摘要:
A controller (20, 30, 50) for reducing acoustic noise produced during use of a leading edge dimmer, includes a leading edge controller (25, 35) responsive to an input voltage fed thereto for producing a control signal upon detection of a leading edge, and a linear switch (26, 36) coupled to the leading edge controller and responsive to the control signal for linearly switching the input voltage so that a rate of rise of the leading edge is decreased. A trailing-edge controller (40) may be coupled to a leading-trailing edge detector (39) and responsive to detection of a trailing edge dimmer for disabling the leading edge controller and decreasing a rate of decline of the trailing edge of the input voltage.