LIGHTING APPLIANCES BASED ON LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES SUITABLE FOR OPERATION IN GRID, AND METHODS OF THEIR SUPPLY AND CONTROL Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H05B37/02 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: appliance comprises a body having several parts. In the first part of the body there is one or more circuit cards of supply and control, comprising one or more switched sources of supply for reception of linear AC voltage and release of output DC voltage, and a converter of a communication protocol for reception of the first commands of lighting formatted in accordance with the first protocol of communication, and conversion of at least some of the first lighting commands into the second lighting commands formatted in accordance with the second protocol of communication. In the second part of the body there are many modular circuit cards connected to a circuit card (circuit cards) of supply and control. Each modular circuit card comprises multiple lighting devices based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs), connected to output DC voltage and reacting at the second lighting commands, formatted in accordance with the second protocol of communication.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of power control.

25 cl, 18 dwg