Abanikazi bezindlu banamuhla bafuna kakhulu izindlela zokunciphisa izikweletu zabo zenyanga zezinsiza ngenkathi futhi benciphisa umthelela wabo emvelweni. Ukuzulazula emhlabeni wobuchwepheshe obusebenza kahle ngamandla kungase kuzwakale kunzima, kodwa-ke ukuguqukela ekuphileni okuhlakaniphile, okuluhlaza akukaze kube kufinyeleleke kangako. I-Lifei, igama elithenjwayo emkhakheni kagesi wasekhaya, ivele njengomuntu ohamba phambili ngokuletha imikhiqizo emisha ehlanganisa umklamo osikwele nozuzo olubonakalayo lokonga amandla. Noma ngabe ukhathazekile ngokwanda kokusetshenziswa kukagesi ekhaya noma ufuna nje ukwenza ikhaya lakho libe ntofontofo, ukuqonda ukuthi izinto zikagesi ezifanele zingashintsha kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke kuyisinyathelo sokuqala. Lo mhlahlandlela uzokuhambisa kukho konke okudingayo ukukwazi mayelana nemikhiqizo ye-Lifei, kusukela ekukhanyeni kwe-LED kuye kuma-thermostat ahlakaniphile, futhi uchaze ukuthi kungani ukwenza ushintsho kuyisinqumo esizikhokhela ngokwayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ekugcineni, uzoba nolwazi lokuthuthukisa ikhaya lakho ngokuzethemba, unciphise umthelela wakho wekhabhoni, futhi ujabulele indawo yokuhlala esebenza kahle evumelana nezinjongo zesimanjemanje zokusimama.

Imakethe yasekhaya yamandla kagesi igcwele izinketho, kodwa iLifei izihlukanisa ngokuzibophezela okungapheli ocwaningweni, ikhwalithi, nokusebenza kwezinto zangempela. Ifilosofi yenkampani igxile embonweni wokuthi ukonga amandla akufanele kube ngenzuzo yobuhle noma ukuba lula. Yonke imikhiqizo yakhelwe ukuthi ihlangane kahle emakhaya asekhona, noma ngabe uhlala efulethini elincane noma endlini enkulu yasemakhaya. Kusukela ekubhekaneni nokukhungatheka okujwayelekile kwemikhawulo yokuxhuma ugesi endlini kuya ekunikezeni izixazululo kulabo abazibuza nge-voltage yendlu, iLifei ihlanganisa zonke izidingo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izigaba eziyinhloko zemikhiqizo yomkhiqizo, sinikeze izeluleko ezisebenzayo ekukhetheni amayunithi afanele indawo yakho, futhi sabelane ngemininingwane evela kumakhasimende angempela asevele enze ushintsho. Uma ngabe wake wazwa ingcindezi yokuntuleka kukagesi endaweni yakho ngesikhathi sesiphepho futhi wafisa isixazululo sokugcina, noma uma ufuna nje ukwehlisa izikweletu zakho zenyanga, qhubeka ufunda ngoba iLifei inokuthile kuwo wonke umuntu.

ULifei wakhe idumela lakhe esisekelweni sokusebenza kahle kwamandla, ukwethembeka, kanye nokuqanjwa kwezinto okubheka phambili okubhekana neziphakamiso ezicindezela kakhulu zabangumnikazi bezindlu zanamuhla. Uhlobo lusebenza ngaphansi kophahla lwe-Lanxi Lifei Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., ehlanganyela nabakhulu bemboni njenge-DELIXI Electric ukuletha imikhiqizo ehlangabezana namazinga aqinile okuphepha nokusebenza. Lapho ukhetha i-Lifei, awuthengi nje isibani sikagesi noma i-thermostat; utshala imali ohlelweni lwamadivayisi ahlakaniphile, axhumene, asebenza ndawonye ukwehlisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi wakho wasekhaya. Ukuzinikela kwenkampani kubuchwepheshe obuluhlaza kusho ukuthi yonke imikhiqizo yakhelwe ukusebenzisa amandla amancane ngaphandle kokudela ukukhiqiza, noma ngabe ukukhanyisa, ukushisa, noma ukunika amandla izinto zakho zasekhishini. Lokhu kugxila kabili ekuziphendeni kwemvelo kanye nesipiliyoni somsebenzisi kwenze i-Lifei yaba uhlobo oludumile emakhaya anakekela imvelo emhlabeni wonke.

Enye yezinzuzo ezivelele zokwamukela imikhiqizo ye-Lifei ukuthuthuka okusheshayo kubili lakho lombane. Amabhubhu akudala akhanyisa kakhulu kanye nemishini yakudala ichitha ingxenye enkulu yamandla abawadonsayo, iguqule imali yakho oyiholile ibe ukushisa esikhundleni sokukhanya okusebenzayo noma ukupholisa. Izixazululo zokukhanyisa ze-LED ze-Lifei, isibonelo, zisebenzisa amandla angama-procenti angama-80 kancane kunezinye izibani ezivamile kanti futhi zihlala isikhathi esingama-25 izikhathi kunesivamile. Ngokufanayo, ama-smart plugs kanye nama-thermostats omkhiqizo akuvumela ukuthi ubheke futhi ulawule ukusetshenziswa kwamandla akho ngesikhathi sangempela, uqede ukuchitha okwenzeka lapho amadivayisi eshiywa ku-standby. Kubanikazi bezindlu abaye babhekana nokukhungatheka kokungabi bikho kukagesi endaweni yami ngezikhathi eziphakeme kakhulu, imiklamo ye-Lifei esebenza kahle ngamandla inganciphisa nomthwalo ohlelweni lwakho lukagesi lwasekhaya, okungavimbela ukuphuka kwezivalo nezinye izinkinga. Ngaphezu kokonga imali, kukhona umuzwa ojulile wokwaneliseka ozayo lapho wazi ukuthi izinqumo zakho zansuku zonke zinikela ngeplanethi enempilo.

Ukuvuleka komkhiqizo we-Lifei kuyisizathu esinye esinamandla sokucathelisisa uhlobo lwakho olulandelayo. Noma ngabe ufuna ukubuyekeza igumbi elilodwa noma ubuyekeze yonke indlu yakho, inkampani inikeza izixazululo ezihambisana nesabelomali nesitayela sakho. Ithimba lokuklama libeka phambili ukusebenziseka kalula, liqinisekise ukuthi ngisho nalabo abanolwazi olulinganiselwe lobuchwepheshe bangafaka futhi balungise amadivayisi abo ngaphandle kosizo lochwepheshe. Imikhiqizo eminingi iza nemiyalelo enemininingwane, izifundo zevidiyo, nokusekelwa kwamakhasimende okusheshayo ukukuqondisa kuyo yonke inqubo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukubambisana kwe-Lifei ne-DELIXI Electric kusho ukuthi izingxenye zikagesi ngemuva kwezindaba—izishintshi, iziphazamisi zesekethe, nezinye izinto zokufaka izintambo—zithembekile ngokufanayo, zinikeza ukuthula kwengqondo ukuthi ugesi wendlu yakho uphathwa ngokuphepha. Le ndlela ephelele yezixazululo zikagesi zasekhaya ihlukanisa i-Lifei nabancintisana nabo abanikeza kuphela imikhiqizo eyihlukanisile ngaphandle kokucathelisisa ukuthi ingena kanjani esithombeni esikhulu sengqalasizinda yendlu yakho.

Ukukhanyisa kuthatha ingxenye enkulu yokusetshenziswa kwamandla kwendlu ejwayelekile, yingakho iLifei itshale kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni ama-LED bulbs nezinto zokukhanyisa eziletha ukukhanya okukhulu ngenkathi zisebenzisa amandla amancane. Uhlu lwenkampani luhlanganisa izinketho ezicimayo ezikuvumela ukuthi ubeke imizwa efanele kunoma yisiphi isikhathi, ama-bulbs anombala ongashintsha kusuka kumhlophe okufudumele kuya ekukhanyeni kwemini okubandayo, nama-smart bulbs angalawulwa ngama-voice assistants noma izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-smartphone. Le mikhiqizo yakhelwe ukuthi ilingane nezindawo ezijwayelekile, okwenza inqubo yokuthuthukisa ibe lula njengokufaka ibhulubhu entsha. Ngempilo ende edlula amahora angu-15,000, ungakulindela iminyaka yokusebenza okuthembekile ngaphambi kokudinga ukushintshwa, okunciphisa kakhulu ukuchitha nokonga izindleko zokugcinwa. Kubanikazi bezindlu abake babhekana nokuphazamiseka kokungabi bikho kukagesi endaweni yabo ngesikhathi sesiphepho, ukuba nama-Lifei smart bulbs ambalwa anezici zebhethri ezisekelayo kungahlinzeka ngokukhanyisa okwesikhashana kuze kube yilapho ugesi ubuyiselwa.

Ukusebenza kahle kwezixazululo ze-LED ze-Lifei akukalwa kuphela ngama-watts alondoloziwe kodwa nangokukhwalithi kokukhanya abakukhiqizayo. Ngokungafani namathubhu e-fluorescent amadala akhanyisa kancane noma akhulula ukukhanya okubukhali, lawa ma-LED anikeza ukukhanyisa okubushelelezi, okungaguquki okunciphisa ukukhathala kwamehlo futhi kuthuthukise umoya wanoma yiphi igumbi. Inkomba yokunikeza umbala (CRI) iphakeme, okusho ukuthi imibala ibonakala icacile futhi ingokoqobo, okubaluleke kakhulu ezindaweni ezifana namakhishi, amahhovisi asekhaya, namastudiyo obuciko. Ukufakwa kulula: izibani eziningi zifakwa ngqo ezindaweni ezikhona ngaphandle kokudinga ukuguqulwa kukagesi wakho wasekhaya. Kulabo abafuna ukuthatha ukukhanyisa kwabo kuye ezingeni elilandelayo, i-Lifei inikeza izikhungo ezihlakaniphile ezikuvumela ukuthi udale izinhlelo, usethe izigcawu, futhi ngisho nokuvumelanisa izibani zakho nomculo noma amamuvi. Umphumela yindawo yokuhlala evumelana nendlela yakho yokuphila ngenkathi isebenza kanzima ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi wasekhaya.

Ikhathalogi ye-Lifei yasekhaya ehlakaniphile ihlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo eziningi zamadivayisi enzelwe ukukunikeza ukulawula okungakaze kwenzeke phezu kokusetshenziswa kwamandla akho kanye nezinqubo zakho zansuku zonke. Amapulaki ahlakaniphile angaphakathi kwezinto ezithandwa kakhulu, akuvumela ukuthi uguqule noma iyiphi into ejwayelekile ibe yidivayisi exhunyiwe engavulwa noma icishwe ukude nge-app. Lokhu kusiza kakhulu ekuphathweni kwamadivayisi avame ukushiywa evuliwe ngengozi, njengezishisi zendawo, amafeni, noma izinhlelo zokuzijabulisa. Izishintshi ezihlakaniphile zithatha indawo yezishintshi zakho ezijwayelekile zodonga, zikunikeze amandla okulawula izibani ezilengayo ngezwi lakho noma ngezizindla ezizenzakalelayo njengokuphuma nokushona kwelanga. Ama-thermostat ahlakaniphile omkhiqizo athatha ukuphathwa kwamandla esinyathelo esilandelayo ngokufunda uhlelo lwakho kanye nezintandokazi zakho, alungisa izinga lokushisa ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuze kukhuthazwe induduzo ngenkathi kuncishiswa ukuchitha. Lapho ugesi wasekhaya lakho uhluka, la madivayisi angakwazi futhi ukunikeza izexwayiso, akusize ukuthi ubone izinkinga ezingaba khona ngaphambi kokuba zibe ukulungiswa okubizayo.

Imikhiqizo yonke yasekhaya ehlakaniphile yakwa-Lifei yakhelwe ngokucabangela ukusebenzisana, isekela izinhlelo ezinkulu njenge-Amazon Alexa, i-Google Assistant, ne-Apple HomeKit. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungahlanganisa amadivayisi ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngezinkinga zokuhambisana, wakhe uhlelo olwenzelwe wena oluhambisana nezidingo zakho ezihlukile. Ukuqapha amandla kuyisici esivelele: i-plug ehlakaniphile ngayinye ne-thermostat inikeza idatha yesikhathi sangempela ngokuthi amadivayisi akho adla amandla kangakanani, ikunikeza amandla okwenza izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nemikhuba yakho yokusebenzisa. Ngokwesibonelo, ungathola ukuthi ifriji yakho endala iyona enesibopho sokudla ugesi omkhulu endlini yakho, okukuphoqa ukuthi ucabangele ukuthuthukisa uye kumodeli esebenza kahle kakhulu. Isici sokulula asikwazi ukugcizelelwa kakhulu—cabanga ukufika ekhaya kusihlwa esibandayo sasebusika egumbini lokuhlala elifudumele kakade, noma ukucisha zonke izibani ulele embhedeni ngaphandle kokuvuka. Lezi zithuthukisi ezincane zekhwalithi yokuphila zengeza ukonga isikhathi namandla okubalulekile esikhathini eside.

Ukuzibophezela kukaLifei ekusimameni kudlulela emkhakheni wezinto ezinkulu zasendlini, lapho banikeza khona izitofu ze-induction, ama-air conditioner we-inverter, kanye nezishisi zesikhala ezisebenzisa imvelo ezibeka amazinga amasha okusebenza kahle. Izitofu ze-induction zisebenzisa amandla kagesi ukushisa izimbiza ngqo, esikhundleni sokuchitha ukushisa emoyeni ongazungezile, okusho izikhathi zokupheka ezisheshayo kanye nezikweletu zamandla eziphansi. Ubuchwepheshe be-inverter kuma-air conditioner kaLifei buvumela i-compressor ukuthi isebenze ngesivinini esiguquguqukayo, igcine izinga lokushisa elingaguquki ngaphandle kokuvula nokucisha njalo okuchitha amandla futhi kubangele ukuguga nokukhathala. Lezi zinhlelo zenzelwe ukusebenza ngokuthula, okwenza zibe zilungele amakamelo okulala, amagumbi okuphumula, kanye nezikhala ezivulekile lapho umsindo ungaba ukuphazamiseka. Ngezitifiketi zamandla ezilinganiselwe ngezinkanyezi, lezi zinto zokusebenza ziqinisekisiwe ukuthi zizoletha ukonga okukhulu ezikweletini zakho zenyanga ngenkathi futhi zinciphisa umthelela wekhabhoni wasekhaya lakho.

Ukuqina kuyisici esibalulekile somugqa wemishini kaLifei, lapho yonke imikhiqizo ihlolwa kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ingamelana neminyaka yokusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke. Izinto ezisetshenzisiwe zikhethwa ngokumelana nokugqwala, ukushisa, nokushayeka, futhi izingxenye zangaphakathi zitholwa kubahlinzeki abahlonishwayo abalandela amazinga aqinile ekhwalithi. Lokhu kusho ukulungiswa nokushintshwa okuncane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okonga izindleko futhi kungcono kwemvelo. Kubanikazi bezindlu abakhathazekile ngokushintshashintsha kwamandla kagesi ezindlini okulimaza imishini yabo, uLifei ufaka ukuvikelwa okwakhelwe ngaphakathi kwe-surge nobuchwepheshe bokuzinza kwamandla kagesi emikhiqizweni yawo eminingi. Noma ngabe uhlala endaweni esengozini yokuphazamiseka kukagesi futhi uke waba nokuntuleka kukagesi endaweni yakho kaningi, le mishini yakhelwe ukuze iqhubeke nokusebenza ngokuphepha uma ugesi ubuyela, ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa izilungiselelo zakho noma ukudicilela phansi ukusebenza. Ukuhlanganiswa kokusebenza kahle, ukuqina, nezici ezihlakaniphile kwenza uLifei ukhetho oluqinile kunoma ngubani ofuna ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda kagesi yasekhaya.

Ukukhetha izinto zikagesi ezonga amandla ezifanele ikhaya lakho kudinga ukuhlola ngokucophelela izidingo zakho ezithile, indawo ohlala kuyo, kanye nesabelomali sakho. Isinyathelo sokuqala ukuhlola usayizi nokwakheka kwamagumbi ohlose ukuwathuthukisa, njengoba lokhu kuzothinta ngqo izidingo zamandla (wattage) namandla (capacity) emikhiqizo yokukhanyisa, yokushisisa, nokupholisa. Indawo enkulu yokuhlala evulekile, ngokwesibonelo, ingazuza kumalambu amaningi ahlakaniphile (smart bulbs) noma i-AC enomshini wokushintsha amandla (inverter AC) ene-BTU ephezulu, kanti igumbi lokulala elincane lingase ludinge i-LED eyodwa kuphela engalungiswa ukukhanya kwayo (dimmable LED) kanye nesishisi esincane. Okulandelayo, cabanga ngendlela osisebenzisa ngayo ugesi nsuku zonke: ingabe uchitha isikhathi esiningi ekhishini, noma usebenza ekhaya futhi udinga indawo yokusebenzela ekhululekile? Ukuqonda ukuthi nini nokuthi ungasisebenzisa kanjani ugesi endlini yakho kuzokusiza ukuthi ubeke phambili ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezizoba nomthelela omkhulu ezikweletini zakho. Ekugcineni, setha isabelomali esingokoqobo esibala hhayi kuphela izindleko zokuqala zemikhiqizo kodwa futhi nokonga okuzolethwa yizo esikhathini eside.

Uma usunombono ocacile wezidingo zakho, qhathanisa izici zamamodeli ahlukene e-Lifei ukuze uthole okufanele kakhulu. Naka izilinganiso zamandla (wattage), amakhono ahlakaniphile, izikhathi zewaranti, kanye nokuhambisana nezinhlelo zakho zasekhaya ezikhona. Ngokwesibonelo, uma usuvele usebenzisa i-smart home hub, hlola ukuthi imikhiqizo ye-Lifei oyicabangayo ingahlanganiswa kalula yini. Kuhlakaniphile futhi ukuqinisekisa i-voltage yendlu endaweni yakho—imikhiqizo eminingi ye-Lifei yakhelwe ama-voltage ajwayelekile ezindlini, kodwa ukuphinda uhlole kungavimbela izinkinga zokuhambisana esikhathini esizayo. Iwebhusayithi yenkampani ihlinzeka ngezincazelo ezinemininingwane yomkhiqizo ngamunye, futhi ithimba labo losizo lwamakhasimende liyatholakala ukuze liphendule noma imiphi imibuzo ongaba nayo. Uma usangabaza, ukufunda izibuyekezo zamakhasimende kanye nobufakazi kungakunikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile ekusebenzeni kwangempela nokwethembeka. Ukwenza isinqumo esinolwazi kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inani elikhulu kakhulu ekutshalweni kwakho futhi ujabulele izinzuzo ezigcwele zokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi ekhaya.

Esinye isici esibalulekile ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lukagesi lwasekhaya lungakhula kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Uhlelo lukaLifei lwenzelwe ukukhula nawe, ngakho-ke qala ngemikhiqizo eyodwa noma emibili bese wengeza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba izidingo zakho zishintsha. Ngokwesibonelo, ungase uqale ngokufaka esikhundleni zonke izibani zakho ngezibani zikaLifei ze-LED bese wengeza i-thermostat ehlakaniphile, bese kamuva wengeza izixhumi ezihlakaniphile ohlelweni lwakho lokuzijabulisa kanye nesitofu sokupheka esisebenzisa ugesi ekhishini lakho. Le ndlela yokwengeza kancane kancane isabalalisa izindleko futhi ikuvumela ukuthi uzizwele izinzuzo ngaphambi kokuzibophezela ekuthuthukisweni okugcwele. Ukufakwa kochwepheshe akuvamile ukudingeka, kodwa uma wenza ukulungiswa okukhulu okubandakanya izintambo ezintsha noma iziphazamisi zesekethe, ukubonisana nomuntu osebenza ngogesi onelayisensi kuyinto enhle njalo. Bangaqinisekisa ukuthi iphaneli likagesi lasekhaya lakho likwazi ukusekela amadivayisi amasha nokuthi konke kuhlangabezana namakhodi okuphepha endawo. Ngokuthatha indlela yamasu, yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo, ungaguqula ikhaya lakho libe yisibonelo sokusebenza kahle kwamandla ngaphandle kokudlula isabelomali sakho noma isimiso sakho sansuku zonke.

Inzuzo esheshayo nesicindezelayo yokwamukela imikhiqizo ye-Lifei ukuncipha okukhulu ezibilini zakho zamandla zenyanga. Ukukhanya kwe-LED kukodwa kunganciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla akho okukhanyisa kufike ku-80 ekhulwini, futhi uma kuhlangene nama-thermostat ahlakaniphile kanye nezinto zikagesi ezisebenza kahle, ukonga okuhlanganisiwe kungaba kukhulu kakhulu. Abanikazi bezindlu abaningi babika ukuthi utshalomali lwabo emikhiqizweni ye-Lifei luzikhokhela ngaphakathi konyaka wokuqala ngokusebenzisa izindleko zikagesi eziphansi. Ngaphezu kokubuyiselwa kwezimali okuqondile, kukhona nokuthula kwengqondo okuvela ekwazini ukuthi usebenzisa ugesi ngokuzibophezela kakhudlwana. Esikhathini samandla akhuphukayo kanye nokuqwashisa ngemvelo okwandayo, wonke ama-kilowatt-awa alondolozwe anikela esikhathini esizayo esisimeme. Uma wake wakhathazeka ngokusebenzisa ugesi wasekhaya ezinyangeni zasehlobo lapho ama-air conditioner asebenza kakhulu, ukushintshela kuma-AC we-inverter e-Lifei kunganciphisa kakhulu umugqa wakho wokusebenzisa futhi kuvimbele ukushaqeka okubilini.

Ukuqina kwemvelo kokukhetha izinto zikagesi ezisebenzisa ugesi kancane kudlula kakhulu ekhaya lakho. Isidingo esiphansi sikagesi sisho ukucindezeleka okuncane kugridi kagesi, okunciphisa isidingo sezitshalo zamandla ezisebenzisa uphethiloli futhi kusize ukulwa noshintsho lwesimo sezulu. Imikhiqizo ye-Lifei yenziwa ngokucatshangelwa ukuqina, kusetshenziswa izinto ezingasetshenziswa kabusha nezinqubo ezinciphisa imfucuza. Ngokuba yingxenye yomphakathi wabasebenzisi be-Lifei, uba yingxenye yomnyakazo womhlaba wonke oya ekuphileni okuluhlaza okubeka phambili impilo yeplanethi yethu ezizukulwaneni ezizayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, induduzo ethuthukisiwe kanye nokuba lula okunikezwa izici zasekhaya ezihlakaniphile akunakunganakwa. Amandla okulawula imvelo yakho ngomyalo olula wezwi noma kusuka noma yikuphi emhlabeni ngohlelo lokusebenza engeza izinga lokunethezeka elisheshayo libe yinto eyimpoqo. Noma ngabe ulungisa izinga lokushisa ngaphambi kokuba ufike ekhaya noma uhlola ukuthi ushiye izibani zivuliwe yini, lezi zinto ezilula zenza impilo yansuku zonke ibe bushelelezi futhi ijabulise kakhudlwana.

Enye inzuzo evame ukunganakwa ukwanda kokuphepha nokwethembeka imikhiqizo ye-Lifei eyiletha ekhaya lakho. Amadivayisi amaningi omkhiqizo afaka ukuvikelwa kwamagagasi, ukuvikelwa ngokushisa ngokweqile, nezici zokuvala ngokuzenzakalelayo ezivimbela izingozi futhi zandise impilo yemishini yakho. Emakhaya anezingane noma izakhamuzi asebekhulile, lezi zici zokuphepha zinikeza isendlalelo esingeziwe sokuvikelwa ezintweni eziyingozi zikagesi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ikhono lokuqapha ukusetshenziswa kwamandla akho ngesikhathi sangempela lingakwazisa ngezinto ezingajwayelekile ezingabonisa into eyonakele noma inkinga yokuxhuma, okukuvumela ukuthi ubhekane nezinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe zimbi kakhulu. Uma uhlala endaweni lapho kungabikho ugesi endaweni yami kuyinkinga ephindaphindayo, imiklamo ye-Lifei esebenza kahle ngamandla ingakusiza futhi wenze okusemandleni emithombo yamandla eyisipele njengezinjini noma amabhethri elanga, ukwelula izinto zakho ezingeziwe phakathi nokuphazamiseka. Inhlanganisela yezinzuzo zezimali, zemvelo, nezokuphila yenza ukushintshela ku-Lifei kube okunye kokuthuthukiswa kwekhaya okuhlakaniphile ongakwenza.

Ukuzwa kubasebenzisi bangempela abaguqule izindlu zabo ngemikhiqizo ye-Lifei kunikeza ukuqinisekiswa okunamandla kwezitatimende zohlobo. Ikhasimende elilodwa elivela eCalifornia libike ukuthi ngemuva kokufaka esikhundleni zonke izibani zalo ze-incandescent ngama-LED e-Lifei nokufaka i-smart thermostat, isikweletu sawo kagesi sanyanga zonke sancipha cishe ngamaphesenti angu-40. Liphawule ukuthi inqubo yokufaka yayilula kakhulu nokuthi isikhombimsebenzisi sohlelo lokusebenza senze kwaba lula ukusetha amasheduli nokuqapha ukusetshenziswa. Elinye ilungu elivela eTexas, elalilokhu lilwa nokusetshenziswa kukagesi okuningi ekhaya ngenxa yeyunithi lokushisa elidala, lenze isinqumo sokuthuthukisa i-Lifei inverter AC. Lamangala ukuthi leyunithi isebenza kanjani ngokuthula nokuthi yaphola kanjani indlu yalo ngokushesha, ngisho nangaphansi kwamagagasi okushisa aqopha umlando. Izikweletu zalo zamandla zinciphe ngaphezu kuka-$50 ngenyanga phakathi nehlobo, futhi lazi ukuthula kwengqondo okwavela ekuvikelweni okwakhelwe ngaphakathi kweyunithi ekushayweni kukagesi, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yemvula eqhwa kaningi esifundeni salo.

Indaba ebaluleke kakhulu ivela emndenini waseFlorida owawuvame ukuba nezinkinga zokucima kukagesi ngesikhathi sesiphepho. Batshala imali kusethi yamalambu ahlakaniphile e-Lifei anebhethri eyisipele kanye namapulaki ahlakaniphile ambalwa ukuze balawule izinto zabo ezibalulekile. Lapho isiphepho esikhulu sishiya indawo yabo ngaphandle kukagesi izinsuku ezintathu, amalambu anebhethri eyisipele anikeza ukukhanya okwanele ukuze bakwazi ukuhamba ekhaya labo ngokuphepha, futhi amapulaki ahlakaniphile abavumela ukuthi bakhubaze izinto ezingabalulekile kude ukuze balondoloze uphethiloli we-generator. Ngemuva kokuba isiphepho sidlule, bakwazi ukuqapha ugesi wendlu yabo ngohlelo lokusebenza ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi ubuyele esimweni esijwayelekile ngaphambi kokuxhuma izinto ezibucayi. Lesi sibonelo sangempela sigqamisa ukuthi imikhiqizo ye-Lifei inganikeza kanjani ukonga kwansuku zonke kanye nokwesekwa okubalulekile ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo. Umndeni kusukela lapho uncoma i-Lifei kubo bonke omakhelwane bawo, ubala ukuqina, ukusebenziseka kalula, kanye nokwesekwa okuhle kakhulu kwamakhasimende abakuthola kuyo yonke le nqubo.

Ingxenye yezindaba zamakhasimende kuwebhusayithi ye-Lifei kanye neyabo IzindabaIkhasi njalo libonisa ukuqhathaniswa kwezibilimbi zamandla ngaphambi nangemva, likhombisa imiphumela eqondile abasebenzisi abangayilindela. Amakhasimende amaningi agcizelela ukuthi ekuqaleni ayenokungabaza ukuthi ukuthuthukisa izinto zikagesi zasekhaya kungaba nomthelela kangakanani, kodwa ngemva kokuzibonela ukonga mathupha, baba abalandeli abanentshiseko. Izindikimba ezijwayelekile empendulweni zihlanganisa ubuchopho besixhumi esibonakalayo sohlelo lokusebenza, ukusabela kokulawula ngezwi, kanye nokuthuthuka okubonakalayo enduduzweni yasekhaya. Ababuyekezi abaningana baphinde basho ukuthi babonge izinsiza zemfundo ezitholakala esikhungweni seLifei, ezabasiza baqonde imiqondo efana ne-voltage yendlu kanye ne-power factor okokuqala ngqa. Lamazwi angempela agcizelela ukuzibophezela komkhiqizo ekucaceni nasekunelisekisweni kwamakhasimende, okuqinisa ukuthi kungani iLifei isibe igama elithenjwayo emakethe yezinto zikagesi ezonga amandla.

Imikhiqizo ye-Lifei itholakala nge-webhusayithi esemthethweni yenkampani kanye nenethiwekhi yabalingani bokudayisa abagunyaziwe, iqinisekisa ukuthi ungathenga kalula noma ngabe ukhetha uku-oda ku-inthanethi noma ukubuka mathupha. Isitolo esiku-inthanethi ku Ikhayainikeza lonke uhlu lwemikhiqizo, imininingwane eningiliziwe, nezibuyekezo zamakhasimende ukukusiza wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi. Ukuthenga ngqo kusuka kusayithi elisemthethweni kukunikeza ukufinyelela ezaphulelo ezikhethekile eziku-inthanethi, amadili okuhlanganisa, kanye nenani lentengo elikhethekile kumalungiselelo amasha. Kulabo abathanda ukubona nokuthinta imikhiqizo ngaphambi kokuthenga, izitolo ezikhethiwe zokuthuthukisa izindlu kanye nabathengisi bokuhlinzekwa ngogesi batshala izinto ze-Lifei ezingxenyeni zazo zokukhanyisa nekhaya elihlakaniphile. Ungasebenzisa isitholi sezitolo kuwebhusayithi ye-Lifei ukuthola uzakwethu wokuthengisa eduze kwakho, okusiza kakhulu uma udinga iseluleko mayelana nokuhambisana kwamandla kagesi wasekhaya noma ufuna ukuqhathanisa amamodeli ahlukene eceleni.

Okwamanje, i-Lifei inemikhankaso eminingi yokukhangisa eyenza ukuthuthukisa ikhaya lakho kube ntofontofo kunanini ngaphambili. Amadili okubopha athandwa kakhulu, akuvumela ukuthi uthenge isethi yezibani ezihlakaniphile kanye ne-hub namapulaki ahlakaniphile ngentengo ephansi. Ukuthengiswa kwesizini okuzungeze amaholide noSuku Lwezwe nakho kunezaphulelo ezinkulu emikhiqizweni ekhethiwe, okuhlanganisa izinjini zomoya ezine-inverter namapulethi okupheka. Kubathengi bokuqala, kuvame ukuba nesaphulelo sokwamukela ngokubhalisa ku-newsletter, okukugcina unolwazi mayelana nokukhangisa okuzayo nokwethulwa kwemikhiqizo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Lifei inikeza isiqinisekiso sokufanisa intengo, ngakho-ke uma uthola intengo ephansi kumthengisi ogunyaziwe, inkampani izoyifanisa. Ukumbozwa kwewaranti kuyahlukahluka ngesigaba somkhiqizo, kodwa izinto eziningi ziza newaranti yeminyaka emibili, futhi izinhlelo zokuvikela ezingeziwe ziyatholakala ezintweni ezinkulu zikagesi.DELIXI Electric ubudlelwano buqinisekisa ukuthi izingxenye zikagesi ezisemva kwekhaya lakho elihlakaniphile zivikelwe ngokufanayo.

Uma ubheka ukuhlanganisa izibuyekezo zakho ezonga amandla nezixazululo zamandla avuselelekayo, i-Lifei iphinde inikeze uhla lwezintoAmandla amasha imikhiqizo, okubandakanya amabhethri elanga nezingxenye zikagesi ezihambisanayo. Lezi zingahlanganiswa nesistimu yakho yasekhaya ehlakaniphile ye-Lifei ukuze kwakhiwe uhlelo lwamandla oluhlanganisiwe, oluzimele ngokugcwele olunciphisa ukuncika kwakho kugridi. Kubanikazi bezindlu abacabanga nangokuthuthukiswa kwamapayipi, inkampaniIpayipi umugqa womkhiqizo uhlanganisa imibhobho yamanzi esezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezingxenye ezihambisana nombono wokonga amandla. Futhi uma ufuna ukwandisa ukonga kwakho amandla ngaphandle, Ukukhanyisa Kwangaphandleiqoqo linezinto zokukhanyisa ze-LED ezimelana nesimo sezulu ezikhanyisa ingadi yakho ngenkathi zisebenzisa amandla amancane. Ngokusebenzisa lezi zipho zamanje nokuhlola uhla oluphelele lwezixazululo ze-Lifei, ungakha ikhaya elisebenza kahle, elinethezekile, futhi elilungile esikhathini esizayo.

Ukuvuselela uhlelo lwakho lwe-elekthrikhi yasekhaya ngezinto zikagesi ezonga ugesi ze-Lifei kungenye yezinqumo ezinomthelela omkhulu ongazenza kwezomali zakho, induduzo yakho, kanye nemvelo. Kulo lonke leli bhukwana, sihlolisise izigaba eziyinhloko zemikhiqizo yomkhiqizo—ukukhanyisa kwe-LED, izinto zikagesi zasekhaya ezihlakaniphile, kanye nezinto zikagesi ezonga ugesi—futhi sagqamisa izinzuzo ezibonakalayo ezilethayo, okubandakanya izikweletu eziphansi, ukuncishiswa kokusetshenziswa kukagesi ekhaya, kanye nenduduzo eyengeziwe. Siphinde sahamba ngenqubo yokukhetha imikhiqizo efanele izidingo zakho ezithile, sabelane ngezindaba zempumelelo ezivela kumakhasimende anelisekile, futhi sakukhombisa izindawo ezingcono kakhulu zokuthenga ngezaphulelo zamanje kanye nezipho ezihlanganisiwe. Ubufakazi bucacile: Ukuzibophezela kwe-Lifei ekuqeqesheni, ubuchule, kanye nokusimama kubahlukanisa emakethe egcwele, kubanikeze abanikazi bezindlu indlela ethembekile yokuphila okuhlaza okotshani, nokusebenza kahle kakhudlwana.

Isikhathi sokwenza manje. Noma ngabe uqala ngokushintsha ambalwa amalambu kagesi noma uzibophezele ekuthuthukiseni okugcwele kwendlu yakho usebenzisa uhlelo oluhlakaniphile lwe-Lifei, isinyathelo ngasinye osithathayo sikusondeza esikhathini esizayo lapho ikhaya lakho lisebenza ngokuhlakanipha, hhayi ngokuzikhandla. Vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-Lifei namuhla ukuze ubuke uhlu, ufunde izibuyekezo eziningi zamakhasimende, futhi usebenzise amathuba amaphromoshini aqhubekayo. Uma unemibuzo mayelana ne-voltage yendlu, ukuhambisana nezintambo zakho ezikhona, noma imiphi imikhiqizo efaneleka kangcono indlu yakho kagesi, ithimba labasebenzi abanolwazi lokusekela amakhasimende lilindele ukusiza. Joyina umphakathi omkhulu wabanikazi bezindlu abaqaphela imvelo ase bethole umehluko ongajatshulelwa yimishini esezingeni eliphezulu, esebenza kahle ngogesi. Shintshela emikhiqizweni kagesi yasekhaya ye-Lifei bese uqala ukujabulela ukonga, induduzo, nokuthula kwengqondo okufanele ukuthokozele.