Abstract: An LED module comprising at least one light emitting diode chip which is arranged on a carrier, wherein the at least one LED chip is configured for operation with a current strength of at least 1.4 amperes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dielectric barrier discharge lamp in a coaxial double-tube arrangement, comprising an exterior electrode (6), and interior electrode (7), and an auxiliary electrode (8). The interior electrode (7) is designed as an electrically conductive layer placed inside the interior tube (3) of the double-tube arrangement. The auxiliary electrode (8) is designed, for example, as a metal tube or pipe and is also disposed inside the interior tube (3), specifically in direct contact with the layer. In this manner, the conductivity of the interior electrode (S) is improved.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus has a heat sink thermally connectable to a heat source an air outlet opening at least two air intake openings, and a fan adapted to draw in air into the cooling apparatus through the air intake openings and to discharge the air from the cooling apparatus through the air outlet opening, wherein, upon operation of said fan, an air flow from at least one of the air intake openings forces an air flow from at least another one of the air intake openings to the heat sink.

Abstract: A lamp is provided. The lamp may include one or a plurality of LED elements; and a housing with electrical and mechanical connection elements, wherein the housing has a light exit region with a light-transmissive terminating element, wherein the terminating element is an optical diffuser element, wherein the terminating element is of a form in which the wall of the terminating element has in cross section two opposite, straight sections running towards one another.

Abstract: An LED module (10) for operating at least one LED (18) comprising an input (E1, E2) adapted for coupling to a DC voltage source (UE); an output (A1, A2) adapted for coupling to the at least one LED (18); a filter device (14); and a DC-DC converter (16); wherein the filter device (14) and the DC-DC converter (16) are coupled in series between the input (E1, E2) and the output (A1, A2), and wherein the output (DCA1, DCA2) of the DC-DC converter (16) is coupled to the output (A1, A2) of the LED module (10); wherein the LED module further comprises an electronic switch (Q1), which is configured to couple the DC-DC converter (16) to the input (E1, E2) of the LED module (10) and to decouple it therefrom.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a high-pressure discharge lamp is provided. The high-pressure discharge lamp may include a discharge vessel which is accommodated in a tubular outer bulb, wherein a major part of the outer bulb is closely surrounded by a transparent sleeve composed of highly heat-resistant plastic.

Abstract: An electronic product having a double-PCB sandwich structure includes a PCB assembly, and a casing having an open side. The electronic product is configured such that a protuberance is respectively formed on the inner sides of two side walls of the casing in the longitudinal direction, the PCB assembly comprises an electronic component, a base PCB and a main PCB, the length of the base PCB and the length of the main PCB in the longitudinal direction of the casing are substantially equal to each other and slightly smaller than the length of the casing so that the PCB assembly can be installed into the casing by mating with the protuberances.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for operating high-pressure discharge lamps, in which high-pressure discharge lamps are operated at the same time in a different thermodynamic state, so that one high-pressure discharge lamp having an emission line emits at a spectral position and at the same time a different high-pressure discharge lamp having an absorption line emits light at the same spectral position, wherein at least some of the light emitted by each high-pressure discharge lamp is converged in a local area.

Abstract: A heat sink (2;16,17;22) for an illumination device (1;15;20), wherein the heat sink is made up of comprises several heat sink parts (3,4;16,17;23,27), wherein at least two of the heat sink parts (3,4;16,17;23,27) include different heat sink materials

Abstract: A lighting unit for vehicle headlights comprising a light-emitting diode device (500), and a housing (200), in the interior of which are arranged components of an operating circuit for operating the light-emitting diode device (500), wherein the housing (200) is composed of electrically insulating material, electrical connections (222) for the voltage supply of the lighting unit are embedded in the housing (200), and the housing (200) has adjustment means (213a, 213b, 213c) for orienting the lighting unit in a vehicle headlight; wherein the light-emitting diode device (500) is arranged on a surface (112) of a heat sink (100) composed of thermally conductive material; and wherein the heat sink (100) forms a bearing surface (120a) for an external cooling system, said bearing surface being arranged at an outer side of the housing.

Abstract: A method for the closed-loop control of the operation of a light source which is supplied with power by a DC/DC voltage converter, a manipulated variable being regulated by a setpoint value for an operational parameter of the DC/DC voltage converter being input, wherein the method comprises the steps of: increasing the switching frequency of the DC/DC voltage converter by an increase value prior to rapid changes in the setpoint value; waiting for a retention time; setting the new setpoint value; waiting for the end of a total retention time; and lowering the switching frequency of the DC/DC voltage converter by the increase value.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a lateral reflector, wherein the lateral reflector has a bottom opening, a light source arranged on a base plate can be accommodated in the bottom opening; a reflecting surface is arranged on two opposite sides of the light source in the lateral reflector, and the reflecting surface is configured to reflect a light emitted from the light source and arriving at the reflecting surface, so that the light arriving at the reflecting surface is deflected toward a direction that is parallel to the opposite sides. Various embodiments further provide an array of such lateral reflectors. Further, various embodiments disclose a lamp unit and a lamp containing such lateral reflector, and puts forward a method for producing such lateral reflector.

Abstract: In various embodiments, an electrical power supply device may include a transformer with a primary winding having coupled thereto a main switch switchable on and off to connect and disconnect said primary winding from a supply source and a secondary winding having coupled therewith a main branch for feeding a load and at least one auxiliary branch to provide an auxiliary power supply; wherein said at least one auxiliary branch includes a switching regulator with hysteresis with a respective auxiliary switch sensitive to the voltage on said secondary winding and the voltage of said auxiliary power supply, said auxiliary switch configured for closing to draw current from said main branch toward said auxiliary power supply in the presence of a negative transition of the voltage on said secondary winding and for opening when the voltage on said auxiliary power supply reaches an upper reference level.

Abstract: A low-pressure discharge lamp includes a discharge vessel, a gas discharge medium including nitrogen contained in the discharge vessel at low pressure, wherein the discharge lamp is configured such that light may be generated by a high-current discharge process of the gas discharge medium.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement is provided, which may include an input; an output; an inverter, configured to provide an AC supply voltage from a DC supply voltage; a control device configured to drive the inverter, the control device being configured to initiate a preheating phase once a preheating criterion has been met; a resonant circuit having a resonant inductor and having a resonant capacitor; and a transformer configured to preheat electrodes of a gas discharge lamp; wherein the primary winding of the transformer is connected in series with the resonant capacitor and is connected directly to the reference potential of the control device, and an electrical switch is coupled in parallel with the primary winding of the transformer, which switch has a control connection, which is coupled to the control device being configured to transfer the electrical switch into its electrically conducting switching state once the starting criterion has been met.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp may include a discharge vessel, which contains: electrodes, at least one noble gas as a start gas, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, In, Mg, Tl, Hg, and Zn for arc transfer and discharge vessel wall heating, and at least one rare earth halide for the generation of radiation, which is configured such that the generated light is dominated by molecular radiation, wherein at least one member of a first group of rare earth halides is used together with at least one member of a second group of rare earth halides, the first group having the property that the color distance decreases with a power increase when the power of the lamp is increased in a predetermined power interval, and the second group having the property that the color distance increases with a power increase when the power of the lamp is increased in this predetermined power interval.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp with a capacitive starting aid is provided. The high pressure discharge lamp may include an outer bulb; a discharge vessel that is accommodated in the outer bulb, the discharge vessel comprising at least one end with a seal in which an electrode system is fastened; a frame holding the discharge vessel in the outer bulb; and a starting aid fastened on the seal. The starting aid may have two functional parts.

Abstract: An ultra-high-pressure mercury lamp according to various embodiments is an ultra-high-pressure mercury lamp in which a luminous tube employing a quartz bulb is attached to a neck part of a reflector by injecting first cement, and a metal base is attached to the neck-part end of the luminous tube by injecting second cement, wherein, if a is the outer diameter of the first cement and second cement after injection, b is the total axial depth of the first cement and second cement after injection, and c is the outer diameter of the quartz bulb in the vicinity of the luminous tube where the metal base is attached, the following relationships are satisfied: 1.3<a/c<2.4; 0.5<b/c<1.6.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for producing high-pressure discharge lamp including discharge vessel sealed off on two sides, discharge vessel having two ends with an electrode system with foil, an electrode with shaft and an outer current lead-in, by: providing a quartz glass discharge vessel having two still open, tubular ends; introducing an electrode system into the open first end and, if necessary also into the second open end; optionally flushing the discharge vessel; heating first open end at the level of the shaft, at no less than two selected points lying on a circumference and enabling centering; provisional fixing in place of the shaft by means of a bossing process, wherein fingers made of quartz glass are formed at tubular first end and extend toward shaft; heating and fuse-sealing the sealing-in region, comprising the foil and the fingers, at the first end, thereby sealing off first end.

Abstract: In various embodiments, ballast for a discharge lamp includes input and output connections; inverter with bridge circuit with electronic switches and control device for controlling electronic switches, wherein switches are connected in series between input connections, wherein one electronic switch is coupled to first input connection and second electronic switch to second input connection, wherein a bridge midpoint is between electronic switches; including a current measuring device for measuring second electronic switch current; lamp choke series-connected between bridge midpoint and first output connection; capacitor parallel-connected with one of electronic switches; and coupling capacitor; wherein control device is coupled to current measuring device and renders an electronic switch conducting, if negative threshold value is exceeded when electronic switch is rendered nonconducting; or if negative threshold value of current through electronic switch is not exceeded after another electronic switch is rend