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2. Joel Spira (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   Joel Solon Spira (March 1, 1927 – April 8, 2015) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business magnate.. He invented a version of the light-dimmer switch for use in homes around the United States and led his Lutron Electronics Company into the production of lighting controllers.

3. Lighting control system - Wikipedia

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   In the 1980s there was a strong requirement to make commercial lighting more controllable so that it could become more energy efficient. Initially this was done with analog control, allowing fluorescent ballasts and dimmers to be controlled from a central source. This was a step in the right direction, but cabling was complicated and therefore ...

4. Dimmer - Wikipedia

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   A dimmer rack containing 192 dimmers, with one dimmer per circuit. The dark-grey box at the upper left is a demultiplexer. Dimmer in a residential application with RF-based remote control. Non domestic dimmers are usually controlled remotely by means of various protocols.

5. Light switch - Wikipedia

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   The switches may be single or multiple, designed for indoor or outdoor use. Optional extras may include dimmer-controls, environmental protection, weather and security protection. In residential and light commercial lighting systems, the light switch directly controls the circuit feeding the lamps.

6. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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   The dimmer switch used in conjunction with a dimmable CFL must be matched to its power consumption range; [58] many dimmers installed for use with incandescent bulbs do not function acceptably below 40 W, whereas CFL applications commonly draw power in the range 7–20 W. Dimmable CFLs have been marketed before suitable dimmers are available.

7. Halogen lamp - Wikipedia

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   Fixed-mount lamps are used in indoor and outdoor flood lighting, although improvements in LED systems are displacing halogen lamps. Round spotlights with built-in multifaceted reflector lamps are widely used in residential and commercial lighting. Tubular halogen lamps provide a large quantity of light from a small source and so can be used to ...