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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Philips Lighting Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Kumar Arulandu, Eindhoven, NL;
Johan-Paul Marie Gerard Linnartz, Eindhoven, NL;
Eugen Jacob De Mol, Eindhoven, NL;
Dmytro Viktorovych Malyna, Eindhoven, NL;
Henricus Marius Joseph Maria Kahlman, Eindhoven, NL;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A lighting circuit and a method of operating a lighting circuit are described. A rectifierhas an input for an alternating voltage V. At least a first and a second LED assemblyare connected to be supplied with electrical power from the rectifier. The first LED assemblyis electrically connected to a first outputof the rectifierand electrically connected in series with an inputof a switching converter circuit. The second LED assemblyis electrically connected to an outputof the switching converter circuit. A control assemblyis connected to a tapin the series connection for controlling operation of the first LED assembly