Although smart homes have become widespread in recent years, it is known that the foundations of this technology were laid long ago. However, while these systems used to only enable simple actions such as turning on the light, nowadays everything from the lighting system to the food trucks can be controlled with voice commands. To summarize, smart home technology turns your home into a computer. Unfortunately, an important issue such as energy security is often overlooked.

How Smart Homes Work

Smart home systems, also known as smart homes , work with automation programs that have the necessary functions. Today, there are many different automation systems for smart homes, and each has a different software and operating system. But basically, we can say that it is a system that activates objects depending on the commands given. Thanks to the software installed on devices such as phones, tablets and computers, houses can be controlled via audio, video, interface and functions such as lighting, air conditioning and multimedia can be controlled from here. With the latest technology, it is possible to control everything from the volume setting of the television to the opening rate of the blinds.


Smart home technology does not only offer functionality related to the command system. At the same time, it provides the opportunity to manage electronic devices by associating them with each other. For example, it is possible with this system to associate the contrast setting of the television with the opening of the blinds. In order to fully understand the operation of the smart home system, it is necessary to talk about the internet of things technology.

What is the Internet of Things (IOT) and How Does It Work?

The internet of things, also known as IOT (Internet of Things), is a concept first introduced by Kevin Ashton in 1999. Basically, it enables electronic devices to communicate with each other using certain communication protocols. Thanks to this communication, devices can perform their routine functions without manual intervention. Today, IoT technology is used in many areas from smart homes to city management, as in the case of Manchester. It is predicted that it will have an important place in industrial production in the coming years.


IoT technology enables objects to communicate with each other automatically. Traffic control in Manchester is an example. The sensors located around the moonwalks in the city detect the density in the area and send a signal to the traffic lights, and the turn-on time of the lights can be optimized according to the ratio of pedestrian/vehicle traffic. In other words, for the system to work in a certain way, it is sufficient to realize the foreseen situation and to perceive it.

Energy Security in Smart Home and IOT Technologies

Smart homes and offices have started to be used in many parts of the world, including Turkey. Likewise, IOT is used both in industrial production, in individual areas and in urban settings. As a matter of fact, many experts think that these technologies will bring humanity to a new stage. It is difficult to say that this prediction is wrong. However, we should also state that as long as energy security is not ensured, smart systems and IOT technology will not have a functional side.

Some software may have an energy saving option. However, this option is not sufficient to avoid grid-sourced voltages. As a matter of fact, it should be noted that there will be risks even in routine use, no matter how smart the systems are optimized and necessary precautions are taken. Therefore, it is useful to take precautions against high voltage in places where these systems are used.


Harms of High Voltage

Installations to which IOT and smart home systems are connected can be exposed to a high voltage current at any time. This may occur due to lightning, static electricity accumulating in the installation or network-related problems. Especially in Turkey, unlike countries like the UK, there is no grid system integrated into smart systems. Therefore, high voltage always poses a great risk. Voltage imbalance in the installation will make the system work incorrectly. So much so that it can even affect the command order. There are many cases where smart home systems malfunction or completely lose a certain function due to a problem caused by the electrical installation. Smart home systems basically work with main controllers and sensors. Signals transmitted from devices to sensors trigger functions. High voltage current can destabilize main controllers or make them completely unusable. In this case, before using a Smart home system in a home or office , it is necessary to eliminate the risk of high voltage.

Secure Smart Home and IOT Systems with Trimbox

With Trimbox, you eliminate many troubles such as lightning, transformer explosion, neutral break, voltage fluctuations from being a risk for your electrical devices. Trimbox provides energy stabilization needed by smart home systems, while preventing excessive voltage tendencies caused by the reasons we have mentioned. In this way, it helps the systems to work safely. Trimbox, which was invented by Turkish inventors, was designed with the future of electrical energy in mind. You can adapt to the developing technology by using Trimbox.  Simple measures sometimes save lives. The best investment we can make to our family, work and environment is to take protective measures . With Trimbox and GNDSeries, you can be protected from electrical damage and related electrical contact fires.