A comfortable world without standby - the zero Watt inside (ZeWIn) system

The Zero Watt Inside (ZeWIn) system avoids standby and offmode losses of ethernet-connected devices without compromising consumers' ease of use of electronic devices. The system is currently under development within the ZeWIn project. Via a central power over Ethernet (PoE) switch, ZeWIn uses the service request signal to Ethernet-bound electrical and electronic devices in networks to switch the device on and off without additional energy consumption. To maintain users' comfort and to minimize the overall energy consumption, the ZeWIn system needs a smart control deciding - based on the expected or actual current use of the device - when it is better not to switch off a device. The system is self-learning and rapidly adapts to deviations from the use pattern of the controlled device.