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 so that an electrical current path is defined between a first contact and a second contact, and the at least one LED is disposed along the current path;
a heat conductive member having a first side and a second side; and
a power driver adapted to receive an electrical input power, condition the power to a desired power configuration, and output conditioned power;
wherein the LED module is attached to the first side of the heat conductive member by a pair of fasteners, and the power driver is attached to the second side of the heat conductive member, wherein a fastener engages respective ones of the first and second contacts of the LED module, and wherein electrical power from the driver is delivered through the fasteners to the LED module so that conditioned power is supplied across the first and second contacts.
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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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32 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 so that an electrical current path is defined between a first contact and a second contact, and the at least one LED is disposed along the current path; a heat conductive member having a first side and a second side; and a power driver adapted to receive an electrical input power, condition the power to a desired power configuration, and output conditioned power; wherein the LED module is attached to the first side of the heat conductive member by a pair of fasteners, and the power driver is attached to the second side of the heat conductive member, wherein a fastener engages respective ones of the first and second contacts of the LED module, and wherein electrical power from the driver is delivered through the fasteners to the LED module so that conditioned power is supplied across the first and second contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
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a light emitting diode (LED) module having; at least one LED; a dielectric member having a first side and a second side; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed on the first side of the dielectric member, the contacts configured to mount the at least one LED so that an electrical current path is defined between a first contact and a second contact, and the at least one LED is disposed along the current path; and a body disposed on the second side of the dielectric member, the body having a first aperture at or adjacent the first contact and a second aperture at or adjacent the second contact, and the first and second apertures extend through the dielectric member; a mount member having a first side, a second side, and first and second mount member apertures; a power driver adapted to receive an electrical input power, condition the power to a desired power configuration, and output the conditioned power; and first and second elongate fasteners, the first and second fasteners each having a head portion, an elongate shank, and being electrically conductive; wherein the LED module is attached to the first side of the mount member so that the first and second body apertures substantially align with the first and second mount member apertures, and the first and second elongate fasteners extend through the aligned first and second body and mount member apertures, respectively, so that the fastener head portions engage and electrically communicate with the first and second contacts, respectively, and define an electrical current path through the mount member, across the contacts and at least one LED, and back through the mount member; and wherein the driver is electrically connected to the shanks of the first and second fasteners, respectively, so as to deliver the conditioned power to the LED module through the fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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