This paper discusses about how automation plays its role in achieving sustainable energy management in broadly two aspects, industries and homes. Industrial or factory automation has its own benefits, and techniques have been evolved to cut down the power usage to significant levels of the conventional ways using Variable Frequency Drives (VFD). Home automation is equally important, controlling electrical appliances through microcontrollers and saving electricity automatically detecting their usage needs. It also discusses about the requisites for energy management and the economic aspect of using energy management systems.

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自动化在能源管理和分配中的作用

本文讨论了自动化在工业和家庭两个方面如何在实现可持续能源管理中发挥作用。工业或工厂自动化具有其自身的优势，并且已经开发出了一些技术，可以使用变频驱动器（VFD）将功耗降低到传统方式的显着水平。家庭自动化同样重要，它通过微控制器控制电器并自动检测其使用需求来节省电力。它还讨论了能源管理的必要条件以及使用能源管理系统的经济方面。