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  2. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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    Low-bay lighting with sphere outline. Chandelier – Branched ornamental light fixture designed to be mounted on ceilings; Pendant light – suspended from the ceiling with a chain or pipe. Sconce – provide up or down lights; can be used to illuminate artwork, architectural details; commonly used in hallways or as an alternative to overhead ...

  3. Time switch - Wikipedia

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    A time switch (also called a timer switch, or simply timer) is a device that operates an electric switch controlled by a timer. Intermatic introduced its first time switch in 1945, which was used for "electric signs, store window lighting, apartment hall lights, stokers, and oil and gas burners." A consumer version was added in 1952.

  4. Cove lighting - Wikipedia

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    Cove lighting of the Sala Vicarial in the Monasterio del Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. Cove lighting is a form of indirect lighting built into ledges, recesses, or valances in a ceiling or high on the walls of a room. It directs light up towards the ceiling and down adjacent walls. [1]

  5. Lighting control system - Wikipedia

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    The major advantage of a lighting control system over stand-alone lighting controls or conventional manual switching is the ability to control individual lights or groups of lights from a single user interface device. This ability to control multiple light sources from a user device allows complex lighting scenes to be created.

  6. Lighting - Wikipedia

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    It is typically a floor lamp but may be wall-mounted like a sconce. Further interior light fixtures include chandeliers, pendant lights, ceiling fans with lights, close-to-ceiling or flush lights, and various types of lamps [15] The portable or table lamp is probably the most common fixture, found in many homes and offices. The standard lamp ...

  7. Staircase timer - Wikipedia

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    DIN rail mounted electronic lighting timer. An electronic timer allow simple push-buttons to be used. One timer is installed controlling the lights and any number of push-buttons, without pneumatic timers and connected in parallel, are used to trigger it. [1] [4] With many push-buttons, the cost savings for equipment may be substantial.

  8. Ceiling fan - Wikipedia

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    A pendulum fan or flap fan is a type of low velocity ceiling fan that can be used for air circulation around a targeted area. The back and forth motion increases turbulence around cooling sources, like chilled waterfalls at the Lavin Bernick Center at Tulane , helping to cool a greater volume of air.

  9. High-volume low-speed fan - Wikipedia

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    A High-volume low-speed fan. A high-volume low-speed (HVLS) fan is a type of mechanical fan greater than 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter. [1] HVLS fans are generally ceiling fans although some are pole mounted. HVLS fans move slowly and distribute large amounts of air at low rotational speed– hence the name "high volume, low speed."