Home automation, ca. «Set of systems that automate the different facilities of a house. "
Coming home from work and having the house warm, setting the blinds to be activated depending on the temperature or the outside light, that the corridor light comes on automatically when you get up to the bathroom at midnight ... All this is possible thanks to to home automation.
Home automation allows us decrease energy consumption and increase the comfort and security of the home. And it's not something only a few can afford. Although technology is expensive, it has evolved so much in recent years and there is such an offer that today it is possible to acquire and implement certain gadgets at really cheap prices.
Home automation benefits
Home automation should be understood as a set of systems capable of automating a home, providing services from both energy management, as of security, comfort and communication. Because although today it is energy saving that leads us to talk about home automation, the benefits of this are more.
- Lower consumption. Home automation considerably reduces energy consumption in a home. The efficient management of light, air conditioning, hot water or household appliances can lead to savings of up to 25% -30%.
- Maximum comfort. Home automation provides us with a series of services that we can control from anywhere with an app through our mobile phone. Just touch a button to operate the blinds or operate the heating.
- High security. Through intrusion controls and technical alarms that allow us to detect fires, water or gas leaks in time, we can increase the security of our home. A daily security in addition to the one that can provide us during the holidays to emulate that the house is inhabited when it really is not.
Home automation, where to start?
Controlling your home from anywhere with an app on your mobile phone is possible but overwhelming. Where do we start? The ideal is to start losing the fear of the unknown with small changes that are within our reach like these:
Intelligent lighting systems
With the advent of led technology and its RGB version, it is possible to regulate the intensity and color of the light to create unique environments. Magic? Technology! Regulators that can be fixed on the wall and controlled with a remote control or from our mobile, make it possible, thus also reducing consumption.
In order to save on the electricity bill, the motion detectors in passageways, such as corridors, stairs or bathrooms. These allow us to automate the turning on and off of the light, putting the system into operation when movement is detected within its range angle. They are also very practical in outdoor areas: entrances, gardens, parking lots ...
Smart thermostats
We have spoken at length in Bezzia about these intelligent devices that, connected to the mobile phone, allow manage remotely both heating and air conditioning, as well as programming both according to your routines to save energy.
But did you know that using built-in sensors as well as the location of your phone, these thermostats can detect whether or not you are at home, your Consuming patterns or the outside temperature and adapt to them? It could be said that they act alone, even if you are the one who has the control to modify any value at every moment.
One of the best known smart thermostats is the Google Nest, which is updated often and uses Artificial Intelligence technology for its operation.
Smart blinds and awnings
Nowadays it is possible to determine when we want the motorized blinds installed in our home to open and close, not only according to the schedule but also to other factors such as temperature or light level thanks to various domotic solar / twilight sensors.
Thus, in winter, the blinds would be lowered at sunset saving 10% on heating. While in the hottest months, the sensors would detect the heat by lowering the blinds in the central hours, reducing the cost of air conditioning.