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OLED area illumination source

Patent ·
OSTI ID:969778
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Scotia, NY
  2. Niskayuna, NY
  3. Gloversville, NY
  4. Clifton Park, NY
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The present invention relates to an area illumination light source comprising a plurality of individual OLED panels. The individual OLED panels are configured in a physically modular fashion. Each OLED panel comprising a plurality of OLED devices. Each OLED panel comprises a first electrode and a second electrode such that the power being supplied to each individual OLED panel may be varied independently. A power supply unit capable of delivering varying levels of voltage simultaneously to the first and second electrodes of each of the individual OLED panels is also provided. The area illumination light source also comprises a mount within which the OLED panels are arrayed.
Research Organization:
General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-00NT40989
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,348,738
Application Number:
10/934,015
OSTI ID:
969778
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Fault-tolerant, scalable organic light-emitting device architecture journal April 2003
Organic light-emitting devices for illumination quality white light journal May 2002

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