Smart home in an apartment
Today, Smart Home systems are becoming more and more popular, and they can be equipped with both a private cottage and an apartment. Smart house allows you not only to raise the level of comfort to a new level,but also to save a lot of money on energy.
What can be managed using the Smart Home system
Home automation allows differentiated management of the following systems:
Heating devices.
Lighting devices.
The supply of electricity.
The flow of water.
Ventilation system.
Air conditioning system.
Video surveillance system.
Fire protection system.
Security system.
Media system.
Television equipment.
You can control the Smart Home system either by using a stationary remote control, or by using a smartphone or tablet. Smart house for a private house has a wider functionality than for an apartment. A smart home for private housing construction can include:
track heating control;
heated porch;
managing the irrigation of a household plot or vegetable garden;
water supply and pet feeding;
control of water heating in the pool;
automatic walking of pets (opening and closing doors in the aviary) and other useful functions;
What functionality does a smart home have in an apartment?
Most often, climate control systems and lighting control are automated in the apartment. Smart house for apartments also allows you to remotely control the opening and closing of exit doors. Smart home allows you to create specific scenarios that are adapted to different events. These scenarios include the management of climate technology and the media system. For example, the “Party” scenario will allow you to set the optimal temperature in all rooms in the apartment, as well as provide a pleasant musical background so that guests feel as comfortable as possible.
You can also create energy-saving scenarios so that the heating system works in an economical mode. This approach allows you to significantly save money on energy carriers. An important role is played by the optimization of the operation of lighting devices. With the help of the Smart Home system, you can create scenarios for lighting different areas in the apartment, and the lighting will be automatically adjusted based on the illumination on the street.
Additional features
The Smart house system in a smart apartment can also be equipped with motion sensors that will respond to all movements of any objects inside the apartment. These devices will help prevent unauthorized access to the apartment, and promptly notify its owner. When the motion sensor is triggered, a text message is sent to the apartment owner’s smartphone, as well as a signal is sent to the Security Service console. The sensors are calibrated so that they do not respond to pets, but only to a stranger.
The Smart home system can be controlled not only from a remote control or from a mobile device. Many Smart house systems support voice control. Voice commands are recorded in advance, and are linked to certain actions of the system. You can use your voice to control not only the electric kettle or media system, but also to start the washing cycle, open or close blinds or curtains, and adjust the lighting.
The Smart Home system in the apartment can also be equipped with video cameras that will work either on a local network or via Wi-Fi. The role of the Smart house system server is performed by a compact but powerful computer, and video cameras are connected to it via a wired and wireless interface. You can view the image both in real time and in recording. Viewing can be done remotely, and via the Internet to get a picture on your tablet or smartphone. In real time, you can monitor all the events that occur in the apartment, while being in any geographical point of the world.