LED luminaire
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1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
- a light emitting diode (LED) module having;
at least one LED;
a dielectric member; and
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed on the dielectric member, the contacts configured to mount the at least one LED to supply electrical current to the LED;
a heat conductive member; and
an electrical junction box, the junction box having a plurality of sides defining a cavity therewithin, at least one of the sides having a knockout port configured to selectively provide access to the cavity;
wherein the LED module is in thermal communication with the heat conductive member, and the heat conductive member is attached to and in thermal communication with the junction box so that heat from the LED flows through the heat conductive member to the junction box.
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Abstract
A modular light emitting diode (LED) mounting configuration is provided including a light source module having a plurality of pre-packaged LEDs arranged in a serial array. The module is connected to a heat dissipating plate configured to mount to an electrical junction box. Thus, heat from the LEDs is conducted to the heat dissipating plate and to the junction box. A sensor is configured to detect environmental parameters and a driver is configured to illuminate the LEDs in response to the environmental parameters, thereby selectively configuring the LEDs to function in a wide variety of useful applications.
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30 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a light emitting diode (LED) module having;
at least one LED;
a dielectric member; and
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed on the dielectric member, the contacts configured to mount the at least one LED to supply electrical current to the LED;
a heat conductive member; and
an electrical junction box, the junction box having a plurality of sides defining a cavity therewithin, at least one of the sides having a knockout port configured to selectively provide access to the cavity;
wherein the LED module is in thermal communication with the heat conductive member, and the heat conductive member is attached to and in thermal communication with the junction box so that heat from the LED flows through the heat conductive member to the junction box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24)
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- 17. The lighting apparatus of claim 17, wherein the desired lighting strategy comprises pulsing electrical current at a desired duty cycle.
- 19. The lighting apparatus of claim 19, wherein the sensor is configured to detect motion.
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25. A method of making a lighting apparatus, comprising:
providing a light emitting diode (LED) module comprising;
at least one LED;
a dielectric member; and
a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed on the dielectric member, the contacts configured to mount the at least one LED to supply electrical current to the LED;
providing a heat conductive member in thermal communication with the LED module;
providing an electrical junction box having a plurality of sides defining a cavity and a front edge; and
mounting the heat conductive member onto the electrical junction box so that the heat conductive member is in thermal communication with the junction box. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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