Smart Home Applications for Home Automation Using Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Technology

EnOcean makes the smart home smarter. Energy harvesting wireless technology the state of the art way to home automation and energy saving

The EnOcean enabled smart home solution ties self-powered lighting, heating and climate control with domestic appliances, connected into the EnOcean wireless system through an adapter. All sensor and consumption data are sent wirelessly to a central control unit. This intelligent station enables complete control of building automation facilities, offering a web-based interface (over TCP/IP) with other back end services or smart grid systems.

Expandable & Cost-attractive

Energy harvesting wireless technology is ideal for retrofitting smart homes. If you want to renovate or enlarge an attic, or need to add switches later on, EnOcean technology is the best suited and value-for-money alternative to the routing of cables and all the costly and time-consuming chores like caulking that go along with it. The EnOcean smart home is the right way to integrate into future smart grids and to create assisted living concepts.

Making the best use of energy saving potential

There are already devices featuring EnOcean technology that, in addition to electricity, meter the consumption of gas, water and heating wirelessly and send the figures to a central control point. The user or customer obtains a visual display of their consumption of various commodities over a further interface and in this way, at a glance, can identify potential for energy saving. With devices of this kind plus a control system, EnOcean wireless makes it possible to benefit from the most attractive charging rates, for washing machines and driers for instance.

User Benefits

Sustainable energy efficiency
More comfort, convenience and security
Maximum flexibility
Extensive cost-savings

Advantages for OEMs

Simply developed smart home solutions
Energy harvesting wireless systems to set up smart grids
Use of ready established EnOcean standard

Advantages for Utility Companies

Automated metering of consumption
Offer of user-specific rates

Energy harvesting wireless sensor solutions

Futuristic networking from WeberHaus

The advantages of energy harvesting wireless technology are illustrated by WeberHaus generation5.0. It already integrates building automation and smart metering enabled by this energy-autonomous technology. In addition to heating it controls lighting, turns off unneeded appliances during absence from home, and enables residents to control every household functionality quite conveniently from where they are sitting. At the same time the home owner can view all consumption figures and the amount of energy being contributed by the house's own solar plant on a TV screen.