Patent ID: 8596845

Claim:
A light emitting diode (LED) light unit, comprising: at least one support plate; a controller coupled to at least one thermoelectric cooler and at least one temperature sensor, wherein said at least one support plate is coupled approximately 90 degrees to said at least one thermoelectric cooler; at least one heat pipe coupled to said at least one thermoelectric cooler on an opposite side of said at least one thermoelectric cooler that is coupled to said at least one support plate, wherein said at least one heat pipe comprises an interior volume filled with a working fluid; at least one LED coupled to said at least one support plate and the at least one thermoelectric cooler; wherein the at least one temperature sensor is coupled to said at least one LED; and a housing coupled to said at least one heat pipe, wherein said at least one heat pipe dissipates heat away from said at least one LED and to said housing.