Toronto Electricians and Electrical Contractors

Before turning in for the night at home, do you lock the doors, adjust the thermostat, and shut off the lights? Or do you ask your smart home to take care of everything for you? If it’s the latter, you’re part of a revolution that is changing the way people live around the globe. The worldwide installed base for smart home devices is expected to reach 286 million residences by 2022, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 29 percent during the forecast period. Germany, Britain, and France expect a combined growth of 24 percent in the same timeframe . And according to one report, Asia Pacific will account for approximately 30 percent of smart homes by 2030 and “could come to dominate the global market .” So what exactly is a smart home? A residence where technology allows users to control their home’s devices via a smart phone or Internet connection from anywhere in the world at any time. With the data gathered by these interoperable devices, users can increase their home’s safety, com...

Regulatory agencies are releasing new standards that bolster industrial energy efficiency and boost global sustainability efforts. In the US, for example, the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) premium-efficiency motor program will save 5.8 terawatts of electricity and prevent the release of nearly 80 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere over the next ten years. This is equivalent to keeping 16 million cars off the road. In Europe, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) has released the EN50598 standard which assesses power drive systems and makes recommendations for designing more environmentally friendly power applications. In addition to that, the standard was also adopted by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) under international standard IEC 61800-9-2:2017 . This focuses on system-wide efficiency on top of traditional individual component efficiency.The subsy...