Little by little the concept smart home it becomes common among Mexicans; however, the technical term is attributed to the word home automationwhich is the automation of a living place through technological tools.
According to the firm Selectra, Mexico is among the 15 countries with the highest number of users of the concept smart homeaccording to figures from the We are social study and Hootsuit 2022, which is reflected, for example, in a wide adoption of virtual assistants that are interacted with through loudspeakers.
“The pandemic meant an important boost for the development of houses that work by themselves, because having become a place to rest, work or study, the spaces had to adapt to the comforts and needs of the people”, can be read in the Selectra analysis.
According to the document, the main advantage of the home automation it is saving, not only in terms of energy but also money.
“Since they allow exhaustive control of the consumption of each appliance in the homeyou can avoid wasting electricity or water and this will affect your bills”.
Likewise, for Selectra another advantage of the home automation is security, because, for example, you can get out of home and always keep a remote watch on the property and act in case something goes wrong.
The main devices
According to Selectra, there are different technological devices that can be used within the home to make it smart. These devices are:
Currently it is a reality that the lights of the home they can be connected to the smartphone, which was previously unthinkable.
According to Selectra, with smart lighting you can, among other things, program the exact time at which the lights turn on and thus have control over energy consumption in real time.
This unit allows you to regulate the temperature of the home by means of a mobile phone or a tablet and, in addition, it can be connected to movement sensors, which manage the heating depending on whether someone is in home or not, which helps the energy efficiency of the living place.
According to Selectra, with the help of smart plugs, energy consumption limits can be established by setting a schedule of operation for the plugs, to, for example, prevent the mobile or television charger from wasting energy while not in use. .
- Flood and frost sensor
These devices are intended to send notifications in real time to a person’s mobile if the sensor detects a water leak, in order to be able to solve it in time.
Although this is a classic device, they are now able to locate the direction that the fire is taking, in the event of a fire, and notify the property owners by mobile phone.
Also, it can be set up together with other devices and can turn on the lighting in the space, so everyone can get out safely.
- Smart irrigation sensor
An intelligent irrigation sensor helps to use the sufficient amount of water to irrigate your plants, since they generate a warning to the sprinklers so that they turn on only when the soil is not well hydrated.
Currently, smart home appliance options can already be found on the market, such as refrigerators, which control food stocks to avoid waste, or washing machines that can indicate the appropriate amount of detergents.
According to Selectra, which is a platform for managing and reducing electricity, gas, Internet, telephone and alarm costs for companies and homesThere are kits on the market with lights, cameras and contacts that start at 1,900 pesos.
