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2. Solar Garden Lights - Wikipedia

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   Solar lights may be found on the market in a variety of shapes, sizes, types, designs, and features to meet the needs and preferences of each consumer. Solar-powered landscape lighting does not require extra wiring or an electrical connection because it is fueled by the sun. This makes landscape lighting conceivable in remote areas of the ...

3. Solar lamp - Wikipedia

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   A garden solar lamp A child in Zambia studying by the light of a lamp charged by solar power during the day. A solar lamp, also known as a solar light or solar lantern, is a lighting system composed of an LED lamp, solar panels, battery, charge controller and there may also be an inverter.

4. Landscape lighting - Wikipedia

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   Landscape lighting or garden lighting refers to the use of outdoor illumination of private gardens and public landscapes; for the enhancement and purposes of safety, nighttime aesthetics, accessibility, security, recreation and sports, and social and event uses. Light pollution is exacerbated by excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive use of light.

5. Westinghouse Electric Corporation - Wikipedia

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   1884 – George Westinghouse begins developing a DC electric lighting system; 1885 – Westinghouse becomes aware of the new European transformer based alternating current systems when he reads about them in the UK technical journal Engineering [35] 1885 – William Stanley, Jr., working for Westinghouse, develops the first practical AC ...

6. War of the currents - Wikipedia

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   The war of the currents was a series of events surrounding the introduction of competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s. It grew out of two lighting systems developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s; arc lamp street lighting running on high-voltage alternating current (AC), and large-scale low-voltage direct current (DC) indoor incandescent lighting ...

7. History of street lighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Although the tower lighting in Detroit provided "uniform carpets of light", it was ineffective in providing sufficient lighting for high-traffic areas and routes. After five years, Detroit began to dismantle its towers. [1] As of October 2021, the only lighting towers that remain in the United States are in Austin, Texas.