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- A method for evaluating ageing of a three-way catalyst for an assembly comprising: a) a spark ignition internal combustion engine; b) an exhaust after-treatment system comprising a three-way catalyst; c) a lambda sensor arranged downstream of said catalyst, considering a flow direction of exhaust gases in said catalyst; said lambda sensor generating an actual output signal; and d) an injection device supplying fuel to said engine; the method comprising the step of controlling said injection device according to a set-point (λset), indicative of a desired air/fuel ratio during combustion of a mixture of fuel and air in said engine; wherein the method comprises the steps of: - setting a wobbling pattern for said set-point (λset) so as to operate said engine with alternating lean combustion phases and rich combustion phases; - calculating a first value of a parameter that is indicative of a signal amplitude, said first value being calculated in relation to said actual output signal; - comparing said first value with a reference so as to evaluate a possible ageing of the three-way catalyst; characterized by comprising the steps of: - simulating said catalyst by a catalyst model; - generating, in said catalyst model, data indicative of an estimated composition of exhaust gases exiting from said catalyst; - simulating said lambda sensor by a sensor model; - generating an estimated output signal (Umod) in said sensor model, on the basis of said data; - calculating a second value of said parameter, said second value being calculated in relation to said estimated output signal (Umod); - determining said reference as a function of said second value. a) a spark ignition internal combustion engine; b) an exhaust after-treatment system comprising a three-way catalyst; c) a lambda sensor arranged downstream of said catalyst, considering a flow direction of exhaust gases in said catalyst; said lambda sensor generating an actual output signal; and d) an injection device supplying fuel to said engine; the method comprising the step of controlling said injection device according to a set-point (λset), indicative of a desired air/fuel ratio during combustion of a mixture of fuel and air in said engine; - setting a wobbling pattern for said set-point (λset) so as to operate said engine with alternating lean combustion phases and rich combustion phases; - calculating a first value of a parameter that is indicative of a signal amplitude, said first value being calculated in relation to said actual output signal; - comparing said first value with a reference so as to evaluate a possible ageing of the three-way catalyst; - simulating said catalyst by a catalyst model; - generating, in said catalyst model, data indicative of an estimated composition of exhaust gases exiting from said catalyst; - simulating said lambda sensor by a sensor model; - generating an estimated output signal (Umod) in said sensor model, on the basis of said data; - calculating a second value of said parameter, said second value being calculated in relation to said estimated output signal (Umod); - determining said reference as a function of said second value.
A repair system for repairing a wind turbine blade mounted on a wind turbine comprising: a scanning device that is configured to gather an image and/or digital data of an erosion zone in the wind turbine blade; and a printing system that is configured to deposit a material in the erosion zone according to the image and/or digital data, said repair system further comprising a frame and wherein each of the scanning device and the printing system are mounted on the frame; wherein one or more devices on the frame is utilised to selectively couple the repair system to the wind turbine blade prior to repair and allow the repair system to be disconnected from the wind turbine blade following repair; wherein at least a portion of each of the scanning device and the printing system are capable of translating along the frame relative to the erosion zone; said repair system further comprising a deployment system that is configured to place the repair system over or adjacent the erosion zone; said deployment system including an unmanned aerial vehicle that is configured to land the repair system on the wind turbine blade in a horizontal orientation thereof, and lift the repair system off the wind turbine blade. a scanning device that is configured to gather an image and/or digital data of an erosion zone in the wind turbine blade; and a printing system that is configured to deposit a material in the erosion zone according to the image and/or digital data, said repair system further comprising a frame and wherein each of the scanning device and the printing system are mounted on the frame; wherein one or more devices on the frame is utilised to selectively couple the repair system to the wind turbine blade prior to repair and allow the repair system to be disconnected from the wind turbine blade following repair; wherein at least a portion of each of the scanning device and the printing system are capable of translating along the frame relative to the erosion zone; said repair system further comprising a deployment system that is configured to place the repair system over or adjacent the erosion zone; said deployment system including an unmanned aerial vehicle that is configured to land the repair system on the wind turbine blade in a horizontal orientation thereof, and lift the repair system off the wind turbine blade.
A composition for use as an anthrax vaccine, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an anthrax protective antigen bound to adjuvant, wherein said adjuvant is alhydrogel (aluminium hydroxide) and containing a phosphate salt at a concentration in the range of 2 to 5 mM.
A blood pump, comprising: a housing including an inlet element, the inlet element having a distal portion coupled to the housing and a proximal portion sized to be received within at least a portion of a heart of a patient, and a rotor configured to rotate within the housing and impel blood from the heart; a flange member at least partially disposed around the proximal portion of the inlet element; and a pressure sensor coupled to the flange member. a housing including an inlet element, the inlet element having a distal portion coupled to the housing and a proximal portion sized to be received within at least a portion of a heart of a patient, and a rotor configured to rotate within the housing and impel blood from the heart; a flange member at least partially disposed around the proximal portion of the inlet element; and a pressure sensor coupled to the flange member.
An assembly of a clamping ring and a tube link of a roller blind, the ring being able to surround a tube for winding the apron of the roller blind, the tube link including along a direction parallel to the axis of the winding tube at least one side extension which has on one side a means for attaching one end of the ring, and on the other side, a step-by-step adjustable snapping device able to cooperate with conjugate snapping means provided at the other end of the ring, characterised in that the ring includes, projecting on at least one zone of the inner surface thereof, an elastic means bearing against the wall of the winding tube, the radial crushing stroke (dr) of this elastic means being sufficient to make it possible to achieve, at the end of the ring provided with the conjugate snapping means, a displacement (ΔL) to the other upper end at the pitch (p) of the adjustable snapping device.
Use of a label comprising a tubular body including a heat-shrinkable polyester film as a base material thermally shrinking in the film width direction as the circumferential, main shrinkage direction, and being bonded at both edges in the film width direction, the tubular body being thermally shrunk, wherein a perforation or a notch is provided along the direction orthogonal to the main shrinkage direction, wherein the thermally shrunk tubular body has a right-angled tear strength in the direction orthogonal to the main shrinkage direction of 100 N/mm to 310 N/mm, characterized by tensile break strength in the direction orthogonal to the main shrinkage direction of not less than 50 MPa and not more than 300 MPa and the refractive index in the direction orthogonal to the main shrinkage direction is not less than 1.565 and more than 1.610, wherein the right-angled tear strength, the tensile break strength and the refractive index are measured in accordance with the description, for packaging an object to be left at 5 °C for 8 hours or more.
Battery module, comprising: a plurality of aligned battery cells comprising different surfaces facing into different directions; at least one heat exchanger in thermal contact with the plurality of battery cells; a flexible interconnector comprising a strip-shaped flexible printed circuit, FPC, the FPC having a first insulating main surface, a second insulating main surface opposite the first insulating main surface and a plurality of thermally and/or electrically conducting lines disposed between the first insulating main surface and the second insulating main surface; a cell supervision circuit, CSC, configured to be electrically connected to at least one connecting portion of the flexible interconnector; wherein each conducting line comprises at least one contact portion being exposed by a contact aperture in the first insulating main surface and/or in the second insulating main surface and the at least one connecting portion and wherein the flexible interconnector is wrapped around the plurality of aligned battery cells and around the at least one heat exchanger such that the plurality of conducting lines are in electric or thermal contact with the surfaces of different orientations of the plurality of aligned battery cells and with the at least one heat exchanger via the contact aperture. a plurality of aligned battery cells comprising different surfaces facing into different directions; at least one heat exchanger in thermal contact with the plurality of battery cells; a flexible interconnector comprising a strip-shaped flexible printed circuit, FPC, the FPC having a first insulating main surface, a second insulating main surface opposite the first insulating main surface and a plurality of thermally and/or electrically conducting lines disposed between the first insulating main surface and the second insulating main surface; a cell supervision circuit, CSC, configured to be electrically connected to at least one connecting portion of the flexible interconnector; wherein each conducting line comprises at least one contact portion being exposed by a contact aperture in the first insulating main surface and/or in the second insulating main surface and the at least one connecting portion and wherein the flexible interconnector is wrapped around the plurality of aligned battery cells and around the at least one heat exchanger such that the plurality of conducting lines are in electric or thermal contact with the surfaces of different orientations of the plurality of aligned battery cells and with the at least one heat exchanger via the contact aperture.
An energy-curable composition comprising a partially acrylated polyol according to the general expression; (Ac) m -R- n where; Ac = an acrylate or methacrylate group; m+n ≥ 2; m ≥ 1; n ≥ 1; and R = any organic residue, wherein the polyol is selected from any of trimethylolpropane, glycerol, pentaerythritol, ditrimethylolpropane, dipentaerythritol and blends thereof and wherein the polyol used in the preparation of the partially acrylated polyol is a poly(alkoxylated) polyol. Ac = an acrylate or methacrylate group; m+n ≥ 2; m ≥ 1; n ≥ 1; and R = any organic residue, wherein the polyol is selected from any of trimethylolpropane, glycerol, pentaerythritol, ditrimethylolpropane, dipentaerythritol and blends thereof and wherein the polyol used in the preparation of the partially acrylated polyol is a poly(alkoxylated) polyol.
Crane (1 a, 1 b), in particular a bridge crane or gantry crane, having at least one horizontally extending girder in the form of a truss having a plurality of struts, on which a trolley having a hoist is displaceable, at least some of the struts being of a planar form and each having a plane main face which in each case extends transversely to a longitudinal direction of the girder, characterised in that the planar struts are of an elongated form and have, in the region of each of their longitudinal sides, at least one folded-round secondary face which follows on from the main face, and the at least one secondary face faces transversely to the longitudinal direction of the girder, and in that the struts have opposite ends (5g, 5h), the secondary faces are arranged to be clear of the strut ends (5g, 5h), and the length of the secondary face lies within a range of from approximately 40% to 70% of the overall length of the strut.
A compact small-size spare tire arrangement for cars, essentially consisting of a rugged flat steel wheel having a thickness of about 8 mm, connected to a rim and tire of minimum tubular volume having a diameter of about 80 mm, at least one simple bolt and at least one extension bolt, the flat structure of the flat steel wheel allowing direct, twin mounting of the small-size tire to the damaged wheel of a car that shall not be removed, by using the same particular simple bolts that fix the wheel, without removing them;. the said simple bolts, having a head with a threaded central hole, allowing fixation of the special extension bolt when needed, characterized in that the said "extension bolt", being about 80 mm long, having an entirely threaded rugged shank, with a smooth through hole extending through its entire length, for receiving a special sliding locking bolt, the said extension bolt having a head with an inner hollow hex section which could be tightly and fully fitted to the outer hex head of the wheel bolt; the said outer hex head of the simple bolt being about 25mm long.
An electric machine comprising: • a stator having a stator body with a stator winding configured to electrically create a plurality of stator poles disposed around the inner periphery of the stator body, • a rotor rotatably disposed within said stator and having a rotor body, • a housing enclosing at least said rotor, the stator body and the stator winding and comprising an end shield (10, 11) arranged at each axial end (12, 13) of the machine, said housing having at least one air inlet at a first said axial end of the machine and at least one peripheral air outlet at the other, second axial end of the machine, said housing further comprising a stator frame surrounding the stator body and the rotor, • a fan fixed within the housing at said second axial end to rotate with the rotor body so as to create a flow of air through said housing from said air inlet to said air outlet for cooling parts of the electric machine, and • an arrangement configured to form an air outlet channel configured to conduct air radially leaving said fan to said air outlet, said arrangement comprising, in a first channel portion, first upstreams walls configured to direct air leaving said fan axially back in the direction of said first axial end and, in a second channel portion following upon the first channel portion, second downstreams walls configured to redirect the air flow from the fan to assume a major radial component of said redirected air flow, wherein said end shield at the second axial end of the housing has peripheral portions pointing in the direction of said first axial end and providing said first walls of said first channel portion, characterized in that walls of said first channel portion opposed to said first walls are formed by said stator frame. • a stator having a stator body with a stator winding configured to electrically create a plurality of stator poles disposed around the inner periphery of the stator body, • a rotor rotatably disposed within said stator and having a rotor body, • a housing enclosing at least said rotor, the stator body and the stator winding and comprising an end shield (10, 11) arranged at each axial end (12, 13) of the machine, said housing having at least one air inlet at a first said axial end of the machine and at least one peripheral air outlet at the other, second axial end of the machine, said housing further comprising a stator frame surrounding the stator body and the rotor, • a fan fixed within the housing at said second axial end to rotate with the rotor body so as to create a flow of air through said housing from said air inlet to said air outlet for cooling parts of the electric machine, and • an arrangement configured to form an air outlet channel configured to conduct air radially leaving said fan to said air outlet,
A cutting element for use in earth-boring tools, comprising: a cutting element substrate; a first layer of polycrystalline diamond material over a surface of the cutting element substrate, the first layer of polycrystalline diamond material exhibiting a first wear resistance; and a second layer of polycrystalline diamond material on a side of the first layer of polycrystalline diamond material opposite the cutting element substrate, the second layer of polycrystalline diamond material exhibiting a second wear resistance higher than the first wear resistance; and a leading chamfer, a break-in chamfer, a landing chamfer, and a trailing chamfer; wherein the leading chamfer and the break-in chamfer extend through only the second layer of polycrystalline diamond material; wherein the landing chamfer extends through at least a portion of the second layer of polycrystalline diamond material, and at least a portion of the first layer of polycrystalline diamond material; and wherein the trailing chamfer extends through at least a portion of the first layer of polycrystalline diamond material, and at least a portion of the cutting element substrate. a cutting element substrate; a first layer of polycrystalline diamond material over a surface of the cutting element substrate, the first layer of polycrystalline diamond material exhibiting a first wear resistance; and a second layer of polycrystalline diamond material on a side of the first layer of polycrystalline diamond material opposite the cutting element substrate, the second layer of polycrystalline diamond material exhibiting a second wear resistance higher than the first wear resistance; and
Method of providing a radio frequency output signal, comprising the steps of: determining an instantaneous size measure of an input signal, said size measure being an amplitude or therefrom derivable quantity; deriving a drive signal from said input signal; providing a bias signal, being dependent on said instantaneous size measure; and amplifying said drive signal using a bias level according to said bias signal into said radio frequency output signal; characterized in that said providing of said bias signal is performed to provide a said bias signal giving an amplification according to one of class C and class B for instantaneous size measures within a first amplitude range, and to provide a said bias signal being higher than class B amplification for instantaneous size measures above said first amplitude range. determining an instantaneous size measure of an input signal, said size measure being an amplitude or therefrom derivable quantity; deriving a drive signal from said input signal; providing a bias signal, being dependent on said instantaneous size measure; and amplifying said drive signal using a bias level according to said bias signal into said radio frequency output signal; said providing of said bias signal is performed to provide a said bias signal giving an amplification according to one of class C and class B for instantaneous size measures within a first amplitude range, and to provide a said bias signal being higher than class B amplification for instantaneous size measures above said first amplitude range.
A system for providing a stream of hot water that includes a surfactant, the system comprising a source of water, means to cause water to flow along a water supply duct, and a venturi injector within the water supply duct, and a water heater to heat water in the supply duct; wherein the venturi injector communicates with an inlet duct to supply surfactant; and the system comprising a plurality of surfactant supply ducts arranged such that a plurality of surfactant containers may be connected to the inlet duct, each surfactant supply duct comprising a first portion that incorporates an on/off valve and a second portion that incorporates a check valve to control flow; characterised in that the system further comprises an open-topped chamber within which each surfactant container may be installed, wherein the first portion of the surfactant supply duct is mounted at the bottom of the open topped chamber, wherein the open-topped chamber includes an inlet and an outlet so that hot water may be fed into the open topped chamber.
A remote server connected in a client-server architecture, to a thin client device, said remote server comprising at least an application that generates images to be remotely displayed on a screen associated to said device, said screen being refreshed regularly for displaying said data, said remote server comprising: an image memory to store the images; a moving image area detector to detect, from the images stored in the image memory, an area whose change frequency exceeds a threshold as a moving image area; a first compressor for moving image compression; an update area detector to detect, from the images, an update area, in each period of time, that has changed; a calculator to accumulate a plurality of update areas over time and calculate an accumulated update area; a second compressor to compress the accumulated update area, image degradation of the second compressor being lower than that of the first compressor; and a transmitter (14f, 14g) to transmit, to the thin client device, when the moving image area is of a predetermined size or larger, a moving image obtained by the first compressor by converting a whole image in the image memory to a moving image; and to transmit attribute information specifying position and size of the update area detected by the update area detector; and to transmit, when the transmitting of the moving image ends, attribute information specifying position and size of the accumulated update area calculated by the calculator and an image of the accumulated update area calculated by the calculator, the image of the accumulated update area being compressed by the second compressor.