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A method of dimming a multi-lamp fluorescent light fixture comprising: (a) turning off a first fluorescent lamp using a first wireless fluorescent lamp starter unit, wherein the first fluorescent lamp is coupled to a ballast, the first wireless fluorescent lamp starter unit comprises a switch, the first wireless fluorescent lamp starter unit is adapted to respond to the wireless communication by turning off the first lamp and not subsequently turning on the first lamp, the first wireless fluorescent lamp starter unit turns off the first fluorescent lamp by closing the switch, then opening the switch, then operating the switch as a voltage clamp causing energy stored in a magnetic field of the ballast to dissipate, and then opening the switch after enough energy stored in the ballast has been dissipated without igniting an arc, and a second wireless fluorescent lamp starter unit adapted to receive the wireless communication; and a second fluorescent lamp coupled to the second starter unit, wherein the second starter unit is adapted to respond to the wireless communication by turning off the second lamp and subsequently turning on the second lamp. (a) turning off a first fluorescent lamp using a first wireless fluorescent lamp starter unit, wherein
A display panel, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate in a superposed arrangement with the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer there between; and an auxiliary retaining wall located between the first and second substrates (1,2) in an edge area of a facing portion of the first and second substrates (1,2), thereby retaining the gap between the first and second substrates, wherein the auxiliary retaining wall includes a first retaining wall having a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion disposed opposite to each other, the second substrate comprises a bonding area outside of and adjoined by the facing portion, and the first and second sub-portions (311,312) are located in areas corresponding to two opposite edges (21,22) adjacent to an edge of the facing portion where the bonding area is located, respectively, wherein the auxiliary retaining wall further includes a third retaining wall disposed along the edge of the display panel where the bonding area is located and located on a side of the facing portion adjacent to the bonding area, wherein a plurality of leads are disposed in the bonding area, characterized in that the third retaining wall does not extend to the area where the leads are located, but is located outside the leads, wherein a first gap is present in a direction parallel to the third retaining wall between an end of the third retaining wall adjacent to the leads in the bonding area and an outermost lead in the bonding area, and wherein the first gap is less than or equal to 20 μm. a first substrate; a second substrate in a superposed arrangement with the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer there between; and an auxiliary retaining wall located between the first and second substrates (1,2) in an edge area of a facing portion of the first and second substrates (1,2), thereby retaining the gap between the first and second substrates, wherein the auxiliary retaining wall includes a first retaining wall having a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion disposed opposite to each other, the second substrate comprises a bonding area outside of and adjoined by the facing portion, and the first and second sub-portions (311,312) are located in areas corresponding to two opposite edges (21,22) adjacent to an edge of the facing portion where the bonding area is located, respectively, wherein the auxiliary retaining wall further includes a third retaining wall disposed along the edge of the display panel where the bonding area is located and located on a side of the facing portion adjacent to the bonding area, wherein a plurality of leads are disposed in the bonding area, characterized in that the third retaining wall does not extend to the area where the leads are located, but is located outside the leads, wherein a first gap is present in a direction parallel to the third retaining wall between an end of the third retaining wall adjacent to the leads in the bonding area and an outermost lead in the bonding area, and wherein the first gap is less than or equal to 20 μm.
A method for scheduling radio resources for a relay user equipment in a mobile communication system, wherein the relay user equipment supports a relay functionality for being capable to serve as a relay, respectively for one or more remote user equipments, such that remote data, originating from or destined to the one or more remote user equipments, is relayed by the relay user equipment between the one or more remote user equipments and a radio base station, wherein a remote scheduling identification is configured for addressing one or more remote logical channels carrying the remote data between the relay user equipment and the radio base station, wherein a relay scheduling identification is configured for addressing one or more relay logical channels carrying relay data, originating from or destined to the relay user equipment, between the relay user equipment and the radio base station, and wherein the method comprises the following steps performed by the relay user equipment: receiving, from the radio base station, a remote resource assignment, assigning radio resources to the relay user equipment for exchanging the remote data with the radio base station, where the remote resource assignment is addressed to the remote scheduling identification, and receiving, from the radio base station, a relay resource assignment, assigning radio resources to the relay user equipment for exchanging the relay data with the radio base station, where the relay resource assignment is addressed to the relay scheduling identification. receiving, from the radio base station, a remote resource assignment, assigning radio resources to the relay user equipment for exchanging the remote data with the radio base station, where the remote resource assignment is addressed to the remote scheduling identification, and receiving, from the radio base station, a relay resource assignment, assigning radio resources to the relay user equipment for exchanging the relay data with the radio base station, where the relay resource assignment is addressed to the relay scheduling identification.
An apparatus (13, 13', 13") for distributing fluids in exhaust systems of an internal combustion engine, having an injection device opening into the exhaust tract (11, 11', 11"), and having a combination of a plurality of individual measures for achieving a uniform mixing of the fluids with the exhaust gas and a complete vaporizing of the fluids in the exhaust gas, wherein the individual measures comprise: - at least one swirl-generating device and - an injection nozzle of the injection device which is arranged at a predefined spacing from a wall of the exhaust tract (11, 11', 11"), wherein the at least one swirl-generating device comprises a plurality of gas vanes arranged in the manner of a turbine, and wherein the injection nozzle is arranged centrally with respect to a cross-section of the exhaust tract, characterized in that the swirl-generating device is arranged upstream of the injection device; and in that a mixing apparatus is arranged downstream of the injection device and comprises at least one tubular vaporizer device having a central pipe and outer surfaces formed in the manner of blooms. - at least one swirl-generating device and - an injection nozzle of the injection device which is arranged at a predefined spacing from a wall of the exhaust tract (11, 11', 11"),
A rivastigmine patch for transdermal treatment comprising a backing film; a rivastigmine matrix layer comprising rivastigmine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a self-adhesive matrix layer comprising an adhesive that adheres to the skin; and a release liner that is removed before use, wherein the content per patch area of the rivastigmine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is 2 to 15 mg/cm 2 based on the rivastigmine free base, and the rivastigmine matrix layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of silicate, microcrystalline cellulose and crospovidone. wherein the content per patch area of the rivastigmine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is 2 to 15 mg/cm 2 based on the rivastigmine free base, and the rivastigmine matrix layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of silicate, microcrystalline cellulose and crospovidone.
A computer-implemented method for guiding a surgeon to acquire one or more registration points on a body of a patient, the method comprising: obtaining (20; 60) geometrical information defining relative positions between a non-patient-specific virtual mask and a plurality of anchor points, each of the anchor points being associated with a non-patient-specific anatomical landmark; obtaining, for each of the anchor points, a position of the associated anatomical landmark in image data of the patient; matching (24; 62) the virtual mask to the image data by assigning, to each of the anchor points, the position of the associated anatomical landmark in the image data; obtaining (26; 66) a plurality of image surface points defining a skin surface in the image data; determining, based on the matched virtual mask, for at least one of the plurality of image surface points, a priority value indicative of a priority for acquiring a registration point at a position, relative to the body, that corresponds to a position of the at least one image surface point relative to the skin surface defined in the image data, wherein the registration point is usable for a registration between the skin surface defined in the image data and the body of the patient based on the at least one image surface point and the registration point; and triggering (30; 98) display of a visualization of the priority value of the at least one surface point, or of a visualization of information derived from the priority value. obtaining (20; 60) geometrical information defining relative positions between a non-patient-specific virtual mask and a plurality of anchor points, each of the anchor points being associated with a non-patient-specific anatomical landmark; obtaining, for each of the anchor points, a position of the associated anatomical landmark in image data of the patient; matching (24; 62) the virtual mask to the image data by assigning, to each of the anchor points, the position of the associated anatomical landmark in the image data; obtaining (26; 66) a plurality of image surface points defining a skin surface in the image data; determining, based on the matched virtual mask, for at least one of the plurality of image surface points, a priority value indicative of a priority for acquiring a registration point at a position, relative to the body, that corresponds to a position of the at least one image surface point relative to the skin surface defined in the image data, wherein the registration point is usable for a registration between the skin surface defined in the image data and the body of the patient based on the at least one image surface point and the registration point; and triggering (30; 98) display of a visualization of the priority value of the at least one surface point, or of a visualization of information derived from the priority value.
A multiple detection zone control system for a materials handling vehicle comprising: at least one contactless obstacle sensor that is operable to define at least two detection zones, each detection zone defining an area at least partially in front of a forward traveling direction of the vehicle when the vehicle is traveling; and a controller that is configured to integrate with and control at least one aspect of the vehicle, the controller further configured to receive information obtained from the at least one obstacle sensor and to communicate with a traction control system of the vehicle to: perform a first action if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in a first one of the detection zones; and perform a second action different from the first action if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in a second one of the detection zones; characterised in that: the first one of the detection zones comprises a stop zone, the first action of the controller comprises a stop action, and the controller is configured to implement the stop action to stop the vehicle if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in the stop zone; and wherein the controller is further configured to refuse to operate the vehicle if an obstacle is detected within the stop zone before the vehicle begins travel. at least one contactless obstacle sensor that is operable to define at least two detection zones, each detection zone defining an area at least partially in front of a forward traveling direction of the vehicle when the vehicle is traveling; and a controller that is configured to integrate with and control at least one aspect of the vehicle, the controller further configured to receive information obtained from the at least one obstacle sensor and to communicate with a traction control system of the vehicle to: perform a first action if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in a first one of the detection zones; and perform a second action different from the first action if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in a second one of the detection zones; characterised in that: perform a first action if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in a first one of the detection zones; and perform a second action different from the first action if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in a second one of the detection zones; the first one of the detection zones comprises a stop zone, the first action of the controller comprises a stop action, and the controller is configured to implement the stop action to stop the vehicle if the vehicle is traveling and an obstacle is detected in the stop zone; and wherein the controller is further configured to refuse to operate the vehicle if an obstacle is detected within the stop zone before the vehicle begins travel.
Controller (103,303,403), wherein the controller is adapted: to control a transformation ratio of a park transformer (121,321,421) of a wind turbine park (100,300,400), the wind turbine park comprising a plurality of wind turbines (105,305,405), the wind turbines being connected to a first node (119,319,419), wherein the park transformer is connected between the first node and a second node (123,323,423), which second node is connected to a utility grid (137,337,437) to which electric energy produced by the wind turbines is to be delivered, wherein the controller is further adapted to control at least one impedance element (345,449) connected to the second node (323,423) or between the park transformer (321,421) and a wind turbine transformer (309,409) of at least one of the plurality of wind turbines (305,405) characterized in that the controller is further adapted, based on a model of the wind park, the model allowing to determine a resonance peak (553a, 553b, 553c) of an impedance of the wind turbine park, to control an impedance of the impedance element (345,449) such that the amplitude of the impedance of the wind turbine park at a predetermined frequency is reduced, wherein at the predetermined frequency a frequency of a harmonic of the current supplied by converters of the wind turbines (305, 405) coincides with a frequency of the resonance peak. to control a transformation ratio of a park transformer (121,321,421) of a wind turbine park (100,300,400), the wind turbine park comprising a plurality of wind turbines (105,305,405), the wind turbines being connected to a first node (119,319,419), wherein the park transformer is connected between the first node and a second node (123,323,423), which second node is connected to a utility grid (137,337,437) to which electric energy produced by the wind turbines is to be delivered, wherein the controller is further adapted to control at least one impedance element (345,449) connected to the second node (323,423) or between the park transformer (321,421) and a wind turbine transformer (309,409) of at least one of the plurality of wind turbines (305,405) characterized in that the controller is further adapted, based on a model of the wind park, the model allowing to determine a resonance peak (553a, 553b, 553c) of an impedance of the wind turbine park, to control an impedance of the impedance element (345,449) such that the amplitude of the impedance of the wind turbine park at a predetermined frequency is reduced, wherein at the predetermined frequency a frequency of a harmonic of the current supplied by converters of the wind turbines (305, 405) coincides with a frequency of the resonance peak.
Frontal sonar for observing the seafloor, comprising: - means for insonifying a seafloor area divided into M sectors (E 1 -E 4), able to perform a characteristic insonification of each of the sectors of the area during an operation recurrence of said sonar; and, - receiving means comprising a physical antenna consisting of an array of K transducers, said antenna being lacunar and thus ambiguous thereby defining N image lobes, wherein each of said characteristically insonified sectors is associated with a single image lobe defined by the antenna, so that said antenna ambiguity is removed, wherein said insonification means comprise as many emission channels as there are sectors to be characteristically insonified, and wherein during an operation recurrence of said sonar, each of the emission channels emits around an average frequency (f 1 -f 4) chosen in a list of average frequencies, each emission channel emitting at a frequency different from that of another emission channel, the average frequency characterising the insonification of a particular sector. - means for insonifying a seafloor area divided into M sectors (E 1 -E 4), able to perform a characteristic insonification of each of the sectors of the area during an operation recurrence of said sonar; and, - receiving means comprising a physical antenna consisting of an array of K transducers, said antenna being lacunar and thus ambiguous thereby defining N image lobes,
Electric apparatus for cooking and/or heating food, comprising at least: - a chamber able to receive food to be cooked and/or heated, - electric heating elements associated with said chamber, - at least one temperature sensor to measure a temperature (Tm) in the chamber, - a temperature control device provided with a control and power supply unit configured to receive the temperature (Tm) measured by the sensor and compare it with a desired temperature (Tz) in a central zone of the chamber; characterized in that said temperature control device also comprises at least one estimator filter configured to receive at entrance: the temperature (Tm) detected, the actual power supplied to the electric heating elements by said control unit and the data relating to previous temperature estimations and able to supply at exit an estimated temperature (TtC); wherein said control unit is configured to use the estimated temperature (TtC) transmitted by the estimator filter to establish the correct mean power to be supplied by the electric heating elements. - a chamber able to receive food to be cooked and/or heated, - electric heating elements associated with said chamber, - at least one temperature sensor to measure a temperature (Tm) in the chamber, - a temperature control device provided with a control and power supply unit configured to receive the temperature (Tm) measured by the sensor and compare it with a desired temperature (Tz) in a central zone of the chamber;
Ballast arrangement for a rail vehicle, having at least one ballast device, - in which the at least one ballast device has a concrete weight body, at least one integrated metal reinforcement and at least one securing device (8, 9) integrated into the weight body, - in which the ballast device is produced from a mixture of normal concrete and heavy concrete in order to influence the density of the weight body in a targeted manner and in order to control the mass of the weight body, - such that cast weight bodies of the ballast device fulfil different ballasting and balancing tasks given constant installation conditions and a constant space requirement. - in which the at least one ballast device has a concrete weight body, at least one integrated metal reinforcement and at least one securing device (8, 9) integrated into the weight body, - in which the ballast device is produced from a mixture of normal concrete and heavy concrete in order to influence the density of the weight body in a targeted manner and in order to control the mass of the weight body, - such that cast weight bodies of the ballast device fulfil different ballasting and balancing tasks given constant installation conditions and a constant space requirement.
An interlocking device for a sensor device which monitors an access point to a machine or installation arranged in a safety area having an optical transmitter and an optical receiver which can interact with one another by exchanging light pulses and thereby generate a sensor signal, wherein the interlocking device comprises a base body and a blocking element arranged thereon, wherein the blocking element is moveable relatively to the base body from a release position into a blocking position, in which the blocking element is arranged in a beam path of the light pulses between the transmitter and the receiver and prevents their interaction, characterized in that the interlocking device is lockable in the blocking position by a lockable securing element, wherein the interlocking device comprises a receptacle for the securing element and the securing element, when inserted into the receptacle, holds the blocking element in its blocking position.