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A method of integrating a plurality of renewable energy sources (36, 38), the renewable energy source (36, 38) having varying or unpredictable output with time, the method comprising: providing a plurality of distributed energy storage units and coupling each of the distributed energy storage units to one or more of the renewable energy sources (36, 38); providing a self-contained controller and communicatively coupling the controller to each of the plurality of distributed energy storage units and to each of the renewable energy sources (36, 38); and directing from the controller one or more of the distributed energy storage units to one of store energy from a coupled renewable energy source (36, 38) and dispatch energy from its storage to a distribution feeder; the method further comprising smoothing output fluctuations of one or more of the plurality of renewable energy sources (36, 38) by: selectively providing reactive power, storing energy into, or dispatching energy from the distributed energy storage units under direction of the controller, and dynamically adjusting with the controller a target state of charge of the distributed energy storage units directed to smoothing the output fluctuations. providing a plurality of distributed energy storage units and coupling each of the distributed energy storage units to one or more of the renewable energy sources (36, 38); providing a self-contained controller and communicatively coupling the controller to each of the plurality of distributed energy storage units and to each of the renewable energy sources (36, 38); and directing from the controller one or more of the distributed energy storage units to one of store energy from a coupled renewable energy source (36, 38) and dispatch energy from its storage to a distribution feeder; the method further comprising smoothing output fluctuations of one or more of the plurality of renewable energy sources (36, 38) by: selectively providing reactive power, storing energy into, or dispatching energy from the distributed energy storage units under direction of the controller, and dynamically adjusting with the controller a target state of charge of the distributed energy storage units directed to smoothing the output fluctuations.
An apparatus for regenerating a tissue volume, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an interior, the housing being adapted to pretension tissue; an oscillator operatively positioned in the interior of the housing and capable of generating and imposing oscillations on cells of the pretensioned tissue; an accelerometer operatively positioned in the interior of the housing, the accelerometer being adapted to read a change in a volume of the cells of the pretensioned tissue by measuring the response of the pretensioned tissue to the oscillations imposed; and a signal processor configured for receiving a signal from the accelerometer and determining a visco-elastic property of the tissue, wherein the signal processor reads a change in an amplitude signal generated by the accelerometer and the change in the amplitude signal correlates to a visco-elastic property of the tissue; characterised in that the housing further comprises either an adjustable casing at least partially enclosing the housing, the casing being adapted to expand to pretension the tissue prior to the oscillator imposing oscillations on the cells; or an electrical stimulator operatively disposed thereon, the electrical stimulator of the housing being adapted to stimulate the tissue, wherein the stimulation pretensions the tissue prior to the oscillator imposing oscillations on the cells, and wherein the pretensioning of the tissue, whether by the adjustable casing or the electrical stimulator, in use increases a number of oscillations being propagated through the cells. a housing having an interior, the housing being adapted to pretension tissue; an oscillator operatively positioned in the interior of the housing and capable of generating and imposing oscillations on cells of the pretensioned tissue; an accelerometer operatively positioned in the interior of the housing, the accelerometer being adapted to read a change in a volume of the cells of the pretensioned tissue by measuring the response of the pretensioned tissue to the oscillations imposed; and a signal processor configured for receiving a signal from the accelerometer and determining a visco-elastic property of the tissue, wherein the signal processor reads a change in an amplitude signal generated by the accelerometer and the change in the amplitude signal correlates to a visco-elastic property of the tissue; characterised in that the housing further comprises either an adjustable casing at least partially enclosing the housing, the casing being adapted to expand to pretension the tissue prior to the oscillator imposing oscillations on the cells; or an electrical stimulator operatively disposed thereon, the electrical stimulator of the housing being adapted to stimulate the tissue, wherein the stimulation pretensions the tissue prior to the oscillator imposing oscillations on the cells, and wherein the pretensioning of the tissue, whether by the adjustable casing or the electrical stimulator, in use increases a number of oscillations being propagated through the cells.
A compensating balance spring for a thermally compensated sprung balance resonator comprising a core (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f) formed from several non-metallic materials (11a, 11b, 13b, 15b, 11c, 17c, 19c, 11d, 13d, 15d, 17d, 19d, 11e, 13e, 15e, 17e, 19e, 11f, 21f) comprising quartz, characterised in that the core (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f) is entirely plated with an electrically conductive layer comprising chromium, or titanium or tantalum, said electrically conductive layer being resistant and impervious to humidity in order to render the compensating balance spring less sensitive to climatic variations when humidity condenses and collects on this layer.
A blade for use in a gas turbine engine comprising: a platform, an airfoil portion extending radially from a first side of the platform, and an attachment portion extending from a second side of the platform said platform having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a thickness at said leading edge; said attachment portion including a buttress which abuts said second side of the platform; and characterised by: said second side including means for redistributing load away from the buttress, said means comprising a contoured configuration wherein a thickness increases from a pressure side or a suction side of the platform and including a first region having a first thickness greater than said thickness at said leading edge and a second region having a second thickness greater than said first thickness. a platform, an airfoil portion extending radially from a first side of the platform, and an attachment portion extending from a second side of the platform said platform having a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a thickness at said leading edge; said attachment portion including a buttress which abuts said second side of the platform; and characterised by: said second side including means for redistributing load away from the buttress, said means comprising a contoured configuration wherein a thickness increases from a pressure side or a suction side of the platform and including a first region having a first thickness greater than said thickness at said leading edge and a second region having a second thickness greater than said first thickness. said second side including means for redistributing load away from the buttress, said means comprising a contoured configuration wherein a thickness increases from a pressure side or a suction side of the platform and including a first region having a first thickness greater than said thickness at said leading edge and a second region having a second thickness greater than said first thickness.
Method for detecting the operating state of a centrifuge which has at least one rotatable drum having an inlet pipe and having at least one liquid outlet and/or a solids outlet, by means of which, during operation, a flowable starting product is separated in the centrifugal field of the rotating drum into different liquid and/or solids phases, having at least the following steps for detecting the operating state: 100 detection of a temporal course of a structure-borne sound signal with at least one structure-borne sound sensor (22, 20) arranged on a component of the drum or in the vicinity of a component of the drum, in particular with a predetermined sampling rate; 200 transformation of the respectively recorded structure-borne sound signal into a vibration or frequency spectrum; 300 comparison of the currently determined spectrum with at least one or more known, in particular pre-stored, spectra for detecting matches, characterized in that in step 300 a statement is made about the state of the starting product from the comparison and recognition of matches from step 300.
A sheet stacking apparatus, comprising: a first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) including a layboy configured to receive corrugated paper flat boxes from a rotary die cutter; a hopper configured to support a stack of corrugated paper flat boxes; and a stacking conveyor configured to move corrugated paper flat boxes from the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) to the hopper, the stacking conveyor includes an input side and an output side, characterised in that the input side is configured to be moved vertically between a low position where the stacking conveyor receives corrugated paper flat boxes from the first set of one or more conveyors and a high position that allows at least a portion of the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) to be positioned underneath the stacking conveyor, the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) is configured to be movable without moving the hopper such that at least a portion of the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) can be moved underneath the stacking conveyor when the stacking conveyor is in the high position to allow access to the rotary die cutter. a first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) including a layboy configured to receive corrugated paper flat boxes from a rotary die cutter; a hopper configured to support a stack of corrugated paper flat boxes; and a stacking conveyor configured to move corrugated paper flat boxes from the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) to the hopper, the stacking conveyor includes an input side and an output side, characterised in that the input side is configured to be moved vertically between a low position where the stacking conveyor receives corrugated paper flat boxes from the first set of one or more conveyors and a high position that allows at least a portion of the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) to be positioned underneath the stacking conveyor, the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) is configured to be movable without moving the hopper such that at least a portion of the first set of one or more conveyors (39, 17) can be moved underneath the stacking conveyor when the stacking conveyor is in the high position to allow access to the rotary die cutter.
A method comprising: applying an external stimulus to a surface (205, 207) of a substrate, wherein the substrate is at least an interior surface of an aerospace vehicle, adjusting at least a portion of the surface from a first state to a second state, wherein either (i) the first state presents a hydrophobic surface and the second state presents a hydrophilic surface; or (ii) the first state presents a hydrophilic surface and second state presents a hydrophobic surface; contacting the surface in the second state with a fluid or gas, the fluid or gas having one or more decontaminating agents (300, 305) effective against one or more contaminates (400, 405) associated with the surface of the substrate; removing the external stimulus to the surface of the substrate, the surface transforming from the second state back to the first state, whereby at least a portion of the surface of the substrate is decontaminated, wherein the surface (205, 207) includes one or more of oxides of titanium, oxides of zinc, oxides of iron, oxides of silver, oxides of copper, oxides of tungsten, oxides of tin, oxides of bismuth, strontium titanate and mixtures thereof. applying an external stimulus to a surface (205, 207) of a substrate, wherein the substrate is at least an interior surface of an aerospace vehicle, adjusting at least a portion of the surface from a first state to a second state, wherein either (i) the first state presents a hydrophobic surface and the second state presents a hydrophilic surface; or (ii) the first state presents a hydrophilic surface and second state presents a hydrophobic surface; contacting the surface in the second state with a fluid or gas, the fluid or gas having one or more decontaminating agents (300, 305) effective against one or more contaminates (400, 405) associated with the surface of the substrate; removing the external stimulus to the surface of the substrate, the surface transforming from the second state back to the first state, whereby at least a portion of the surface of the substrate is decontaminated, wherein the surface (205, 207) includes one or more of oxides of titanium, oxides of zinc, oxides of iron, oxides of silver, oxides of copper, oxides of tungsten, oxides of tin, oxides of bismuth, strontium titanate and mixtures thereof.
A work vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a first obstruction detector configured to detect an obstruction based on a radar signal from a laser radar unit of the vehicle; a second obstruction detector configured to detect the obstruction based on a sensor signal from an ultrasonic sensor unit of the vehicle; characterized by a measurement environment determiner configured to determine whether a measurement environment around the laser radar unit is normal or abnormal at a level that an erroneous detection, i.e. a detection as if an obstruction is present, may occur due to occurrence of mist, rain or dust for example; a vehicle speed manager configured to manage a first vehicle speed allowing, in response to obstruction detection by the first obstruction detector, the vehicle body to stop in front of the obstruction, and a second vehicle speed allowing, in response to obstruction detection by the second obstruction detector, the vehicle body to stop in front of the obstruction, the second vehicle speed being slower than the first vehicle speed; and a travel controller configured to cause, while the vehicle body is caused to travel at the first vehicle speed, when the measurement environment determiner determines that the measurement environment is abnormal, the vehicle body to travel at the second vehicle speed. a vehicle body; a first obstruction detector configured to detect an obstruction based on a radar signal from a laser radar unit of the vehicle; a second obstruction detector configured to detect the obstruction based on a sensor signal from an ultrasonic sensor unit of the vehicle; characterized by a measurement environment determiner configured to determine whether a measurement environment around the laser radar unit is normal or abnormal at a level that an erroneous detection, i.e. a detection as if an obstruction is present, may occur due to occurrence of mist, rain or dust for example; a vehicle speed manager configured to manage a first vehicle speed allowing, in response to obstruction detection by the first obstruction detector, the vehicle body to stop in front of the obstruction, and a second vehicle speed allowing, in response to obstruction detection by the second obstruction detector, the vehicle body to stop in front of the obstruction, the second vehicle speed being slower than the first vehicle speed; and a travel controller configured to cause, while the vehicle body is caused to travel at the first vehicle speed, when the measurement environment determiner determines that the measurement environment is abnormal, the vehicle body to travel at the second vehicle speed.
A spring unit, comprising: a plurality of wire springs (11,12) each including a bent part (11a, 12a) formed in a middle thereof by bending, extending parts (11b, 12b) extending from the bent part, and end parts (11c, 12c) formed at ends of the extending parts, wherein the wire springs (11,12) are arranged side by side, and a deformed part (11d, 12d) protruding in a direction of arrangement of the wire springs is formed only in one of a pair of the extending parts (11b, 12b) on corresponding sides of the bent part (11a, 12a). a plurality of wire springs (11,12) each including a bent part (11a, 12a) formed in a middle thereof by bending, extending parts (11b, 12b) extending from the bent part, and end parts (11c, 12c) formed at ends of the extending parts, a bent part (11a, 12a) formed in a middle thereof by bending, extending parts (11b, 12b) extending from the bent part, and end parts (11c, 12c) formed at ends of the extending parts, wherein the wire springs (11,12) are arranged side by side, and a deformed part (11d, 12d) protruding in a direction of arrangement of the wire springs is formed only in one of a pair of the extending parts (11b, 12b) on corresponding sides of the bent part (11a, 12a).
A method for manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary-battery case, comprising: bringing a cup component and a cover component into direct contact with each other; and integrating the cup component and the cover component through diffusion bonding, the cup component being formed by deep drawing an austenitic stainless steel foil into a cup-like shape, having a flange formed at a peripheral edge of an opening part thereof, and having a hole for drawing out an electrode terminal formed at a vertical wall part, the cover component being formed of a two-phase stainless steel foil having an austenite transformation start temperature A C1 in a temperature increase process at 650°C to 950°C and having an austenite and ferrite two-phase temperature range of 880°C and higher, the cover component covering the opening part of the cup component, wherein upon the diffusion bonding, a seam welder is used, a bar-like electrode of a square shape in a cross section is arranged on the cup component side and an electrode wheel of a disc-like shape is arranged on the cover component side, and the diffusion bonding is proceeded while accompanied by grain boundary movement upon transformation of the two-phase stainless steel foil from a ferrite phase into an austenite phase within a heating temperature range of 880°C to 1080°C.
A device (1, 10, 100) intended to be placed in the bed of a watercourse or of a body of water to determine the reproductive success of fish, for example salmons, the device (1, 10, 100) comprising a bottom (3, 13, 103) and a cover (4, 14, 104) positioned facing said bottom (3, 13, 103), the bottom (3, 13, 103) and the cover (4, 14, 104) being reversibly linked by a lateral face (5, 15, 105) extending from the bottom (3, 13, 103) towards the cover (4, 14, 104) according to a longitudinal axis of the device (1, 10, 100) so as to define a chamber (6, 16, 106), said lateral face (5, 15, 105) comprising pores (7, 17, 127) intended to allow water of the watercourse or of the body of water to pass into the chamber (6, 16, 116), the device (1, 10, 100) further comprising several hollow tubes (21, 121) extending between the bottom (3, 13, 103) and the cover (4, 14, 104) along the longitudinal axis, each tube (21, 121) having a so-called closed end (22, 122) which is blocked by the bottom (3, 13, 103) and an opposite so-called open end (23, 123) passing through the cover (4, 14, 104) and emerging into the watercourse or the body of water when the device (1, 10, 100) is immersed, each tube (21, 121) comprising several openings (24, 124) arranged in the wall of the tube (21, 121) intended to allow water from the chamber (6, 16, 116) to pass into the tube (21, 121), so as to create a fluid connection between the open end of said tubes (21, 121) and the pores (7, 17, 127) of the lateral face (5, 15, 105) via said openings (24, 124). a bottom (3, 13, 103) and a cover (4, 14, 104) positioned facing said bottom (3, 13, 103), the bottom (3, 13, 103) and the cover (4, 14, 104) being reversibly linked by a lateral face (5, 15, 105) extending from the bottom (3, 13, 103) towards the cover (4, 14, 104) according to a longitudinal axis of the device (1, 10, 100) so as to define a chamber (6, 16, 106), said lateral face (5, 15, 105) comprising pores (7, 17, 127) intended to allow water of the watercourse or of the body of water to pass into the chamber (6, 16, 116), the device (1, 10, 100) further comprising several hollow tubes (21, 121) extending between the bottom (3, 13, 103) and the cover (4, 14, 104) along the longitudinal axis, each tube (21, 121) having a so-called closed end (22, 122) which is blocked by the bottom (3, 13, 103) and an opposite so-called open end (23, 123) passing through the cover (4, 14, 104) and emerging into the watercourse or the body of water when the device (1, 10, 100) is immersed, each tube (21, 121) comprising several openings (24, 124) arranged in the wall of the tube (21, 121) intended to allow water from the chamber (6, 16, 116) to pass into the tube (21, 121), so as to create a fluid connection between the open end of said tubes (21, 121) and the pores (7, 17, 127) of the lateral face (5, 15, 105) via said openings (24, 124).