Driving circuit with dimming controller for driving light sources
First Claim
1. A dimming controller for controlling dimming of a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, said dimming controller comprising:
- a monitoring terminal configured to receive a switch monitoring signal indicative of an operation of a power switch, wherein said operation of said power switch is selected from a group comprising a turn-on operation and a turn-off operation, wherein said power switch transfers power from an AC power source to a bridge rectifier when said power switch is on, wherein a power converter receives input power from said bridge rectifier and provides output power to said LED light source, and wherein an average current flowing through said LED light source has a first value if said power switch performs a first turn-on operation; and
a control terminal configured to generate a control signal to adjust said average current from said first value to a second value if said switch monitoring signal indicates that said power switch performs a set of operations comprising a second turn-on operation following a turn-off operation so as to control dimming of said LED light source.
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Abstract
A dimming controller for controlling dimming of a light-emitting diode (LED) light source includes a monitoring terminal and a control terminal. The monitoring terminal receives a switch monitoring signal indicative of an operation of a power switch which transfers power from an AC power source to a bridge rectifier when the power switch is on. A power converter receives input power from the bridge rectifier and provides output power to the LED light source. The control terminal generates a control signal to adjust the output power according to the switch monitoring signal so as to control dimming of the LED light source.
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17 Claims
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1. A dimming controller for controlling dimming of a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, said dimming controller comprising:
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a monitoring terminal configured to receive a switch monitoring signal indicative of an operation of a power switch, wherein said operation of said power switch is selected from a group comprising a turn-on operation and a turn-off operation, wherein said power switch transfers power from an AC power source to a bridge rectifier when said power switch is on, wherein a power converter receives input power from said bridge rectifier and provides output power to said LED light source, and wherein an average current flowing through said LED light source has a first value if said power switch performs a first turn-on operation; and a control terminal configured to generate a control signal to adjust said average current from said first value to a second value if said switch monitoring signal indicates that said power switch performs a set of operations comprising a second turn-on operation following a turn-off operation so as to control dimming of said LED light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a power converter configured to receive input power from a bridge rectifier and provide output power to a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, wherein a power switch transfers power from an AC power source to said bridge rectifier when said power switch is on; and a dimming controller, coupled to said power converter, and configured to receive a switch monitoring signal indicative of an operation of said power switch, wherein said operation of said power switch is selected from a group comprising a turn-on operation and a turn-off operation, wherein an average current flowing through said LED light source has a first value if said power switch performs a first turn-on operation, and wherein said dimming controller adjusts said average current from said first value to a second value if said switch monitoring signal indicates that said power switch performs a set of operations comprising a second turn-on operation following a turn-off operation so as to control dimming of said LED light source. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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