Abstract: An electrical supply system including: an extension module including a composite board having an anode layer and a cathode layer of an electrically conducting material, which anode layer and cathode layer are separated by an insulator of an electrically insulating material, the anode layer and the cathode layer each having a trench extending from a connection surface of the composite board and including a connection element, connector pins for the trenches of the extension module, each connector pin having a first complementary connection element for engaging the connection element of the trench of the composite board of a further extension module and a second complementary connection element for engaging the connection element of the trench of the composite board of the extension module, and a power supply capable of providing a constant voltage or a constant current between the anode layer and the cathode layer.

Abstract: A method of assembling a component to a printed circuit board that includes a thermal layer and a circuit layer separated by a dielectric layer. The circuit layer includes circuit pads that correspond to terminal surfaces on the component. The dielectric layer includes an aperture that exposes a portion of the thermal layer that correspond to a thermal pad on the component. Solder paste is applied to the circuit pads and the exposed thermal layer. Lower surfaces of the solder paste are in contact with the circuit pads and the thermal layer and upper surfaces of the solder paste are substantially coplanar. The component is placed on the solder paste. The printed circuit board and the component are heated to create solder joints between the terminal surfaces on the component and the circuit pads and between the thermal pad on the component and the thermal layer.

Abstract: A system for mounting a light to a vehicle and methods for making and using same is disclosed herein. The system allows for a mounting assembly to be coupled to a front, a rear, or both the front and the rear of the roof of a vehicle. Lights can be mounting via light mounting brackets at various angles using a plurality of detents. The mounting assembly includes hollowed mounting fasteners for routing a light cable through the mounting fastener thereby requiring fewer holes through the roof of the vehicle to prevent water intrusion into the vehicle. The mounting fastener can be covered by a boot for preventing water intrusion into the vehicle. The mounting assembly advantageously can include a diffuser for reducing noise and vibration levels resulting from the coupling between the mounting assembly and the vehicle.

Abstract: An elongate, flexible printed circuit board (PCB) has a central section that carries LED light engines and other components, and a pair of wings, one on each side of the central section, adjacent to the central section. The wings carry adhesive to secure the PCB to a substrate, and may be separated from the central section in some cases by fold or score lines. The LED light engines may be positioned on a first side of the PCB and electrically connected to one or more components on a second side of the PCB. Taken together, the wings may have the same width as the central section, or they may have a greater width.

Abstract: LED simulated neon with a reinforcing member is disclosed. The simulated neon has a flexible covering with a translucent upper portion and an opaque lower portion. At least the lower portion is filled with a transparent, flexible material. A channel is formed in the transparent, flexible material. Linear lighting is provided in the channel, along with a reinforcing member. The reinforcing member is shaped and oriented such that it can bend in the primary bending plane of the simulated neon but provides strain relief and at least partially restricts or interferes with bending in other planes. The reinforcing member may, for example, have a rectangular cross-section, wider than it is thick. It may be made of plastic or metal, and its thickness may vary depending on the material of which it is made.

Abstract: Linear lighting is disclosed. The linear lighting includes a narrow, elongate printed circuit board (PCB). A plurality of LED light engines are disposed on the PCB and are electrically connected to it. The PCB is divided physically and electrically into repeating blocks, which are physically in series with one another and electrically in parallel. A pair of conductors extends the entire length of the linear lighting. Each of the conductors has a service loop corresponding to the position of each of the cut points. A covering encapsulates the PCB and the pair of conductors. The service loops in the conductors provide for additional length of conductor when the linear lighting is cut at a cut point, so that the linear lighting can be connected to power.

Abstract: An intra-canopy LED grow light incorporating Optical Lighting Film (OLF), which uses the reflective and transmissive properties of the OLF inside an expandable section of light tubing. The tube and film combination transport a light source distributing the light along the length of the tube. The entire fixture assembly is mounted through the middle of the plant growth by suspending the fixture assembly. The light engine drives the beam down the light tubes, and can be mounted outside of the plant canopy to discourage exposing the plants to additional heat.