What are IoT-based Smart Homes?



IoT-based Smart Home, commonly known as “Smart Home” or “Connected Home” is a connected home which provides a fully connected household environment, giving residents unparalleled levels of comfort and convenience. A smart home is made up of various components that are connected to each other - smart AC, smart washing machines, smart TVs, smart refrigerator, etc. to name a few. They are “smart” because they are connected to each other via the cloud. In a nutshell, various components of your smart home can be controlled simply from an app on your smartphone. Brands like Panasonic have rolled out smart home solutions, where various components are connected via their Miraie App. Let’s take a deeper look at the individual components of a smart home. In this article we will explore smart switches, smart ACs and smart refrigerators.

 

Smart Switches



Imagine heading out of your house and you realise that you forgot to turn off a particular light or appliance switch. You’re constantly plagued by worrisome thoughts about hefty electricity bills or simply your appliance breaking down. Smart Switches take this worry off your head because now you can simply turn off the switch from your mobile phone. A smart switch connects via your home network, enabling you to remotely control the switch and switching it on or off when you like. Having smart switches does not mean you cannot manually operate them. You can connect to a smart switch via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or the Zigbee or Z-Wave networks. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections are pretty simple. You configure the smart switches to your home network and can access them through Wi-Fi, through an app on your phone. A good example for this would be Panasonic’s Miraie platform, where you can access all the supported gadgets in one place.
Zigbee and Z-Waves are used for houses with a larger footprint, maybe spanning over several floors and with several devices to be connected.

 

Smart AC


Smart AC or voice-enabled AC is another essential aspect of a connected or smart home. As the name suggests, these air conditioners can be operated using voice commands and are generally compatible with popular voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant. So, you can simply say, “Hey Alexa, switch on my AC.” and your voice-enabled AC will respond by switching on. You can even set usage patterns based on your sleep cycle and the AC will switch on automatically, based on the set schedule. You can even control and switch off your voice-enabled AC from afar, in case you forgot to switch it off when you left the house. A lot of leading manufactures like LG, Panasonic, Samsung, have launched smart ACs in the market, which you can buy at your nearest retailer or through any leading online shopping portal.

 

Smart Refrigerators


Every appliance today is getting smarter, so why should the most essential refrigerator be left behind? Smart Refrigerators are great in the times of today, especially with the busy schedules in urban households. Smart refrigerators, or internet refrigerators connect to your home network via Wi-Fi and can be accessed solely through your smartphone app. One of the many useful benefits of these appliances is that these refrigerators can self-determine when a certain food item needs to be replenished. What a convenient addition to the household, don’t you agree? Other common features of a smart refrigerator include door open alerts, which lets you know if the refrigerator has been left open, or how many times the door has been opened. Some smart refrigerators even give you tips on how to effectively use the appliance, alerts you when something goes wrong inside and even sends a diagnostic report, so that you can schedule timely service requests for repairs.

The future looks promising, convenient and much more comfortable with IoT-based smart homes. Are you excited for the potential this technology holds?

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