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A method of controlling the connection of a multiple phase power source to a plurality of capacitors, wherein each phase of the multiple phase power source is electrically connectable to at least one of the plurality of capacitors through a switching device (160, 165, 170), the method comprising: for each phase of the multiple phase power source: determining a first voltage of a power signal for the respective phase of the power source using a first voltage divider that is electrically connected to a first terminal of the switching device for the phase (130, 140, 150); determining a second voltage across a capacitor that is electrically connected to a second terminal of the switching device for the phase, wherein the second voltage is determined using a second voltage divider that is electrically connected to the second terminal of the switching device for the phase (135, 145, 155); and generating a close signal configured to cause the switching device for the phase to close and electrically connect the respective phase of the power source to the capacitor when the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is approximately zero. for each phase of the multiple phase power source: determining a first voltage of a power signal for the respective phase of the power source using a first voltage divider that is electrically connected to a first terminal of the switching device for the phase (130, 140, 150); determining a second voltage across a capacitor that is electrically connected to a second terminal of the switching device for the phase, wherein the second voltage is determined using a second voltage divider that is electrically connected to the second terminal of the switching device for the phase (135, 145, 155); and generating a close signal configured to cause the switching device for the phase to close and electrically connect the respective phase of the power source to the capacitor when the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is approximately zero. determining a first voltage of a power signal for the respective phase of the power source using a first voltage divider that is electrically connected to a first terminal of the switching device for the phase (130, 140, 150); determining a second voltage across a capacitor that is electrically connected to a second terminal of the switching device for the phase, wherein the second voltage is determined using a second voltage divider that is electrically connected to the second terminal of the switching device for the phase (135, 145, 155); and generating a close signal configured to cause the switching device for the phase to close and electrically connect the respective phase of the power source to the capacitor when the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is approximately zero.
Underwater glider (101, 201) for capturing oceanographic data, wherein the underwater glider comprises a coupling unit (104, 204) and a payload module (105, 205) and is designed in such a way that low-energy propulsion under water takes place by varying the buoyancy of the underwater glider, wherein the payload module is connected to the underwater glider by means of the coupling unit, wherein the low-energy propulsion under water and long-haul transportation over long distances are performed by the underwater glider, and the payload module can be uncoupled at a place of use, so that the payload module can be used autonomously at the place of use.
A heat exchanger comprising: a flat tube having a flat cross-sectional shape and covered with an anticorrosive layer; and a fin bonded to the flat tube with a bonding agent including an adhesive on a first surface of the anticorrosive layer interposed therebetween, and covered with a coating material characterised in the first surface of the anticorrosive layer having been roughened, and the bonding agent being fixed to the roughened first surface, wherein the first surface of the anticorrosive layer has been roughened so as to have an arithmetic mean surface roughness of not less than 0.7 μm and not more than 100 μm, and a thickness of the bonding agent from a top of the roughened first surface of the anticorrosive layer to an upper surface of the bonding agent is not less than 0.1 μm and not more than 5.0 μm, and wherein the adhesive includes an epoxy resin-based adhesive. a flat tube having a flat cross-sectional shape and covered with an anticorrosive layer; and a fin bonded to the flat tube with a bonding agent including an adhesive on a first surface of the anticorrosive layer interposed therebetween, and covered with a coating material characterised in the first surface of the anticorrosive layer having been roughened, and the bonding agent being fixed to the roughened first surface, wherein the first surface of the anticorrosive layer has been roughened so as to have an arithmetic mean surface roughness of not less than 0.7 μm and not more than 100 μm, and a thickness of the bonding agent from a top of the roughened first surface of the anticorrosive layer to an upper surface of the bonding agent is not less than 0.1 μm and not more than 5.0 μm, and wherein the adhesive includes an epoxy resin-based adhesive.
Bearing (1a; 1b; 1a'; 1b'; 1c') for guiding a portion of a timepiece resonator shaft about an axis, the bearing comprising at least one pressing element (13a; 13b; 131a; 132a; 13a'; 13b'; 13c') arranged in such a way as to constantly exert an action on the shaft, radially or substantially radially with respect to the axis, the bearing being characterized in that: (a) it comprises at least one blade (14a; 14b), notably three blades, or even more than three blades, each one constituting: - at least one said pressing element (13a; 13b; 131a; 132a) for pressing on the shaft, and - a return element (12a; 12b) for returning the at least one said pressing element to press on the shaft, or (b) it comprises at least one radial or substantially radial protuberance (14a'; 14b'), each protuberance comprising: - at least one said pressing element (13a'; 13b'; 13c') for pressing on the shaft, and - a return element (12a'; 12b'; 12c') for returning at least one said pressing element to press on the shaft. (a) it comprises at least one blade (14a; 14b), notably three blades, or even more than three blades, each one constituting: - at least one said pressing element (13a; 13b; 131a; 132a) for pressing on the shaft, and - a return element (12a; 12b) for returning the at least one said pressing element to press on the shaft, or - at least one said pressing element (13a; 13b; 131a; 132a) for pressing on the shaft, and - a return element (12a; 12b) for returning the at least one said pressing element to press on the shaft, (b) it comprises at least one radial or substantially radial protuberance (14a'; 14b'), each protuberance comprising: - at least one said pressing element (13a'; 13b'; 13c') for pressing on the shaft, and - a return element (12a'; 12b'; 12c') for returning at least one said pressing element to press on the shaft. - at least one said pressing element (13a'; 13b'; 13c') for pressing on the shaft, and - a return element (12a'; 12b'; 12c') for returning at least one said pressing element to press on the shaft.
A polymerizable composition, comprising: a compound represented by the following Formula; a polymerization initiator; and a polymerizable compound having a chemical structure different from the compound represented by the following Formula: wherein, in Formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylic acid ester group or a cyano group. a compound represented by the following Formula; a polymerization initiator; and a polymerizable compound having a chemical structure different from the compound represented by the following Formula: wherein, in Formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R 3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylic acid ester group or a cyano group.
A wireless charger for transmitting power, via a wireless field, to a chargeable device (118, 302, 700, 700A, 700B, 902, 903, 911, 912, 913, 914), the wireless charger comprising: means for detecting one or more chargeable devices positioned within an associated charging region; means for transmitting power to the one or more chargeable devices, via the wireless field, in accordance with a plurality of charging protocols, the means configured to transmit power to one of said chargeable devices in accordance with a first protocol of the plurality of charging protocols and to transmit power to the one of said chargeable devices in accordance with a second protocol of the plurality of charging protocols; means for determining an optimal charging protocol from the first and second charging protocols for the one of said chargeable devices, and for selecting the determined optimal charging protocol for transmitting power to the one of said chargeable devices. means for detecting one or more chargeable devices positioned within an associated charging region; means for transmitting power to the one or more chargeable devices, via the wireless field, in accordance with a plurality of charging protocols, the means configured to transmit power to one of said chargeable devices in accordance with a first protocol of the plurality of charging protocols and to transmit power to the one of said chargeable devices in accordance with a second protocol of the plurality of charging protocols; means for determining an optimal charging protocol from the first and second charging protocols for the one of said chargeable devices, and for selecting the determined optimal charging protocol for transmitting power to the one of said chargeable devices.
An isolated polypeptide encoding a Nla protease variant, wherein the variant is resistant to oxidation and retains activity, comprising a polypeptide having the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 having the following substitutions: a. cysteine at position 19 is substituted for valine; b. cysteine at position 110 is substituted for serine; c. cysteine at position 181 is substituted for serine; and d. cysteine at position 211 is substituted for serine; a. cysteine at position 19 is substituted for valine; b. cysteine at position 110 is substituted for serine; c. cysteine at position 181 is substituted for serine; and d. cysteine at position 211 is substituted for serine;
A door with a door leaf (2, 3, 4) guided on two side guides running in the vertical direction and movable along a closing path by means of a drive at least between an open position and a closed position, a control unit for controlling the drive and a presence detection device for detecting obstacles located in the closing path of the door leaf (2, 3, 4), wherein the control unit is configured to stop the drive when the presence detection device is triggered, wherein at least one side guide comprises a cavity and a longitudinal opening running in the closing direction (y) and wherein the door leaf (2, 3, 4) is held on the at least one side guide by means of at least one fastening element (17, 17'), wherein the fastening element (17, 17') is constituted by an anchor section (17a, 17a') arranged in the cavity, which has an excess dimension compared to the longitudinal opening, wherein the connection between the fastening element (17, 17') and the door leaf (2, 3, 4) is designed to be separable by the action of force, wherein the distance from a detection region of presence detection device to the underside end of the side guides is less than the height of the fastening element 17, 17) measured in the extension direction of the side guides and wherein the fastening element (17, 17') is designed to enter into the detection region after a separation from the door leaf (2, 3, 4) under the effect of gravity in order to trigger the presence detection device.
A method for inhibiting corrosion in a brazed aluminium surface in communication with a coolant, wherein the brazed aluminium surface comprises residual flux agent, wherein the residual flux agent comprises an alkaline metal halogen compound or an alkaline earth metal halogen compound, wherein the method comprises: contacting said brazed aluminium surface with a corrosion inhibiting coolant, said coolant comprising: 10% to 99% by weight of a freezing point depressant; and an acid functional corrosion inhibiting component comprising a brazed metal corrosion inhibitor comprising a polycarboxylic acid functional compound having the structure: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, COOH, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, glycol esters, anhydride groups, COOM, and combinations thereof, wherein M is at least one of alkali metal ions, alkali earth metal ions, NH 4 +, amines, imidazoline, polyalcohol esters, C 1 to C 12 alkyl groups, and combinations thereof; with the proviso that: at least two of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 contain an anhydride group, and at least one of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 contain the group -COOM, wherein M is defined above. 10% to 99% by weight of a freezing point depressant; and an acid functional corrosion inhibiting component comprising a brazed metal corrosion inhibitor comprising a polycarboxylic acid functional compound having the structure: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, COOH, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, glycol esters, anhydride groups, COOM, and combinations thereof, wherein M is at least one of alkali metal ions, alkali earth metal ions, NH 4 +, amines, imidazoline, polyalcohol esters, C 1 to C 12 alkyl groups, and combinations thereof; with the proviso that: at least two of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 contain an anhydride group, and at least one of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 contain the group -COOM, wherein M is defined above. wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, COOH, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, glycol esters, anhydride groups, COOM, and combinations thereof, wherein M is at least one of alkali metal ions, alkali earth metal ions, NH 4 +, amines, imidazoline, polyalcohol esters, C 1 to C 12 alkyl groups, and combinations thereof; with the proviso that: at least two of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 contain an anhydride group, and at least one of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 contain the group -COOM, wherein M is defined above.
An ultrasonic level sensor comprising: a housing (14, 204); an ultrasonic transducer having a face surface (206, 309, 409, 1209) for emitting an ultrasonic signal; a reflector (209, 308, 408, 1108, 1208) with a flat surface positioned at an angle with respect to the face surface of the ultrasonic transducer for reflecting and directing the ultrasonic signal to a surface of a material in a container, wherein the ultrasonic signal is reflected from the surface of the material and from the flat surface of the reflector and received by the ultrasonic transducer; and a controller for measuring a time period between emission of the ultrasonic signal and receipt of the reflected ultrasonic signal by the transducer to determine an indication of the level of the material in the container; and a scattering structure (213, 413, 1113) to reflect unwanted scattered ultrasonic signals away from the surface of the material, characterized in that the scattering structure has a pyramid shape. a housing (14, 204); an ultrasonic transducer having a face surface (206, 309, 409, 1209) for emitting an ultrasonic signal; a reflector (209, 308, 408, 1108, 1208) with a flat surface positioned at an angle with respect to the face surface of the ultrasonic transducer for reflecting and directing the ultrasonic signal to a surface of a material in a container, wherein the ultrasonic signal is reflected from the surface of the material and from the flat surface of the reflector and received by the ultrasonic transducer; and a controller for measuring a time period between emission of the ultrasonic signal and receipt of the reflected ultrasonic signal by the transducer to determine an indication of the level of the material in the container; and a scattering structure (213, 413, 1113) to reflect unwanted scattered ultrasonic signals away from the surface of the material, characterized in that the scattering structure has a pyramid shape.
A short travel solenoid actuator comprising: a tube or channel wherein the tube or channel is formed from a single material; an armature which lies inside the tube or channel; at least one pole piece (139, 140); an electromagnet coil (133, 134) which lies outside the tube or channel and which is arranged, in response to energisation, to cause travel of the armature between first and second positions; a permanent magnet which lies outside the tube or channel, the magnet positioned and orientated so as to latch the armature in the first and second positions when the armature is in the first and second positions respectively; and a spring arranged to bias the armature and configured to provide sufficient force so as to prevent the armature from latching in second position. a tube or channel wherein the tube or channel is formed from a single material; an armature which lies inside the tube or channel; at least one pole piece (139, 140); an electromagnet coil (133, 134) which lies outside the tube or channel and which is arranged, in response to energisation, to cause travel of the armature between first and second positions; a permanent magnet which lies outside the tube or channel, the magnet positioned and orientated so as to latch the armature in the first and second positions when the armature is in the first and second positions respectively; and a spring arranged to bias the armature and configured to provide sufficient force so as to prevent the armature from latching in second position.
A method of determining a bounce zone of a person or an object on a flexible mat of a trampoline, the method comprising: a sensor arrangement determining a mat deformation signal, the sensor arrangement comprising at least two pairs of sensors (60A and 60B, 60C and 60D) arranged around the periphery of the mat, each pair of sensors defining an axis (70A, 70B) that extends between the sensors (60A, 60B, 60C, 60D) and wherein the axes (70A, 70B) of the, or two of the at least two pairs of sensors, are orthogonal to one another in a Cartesian coordinate space and are parallel to a weave of the mat, the sensors being configured to measure a value corresponding to a deformation of the mat as the person or object moves on the mat, wherein, when the person or object is on the mat, the value measured by one of the pairs of sensors corresponds to a proximity of the person or object to one of the sensors (60A, 60B, 60C, 60D); determining a bounce coordinate in the coordinate space based at least partly on the mat deformation signal; and mapping the bounce coordinate in the coordinate space to a bounce zone on the flexible mat, the bounce zone being associated to a plurality of bounce coordinates. a sensor arrangement determining a mat deformation signal, the sensor arrangement comprising at least two pairs of sensors (60A and 60B, 60C and 60D) arranged around the periphery of the mat, each pair of sensors defining an axis (70A, 70B) that extends between the sensors (60A, 60B, 60C, 60D) and wherein the axes (70A, 70B) of the, or two of the at least two pairs of sensors, are orthogonal to one another in a Cartesian coordinate space and are parallel to a weave of the mat, the sensors being configured to measure a value corresponding to a deformation of the mat as the person or object moves on the mat, wherein, when the person or object is on the mat, the value measured by one of the pairs of sensors corresponds to a proximity of the person or object to one of the sensors (60A, 60B, 60C, 60D); determining a bounce coordinate in the coordinate space based at least partly on the mat deformation signal; and mapping the bounce coordinate in the coordinate space to a bounce zone on the flexible mat, the bounce zone being associated to a plurality of bounce coordinates.
A stereoscopic image generating device, comprising: a storage unit; a display unit, comprising a display screen; and a processing unit, connected to the storage unit and the display unit and obtaining a first image from the storage unit; wherein the processing unit processes the first image to obtain depth data of each pixel in the first image, and generates a first depth-information map according to the depth data, wherein the first depth-information map comprises depth information corresponding to each pixel; wherein the processing unit uses a plurality of edges of the first depth-information map as a reference and performs uniform processing on the plurality of edge pixels which are within a predetermined width from the plurality of edges of the first depth-information map and leaving the depth information of the pixels other than the plurality of edge pixels unchanged, so that the processed edge pixels have the same depth information to establish a second depth-information map (321A-321D); wherein the processing unit sets a pixel offset corresponding to each pixel in the first image based on the depth information corresponding to each pixel of the second depth-information map; wherein the processing unit performs pixel offset processing on the first image to generate a second image; and wherein the processing unit outputs the first image and the second image to the display unit to display a stereoscopic image. a storage unit; a display unit, comprising a display screen; and a processing unit, connected to the storage unit and the display unit and obtaining a first image from the storage unit; wherein the processing unit processes the first image to obtain depth data of each pixel in the first image, and generates a first depth-information map according to the depth data, wherein the first depth-information map comprises depth information corresponding to each pixel; wherein the processing unit uses a plurality of edges of the first depth-information map as a reference and performs uniform processing on the plurality of edge pixels which are within a predetermined width from the plurality of edges of the first depth-information map and leaving the depth information of the pixels other than the plurality of edge pixels unchanged, so that the processed edge pixels have the same depth information to establish a second depth-information map (321A-321D); wherein the processing unit sets a pixel offset corresponding to each pixel in the first image based on the depth information corresponding to each pixel of the second depth-information map; wherein the processing unit performs pixel offset processing on the first image to generate a second image; and wherein the processing unit outputs the first image and the second image to the display unit to display a stereoscopic image.