G01K3/005

Monitoring system for an energy storage system
20230048752 · 2023-02-16 ·

The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for an energy storage system, an energy storage system comprising such a monitoring system, a vehicle comprising such an energy storage system and a manufacturing method for such a monitoring system. The monitoring system for an energy storage system comprises a plurality of energy storage cells comprising at least one stretchable electronic unit and a communication element. The stretchable electronic unit is arrangeable at least at one of the energy storage cells. The stretchable electronic unit is configured to generate data based on strain applied on the stretchable electronic unit. The communication element is integrated in the stretchable electronic unit and configured to transfer data generated by the stretchable electronic unit.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SWITCHING CELLULAR COMMUNICATION OR OPERATION MODE OF CELLULAR COMMUNICATION, BASED ON STATE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR
20230052406 · 2023-02-16 ·

An electronic device and a method of operating the same are provided. The electronic device includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of at least a part of the electronic device, a display, a communication circuit supporting first cellular communication and/or second cellular communication, an application processor, and a communication processor, wherein the application processor is configured to identify whether a deactivated state of the display is maintained for a designated time or longer while being connected via the first cellular communication, in response to the deactivated state maintained for the designated time or longer, identify whether each of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and a throughput of data transmission via the first cellular communication satisfies a designated condition, and in response to the temperature and the throughput each satisfying the designated condition, control the communication processor to perform one or more operations for performing releasing of the first cellular communication.

TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUITS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES
20230052394 · 2023-02-16 ·

An integrated circuit device having insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs) having a plurality of horizontally disposed channels that can be vertically aligned above a substrate with each channel being surrounded by a gate structure has been disclosed. The integrated circuit device may include a temperature sensor circuit and core circuitry. The temperature senor circuit may include at least one portion formed in a region other than the region that the IGFETs are formed as well as at least another portion formed in the region that the IGFETs having a plurality of horizontally disposed channels that can be vertically aligned above a substrate with each channel being surrounded by a gate structure are formed. By forming a portion of the temperature sensor circuit in regions below the IGFETs, an older process technology may be used and device size may be decreased and cost may be reduced.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING AN OVER-TEMPERATURE OF A POWER SEMICONDUCTOR

The present invention concerns a device and a method for sensing an over-temperature of a power semiconductor. The invention: provides a current pulse source through control electrodes of the power semiconductor, duplicates the current provided by the current pulse source and provides the duplicated current to an emulating device, compares the voltage across the control electrodes to the voltage across the emulating device, notifies the result of the comparison.

METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADAR SENSOR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
20230047234 · 2023-02-16 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a radar sensor, in particular a long range radar sensor, in a motor vehicle. The radar sensor has a detection range defined by an area in front of the motor vehicle or an area behind the motor vehicle. The radar sensor is operated with a transmitting power that determines the detection range of the radar sensor, and radar data of the radar sensor is evaluated within the radar sensor to detect objects in the detection range. The transmitting power of the radar sensor is increased from a first transmitting power value to a second transmitting power value when a switching criterion is met, indicating that no objects satisfying a relevance criterion have been detected by the radar sensor.

Semiconductor Device and Method of Monitoring a Temperature Thereof

A semiconductor device includes a temperature-independent current generator that generates a reference current substantially independent of temperature and a mirror current that is a substantial duplicate of the reference current, a pulse signal generator that samples the mirror current so as to generate a pulse signal, and a counter that obtains a number of pulse signals generated by the pulse signal generator, that permits the pulse signal generator to generate a pulse signal when it is determined thereby that the number of pulse signals obtained thereby is less than a predetermined threshold value, and that inhibits the pulse signal generator from generating a pulse signal when it is determined thereby that the number of pulse signals obtained thereby is equal to the predetermined threshold value. A method for monitoring a temperature of the semiconductor device is also disclosed.

METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND TEMPERATURE MEASURING ARRANGEMENT
20230048597 · 2023-02-16 ·

A method for temperature detection and an electronic circuit for temperature detection are described. The method comprises providing a first temperature-dependent signal (Vctat) having a first temperature coefficient; providing a second temperature-dependent signal (Iptat) having a second temperature coefficient; generating a plurality of comparison signals (Vptat(1)-Vptat(n)) on the basis of the second temperature-dependent signal (Iptat), wherein each of the plurality of comparison signals Vptat(i)) represents a respective temperature (T(1)-T(n)); comparing the first temperature-dependent signal (Vctat) with at least one of the plurality of comparison signals (Vptat(1)-Vptat(n)); and outputting temperature information (TEMP) on the basis of the comparing.

PROTECTING LIVING OBJECTS IN TRANSPORTS

An example operation includes one or more of detecting a living element in a transport, determining a dangerous condition exists in response to an internal temperature of the transport is outside of a threshold and a negative characteristic is associated with the living element, and positioning the transport to a location to reduce the dangerous condition.

Reduced friction for merchant interactions
11580514 · 2023-02-14 · ·

Improvements to existing technologies associated with point-of-sale transactions and merchant ecosystems to, among other things, reduce in-person contact and, in some examples, improve the efficiency at which point-of-sale transactions are completed (i.e., reduce friction) are described. In some examples, such reduced in-person contact and/or improved efficiencies can limit transmission of infectious diseases. As such, techniques described are directed to modifying aspects of point-of-sale transactions such that they occur on different computing devices (e.g., customer computing devices instead of merchant computing devices), are automated, and/or occur at different times than with conventional point-of-sale transactions. Furthermore, in at least one example, techniques described can leverage a distributed, network-based merchant ecosystem—comprising multiple merchant computing devices and/or customer computing devices that are specially configured to communicate with a service provider—to facilitate social distancing, which can reduce in-person contact and, in some examples, improve the efficiency at which point-of-sale transactions are completed.

IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
20230042596 · 2023-02-09 · ·

The present invention relates to an image display device and an operation method therefor. An image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing, a roller disposed inside the housing, and a plurality of pixels. The image display device includes: a display panel that can be wound on or unwound from the roller; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the roller so that the display panel rolls up or rolls down. The control unit can check the temperature of the display panel, and apply a main signal to at least one of the plurality of pixels according to the temperature of the display panel when the temperature of the display panel is less than a reference temperature, and control the operation of the roller when the temperature of the display panel is the reference temperature or higher. Various other embodiments are also possible.