Arrow Offering EnOcean's Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensor Tech for Smart Home, IoT

Arrow Electronics said it’s supplying EnOcean’s energy-harvesting wireless technology worldwide with an initial focus on its own end-to-end IoT offering. The EnOcean portfolio enables self-powered wireless sensor technology for “maintenance-free” applications in smart homes, LED lighting control and other applications, said Arrow Thursday. The technology delivers data for IoT applications using energy harvested from motion, light or temperature differences to supply wireless sensor networks. EnOcean’s platform combines miniaturize energy converters, ultra-low-power electronics and radio technology using open standards; it has enabled more than a million projects globally, it said.