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We all know that technological advancements are at an all-time high. It’s outstanding to witness just how rampant the concepts of automation and technology have become in today’s world. It has become nearly impossible to think about a world without any of the luxuries that have been available for our day-to-day use through the use of the latest innovative developments.
Augmenting this technologically-infused environment has enabled the cities of today to efficiently address the smart city challenges that have been hounding us. However, this is easier said than done – the fact is that numerous aspects need to be dealt with if one is serious about handling these challenges head-on.
One of the best ways to tackle these smart city challenges is by implementing the system of advanced process control, which will result in higher levels of control over most of the functions involved in the running of a city. It will enable higher comfort levels, while also allowing you to understand precisely what must be done to introduce new processes and simultaneously optimise prevailing ones.
However, there is a ceiling to how productive advanced process control can be. Essentially, the aim of providing absolute levels of home control across all households is not an easy task to accomplish in the slightest, which emphasises the need for technological developments that can supplement the current level of control one can exercise over their household and bring it to a whole new level.
This is where the process of network connectivity comes into play. By ensuring that all the processes involved are integrated to a certain extent, one will be able to exercise home control judiciously for better efficiency. Through the utilisation of machine learning, these processes will understand their level of co-dependency, which will help them comprehend exactly what changes can be made to optimise these processes properly. Listed below are some of the many ways in which integrating network connectivity with advanced process control can help us effectively tackle the smart city challenges of today:
Reduce overall expenses: A vital benefit that can be enjoyed through an effective combination of network connectivity and advanced process control is that one can obtain a higher level of savings by adopting this state-of-the-art technological development. For example – in the case of smart panels, instead of tracking how much power has been utilised over a certain period, these smart panels collect real-time data and display it in a user-friendly fashion. This allows us to understand their overall energy consumption patterns and efficiently remove any unnecessary costs.
A greater level of control: This benefit has already been stressed on before – allowing inter-connection between different processes will eventually enable greater levels of control over them, no matter how large or small its effect might be.
Improved M2M communication: Machine-to-machine interactions is one of the most widespread automation in current times and is growing at an escalating rate. Successfully inculcating network connectivity and advanced process control will help propel the application of this technology in today’s time.
The points mentioned above make it crystal clear that implementing the technology of network connectivity and moulding it into the existing system of advanced process control will help immensely when it comes to tackling the smart city challenges faced by us today.
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