Lightning switch

Short description: Remote control switch technology

Lightning switch is a wireless and batteryless remote control switch technology manufactured by PulseSwitch Systems, a member of The Face Companies Group of Norfolk, Virginia. It is most commonly used as a wireless light switch.

## Contents

* 1 Energy harvesting
* 2 Technology
* 3 External links
* 4 References

## Energy harvesting

The Lightning Switch transmitter requires no outside source of electricity. Each time the transmitter button is pressed, the transmitter converts the mechanical energy supplied by the user's finger into electricity to power a radio transmission to a receiver/relay through the use of a piezoelectric generator (brand name: Lightning) originally invented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This technology is described in the 2005 issue of NASA Spinoff magazine.[1]

## Technology

The Lightning Switch is featured in the 2007 Concept Home in Omaha, Nebraska, part of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) coordinated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Lightning products were studied by HUD consultant Newport Partners, LLC[2] of Davidsonville, Maryland USA.

Lightning Switch won a 2006 NOVA Award,[3][4] the highest international honor for innovation in the construction industry.

In October 2007, NASA cited the employment of the Lightning piezoelectric generator in the Lightning Switch as one of the top 20 spinoff technologies produced over the previous five years, based on factors such as quality of life, economic benefit, and value back to NASA.[5]

In March 2008, the Lightning Switch was chosen as the winner of the 2008 SPIE Smart Structures Product Implementation Award.[6]

In 2012, the Lightning Switch was "Space Certified" by the Space Foundation. [7]

## External links

* Lightning Switch Website
* NASA Spinoff 2005
* Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Website
* Newport Partners Case Study on Lightning Switch
* Construction Innovation Forum's NOVA Award Website
* NOVA Award Description of the Lightning Switch Technology
* Constructor magazine article on Lightning Switch, November/December 2006
* Electronic Design article on Lightning piezo, June 21, 2007
* Fine Homebuilding article on the PATH Concept Home and The Lightning Switch, February/March 2008

## References

1. ↑ NASA (2007-09-27). "Bringing Thunder and Lightning Indoors". http://www.nasatech.com/Spinoff/Spinoff2005/ch_5.html.
2. ↑ "PulseSwitch". http://www.newportpartnersllc.com/technologies/pulseswitch.html.
3. ↑ "Construction Innovation Forum: Home". http://www.cif.org/.
4. ↑ "Lightning Switch". http://www.cif.org/nom2006/Nom-17-2006.pdf.
5. ↑ "Top 20 New NASA Spinoff Technologies". 2010-04-15. http://216.71.30.251/NASA20.pdf.
6. ↑ "SPIE Homepage". https://www.spie.org/?SSO=1.
7. ↑ "Space Certification" (in en-US). https://www.spacefoundation.org/what-we-do/space-certification/.

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Switch types

* Analogue switch
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* Battery isolator
* Cam switch
* Centrifugal switch
* Company switch
* Contact protection
* Crossbar switch
* Crossover switch
* Cryotron
* DIP switch
* Dry contact
* Electric switchboard
* Float switch
* Half-moon switch
* Humidistat
* Infinite switch
* Inertial switch
* Kill switch
* Key switch
* Knife switch
* Limit switch
* Latching switch
* Light switch
* Lightning switch
* Magnetic proximity fuze
* Magnetic starter
* Magnetic switch
* Mercury switch
* Miniature snap-action switch
* Motion-triggered contact insufficiency
* Optical switch
* Photoswitch
* Piezo switch
* Placebo button
* Pull switch
* Push switch
* Push-button
* Reed switch
* Rotary switch
* Sail switch
* Sea switch
* Silicone rubber keypad
* Softswitch
* Spark gap
* Staircase timer
* Stepping switch
* Thermostat
* Time switch
* Touch switch
* Transfer switch
* Vacuum switch
* Vandal-resistant switch
* Wireless light switch
* Zero speed switch

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