Abstract:
A photovoltaic module has at least one solar cell having an irradiation surface for receiving light. The photovoltaic module is configured to provide a voltage. The photovoltaic module also includes a carrier unit which is arranged laterally offset from the solar cell at least on one side. A first surface of the carrier unit is oriented flush with the irradiation surface of the solar cell within a predefined tolerance range. The photovoltaic module also includes at least one electrical conductor, which contacts a carrier contact connection on a second surface of the carrier unit opposite the first surface via a cell contact connection of an electronic component on the solar cell or the solar cell in an electrically conductive manner. The cell contact connection is arranged on a contacting side of the solar cell opposite the irradiation surface.
Abstract:
A coaxial LiDAR system having a reduced adjustment complexity and reduced installation space includes a transmitter unit designed to emit LiDAR radiation, a receiver unit designed to detect incident LiDAR radiation, and an optical system for imaging LiDAR radiation, the radiation emitted by the transmitter unit and the radiation from the optical system incident upon the receiver unit being transmitted in collinear form, the emitting surface of the transmitter unit being situated outside of the focus of the imaging optical system.
Abstract:
An electrical circuit includes a solar cell that has a photovoltaically active front side and a back side. An electronic or micromechanical component is arranged on the back side of the solar cell and is electrically connected to the photovoltaically active front side of the solar cell by a contact-making structure. The electrical circuit also includes a transparent first protective layer that is arranged on the photovoltaically active front side of the solar cell. The contact-making structure has a first contact-making section that is arranged on a front side of the first protective layer facing away from the solar cell.
Abstract:
A sensor system includes a sensor device and a cover device. The sensor device includes an external surface on which at least one electrical test contact is arranged. The cover device includes at least partially an electrically insulating material and is mechanically connected to the sensor device. The cover device is configured to cover the at least one electrical test contact of the sensor device so as to prevent contact from being made to the at least one electrical test contact from outside the sensor system.
Abstract:
A LIDAR system. The LIDAR system includes a light source and a bandpass filter which is situated in a reception path of the LIDAR system. The reception path being configured to receive light emitted by the light source which was reflected in surroundings of the LIDAR system. A spectral transmission width of the bandpass filter is configured to be narrower than a spectral emission width of a light beam emitted by the light source. A vehicle, which includes a LIDAR system, is also provided.
Abstract:
A thermoelectric device includes a printed circuit board, a component which is arranged on the printed circuit board, a cover which covers the printed circuit board, a thermoelectric generator, and a spring unit. The thermoelectric generator is thermally connected to the printed circuit board or metal paths on the printed circuit board and to the cover in order to generate an electric supply voltage for the component from the temperature difference between the printed circuit board and the cover. The spring unit elastically holds the thermoelectric generator between the printed circuit board and the cover.
Abstract:
A sensor comprises a sensor element configured to provide a sensor signal representing at least one measurand detected by the sensor element, an electrical circuit configured to process the sensor signal to form a data signal, a photovoltaic cell configured to provide electrical energy for the sensor element and the electrical circuit, and a housing, in which the sensor element, the electrical circuit and the photovoltaic cell are positioned, the housing including a recess in which the photovoltaic cell is positioned, and a rim surrounding the recess and protruding beyond the photovoltaic cell. A method is also provided.
Abstract:
An acceleration sensor includes a circuit board with a recess that exposes a spring structure. The spring structure is formed from a material of the circuit board exposed by the recess and includes a vibrating element that is held in a resilient manner via at least one spring element. The sensor further includes a reference element connected rigidly to the circuit board and arranged at a distance from and opposite the vibrating element, an electrical circuit arranged on the vibrating element at a distance from the reference element, and at least one detection element. The circuit is configured to evaluate a signal that is configured to be influenced by a change in distance between the reference element and the at least one detection element in order to sense an acceleration of the acceleration sensor.
Abstract:
A micromechanical sensor device is described that includes an integrated housing seal, a micromechanical sensor assembly, and a corresponding manufacturing method. The micromechanical sensor device with an integrated housing seal is equipped with a micromechanical sensor chip that includes an upper side and a lower side, a sensor area that may be brought into contact with an environmental medium being provided on or at the upper side, and is equipped with at least one circumferential trench, open toward the upper side, that is provided in the periphery of the sensor area and that is at least partly filled with a sealing medium for sealing a corresponding area of a housing to be mounted thereon.
Abstract:
A photovoltaic module has at least one solar cell having an irradiation surface for receiving light. The photovoltaic module is configured to provide a voltage. The photovoltaic module also includes a carrier unit which is arranged laterally offset from the solar cell at least on one side. A first surface of the carrier unit is oriented flush with the irradiation surface of the solar cell within a predefined tolerance range. The photovoltaic module also includes at least one electrical conductor, which contacts a carrier contact connection on a second surface of the carrier unit opposite the first surface via a cell contact connection of an electronic component on the solar cell or the solar cell in an electrically conductive manner. The cell contact connection is arranged on a contacting side of the solar cell opposite the irradiation surface.