Patent ID: 8616728

Claim:
A solid state light (SSL) device, comprising: a support having a first portion and a second portion inward of the first portion, wherein the first portion is defined by a first operating temperature range and the second portion is defined by a second operating temperature range higher than the first operating temperature range; a first set of first solid state emitters (SSEs) at the first portion, wherein individual first SSEs have a first luminous flux rating; and a second set of second SSEs at the second portion, wherein individual second SSEs have a second luminous flux rating higher than the first luminous flux rating, wherein the first and second SSEs are selected based on the first and second operating temperature ranges, respectively, such that the first and second SSEs compensate for changes in luminous flux caused by the different operating temperature ranges in the first and second portions of the support, and wherein the individual first and second SSEs are configured to emit a substantially uniform luminous flux across the first and second portions of the support such that the luminous flux of the first SSEs at the first portion is at least substantially the same as the luminous flux of the second SSEs at the second portion.