Vehicle component theft deterrence systems and methods

A method for theft deterrence monitoring of a vehicle component, comprising:

• generating a reference voltage using the vehicle component to complete a circuit, the reference voltage is generated by a voltage divider of a control unit, the control unit is electrically coupled to the vehicle component via an electrical conductor, the voltage divider comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, and a third resistor, wherein the third resistor is coupled in series with the vehicle component via the electrical conductor;
• comparing the reference voltage with a voltage threshold, the reference voltage is equal to a voltage measured between the second resistor and the first resistor;
• and
• sending an alarm signal to an alarm in response to the reference voltage being outside the voltage threshold.

A method for theft deterrence monitoring of a vehicle component, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a control unit, an input voltage from a power source comprised in a vehicle, the control unit is electrically coupled to the vehicle component via an electrical conductor, the control unit comprises a voltage divider, the voltage divider comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, and a third resistor, wherein the third resistor is coupled in series with the vehicle component via the electrical conductor;
• generating, by the control unit, a reference voltage using the vehicle component to complete a circuit, the reference voltage is equal to a voltage measured between the second resistor and the first resistor;
• comparing, by the control unit, the reference voltage with a voltage threshold;
• detecting, by the control unit, that the reference voltage is outside of the voltage threshold;
• and
• sending, by the control unit, an alarm signal to an alarm in response to the control unit detecting that the reference voltage is outside of the voltage threshold.

A theft deterrence system, comprising:

• a control unit comprising a first voltage divider;
• a first, non-inverting comparator;
• a second, inverting comparator;
• and
• an electrical conductor whereby the first voltage divider is configured to be electrically coupled to a vehicle component,
• wherein the first voltage divider is configured to generate a reference voltage,
• the control unit is configured to compare the reference voltage with a voltage threshold using the first comparator and the second comparator, and
• the control unit is configured to send an alarm signal to an alarm in response to the reference voltage being outside the voltage threshold.