Disclosed herein is an electric pot having an improved relay installation position. The electric pot includes a pot main body that is provided with a magnetic field generator generating a magnetic field at a lower portion of the pot main body, and a supporter that includes a magnetism detection sensor detecting magnitude of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator and, based on the detected magnitude of a magnetic field, generating a voltage and that includes a comparator comparing the voltage generated by the magnetism detection sensor with a predetermined reference voltage and, based on the comparison, controlling a switchover operation of a relay part, thereby controlling the relay part through a simple circuit configuration and through magnetic field generation and detection means without an additional communication means.

An angle sensor comprising: a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements configured to detect a magnetic field and generate a respective plurality of analog magnetic field signals; a plurality of analog frontend circuits each analog frontend circuit associated with a respective magnetic field sensing element; and a digital feedback circuit configured to generate digital magnetic field signals from the plurality of analog magnetic field signals and generate digital error correction values, wherein the plurality of analog frontend circuits are configured to obtain the digital error correction values from the digital feedback circuit, generate analog correction values from the digital error correction values, and apply the analog correction values to the plurality of analog magnetic field signals to generate a plurality of corrected analog magnetic field signals.

Embodiments of the disclosure provide magnetic sensing systems and methods for a galvanometer scanner configured to rotate within a predetermined angular range. An exemplary magnetic sensing system includes a disc permanent magnet configured to provide a magnetic field. The magnetic sensing system further includes a Hall sensor configured to generate a voltage proportional to the strength of the magnetic field as the Hall sensor and the disc permanent magnet move relatively to each other when the galvanometer scanner rotates. One of the disc permanent magnet and the Hall sensor locates on and rotates with the galvanometer scanner and the other locates off the galvanometer scanner. The magnetic sensing system also includes at least one controller configured to determine a rotation angle of the galvanometer scanner based on the generated voltage by the Hall Sensor.

Various embodiments provide a magnetic sensing scheme for a voltage regulator circuit. The voltage regulator circuit may include a first inductor (also referred to as an output inductor) coupled between a drive circuit and an output node. The voltage regulator circuit may further include a second inductor (also referred to as a sense inductor) having a first terminal coupled to the first inductor at a tap point between terminals of the first inductor. The second inductor may provide a sense voltage at a second terminal of the second inductor. A control circuit may control a state of the voltage regulator circuit based on the sense voltage to provide a regulated output voltage at the output node. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

A magnetism detection device includes: a transmission line set having a transmission line including a linear first conductor including a magnetic material; and a detector that: inputs, from a first end of the transmission line set, a pulse signal as a first incident wave and detects, at the first end, a first reflected wave of the first incident wave; inputs, from a second end opposite to the first end, a pulse signal as a second incident wave and detects, at the second end, a second reflected wave of the second incident wave; and detects a strength of a magnetic field applied to the transmission line set based on compositing of the first reflected wave and the second reflected wave.

A frac dart including a pressure housing, a mechanically actuated magnetic sensor including a first magnet outside of the pressure housing, a signal generator inside the pressure housing and in operable communication with the first magnet, and an electrical counter disposed in the frac dart responsive in increments to the signal generator.

The invention discloses a multi-sensor position measurement system mainly comprising a base, a carrier and a modular component, the carrier is provided with a first signal array and a second signal array. The modular component is disposed on the base, and comprises two Hall sensors for sensing magnetic field changes of the first signal array, two magnetoresistive sensors for sensing magnetic field changes of the second signal array, and a first state sensor having a marking unit disposed on the carrier and a sensitive element disposed on the base for sensing signals generated by the marking unit for subsequent reference signal generation, connection of measurement results between other sensors, and identification of homing direction.

Axial magnetic flux sensors are described. The axial magnetic flux sensors comprise multiple substrates with conductive traces on them in some embodiments, and in other embodiments a single substrate or no substrate. When multiple substrates are provided, the substrates couple together such that the conductive traces connect to form a coil. The coil may be a continuous, multi-loop coil. When the substrates are coupled together, they may define an opening to accommodate a shaft or other piece of equipment.

An apparatus of sensing a speed of a wheel, capable of improving operational stability and/or reliability of a sensor, a control system using the same, and an operating method thereof, wherein the apparatus is an apparatus of sensing a rotation speed of a wheel of a vehicle, provided to be spaced from an external circumferential surface of a tonewheel mounted on the wheel, includes a housing; a magnet disposed in the housing; a magnetic sensor located adjacent to the magnet in the housing; and a coil wound around the magnet.

A target value of magnetic flux density and magnetic flux density actually obtained are made to coincide precisely with each other. An electromagnet control device comprises a current value determining unit for determining, based on a magnetic flux density instruction value, a value of current that is made to flow through a coil. The current value determining unit is constructed to execute a second process for determining, based on a second function, a value of the current, if the magnetic flux density is to be decreased from that in a first magnetization state, and a fourth process for expanding or reducing the second function by use of a first scaling ratio for transforming it to a fourth function, and determining, based on the fourth function obtained after above transformation, a value of the current, if the magnetic flux density is to be decreased from that in a third magnetization state.