Abstract: This invention is suitable for directly driving from an alternating current (AC) line voltage source an array of LED lamps with a minimal amount of ancillary circuitry. Most of the required circuitry is situated within an integrated circuit, which includes a full wave rectifier, transient protection, a current control transistor, a feedback control loop, and overheating protection. The integrated circuit powers a transistor circuit structured as a constant current source to energize individual groupings of LEDs, as well as larger configurations of LEDs. The invention is useful for various lighting arrangements such as luminaires, bollards, strip lights, task lights, lighting tubes, and other types of applications that use a multitude of LEDs powered directly by AC line voltage without the requirement of a direct current power supply. This invention may further be used with an external phase switching dimmer apparatus.

Abstract: An LED dimmer circuit to sequentially control multiple banks of LEDs connected in series. The invention is designed to respond to demands for more or less illumination by sequentially turning on or off one or more banks of LEDs. Each bank is turned off or on in response to the phase angle of an AC power source with each LED bank being controlled by a different phase angle.

Abstract: This invention is suitable for directly driving from an alternating current (AC) line voltage source an array of LED lamps with a minimal amount of ancillary circuitry. Most of the required circuitry is situated within an integrated circuit, which includes a full wave rectifier, transient protection, a current control transistor, a feedback control loop, and overheating protection. The integrated circuit powers a transistor circuit structured as a constant current source to energize individual groupings of LEDs, as well as larger configurations of LEDs. The invention is useful for various lighting arrangements such as luminaires, bollards, strip lights, task lights, lighting tubes, and other types of applications that use a multitude of LEDs powered directly by AC line voltage without the requirement of a direct current power supply. This invention may further be used with an external phase switching dimmer apparatus.

Abstract: An LED dimmer circuit to sequentially control multiple banks of LEDs connected in series. The invention is designed to respond to demands for more or less illumination by sequentially turning on or off one or more banks of LEDs. Each bank is turned off or on in response to the phase angle of an AC power source with each LED bank being controlled by a different phase angle.