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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
Stephen M. Jackson, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Mohammad S. Ahmed, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Robert Rix, Hershey, PA (US);
Matthew Mostoller, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Gerald Wingle, Reinholds, PA (US);
John Akins, Chicago, IL (US);
Stephen M. Jackson, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Mohammad S. Ahmed, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Robert Rix, Hershey, PA (US);
Matthew Mostoller, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Gerald Wingle, Reinholds, PA (US);
John Akins, Chicago, IL (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for connecting a light emitting diode (LED) to a driver. The electrical connector includes a housing, a driver input contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power output of the driver, and an LED output contact held by the housing and configured to be electrically connected to a power input of the LED. An electrical path is 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. The electrical connector includes a temperature monitor and control (TMC) module operatively connected to a temperature sensor for receiving a temperature associated with the LED. The TMC module is 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.