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Method for adjusting a polyphase DC/DC converter, which comprises at least two individual converters (20, 22) and, at an interface, a capacitor with an internal resistor, which are both connected in a series circuit, wherein a current is provided by each individual converter (20, 22) in accordance with a sequence, said current flowing through the capacitor and the resistor, wherein a voltage is dropped at the series circuit and is measured, wherein the drop results from the superposition of the individual currents of the individual converters (20, 22), wherein the individual converters (20, 22) are actuated successively in accordance with the sequence, wherein each individual converter (20, 22) is switched on during a switch-on duration; wherein a period results from a switch-on duration for each individual converter (20, 22), during which period the voltage drop is produced at the capacitor common to all individual converters (20, 22) by way of a current flow of an individual converter (20, 22), wherein an AC component of the voltage at the capacitor, which results from the superposition of the individual partial currents of the individual converters (20, 22), is amplified by a measurement amplifier, which is connected in parallel with the capacitor and the resistor, and is detected, wherein, in a profile of an AC component of the voltage at the capacitor, a minimum value arises at a time at which a first individual converter (20, 22) is actively actuated, wherein the actuation duration of the first individual converter (20, 22) is adjusted in such a way that the heights of the amplitudes (48, 50) of the voltage of all of the individual converters (20, 22) are balanced by changing the switch-on duration of the first individual converter (20, 22).
A method for implementing an at least partially automated driving manoeuvre in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: - determining, on the basis of data relating to an area surrounding the vehicle, a planned driving manoeuvre that is executable in at least partially automated fashion; - generating a kinaesthetic and/or haptic signal in relation to the planned driving manoeuvre to a driver of the vehicle, in order to inform the driver of the vehicle that the vehicle intends to implement the planned driving manoeuvre in the near future; and - implementing the planned driving manoeuvre if a predetermined accepting operating action is performed and/or if a predetermined rejecting operating action is not performed; the kinaesthetic and/or haptic signal being generated chronologically before the planned driving manoeuvre is implemented. - determining, on the basis of data relating to an area surrounding the vehicle, a planned driving manoeuvre that is executable in at least partially automated fashion; - generating a kinaesthetic and/or haptic signal in relation to the planned driving manoeuvre to a driver of the vehicle, in order to inform the driver of the vehicle that the vehicle intends to implement the planned driving manoeuvre in the near future; and - implementing the planned driving manoeuvre if a predetermined accepting operating action is performed and/or if a predetermined rejecting operating action is not performed; the kinaesthetic and/or haptic signal being generated chronologically before the planned driving manoeuvre is implemented.
A photochromic polymer of formula I: (PC-L- n -) z X I wherein: Z is from 2 to 8; PC are independently selected photochromic moieties; L are independently selected from a bond and linkers; R are independently selected from the group consisting of C 2 to C 4 alkylene and C 1 to C 10 alkoxy substituted (C 2 to C 4 alkylene); n is an integer from 1 to 50; and X is a hydrocarbon comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms (preferably of 2 to 6 carbon atoms) or a hydrocarbon ether or polyether of 2,3 or 4 hydrocarbon units each of 3 to 6 carbon atoms joined through ether linkages and together providing covalent bonds to from 2 to 8 (PC-L- n -) units. Z is from 2 to 8; PC are independently selected photochromic moieties; L are independently selected from a bond and linkers; R are independently selected from the group consisting of C 2 to C 4 alkylene and C 1 to C 10 alkoxy substituted (C 2 to C 4 alkylene); n is an integer from 1 to 50; and X is a hydrocarbon comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms (preferably of 2 to 6 carbon atoms) or a hydrocarbon ether or polyether of 2,3 or 4 hydrocarbon units each of 3 to 6 carbon atoms joined through ether linkages and together providing covalent bonds to from 2 to 8 (PC-L- n -) units.
A brushless motor driven by an inverter, comprising: a stator integrally molded together with a stator member including a stator iron-core having a winding wound thereon by insulating resin; a rotor mounted around a shaft in a manner to confront the stator; two bearings (15; 15a, 15b) supporting the shaft rotatably, on an output shaft side and a counter output shaft side; a metal bracket fixing one bearing of the two bearings (15; 15a, 15b) on one side; the other bearing being fixed to the insulating resin, and a drive circuit board including a drive circuit which has PWM inverters and supplies an electric current from the PWM inverters to the winding so as to drive the rotor, wherein each of the two bearings (15a, 15b) includes an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of balls disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring; characterized in that: only one of the two bearings (15; 15a, 15b) uses electrically insulating material for at least one of the outer ring, the inner ring, and the balls, wherein the one of the two bearings is the bearing in which a greater amount of axial current flows between the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing, when both bearings employ iron balls. a stator integrally molded together with a stator member including a stator iron-core having a winding wound thereon by insulating resin; a rotor mounted around a shaft in a manner to confront the stator; two bearings (15; 15a, 15b) supporting the shaft rotatably, on an output shaft side and a counter output shaft side; a metal bracket fixing one bearing of the two bearings (15; 15a, 15b) on one side; the other bearing being fixed to the insulating resin, and a drive circuit board including a drive circuit which has PWM inverters and supplies an electric current from the PWM inverters to the winding so as to drive the rotor, only one of the two bearings (15; 15a, 15b) uses electrically insulating material for at least one of the outer ring, the inner ring, and the balls, wherein the one of the two bearings is the bearing in which a greater amount of axial current flows between the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing, when both bearings employ iron balls.
A method of performing temperature compensation of a test tone amplitude during meter verification in a flow meter, the method comprising: calculating (110, 210) an electrical resistance; calculating (120, 220) a maximum sensor current using the electrical resistance; measuring (130, 230) a plurality of drive currents during an appropriate period of time; averaging (140, 240) the plurality of drive currents; calculating (150, 250) a buffer value using the average of the plurality of drive currents; and calculating (160, 260) a test tone level using the maximum sensor current and the buffer value. calculating (110, 210) an electrical resistance; calculating (120, 220) a maximum sensor current using the electrical resistance; measuring (130, 230) a plurality of drive currents during an appropriate period of time; averaging (140, 240) the plurality of drive currents; calculating (150, 250) a buffer value using the average of the plurality of drive currents; and calculating (160, 260) a test tone level using the maximum sensor current and the buffer value.
A hydrogen station that is used to charge hydrogen to a hydrogen tank mounted on a vehicle, the hydrogen station comprising: a compressor (4, 14) that compresses hydrogen; a lubricant cooling unit that cools the lubricant of the compressor (4, 14) while circulating the lubricant; a hydrogen cooling unit that is capable of cooling hydrogen which is not yet charged to the hydrogen tank mounted on the vehicle and is compressed by the compressor (4, 14); a sensor that detects whether the vehicle approaches or reaches the hydrogen station; and a startup unit that starts up both of the lubricant cooling unit and the hydrogen cooling unit by a signal from the sensor; wherein the hydrogen cooling unit (19, 22) is provided in plural stages, and wherein the startup unit starts up the most downstream side hydrogen cooling unit among the plural stages of hydrogen cooling units (19, 22). a compressor (4, 14) that compresses hydrogen; a lubricant cooling unit that cools the lubricant of the compressor (4, 14) while circulating the lubricant; a hydrogen cooling unit that is capable of cooling hydrogen which is not yet charged to the hydrogen tank mounted on the vehicle and is compressed by the compressor (4, 14); a sensor that detects whether the vehicle approaches or reaches the hydrogen station; and a startup unit that starts up both of the lubricant cooling unit and the hydrogen cooling unit by a signal from the sensor; wherein the hydrogen cooling unit (19, 22) is provided in plural stages, and wherein the startup unit starts up the most downstream side hydrogen cooling unit among the plural stages of hydrogen cooling units (19, 22).
A vane assembly (60; 160; 260; 360; 460; 560) comprising: inner and outer rings (62a, 62b; 162a, 162b); a plurality of segmented vane structures (64; 164) circumferentially-spaced around a central axis and between the inner and outer rings (62a, 62b; 162a, 162b); at least one spring (74; 174; 274; 374; 574; 674) mechanically trapping the segmented vane structures (64; 164) in radial compression between the inner and outer rings (62a, 62b; 162a, 162b); and at least one joint located radially between the segmented vane structures and at least one of the inner and outer rings (62a, 362b), the at least one joint including a ramp that slants along the axial direction; characterised in that: the at least one spring biases the segmented vane structures against the ramp, wherein the ramp is located within a recess and interfaces with a tab, wherein, when the joint is at the inner ring (62a; 162a), one of the recess or the tab is on the inner ring (62a; 162a) or, when the joint is at the outer ring (62b; 162b), one of the recess or the tab is on the outer ring (62b; 162b). inner and outer rings (62a, 62b; 162a, 162b); a plurality of segmented vane structures (64; 164) circumferentially-spaced around a central axis and between the inner and outer rings (62a, 62b; 162a, 162b); at least one spring (74; 174; 274; 374; 574; 674) mechanically trapping the segmented vane structures (64; 164) in radial compression between the inner and outer rings (62a, 62b; 162a, 162b); and at least one joint located radially between the segmented vane structures and at least one of the inner and outer rings (62a, 362b), the at least one joint including a ramp that slants along the axial direction; characterised in that: the at least one spring biases the segmented vane structures against the ramp, wherein the ramp is located within a recess and interfaces with a tab, wherein, when the joint is at the inner ring (62a; 162a), one of the recess or the tab is on the inner ring (62a; 162a) or, when the joint is at the outer ring (62b; 162b), one of the recess or the tab is on the outer ring (62b; 162b).
A particulate acetoacetyl group-containing polyvinyl alcohol resin having an acetoacetyl group content distribution such that a ratio between a highest acetoacetyl group content and a lowest acetoacetyl group content determined for a particle diameter range of less than 105 μm, a particle diameter range of not less than 105 μm and less than 177 μm, a particle diameter range of not less than 177 μm and less than 600 μm, and a particle diameter range of not less than 600 μm ((highest acetoacetyl group content)/(lowest acetoacetyl group content)) is less than 1.2, wherein the particle diameter and the acetoacetyl group contents are determined by the methods disclosed in the description.
A method operating at an adaptive bitrate network node (902, 1100), the method comprising: provisioning a plurality of different forward error correction configuration settings; generating forward error correction data associated with each segment of one or more adaptive bitrate representations of a media asset, wherein each of the one or more adaptive bitrate representations comprises a stream of segmented content of the media asset encoded at a particular bitrate, and the forward error correction data for each segment is generated using one of the plurality of different forward error correction configuration settings provisioned at the adaptive bitrate network node (902, 1100), such that a particular forward error correction mechanism is used for a particular segment of the one or more adaptive bitrate representations of the media asset; and providing (608A, 608B) a manifest file associated with the media asset to an adaptive bitrate client, wherein the manifest file includes metadata information relative to each of the media segments encoded at different bitrates and using different forward error correction configuration settings. provisioning a plurality of different forward error correction configuration settings; generating forward error correction data associated with each segment of one or more adaptive bitrate representations of a media asset, wherein each of the one or more adaptive bitrate representations comprises a stream of segmented content of the media asset encoded at a particular bitrate, and the forward error correction data for each segment is generated using one of the plurality of different forward error correction configuration settings provisioned at the adaptive bitrate network node (902, 1100), such that a particular forward error correction mechanism is used for a particular segment of the one or more adaptive bitrate representations of the media asset; and providing (608A, 608B) a manifest file associated with the media asset to an adaptive bitrate client, wherein the manifest file includes metadata information relative to each of the media segments encoded at different bitrates and using different forward error correction configuration settings.
Device for compressing waste, said device including: - a waste bag suspension member formed with an upper portion around which an opening of a flexible waste bag may be spanned; - a lid movable between an open position, wherein waste may be added to the waste bag through the upper portion of the waste bag suspension member, and a closed position, wherein the lid covers the upper portion of the waste bag suspension member so that an at least partially closed volume may be formed between the lid and the waste bag; and - a suction device adapted to evacuate air from the at least partially closed volume, wherein the lid is perforated so that the suction device may evacuate the air through the perforation(s) in the lid, characterised in that the device further is provided with a flexible gasket frame for sealing between the lid and the waste bag suspension member. - a waste bag suspension member formed with an upper portion around which an opening of a flexible waste bag may be spanned; - a lid movable between an open position, wherein waste may be added to the waste bag through the upper portion of the waste bag suspension member, and a closed position, wherein the lid covers the upper portion of the waste bag suspension member so that an at least partially closed volume may be formed between the lid and the waste bag; and - a suction device adapted to evacuate air from the at least partially closed volume, wherein the lid is perforated so that the suction device may evacuate the air through the perforation(s) in the lid,
A fire-resistant paint composition comprising: 70 to 95 wt% of a binder; 1 to 10 wt% of aerogel; 1 to 5 wt% of a foaming agent, the foaming agent being one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3), magnesium carbonate (MgCO 3), vermiculite, perlite, limestone and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3); 0.1 to 5 wt% of additives; and water as the remainder, wherein: the aerogel includes, in its pores, the binder, the foaming agent, and the water; and the additives include one or more selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a leveling agent, and a water-resistant additive. 70 to 95 wt% of a binder; 1 to 10 wt% of aerogel; 1 to 5 wt% of a foaming agent, the foaming agent being one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3), magnesium carbonate (MgCO 3), vermiculite, perlite, limestone and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3); 0.1 to 5 wt% of additives; and water as the remainder, wherein: the aerogel includes, in its pores, the binder, the foaming agent, and the water; and the additives include one or more selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a leveling agent, and a water-resistant additive. the aerogel includes, in its pores, the binder, the foaming agent, and the water; and the additives include one or more selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a leveling agent, and a water-resistant additive.
A surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool comprising: a cubic boron nitride sintered body; and a coating film formed thereon, the coating film including an A layer and a C layer, the A layer being formed of Ti 1-xa Ma xa C 1-ya N ya (where Ma is one or more of Cr, Nb and W; xa is 0 ≤ xa ≤ 0.7; and ya is 0 ≤ ya ≤ 1), the C layer being formed of Al 1-(xc+yc) Cr xc Mc yc N (where Mc is one or more of Ti, V and Si; xc is 0.2 ≤ xc ≤ 0.8; yc is 0 ≤ yc ≤ 0.6; and xc + yc is 0.2 ≤ xc + yc ≤ 0.8), the A layer forming an outermost surface of the coating film or being formed between the outermost surface of the coating film and the C layer, and a distance between the outermost surface of the coating film and an upper surface of the C layer closest to the outermost surface being 0.1 μm or more and 1.0 μm or less, wherein the coating film further includes a B layer between the A layer and the C layer, and the B layer contains one or more compounds formed of: one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Cr and Ti; and N, and the B layer includes a multilayer structure formed by alternately laminating one or more B1 layers each formed of TiN and one or more B2 layers each formed of AlCrN.
A tail pipe that is a double pipe including an external pipe and an internal pipe, and in which a noise absorbing material is disposed between an outer periphery of the internal pipe provided with through-holes, which are formed in a peripheral wall, and an inner periphery of the external pipe, wherein the internal pipe is eccentrically positioned relative to the external pipe so that the noise absorbing material has a larger thickness on one side in a pipe radial direction and a smaller thickness on the other side in the pipe radial direction, characterised in that the external pipe and the internal pipe curve toward a direction in which the internal pipe is eccentrically positioned relative to the external pipe.
An ACL/PCL module attachable to a prosthetic knee having a femoral component (34, 50), an articular insert (32, 60, 72), and a tibial component, said module comprising: a femoral portion configured to be coupled to the femoral component (34, 50) and a tibial portion configured to be coupled to at least one of the articular insert (32, 60, 72) and the tibial component; and at least one artificial ligament connecting the femoral portion and the tibial portion, characterised in that the at least one artificial ligament comprises an anterior cruciate ligament portion connecting an anterior anchor point on the tibial portion to a posterior anchor point on the femoral portion, and a posterior cruciate ligament portion connecting a posterior anchor point on the tibial portion to an anterior anchor point on the femoral portion, wherein the at least one artificial ligament comprises a single length of material in which the anterior cruciate ligament portion and the posterior cruciate ligament are connected to one another and each end of the single length of material is fastened to either the tibial portion or the femoral portion. a femoral portion configured to be coupled to the femoral component (34, 50) and a tibial portion configured to be coupled to at least one of the articular insert (32, 60, 72) and the tibial component; and at least one artificial ligament connecting the femoral portion and the tibial portion, characterised in that the at least one artificial ligament comprises an anterior cruciate ligament portion connecting an anterior anchor point on the tibial portion to a posterior anchor point on the femoral portion, and a posterior cruciate ligament portion connecting a posterior anchor point on the tibial portion to an anterior anchor point on the femoral portion, wherein the at least one artificial ligament comprises a single length of material in which the anterior cruciate ligament portion and the posterior cruciate ligament are connected to one another and each end of the single length of material is fastened to either the tibial portion or the femoral portion.