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Dimmer output emulation

  • US 8,569,972 B2
  • Filed: 08/17/2010
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a dimmer output voltage emulator configured to cause a power converter interface circuit to draw current from a capacitor in the power converter interface during a period of time when a dimmer coupled to the power converter interface circuit is non-conducting to generate an emulated dimmer output voltage, wherein the emulated dimmer output voltage emulates part of a cycle of a non-zero alternating current dimmer output voltage of the dimmer after a triac of the dimmer prematurely stops conducting that would occur if the triac continued conducting during the part of the cycle.

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