Free heating with the sun

The automation of Venetian blinds, outdoor blinds, roller shutters and textile shading not only brings a lot of comfort to your home, but also significantly reduces the energy consumption of a house for cooling, heating and lighting – an important aspect in times when electricity and gas prices are rising almost on a daily basis.

The approach is simple: In winter, you should let the thermal radiation from the sun into the room during the day, because solar energy heats the building free of charge. At dusk and at night, the closed roller shutters again create a thermal air cushion. This way, energy savings of up to 30 percent are possible. Intelligent sun protection systems help residents save money and this way they also make an important contribution towards CO2 reduction and climate protection.

To achieve an optimal energy balance for buildings, sun protection should always be in the right position at the right time – not a problem, thanks to the ONYX sun protection control system of HELLA.  All shading elements are displayed graphically in the free App. This allows users to see the current position of the sun protection system. The system can also react to the weather in order to always optimally adapt the sun and heat protection to the conditions. The weather sensor ONYX.WEATHER records influences such as wind speed, sun intensity and temperature on the façade and uses the data obtained to adjust the products precisely to the residents' sensations. 

ONYX can be connected to all the usual smart home systems in the entire the building. The networked systems offer the option to create your own personal living scenarios and automatically coordinate the processes with each other. So then, a Venetian blind moves to a specific intermediate position as soon as a room thermostat falls below or exceeds a certain temperature value. You can combine the whole thing with the appropriate lighting, depending on the time of day.