Intelligent lighting control system air gap apparatuses, systems, and methods

A lighting control system comprising:

• a base module including a base housing forming a well and including a first electrical connector positioned in the well, the first electrical connector connected to a power terminal configured to receive current from an alternating current (A.C.) power supply to permit the base module to be electrically coupled with a lighting circuit,
• a depressible switch housed in the well, the depressible switch including a spring biasing the depressible switch into an extended position configured and arranged to disconnect a contact coupled to the power terminal to open an electrical circuit between the power terminal and the first electrical connector;
• and
• a light switch module configured for nesting, at least in part, in the well of the base module, the light switch module including,
• a module housing,
• a graphical user interface coupled to the module housing,
• a second electrical connector configured for engagement with and electrical coupling to the first electrical connector of the base module when nested therein, and
• a switch control circuit positioned in the module housing and including a processor configured to modulate a flow of electrical energy to the lighting circuit via a dimmer circuit to produce a plurality of lighting scenes, the switch control circuit electrically connected to the graphical user interface and the second electrical connector, wherein the module housing is configured to,
• press the depressible switch into a retracted position upon nesting in the well of the base module and thereby close the electrical circuit between the power terminal and the first electrical connector, and
• release the depressible switch into the extended position when unnested from the well of the base module.