Since the earliest versions of indoor LED light bulbs were developed, their designers have faced a variety of technical challenges. These include AC-to-DC power conversion, thermal design/heat-sinking ...

This resource provides clear explanations of how switching regulators work and how voltage boosting is achieved efficiently ...

Researchers have developed a low-cost visible light communication (VLC) system using commercially available hardware that ...

For advertising and promotion, light chaser circuits are used to produce lighting animation sequences to attract attention like the movie theater marquee. The device contains a lighting controller ...

Milwaukee's street lights are about to get significantly brighter as the Department of Public Works works to upgrade 54,000 street lights to LED bulbs by next year. Many of the city's 77,000 street ...

LEDs are a wonderful technology. You put in a little bit of power, and you get out a wonderful amount of light. They’re efficient, cheap, and plentiful. We use them for so much! What you might not ...

Frank Hertel’s project: three individually dimmable LED lights. (Frank is the master of recycling; the wooden mounting pedestals are the panels from a decommissioned ATI console!) Thanks for your ...