General Electric could have a bunch of smart appliances inside the works, but looks as if one Indesit may beat it to the punch — no less than on the bathing machine front. The Italian home appliance firm just unveiled a ZigBee-compatible washer at the Freescale Technology Forum in Florida this week, in a position to communicating with the smart grid and then timing its loads in keeping with variable electricity cost. We are able to\’t find a single detail beyond that, except that it uses one of Freescale\’s ZigBee radio chips, and that this particular washer appears to be destined for Indesit\’s Hotpoint-Ariston label with the company\’s Aqualtis auto-detergent dosage technology built right in. We will be able to let you know\’re on the brink of your seat. No word on pricing or availability, and no, we don\’t know if this may tweet when your load is done. Press release after the break.
Indesit\’s Wireless Smart Washer Presented During Freescale\’s Technology Forum in Orlando
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Freescale Semiconductor and Indesit Company recently demonstrated their ability to assist their customers create \” smart\” products by showcasing a sensible Washer which could regulate its own energy use based on cost and availability at the Freescale Technology Forum in Orlando, Fla.
\” Working closely with Indesit – a leading producer of commercial white goods – underscores Freescale\’s leadership in a broad array of wireless communications targeting the smart grid and energy efficiency\”
The Indesit Company\’s Smart Washer, equipped with a Freescale ZigBee® node, is ready to adjust its cycle starting time in keeping with energy cost (in a variable costs environment) and green power availability, getting this data from the local utility via a ZigBee enabled Internet connection to the Smart Grid. The Indesit Company is a leading European manufacturer and distributor of major domestic appliances.
The Freescale-Indesit collaboration is further evidence of the Smart Grid focus of both companies. Freescale\’s ZigBee technology helps designers to cut back design complexity, lower bill of fabric costs and deliver high performance solutions to aid appliance customers build ZigBee connected smart houses.
\” Working closely with Indesit – a leading producer of business white goods – underscores Freescale\’s leadership in a broad array of wireless communications targeting the smart grid and energy efficiency,\” said Brett Black, Wireless Connectivity manager at Freescale.
\” We are pleased to team up with Freescale on our products using their technology,\” said Stefano Frattesi, Indesit Company\’s Innovation for Design manager. \” The Smart Washer confirms our commitment to innovation for the advantage of our environment and demonstrates our pioneering research inside the field of Smart Grid to assist reduce energy consumption and provide our customers increasingly innovative solutions.\”
Freescale was among the many first companies to affix the ZigBee Alliance and offers platform solutions supporting ZigBee Smart Energy, RF4CE, Healthcare and Home Automation. Freescale continues to speculate in energy efficient technology for the Smart Grid, allowing its customers to handle the increasing demand of energy smart control.
Indesit recently launched two projects involved in leveraging the Smart Grid to make its products more energy efficient. The first is a worldwide program for domestic trials of intelligent refrigerators with Indesit\’s Dynamic Demand Control technology, that’s in a position to managing consumption on the root of grid availability. The second is Energy@home, a research project in order to experiment with a system of home appliance interconnections designed to optimize energy consumption.
For additional information on Freescale\’s ZigBee technology, go to www.freescale.com/zigbee. For additional information on Indesit\’s Smart Washer or Smart Grid programs, go to www.indesitcompany.com.
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