Sponsor’s Whitepaper: Energy Harvesting Switch radio protocols
By Simon Ziegler, ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Due to the rising connectivity of mobile devices, industrial applications, smart home applications and vehicles, the importance of wireless technology for data communication is increasing continuously. As a result, wireless technology grew by 32% in 2018 compared to the previous year, and now accounts for 6% of the total […]
Case study: Porto Mykonos – a hotel operating at half power in Greece
By Nick Gliatis, GDS Digital Systems. Comprising 90 rooms, Porto Mykonos is a luxury hotel located at the famous and bustling port of Mykonos Town on the Greek island of Mykonos. This is where all the action happens, both by day and by night. The hotel was to undergo major renovations, including expansion, so a […]
JUNG Updates KNX Energy Sensor for Measurement and Monitoring of Energy Consumption
The KNX REG rail mounted energy sensor is used for dedicated energy consumption measurement and monitoring. It can be retrofitted into already existing KNX systems and has three channels for connecting to appliances. For each channel, the voltage, current, effective power and reactive power can be measured: this data is then sent to the KNX […]
KNX Association Presents KNX IoT Energy Management at ISH 2019
ISH is the world’s leading trade fair for HVAC. Taking place from 11th to 15th March 2019, the 2019 edition of ISH is expecting over 200,000 visitors. KNX Sector Coupling presented at ISH This edition, KNX will be presenting KNX IoT Energy Management in order to showcase how Smart grid, buildings and e-mobility come together […]
Case study: KNX Controls Kerenzerberg Sports Centre, Switzerland
By Franco A. Bonutto, Soltris Gebäudesystemtechnik. The Kerenzerberg sports centre lies on a high plateau above Lake Walen, in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Among the sports on offer are rowing, boxing, gymnastics, martial arts, crossbow, volleyball, climbing, swimming, aquafit and zumba – in fact almost all popular sports for youth and grassroots sport are […]
Applications: Setting Scenes using Keypads and Detectors
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. Christmas is all about creating a scene. Be it a nativity scene, a beautifully-set dining room table or falling out with your family over that ill-advised game of Monopoly! Lighting scenes are one of the simplistic ways to set the right atmosphere, and as per the Lighting Scenes using ETS […]
GEZE Promotes Better Buildings through Connectivity
Smart buildings must begin with smart planning and designers must play their part by considering connectivity at the beginning of the design process. That was the foundation of a talk on ‘Building Better Buildings Through Connectivity’ given by Spencer Allen, GEZE UK’s National Sales Manager for Window Technology, which took place at the recent Smart […]
Technology: How KNX RF is being used in the Linky Smart Meter
By Christian Gossé, Actimage. At the Smart Grid fair 2015 in Paris, the French electrical and digital equipment manufacturers’ union, IGNES, presented a new local radio transmitter solution, ERL (Emetteur Radio Linky). This wireless module links appliances and building automation to the ‘Linky’ Smart Meter from energy supplier Enedis (formerly ERDF), which plans to replace […]
Case Study: KNX the Natural Choice for a Building Dedicated to Sustainability
By Robin Baddley, IBT Controls. The Urban Sciences Building at the University of Newcastle is an exciting KNX project installation that won systems designer and integrator, IBT Controls, the KNX UK 2018 ‘Commercial Installation of the Year’ award for demonstrating the power and flexibility of KNX. Located in the north-east of England, Newcastle University plays […]
Trade Talk: Why Utility Metering Makes Sense
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. “Turn that light off! Money doesn’t grow on trees you know” was often bellowed at me as a youngster. My Nan and Granddad lived in a three-bed terraced house, and a quick count of lights probably worked out at about six upstairs and another four downstairs – so let’s […]