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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Abl Ip Holding Llc, Conyers, GA (US);
Inventor:
James Clarence Johnson, Conyers, GA (US);
Assignee:
ABL IP Holding LLC, Conyers, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 39/04 (2006.01); H05B 41/36 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0815 (2013.01);
Abstract
An LED driver may use a DIAC oscillator circuit to controls a semiconductor switch in a switching circuit. The DIAC oscillator circuit uses rectified line power and so it does not require a separate power source. An LED driver may uses a zero crossing circuit to provide low level dimming. The zero crossing circuit includes a linear circuit or a constant current circuit that keeps a TRIAC dimmer on and stable during low current levels.