Systems, methods and apparatuses for inspecting a tank containing a flammable fluid are provided. The system includes a vehicle having a propeller, a latch mechanism, a pressure switch, and an inspection device. The system includes a control unit in communication with the propeller, the latch mechanism, and the inspection device, and electrically connected to the pressure switch. The control unit powers on responsive to the pressure switch detecting an ambient pressure greater than a minimum threshold. The control unit receives, from the latch mechanism, an indication of a state of the latch mechanism. The control unit determines that the cable used to lower the vehicle into the tank containing the flammable fluid is detached from the vehicle. The control unit commands the propeller to move the vehicle through the flammable fluid. The control unit determines a quality metric of a portion of the tank.

A method for in-line leak testing of blow moulded containers wherein a conveyor line is fed with a continuous stream of blow moulded containers from a blow moulding machine, at least one measuring head is temporarily connected to a first blow moulded container. The measuring head is moved in order to follow the movement of said first blow moulded container which is pressurized by a source of pressurized gas, the source of pressurized gas is disconnected, said at least one measuring head is used to measure the pressure decay therein. The pressure decay is compared with stored data for the pressure decay of acceptable containers and an accept or non-accept signal is generated which implies proceeding or disposal of said first blow moulded container. The measuring head is moved against the moving direction of the conveyor line to a subsequent blow moulded container, and the process is repeated.

Techniques for measuring vacuum pressure using a memristor element are described. A vacuum sensor can include a memristor element having a semiconductor substrate, a memristive material layer, and a conductive electrode. The off-state resistance of the memristor element can be sensitive to changes in ambient pressure at the element. The off-state resistance of the memristor element may also exhibit a well-defined increase at pressures below a threshold pressure. Measurement of the off-state resistance may be obtained with low power consumption and without changing the resistance or switching the state of the memristor element. The measurements may be used to both determine a leak rate of the ambient pressure within the volume of interest and determine if the sensor is exposed to vacuum pressure below the threshold pressure.

A method for detecting a water ingress into an interior of a housing, which is sealed against the surroundings, including the following steps: detecting a temperature of the air in the interior; detecting a relative air humidity in the interior; and detecting a water ingress as a function of the detected temperature and of the detected relative air humidity.

A power electronics unit for an aircraft and a method of determining the integrity of a power electronics unit are provided. The power electronics unit comprises an electric machine controller; a heatsink arranged to conduct heat from the electric machine controller; a housing comprising a sealed internal volume enclosing the electric machine controller and heatsink; a dielectric liquid partially filling the internal volume to cover the electric machine controller; a gas pocket within the internal volume; a pressure sensor arranged to measure a pressure of gas within the gas pocket; a temperature sensor arranged to measure a temperature within the internal volume; and a controller. The controller is configured to receive signals from the pressure sensor and temperature sensor, determine a pressure and temperature from the received signals and provide an output signal dependent on the determined temperature and pressure.

A leakage detector for a fuel vapor processing system having a canister. The leakage detector includes a sealing system and a control unit. The sealing system is connected to the canister and is configured to sealingly close an inspection area, which includes the canister. The control unit is implemented by at least one programmed processor. The control unit is configured to calculate an amount of fuel vapor in the canister. The control unit is also configured to select a leakage detection method from the group consisting of a positive pressure type and a negative pressure type. The selection is made based on the calculated amount of the fuel vapor in the canister. The control unit is further configured to perform the leakage detection method in response to temporal changes in an internal pressure of the inspection area closed by the sealing system.

Systems, methods and apparatuses for inspecting a tank containing a flammable fluid are provided. The system includes a vehicle having a propeller, a latch mechanism, a pressure switch, and an inspection device. The system includes a control unit in communication with the propeller, the latch mechanism, and the inspection device, and electrically connected to the pressure switch. The control unit powers on responsive to the pressure switch detecting an ambient pressure greater than a minimum threshold. The control unit receives, from the latch mechanism, an indication of a state of the latch mechanism. The control unit determines that the cable used to lower the vehicle into the tank containing the flammable fluid is detached from the vehicle. The control unit commands the propeller to move the vehicle through the flammable fluid. The control unit determines a quality metric of a portion of the tank.

A gas leakage detection system 1 with high detection accuracy for a remaining gas amount and a gas leakage amount of an insulation gas 28 in a container 27 forming a electrical apparatus 2 is provided. The gas leakage detection system 1 includes: the electrical apparatus 2 including: the container 27 to which a power distribution apparatus 29 is fixed and in which the insulation gas 28 is contained; a plurality of divided spaces 21 in the container 28 divided in parallel with a ground; a plurality of temperature sensors 22 which detects temperature of the insulation gas 28 and which is positioned in the plurality of the divided spaces 22; and a pressure sensor 23 which detects a pressure in the container 27; and a monitor 3 which calculates the remaining gas amount Mg of the insulation gas 28 remaining in the container 27 based on the temperature Ta and Tb of the insulation gas 28 detected by the plurality of the temperature sensors 22 and the pressure Pg of the insulation gas 28 detected by the pressure sensor 23.

A leakage detector for a fuel vapor processing system includes a pressure sensor and a control unit. The pressure sensor is configured to measure an internal pressure of the fuel vapor processing system. The control unit is configured to calculate changes of a fuel vapor pressure from a saturation vapor pressure curve of the fuel vapor, a fuel vapor concentration of the fuel vapor in a gaseous layer within the fuel vapor processing system, and a convective velocity in the gaseous layer, to correct a reference pressure for leakage detection based on the changes of the fuel vapor pressure so as to calculate a corrected reference pressure, and to compare the internal pressure measured by the first pressure sensor to the corrected reference pressure so as to determine whether any of the fuel vapor has leaked from the fuel vapor processing system.

A system and method of checking sealing of a brake caliper housing. The method may include determining a level of moisture in a cavity of a brake caliper housing with a sensor. In another configuration, the method may determine whether a detected pressure inside the cavity remains stable for a predetermined period of time.