Comparative study of energy saving light sources

N Khan, N Abas - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Techno-economic performance comparison of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) with light
emitting diodes (LED), electrode less fluorescent lamps (EEFL), fluorescent tubes …

LED lighting system with a multiple mode current control dimming strategy

JL Melanson - US Patent 7,759,881, 2010 - Google Patents
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system includes a controller to control current in one or
more LEDs in response to a dimming level input. The LED lighting system implements a …

Power control system for current regulated light sources

JL Melanson - US Patent 7,804,256, 2010 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system includes a PFC and output
Voltage controller and a LED lighting power sys tem. The controller advantageously …

LED lighting system with accurate current control

JL Melanson - US Patent 8,487,546, 2013 - Google Patents
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system and method are disclosed. The LED lighting
system and method include an LED controller to accurately control a current in an LED …

Light emitting diode based lighting system with time division ambient light feedback response

WA Draper, JL Melanson - US Patent 8,362,707, 2013 - Google Patents
A lighting system includes time division light output sensing and adjustment for ambient
light. In at least one embodiment, time division light output sensing involves modulating …

Switching power converter control with triac-based leading edge dimmer compatibility

MA Kost, ML Gaetano, JL Melanson - US Patent 8,212,491, 2012 - Google Patents
In at least one embodiment, a controller allows triac-based dimmer to properly function and
dim a load whose voltage is regulated by a switching power converter. In at least one …

Lighting system with power factor correction control data determined from a phase modulated signal

JL Melanson - US Patent 8,174,204, 2012 - Google Patents
4,334,250 4.409, 476 4.414, 493 4476, 706 4,523,128 4,677,366 4,683,529 4,700,188
4,737,658 4,797,633 4,937,728 4,940,929 4,973,919 4,979,087 4,980,898 4,992.919 …

Lighting system with lighting dimmer output mapping

JL Melanson, JJ Paulos - US Patent 7,667,408, 2010 - Google Patents
5,565,761 5,747,977 5,783,909 5,963,086 5,994,885 6,016,038 6,043,633 6,072,969
6,083,276 6,084,450 6,150,774 6,211,626 6,211,627 6,229,271 6,246,183 6,259,614 …

Time division light output sensing and brightness adjustment for different spectra of light emitting diodes

JL Melanson - US Patent 8,299,722, 2012 - Google Patents
In at least one embodiment, brightness multiple LEDs is adjusted by modifying power to
subgroups of the multiple LEDs during different times and detecting the brightness of the …

Ballast for light emitting diode light sources

JL Melanson - US Patent 7,852,017, 2010 - Google Patents
438 436 voltage indicates a particular dimming level. The drive cur rent varies for different
dimming levels. However, the light source ballast controls drive current so that the drive …