Light Engine for and Method of Simulating a Flame

A lighting device, comprising:

• a carrier having an operating orientation, a longitudinal axis, a first planar face, and a second planar face;
• the first planar face having a top and a bottom separated from one another along the longitudinal axis, the second planar face having a top and a bottom separated from one another along the longitudinal axis, a plurality of first LEDs mounted to the first planar face, at least one of the first LEDs being a lower first LED, at least two of the first LEDs being mid first LEDs, at least one of the first LEDs being an upper first LED;
• at least one said lower first LED, at least one said mid first LED, and at least one said upper first LED forming a first line;
• a plurality of second LEDs mounted to the second planar face, at least one of the second LEDs being a lower second LED, at least two of the second LEDs being mid second LEDs, at least one of the second LEDs being an upper second LED;
• at least one said lower second LED, one said mid second LED, and one said upper second LED forming a second line;
• at least one of the second LEDs which forms the second line having a beam axis that is angularly offset from a beam axis of at least one of the first LEDs which forms the first line;
• and
• a controller in communication with the plurality of LEDs to cause the plurality of LEDs to simulate a flame, wherein the controller:
• actuates at least one said lower first LED and at least one said lower second LED to simulate combustion at a bottom of a flame;
• actuates at least some of the mid first LEDs and at least some of the mid second LEDs to simulate a rise in flame height;
• and
• actuates at least one said upper first LED and at least one said upper second LED to flicker to simulate a flame tip.