Abstract: A carrier assembly for carrying an electronics housing includes: a base; a carrier element that locks to the base; a slot on which the electronics housing is put; and a locking element that is adjustably arranged on the carrier element, locks the base to the carrier element when in a locked position, and is blocked in the locked position when an electronics housing is put onto the slot such that the locking element cannot be moved out of the locked position.

Abstract: To easily identify an invalid device certificate by means of a validity check when signing keys that are used to create device certificates are compromised, a piece of status information is provided for device certificates that comprises positive evidence of the existence and validity of the device certificate, and alternatively or additionally to apply a special validity model for device certificates, wherein the time of issue of the device certificate is documented by means of a signed electronic timestamp, and wherein a different signing key is used for signing the timestamp than for signing the device certificate. Additionally, all information that is required for the validity check of a device certificate is stored in a memory of the device or in a memory associated with the device, so that an identity check on the device can be performed at any time without fetching additional data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board arrangement for electrical separation of leads, comprising a fuse board configured to hold an electrical fuse, wherein the fuse board has electrical leads and openings formed between adjacent electrical leads; and comprising an insulating member configured to receive the fuse board, wherein the insulating member has separators, wherein the separators are configured to insert into the openings and electrically separate the leads.

Abstract: A media converter for transmitting data of a wired data network, transmitter, receiver for a media converter of this type, and method for transmitting data of a wired data network, in which a data signal is received via a first medium in accordance with a first network protocol and is converted into a sequence of bits that represents transmitted data on the physical layer of a second protocol, which is based on a different energy form that is present after conversion. A wireless transmission signal in a predetermined frequency band that is subsequently modulated using the sequence of bits, can subsequently be emitted and received on the receiving side as a wireless transmission signal in the predetermined frequency band, which is thereupon demodulated into a sequence of bits that represents data on the physical layer of the second protocol. After conversion of the sequence of bits into a data signal in accordance with the first network protocol, the signal is outputted via the wired data network.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arrangement of support elements for holding electronic function modules; having a first support element, wherein the first support element has a top side and a bottom side, wherein a first web receptacle is formed in the top side, and wherein a second web receptacle is formed in the bottom side; and a second support element, wherein the second support element has a first side web and a second side web, wherein the first side web can be inserted into the first web receptacle, and wherein the second side web can be inserted into the second web receptacle.

Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a housing; a current bar arranged in the housing; a clamping spring arranged in the housing; and a pivotally mounted actuation lever. The clamping spring is transferrable to an open position and to a closed position vis-à-vis a pivoting movement of the actuation lever. The clamping spring includes a clamping limb for clamping a conductor that is inserted into the housing against the current bar in the closed position. An actuation tab is arranged on the clamping limb such that when the clamping spring is transferred from the closed position to the open position, a compressive force is applied to the actuation tab by the actuation lever.

Abstract: A plug connector part for electrically contacting a mating plug connector part includes: a contact element, which is engageable in a plug-in manner with a mating contact element of an associated mating plug connector part in an insertion direction for electrical contacting; and a lance element that includes an at least partially resilient shaft and a contacting portion, the shaft being connected to the contact element at a first end and the contacting portion being arranged at a second end of the shaft such that the contacting portion remains in electrical contact with the mating contact element of the mating plug connector part when the connector part is released from the mating plug connector part after the electrical contact between the contact element and the mating contact element has already been broken.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a loop bridge for looping-through an electric signal, comprising: a first electric module comprising a first electrical connection terminal, wherein the electric signal loops through the first electric module to a second electric module comprising a second electrical connection terminal, wherein the first electrical connection terminal and the second electrical connection terminal each have a pressure piece: and a printed circuit board with a comb-like line structure. The comb-like line structure comprises: a first comb tine, wherein the first comb tine is configured to be inserted into the first electrical connection terminal, and wherein the first comb tine comprises a first metal support part configured to support the pressure piece of the first electrical connection terminal: and a second comb tine electrically connected to the first comb tine, wherein the second comb tine is configured to be inserted into the second electrical connection terminal.

Abstract: A fastening clamp for fixing a terminal block in a wall opening in a housing wall, having a clamp housing and at least one clamping element. The fastening clamp allows the terminal block to be mounted in and removed from a wall opening in a housing wall with a small width in that the clamping element has a resilient snap arm, having a foot region fastened to the clamp housing and a free end forming a clamping face, the snap arm extending along the side face of the clamp housing so that the clamping face acts on an edge of the wall opening when the fastening clamp is in the mounted state. A blocking element is displaceably mounted on the clamp housing for movement between a first position in which the resilient snap arm can be deflected, and a second position in which the blocking element cannot be deflected.

Abstract: An arrangement of stack spark gaps, whereby a stack spark gap has multiple electrodes and insulating elements that are arranged between the electrodes, with a first electrically conductive clamping element and a second electrically conductive clamping element, whereby the two clamping elements are arranged opposite to the front ends of the stack spark gaps, with at least one connecting element, by which the two clamping elements are connected to one another, and with connection elements for electrical connection to the stack spark gaps. A device is provided for holding the stack spark gaps together and having them make contact. Three stack spark gaps are arranged beside one another between the two clamping elements, at least one of which is electrically conductive, and the two clamping elements are connected to one another electrically via the connecting element and are arranged with the spark gaps so as to form a star circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical cable assembly with a connector, in particular a trunk line cable assembly for a photovoltaic system, and to an assembly consisting of a module inverter and the trunk line cable assembly connected thereto, and also relates to a photovoltaic system comprising a plurality of photovoltaic modules and module inverters and AC side cabling between the module inverters and the trunk line cable assemblies, wherein the drop lines are connected to the trunk line cable by means of the connector, wherein the junction is enclosed by a two-piece connector housing which includes strain relief means for the trunk line cable and is optionally additionally overmolded.

Abstract: To simplify and/or more flexibly implement a process control by means of a control device, a method is provided for process control in which at least one first and one second data processing module are executed by a control device during operation, wherein an operating program of the control device automatically implements an exchange of data between assigned data objects of the first and the second data processing module, and wherein the assignment between the data objects of the first and the second data processing modules is modified during operation of the control device in order to modify the process control. In addition, the control device is designed to carry out the method, as well as an operating program for such a control device, which can particularly be saved on a data storage device.

Abstract: A circular plug-in connector for establishing a shielded plug-in connection to a mating plug-in connector includes: a contact carrier having at least one electrical contact element; a shielding sleeve that surrounds the contact carrier at least in part; and a screw housing that is rotatably connected to the shielding sleeve and adapted to screw the circular plug-in connector to the mating plug-in connector. A connection portion of the shielding sleeve is received in a receiving space of the screw housing The circular plug-in connector provides shielded contact between the screw housing and the shielding sleeve. The shielding sleeve includes a collar in the connection portion. The circular plug-in connector further includes a stopper for closing a receiving opening of the receiving space at least in part, such that the collar is trapped in the receiving space.

Abstract: An arrangement of stack spark gaps, whereby a stack spark gap has multiple electrodes and insulating elements that are arranged between the electrodes, with a first electrically conductive clamping element and a second electrically conductive clamping element, whereby the two clamping elements are arranged opposite to the front ends of the stack spark gaps, with at least one connecting element, by which the two clamping elements are connected to one another, and with connection elements for electrical connection to the stack spark gaps. A device is provided for holding the stack spark gaps together and having them make contact. Three stack spark gaps are arranged beside one another between the two clamping elements, at least one of which is electrically conductive, and the two clamping elements are connected to one another electrically via the connecting element and are arranged with the spark gaps so as to form a star circuit.

Abstract: A method for monitoring data processing and data transmission in a safety chain of a safety system, and a device for carrying out the method, which achieve the object of further simplifying the monitoring of the safety chain of an overall safety function of a modular safety system, in particular during ongoing operation. For this purpose, the method and device use at least one actual characteristic value for a safety-relevant characterizing attribute of the data processing and/or data transmission.

Abstract: The invention relates to a safe electronic device which has multichannel logic circuitry, a single channel input device, an output device, and a storage device. Data items, each of which is associated with an input value, are stored in the storage device. The multichannel logic circuitry is comprised of a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit reads in an input value which has been input, and transmits the input value to the second control unit which actuates the output device for outputting of optical and/or acoustic information, in response to the input value which has been input. If the optical and/or acoustic information corresponds to the input value, the selected data item is released for further use.