IoT Sensors Harvest Their Own Energy

EnOcean unveils self-powered wireless switches and sensors, powered by their surroundings thanks to energy harvesting technology. providing reliable data for intelligent buildings and the Internet of Things (IoT). The wireless sensor solutions are based on Bluetooth and the EnOcean wireless standard on the sub 1 GHz band (ISO/IEC 14543-3-1x). Generating large amounts of reliable sensor data for IoT systems, the battery-less devices facilitate highly flexible, maintenance-free applications for global use in building automation, smart homes, LED lighting control, and industrial applications. In combination with IoT systems, these self-powered solutions help optimize the utilization of buildings, create new service models and make buildings more flexible, more energy-efficient and altogether more cost-effective.

 

Networked devices form the basis of the Internet of Things. They process large volumes of sensor data to make our everyday lives easier, safer and more comfortable. EnOcean´s self-powered wireless sensors are the eyes and ears of the IoT, as they collect the required data to operate large numbers of IoT devices efficiently, without any need of a battery.

 

EnOcean now offers wireless and self-powered Easyfit switches for Bluetooth® lighting systems for worldwide usage, enabling maintenance-free, ready-to-use LED lighting applications based on energy harvesting technology. The self-powered and wireless Easyfit switches can be commissioned by Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow simple or complex lighting scenes and effects, and enable easy, flexible installation of lighting applications. The wireless Easyfit switches are maintenance-free as they do not require batteries, are freely positionable and allow flexible control as well as intuitive usage. Easyfit Bluetooth® switches are being employed in hundreds of lighting solutions, offering self-powered control for Bluetooth® lighting systems in 2.4 GHz.

 

For more details on self-powering technology, visit EnOcean’s IoT page.