Patent ID: 7654703

Claim:
A luminaire comprising: a housing defining a first internal compartment containing one or more light-emitting elements mounted on a base connected to the housing, the housing further defining a second internal compartment containing electronic driver means coupled to the one or more light-emitting elements for providing controlled electrical energy to the one or more light-emitting elements, the second internal compartment configured to dissipate heat generated by the electronic driver means, said first internal compartment thermally separated from the second internal compartment, wherein the driver means comprises a controller enclosed by a first enclosure configured to thermally shield the controller within the second internal compartment and a power supply coupled to the controller and enclosed by a second enclosure configured to thermally shield the power supply within the second internal compartment, wherein the housing further includes a base cover enclosing the second internal compartment, the base cover comprising a heat sink, and wherein a heat sink of the controller and a heat sink of the power supply are configured such that each of the heat sink of the controller and the heat sink of the power supply form at least a portion of the base cover.