This is a circuit in which LED glows slowly in the beginning, then grows brighter and once again slowly it becomes dim. The basis of the whole circuit is an operational amplifier IC named LM358. This ...

I made this dimmer circuit because I have a cheap chinese LED lamp that doesn’t have the option to dim its light. It is a simple PWM dimmer built with the well-knows 555 integrated circuit and a power ...

A recent discussion with Scott Brown of iWatt revealed some interesting facts about the design of IC drivers for consumer LED lighting. Although LED lifetime can reach about 20 years and the power ...

Solid state lighting applications are expanding as higher performance LEDs are now available. One application getting considerable attention is the retrofit of existing triac-based dimmers by ...

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LEDs have led to a revolution in lighting. Most of us tend to think of this in specific ways, though. Light bulbs that sip energy and don’t need to be replaced for decades. Christmas lights that never ...

Lutron makes it easy to dim your lamps remotely with the Caseta Wireless Plug-In Dimmer Kit, but connectivity requires an extra-cost bridge. As more and more connected light bulbs flood the digital ...