A system for dimming a solid-state load using a TRIAC dimmer, the system comprising: a switching circuit comprising a first switch; a transformer comprising a first coil on the primary side of said transformer configured to receive a first voltage from an output of the switching circuit, wherein the first switch is configured to adjust current flowing through the first coil, a second coil on the secondary side of said transformer configured to generate a first current based on the first voltage to power the solid-state load, and a third coil (108, 261) on the secondary side of said transformer configured to generate a second voltage relative to a ground reference based on the first voltage; the system being characterised in that it further comprises: a second switch configured to bleed current from the third coil to the ground reference based on a dimming level of the solid-state load; and a first module configured to generate a first control signal to change a state of the second switch based on the dimming level of the system, and wherein the second voltage is supplied from the third coil to the first module. a switching circuit comprising a first switch; a transformer comprising a first coil on the primary side of said transformer configured to receive a first voltage from an output of the switching circuit, wherein the first switch is configured to adjust current flowing through the first coil, a second coil on the secondary side of said transformer configured to generate a first current based on the first voltage to power the solid-state load, and a third coil (108, 261) on the secondary side of said transformer configured to generate a second voltage relative to a ground reference based on the first voltage; the system being characterised in that it further comprises: a second switch configured to bleed current from the third coil to the ground reference based on a dimming level of the solid-state load; and a first module configured to generate a first control signal to change a state of the second switch based on the dimming level of the system, and wherein the second voltage is supplied from the third coil to the first module. a transformer comprising a first coil on the primary side of said transformer configured to receive a first voltage from an output of the switching circuit, wherein the first switch is configured to adjust current flowing through the first coil, a second coil on the secondary side of said transformer configured to generate a first current based on the first voltage to power the solid-state load, and a third coil (108, 261) on the secondary side of said transformer configured to generate a second voltage relative to a ground reference based on the first voltage; the system being characterised in that it further comprises: a second switch configured to bleed current from the third coil to the ground reference based on a dimming level of the solid-state load; and a second switch configured to bleed current from the third coil to the ground reference based on a dimming level of the solid-state load; and a first module configured to generate a first control signal to change a state of the second switch based on the dimming level of the system, and wherein the second voltage is supplied from the third coil to the first module.