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What is energy harvesting technology? How does the ZF energy harvesting generator work?

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Energy Harvesting Product Range

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ZigBee, BLE, Customer-Specific

The ZF switch module is a self-powered, wireless and battery-free pushbutton module for building automation…
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EnOcean® Protocol Products

The ZF 2 way radio switch module is designed for use in wireless switches and…
  • 2-way wireless switch module
  • Fully compatible with existing EnOcean Certified 3.0 wireless systems
  • Using RF standard ISO / IEC 14543-3-10/10
  • Flexibility in application design and easy to install – no cables necessary
  • Long lifetime (100,000 switching cycles) and no batteries – maintenance-free
  • Suitable for all Energy Harvesting switch series
  • ZF as member of the EnOcean Alliance enables customer specific RF solutions
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KNX Products & Accessories

2-way Energy Harvesting wireless switch module for wireless communication with KNX systems (using ETS 5 KNX…
  • 2-way wireless switch
  • KNX-RF 2.0 Ready S-mode
  • Configurable with ETS 5
  • Frequency band 868.3
  • Temperature range: -20 to +45 °C (-40 to +113 °F)
  • Operating distance: up to 30 m (in buildings)
  • Operating force: > 10 N
  • Protocol transmission time: approx. 19 ms
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Energy Harvesting Generators

The core element of ZF’s Energy Harvesting technology, the generator, is available in monostable (momentary)…
  • Available in monostable & bistable form
  • Dimensions: 20.1 x 7.1 x 14.3 mm
  • Energy Output: min. 0.33 mWs
  • Temperature range: -40 to +85 °C
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Energy Harvesting Technology

What is energy harvesting technology? How does the ZF energy harvesting generator work? Everything there is to know about the generator & related products & it’s use with KNX, Bluetooth & EnOcean within the Internet of Things.

The generator is the core of our technology and is available to buy in it’s raw form, as a monostable or bistable version, with or without RF electronics.

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Application Fields

See how ZF’s energy harvesting technology could integrate with your business or home using our wireless light switch module and generator.

EnOcean Protocol Products

ZF’s battery-free and wireless light switch module using radio technology with the EnOcean certified 3.0 radio standard.

Is a 2-way Energy Harvesting wireless switch module based on the international EnOcean® RF standard which can be fully integrated within EnOcean® wireless communication systems.

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KNX Protocol Products

Energy Harvesting switch module designed for wireless communication with KNX systems in addition to other industry standard or priorietary customer-specific protocols. Compatible with KNX-RF. ZF presents the world’s first wireless energy harvesting KNX light switch module that is configurable via ETS (from ETS5).

The wireless light switch module is versatile and easy to integrate, creating significant freedom during the planning stage.

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RF Standards

Find out the unique characteristics of using the wireless standard protocols including ZF proprietary, KNX-RF, Bluetooth Low Energy, and EnOcean. The energy harvesting switch from ZF is compatible with various radio protocols. Depending on the application, these radio protocols have become established in the market which have different properties, and therefore their own advantages and disadvantages.

RF Standards

ZF Certificates

ZF operates world wide according certified standards. On this page you will find the current certificates of the ZF sites, world wide.

Latest News & Press Releases

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ZF Portfolio Switches and Sensing Solution at Light + Building 2024 in Frankfurt

From 3rd to 8th March, the ZF portfolio Switches & Sensing Solution presented the energy harvesting switch at Light + Building in Frankfurt. Light + Building is the international meeting…
March 12, 20241 min
Energy HarvestingNews

Energy Harvester from ZF for Windows and Doors

Auerbach. Installed in applications for windows and doors, the Energy Harvester from ZF contribute to energy efficiency and building security. They monitor if a window is open or closed and…
February 27, 20242 min
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New edition of German Buildings Energy Act demands energy efficient and intelligent buildings

Auerbach. As of January 1st, 2024 the new Buildings Energy Act which regulates the legal requirements in Germany for buildings with regards to energy efficiency, became effective. With the new…
February 20, 20242 min

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