LIGHTING CONTROLS AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES INCORPORATING LIGHTING CONTROLS

摘要

A lighting control for use with a lighting appliance includes a light sensor and a controller connected to the light sensor. Controller activates appliance when ambient light is greater than threshold. Threshold may be indicative of an interior of a closet of a room with a door of the closet open to the room and light available in the room. Controller may deactivate appliance once time has passed after appliance powered on. Lighting combination for us e with power supply includes appliance including lighting source and control. Lighting control controls activation of lighting source. Controller has integrated memory for program to control controller. Controller may check to determine if light samples are increasing before activating lighting source. Start timer after light turned on. Turn off light when time out. Threshold learn mode based on sensed light before light on.