Abstract:
A variable resistance device may be used in a dimmer compatibility circuit to reduce power dissipation in an integrated circuit of the dimmer compatibility circuit. For example, the integrated circuit may include switches coupled to resistors external to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may operate the switches to commutate among the external resistors and select a voltage drop that reduces a voltage at a drain voltage of the switches. The reduced drain voltage reduces power dissipation in the switches and instead dissipates the power in the external resistors.
Abstract:
A lighting system includes methods and systems to mix colors of light emitted from at least two LED emitters. In at least one embodiment, the lighting system includes a controller that responds to phase-cut angles of the dimming signal and correlates the phase-cut angles with a predetermined black body radiation function to dynamically adjust a color spectra of the mixed light in response to changes in phase cut angles of the phase-cut dimming level signal. In at least one embodiment, the controller utilizes the predetermined black body radiation function to dynamically adjust the color spectra of the mixed, emitted light in response to changes in phase cut angles of a phase-cut dimming level signal. In at least one embodiment, the predetermined black body radiation function specifies correlated color temperatures (CCTs) that model the CCTs of an actual non-LED based lamp, such as an incandescent lamp.
Abstract:
A variable resistance device may be used in a dimmer compatibility circuit to reduce power dissipation in an integrated circuit of the dimmer compatibility circuit. For example, the integrated circuit may include switches coupled to resistors external to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may operate the switches to commutate among the external resistors and select a voltage drop that reduces a voltage at a drain voltage of the switches. The reduced drain voltage reduces power dissipation in the switches and instead dissipates the power in the external resistors.
Abstract:
A lighting system includes methods and systems to mix colors of light emitted from at least two LED emitters. In at least one embodiment, the lighting system includes a controller that responds to phase-cut angles of the dimming signal and correlates the phase-cut angles with a predetermined black body radiation function to dynamically adjust a color spectra of the mixed light in response to changes in phase cut angles of the phase-cut dimming level signal. In at least one embodiment, the controller utilizes the predetermined black body radiation function to dynamically adjust the color spectra of the mixed, emitted light in response to changes in phase cut angles of a phase-cut dimming level signal. In at least one embodiment, the predetermined black body radiation function specifies correlated color temperatures (CCTs) that model the CCTs of an actual non-LED based lamp, such as an incandescent lamp.