公开(公告)号：US20190025364A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16142882

申请日：2018-09-26

Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Sebastian Kleppe

IPC: G01R31/04

CPC classification number: G01R31/04 ,  G01R31/006 ,  G01R31/385

Abstract: A system, method, and battery control module for detecting negative contactor status of a battery, such as a high voltage vehicle battery, is disclosed. The method includes applying a constant current to a bipolar transistor element having a base, an emitter, and a collector, wherein the base is electrically connected to a first resistor and an analog-to-digital converter, the collector being electrically connected to a second resistor and a diode. A collected current is delivered by the collector, and the method includes injecting the collected current through the second resistor and the diode and into a negative contactor of a battery. The method also includes determining a resistance across the negative contactor of the battery. The system may include a battery having a negative contactor, the negative contactor having a switch side, and a battery control module in communication with the battery.

公开(公告)号：US10054648B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US14877288

申请日：2015-10-07

Applicant: KEIHIN CORPORATION

Inventor： Shugo Ueno ,  Kazutaka Senoo ,  Kouji Suzuki

IPC: G01R31/40 ,  G01R19/165 ,  G01R31/02 ,  G01R31/04

CPC classification number: G01R31/40 ,  G01R19/16538 ,  G01R19/16542 ,  G01R31/024 ,  G01R31/04

Abstract: A power source voltage detection apparatus is provided, including a reference voltage generator connected to a differential amplifier via a first transmission line and decreases a power source voltage of a direct current power source to output a power source reference voltage, the first transmission line transmitting the power source reference voltage as a first power source voltage detection voltage; a standard voltage generator connected to the differential amplifier via a second transmission line and outputs a predetermined standard voltage, the second transmission line transmitting the standard voltage as a second power source voltage detection voltage; the differential amplifier differentially amplifying the first and second power source voltage detection voltages; and an abnormality detector which, based on the first and second power source voltage detection voltages, detects the power source voltage and detects an abnormality of the first transmission line and/or the second transmission line.

公开(公告)号：US20180231599A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15678113

申请日：2017-08-16

Applicant: Huang-Liang Wang

Inventor： Huang-Liang Wang

IPC: G01R31/04 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R31/06

CPC classification number: G01R31/04 ,  H01R13/665 ,  H01R13/6683 ,  H01R13/6691 ,  H01R31/065

Abstract: An adaptor plug assembly includes an adaptor plug and a mobile device which has a receiving unit. The adaptor plug includes a housing having a first connection end from which two terminals extends, and a second connection end in which three receptacle holes are defined. The two terminals are connected to the second connection end. A coil is mounted to one of the two terminals and electrically connected to a micro controller which includes a calculating unit, a transforming unit and a wire-less transmitting unit. The transforming unit receives current inducted by the coil and transforms the current into a first signal which is sent to and calculated by the calculating unit to be a second signal which is transmitted by the wire-less transmitting unit to the receiving unit of the mobile device. A power unit is installed in the housing provides power to the micro controller.

公开(公告)号：US20180172751A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15735958

申请日：2016-02-03

Applicant: OMRON Corporation

Inventor： Tsuyoshi TAKEUCHI ,  Shuichi MISUMI ,  Akihiko SANO

IPC: G01R31/04 ,  H02S50/10 ,  H01L31/0443

CPC classification number: G01R31/04 ,  G01R31/026 ,  H01L31/0443 ,  H02S50/00 ,  H02S50/10

Abstract: A bypass diode with a disconnection fault is identified. A test device includes: a signal introduction circuit that applies a disconnection position identification signal to between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a solar battery string; and a fault calculating part that identifies the bypass diode with a disconnection fault on the basis of an AC component of a voltage between a frame ground and the positive electrode or an AC component of a voltage between the frame ground and the negative electrode when the disconnection position identification signal is applied.

公开(公告)号：US09958490B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14686889

申请日：2015-04-15

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Neal D. Whitlock

IPC: G01R31/00 ,  G01R31/04 ,  H05K9/00 ,  G01R27/28 ,  G01R31/11

CPC classification number: G01R31/008 ,  G01R27/28 ,  G01R31/04 ,  G01R31/11 ,  H05K9/0069

Abstract: An electrical monitoring system is configured to monitor one or more systems of a vehicle. The electrical monitoring system may include a housing, a loop resistance test (LRT) unit contained within the housing, a network analyzer unit contained with the housing, and a time domain reflectometer (TDR) unit contained within the housing. The LRT unit is configured to conduct loop resistance tests with respect to the system(s) of the vehicle. The network analyzer unit is configured to conduct network analysis with respect to the system(s) of the vehicle. The TDR unit is configured to conduct time domain reflectometry with respect to the system(s) of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180091319A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15467229

申请日：2017-03-23

Applicant: IC Plus Corp.

Inventor： Philip Huang ,  Chef Hsiao ,  Pai-Yi Chiu

IPC: H04L12/10 ,  G01R31/04

CPC classification number: H04L12/10 ,  G01R31/04 ,  G01R31/44

Abstract: The present invention relates to device and method for detecting powered devices connected to a power source equipment in a Power over Ethernet system that provides multiple signal/power channels. A series of inspection signals including one discriminative signal is applied to the respective channels and response signals to the discriminative signal and other detection signals are compared in order to determine whether multiple channels are connected to one single powered device.

公开(公告)号：US09915695B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14557018

申请日：2014-12-01

Applicant: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation

Inventor： Yi-Sheng Lee ,  Wei-Yi Hsuan ,  Chia-Lin Yang ,  Te-Chia Tsai

IPC: G01R31/04 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H01R29/00

CPC classification number: G01R31/04 ,  G01R31/045 ,  H01R13/6683 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H01R29/00

Abstract: Examples provided herein describe a female connector in a computing device that includes a plurality of sensors for determining if a male connector has established a proper connection with the female connector. To do so, in one example, each of the sensors is coupled to an actuator that protrudes into an aperture defined by an inner surface of the female connector. As the male connector is inserted into this aperture, the actuators are pressed down which activates the sensors. Furthermore, the actuators are arranged such that a first actuator is deeper within the aperture than a second actuator. Thus, if the male connector pressed down the first actuator but not the second, a computing device can determine that only a partially connection was made. By using at least two actuators arranged at different depths in the aperture, the computing device is able to detect a proper or improper connection.

公开(公告)号：US09899877B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US14423387

申请日：2013-05-31

Applicant: Drayson Technologies (Europe) Limited

Inventor： Paul Mitcheson ,  Stepan Lucyszyn ,  Manuel Pinuela Rangel ,  David Yates

IPC: H01F37/00 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H02J17/00 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H03F3/217 ,  G01R31/04 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02M7/537 ,  H02M7/48

CPC classification number: H02J50/12 ,  G01R31/04 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J5/005 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J17/00 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02M7/537 ,  H02M2007/4815 ,  H03F3/2176 ,  Y02B70/1441 ,  Y02B70/1483

Abstract: An inductive power transfer system comprises a transmitter circuit comprising a transmitter coil and a receiver circuit comprising a receiver coil spaced from the transmitter coil. The transmitter circuit is in the form of a Class E amplifier with a first inductor and a transistor in series between the terminals of a power supply. A first transmitter capacitance is in parallel with the transistor between the first inductor and a power supply terminal, a primary tank circuit in parallel with the first transmitter capacitance, the primary tank circuit comprising the transmitter coil and a second transmitter capacitance arranged in parallel with the transmitter coil, and a third transmitter capacitance in series with the first inductor between the first transmitter capacitance and the primary tank circuit. The second transmitter capacitance is selected such that a resonant frequency of the primary tank circuit is not equal to the first frequency.

公开(公告)号：US09891260B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14726056

申请日：2015-05-29

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Satsuo Kiyono ,  Eiji Ohno ,  Masahiro Uemura

IPC: G01R31/04 ,  G01K3/04

CPC classification number: G01R31/04 ,  G01K3/04 ,  G01R31/027

Abstract: The service life of electrical equipment is predicted using a thermal history sensor mounted in the electrical equipment. At least one thermal history sensor is mounted inside or on an outer wall surface of electrical equipment. The thermal history sensor includes dissimilar metal joints, and the resistance values of the dissimilar metal joints change in response to the amount of intermetallic compound growing in the dissimilar metal joints due to the temperature inside the electrical equipment or of the outer wall thereof during operation. A determining mechanism periodically or irregularly monitors and stores in memory the resistance values of the dissimilar metal joints from the thermal history sensor, and uses the stored history of resistance values to predict the service life of the electrical equipment.

公开(公告)号：US09835657B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14511780

申请日：2014-10-10

Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG

Inventor： Wolfgang Furtner

IPC: G01R19/145 ,  H03K5/19 ,  G01R31/04

CPC classification number: G01R19/145 ,  G01R31/04 ,  H03K5/19

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic circuit with a first terminal for connecting an accessory thereto, and with a functionality for detecting the presence of an accessory connected to the first terminal.