Sarlux Electronics is a leading DALI driver and smart lighting manufacturer in India, offering KNX, Zigbee, Tuya and advanced home automation solutions.
Smart Home Automation Features
Home automation with smart features is able to bring many benefits for people living in houses and businesses.
1. Convenience
Housekeeping chores and everyday activities are less of a problem when you use automation.
Through remote control from one device or by setting up automated schedules and by activating sensors, one can manage a variety of electronic devices simultaneously.
2. Cost savings by energy efficiency
A well-designed intelligent system can effectively help in decreasing unnecessary electricity usage. Lighting is the prime example. It can be done via setting light switching off automatically when nobody is present in the room and decreasing light level to low when full illumination is not needed, thus saving energy.
3. Better Protection
With smart lighting and security systems you get an extra level of protection. If there is no one at home, the smart lighting can be timed so as to give a sense of occupancy. Smart locks, cameras, and alarm systems can all become part of an automation system if a homeowner likes.
4. Increased comfort
Different home owners would have different likes. Using smart technology, a device owner can design different scenes for each purpose, which may be relaxation, movie time, workspace, eating, etc.
5. Having access through an application remotely
If the automation system is connected to the Internet, it is entirely possible for the homeowner to control and check the state of some devices remotely. For example, it could be that the customer wants to come home a bit earlier and therefore to know the house condition or manage property.Upgrade Industrial Robotics
Lighting Automation in Office and Business
Beyond domestic settings, smart technology has also found a place in commercial properties. One such area is commercial lighting controls.
Office, retail, hospitality, service, and educational buildings, among many, are commercial buildings that can benefit from a well-implemented lighting control system. Such a system can also help a company save its time or efforts that would otherwise be needed for managing lighting fixtures of a very large number.
In case lighting systems are programmed with schedules, they can be made not only to turn on but also to go back to an ambient mode or turn off.
As an example, an office building that uses smart lighting can have areas that are automatically lit up for employees who stay in the office late on the last day of the week or after an exceptional meeting, etc. The lighting control system can also be integrated with other sensors to switch on lights when no one is around.
In other words, commercial automation is the means by which a company can be assured that the building’s lighting is being used in a most efficient manner at all times. It can help the business lower the electricity use and expenses.
For instance, an office could have lighting switched on automatically just before the staff comes in and then switched off during breaks and holidays when there are no people around. Meeting rooms can be equipped with occupancy sensors, and reception areas may be programmed separately.
Shopkeepers will also be able to design various lighting scenes that would draw people’s attention to the displays and products they are showcasing. Hotels can combine their lighting systems with the guest-room controls, which will make the guests’ stay much safer and enjoyable.
If lighting automation could be made to happen by detecting presence or by schedule or by operational conditions, it would help to achieve energy management and also improve user experience.