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An arrangement of photovoltaic modules configured for transportation, the arrangement comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic modules (504, 902), each said photovoltaic module including a frame (502, 802) having at least a top member (608, 708) and a bottom member (604, 704, 705); a plurality of alignment features (506, 804, 806) on the top member of each frame; and a plurality of alignment features (610, 710) on the bottom member of each frame, wherein adjacent photovoltaic modules are interlocked by the alignment features on the top member of a lower module fitting together with the alignment features on the bottom member of an upper module, wherein the alignment features on the top member comprise male alignment features, and the alignment features on the bottom member comprise female alignment features into which fit the male alignment features of another frame, and characterized in that the male alignment features (506, 804, 806) on the top member are self-clinching such that the male alignment features securely attach to the top member upon being pressed into holes in the top member. a plurality of photovoltaic modules (504, 902), each said photovoltaic module including a frame (502, 802) having at least a top member (608, 708) and a bottom member (604, 704, 705); a plurality of alignment features (506, 804, 806) on the top member of each frame; and a plurality of alignment features (610, 710) on the bottom member of each frame, wherein adjacent photovoltaic modules are interlocked by the alignment features on the top member of a lower module fitting together with the alignment features on the bottom member of an upper module, wherein the alignment features on the top member comprise male alignment features, and the alignment features on the bottom member comprise female alignment features into which fit the male alignment features of another frame, and characterized in that the male alignment features (506, 804, 806) on the top member are self-clinching such that the male alignment features securely attach to the top member upon being pressed into holes in the top member.
A semiconductor device comprising an array of heat sinks; the heat sinks being arranged such that the spacing between adjacent heat sinks is smaller at the centre of the semiconductor device than the spacing between adjacent heat sinks outside the centre of the semiconductor device, wherein a thermal conductance of inner heat sink elements is greater than a thermal conductance of outer heat sink elements, and wherein said heat sink elements are integrated into a corresponding semiconductor die.
Method for identifying a disturbing effect, - wherein a hearing system has a hearing device that is worn by a user for sound output to the user, - wherein the hearing system is designed to receive recurrently a report from the user to the effect that a disturbing effect is present in the sound output, - wherein, if the user reports a disturbing effect in a prevailing situation, a plurality of features of the prevailing situation are determined and saved as a feature set, - wherein an identification unit compares a plurality of saved feature sets with each other, determining in the process those features that match in the plurality of feature sets and that are then assumed to be characteristic features of the disturbing effect, so that the identification unit identifies the disturbing effect on the basis of the characteristic features. - wherein a hearing system has a hearing device that is worn by a user for sound output to the user, - wherein the hearing system is designed to receive recurrently a report from the user to the effect that a disturbing effect is present in the sound output, - wherein, if the user reports a disturbing effect in a prevailing situation, a plurality of features of the prevailing situation are determined and saved as a feature set, - wherein an identification unit compares a plurality of saved feature sets with each other, determining in the process those features that match in the plurality of feature sets and that are then assumed to be characteristic features of the disturbing effect, so that the identification unit identifies the disturbing effect on the basis of the characteristic features.
Assembly comprising a first object and a second object and a link device comprising a first strip, capable of passing from a configuration wound about an axis Z about a support fixed to the first object to a configuration deployed along an axis X substantially at right angles to the axis Z, the strip having an end linking the first object to the second object, characterized in that the end of the first strip is linked to the second object by a link element, and in that the link element is a mechanical component allowing the rotation of the second object about the axis X.
A method of determining a flight path for an aerial vehicle (102, 252), comprising: identifying during flight and with aid of one or more processors, a change in a state of signal transmission occurring at a first location; in response to the identifying, selecting a first destination within a proximity of a second location, wherein the first destination is within the proximity of the second location if the first location is within a predetermined distance from the second location, and wherein a state of signal transmission at the second location during a previous flight is different from a state of signal transmission at the first location; determining a first flight path to reach the first destination, wherein the first flight path comprises accessible locations detected by one or more sensors onboard the aerial vehicle (102, 252) or one or more other aerial vehicles; upon reaching the first destination by the aerial vehicle (102, 252), assessing in real time a state of signal transmission at the first destination; and determining a second flight path to a second destination based on said assessment. identifying during flight and with aid of one or more processors, a change in a state of signal transmission occurring at a first location; in response to the identifying, selecting a first destination within a proximity of a second location, wherein the first destination is within the proximity of the second location if the first location is within a predetermined distance from the second location, and wherein a state of signal transmission at the second location during a previous flight is different from a state of signal transmission at the first location; determining a first flight path to reach the first destination, wherein the first flight path comprises accessible locations detected by one or more sensors onboard the aerial vehicle (102, 252) or one or more other aerial vehicles; upon reaching the first destination by the aerial vehicle (102, 252), assessing in real time a state of signal transmission at the first destination; and determining a second flight path to a second destination based on said assessment.
Shield strip having - a longitudinally extended central web (11, 11', 11") and - a plurality of printable identification plates (10, 10', 10") for identifying electric components, the identification plates (10, 10', 10") being arranged one after another on both sides of the central web (11, 11', 11"), each along the central web (11, 11', 11"), and being connected to the central web (11, 11', 11") via connecting webs (12, 12', 12") characterized - in that at least two retaining pins (14, 15) of different shape and/or size are arranged on the central web (11, 11', 11"), each being designed to engage in an associated holder (24, 25) of a magazine of a printing device, - in that the retaining pins (14, 15) are formed differently in such a way that the shield strips (1, 1', 1") can be inserted only in one physical orientation into a receptacle of a magazine which has a suitably formed holder (204, 205) for each retaining pin (14, 15). - a longitudinally extended central web (11, 11', 11") and - a plurality of printable identification plates (10, 10', 10") for identifying electric components, - in that at least two retaining pins (14, 15) of different shape and/or size are arranged on the central web (11, 11', 11"), each being designed to engage in an associated holder (24, 25) of a magazine of a printing device, - in that the retaining pins (14, 15) are formed differently in such a way that the shield strips (1, 1', 1") can be inserted only in one physical orientation into a receptacle of a magazine which has a suitably formed holder (204, 205) for each retaining pin (14, 15).
A heat exchanger configured for use with a motor-driven shaft about an axis of rotation, the heat exchanger comprising a generally cylindrical base having a plurality of fins integrally formed with and extending generally radially from the base, such that the heat exchanger is substantially axisymmetric about the axis of rotation, wherein a portion of each of the plurality of fins adjacent a first end of the base is skewed relative to the axis of rotation, the plurality of fins extend generally radially inward from a second surface of the base, and the plurality of fins extend from a first end of the base to a second, opposite end of the base; characterised in that: a shape of each of the plurality of fins varies from the first end of the base to the second, opposite end of the base.
A guide fitting of a sliding door of a piece of sliding door furniture, comprising a guide component housing, a sliding element which is displaceably mounted in the guide component housing, a spring element which can be supported in the guide component housing in such a way that it presses the sliding element out of an opening of the guide component housing, wherein a stop is formed on a side wall of the sliding element which is parallel to the pressing direction of the spring element, said stop retaining the sliding element in the guide component housing, characterized in that a latching tongue is arranged on the sliding element, which latching tongue can be latched onto a latching element of the guide component housing extending perpendicularly to the direction of displacement (z) of the sliding element, wherein a mouth-shaped end is formed on the latching tongue on its side facing the latching element, and the latching element is formed as a strut which can be engaged around at least in part by the mouth-shaped end of the latching tongue, wherein a first opening is provided in the guide component housing beneath the latching element into which the latching tongue can be latched.
Circuit breaker, comprising - a vacuum interrupter chamber, - metal holders (5, 7) arranged on opposite sides of the vacuum interrupter chamber, - a housing with a housing wall, which is arranged at a distance from outer surfaces (27 to 29) of the vacuum interrupter chamber and the holders (5, 7), around these outer surfaces (27 to 29), - a plastic enclosure, arranged on the outer surface of the vacuum interrupter chamber and on partial regions (28.1, 29.1) of the outer surfaces (28, 29) of both holders (5, 7), and - a volume filled with an insulating gas between the plastic enclosure and the housing wall, characterized in that the plastic enclosure is a layer of plastic extruded or moulded onto the outer surface of the vacuum interrupter chamber and the partial regions (28.1, 29.1) of the outer surfaces (28, 29) of the holders (5, 7), or in that the plastic enclosure is a plastic tube pushed over the outer surface of the vacuum interrupter chamber and the partial regions (28.1, 29.1) of the outer surfaces (28, 29) of the holders (5, 7). - a vacuum interrupter chamber, - metal holders (5, 7) arranged on opposite sides of the vacuum interrupter chamber, - a housing with a housing wall, which is arranged at a distance from outer surfaces (27 to 29) of the vacuum interrupter chamber and the holders (5, 7), around these outer surfaces (27 to 29), - a plastic enclosure, arranged on the outer surface of the vacuum interrupter chamber and on partial regions (28.1, 29.1) of the outer surfaces (28, 29) of both holders (5, 7), and - a volume filled with an insulating gas between the plastic enclosure and the housing wall,
An adeno-associated virus gene therapy vector for use in a medical treatment of a human subject, wherein said human subject has been administered a saturating agent between 0.5 to 24 hours prior to administration of the AAV gene therapy vector, said saturating agent being taken up by the reticuloendothelial system, and wherein the saturating agent comprises soybean oil, egg yolk phospholipids, glycerin, and water.
Syringe with a retractable needle comprising a barrel having a nozzle integrated in a female Luer adapter element; a piston slidably arranged in the barrel and coupled to a sealing element, said sealing element having a central channel; a needle assembly comprising a needle, a needle holder and a female Luer adapter element; a spring assembly arranged in the piston comprising a spring sleeve, a spring mounted on the spring sleeve, a spring tensioning element located on the spring sleeve and held in position by the piston wall, and a plunger mounted within the spring sleeve; and a piston cap; said piston being coupled to the sealing element by means of the spring tensioning element; said spring sleeve being held in position within the piston by a ring element protruding from the inner wall of the piston and supporting the proximal end of the spring sleeve, the spring sleeve extending into the channel of the sealing element to the distal end thereof; said spring sleeve comprising at its distal end a circular protrusion on the inside designed to engage a circular recess at the proximal end of the needle holder; wherein upon exertion of pressure to the piston in its advanced position results in the engagement of the spring sleeve and the needle holder and the release of the spring sleeve thus actuating the spring and retracting the needle holder and the needle, the piston comprising a holding ring on its inner surface in the proximal part of the piston, characterized in that the holding ring is designed to engage with an outer flange of the spring sleeve where, after actuation of the spring the retraction mechanism stays locked, the spring is a compression spring comprising at least one closed ring element at the ends where spring windings form parallel double rings that runs perpendicular to the centerline of the spring, the spring sleeve comprises an outer flange supporting the proximal end of the spring and comprises a widened section adjacent to the outer flange for accommodating the proximal end of the spring.
An image sensor comprising: (a) a photosensitive region configured to accumulate charge corresponding to received incident light; (b) a transfer gate configured to transfer all or a portion of the charge from the photosensitive region to a floating diffusion under control of a voltage applied to a gate of the transfer gate; (c) the floating diffusion configured to receive the all or a portion of the charge from the photosensitive region and to convert the charge to a voltage; (d) an amplifier configured to receive and amplify a signal from the floating diffusion; wherein the image sensor further comprises: (e) a voltage supply configured to have a voltage that is applied to the gate of the transfer gate and that, after integration, starts to increase from an initial voltage; (f) a pulse detector configured to detect a voltage pulse from the amplifier; and (g) a counter configured to count clock cycles between initiation of the increasing voltage until a signal is received from the pulse detector which indicates initiation of charge transfer from the photosensitive region to the floating diffusion. (a) a photosensitive region configured to accumulate charge corresponding to received incident light; (b) a transfer gate configured to transfer all or a portion of the charge from the photosensitive region to a floating diffusion under control of a voltage applied to a gate of the transfer gate; (c) the floating diffusion configured to receive the all or a portion of the charge from the photosensitive region and to convert the charge to a voltage; (d) an amplifier configured to receive and amplify a signal from the floating diffusion; (e) a voltage supply configured to have a voltage that is applied to the gate of the transfer gate and that, after integration, starts to increase from an initial voltage; (f) a pulse detector configured to detect a voltage pulse from the amplifier; and (g) a counter configured to count clock cycles between initiation of the increasing voltage until a signal is received from the pulse detector which indicates initiation of charge transfer from the photosensitive region to the floating diffusion.
A luminaire controller mountable within a luminaire housing, the luminaire controller comprising:- at least one light sensor for providing a signal relating to ambient light levels; and at least one light guide having a light inlet through which ambient light can be received and a light outlet through which ambient light is directed to the at least one light sensor; characterized in that the luminaire controller further comprises a communications unit for communicating with a communications network, the communications unit being operable for checking network communication, and, in the event of an interrupted network communication, the luminaire controller is operable for remitting a switch-on and switch-off, or a dimming signal for a lamp associated therewith depending on the signal relating to the ambient light level. at least one light sensor for providing a signal relating to ambient light levels; and at least one light guide having a light inlet through which ambient light can be received and a light outlet through which ambient light is directed to the at least one light sensor; characterized in that the luminaire controller further comprises a communications unit for communicating with a communications network, the communications unit being operable for checking network communication, and, in the event of an interrupted network communication, the luminaire controller is operable for remitting a switch-on and switch-off, or a dimming signal for a lamp associated therewith depending on the signal relating to the ambient light level.
A method for operating a display apparatus, comprising: acquiring biometric information about a user through a camera or a sensor unit; comparing the acquired biometric information with pre-stored authentication information; switching the display apparatus to a first mode, if the acquired biometric information does not match with the pre-stored authentication information, the first mode restricting access to content predetermined from total content; switching the display apparatus to a second mode if biometric information matching with the pre-stored authentication information is acquired in the first mode, the second mode allowing access to the total content; receiving in the first mode a message related to the content predetermined from total content without outputting a notification of the reception; displaying when the second mode is entered, a notification message related to the content predetermined from total content received during operation in the first mode, and displaying a message indicating an item changed during operation in the first mode. acquiring biometric information about a user through a camera or a sensor unit; comparing the acquired biometric information with pre-stored authentication information; switching the display apparatus to a first mode, if the acquired biometric information does not match with the pre-stored authentication information, the first mode restricting access to content predetermined from total content; switching the display apparatus to a second mode if biometric information matching with the pre-stored authentication information is acquired in the first mode, the second mode allowing access to the total content; receiving in the first mode a message related to the content predetermined from total content without outputting a notification of the reception; displaying when the second mode is entered, a notification message related to the content predetermined from total content received during operation in the first mode, and displaying a message indicating an item changed during operation in the first mode.
A separator, comprising: a ceramic-comprising separator layer (201; 403; 701), wherein the ceramic-comprising separator layer comprises porous metal oxide fibers (820F, 822F) with diameters in the range from around 3 nm to around 2 microns, aspect ratios in the range from around 20 to around 100,000, and a total open pore volume among the metal oxide fibers in the range from around 0.01 cm 3 /g to around 1 cm 3 /g, wherein the total open pore volume comprises any open pore space in the metal oxide fibers plus any intervening open pore space between the metal oxide fibers in the ceramic-comprising separator layer, wherein the metal oxide fibers comprise a first set of metal oxide fibers with a first average diameter in a first diameter sub-range and a first average aspect ratio, wherein the metal oxide fibers comprise a second set of metal oxide fibers with a second average diameter in a second diameter sub-range and a second average aspect ratio, and wherein the fibers of the second set are larger than the fibers of the first set and the average aspect ratio of the fibers of the second set is at least two times smaller than the average aspect ratio of the fibers of the first set. a ceramic-comprising separator layer (201; 403; 701), wherein the ceramic-comprising separator layer comprises porous metal oxide fibers (820F, 822F) with diameters in the range from around 3 nm to around 2 microns, aspect ratios in the range from around 20 to around 100,000, and a total open pore volume among the metal oxide fibers in the range from around 0.01 cm 3 /g to around 1 cm 3 /g, wherein the total open pore volume comprises any open pore space in the metal oxide fibers plus any intervening open pore space between the metal oxide fibers in the ceramic-comprising separator layer, wherein the metal oxide fibers comprise a first set of metal oxide fibers with a first average diameter in a first diameter sub-range and a first average aspect ratio, wherein the metal oxide fibers comprise a second set of metal oxide fibers with a second average diameter in a second diameter sub-range and a second average aspect ratio, and wherein the fibers of the second set are larger than the fibers of the first set and the average aspect ratio of the fibers of the second set is at least two times smaller than the average aspect ratio of the fibers of the first set.