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A method for managing Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, 'MBMS', service continuity, the method comprising, with a source node (602, 702), in a communication system (600, 700): providing an MBMS; processing an event that indicates that a User Equipment, 'UE' (604, 704), being serviced by the source node is to be transferred to one of a number of candidate nodes (614, 706); receiving a congestion bit from each of the candidate nodes; and determining whether the UE is in a Radio Resource Control, 'RRC', idle or connected mode; wherein: when the UE is determined to be in an RRC idle mode, the method further comprises the source node providing the UE with the congestion bits over a broadcast control channel associated with the MBMS so that the UE can select a target node for servicing the UE from the candidate nodes based at least in part on the values of the congestion bits and a priority maintained by the UE; and when the UE is determined to be in an RRC connected mode, the method further comprises: the source node receiving a priority bit from the UE, the priority bit indicating whether the UE prioritizes MBMS; and the source node selecting a target node for servicing the UE from the candidate nodes based at least in part on a value of the priority bit and the values of the congestion bits. providing an MBMS; processing an event that indicates that a User Equipment, 'UE' (604, 704), being serviced by the source node is to be transferred to one of a number of candidate nodes (614, 706); receiving a congestion bit from each of the candidate nodes; and determining whether the UE is in a Radio Resource Control, 'RRC', idle or connected mode; wherein: when the UE is determined to be in an RRC idle mode, the method further comprises the source node providing the UE with the congestion bits over a broadcast control channel associated with the MBMS so that the UE can select a target node for servicing the UE from the candidate nodes based at least in part on the values of the congestion bits and a priority maintained by the UE; and when the UE is determined to be in an RRC connected mode, the method further comprises: the source node receiving a priority bit from the UE, the priority bit indicating whether the UE prioritizes MBMS; and the source node selecting a target node for servicing the UE from the candidate nodes based at least in part on a value of the priority bit and the values of the congestion bits.
An energy harvesting device comprising: two or more ducts each with an inlet opening and an outlet opening; and a generator comprising one or more vibrational members and an energy conversion means, wherein the one or more vibrational members are configured to exhibit a pivoting motion about a pivot axis which drives the energy conversion means; each of the two or more ducts comprising one or more foils located within the duct between the inlet and outlet openings (10, 11), wherein a leading edge of the one or more foils is orientated towards the inlet opening; the one or more foils are attached to a first end of the one or more vibrational members and configured to exhibit a rotation motion about a rotation axis extending between the first end and a second end of the one or more vibrational members and parallel to a span direction of the one or more foils, the rotation axis being perpendicular to the pivot axis; and the rotation motion of the one or more foils configured to assist the pivoting motion of the one or more vibrational members, wherein the energy conversion means is located at the second end of the one or more vibrational members, whereby the generator converts movement of the one or more foils into electricity. two or more ducts each with an inlet opening and an outlet opening; and a generator comprising one or more vibrational members and an energy conversion means, wherein the one or more vibrational members are configured to exhibit a pivoting motion about a pivot axis which drives the energy conversion means; each of the two or more ducts comprising one or more foils located within the duct between the inlet and outlet openings (10, 11), wherein a leading edge of the one or more foils is orientated towards the inlet opening; the one or more foils are attached to a first end of the one or more vibrational members and configured to exhibit a rotation motion about a rotation axis extending between the first end and a second end of the one or more vibrational members and parallel to a span direction of the one or more foils, the rotation axis being perpendicular to the pivot axis; and the rotation motion of the one or more foils configured to assist the pivoting motion of the one or more vibrational members, wherein the energy conversion means is located at the second end of the one or more vibrational members, whereby the generator converts movement of the one or more foils into electricity.
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A blind handover or blind redirection method, comprising: when a User Equipment needs to perform blind handover or blind redirection, determining, by a base station, whether there is a history record of handover or redirection of the UE; and when there is the history record, selecting, by the base station, according to the history record, a target cell which the UE is about to be blindly handed over to or blindly redirected to; wherein the history record of the handover or redirection of the UE includes: a target cell of each previous successful handover or redirection of the UE, the number of times of successful handover or redirection corresponding to the target cell, and the moment each successful handover or redirection occurs; wherein the step of selecting, by the base station, according to the history record, the target cell which the UE is about to be blindly handed over to or blindly redirected to, comprises: according to the number of times of successful handover or redirection and a time factor corresponding to each target cell in the history record, performing a weighted accumulation, with a time difference, on the number of times of successful handover or redirection; and selecting a target cell with the largest accumulative sum as the target cell which the UE is about to be blindly handed over to or blindly redirected to. when a User Equipment needs to perform blind handover or blind redirection, determining, by a base station, whether there is a history record of handover or redirection of the UE; and when there is the history record, selecting, by the base station, according to the history record, a target cell which the UE is about to be blindly handed over to or blindly redirected to; wherein the history record of the handover or redirection of the UE includes: a target cell of each previous successful handover or redirection of the UE, the number of times of successful handover or redirection corresponding to the target cell, and the moment each successful handover or redirection occurs; wherein the step of selecting, by the base station, according to the history record, the target cell which the UE is about to be blindly handed over to or blindly redirected to, comprises: according to the number of times of successful handover or redirection and a time factor corresponding to each target cell in the history record, performing a weighted accumulation, with a time difference, on the number of times of successful handover or redirection; and selecting a target cell with the largest accumulative sum as the target cell which the UE is about to be blindly handed over to or blindly redirected to. according to the number of times of successful handover or redirection and a time factor corresponding to each target cell in the history record, performing a weighted accumulation, with a time difference, on the number of times of successful handover or redirection; and selecting a target cell with the largest accumulative sum as the target cell which the UE is about to be blindly handed over to or blindly redirected to.
Tower construction for a wind energy plant, having a tower shaft, a foundation (26, 28) and a transition-piece in the region of the upper end of the tower shaft, with tension members being provided radially inwards of the outer skin, by means of which the tower shaft is vertically prestressed at least in sections, and the tower shaft is made of concrete, in particular prestressed concrete, in the region between the transition piece and the foundation (26, 28), characterised in that at the finished tower construction tensioning elements are provided, which are inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the tower shaft and extend radially outside the outer skin defined by the tower shaft, by which the tower shaft is tensioned at least in sections, and in that different types of concrete, different shaft cross-sections and different degrees of reinforcement are used in order to avoid harmonics of the tower construction.
A control method for electronically controlling the movement of a servo-assisted device for receiving and/or transmitting and/or reflecting electromagnetic radiations, comprising the steps of: - acquiring first sensor data by means of at least one first sensor; - acquiring second sensor data by means of at least one second sensor; - processing the first sensor data to synthesize a first control signal by means of a first algorithm for controlling the movement of the servo-assisted device; - processing the second sensor data to synthesize a second control signal by means of a second algorithm for controlling the movement of the servo-assisted device, the step of processing the second sensor data being carried out in parallel with the step of processing the first sensor data; - performing an integrity check of the first sensor data and/or of said first control signal to determine if said first sensor data and/or said first control signal are intact or compromised; - if it is determined from said integrity check step that said first sensor data and/or said first control signal are intact, providing the servo-assisted device with the first control signal; otherwise - providing the servo-assisted device with the second control signal; characterized in that said at least one first sensor comprises a first group of sensors (s1,s2), and wherein said at least one second sensor comprises a second group of sensors (s2, s3), and wherein the first and second groups of sensors comprise at least one shared sensor and at least one dedicated sensor (s1, s3). - acquiring first sensor data by means of at least one first sensor; - acquiring second sensor data by means of at least one second sensor; - processing the first sensor data to synthesize a first control signal by means of a first algorithm for controlling the movement of the servo-assisted device; - processing the second sensor data to synthesize a second control signal by means of a second algorithm for controlling the movement of the servo-assisted device, the step of processing the second sensor data being carried out in parallel with the step of processing the first sensor data; - performing an integrity check of the first sensor data and/or of said first control signal to determine if said first sensor data and/or said first control signal are intact or compromised; - if it is determined from said integrity check step that said first sensor data and/or said first control signal are intact, providing the servo-assisted device with the first control signal; otherwise - providing the servo-assisted device with the second control signal;
A multilayer composite tube having a heat transfer coefficient of > 1000 W/m 2 /K and comprising at least two layers, namely an inner layer of nonporous monolithic oxide ceramic and an outer layer of oxidic fiber composite ceramic, wherein the thickness of the layer of oxidic fiber composite ceramic is from 0.5 mm to 3 mm, wherein the thickness of the layer of monolithic oxide ceramic is from 0.5 mm to 45 mm, wherein the total wall thickness made up of at least two layers is 1 mm to 50 mm, wherein the thickness of the layer of oxidic fiber composite ceramic is less than 90% of the total wall thickness, wherein the tube internal diameter of the composite tube is 20 mm to 1000 mm, wherein the two layers are frictionally or adhesively joined to one another and form one component and wherein "oxidic fiber composite ceramic" is to be understood as meaning a matrix of oxidic ceramic particles comprising ceramic, oxidic and/or non-oxidic fibers.
Method for additively manufacturing an object from a powder layer, the method comprising the steps of: • projecting an energy beam onto a surface of the powder layer as a spot so as to fuse the powder, • scanning the surface by means of the energy beam, so that the spot moves over the surface with a motion consisting of a translation in a longitudinal scanning direction and of an oscillatory motion having at least one component in an oscillation direction, - adjusting a focus of the energy beam during scanning according to the translation in the longitudinal scanning direction, but without taking into account the component of the oscillatory motion in the oscillation direction. • projecting an energy beam onto a surface of the powder layer as a spot so as to fuse the powder, • scanning the surface by means of the energy beam, so that the spot moves over the surface with a motion consisting of a translation in a longitudinal scanning direction and of an oscillatory motion having at least one component in an oscillation direction, - adjusting a focus of the energy beam during scanning according to the translation in the longitudinal scanning direction, but without taking into account the component of the oscillatory motion in the oscillation direction.
A semiconductor photosensor comprising: at least one visible light pixel having at least one region in a substrate that is sensitive to visible light; an infrared pixel having a region in the substrate that is sensitive to infrared light, wherein the infrared sensitive region is below the at least one visible light sensitive region; characterised by a charge accumulation region for accumulating charges generated in the infrared sensitive region; and an electrode above the charge accumulation region for providing a voltage to accumulate the charges generated in the infrared sensitive region. at least one visible light pixel having at least one region in a substrate that is sensitive to visible light; an infrared pixel having a region in the substrate that is sensitive to infrared light, wherein the infrared sensitive region is below the at least one visible light sensitive region; characterised by a charge accumulation region for accumulating charges generated in the infrared sensitive region; and an electrode above the charge accumulation region for providing a voltage to accumulate the charges generated in the infrared sensitive region.
Retail display system comprising a device for displaying goods with a base frame and with a rear wall unit which is connected or can be connected to the base frame, so that the base frame and the rear wall unit have an L-shaped cross-section in a side view, wherein shelves can be fixed to the rear wall unit, wherein the retail display system comprises two side parts, a front panel and a base shelf, wherein the side parts and the front panel can be fixed to the device in such a way that, together with the rear wall unit, they form a goods receiving space delimited by the side parts and the rear wall unit at least on three sides, wherein the base shelf can be positioned on the side parts, the front panel and/or the device to delimit the goods receiving space at the bottom, wherein the side parts are each pivotably fixed to the rear wall unit, wherein the retail display system can be converted from a shelf-like device for goods display to a device having a goods receiving space for goods display that is delimited at least on three sides and at the bottom.
A protective sheath comprising a flexible body generally having a cylindrical shape, the flexible body being slit over at least a given length and according to a longitudinal axis, the body having an apertured wall with meshes and the sheath being made from knitted threads including at least one framework thread extending in the longitudinal direction of the sheath and preferably having a profile substantially in the form of a plurality of sinusoids which extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the sheath, and at least one transverse thread extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the sheath, the sheath is capable of being deformed along its length so as to be condensed/compacted on itself, the threads being made of a flexible material so that the meshes can be entangled into each other in the longitudinal direction of the sheath, when a longitudinal pushing force on the body is exerted and the transverse thread forms a plurality of lines transverse to the longitudinal axis of the sheath and spaced apart from one another when the sheath is not in a condensed state and comprises patterns or loops, preferably with a chain stitch pattern, into which the framework thread runs, the cooperation of the framework thread with the loops and the spacing of the loop lines providing a multiplicity of meshes, the framework thread being able to be maintained in two consecutive or non-consecutive patterns of the same line of patterns formed by the transverse thread.
Circuit arrangement for interrupting a current flow in a DC current path, comprising an inductance connected in series with a switchable element arranged in the DC current path, a resonance circuit adapted to be connectable in parallel to the series connection of the inductance and the switchable element by means of a first switch, which resonance circuit is further adapted to be connectable in parallel to the switchable element without the inductance by means of a second switch.
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine, wherein the airfoil is a hybrid construction including: a sheath generally comprising a leading edge of the airfoil and including a first slot, the sheath extending from the leading edge of the airfoil; a body generally comprising a majority of the airfoil and extending from the sheath to a trailing edge of the airfoil, the body including a second slot; a biscuit joint between the sheath and the body, the biscuit joint including a biscuit disposed within the first slot and the second slot, the sheath and the body being joined together by the biscuit using bonding, fastening or mechanical retention means; wherein the first slot extends in a generally spanwise direction and includes a recess and flank portions to receive a first part of the biscuit and the second slot extends in a generally spanwise direction and includes a recess and flank portions to receive a second part of the biscuit, the biscuit being positioned near the leading edge and in an outer span of the airfoil including a range of about 50% to about 100% of a length of the span of the airfoil from its base to its tip, and wherein the biscuit is composed of a stiff, lightweight and energy absorbent material and the position of the biscuit and its material helps stiffen the airfoil and enhance impact tolerance capabilities of the airfoil in the outer span; characterised in that end surfaces (76, 78) of the flank portions (70, 74) of the sheath and the body are in contact with and bonded to each other along the span of the airfoil to fully encapsulate the biscuit within the slots (60, 64). a sheath generally comprising a leading edge of the airfoil and including a first slot, the sheath extending from the leading edge of the airfoil; a body generally comprising a majority of the airfoil and extending from the sheath to a trailing edge of the airfoil, the body including a second slot; a biscuit joint between the sheath and the body, the biscuit joint including a biscuit disposed within the first slot and the second slot, the sheath and the body being joined together by the biscuit using bonding, fastening or mechanical retention means; wherein the first slot extends in a generally spanwise direction and includes a recess and flank portions to receive a first part of the biscuit and the second slot extends in a generally spanwise direction and includes a recess and flank portions to receive a second part of the biscuit, the biscuit being positioned near the leading edge and in an outer span of the airfoil including a range of about 50% to about 100% of a length of the span of the airfoil from its base to its tip, and wherein the biscuit is composed of a stiff, lightweight and energy absorbent material and the position of the biscuit and its material helps stiffen the airfoil and enhance impact tolerance capabilities of the airfoil in the outer span; characterised in that end surfaces (76, 78) of the flank portions (70, 74) of the sheath and the body are in contact with and bonded to each other along the span of the airfoil to fully encapsulate the biscuit within the slots (60, 64).
A processing apparatus for use in a pressing, drying and/or finishing section of a fibrous-web treatment machine, said apparatus comprising guiding rolls, a belt and a heating device for heating the belt, wherein the belt is impervious to fluids, forms an endless loop, is guided by the guiding rolls and guides a fibrous web to be treated, the heating device comprising a primary heating cycle in which a primary heating medium is passed, a secondary heating cycle for heating the belt of the processing apparatus in which a secondary heating medium is circulated, the secondary heating cycle comprising a medium chamber in which the secondary heating medium is in direct contact with the belt to be heated, and an indirect heat exchanging means for exchanging heat between the primary heating medium and the secondary heating medium, wherein an amount of heat of the primary heating medium passing in the primary heating cycle is transferred to the secondary heating medium circulating in the secondary heating cycle by means of the indirect heat exchanging means so that the belt of the processing apparatus is heatable by the secondary heating medium, characterized in that the processing apparatus further comprises a pressing roll, the web being guided along and between a surface of the pressing roll and a surface of the belt, and the medium chamber is disposed along a portion of the belt in which the belt is supported by the pressing roll or by one of the guiding rolls, the belt being disposed between the pressing or guiding roll (60, 70) and the medium chamber.