Abstract: A connector for electronic device includes a cylindrical body, an end cap formed at one end of the cylindrical body that includes a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is formed between the end cap and the second section, the end cap has a diameter bigger than that of the first section, and the first section has a diameter bigger than that of the second section, and a circumferential wall of the second section at least partially has threads, and an insulator circumferentially formed in one piece on the first section, wherein the end cap comprises a first electrical contact surface on an end surface facing the first section, and the first section includes a second electrical contact surface on an end surface facing the second section, and the first electrical contact surface and the second electrical contact surface are insulated from the first section.

Abstract: A lighting module may include at least one light source, and an identification element that identifies the supply current required by the light source, wherein the identification element includes a first terminal and a second terminal for connection to an electronic converter. In particular, the identification element includes at least one shunt regulator configured for limiting the voltage across the first terminal and the second terminal to a maximum threshold voltage, wherein the maximum threshold voltage identifies the supply current required by the light source.

Abstract: A circuit for actuating semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein the circuit is supplied by a rectified mains voltage, may include at least two series-connected segments, which each have one or more series-connected semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein the semiconductor light-emitting elements in at least two of the segments are different, which results in different forward voltages of the segments, and in each case one driver for actuating a segment, wherein the driver has at least one electronic switch, by means of which the segment may be bypassed, wherein the circuit arrangement is designed to decide to bypass the segment assigned to the circuit arrangement, on the basis of an instantaneous value of the rectified mains voltage and on the basis of the bypass state of the adjacent segments.

Abstract: An arrangement for driving a light source, including a plurality of LED strings by means of a current generator, wherein each said LED string forms a respective current mesh with said current generator, includes: at least one inductor acting on said current meshes, in each of said current meshes, an electronic switch having a first, working node towards the LED string and a second, reference node opposed to the LED string. All the reference nodes of all the electronic switches are connected together, and the working node of each electronic switch is connected to the work node of at least another one of the electronic switches via at least one current averaging capacitor. The electronic switches can be selectively rendered conductive, each one at a respective time interval, thereby selectively distributing the current of the current generator over the LED strings.

Abstract: A lighting device may include at least one phosphor region which can be irradiated by a primary light source, and at least one optical filter region which can be disposed downstream of the at least one phosphor region, wherein the at least one phosphor region and the at least one filter region are arranged at a different level on a common support wheel.

Abstract: A driver assembly includes a driver housing and a driver, the driver including at least one first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a lower heat resistance than the second portion, wherein the driver housing includes at least one first cavity for at least partially accommodating the first portion and a second cavity for accommodating the second portion, and a potting material is potted into the first cavity to envelop the first portion.

Abstract: A lighting unit (1) comprising a phosphor element (2) provided for converting pump light to converted light and designed to emit conversion light at an emission surface (6), and at least two pump light sources (3, 8) configured for emitting pump light, wherein the lighting unit (1) is designed such that primary pump light emitted by a first pump light source (3) illuminates the phosphor element (2) at an incidence surface (5), which differs from the emission surface (6), and secondary pump light emitted by a second pump light source (8) illuminates the phosphor element (2) at the emission surface (6).

Abstract: A method for operating an LED lighting device (L), wherein the LED lighting device comprises: at least two color channels (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3), wherein each color channel (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) comprises at least one LED (LD1, LD2, LD3), wherein the LEDs (LD1, LD2, LD3) of a color channel (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) each have the same color, and wherein each color channel (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) is able to be activated separately, and at least one photodetector (D), which is configured and arranged to detect a portion of the light radiated by the LEDs (LD1, LD2, LD3), wherein the method comprises the steps of: switching over the LED lighting device (L) from an operating phase (BP 1) into a measurement phase (MP); and temporally consecutive activation of the color channels (Ch1, Ch2, Ch3) so that a light radiated during the measurement phase (MP) by the LEDs (LD1, LD2, LD3) has an integral mixture which substantially corresponds to a color mixture of the operating phase.

Abstract: A switch assembly, for instance adapted to wall-side installations, for supply arrangements of a load via multiple activation points (for example in the form of “double switching”), comprises a pair of traveler contacts alternatively connectable to a power supply, as well as a switch having an output contact, alternatively connectable to one or the other of the traveler contacts, respectively, on the basis of the current position of switch. Switch is an electronic switch which is connected, for example through an electronic circuit which optionally also performs a driving function on switch, to a respective power line. Powering elements are provided, for example in the form of a pair of diodes, controlled electronic switches or diode bridges, which connect said respective power line to the one of traveler contacts which is currently connected to power supply, therefore ensuring a steady supply irrespective of the switch position.

Abstract: In various embodiments, an electric lamp includes a light source having at least two supply lines configured to supply electrical energy to the light source, and an outer bulb surrounding the light source. The outer bulb is filled with inert gas. The lamp further includes a disconnection mechanism arranged within the outer bulb. At least one of the supply lines is interrupted in the event that the disconnection mechanism is tripped. The disconnection mechanism has a switch.

Abstract: A power supply module may include an at least partially flexible support; a supply unit arranged on the support; and at least one outlet connection for a lighting module which can be fed by the supply unit.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp may include a bulb, which surrounds a discharge volume, wherein a fill which contains mercury and a noble gas from the group consisting of neon, argon, krypton, xenon on its own or in a mixture is accommodated in the discharge volume, wherein the fill contains Gd in halide form in order to produce a color temperature of at least 7500 K.

Abstract: A lighting device may include a plurality of laser light sources, and an optical apparatus for concentrating the light emitted by the laser light sources. The optical apparatus has at least one ring-shaped reflector having a parabolic light reflection surface and at least one light conversion element for light wavelength conversion, which is arranged at the focus of the at least one ring-shaped reflector.

Abstract: An electronic ballast may include: a rectifier; a first unit including a first cascade of LEDs and a first storage capacitor connected in parallel with the first cascade; a second unit including at least a second cascade of LEDs and a second storage capacitor connected in parallel with the second cascade; wherein the second unit includes a diode coupled in series with the parallel circuit including the second cascade; wherein the electronic ballast includes: a current controller with an actual value input and a setpoint value input, a setpoint value presetting apparatus for the current through the cascades, wherein the setpoint value presetting apparatus is designed to provide a setpoint value at the setpoint value input which is proportional to the voltage at the output of the rectifier; a first actuating element; wherein the controller includes a drive output coupled to the first actuating element and a second actuating element.

Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp may include a socket; a first circuit board; and at least one plug connector electrically connected to the socket; wherein the connector is connected to the circuit board by means of a plug section.

Abstract: The lighting device has at least one LED chip that is potted by means of a potting compound, which potting compound has a light-transmissive, castable and curable matrix material comprising scattering volumes as filler material, wherein the scattering volumes are distributed inhomogeneously over a thickness of the potting compound and these scattering volumes have a lower density than the matrix material in its castable state. A method is used for producing a lighting device, which comprises at least one LED chip, by means of at least the following steps: potting the at least one LED chip by means of a potting compound containing scattering volumes, wherein the scattering volumes have a lower density than a matrix material of the potting compound in this state; curing the potting compound so that an inhomogeneous distribution of the scattering volumes is obtained owing to floating of the scattering volumes in the matrix material.

Abstract: A lighting device may include: a rod-shaped carrier body with at least one first and one second mounting side and a main direction of extent, first semiconductor light-emitting elements on first mounting faces of the first mounting side, and second semiconductor light-emitting elements on second mounting faces of the second mounting side, wherein the first and the second mounting sides face away from one another, wherein the mounting faces are formed by depressions in the mounting sides, which depressions are arranged so as to be spaced apart along the main direction of extent, and wherein the first semiconductor light-emitting elements are identical to one another and the second semiconductor light-emitting elements are identical to one another.

Abstract: A method for simultaneously projecting two images onto a projection surface may include generating a first and second illumination beam based on first and second image data, which are representative of a first and second image, wherein the first illumination beam has electromagnetic radiation having a first property, wherein the second illumination beam has electromagnetic radiation having a second property, which differs from the first property, and deflecting the first and second illumination beams toward the projection surface so that the first illumination and second beam generates a first and second beam spot on the projection surface, respectively, wherein the first and second beam spot is moved over the projection surface so that with the aid of the first and second beam spot, the first and second image are displayed for a first and second observer on the surface, respectively, and the second image is superimposed on the first image.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device is provided. The lighting device may include: a pump light source; a phosphor arrangement; and a light control element arranged between the pump light source and the phosphor arrangement; wherein the light control element is configured to split the pump light beam into a reflected part and a transmitted part and for controlling the ratio between reflected part and transmitted part; and wherein the phosphor arrangement includes at least one phosphor which can be irradiated with the reflected part and/or transmitted part of the pump light of the pump light source and emits said pump light again at least partly in a wavelength-converted fashion.

Abstract: An LED control circuit for controlling an LED illuminating device is disclosed. The LED illuminating device includes at least serially connected load group, and the LED control circuit includes: a conversion module configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage, and to output a working current as a sample current; a reference voltage generating module configured to generate a reference voltage; a control module configured to compare a sample voltage corresponding to the sample current with the reference voltage, and to output a control signal to the conversion module according to a comparison result; and a load short circuit module including a plurality of switches each connected in parallel with respective load group for performing a short circuit control on respective load group in response to a switching signal. A controlling method of such LED control circuit is also disclosed.