Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum device is provided having a weight carrier disc an opening and guide tracks arranged on a radially outer region thereof and including damper spring openings in a radially inner region thereof. A centrifugal weight is disposed displaceably on the weight carrier disc, with the centrifugal weight including two side elements that each include weight guide tracks, and spacing bolts arranged between the two side elements. At least one of the spacing bolts extends through the opening of the weight carrier disc, and the centrifugal weight is guided displaceably on the weight carrier disc by roller elements that run on the guide tracks and the weight guide tracks. In order to reduce weight and provide additional flexibility, the weight carrier disc comprises a first plate that includes the radially inner region that is connected to at least one second plate that includes the radially outer region.

Abstract: An electric drive unit includes: a motor that rotates a rotor shaft; a housing with a bearing shield extending between motor housing and gearbox regions, the bearing shield having a first side that faces toward the motor housing region and a second side that partially defines the gearbox region and along which a channel extends; a planetary gearset including a sun gear, planet gears, and a carrier; and a wiper coupled to the housing proximate to the channel and abutting the carrier, such that fluid is wiped off of the carrier by the wiper as the carrier rotates and flows to the channel therefrom.

Abstract: A method for current measurement in a switching converter is described herein. In accordance with one embodiment, the method includes switching a first transistor on and off in accordance with a logic signal, wherein a load current passes through the first transistor while it is switched on. The method further includes providing—by a second transistor—a sense current that is indicative of the load current, wherein the second transistor is coupled to the first transistor so that the first and the second transistors are switched on and off simultaneously. Further, the method includes determining an end of a switch-on phase of the second transistor, and providing a current sense signal that represents the sense current between a first time instant, which corresponds to the determined end of the switch-on phase, and a second time instant, at which the logic signal signals a switch-off of the first transistor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vertical power semiconductor device includes forming a drift region in a semiconductor body having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface along a vertical direction, the drift region including platinum atoms, and forming a field stop region in the semiconductor body between the drift region and the second main surface, the field stop region including a plurality of impurity peaks, wherein a first impurity peak of the plurality of impurity peaks is set a larger concentration than a second impurity peak of the plurality of impurity peaks, wherein the first impurity peak includes hydrogen and the second impurity peak includes helium.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a microcontroller which has an internal timing device for generating an internal clock signal, at least one terminal contact for receiving an external clock signal, a clock changing device and a timer module, which is electrically conductively connected to the at least one terminal contact and to the internal timing device and, after the microcontroller has been switched on, is set up to determine a frequency of the external clock signal by means of the clock signal, and to determine at least one parameter by means of which the clock changing device can be set up to change the external clock signal into a useful clock signal with a predefined frequency.

Abstract: A rotor (1) for an electrical axial flux machine (2) that can be operated as a motor and/or generator. The rotor includes a support (3), a plurality of magnet elements (4) arranged against, on, or in the support (3) and running radially from the interior outwards, the magnet elements (4) being magnetized in a circumferential direction and being arranged individually or in groups in series around the circumference with alternating opposing magnetization directions, and a plurality of flux conduction elements (5) which conduct the magnetic flux and are arranged against, on, or in the support (3) and around the circumference, between the magnet elements (4). A flux distributing element (6) which distributes the magnetic flux is arranged between at least one of the magnet elements (4) and a flux conduction element (5) that is arranged adjacently thereto in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to circuits for detecting a line short circuit and/or a line interruption in a differentially operated line network, comprising at least one control circuit configured to control at least one common-mode signal of the differentially operated line network vis-à-vis a predefined common-mode signal variable and to indicate a line short circuit and/or a line interruption in the differentially operated line network if at least one control or controlled variable of the control circuit exceeds a predefined threshold value.

Abstract: This document describes techniques, apparatuses, and systems for an antenna-to-printed circuit board (PCB) transition. An apparatus (e.g., a radar system) may include an MMIC or other processor to generate electromagnetic signals. The apparatus can include a PCB that includes multiple layers, a first surface, and a second surface that is opposite and in parallel with the first surface. The PCB can also include a dielectric-filled portion formed between the first surface and second surface. The apparatus can also include a conductive loop located on the first surface and connected to a pair of lines. The apparatus can further include a transition channel mounted on the first surface and positioned over the dielectric-filled portion. The described transition can reduce manufacturing costs and board sizes, reduce energy losses, and support a wide bandwidth.

Abstract: A sway bar disconnect assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first bar segment for being connected to a first wheel, a second bar segment for being connected to a second wheel, and a disconnect clutch configured for being selectively movable between a connect orientation in which the disconnect clutch non-rotatably fixes the first bar segment and the second bar segment together and a disconnect orientation in which the disconnect clutch rotationally decouples the first bar segment and the second bar segment from each other. The disconnect clutch includes a first clutch section non-rotatably fixed to the first bar segment and a second clutch section non-rotatably fixed to the second bar segment. The first clutch section includes axially displaceable male connectors and the second clutch section includes female connectors shaped for receiving the male connectors in the connect orientation.

Abstract: Reference device (1) for real-time tracking of bone and/or surgical objects in computer-assisted surgery, the device (1) comprising: A) an upper member (2) having at least one circular cylindrical hole (3) penetrating through the upper member (2) from the upper surface (5) to the lower surface (6), wherein the hole (3) defines a circular cylindrical reference element (15) having a diameter d and a height h, the ratio between the diameter d and the height h of the reference element (15) is minimum ?, and B) a lower member (4) configured to cover the lower orifices (8) of the holes (3); and wherein C) the upper member (2) is configured as a plate shaped body.

Abstract: A system and method for the acoustic detection of cracks in a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. In one example, the system includes a force generating unit configured to apply a force onto the semiconductor substrate, a detector unit comprising a resonating indenter and an acoustic emission sensor coupled to the resonating indenter, and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate acoustic signals detected by the detector unit and configured to determine whether a crack has occurred based on the detected signals. The resonating indenter is configured to contact the semiconductor substrate at a lateral distance from the force generating unit, and wherein the force generating unit and the resonating indenter are configured to contact the semiconductor substrate on the same side.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a first substrate having a first metallized side; a semiconductor die attached to the first metallized side of the first substrate at a first side of the die, a second side of the die opposite the first side being covered by a passivation, the passivation having a first opening that exposes at least part of a first pad at the second side of the die; a thermally and electrically conductive spacer attached to the part of the first pad that is exposed by the first opening in the passivation, the spacer at least partly overhanging the passivation along at least one side face of the semiconductor die; a second substrate having a first metallized side attached to the spacer at an opposite side of the spacer as the semiconductor die; and an encapsulant encapsulating the semiconductor die and the spacer. Additional spacer embodiments are described.

Abstract: A vacuum pump in accordance with the invention, in particular a scroll vacuum pump, comprises a first spiral element that has a first wall that extends spirally about a first axis, that extends in an axial direction from a first support, and that has a first free end face facing away from the first support, and a second spiral element that has a second wall that extends spirally about a second axis, that extends in the axial direction from a second support, and that has a second free end face facing away from the second support, wherein the first spiral element and the second spiral element are movable relative to one another and are arranged such that the first wall and the second wall sealingly engage into one another while forming pumping spaces, wherein the free end face of at least one of the walls has a recess, in particular a groove, which extends in a longitudinal direction of the wall and in which at least one seal is movably arranged, and wherein the recess is laterally bounded by at least one inner

Abstract: A method of forming a silicon layer includes introducing a source gas containing a precursor material and a carrier gas into a reactor, controlling a gas flow of the source gas through a first main flow controller unit in response to a change of a concentration of the precursor material in the source gas, introducing an auxiliary gas into the reactor, and controlling a gas flow of the auxiliary gas through a second main flow controller unit such that a total gas flow of the source gas and the auxiliary gas into the reactor is held constant when the gas flow of the source gas changes.

Abstract: At least two pole shoe segments are associated with a stator tooth in the stator of an axial flux machine; the pole shoe segments are spaced apart from each other. In particular, each pole shoe segment can cover both a part of a stator tooth and a part of a groove for stator windings.

Abstract: A support device for mounting a solar module, especially a photovoltaic panel, on a mounting surface, in particular on a roof of a building, the support device including: (a) a U-shaped profile base body having two profile legs and a base section connecting the legs; whereby an outer surface of the base section of the U-shaped profile supports a solar module, and whereby a profile depth of the U-shaped profile increases along a longitudinal axis from a front face to a rear face of the U-shaped profile; and (b) at each of the two free end portions of the profile legs, at least one projection protruding from the respective profile leg, whereby the at least one projections are configured as a seating for placing the support device on a mounting surface; and at least one fixing element using a fastening member to attach the support device to the mounting surface.

Abstract: A clutch assembly comprises: first and second clutch partners; a switchable freewheel arranged between the first and second clutch partners, wherein the freewheel comprises a plurality of spring-loaded blocking bodies which are circumferentially fixed to the first clutch partner and selectively interact with a blocking contour arranged on the second clutch partner; a sliding sleeve for controlling the clutch assembly, wherein, in a blocking position of the sliding sleeve, the two clutch partners are interconnected for conjoint rotation in one direction of rotation and in the opposite direction of rotation via the sliding sleeve, and in a freewheeling position of the sliding sleeve, the two clutch partners are interconnected for conjoint rotation in precisely one direction of rotation via the freewheel.

Abstract: A sealing element includes a waterproofing layer having a first and a second major surface and including at least one powdered superabsorber polymer, and optionally a reinforcement layer fully embedded into the waterproofing layer or adhered to one of the major surfaces of the waterproofing layer, wherein the waterproofing layer is a polymeric layer including at least one polymer or a bitumen layer including bitumen. A building structure includes a roof or wall substrate, an insulation board, and a sealing element arranged between the roof or wall substrate and the insulation board, and the sealing element is used as a roof or wall breather membrane.

Abstract: A roofing membrane including a polymeric waterproofing layer having upper and lower major surfaces and an electronic ink display covering at least a portion of the upper major surface of the waterproofing layer. Also, a method for producing a roofing membrane and a method for covering a roof substrate using the roofing membrane.