschaltet wird. Die Helligkeit wird dann in Abhängigkeit des Verhältnisses des An- Zustands zu dem Aus-Zustand eingestellt. Ein solches Pulsieren der Leucht- diode wird vom menschlichen Auge typischerweise nicht wahrgenommen und eine gleichmäßige einstellbare Helligkeit resultiert aus dieser Ansteuerung. Known methods provide a pulse width modulation PWM, which takes advantage of the fact that the components used are inert so that the brightness is uniform, even if the light-emitting diode is switched on or off in a certain proportion. The brightness is then set as a function of the ratio of the on state to the off state. Such a pulsation of the light-emitting diode is typically not perceived by the human eye and a uniform, adjustable brightness results from this control.
Ferner ist es möglich, einen Pulsgenerator in die Konstantstromquellenschal- tung zu integrieren, wobei die Versorgungsspannung gleich bleibt und die Taktung der Lampen mit der im Impulsbetrieb betriebenen Stromquelle selbst durchgeführt wird. Hierzu sind Ansteuerschaltungen bekannt, durch die die Leuchtdioden auf einen einstellbaren Sollwert geregelt werden, wobei der Sollwert durch einen Controller einstellbar ist. Ein Dimmen von Leuchtdi- öden erfolgt gemäß bekannter Verfahren direkt durch das Dimmen desFurthermore, it is possible to integrate a pulse generator into the constant current source circuit, the supply voltage remaining the same and the pulsing of the lamps being carried out with the current source operated in pulse mode. For this purpose, control circuits are known through which the light-emitting diodes are regulated to an adjustable setpoint, the setpoint being adjustable by a controller. Dimming of light emitting diodes takes place according to known methods directly by dimming the
Stroms durch die Leuchtdioden. Ferner bekannt sind Steuerungslogiken zum Regeln der Stromzufuhr zur Leuchtdiode auch in Abhängigkeit von einer Temperatur der Leuchtdiode. In vielen Anwendungsszenarien finden Leuchtdioden LEDs Einsatz bei denen sie bezüglich Glühlampen zumindest nicht nachteilig sein sollen. Während sich Glühlampen bezüglich ihrer Helligkeit einfach dimmen lassen, so sind bezüglich Leuchtdioden Verfahren bekannt, welche beispielsweise durch ein vorbestimmtes Ansteuerungsmuster eben diese Leuchtdioden an- steuern und hierbei ein optisches Dimmen ermöglichen. Im Gegensatz hierzu ist es jedoch häufig erwünscht, dass eine Leuchtdiode beispielsweise bei einer ansteigenden Umgebungstemperatur auch heller gestellt werden muss. Dies ist der Fall, da typischerweise LEDs ein Leuchtverhalten aufweisen, welches in Abhängigkeit eines steigenden Temperaturwerts die emittierte Leuchtkraft reduziert. Current through the LEDs. Control logics for regulating the current supply to the light-emitting diode are also known as a function of a temperature of the light-emitting diode. In many application scenarios, light-emitting diodes are used in which they should at least not be disadvantageous with regard to incandescent lamps. While light bulbs can be easily dimmed in terms of their brightness, methods are known with regard to light-emitting diodes which, for example, control these light-emitting diodes by means of a predetermined control pattern and thereby enable optical dimming. In contrast to this, however, it is often desirable for a light-emitting diode to be used, for example an increasing ambient temperature must also be made lighter. This is the case since LEDs typically have a luminous behavior which reduces the emitted luminosity as a function of an increasing temperature value.
Generell ist es bekannt, dass Leuchtdioden, welche typischerweise als Rot-, Grün- oder Blau-emittierende Leuchtdioden bereitgestellt werden, bezüglich einer Temperaturentwicklung anfällig für Helligkeits- bzw. Farbschwankun- gen sind. Somit ist es gemäß Stand der Technik nachteilig, dass die Farbva- riationen in Abhängigkeit der Temperaturentwicklung bzw. Helligkeitsvariationen derart stark ausfallen können, dass diese für das menschliche Auge erkennbar sind und sich somit ungewünschte optische Effekte ergeben. Solche optischen Effekte können sich auf Komfortfunktionen beispielsweise eines Fahrzeugs beziehen, wobei auch Anwendungsszenarien vorsehen, dass von den Leuchtdioden eine Sicherheitsfunktion ausgeht. So werden Leuchtdioden auch als optische Warnsignalgeber eingesetzt und der Nachteil der Helligkeitsvariation bzw. Farbvariation kann sicherheitskritisch sein. It is generally known that light-emitting diodes, which are typically provided as red, green or blue-emitting light-emitting diodes, are susceptible to fluctuations in brightness or color with regard to temperature development. It is therefore disadvantageous according to the prior art that the color variations, depending on the temperature development or brightness variations, can turn out to be so strong that they can be recognized by the human eye and thus result in undesired optical effects. Such optical effects can relate to comfort functions of a vehicle, for example, and application scenarios also provide that the light emitting diodes emit a safety function. For example, light-emitting diodes are also used as optical warning signals and the disadvantage of brightness or color variations can be safety-critical.
Besonders problematisch ist ausgehend vom Stand der Technik der techni- sehe Aufwand, der bei der Herstellung von Leuchtdioden betrieben werden muss. So müssen entsprechende Leuchtdioden Tests durchlaufen, und es entsteht ein gesteigerter Ausschuss dadurch, dass die Leuchtdioden vorbestimmte Sollwerte in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur nicht erreichten können. Besonders nachteilig ist dieser Sachverhalt im Einsatzszenario von Automo- bilen. Hier ergibt sich ein besonderer Nachteil, nämlich der, dass die verbauten Leuchtdioden nicht jederzeit auswechselbar sind und vielmehr der Endkunde sein Fahrzeug zur Wartung übergeben müsste. Neben dem hohen zu betreibenden logistischen Aufwand senkt dieser Nachteil im Stand der Technik die Akzeptanz des Endkundens gegenüber entsprechenden optischen Einrichtungen. Es ist daher eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ein verbessertes Ver- fahren zum Einstellen einer konstanten Wellenlänge einer Leuchtdiode vorzuschlagen, welches es ermöglicht, dass sich bei der Leuchtdiode eine möglichst gleichbleibende Farbe einstellt, ohne dass dies großen technischen Aufwand erfordert. Ferner ist es eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine entsprechend eingerichtete Systemanordnung vorzuschlagen sowie ein Computerprogrammprodukt mit Steuerbefehlen, welche das Verfahren ausführen bzw. die Systemanordnung betreiben. Die Aufgabe wird gelöst mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1. Weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben. Starting from the state of the art, the technical effort that must be involved in the manufacture of light-emitting diodes is particularly problematic. Corresponding light-emitting diodes have to go through tests, and there is an increased rejection because the light-emitting diodes cannot reach predetermined target values depending on the temperature. This fact is particularly disadvantageous in the application scenario of automobiles. There is a particular disadvantage here, namely that the built-in LEDs cannot be replaced at any time and the end customer would have to hand over his vehicle for maintenance. In addition to the high logistical effort to be carried out, this disadvantage in the prior art lowers the acceptance of the end customer in relation to corresponding optical devices. It is therefore an object of the present invention to propose an improved method for setting a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode, which makes it possible for the light-emitting diode to have a color which is as constant as possible, without requiring great technical outlay. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to propose a correspondingly configured system arrangement and a computer program product with control commands which execute the method or operate the system arrangement. The object is achieved with the features of patent claim 1. Further advantageous refinements are specified in the subclaims.
Demgemäß wird ein Verfahren zum Einstellen einer konstanten Wellenlänge einer Leuchtdiode vorgeschlagen, aufweisend ein Ansteuern der Leuchtdio- de mittels eines voreingestellten Stromwerts, ein Messen einer tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur einer in unmittelbarer Nähe der angesteuerten Leuchtdiode angeordneten Steuereinheit, ein Bereitstellen einer empirisch ermittelten Wellenlängenvariation der Leuchtdiode in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur der Leuchtdiode und ein Anpassen des voreingestellten Stromwerts in Abhängigkeit der tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur und der empirisch ermittelten Wellenlängenvariation zum Einstellen der konstanten Wellenlänge der Leuchtdiode. Accordingly, a method for setting a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode is proposed, comprising controlling the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, measuring an actually prevailing temperature of a control unit arranged in the immediate vicinity of the controlled light-emitting diode, providing an empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode in Dependency of the temperature of the light-emitting diode and adjusting the preset current value as a function of the actually prevailing temperature and the empirically determined wavelength variation for setting the constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode.
Der Fachmann erkennt hierbei, dass einzelne Verfahrensschritte iterativ und/oder in anderer Reihenfolge ausgeführt werden können. Insbesondere können Verfahrensschritte weitere Unterschritte aufweisen. So erfolgt typischerweise das Ansteuern der Leuchtdiode iterativ und es wird iterativ die vorherrschende Temperatur an der Steuereinheit gemessen. In einem vorbereitenden Verfahrensschritt erfolgt ein Bereitstellen einer empirisch ermittel- ten Wellenlängenvariation. Das Anpassen des voreingestellten Stromwerts erfolgt in einer bestimmten Taktung bzw. innerhalb voreingestellter Intervalle. Mittels des vorgeschlagenen Verfahrens wird ein Einstellen einer konstanten Wellenlänge einer Leuchdiode erreicht, da die Fehlerrate der Leuchtdiode erkannt wird und sodann der Stromwert entsprechend eingestellt wird. Bei der konstanten Wellenlänge handelt es sich um eine im Wesentlichen kon- stante Wellenlänge, wobei der Bezugspunkt der konstanten Wellenlänge das menschliche Auge ist. So ist es tatsächlich in technischer Sicht gemäß des vorgeschlagenen Verfahrens möglich, dass die Wellenlänge nicht konstant ist, sie aber derart angepasst wird, dass sie bezüglich dem unbewaffneten menschlichen Auge konstant ist. Somit stellt sich mittels der konstanten Wellenlänge ein für den menschlichen Betrachter gleichbleibender Farbwert ein. Mittels technischer Hilfsmittel kann jedoch erkannt werden, dass es sich bei der konstanten Wellenlänge lediglich um eine im Wesentlichen konstante Wellenlänge handelt, die leicht variiert. The person skilled in the art recognizes that individual method steps can be carried out iteratively and / or in a different order. In particular, method steps can have further sub-steps. The control of the light-emitting diode is typically carried out iteratively and the prevailing temperature is measured iteratively at the control unit. In a preparatory process step, an empirically determined wavelength variation is made available. The preset current value is adjusted in a specific cycle or within preset intervals. By means of the proposed method, a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode is set, since the error rate of the light-emitting diode is recognized and then the current value is set accordingly. The constant wavelength is an essentially constant wavelength, the reference point of the constant wavelength being the human eye. It is actually possible from a technical point of view, according to the proposed method, that the wavelength is not constant, but is adjusted in such a way that it is constant with respect to the unarmed human eye. Thus, a constant color value for the human viewer is established by means of the constant wavelength. However, it can be recognized by means of technical aids that the constant wavelength is merely an essentially constant wavelength that varies slightly.
Eine Leuchtdiode kann als eine Rot-, Grün-, Blau- oder Weiß-leuchtende bzw. -emittierende Leuchtdiode vorliegen. Dabei ist es bekannt, diese unterschiedlichen einzelnen Leuchtdioden zu Leuchtdiodeneinheiten zusammenzufassen, so dass bauartbedingt beispielsweise drei oder vier einzelne Leuchtdioden eine Leuchtdiodeneinheit ausformen. Hierbei sind weitere technische Einrichtungen vorzusehen, welche beispielsweise die einzelnen Leuchtdioden derart ansteuern, dass sich eine Wellenlänge bzw. eine Helligkeit ergibt. Hierzu dienen die vorgeschlagenen Steuereinheiten, welche die Leuchtdioden indirekt mit einer gewissen Stromstärke beaufschlagen bzw. eine Pulsweitenmodulation durchführen. Mittels der Pulsweitenmodulation wird die Helligkeit bzw. Leuchtkraft jeder einzelnen Leuchtdiode eingestellt und sodann anhand des Stromwerts die Wellenlänge eingestellt. Bei dem vorge- schlagenen Stromwert handelt es sich also um denjenigen Stromwert, mittels dem die Leuchtdiode angesteuert wird. Dem steht auch nicht entgegen, dass im Rahmen der Pulsweitenmodulation mindestens zeitweise kein Strom be- reitgestellt wird. A light-emitting diode can be in the form of a red, green, blue or white luminous or emitting light-emitting diode. It is known to combine these different individual light-emitting diodes into light-emitting diode units, so that, for example, three or four individual light-emitting diodes form one light-emitting diode unit due to the design. Here, further technical devices are to be provided which, for example, control the individual light-emitting diodes in such a way that a wavelength or a brightness is obtained. The proposed control units are used for this purpose, which indirectly apply a certain current intensity to the light-emitting diodes or carry out a pulse width modulation. The brightness or luminosity of each individual light-emitting diode is set by means of pulse width modulation and then the wavelength is set on the basis of the current value. The proposed current value is therefore the current value by means of which the light-emitting diode is controlled. This does not prevent that at least temporarily no current is provided as part of the pulse width modulation.
Dieses Bereitstellen von Strom erfolgt im Rahmen des Ansteuerns der Leuchtdiode mittels eines voreingestellten Stromwerts. Hierbei handelt es sich generell um das Betreiben der Leuchtdiode gemäß einer bereitgestell- ten Spezifikation. Dieser Verfahrensschritt erfolgt auch gemäß dem Stand der Technik, wobei sich der Nachteil ergibt, dass der konstante voreingestellte Stromwert zu einer Wellenlängenvariation führt, welche dem Betrachter dadurch ersichtlich wird, dass sich die Farbe der Leuchtdiode ändert. Dies erfolgt aufgrund der wechselnden Temperaturverhältnisse innerhalb der Leuchtdiode. Der voreingestellte Stromwert ist typischerweise in einer Spei- chereinheit der Leuchtdiodeneinheit hinterlegt bzw. wird mittels der Steuereinheit bereitgestellt. This provision of current takes place as part of the activation of the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value. This generally involves operating the light emitting diode in accordance with a specification provided. This method step also takes place in accordance with the prior art, with the disadvantage that the constant preset current value leads to a wavelength variation, which is apparent to the viewer because the color of the light-emitting diode changes. This takes place due to the changing temperature conditions within the LED. The preset current value is typically stored in a memory unit of the light-emitting diode unit or is provided by the control unit.
In einem weiteren Verfahrensschritt erfolgt ein Messen einer tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur einer in unmittelbarer Nähe der angesteuerten Leuchtdiode angeordneten Steuereinheit. Erfindungsgemäß wird also erkannt, dass nicht direkt an der Leuchtdiode die Temperatur gemessen wer- den muss, sondern dass die Steuereinheit hierzu verwendet werden kann. Somit ergibt sich erfindungsgemäß eine Bauart, die es ermöglicht, dass die Temperatur an einer alternativen Stelle gemessen werden kann und hierbei auch der Messfühler bzw. der Temperaturfühler an der Steuereinheit angeordnet werden kann. Da die Temperatur nicht direkt an der Leuchtdiode ge- messen wird, sondern eben an der Steuereinheit, berücksichtigt das vorgeschlagene Verfahren gemäß einem Aspekt diesen Abstand und variiert den Stromwert entsprechend. Da die Steuereinheit in unmittelbarer Nähe der Leuchtdiode angeordnet ist, kann ein Rückschluss auf die Temperatur der Leuchtdiode zur Laufzeit gefolgert werden. Eine unmitelbare Nähe ist hierbei derart zu interpretieren, dass die Nähe im Wesentlichen unmitelbar ist, derart, dass lediglich eine Schicht, beispielsweise wie sie später beschrieben wird, zwischen dem Messfühler und der Steuereinheit angeordnet ist. Somit ist„unmitelbar“ derart zu interpretieren, dass keine weiteren aktiven Komponenten verbaut sind. Folglich sind lediglich passive Komponenten, wie beispielsweise Verbindungsschichten oder Wärmeleitschichten, zwischen der Leuchtdiode und der Steuereinheit angeordnet. Generell ist das Merkmal in„unmitelbarer“ Nähe dahingehend optional, dass keine weiteren aktiven, wärmeerzeugenden Einheiten zwischen Leuchtdiode und Steuereinheit angeordnet sind. Somit kann der Verfahrensschrit auch derart durchgeführt werden, dass ein Messen einer tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur einer in Nähe der angesteuerten Leuchtdiode angeordneten Steuereinheit erfolgt. Insbesondere werden auch Abstände als unmittelbar verstanden, die weniger als einen Millimeter betragen. In a further method step, an actually prevailing temperature of a control unit arranged in the immediate vicinity of the activated light-emitting diode is measured. According to the invention, it is thus recognized that the temperature does not have to be measured directly on the light-emitting diode, but that the control unit can be used for this. Thus, according to the invention, there is a design which enables the temperature to be measured at an alternative point and the measuring sensor or the temperature sensor to be arranged on the control unit. Since the temperature is not measured directly on the light-emitting diode, but rather on the control unit, the proposed method takes this distance into account in one aspect and varies the current value accordingly. Since the control unit is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the light-emitting diode, a conclusion regarding the temperature of the light-emitting diode can be drawn at runtime. An immittable proximity is to be interpreted in such a way that the proximity is essentially unmittable, such that only one layer, for example as will be described later, is arranged between the measuring sensor and the control unit. This means that it can be interpreted as “unmittable” in such a way that no other active components are installed. Consequently, only passive components, such as connection layers or heat-conducting layers, are arranged between the light-emitting diode and the control unit. In general, the feature in the "immediate" vicinity is optional in that no further active, heat-generating units are arranged between the light-emitting diode and the control unit. The method step can thus also be carried out in such a way that an actually prevailing temperature is measured by a control unit arranged in the vicinity of the controlled light-emitting diode. In particular, distances that are less than one millimeter are also understood to be immediate.
Sodann erfolgt ein Bereitstellen einer empirisch ermittelten Wellenlängenvariation der Leuchtdiode in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur der Leuchtdiode.An empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode is then provided as a function of the temperature of the light-emitting diode.
Dies wird auch als das Bereitstellen einer Kennlinie der Leuchtdiode bezeichnet. Die empirisch ermittelte Wellenlängenvariation gibt an, inwieweit sich die Wellenlänge der Leuchtdiode mit steigender bzw. fallender Temperatur verändert. Dies wird auch als die Fehlerrate der Leuchtdiode bezeichnet und gibt einen technisch bedingten Wert an, der einem Delta desjenigen Werts der Wellenlänge entspricht, der entsteht, wenn die Temperatur der Leuchtdiode steigt oder fällt. Dieser empirische Wert kann in einem Daten- Speicher hinterlegt werden. This is also referred to as providing a characteristic curve of the light-emitting diode. The empirically determined wavelength variation indicates the extent to which the wavelength of the light-emitting diode changes as the temperature rises and falls. This is also referred to as the error rate of the light emitting diode and specifies a technical value that corresponds to a delta of the value of the wavelength that arises when the temperature of the light emitting diode rises or falls. This empirical value can be stored in a data memory.
Da nunmehr die Längenvariation bekannt ist und auch eine Temperatur bekannt ist, anhand derer auf die Temperatur der Leuchtdiode rückgeschlossen werden kann, erfolgt ein Anpassen des voreingestellten Stromwerts. Somit verzweigt das Verfahren iterativ zurück in einen ersten Verfahrensschrit, der ein Ansteuern der Leuchtdiode vorsieht. Die Leuchtdiode wird hierbei derart angesteuert, dass sich die konstante Wellenlänge bzw. die im Wesentlichen konstante Wellenlänge der Leuchtdiode einstellt. Since the length variation is now known and a temperature is also known from which the temperature of the light-emitting diode can be deduced, the preset current value is adjusted. The method thus branches iteratively back into a first method step, which provides for driving the light-emitting diode. The light emitting diode will controlled in such a way that the constant wavelength or the substantially constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode is established.
Somit erfolgt also in diesem Verfahrensschritt ein Kompensieren der Wellen- längenvariation über die Temperatur, und der Stromwert wird derart einge- stellt, dass sich ein stets konstanter Farbwert der Leuchtdiode ergibt. Thus, in this method step, the wavelength variation is compensated for via the temperature, and the current value is set in such a way that the color value of the light-emitting diode is always constant.
Generell kann erfindungsgemäß berücksichtigt werden, dass die tatsächlich vorherrschende Temperatur an der Steuereinheit gemessen wird und nicht an der Leuchtdiode und sich die bereitgestellte empirisch ermittelte Wellenlängenvariation auf eine Temperatur der Leuchtdiode bezieht. Somit ist es vorteilhaft, hier einen Kompensationsfaktor einzuberechnen, der berücksichtigt, dass eben nicht direkt an der Leuchtdiode tatsächlich gemessen wird, sondern an der angeordneten Steuereinheit. Folglich ist es erfindungsgemäß möglich, eine alternative Bauart vorzuschlagen und ebenso das Verfahren entsprechend zu betreiben. In general, it can be taken into account according to the invention that the actually prevailing temperature is measured at the control unit and not at the light-emitting diode, and that the empirically determined wavelength variation provided relates to a temperature of the light-emitting diode. It is therefore advantageous to include a compensation factor here, which takes into account that measurements are not actually being made directly on the light-emitting diode, but rather on the control unit arranged. Consequently, it is possible according to the invention to propose an alternative design and also to operate the method accordingly.
In einem abschließenden, iterativ auszuführenden Verfahrensschritt erfolgt im Rahmen des Anpassens des voreingestellten Stromwerts ein tatsächli- ches Ansteuern der Leuchtdiode anhand dieses angepassten Stromwerts. Somit wird über die Zeit bzw. die Temperaturentwicklung sichergestellt, dass die Leuchtdiode eine konstante Wellenlänge emittiert. In a final process step to be carried out iteratively, as part of the adaptation of the preset current value, the light-emitting diode is actually driven on the basis of this adapted current value. This ensures over time or the temperature development that the light emitting diode emits a constant wavelength.
Gemäß einem Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung wird das Verfahren jeweils für eine Rot-, Blau-, Grün- oder Weiß-emittierende Leuchtdiode durchgeführt. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass sich mittels des vorgeschlagenen Verfahrens nicht nur die Farben einstellen lassen, sondern vielmehr kann auch mittels einer Weiß-emittierenden Leuchdiode die Leuchtkraft angepasst werden, so dass zur Helligkeitskompensation kein gesondertes Verfahren ver- wendet werden muss. Somit lässt sich also auch mit geringem technischen Aufwand die Helligkeit der Leuchtdiode steuern. Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung wird das Verfahren derart iterativ ausgeführt, dass das Anpassen des voreingestellten Stromwerts im Wesentlichen alle 2 Sekunden erfolgt. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass stets tatsächlich eine Anpassung der Wellenlänge erfolgt, hierbei jedoch ein geringer Rechenaufwand benötigt wird und sodann die zugrundeliegenden Komponenten eben auch effizient ausgestaltet werden können. Erfindungsgemäß wurde erkannt, dass ein Anpassen des Stromwerts alle zwei Sekunden bezüglich der menschlichen Wahrnehmung derart vorteilhaft ist, dass innerhalb eines solchen Zeitintervalls kein wesentlicher Fehler, also eine Abweichung der Ist-Wellenlänge von der Soll-Wellenlänge, entsteht und somit lediglich vernachlässigbare Fehlerraten auftreten. Insofern wird sichergestellt, dass das menschliche Auge keine Abweichung der Wellenlänge feststellt, insgesamt also eine konstante Wellenlänge wahrnimmt. Lediglich aus technischer Sicht kann mittels Hilfsmitteln festgestellt werden, dass innerhalb der 2 Sekunden die Wellenlänge variiert, was sodann zeitnah angepasst wird. Somit wird erfindungsgemäß eine geeignete Balance zwischen Hardwareaufwand und menschlicher Wahrnehmung geschaffen. Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung spezifiziert der voreingestellte Stromwert einen Strompuls einer Pulsweitenmodulation. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass der voreingestellte Stromwert im Rahmen der Pulsweitenmodulation eingeschaltet und ausgeschaltet werden kann, so dass eben auch die Helligkeit variiert werden kann. Somit kann im Rahmen des An- steuerns der Leuchtdiode mittels eines voreingestellten Stromwerts auch temporär kein Strom angelegt werden und hierdurch die Pulsweitenmodulation realisiert werden. According to one aspect of the present invention, the method is carried out in each case for a red, blue, green or white-emitting light-emitting diode. This has the advantage that not only the colors can be set by means of the proposed method, but rather the luminosity can also be adapted by means of a white-emitting light-emitting diode, so that no separate method has to be used for brightness compensation. Thus, the brightness of the light-emitting diode can also be controlled with little technical effort. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the method is carried out iteratively in such a way that the adjustment of the preset current value takes place essentially every 2 seconds. This has the advantage that the wavelength is always actually adjusted, but this requires little computing effort, and then the underlying components can also be designed efficiently. According to the invention, it was recognized that adapting the current value every two seconds is so advantageous with regard to human perception that within such a time interval no significant error occurs, i.e. a deviation of the actual wavelength from the target wavelength, and thus only negligible error rates occur. In this respect, it is ensured that the human eye does not detect any deviation in the wavelength, that is to say, perceives a constant wavelength overall. Only from a technical point of view can aids be used to determine that the wavelength varies within 2 seconds, which is then adapted promptly. A suitable balance between hardware expenditure and human perception is thus created according to the invention. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the preset current value specifies a current pulse of pulse width modulation. This has the advantage that the preset current value can be switched on and off as part of the pulse width modulation, so that the brightness can also be varied. Thus, as part of the control of the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, no current can be temporarily applied and the pulse width modulation can thereby be implemented.
Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung wird das Anpas- sen des voreingestellten Stromwerts mittels einer abgespeicherten Fehlerfunktion durchgeführt. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass eine Funktion empirisch ermittelt werden kann, welche das Inverse des Fehlers bezüglich der Wellen- länge auf die Stromstärke aufmultipliziert bzw. addiert, so dass der entstehende Fehler, also die Abweichung der Wellenlänge, ausgelöscht bzw. kompensiert wird. So bestimmt die Fehlerfunktion einen Wert, um den der vor- eingestellte Stromwert angepasst werden muss, so dass wieder die Ausgangswellenlänge geschaffen wird. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the adjustment of the preset current value is carried out by means of a stored error function. This has the advantage that a function is empirical It can be determined which multiplies or adds the inverse of the error with respect to the wavelength to the current intensity, so that the error which arises, that is to say the deviation in the wavelength, is canceled or compensated for. The error function thus determines a value by which the preset current value has to be adjusted so that the output wavelength is created again.
Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung stellt die Fehler- funktion einen Kompensationswert bereit, welcher die Wellenlängenvariation der Leuchtdiode ausgleicht. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass in Abhängigkeit einer vorherrschenden Temperatur ein Delta bezüglich des Stromwerts geschaffen wird, und dieses Delta derart auf den voreingestellten Stromwert angerechnet wird, so dass sich wiederum die gewünschte konstante Wellenlänge einstellt. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the error function provides a compensation value which compensates for the wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode. This has the advantage that a delta with respect to the current value is created as a function of a prevailing temperature, and this delta is credited to the preset current value in such a way that the desired constant wavelength is set in turn.
Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt der Kompensationswert als ein Kompensationsfaktor und/oder Kompensationssummand vor. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass ein Kompensationswert aufmultipliziert und/oder aufsummiert werden kann, wobei erfindungsgemäß auch eine Kombination beider Möglichkeiten vorgeschlagen wird. Somit lässt sich der Stromwert jederzeit derart anpassen, dass sich die gewünschte konstante Wellenlänge einstellt bzw. der Fehler in der Abweichung der Wellenlänge kompensiert wird. Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung bestimmt die Fehlerfunktion in Abhängigkeit der tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur der Steuereinheit die Temperatur der Leuchtdiode. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass nicht direkt an der Leuchtdiode der Temperaturwert abgenommen werden muss, sondern vielmehr wird erfindungsgemäß die Temperatur der Steuer- einheit gemessen und sodann auf die Temperatur der Leuchtdiode zurückgeschlossen. Insofern lässt sich eine alternative Bauart bewerkstelligen und es können Erfahrenswerte zu Rate gezogen werden, welche angeben, bei welcher Temperatur der Steuereinheit welche Werte der Temperatur an der Leuchtdiode vorherrschen. Weiterhin lassen sich ausgehend von der Tem- peratur Rückschlüsse auf die Wellenlänge ziehen, wodurch wiederum der Stromwert angepasst werden kann, derart, dass sich wiederum die ge- wünschte Wellenlänge einstellt. Dies ist deshalb der Fall, da technisch bedingt die Wellenlänge mit der vorherrschenden Temperatur variiert. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the compensation value is present as a compensation factor and / or compensation sum. This has the advantage that a compensation value can be multiplied and / or added up, whereby a combination of both options is also proposed according to the invention. The current value can thus be adjusted at any time in such a way that the desired constant wavelength is set or the error in the deviation of the wavelength is compensated for. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the error function determines the temperature of the light-emitting diode as a function of the actually prevailing temperature of the control unit. This has the advantage that the temperature value does not have to be taken directly from the light-emitting diode, but rather, according to the invention, the temperature of the control unit is measured and then the temperature of the light-emitting diode is inferred. In this respect, an alternative design can be accomplished and empirical values can be consulted which indicate at which temperature of the control unit which values of the temperature at the light-emitting diode prevail. Furthermore, conclusions can be drawn about the wavelength based on the temperature, which in turn allows the current value to be adjusted in such a way that the desired wavelength is in turn set. This is the case because, for technical reasons, the wavelength varies with the prevailing temperature.
Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung erfolgt das An- passen des voreingestellten Stromwerts dann, wenn eine Ist-Wellenlänge um mehr als einen Schwellenwert von der Soll-Wellenlänge abweicht. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass nicht jegliche Abweichung der Wellenlänge sofort korrigiert werden muss, sondern vielmehr kann ein Schwellenwert definiert werden, der beispielsweise der Genauigkeit des unbewaffneten menschlichen Auges entspricht. Wird dieser Schwellenwert unterschritten bzw. überschritten, so erfolgt ein Anpassen des Stromwerts, und die zugrundeliegenden Hardwarekomponenten können besonders effizient ausgestaltet werden. Dies ist deshalb der Fall, da nicht sofort jede Abweichung kompensiert werden muss, sondern vielmehr kann der Schwellenwert derart groß gewählt werden, dass die Variation gerade für das menschliche Auge nicht sichtbar ist. Insofern kann der Schwellenwert auch Rücksicht auf die zugrundeliegende Hardware nehmen, und diese kann wiederum effizient ausgestaltet werden. Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung spezifiziert die empirisch ermittelte Wellenlängenvariation eine Kennlinie der Leuchtdiode. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass eine technische Spezifikation bereits seitens des Herstellers ausgeliefert werden kann, welche auch als Kennlinie bezeichnet wird. Die Kennlinie beschreibt Charakteristika der Leuchtdiode, und somit kann auch eine Wellenlängenvariation in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur bereitgestellt werden, welche sodann erfindungsgemäß korrigiert wird. Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung beträgt die unmittelbare Nähe kleiner als 1 mm. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass die zugrundelie- gende Einheit derart klein gewählt wird, dass tatsächlich noch von einer un- mittelbaren Nähe gesprochen werden kann, erfindungsgemäß jedoch herausgefunden wurde, dass größere Abweichungen aufwändig zu berechnen sind. So führt eine Nähe von kleiner 1 mm typischerweise nicht zu einer gro- ßen Verfälschung bezüglich der Temperatur, und es kann die Temperatur der Steuereinheit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren zugrundegeiegt wer- den, anstatt der Temperatur der Leuchtdiode. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the adjustment of the preset current value takes place when an actual wavelength deviates from the target wavelength by more than a threshold value. This has the advantage that any deviation in the wavelength does not have to be corrected immediately, but rather a threshold value can be defined which corresponds, for example, to the accuracy of the unarmed human eye. If this threshold value is undershot or exceeded, the current value is adjusted and the underlying hardware components can be designed particularly efficiently. This is the case because not every deviation has to be compensated for immediately, but rather the threshold value can be chosen to be so large that the variation is not visible to the human eye. In this respect, the threshold value can also take into account the underlying hardware, which in turn can be designed efficiently. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the empirically determined wavelength variation specifies a characteristic curve of the light-emitting diode. This has the advantage that a technical specification can already be supplied by the manufacturer, which is also referred to as a characteristic curve. The characteristic curve describes characteristics of the light-emitting diode, and thus a wavelength variation depending on the temperature can also be provided, which is then corrected according to the invention. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the immediate vicinity is less than 1 mm. This has the advantage that the underlying unit is chosen to be so small that it can actually be said to be in close proximity, but according to the invention it was found that larger deviations are difficult to calculate. A proximity of less than 1 mm typically does not lead to a large falsification with regard to the temperature, and the temperature of the control unit can be the basis of the method according to the invention instead of the temperature of the light-emitting diode.
Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung wird die unmittel- bare Nähe mittels einer Dicke einer Klebeschicht, einer Silikonschicht, einer Polymerschicht, einer Wärmeleitschicht, einer Aluminiumschicht und/oder einer Kupferschicht eingestellt. Ferner können hierzu ein Luftspalt oder Gießharze dienen. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass der Abstand zwischen der Leuchtdiode und der Steuereinheit oder alternativ der Abstand zwischen dem Messfühler und der Steuereinheit derart eingestellt wird, dass mindestens eine der aufgeführten Schichten Anwendung findet. Hierbei handelt es sich generell um eine unmittelbare Nähe, da keine elektronischen Kompo- nenten zwischen den vorgeschlagenen Nenneinheiten angeordnet werden und somit eben auch keine neue Wärmequelle geschaffen wird. Somit wird erfindungsgemäß also trotz einer eingebrachten Schicht von einer unmittel- baren Nähe gesprochen. Erfindungsgemäß erfolgt das Anpassen des According to a further aspect of the present invention, the immediate proximity is set by means of a thickness of an adhesive layer, a silicone layer, a polymer layer, a heat-conducting layer, an aluminum layer and / or a copper layer. An air gap or casting resins can also be used for this purpose. This has the advantage that the distance between the light-emitting diode and the control unit or alternatively the distance between the measuring sensor and the control unit is set such that at least one of the layers listed is used. This is generally close proximity, since no electronic components are arranged between the proposed nominal units, and therefore no new heat source is created. Thus, in spite of a layer introduced, the invention speaks of immediate proximity. According to the invention, the adjustment takes place
Stromwerts unter Berücksichtigung einer solchen Schicht und kompensiert somit die Tatsache, dass erfindungsgemäß die vorherrschende Temperatur an der Steuereinheit gemessen wird und nicht an der Leuchtdiode. Current value taking into account such a layer and thus compensates for the fact that, according to the invention, the prevailing temperature is measured at the control unit and not at the light-emitting diode.
Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung wird die Steuer- einheit als ein Controller, ein Controller-Chip, eine Logikschaltung, ein Logikgatter oder ein Mikrocontroller bereitgestellt. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass effizi- ente Recheneinheiten als Steuereinheiten Einsatz finden, welche die According to a further aspect of the present invention, the control unit is provided as a controller, a controller chip, a logic circuit, a logic gate or a microcontroller. This has the advantage that efficient ente computing units are used as control units, which the
Leuchtdiode bzw. die Leuchtdioden ansteuern. Mittels einer entsprechenden Steuereinheit kann die Leuchtdiode anhand einer Pulsweitenmodulation an- gesteuert werden, und insbesondere erfolgt erfindungsgemäß ein Ansteuern der Leuchtdiode mittels eines voreingestellten Stromwerts, welcher bei- spielsweise durch die Steuereinheit geregelt werden kann. Control the light emitting diode or the light emitting diodes. The light-emitting diode can be controlled by means of a pulse-width modulation by means of a corresponding control unit, and in particular the light-emitting diode is controlled according to the invention by means of a preset current value, which can be regulated, for example, by the control unit.
Die Aufgabe wird auch gelöst durch eine Systemanordnung zum Einstellen einer konstanten Wellenlänge einer Leuchtdiode, aufweisend eine Steuer- einheit eingerichtet zum Ansteuern der Leuchtdiode mittels eines voreingestellten Stromwerts, mindestens ein Messfühler eingerichtet zum Messen einer tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur der in unmittelbarer Nähe der angesteuerten Leuchtdiode angeordneten Steuereinheit, eine Schnittstellen- einheit eingerichtet zum Bereitstellen einer empirisch ermittelten Wellenlän- genvariation der Leuchtdiode in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur der Leuchtdiode und eine Kompensationsschnittstelle eingerichtet zum Anpassen des voreingestellten Stromwerts in Abhängigkeit der tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur und der empirisch ermittelten Wellenlängenvariation zum Einstellen der konstanten Wellenlänge der Leuchtdiode. The object is also achieved by a system arrangement for setting a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode, comprising a control unit set up to control the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, at least one measuring sensor set up to measure an actually prevailing temperature of the control unit arranged in the immediate vicinity of the controlled light-emitting diode , an interface unit set up to provide an empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode as a function of the temperature of the light-emitting diode, and a compensation interface set up to adapt the preset current value as a function of the actually prevailing temperature and the empirically determined wavelength variation to set the constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode.
Die Aufgabe wird auch gelöst durch ein Computerprogrammprodukt mit Steuerbefehlen, welche das vorgeschlagene Verfahren ausführen bzw. die vorgeschlagene Systemanordnung betreiben. Erfindungsgemäß ist es besonders vorteilhaft, dass das Verfahren eingerichtet ist, die vorgeschlagene Systemanordnung zu betreiben und die Systemanordnung eingerichtet ist, das vorgeschlagene Verfahren auszuführen. Somit umfasst das Verfahren Verfahrensschritte, welche funktional anhand der strukturellen Merkmale der Systemanordnung nachgebildet werden können. Darüber hinaus umfasst die Systemanordnung funktionale Komponenten, die eine Funktion gemäß der vorgeschlagenen Verfahrensschritte schaffen. Das Computerprogrammprodukt dient sowohl dem Ausführen der Verfahrensschritte als auch dem Betreiben der Systemanordnung. The object is also achieved by a computer program product with control commands which execute the proposed method or operate the proposed system arrangement. According to the invention, it is particularly advantageous that the method is set up to operate the proposed system arrangement and the system arrangement is set up to execute the proposed method. The method thus comprises method steps which can be functionally simulated on the basis of the structural features of the system arrangement. In addition, the system arrangement includes functional components that create a function in accordance with the proposed method steps. The computer program product serves both to carry out the method steps and to operate the system arrangement.
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Fig. 1 : eine Entwicklung einer Wellenlänge einer Leuchtdiode in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur als Ausgangspunkt für die vorliegende Erfindung; 1 shows a development of a wavelength of a light-emitting diode as a function of the temperature as a starting point for the present invention;
Fig. 2: eine Entwicklung einer Wellenlänge einer Leuchtdiode in Abhängigkeit eines eingestellten Stromwerts als weiterer Ausgangspunkt für die vorliegende Erfindung; Fig. 3: eine Kompensation einer Wellenlänge gemäß einem Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung; 2 shows a development of a wavelength of a light-emitting diode as a function of a set current value as a further starting point for the present invention; 3: compensation of a wavelength according to an aspect of the present invention;
Fig. 4: eine Systemanordnung gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung; und 4: a system arrangement according to a further aspect of the present invention; and
Fig. 5: ein schematisches Ablaufdiagramm des vorgeschlagenen Verfahrens zum Einstellen einer konstanten Wellenlänge gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung. 5: shows a schematic flow diagram of the proposed method for setting a constant wavelength according to the present invention.
Fig. 1 zeigt auf der linken Seite ein Diagramm, wobei auf der x-Achse die Temperatur der Leuchtdiode angezeichnet ist und auf der y-Achse die resultierende Wellenlänge, welche durch die Leuchtdiode emittiert wird. Typischerweise wird eine konstante Wellenlänge gefordert, welche jedoch in unvorteilhafter Weise mit der Temperatur variiert. Wie im vorliegenden Dia- gramm gezeigt ist, steigt die Wellenlänge mit steigender Temperatur, was dazu führt, dass der Betrachter eine Farbvariation wahrnimmt, welche so nicht gewünscht ist. Ein analoges Beispiel ist auf der rechten Seite für einen bestimmten Wert gezeigt. Die vorliegende Erfindung stellt sich die Aufgabe, diese Variation der Wellenlänge zu kompensieren. Fig. 2 zeigt in dem linken Diagramm einen Strom, der an der x-Achse angetragen ist, und eine Wellenlänge, die an der y-Achse angetragen ist. Wie vorliegend ersichtlich ist, variiert die Wellenlänge in Abhängigkeit von dem bereitgestellten Strom und dadurch verringert sich die Wellenlänge mit steigendem Strom. Ebenfalls eine charakteristische Kurvenentwicklung ist auf der rechten Seite dargestellt, wobei an der y-Achse wiederum die Wellenlänge angetragen ist und an der x-Achse der Strom. Erfindungsgemäß werden die Nachteile überwunden, dass die Wellenlänge anhand der Temperaturentwicklungen variiert, wobei vorliegend ausgenützt wird, dass die Wellenlänge auch anhand des bereitgestellten Stroms bzw. Stromwerts zu ändern ist. 1 shows a diagram on the left-hand side, the temperature of the light-emitting diode being marked on the x-axis and the resulting wavelength on the y-axis which is emitted by the light-emitting diode. A constant wavelength is typically required, but this disadvantageously varies with temperature. As shown in the present diagram, the wavelength increases with increasing temperature, which leads to the viewer perceiving a color variation, which is so is not desired. An analogous example is shown on the right for a specific value. The object of the present invention is to compensate for this variation in the wavelength. 2 shows in the left diagram a current which is plotted on the x-axis and a wavelength which is plotted on the y-axis. As can be seen in the present case, the wavelength varies depending on the current provided, and as a result the wavelength decreases with increasing current. A characteristic curve development is also shown on the right-hand side, the wavelength being plotted on the y-axis and the current on the x-axis. According to the invention, the disadvantages that the wavelength varies on the basis of the temperature developments are overcome, use being made here of the fact that the wavelength can also be changed on the basis of the current or current value provided.
Fig. 3 zeigt einen Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung, nämlich dass bestimmt werden kann, zu welcher Temperatur welche Wellenlänge vorherrscht und hierzu eben auch berechnet werden kann, wie eine entsprechende Fehler- funktion auszugestalten ist. So werden beispielhaft werde von 20 °C und 110 °C berücksichtigt. 3 shows an aspect of the present invention, namely that it can be determined at which temperature which wavelength prevails and for this purpose it can also be calculated how a corresponding error function should be designed. For example, 20 ° C and 110 ° C are taken into account.
Auf der rechten Seite ist ein entsprechendes Diagramm gezeigt, welches ' wiederum an der x-Achse den bereitgestellten Stromwert anträgt und auf der y-Achse die Wellenlänge. Erfindungsgemäß werden nunmehr diese beiden Diagramme gemäß Fig. 3 kombiniert, und die steigende Wellenlänge auf der linken Seite in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur wird mit der fallenden Wellenlänge auf der rechten Seite in Abhängigkeit des bereitgestellten Stromwerts eliminiert. Erfindungsgemäß werden also beide Diagramme miteinander kombiniert, und mit steigender Temperatur wird der Stromwert erhöht. Somit steigt also die Wellenlänge mit der Temperatur, was erfindungsgemäß dahingehend kompensiert wird, dass die Fehlerfunktion den eingestellten Stromwert derart erhöht, dass sich entsprechend der Steigerung auf der linken Seite eine Reduzierung der Wellenlänge gemäß der rechten Seite ergibt. Beide Kurven überlagert sodann eine konstante Wellenlänge, welche erfindungsgemäß geschaffen wird. Folglich erfolgt erfindungsgemäß ein Einstellen des Stromwerts in Abhängig- keit der vorherrschenden Temperatur bzw. der Wellenlängenvariation. Dieses Verfahren kann iterativ derart ausgeführt werden, dass die Diagramme für jede der Leuchtdioden, also die rote, grüne, blaue und weiße Leuchtdiode, erstellt werden. A corresponding diagram is shown on the right, which in turn plots the current value provided on the x-axis and the wavelength on the y-axis. According to the invention, these two diagrams are now combined according to FIG. 3, and the rising wavelength on the left-hand side as a function of the temperature is eliminated with the falling wavelength on the right-hand side as a function of the current value provided. According to the invention, the two diagrams are therefore combined with one another, and the current value increases as the temperature rises. Thus, the wavelength increases with the temperature, which is compensated according to the invention in such a way that the error function increases the set current value in such a way that the wavelength on the left is reduced in accordance with the increase on the right. Both curves are then superimposed on a constant wavelength, which is created according to the invention. Consequently, according to the invention, the current value is set as a function of the prevailing temperature or the wavelength variation. This method can be carried out iteratively in such a way that the diagrams are created for each of the light-emitting diodes, that is to say the red, green, blue and white light-emitting diode.
Fig. 4 zeigt die vorgeschlagene Systemanordnung, wobei links oben ein Temperaturfühler angeordnet ist, der die Temperatur an der Steuereinheit bzw. in unmittelbarer Nähe der Leuchtdiode misst und sodann den gemessenen Wert analog an einen Analog-Digital-Wandler übermittelt. Diese Kom- ponente stellt sodann den digitalen gemessenen Wert an die Fehlerfunktionskomponente bereit. Auf der linken Seite ist ein sogenannter One-Time- Programmable-Baustein angeordnet, also ein nicht-flüchtiger Speicher, kurz auch als OTP bezeichnet. Die Fehlerfunktionskomponente übersendet den einzustellenden Wert sodann an einen Digital-Analog-Wandler, der dann die Leuchtdiode anspricht. 4 shows the proposed system arrangement, a temperature sensor being arranged at the top left, which measures the temperature at the control unit or in the immediate vicinity of the light-emitting diode and then transmits the measured value in an analog manner to an analog-to-digital converter. This component then provides the digital measured value to the error function component. A so-called one-time programmable module is arranged on the left-hand side, that is to say a non-volatile memory, also referred to as OTP for short. The error function component then sends the value to be set to a digital-to-analog converter, which then addresses the light-emitting diode.
Fig. 5 zeigt in einem schematischen Ablaufdiagramm das vorgeschlagene’ Verfahren zum Einstellen einer konstanten Wellenlänge einer Leuchtdiode, aufweisend ein Ansteuern 100 der Leuchtdiode mittels eines voreingestellten Stromwerts, ein Messen 101 einer tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur einer in unmittelbarer Nähe der angesteuerten 100 Leuchtdiode angeordne- ten Steuereinheit, ein Bereitstellen 102 einer empirisch ermittelten Wellen- längenvariation der Leuchtdiode in Abhängigkeit der Temperatur der Leuchtdiode und ein Anpassen 103 des voreingestellten Stromwerts in Abhängigkeit der tatsächlich vorherrschenden Temperatur und der empirisch ermittel- ten Wellenlängenvariation zum Einstellen 104 der konstanten Wellenlänge der Leuchtdiode. 5 shows, in a schematic flow diagram, the proposed method for setting a constant wavelength of a light-emitting diode, comprising driving 100 of the light-emitting diode by means of a preset current value, measuring 101 an actually prevailing temperature of a temperature in the immediate vicinity of the driven 100 light-emitting diode. th control unit, providing 102 an empirically determined wavelength variation of the light-emitting diode as a function of the temperature of the light-emitting diode and adjusting 103 the preset current value as a function of the actually prevailing temperature and the empirically determined wavelength variation for setting 104 the constant wavelength of the light-emitting diode.
Gemäß einem Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung ist mindestens ein Sensor zum Ausmessen des Temperaturwerts an mindestens einem Messort vorge- sehen. Mehrere Messorte eignen sich hierzu, beispielsweise ein Messort an genau einer Leuchtdiode, ein Messort an je einer Leuchtdiode, ein Messort an einem Mikrocontroller, der an eine Leuchtdiode angeschlossen ist, oder ein Messort in einer unmittelbaren Umgebung einer Leuchtdiode. Beispielsweise findet das vorgeschlagene Verfahren bei mehreren verschalteten Leuchtdioden Einsatz. Hierbei ist es möglich, dass beispielsweise mehrere Leuchtdioden in Serie geschaltet sind. Wird diese Mehrzahl von Leuchtdioden in einem Automobil verbaut, so kann es sein, dass an unterschiedlichen Einsatzorten unterschiedliche Temperaturen vorherrschen. So können sich die Leuchtdioden nicht nur aus eigenem Antrieb erhitzen, sondern es kann zu einer Abstrahlung von Temperatur durch angrenzende Komponenten kommen. Somit ist es erfindungsgemäß möglich, dies zu berücksichtigen und an mehreren Messorten einen Temperaturwert zu ermitteln. Eine unmittelbare Umgebung beschreibt hierbei eine Umgebung, welche einen Rückschluss auf die Temperatur der Leuchtdiode zulässt. So muss also diese Temperatur nicht direkt an der Leuchtdiode festgestellt werden können, sondern ein Temperatursensor kann derart von der Leuchtdiode beabstandet werden, dass ein Temperatureintrag von benachbarten Komponenten vernachlässigbar ist. Insbesondere bedeutet dies, dass kein physischer Kontakt im Sinne eines Berührens des Temperatursensors und der Leuchtdiode vor- herrschen muss. Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Leucht- diode als ein Trippei von drei Leuchtdiodeneinheiten vor und die Leuchtdiodeneinheiten senden jeweils eine unterschiedliche Farbe aus. Auch sind erfindungsgemäß einzelne LEDs möglich. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass farbig leuchtende LEDs Verwendung finden können. Insbesondere ist es erfin- dungsgemäß möglich, herkömmliche LEDs weiter zu verwenden und lediglich den Stromregler eben dieser LEDs derart anzusteuern, dass sich der erfindungsgemäße Vorteil einstellt. Ferner weist das vorgeschlagene Verfahren den Vorteil auf, dass die Helligkeitskompensation unabhängig von der Farbeinstellung der Leuchtdiode erfolgen kann. Hierbei sind dem Fachmann weitere Leuchtdioden bekannt, welche Leuchtdiodeneinheiten aufweisen, die erfindungsgemäß wiederverwendet werden können. Beispielsweise liegt eine Leuchtdiodeneinheit als ein Halbleiterbaustein oder als irgendeine lichtemittierende Komponente vor. Ein Aussenden unterschiedlicher Farben, bezie- hungsweise Licht in unterschiedlichen Wellenlängen, dient dem Einstellen eines vorbestimmten Farbwerts. According to one aspect of the present invention, at least one sensor is provided for measuring the temperature value at at least one measuring location. Several measurement locations are suitable for this, for example a measurement location on exactly one light-emitting diode, a measurement location on each light-emitting diode, a measurement location on a microcontroller that is connected to a light-emitting diode, or a measurement location in the immediate vicinity of a light-emitting diode. For example, the proposed method is used in the case of a plurality of connected light-emitting diodes. It is possible that, for example, several light emitting diodes are connected in series. If this plurality of light emitting diodes is installed in an automobile, different temperatures may prevail at different locations. This means that the light-emitting diodes can not only heat themselves, but that temperature can be emitted by adjacent components. It is thus possible according to the invention to take this into account and to determine a temperature value at several measuring locations. An immediate environment describes an environment which allows a conclusion to be drawn about the temperature of the light-emitting diode. Thus, this temperature need not be able to be determined directly on the light-emitting diode, but a temperature sensor can be spaced from the light-emitting diode in such a way that a temperature input from neighboring components is negligible. In particular, this means that there must be no physical contact in the sense of touching the temperature sensor and the light-emitting diode. According to a further aspect of the present invention, the light-emitting diode is present as a triplet of three light-emitting diode units, and the light-emitting diode units each emit a different color. Individual LEDs are also possible according to the invention. This has the advantage that colored LEDs can be used. In particular, it is possible according to the invention to continue to use conventional LEDs and only to control the current regulator of precisely these LEDs in such a way that the advantage according to the invention is achieved. Furthermore, the proposed method has the advantage that the brightness compensation can take place independently of the color setting of the light-emitting diode. Further light-emitting diodes are known to the person skilled in the art which have light-emitting diode units which can be reused according to the invention. For example, a light-emitting diode unit is present as a semiconductor component or as any light-emitting component. Sending out different colors, or light in different wavelengths, serves to set a predetermined color value.
Gemäß einem weiteren Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung stellt ein Speichermodul eine Mehrzahl von Temperaturwerten bereit, denen jeweils ein Stromwert zugeordnet ist. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass eine Vielzahl von Temperaturwerten berücksichtigt werden kann und die Temperaturwerte derart bezüglich der Stromwerte vorbestimmt werden können, dass sich stets der gleiche Helligkeitswert der Leuchtdiode einstellt. Insbesondere kann die Anzahl der Stromwert/Temperaturwert-Paare in einem vorbereitenden Verfah- rensschritt bestimmt werden. According to a further aspect of the present invention, a memory module provides a plurality of temperature values, each of which is assigned a current value. This has the advantage that a multiplicity of temperature values can be taken into account and the temperature values can be predetermined with respect to the current values in such a way that the same brightness value of the light-emitting diode is always set. In particular, the number of current value / temperature value pairs can be determined in a preparatory process step.
Dementsprechend ist das Speichermodul beziehungsweise das Abspeichern der Stromwerte derart zu interpretieren, dass jegliche Art eines Speichermoduls beziehungsweise eines Abspeicherns möglich ist. Somit muss das Speichermodul nicht derart dynamisch eingerichtet sein, dass es während einer Laufzeit, also während eines Ansteuerns des Stromreglers, beschreib- bar sein muss. Vielmehr erfordert ein Abspeichern lediglich das Einbringen der entsprechenden Information in irgendeiner Weise in ein Hardwaremodul. Auch kann es notwendig sein, nicht ein einzelnes Speichermodul bereitzustellen, sondern hierzu weitere Komponenten vorzusehen, welche ein Be- reitstellen des Stromwerts ermöglichen. Accordingly, the memory module or the storage of the current values is to be interpreted in such a way that any type of memory module or storage is possible. The memory module thus does not have to be set up so dynamically that it describes during a runtime, that is to say while the current controller is being driven. must be cash. Rather, storage only requires the introduction of the corresponding information in some way into a hardware module. It may also be necessary not to provide a single memory module, but to provide additional components for this purpose, which make it possible to provide the current value.
Vorliegend soll eine Leuchtdiode als eine Einrichtung verstanden werden, welche auch weitere LED-Chips aufweisen kann. So bestehen die erfindungsgemäßen Leuchtdioden wiederum aus weiteren Leuchtdiodeneinhei- ten beziehungsweise Halbleiterchips. Hierzu können beispielsweise die bekannten roten, grünen und blauen Leuchtdiodeneinheiten eingesetzt werden, welche bezüglich dem sogenannten RGB-Farbraum eingestellt werden. Diese einzelnen Leuchtdiodeneinheiten werden in einem Leuchtdiodengehäuse derart kombiniert, dass sich deren Licht zu einem vorbestimmten Farbwert zusammensetzt. So ist es beispielsweise möglich, ein Mischverhältnis derart einzustellen, dass die Leuchtdiode insgesamt ein weißes Licht abstrahlt. Hierzu können auch weitere Vorrichtungen vorgesehen werden, wie bei- spielsweise ein Diffusor. Bei einer Kombination von einzelnen Leuchtdioden beziehungsweise Leuchtdiodeneinheiten ist durch eine geeignete Ansteue- rung der einzelnen Komponenten auch ein beliebiges Farblicht einstellbar. Somit sind beispielsweise auch Farbübergänge erzeugbar. Erfindungsgemäß können beispielsweise die sogenannten Multi-LED-Komponenten Verwendung finden. In the present case, a light-emitting diode is to be understood as a device which can also have further LED chips. The light-emitting diodes according to the invention in turn consist of further light-emitting diode units or semiconductor chips. For this purpose, for example, the known red, green and blue light-emitting diode units can be used, which are set with regard to the so-called RGB color space. These individual light-emitting diode units are combined in a light-emitting diode housing in such a way that their light is combined to a predetermined color value. For example, it is possible to set a mixing ratio in such a way that the LED emits a total of white light. For this purpose, further devices can also be provided, such as a diffuser. In the case of a combination of individual light-emitting diodes or light-emitting diode units, any desired colored light can also be set by suitable control of the individual components. In this way, for example, color transitions can also be generated. According to the invention, the so-called multi-LED components can be used, for example.
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