Remote control of single line switching for home automation

127 p.With the fast progress in computer and communications, home automation would soon be an everyday reality. Most approaches to home automation require special electrical wiring of appliances to a relay unit. The alternative is a direct substitution of the 3-pin plug by a remote control. However, almost all homes are wired such that singleline switching controls the home appliances. As homes are built to last and re-wiring is expensive, a remotely controllable switch that can retrofit-replace the single-line switch is very much needed to facilitate the introduction of home automation. This development of this remote switch is reported in this thesis.Master of Science (Consumer Electronics