Excellent applications include kitchens, laundry rooms, basements, and garages. Automatic controls for outdoor lighting. Outdoor lighting is used on a nightly basis by many homeowners for safety, security, and aesthetic reasons. Outdoor lighting with automatic controls, such as motion and photo sensors, provide the same function while reducing energy use by as much as 90 percent. Motion sensors instantly turn lights on when motion is detected and off when there is no activity for a desired period of time.
Photo sensors measure the amount of daylight present and turn the lights on or off accordingly.
Automatic controls for indoor lighting. Sometimes lights are left on for hours in unoccupied rooms, resulting in needless additional energy expense. Occupancy sensors detect activity within a certain area and switch lights off if no activity is detected. Ultrasonic sensors detect sound while infrared sensors detect heat and motion. Incandescent light bulbs are more effective at producing heat than light.