Abstract: A transistor cell includes a gate electrode and a source region of a first conductivity type. A drain/drift region is formed in a silicon carbide body. A buried region of the second conductivity type and the drain/drift region form a pn junction. The buried region and a well region form a unipolar junction. A mean net dopant density N2 of the buried region is higher than a mean net dopant density N1 of the well region. A first clamp region of the first conductivity type extends into the well region. A first low-resistive ohmic path electrically connects the first clamp region and the gate electrode. A second clamp region of the first conductivity type extends into the well region. A second low-resistive ohmic path electrically connects the second clamp region and the source region.

Abstract: An electric vehicle supply equipment device includes a removable grid cord having an electrical plug and a device housed within the electrical plug. The device has a plurality of temperature sensing elements, a control module, and an electrical circuit electrically coupling the plurality of temperature sensing elements and the control module, the electrical circuit having an electrical power carrying conductor. The device further includes an in-cable control protection device. The control module communicates an indication of a temperature condition of the electrical plug to the in-cable control protection device via the electrical power carrying conductor.

Abstract: A waterproofing system including a functional layer S1 including 10-80 wt.-% of at least one thermoplastic polymer P1 and 10-80 wt.-% of at least one solid particulate filler F, wherein the surface of the functional layer S1 has an Auto-correlation length of waviness W(Sal) of at least 50 ?m. Further, a method for producing a waterproofing system and to the use of a mechanical surface treatment step to increase the waviness factor, determined as the ratio of the Root mean square roughness of waviness W(Sq) to the square of the Auto-correlation length of waviness W(Sal), of a surface of a functional layer S1.

Abstract: An ultrasonic touch sensor includes a touch structure including a touch surface configured to receive a touch, a signal generator configured to generate an excitation, a capacitive ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic transmit wave toward the touch structure based on the excitation signal while the touch surface is submerged under the water, a capacitive ultrasonic receiver configured to receive an ultrasonic reflected wave produced by a reflection of the ultrasonic transmit wave at the touch structure while the touch surface is submerged under the water and generate a measurement signal representative of the ultrasonic reflected wave, and a measurement circuit configured to perform a comparison based on the measurement signal and a threshold, and determine whether a no-touch event or a touch event has occurred at the touch surface while the touch surface is submerged under the water based on whether the measurement signal satisfies the threshold.

Abstract: A wet multi-plate clutch includes a plate carrier with a pair of fluid passage openings and a friction plate rotationally fixed and axially displaceable relative to the plate carrier. The friction plate has a carrier element and a pair friction pads fastened to the carrier element and delimiting a groove. The groove includes a groove geometrical center line. The groove geometrical center line may extend radially through a one of the pair of fluid passage openings, or it may extend radially between the pair of fluid passage openings. If the groove geometrical center line extend radially between the pair of fluid passage openings, one of the pair of friction pads may include a pad geometrical center line extending along a radial extent through a one of the pair of fluid passage openings.

Abstract: Method for cleaning an air jet spinning device of a spinning station, an air jet spinning device and a thread-forming unit for an air jet spinning device. The air jet spinning device has a thread-forming unit having a thread-forming element arranged in a vortex chamber of a nozzle unit, and a nozzle unit having at least one air nozzle orientated towards the vortex chamber such that an air flow exiting the air nozzle impinges on the sliver in the vortex chamber with a rotation flow. The thread-forming unit has an element carrier for detachably receiving and releasing the thread-forming element or, alternatively or in addition, can be linearly shifted in conjunction with the air jet spinning device relative to the nozzle unit between a closed operating position and an open cleaning position, and the air jet spinning device can be linearly shifted and/or pivoted in the cleaning position.

Abstract: Kurtosis based pruning for a sensor-fusion system includes aligning candidate radar tracks with one of multiple candidate visual tracks. For each candidate vision track, a weight or other evidence of matching is assigned to each candidate radar track. An inverse of matching errors between each candidate vision track and each candidate radar track contributes to the evidence, which is normalized to produce, for each candidate vision track, a distribution associated with all candidate radar tracks. A Kurtosis or a shape of this distribution is calculated. Based on Kurtosis values, some candidate radar tracks are selected for matching and other remaining candidate radar tracks are pruned. The Kurtosis is used to determine how many candidates to retain and how many to prune.

Abstract: An actuator for actuating a parking lock and for carrying out at least one other vehicle function in a motor vehicle includes a hydraulic unit and an actuation cylinder, rigidly connected to the hydraulic unit. The hydraulic unit has a hydraulic pump or valves driven by an electric motor. The actuation cylinder is for mechanically actuating a parking lock mechanism of the parking lock. In some embodiments, the actuator has an actuator housing and the actuation cylinder has a cylinder housing that is part of the actuator housing. In some embodiments, the actuation cylinder has a piston and an actuating element, movable via the piston, for actuating the parking lock mechanism.

Abstract: An interconnect including an input couplable to a source, and an encoder coupled to the input. The encoder is configured to: group information that is received from the source via a same channel; size the grouped information to a common width; and apply protection to the sized grouped information.

Abstract: A controller for actuating a motor with two separate windings. The controller includes: i) a first actuator connection having three first phase connections, ii) a second actuator connection having three second phase connections, iii) a first converter having three first phase outputs, iv) a second converter having three second phase outputs, v) a third converter having three third phase outputs, and iv) a switch device which is designed to: a) selectively connect each first phase connection of the first actuator connection to one of the first phase outputs of the first converter or to one of the third phase outputs of the third converter, and b) selectively connect each second phase connection of the second actuator connection to one of the second phase outputs of the second converter or to one of the third phase outputs of the third converter.

Abstract: An electric axle assembly that includes an electric drive unit mounted in a banjo-style axle housing. The electric drive unit includes a motor, gear box, and differential within a housing. The electric drive unit is inserted into the banjo-style axle housing from a first side of the banjo-style axle housing such that at least a portion of the housing of the electric drive unit is contained within the banjo-style axle housing. Fasteners are installed from a second side of the banjo-style axle housing opposite the first side for securing the housing of the electric drive unit to the banjo-style axle housing.

Abstract: An electric drive unit including a housing that includes an outer wall and a bearing shield that extends radially inboard from the outer wall, a stator disposed within the housing radially inboard of the outer wall, and a stator carrier having a first portion positioned radially between the stator and the outer wall and extending along the stator and a second portion that extends radially inboard from the first portion to a radially inboard terminus that is positioned radially inboard of the stator. The stator carrier and the housing define a fluid jacket. The fluid jacket has a first region that is defined by the outer wall and the first portion and a second region that is defined by the bearing shield and the second portion.

Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine having a stator having a substantially cylindrical or hollow-cylindrical stator body, a rotor arranged substantially coaxially with the stator, two ring elements, of which in each case one is arranged on each end face of the stator body. Each ring element has inlet nozzles through which a cooling fluid can be sprayed onto the winding heads of the stator. Penetration of the cooling fluid into the air gap of the machine is prevented in that each ring element radially and axially encloses the winding heads arranged on the respective end face, such that the winding heads are encased in an annular space bounded by the respective ring element and the respective end side of the stator body.

Abstract: A stator for an axial flux machine including a disc-shaped multilayer printed circuit board with a plurality of layers stacked one over the other. Each layer includes an electrically insulating substrate and at least one first conductor path which is applied onto the substrate and/or is introduced into the substrate. The at least one first conductor path forms a first winding, and a second conductor path forms second a winding. The layers can be electrically contacted with each other by means of vias running perpendicularly to a disc-shaped plane, wherein conductor paths connected together via the layers form a stator winding, and each pair of adjacent windings in a circumferential direction are connected together in a common layer. A first via is provided for a first winding end of the first winding, and a second via is provided for a second winding end of the second winding.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid drive unit for a drive train of an electrically drivable motor vehicle, a hybrid drive arrangement comprising a hybrid drive unit according to the invention and a method for operating a hybrid drive arrangement according to the invention. A hybrid drive unit (1) comprises a connection device (13) for mechanically coupling an internal combustion engine (9), a first electrical machine (3), a disconnect clutch (5), a second electrical machine (4), an output device (6), and an electrical line system (7) as well as a control device (16) which is designed to operate the second electrical machine (4) in generator mode, to supply electrical energy provided by the second electrical machine (4) to the electrical line system (7), and to supply electrical energy from the electrical line system (7) to the first electrical machine (3) and to operate it in motor mode.

Abstract: A method for installing a cover strip between a roofing membrane and an edge metal flashing positioned over a portion of the roofing membrane, includes using a cover strip or a self-adhering cover strip to bridge a joint formed between the edge metal flashing and the roofing membrane. One end of the cover strip is indirectly or directly bonded to the edge metal flashing by using an adhesive whereas the other end is heat-welded or adhesively bonded to the roofing membrane.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of range sensors, and more particular to a method, a system and a computer-readable storage medium for object detection in a 3D point cloud representing a scanned surrounding of a vehicle. One aspect of the present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for object detection in a three-dimensional, 3D, point cloud representing a scanned surrounding of a vehicle. The method comprises determining a first plurality of scanning samples representing the scanned surrounding, the first plurality of scanning samples consisting of a first half of scanning samples and a second half of scanning samples. The method further comprises populating the 3D point cloud with the first plurality of scanning samples. The method further comprises detecting objects in the 3D point cloud contained in one or more of the second half of scanning samples.

Abstract: An electronic component is disclosed. The electronic component comprises a semiconductor body, an active region in a central portion of the semiconductor body, and a stress release structure for releasing stress and being formed as a lateral edge portion of the semiconductor body. The lateral edge portion has a minimum thickness of not more than 40% of a maximum thickness of the semiconductor body.

Abstract: A bearing includes a washer and a retention band. The washer includes an annular portion, a cylindrical outer flange, and a radius portion connecting the outer portion to the flange. The retention band includes a cylindrical ring disposed radially inside of the cylindrical outer flange, and a tab extending radially outward from the cylindrical ring. In an example embodiment, the tab extends radially outside of the washer. In some example embodiments, the cylindrical ring has a split. In an example embodiment, the split is circumferentially offset from the tab. In an example embodiment, the retention band also includes an axial leg connecting the tab to the cylindrical ring. In an example embodiment, the retention band has exactly one tab. In an example embodiment, the retention band has a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs.

Abstract: A two-component polyurethane adhesive including a polyol component K1 and a polyisocyanate component K2; wherein the polyol component K1 includes at least one diol A1 having two primary hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight in the range from 60 to 150 g/mol, at least one triol A2 having an average molecular weight in the range from 1,000 to 10,000 g/mol, at least one polyester polyol A3 based on dimer fatty acids and/or dimer fatty alcohols, especially based on dimer fatty acids; and the polyisocyanate component K2 includes at least one polyisocyanate B1 and/or at least one polyurethane polymer B2 having isocyanate groups.