G01R33/028

System for monitoring an electromechanical relay, assembly and method for monitoring relay operation conditions

The present invention relates to a system for monitoring an electromechanical relay, wherein the electromechanical relay includes a relay coil for actuating at least one switch, the system comprising: at least one sensor adapted to measure an operating condition of the electromechanical relay, wherein the sensor is arranged adjacent or attached to the electromechanical relay; at least one controller communicatively connected to the at least one sensor and at least one memory, wherein the at least one controller is adapted to store the measured operating condition in the at least one memory; at least one transmitter, operatively connected to the controller, wherein the transmitter is adapted to transmit the stored measured operating condition to a remote device.

Magnetic field monitor having automated quantitative calibration of magnetic field sensor

A magnetic field monitor includes a magnetic field sensor that generates an electronic signal at a time period representing a magnetic field of the environment and includes a sensor transducer having a sensor bobbin, a primary coil, a secondary, over-winding coil, a sensor circuit, a controller connected to the primary coil, and a digitally controlled potentiometer connected to the secondary coil and controller. A non-linear output is converted to a quantitative linear output.

Magnetic field monitor having automated quantitative calibration of magnetic field sensor

A magnetic field monitor includes a magnetic field sensor that generates an electronic signal at a time period representing a magnetic field of the environment and includes a sensor transducer having a sensor bobbin, a primary coil, a secondary, over-winding coil, a sensor circuit, a controller connected to the primary coil, and a digitally controlled potentiometer connected to the secondary coil and controller. A non-linear output is converted to a quantitative linear output.

Magnetic induction intensity detection device and terminal equipment

The disclosure discloses a magnetic induction intensity detection device and a terminal equipment. The magnetic induction intensity detection device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a power supply, an electroluminescence component and a current detection component, wherein the electroluminescence component and the current detection component are connected in series; the power supply is configured to supply a voltage to the electroluminescence component so that the electroluminescence component generates a current; the current detection component is configured to detect a current variation flowing through the electroluminescence component, and determine a current magnetic induction intensity according to the current variation and a correspondence between current variations and magnetic induction intensities.

Directed emitter/sensor for electromagnetic tracking in augmented reality systems
10915164 · 2021-02-09 · ·

An electromagnetic tracking system includes a hand held controller including an electromagnetic emitter configured to generate an electromagnetic field characterized by an electromagnetic field pattern and a first electromagnetic reflector positioned adjacent the electromagnetic emitter and configured to form a modified electromagnetic field pattern. The electromagnetic tracking system also includes a head mounted augmented reality display including an electromagnetic sensor configured to sense the electromagnetic field and a second electromagnetic reflector adjacent to sensor configured to optimally sense electromagnetic field pattern in a region of interest.

Method and system for magnetometer calibration
10914793 · 2021-02-09 · ·

Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically calibrating a magnetometer during user activity. A portable device associated with a user provides magnetic field measurements during user activity, which are converted to a frequency domain and frequency component(s) that correspond to the user activity are distinguished. A criterion is defined for the distinguished frequency components such that magnetometer bias is estimated by satisfying a condition for the criterion. Accordingly, the estimated magnetometer bias may be applied to the obtained magnetic field measurements. The calibrated magnetic field measurements may be used for any suitable purposes, including for building a magnetic fingerprint map using crowdsourcing techniques.

ELECTROMAGNET CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNET SYSTEM
20210063498 · 2021-03-04 ·

A target value of magnetic flux density and magnetic flux density actually obtained are made to coincide precisely with each other. An electromagnet control device comprises a current value determining unit for determining, based on a magnetic flux density instruction value, a value of current that is made to flow through a coil. The current value determining unit is constructed to execute a second process for determining, based on a second function, a value of the current, if the magnetic flux density is to be decreased from that in a first magnetization state, and a fourth process for expanding or reducing the second function by use of a first scaling ratio for transforming it to a fourth function, and determining, based on the fourth function obtained after above transformation, a value of the current, if the magnetic flux density is to be decreased from that in a third magnetization state.

Torsional moving electric field sensor with modulated sensitivity and without reference ground

The present invention relates in general to a novel microelectromechanical sensor device for detecting and measuring electric field and magnetic field. In particular, the sensor device of the present invention is useful for measuring low and high strength electric fields and magnetic fields without reference ground connection, the device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode rigidly connected together via a joining segment so that the first electrode and second electrode are mutually and dependently pivotal about an axis passing through a joining segment to form a tiltable unit, and the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically isolated from each other. The present invention further provides novel methods of using through specific arrangement of such novel sensor device.

Wearable audio device
11061081 · 2021-07-13 · ·

A wearable audio device with a magnetic field sensor that is constructed and arranged to sense the Earth's magnetic field. A magnet in the earphone, for example the magnet of the electro-acoustic transducer, produces a first magnetic field having a first magnetic field strength. A nulling magnet produces a nulling magnetic field along at least a first nulling magnet axis. The nulling magnet is configured to reduce an influence of the first magnetic field on the magnetic field sensor. The first nulling magnet axis, the first magnet axis, and the first sense axis are aligned.

Wearable audio device
11061081 · 2021-07-13 · ·

A wearable audio device with a magnetic field sensor that is constructed and arranged to sense the Earth's magnetic field. A magnet in the earphone, for example the magnet of the electro-acoustic transducer, produces a first magnetic field having a first magnetic field strength. A nulling magnet produces a nulling magnetic field along at least a first nulling magnet axis. The nulling magnet is configured to reduce an influence of the first magnetic field on the magnetic field sensor. The first nulling magnet axis, the first magnet axis, and the first sense axis are aligned.