Using web server solutions, these systems can be controlled, operated and maintained remotely via the internet.
Like networking all of a house’s controllers for home automation, communication with the smart grid is also becoming more important.
Lodam Electronics, which specialises in control electronics for cooling, air conditioning and heating systems, supports this process and makes it easier for system manufacturers to integrate their products into a single network.
Lodam sales manager Carsten Pedersen said the company had simplified the smart grid-ready certification process for manufacturers of heat pumps.
“Our controller features all the required functions and can be used as a plug-and-play solution,” he said.
The new ventilation controller presented by Lodam Electronics at ISH in Frankfurt recently can be combined with a heat pump, solar panels and photovoltaics.
It features a built-in Ethernet module with integrated web server for external communication.
The web server solution not only allows end users to access their system remotely via a computer or smartphone, but also makes manufacturers of heat pumps and ventilation systems smart grid-capable.
Remote access isn’t the only benefit that extending the interface into the internet provides, Pedersen said.
A web server can easily be adjusted in line with the corporate design of a manufacturer and offers customers a user-friendly interface.