ENOCEAN FOCUS
SET SAIL WITH ENOCEAN TECHNOLOGY Take a trip around some of the partners, technologies and products that help make up the EnOcean family. The EnOcean Alliance is an international association of companies in the building automation and IT industries, founded in 2008. The open, non-profit organisation is committed to enabling and promoting interoperable ecosystems for smart homes, smart buildings and smart spaces based on the maintenance-free radio standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3-10/11). With its battery-free wireless technology, EnOcean GmbH has found a smart and sustainable way to win energy for radio switches and sensors that are used in building automation systems and for intelligent buildings. Thanks to energy harvesting, the devices gather their energy from the immediate environment – from movement, light and temperature differences. One huge advantage that self-powered switches and sensors have over wired and battery-powered alternatives is the great flexibility that comes with them. Users can simply put the devices wherever they need them: on the wall, on the living room table, by the bed, etc. Not having to rely on batteries or wires to function makes them completely maintenance-free. Also, they can be integrated flexibly and seamlessly into systems for a wide range of applications.
SELF-POWERED INTERNET OF THINGS As part of an IoT network, self-powered wireless sensors and switches provide important data for the intelligent control and digitalisation
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of buildings. To control lighting, heating, security and other services inside a building in an intelligent way not only comes with great comfort but also helps to optimise the CO2 emissions of a building.
INTEROPERABILITY IS KEY Many different manufacturers rely on the EnOcean technology and are part of EnOcean’s huge partner ecosystem. Their devices work perfectly together because they all communicate using the open EnOcean wireless standard – optimised for communication in buildings with its reliability and long range – which guarantees an interoperable system. Such intelligent solutions help to improve building use, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, energy efficient, and overall more cost-effective.
designed ‘always on’ solution for effortless control over their EnOcean lighting systems. The Retrotouch EnOcean smart switches can either be fitted to replace an existing light switch, or used as a wireless, battery-free solution, stuck on any wall, wherever’s most convenient for everyday use. The switches don’t need batteries or a power cable and they are as durable and reliable as a traditional wired switch. Thanks to EnOcean’s innovative harvesting technology, each press of the switch generates enough energy to send a radio signal to a relay for a totally wireless and robust control solution.
A TOUCH OF GLASS?
Retrotouch EnOcean smart switches are wireless, stickanywhere and battery-free. Retrotouch, the innovative UK lighting solutions brand, offers a stylish, premium glass range of smart switches that provide consumers with a beautifully-
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