BY STEFANO ZANTEDESCHI
The biocompatible electrical system.
A conductor carrying an electric current generates an electromagnetic field proportional to the intensity of the current. This fundamental law of electrical engineering explains part of the interaction between the electrical system and Feng-Shui. Partly because even the inconvenience of having to use electrical devices and the invasive aesthetics of boxes in the walls create a distortion of the harmony of living at home.
The most widely used logic so far to avoid interactions between the electrical system and the environment has been to create star-shaped distribution systems, shield the users with the highest consumption, expose the electrical panels on the south-facing walls, use expensive circuit breakers to disconnect the rooms with prolonged stops, create an exemplary earthing system, with the greatest possible dispersion and with dispersers facing south, place the boxes in the technical compartments and use the least possible number of boxes, sockets, switches, etc., etc. etc. …
In some ways paradoxically, the same technology and innovation come to our aid to resolve our discomfort and make the electrical system match the Chinese art of Feng-Shui.
The watchword is “Domotics”, or the domestic interaction of the systems. In essence it is a programmable digital electrical system, a sort of computer broken up into various parts of the house. The advantage of such an electrical system is enormous; from the possibility of programming the arrival at home so that, from the cell phone the lock clicks on command, the lights turn on when we pass, the burglar alarm goes off, and the sound diffusion warns us of any mail on the PC, to the awakening scenario in which the electric shutters slowly rise, while the aroma of the coffee previously turned on by the system spreads and a new-age melody plays in the room.
It is possible to manage the home through the internet or the PC, while respecting the harmony of the forms. The possibilities of this system are almost infinite, and range over many electrical systems, the limitation is the imagination. From a Feng-Shui point of view, a domotic house expresses maximum comfort thanks also to the almost total elimination of magnetic fields due to the fact that in the switches there is not the usual 220V mains voltage but a 24V telephone pair which is also safer. Furthermore, such systems are now consolidated, many manufacturers have been providing domitic systems for several years now, furthermore they can also be carried out in homes where the electrical system already exists.
Attentive to energy saving, the domotic house is not interfaceable with a photovoltaic system for the production of electricity from the sun in order to avoid energy waste.
The domotic system puts an end to the word magnetic fields, and enhances the personality of the inhabitant of the house with a cost that goes from 50 to 70% more than a traditional electrical system.
