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A nacelle for a wind turbine generator, the nacelle comprising: a housing surrounding an internal volume of the nacelle, the housing having a maintenance opening for transferring one or more components into and out of the nacelle; a carriage configured to hold the one or more components, the carriage being movable between a first position and a second position to transfer the one or more components through the maintenance opening; and a drive system configured to move the carriage between the first and second positions, and a control system for controlling the drive system, wherein: when the carriage is in the first position, the one or more components are held within the internal volume; and, when the carriage is in the second position, the one or more components are held such that at least a portion of the one or more components is outside the housing, characterized in that the nacelle comprises a communications module for communicating with an aerial vehicle, the control system being configured to control the drive system to move the carriage from the first position to the second position when it is determined that the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity to the nacelle. a housing surrounding an internal volume of the nacelle, the housing having a maintenance opening for transferring one or more components into and out of the nacelle; a carriage configured to hold the one or more components, the carriage being movable between a first position and a second position to transfer the one or more components through the maintenance opening; and a drive system configured to move the carriage between the first and second positions, and a control system for controlling the drive system, wherein: when the carriage is in the first position, the one or more components are held within the internal volume; and, when the carriage is in the second position, the one or more components are held such that at least a portion of the one or more components is outside the housing, when the carriage is in the first position, the one or more components are held within the internal volume; and, when the carriage is in the second position, the one or more components are held such that at least a portion of the one or more components is outside the housing, characterized in that the nacelle comprises a communications module for communicating with an aerial vehicle, the control system being configured to control the drive system to move the carriage from the first position to the second position when it is determined that the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity to the nacelle.
A method for preparing a single serving of a frozen slurry beverage in a disposable drink container in which said beverage is both mixed and served, said method comprising: preparing a supply of ice or frozen particles of water, wherein the ice or frozen particles of water comprise ice flakes or nuggets of compressed ice flakes, dispensing a predetermined quantity of ice flakes or ice nuggets into said disposable drink container, dispensing a predetermined quantity of flavored liquid beverage mix into said disposable drink container, and blending the ice flakes or ice nuggets and the flavored liquid beverage mix into a uniform frozen slurry beverage of a predetermined consistency by a blender implement that comprises a blender blade and a blender shaft that is attached to a blender motor to selectively rotate the blender blade, and wherein the blending implement is selectively oscillated vertically relative to the disposable drink container. preparing a supply of ice or frozen particles of water, wherein the ice or frozen particles of water comprise ice flakes or nuggets of compressed ice flakes, dispensing a predetermined quantity of ice flakes or ice nuggets into said disposable drink container, dispensing a predetermined quantity of flavored liquid beverage mix into said disposable drink container, and blending the ice flakes or ice nuggets and the flavored liquid beverage mix into a uniform frozen slurry beverage of a predetermined consistency by a blender implement that comprises a blender blade and a blender shaft that is attached to a blender motor to selectively rotate the blender blade, and wherein the blending implement is selectively oscillated vertically relative to the disposable drink container.
A lighting assembly, comprising: - at least one light source, - a heat sink arranged for dissipating heat generated during operation of the at least one light source, forming a conductive element, - a lamp foot for connecting the at least one light source to a power supply, forming a conductive element electrically insulated from the heat sink, - a control unit for controlling the at least one light source, and - a first antenna arrangement connected to the control unit and being electrically insulated from the heat sink, characterized in that the first antenna arrangement is provided inside the lighting assembly, wherein the heat sink and the lamp foot form a second antenna arrangement, and the first antenna arrangement is arranged in close vicinity of the second antenna arrangement for allowing near-field coupling of a radio frequency signal provided to control the at least one light source. - at least one light source, - a heat sink arranged for dissipating heat generated during operation of the at least one light source, forming a conductive element, - a lamp foot for connecting the at least one light source to a power supply, forming a conductive element electrically insulated from the heat sink, - a control unit for controlling the at least one light source, and - a first antenna arrangement connected to the control unit and being electrically insulated from the heat sink, wherein the heat sink and the lamp foot form a second antenna arrangement, and the first antenna arrangement is arranged in close vicinity of the second antenna arrangement for allowing near-field coupling of a radio frequency signal provided to control the at least one light source.
A mass spectrometry device, comprising a specimen supply source, a specimen ionizing section for ionizing a specimen supplied from the specimen supply source, a specimen introducing electrode having a pore through which ions of the ionized specimen are introduced into a specimen-introduction regulating chamber, a first electrode located opposite said introducing electrode, said first electrode having a pore through which ions of the ionized specimen are introduced into a differential evacuation chamber located at the downstream side of the specimen-introduction regulating chamber, and a second electrode located opposite said first electrode, said second electrode having a pore through which ions of the ionized specimien are introduced into an analyzing section located at the downstream side of the differential evacuation chamber, characterized in that: the device further comprising a discharge generating means for generating an electric discharge inside at least one of the specimen-introduction regulating chamber and the differential evacuation chamber by providing a voltage from a high-frequency power supply section to the specimen introducing electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode in such a manner that when a discharge is to be generated in the specimen-introduction regulating chamber or the differential evacuation chamber the opposed electrodes for that chamber form a positive and negative electrode pair, and when no discharge is to be generated in the specimen-introduction regulating chamber or the differential evacuation chamber the opposed electrodes for that chamber have the same potential the device further comprising a discharge generating means for generating an electric discharge inside at least one of the specimen-introduction regulating chamber and the differential evacuation chamber by providing a voltage from a high-frequency power supply section to the specimen introducing electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode in such a manner that when a discharge is to be generated in the specimen-introduction regulating chamber or the differential evacuation chamber the opposed electrodes for that chamber form a positive and negative electrode pair, and when no discharge is to be generated in the specimen-introduction regulating chamber or the differential evacuation chamber the opposed electrodes for that chamber have the same potential
A power converter (10, 20), comprising: a power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) that outputs AC power upon receiving power supplied from an external circuit; a first contactor that controls making and breaking of a current that flows between the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) and the external circuit; a load circuit (16, 161, 162) that is operated by the power output by the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a), and detects a current flowing through a grounded terminal, thus capable of detecting an occurrence of a line-to-ground fault; a second contactor (14, 141, 142) that controls making and breaking of a current that flows between the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) and the load circuit (16, 161, 162); and characterized by a line-to-ground fault location detector (15, 151, 152) that detects, based on a difference between a current flowing from the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) to the load circuit (16, 161, 162), and a current flowing from the load circuit (16, 161, 162) to the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a), whether the line-to-ground fault is occurring at a power-transmission-circuit (13, 130, 13a) side or at a load-circuit (16, 161, 162) side; and a contactor controller (320, 321) that controls the first contactor and the second contactor (14, 141, 142) based on a detection result by the load circuit (16, 161, 162) on the occurrence of the line-to-ground fault, and a detection result by the line-to-ground fault location detector (15, 151, 152). a power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) that outputs AC power upon receiving power supplied from an external circuit; a first contactor that controls making and breaking of a current that flows between the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) and the external circuit; a load circuit (16, 161, 162) that is operated by the power output by the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a), and detects a current flowing through a grounded terminal, thus capable of detecting an occurrence of a line-to-ground fault; a second contactor (14, 141, 142) that controls making and breaking of a current that flows between the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) and the load circuit (16, 161, 162); and characterized by a line-to-ground fault location detector (15, 151, 152) that detects, based on a difference between a current flowing from the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a) to the load circuit (16, 161, 162), and a current flowing from the load circuit (16, 161, 162) to the power transmission circuit (13, 130, 13a), whether the line-to-ground fault is occurring at a power-transmission-circuit (13, 130, 13a) side or at a load-circuit (16, 161, 162) side; and a contactor controller (320, 321) that controls the first contactor and the second contactor (14, 141, 142) based on a detection result by the load circuit (16, 161, 162) on the occurrence of the line-to-ground fault, and a detection result by the line-to-ground fault location detector (15, 151, 152).
A method for controlling an on-board intercommunication system in a vehicle comprising a plurality of seats (111, 112), each of the seats (111, 112) being associated with at least one sound reproduction device so that the reproduction device is capable of emitting a sound audible only to an occupant of the seat, said seats (111, 112) being distributed in the vehicle in rows, and at least a first sound acquisition device, said method comprising the steps of: - Detecting a reception, by a first sound acquisition device, of a voice message spoken by a first occupant of the vehicle, - Control of an analysis of the message, by a voice recognition module and identification of a second occupant, designated in the message and recipient of the message, - Determination, from the message, of a first seat occupied by the first occupant, - Determining from the message a second seat occupied by the second occupant, - Controlling a broadcast of the message by the sound reproduction device of the second seat if the first seat and the second seat are in different rows. - Detecting a reception, by a first sound acquisition device, of a voice message spoken by a first occupant of the vehicle, - Control of an analysis of the message, by a voice recognition module and identification of a second occupant, designated in the message and recipient of the message, - Determination, from the message, of a first seat occupied by the first occupant, - Determining from the message a second seat occupied by the second occupant, - Controlling a broadcast of the message by the sound reproduction device of the second seat if the first seat and the second seat are in different rows.
Packaging machine for filling open-mouth bags comprising at least one filling spout having at least one filling opening, wherein by way of a motion oriented upwardly relative to the filling spout an open-mouth bag can be appended to the filling spout, wherein a weighing device is provided for weighing a pre-defined quantity of a product intended for bagging, and wherein a volume flow control device is provided to control during the filling process a strength of the volume flow into the open-mouth bag, characterized in that the volume flow control device comprises a filling element and a control device to control during the filling process a strength of the volume flow into the open-mouth bag in dependence both on an increase in weight and on a filling level so as to keep the top bag wall of the open-mouth bag substantially free of product intended for bagging, and that the filling element as the dosing device is provided for transporting the product intended for bagging from a dispensing silo into the open-mouth bag, and that the weighing device is configured as a grossweighing device to determine during the filling process a measure for the weight filled into the open-mouth bag, and wherein at least one compactor is provided that can be operated during the filling process.
A method comprising: isolating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)-infected cells away from cell-free PEDV viral particles in a population of cells in a culture medium; and extracting PEDV proteins and antigens from the isolated PEDV-infected cells with a detergent-containing solution to form a solution comprising isolated PEDV proteins and antigens and the detergent, wherein the detergent-containing solution comprises a non-ionic detergent, which is poly(ethylene glycol) p-isooctyl-phenyl ether, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol or a combination thereof; combining the solution of isolated PEDV proteins and antigens and detergent with an adjuvant to form an immunogenic composition comprising PEDV proteins and antigens, detergent and the adjuvant. isolating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)-infected cells away from cell-free PEDV viral particles in a population of cells in a culture medium; and extracting PEDV proteins and antigens from the isolated PEDV-infected cells with a detergent-containing solution to form a solution comprising isolated PEDV proteins and antigens and the detergent, wherein the detergent-containing solution comprises a non-ionic detergent, which is poly(ethylene glycol) p-isooctyl-phenyl ether, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol or a combination thereof; combining the solution of isolated PEDV proteins and antigens and detergent with an adjuvant to form an immunogenic composition comprising PEDV proteins and antigens, detergent and the adjuvant.
A method of diffusion bonding a first metallic sheet and a second metallic sheet to one another, the method comprising: stacking the first metallic sheet and the second metallic sheet to define a sheet stack that includes a first internal surface that is defined by the first metallic sheet and a second internal surface that faces toward the first internal surface and is defined by the second metallic sheet; the method being characterised by comprising the following steps: creating a pneumatic seal between the first metallic sheet and the second metallic sheet such that the pneumatic seal, the first metallic sheet, and the second metallic sheet together define a sealed sheet stack that defines a pneumatically isolated region that is bounded by the first internal surface, the second internal surface, and the pneumatic seal; increasing a surface area of the first internal surface and of the second internal surface by at least a threshold surface area increase by reducing the thickness of the sealed sheet stack to produce and/or generate the expanded sheet stack, so to define an expanded sheet stack; and pressing at least a portion of the first internal surface against an opposed portion of the second internal surface by compressing a corresponding portion of the expanded sheet stack to diffusion bond a corresponding portion of the first metallic sheet to an opposed portion of the second metallic sheet and define a diffusion bonded sheet stack. creating a pneumatic seal between the first metallic sheet and the second metallic sheet such that the pneumatic seal, the first metallic sheet, and the second metallic sheet together define a sealed sheet stack that defines a pneumatically isolated region that is bounded by the first internal surface, the second internal surface, and the pneumatic seal; increasing a surface area of the first internal surface and of the second internal surface by at least a threshold surface area increase by reducing the thickness of the sealed sheet stack to produce and/or generate the expanded sheet stack, so to define an expanded sheet stack; and pressing at least a portion of the first internal surface against an opposed portion of the second internal surface by compressing a corresponding portion of the expanded sheet stack to diffusion bond a corresponding portion of the first metallic sheet to an opposed portion of the second metallic sheet and define a diffusion bonded sheet stack.
An electroplating rack for holding a plurality of sliding bearing shells (114, 314) whilst a coating is electroplated onto their concave inner surfaces, comprising an end bracket (108, 308), wherein the end bracket (108, 308) comprises a liquid supply conduit (110, 310) for receiving a flow of liquid into the plating rack (100, 300) along the concave inner faces of the bearing shells (114, 314), characterized in that, the end bracket (108, 308) comprises an internal face, and the liquid supply conduit (110, 310) has an internal port that is level with the internal face.
Device for arrangement on current busbars, comprising a switching device, in particular a fuse block or switch-disconnector bar for fuses, and comprising an electronics component, wherein the switching device has a front side, which is to be averted from the busbars, and has receiving regions, arranged in a longitudinal direction of the switching device, for fuses, wherein an input current conductor and an outgoing current conductor are assigned to the respective receiving region, wherein the input current conductor and the outgoing current conductor are electrically connected to each other when the fuse is arranged in the receiving region, wherein the fuse interrupts the electrical connection between the input current conductor and the outgoing current conductor when an overcurrent occurs, and wherein the switching device comprises a housing (9, 10) with a side wall running in the longitudinal direction, wherein the electronics component is mounted in the side wall, wherein the electronics component is detachably connected to the side wall in the region of an outer side of the side wall, wherein the electronics component has a device for measuring a current flowing through the input current conductor and/or the outgoing current conductor and/or a voltage applied to the input current conductor and/or outgoing current conductor and/or a voltage tap for tapping off a voltage applied to the input current conductor and/or outgoing current conductor, characterized in that at least one of the input current conductors and/or at least one of the outgoing current conductors has a portion protruding in relation to the other portions of the input current conductor or the outgoing current conductor in the direction of the side wall of the housing (9, 10), wherein the at least one input current conductor and/or the at least one outgoing current conductor have/has a U-shaped intermediate portion with two limbs and a web connecting these limbs to each other, wherein the limbs are averted from the side wall of the housing (9, 10), wherein the web forms the protruding portion.
A bearing assembly of a gas turbine engine, comprising: a bearing inner race; a bearing outer race located radially outboard of the bearing inner race; a plurality of bearing elements located between the bearing inner race and the bearing outer race; and a centering spring operably connected to and supporting of the bearing outer race, the centering spring being an annular structure including: a base portion; a tip portion; and a plurality of beams extending axially between the base portion and the tip portion, wherein the bearing outer race and the centering spring are configured to rotate about an engine central longitudinal axis, the bearing assembly being characterised in that the bearing outer race is connected to the base portion via insertion of a first end of the bearing outer race into one or more slots defined in the base portion. a bearing inner race; a bearing outer race located radially outboard of the bearing inner race; a plurality of bearing elements located between the bearing inner race and the bearing outer race; and a centering spring operably connected to and supporting of the bearing outer race, the centering spring being an annular structure including: a base portion; a tip portion; and a plurality of beams extending axially between the base portion and the tip portion, a base portion; a tip portion; and a plurality of beams extending axially between the base portion and the tip portion, wherein the bearing outer race and the centering spring are configured to rotate about an engine central longitudinal axis, the bearing assembly being characterised in that the bearing outer race is connected to the base portion via insertion of a first end of the bearing outer race into one or more slots defined in the base portion.
A double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) molecule that kills a Diabrotica virgifera insect when the dsRNA molecule is ingested by the insect, the molecule comprising: a first polyribonucleotide encoded by the reverse complement of at least 19 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:3; and a second polyribonucleotide hybridized to the first polyribonucleotide. a first polyribonucleotide encoded by the reverse complement of at least 19 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:3; and a second polyribonucleotide hybridized to the first polyribonucleotide.