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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2015
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventor:

Jeffrey Glenn Felty, Elyria, OH (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 31/48 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 41/38 (2013.01); H05B 33/0851 (2013.01); H05B 33/0854 (2013.01); H05B 37/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a circuit for controlling a level of brightness of a light electrically coupled to a dimming circuit including control leads configured to provide a dimming control voltage to the dimmable driver, the dimming control voltage having a permissible voltage range. The circuit includes a photo sensor for detecting an ambient light level in the vicinity of the light and a clamp controller for selectively reducing the dimming control voltage to a clamped voltage range less than the permissible voltage range. Also included is a feedback controller for adjusting the dimming control voltage in response to a detected ambient light level, the dimming control voltage being within the clamped voltage range.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Felty, Jeffrey. (2018). Dimmer with photo sensor and high/low clamping (U.S. Patent No. 9894742). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9894742

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