LED lightbulbs are more energy-efficient than standard bulbs, but that doesn't mean they work perfectly all of the time. Here ...

Question: I feel like I’m going to have a seizure. I’ve tried three different LED bulbs in my home, and all of them flicker. I’m convinced I’m getting bad bulbs, and the people at the store are being ...

Lights flickering in your home might seem like a cause for concern, especially if you’re unfamiliar with how home electrical systems work. While flickering lights can stem from a major electrical ...

When the lights in your home start to flutter, your first instinct is usually to blame the bulb. Sometimes that is all you are dealing with, but persistent or widespread flicker often points to deeper ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

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 ...

The iW3614 two-stage, PFC primary-side-regulated, leading- and trailing-edge-dimmable, ac/dc digital PWM controller targets 120-/230-Vac offline commercial and industrial LED lighting apps. The iW3614 ...

TRIAC-dimmers were originally designed to dim incandescent filament lamps. The elimination of these lamp types increases the need for alternative dimming methods. The use of TRIAC-dimmers in ...

The LM3445 is offered as the first TRIAC dimmable LED driver to offer off-line, uniform, flicker-free dimming of high-brightness LEDs with a conventional TRIode for Alternating Current (TRIAC) forward ...