Light emitting diode lamp comprising one LED consuming a first electrical power and one radiation-emitting semiconductor component consuming an electrical dissipation power
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1. An LED lamp configured to be used with a light having a predefined total electrical power, the LED lamp comprising:
- an LED operable to emit visible light wherein, during operation, said at least one LED consumes a first electrical power; and
at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component operable to emit electromagnetic radiation having a peak intensity outside the visible region of the spectrum;
wherein said at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component consumes an electrical dissipation power that is greater than or equal to said first electrical power, the electrical dissipation power selected such that a total electrical power consumed by the LED lamp in operation matches the predefined total electrical power.
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Abstract
An LED lamp is specified, comprising at least one LED and at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component, it being the case that when the LED lamp is operating, the at least one LED emits visible light and the at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component emits electromagnetic radiation having a peak intensity outside the visible region of the spectrum.
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20 Claims
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1. An LED lamp configured to be used with a light having a predefined total electrical power, the LED lamp comprising:
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an LED operable to emit visible light wherein, during operation, said at least one LED consumes a first electrical power; and at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component operable to emit electromagnetic radiation having a peak intensity outside the visible region of the spectrum; wherein said at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component consumes an electrical dissipation power that is greater than or equal to said first electrical power, the electrical dissipation power selected such that a total electrical power consumed by the LED lamp in operation matches the predefined total electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for dissipating an electrical dissipation power in association with an LED lamp operable to emit visible light, the method comprising:
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targetedly increasing a total electrical power consumed by said LED lamp during operation by operating a radiation-emitting semiconductor component to emit electromagnetic radiation having a peak intensity outside the visible region of the spectrum, the electrical dissipation power selected such that a total electrical power consumed by the LED lamp in operation matches a predefined total electrical power, and dissipating a portion of said electrical dissipation power by radiating, out of said LED lamp, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said radiation-emitting semiconductor component wherein, during operation, at least one LED of the LED lamp consumes a first electrical power and at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component of the LED lamp consumes an electrical dissipation power that is greater than or equal to said first electrical power.
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