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A method of selectively combining particulate material, comprising: (i) using a particulate material deposition device (84 1, 84 2) to provide a layer of particulate material to a part bed; (ii) providing radiation to sinter a portion of the material of the layer; (iii) using the particulate material deposition device to provide an overlying further layer of particulate material overlying the previously provided layer of particulate material including the previously sintered portion of material; (iv) providing radiation to sinter a further portion of the material within the overlying further layer and to sinter said further portion with the previously sintered portion of material in the prior layer; (v) successively repeating blocks (iii) and (iv) to form a three-dimensional object; wherein at least some of the layers of particulate material are pre-heated with a heater (51, 90) prior to and independent from sintering a portion of the material of the respective layer, the heater being configured to traverse the part bed surface and follow the particulate material deposition device in order to pre-heat the deposited particulate material; and wherein a temperature of the particulate material is measured and the heater is controlled to pre-heat the at least some of the layers of particulate material in dependence on the measured temperature. (i) using a particulate material deposition device (84 1, 84 2) to provide a layer of particulate material to a part bed; (ii) providing radiation to sinter a portion of the material of the layer; (iii) using the particulate material deposition device to provide an overlying further layer of particulate material overlying the previously provided layer of particulate material including the previously sintered portion of material; (iv) providing radiation to sinter a further portion of the material within the overlying further layer and to sinter said further portion with the previously sintered portion of material in the prior layer; (v) successively repeating blocks (iii) and (iv) to form a three-dimensional object;
A system comprising: a rail assembly having a first rail pivotally coupled to a second rail, each rail having a longitudinal axis; a slider block slidably mounted to the second rail; a pivot arm pivotally coupled to the slider block, wherein the pivot arm is configured to rotate about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis relative to the slider block, wherein the horizontal axis intersects the vertical axis; a sole assembly coupled to the pivot arm with a rotatable coupling configured to allow the sole assembly to rotate about a tibial axis relative to the pivot arm; and a boot mounted to the sole assembly, wherein the boot is configured to receive a patient's foot and align the patient's tibia parallel with the tibial axis; wherein the rotatable coupling includes an incremental locking mechanism configured to releasably lock the rotational position of the sole assembly about the tibial axis independent of the rotational position of the pivot arm about the vertical axis and independent of the rotational position of the pivot arm about the horizontal axis. a rail assembly having a first rail pivotally coupled to a second rail, each rail having a longitudinal axis; a slider block slidably mounted to the second rail; a pivot arm pivotally coupled to the slider block, wherein the pivot arm is configured to rotate about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis relative to the slider block, wherein the horizontal axis intersects the vertical axis; a sole assembly coupled to the pivot arm with a rotatable coupling configured to allow the sole assembly to rotate about a tibial axis relative to the pivot arm; and a boot mounted to the sole assembly, wherein the boot is configured to receive a patient's foot and align the patient's tibia parallel with the tibial axis; wherein the rotatable coupling includes an incremental locking mechanism configured to releasably lock the rotational position of the sole assembly about the tibial axis independent of the rotational position of the pivot arm about the vertical axis and independent of the rotational position of the pivot arm about the horizontal axis.
A method for regulating a converter, such as a power control system, for autonomously stabilizing the frequency in a microgrid to which the converter is intended to be connected, the microgrid comprising a generating set, the method comprising at least two iterations of the following steps: a) a reception of an initial power setpoint (P ref) of the converter and an estimate of an active power (P m) of the converter, b) a determination of a first power variation (ΔP1) at least from the difference between the initial power setpoint (P ref) and the estimated active power (P m), c) a determination of a power regulation variable (P*) from the first power variation (ΔP1), d) a calculation of a second power variation (ΔP2, ΔP200) at least from the difference between the power regulation variable (P*) and the estimated active power (P m), and e) a determination of a frequency command (C f) for commanding the converter from the second power variation (ΔP2, ΔP200), characterized in that the method further comprises an active damping step comprising the following steps: f) a reception of a frequency value (Δf, Δf m) characteristic of a load variation of said microgrid to which the converter is intended to be connected, and g) a determination of an active damping value from the frequency value received (Δf, Δf m) in step f), the first power variation (ΔP1) determined in step b) resulting from the initial power setpoint (P ref) from which the estimated active power (P m) and the active damping value have been subtracted. a) a reception of an initial power setpoint (P ref) of the converter and an estimate of an active power (P m) of the converter, b) a determination of a first power variation (ΔP1) at least from the difference between the initial power setpoint (P ref) and the estimated active power (P m), c) a determination of a power regulation variable (P*) from the first power variation (ΔP1), d) a calculation of a second power variation (ΔP2, ΔP200) at least from the difference between the power regulation variable (P*) and the estimated active power (P m), and e) a determination of a frequency command (C f) for commanding the converter from the second power variation (ΔP2, ΔP200), f) a reception of a frequency value (Δf, Δf m) characteristic of a load variation of said microgrid to which the converter is intended to be connected, and g) a determination of an active damping value from the frequency value received (Δf, Δf m) in step f),
A method for controlling transmission power in a mobile radio communications system, wherein a data channel (DPDCH) and a control channel (DPCCH), transmitted by the same transmitter, have their transmission power controlled by a power control algorithm, based on a transmission quality target value (SIR target) corresponding to the control channel, taken as a reference, and wherein an offset of the transmission power of the data channel relative to the control channel is applied if necessary, a method characterized in that, if a change occurs to the required transmission conditions, corresponding to the use of compressed mode, a variation is applied to said target value (SIR target) comprising a component Δ PILOT intended to compensate for a change in the number of pilot bits for a pilot signal transmitted in said control channel, said number of pilot bits potentially being different in the compressed frames and in the normal frames, where Δ PILOT = 10 ⁢ Log 10 N pilot, N / N pilot, curr where N pilot,N is the number of pilot bits per interval of time in a frame where there is no transmission interruption, and N pilot,curr is the number of pilot bits per interval of time in the current frame, and a component (ΔSIR1_coding + ΔSIR2_coding) intended to compensate for the degradation in performance due to transmission interruptions in compressed mode.
Apparatus (24, 53, 56) for enrobing articles with layers of chocolate or chocolate-like mass, comprising a conveyor grid onto which the articles are arranged, which conveyor grid is arranged to transport the articles through the apparatus (24, 53, 56) when being enrobed, an upper flow pan at the top from which the mass is poured as a curtain onto the articles, a lower reservoir tank being open at the top and into which the residual mass is collected, a first conduit, the first end of which is connected with a lower opening in the reservoir tank and the second end of which is arranged at the upper flow pan for transporting mass from the tank to the flow pan, a pump (32, 54) arranged in the first conduit, and a second conduit (36, 57), the first end of which is adapted to be connected with a supply of tempered mass such as from a tempering machine, that the second end (39, 55, 58) of the second conduit (36, 36, 57) is connected to the first conduit, so that mass in the first and the second conduit is mixed and delivered to the flow pan at the top, characterised in, that the second end of the second conduit is connected to the pump, or that the pump is arranged in the first conduit before the conduit branch, and that a mixing unit is arranged in the first conduit after the branch.
An electrically peelable pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising an acrylic copolymer comprising 1 to 99 mass% of a constituent unit derived from a compound represented by the following general formula: wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 represents unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 3 represents unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and n is an integer 1 or more, and a surfactant, wherein a content of the component is 2.0 to 150 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the component, having an adhesion decrease rate after application of a voltage of 10 to 200 V for 1 to 180 seconds of 25% or more, wherein the adhesion decrease rate is calculated by the following formula: the decrease rate of adhesion % = 100 − the adhesion of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet after voltage application / the adhesion of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet before voltage application × 100. wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 represents unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 3 represents unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and n is an integer 1 or more, and a surfactant, wherein a content of the component is 2.0 to 150 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the component, having an adhesion decrease rate after application of a voltage of 10 to 200 V for 1 to 180 seconds of 25% or more, wherein the adhesion decrease rate is calculated by the following formula: the decrease rate of adhesion % = 100 − the adhesion of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet after voltage application / the adhesion of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet before voltage application × 100.
Composite pane for a motor vehicle, in particular a front windscreen, comprising a first pane and a second pane which are adhered to one another by means of a film, characterised in that a layer that reflects infrared beams comprising at least one cut-out is applied onto the film, a transponder being arranged in the cut-out between the two panes (12, 14).
A method for manufacturing composite strips or sheets, comprised of at least one first cover layer made of metal, a second cover layer made of metal and at least one core layer made of plastic that is arranged between the cover layers (1, 2) and integrally bonded thereto, wherein a first metal strip for the first cover layer, a second metal strip for the second cover layer and a plastic web for the core layer are combined and continuously integrally bonded with each other through the application of pressure and/or heat to yield a composite strip, wherein the first metal strip and the second metal strip are heated prior to the combination and/or during the combination. characterized in that, after the metal strips (4, 5) have been combined and joined together, an actual transverse curvature of the composite strip is measured, and the tempering of the first metal strip and/or second metal strip takes place as a function of the actual transverse curvature prior to the combination and/or during the combination.
Method for producing fresh concrete comprising: - cooling a liquid in a container, said liquid being process water, whereby a coolant comprising a refrigeration-liquefied gas is injected in drop form into the liquid, so that a suspension of frozen liquid in the liquid is formed, and - using the cooled liquid in the form of a suspension of frozen-liquid in the liquid as process water in the production of freshly mixed concrete. - cooling a liquid in a container, said liquid being process water, whereby a coolant comprising a refrigeration-liquefied gas is injected in drop form into the liquid, so that a suspension of frozen liquid in the liquid is formed, and - using the cooled liquid in the form of a suspension of frozen-liquid in the liquid as process water in the production of freshly mixed concrete.
Feeder house assembly for a combine harvester, with a housing, at the rear end of which an upper feeder house roller is rotatably mounted, a lower feeder house roller which is positioned at the front end of the housing; an endless feeder element which revolves around the lower feeder house roller and around the upper feeder house roller and has drivers, and an oscillating shield which is coupled to the front end of the housing so as to be pivotable about an axis of oscillation, which is inclined obliquely rearwards and upwards by an angle, and to which a harvesting header is fastenable, characterized in that the axis of oscillation is oriented parallel to an imaginary connecting line between the lower feeder house roller and the upper feeder house roller.
A system for discharging inert gas for extinguishing or suppressing a fire, including: fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) for being positioned in a fluid flow path between a pressurised inert gas supply (10A,10B,10C) and a target fire suppression zone for reducing the pressure in the fluid flow path downstream of the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) without reference to the pressure in the fluid flow path upstream of the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32), wherein said fluid flow path includes a portion having a plurality of channels (22,24) through which the fluid can pass, and wherein one of a plurality of obstructions (26,28) is provided in each of said channels (22,24), characterised in that a first of said obstructions in a first of said channels provides a greater restriction of fluid flow than a second of said obstructions in a second of said channels; and in that the system includes a controller (30,32) for controlling through which of the channels (22,24) the fluid flows using the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) with reference to time elapsed from the initial discharge of fluid from the pressurised gas supply (10A,10B,10C) to reduce said reduction in pressure applied by the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) after an initial discharge stage and when the pressure in the inert gas supply (10A,10B,10C) has fallen. fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) for being positioned in a fluid flow path between a pressurised inert gas supply (10A,10B,10C) and a target fire suppression zone for reducing the pressure in the fluid flow path downstream of the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) without reference to the pressure in the fluid flow path upstream of the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32), wherein said fluid flow path includes a portion having a plurality of channels (22,24) through which the fluid can pass, and wherein one of a plurality of obstructions (26,28) is provided in each of said channels (22,24), characterised in that a first of said obstructions in a first of said channels provides a greater restriction of fluid flow than a second of said obstructions in a second of said channels; and in that the system includes a controller (30,32) for controlling through which of the channels (22,24) the fluid flows using the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) with reference to time elapsed from the initial discharge of fluid from the pressurised gas supply (10A,10B,10C) to reduce said reduction in pressure applied by the fluid discharge control means (26,28,30,32) after an initial discharge stage and when the pressure in the inert gas supply (10A,10B,10C) has fallen.
A voice activation system for a mobile audio device comprising a speaker and a microphone, the voice activation system comprising: a first voice activity detector having a first detector input for receiving a first signal from a microphone and a first detector output; characterised by: a second voice activity detector having a second detector input for receiving a second signal from the speaker and a second detector output; a voice detector output coupled to the first detector output and the second detector output; wherein the first voice activity detector and the second voice activity detector are operable to generate an output signal in response to a candidate speech signal received on the respective detector inputs and wherein the voice activation system is configured to generate a voice detector output signal when at least one of the first detector output and the second detector output indicate that speech has been detected. a first voice activity detector having a first detector input for receiving a first signal from a microphone and a first detector output; characterised by: a second voice activity detector having a second detector input for receiving a second signal from the speaker and a second detector output; a voice detector output coupled to the first detector output and the second detector output; wherein the first voice activity detector and the second voice activity detector are operable to generate an output signal in response to a candidate speech signal received on the respective detector inputs and wherein the voice activation system is configured to generate a voice detector output signal when at least one of the first detector output and the second detector output indicate that speech has been detected. a second voice activity detector having a second detector input for receiving a second signal from the speaker and a second detector output; a voice detector output coupled to the first detector output and the second detector output; wherein the first voice activity detector and the second voice activity detector are operable to generate an output signal in response to a candidate speech signal received on the respective detector inputs and wherein the voice activation system is configured to generate a voice detector output signal when at least one of the first detector output and the second detector output indicate that speech has been detected.
A compound of Formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein n is 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; R 1 is H or F; and R 2 is pyridyl optionally substituted by one or two substituents independently selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano, methyl optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, and methoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, or R 2 is pyrazinyl optionally substituted at the meta position by a substituent selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano, methyl optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, and methoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, or R 2 is pyrazinyl optionally substituted at the para position by fluoro or chloro, wherein when R 1 is H, R 2 is substituted, and when m is 0, R 1 is H. n is 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; R 1 is H or F; and R 2 is pyridyl optionally substituted by one or two substituents independently selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano, methyl optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, and methoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, or R 2 is pyrazinyl optionally substituted at the meta position by a substituent selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano, methyl optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, and methoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, or R 2 is pyrazinyl optionally substituted at the para position by fluoro or chloro, wherein when R 1 is H, R 2 is substituted, and when m is 0, R 1 is H.
A balanced ionizer for static charge neutralization for use in a variable pressure environment in response to the application of variable-waveform signals thereto, the balanced ionizer comprising: - a hollow dielectric channel having a length, an inner surface and an outer surface, the hollow dielectric channel being at least partially disposed, in use, within the variable pressure environment; - a reference emitter (17, 22) helically disposed along the length of and on the outer surface of the hollow dielectric channel; and - a high voltage electrode at least partially disposed within the hollow dielectric channel, the high voltage electrode arranged to present a high intensity electric field to the reference emitter (17, 22) through the hollow dielectric channel in response to the provision, in use, of a variable-waveform high voltage signal dictated by conditions in the variable pressure environment, the electric field causing, in use, the generation of a plasma region with electrically balanced charge carriers within the variable pressure environment due to barrier discharge occurring at the interface of the reference emitter (17, 22) and the outer surface of the hollow dielectric channel, characterized in that the high voltage electrode comprises a coil spring disposed on the inner surface of the hollow dielectric channel. - a hollow dielectric channel having a length, an inner surface and an outer surface, the hollow dielectric channel being at least partially disposed, in use, within the variable pressure environment; - a reference emitter (17, 22) helically disposed along the length of and on the outer surface of the hollow dielectric channel; and - a high voltage electrode at least partially disposed within the hollow dielectric channel, the high voltage electrode arranged to present a high intensity electric field to the reference emitter (17, 22) through the hollow dielectric channel in response to the provision, in use, of a variable-waveform high voltage signal dictated by conditions in the variable pressure environment, the electric field causing, in use, the generation of a plasma region with electrically balanced charge carriers within the variable pressure environment due to barrier discharge occurring at the interface of the reference emitter (17, 22) and the outer surface of the hollow dielectric channel, characterized in that the high voltage electrode comprises a coil spring disposed on the inner surface of the hollow dielectric channel.