Abstract: An indication system includes the following features. A mechanism is within an enclosure. An indicator is mounted to an outer surface of the enclosure. A magnet couples the indicator to a component of the mechanism indicative of a state of the mechanism. The indicator displays a reading indicative of the state of the mechanism responsive to the magnet coupling.

Abstract: A system includes at least one sensing unit, the sensing unit including a sensing element. The system includes at least one spatial Lorentz filter coupled to the sensing element. The spatial Lorentz filter (SLF) includes an input coupled to the sensing element and an analog to digital converter (ADC) providing a filtered output signal. The sensing unit is connected to a processor configured for determining velocity or position with respect to a magnetic field and/or a geographic position by processing SLF output signals.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, semiconductor products and methods for circuit testing, specifically non-contact circuit testing are provided that allow for the wireless, non-contact testing of an electrical component. For example, non-contact circuit testing is performed using a non-contact testing apparatus that include a circuit cover with a conductive material and an oscilloscope. The circuit cover is places over an electrical component to form a parallel plate capacitor with electrical component. The parallel plate capacitor is formed with an air dielectric between the electrical component and the circuit cover. An electrical signal is initiated at the electrical component to cause a voltage through the parallel plate capacitor. An oscilloscope probe is used to measure the voltage of the parallel plate capacitor to determine a connectivity of the electrical component without contacting the electrical component.

Abstract: A bus bar assembly includes a first housing; a first bus bar extending through the first housing; a second bus bar extending through the first housing, the second bus bar including a second housing that defines at least one first receiver configured to engage a fastener; and a sensor assembly mounted to the receiver, the sensor assembly including a current sensor positioned between the first bus bar and the second bus bar. The sensor assembly may not include a magnetic core, and the current sensor may be a coreless sensor configured to detect a current through the bus bar assembly.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for predicting a quality of a battery includes receiving a first battery measurement data for a first duration of soaking the battery, the first duration shorter than or equal to the soaking. The method further includes computing a plurality of features based on the first battery measurement data. The method further includes predicting, based on the plurality of features, a state of the battery after completion of the soaking. The method further includes outputting suitability of the quality of the battery based on the state of the battery as predicted.

Abstract: A magnetic field sensor for measuring a direct current includes a transducer formed of coils with superparamagnetic core in series; an excitation module generating an excitation current at an excitation frequency, via a midpoint coil, an excitation voltage generator and an excitation impedance. An analysis module includes an analysis impedance coupled to the midpoint coil, and an analyzer that analyzes the current passing through the analysis impedance to extract a component at an analysis frequency equal to an even multiple of the excitation frequency. The excitation impedance forms with the superparamagnetic coils a first series RLC circuit with a resonance frequency, which is substantially equal to the excitation frequency, and a second series RLC-type circuit with an analysis resonance frequency, which is substantially equal to the analysis frequency.

Abstract: An abnormal detection circuit is provided. The abnormal detection circuit includes a conversion circuit, a voltage detection circuit, and a warning circuit. The conversion circuit receives a three-phase alternating current (AC) power and converts the three-phase AC power into a driving power. The voltage detection circuit detects each phase of the three-phase AC power. When a voltage value of at least one phase AC power of the three-phase AC power is abnormal, the voltage detection circuit uses the driving power to output at least one control signal corresponding to the abnormality. The warning circuit is driven by receiving the driving power and outputs at least one warning signal corresponding to the abnormality in response to the at least one control signal.

Abstract: A measurement method for the impedance of the converter at multiple operating points based on the secondary-side disturbance includes the following steps: superimposing the positive sequence current disturbance in the current sampling value; superimposing the positive sequence voltage disturbance in the voltage sampling value; determining whether measurement data of the converter at two or more current operating points are obtained, if so, based on the measurement data of the converter at two current operating points, calculating values of A(s) and B(s); further calculating values of coefficients at each frequency point, and obtaining the impedance value of the converter at multiple current operating points by calculation. The above-mentioned measurement method overcomes the disadvantages of high cost and complicated operation of the impedance measurement method based on the primary-side disturbance, and solves the problem of lacking the pre-judgment function.

Abstract: A proximity sensor for a portable wireless connected device, the sensor being arranged to determine whether a part of a user's body is near the portable connected wireless device. The sensor generates a time-averaged proximity that is alerted when the device is brought near a part of a user's body for a given time and may be periodically reset momentarily during the periods of proximity. An integration time comparable with that used in SAR testing, enables the sensor to reduce the radio power emitted by a portable device when it is near the body. The integration time can be obtained by a sigma/delta modulator configured as rate-compression unit.

Abstract: Proposed is a probe card. The probe card according to the present disclosure includes: a circuit board; a probe head having a guide plate, and through which a plurality of probes pass; and a connection member electrically connecting the circuit board and the probes to each other, wherein an insulating part of the connection member and the guide plate are made of an anodic aluminum oxide film formed by anodizing a metal as a base material.

Abstract: A calibration operation determines a resistance of a sense resistor in a POE system. A voltage measurement is taken with a first current flowing through the sense resistor. A second voltage measurement is taken with a second current flowing through the resistor. A resistance value of the sense resistor is determined based on a voltage difference between the first and second voltage measurements and a current difference between the first current and the second currents.

Abstract: A device for testing a voltage level in an electrical terminal cavity including a testing body and a probe for contacting the electrical terminal cavity. The probe includes a tip portion having a first cross-sectional area, a base portion having a second cross-sectional area, and an intermediate portion extending from the tip portion to the base portion having a third cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area is smaller than the third cross-sectional area, the third cross-sectional area is smaller than the second cross-sectional area, and the intermediate portion is concentric with the tip portion and the base portion. An axis extends between a center of the tip portion, a center of the intermediate portion, a center of the base portion, and a center of the testing body. The device also includes a circuit operatively coupled with the probe to sense the voltage level in the electrical terminal cavity.

Abstract: A method of measuring a fuse resistance includes steps as follows. A predetermined voltage value of a force voltage on a common ground (CGND) bus electrically connected to at least one fuse element, a first current value of a measured current through the CGND bus in a first condition, and a second current value of another measured current through the CGND bus in a second condition are preloaded. The second current value is subtracted from the first current value, so as to get a subtracted current value, thereby removing a value of a leakage current through the CGND bus. The predetermined voltage value is divided by the subtracted current value to equal the fuse resistance of the at least one fuse element.

Abstract: Circuits and methods that enable stacking of phase change material (PCM) switches and that accommodate variations in the resistance of the resistive heater(s) of such switches. Stacking is enabled by providing isolation switches for the resistive heater(s) in a PCM switch to reduce parasitic capacitance caused by the proximity of the resistive heater(s) to the PCM region of a PCM switch. Variations in the resistance of the resistive heater(s) of a PCM switch are mitigated or eliminated by sensing the actual resistance of the resistive heater(s) and then determining a suitable adjusted electrical pulse profile for the resistive heater(s) that generates a precise thermal pulse to the PCM region, thereby reliably achieving a desired switch state while extending the life of the resistive heater(s) and the phase-change material.

Abstract: Examples are provided that relate to determining a capacitance based on a charge accumulated on a sense capacitor electrode. One example provides a head-mounted device comprising a facial-tracking sensor, a controller, and a charge sensing circuit connected to the facial-tracking sensor. The facial-tracking sensor includes a sense capacitor electrode configured to be positioned proximate to a surface of a face and form a capacitance based upon a distance between the sense capacitor electrode and the surface of the face, and the controller configured to apply a reference voltage to the sense capacitor electrode. The charge sensing circuit is configured to determine the capacitance of the sense capacitor electrode by determining an amount of charge accumulated on the sense capacitor electrode resulting from the reference voltage.

Abstract: A method for supplying power to an inductive load (12) using an H-bridge (2) power supply structure, comprising a first block B1 of steps for detecting an anomaly using a “DIAG ON” diagnostic method, a second block B2 of steps for detecting an anomaly using a “DIAG OFF” diagnostic method, and finally a third block B3 of steps for discriminating the detected anomaly and for confirming a short circuit at the inductive load (12) anomaly.

Abstract: A magnetic body inspection method and magnetic body inspection apparatus (1) that has a magnet (10) and a magnetic sensor (20) that outputs electric signals. At least two electric signals are obtained by the magnetic sensor (20). A magnetic body present inside a nonmagnetic body can be detected non-destructively, by outputting the difference between the two obtained electric signals.

Abstract: A control method and a controller related to electromagnetic tracking are provided. In the method, a working position is determined, and the working position is the position at which a magnetic field sensor is located relative to a magnetic field emitter; an electrical characteristic of the magnetic field emitter or the magnetic field sensor is adjusted to a target characteristic corresponding to the working position. In this way, the positioning accuracy may be improved.

Abstract: A modular network test device can test optical fiber networks or other types of networks. The test device includes a base module to perform network tests and interfaces to connect to removably connectable modules that can perform other network tests and supply additional battery power to the test device. The base module can control charging and discharging of a base module battery and an external battery of a removably connectable module connected to the base module. The base module can determine power requirements of the base module and a removably connectable module to perform network tests, and control power supplied by the base module battery and the external battery to the test device based on the power requirements.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes a rotary encoder that comprises a stator, a rotor, and a controller. The stator has an opening adapted to surround a first portion of a rotatable shaft, a transmit region, and a receive region. The rotor has an opening adapted to surround a second portion of the rotatable shaft, an annular conductive region, and at least one conductor electrically coupled with the annular conductive region. The controller has an input coupled to the receive region and has an output coupled to the transmit region. The controller is configured to transmit a first signal on the output of the controller and to the transmit region of the stator, receive a second signal on the input of the controller and from the receive region of the stator, and determine, based on the second signal, a proximity of the at least one conductor to the receive region.