Automation in Home Appliances
Home appliances, by their very nature, represent realizations of the principles of automation. Home appliances exist for the purpose of automating otherwise manual processes in the home. The operation of home appliances has been refined over the years, th
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T. Joseph Lui
Home appliances, by their very nature, represent realizations of the principles of automation. Home appliances exist for the purpose of automating otherwise manual processes in the home. The operation of home appliances has been refined over the years, though the machine function has remained essentially the same. Advancements in the areas of microprocessor-based controls, sensors, displays, and interconnectivity, however, are enabling a new generation of appliances with advanced automation capabilities. Smart refrigerators, smart cooking appliances, and smart cleaning appliances are already appearing on the market. Along with these appliances we observe the viability of advanced applications in home automation. Software-based controls, appliance area networks (AANs), and display devices capable of creating a rich user experience are enabling advances in refrigeration automation, cooking integration automation, automated home utility management, automated fault and performance
Convenience – in the form of home chore automation – has always been the primary justification for a consumer to purchase a home appliance. Major home activities including refrigeration, cooking, and cleaning have enjoyed substantial levels of automation for many years. In this chapter, we explore the history of home chore automation, enabling technologies for advanced automation, and several applications thereof. We will
83.1 Background and Theory ........................ 1469 83.1.1 History ...................................... 1469 83.1.2 Enabling Technologies ................ 1470 83.2 Application Examples, Guidelines, and Techniques .................................... 1472 83.2.1 Refrigeration ............................. 1472 83.2.2 Cooking .................................... 1474 83.2.3 Cleaning ................................... 1475 83.2.4 General Appliance Automation .... 1475 83.2.5 Household Energy Management ... 1478 83.3 Emerging Trends and Open Challenges ... 1481 83.3.1 Trends ...................................... 1481 83.3.2 Challenges ................................ 1482 83.4 Further Reading ................................... 1483 References .................................................. 1483
monitoring, and more. In this chapter we explore the enabling technologies and applications of advanced home appliance automation.
not address heating, ventilation and air-conditionning (HVAC), lighting, entertainment, or security systems. Interested readers can refer to Chaps. 62 and 71 for treatment of these topics. Here, we focus specifically on major appliances, namely, refrigerators, dish washers, cook tops and ovens, clothes washers and dryers, and microwave ovens. We do not address smaller appliances such as food processors.
83.1 Background and Theory 83.1.1 History Home appliances, by their very nature, automate an otherwise manual process. The clothes washer automates
the manual process of fabric care. The food processor automates portions of the manual processes of food preparation. The list go
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