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US 2012/0056553 A1Published application
Circuit for connecting a low current lighting circuit to a dimmer
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorsGert-Jan Koolen, Victor Zwanenberg, Jochem Bonarius
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Abstract
A circuit for connecting to a dimmer, the circuit configured to receive an input signal from the dimmer. The circuit comprises a first load and a switch. The switch is operable to automatically engage the first load at a predetermined time from a zero-crossing of the input signal and automatically disengage the first load at other times.
Claims15
A circuit for a dimmer, the circuit configured to receive an input signal from the dimmer, the circuit comprising:
- a first load;
- and
- a switch;
- wherein the switch is operable to automatically engage the first load at a predetermined time from a zero-crossing of the input signal and automatically disengage the first load at other times.
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A method of operating a circuit for a dimmer, the circuit comprising a first load, the method comprising:
- receiving an input signal from a dimmer;
- automatically engaging the first load at a predetermined time from a zero-crossing of the input signal;
- and
- automatically disengaging the first load at other times.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.