Thermal mitigation features may be included in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable assembly or in the USB receptacle portion of a device. In one aspect, one or both ends of a USB cable jacket may have greater thermal conductivity than the portion between them. The portion having the greater thermal conductivity may dissipate excess heat from the cable into the environment. In another aspect, a USB cable connector or the USB receptacle portion of a device may include a thermoelectric heat pump. The thermoelectric heat pump may move excess heat from the cable assembly or receptacle into a portion of the cable assembly or device that dissipates the heat into the environment.

In a method for automatically establishing a plug-in connection for charging electric vehicles, first the relative position between a free plug-in connector on a positioning head that can be moved in at least two spatial directions, and a permanently installed plug-in connector is determined by a position sensor. Then the free plug-in connector approaches the permanently installed plug-in connector until there is mechanical contact between interacting guide surfaces in an insertion position, and the free plug-in connector is moved into a plug-in position. The distance along a common plug-in axis between the guide surfaces decreases continuously during the plug-in process. The transverse forces occurring at the guide surfaces relative to the plug-in direction are detected by transverse-force sensors and the positioning head is moved transversely and/or about a transverse pivot axis, reducing these transverse forces.

Aspects relate to a connector and methods of use for charging an electric vehicle. An exemplary connector includes a housing configured to mate with an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle, where the housing includes a fastener for removable attachment with the electric vehicle port, at least a direct current conductor configured to conduct a direct current, at least an alternating current conductor, configured to conduct an alternating current, at least a control signal conductor configured to conduct a control signal, at least a ground conductor configured to conduct to a ground, at least a coolant flow path configured to contain a flow of a coolant, and at least a proximity signal conductor configured to conduct a proximity signal indicative of attachment with the electric vehicle port when the housing is mated with the electric vehicle port.

An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a dual-in line memory module (DIMM) socket having a first electrical circuit component embedded in a latch of the DIMM socket. The first electrical circuit component has a first exposed electrical contact that is to contact or not contact a second exposed electrical contact of a second electrical circuit component that is embedded in a housing of the socket depending on whether a corner of a DIMM is or is not properly inserted into the DIMM socket.

A connector includes a terminal, a housing, and a temperature sensor. The terminal includes a terminal connection portion that is electrically connected to a counterpart terminal, a wire connection portion that is electrically connected to a wire, and a tubular portion that is located between the terminal connection portion and the wire connection portion and is formed in a tubular shape having a space portion (accommodation space portion). The temperature sensor is disposed in the space portion of the terminal. The tubular portion is accommodated inside the housing in a state where the terminal is held by the housing.

Examples provide an electrical safety plug including a nonconductive plug body. A set of pins conform to a set of pin connector slots in an electrical outlet. A tether is threaded through a tether connection aperture in an anchor couple. A first inter-locking device on the anchor couple removably attaches to a second inter-locking device on a return couple having an attachment member. The first interlocking device disengages from the second interlocking device to separate the anchor couple from the return couple during use. The anchor couple attaches to a part of a case during use create tension in the tether. The tension pulls an electrical harness in a direction of an attachment point of the tether. The nonconductive plug body covers the set of pin connection slots and the tether pulls the electrical harness away from a base member.

A diagnosis plug-in connection comprising an electrical plug connector and a mating electrical plug connector. The electrical plug connector comprises a diagnosis module with an oaten conductor contact and an inner conductor contact within the outer conductor contact. The mating plug connector comprises a diagnosis head with an electrically conductive spring cage, which is designed for electrical and mechanical connection to the outer conductor contact of the diagnosis module of the plug connector. The spring cage electrically and mechanically contacts the inner conductor contact of the diagnosis module of the plug connector when the plug connector is plugged together with the mating, plug connector.

The present invention discloses a charging socket. The charging socket has a housing; a charging terminal installed in the housing; an electric adapter installed in the housing; and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the charging terminal. The electric adapter has a body and a connection terminal provided in the body, and the connection terminal has an input end and an output end. The temperature sensor has a flexible lead, which is electrically connected to the input end of the connection terminal, so as to transmit the sensing signal of the temperature sensor to the output end of the connection terminal. In the present invention, the flexible lead of the temperature sensor is electrically connected to the connection terminal of the electric adapter in the charging socket without passing through the rear cover of the charging socket. Therefore, the installation of the temperature sensor and the structure of the charging socket are simplified, the assembly efficiency is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

The present disclosure provides an electrical plug including a first temperature detection element and a second temperature detection element. When the processor determines that the temperature of the contact pins is greater than or equal to a temperature threshold according to a first detection signal outputted by the first temperature detection element and a second detection signal outputted by the second temperature detection element, the processor disables the electrical plug to transmit the input power to a load. When one of the temperature detection elements fails, the electrical plug determines whether the temperature of the electrical plug is greater than or equal to the temperature threshold according to the other one of the temperature detection elements. The electrical plug meets the redundant design required for functional safety to avoid unexpected hazards caused by the failure of a single temperature detection element. Therefore, the stability of the electrical plug is enhanced.

The present disclosure relates to a multifunctional smart socket. The multifunctional smart socket includes a housing, where a chip is arranged in the housing, a universal serial bus (USB) interface and a TYPE-C interface are provided on a panel of the housing; a multi-protocol quick charge module is arranged on the chip, and the USB interface and the TYPE-C interface are electrically connected to the multi-protocol quick charge module; and a main control module is further arranged on the chip, a first monitoring module and a second monitoring module are connected to the main control module, the first monitoring module is electrically connected to the USB interface, the second monitoring module is electrically connected to the TYPE-C interface, and the main control module controls the multi-protocol quick charge module to charge according to a signal of the first monitoring module or the second monitoring module.