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- Improved heat pump efficiency up to 17% and reduction of heating bills up to 30%
- A reliable and flexible technology foundation for Passiv UK's advanced smart control algorithms
- Reduced risk and costs with Onics' mature and reliable production and supply chain
Passiv UK
A customized and reliable foundation for enabling smart heat pump controls for improved heat pump efficiency up to 17 % and reduction of heating bills up to 30 %.
Passiv UK needed a customizable and flexible gateway for their new smart thermostat to integrate seamlessly with their new infrastructure without adding development burden. The smart energy technology company quickly landed on Onics’ Squid.link gateway with its ability to host the smart control algorithms that enable users to reduce heating bills by 30%.
The need for an advanced, customizable gateway to enable smart heat pump controls
As a leading provider of smart controls for heat pumps, Passiv UK is at the forefront of heat decarbonization.
For their new product, the Passiv Smart Thermostat, Passiv UK needed a customizable and robust gateway that could integrate seamlessly with their new systems to enable all their new product optimizations without adding development burden.
Having already been working with Onics for several years to develop their smart hub, Onics was the clear choice for Passiv UK’s hardware foundation for their Passiv Smart Thermostat.
The Passiv Smart Thermostat is the first thermostat designed specifically for controlling heat pumps with its smart control algorithms making it significantly easier for users to control and ensure optimal use of their heat pump.
What the customer says:
“Working alongside Onics has allowed us to focus on our market-leading smart control algorithms while relying on Onics to provide specially designed hardware that enables the whole system to operate effectively.”
The ideal host for advanced smart control algorithms
A customizable white label Squid.link gateway from Onics was the ideal fit for Passiv UK as this platform is able to host the complex algorithms powering the smart controls of the Passiv Smart Thermostat.
These advanced features include dynamic control of heat pump temperatures by utilizing local weather data, solar generation, and dynamic tariffs.
The algorithms also enable the smart thermostat to learn how a home heats up and cools down, continuously optimizing the heat pump’s flow temperature to maximize heat pump performance.
The whole system allows users to reduce heating bills by up to 30 % and improve the efficiency of a heat pump by 17 % (as verified by the Energy Saving Trust).
Reducing risk and cutting costs with a flexible IoT partner
By partnering with Onics for their smart hub and now the Passiv Smart Thermostat, Passiv UK has been able to focus on developing their market-leading smart control algorithms and optimizing their product.
Outsourcing their hardware to Onics has provided Passiv UK with several advantages, including:
- reduced risk around manufacturing and specification through a reliable production and supply chain
- achieving their timeframes with short time to market
- cost-effectiveness via flexibility in design and while labelling
- ensuring high, consistent quality of the products that end of up in end-users’ homes.
Additionally, the flexibility and customizability of the Squid.link platform allowed for the Passiv Smart Thermostat to integrate seamlessly with Passiv UK’s new infrastructure.
"Onics has been an important part of Passiv UK's growth and development over the last few years. Our committed, long-standing relationship means that we maintain confidence in both the delivery and quality of the products which end up in the homes of our users."
Ian Rose, Sales & Strategy Director at Passiv UK