Industry Patents

Patent: 8525446

Configurable LED Driver/Dimmer for Solid State Lighting Applications

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Patent Number: 8525446 
Title: Configurable LED Driver/Dimmer for Solid State Lighting Applications 
Abstract:

The disclosure is directed at a configurable light emitting diode (LED) driver/dimmer for controlling a set of light fixture loads comprising: a power circuit; a primary digital controller for controlling the power circuit; a set of output current drivers, each of the set of output current drivers connected to one of the set of light fixture loads for controlling the associated light fixture load; a secondary digital controller for controlling the set of output current drivers; wherein the secondary controller transmits LED control information to control outputs of the set of output current drivers; and wherein the secondary digital controller provides digital feedback control information to the primary digital controller.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Tikkanen, Neudorf, Lyons, Scott, Hathaway, Jansen 
Assignee: Lumastream Canada 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H05B 37/00 
US Classification: 315/312 
Issue Date: 09-03-2013 
Filing Date: 09-17-2009 
Application : 13/059336 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 8525446 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 8525446 at Google Patents 

 

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