Abstract: In various embodiments, a light-emitting apparatus is provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes at least one semiconductor light source configured to emit at least one primary light beam, a deflection device configured to deflect the at least one primary light beam onto respectively associated different positions on a phosphor body, at least one light detector configured to detect light that was emitted by the phosphor body, and an evaluation device. The evaluation device is configured to identify damage to the phosphor body on the basis of at least one measurement signal generated by the at least one light detector, and to correlate the at least one measurement signal with at least one position on the phosphor body.

Abstract: The light source module may include a plurality of light-emitting units, at least two optical units, and at least two light conversion units. Light from a first light-emitting unit exits as first exiting light processed by a first and second optical units, light from a second light-emitting unit forms first converted light processed by the first optical unit and converted by a first light conversion unit, light from a third light-emitting unit forms second converted light processed by the second optical unit and converted by a second light conversion unit. The second converted light exits as second exiting light processed by the second and first optical unit, and the first converted light serves as third exiting light processed by the first optical unit and is combined with the first and second exiting lights to form a first beam having a first, second, and third wavelength.

Abstract: A conversion element for the wavelength conversion of electromagnetic radiation from a first wavelength range to electromagnetic radiation from a second wavelength range, which includes longer wavelengths than the first wavelength range, the conversion element includes: a matrix material, the optical refractive index of which is temperature-dependent, and at least two different types of luminophore particles wherein a multiplicity of luminophore particles of each of the types are distributed in the matrix material, luminophore particles of different types differ from one another in terms of average particle size and/or material, the conversion element, upon excitation by electromagnetic radiation from the first wavelength range emits mixed radiation including electromagnetic radiation from the first and the second wavelength range, and the correlated color temperature and/or the color locus of the mixed radiation remain(s) substantially the same when the matrix material is at a temperature of between 25° C.

Abstract: A lighting device may include a strip-like carrier with a first and a second opposed faces with light radiation sources on the first face, and a strip-like profiled member having a pi-shaped cross section, including a channel-like central portion with a bottom wall and side walls. The strip-like carrier is arranged in the profiled member with the first face and the light radiation sources facing outwardly of the central portion and the second face facing the bottom wall of central portion. The pi-shaped profiled member includes two sidewise extensions laterally to the central portion, to provide lateral fixing formations for the lighting device.

Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device, including at least one primary light source for generating primary light, a phosphor volume spaced apart from the at least one primary light source and serving for at least partly converting the primary light into secondary light having a different wavelength, at least one light sensor for detecting light generated by the at least one primary light source, and an evaluation unit for determining a case of damage of the phosphor volume on the basis of sensor data of at least one light sensor. The lighting device includes at least one additional light source for irradiating the phosphor volume, and is designed to operate the at least one additional light source, the at least one light sensor and the evaluation unit with the primary light source switched off.

Abstract: An illumination device includes multiple semiconductor primary light sources for emitting respective primary light beams, at least one movable mirror, which can be illuminated by means of the primary light beams, and which can assume at least two angle positions, and a luminophore element, which can be illuminated by means of primary light beams deflected by the at least one mirror. Light spots of the individual primary light beams are locally differentiable on the at least one luminophore element, an overall light spot composed of the light spots of the individual primary light beams is locally differentiable on the at least one luminophore element depending on the angle position of the at least one movable mirror, and at least one beam property of at least one primary light beam incident on the at least one luminophore element is variable during operation of the illumination device.

Abstract: A lighting device comprising a phosphor arrangement (2) having a phosphor region (31-33), a first laser (5) for irradiating a part of the phosphor region (31-33) with a first laser radiation. The phosphor region (31-33) has at least one phosphor which can be irradiated by the first laser radiation and re-emits the first laser radiation at least partly in a manner wavelength-converted into colored light having a first light color. A second laser (6) is configured for emitting a second laser radiation having a second light color. The second light color of the second laser radiation is identical in color to the first light color of the wavelength-converted colored light. The lighting device is configured to simultaneously emit the second laser radiation and the wavelength-converted colored light of identical color emitted by the phosphor.

Abstract: A light module includes an excitation radiation source designed to emit an excitation radiation having a polarization, at least one first phosphor, an output, at which an output signal is providable, at least one first polarization beam splitter, a first polarization modulator arranged serially between the radiation source and the first splitter. The first modulator is designed to modify the polarization of the radiation source depending on a control signal. The first splitter is designed to split the radiation incident on it depending on the polarization between a first and a second of two optical partial paths connected in parallel with one another. The first optical partial path includes the at least one first phosphor and ends at the output of the light module. The second optical partial path, whilst bypassing the at least one first phosphor, ends at the output of the light module.

Abstract: The lighting system includes a voltage source for generating a constant direct current adapted to supply lighting modules, a number n of electronic switches, a current sensor connected in series with the voltage source to detect a measurement signal indicative of the current provided by the voltage source, and a control unit. The control unit generates the drive signals for the electronic switches. It varies the drive signals, such that: in a first instant, all lighting modules are connected to the voltage source; and during a sequence of instants, each time a different set of lighting modules is connected to the voltage source. It then determines the current flowing through all lighting modules as a function of the measurement signal detected in the first instant, and determines the currents which flow through the various lighting modules as a function of the measurement signals detected during the sequence of instants.

Abstract: A housing of an electronic module may include: a mounting surface located at one side of the housing, wherein the mounting surface includes at least three sub-mounting surfaces, lines connecting the centers of respective sub-mounting surfaces form a polygon, and a mounting hole extending from one side of the housing to the other side thereof and being opened within an area of the polygon.

Abstract: A lighting device includes an elongated profiled body with a web wall having first and second opposing faces, and two side walls to the side of the web wall, the latter having longitudinal slots extending therealong. In the profiled body, there may be provided an elongated light radiation source module including a support board with electrically conductive formations facing said longitudinal slots and at least one electrically-powered light radiation source which is in electrical contact with said electrically conductive formations. The light radiation source module is locatable in elongated profiled body extending between both side walls, with support board facing towards the first face of web wall. An electrical contact slider member slidable along the second face of web wall is provided with electrical contact pins adapted to extend into said longitudinal slots. Slider member is displaceable towards support board with pins contacting said electrically conductive formations of support board.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus for a motor vehicle is provided. The illumination device may include at least one semiconductor light source arrangement, and means for regulating or controlling the supply current for the at least one semiconductor light source arrangement, the means having at least one resistance element with a temperature-dependent resistance value.

Abstract: A lighting assembly includes: a heat sink having a mounting surface for a light source; a light source board having said light source thereon, said light source board being arranged against said mounting surface and having an outer perimeter edge, and a drive board carrying drive circuitry for said light source, said drive board being fixed onto said heat sink with said light source board sandwiched therebetween, said drive board having an aperture with an inner edge complementary to said outer edge of said light source board, whereby said light source is left uncovered by said drive board, and wherein: said inner edge of said drive board has an inwardly protruding frame formation with said outer perimeter edge of said light source board abutting against said frame formation, and said light source board has a thickness whereby said drive board and said mounting surface have a clearance therebetween.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (11; 31; 41; 51) which is equipped with a plurality of semiconductor light sources (14, 15) of different colors, downstream of which a common diffusor (17) is arranged, wherein the lighting device (11; 31; 41; 51) has at least one light sensor (21) optically coupled to the diffusor (17).

Abstract: A lighting device may include a semiconductor light source arrangement, a heat sink for cooling the semiconductor light source arrangement, electrical connections for supplying power to the semiconductor light source arrangement, and a holding means. The holding means is in the form of a plastic part, at least the electrical connections and the heat sink each being embedded in the plastic material of said plastic part at least in sections.

Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an optoelectronic assembly, including a printed circuit board, which has a first and a second sides, a central cutout, at least one contact cutout and, at least one connection location, a carrier element coupled to the printed circuit board, has a first side and at least one contact location, at least one optoelectronic component arranged on the first side of the carrier element in such a way that it is exposed in the central cutout of the printed circuit board, a housing body, which has a central cutout and which is formed and physically coupled to the printed circuit board such that the optoelectronic component is exposed in the central cutout, and at least one contact element arranged on an inner side of the housing body is formed such that the contact element electrically couples the contact location of the carrier element to the connection location.

Abstract: A clocked electronic energy converter may include an electronic switching element, at least two electrical energy storage devices, connections for connecting an electrical energy source and for connecting an electrical energy sink, a clock generator for controlling the electronic switching element and a switch-on time unit for generating a first signal for the clock generator, which switch-on time unit sets the power of the energy converter to be transmitted in a first power range by the first signal. The switch-on time unit generates a first signal representing a switch-on time for the clock generator in a second power range in which the power lower can be set than in the first power range, and the clocked electronic energy converter has a switch-off time unit generating in the second power range a second signal for the clock generator, which signal represents a switch-off time depending upon the power to be transmitted.

Abstract: Lighting devices, and methods of manufacturing the same, are provided. A lighting device includes a cover through which emitted light passes and a formed flexible light engine. The formed flexible light engine is placed within a housing, or serves as the housing itself. An interface couples to cover to the housing or the formed flexible light engine. The formed flexible light engine includes a flexible substrate and a plurality of solid state light sources located thereon. The plurality of solid state light sources are configured to emit light through the cover. The formed light engine has a defined shape created during the forming process. This enables placement on the housing within the lighting device, or contributes to the overall shape of the lighting device.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes a phosphor volume for at least partial wavelength conversion of primary light into secondary light, a primary light semiconductor light source for irradiating the phosphor volume with primary light, a measurement light generating arrangement for generating measurement light having a spectral composition outside the primary light and the secondary light, a measurement light detector sensitive to the measurement light, and a measurement light filter, which is fixedly connected to the phosphor volume and is optically arranged between the measurement light generating arrangement and the measurement light detector.

Abstract: An optoelectronic assembly may include a substrate, which has a first contact region at a first side thereof, an optoelectronic component arranged on the first side of the substrate, which has a first contact coupled to the first contact region, a printed circuit board with conductor tracks, which is coupled to the first side of the substrate at a first side of the printed circuit board and which has a central cutout, in which the optoelectronic component is exposed, and which has a first contact cutout, which overlaps the first contact region, at least one electronic component arranged on a second side of the printed circuit board, which is coupled to the conductor tracks, and a connection element, which is arranged in the first contact cutout and electrically couples the first contact region to the conductor tracks, wherein the connection element fixes the substrate to the printed circuit board.