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Method for operating a washing machine that comprises a tub for receiving washing liquid and a recirculation device having a recirculation pump for conveying the washing liquid from a first region of the tub to a second region of the tub, in which method: - at least two detergent components are fed from one or more dosing devices into the recirculation pump at a particular predetermined dosage, characterised in that, - during and/or after feeding the at least two detergent components, the recirculation pump is operated at a speed intended to bring about a mixing process, which speed is below a conveying speed at which the washing liquid is conveyed from the first region of the tub to the second region of the tub, and then operated at a speed intended to effect a recirculation process, which speed is equal to or above the conveying speed. - at least two detergent components are fed from one or more dosing devices into the recirculation pump at a particular predetermined dosage, characterised in that, - during and/or after feeding the at least two detergent components, the recirculation pump is operated at a speed intended to bring about a mixing process, which speed is below a conveying speed at which the washing liquid is conveyed from the first region of the tub to the second region of the tub, and then operated at a speed intended to effect a recirculation process, which speed is equal to or above the conveying speed.
A method of operation of an electronic device manufacturing system comprising: receiving a device programming job that controls a device programmer that programs an electronic device, the device programming job including a signed manifest having a list of files based on input components, the input components including at least one user data file and an instruction set, the signed manifest including check values for each file of the list of files for detecting changes to the files, the instruction set for controlling the device programmer, and the signed manifest generated using a private Digital Signature Algorithm, DSA, key; decrypting the signed manifest of the device programming job with a decryption key of an assembly controller at an authorized manufacturing site; and executing the device programming job on a device programmer based on successful decryption of the signed manifest of the device programming job and detecting no changes to the files based on the check values, thereby programming the electronic device using the instruction set with the at least one user data file, wherein the electronic device is any of: a flash memory, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory, a programmable logic device, a field programmable gate array, an application specific integrated circuit, or a microcontroller. receiving a device programming job that controls a device programmer that programs an electronic device, the device programming job including a signed manifest having a list of files based on input components, the input components including at least one user data file and an instruction set, the signed manifest including check values for each file of the list of files for detecting changes to the files, the instruction set for controlling the device programmer, and the signed manifest generated using a private Digital Signature Algorithm, DSA, key; decrypting the signed manifest of the device programming job with a decryption key of an assembly controller at an authorized manufacturing site; and executing the device programming job on a device programmer based on successful decryption of the signed manifest of the device programming job and detecting no changes to the files based on the check values, thereby programming the electronic device using the instruction set with the at least one user data file, wherein the electronic device is any of: a flash memory, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory, a programmable logic device, a field programmable gate array, an application specific integrated circuit, or a microcontroller.
A hot-rolled steel sheet comprising, as a chemical composition, by mass%: C: 0.01% to 0.30%; Si: 0.01% to 3.00%; Mn: 0.20% to 3.00%; P: 0.030% or less; S: 0.030% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.000%; N: 0.0100% or less; Ni: 0.02% to 0.50%; Nb: 0% to 0.060%; V: 0% to 0.20%; Ti: 0% to 0.20%; Cu: 0% to 0.20%; Cr: 0% to 0.20%; Mo: 0% to 1.00%; B: 0% to 0.0020%; W: 0% to 0.50%; Mg: 0% to 0.010%; Ca: 0% to 0.0100%; REM: 0% to 0.0100%; O: 0% to 0.0100%; Zr: 0% to 0.500%; Co: 0% to 0.500%; Zn: 0% to 0.500%; Sn: 0% to 0.500%; and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, wherein among measurement points at which elemental analysis is performed at a measurement pitch of 1 μm using an EPMA in a region of 250 μm × 250 μm on a surface, a percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass% or more is 10% to 70%, and wherein the method of measuring the percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass% or more is as described in the description. C: 0.01% to 0.30%; Si: 0.01% to 3.00%; Mn: 0.20% to 3.00%; P: 0.030% or less; S: 0.030% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.000%; N: 0.0100% or less; Ni: 0.02% to 0.50%; Nb: 0% to 0.060%; V: 0% to 0.20%; Ti: 0% to 0.20%; Cu: 0% to 0.20%; Cr: 0% to 0.20%; Mo: 0% to 1.00%; B: 0% to 0.0020%; W: 0% to 0.50%; Mg: 0% to 0.010%; Ca: 0% to 0.0100%; REM: 0% to 0.0100%; O: 0% to 0.0100%; Zr: 0% to 0.500%; Co: 0% to 0.500%; Zn: 0% to 0.500%; Sn: 0% to 0.500%; and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, wherein among measurement points at which elemental analysis is performed at a measurement pitch of 1 μm using an EPMA in a region of 250 μm × 250 μm on a surface, a percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass% or more is 10% to 70%, and wherein the method of measuring the percentage of measurement points having a Ni content of 0.5 mass% or more is as described in the description.
A floating type wind turbine generating apparatus comprising: a floating body adapted to float on water; and a wind turbine generator installed on the floating body, wherein the floating body is formed into a substantially V-shape in planar view, including three columns and two hollow lower hulls connecting two of the three columns, a top face of each of the columns being disposed above a top face of each of the lower hulls and the wind turbine generator being installed on the top face of only one of the three columns that is positioned in the middle of the three columns, and wherein the floating body is configured to be installed on water, and to have water injected into the hollow lower hulls so as to put the floating body in a state where the top faces of the lower hulls are underwater, wherein the floating body further comprises a mooring device which includes anchors fixed to the bottom of the water, and a plurality of mooring cables connecting the anchors to the three columns, wherein the floating body is configured such that a rotation thereof is prevented by the mooring device. a floating body adapted to float on water; and a wind turbine generator installed on the floating body, wherein the floating body is formed into a substantially V-shape in planar view, including three columns and two hollow lower hulls connecting two of the three columns, a top face of each of the columns being disposed above a top face of each of the lower hulls and the wind turbine generator being installed on the top face of only one of the three columns that is positioned in the middle of the three columns, and wherein the floating body is configured to be installed on water, and to have water injected into the hollow lower hulls so as to put the floating body in a state where the top faces of the lower hulls are underwater, wherein the floating body further comprises a mooring device which includes anchors fixed to the bottom of the water, and a plurality of mooring cables connecting the anchors to the three columns, wherein the floating body is configured such that a rotation thereof is prevented by the mooring device.
A surgical instrument, comprising: a tool mounting portion configured for connection to a robotic system; a shaft assembly removably connected to the tool mounting portion; an end effector connected to the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector comprises an anvil, and is configured to support a staple cartridge, and is movable between an open position and a closed position; an anvil closure arrangement; a knife bar coupled to a cutting member, the knife bar movable through at least a portion of the end effector; a first electric motor configured to drive the knife bar to eject staples from the staple cartridge; a transmission arrangement; a control circuit, including a power source, a solenoid power switch and a double pole switch and configured to electrically couple the power source to the first electric motor at the direction of the robotic system, the power source electrically coupled to the solenoid power switch, wherein the tool mounting portion comprises a tool mounting plate, and wherein the tool mounting plate is configured to support the first electric motor and the transmission arrangement, wherein the first electric motor is configured to supply firing and retraction motions to the transmission arrangement to drive the knife bar, wherein the solenoid power switch is configured to permit the power source to supply power to the double pole switch, and wherein the double pole switch is configured to supply power from the power source to the first electric motor. a tool mounting portion configured for connection to a robotic system; a shaft assembly removably connected to the tool mounting portion; an end effector connected to the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector comprises an anvil, and is configured to support a staple cartridge, and is movable between an open position and a closed position; an anvil closure arrangement; a knife bar coupled to a cutting member, the knife bar movable through at least a portion of the end effector; a first electric motor configured to drive the knife bar to eject staples from the staple cartridge; a transmission arrangement; a control circuit, including a power source, a solenoid power switch and a double pole switch and configured to electrically couple the power source to the first electric motor at the direction of the robotic system, the power source electrically coupled to the solenoid power switch, wherein the tool mounting portion comprises a tool mounting plate, and wherein the tool mounting plate is configured to support the first electric motor and the transmission arrangement, wherein the first electric motor is configured to supply firing and retraction motions to the transmission arrangement to drive the knife bar, wherein the solenoid power switch is configured to permit the power source to supply power to the double pole switch, and wherein the double pole switch is configured to supply power from the power source to the first electric motor.
Method for replacing a swirler of a premixing or main burner of a burner arrangement, wherein the swirler is connected to a distributor flange plate of the burner arrangement via a fuel gas feed pipe and a fuel oil feed line accommodated therein, said method comprising the following steps: a) separating the swirler by severing the fuel gas feed pipe and the fuel oil feed line along a first parting plane close to the swirler; b) removing the separated swirler; c) separating an end portion of the remaining fuel gas feed pipe by severing the remaining fuel gas feed pipe along a second parting plane, without severing the fuel oil feed line in the process; d) removing the separated end portion of the fuel gas feed pipe; e) providing a sleeve, which replaces the end portion of the fuel gas feed pipe separated in step c) and which is formed in such a manner that it can be pushed at least partially onto the remaining fuel gas feed pipe or can be pushed into the latter; f) arranging the sleeve on or in the remaining fuel gas feed pipe; g) providing a new swirler, from which a new fuel gas feed pipe end portion and a new fuel oil feed line end portion protrude axially; h) integrally connecting the remaining fuel oil feed line to the new fuel oil feed line end portion protruding from the new swirler; i) arranging the sleeve between the remaining fuel gas feed pipe and the new fuel gas feed pipe end portion protruding from the new swirler; and j) integrally connecting the sleeve to the remaining fuel gas feed pipe on the one hand and to the new fuel gas feed pipe end portion protruding axially from the new swirler on the other hand. a) separating the swirler by severing the fuel gas feed pipe and the fuel oil feed line along a first parting plane close to the swirler; b) removing the separated swirler; c) separating an end portion of the remaining fuel gas feed pipe by severing the remaining fuel gas feed pipe along a second parting plane, without severing the fuel oil feed line in the process; d) removing the separated end portion of the fuel gas feed pipe; e) providing a sleeve, which replaces the end portion of the fuel gas feed pipe separated in step c) and which is formed in such a manner that it can be pushed at least partially onto the remaining fuel gas feed pipe or can be pushed into the latter; f) arranging the sleeve on or in the remaining fuel gas feed pipe; g) providing a new swirler, from which a new fuel gas feed pipe end portion and a new fuel oil feed line end portion protrude axially; h) integrally connecting the remaining fuel oil feed line to the new fuel oil feed line end portion protruding from the new swirler; i) arranging the sleeve between the remaining fuel gas feed pipe and the new fuel gas feed pipe end portion protruding from the new swirler; and j) integrally connecting the sleeve to the remaining fuel gas feed pipe on the one hand and to the new fuel gas feed pipe end portion protruding axially from the new swirler on the other hand.
Method for counting people and for determining the position of said people in a room of a building, the method comprising the steps of: a) activating a thermal imager; b) the thermal imager capturing a raw thermal image of a scene included in said room; c) deactivating the thermal imager by cutting-off the electrical power supply to the thermal imager; d) after deactivating the thermal imager, acquiring, by a computer device operating independently of the activation or deactivation state of the thermal imager, a calibrated thermal image of the scene from said raw thermal image, and a measurement of the temperature of the thermal imager when capturing the raw thermal image, with said measurement being carried out by a temperature sensor connected to the thermal imager and being used to acquire the calibrated thermal image, the calibrated thermal image of the scene comprising at least one region of interest, with each region of interest being a hot spot corresponding to a respective person present in the scene; e) the computer device comparing the calibrated thermal image of the scene with another calibrated thermal image, called calibrated comparison thermal image, of the scene acquired beforehand; f) the computer device acquiring the number of people and the position of said people in the room. a) activating a thermal imager; b) the thermal imager capturing a raw thermal image of a scene included in said room; c) deactivating the thermal imager by cutting-off the electrical power supply to the thermal imager; d) after deactivating the thermal imager, acquiring, by a computer device operating independently of the activation or deactivation state of the thermal imager, a calibrated thermal image of the scene from said raw thermal image, and a measurement of the temperature of the thermal imager when capturing the raw thermal image, with said measurement being carried out by a temperature sensor connected to the thermal imager and being used to acquire the calibrated thermal image, the calibrated thermal image of the scene comprising at least one region of interest, with each region of interest being a hot spot corresponding to a respective person present in the scene; e) the computer device comparing the calibrated thermal image of the scene with another calibrated thermal image, called calibrated comparison thermal image, of the scene acquired beforehand; f) the computer device acquiring the number of people and the position of said people in the room.
A sound damping device adapted to be arranged inside a duct having a general flow direction, comprising a first element including at least one first wall of a first channel having an inlet and an outlet, a second element including at least one second wall of a second channel having an inlet and an outlet, said first and second elements (40a, 40b) together forming a stack, wherein at least a portion of at least one of said first and second elements (40a, 40b) comprises an acoustic energy dissipative sheet material, wherein said first and second elements (40a, 40b) are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that the first channel is angled in relation to the second channel, and in that the flow direction of said first channel is substantially straight from its inlet to its outlet, in that the flow direction of said second channel is substantially straight from its inlet to its outlet, characterized in that said first element is provided with means (22a - 22g, 50, 52) disposed laterally on said first element further defining said first channel laterally in a direction from said inlet to said outlet of said first element, and in that said second element is provided with means (23a - 23f, 50, 52) disposed laterally on said second element further defining said second channel laterally in a direction from said inlet to said outlet of said second element
A suspension container, comprising • a suspension of binding particles for the isolation of biological material • inner walls forming an elongate groove at the bottom of said container, said elongate groove configured to gather residual volume of said suspension and facilitate the complete withdrawal of said suspension from the container with a linear arrangement of multiple pipets or pipet tips characterised by • a cover having openings covered by a penetrable septum, said openings being located above and parallel to said elongate groove, wherein said openings and said elongate groove are configured for the introduction in a straight vertical line of said linear arrangement of multiple pipets or pipet tips into the container for withdrawal of said suspension from said elongate groove. • a suspension of binding particles for the isolation of biological material • inner walls forming an elongate groove at the bottom of said container, said elongate groove configured to gather residual volume of said suspension and facilitate the complete withdrawal of said suspension from the container with a linear arrangement of multiple pipets or pipet tips • a cover having openings covered by a penetrable septum, said openings being located above and parallel to said elongate groove, wherein said openings and said elongate groove are configured for the introduction in a straight vertical line of said linear arrangement of multiple pipets or pipet tips into the container for withdrawal of said suspension from said elongate groove.
A smart communications controller for building equipment, the smart communications controller comprising: - an equipment port connected to the building equipment; - a plurality of autoconfiguration objects, each of the autoconfiguration objects corresponding to a different communications protocol and configured to perform a protocol testing process comprising automatically determining whether the corresponding communications protocol is used by the building equipment connected to the equipment port; - an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified; - an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol for the building equipment to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment. - an equipment port connected to the building equipment; - a plurality of autoconfiguration objects, each of the autoconfiguration objects corresponding to a different communications protocol and configured to perform a protocol testing process comprising automatically determining whether the corresponding communications protocol is used by the building equipment connected to the equipment port; - an autoconfiguration manager configured to cause the autoconfiguration objects to iteratively perform their protocol testing processes until the communications protocol used by the building equipment is identified; - an equipment controller configured to use the identified communications protocol for the building equipment to generate protocol-specific control signals for the building equipment.
A thermoelectric conversion device using a solvating material, the device comprising: a cell containing a metal ammonia or metal amine compound as a solvating material; and a heating unit located at one side of the cell; characterised in that the cell has a closed structure; and in that the device further comprises a membrane selected from a polarization membrane and a porous separation membrane located at the center of the cell to separate the cell into two sides. a cell containing a metal ammonia or metal amine compound as a solvating material; and a heating unit located at one side of the cell;