Integrating intelligent heating controls with the intruder alarm |
| When the alarm is set so the house is un occupied, the ground floor thermostats are automatically lowered by 2 degrees to the standby setting. This saves energy while the house is empty.
When the alarm is reset so the house is now occupied, the ground floor room thermostats are automatically raised to the comfort setting and will call for heat from the boiler as required.
When the alarm is set to night time setting, in this case the ground floor is armed against intruders but first floor is free for the occupiers to roam between bedrooms and bathrooms, the ground floor temperature will be set to standby setting. Again saving energy while the occupiers sleep. |
| Checking for open windows and doors |
| When the homeowner opens the french doors to air the living room for example, that room thermostat automatically lowers to frost protection setting at 7 degrees. This is so the room can be aired and the boiler is not powered up to try and heat up the room. The thermostat will wait until the doors are closed before it re-sets the temperature to comfort setting and calls the boiler for heat as required.
It is always possible to manually set the thermostat to frost protection, standby or comfort settings, as well as changing the value of the comfort setting. |
| Bedroom thermostat control |
| The bedroom thermostats are a little smarter as they have their own additional 7day time function and independently set each bedroom temperature according to each occupiers needs.
For the children's bedrooms, the temperature can be automatically set ready for the time they normally go to bed, the correct temperature to help them sleep, then it may automatically adjust for an early morning temperature setting to help them sleep just a little longer.
Keep the en-suites on a separate zone to the bedrooms. Quite often occupiers want cooler bedrooms and warm bathrooms. |
| Integrating intelligent heating controls with solar blinds |
| In south facing areas with a large amount of glass, such as conservatories or patio doors, solar gain can be controlled with the use of automatic solar blinds.
As the temperature in the area rises above the comfort setting the intelligent room thermostat would signal the blinds to automatically close. Then as the room cooled, the blinds would be signalled to re-open. |
| Motorised curtains control |
Motorised curtain tracks are widely available. Integrating the control into the intelligentHOUSE infrastructure offers additional benefits such as
- Ability to close curtains as part of a mood lighting scene.
- Incorporate as part of the occupancy simulation module, open and close to look is if the house is occupied
- Open or close all curtains from a single switch
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| Motorised roof lights control |
Motorised roof light windows are widely available. Integrating the control into the intelligentHOUSE infrastructure offers additional benefits such as:
- Automatic control as part of the room temperature contro
- Linked to central weather station to automatically close if it rains or if the wind picks up
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| Motorised awnings control |
Motorised awnings are widely available. Integrating the control into the intelligentHOUSE infrastructure offers additional benefits such as:
- Automatic control as part of the room temperature control
- Linked to central weather station to automatically raise if it rains or if the wind picks up
- Incorporate as part of the occupancy simulation module
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