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A regulated voltage source (10; 10A, 10B) for a gate driver (200; 300) for a gas tube switching device having a gate terminal via which the switching device can at least be turned on, the regulated voltage source (10; 10A, 10B) comprising: an input terminal via which the regulated voltage source (10; 10A, 10B) in use receives current; first and second connection terminals (22, 24) via at least one of which the regulated voltage source (10; 10A, 10B) in use applies a voltage to a gate terminal of a switching device; characterized in that the regulated voltage source further comprises: a regulated energy storage stage electrically connected between the input and output terminals (12, 22, 24) and including a primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) connected in parallel with a storage limiter to limit the amount of energy stored in the primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) and between which lies an energy retainer to prevent the escape of energy from the primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) via the storage limiter; a freewheel diode arranged in parallel with the energy storage stage; and a secondary energy storage device (52; 52A, 52B) arranged in parallel with each of the freewheel diode and the energy storage stage. an input terminal via which the regulated voltage source (10; 10A, 10B) in use receives current; first and second connection terminals (22, 24) via at least one of which the regulated voltage source (10; 10A, 10B) in use applies a voltage to a gate terminal of a switching device; characterized in that the regulated voltage source further comprises: a regulated energy storage stage electrically connected between the input and output terminals (12, 22, 24) and including a primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) connected in parallel with a storage limiter to limit the amount of energy stored in the primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) and between which lies an energy retainer to prevent the escape of energy from the primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) via the storage limiter; a freewheel diode arranged in parallel with the energy storage stage; and a secondary energy storage device (52; 52A, 52B) arranged in parallel with each of the freewheel diode and the energy storage stage. a regulated energy storage stage electrically connected between the input and output terminals (12, 22, 24) and including a primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) connected in parallel with a storage limiter to limit the amount of energy stored in the primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) and between which lies an energy retainer to prevent the escape of energy from the primary energy storage device (30; 30A, 30B) via the storage limiter; a freewheel diode arranged in parallel with the energy storage stage; and a secondary energy storage device (52; 52A, 52B) arranged in parallel with each of the freewheel diode and the energy storage stage.
Floor covering consisting of at least one layer of a thermoplastic material, characterized in that stone slabs (1, 2) are arranged on the surface of the floor covering, wherein the thermoplastic material wets the bottom side of the stone slabs (1, 2) and both form together a permanent bond, and in that in addition to the thermoplastic material below the stone slabs (1, 2) at least one further layer is arranged, wherein the further layer consists essentially of elastic plastics and/or natural materials.
A vacuum pump comprising: - a wear recognition device which is configured to detect a set of operating variables of the vacuum pump and to determine a respective wear indicator for the vacuum pump for each of the detected operating variables, said wear indicator indicating the wear of at least one component of the vacuum pump, wherein the at least one component can in particular be a rolling element bearing of the vacuum pump, wherein the respective wear indicator assumes a respective numerical value which is derived from the respective operating variable of the vacuum pump; and - a protection device, characterized in that the protection device is configured to carry out a measure for reducing the wear of the vacuum pump when at least one of the wear indicators assumes a predetermined state, i.e. exceeds a respective predetermined threshold value, wherein the set of operating variables comprises a number of operating hours of the vacuum pump, a temperature of the vacuum pump, a rotational speed of the vacuum pump, a pressure in the vacuum pump and an intensity of vibrations of the vacuum pump, and wherein the protection device is configured to carry out the measure for reducing the wear of the vacuum pump such that a power consumption of the vacuum pump is limited. - a wear recognition device which is configured to detect a set of operating variables of the vacuum pump and to determine a respective wear indicator for the vacuum pump for each of the detected operating variables, said wear indicator indicating the wear of at least one component of the vacuum pump, wherein the at least one component can in particular be a rolling element bearing of the vacuum pump, wherein the respective wear indicator assumes a respective numerical value which is derived from the respective operating variable of the vacuum pump; and - a protection device, wherein the set of operating variables comprises a number of operating hours of the vacuum pump, a temperature of the vacuum pump, a rotational speed of the vacuum pump, a pressure in the vacuum pump and an intensity of vibrations of the vacuum pump, and wherein the protection device is configured to carry out the measure for reducing the wear of the vacuum pump such that a power consumption of the vacuum pump is limited.
A process for the dissolution of at least one element chosen from niobium and tantalum and of at least one other element chosen from uranium and rare earth elements, advantageously for the dissolution of niobium, tantalum, uranium and rare earth elements, present in an ore or an ore concentrate, characterized in that it comprises: - the roasting of a material, comprising said elements, which material is mixed, dry or in the presence of water, with an acidic roasting agent in order to obtain a calcine; said material consisting of said ore or concentrate or having been obtained from said ore or said concentrate and said acidic roasting agent providing for roasting in a sulphate medium; and - the dissolution in an aqueous solution of the calcine obtained in order to obtain a slurry, the liquid fraction of which includes iron, in the ferric state, at a concentration of at least 50 g/l, advantageously of at least 70 g/l and very advantageously of at least 120 g/l. - the roasting of a material, comprising said elements, which material is mixed, dry or in the presence of water, with an acidic roasting agent in order to obtain a calcine; said material consisting of said ore or concentrate or having been obtained from said ore or said concentrate and said acidic roasting agent providing for roasting in a sulphate medium; and - the dissolution in an aqueous solution of the calcine obtained in order to obtain a slurry, the liquid fraction of which includes iron, in the ferric state, at a concentration of at least 50 g/l, advantageously of at least 70 g/l and very advantageously of at least 120 g/l.
An article comprising a plurality of preferred geometry cube corner elements (α, β, α', β) each of which includes a first side groove surface (32, 82), a second side groove surface (34, 84), that intersect at a side groove vertex (33b, 33c, 33d, 41b, 41c), and a primary groove face, said preferred geometry cube corner elements being arranged in a repeating pattern; wherein the side groove vertices of each of two adjacent side grooves are nonparallel to each other by an amount greater than nominally parallel to less than 1°; each preferred geometry cube corner element having at least one non-dihedral edge that is nonparallel to a reference plane that extends substantially coplanar with the article along which the preferred geometry cube corner elements are disposed; and is parallel to an adjacent non-dihedral edge of neighboring cube corner element, wherein said preferred geometry cube corner elements having three dihedral angle errors that are different from each other and each having a magnitude of between 1 arc minute and 60 arc minutes, dihedral angle error being defined as deviation of a dihedral angle from 90°, and wherein the dihedral angle errors of the preferred geometry cube corner elements are varied in a repeating pattern.
A battery comprising: an anode; a cathode; and an electrolyte solution comprising a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent, and a polymeric additive soluble in the electrolyte solution, wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride); poly(oxy-1,4-phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-phenylene); and poly(1-hexadecene-sulfone), characterised in that the amount of the additive is from 0.01 wt% to 5 wt% relative to a total weight of the electrolyte solution. an anode; a cathode; and an electrolyte solution comprising a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent, and a polymeric additive soluble in the electrolyte solution, wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride); poly(oxy-1,4-phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-phenylene); and poly(1-hexadecene-sulfone), characterised in that the amount of the additive is from 0.01 wt% to 5 wt% relative to a total weight of the electrolyte solution.
A method of forming a leading edge of an aerofoil component, said method comprising: forming a pre-form having a precursor edge; and processing said precursor edge using mechanised vibratory finishing to form the leading edge, wherein: said pre-form is formed using metal injection molding; and the precursor edge is sharper than the leading edge of the finished component formed as a result of the processing. forming a pre-form having a precursor edge; and processing said precursor edge using mechanised vibratory finishing to form the leading edge, wherein: said pre-form is formed using metal injection molding; and the precursor edge is sharper than the leading edge of the finished component formed as a result of the processing. said pre-form is formed using metal injection molding; and the precursor edge is sharper than the leading edge of the finished component formed as a result of the processing.
A method for mounting inserts, characterized by the fact that it comprises the following steps: (i) Application of an adhesive film on one of the faces of an inserts tray covering a plurality of through-holes and respective depressions; (ii) Insertion of an insert in each through-hole of the tray from a face of the inserts tray opposite to the adhesive film, securing one surface of the insert onto this adhesive film; (iii) Cutout of the adhesive film forming a plurality of single films associated with the inserts. (i) Application of an adhesive film on one of the faces of an inserts tray covering a plurality of through-holes and respective depressions; (ii) Insertion of an insert in each through-hole of the tray from a face of the inserts tray opposite to the adhesive film, securing one surface of the insert onto this adhesive film; (iii) Cutout of the adhesive film forming a plurality of single films associated with the inserts.
A method of forming a stack of semiconductor layers, the method comprising: depositing a first silicon oxide layer on a substrate; depositing a first silicon layer on the first silicon oxide layer; depositing a first silicon nitride layer on the first silicon layer, wherein depositing the first silicon nitride layer comprises: flowing a gas comprising helium and silane or disilane through a plasma to form plasma effluents, wherein the plasma is sustained with an RF power, and reducing stress in at least one of the first silicon layer, the first silicon oxide layer, or the substrate; and depositing a second silicon layer on the first silicon nitride layer and forming the stack of semiconductor layers comprising the first silicon oxide layer, the first silicon layer, the first silicon nitride layer, and the second silicon layer. depositing a first silicon oxide layer on a substrate; depositing a first silicon layer on the first silicon oxide layer; depositing a first silicon nitride layer on the first silicon layer, wherein depositing the first silicon nitride layer comprises: flowing a gas comprising helium and silane or disilane through a plasma to form plasma effluents, wherein the plasma is sustained with an RF power, and reducing stress in at least one of the first silicon layer, the first silicon oxide layer, or the substrate; and flowing a gas comprising helium and silane or disilane through a plasma to form plasma effluents, wherein the plasma is sustained with an RF power, and reducing stress in at least one of the first silicon layer, the first silicon oxide layer, or the substrate; and depositing a second silicon layer on the first silicon nitride layer and forming the stack of semiconductor layers comprising the first silicon oxide layer, the first silicon layer, the first silicon nitride layer, and the second silicon layer.
A method for programming a solid state drive comprising a memory array 104 and a controller circuit, the method comprising: determining a controller performance level for data to be stored in the memory array; determining a bit capacity level that provides the controller performance level; and writing the data to the memory array at the bit capacity level; characterised in that the controller is calibrated by determining the amount of threshold voltage change for a certain programming voltage for a first write/read cycle on a memory cell, determining an amount of threshold voltage change after different quantities of write/read cycles on the memory cell, determining an offset between the threshold voltage changes, and storing the offset in a table for an area of memory comprising the first memory cell; wherein determiningthe bit capacity level comprises reading the table from memory comprising a bit capacity level for each of a plurality of areas of the memory array corresponding to the offset. determining a controller performance level for data to be stored in the memory array; determining a bit capacity level that provides the controller performance level; and writing the data to the memory array at the bit capacity level; characterised in that the controller is calibrated by determining the amount of threshold voltage change for a certain programming voltage for a first write/read cycle on a memory cell, determining an amount of threshold voltage change after different quantities of write/read cycles on the memory cell, determining an offset between the threshold voltage changes, and storing the offset in a table for an area of memory comprising the first memory cell; wherein determiningthe bit capacity level comprises reading the table from memory comprising a bit capacity level for each of a plurality of areas of the memory array corresponding to the offset.
An injectable preparation comprising a composition comprising a poorly soluble drug, a dispersion medium, and a suspending agent, the suspending agent comprising polyethylene glycol and carboxymethyl cellulose or a salt thereof, the composition having a viscosity of 40 Pa·s or more in at least one point in the shear rate range of 0.01 to 0.02 s -1 and having a viscosity of 0.2 Pa·s or less in at least one point in the shear rate range of 900 to 1,000 s -1, as measured by a rheometer at 5°C, 25°C or 40°C, wherein the poorly soluble drug is aripiprazole or a salt thereof, or 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof, and wherein the poorly soluble drug is contained in a concentration of 200 to 600 mg/mL.
A filter assembly for a high-voltage system, comprising: a casing adapted to contain an electrically insulating medium, said casing including a main tubular section and a side tubular section connected to said main tubular section and arranged to intersect said main tubular section, wherein an end of said side tubular section distant from the intersection with said main tubular section is sealed, said side tubular section including an electrically conducting material; a conductor arranged within said main tubular section, said conductor extending along a longitudinal direction of said main tubular section and being adapted to convey a power at high voltage of 100 kV or more, and a capacitor arranged within said side tubular section, said capacitor extending along a longitudinal direction of said side tubular section and being electrically connected between said conductor and the sealed end of said side tubular section. a casing adapted to contain an electrically insulating medium, said casing including a main tubular section and a side tubular section connected to said main tubular section and arranged to intersect said main tubular section, wherein an end of said side tubular section distant from the intersection with said main tubular section is sealed, said side tubular section including an electrically conducting material; a conductor arranged within said main tubular section, said conductor extending along a longitudinal direction of said main tubular section and being adapted to convey a power at high voltage of 100 kV or more, and a capacitor arranged within said side tubular section, said capacitor extending along a longitudinal direction of said side tubular section and being electrically connected between said conductor and the sealed end of said side tubular section.
Device for conveying granular material to be applied to an agricultural area, comprising: a storage container for the granular material; a separating device; and a pneumatic conveying channel for the pneumatic conveyance of granular material from the storage container to the separating device; at least one air channel opening into the separating device in the region of the opening of the pneumatic conveying channel into the separating device, and an air supply channel connecting the region of the opening of the pneumatic conveying channel into the separating device to a housing of a separating drum or separating disc of the separating device; a nozzle being provided in the region of the opening of the at least one air channel into the separating device, so that air supplied via the at least one air channel is imparted a higher speed than the air supplied to the separating device by the pneumatic conveying channel; and characterized in that a bypass line with adjustable air delivery volume is provided, which branches off from the at least one air channel or the pneumatic conveying channel upstream of the nozzle and opens into the air supply channel or into the housing of the separating drum or separating disc. a storage container for the granular material; a separating device; and a pneumatic conveying channel for the pneumatic conveyance of granular material from the storage container to the separating device; at least one air channel opening into the separating device in the region of the opening of the pneumatic conveying channel into the separating device, and an air supply channel connecting the region of the opening of the pneumatic conveying channel into the separating device to a housing of a separating drum or separating disc of the separating device; a nozzle being provided in the region of the opening of the at least one air channel into the separating device, so that air supplied via the at least one air channel is imparted a higher speed than the air supplied to the separating device by the pneumatic conveying channel; and characterized in that a bypass line with adjustable air delivery volume is provided, which branches off from the at least one air channel or the pneumatic conveying channel upstream of the nozzle and opens into the air supply channel or into the housing of the separating drum or separating disc.
A cochlear implant electrode arrangement comprising: an electrode lead (109, 404) configured to carry cochlear stimulation signals from a signal processor through an oval shaped posterior tympanotomy in a facial recess of a patient, to an electrode array implanted in a cochlea of the patient; and a retraction limiter (400, 500, 600) having a central opening that matches a shape of an outer surface of the electrode lead, the retraction limiter having a projection length (524, 624) and having opposing projection arms (401, 522, 522', 622, 622') and either open ends at the bottom side of the central opening at which there are handling legs (516, 516') that are configured to be squeezed together to attach the retraction limiter to the electrode lead or two end walls (616, 616') separated by gaps and configured to be squeezed against the electrode lead to secure the retraction limiter to the electrode lead, each projection arm having a distal end, wherein the projection length is defined between the distal ends of the projection arms and wherein the retraction limiter is configured to: i. slide over the electrode lead through a posterior tympanotomy with the projection arms aligned along a long diameter of the posterior tympanotomy, ii. rotate to align the projection arms along a short diameter of the posterior tympanotomy, and iii. be secured to the electrode lead so that the projection arms prevent post-surgical retraction of the electrode lead back through the posterior tympanotomy. i. slide over the electrode lead through a posterior tympanotomy with the projection arms aligned along a long diameter of the posterior tympanotomy, ii. rotate to align the projection arms along a short diameter of the posterior tympanotomy, and iii. be secured to the electrode lead so that the projection arms prevent post-surgical retraction of the electrode lead back through the posterior tympanotomy.
An electric motor for use with a power tool including a power tool housing, the power tool housing including a first portion and a second portion, characterised in that the electric motor is comprising: a motor housing having a first end and an open second end, a first bearing coupled to the first end of the motor housing; a plurality of magnets coupled to the motor housing; an armature having a first end and a second end, the first end of the armature being rotatably supported by the first bearing, the second end of the armature protruding from the open second end of the motor housing without being supported by the open second end of the motor housing; and a second bearing coupled to the second end of the armature; wherein the motor housing is supportable by the first portion of the power tool housing, and wherein the second bearing is supportable by the second portion of the power tool housing. a motor housing having a first end and an open second end, a first bearing coupled to the first end of the motor housing; a plurality of magnets coupled to the motor housing; an armature having a first end and a second end, the first end of the armature being rotatably supported by the first bearing, the second end of the armature protruding from the open second end of the motor housing without being supported by the open second end of the motor housing; and a second bearing coupled to the second end of the armature; wherein the motor housing is supportable by the first portion of the power tool housing, and wherein the second bearing is supportable by the second portion of the power tool housing.