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Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wireless standard that allows data to be transferred between devices over short distances without the need for a cable connection. An example is the connection between the mobile device and the computer. Security measures are essential with this form of connection: Attackers can use an open Bluetooth connection to extract private user...

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Blackout

A blackout is a prolonged, widespread loss of power, internet and utilities. This means: Neither light nor heating and electric stove, mobile network are working. Traffic lights and gas stations are down, public transport and elevators are at a standstill. The water can no longer flow because the pumps no longer have electricity, so the...

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Automation

Automation

Is the installation and execution of work and production processes that occur without direct, human intervention. One criticism often voiced is that this makes human labor superfluous. In the past, ideas – even horror scenarios – were sketched out of the self-organized, fully automated and human-empty factory. Studies and market surveys today indicate that Industries...

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Automated control

Automated control

By this we mean control processes that run without human intervention, i.e. automatically. What does this have to do with smart building technologies? By this we mean systems that learn from everyday life, automatically adapt and adjust their behavior to the environment. In buildings, a wide variety of systems often work together and must “talk”...

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Autonomous power supply

The term self-sufficient power supply refers to independence from the power grid. The most sustainable and environmentally friendly option is (self-)supply through renewable energy sources, such as electricity generated by a photovoltaic system.

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Balcony power plant: solar power for everyone

Micro-voltaic systems are easy to install and easy on the wallet. This means that (almost) everyone can make a contribution to the energy transition. High electricity prices have given a powerful boost to alternative energy generation. So-called balcony power plants are currently in particularly high demand – mini photovoltaic systems that are simply attached to...

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AAL – Ambient Assisted Living

Ambient Assisted Living includes all projects, devices and services that support elderly people or people with special needs in their daily life. AAL / Assisted Living means, for example, barrier-free concepts and/or controlling the environment. Likewise, alarm functions that support us when we need help. The aim is to design the living space in such...