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A Samsung launched this Wednesday (1) a new functionality in its application SmartThings. It's about the resource SmartThings Energy, which allows monitoring of energy consumption in the company's devices. 606n5
This unprecedented feature was developed by Samsung Korea. Its launch originally took place there. Afterwards, it hit the US, UK and Indian markets. Now the Brazil is the fifth country, and the first in Latin America, to receive the news. Samsung promises expansion to Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Panama soon.
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The idea of Samsung is to leave the consumer in full control of how to save energy at home. With the new function, the company's customers will have detailed reports on the consumption of their devices. In addition, the application will also bring notifications and tips on how to reduce the same.
The biggest highlight given by the company itself at the launch was for its line of air conditioners. Tiago Dias, director of Samsung Brazil's air conditioning division, drew attention to the model WindFree Plus and the connection it may have with the Energy function. Launched in 2017, the device maintains the ideal temperature in the windless environment.
We already have the largest inverter portfolio in the country. We have our WindFree air with 77% energy efficiency and no noise. And now, we leave it in the hands of our consumers to see how much energy they are or can start saving.
Tiago Dias, director of the air conditioning division at Samsung Brazil
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To access the novelty brought by Samsung, it is necessary, first of all, to that the application SmartThings is up to date. Or it if you don't already have it. Once that's done, just click on the "+" button in the corner of the screen and add a new energy card. Ready. From that moment on, the devices that you have already connected to the app will show their energy consumption. In the case of first access, you should look for the option to allow access to the SmartThings on each of the devices and enable it.
For now, only air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines and dryers can be connected to the new function, and a single washer model and a dryer model also have the option. Samsung revealed to be working on the development of connecting other items with the application, and made it available on SmartThings Energy hotsite all models currently ed by the feature.
From this, some possibilities will be present for customers. The main one is the reading of energy consumption converted from kWh to reais. The consumption details in kWs per hour had already been released in 2017. However, now the consumer can see exactly how much he is spending on each device and in total. The view is both by day and by month. It is worth ing that it is not only important, but necessary to inform the region of the country in which you live in the application. Each city has different energy distribution and tariffs. Therefore, the information is essential for the function to generate more accurate data on consumption.
Specialized notifications are also big news in this scenario. THE Samsung revealed the option where you can program the system to turn off your devices when you are not at home. Or, ask the app to notify you when an item is on and you're out and about.
In addition to all this, the application also has daily and monthly consumption goals. They can be defined by the . And so, a follow-up will be shown. Real-time information will appear, telling you how close or far you are from the established objective.
Finally, a complete report is also available. All the cited data and many others are displayed in detail. There is no information from Samsung that prove that this option effectively reduces energy costs. However, the company bets that leaving the control in the 's hands and the clear information for him/her will already help him a lot in this.
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In his speech, Thiago Dias also revealed another novelty: the launch of Air-conditioning POWERvolt in the second half of this year. The item will be the first on the market to be bivolt, that is, it can be connected to 127V or 220V outlets. The intention is to expand the possibility of purchasing the device and also facilitate its installation. There is no set date for the release yet.
The application SmartThings is available for Android e iOS.
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