EnOcean wireless standard for a healthy climate in the home
 Self-build
specialist WeberHaus sets ecological and economical building
installation benchmarks with EnOcean wireless technology
Oberhaching near Munich, 30 July 2008 - WeberHaus, a German-based
eco construction company with reference sites throughout the UK and
Ireland, is implementing new installation concepts in sustainable
homes using EnOcean wireless sensor technology. WeberHaus is
offering four home automation models that can be combined to match
specific self-build specifications and requirements. These include
single room and central control of lighting, under floor heating,
blinds and window monitoring, door entry security and central
monitoring.
Klaus-Dieter Schwendemann, marketing manager of WeberHaus, comments
on the substantial benefits of integrating EnOcean technology,
saying "the result is very high-quality, intelligent home control
with significant value-add in ecological terms".
WeberHaus homes have an extremely low heating requirement and
consequently need sensitive means of under floor heating control.
The EnOcean-enabled system consists of solar powered sensors that
constantly gauge room temperature through an individually positioned
thermostat, which sends commands through the EnOcean system to the
receiver on the heating circuit distributor. As the sensors are
powered by solar cells no maintenance is required (the energy
accumulator is scaled for 60 hours). Also, the systems’ central
programming functions make it highly convenient and easy to use.
Room temperature control can also be combined with the supervision
of windows so that the heating is regulated appropriately if windows
are open. This supervision takes the form of window handles
featuring integrated transmitter modules that send a signal to the
monitoring centre when they are opened or closed for the convenience
of someone leaving the house.
The door entry phone is the central monitoring and control system
for home lighting, blinds, windows and doors. Functions include
indoor/outdoor communication station with voice or video, depending
on customer requirements, all lighting on/off via a central switch,
central or group blind open/close, and door/window status. The basis
system has an integrated display with 10 LEDs and push buttons,
which can be extended to 30, and all functions are freely
programmable. For the customer, this means complete, central control
of their home network at a glance.
The electrical systems automation model monitors and controls all
the blinds, lighting and heating, as well as other
energy-efficiency, comfort and security functions. The comfort
function includes an automatic timer module for control of blinds
and lighting, which is useful for imitating home occupancy while
residents are on holiday. Extra handheld remote controls are
obtainable, and switches can be mounted anywhere allowing for
flexible room configuration and easy retrofit without any drilling
or cabling.
For every lighting circuit one receiver is necessary. These are all
ceiling mounted and connectable so it is possible to work with
prefabricated cables and distributors. Receivers for the blinds are
located in close proximity to the blind motor, either in a housing
or distribution box on the outer wall. All receivers for lighting,
blinds and heating require a 230V power supply which enables easy
installation and simple connection of more receivers with one
electric circuit. Every receiver is equipped with two push buttons
and users are able to “teach” a switch to the receiver with no
software or training.
The wide selection of interoperable EnOcean-enabled products is what
really makes attractive installation concepts for the home possible.
To date, home control systems of comparable sophistication have
mainly been implemented through EIB automation systems, which incur
very high cost and extensive wiring effort. With EnOcean technology,
no batteries or wires are required resulting in greater energy
efficiency and unlimited flexibility at the lowest investment and
operational cost.
In addition to the ecological impacts of battery use, such as
unfriendly disposal, a frequent argument used against wireless
technologies is the radiation they produce. This is where the
extremely short transmission times of EnOcean radios present a
further substantial advantage. The ECOLOG Institute found the
high-frequency fields produced by self-powered EnOcean switches to
be a hundred times weaker than those of conventional switches. This
means the radiation pulse (electrosmog) dissolves in the air and
low-frequency (50/60Hz) electromagnetic emissions are also reduced.
Email:
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