At next week’s Light & Building show in Frankfurt, EnOcean is set to introduce its latest energy harvesting motion and activity sensor family for smart building applications.

Each device lets users monitor room occupancy, light levels and people activity through one self-powered wireless sensor.

The EMDC devices (www.enocean.com/de/produkt/bewegungsmelder-mit-lichtsensor-emdc-oem) provide sensor information for room occupancy, light level and people activity monitoring from a single, wireless and maintenance-free device. This simplifies deployments in smart building applications.

Access to occupancy and ambient light level data enables the automation of lighting systems based on room occupancy and available light. In addition, HVAC systems can benefit from the same information to adjust heating, cooling and air flow automatically based on actual use rather than static schedules. This type of smart building automation enhances energy efficiency without the need for manual intervention.

“The EnOcean EMDC energy-harvesting motion and activity sensor redefines smart building technology,” said Matthias Kassner, vice president at EnOcean. “It is streamlined for monitoring room occupancy, light levels and people activity. The easy integration of this product with intelligent lighting and HVAC control systems as well as space utilisation applications positions this product as a gamechanger for sustainable and smart building applications.”

Beyond lighting control, the sensor’s occupancy data enables streamlined monitoring of workspace and meeting room use. Users can locate available meeting rooms, saving time and effort. Services such as office or restroom cleaning can be scheduled based on actual use instead of fixed schedules. This enhances operational efficiency and user satisfaction.

The latest sensors now also report on people activity by quantifying detected motion events. This offers insights into the level of activity and use within different building areas, providing a better understanding of space dynamics.

The combination of energy-harvesting and wireless sensor functionality enables quick installation and maintenance-free operation. This makes the EMDC sensors suitable both for new construction and the upgrade of existing buildings.

At next week’s Light + Building (light-building.messefrankfurt.com), energy harvesting and IoT products will be at the heart of the EnOcean presence on stand D10 in hall 9.0.

EnOcean (www.enocean.de) is the pioneer of energy harvesting and sensor-to-cloud offerings for sustainable IoT applications. For more than 20 years, EnOcean has been producing maintenance-free wireless switches and sensors, which gain their energy from the surroundings – from movement, light or temperature changes.