System and method for non-linear dimming of a light source
US8823287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B45/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a light dimming module is disclosed. The light dimming module has a dimming engine coupled to a digital input interface and an output interface. The dimming engine is configured to provide a N-segment piecewise linear exponential digital control signal, and the output interface is configured to control the intensity of a light source.
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