Lighting Interconnection and Lighting Control Module

• US 20150069914A1
• Filed: 05/13/2014
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advancetrex Sensor Technologies Corp.
• Original Assignee: Advancetrex Corporation
• Inventors: Pop, Florin
• Granted Patent: US 9,374,859 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/113
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/24 using electrical feedback from LEDs or from LED modules
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/375 using buck topology
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/46 having LEDs disposed in parallel lines

Abstract

A light module includes lighting elements. The lighting elements including a light emitting diode, a power block a constant current driver and power terminals. The lighting elements are connected together vertically and horizontally by the power terminals to form a shape.

Claims

1. A light module, comprising:

lighting elements, the lighting elements including a light emitting diode, a constant current driver, a power block and power terminals, the lighting elements being connected together vertically and horizontally by the power terminals to form a shape.

2. The light module of claim 1, where a drop in voltage on the connection of the lighting elements does not affect an intensity of the light emitting diodes.

3. The light module of claim 1, where the power block determines address and light intensity information for the lighting elements from a modulated power received by the power terminals.

4. The light module of claim 1, where the light emitting diode comprises multiple light emitting diodes of varying colors to produce a resulting mixed light color.

5. The light module of claim 1, where the lighting elements are split into sections by isolating a power across lighting element borders.

6. The light module of claim 1, where the connection between lighting elements thermally dissipates heat without the need for an independent lighting element heat sink.

7. A light module, comprising:

a connection module including connection elements; and

a first lighting element to connect with the connection elements of the connection module, where the first lighting element electrically and mechanically connects with the connection elements.

8. The light module of claim 7, further including a second lighting element, where the second lighting element shares two connection elements with the first lighting element.

9. The light module of claim 7, where the connection module includes a surface, the connection elements are position on the surface, and the first lighting element and a plurality of additional lighting elements configured to be mounted horizontally or vertically to cover the surface.

10. The light module of claim 9, where the plurality of lighting elements are positioned in a pattern on the surface.

11. The light module of claim 7, where the lighting element connects with four connection elements.

12. The light module of claim 11, where two of the connection elements comprise power connections and two of the connection elements comprise common connections.

13. The light module of claim 12, where the two power connections are positioned diagonal to each other and the two common connections are positioned diagonal to each other.

14. The light module of claim 7, where the connection element connects with only a corner of the lighting element.

15. The light module of claim 14, where the connection element is configured to connect with corners of four lighting elements.

16. The light module of claim 7, where two adjacent corners of the lighting element include opposite polarities.

17. The light module of claim 16, where the lighting element is configured to be positioned on the connection module at 90, 180 or 270 degrees without affecting functionality of the lighting module.

18. The light module of claim 7, where the connection module is configured to be split into separate circuit zones.

19. The light module of claim 7, where the lighting element is addressable.

20. The light module of claim 7, further comprising a second lighting element, a first driver circuit, and a second driver circuit, where the first driver circuit connects with the first lighting element and a second driver element connects with the second lighting element.

21. The light module of claim 7, further comprising a driver circuit, where the driver circuit receives an addressed, modulated voltage containing information for operating the lighting element.

22. The light module of claim 7, further comprising a driver circuit, where a maximum voltage is stored by a capacitor of the driver circuit to regulate voltage to the lighting element.

23. A lighting element, comprising:

a surface;

a driver circuit connected with the surface;

a light emitting diode connected with the surface and the driver circuit, the light emitting diode including a heat sink; and

power terminals positioned at corners of the surface, the power terminals connected with the driver circuit and the light emitting diode.

24. The lighting element of claim 23, where adjacent power terminals include opposite polarity.

25. The lighting element of claim 23, where the light emitting diode comprises a string of light emitting diodes.

26. The lighting element of claim 23, where the driver circuit received information to control a dimming level of the light emitting diode.