Abstract: A bedside lamp, features for such a lamp, and associated methodology. The lamp has at least two different sets of lighting elements, each having one or more groupings of LED lamp(s), where the one or more main LED lamp(s) provide the majority of the lighting when the lamp is at full brightness and no lighting during various reduced lighting states, and the one or more “auxiliary” LED lamp(s) provide less than a majority of the lighting when the lamp is at full brightness and all of the lighting during various reduced lighting states. The lamp has the means for the user to set a dimming time for which the lights dim from a set brightness to 0% brightness, and means to gradually dim the main and auxiliary LED lamp(s) according to the above description.

Abstract: A bedside lamp, features for such a lamp, and associated methodology. The lamp has at least two different sets of lighting elements, each having one or more groupings of LED lamp(s), where the one or more main LED lamp(s) provide the majority of the lighting when the lamp is at full brightness and no lighting during various reduced lighting states, and the one or more “auxiliary” LED lamp(s) provide less than a majority of the lighting when the lamp is at full brightness and all of the lighting during various reduced lighting states. The lamp has the means for the user to set a dimming time for which the lights dim from a set brightness to 0% brightness, and means to gradually dim the main and auxiliary LED lamp(s) according to the above description.

Abstract: An LED based lighting system for use in highway lighting, adaptations to current highway lighting systems, and associated methodology. The highway lighting system can be implemented in new highway installations and also by retrofitting existing highway installations. Unlike highway lighting systems in the prior art that convert AC to DC and clean the harmonics at each lamp post, the lighting system converts AC to (high voltage) DC and cleans the created harmonics at a centralized location thereby supplying high voltage DC to each lamp. The high voltage DC is then stepped down at each lamp post via communicating with centralized command center. This allows each lamp to be dimmed from full brightness to 0% brightness and also to be dimmed independent of one another (which in turn allows for automatic checking whether each lamp is functioning properly).

Abstract: An LED based lighting system for use in highway lighting, adaptations to current highway lighting systems, and associated methodology. The highway lighting system can be implemented in new highway installations and also by retrofitting existing highway installations. Unlike highway lighting systems in the prior art that convert AC to DC and clean the harmonics at each lamp post, the lighting system converts AC to (high voltage) DC and cleans the created harmonics at a centralized location thereby supplying high voltage DC to each lamp. The high voltage DC is then stepped down at each lamp post via communicating with centralized command center. This allows each lamp to be dimmed from full brightness to 0% brightness and also to be dimmed independent of one another (which in turn allows for automatic checking whether each lamp is functioning properly).