Remote-controllable and energy-saving room architecture based on ZigBee communication

This paper describes room architecture to reduce power consumption and to make the room easily controllable with an IR remote control of an home appliance. The room is composed of automatic standby power cut-off outlets, a dimming light and a ZigBee controller. The automatic standby power cut-off outlet monitors the power consumption of the outlet and completely cut off the power supply when the monitored power value is below the threshold. Based on the ZigBee communication, the ZigBee controller plays a role of switches for the power outlet and the dimming light. It turns on the power outlet and dims the light in the room. The ZigBee controller has an education function of an IR remote control signal of a home appliance connected to the power outlet. With this architecture a user can handle the power outlet and the dimming light through one IR remote control in the energy-saving room.