Lighting Control

The Past and Present

ON or OFF Control
(Switching)
Breakers & Switches
Time Clocks
Photo & Motion Sensors

Dimming Control
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Expensive
Didnt work so well

One-way circuit
1 switch for one light

N
Can be produced with
a "one-way single pole" switch or
a three-way switch
Breaker

Switch

Light

Two-way circuit
Control a light from 2 different places
L
Can be produced with
N
2 three-way switches
Breaker

S1

Can be achieve in three arrangements

Travellers
1. Carter System
S2
2. Traveler System
3. Alternative System
Light

The Carter System

The Carter system was a method of
wiring 3-way switches in the era of early
knob-and-tube wiring.

The Traveller System

also called the "common" system, the hot line
is fed into the common terminal of one of the
switches; the switches are then connected to
each other by a pair of wires called "travelers"
and the lamp is connected to the common line
of the second switch.

The Alternative System

The "California 3-way" or "Coast 3-way"
connection never connects the lamp socket shell
to the line (hot) terminal. An optional additional
lamp can be connected at Terminal A as a pilot
lamp, or to illuminate a long corridor. An optional
receptacle can be connected at Terminal B, since
that terminal is always live.

Three Control Point circuit

L
N

Control a light from 3 different locations

Can be produced with

Breaker

2 three-way switches + 1 Crossover switch

S1

S3

S2

Light

Three Control Point circuit

Multiple control point circuit or

powerful circuits

Control a light from more than 3 different

locations
L
Can be produced with:
N
Push-button(s) + impulse relay
Breaker
PB1 PB2 PB3 PB4

1 impulse from PB makes TL switch ON.

Another impulse on a PB makes the TL switch OFFTL A1
Another solution: Use of contactors
but according to classification: IEC1095 - AC7C

A2

2
TL
1

Light

Master Switch
They can ON or OFF the lights in an area, room
or the whole building.
A Three way switch can be wired as simple
master switch
Large applications requires switch modules
The Master Switches are multi-button switches
that require just two wires to connect to the
signal bus. Buttons can be configured as
Individual, Dimmer (On/Off control only), Group,
or Pattern switches.
Typical applications
reception deskguard stations, maintenance
offices, nurses stations
any area where multiple On/Off control or
status feedback is desired.

FOUR BULBS CONTROLLED INDIVIDUALY BY FOUR S3W SWITCHES

AND CONTROLLED BY ONE MASTER SWITCH AT THE SAME TIME IN ONE LOCATION
Bulb 1

Bulb 2

Bulb 3

Bulb 4

S3W

S3W

S3W

S3W

LINE 1
LINE 2

MASTER
SWITCH

FOUR BULBS CONTROLLED INDIVIDUALY BY FOUR S3W SWITCHES

AND CONTROLLED BY ONE MASTER SWITCH AT THE SAME TIME IN ONE LOCATION
Bulb 1

Bulb 2

Bulb 3

Bulb 4

S3W

S3W

S3W

S3W

LINE 1
LINE 2

MASTER
SWITCH

FOUR BULBS CONTROLLED INDIVIDUALY BY FOUR S3W SWITCHES

AND CONTROLLED BY ONE MASTER SWITCH AT THE SAME TIME IN ONE LOCATION
Bulb 1

Bulb 2

Bulb 3

Bulb 4

S3W

S3W

S3W

S3W

LINE 1
LINE 2

MASTER
SWITCH