Smart grid technology: future home appliances interact through smart grid technology

The ability to constantly innovate and develop state-of-the-art products allows Indesit Company to produce products that are eco-friendly, easy to use and feature an innovative design. A completely new concept for home appliances.
Indesit Company projects in domotics are intended to develop a software that can help users in the configuration and concurrent operation of various home appliances in the home, while simplifying their use and reducing energy consumption. These studies will lead to the introduction of new functionalities as well as improved performance. Future home appliances will consume less energy and water, be equipped with smart grids and integrate highly innovative technological solutions. For instance, they will be able to run low energy cycles during periods of reduced use (at night time or when the user is not at home), thus permitting substantial energy and cost savings under equal operating conditions. Thanks to intelligent technology applied to domotics, home appliances will be in a position to exchange information about operation among themselves, balancing energy consumption and avoiding peaks of operation or, also, adjusting to the feed-in electricity tariffs enforced in the most developed markets – with smart grid technology -, by opting for low cost and low impact solutions.

In relation to smart grid technology, Indesit Company started two important projects in autumn 2009. The world’s first large scale home project for DDC (Dynamic Demand Control) technology (smart refrigerators that can manage consumption based on network availability), and Energy@home, a research project for the experimentation of an interconnectivity standard for home appliances that will optimise home energy consumption.