MULTIPLE APPLICATION LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
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1. An illumination module comprising:
- a housing having a rectangular shape, a top, bottom, and four side panels with said side panels having a plurality of openings for ventilation and serving to attach hardware used to mount said module;
a rectangular printed circuit board having an array of ventilation slots provided therein and said printed circuit board dimensioned to be attached within said housing by means of standoffs thereby permitting easy removal and replacement;
an array of low voltage LEDs that are operable without the need for any heat sinks wherein said array is divided into a plurality of groups of said LEDs that are mounted on said printed circuit board and wherein each group of LEDs is connected in series with a current limiting resistor provided therein;
a transparent rectangular lens panel, dimensioned in accordance with the bottom of said housing and mounted therein to serve as a light diffuser; and
a low voltage power supply connected to said printed circuit board to power said LED array.
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Abstract
An illumination system which houses LEDs on Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) in a lightweight, metal or plastic housing that can be configured as a stand-alone interior lighting fixture or retrofitted to a common two, three, or four tube fluorescent drop in a ceiling (troffer) light fixture. The system can also be configured as an emergency/security/night light.
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1. An illumination module comprising:
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a housing having a rectangular shape, a top, bottom, and four side panels with said side panels having a plurality of openings for ventilation and serving to attach hardware used to mount said module; a rectangular printed circuit board having an array of ventilation slots provided therein and said printed circuit board dimensioned to be attached within said housing by means of standoffs thereby permitting easy removal and replacement; an array of low voltage LEDs that are operable without the need for any heat sinks wherein said array is divided into a plurality of groups of said LEDs that are mounted on said printed circuit board and wherein each group of LEDs is connected in series with a current limiting resistor provided therein; a transparent rectangular lens panel, dimensioned in accordance with the bottom of said housing and mounted therein to serve as a light diffuser; and a low voltage power supply connected to said printed circuit board to power said LED array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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