Vendor Neutral Smart Home Hubs and You: A Primer
Home automation involves the integration of lighting, HVAC, security, entertainment, and security systems through the Internet of Things (IoT). It allows you to automate and control many of your home’s systems and processes to optimize the quality of your lifestyle. There are many “smart” devices on the market that allow you to automate your home.
However, the concept of home automation is nothing new. Indeed, the invention and usage of labor-saving machines such as basic appliances including toasters and refrigerators is an example of early home automation. The difference is that now such devices are able to communicate data and be controlled remotely through the IoT.
Today’s home automation systems are primarily made up of sensors and switches that are connected to a hub. Unfortunately, integrating them together into a single holistic system is difficult. This is for many reasons such as that smart devices aren’t typically designed to be integrated together, especially if they’re not from the same brand. This is problematic because no one single brand offers a complete package of smart home automation solutions.
Intelligent energy storage that integrates the automated smart home
Fortunately, intelligent home energy storage systems have a feature which allows them to integrate smart home devices regardless of their function of brand. This allows you to control every aspect of your home’s automation from a single display. Here are some examples of how this could work to automate your home and make it a smart home:
- HVAC systems that are controlled through your smart phone or tablet. You can monitor and program temperatures as well as direct energy usage to or away from your HVAC system depending on your needs.
- Lighting systems that are controlled through your smart phone or tablet. You can monitor and program electricity usage depending on your lifestyle.
- Appliance control that allows you to program energy usage and even prepare dinner remotely.
- Security systems that alert you to suspicious activity around your home. It automatically calls police and records images of intruders.
Integrating all of these home automations and controlling them through an intelligent energy storage system is the optimal way to create and enjoy a smart home. You’ll save time, energy, and money with your automated smart home of the future.