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phone app. Users want to
enjoy the benefi ts of smart
home but without the
strings attached to constant
cloud connectivity.
The company's Smart By
Bond ceiling fan connectivity
platform isolates the
fan manufacturer from the
need to worry or certify for
processing user personal information.
The company says
it does not share user info
with shade manufacturers or
any other third party.
The data clearly shows a
strong consumer attitude
toward registering the product
through an app. Owners
look for convenience and,
at the same time, value
registering their product automatically
when they turn
their ceiling fan on.
Color-Temperature
Lighting Control
Highly Desired
Many ceiling manufacturers
are launching fans with Correlated
Color Temperature
(CCT) controls that range
from mimicking daylight
hues to bright white. The
motivation behind the feature
is to allow a ceiling fan
that is centrally located in a
room with additional ceiling
lights to match the color of
the other lights from the
ceilings. There is also a wellness
factor related to CCT
when coupled with smart
lighting control, which is also
growing fast.
According to the survey,
users clearly have a strong
preference for as much
control as possible of the
color temperature of their
ceiling fan with more than
half (51%) reporting they
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want their ceiling fan lights
to be controllable with " as
many light levels as possible
between 2700 Kelvin and
6000 Kelvin. " That is hard
to achieve with a remote
control but it naturally lends
itself to a ceiling fan that
is controlled by voice, an
app or third-party control
system. The user preference
toward CCT control granularity
could be driven by
granularity of CCT control
enabled by smart speakers.
An example for what
default utterances Google
Assistant is supporting:
2000K Candle Light; 2500K
Ultra Warm White; 3000K
Soft White, Morning White,
Reading White; 4000K Cool
White; 5000K Day Light,
White; 6000K Floral White;
7000K Cloudy Day Light,
White Smoke; 8000K Blue
Overcast; 9000K Blue Sky.
Energy Use Information,
Thermostatic
Control Too
A smart ceiling fan can be
used in conjunction with an
air conditioner or instead of
an AC can provide signifi cant
energy savings over time. A
smart fan can easily provide
feedback about the energy
usage in real-time to the
owner or directly into a home
automation system. Nearly
half of end users (46%) are
interested in receiving energy
usage data about their ceiling
fan/lighting fi xture and use
their smart home control
systems to manage it and
save energy.
Thermostatic control was
always an area of interest
for users of ceiling fans. As
appliances in homes become
REASONS FOR WANTING A SMART CEILING FAN/
LIGHT FIXTURE
Convenience
Voice
My Home Is Smart
Control Away from Home
Energy Savings
Just for Fun
Other
90%
67%
53%
39%
37%
18%
10%
IMPORTANCE OF AUTOMATED SCHEDULING
CAPABILITY FOR SMART CEILING FANS/LIGHTING
FIXTURES
1 - Not Important
5.5%
2
3
4
5 - Very Important
7.53%
21.27%
29.52%
36.18%
SMART CEILING FAN/LIGHTING FIXTURE COLOR
TEMPERATURE RANGES DESIRED
3 diff erent levels between 2700k to 6000k
6 diff erent levels between 2700k to 6000k
As many levels as possible for smooth transition
between 2700k to 6000k
The survey also revealed 84% of consumers are willing to
pay more to add Wi-Fi connectivity to their ceiling fans.
more connected, users
expect better granularity of
control and automation. It
is true that a ceiling fan is a
lighting appliance, but it is
also perceived as part of the
home HVAC system. And as
such, thermostatic control is
a real boon for users.
Smart fans can be triggered
to respond to a temperature
threshold set by
another device such as the
Nest thermostat. However,
most smart thermostats
are distributed in the home
based on the location and
number of HVAC zones.
Ceiling fans are not necessarily
located in proximity
to a home thermostat.
According to the study, the
desire for thermostatic control
is strong, with nearly
70% of consumers deeming
it " important " or " very
important. "
The use case of putting
a ceiling fan on a schedule
is clear, with 65% of users
valuing that capability. For
example, a smart ceiling fan
can be programmed to be on
until 4 a.m. and then stop
at that time. Users also take
advantage by setting multiple
fans in diff erent rooms
on the same schedule.
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32%
17%
51%
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