TRIAC-dimmers were originally designed to dim incandescent filament lamps. The elimination of these lamp types increases the need for alternative dimming methods. The use of TRIAC-dimmers in ...

The concept: find a COTS* motorcycle LED light dimmer that can be spliced into an auxiliary LED light array to vary the light output. We found this “Rotary LED Dimmer”, made by ADVmonster and designed ...

This is a circuit in which LED glows slowly in the beginning, then grows brighter and once again slowly it becomes dim. The basis of the whole circuit is an operational amplifier IC named LM358. This ...

Lighting has come a long way from the simple on-off switch that dominated residential and commercial spaces for decades. In ...

The quest for energy efficiency has led manufacturers to investigate ways of dimming all kinds of lighting technologies, including those that usually can’t be dimmed. Consider, for example, ...

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 ...

Lights are an integral part of any home. With lighting being some of the important components in any home, users might be tempted to spice things up a little bit. Smart home systems are only now ...

This isn’t the be-all, end-all lighting-control system, but it’s both convenient and it can solve a common problem, especially in older homes. Philips’ Hue connected LED light bulbs are among my ...

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