HIGH EFFICIENCY LEDS AND LED LAMPS
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a plurality of electrically coupled light emitting elements, wherein each light emitting element has a luminous efficacy vs. current characteristic, wherein said luminous efficacy vs. current characteristic has a maximum luminous efficacy value and wherein at least one of said light emitting devices is operated at a current corresponding to a luminous efficacy value that is within 10% of said maximum luminous efficacy value. The present invention also relates to methods of making said light emitting device, to lamps comprising said light emitting device and to methods of operating said light emitting device.
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23. A lighting system comprising:
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an electrically insulating carrier having a plurality of conductive elements disposed thereon; disposed over the carrier, a light-emitting array comprising a plurality of light-emitting strings, each light-emitting string comprising a plurality of unpackaged light-emitting diode (LED) dies electrically connected in series, each LED die having at least two electrical contacts on one surface thereof, wherein each electrical contact is electrically connected to a conductive element by a conductive adhesive; and at least one power source for providing power to the light-emitting strings. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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