Smart switch with functionalities determined based on a grounded conductor connection

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor of an alternating current (AC) controlling device, causes the AC controlling device to perform operations,

• wherein the AC controlling device comprises:
• at least three electrical terminals including a first electrical terminal, the first electrical terminal being a ground electrical terminal configured to connect to a grounded conductor and transmit a first portion of electricity received from an ungrounded conductor to the grounded conductor in response to a connection of the ground electrical terminal to the grounded conductor;
• an electrical switching device configured to generate a conductive electrical path between two of the at least three electrical terminals in response to actuation of the electrical switching device;
• an actuator device;
• and
• a dimmer switch;
• and
• wherein the operations are performed in response to determining that a second electrical terminal of the at least three electrical terminals is not connected to the grounded conductor, the operations comprising:
• in response to determining that the ground electrical terminal is connected to the grounded conductor, generating a first control signal configured to instruct the actuator device to permit a performance of a dimmer switch modification function,
• generating a second control signal configured to instruct another device to perform the dimmer switch modification function, and
• transmitting, using a communications device coupled to the other device, the second control signal to the other device.

A computer-implemented method performed by at least one processor of an alternating current (AC) controlling device, wherein the AC controlling device comprises:

• at least three electrical terminals including a first electrical terminal, the first electrical terminal being a ground electrical terminal configured to connect to a grounded conductor and transmit a first portion of electricity received from an ungrounded conductor to the grounded conductor in response to a connection of the ground electrical terminal to the grounded conductor;
• an electrical switching device configured to generate a conductive electrical path between two of the at least three electrical terminals in response to actuation of the electrical switching device;
• an actuator device;
• and
• a dimmer switch;
• wherein the computer-implemented method comprises:
• in response to determining that the ground electrical terminal is connected to the grounded conductor, generating a first control signal configured to instruct the actuator device to permit a performance of a dimmer switch modification function,
• generating a second control signal configured to instruct another device to perform the dimmer switch modification function, and
• transmitting, using a communications device coupled to the other device, the second control signal to the other device.