EnOcean Alliance highlights energy harvesting wireless solutions for smart buildings at GEBT 2016

At the Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology 2016 (GEBT 2016, Guangzhou, June 9-12), the EnOcean Alliance presents energy harvesting wireless solutions for energy-saving and intelligent control for building and home automation. At booth B42 in Hall 8.1, six member companies show their latest innovations: Advanced Devices, AFRISO, Menred, Putian, Sinobel and Thermokon. The products presented cover batteryless wireless control for HVAC, lighting, air quality monitoring, smart metering and the connected home. In addition, the EnOcean Alliance demonstrates at the booth its integrated system approach, which networks several building areas seamlessly.

For existing properties and new builds, flexible automation and control technology is mandatory to make buildings more energy-efficient, whilst increasing comfort and security at the same time. The EnOcean Alliance is represented by over 400 member companies in 42 countries worldwide, from product manufacturers and distributors to building professionals and research institutions. Together, they built up the largest interoperable range of battery-less wireless products. All solutions are based on the energy harvesting wireless standard from EnOcean (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X). They power communications by collecting energy from the surroundings such as motion, indoor light and temperature differentials. This enables highly flexible and maintenance-free sensor solutions for building automation, smart home and IoT solutions.

The EnOcean Alliance booth highlights include:

Advanced Devices is a technology-driven company focused on bringing innovative technologies, products and solutions to customers in China and Asia. As a distributor of EnOcean GmbH, Advanced Devices shows the EnOcean energy harvesting wireless platform. It covers all components – from energy converters, ultra-low power radio and wireless modules to energy management and software – which product manufacturers need to develop battery-less wireless sensor solutions. These maintenance-free, highly flexible devices measure and deliver the needed data for intelligent control systems in building and industrial automation, in smart home as well as for applications in the Internet of Things.

AFRISO presents its EnOcean-based portfolio, which includes the AFRISOLab product range. It covers innovative building protection solutions (e.g. alarm sensors preventing of water and oil leakage) and heating control. Since the WaterSensor eco water sensors from AFRISO work without a power supply (no cables nor batteries) and are operational for an unlimited amount of time, they can be easily placed anywhere without taking additional precautions. The sensors can be installed under the shower and bathtub, in the vicinity of dishwashers and washing machines or in other critical installation zones. If a sensor reports a water leak, the WaterControl 01 shutoff valve automatically closes the water mains.

Menred, a leading manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control systems, will exhibit its EnOcean-based MIBEE solution at the EnOcean Alliance booth. The intelligent system includes energy harvesting switches and sensors, such as presence detectors and door/window contacts, multifunctional actuators for lighting and shading as well as a gateway that supports the EnOcean, KNX, Modbus, Ethernet and WiFi standards. MIBEE can be used to automatically control lights, shading and security functions. At the same time, the system integrates Menred expertise into the HVAC control system for functional, industrial and residential buildings.

PUTIAN, one of the largest professional manufacturers of telecommunication products, showcases its new intelligent building control and smart home system solutions based on the EnOcean energy harvesting wireless standard. The product line includes a split type wireless switch, which can be used on the wall or as a remote control, a multifunctional dual-channel actuator, a wireless occupancy sensor as well as a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor. This portfolio adds to Nanjing Putian’s comprehensive offer of wireless, telecommunication and network equipment. The split type wireless switch can be used on walls or as a remote control for several control applications such as lighting, shutters or home security. The solar-powered occupancy sensor can be used for lighting control and human motion detection.

Sinobel, an experienced company in product development, manufacturing and global distribution, demonstrates its new comprehensive smart home system, which connects home applications to multi-media. The products include a battery-less wireless switch, a temperature & humidity sensor, a door/window contact, a PIR sensor, a CO sensor, a PM2.5 sensor, a thermostat, a curtain motor, a gateway and a controller. The core of this new generation of smart home solution is the EnOcean-WiFi gateway. It manages the control instructions and data acquisition of EnOcean sensors and stores it in the cloud. The system also provides an app for control via smartphone or tablet and cloud-management via a computer. Through an integrated infrared control interface, the EnOcean-WiFi gateway can control TV and air conditioning from everywhere.

Thermokon Sensortechnik presents a range of core products for building management. The wireless battery-less EasySens sensor system creates an intelligent, energy-efficient building control system, meeting individual needs. Combined with highly design-oriented room operating units, the system enables multifunctional control of lighting, temperature set point, blinds etc. in rooms. The portfolio is completed by traditional HVAC solutions based on a huge range of sensors for the measurement of physical characteristics in buildings, such as temperature, humidity, CO2, pressure, flow, air velocity, brightness and motion In addition, the company shows helpful and easy to use online tools, which help installers to optimally place the sensors in a building and configure the automation system remotely.

More batteryless solutions at the show

Beside the EnOcean Alliance booth, visitors to GEBT 2016 can find additional EnOcean-based energy harvesting wireless solutions from various member companies, for example: ENNO (hall 8.1 booth F10), LAMMIN (hall 8.1 booth J02), WAGO (hall 3.2 booth D48), Helvar (hall 12.2 booth A26), Inventronics (hall 13.2 booth D22), and MEAN WELL (hall 12.2 booth C02).

About EnOcean Alliance

Leading companies worldwide from the building sector formed the EnOcean Alliance to establish innovative automation solutions for sustainable building projects – making buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and more cost effective. The core technology of the Alliance is energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and service-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to internationalize the energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. Basis for this is the international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3-1X, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. More than 400 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance. The headquarters of the non-profit organization is located in San Ramon, California.

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