LED dimming apparatus
First Claim
1. An LED dimming apparatus, comprising:
- a current adjuster for variably controlling a magnitude of a current flowing through an LED load;
a switch for intermittently controlling the current flowing through the LED load; and
a dimming controller for controlling the current adjuster and the switch upon receiving a dimming signal outputted from a dimmer,wherein, in a case where the dimming signal outputted from the dimmer is on a higher brightness side than a predetermined level, the dimming controller flows a continuous current though the LED load, and dims the LED load based on a magnitude of the flowing current, andin a case where the dimming signal outputted from the dimmer is on a lower brightness side than the predetermined level, the dimming controlling means flows a pulse current through the LED load, and changes a mean value of waveforms of the pulse current, thereby dims the LED load.
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Abstract
An LED dimming includes: current adjusting means (constant current circuit) for variably controlling a magnitude of a current flowing through an LED load; switching means (transistor) for intermittently controlling the current flowing through the LED load; and dimming controlling means (microcomputer) for controlling the current adjusting means and the switching means upon receiving a dimming signal outputted from a dimmer. In a case where the dimming signal outputted from the dimmer is on a higher brightness side than a predetermined level, the dimming controlling means flows a continuous current though the LED load, and dims the LED load based on a magnitude of the flowing current, and in a case where the dimming signal outputted from the dimmer is on a lower brightness side than the predetermined level, the dimming controlling means flows a pulse current through the LED load, and changes a mean value of waveforms of the pulse current, thereby dims the LED load. In this LED dimming apparatus, noise is less likely to occur even in a case where such an LED current is large, and brightness is less likely to vary even in a case where a dimming degree is increased.
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7 Claims
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1. An LED dimming apparatus, comprising:
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a current adjuster for variably controlling a magnitude of a current flowing through an LED load; a switch for intermittently controlling the current flowing through the LED load; and a dimming controller for controlling the current adjuster and the switch upon receiving a dimming signal outputted from a dimmer, wherein, in a case where the dimming signal outputted from the dimmer is on a higher brightness side than a predetermined level, the dimming controller flows a continuous current though the LED load, and dims the LED load based on a magnitude of the flowing current, and in a case where the dimming signal outputted from the dimmer is on a lower brightness side than the predetermined level, the dimming controlling means flows a pulse current through the LED load, and changes a mean value of waveforms of the pulse current, thereby dims the LED load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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