Led light string employing series-parallel block coupling
US6072280A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B45/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An LED light string employs a plurality of LEDs wired in a series-parallel block. Further, each series-parallel block may be coupled in parallel, the parallel connection coupled across a supply voltage through an electrical interface. LEDs of the light string may comprise either a single color LED or an LED including multiple sub-dies, each sub-die of a different color. LED series-parallel blocks of the light string may be operated in continuous, periodic or pseudo-random state. The LED light string may provide polarized connectors to couple LED light strings end-to-end and in parallel with the supply voltage. The electrical interface may have one or more parallel outputs and a switch so as to operate multiple LED light strings in continuous, periodic or pseudo-random states. The LED light string may be adapted so as to employ LEDs of different drive voltages in each series section of the series-parallel block. Fiber optic bundles may be coupled to individual LEDs to diffuse LED light output in a predetermined manner.
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