Abstract: A busbar assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a ring body having a plurality of openings extending in an axial direction and configured to receive electrical wire connections, and a plurality of phase conductors. A high-voltage connection portion is also included in this same body. The high-voltage connection portion includes a plurality of high voltage conductors each configured to engage a respective one of the plurality of phase conductors. A plurality of connectors are each attached to a respective one of the plurality of high voltage conductors. A seal is arranged on a periphery of the high-voltage connection portion to incorporate the busbar into one combined simple design.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a magnetic angle sensor includes measuring, for a plurality of angle positions within a 360° rotation of a measurement object, in each case a first sensor signal for a first magnetic field component and a second sensor signal for a second magnetic field component orthogonal to the first magnetic field component, wherein the first and second sensor signals are in each case 360° periodic and representable as a Fourier series with a Fourier component of a fundamental and a Fourier component of a harmonic; determining the Fourier component of the harmonic for the first and second sensor signals based on a difference between a trajectory defined by the measured first and second sensor signals and a circular path; and correcting the angle positions based on the Fourier component of the harmonic determined for the first and second sensor signals.

Abstract: A rotary indexing table assembly includes an axis of rotation, a rotation element and a receiving assembly. The rotation element is rotatable about the axis of rotation and has a centering opening coaxial with the axis of rotation. The receiving assembly has a spring system and a pin assembly. The pin assembly has a pin body, movable along the axis of rotation by the spring system and settable in a set-up state or a blocking state. In the set-up state, the rotation element is releasably connected to the receiving assembly, and in the blocking state, the rotation element is fixedly connected to the receiving assembly.

Abstract: A wheel module (10) for a motor vehicle includes a wheel (12) and a wheel guide (14) for guiding the wheel (12). The wheel guide (14) includes a wheel carrier unit (16) for supporting the wheel (12); a wheel fork (24) supporting the wheel carrier unit (16); a steering actuator (18) for adjusting the steering angle of the wheel (12); a spring-damper unit (28); and a level adjustment unit (36) for adjusting the height of the vehicle body (32) of the motor vehicle. The spring-damper unit (28) is arranged in a region of the wheel guide (14) between the wheel fork (24) and the wheel carrier unit (16).

Abstract: A torque transmitting device that can be rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation includes a series damper having a first damper unit, a second damper unit and a coupling unit. The first damper unit has a damper output side and the second damper unit has a damper input side. The coupling unit is arranged between the damper output side of the first damper unit and the damper input side of the second damper unit. The coupling unit has a first coupling part and a second coupling part, wherein the first coupling part and the second coupling part are arranged axially offset in relation to one another. The first coupling part connects the damper output side of the first damper unit to the second coupling part. The second coupling part connects the first coupling part to the damper input side of the second damper unit.

Abstract: A magnetic field sensor includes a sensor and a processing circuit. The sensor is designed to generate on the basis of a varying magnetic field an oscillation signal that fluctuates around a mean value. The processing circuit is designed to generate an output signal on the basis of the oscillation signal. The processing circuit is designed, in a high-resolution mode different than a low-resolution mode, in each case to generate a mean value crossing pulse in the output signal when the oscillation signal attains the mean value, and to generate in each case a limit value crossing pulse in the output signal when the oscillation signal attains at least one limit value different than the mean value. A pulse width of at least either the mean value crossing pulse or the limit value crossing pulse is set to indicate that the magnetic field sensor is operating in the high-resolution mode.

Abstract: A device includes an analog main signal path and a digital control circuit. The digital control circuit determines and provides a digital control signal to the analog main signal path to reduce a gain error of the analog main signal path.

Abstract: Examples relate to a current sensor and to a method for sensing a strength of an electric current using two groups of magnetic sensing probes. The current sensor includes a first group and a second group of magnetic sensing probes. The current sensor comprises sensor circuitry coupled to the first and the second group of magnetic sensing probes. The sensor circuitry is configured to determine a first differential magnetic field measurement of a magnetic field using probes of the first group of magnetic sensing probes. The sensor circuitry is configured to determine a second differential magnetic field measurement of the magnetic field using probes of the second group of magnetic sensing probes. The sensor circuitry is configured to determine a strength of the electric current based on a difference between the first differential magnetic field measurement and the second differential magnetic field measurement.

Abstract: Semiconductor packages described herein include a thermal capacitor designed to absorb transient heat pulses from a power semiconductor die and subsequently release the transient heat pulses to a surrounding environment, and/or a recessed pad feature. Corresponding methods of production are also described.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure relate to a radar receiver for a real-valued analog RF radar signal. The radar receiver comprises a quadrature mixer circuit configured to generate, from the real-valued analog RF radar signal, a complex-valued analog signal comprising an inphase (I) signal component and a quadrature (Q) signal component, an analog polyphase filter configured to filter the I- and Q-signal components of the complex-valued analog signal to generate filtered I- and Q-signal components, and an analog-to-digital converter coupled to an output of the analog polyphase filter. The radar receiver is configured to convert only one of the filtered I- and Q-signal components from the analog to the digital signal domain.

Abstract: Described is a power semiconductor module that includes: a frame made of an electrically insulative material; a first substrate seated in the frame; a plurality of power semiconductor dies attached to the first substrate; a plurality of signal pins attached to the first substrate and electrically connected to the power semiconductor dies; a busbar extending from the first substrate through a side face of the frame; a current sensor module seated in a receptacle of the frame in sensing proximity of the busbar, the current sensor module including a current sensor attached to a circuit board; and a potting material fixing the current sensor module to the frame such that no air gap is present between the current sensor and the busbar. The potting material contacts the frame and the current sensor. Methods of producing the power semiconductor module are also described.

Abstract: A valve, including: a valve seat including a seating surface with an outer edge furthest, an inner edge, and a first portion; and a valve body including a sealing surface with an outer edge, an inner edge, and a first portion. In a closed position, the first portion of the sealing surface is in contact with the first portion of the seating surface to block flow through the valve. The sealing surface tapers from the first portion of the sealing surface to the inner edge of the sealing surface or the outer edge of the sealing surface, or the seating surface tapers from the first portion of the seating surface to the inner edge of the seating surface or the outer edge of the seating surface. In the open position, the first portion of the sealing surface is free of contact with the first portion of the seating surface.

Abstract: A method of mounting electronic components on one or more carrier bodies is disclosed. The method comprises providing a support body with at least one first alignment mark, mounting the one or more carrier bodies, each having at least one second alignment mark, on the support body by alignment between the at least one first alignment mark and the at least one second alignment mark. Thereafter, the method includes mounting the plurality of electronic components on a respective one of the one or more carrier bodies by alignment using the at least one second alignment mark.

Abstract: An example of a sensor for determining a direction of a magnetic field comprises at least one magnetoresistive sensor element for determining the direction of the magnetic field, and at least one further sensor element of another type which is suitable for determining the direction of the magnetic field.

Abstract: A lead-free solder material is provided. In one example, the solder material may include solder particles including at least 30 wt % nickel, and an activator including or consisting of at least one of a group of activator materials, the group including an organic acid or salt thereof, and an amine or salt thereof.

Abstract: A method of scanning a field of view implemented by a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system includes transmitting pulsed light into the field of view; receiving, by a photodetector array, light from the field of view, wherein the photodetector array is configured to receive the light from objects in the field of view corresponding to ambient light and the pulsed light reflected therefrom; generating, by the photodetector array, DC signal components exclusively attributed to receiving the ambient light and AC signal components exclusively attributed to receiving the pulsed light; separating, by a processing circuit, the DC signal components from the AC signal components; generating, by the processing circuit, a two-dimensional image that represents an ambient light image of the field of view from the DC signal components; and generating, by the processing circuit, a three-dimensional image of the field of view from the AC signal components.

Abstract: A roller bearing assembly for determining loads on a roller bearing includes a roller bearing having coaxial inner and outer rings and an axis of rotation, and a plurality of rollers each having a rotation axis being arranged between the rings. At least one ring has recess for receiving a force-measuring pin. A force-measuring pin is received in the recess. The longitudinal axis of the force-measuring pin extends at least partly along the axis of rotation of the roller bearing. The recess and the force-measuring pin extends into a region, which is under a load, of the ring that has the recess such that at least one vertical projection plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rollers extends along the force-measuring pin and a region of maximum load. This allows loads to be reliably measured.

Abstract: A serial peripheral interface (SPI) communication system includes a memory configured with a start register address and an end register address that define a register address range for a data operation; a chip select terminal configured to receive a chip select signal comprising an active and idle signal levels that define a plurality of chip select frames; a serial data input terminal configured to receive a master out, slave in (MOSI) signal, wherein the MOSI signal includes configuration information received in a first chip select frame of the data operation, wherein the configuration information includes an operation command bit indicating whether the data operation is a write operation or a read out operation and an auto-incrementation control bit indicating whether automatic register address incrementation across chip select frames is enabled or disabled; and a serial data output terminal configured to transmit a master in, slave out (MISO) signal.

Abstract: In human-powered vehicles, e.g., bicycles, etc., it is customary to use drum brakes, disc brakes or shoe brakes. Each of the braking systems has different advantages in terms of braking effect, system costs, ease of maintenance, etc. A brake unit with a modified structure for a vehicle is provided. For this purpose, a brake unit 14 for a vehicle 1 is disclosed, having a housing 15, having a brake body device 23, wherein the brake body device 23 supports a stationary brake partner of a brake apparatus 12 for the vehicle 1, wherein the housing 15 and/or the brake body device 23 defines a main axis H, having an actuator for moving the brake body device relative to the housing 15 in order to generate a braking force, wherein the stationary brake partner is formed as a brake disc 13.

Abstract: An electric machine including a stator (2) with a winding (3) having a plurality of conductors (4) associated with one or more phases and interconnected with each other, the ends (6) of at least two conductors (4) are associated with a phase projecting axially or radially from the winding (3) at the inner circumference and/or the outer circumference of the winding (3) and a connected to a power connection (9) that is mounted radially outside the winding (3) by a common connecting conductor (12a).