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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
David W. Knoble, Tupelo, MS (US);
Khosrow Jamasbi, Belden, MS (US);
David W. Knoble, Tupelo, MS (US);
Khosrow Jamasbi, Belden, MS (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A LED dimming circuit is provided. The LED dimming circuit has an LED driver, an LED dimmer, and at least one LED light source. A resistor is connected between a dimming control output of the LED dimmer and dimming control input of the LED dimmer. The LED dimming circuit may optionally include a fluorescent slide dimmer. The fluorescent slide dimmer may have a first connection to the dimming control input of the LED dimmer and a second connection to a circuit common of the LED dimmer. A method of providing an LED dimming circuit for dimming at least one LED light source using a fluorescent dimmer is also provided.