mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for operating a railway vehicle, in which a spatial area in the direction of travel in front of the railway vehicle is depicted by at least one image capturing device (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) in at least one image characterized in that, by evaluating the at least one image, the presence of a tunnel entrance or a tunnel exit before the railway vehicle enters the tunnel or before the railway vehicle leaves the tunnel is detected, wherein at least one control signal for at least one railway vehicle system is generated if the presence of a tunnel entrance is detected before the entry of the railway vehicle into a tunnel or the presence of a tunnel exit is detected before the exit of the railway vehicle from the tunnel, wherein the railway vehicle system is a pantograph control system of the railway vehicle and a force of contact with which a pantograph is pressed against an overhead line is changed after a time dependent on the speed after a detection time if the presence of the tunnel entrance is detected, or wherein the railway vehicle system is an air conditioning system or a ventilation system of the railway vehicle, which comprises at least one air duct, where an open state of the air duct is set after a time dependent on the speed after the detection time to a predetermined state if the presence of the tunnel entrance is detected.
Method for operating a wind turbine, comprising - providing a critical value of an indicator for the occurrence of a flow separation on a pressure side of a rotor blade of a rotor of the wind turbine, wherein the indicator comprises a pitch angle of the rotor blade, - changing an operational management of the wind turbine using the indicator, characterized by the wind turbine being operated with reduced nominal power level in a reduced power mode and the step of changing the operational management comprises increasing the rotation speed such that the critical value of the indicator is not exceeded. - providing a critical value of an indicator for the occurrence of a flow separation on a pressure side of a rotor blade of a rotor of the wind turbine, wherein the indicator comprises a pitch angle of the rotor blade, - changing an operational management of the wind turbine using the indicator,
A railroad vehicle door control system comprising: a plurality of door controllers provided for respective doors of a railroad vehicle to control opening and closing of the doors and a communication line to which the door controllers are connected, the doors being opened or closed based on an instruction simultaneously transmitted from a driver stand to the door controllers, wherein each of the door controllers includes: a motor which opens or closes the associated door; characterized in that each of the door controllers includes a first controller and a second controller which are able to control the motor based on an instruction from the driver stand, the second controller obtaining control information from the first controller and another door controller of the aforesaid plurality via the communication line while the first controller is controlling the motor, and switching the control of the motor from the control by the first controller to the control by the second controller when the control information of the first controller is different from the control information of the second controller and the control information of said another door controller. a plurality of door controllers provided for respective doors of a railroad vehicle to control opening and closing of the doors and a communication line to which the door controllers are connected, the doors being opened or closed based on an instruction simultaneously transmitted from a driver stand to the door controllers, wherein each of the door controllers includes: a motor which opens or closes the associated door; characterized in that each of the door controllers includes a first controller and a second controller which are able to control the motor based on an instruction from the driver stand, the second controller obtaining control information from the first controller and another door controller of the aforesaid plurality via the communication line while the first controller is controlling the motor, and switching the control of the motor from the control by the first controller to the control by the second controller when the control information of the first controller is different from the control information of the second controller and the control information of said another door controller. a motor which opens or closes the associated door; characterized in that each of the door controllers includes a first controller and a second controller which are able to control the motor based on an instruction from the driver stand, the second controller obtaining control information from the first controller and another door controller of the aforesaid plurality via the communication line while the first controller is controlling the motor, and switching the control of the motor from the control by the first controller to the control by the second controller when the control information of the first controller is different from the control information of the second controller and the control information of said another door controller.
A main orifice assembly, comprising: a first orbit cam including a first groove; a main orifice plate assembly, comprising: a main orifice plate including a tongue disposed in the first groove; and a flow restrictor (162, 164) coupled to the main orifice plate, the flow restrictor configured to retract or deploy in response the main orifice plate rotating about the first orbit cam; and wherein the first orbit cam is semi-annular in shape, the first orbit cam further comprising a guide ramp, and wherein the flow restrictor is configured to retract or deploy in response to the guide ramp. a first orbit cam including a first groove; a main orifice plate assembly, comprising: a main orifice plate including a tongue disposed in the first groove; and a flow restrictor (162, 164) coupled to the main orifice plate, the flow restrictor configured to retract or deploy in response the main orifice plate rotating about the first orbit cam; and wherein the first orbit cam is semi-annular in shape, the first orbit cam further comprising a guide ramp, and wherein the flow restrictor is configured to retract or deploy in response to the guide ramp. a main orifice plate including a tongue disposed in the first groove; and a flow restrictor (162, 164) coupled to the main orifice plate, the flow restrictor configured to retract or deploy in response the main orifice plate rotating about the first orbit cam; and wherein the first orbit cam is semi-annular in shape, the first orbit cam further comprising a guide ramp, and wherein the flow restrictor is configured to retract or deploy in response to the guide ramp.
An overhead conveying device for integration in an assembly plant for transporting vehicle components, having a supporting framework and at least one conveying device, wherein the supporting framework has a length of more than 5 m and a width of more than 2 m and comprises longitudinally and/or transversely oriented and/or diagonal interconnected supporting beam elements (04, 05, 07), wherein the conveying device is mounted on the supporting framework and can implement transport of vehicle components, wherein the supporting framework has bearing means for bearing the overhead conveying device in the assembly plant, wherein the supporting framework is designed to be self-supporting and can be transported in preassembled form from the place of manufacture to the place of use, characterized in that the number N L of bearing means is higher than the number N E being required for bearing, wherein the overhead conveying device can be borne at bearing means being selected arbitrarily in the required number N E.
A product management display system (10, 80) comprising: a tray defining a surface; an adaptor positionable on the surface of the tray, wherein the adaptor includes at least one rib extending across the adaptor; a pusher mechanism mountable on the adaptor, the pusher mechanism including a pusher surface and a pusher floor, wherein the pusher floor slides across the adaptor; a coiled spring attachable to a front portion of the tray and operatively connected behind the pusher surface; and at least one divider mountable to the tray for dividing displayed products into rows; characterised by the pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface, the coiled spring extendable across the pusher floor; and the pusher floor defining a channel, the channel configured to seat the coiled spring. a tray defining a surface; an adaptor positionable on the surface of the tray, wherein the adaptor includes at least one rib extending across the adaptor; a pusher mechanism mountable on the adaptor, the pusher mechanism including a pusher surface and a pusher floor, wherein the pusher floor slides across the adaptor; a coiled spring attachable to a front portion of the tray and operatively connected behind the pusher surface; and at least one divider mountable to the tray for dividing displayed products into rows; characterised by the pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface, the coiled spring extendable across the pusher floor; and the pusher floor defining a channel, the channel configured to seat the coiled spring.
A system for producing thermal energy and electrical energy comprising an absorption device comprising an absorber, a generator, a condenser, an evaporator and an absorption fluid circuit capable of receiving a working solution comprising a refrigerant and an absorbent, the fluid circuit connecting the generator to the condenser, the condenser to the evaporator, the evaporator to the absorber and the absorber to the generator Characterised in that the system also comprises: - A reversible compressor arranged on the fluid circuit between the generator and the absorber, bypassing the condenser and the evaporator, the fluid circuit also comprising a first fluid connection arranged to ensure the fluid connection between the evaporator and the reversible compressor and a second fluid connection (110, 112) to ensure the fluid connection between the reversible compressor and the absorber, the reversible compressor being configured to operate, during the operation of the system, alternately in compressor mode actuated by a motor or in expander mode actuating a generator configured to produce electricity, the reversible compressor being a turbomachine, - A module for managing the circulation of the working solution in the fluid circuit so as to ensure, in a first mode of operation, a production of electrical energy alternately with a production of cold thermal energy, and in a second mode of operation, to ensure the production of electrical energy simultaneously with the production of cold. - A reversible compressor arranged on the fluid circuit between the generator and the absorber, bypassing the condenser and the evaporator, the fluid circuit also comprising a first fluid connection arranged to ensure the fluid connection between the evaporator and the reversible compressor and a second fluid connection (110, 112) to ensure the fluid connection between the reversible compressor and the absorber, the reversible compressor being configured to operate, during the operation of the system, alternately in compressor mode actuated by a motor or in expander mode actuating a generator configured to produce electricity, the reversible compressor being a turbomachine, - A module for managing the circulation of the working solution in the fluid circuit so as to ensure, in a first mode of operation, a production of electrical energy alternately with a production of cold thermal energy, and in a second mode of operation, to ensure the production of electrical energy simultaneously with the production of cold.
A method of providing through-thickness reinforcement of a laminated material including a matrix material, comprising the steps of: providing a laminated material; creating a locally heated zone in the laminated material so as to locally soften the matrix material by focussing a set of at least two energy beams on a focal zone which corresponds to a location where through-thickness reinforcement is required; and inserting a reinforcement element through the thickness of the laminated material at the location of the locally heated zone to through-thickness reinforce the laminated material. providing a laminated material; creating a locally heated zone in the laminated material so as to locally soften the matrix material by focussing a set of at least two energy beams on a focal zone which corresponds to a location where through-thickness reinforcement is required; and inserting a reinforcement element through the thickness of the laminated material at the location of the locally heated zone to through-thickness reinforce the laminated material.
An electromagnetic positioning device comprising a plurality of actuator units (10, 12) each comprising an armature plunger moveable along an axial plunger direction relative to stationary coil means in reaction to said coil means being energized, said actuator units being accommodated in assigned actuator housings (11, 13) of the positioning device in such a manner that a respective end portion of the armature plungers can engage with an assignable positioning partner in a controlled manner when the electromagnetic positioning device is in an installed and/or assembled state, the plurality of actuator units being mechanically connected to a connection unit of the positioning device in the shape of a bracket and/or bridge and made of polymeric material in such a manner that the actuator housings can be moved against one another by the action of and according to a predefined bending property and/or elasticity of the connection unit, in particular in a plane perpendicular to a plunger direction of the armature plungers, which are preferably guided axially parallel to one another, characterized in that the positioning device comprises a shared connector and/or plug unit for the energization of the coil means of the plurality of actuator units, the connector and/or plug unit preferably being made of polymeric material.
A christmas tree assembly for a subsea hydrocarbon extraction facility, the christmas tree assembly comprising: a fluid pipeline; and a sensor assembly comprising a plurality of sensors configured to monitor a plurality of properties relating to hydrocarbon fluid flow through the fluid pipeline, the sensor assembly characterized by comprising: a differential pressure sensor that is disposed across one or more of a choke, around a bend or restriction in the pipeline or a dedicated flow restrictor integrated within the pipeline; and a bulk density sensor (104, 106) that is disposed in one or more locations before or after a choke or in a vertical section of the flow pipeline, the sensor assembly characterised by a gas void fraction sensor disposed in a flow region of the flow pipeline. a fluid pipeline; and a sensor assembly comprising a plurality of sensors configured to monitor a plurality of properties relating to hydrocarbon fluid flow through the fluid pipeline, the sensor assembly characterized by comprising: a differential pressure sensor that is disposed across one or more of a choke, around a bend or restriction in the pipeline or a dedicated flow restrictor integrated within the pipeline; and a bulk density sensor (104, 106) that is disposed in one or more locations before or after a choke or in a vertical section of the flow pipeline, the sensor assembly characterised by a gas void fraction sensor disposed in a flow region of the flow pipeline. a differential pressure sensor that is disposed across one or more of a choke, around a bend or restriction in the pipeline or a dedicated flow restrictor integrated within the pipeline; and a bulk density sensor (104, 106) that is disposed in one or more locations before or after a choke or in a vertical section of the flow pipeline, the sensor assembly characterised by a gas void fraction sensor disposed in a flow region of the flow pipeline.
A system, comprising: an amine gas processing system, comprising: a contactor configured to remove an acid gas from an untreated natural gas using an amine in a lean amine stream, output a treated natural gas, and output a rich amine stream; a regenerator configured to regenerate the amine in the rich amine stream, output the lean amine stream, and output the acid gas; and an isobaric pressure exchanger, IPX, configured to transfer the rich amine stream from the contactor to the regenerator and to transfer the lean amine stream from the regenerator to the contactor, wherein the IPX is further configured to transfer pressure from the rich amine stream entering the IPX at a first pressure to the lean amine stream leaving the IPX at a second pressure, wherein the first pressure is greater than the second pressure, characterized by further comprising a flow control valve configured to transfer the rich amine stream from the contactor to the regenerator, wherein the flow control valve is disposed in a rich amine bypass loop around the IPX. an amine gas processing system, comprising: a contactor configured to remove an acid gas from an untreated natural gas using an amine in a lean amine stream, output a treated natural gas, and output a rich amine stream; a regenerator configured to regenerate the amine in the rich amine stream, output the lean amine stream, and output the acid gas; and an isobaric pressure exchanger, IPX, configured to transfer the rich amine stream from the contactor to the regenerator and to transfer the lean amine stream from the regenerator to the contactor, wherein the IPX is further configured to transfer pressure from the rich amine stream entering the IPX at a first pressure to the lean amine stream leaving the IPX at a second pressure, wherein the first pressure is greater than the second pressure, characterized by further comprising a flow control valve configured to transfer the rich amine stream from the contactor to the regenerator, wherein the flow control valve is disposed in a rich amine bypass loop around the IPX. a contactor configured to remove an acid gas from an untreated natural gas using an amine in a lean amine stream, output a treated natural gas, and output a rich amine stream; a regenerator configured to regenerate the amine in the rich amine stream, output the lean amine stream, and output the acid gas; and an isobaric pressure exchanger, IPX, configured to transfer the rich amine stream from the contactor to the regenerator and to transfer the lean amine stream from the regenerator to the contactor, wherein the IPX is further configured to transfer pressure from the rich amine stream entering the IPX at a first pressure to the lean amine stream leaving the IPX at a second pressure, wherein the first pressure is greater than the second pressure, characterized by further comprising a flow control valve configured to transfer the rich amine stream from the contactor to the regenerator, wherein the flow control valve is disposed in a rich amine bypass loop around the IPX.
A terminal apparatus comprising: a higher layer processing unit configured to receive first information and second information; and a receiver configured to receive a synchronization signal block, SSB, including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel, PBCH, wherein the first information includes information for indicating a periodicity of one or more of the SSBs, the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more of the SSBs included in a certain time period, a cell ID is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and a time position index of the SSB is detected from the third signal; the terminal apparatus further configured to receive a measurement object, the measurement object comprising a one bit information indicating whether the resources for SSBs of a neighbour cell are the same or not as those in the serving cell, and to perform a measurement of the SSBs of the neighbour cell according to the received measurement object. a higher layer processing unit configured to receive first information and second information; and a receiver configured to receive a synchronization signal block, SSB, including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel, PBCH, wherein the first information includes information for indicating a periodicity of one or more of the SSBs, the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more of the SSBs included in a certain time period, a cell ID is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and a time position index of the SSB is detected from the third signal; the terminal apparatus further configured to receive a measurement object, the measurement object comprising a one bit information indicating whether the resources for SSBs of a neighbour cell are the same or not as those in the serving cell, and to perform a measurement of the SSBs of the neighbour cell according to the received measurement object.
A portable device incorporating an electronic component, wherein the portable device is operated in one of a normal mode in which the electronic component functions and a power saving mode that consumes less power than the normal mode, the portable device comprising: a use state detector configured to detect one of a use state and a non-use state of the portable device; and a mode controller configured to shift the portable device to the power saving mode when a constant time elapses from when a timer starts measuring time after the use state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state, wherein the use state detector includes a lock affirmation information acquisition unit configured to acquire lock affirmation information affirming locking of a lock mechanism that is electrically lockable by the portable device, the lock affirmation information acquisition unit includes a lock completion information acquisition unit (21, 22) configured to acquire lock completion information indicating that locking of the lock mechanism, which is lockable through bidirectional communication with the portable device, has been completed, and the use state detector is configured to detect that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state when the lock completion information acquisition unit (21, 22) acquires the lock completion information. a use state detector configured to detect one of a use state and a non-use state of the portable device; and a mode controller configured to shift the portable device to the power saving mode when a constant time elapses from when a timer starts measuring time after the use state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state, wherein the use state detector includes a lock affirmation information acquisition unit configured to acquire lock affirmation information affirming locking of a lock mechanism that is electrically lockable by the portable device, the lock affirmation information acquisition unit includes a lock completion information acquisition unit (21, 22) configured to acquire lock completion information indicating that locking of the lock mechanism, which is lockable through bidirectional communication with the portable device, has been completed, and the use state detector is configured to detect that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state when the lock completion information acquisition unit (21, 22) acquires the lock completion information.