Lamp dimmers and their circuits must be compact, energy efficient and able to operate reliably in confined spaces. Lamp brightness is varied by controlling the conduction time of each half-cycle of ...
Mechanical relays, contactors, and switches control the flow of electricity by the mechanical action of two conducting elements. The physical contact of two conducting elements creates a path for ...
To understand the technology associated with practical LED dimming we first have to look at the technology associated with triac-based incandescent lamp dimmers. The typical triac lamp dimmer circuit ...