The 11th regular general meeting was held on June 24th, 2024. The FY2023 activity report, the FY2024 business plan and the revenues & expenditures budget plan were reported, and the financial statements for FY2023, appointments of 3 board members, appointment of 1 auditor and revision of Regulations on Membership Dues were approved and passed.
2. Change of Representative Director
With the expiration of his term, the representative director of the ECHONET Consortium has been replaced by Katsuhiko Hiramatsu (Panasonic Corporation). We would also like to inform you that the managing director has been replaced by Kenji Shiraishi (ECHONET Consortium secretariat).
3. ECHONET Lite devices Shipment Quantity Survey Report
We compiled the number of units shipped for FY2023 reported by our member companies and reported on our website that the cumulative number of units shipped by the end of FY2023 would reach approximately 150 million units.
4. ECHONET Lite Web API Certification WG was established
We aim to establish a certification structure and authentication system so that ECHONET Lite Web APIs can be smoothly adopted in the market.
5. ECHONET Lite standards / System Design Guidelines
English version of “between low-voltage smart electric energy meters and controllers Ver.1.10”, “between high-voltage smart electric energy meters and EMS controllers Ver.1.01” and “between bidirectional high-voltage smart electric energy meters and controllers Ver.1.00” were release to the public. (May 2024)
6. Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects
“Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev.2” that added property values to the “Electric Vehicle Charger Class.” was released to the public. (April 2024)
English version of “Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R” was released to the public. (April 2024)
English version of “Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev.1” was released to the public. (May 2024)
English version of “Detailed Requirements for ECHONET Device objects Release R rev21” was released to the public. (June 2024)
7. Test tool
“AIF Certification Test Tool for other devices Ver.2.1.0” which includes updated test procedures and scenarios for residential solar power generation and storage batteries, has been released exclusively to members. (June 2024)
8. Matter ECHONET Lite Bridge Application Examples
We have released to the public “Matter ECHONET Lite Bridge Application Examples 1st Edition,” which outlines the interoperability between Matter devices and ECHONET Lite devices. (June 2024)
9. CHAdeMO-ECHONET Lite Cooperation Guidelines
We have released to the public “CHAdeMO-ECHONET Lite Cooperation Guidelines Ver.1.10” which describes the conversion and standardization guidelines for automotive battery-related properties between CHAdeMO and ECHONET Lite. (June 2024)
◆ ECHONET Consortium activity report (detailed version) (2024 1Q)[PDF：170KB]