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An aerosol-generating device comprising: a membrane having an aerosol-generation zone, in which the aerosol-generation zone comprises a plurality of nozzles, the plurality of nozzles being the only nozzles in the aerosol-generation zone; and an actuator coupled to the membrane; wherein the actuator is configured to excite the membrane to induce a vibration of the membrane at one or more predetermined modal frequencies of the membrane in order that, in use, a liquid aerosol-forming substrate passing through the plurality of nozzles is aerosolised; wherein more than 50% of the plurality of nozzles are located closer to antinodes than to nodes of the membrane, where the antinodes and nodes correspond to the membrane being excited at the one or more predetermined modal frequencies of the membrane; wherein the membrane: progressively increases in thickness from the centre of the membrane to a peripheral edge of the membrane; or progressively reduces in thickness from the centre of the membrane to the peripheral edge of the membrane. a membrane having an aerosol-generation zone, in which the aerosol-generation zone comprises a plurality of nozzles, the plurality of nozzles being the only nozzles in the aerosol-generation zone; and an actuator coupled to the membrane; wherein the actuator is configured to excite the membrane to induce a vibration of the membrane at one or more predetermined modal frequencies of the membrane in order that, in use, a liquid aerosol-forming substrate passing through the plurality of nozzles is aerosolised; wherein more than 50% of the plurality of nozzles are located closer to antinodes than to nodes of the membrane, where the antinodes and nodes correspond to the membrane being excited at the one or more predetermined modal frequencies of the membrane; wherein the membrane: progressively increases in thickness from the centre of the membrane to a peripheral edge of the membrane; or progressively reduces in thickness from the centre of the membrane to the peripheral edge of the membrane. progressively increases in thickness from the centre of the membrane to a peripheral edge of the membrane; or progressively reduces in thickness from the centre of the membrane to the peripheral edge of the membrane.
A radio network node comprising: a transmitter and receiver (48, 82, 93) configured to communicate over an air interface with a wireless terminal; a scheduler (46, 84) configured to schedule pilot signals, including common pilot signals transmitted for channel estimation, for transmission over the air interface to the wireless terminal; determination means (46, 62, 84) configured to make a determination whether additional pilot signals for data demodulation are also to be transmitted to the wireless terminal in addition to the common pilot signals transmitted for the channel estimation, characterized in that the radio network node is configured to transmit to the wireless terminal an order signal that the additional pilot signals for data demodulation are to be transmitted to the wireless terminal, wherein the radio network node is configured to transmit to the wireless terminal the additional pilot signals for data demodulation upon receiving from the wireless terminal an acknowledgement of the order signal, and wherein the radio network node is configured to transmit to the wireless terminal the common pilot signals only for data demodulation if a negative acknowledgement of the order signal is received from the wireless terminal. a transmitter and receiver (48, 82, 93) configured to communicate over an air interface with a wireless terminal; a scheduler (46, 84) configured to schedule pilot signals, including common pilot signals transmitted for channel estimation, for transmission over the air interface to the wireless terminal; determination means (46, 62, 84) configured to make a determination whether additional pilot signals for data demodulation are also to be transmitted to the wireless terminal in addition to the common pilot signals transmitted for the channel estimation, characterized in that the radio network node is configured to transmit to the wireless terminal an order signal that the additional pilot signals for data demodulation are to be transmitted to the wireless terminal, wherein the radio network node is configured to transmit to the wireless terminal the additional pilot signals for data demodulation upon receiving from the wireless terminal an acknowledgement of the order signal, and wherein the radio network node is configured to transmit to the wireless terminal the common pilot signals only for data demodulation if a negative acknowledgement of the order signal is received from the wireless terminal.
A power supply system comprising a storage battery assembly including a plurality of storage battery control units each of which includes at least one storage battery cell and is connected to a common parallel connection line via a selection switch circuit, characterized by the power supply system being configured such that a group of the storage battery control units, which are selected from the storage battery control units and have output voltages within a predetermined voltage range (ΔV) are first connected to the parallel connection line, and that a connection candidate voltage, which is the middle value of the voltage range (ΔV), is set so as to maximize the number of the storage battery control units having output voltages within the voltage range (ΔV).
Suction device for a hood, comprising a motor, and further comprising an impeller driven by said motor and configured to draw an air flow and direct it into an outflow collar, wherein said suction device further comprises at least one flap (204, 205) connected to said collar and hinged on one side only, said at least one flap (204, 205) being configured to close said collar when said impeller is idle, and to be lifted by said air flow so as to clear said collar when said impeller is rotating, wherein said collar has a circular section, and wherein said suction device further comprises a first said flap having a semicircular shape, and a second said flap, also having a semicircular shape, and adapted to cooperate with said first flap to close said collar when said impeller is idle, said first flap and said second flap being hinged on respective sides contiguous to each other, arranged diametrically on said collar, so as to be lifted when hit by said air flow, wherein said first flap and said second flap comprise respective pivot pins (501, 502) inserted in respective slots formed on said collar, characterised in that said pivot pins (501, 502) comprise at least one abutment element (503, 504), shaped like a cylindrical sector, for each flap (204, 205), said at least one abutment element (503, 504) being configured to create a shape fitting with the respective abutment element (504, 503) of the other flap, so as to counter-rotate as said first flap and said second flap rise.
A light emitting diode lighting device (100-x), comprising: at least one LED assembly (120-x) comprising a substrate and two or more LEDs (121-x) configured to generate light spaced apart along the substrate; and a cured structural coating disposed on at least a portion of the LED assembly, wherein the cured structural coating has an optical transmissivity of at least 85% in a wavelength range of light between about 390 nm and about 700 nm, characterized in that the cured structural coating is configured to maintain the LED assembly in a predetermined shape. at least one LED assembly (120-x) comprising a substrate and two or more LEDs (121-x) configured to generate light spaced apart along the substrate; and a cured structural coating disposed on at least a portion of the LED assembly, wherein the cured structural coating has an optical transmissivity of at least 85% in a wavelength range of light between about 390 nm and about 700 nm, characterized in that the cured structural coating is configured to maintain the LED assembly in a predetermined shape.
A photoelectrochemical cell for the solar-driven decomposition of a starting material, especially water or carbon dioxide, into a product gas bound therein, especially hydrogen or carbon monoxide, comprising a feed line for the starting material and a discharge line for the obtained product gas, a first electrode made of a photoelectrically active material and exposed to solar radiation (3', 3") during operation, and a second electrode, wherein the electrodes (2, 5) are connected to each other in a closed circuit by means of an electron conductor for transporting electrons excited by the solar radiation (3', 3") in the first electrode and an ion conductor for transporting ions produced in the decomposition of the starting material, characterised in that a solid material, which is arranged between the electrodes (2, 5) and is heat-resistant at an operating temperature (T B) of ≥ 300°C, preferably ≥ 500°C, is provided as an ion conductor.
A multi-wavelength laser module comprising a base plate, a plurality of individual laser sources mounted on said base plate, at least one of said individual laser sources including a respective telescope, wherein the or each telescope is arranged in the radiation beam path of a corresponding one of said laser sources and comprising a first lens and a second lens, wherein said second lens is arranged at a distance from said first lens along said radiation beam path, wherein said at least one of said individual laser sources further includes a respective beam angle correction plate (7, 7', 7") arranged between said first lens and said second lens at a fixed angle in relation to said radiation beam path, said beam angle correction plate (7, 7', 7") being configured to introduce a parallel shift of the radiation beam between the first and second lens of the telescope, resulting in a shift in pointing direction for the beam from the corresponding one of said laser sources after passage of the telescope.
A vehicle-mounted control system, mounted on a vehicle, including a vehicle-mounted power supply, a first switch for switching between supply and break of electric power to a vehicle-mounted electric component from the vehicle-mounted power supply, and a communication network for connecting a plurality of control devices to each other; and a first control device receiving electric power from the vehicle-mounted power supply via the first switch; and a second control device connected to the first control device via the communication network, wherein the second control device includes a communication circuit for the communication network, and a control circuit configured to control vehicle-mounted equipment, wherein the communication circuit and the control circuit are supplied with electric power via a second switch located on a downstream of the first switch, wherein the first control device includes a power control circuit for an external device configured to control the second switch; characterized in that the first control device confirms normality of a breaking operation of the second switch with use of the power control circuit for an external device based on a change of communication data transmitted from the second control device via the communication network when electric power to the second control device is broken by the power control circuit for an external device.
Air conditioning module (51, 52, 53, 151) comprising a frame and, mounted to said frame, an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor which are interconnected to form a closed circuit for a heat exchange fluid, wherein the frame further defines a first volume arranged in air communication with the evaporator and a second volume, separate from the first volume, arranged in air communication with the condenser, characterized in that the frame is provided with a first opening and a second opening in a stacking direction on opposite sides of the first volume, wherein the first volume forms a part of a continuous first air channel extending in the stacking direction into the frame through the first opening and out of the frame through the second opening without passing through the evaporator.
A method of making a coated abrasive article, the method comprising sequentially: providing a backing having first and second opposed major surfaces (322, 324), wherein a make layer precursor is disposed on at least a portion of the first major surface; disposing magnetizable abrasive particles onto the make layer precursor while under the influence of an applied magnetic field, such that at least a majority the magnetizable abrasive particles extend away from the make layer precursor in an orientation substantially aligned with the applied magnetic field; the method being characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: disposing non-magnetizable particles onto the make layer precursor, wherein at least some of the non-magnetizable particles are disposed between the magnetizable abrasive particles while under the influence of the applied magnetic field; and at least partially curing the make layer precursor to provide a make layer. providing a backing having first and second opposed major surfaces (322, 324), wherein a make layer precursor is disposed on at least a portion of the first major surface; disposing magnetizable abrasive particles onto the make layer precursor while under the influence of an applied magnetic field, such that at least a majority the magnetizable abrasive particles extend away from the make layer precursor in an orientation substantially aligned with the applied magnetic field; the method being characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: disposing non-magnetizable particles onto the make layer precursor, wherein at least some of the non-magnetizable particles are disposed between the magnetizable abrasive particles while under the influence of the applied magnetic field; and at least partially curing the make layer precursor to provide a make layer.
A probe for measuring the total pressure of a flow, the probe being intended to equip an aircraft, the probe comprising a Pitot tube, two separate heating wires (31, 32), characterised in that the two heating wires (31, 32) are supplied separately, allowing each one to heat a part (14, 15) of the probe, and in that the probe further comprises means of distributing a given maximum power to each of the two heating wires (31, 32) as a function of a current temperature (θ 1, θ 2) of each of the two parts (14, 15).
A core catcher (10A-10F) including a holding surface which is configured to catch and hold corium; and a cooling unit which is configured to introduce a coolant with which surroundings of the core catcher are filled into the core catcher and to cool a whole of the core catcher including the holding surface by heat exchange with the introduced coolant, the holding surface and the cooling unit being constructed by arranging a plurality of corium holding structures (20A, 20B, 40A, 40B), characterized in that each of the corium holding structures (20A, 20B, 40A, 40B) are adjacent one another in a lateral array, includes a polyhedron having at least one pair of parallel surfaces of which one surface is the holding surface and the other surface is a bottom surface, lateral surfaces including first and second lateral surfaces, and at least one through-hole communicating from the first lateral surface to the second lateral surface.
A support construction for conditioned furniture such as a ventilated bed (1, 1'), the support construction comprising: - a shell structure (20, 30) including an opening providing access to a plenum chamber defined by the shell structure (20, 30); and - an upholstery support supported by the shell structure (20, 30) and arranged to support an upholstered item, such as a mattress, above the opening; - a conditioning unit arranged to condition air and provide conditioned air to the upholstered item; - a rigid base frame connected to the shell structure (20, 30), at least partially surrounded by the shell structure (20, 30), and arranged to support the shell structure (20, 30); and - a leg module (40a, 40b) extending from the rigid base frame and arranged to support the rigid base frame; characterized in that the shell structure (20, 30) comprises an outer shell and an inner shell, and wherein the rigid base frame is positioned in-between the outer shell and the inner shell. - a shell structure (20, 30) including an opening providing access to a plenum chamber defined by the shell structure (20, 30); and - an upholstery support supported by the shell structure (20, 30) and arranged to support an upholstered item, such as a mattress, above the opening; - a conditioning unit arranged to condition air and provide conditioned air to the upholstered item; - a rigid base frame connected to the shell structure (20, 30), at least partially surrounded by the shell structure (20, 30), and arranged to support the shell structure (20, 30); and - a leg module (40a, 40b) extending from the rigid base frame and arranged to support the rigid base frame;
A method performed in a near-eye display system, the method comprising: determining, using an eye tracking component (106, 108) of the near-eye display system, a first pose of a user's eye by capturing imagery of the user's eye using an imaging camera of the near-eye display system; determining a shift vector for an array of elemental images forming a near-eye lightfield frame based on the first pose of the user's eye; rendering the array of elemental images at a position within the near-eye lightfield frame that is based on the shift vector; and displaying the near-eye lightfield frame at a display panel of the near-eye display system, wherein an array of lenslets overlies the display panel, wherein the imaging camera is disposed between the display panel and the array of lenslets. determining, using an eye tracking component (106, 108) of the near-eye display system, a first pose of a user's eye by capturing imagery of the user's eye using an imaging camera of the near-eye display system; determining a shift vector for an array of elemental images forming a near-eye lightfield frame based on the first pose of the user's eye; rendering the array of elemental images at a position within the near-eye lightfield frame that is based on the shift vector; and displaying the near-eye lightfield frame at a display panel of the near-eye display system, wherein an array of lenslets overlies the display panel, wherein the imaging camera is disposed between the display panel and the array of lenslets.
A panel comprising: - a base layer; - a heat providing layer attached to said base layer, said heat being created by electric energy; - a covering layer attached to said heat providing layer; - first and second opposite longitudinal sides including first and second longitudinal panel coupling means, respectively, arranged for coupling said panel to adjacent panels (201, 202,..., 206); - first and second opposite end sides including first and second end panel coupling means, respectively, arranged for coupling said panel to adjacent panels (201,202,..., 206); whereby - at least first and second longitudinal grooves arranged in said base layer from said first end side to said second end side and facing said heat providing layer, said at least first and second longitudinal grooves being arranged in parallel with, and having at least first and second distances to said first and second longitudinal sides, respectively; and - at least one electrical end connector arranged at one or more of said first and second end panel coupling means, said at least one electrical end connector including first and second end portions, said first and second end portions being at least partly electrically conductive and at least partly protruding from said one or more of said first and second end panel coupling means, thereby providing an electrical connection between said heat providing layer of said panel and a corresponding heat providing layer of at least one adjacent panel (201, 202) coupled to said panel. - a base layer; - a heat providing layer attached to said base layer, said heat being created by electric energy; - a covering layer attached to said heat providing layer; - first and second opposite longitudinal sides including first and second longitudinal panel coupling means, respectively, arranged for coupling said panel to adjacent panels (201, 202,..., 206); - first and second opposite end sides including first and second end panel coupling means, respectively, arranged for coupling said panel to adjacent panels (201,202,..., 206); whereby - at least first and second longitudinal grooves arranged in said base layer from said first end side to said second end side and facing said heat providing layer, said at least first and second longitudinal grooves being arranged in parallel with, and having at least first and second distances to said first and second longitudinal sides, respectively; and - at least one electrical end connector arranged at one or more of said first and second end panel coupling means, said at least one electrical end connector including first and second end portions, said first and second end portions being at least partly electrically conductive and at least partly protruding from said one or more of said first and second end panel coupling means, thereby providing an electrical connection between said heat providing layer of said panel and a corresponding heat providing layer of at least one adjacent panel (201, 202) coupled to said panel.
A method for creating longitudinal speed profile data, said method comprising the steps of: collecting probe data from a plurality of probes traversing a road segment in the form of vehicular traffic flow, each probe developing a respective probe trace comprising a sequence of discrete time-stamped probe positions; establishing daily time spans; bundling probe data recorded during each time span; statistically deriving longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) from the bundled probe data, the longitudinal speed profiles describing the speed variations along the road segment during the respective time spans; associating the longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) with the road segment; and storing the longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) in a digital medium; characterised by further comprising the steps of: utilizing the longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) to calculate an energy cost for a direction of travel supported by the segment; and associating the energy cost with the road segment. collecting probe data from a plurality of probes traversing a road segment in the form of vehicular traffic flow, each probe developing a respective probe trace comprising a sequence of discrete time-stamped probe positions; establishing daily time spans; bundling probe data recorded during each time span; statistically deriving longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) from the bundled probe data, the longitudinal speed profiles describing the speed variations along the road segment during the respective time spans; associating the longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) with the road segment; and storing the longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) in a digital medium; characterised by further comprising the steps of: utilizing the longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) to calculate an energy cost for a direction of travel supported by the segment; and associating the energy cost with the road segment. utilizing the longitudinal speed profiles (16, 17, 18) to calculate an energy cost for a direction of travel supported by the segment; and associating the energy cost with the road segment.