Dimming control system for solid state illumination source

A system for dimming a solid state illumination source retrofitted into an original illumination source comprising incandescent lighting, said system comprising:

• an analog filter operative to extract a direct current (DC) voltage value from an incoming alternating current (AC) waveform,
• a microprocessor structured to digitally filter the DC voltage resulting from said analog filter and extract dimming data associated with a dimming operation for the LED,
• said microprocessor structured to direct an intensity control signal to the solid state illumination source being operative to adjust light intensity thereof,
• said microprocessor including monitoring capabilities operative to detect predetermined characteristics of said dimming data determinative of manual control of said dimming operation,
• said predetermined characteristics being outside respective operative ranges indicative of non-manual control of said dimming operation, and
• wherein generation of said intensity control signal is dependent on a determination of said dimming operation being manually controlled.

A system for dimming a light emitting diode (LED) illumination source, said system comprising:

• an analog filter operative to extract a direct current (DC) voltage value from an incoming alternating current (AC) waveform,
• a microprocessor structured to digitally filter the DC voltage resulting from said analog filter and extract dimming data associated with a dimming operation for the LED,
• said microprocessor including monitoring capabilities operative to detect predetermined characteristics of said dimming data,
• said predetermined characteristics determinative of manual control of said dimming operation, and,
• said predetermined characteristics including at least direction of a voltage change associated with said dimming operation.

A system for dimming a light emitting diode (LED) illumination source, said system comprising:

• an analog filter operative to extract a direct current (DC) voltage value from an incoming alternating current (AC) waveform,
• a microprocessor structured to digitally filter the DC voltage resulting from said analog filter and extract dimming data associated with a dimming operation for the LED,
• said microprocessor including monitoring capabilities operative to detect predetermined characteristics of said dimming data,
• said predetermined characteristics determinative of manual control of said dimming operation, and,
• said predetermined characteristics including at least an amount of a voltage change associated with said dimming operation.