A prototype wireless energy monitoring system developed by boffins in Saltaire will be unveiled at a major electronics exhibition in Germany next month.

A team from technology innovation company the Advanced Digital Institute, based in Salts Mill, will be attending electronica 2012, the international trade fair for electronic components, systems and applications in Munich.

The exhibition will focus on the fast-emerging field of ‘smart energy’ and provide a platform for experts to demonstrate products aimed at improving energy efficiency, energy storage, LEDs and smart grids.

ADI will also be showcasing its latest smart meter technology, an ultra high-capacity digital baseband system for E-Band modems. The prototype is designed to deliver a low-cost, communications link through a power efficient design of a wireless device to enable people monitor energy meters.

George Bystryakov, director of engineering at ADI, and research and development engineer Peter Tiley, will provide an insight into recent developments in wireless communications technology which is a key component of smart energy.

Mr Tiley will also be presenting at the Wireless Congress Systems and Applications 2012 event, which runs parallel with electronica and is dedicated to wireless technologies in the industrial, consumer, communications or computer sectors.

He will provide an insight into recent enhancements to the ZigBee Smart Energy profile – the world’s leading standard for inter-operable products that monitor, control, inform and automate the delivery and use of energy and water.

ADI chief executive John Eaglesham said: “Against the backdrop of the global transition to alternative energy sources and the expansion of power grids, electronica 2012 and the Wireless Congress provides ADI with an ideal platform on which to showcase our work in wireless communications technology, and how we are already commercialising much of our research and development.

“Advanced Digital Institute is revolutionising the way we will use energy in the home, and our Smart Connect programme enables manufacturers and utilities to deliver a connected network of smart meters which will have a positive impact on people’s lives and pockets.”

ADI provides a range of services to technology-based businesses seeking to innovate through the development of technology, including accessing funding, research and development and identifying commercial partners.

Smart energy uses information and communications technology to gather data about the behaviours of suppliers and consumers, to improve the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of the production and distribution of electricity.