Structure of LED light set

• US 9,322,538 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2015
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yau-Chin Peng
• Original Assignee: Yau-Chin Peng
• Inventors: Peng, Yau-Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Tuyet
• Application Number:
  US14/594,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20150123551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 315/185.S, 315312-326, 315/291, 315/307
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/002 Arrangements of cables or conductors inside a lighting device, e.g. means for guiding along parts of the housing or in a pivoting arm
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/003 the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 41/28 using static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/40 Details of LED load circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/44 with an active control inside an LED matrix

Abstract

An LED light set includes a controller connected with an electric plug and a main light string of a plurality of main light bulbs in serial arrangement. Each of the main light bulbs is connected with an associate light string of a plurality of associate light bulbs. A main control IC is provided in the controller to control voltage and current supplied to the main light bulbs of the main light string. An associate control IC is provided within each of the main light bulbs to control voltage and current supplied to the associate light bulbs of the associate light string. The voltage and current supplied to the associate light strings are controlled to be lower than those supplied to the main light string so that conducting wires of each of the associate light string can be made thinner than conducting wires of the main light string.

Claims

1. A light-emitting diode (LED) light set, comprising:

a controller, which comprises an electric plug adapted to connect to an external power supply to receive electrical power therefrom and a main control integrated circuit (IC) arranged in the controller and electrically connected to the electric plug;

a main light string, which comprises main conducting wires electrically connected to the main control IC to receive the electrical power and a plurality of main light bulbs connected to the main conducting wires in a serial arrangement, each of the main light bulbs comprising an associate control IC arranged therein and electrically connected to the main conducting wires; and

associate light strings, which are respectively and electrically connected to the associated control ICs arranged in the main light bulbs, each of the associate light strings comprising associate conducting wires electrically connected to the respective associate control IC and a plurality of associate light bulbs connected to the associate conducting wires;

wherein the main control IC controls a first voltage and a first current and a first lighting mode applied to the main light bulbs of the main light string for selectively energizing the main light bulbs and each of the associate control ICs receives the first voltage and the first current and supplies a second voltage, a second current and a second lighting mode to the associate light bulbs of the associate light strings in such a way that the second voltage and second current supplied to the associate light strings are lower than the first voltage and first current supplied to the main light string and the associate conducting wires that transmit the second voltage and the second current are thinner than the main conducting wires that transmit the first voltage and first current, wherein the supply of the second voltage and second current by each of the associate control IC to the respective associate light string is determined by the enerization of the main light bulb to which the associate light string is connected; and

wherein the main conducting wires comprise at least one wire that transmits a control signal from the main control IC to the associate control IC and at least one wire that transmits electrical power from the main control IC to the associate control ICs and the main light bulbs.

2. The LED light set according to claim 1, wherein the associate light bulbs of at least one of the associate light strings are divided into light bulb groups, which are connected in parallel to the associate control IC.

3. The LED light set according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the light bulb groups comprises a plurality of the associate light bulbs, which is connected in serial with each other.

4. The LED light set according to claim 2, wherein each of the light bulb groups comprises two of the associate light bulbs that are connected in serial.