Abstract: A color temperature switching scheme for an LED lighting device is disclosed. The color temperature switching scheme includes a plurality of different color temperature performances correspondingly generated by a plurality of different paired combinations of a first electric power allocated to a first LED load emitting a light with a first color temperature and a second electric power allocated to a second LED load emitting a light with a second color temperature such that a mingled color temperature between the first color temperature and the second color temperature can be generated thru a light diffuser. For tuning the mingled color temperature of the LED lighting device a reverse yet complementary power adjustment process for distributing a total electric power T between the first LED circuit and the second LED circuit is required such that a total light intensity remains unchanged while the mingled color temperature is being adjusted.

Abstract: A method of configuring a white LED light with a tunable diffused light color temperature, includes using a light-emitting unit configured with a first LED load emitting light with a first color temperature between 1800K and 3000K and a second LED load emitting light with a second color temperature between 4000K and 6500K, electrically connected in parallel; using a light diffuser to cover the first LED load and the second LED load to create a diffused light with a diffused light color temperature; using two semiconductor switching devices working in conjunction with a controller to respectively control a first electric power delivered to the first LED load and a second electric power delivered to the second LED load such that a total electric power of the light-emitting unit remains unchanged; and using at least one external control device to activate a selection of the diffused light color temperature.

Abstract: A linkable LED lighting system designed with an on line free setting method for adjusting operating parameters of at least one LED security light is disclosed. The linkable LED lighting system comprises at least one LED security light working in conjunction with a mobile phone loaded with an APP (software application) for controlling and setting at least one lighting characteristic of the at least one LED security light including time length settings, light intensity settings, color temperature settings, detection range settings, or signal frequency range or signal format settings for screening, accepting, and processing said wireless instruction signal(s) characterized with the same signal frequency range or the same signal format.

Abstract: A theory and a technical foundation for building a technical framework of a color temperature tuning technology are disclosed, composing a power allocation algorithm and a power allocation circuitry, wherein the power allocation algorithm is a software for designing a process of dividing and sharing a total electric power between at least a first LED load emitting light with a first color temperature CT1 and a second LED load emitting light with a second color temperature CT2 to generate at least one paired combination of a first electric power X allocated to the first LED load and a second electric power Y allocated to the second LED load to create at least one mingled light color temperature CTapp thru a light diffuser according to color temperature tuning formulas CTapp=CT1·X/(X+Y)+CT2·Y/(X+Y) and X+Y=constant; and the power allocation circuitry is a hardware designed for implementing the process.

Abstract: A color temperature switching scheme for an LED lighting device is disclosed. The color temperature switching scheme comprises a plurality of different color temperature performances correspondingly generated by a plurality of different paired combinations of a first electric power allocated to a first LED load emitting a light with a first color temperature and a second electric power allocated to a second LED load emitting a light with a second color temperature such that a mingled color temperature between the first color temperature and the second color temperature can be generated thru a light diffuser. For tuning the mingled color temperature of the LED lighting device a reverse yet complementary power adjustment process for distributing a total electric power T between the first LED circuit and the second LED circuit is required such that a total light intensity remains essentially unchanged while the mingled color temperature is being adjusted.

Abstract: A technology for configuring a lifestyle LED light with a tunable light color temperature is disclosed. The technology of tuning the light color temperature is made possible by blending two LED loads emitting light with different color temperatures thru a light diffuser with an arrangement that a first electric power delivered to a first LED load emitting light with a low color temperature and a second electric power delivered to a second LED load emitting light with a high color temperature are reversely and complementarily adjusted for tuning a diffused light color temperature such that a total light intensity generated by the LED light is kept essentially unchanged.

Abstract: A modularized LED lighting system includes combinations of a control module, a power module and at least one LED light module, wherein two adjacent modules are detachably connected with a connection unit. A novel design uses a single power module and a control module for transmitting a power or a power and a control signal to one or a plurality of LED light modules with one or a plurality of connection units detachably and remotely connecting the LED light modules. Alternatively, a control module can be integrated with a power module or can be integrated with an LED light module to become a two-module modularized lighting system. The system installation is simple and the designs are coordinated with advantages such as fast assembly, saving assemble time, saving effort, coping with space constraints, a neat appearance, no wire entanglement, and flexibility of extending lighting range.

Abstract: The disclosure is a connectivity APP loaded in a mobile phone for configuring a linkable security lighting system comprising a plurality of LED security lights installed outdoors, wherein by operating the connectivity APP the plurality of LED security lights are divided into N groups of member security lights to be linked. Each group of member security lights is assigned a group code to be applied to each member security light in the group such that within the group the member security lights are interlinked wirelessly via wireless signals prefixed with the same group code, wherein when a member security light is initiated by a sensing signal for operating an illumination mode, the member security light being initiated acts as a commander to transmit an instruction signal to activate all member security lights belonging to the same group code to synchronously operate the illumination mode.

Abstract: An LED security light includes an LED load and a motion sensor. The LED load is activated at dusk and deactivated at dawn by a light sensing control unit. At night, the LED load is activated for performing a low level illumination. When a motion signal is detected by the motion sensor, the LED load is switched to perform a high level illumination for a short time period and then resumes to the low level illumination. The low level illumination and the high level illumination are respectively adjustable within respective designed ranges. The LED load is driven by a switching circuitry comprising a driver to output an adequate voltage with constant electric current such that a voltage V across each LED is confined in a range Vth<V<Vmax with Vth being a threshold voltage and Vmax being a maximum voltage avoiding damaging the LED.

Abstract: A theory and a technical foundation for building a technical framework of a color temperature tuning technology are disclosed composing a power allocation algorithm and a power allocation circuitry, wherein the power allocation algorithm is a software for designing a process of dividing and sharing a total electric power between at least a first LED load with a color temperature CT1 and a second LED load with a color temperature CT2 to generate at least one paired combination of a first electric power X allocated to the first LED load and a second electric power Y allocated to the second LED load to create at least one mingled light color temperature CTapp thru a light diffuser according to color temperature tuning formulas CTapp=CT1·X/(X+Y)+CT2·Y/(X+Y) and X+Y=constant; and the power allocation circuitry is a hardware designed for implementing the process.

Abstract: An LED security light includes a base plate, a surrounding lamp shade, an LED illuminator, and a detector assembly. The surrounding lamp shade is fixed on the base plate. The LED illuminator includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, and is fully covered by the surrounding lamp shade. The detector assembly includes at least one lens and a detection circuit, disposed in the center of the base plate of the LED security light. The detector assembly is installed in an accommodating space formed between a cover plate and the base plate of the LED security light. The cover plate is recessed and mounted on an inner border of the surrounding lamp shade such that the cover plate can be illuminated by an edge light emitted from the LED illuminator. The lens is disposed to protrude outwardly through a circular opening of the cover plate.

Abstract: An LED security light includes a light emitting unit, at least one sensing unit, a loading and power control unit and a power supply unit configured with a first power source and a second power source, wherein a power level detector and a power switching circuitry are installed to select and connect at least one of the first power source and the second power source to the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit is activated at dusk and is deactivated at dawn. When the first power source is used, the LED security light generates a first level illumination. When the second power source is used, the LED security light generates a second level illumination. The first power source is a solar power while the second power source is a backup battery.

Abstract: A microcontroller based multifunctional electronic switch uses an external control device design for generating, detecting and converting an external control signal into a message carrying sensing signal interpretable and executable to a microcontroller. Based on a signal format of said message carrying sensing signal received said microcontroller operates to perform at least an on/off switch control mode, a dimming control mode and an illumination level switching control mode. When said signal format of said message carrying sensing signal detected is a short voltage signal, said microcontroller operates to perform said on/off control mode. When said signal format of said message carrying sensing signal detected is a long voltage signal said microcontroller operates to perform said dimming control mode. When said signal format of said message carrying sensing signal detected is a constant voltage signal, said microcontroller operates to perform said illumination level switching control mode.

Abstract: A method of configuring an LED light with a tunable diffused light color temperature is disclosed. The method comprises using a light-emitting unit configured with a first LED load emitting light with a low color temperature and a second LED load emitting light with a high color temperature electrically connected in parallel, using a light diffuser to cover the first LED load and the second LED load to create a diffused light with a diffused light color temperature, using two semiconductor switching devices working in conjunction with a controller to respectively control a first electric power delivered to the first LED load and a second electric power delivered to the second LED load to operate a color temperature tuning and switching scheme and using a first external control device to output at least one first external control signal to activate a selection of a diffused light color temperature.

Abstract: A technology for configuring a lifestyle LED light with a tunable light color temperature is disclosed. The technology of tuning the light color temperature is made possible by blending two LED loads emitting light with different color temperatures thru a light diffuser with an arrangement that a first electric power delivered to a first LED load emitting light with a low color temperature and a second electric power delivered to a second LED load emitting light with a high color temperature are reversely and complementarily adjusted for tuning a diffused light color temperature such that a total light intensity generated by the LED light is kept essentially unchanged.

Abstract: An LED security light with an integrated motion sensor includes a PIR motion sensing unit and an LED load integrated together to become a compact lighting device. The PIR motion sensing unit is a two-portion design with a Fresnel lens either integrating with a light diffuser or as a separate piece positioned right behind the light diffuser and with a PIR motion sensor positioned at a focal point of the Fresnel lens and encircled by LEDs, wherein the Fresnel lens collects infrared ray signals generated by a moving body and remotely converges infrared ray signals on the PIR motion sensor. A signal processing circuitry decides whether the infrared ray signals represent an intrusion in order to turn on the compact lighting device. When the compact lighting device of this art is turned on, there is no shadow effect which reduces the lumens output of the security light.

Abstract: A modularized LED lighting system comprising combinations of a control module, a power module and at least one LED light module is provided, wherein two adjacent modules are detachably connected with a connection unit. A novel design uses a single power module and a control module for transmitting a power or a power and a control signal to one or a plurality of LED light module with one or a plurality of connection units detachably and remotely connecting the LED light modules. Alternatively the control module can be integrated with at least the power module or can be integrated with at least the LED light module to become at least a two-module modularized lighting system. The system installation is simplified and the designs are coordinated with advantages such as fast assembly, saving assemble time, saving effort, a neat appearance, no wire entanglement, and flexibility of extending lighting range.

Abstract: A two-level LED security light includes an LED load and a motion sensor. The LED load is activated at dusk and deactivated at dawn by a light sensing control unit. At night, the LED load is activated for performing a low level illumination to provide an evening aesthetic and a navigation capacity. When the motion sensor detects any intrusion, the LED load is switched from the low level illumination to a high level illumination for a short duration adjustable by a time setting unit and then returns to the low level illumination. The LED load is configured with one or a plurality of LEDs accommodating to a power source, wherein a voltage V across each LED is confined in a range Vth<V<Vmax with Vth being a threshold voltage to turn on the LED and Vmax a maximum voltage to avoid damaging the LED.

Abstract: An LED security light includes a power supply unit comprising a first power source, a second power source and a power switching circuitry, wherein the power switching circuitry utilizes a detector to detect an available electric power in the first power source or in the second power source, and operates with the available electric power detected as a criterion to selectively connect an LED load to at least one of the first power source and the second power source for performing an illumination mode in responding to signals generated by a light sensing unit, a motion sensor unit, or at least one external control unit. In an exemplar, the first power source is an AC power source or a solar power module, and the second power source is a battery unit or a rechargeable battery module.