Disclosed is a driver that include a switching circuit for guiding current signal during time-intervals for the sequential driving of light emitting circuit. The time-intervals are defined by the fact that amplitudes of a mains signal are in ranges during the time-intervals. More specifically, there is a bypass switching circuit for guiding a bypass current signal which bypasses all light emitting circuit during an initial time-interval. An adaptation circuit adapts amplitudes of the respective current signals during the respective time-intervals, to reduce a total harmonic distortion. Said adapting may comprise an adaptation in response to information derived from the amplitude of the mains signal, and may comprise shaping the amplitudes of the current signals in response to information derived from the amplitude of the mains signal.

A light emission control device includes a power source circuit for a drive circuit that supplies a power for a drive circuit based on an input power, a power source circuit for a control circuit that supplies a power for a control circuit based on the input power, a control circuit, a drive circuit, and a start control circuit. The control circuit outputs a control signal for controlling turning on/off of a switching element. The drive circuit outputs a drive signal for driving the switching element based on the control signal. The start control circuit outputs a start control signal for delaying a timing at which the output of the drive signal is started after the input power is turned on.

A dimmable induction RF fluorescent lamp comprising a dimming circuit enabling the induction RF fluorescent lamp to dim in response to a signal from an external dimming circuit, and having a main mercury amalgam having a vapor pressure at room temperature which is higher than the vapor pressure of the mercury amalgam formed on the flag.

A signal generating circuit and a signal generating method, a driving circuit of a light emitting device and a display device. The signal generating circuit includes: a control circuit, configured to calculate at least one of frequency control word information or duty-cycle control word information according to an instruction; and a pulse-width adjusting circuit, configured to generate a pulse signal according to the at least one of the frequency control word information or the duty-cycle control word information.

A dimming switch system (130). The system (130) may include a dimming switch (520), a weak current module (510) and a strong current module (530). The weak current module (510) may receive at least one drive signal and control a state of the dimming switch (520) based on the drive signal. The strong current module (530) may be connected to the dimming switch (520) and at least one lighting device (140). The strong current module (530) may control brightness of the lighting device (140) connected thereto based on the state of the dimming switch (520). The dimming switch (520) may include a phase-cutting switch (610) and at least one omnidirectional conduction unit (620). When the omnidirectional conduction unit (620) works, the dimming switch (520) is omnidirectionally conductive.

An RF fluorescent lamp, comprising a bulbous vitreous portion of the RF fluorescent lamp comprising a vitreous envelope filled with a working gas mixture, a power coupler to induce an alternating electric field within the vitreous envelope, an electronic ballast, and a mercury amalgam accommodating structure mounted within the lamp envelope and adapted to absorb power from the electric field to rapidly heat and vaporize an amalgam of mercury to rapidly illuminate the lamp envelope during a turn-on phase of the RF fluorescent lamp, wherein the structure is comprised of a substrate material coated with a mixture of indium and gold.

A signal generating circuit and a signal generating method, a driving circuit of a light emitting device and a display device. The signal generating circuit includes: a control circuit, configured to calculate at least one of frequency control word information (or duty-cycle control word information according to an instruction; and a pulse-width adjusting circuit, configured to generate a pulse signal according to the at least one of the frequency control word information or the duty-cycle control word information.

A light-emitting diode driving module includes an LED driving circuit to activate light-emitting diodes driven by a modified rectified voltage, and to adjust driving currents conducted to driving nodes to the light emitting diodes; a driving current controller to receive a dimming signal indicative of a degree of modulation of the rectified voltage, and to control currents conducted to the driving nodes depending on the dimming signal; and a current blocking circuit to block the currents of the driving nodes when a dimming level of the dimming signal decreases lower than a first threshold value, and unblock the currents of the driving nodes when the dimming level increases above a second threshold value higher than the first threshold value.

A controller for controlling at least one luminaire to emit intermittent light, the controller comprising: a pulse width modulation (PWM) generator configured to generate a pulse width modulated signal having a PWM frequency; and a filter module configured to: (i) receive the pulse width modulated signal, (ii) filter the pulse width modulated signal using a cut-off frequency to remove frequency components above the cut-off frequency from the pulse width modulated signal and thereby generate a filtered pulse width modulated signal, and (iii) supply the filtered pulse width modulated signal to the at least one luminaire to control the at least one luminaire to emit intermittent light.

A light-emitting diode driving module includes an LED driving circuit to activate light-emitting diodes driven by a modified rectified voltage, and to adjust driving currents conducted to driving nodes to the light emitting diodes; a driving current controller to receive a dimming signal indicative of a degree of modulation of the rectified voltage, and to control currents conducted to the driving nodes depending on the dimming signal; and a current blocking circuit to block the currents of the driving nodes when a dimming level of the dimming signal decreases lower than a first threshold value, and unblock the currents of the driving nodes when the dimming level increases above a second threshold value higher than the first threshold value.