I’ve seen the future!
And I didn’t have to travel at 88mph and rely upon a flux capacitor.
Instead, British Rail, or whatever they’re calling themselves this week, whisked me at somewhat less than 88mph to a press conference in central London, where the EnOcean Alliance were demonstrating the latest wireless technology.
The EnOcean Alliance, created in 2008, is a consortium of companies working to develop and promote self-powered wireless monitoring and control systems for sustainable buildings by formalising the interoperable wireless standard. A group of companies across Europe and North America formed the alliance as a non-profit, mutual benefit corporation.
Under the banner of ‘No Wires. No Batteries. No Limits’, EnOcean wireless technology is able to generate a signal from a tiny amount of energy. In fact, from just 50µWs, a standard EnOcean wireless module can transmit a signal 300m. Incredibly, the entire process is started, executed and completed in no more than a thousandth of a second.
On demonstration at the conference was EnOcean’s third generation energy harvesting wireless sensors and iPhone application. The Dolphin platform, the first self-powered wireless sensor modules capable of two-way communications, will be featured in our June 2010 issue, but the ‘wow’ factor came in the visual demonstration of the iPhone App that was developed by BSC-Magnum. It monitors and controls EnOcean-enabled wireless solutions from virtually anywhere. By gliding a finger across the iPhone’s screen, lights can be switched on or dimmed, and remote control of electrical devices was possible. The App also provided a view of real time data such as temperature and humidity, enabling users to track total energy use[...]
Another company to take-up the wireless technology is Barclays Bank; aiming to cut its energy bills with the installations. Their flagship branches are having the wireless treatment , but you’d never know it if you step into one, as it can all be fitted without disruption.
Energy-saving devices are clearly the technology of the future, and with the technology I’ve seen, I’m looking forward to seeing the future.
(Source www.epdonthenet.net, 25.05.2010)