Melanopic light system using cyan pumped white leds

A light generating system configured to generate system light, wherein the light generating system comprises a first light generating device and a second light generating device, wherein:

• the first light generating device is configured to generate first device light, wherein the first light generating device comprises (i) a first light source configured to generate first light source light having a first dominant wavelength λd1 selected from the range of 470-500 nm, and (ii) a first luminescent material configured to convert part of the first light source light into first luminescent material light;
• wherein the first device light comprises the first light source light and the first luminescent material light;
• and wherein the first device light has a first color point;
• the second light generating device is configured to generate second device light, wherein the second light generating device comprises (i) a second light source configured to generate second light source light having a second dominant wavelength λd2, and (ii) a second luminescent material configured to convert at least part of the second light source light into second luminescent material light;
• wherein the second device light comprises the second luminescent material light and optionally the second light source light;
• and wherein the second device light is white light having a second color point and a second correlated color temperature Tc2;
• λd1-λd2≥10 nm;
• spectral power distributions of the first light source light and the second light source light differ;
• and
• the first color point and the second color point differ by a maximum of 0.03 for u′ and/or by a maximum of 0.03 for v′, with the color points based on 10° color matching functions, the light generating system further comprising a third light generating device, wherein:
• the third light generating device is configured to generate third device light, wherein the third light generating device comprises (i) a third light source configured to generate third light source light having a third dominant wavelength λd3, and (ii) a third luminescent material configured to convert at least part of the third light source light into third luminescent material light;
• wherein the third device light comprises the third luminescent material light and optionally the third light source light;
• and wherein the third device light is white light having a third color point and a third correlated color temperature Tc3;
• λd1-λd3≥10 nm;
• spectral power distributions of the first light source light and the third light source light differ;
• and
• the system light comprises one or more of the first device light, the second device light, and third device light;
• and
• Tc2-Tc3≥700 K,
• and the light generating system further comprising (i) a first string comprising one or more first light generating devices and one or more second light generating devices and (ii) a second string comprising one or more third light generating devices, wherein the light sources comprise solid state light sources.