Smart Home: Smart Homes Are Coming to Estonia
Technology is advancing rapidly in Estonia. New companies are emerging that are actively developing in this direction. The Smart Home Systems OÜ team explained in detail why people have become more interested in installing smart systems and described some of their completed projects.
One of the main reasons why people install smart homes is the reduction in electricity bills by 10% – 40%, which in the future will completely offset all the installation costs of this smart system.
We will address the most current energy-saving features that are suitable for installation in both apartments, single-family and terraced houses, as well as in production facilities.
Heating
A smart home system allows you to save on heating costs when you are not at home. It maintains a suitable microclimate with minimal energy consumption.
A smart home allows you to adjust the temperature automatically or remotely from a mobile device or tablet. For example, you can use the Smart Home app to turn on full heating and water heating with a single click before arriving home from work.
Electrical appliances and lighting are automatically switched on and off only when needed. Household appliances are mainly operated during times when discounted electricity rates are in effect. By using discounted rates, nighttime electricity consumption is approximately 2 times lower than during the day.
Using the Smart Home program installed on a smartphone or tablet, you can view electricity consumption by hour, day, or month, and thereby identify the factors of the most used devices in your home and influence the electricity consumption process in the future.
Climate and ventilation systems
Just as with heating, residents can also switch climate and ventilation systems to higher performance before arriving home to ensure the desired microclimate. Turning on ventilation and air conditioning systems only when needed not only saves energy, but also extends the lifespan of the equipment thanks to reduced wear.
Lighting control
This also applies to lighting control. The automated system is equipped with presence sensors that respond to empty rooms after the time specified in the Smart Home program has elapsed.
The main lighting control systems in a smart home have been supplemented with functions for regulating lighting according to scenarios. This means that you set a mode in the Smart Home program (sleep, preparing for bed, watching movies, etc.), which turns on lights in certain rooms.
Smart manufacturing
According to Roman Ikimi, founder of Estonian company Smart Home Systems OÜ:
"Our team installs smart systems at various construction stages in houses, apartments, and office spaces. Among our completed projects is "Smart Manufacturing".
A smart factory was equipped with both wired and wireless Smart Home systems, using all modern technologies. Above all, this is a huge energy saving on large production areas, but also comfort and security.
The main functions of smart manufacturing are the following: ○ lighting control, ○ air conditioning ○ temperature and humidity regulation in each production facility, ○ ventilation control, ○ leak sensors ○ smart access control system and video surveillance cameras, ○ motion sensors, ○ main control panel ○ and collection of data from workbench measuring instruments, analysis of their operation, graphs and efficiency tables. ○ turning security alarms on and off, ○ ability to open gates and doors using remote control, ○ sensors monitoring the opening of windows and doors, ○ sound alert system for emergency events, ○ voice control.
We create smart solutions for managing energy consumption and automation to help accelerate profitability in any industry.
People hear about smart home systems, but often have no idea how it actually works. For this purpose, a demo house was created on the company's official website www.smart-home.ee . There you can get acquainted with the offered features.
