An autonomous electric vehicle comprises a battery electrically connected to the electric motor for powering the electric motor and a battery status prediction module to predict, based on event data from a mobile device of a user of the vehicle, whether the vehicle will be parked at a destination and a time period when the vehicle will be parked. The battery status prediction module predicts a predicted battery status at the end of the time period based on a temperature profile for the time period obtained from a remote weather server. The battery status prediction module determines if the predicted battery status at the end of the time period will have at least a minimum battery capacity to travel a distance to a charging station determined by the battery status prediction module from the destination and a location of the charging station.

A radio device comprises a radio transceiver, a resonator, a temperature measurement unit, a frequency synthesiser and a processing system. A temperature signal from the temperature measurement unit, representative of a measured temperature of the resonator, is used to determine an estimated frequency offset for the resonator at the measured temperature using a model stored in a memory of the processing system that relates frequency offset to temperature. A periodic signal from the resonator is provided to the frequency synthesizer, which, in dependence on the estimated frequency offset, is used to generate a periodic local signal. The radio transceiver receives a radio signal comprising a periodic component at a received signal frequency. An error value representative of a difference between the received signal frequency and a frequency of the periodic local signal is determined and used to update one or more parameters of the model stored in the memory.

A radio device comprises a radio transceiver, a resonator, a temperature measurement unit, a frequency synthesiser and a processing system. A temperature signal from the temperature measurement unit, representative of a measured temperature of the resonator, is used to determine an estimated frequency offset for the resonator at the measured temperature using a model stored in a memory of the processing system that relates frequency offset to temperature. A periodic signal from the resonator is provided to the frequency synthesizer, which, in dependence on the estimated frequency offset, is used to generate a periodic local signal. The radio transceiver receives a radio signal comprising a periodic component at a received signal frequency. An error value representative of a difference between the received signal frequency and a frequency of the periodic local signal is determined and used to update one or more parameters of the model stored in the memory.

Methods and circuits for reducing power dissipation in wireless transceivers and other electronic circuits and systems. Embodiments of the present invention use bias current reduction, impedance scaling, and gain changes either separately or in combination to reduce power dissipation. For example, bias currents are reduced in response to a need for reduced signal handling capability, impedances are scaled thus reducing required drive and other bias currents in response to a strong received signal, or gain is increased and impedances are scaled in response to a low received signal in the presence of no or weak interfering signals.

This application discloses a wireless chip, a signal receiving method, and a wireless communications apparatus, and relates to the wireless communications field, to improve a signal strength of a received signal obstructed by an object, and select a wireless radio frequency channel corresponding to an antenna with good directivity. The wireless chip includes: a first wireless radio frequency channel, coupled to a first antenna; a second wireless radio frequency channel, coupled to a second antenna; and a wireless baseband, coupled to each of the first wireless radio frequency channel and the second wireless radio frequency channel, and configured to selectively receive a signal transmitted by a transmitting device, through at least one of the first wireless radio frequency channel or the second wireless radio frequency channel. The wireless chip can be a Bluetooth chip.

This application discloses a wireless chip, a signal receiving method, and a wireless communications apparatus, and relates to the wireless communications field, to improve a signal strength of a received signal obstructed by an object, and select a wireless radio frequency channel corresponding to an antenna with good directivity. The wireless chip includes: a first wireless radio frequency channel, coupled to a first antenna; a second wireless radio frequency channel, coupled to a second antenna; and a wireless baseband, coupled to each of the first wireless radio frequency channel and the second wireless radio frequency channel, and configured to selectively receive a signal transmitted by a transmitting device, through at least one of the first wireless radio frequency channel or the second wireless radio frequency channel. The wireless chip can be a Bluetooth chip.

A radio frequency module includes a module substrate; a power amplifier disposed on or over the module substrate, amplifies a radio frequency signal, and outputs the amplified radio frequency signal as the first transmission signal; a power amplifier disposed on or over the module substrate, amplifies a radio frequency signal, and outputs the amplified radio frequency signal as the second transmission signal; a temperature sensor disposed on or over the module substrate; and a PA control circuit disposed on or over the module substrate and controls amplification operations of the power amplifiers according to a measurement value of the temperature sensor. The maximum output power of the power amplifier is greater than the maximum output power of the power amplifier, and the distance between the temperature sensor and the power amplifier is less than or equal to the distance between the temperature sensor and the power amplifier.

In aspects of UWB accessory for a wireless device, an attachable ultra-wideband (UWB) accessory includes a UWB radio to communicate with UWB radios in an environment. The attachable UWB accessory has one or more wireless interfaces to wirelessly communicate with radio devices of a wireless device to which the UWB accessory is attached. The attachable UWB accessory can also include a micro-controller that receives UWB ranging data from the UWB radios, and may determine a location of the wireless device in the environment based on the UWB ranging data. The attachable UWB accessory may utilize Bluetooth low energy (BLE) for UWB out-of-band communications. A wireless device can be implemented with the attachable UWB accessory, and the wireless device has a BLE interface to interface with the UWB accessory.

In aspects of UWB accessory for a wireless device, an attachable ultra-wideband (UWB) accessory includes a UWB radio to communicate with UWB radios in an environment. The attachable UWB accessory has one or more wireless interfaces to wirelessly communicate with radio devices of a wireless device to which the UWB accessory is attached. The attachable UWB accessory can also include a micro-controller that receives UWB ranging data from the UWB radios, and may determine a location of the wireless device in the environment based on the UWB ranging data. The attachable UWB accessory may utilize Bluetooth low energy (BLE) for UWB out-of-band communications. A wireless device can be implemented with the attachable UWB accessory, and the wireless device has a BLE interface to interface with the UWB accessory.

A wireless sensor network at a monitored location can be configured to generate sensor channel(s) of data to assess operational conditions at the monitored location. Inputs based on the sensor channel(s) of data are provided to a host system for analysis of a demand to one or more resources at the monitored location. Response messages can be generated based on the demand analysis and transmitted to actuator(s) at the monitored location to effect an adjustment to the operational conditions.