F!DECT 302 - the way to cheaper heating with smart heads
The temperature outside the window is dropping, and heating prices are rising. In order to somehow make it to spring and not go bankrupt, it is worth getting a smart heating control that, in addition to saving money, will provide comfort and optimal temperature where we need it and at the right time.
Intelligent heating control
In a nutshell, intelligence is the ability to see reality, analyze it and make decisions based on it. So in this context, smart home heating control completely deserves the name. This is because the entire system is based on reading certain parameters through sensors - in this particular case, temperature - and checking whether they correspond to the conditions previously set by the user. If the measured temperature is too high or too low, the system activates the appropriate effectors (electric actuators), which, respectively, open or close the flow of hot water through the radiator.
In the case of the FRITZ DECT 302, both the electronic thermometer and the actuators are built into the same head, which could falsify the measurements, since the air near the radiator will always be noticeably warmer than away from it, which is far from the average of the room you are in.
Intelligent heating control is an integrated system, using a whole set of sensors and actuators, which are managed by the FRITZ router!Box as headquarters. So we can freely configure the decision loop and make the opening or closing of the valve dependent on the parameters read by a sensor located elsewhere in the room, where the measurements will be more representative.
Smart Home system components are generally wireless. For example, WiFi radiator thermostats are available. The WiFi radiator thermostat undoubtedly has the advantage of being compatible with any router, but the use of high-bandwidth network technology for an application requiring the transmission of small amounts of control data is form over substance, and on top of that, it consumes a lot of energy to power an IP-enabled system. Naturally, to the FRITZ router!Box can be seamlessly logged into a WiFi thermostat, while FRITZ smart radiator thermostats!DECT, allowing for automatic heating control use precisely the DECT technology known from home wireless telephony, which is characterized by greater range and resistance to interference (1900 MHz band), and in addition, in the version of ULE (Ultra Low Energy) consumes minimal amounts of electricity, so that the batteries powering the Smart radiator thermostat do not need to be replaced too often, the power supply is not an operational nuisance.
FRITZ DECT 302
FRITZ DECT 302 thermostat has an elegant and compact housing. Smart Home thermostat from AVM screws into place of regular control head on radiator. Importantly, this operation does not require turning off the heating throughout the house and does not unseal the system. The nut with which the smart thermostat is equipped at the factory is compatible with the most common standard (M30 x 1.5mm thread), but a Danfoss RA adapter is also included.
Smart radiator thermostat
The constituent thermostat of the Smart Home system, despite its integration with the router, does not lose the ability to control manually. Using the buttons, we can increase or decrease the temperature on an ad hoc basis, as well as activate rapid heating or, conversely, frost protection mode.
The smart SMART thermostat can also detect the opening of windows and then responds by closing the valve so that heat energy is not wasted for free.
Constituting the smart home, heating control, as one component of the entire smart home system, can be fully configured and managed both locally, using buttons on the devices, configurable multifunctional system panels, and from the FRITZ telephone camera!Fon.
Remote control of home temperature can be accomplished using the free FRITZ app!Smart Home or MyFRITZ!, as well as from the router's web configurator.
