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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Philips Lighting Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Marek Zbigniew Szczerba, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Laurentius Van Boekhout, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 39/04 (2006.01); H05B 41/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0209 (2013.01); H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H05B 37/0245 (2013.01); H05B 39/044 (2013.01); H05B 41/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, a method of controlling a lighting device is provided. The method comprises receiving an input from a dimmer, the input being representative of a desired light output level for the lighting device. A control voltage for operating a driver unit comprised in the lighting device is computed based on the input and a calibrated relationship between power consumption and control voltage for the lighting device.