The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for an energy storage system, an energy storage system comprising such a monitoring system, a vehicle comprising such an energy storage system and a manufacturing method for such a monitoring system. The monitoring system for an energy storage system comprises a plurality of energy storage cells comprising at least one stretchable electronic unit and a communication element. The stretchable electronic unit is arrangeable at least at one of the energy storage cells. The stretchable electronic unit is configured to generate data based on strain applied on the stretchable electronic unit. The communication element is integrated in the stretchable electronic unit and configured to transfer data generated by the stretchable electronic unit.

An integrated circuit device having insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs) having a plurality of horizontally disposed channels that can be vertically aligned above a substrate with each channel being surrounded by a gate structure has been disclosed. The integrated circuit device may include a temperature sensor circuit and core circuitry. The temperature senor circuit may include at least one portion formed in a region other than the region that the IGFETs are formed as well as at least another portion formed in the region that the IGFETs having a plurality of horizontally disposed channels that can be vertically aligned above a substrate with each channel being surrounded by a gate structure are formed. By forming a portion of the temperature sensor circuit in regions below the IGFETs, an older process technology may be used and device size may be decreased and cost may be reduced.

The present invention concerns a device and a method for sensing an over-temperature of a power semiconductor. The invention: provides a current pulse source through control electrodes of the power semiconductor, duplicates the current provided by the current pulse source and provides the duplicated current to an emulating device, compares the voltage across the control electrodes to the voltage across the emulating device, notifies the result of the comparison.

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a radar sensor, in particular a long range radar sensor, in a motor vehicle. The radar sensor has a detection range defined by an area in front of the motor vehicle or an area behind the motor vehicle. The radar sensor is operated with a transmitting power that determines the detection range of the radar sensor, and radar data of the radar sensor is evaluated within the radar sensor to detect objects in the detection range. The transmitting power of the radar sensor is increased from a first transmitting power value to a second transmitting power value when a switching criterion is met, indicating that no objects satisfying a relevance criterion have been detected by the radar sensor.

A method for temperature detection and an electronic circuit for temperature detection are described. The method comprises providing a first temperature-dependent signal (Vctat) having a first temperature coefficient; providing a second temperature-dependent signal (Iptat) having a second temperature coefficient; generating a plurality of comparison signals (Vptat(1)-Vptat(n)) on the basis of the second temperature-dependent signal (Iptat), wherein each of the plurality of comparison signals Vptat(i)) represents a respective temperature (T(1)-T(n)); comparing the first temperature-dependent signal (Vctat) with at least one of the plurality of comparison signals (Vptat(1)-Vptat(n)); and outputting temperature information (TEMP) on the basis of the comparing.

A method for temperature detection and an electronic circuit for temperature detection are described. The method comprises providing a first temperature-dependent signal (Vctat) having a first temperature coefficient; providing a second temperature-dependent signal (Iptat) having a second temperature coefficient; generating a plurality of comparison signals (Vptat(1)-Vptat(n)) on the basis of the second temperature-dependent signal (Iptat), wherein each of the plurality of comparison signals Vptat(i)) represents a respective temperature (T(1)-T(n)); comparing the first temperature-dependent signal (Vctat) with at least one of the plurality of comparison signals (Vptat(1)-Vptat(n)); and outputting temperature information (TEMP) on the basis of the comparing.

Improvements to existing technologies associated with point-of-sale transactions and merchant ecosystems to, among other things, reduce in-person contact and, in some examples, improve the efficiency at which point-of-sale transactions are completed (i.e., reduce friction) are described. In some examples, such reduced in-person contact and/or improved efficiencies can limit transmission of infectious diseases. As such, techniques described are directed to modifying aspects of point-of-sale transactions such that they occur on different computing devices (e.g., customer computing devices instead of merchant computing devices), are automated, and/or occur at different times than with conventional point-of-sale transactions. Furthermore, in at least one example, techniques described can leverage a distributed, network-based merchant ecosystem—comprising multiple merchant computing devices and/or customer computing devices that are specially configured to communicate with a service provider—to facilitate social distancing, which can reduce in-person contact and, in some examples, improve the efficiency at which point-of-sale transactions are completed.

The present invention relates to an image display device and an operation method therefor. An image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing, a roller disposed inside the housing, and a plurality of pixels. The image display device includes: a display panel that can be wound on or unwound from the roller; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the roller so that the display panel rolls up or rolls down. The control unit can check the temperature of the display panel, and apply a main signal to at least one of the plurality of pixels according to the temperature of the display panel when the temperature of the display panel is less than a reference temperature, and control the operation of the roller when the temperature of the display panel is the reference temperature or higher. Various other embodiments are also possible.

An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes a housing, a lens unit, a heater, an imaging unit, a temperature sensor, and a heater control unit. The lens unit is attached to the housing. The heater is provided in the lens unit. The imaging unit, the temperature sensor, and the heater control unit are housed in the housing. The imaging unit outputs an optical image formed by a light flux transmitted through the lens unit as an image signal. The heater control unit controls the heater in accordance with a temperature detection value by the temperature sensor.

A wireless or remote thermometer connected with an artificial intelligence (AI) system. The thermometer may be in communication with a voice-activated AI system to implement operation thereof, such as a cloud-based AI system implemented on a smart audio interface. User-accessible controls for the thermometer may be activated using the voice-activated AI system on the audio interface. The thermometer may include a wireless transceiver for communication with a user. The thermometer collects temperature measurement data to remotely monitor the temperature of food or other materials. The thermometer connects and communicates wirelessly with a receiver unit, such as user smartphone, tablet, or other computerized device. The thermometer unit sends data, alerts or notifications to the delegated receiver, smart device, and/or audio interface, to the user. Communication between the thermometer and receiver unit may be through one or more communication pathways, which may be selected to provide delivery to the user device.