The disclosure proposes a cable for connecting to an electronic device. The cable comprising an electrical cord, a connector, a sensor device and an alarm unit. The connector is connected to one end of the electrical cord, and adapted to connect the cable to the electronic device. The sensor device is arranged at the connector and is adapted for collecting sensor data from the electronic device when the connector is connected to the electronic device. The alarm unit is connected to the sensor device and arranged to initiate an alarm based on output data from the sensor device.

Disclosed herein are a connection cable, an antenna connection diagnosis device, a vehicle including the same, and an antenna connection diagnosis method. The antenna connection diagnosis device includes a first cable having a first connector installed at one end thereof and a first connection diagnosis connector installed at the other end. A second cable has a second connector, which is capable of being coupled to the first connection diagnosis connector, formed at one end thereof. A diagnoser is configured to diagnose whether the first cable and the second cable are connected using the first connection diagnosis connector.

An electrical connector matable to and unmatable from a separable mating electrical connector includes a housing having a terminal channel and a secondary channel. The electrical connector also includes a female terminal received in the terminal channel. The female terminal is matable with and unmatable from a mating male terminal of the mating electrical connector. An arc suppression element is received in the secondary channel. The arc suppression element configured to electrically couple between the female terminal and the male terminal immediately after the female terminal is disengaged from the male terminal, the arc suppression element providing a bypass between the female terminal and the male terminal so that arcing does not occur when the female terminal is disconnected from the male terminal of the mating electrical connector.

The disclosure relates to a plug-in connector including a housing having at least two contact terminals received in adjacent terminal receiving cavities. An electric identification device is arranged in the housing and adapted to simultaneously contact the at least two terminals. The electric identification device including a unique identifier, wherein one of the at least two terminals is an output terminal of the identification device, and wherein the unique identifier of the electric identification device is adapted to be read out via the output terminal for authenticating an original equipment manufacturer's parts, such as a plug-in authenticator.

A connection connector, which is arranged at an end section of an FFC including strip-shaped conductors, includes a busbar including a connection pin section to be connected to another terminal, and a resin holder configured to hold the busbar. The busbar includes a conductor connection section to be electrically connected to a strip-shaped conductor, and a longitudinal coupling section coupling the connection pin section with the conductor connection section. The longitudinal coupling section includes a resistance element arrangement space in which a resistance element can be arranged, and a selective detachment section configured to be selectively detached depending on an arrangement of the resistance element in the resistance element arrangement space and electrically separate the connection pin section and the conductor connection section.

An electrical connector electrically connects a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, where the electrical connector includes: (a) an insulative housing; (b) a plurality of signal conductors, with at least a portion of each of the plurality of signal conductors disposed within the insulative housing; (c) each of the plurality of signal conductors having a first contact end, a second contact end and an intermediate portion therebetween; and (d) a passive circuit element electrically connected to the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of signal conductors, where the passive circuit element is housed in an insulative package and includes at least a capacitor or an inductor.

A protective element including (i) a PTC element having an opening passing through in the thickness direction, and (ii) a first electrode and a second electrode positioned on both main surfaces of the PTC element, the protective element characterized in that the first electrode extends from a main surface of the PTC element over an edge thereof and into the opening wherein the PTC element is not prevented from expanding even when secured by a screw or caulking.

A connecting-conductor is disclosed. The connecting-conductor may have a first conductor-element and a second conductor-element. Each conductor-element has a first end that is mechanically-connected and electrically-conductively connected to a resistor-element. The resistor-element has an electrical-insulating substrate, and a resistive material annularly disposed on at least part of the electrical-insulating substrate. The first end of each conductor-element is electrically-conductively connected to the resistive material. The first conductor does not touch the second conductor, and an electrical pathway is created via the resistive material from one of the conductor-elements to the other of the conductor-elements.

A vehicle charge-cord system has a first cord arrangement including a first plug configured for connection to a vehicle electrical inlet. A second cord arrangement includes a second plug configured for connection to a power supply. A control system is configured to receive input power through the second cord arrangement and to provide output power through the first cord arrangement. The control system is further configured to receive information from the second cord arrangement indicative of at least one parameter of the input power, and to output a signal indicative of at least one parameter of the output power based on the information received.

A charging port module for a mobile electronic device and a mobile electronic device including the charging port module. The charging port module includes a housing including at least one opening; a heating element disposed on the housing; and a plurality of electrodes contacting the heating element.