Abstract: A drive system for a self-propelled harvesting machine includes a drive engine, designed as an internal combustion engine, a transfer gearbox driven by the drive engine that includes a first driven pulley which is disposed on a drive shaft for driving at least one drive pulley of a working mechanism using a first belt, and at least one hydraulic pump for driving a further working mechanism. A second output pulley is assigned to the transfer gearbox and drives the at least one hydraulic pump using a second belt.

Abstract: A drive system for a self-propelled harvesting machine includes a drive engine designed as an internal combustion engine, a first driven pulley driven by the drive engine that at least one drive pulley of a working mechanism via a drive belt. The drive system also includes at least one first and one second hydraulic unit. The drive belt is drivably connected to a pulley that is enclosed in sections by housing elements. The housing elements are disposed opposite one another and are fixed relative to the pulley. The first hydraulic unit and the second hydraulic unit are disposed on the housing elements and, the first hydraulic unit and the second hydraulic unit are drivably connected to a shaft that extends through the pulley.

Abstract: A method for producing a multi-layer electrode system includes providing a carrier substrate having a recess in a top side of the carrier substrate. At least one wall of the recess is inclined in relation to a bottom side of the carrier substrate, which is opposite to the top side. The method also includes applying a multi-layer stack, which includes at least a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a piezoelectric layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, to the top side of the carrier substrate. At least the wall and a bottom of the recess are covered by at least a portion of the multi-layer stack.

Abstract: The invention relates to a battery cell (1), in particular a lithium-ion cell, having at least one positive electrode (2), at least one negative electrode (3) and connections (4) which are connected in an electrically conductive manner to the electrodes (2, 3) for electrically contacting the battery cell (1). The battery cell (1) comprises a device (5) for monitoring at least one parameter of the battery cell (1) and the device (5) comprises at least one sensor (6, 7, 8, 9).

Abstract: An exhaust gas guide element for conducting at least a portion of an exhaust gas to a sensor for a vehicle. The exhaust gas guide element has a greater extent in a direction of a longitudinal axis than in a direction of a transverse axis, and is gas-permeable along the direction of the longitudinal axis. One end of the gas guide element along the direction of the longitudinal axis is configured as a receiving region, and the opposite end is configured as a measuring region. A sensor can be positioned in the measuring region, and a gas receiving element is positioned in the receiving region.

Abstract: A micromechanical solid-electrolyte sensor device includes a micromechanical carrier substrate having a front side and a back side. The micromechanical solid-electrolyte sensor device also includes a first porous electrode and a second porous electrode. The micromechanical solid-electrolyte sensor device also includes a solid-electrolyte embedded between the first porous electrode and the second porous electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement includes a ceramic mount and at least one semiconductor component fixed-to the ceramic mount. The ceramic mount includes a first section, and the first section is electrically conductive.

Abstract: An outer part for a device which is attachable thereto as a housing and/or an attachment part, a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface being formed on the outer part so that at least one signal emitted by an optical and/or acoustic source is directly or indirectly deflectable onto at least one detector surface of an optical and/or acoustic detector, an optical path being configured as a cavern or continuous recess in the outer part or as a depression of a boundary surface of the outer part, the optical path having at least one opening via which at least one substance is transferable into the optical path, and the at least one signal being deflectable into the optical path to the second reflective surface which is formed at a second end of the optical path with the first reflective surface at a first end of the optical path.

Abstract: A rotary feedthrough for a compressed air supply system is provided between a stator and a rotor rotating relative to this stator. A compressed air channel disposed in the stator is connected to a compressed air line and leads into an annular chamber formed in the rotor, from which at least one working channel leading to a consumer proceeds. The stator is connected in the region of the rotary feedthrough to a control line. A moment of friction occurring in the region of the rotary feedthrough resulting in premature wear is reduced by providing a switchable non-return valve in the annular chamber. Blocking elements which extend within the annular chamber concentrically to the rotational axis of the rotor are moveable into an open position by an actuating element, which is displaced from the stator in the direction of the blocking elements.

Abstract: A method for analyzing a gas includes measuring a concentration of a chemical species of the gas in a measuring space of a gas sensor. The gas sensor has a semiconductor substrate with an electrical circuit and a first thin-film ion conductor that separates a reference space for a reference gas from the measuring space for the gas. The first thin-film ion conductor has a reference electrode that faces the reference space and a measuring electrode that faces the measuring space. The reference electrode and the measuring electrode are connected to the electrical circuit. The measuring of the chemical species includes picking off an electrical voltage between the reference electrode and the measuring electrode of the gas sensor. A partial pressure of the chemical species in the gas is determined by processing the electrical voltage in the electrical circuit by using a stored processing specification.

Abstract: A sensor device includes a sensor element configured to detect a measurement value based at least in part upon a physical variable, and a support element configured to support the sensor element. The support element has at least one connection region which is located in a section of the support element, and which is configured to connect the section of the support element to a section of the sensor element such that the sensor element is mounted so as to be movable with respect to the support element.

Abstract: A sensor device for sensing a gas includes a sensing region, and a readout region that is electrically and mechanically connected to the sensing region by way of a connecting web. The readout region, the sensing region, and the connecting web are formed from a substrate, and are isolated from the substrate by a clearance cutout. The sensing region has an ion-conducting region configured to provide a measuring signal dependent on the gas. The readout region (is configured to read out the measuring signal.

Abstract: A microelectrochemical sensor includes an energy supply unit and a sensor unit. The energy supply unit is configured to generate electrical energy using a reference fluid. The sensor unit is configured to determine a concentration difference of a chemical species between a measuring fluid and the reference fluid. The measuring fluid has an unknown concentration of the species, and the reference fluid has a known concentration of the species. The sensor unit is electrically connected to the energy supply unit and is designed to determine the concentration difference using the electrical energy from the energy supply unit.

Abstract: A functional element positioned in front of an active detection region of a sensor element has a compact main body with a gas-side surface, a sensor-side surface, and at least two functional channels located between the gas-side surface and the sensor-side surface. The functional channels have a functionality that is different from one another with respect to a gas that can pass through. Such a functional element allows particularly variable operation of a sensor with great long-term stability.

Abstract: A microelectrochemical sensor includes a carrier material composed of a semiconductor substrate, and includes a chemosensitive sensor element. The chemosensitive sensor element is positioned in a first partial region of the carrier material. A heating element is positioned in a region of the chemosensitive sensor element and is configured to regulate a temperature of the chemosensitive sensor element. A microelectronic unit is positioned in a second partial region of the carrier material, and is connected to the chemosensitive sensor element and the heating element via conductor tracks integrated into the carrier material. The microelectronic unit is configured to operate the heating element and the sensor element.

Abstract: A microelectrochemical sensor having a diaphragm, a web, a first and a second electrode. The diaphragm is permeable to ions of a chemical species, is arranged transversely with respect to a cutout in a base body, and closes off the cutout in a fluid-tight fashion. The web is arranged on a first side of the diaphragm between a first partial surface and a second partial surface, and is designed to adjust a temperature of the diaphragm to an operating temperature using electrical energy. The first electrode has a first partial electrode and a second partial electrode, is permeable to fluid, and is arranged on the first side of the diaphragm. The web prevents electrical contact between the first electrode and the diaphragm. The second electrode has a third partial electrode and a fourth partial electrode, is also permeable to fluid, and is arranged on a second side of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A particle sensor including a diaphragm, a diaphragm heater, and at least two measuring electrodes situated on the diaphragm, for electrical conductivity measurement, the diaphragm having a thickness of less than or equal to 50 ?m, in order to allow a calorimetric particle quantity determination.

Abstract: A method for adjusting the pressure in at least one first and one second tire of a vehicle from a starting value to a target value, includes that the target value is located between the starting value and a pressure of a pressure reservoir. The method includes allowing air to flow through a first line between the first tire and the reservoir and through a second line between the second tire and the reservoir, determining which tire is likely to reach the target value sooner and throttling the air flow through the line of the tire identified in the determining increasing the air flow through the line of the tire that was not identified in the step of determining.

Abstract: A method for reducing the movements of light from at least one movable light source for a motor vehicle with a steering wheel, wherein a movement of the steering wheel causes a movement of the light source includes the steps of detecting a current steering wheel angle and at least one steering wheel angle change coming from the current steering wheel angle is detected over a defined time window and the steering wheel angle change is summed to form a magnitude, wherein simultaneously a number of steering wheel changes in direction is detected within the defined time window, wherein a characteristic value is allocated to each magnitude and the associated number of changes, wherein a comparison of the characteristic value with a limiting value is performed and a decision is made with reference to the comparison whether additional movement of the light source is carried out.

Abstract: A device for manipulating an emission characteristic of a light-emitting diode includes an optical element configured to be movably arranged between a first position and at least one additional position relative to the light-emitting diode. The optical element is configured to bring about a first light distribution of the light emitted by the light-emitting diode if the optical element is arranged in the first position. The optical element is further configured to bring about a further light distribution of the light emitted by the light-emitting diode if the optical element is arranged in the at least one additional position. The device further includes at least one micromechanical actuator configured to move the optical elements between the first and the at least one additional position in order to manipulate the emission characteristic.