摘要 |
AN EFFICIENT LED ARRAY (200). IN AN ASPECT, AN LED APPARATUS INCLUDES A METAL SUBSTRATE (204) HAVING A REFLECTIVE SURFACE (206), AND LED CHIPS (100) MOUNTED DIRECTLY TO THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE (206) TO ALLOW FOR THERMAL DISSIPATION, AND WHEREIN AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LED CHIPS (100) ARE SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER TO ALLOW LIGHT TO REFLECT FROM A PORTION OF THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE (206) THAT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE PORTION OF THE LED CHIPS (100). IN ANOTHER ASPECT, A METHOD INCLUDES CONFIGURING A METAL SUBSTRATE (204) TO HAVE A REFLECTIVE SURFACE (206), AND MOUNTING A PLURALITY OF LED CHIPS (100) DIRECTLY TO THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE (206) OF THE METAL SUBSTRATE (204) TO ALLOW FOR THERMAL DISSIPATION, AND WHEREIN AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LED CHIPS (100) ARE SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER TO ALLOW LIGHT TO REFLECT FROM A PORTION OF THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE (206) THAT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE PORTION OF THE LED CHIPS (100). |