An electric connector for fuel cell stack voltage monitoring includes at least two separate units, each unit including a plurality of pins, each pin being adapted to contact a plate of the fuel cell stack for monitoring a fuel cell stack voltage. The first pin of each unit is adapted to provide a measurement of a reference voltage.

An example power delivery device includes a two-fold rotationally-symmetrical electrical connector with electrical connector pins having power delivery capability. A switch is operatively connected to the two-fold rotationally-symmetrical electrical connector to transmit power through the electrical connector pins. A power delivery controller to (i) identify a first set of electrical connector pins being used for transmission of electrical signals, (ii) identify a second set of electrical connector pins that are not being used for transmission of the electrical signals, and (iii) control the switch for power delivery between a first electrical device and a second electrical device through the first set of electrical connector pins and the second set of electrical connector pins.

Embodiments of an electrical connector may have a first end portion on which a first interface is arranged and a second end portion on which a second interface is arranged. The first interface and second interface can each be connected to a respective mating electrical connector. The first interface may form at least two contact element pairs with the second interface, each of the contact element pairs having a first contact element which is associated with the first interface and a second contact element which is mechanically connected to the first contact element and is associated with the second interface. A third interface between the first end portion and the second end portion may electrically and mechanically connect at least one of the contact element pairs to a printed circuit board on which the electrical connector may be mounted.

Configurable smart object systems with grid or frame-based connectors are provided. Example systems implement machine learning based on neural networks that draw low power for use in smart phones, watches, drones, automobiles, and medical devices, for example. Example assemblies can be configured from pluggable, interchangeable modules that have compatible ports with magnetic electrical contacts for interconnecting and integrating functionally dissimilar sensor systems. An example system has a clip attachable to a substrate for securing a smart object module to the substrate, and a housing of the clip with a geometry for aligning electrical contacts of the smart object module with electrical contacts of the substrate. The clip may have a compliant layer to provide spring, resilience, or pressure to securing the smart object module to the substrate. The clip may also integrate features of a secure digital (SD) port and a universal serial bus (USB) port. The clip may be either permanently affixed to the substrate, or removable, to make an expandable smart object system.

A connector for use in a free-standing connector port for mating with an external pluggable module is disclosed. The connector has terminals that extend lengthwise of the connector so that cables may be terminated to the terminals and the terminals and cable generally are horizontally aligned together. The connector defines a card-receiving slot and is position in a cage that defines the connector port. The cables exit from the rear of the connector and from the connector port.

A control device has a plurality of modular control sections (12a-12d), which form a control block when arranged beside one another and have units of an electromagnetically actuatable actuator system and/or of a sensor system for controlling or monitoring a valve apparatus, which are connected to a central energy supply and/or monitoring device, which have individual connection parts (20a-20d) assigned to the particular control section (12a-12d), and which are connected in series and to one another. At least some of the connection parts (20a-20d) used are wirelessly in direct engagement with one another by way of their plug parts (22a-22c) and socket parts (24a-24c) that face one another and are adjacent to one another.

A connector for use in a free-standing connector port for mating with an external pluggable module is disclosed. The connector has terminals that extend lengthwise of the connector so that cables may be terminated to the terminals and the terminals and cable generally are horizontally aligned together. The connector defines a card-receiving slot and is position in a cage that defines the connector port. The cables exit from the rear of the connector and from the connector port. The connector includes a heat sink that is configured to cool a module inserted into the connector port.

Disclosed is a high-density split cable for use in a network incorporating high-density connections for increased efficiency, network operation and management. The high-density connections are incorporated into the patch panel, network switch, and cables that connects them, as well as into cable analyzers and printed circuit boards (PCBs) which allow for a complete network within a single computer running virtualization software.

Disclosed is a high-density switch for up to 40 high-density jacks for use in a network incorporating high-density connections for increased efficiency, network operation and management. The high-density connections are incorporated into the patch panel, network switch, and cables that connects them, as well as into cable analyzers and printed circuit boards (PCBs) which allow for a complete network within a single computer running virtualization software.

Disclosed is a high-density non split cable for use in a network incorporating high-density connections for increased efficiency, network operation and management. The high-density connections are incorporated into the patch panel, network switch, and cables that connects them, as well as into cable analyzers and printed circuit boards (PCBs) which allow for a complete network within a single computer running virtualization software.