Patent ID: 7812551

Claim:
A lighting control method for controlling an LED light source during an LED warm-up mode, the method comprising: (a) retrieving a pre-stored setpoint duty cycle corresponding to a light intensity level; (b) operating the LED light source during a first time interval at an operating duty cycle equal to the setpoint duty cycle minus a pre-stored duty cycle trim value; (c) setting a duty cycle ramp value equal to a pre-stored duty cycle step value; (d) operating the LED light source for a time interval at an operating duty cycle equal to the setpoint duty cycle minus the duty cycle trim value plus the duty cycle ramp value; and determining whether (1) a ramp-up time has elapsed, (2) the operating duty cycle equals the setpoint duty cycle, or (3) a new light intensity level has been selected, and ending the LED warm-up mode if any one of (1), (2) or (3) has occurred, and if (1), (2) and (3) have not occurred, then increasing the duty cycle ramp value by the duty cycle step value, and returning to step (d).