Building -
Smart installations ...
...
and modern proposals
Contemporary
houses are full of devices, equipment and installations requiring users to
operate manually or with the help of numerous pilots. Intelligent
systems integrate their operation, bringing support to one control panel,
smartphone or tablet.Thanks to this, the use of them is more pleasant and less
cumbersome. In
addition, the interaction of different devices makes the intelligent home
"think" for the household and performs many tasks automatically for
them. Such
a solution not only improves the comfort of living, but also allows for real
savings - lowering the cost of home maintenance.
BASIC
ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENT HOME
Devices
and equipment included in intelligent installations usually communicate using a
bus (communication). It
provides power to individual components of the installation and allows the flow
of information between them. It
is best to think about laying such cables during the design of electrical
installations. Devices
and equipment connected by a main line are called sensors and actors. Sensors
are devices that collect data necessary to control various installations and
equipment, eg weather stations or motion detectors. The
information collected from them is sent to the management center or local
regulators. Then
they go to the actors, that is, executive devices, e.g. remote controlled
blinds or a heating device. Thanks
to this, boiler, air-conditioning, lighting or audio equipment can be
controlled (without prior programming of the system) practically without the
participation of household members. An
intelligent home alone will turn off the light in the room when it detects that
there are no household members in it, turn up the heating when the outside
temperature falls, and for user safety and energy savings will disconnect power
from all appliances and automatically leave the shutters when household members
leave home , they will turn on the alarm system.
Users
of the intelligent system do not have to worry about their own and their own
security, besides they can count on the reduction of home maintenance costs -
intelligent system will lower the temperature in the rooms in their absence,
but also turn off the heating in the room while it is being ventilated.
There
are many systems on the market that enable the creation of intelligent
installations. Their
components from different manufacturers can usually work together as part of a
single system. Thanks
to this, in the future you will be able to expand the possibilities of a smart
home without worrying about the availability of products of one particular
company.
INTELLIGENT
WIRELESS SYSTEMS
Users
who have not managed to perform the installation based on bus cables at the
right time, have a choice of several intelligent systems working wirelessly. It
is a very convenient solution allowing to create a smart home when it is
already finished. The
assembly of individual elements included in the intelligent system takes place
without forging the walls and laying additional cabling. The
intelligent system, in addition to standard sensors (motion detectors,
temperature, etc.), can create miniature modules installed in existing
electrical boxes, and even directly in the selected equipment that you want to
control. Their
work is managed by a small control center that can be set up anywhere. Communication
between the modules and the control panel takes place wirelessly, and the
control of the entire installation is reduced to a smartphone, tablet or
control panel with the appropriate application. Contrary
to appearances, wireless systems do not have to be more expensive than standard
wired ones. There
are solutions available on the market whose installation cost does not exceed
PLN 100 / m2.
With
the help of the remote control, you can treat not only the opening and closing
of windows, but also the position of blinds.Because the remote control can
operate on radio waves, it can be used anywhere in the world
With
the help of the remote control, you can treat not only the opening and closing
of windows, but also the position of blinds.Because the remote control can
operate on radio waves, it can be used anywhere in the world
INTELLIGENT
ALARM SYSTEMS
Modern
alarm systems offer many more options than signaling a burglary attempt. Equipped
with modern alarm control panels, they can take care of the safety of the
household, comfort of their life and economical use of the building, creating a
real intelligent installation, whose main management element is the alarm
control panel, and the sensors include included
in the alarm installation of a motion detector, flood, smoke or gas. They
can be used to a greater extent than is the case with standard alarm systems. For
example, a motion detector tasked to detect the presence of an intruder in the
room, while the alarm system is not working, can be used, for example, to
automatically turn on the lighting in a given room, when it detects the
presence of household members, and turn off the lighting when it does not
detect in it for a certain time human presence. This
solution will save electricity - lighting only switches on when it is really
needed. An
extensive alarm system can also turn off the heating in a room that is just
aired, thanks to the use of magnetic detectors, which are normally used to
detect an attempt by an intruder to open windows. Modern
alarm control panels can cooperate with devices and components manufactured for
the purpose of standard intelligent installations, thanks to which they allow
to create multifunctional extended remote home control systems. It
can be done using a computer with access to the Internet, smartphone or tablet
from virtually anywhere.
