Patent ID: 8680790
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for connecting a light emitting diode (LED) to a driver, said electrical connector comprising: a housing; a driver input contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power output of the driver; a driver return contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power return of the driver; an LED output contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power input of the LED, an electrical path being defined between the driver input contact and the LED output contact for supplying electrical power from the driver to the power input of the LED; an LED return contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power output of the LED; and a temperature monitor and control (TMC) module operatively connected to a temperature sensor for receiving a temperature associated with the LED, the TMC module being configured to control the flow of electrical power from the driver input contact to the LED output contact based on the temperature received from the temperature sensor.