mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for controlling the switching of an inverter, wherein a bridge is adapted to chop a voltage from a direct voltage source for feeding a chopped voltage to a primary of a transformer; the inverter comprising a diode rectifier circuit receiving the input voltage from the secondary of the transformer in order to achieve a voltage fed to a chopper which feeds a load; said bridge comprising at least a first branch and a second branch, each being formed by a pair of electronic switches (8A, 8B and 9A, 9B) arranged in series with each other; the common terminals of the electronic switches (8A, 8B and 9A, 9B) are connected to the terminals of said primary; each electronic switch (8A, 8B and 9A, 9B) being provided with a recirculation diode (10A, 10B and 11A, 11B) arranged in parallel, the method comprising the execution of: - a step in which the switches of said bridge are driven such that the power supply source is disconnected from said primary and the terminals of which are reciprocally connected by at least two of said electronic switches and said recirculation diodes such that the voltage present on the secondary of said transformer is null; the method being characterized in that it comprises the execution of - switching at least one electronic switch of a branch of said chopper when the voltage on the secondary is substantially null because said voltage is not applied to the primary that has terminals short-circuit connected one with the other by two components of the first / second branch (8,9) in order to minimize the switching losses due to the opening/closing of said electronic switch of said chopper. - a step in which the switches of said bridge are driven such that the power supply source is disconnected from said primary and the terminals of which are reciprocally connected by at least two of said electronic switches and said recirculation diodes such that the voltage present on the secondary of said transformer is null; the method being characterized in that it comprises the execution of - switching at least one electronic switch of a branch of said chopper when the voltage on the secondary is substantially null because said voltage is not applied to the primary that has terminals short-circuit connected one with the other by two components of the first / second branch (8,9) in order to minimize the switching losses due to the opening/closing of said electronic switch of said chopper.
A composition comprising: a) an effective amount of a motoneuronotrophic factor (MNTF) peptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 9, 11, and 17, or an amide, ester or salt form of said MNTF peptide; and b) a dermatologically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, for use in a therapeutic method of rejuvenating or protecting skin from one or more of: photodamage, UV damage, oxidative damage, inflammatory damage, free radical damage, and aging. a) an effective amount of a motoneuronotrophic factor (MNTF) peptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 9, 11, and 17, or an amide, ester or salt form of said MNTF peptide; and b) a dermatologically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,
A safety control device applicable to an elevator system including an elevator car driven in an elevator shaft by means of a drive device, said safety control device comprising at least one sensor (70, 71) configured to detect, in the elevator shaft, a presence of an object in at least one specified area (21, 22) of the elevator shaft, and a controller configured to receive and process a signal of the at least one sensor (70, 71) indicating a detection result, and to conduct, when the signal is received and the detection result indicates the presence of an object in the at least one specified area (21, 22) of the elevator shaft, a safety procedure in which a switch from a normal drive control of the drive unit to a safety drive control is executed in which a target value set for the speed of the elevator car is decreased, wherein the safety procedure to be conducted by the controller includes at least one of: limiting a target speed allowed for the elevator car for continuing a drive operation during the safety drive control in at least one of an upward and downward direction to a predefined fraction of a nominal target speed set in the normal drive control, and limiting a target speed allowed for the elevator car for a service drive operation during the safety drive control in at least one of an upward and downward direction to a predefined fraction of a nominal target speed set in the service drive control. at least one sensor (70, 71) configured to detect, in the elevator shaft, a presence of an object in at least one specified area (21, 22) of the elevator shaft, and a controller configured to receive and process a signal of the at least one sensor (70, 71) indicating a detection result, and to conduct, when the signal is received and the detection result indicates the presence of an object in the at least one specified area (21, 22) of the elevator shaft, a safety procedure in which a switch from a normal drive control of the drive unit to a safety drive control is executed in which a target value set for the speed of the elevator car is decreased, wherein the safety procedure to be conducted by the controller includes at least one of: limiting a target speed allowed for the elevator car for continuing a drive operation during the safety drive control in at least one of an upward and downward direction to a predefined fraction of a nominal target speed set in the normal drive control, and limiting a target speed allowed for the elevator car for a service drive operation during the safety drive control in at least one of an upward and downward direction to a predefined fraction of a nominal target speed set in the service drive control. limiting a target speed allowed for the elevator car for continuing a drive operation during the safety drive control in at least one of an upward and downward direction to a predefined fraction of a nominal target speed set in the normal drive control, and limiting a target speed allowed for the elevator car for a service drive operation during the safety drive control in at least one of an upward and downward direction to a predefined fraction of a nominal target speed set in the service drive control.
A system comprising: a charger; and a wearable device (110; 200; 300) comprising: a spectroscope (210; 380) configured to emit first light to a reference material of the charger (120; 400; 500), measure an intensity of the first light reflected from the reference material, emit second light to a skin of a user, and measure an intensity of the second light reflected from the skin of the user; and a processor (220; 390) configured to determine absorbance of the skin of the user based on the intensity of the first light and the intensity of the second light, characterised in that the charger (120; 400; 500) comprises the reference material arranged or coated on a side of the charger facing a light emitting side of the wearable device (110; 200; 300) when the wearable device (110; 200; 300) is installed on the charger (120; 400; 500). a charger; and a wearable device (110; 200; 300) comprising: a spectroscope (210; 380) configured to emit first light to a reference material of the charger (120; 400; 500), measure an intensity of the first light reflected from the reference material, emit second light to a skin of a user, and measure an intensity of the second light reflected from the skin of the user; and a processor (220; 390) configured to determine absorbance of the skin of the user based on the intensity of the first light and the intensity of the second light, characterised in that the charger (120; 400; 500) comprises the reference material arranged or coated on a side of the charger facing a light emitting side of the wearable device (110; 200; 300) when the wearable device (110; 200; 300) is installed on the charger (120; 400; 500). a spectroscope (210; 380) configured to emit first light to a reference material of the charger (120; 400; 500), measure an intensity of the first light reflected from the reference material, emit second light to a skin of a user, and measure an intensity of the second light reflected from the skin of the user; and a processor (220; 390) configured to determine absorbance of the skin of the user based on the intensity of the first light and the intensity of the second light, characterised in that the charger (120; 400; 500) comprises the reference material arranged or coated on a side of the charger facing a light emitting side of the wearable device (110; 200; 300) when the wearable device (110; 200; 300) is installed on the charger (120; 400; 500).
An exhaust purification system for an internal combustion engine, comprising a NO X catalyst device which has a reducing material holding ability for holding reducing material and can reduce NO X by using said reducing material, the exhaust purification system being configured: to carry out a first control, in which an amount of reducing material of the equivalence ratio over 1 for an amount of NOx in the exhaust gas flowing into said NOx catalyst device is supplied to said NOx catalyst device until said reducing material holding ability holds a preset target amount (At) of reducing material, and to carry out, from when said first control has been carried out to when the next first control will be carried out, a second control, in which in spite of an amount of reducing material held by said reducing material holding ability, an amount of reducing material of the equivalence ratio of a predetermined value for an amount of NOx in the exhaust gas flowing into said NOx catalyst device is supplied to said NOx catalyst device, characterized in that the exhaust purification system is configured to carry out said first control when a difference between said target amount (At) of reducing material for the current temperature of said NOx catalyst device and a current amount of reducing material held by said reducing material holding ability is larger than a predetermined amount (ΔA), and to carry out said second control when said difference between said target amount (At) of reducing material for the current temperature of said NOx catalyst device and said current amount of reducing material held by said reducing material holding ability is less than or equal to the predetermined amount (ΔA). to carry out a first control, in which an amount of reducing material of the equivalence ratio over 1 for an amount of NOx in the exhaust gas flowing into said NOx catalyst device is supplied to said NOx catalyst device until said reducing material holding ability holds a preset target amount (At) of reducing material, and to carry out, from when said first control has been carried out to when the next first control will be carried out, a second control, in which in spite of an amount of reducing material held by said reducing material holding ability, an amount of reducing material of the equivalence ratio of a predetermined value for an amount of NOx in the exhaust gas flowing into said NOx catalyst device is supplied to said NOx catalyst device, characterized in that the exhaust purification system is configured to carry out said first control when a difference between said target amount (At) of reducing material for the current temperature of said NOx catalyst device and a current amount of reducing material held by said reducing material holding ability is larger than a predetermined amount (ΔA), and to carry out said second control when said difference between said target amount (At) of reducing material for the current temperature of said NOx catalyst device and said current amount of reducing material held by said reducing material holding ability is less than or equal to the predetermined amount (ΔA).
An automatic reloading and transport system for handling solid targets for a particle accelerator, comprising: a capsule configured to accommodate at least one solid target; a pneumatic tube transport system comprising at least two end stations each configured to dock and undock the capsule; a handling mechanism (4, 6) to open and close the capsule, and to move the solid target from or to the open capsule; a target positioning device configured to receive the solid target from the handling mechanism (4, 6) and move the solid target to a position for receiving a beam of accelerated particles from the particle accelerator, wherein upon irradiation of the solid target by the beam of accelerated particles, the target positioning device is configured to move the solid target back to a position for target manipulation by the handling mechanism (4, 6). a capsule configured to accommodate at least one solid target; a pneumatic tube transport system comprising at least two end stations each configured to dock and undock the capsule; a handling mechanism (4, 6) to open and close the capsule, and to move the solid target from or to the open capsule; a target positioning device configured to receive the solid target from the handling mechanism (4, 6) and move the solid target to a position for receiving a beam of accelerated particles from the particle accelerator, wherein upon irradiation of the solid target by the beam of accelerated particles, the target positioning device is configured to move the solid target back to a position for target manipulation by the handling mechanism (4, 6).
An ignition control system for an internal combustion engine, being able to recirculate an amount of exhaust gas and comprising an ignition coil assembly having primary and secondary coils and an ignition plug connected to the secondary coil so as to allow, after the supply of a primary current to the primary coil, the secondary coil to apply a discharge voltage between electrodes of the ignition plug by interruption of the primary current, wherein the ignition control system further comprises a superposed voltage generation circuit that, after the initiation of a discharge with the application of the discharge voltage by the secondary coil, applies a superposed voltage between the electrodes of the ignition plug in the same direction as the discharge voltage so as to continue a discharge current as a superposed discharge, wherein the ignition control system has means which turns the superposed voltage with respect to an operation status of the internal combustion engine, which is defined by a load and a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, in accordance with the execution/non-execution or the degree of execution of exhaust gas recirculation, on in a superposed discharge activation range and off in a superposed discharge deactivation range, characterized in that the ignition control system has delaying means for switching between activation and deactivation of the superposed discharge after a predetermined delay time in a transition state upon shift from one of the two ranges to the other range.
Shut-off system for large pipe cross-sections having a flap housing which is provided with a first, a second and a third pipe connection (5, 6, 7), and a pivot flap which can be pivoted back and forth therein between two end positions, wherein the pivot flap selectively closes the second or third pipe connection (6, 7)and a drive device having a drive shaft which is connected to the pivot flap by means of a toggle lever system, wherein the toggle lever system comprises at least a first toggle lever (4a, 4b) which is connected in a rotationally secure manner to the drive shaft and a second toggle lever which is connected in an articulated manner thereto and to the pivot flap, characterised in that the drive shaft is constructed in the manner of a lattice tower and at least the one toggle lever (4a, 4b) being connected in a rotationally secure manner to the drive shaft is also constructed in the manner of a lattice tower, wherein the drive shaft and at least the one toggle lever (4a, 4b) being connected in a rotationally secure manner to the drive shaft have an angular cross-section.
An aircraft lift fan rotor lock mechanism, comprising: a ring structure having a first surface, the ring structure including one or more detents (204, 206) defined in the first surface of the ring structure; for each detent, a stationary magnet (210, 214) coupled fixedly to the ring structure at a location adjacent to the detent; and a rotating magnet assembly (302, 304; 400) comprising a magnet of opposite magnetic polarity to at least one of the stationary magnets and a mechanical stop structure of a size and shape to fit into a corresponding detent and engage mechanically with a surface defining at least one extent of said corresponding detent when the rotating magnet assembly is in a locked position, wherein the rotating magnet assembly is attached to a rotating element of an aircraft lift fan and the ring structure is attached fixedly to a non-rotating element of the aircraft lift fan. a ring structure having a first surface, the ring structure including one or more detents (204, 206) defined in the first surface of the ring structure; for each detent, a stationary magnet (210, 214) coupled fixedly to the ring structure at a location adjacent to the detent; and a rotating magnet assembly (302, 304; 400) comprising a magnet of opposite magnetic polarity to at least one of the stationary magnets and a mechanical stop structure of a size and shape to fit into a corresponding detent and engage mechanically with a surface defining at least one extent of said corresponding detent when the rotating magnet assembly is in a locked position, wherein the rotating magnet assembly is attached to a rotating element of an aircraft lift fan and the ring structure is attached fixedly to a non-rotating element of the aircraft lift fan.
A calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonist having the structure of Formula I: X 1 -Y 1 -Z 1, wherein X 1 comprises X 11 -X 12 -X 13 -X 14 -X 15 -X 16 -X 17 (SEQ ID NO: 16), wherein X 11 is selected from the group consisting of alanine (Ala), cysteine (Cys), and glycine (Gly), and wherein X 12 is selected from the group consisting of cysteine (Cys) and serine (Ser), provided one of X 11 and X 12 is Cys; X 13 is selected from the group consisting of arginine (Arg), asparagine (Asn), aspartic acid (Asp), and valine (Val); X 14 is selected from the group consisting of leucine (Leu), phenylalanine (Phe), and threonine (Thr); X 15 is selected from the group consisting of alanine (Ala), glycine (Gly), and serine (Ser); X 16 is selected from the group consisting of alanine (Ala), isoleucine (Ile), leucine (Leu), and serine (Ser); X 17 is Cys; and wherein Y 1 is -Val-Leu-Gly-Arg-Leu-Ser-Gln-Glu-Leu-His-Arg-Leu-Gln-Thr-Tyr-Pro-Arg-Thr-Asn- (SEQ ID NO: 34); and Z 1 is -Val-Gly-Ser-Lys-Ala-Phe-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO: 46). wherein X 1 comprises X 11 -X 12 -X 13 -X 14 -X 15 -X 16 -X 17 (SEQ ID NO: 16), wherein X 11 is selected from the group consisting of alanine (Ala), cysteine (Cys), and glycine (Gly), and wherein X 12 is selected from the group consisting of cysteine (Cys) and serine (Ser), provided one of X 11 and X 12 is Cys; X 13 is selected from the group consisting of arginine (Arg), asparagine (Asn), aspartic acid (Asp), and valine (Val); X 14 is selected from the group consisting of leucine (Leu), phenylalanine (Phe), and threonine (Thr); X 15 is selected from the group consisting of alanine (Ala), glycine (Gly), and serine (Ser); X 16 is selected from the group consisting of alanine (Ala), isoleucine (Ile), leucine (Leu), and serine (Ser); X 17 is Cys; and wherein Y 1 is -Val-Leu-Gly-Arg-Leu-Ser-Gln-Glu-Leu-His-Arg-Leu-Gln-Thr-Tyr-Pro-Arg-Thr-Asn- (SEQ ID NO: 34); and Z 1 is -Val-Gly-Ser-Lys-Ala-Phe-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO: 46).
A method operational at a client node for establishing a session key between the client node and a group node, the method comprising: obtaining an epoch identity value associated with a current epoch, wherein obtaining the epoch identity value includes one of computing the epoch identity value based on a node real time or negotiating the epoch identity value with the group node; computing a restricted key (K R) using a shared secret key, the epoch identity value, and a group node identity associated with the group node, the shared secret key known to the client node and a central node but unknown to the group node; and executing a session key establishment protocol with the group node to derive the session key using the restricted key (K R) as a master key in the session key establishment protocol; the method further comprising: loosely synchronizing time between the client node, the group node, and the central node, and wherein obtaining the epoch identity value associated with the current epoch includes receiving a group node real time and the group node identity from the group node, comparing the group node real time with a client node real time, determining that the group node real time is within a maximum time threshold difference of the client node real time, and computing the epoch identity value from the node real time. obtaining an epoch identity value associated with a current epoch, wherein obtaining the epoch identity value includes one of computing the epoch identity value based on a node real time or negotiating the epoch identity value with the group node; computing a restricted key (K R) using a shared secret key, the epoch identity value, and a group node identity associated with the group node, the shared secret key known to the client node and a central node but unknown to the group node; and executing a session key establishment protocol with the group node to derive the session key using the restricted key (K R) as a master key in the session key establishment protocol; the method further comprising: loosely synchronizing time between the client node, the group node, and the central node, and wherein obtaining the epoch identity value associated with the current epoch includes receiving a group node real time and the group node identity from the group node, comparing the group node real time with a client node real time, determining that the group node real time is within a maximum time threshold difference of the client node real time, and computing the epoch identity value from the node real time. receiving a group node real time and the group node identity from the group node, comparing the group node real time with a client node real time, determining that the group node real time is within a maximum time threshold difference of the client node real time, and computing the epoch identity value from the node real time.