You employ your mobile device for basically everything at the present time, right? So why not the kitchen? That was section of Siemens’ pitch today at IFA — the power to regulate your cooking and dish washing from afar. The corporate debuted homeConnect, a “networked kitchen,” which lets homeowners check on their energy consumption, shut down appliances remotely, receive notifications when the showering is completed and consider the contents in their fridges in real time — with assistance from internal cameras trained on the food. By downloading recipes from the net, users also can import temperature and cooking times. This is not the 1st time we have seen some kitchen-based connectivity, in fact — LG debuted the same smartphone-based Thinq line at CES earlier this year.
IFA 2011: Siemens showcases the networked kitchen
The long run moving in: Switch off the oven or monitor the ability consumption of appliances remotelyThe kitchen continues to be among the few places that isn’t networked – not yet no less than. Siemens would be demonstrating at IFA 2011 that the technology is already available: The oven is controlled using a tablet PC, the facility consumption of appliances monitored and the fridge asked whether there’s enough milk. In addition to making appliances easier to take advantage of and saving time, these applications can reduce costs by leveraging cheaper tariffs available through new technologies within the smart grid.
In many years consumers could be capable of operate their household appliances via smart phone, tablet PC, notebook or TV set – with access to a number of handy functions. Siemens would be showcasing the way it is all possible at IFA 2011 on Booth 101 in Hall 1.1. Here visitors can be ready to use a handheld remote control to function various household appliances, comparable to a bathing machine, dishwasher and hob, using an iPad. Recipes will also be downloaded from the web including preparation tips, while the oven automatically imports the proper temperatures and times. To envision whether you have already got a specific ingredient, the iPad displays real- time images from in the fridge. The user can check the present energy consumption and this system status of the household appliances, and is notified when, as an illustration, the bathing machine has finished. The appliances automatically notify the landlord of any need for servicing or repairs, with short videos providing instructions on a way to use the application, say when topping up the dishwasher salt. Finally, your complete appliances is also switched off remotely – finally, better safe than sorry.
Greater than five years ago, Siemens was the world’s first manufacturer to market a networked appliance portfolio in line with Powerline technology (networking via the ability network). Today the fad is toward wireless networking, with appliances being controlled via a wise phone or tablet PC. The announced energy turnaround and the rise in electricity from wind and solar energy mean that flexible electricity tariffs can be available in future. Washing machines can, for example, be switched on during cheap-rate periods. Such developments will pave the best way for brand spanking new technologies within the smart grid.
Consumers are altering their behavior
Yet are consumers willing within the first place to change their behavior accordingly? A study conducted by BSH Bosch und Siemens HausgeraÌte GmbH and gear utility E.ON addressed this issue. Participating households shifted half all their washing and dishwashing requirements to other times of the day to milk cheaper tariffs, managing to save lots of 25 percent in their electricity costs compared with the common-or-garden tariff. However, they tended to overestimate the savings related to flexible electricity usage. Although many purchasers are keenly occupied with the problem of energy costs, they sometimes lack any detailed knowledge in their electricity tariffs. Considering the fact that consumers are, however, willing to change their behavior to milk flexible tarifs, Siemens will continue to work consistently on equipping household appliances with relevant smart functions.Tariff structure aside, modern, energy-efficient household appliances can still save loads of electricity. Consequently, increasingly more customers are being attentive to energy classes. Consistent with a study by Ipsos at the image of leading home appliance manufacturers, Siemens holds a number one position among brands which are regarded as energy- efficient. During the last 15 years, the manufacturer has managed to substantially reduce power consumption with all large household appliances: From around a 3rd for ovens to around two thirds for freezer- refrigerator combinations. The recent, power-saving coolEfficiency series of cooling products fulfils without exception the pinnacle Energy Efficiency Classes A+++ or A++.
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