Electrical connector for connecting light emitting diode to driver

An electrical connector (108) is provided for connecting a light emitting diode (LED) (118) to a driver (102). The electrical connector (108) includes a housing (148), a driver input contact (150) held by the housing (148) and configured to be electrically connected to a power output (142) of the driver (102), and an LED output contact (152) held by the housing (148) and configured to be electrically connected to a power input (120) of the LED (118). An electrical path (155) is defined between the driver input contact (150) and the LED output contact (152) for supplying electrical power from the driver (102) to the power input (120) of the LED (118). The electrical connector (108) includes a temperature monitor and control (TMC) module operatively connected to a temperature sensor (110) for receiving a temperature associated with the LED (118). The TMC module (112) is configured to control the flow of electrical power from the driver input contact (150) to the LED output contact (152) based on the temperature