Using LEDs for lighting is an ever-more-popular application because of its high efficacy and long life. Dimmable lighting applications in residential and commercial installations will account for over ...

The basic schematic of an electronic transformer (ET) includes a traditional full-bridge rectifier, a self-oscillating chopping circuit, and an output-power transformer. The self-oscillating circuit ...

The iW3614 two-stage, PFC primary-side-regulated, leading- and trailing-edge-dimmable, ac/dc digital PWM controller targets 120-/230-Vac offline commercial and industrial LED lighting apps. The iW3614 ...

Lutron’s Caséta family is our favorite smart in-wall lighting control, and today the company announced a specialized dimmer designed for low-voltage applications such as undercabinet, track, accent, ...

To understand the technology associated with practical LED dimming we first have to look at the technology associated with triac-based incandescent lamp dimmers. The typical triac lamp dimmer circuit ...