Abstract:
An electronic household appliance has a control system which has a plurality of internal control units and a communication network between the plurality of internal control units. A selected internal control unit of the plurality of internal control units contains a controller and is additionally provided with a communication device which is configured for data communication with at least one external administrative unit without intermediate storage of the data to be communicated. The controller of the selected internal control unit is also configured to control data communication between the at least one external administrative unit and the plurality of internal control units of the control system via the communication device.
Abstract:
A temperature control and degassing arrangement for energy storage cells of an energy storage device, in particular an energy storage device for a vehicle, contains: a support structure with at least one temperature control channel for conducting a fluid for controlling the temperature of the energy storage device. The support structure has a first side facing the energy storage device and a second side facing away from the energy storage device. The support structure has at least one degassing channel integrated into the support structure for discharging gases escaping from the energy storage cells.
Abstract:
A knock detection device includes a proximity sensor, at least one sound sensor, and a signal processing unit. The proximity sensor and the sound sensor are respectively electrically connected to the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit receives and/or processes the signal of the sound sensor according to the signal of the proximity sensor. A household appliance includes the knock detection device. The knock detection device is disposed inside the household appliance on the back side of a panel provided for knocking by a user.
Abstract:
A method for operating a capacitive touch-sensitive switch having a capacitive sensor element and a sensor circuit includes initially setting a scanning frequency of the capacitive touch-sensitive switch with a good signal-to-noise ratio and then operating the capacitive touch-sensitive switch at a scanning frequency which has been set to detect switch actuation. The process of setting the scanning frequency includes operating the touch-sensitive switch using a first measurement method and at a selected scanning frequency, detecting the measurement signals from the sensor circuit and checking whether the detected measurement signals contain or could contain a critical alias effect. If no critical alias effect and no possibility of a critical alias effect are detected during the check, the scanning frequency can be set as the selection frequency for detection operation of the touch-sensitive switch. A capacitive touch-sensitive switch is also provided.
Abstract:
A method and a device for detecting a boiling state of a liquid and a domestic cooking appliance permit a boiling state of a liquid to be detected during a process of heating the liquid in a heating zone, for example of an induction cooktop. A sensor senses vibrations that are caused during the heating of the liquid in the form of a measuring signal. An evaluation unit converts a time diagram of the sensed measuring signal into a frequency spectrum and then determines the boiling state of the liquid by using an intelligent algorithm on the basis of the frequency spectrum.
Abstract:
In a method for producing an EMC shielding housing, an EMC active fabric in the form of a prepreg is placed in a molding tool, and is overmolded with at least one plastic component in order to form a plastic molded part or an encapsulation compound integrated into the molded part.
Abstract:
An operator control device has a control panel with a user side facing a user and an inner side facing away from the user. The control panel has an operator control element region. A rotary knob is positioned on the user side of the control panel in the region of the operator control element region and can be rotated about a rotational axis. The rotary knob is detachably attached to the control panel and has an encoder block with a code section which is at a distance, changing along the circumferential direction, from a lower end side, facing the control panel, of the rotary knob. An optical sensor is arranged on the inner side of the control panel in the region of the operator control element region and is configured to sense a distance between the optical sensor and the code section of the encoder block by electromagnetic radiation.
Abstract:
A capacitive touch switch for an operating device of an electronic domestic appliance has an at least partly translucent cover plate with a user side facing a user, a carrier plate disposed on a side of the cover plate facing away from the user side at a distance therefrom, and a light source mounted on the carrier plate. A sensor plate is disposed between the cover plate and the carrier plate and has an at least partly translucent substrate and a sensor layer of an electrically conductive material. The sensor layer has a sensor region of the electrically conductive material forming a sensor electrode and a symbol region without the electrically conductive material forming a symbol that can be backlit by the light source. A configuration of a plurality of capacitive touch switches and an operating device, are also provided.
Abstract:
A circuit configuration detects zero-crossings and/or a brownout condition. The circuit configuration contains a zero-crossing detection circuit, a brownout detection circuit, an isolation and digitization circuit connected to the zero-crossing detection circuit and the brownout detection circuit, and a filtering circuit connected to the isolation and digitization circuit. The single circuit configuration can be used for detecting zero-crossings of single-phase and multi-phase systems as well as ascertaining a brownout condition of either the single-phase or the multi-phase systems.
Abstract:
A rotary knob operator control apparatus for an electrical domestic appliance has a mounting board on a side of an operator control panel facing away from a user, a first electrode configuration on the mounting board and a substantially annular operator control element on a side of the operator control panel facing toward the user. The operator control element has a second electrode configuration and a holding device for the operator control element on the operator control panel. The operator control element rotates about an axis perpendicular to the operator control panel. The operator control element is latched relative to the operator control panel in predefined rotary positions by a latching device, so the second electrode configuration on the operator control element is oriented in a predefined manner relative to the first electrode configuration. An electrical domestic appliance having at least one rotary knob operator control apparatus is also provided.