Automation in Home Appliances

Lui, T. Joseph

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7_83

T. Joseph Lui MSc²

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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 monitoring, and more. In this chapter we explore the enabling technologies and applications of advanced home appliance automation.

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Abbreviations

AAN:: appliance area network
AHAM:: Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
DHCP:: dynamic host configuration protocol
DLC:: direct load control
DNS:: domain name system
HVAC:: heating, ventilation, air-conditioning
I/O:: input/output
IEC:: International Electrotechnical Commission
IP:: inaction–penalty
IP:: industrial protocol
IP:: integer programming
IP:: intellectual property
IP:: internet protocol
LAN:: local-area network
LCD:: liquid-crystal display
LED:: light-emitting diode
PAN:: personal area network
PC:: personal computer
RFID:: radiofrequency identification
TCP:: transmission control protocol
UI:: user interface
UPC:: universal product code
XML:: extensible mark-up language

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Global Product Organization, Whirlpool Corporation, 750 Monte Road, 49022, Benton Harbor, MI, USA
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PRISM Center, and School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 315 N. Grant Street, 47907, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Shimon Y. Nof

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Lui, T.J. (2009). Automation in Home Appliances. In: Nof, S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Automation. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7_83

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