Most engineers are quite familiar with typical low-power-indicator LEDs, whether they be surface-mount or the classical through-hole packages. All that's needed to use them is a voltage source and a ...

There have been tremendous improvements in the efficiency of lighting over the last 20 years. The movement from older technologies such as incandescent, halogen, CFL, and fluorescent with magnetic ...

In general terms, dimmers are devices that vary light level (intensity) of lamps by controlling the amount of power that is delivered to the lamp. Dimming can be controlled by either manual or ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Smart lighting is the most important innovation in lighting since the invention of the lightbulb. It adds so much ...

Light sources have historically been purchased with a specific color temperature — think “soft white” versus “cool white” fluorescent tube lighting. However, the industry-wide shift to LED lighting ...