According to one aspect, an LED operating network comprises a first circuit board made of a fiberglass reinforced epoxy laminate having power connection terminals that receive AC power, a rectification element, and at least one of a surge protection element and a fuse element. A second circuit board is made of a heat-dissipative material that receives rectified AC electrical power comprising a plurality of cycles from the first circuit board and having a plurality of LED dies and at least one LED driver circuit. The LEDs are turned on at different points during each of the plurality of cycles.
1. An LED luminaire, comprising:
a first circuit board made of a fiberglass reinforced epoxy laminate comprising power connection terminals that receive AC power, a rectification element, and at least one of a surge protection element and a fuse element; and
a second circuit board made of a heat-dissipative material that receives rectified AC electrical power comprising a plurality of cycles from the first circuit board and wherein a plurality of LED dies and at least one LED driver circuit are disposed on the second circuit board;
wherein the LEDs are turned on at different points during each of the plurality of cycles;
wherein the first circuit board is disposed remote from the second circuit board; and
wherein the first circuit board is disposed within a compartment of the LED luminaire and an optical member is disposed about the second circuit board.
2. The LED luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the first circuit board is made of FR-4 material.
3. The LED luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the second circuit board is made of at least one of a ceramic, aluminum, alumina, a composition comprising aluminum, and combinations thereof.
4. The LED luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the second circuit board comprises multiple layers of material, wherein at least one layer is a ceramic or a dielectric base layer.
5. The LED luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the second circuit board comprises a one of a PCB, an MCPCB, a laminate structure comprising one or more layers connected via adhesive, a flexible printed circuit board, and one or more adhesive layers.
6. The LED luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the second circuit board comprises a ceramic base comprising at least one layer adhered thereon.
7. The LED luminaire of claim 6 , wherein the at least one layer is flexible.
8. The LED luminaire of claim 1 , wherein the LED luminaire is disposed outdoors.