Patent ID: 9593835
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B61D,B64D,F21V,H02J

Claim:
1. A lighting system comprising an auxiliary electrical module and lighting modules forming a row having a first light row end a second light row end, each one of the auxiliary electrical module and the lighting modules comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a first end and a second end; a first connector assembly located proximate the first end and comprising a first LED power connector and a first auxiliary power connector; and a second connector assembly located proximate the second end and comprising a second LED power connector and a second auxiliary power connector, the first and second connector assemblies being compatible with each other; wherein: each lighting module further comprises light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically connected between the first and second LED power connectors and, distinctly from the first and second LED power connectors, a direct electrical connection without additional circuit elements between the first and second auxiliary power connectors; the auxiliary electrical module further comprises an auxiliary electrical component electrically connected between the first and second auxiliary power connectors; the lighting modules and the auxiliary electrical module are electrically connected in an end-to-end relationship; the first connector assembly on each lighting module comprises a first light modulation connector and the second connector assembly comprises a second light modulation connector, the first and second light modulation connectors being connected to each other for providing a light modulation signal to control an intensity of the LEDs; and the connection between the first auxiliary connector and the second auxiliary connector is devoid of connections to the LEDs.