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A retrofit LED driver for connecting between a high frequency ballast and a LED light source, comprising: a power conversion circuit (14, 15, 19, 20) which is arranged to receive AC power at its input from the high frequency ballast and, in use, to convert said AC power to an output power at a power terminal (34a, 34b) of the power conversion circuit for coupling to the LED light source, wherein the power conversion circuit (14, 15, 19, 20) is adapted to allow a current outputted by the high frequency ballast to flow to the power terminal (34a, 34b); a buffer capacitor in parallel with the power terminal of the power conversion circuit and the LED light source; a switch arrangement for coupling the output power at the power terminal to the LED light source or isolating the output power at the power terminal from the LED light source; and a regulation circuit (40, 44, 8a) for regulating a voltage at the power terminal so as to increase an output impedance as seen from the high frequency ballast when the output power coupled to the LED light source is less than a threshold, characterized in that the regulation circuit is adapted to regulate the voltage across the buffer capacitor to be higher than the minimum conducting voltage of the LED light source when the switch arrangement is open to isolate the output power at the power terminal from the LED light source such that the output impedance is regulated above a certain threshold which suits the high frequency ballast and prevents it from making noise. a power conversion circuit (14, 15, 19, 20) which is arranged to receive AC power at its input from the high frequency ballast and, in use, to convert said AC power to an output power at a power terminal (34a, 34b) of the power conversion circuit for coupling to the LED light source, wherein the power conversion circuit (14, 15, 19, 20) is adapted to allow a current outputted by the high frequency ballast to flow to the power terminal (34a, 34b); a buffer capacitor in parallel with the power terminal of the power conversion circuit and the LED light source; a switch arrangement for coupling the output power at the power terminal to the LED light source or isolating the output power at the power terminal from the LED light source; and a regulation circuit (40, 44, 8a) for regulating a voltage at the power terminal so as to increase an output impedance as seen from the high frequency ballast when the output power coupled to the LED light source is less than a threshold, characterized in that the regulation circuit is adapted to regulate the voltage across the buffer capacitor to be higher than the minimum conducting voltage of the LED light source when the switch arrangement is open to isolate the output power at the power terminal from the LED light source such that the output impedance is regulated above a certain threshold which suits the high frequency ballast and prevents it from making noise.
A securing link for an anchor chain, cable or rope, the securing link comprising a plurality of elongated turning elements (3, 4, 5), the first of which turning elements is intended to be connected to the load to be anchored and the last of which turning elements is intended to be to the anchor chain, cable or rope, and which turning elements (3, 4, 5) are provided with shafts (3c, 4d), by means of which the turning elements (3, 4, 5) are connected at their ends as extensions of one another, and which turning elements (3, 4, 5) are arranged to turn with respect to one another on shafts (3c, 4d), and at least one turning element is provided with an elongated opening, into which the shaft of an adjacent turning element is fitted, characterised in that the said shaft (3c, 4d) forming a rolling shaft (3c, 4d) which is fitted to roll along the edge of the elongated opening, that the edge of the elongated opening forming a moving contact surface between the edge of the elongated opening and a surface of the rolling shaft when the said at least one turning element turning with respect to the said adjacent turning element.
A suspension device of the type able to be inserted between a support structure and a mattress, said device comprising: - a base for fastening the device to the support structure, - a plate whereof the upper face forms the support face of the mattress, - a damping element connecting the plate to the base, this damping element being able to go from a so-called idle position in which the plate is moved away from the fastening base to a damping position in which the damping element is compressed in the direction bringing the plate closer to the base, - a stop having a so-called active part positioned on the trajectory followed by the plate and/or the damping element, during the passage of the damping element from the idle position to the damping position and with which the damping element and/or the plate are configured so as, after a so-called receiving travel, to come into bearing contact in the so-called end-of-travel receiving position, the active part of the stop being mounted movable between at least two positions, and, in each position, a contact zone with which the plate and/or the damping element are configured to bear in said end-of-travel receiving position, one of said contact zones corresponding to a first receiving travel, the other corresponding to a receiving travel with a different length from the first travel, said stop, positioned between the plate and the base in the idle position of the damping element, assuming the form of a stud with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the movement direction of plate in the direction coming closer to the base, characterized in that the stud can be coupled with the base by fitting. - a base for fastening the device to the support structure, - a plate whereof the upper face forms the support face of the mattress, - a damping element connecting the plate to the base, this damping element being able to go from a so-called idle position in which the plate is moved away from the fastening base to a damping position in which the damping element is compressed in the direction bringing the plate closer to the base, - a stop having a so-called active part positioned on the trajectory followed by the plate and/or the damping element, during the passage of the damping element from the idle position to the damping position and with which the damping element and/or the plate are configured so as, after a so-called receiving travel, to come into bearing contact in the so-called end-of-travel receiving position,
Alternating plough with a plough frame which is fastenable rotatably and/or pivotably to a headstock for connecting the alternating plough to an agricultural tractor, is supportable on the ground via a support wheel and has rows of ploughshares (8, 9) arranged on opposite sides of the plough frame such that, by means of a rotational movement of the plough frame initiated via a rotary cylinder, either the one row of ploughshares or the other row of ploughshares is transferable into the operating position thereof or into the non-operating position thereof, wherein, for the working depth guide of the alternating plough, the support wheel is held on a pivotable wheel arm and is settable in the working depth guide thereof via an adjustment element (14, 14.1) supported on the plough frame via a holder, and is connected to the adjustment element (14, 14.1) via a coupling member, wherein, when the plough frame rotates, the support wheel together with the adjustment element (14, 14.1) is pivotable into its oppositely oriented support operating position, characterized in that the holder of the adjustment element (14, 14.1) and/or the coupling member of the support wheel are/is provided with an adjustable eccentric.
Iron soleplate, in particular for a steam iron, the surface of which provided to be placed on the items to be ironed is made of anodised aluminium and/or is coated with an anodised aluminium layer, characterised in that a raised enamel graphic element, which improves the iron and glide properties, is applied to the anodised aluminium surface.
A high-pressure roller press, more particularly material bed roller mill or compacting machine, with two press rollers (3, 4), which are rotatably borne in a press stand and between which a pressure zone is formed with a roller gap arranged at the roller axis (X, X'), the gap width of which is variable during operation of the roller press, wherein one of the press rollers is designed as a fixed roller and one of the press rollers is designed as loose roller that is moveable relative to the fixed roller, wherein the loose roller can be applied by force generating means to the fixed roller with a gap width that is variable during operation, wherein at the front face the pressures zone between the press rollers (3, 4) is limited by limiting plates arranged next to the press rollers (3, 4), wherein the limiting plates are fastened to the press stand in such a moveable manner and subject to the exertion of force, that during operation of the roller press, the limiting plates can be pushed back against the acting force, characterised in that on each of the limiting plates, at the roller gap, a single roll is attached, which is borne rotatably about its roll axis and laterally delimits the roller gap, and in that the width of the roll is greater than the maximum gap width of the roller gap. wherein one of the press rollers is designed as a fixed roller and one of the press rollers is designed as loose roller that is moveable relative to the fixed roller, wherein the loose roller can be applied by force generating means to the fixed roller with a gap width that is variable during operation, wherein at the front face the pressures zone between the press rollers (3, 4) is limited by limiting plates arranged next to the press rollers (3, 4), wherein the limiting plates are fastened to the press stand in such a moveable manner and subject to the exertion of force, that during operation of the roller press, the limiting plates can be pushed back against the acting force, characterised in that on each of the limiting plates, at the roller gap, a single roll is attached, which is borne rotatably about its roll axis and laterally delimits the roller gap, and in that the width of the roll is greater than the maximum gap width of the roller gap.
Computer-implemented method of controlling a plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′) that are connected to each other via a communication network, wherein the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′) is assigned to a user, the method comprising the steps of - unmuting a microphone of a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′); - generating, by the first communication device of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′), a message including information that the first communication device is unmuted; - distributing, by the first communication device of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′), the message to the other communication devices (3', 3", 3′′′) of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′) so that, upon receipt of the message at the other communication devices (3', 3", 3′′′) of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′), the respective microphones (5', 5", 5′′′) of the other communication devices (3', 3", 3′′′) of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′) automatically are muted, characterized in that the distributing step of the message is carried out by transmitting the message from the first communication device respectively to the other communication devices (3', 3", 3′′′) directly, in particular, by means of peer-to-peer communication, in particular, via XMPP or MQTT, by near field communication, in particular, via Bluetooth. - unmuting a microphone of a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′); - generating, by the first communication device of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′), a message including information that the first communication device is unmuted; - distributing, by the first communication device of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′), the message to the other communication devices (3', 3", 3′′′) of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′) so that, upon receipt of the message at the other communication devices (3', 3", 3′′′) of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′), the respective microphones (5', 5", 5′′′) of the other communication devices (3', 3", 3′′′) of the plurality of communication devices (3, 3', 3", 3′′′) automatically are muted,
A curable composition comprising: at least one polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound selected from the group consisting of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound represented by Formula and a polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound represented by Formula; a π-conjugated conductive polymer; and water, in Formula, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and L represents -O-, an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or a divalent linking group formed by combining these, in Formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 and R 4 each independently represent -O-, an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a divalent linking group formed by combining these, R 3 represents -O-, an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a group represented by Formula, or a divalent linking group formed by combining these, and L 1 and L 2 each independently represent a single bond or a group represented by Formula, and in Formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and the symbol "*" represents a binding site, wherein the curable composition comprises a compound represented by Formula, in Formula, V 1, V 2, V 3, and V 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and n represents an integer of 1 to 5. at least one polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound selected from the group consisting of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound represented by Formula and a polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound represented by Formula; a π-conjugated conductive polymer; and water, in Formula, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and L represents -O-, an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or a divalent linking group formed by combining these, in Formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 and R 4 each independently represent -O-, an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a divalent linking group formed by combining these, R 3 represents -O-, an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a group represented by Formula, or a divalent linking group formed by combining these, and L 1 and L 2 each independently represent a single bond or a group represented by Formula, and in Formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and the symbol "*" represents a binding site, wherein the curable composition comprises a compound represented by Formula, in Formula, V 1, V 2, V 3, and V 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and n represents an integer of 1 to 5.
A substrate for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS), said substrate comprising: at least one nanostructure protruding from a surface of said substrate; and a layer of SERS active metal over said at least one nanostructure, characterized in that said layer of SERS active metal substantially covers said at least one nanostructure and said layer of SERS active metal has a non-uniform thickness such that the layer of SERS active metal has a rough surface opposite to the surface of the layer of SERS active metal facing the at least one nanostructure. at least one nanostructure protruding from a surface of said substrate; and a layer of SERS active metal over said at least one nanostructure, characterized in that said layer of SERS active metal substantially covers said at least one nanostructure and said layer of SERS active metal has a non-uniform thickness such that the layer of SERS active metal has a rough surface opposite to the surface of the layer of SERS active metal facing the at least one nanostructure.
A method for determining routes of vehicles, preferably electric vehicles, characterized by the steps of a) Providing characteristics of charging stations, a number of vehicles and their respective start- and end-points (O, D) of their trips and preferably of their intermediate points, b) Generating a road network comprising road segments for the vehicles and a charging station network for the charging stations along road points in the road network, c) Generating an initial route for each vehicle from the respective start-point to the end-point via the road network and via the charging station network, d) Selecting a generation method for generating routes (O, D) for said vehicles out of at least two generation methods, e) Generating a new route for each vehicle based on one or more prior generated routes for each vehicle according to the selected generation method, f) Evaluating the generated new route for each vehicle based on one or more parameters, g) Comparing the evaluated route with prior generated routes for each vehicle, h) Replacing one or more of the prior generated routes for each vehicle with the evaluated route for each vehicle according to a result of the comparison, i) Checking if the new route for each vehicle satisfies one or more final criteria and if yes, defining the new route for each vehicle as being the optimal route for the corresponding vehicle, otherwise perform at least steps d)-i) again. a) Providing characteristics of charging stations, a number of vehicles and their respective start- and end-points (O, D) of their trips and preferably of their intermediate points, b) Generating a road network comprising road segments for the vehicles and a charging station network for the charging stations along road points in the road network, c) Generating an initial route for each vehicle from the respective start-point to the end-point via the road network and via the charging station network, d) Selecting a generation method for generating routes (O, D) for said vehicles out of at least two generation methods, e) Generating a new route for each vehicle based on one or more prior generated routes for each vehicle according to the selected generation method, f) Evaluating the generated new route for each vehicle based on one or more parameters, g) Comparing the evaluated route with prior generated routes for each vehicle, h) Replacing one or more of the prior generated routes for each vehicle with the evaluated route for each vehicle according to a result of the comparison, i) Checking if the new route for each vehicle satisfies one or more final criteria and if yes, defining the new route for each vehicle as being the optimal route for the corresponding vehicle, otherwise perform at least steps d)-i) again.
A process of converting an (alkyl)ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate in an aqueous mixture to 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), the process comprising: admixing a polar aprotic organic solvent and the aqueous mixture, where the (alkyl)ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-HP are soluble in the polar aprotic organic solvent, the (alkyl)ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate is ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate (A3HP), and the polar aprotic organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylsulfone, or a combination thereof; admixing an azeotroping solvent and the aqueous mixture and the polar aprotic organic solvent, where the azeotroping solvent forms an azeotropic mixture with water of the aqueous mixture and the aqueous mixture, the polar aprotic organic solvent and the azeotroping solvent form a salt-splitting liquid; heating the salt-splitting liquid to convert the (alkyl)ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate to 3-HP and ammonia, where heating the salt-splitting liquid produces a vapor phase containing at least water, ammonia and the azeotroping solvent; removing at least a portion of the water and the ammonia from the vapor phase during the heating; and returning at least a portion of the azeotroping solvent from the vapor phase back to the salt-splitting liquid to maintain the azeotrope mixture with the water of the aqueous mixture. admixing a polar aprotic organic solvent and the aqueous mixture, where the (alkyl)ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate and the 3-HP are soluble in the polar aprotic organic solvent, the (alkyl)ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate is ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate (A3HP), and the polar aprotic organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylsulfone, or a combination thereof; admixing an azeotroping solvent and the aqueous mixture and the polar aprotic organic solvent, where the azeotroping solvent forms an azeotropic mixture with water of the aqueous mixture and the aqueous mixture, the polar aprotic organic solvent and the azeotroping solvent form a salt-splitting liquid; heating the salt-splitting liquid to convert the (alkyl)ammonium 3-hydroxypropionate to 3-HP and ammonia, where heating the salt-splitting liquid produces a vapor phase containing at least water, ammonia and the azeotroping solvent; removing at least a portion of the water and the ammonia from the vapor phase during the heating; and returning at least a portion of the azeotroping solvent from the vapor phase back to the salt-splitting liquid to maintain the azeotrope mixture with the water of the aqueous mixture.
A flexible container envelope (20, 40) which can be swelled with an explosive gaseous mixture, and with a wall (22, 42) enclosing an interior (21, 41) for the explosive gaseous mixture and having an inlet opening (25, 45), for use in a method for removing deposits on surfaces of cavities of receptacles to be cleaned by way of blasting technology, characterised in that the wall (22, 42) of the container envelope (20, 40) at least in a section is constructed in a manner such that with the explosion of an explosive gaseous mixture located in the interior (21, 41) of the container envelope (20, 40), this container envelope releases particles (24, 44), which accelerated by the pressure of the explosion, are suitable for acting on deposits in the interior of a receptacle and at least partly detaching these, wherein the particles are hard material components which are embedded between two layers (23a, 23b) of a multi-layer container envelope wall or integrated into a layer of the container envelope wall or deposited onto the surface of a layer of the container envelope wall and connected to this or the container envelope wall between the outermost layer and the innermost layer facing the interior comprises at least one chamber which is fillable with a liquid or a flowable solid substance.
A method implemented by a first device to share at least one resource element within a wireless communication network, the resource element belonging to a first set of radio resources allocated to the first device within a resource pool, the first device using a device-to-device communication within the wireless communication network, and wherein the first device emits, through the device-to-device communication, an indication that the resource element is available for sharing, said indication being emitted based on a primary criterion, said primary criterion being related to at least a value related to a congestion level within the resource pool.