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LED circuit arrangement having a diode rectifier

US7808189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Hollnberger · Nittendorf, DE
Michael Rasp · Nittendorf, DE
Markus Hofmann · Bad Abbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2005
Grant date	Oct 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05B45/40
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An LED circuit arrangement including an AC voltage source for providing a voltage supply. A diode rectifier is provided and has at least one rectifier diode, which can be a radiation-emitting LED chip. The LED circuit arrangement also includes at least one radiation-emitting LED chip which simultaneously functions as a luminous element and as a rectifier diode.

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