Dimmer switch and dimmer switch system with secondary switch

A dimmer switch system electrically connected between a power source and a load, the dimmer switch system comprising:

• a primary housing including:
• a primary switch actuatable by a user;
• a processor structured to change a state of a dimmer switch based on actuation of either the primary switch or a secondary switch;
• and
• a secondary switch isolation circuit;
• a secondary housing including:
• the secondary switch, wherein the secondary switch is actuatable by the user and electrically connected to the power source,
• wherein the secondary switch isolation circuit is electrically connected between the secondary switch and the processor, the secondary switch isolation circuit including a transistor electrically coupled between the power source and the processor and being structured to provide impedance between the power source and the processor,
• wherein the secondary switch isolation circuit is structured to provide a signal to the processor based on a state of the secondary switch,
• wherein the transistor is a bipolar junction transistor including a base, a collector, and an emitter,
• wherein the power source is electrically coupled to the base of the transistor;
• and wherein the processor is electrically coupled to the collector of the transistor, and
• wherein the secondary switch isolation circuit includes a diode coupled between the base and the emitter of the transistor.

A dimmer switch comprising:

• a primary switch actuatable by a user;
• an input structured to be electrically connected to a secondary switch actuatable by the user, the secondary switch being electrically connected to a power source;
• a processor structured to change a state of the dimmer switch based on actuation of either the primary switch or the secondary switch;
• and
• a secondary switch isolation circuit electrically connected between the secondary switch and the processor, the secondary switch isolation circuit including a transistor electrically coupled between the power source and the processor and being structured to provide impedance between the power source and the processor,
• wherein the secondary switch isolation circuit is structured to provide a signal to the processor based on a state of the secondary switch,
• wherein the transistor is a bipolar junction transistor including a base, a collector, and an emitter,
• wherein the power source is electrically coupled to the base of the transistor;
• and wherein the processor is electrically coupled to the collector of the transistor, and
• wherein the secondary switch isolation circuit includes a diode coupled between the collector of the transistor and the processor.

A dimmer switch comprising:

• a primary switch actuatable by a user;
• an input structured to be electrically connected to a secondary switch actuatable by the user, the secondary switch being electrically connected to a power source;
• a processor structured to change a state of the dimmer switch based on actuation of either the primary switch or the secondary switch;
• and
• a secondary switch isolation circuit electrically connected between the secondary switch and the processor, the secondary switch isolation circuit including a transistor electrically coupled between the power source and the processor and being structured to provide impedance between the power source and the processor,
• wherein the secondary switch isolation circuit is structured to provide a signal to the processor based on a state of the secondary switch,
• wherein the transistor is a bipolar junction transistor including a base, a collector, and an emitter,
• wherein the power source is electrically coupled to the base of the transistor;
• and wherein the processor is electrically coupled to the collector of the transistor, and
• wherein the secondary switch isolation circuit includes a diode coupled between the base and the emitter of the transistor.