Apparatus for operating at least one light-emitting diode
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1. An apparatus for operating a halogen lamp and a light emitting diode (LED), the apparatus comprising:
- a transformer that receives an input voltage and provides a high frequency output voltage;
a halogen lamp connected to said transformer and that receives and is operated by the high frequency output voltage;
a rectifier connected to said transformer and that receives the high frequency output voltage and provides a DC output; and
an LED connected to said rectifier and that receives and is operated by the DC output, said rectifier and said LED being housed together and spaced from said transformer and said halogen lamp.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for operating at least one light-emitting diode (LD) comprising an electronic transformer (10), the output of the electronic transformer (10) having a high-frequency rectifier (12) connected to it whose output is connected to at least one light-emitting diode (LD), the high-frequency rectifier (12) and the at least one light-emitting diode (LD) being combined to form a separate physical unit (14).
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1. An apparatus for operating a halogen lamp and a light emitting diode (LED), the apparatus comprising:
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a transformer that receives an input voltage and provides a high frequency output voltage;
a halogen lamp connected to said transformer and that receives and is operated by the high frequency output voltage;
a rectifier connected to said transformer and that receives the high frequency output voltage and provides a DC output; and
an LED connected to said rectifier and that receives and is operated by the DC output, said rectifier and said LED being housed together and spaced from said transformer and said halogen lamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for simultaneously operating a halogen lamp and a light emitting diode (LED), the apparatus comprising:
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a transformer that receives a mains input voltage and provides an output voltage having a frequency of 35 kHz to 200 kHz;
a halogen lamp connected to said transformer and that receives and is operated by the 35 kHz to 200 kHz output voltage;
a high frequency rectifier connected to said transformer and that receives the 35 kHz to 200 kHz output voltage and provides a DC output;
an LED connected to said rectifier and that receives and is operated by the DC output;
a circuit board on which said high frequency rectifier and said LED are mounted; and
a light emitting housing in which said LED and said rectifier are housed, said halogen lamp and said transformer being outside and spaced from said housing.
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