The advantages of smart roller shutters, winter and summer

Choosing electric roller shutters for your home brings a number of advantages, winter and summer. Here is some data and a few examples that may convince you to choose them...

Roller shutters and thermal comfort

Rolling shutters serve as a thermal barrier between the outside and inside of your home. This allows you to improve your level of comfort (the temperature of your house is better adapted to the seasons), and to save energy (the heat is retained in winter, held out in summer). In effect, the air space between the closed slats of the shutter and the window simply adds to the insulation of the window.

Thus, when properly used, your roller shutters can help you save up to 18% on your heating bill in winter (source: BBSA and London South Bank University study) and to reduce high summer temperatures by 5° C (source: FFB SNFPSA TBC study).

So how can you take advantage of these benefits? It is just a matter of opening or closing the shutters at the right time depending on the season!

The sensor is the perfect ally of the roller shutter

Imagine if you could enjoy all of these benefits… without doing anything! The sensors make this possible by optimising the use of the electric window shutters and making them operate without you having to think about it, because everything is done automatically.

For example, a sun sensor makes it possible to measure the sunlight on the outside of your house throughout the day. Your connected roller shutters will then adapt automatically, closing or opening depending on the selected sunshine threshold.

The principle is the same with a temperature sensor, which will trigger the smart roller shutters according to the outside temperature.

The temperature and sunshine thresholds are parameters that you define in the TaHoma app, which also allows you to set scenarios with other smart home equipment. Combining sensors with electric shutters thus provides comfort, peace of mind and energy savings, all without having to lift a finger!

Examples of use

In winter, when the sun is shining your sensor opens the shutters and turns off the light, allowing the sunlight to enter. This sunlight will naturally heat the interior of your home, and light it at the same time. When the sun goes down, the shutters close, the light comes back on, and your home retains the heat and is protected from the cold!

In summer, the opposite is true. Program the automatic window shutters to close during the hottest hours to keep the house cool. And when the sun goes down, your shutters automatically open to take advantage of the natural coolness of the night.

As you can see, the advantages of connected roller shutters are numerous, winter and summer! Prepare right now for the next season by choosing the best equipment for your comfort and to save energy.