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Homeowners can access their residences remotely over the Internet to communicate directly with their hardware devices. This is especially beneficial when residences are across the country or across the world. In addition to that, the LFE™ control system can automatically activate certain pre-programmed events to occur according to the homeowner's schedule. For example, the control system can automatically turn on the exterior and interior lights at certain hours, tune the television to a favorite channel just before the user gets home, and even adjust the heating or air conditioning to the preferred level.
Automated Doors, Gates, Windows and Blinds
The LFE™ can automatically lock and unlock windows, doors, and gates to ensure that the home is secure. Alarms and Security Camera Surveillance. The LFE™ provides total control of intruder security systems. From viewing your strategically placed CCTV cameras to switching on/off the central alarm system of the house.
Distributed Audio, Video & Lighting Scenes
The LFE™ allows the users to control multiple zones of audio and video, personalizing or customizing, in real time environments, to different areas of the house.
Environmental Controls
Homeowners can create a comfortable environment and help reduce their energy costs by using the LFE™ control system to manage their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Pre-programmed system settings can even be used to make sure appropriate temperatures are maintained according to the time of day or an individual’s room usage.
Intercom Communications
The LFE™ provides sophisticated intercom functions that are fully integrated with audio system components.
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Home Automation Technology
Helps Manage Energy Use
Smart home automation systems can allow you to control your home energy usage through a computer anywhere in the world. The technology is also a part of the smart grid plan that is getting so much attention.
Smart Homes
Smart home automation is a growing industry and a popular trend for homeowners who want the latest technology. However, it can also be a great new tool for green computing and reducing energy costs by using your computer or any other computer in the world.
Home automation design involves one centralized system to control the lights, temperature, music, televisions and security systems in a home. The system can be one panel in the home, and it can also be designed for remote Internet-based operation.
A few clicks from any computer can turn down the heat and switch off all the lights, reducing energy bills and the carbon footprint of any home. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), estimates a three-bedroom home with a smart home automation system can save more than 850 pounds of CO2 emissions per year.
How to Have a Smart Home with Automation Technology
Some basic examples of smart home automation technology include the following remote operations:
• Turn on and off heat remotely. A programmable thermostat is a nice energy saver but it will only set a variety of temperatures that repeat each day regardless of actual energy needs. If you work late one night or head out to dinner with the family, the heat will still kick on and bring an empty house to the programmed evening temperature. Instead, just use the Internet interface to remain at the lower daytime temperature.
• Kids sometimes aren't very diligent about turning off the lights. After you know they have left for school, make sure you are saving energy by turning off all the lights in the house from your Internet controls.
• Shades can be automatically controlled or individually manipulated to maximize heat gain and loss depending on sunlight.
• You can automatically turn off power strips for devices you are not using. This reduces vampire loads, the use of electric power in standby mode.
Future of Smart Homes
Smart home automation may soon be spreading across the nation and around the world. The much-publicized smart grid requires home automation technology for maximum efficiency. Smart grid funding, including home automation research, is part of the federal stimulus plan and the energy bill.
The idea of the smart grid is to reduce energy consumption by spreading the load and encouraging greater efficiency. It will be a system of two-way communication between homeowners and power providers, helping homeowners know how much power they are using during peak hours, when electricity is more expensive.
Coal-fired power plants are built for a capacity that far exceeds typical daily needs. They are designed to produce enough power to meet the needs of consumers at peak hours on the hottest days of the year. The rest of the time, the extra capacity translates to inefficient production.
The smart grid can help utilities vary pricing and encourage users to run appliances and devices in off-peak hours. For example, the smart home automation system's Internet interface system can control the dishwasher or clothes dryer to run during times with the lower electricity demand - typically between 1 and 5 a.m.
