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Picture 17: Example load management in a building
As a consequence we also have here - as is always the case with KNX - sensor-actuator
communication. The smart meter can be the sensor, transferring the measured data to a
logic gate or a tariff management module. A decision is made depending on the setpoint
value and as a reaction to this, an actuator or the load is switched on.

Picture 18: Schematic example of linking a threshold connection

In the future one may imagine that the load in the building is not only controlled as
described above, but also from outside.
This requires - apart from a clear normative legislative framework - combination of smart
metering and smart grid. If in a certain network a high amount of renewable energy is

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