Installation and configuration of a "smart home" based on a local wireless network (WLAN) in the context of a heating control system

Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Computer Science - Technical Computer Science, grade: 1,3, University of Bremen (Institut Technik und Bildung), language: English, abstract: This thesis deals with the installation and configuration of a "smart home" based on a local wireless network (WLAN) in the context of a heating control system. In today's world, the comfort of the home takes centre stage. It's not just about having a nice home, but being able to use it effectively (saving energy) and, above all, as comfortably as possible. In this homework, one aspect of the "smart home", heating control, is addressed. This aspect will be used to illustrate an example and show what is possible in a "smart home". Even if the focus is on comfort, the costs saved by a smart home should not go unmentioned. It is obvious that a heating control system that is constantly monitored and adapted to the ambient temperature causes less variable costs than a heating control system that permanently heats at a set, specific level. The following scenario is assumed for an illustrative example: A small family, father, mother and teenage son, have been living in a condominium for some time. The tech-savvy father decides to gradually convert the large flat into an intelligent home. He starts converting the heating systems in the autumn in order to save on heating costs over the winter.