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Efficient dimming for LED lighting

Using LEDs for lighting is an ever-more-popular application because of its high efficacy and long life. Dimmable lighting applications in residential and commercial installations will account for over ...
Electronic Design

Triac-Driven LED Controllers Produce Flicker-Free Performance

To understand the technology associated with practical LED dimming we first have to look at the technology associated with triac-based incandescent lamp dimmers. The typical triac lamp dimmer circuit ...
Electronic Design

Reference Design for 5 W LED Lamps with PFC and Flicker-Free TRIAC Dimming

Power Integrations has announced a new reference design (RDK-251) for a 5-watt offline LED driver that includes flicker-free TRIAC dimming and single-stage power factor correction (PFC). The reference ...
EDN

Constant-voltage topology and intelligent dimming drives LEDs efficiently

LEDs are rapidly becoming the preferred choice for lighting in many situations due to their efficiency, versatility, flexibility, long life, and cost-competitiveness. But unlike the traditional ...