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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2013
Applicants:

Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Yokosuka, JP;

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hirokazu Otake, Yokosuka, JP;

Takuro Hiramatsu, Yokosuka, JP;

Mitsuhiko Nishiie, Yokosuka, JP;

Assignees:

Toshiba Lighting Technology Corporation, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); H05B 33/0803 (2013.01); H05B 37/0209 (2013.01); H05B 33/0848 (2013.01); H02M 3/33507 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal.


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