No more hectic mornings! With an intelligent smart home concept, the entire house can be controlled centrally. Thanks to the interconnected multimedia and household appliances, lighting and heating, regular processes can be carried out automatically. A special app enables remote control via cell phone or computer, and for recurring routines, the system can also be adjusted using voice commands or hand signals. Ultimately, living becomes much more pleasant and comfortable because time-consuming tasks run automatically and the technology in your own four walls works independently. The system also has another crucial advantage: if it works correctly, it can save energy.
Planning a smart home system: What do you have to consider?
Above all, a smart home concept needs to be well planned. Several aspects should be carefully considered. The experts recommend that you first think about what requirements it should meet and what specific tasks the appliances, lighting and heating in the household have to take on. This first step is very important because it is precisely using such a checklist that you can later find the right solution according to your own needs. Continue playingyour own living situationa crucial role.
For new buildings, for example, smart home consultants recommend sitting down with the architect and the construction company and planning an additional control network. The KNX standard offers builders the opportunity to integrate networking with the so-called bus system. The cabling disappears into the walls, switches are connected to the devices and the residents have a certain degree of flexibility later and can upgrade the system over time.
The situation is different when a smart home system has to be integrated into an old building or a rented apartment. Radio-based networking options are particularly important here. The bidirectional wireless standards WLAN or Bluetooth enable not only the sending but also the receipt of information and in this way connect the devices to each other wirelessly.
What tasks can a smart home system take on?
A smart home system offers solutions for all aspects of household processes. We have summarized some application examples for youSmart Home PortalYou can find further application examples and numerous test reports.
1. Automated heating control is provided by intelligent radiator and wall thermostats. When the residents are not at home, the radiators either switch off completely or heat up to save energy. Some new models can learn the heating behavior of the residents and adapt accordingly, the others can be pre-programmed if desired.
2. Lighting: A smart lighting system saves electricity and ensures a high level of living comfort. The right lighting ambience can be easily pre-programmed according to your own ideas. The smart home system can also intuitively regulate the lighting conditions in the rooms.
3. Smart – Home Multimedia has numerous applications in the home. For example, if you enter the kitchen, your favorite playlist is automatically called up, in the bathroom the music collection can also be accessed via voice control and in the living room several scenarios can be pre-programmed so that, for example, when you switch on the television in cinema mode, the blinds and the lights automatically come down dimmed and the music – turned off.
4. Appliances: They make you coffee before you wake up in the morning, vacuum, do the laundry, wash the dishes, and mow the lawn while you're at the office. The smart refrigerators are also equipped with a camera so that you can quickly check on the go whether you need to go shopping or not.
5. Security: Smart home systems also have a lot to offer when it comes to security. From motion detectors that report attempted break-ins, to electronic door locks that let you know whether the children are already home, to smoke and water detectors that report problems: the numerous components offer solutions tailored to your own needs.
