EnOcean

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The EnOcean technology is an energy harvesting wireless technology used primarily in building automation systems, but also in other application fields such as industry, transportation, and logistics. The energy harvesting wireless modules are manufactured and marketed by the company EnOcean, headquartered in Munich. The modules combine micro energy converters with ultra low power electronics and wireless communications and enable batteryless, wireless sensors, switches, and controls. In March 2012, the EnOcean wireless standard was ratified as the international standard ISO/IEC 14543–3–10, which is optimized for wireless solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting. The standard covers the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) layers 1-3 which are the physical, data link and networking layers. EnOcean is offering its technology and licenses for the patented features within the EnOcean Alliance framework.

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1. date of formation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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