A thermostat controls the temperature in your home. Before we explain how smart thermostats work, let's take a look at the thermostat basics.
Thermostats work in two ways. Mechanical thermostats rely on the expansion of metal strips as the temperature rises and falls. As the metal expands under heat, it completes an electrical circuit that then activates your home cooling and cooling system. Similarly, when your heating up strip cools, and activates a different circuit, your home heater turns on.
Digital thermostats operate under a similar mechanism. Although metals physically expand with heat, they also reduce their ability to conduct electricity. Digital thermostats can accurately measure changes with a special NTC 3950 10k sensor and then activate or shut down your home climate system accordingly.
What makes a thermostat smart?
Smart thermostats communicate with your home heating and cooling system. Common features include remote control for smartphone apps (we recommend the Tuya Smart, Smart Life App), Internet connectivity to adjust the weather, and hands-free activation for compatible voice assistants. Over time, smart thermostats can learn the best times to heat and cool, which can save electricity when overused and ultimately save a homeowner a monthly bill. For example, E-Top's HT series thermostat with OWD function has helped customers save 27% of their electricity bills on average.
How do smart thermometers work?
These additional features require some additional hardware built into the thermostat. Smart thermostats need memory to store more information and antennas to communicate wirelessly (radio 433/868Mhz). This hardware will tend to be installed on a unified motherboard, similar to a desktop computer.
Smart thermostats usually require an ordinary wire to power the wall because they have many functions active in the background. The device also comes with backup batteries in case of a power outage or pre-installation, and most products on the market can be remotely controlled by a phone.
What are the disadvantages of a smart thermostat?
The downsides of smart thermostats are few and far between. In the past, this cost was a significant barrier to entry, but we're offering difference options of Smart controls from $20 USD to $60 USD.
At present, there are a large number of cost-effective products for customers to choose from in China, and the price is only half of That of Amazon. For example, the temperature controller produced by E-Top has been popular in the European market for more than ten years with its high cost performance. The biggest challenge is the need to change the fixed mindset and regional prejudices of the majority of the population.
