CIRCUIT FOR LIGHTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF LIGHTING
First Claim
1. A circuit for a lighting device, said circuit comprising:
- at least a first sub-circuit, said first sub-circuit comprising at least a first series current regulator and a first group of solid state light emitters, said first group of solid state light emitters comprising a plurality of first group solid state light emitters, said first series current regulator and said plurality of first group solid state light emitters being arranged in series.
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Abstract
A circuit for a lighting device comprises a sub-circuit which comprises a series current regulator and a group of solid state light emitters. The current regulator and the solid state light emitters are arranged in series. In some embodiments, the circuit further comprises a fan electrically connected in series in the sub-circuit. In some embodiments, the circuit further comprises a second sub-circuit which comprises a second series current regulator and a second group of solid state light emitters, the first sub-circuit and the second sub-circuit being arranged in parallel. In some embodiments, an anode of the series current regulator is electrically connected to a cathode of one of the solid state light emitters. Also, methods of lighting wherein a sum of voltage drops across light emitters and a current regulator is in the range of from 1.2 to 1.6 times the line voltage.
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27 Claims
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1. A circuit for a lighting device, said circuit comprising:
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at least a first sub-circuit, said first sub-circuit comprising at least a first series current regulator and a first group of solid state light emitters, said first group of solid state light emitters comprising a plurality of first group solid state light emitters, said first series current regulator and said plurality of first group solid state light emitters being arranged in series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of lighting, comprising:
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supplying current of a first voltage to a circuit, said circuit comprising;
at least a first sub-circuit, said first sub-circuit comprising at least a first series current regulator and a first group of solid state light emitters, said first group of solid state light emitters comprising a plurality of first group solid state light emitters, said first series current regulator and said plurality of first group solid state light emitters being arranged in series, wherein a sum of voltage drops across said plurality of first group solid state light emitters and said first series current regulator is in the range of from 1.2 to 1.6 times said first voltage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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