Determining information regarding a connection of a circuit component

A circuit device comprising:

• a load component;
• a regulator comprising an output connected to the load component, wherein the regulator is configured to generate an output signal at the output to be provided to the load component;
• a circuit component connected to the output of the regulator;
• and
• a monitoring device for determining information regarding a state of a connection of the circuit component that is connected to the output of the regulator via the connection, wherein the circuit component is configured to reduce fluctuations in the output signal of the regulator at the output of the regulator based on the state of the connection, the monitoring device comprising a processing circuit that is configured to:
• measure the output signal to acquire a plurality of measurement signals of the output signal,
• generate a statistical value using the plurality of measurement signals, wherein the statistical value is a measure of fluctuations of the plurality of measurement signals, and thus is a measure of the output signal at the output of the regulator, wherein each measurement signal of the plurality of measurement signals includes information regarding the output signal of the regulator, and is recorded while a load component generates an electrical load at the output of the regulator,
• compare the statistical value with a limit value to obtain a comparison result, and
• determine the information regarding the state of the connection of the circuit component based on the comparison result, wherein the information regarding the state of the connection indicates whether or not the connection is faulty,
• wherein the load component is configured to receive the output signal from the regulator and generate the plurality of measurement signals therefrom,
• wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive the plurality of measurement signals from the load component,
• wherein the load component is configured to be switched off and on one or more times to provoke a change in a load, and
• wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive the plurality of measurement signals in response to the load component being switched on one or more times.

A method for determining information regarding a state of a connection of a circuit component that is connected to an output of a regulator via the connection, wherein the circuit component is configured to reduce fluctuations of an output signal of the regulator at the output of the regulator based on the state of the connection, wherein a faulty connection state of the connection includes a poor connection or a disconnection of the circuit component to the output of the regulator, wherein, resultant from the faulty connection state of the connection, the fluctuations of the output signal are higher than the fluctuations of the output signal resultant from a proper connection state of the connection, the method comprising:

• generating an electrical load at the output of the regulator;
• and
• measuring the output signal to acquire a plurality of measurement signals from the output signal;
• generating a statistical value based on the plurality of measurement signals, each measurement signal of the plurality of measurement signals includes information regarding the output signal of the regulator and is recorded while the electrical load at the output of the regulator is generated, wherein the statistical value is a measure of fluctuations of the plurality of measurement signals and thus is a measure of the fluctuations of the output signal at the output of the regulator;
• comparing the statistical value with a limit value to obtain a comparison result, wherein the limit value differentiates the faulty connection state from the proper connection state;
• and
• determining the information regarding the state of the connection of the circuit component based on the comparison result, wherein the information regarding the state of the connection indicates whether the connection is in the faulty connection state or the proper connection state.

A device for determining information regarding a state of a connection of a circuit component that is connected to an output of a regulator via the connection, wherein the circuit component is configured to reduce fluctuations of an output signal of the regulator at the output of the regulator based on the state of the connection, the device comprising:

• a processing circuit that is configured to:
• measure the output signal to acquire a plurality of measurement signals from the output signal,
• generate a statistical value using the plurality of measurement signals, wherein the statistical value is a measure of fluctuations of the plurality of measurement signals, and thus is a measure of the fluctuations of the output signal at the output of the regulator, wherein each measurement signal of the plurality of measurement signals includes information regarding the output signal of the regulator, and is recorded while a load component generates an electrical load at the output of the regulator, wherein the load component comprises an analog/digital converter,
• compare the statistical value with a limit value to obtain a comparison result, and
• determine the information regarding the state of the connection of the circuit component based on the comparison result, wherein the information regarding the state of the connection indicates whether or not the connection is faulty.