Solid state lighting apparatuses and related methods

A solid state lighting apparatus adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received from an AC power source, the lighting apparatus comprising:

• a substrate;
• an array of solid state light emitters arranged on or supported by the substrate, the array comprising a plurality of mutually exclusive solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters, wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the plurality of solid state light emitter sets are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during a portion of an AC cycle;
• at least one driver circuit component arranged on or over the substrate and arranged to drive the array of solid state light emitters;
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• a reflective coating arranged over at least a portion of the at least one driver circuit component.

A solid state lighting apparatus adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received from an AC power source, the lighting apparatus comprising

• a substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, electrical traces arranged on or over the first surface, and electrical traces arranged on or over the second surface;
• an array of solid state light emitters arranged on or over the first surface, the array comprising a plurality of mutually exclusive solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters, wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the plurality of solid state light emitter sets are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during a portion of an AC cycle;
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• at least one driver circuit component arranged on or over the second surface and arranged to drive the array of solid state light emitters.

A solid state lighting apparatus adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received from an AC power source, the lighting apparatus comprising:

• a substrate;
• an array of solid state light emitters arranged on or supported by the substrate, the array comprising a plurality of mutually exclusive solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters, wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the plurality of solid state light emitter sets are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during a portion of an AC cycle;
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• at least one surge protection component arranged on or over the substrate and adapted to reduce or eliminate transmission of voltage transients exceeding the line voltage to the array of solid state light emitters.

A solid state lighting apparatus adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received from an AC power source, the lighting apparatus comprising:

• a first array of solid state light emitters including a first plurality of solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters arranged in or on a first elongated body structure, wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the first plurality of individually controllable solid state light emitter sets are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during a portion of an AC cycle;
• at least one driver circuit component arranged to drive the first array of solid state light emitters;
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• at least one electrical connector arranged to permit electrical communication between the first array of solid state light emitters and a second array of solid state light emitters that includes a second plurality of solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters arranged in or on a second elongated body structure,
• wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the second plurality of solid state light emitter segments are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during the portion of the AC cycle, with a first solid state light emitter set of the first array of solid state light emitters in electrical communication with a first solid state light emitter set of the second array of solid state light emitters, and with a second solid state light emitter set of the first array of solid state light emitters in electrical communication with a second solid state light emitter set of the second array of solid state light emitters.

A solid state lighting apparatus adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received from an AC power source, the lighting apparatus comprising:

• a substrate;
• an array of solid state light emitters arranged on or supported by the substrate, the array comprising a plurality of mutually exclusive solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters, wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the plurality of solid state light emitter sets are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during a portion of an AC cycle;
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• at least one optical element comprising a lens and/or a diffuser arranged to receive emissions from each solid state light emitter of the array of solid state light emitters.

A lighting apparatus adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received from an AC power source, the lighting device comprising:

• a base end;
• a light-transmissive end opposing the base end;
• an array of solid state light emitters including a plurality of solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters, wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the plurality of individually controllable solid state light emitter segments are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during a portion of an AC cycle;
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• a reflector including a cavity and a reflective surface arranged to permit transmission of light reflected by the reflector toward the light-transmissive end;
• wherein the array of solid state emitters is arranged in or above the cavity to transmit emissions of the solid state emitters toward the reflective surface;
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• wherein the array of solid state emitters are arranged to emit light in a direction toward the base end to impinge on the reflective surface for reflection of light toward the light-transmissive end.

A lighting apparatus adapted to operate with alternating current (AC) received from an AC power source, the lighting device comprising:

• a light-transmissive end;
• an array of solid state light emitters including a plurality of solid state light emitter sets each comprising multiple solid state light emitters, wherein at least two different solid state light emitter sets of the plurality of individually controllable solid state light emitter sets are arranged to be activated and/or deactivated at different times relative to one another during a period of the AC waveform;
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• a reflector defining a cavity and comprising a reflective surface arranged to permit transmission of light reflected by the reflector toward the light-transmissive end;
• wherein the array of solid state emitters is arranged in or above the cavity to transmit emissions of the solid state emitters toward the reflective surface;
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• wherein light emissions transmitted through the light-transmissive end comprise emissions reflected by the reflective surface and are devoid of direct emissions from the array of solid state emitters.