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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Lighting Science Group Corporation, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Inventors:
Yong Jiang, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Matthew Montgomery, Indian Harbour Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORPORATION, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/089 (2013.01); H05B 33/0809 (2013.01); H05B 37/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bleeder circuit includes a first resistor, a thermistor, a transistor, a second resistor, and a diode section. The first resistor biases the transistor into an always-on status. The second resistor prevents current from flowing through the thermistor responsive to a voltage at the positive terminal being greater than a minimum forward voltage of a load. The thermistor increases in electrical resistance, limiting the current flowing therethrough and preventing damage to the load responsive to the load short-circuiting.