A sunlight sensor It is one of the examples in which home automation helps to save on the electricity bill each month. It is a device that we can install in our home and link it with other devices. In this way, it can detect when sunlight enters through the window and be able to activate or not activate certain functions. We can even automate some tasks. The main objective is to make our home more efficient and save on electricity.
What is a sunlight sensor for?
You can give this type of device different uses. We are going to see the main ones and you will see that they are very useful for save electricity. You will be able to better manage the sunlight that enters your home and thus avoid spending more energy than necessary to carry out different tasks or have light bulbs on.
Take advantage of the light from the windows
A clear example of how a sunlight sensor helps save energy is by being able to control when the blinds are raised or lowered. If the sensor detects light coming through the window, it can cause the blinds to go up automatically. If at night he sees that the sunlight is gone, he lowers them again.
This is something that you are going to be able to control and depending on the luminosity that they go up before or not. It is a way of being able to have a home without having to turn on lights and be able to see thanks to sunlight. An interesting saving method that you will be able to use at home.
Turn lights on or off
You can also just turn on or off lights. As in the previous case, the sunlight sensor will detect when light enters through a window. You can set the bulbs to turn on or off based on it. You will be able to save on the electricity bill and not have to turn on lights in your home.
For this to be possible, that sunlight sensor is going to be connected to a hub just like the light bulbs. In this way the devices will be synchronized and you will be able to automate processes depending on the light that enters.
Adjust the brightness
Something similar happens with the light bulb brightness. We do not always need them to illuminate with the same intensity. Maybe it will be sunny enough so that we can turn off the bulbs or, if they are still on, at least they are not 100% bright and we can save energy.
Therefore, these types of sensors are going to be very useful in order to adjust the brightness of light bulbs and lamps that you have at home. For example in an office, it can also be set to adjust based on the time of day and incoming sunlight.
Avoid turning on air or heating
One more case in which you will be able to save energy thanks to a light sensor is by avoiding turning on the air conditioning or heating. The light that enters through the window can modify the temperature of a house. If, for example, in winter sunlight enters and heats a room by a few degrees, this can avoid turning on the heating or being able to turn it down to less power.
It is an interesting option in order to optimize the available resources. Thanks to home automation, a light sensor can be used to better manage the switching on of home air conditioning devices.
