Adjustable lighting driver
First Claim
1. A method of adjusting output power of a lighting driver that corresponds to a brightest setting of a dimmer, the method comprising:
- setting output power of a driver to a maximum output power of the driver, the maximum output power of the driver corresponding to a brightest setting of a dimmer, wherein the output power of the driver is adjustable by adjusting a dim level setting of the dimmer;
adjusting the dim level setting of the dimmer from the brightest setting of a dimmer to a new setting of the dimmer during a programming mode of the dimmer, wherein the brightest setting of the dimmer results in a maximum brightness level of a light emitted by a light source powered by the driver, wherein the new setting of the dimmer is selected to produce a new brightness level of the light that is dimmer than the maximum brightness level of the light, and wherein the new setting of the dimmer results in an amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver; and
associating, by the driver, the brightest setting of the dimmer with the amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver such that subsequent adjustment of the dim level setting of the dimmer to the brightest setting of the dimmer results in the new brightness level of the light instead of the maximum brightness level of the light.
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Abstract
A method of adjusting output power of a lighting driver includes setting output power of the driver to a maximum output power of the driver, the maximum output power of the driver corresponding to a brightest setting of a dimmer. The output power of the driver is adjustable by adjusting a dim level setting of the dimmer. The method further includes adjusting the dim level setting of the dimmer to a new setting that is different from the brightest setting of the dimmer. The new setting of the dimmer corresponds to an amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver. The method also includes associating, by the driver, the brightest setting of the dimmer with the amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of adjusting output power of a lighting driver that corresponds to a brightest setting of a dimmer, the method comprising:
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setting output power of a driver to a maximum output power of the driver, the maximum output power of the driver corresponding to a brightest setting of a dimmer, wherein the output power of the driver is adjustable by adjusting a dim level setting of the dimmer; adjusting the dim level setting of the dimmer from the brightest setting of a dimmer to a new setting of the dimmer during a programming mode of the dimmer, wherein the brightest setting of the dimmer results in a maximum brightness level of a light emitted by a light source powered by the driver, wherein the new setting of the dimmer is selected to produce a new brightness level of the light that is dimmer than the maximum brightness level of the light, and wherein the new setting of the dimmer results in an amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver; and associating, by the driver, the brightest setting of the dimmer with the amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver such that subsequent adjustment of the dim level setting of the dimmer to the brightest setting of the dimmer results in the new brightness level of the light instead of the maximum brightness level of the light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighting system, comprising:
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a dimmer; a light source; and an adjustable lighting driver coupled to the dimmer and to the light source, the adjustable lighting driver comprising; a memory device to store power level values corresponding to different amounts of output power of the driver, wherein the power level values are stored in the memory device in association with dim values corresponding to different dim level settings of the dimmer, and wherein the adjustable lighting driver provides the output power to the light source based on the power level values and the different dim level settings; a logic module to generate a first power level value that corresponds to a new dim level setting of the dimmer based on an adjustment of the dimmer from a brightest setting of the dimmer to the new dim level setting of the dimmer during a programming mode of the dimmer, wherein the first power level value is stored in the memory device in association with the brightest setting of the dimmer, and wherein the new dim level setting of the dimmer corresponds to an amount of the output power of the driver that is less than a maximum output power of the driver associated with the brightest setting of the dimmer prior to the first power level value being stored; and a power processor to provide the output power to the light source based on the power level values stored in the memory device, wherein the power processor provides to the light source the amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver based on the first power level value when the dimmer is set to the brightest setting of the dimmer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A lighting fixture, comprising:
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a light emitting diode (LED) light source comprising one or more LEDs; and an adjustable lighting driver coupled to the light source, the adjustable lighting driver comprising; a memory device to store power level values corresponding to different amounts of output power of the driver, wherein the power level values are stored in the memory device in association with dim values corresponding to different dim level settings of the dimmer, and wherein the adjustable lighting driver provides the output power to the light source based on the power level values and the different dim level settings; a logic module to generate a first power level value that corresponds to a new dim level setting of the dimmer based on an adjustment of the dimmer from a brightest setting of the dimmer to the new dim level setting of the dimmer during a programming mode of the dimmer, wherein the first power level value is stored in the memory device in association with the brightest setting of the dimmer, and wherein the new dim level setting of the dimmer corresponds to an amount of the output power of the driver that is less than a maximum output power of the driver associated with the brightest setting of the dimmer prior to the first power level value being stored; and a power processor to provide the output power to the light source based on the power level values stored in the memory device, wherein the power processor provides to the light source the amount of the output power of the driver that is less than the maximum output power of the driver based on the first power level value when the dimmer is set to the brightest setting of the dimmer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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