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Agitator for mixing fluids with different viscosities, wherein the agitator is a bionic agitator, comprising a main shaft with a rotational axis and paddles which are connected to the main shaft, wherein the paddles each comprising a paddle shaft with a paddle shaft axis, and wherein the paddle shaft axis extending at a first angle (α) relative to the rotational axis in a range of between 20° and 40°, and wherein the paddles, during operation of the agitator, perform a first rotation around the main shaft and a second rotation around the respective paddle shaft axis, wherein a radial first distance of the paddle shaft axes relative to the rotational axis at one lower end of the paddle shafts, said end being formed facing away from the main shaft, is greater than a radial second distance of the paddle shaft axes relative to the rotational axis at an upper end of the paddle shafts which is formed facing the main shaft, and wherein the first rotation may be transferred to the paddles via a non-rotatable connection (10, 18) between the main shaft and the paddles, and the second rotation may be transferred to the paddles via a shaft drive (14, 16) provided between the main shaft and the paddles, and wherein the non-rotatable connection (10, 18) is formed by means of second guide tubes rotatably accommodating the paddle shafts and connected non-rotatably to the main shaft, characterised in that the paddles are arranged with their paddle surfaces at a second angle (β) of 90° relative to one another, wherein to form the non-rotatable connection (10, 18) the second guide tubes are accommodated non-rotatably at a transmission gear housing which is connected non-rotatably to the main shaft, wherein the friction drive (14, 16) is accommodated in the transmission gear housing.
A system (1, 10) for removing debris from a surface of a substrate (3, 840, 940, 1040, 1140), comprising: a cantilever arm; and a tip (12, 710, 760, 810, 910, 1010, 1110) having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the tip being supported by the cantilever arm at the proximal portion of the tip, and wherein a plurality of nanofibrils extends from the distal portion of the tip, the nanofibrils being configured to elastically deform against or around the debris or the surface of the substrate (3, 840, 940, 1040, 1140); characterized in that the plurality of nanofibrils comprises a plurality of stiff fibrils (700, 800, 900a, 900b) and a plurality of wrap fibrils (750, 1000, 1100), wherein a stiff fibril (700, 800, 900a, 900b) has a yield stress of greater than or equal to 0.5 GPa and a wrap fibril (750, 1000, 1100) has a yield stress of less than 0.5 GPa. a cantilever arm; and a tip (12, 710, 760, 810, 910, 1010, 1110) having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the tip being supported by the cantilever arm at the proximal portion of the tip, and wherein a plurality of nanofibrils extends from the distal portion of the tip, the nanofibrils being configured to elastically deform against or around the debris or the surface of the substrate (3, 840, 940, 1040, 1140); characterized in that the plurality of nanofibrils comprises a plurality of stiff fibrils (700, 800, 900a, 900b) and a plurality of wrap fibrils (750, 1000, 1100), wherein a stiff fibril (700, 800, 900a, 900b) has a yield stress of greater than or equal to 0.5 GPa and a wrap fibril (750, 1000, 1100) has a yield stress of less than 0.5 GPa.
An apparatus for introducing droplets of a monomer solution for production of poly(meth)acrylate into a reactor for droplet polymerization, comprising at least one channel or a dropletizer head, the channel or the dropletizer head being sealed at its base by a dropletizer plate, the dropletizer plate having holes through which the monomer solution is introduced into the reactor, and the dropletizer plate being configured such that holes that, in an axially symmetric dropletizer plate or in an annular dropletizer plate or in one configured as a ring segment, are not on a center line of the dropletizer plate or, in the case of a circular dropletizer plate, are not at the center of the dropletizer plate are aligned such that monomer solution is introduced through the holes into the reactor at an angle to the vertical in the range from 0 to 30°, and the holes in the case of a radial alignment of axially symmetric dropletizer plates being aligned such that the angle at which the monomer solution is introduced into the reactor decreases in the direction of the axis of the reactor and, in the case of dropletizer plates arranged parallel to one another or of concentrically arranged dropletizer plates, each being aligned on a line parallel to the center line or line running concentrically about the center, such that the angle at which the monomer solution is introduced into the reactor is constant and is in the range from 0 to 30°.
A drive system for a land craft, comprising - a machine system (M1, M2) for driving the land craft, the machine system comprising at least a first and a second electric machine (M1, M2) acting on a common drive shaft for driving the land craft, - a control device (PE, PE1, PE2) which is adapted to control the machine system for operating in at least two operation ranges (OR1, OR2), wherein in a first operation range the first and second electric machines (M1, M2) are operated to provide each a drive torque to the drive shaft, and in a second operation range only one of the electric machines (M1 is operated to provide a drive torque to the drive shaft, - wherein the control device (PE, PE1, PE2) is adapted for operating the machine system (M1, M2) according to a torque-speed relation, wherein the operation ranges (OR1, OR2) are delimited by a threshold curve between a first threshold (Tqg) indicative of a first torque at a first speed, and a second threshold indicative of a second torque at a second speed (ωg, ng), particularly wherein the threshold curve is at least in part elliptical, or hyperbolic, or straight. - a machine system (M1, M2) for driving the land craft, the machine system comprising at least a first and a second electric machine (M1, M2) acting on a common drive shaft for driving the land craft, - a control device (PE, PE1, PE2) which is adapted to control the machine system for operating in at least two operation ranges (OR1, OR2), wherein in a first operation range the first and second electric machines (M1, M2) are operated to provide each a drive torque to the drive shaft, and in a second operation range only one of the electric machines (M1 is operated to provide a drive torque to the drive shaft, - wherein the control device (PE, PE1, PE2) is adapted for operating the machine system (M1, M2) according to a torque-speed relation, wherein the operation ranges (OR1, OR2) are delimited by a threshold curve between a first threshold (Tqg) indicative of a first torque at a first speed, and a second threshold indicative of a second torque at a second speed (ωg, ng), particularly wherein the threshold curve is at least in part elliptical, or hyperbolic, or straight.
A solvent-free polymer electrolyte for use in a rechargeable lithium-ion secondary battery, comprising a polymer matrix which is conductive for lithium ions, and a lithium salt, wherein the polymer matrix has at least one pseudo-polyrotaxane which comprises at least one linear polymer and at least one ring-shaped molecule, and wherein the lithium salt is arranged in the polymer matrix and is at least partly chemically bonded to the polymer matrix, characterized in that the polymer matrix has at least one pseudo-polyrotaxane with - at least one fully or partially chemically modified cyclodextrin, in which the existing hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin are partially or completely modified by functional groups, and - wherein the functionals groups comprise alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl groups C n with n ≤ 5 or else short-chain polymer groups with up to 20 repeats. comprising a polymer matrix which is conductive for lithium ions, and a lithium salt, wherein the polymer matrix has at least one pseudo-polyrotaxane which comprises at least one linear polymer and at least one ring-shaped molecule, and wherein the lithium salt is arranged in the polymer matrix and is at least partly chemically bonded to the polymer matrix, characterized in that the polymer matrix has at least one pseudo-polyrotaxane with - at least one fully or partially chemically modified cyclodextrin, in which the existing hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin are partially or completely modified by functional groups, and - wherein the functionals groups comprise alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl groups C n with n ≤ 5 or else short-chain polymer groups with up to 20 repeats. - at least one fully or partially chemically modified cyclodextrin, in which the existing hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin are partially or completely modified by functional groups, and - wherein the functionals groups comprise alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl groups C n with n ≤ 5 or else short-chain polymer groups with up to 20 repeats.
A method for manufacturing a display comprising a substrate on which a matrix structure in relief is provided, which structure bounds a number of areas, the method including: - performing, with the aid of at least one sensor (7, 7', 8, 8', 9), a measurement on the substrate to determine the position of the substrate; and - controlling an inkjet printhead on the basis of the thus determined position to deposit substantially in each area an amount of liquid at the correct place, characterized in that - the at least one sensor (7, 7', 8, 8', 9) is positioned fixedly relative to the printhead so that the at least one sensor (7, 7', 8, 8', 9) follows each movement of the printhead; and in that - the measurement is performed substantially in situ on the relief structure defining the position of a said area in which an amount of liquid has to be delivered. - performing, with the aid of at least one sensor (7, 7', 8, 8', 9), a measurement on the substrate to determine the position of the substrate; and - controlling an inkjet printhead on the basis of the thus determined position to deposit substantially in each area an amount of liquid at the correct place, - the at least one sensor (7, 7', 8, 8', 9) is positioned fixedly relative to the printhead so that the at least one sensor (7, 7', 8, 8', 9) follows each movement of the printhead; - the measurement is performed substantially in situ on the relief structure defining the position of a said area in which an amount of liquid has to be delivered.
An electrical protection assembly comprising: a semiconductive gap-assisted fuse assembly forming an overcurrent protection circuit and including: a fuse element; and a semiconductive gap assembly electrically connected in series with the fuse element, wherein the semiconductive gap assembly includes: a first gap electrode and an opposing second gap electrode; a trigger gap defined between the first and second gap electrodes; and a semiconductive member disposed in the trigger gap; wherein the semiconductive member is configured to assist in initiation of an electrical arc flashover across the trigger gap between the first and second gap electrodes responsive to an overvoltage developed across the first and second gap electrodes. a fuse element; and a semiconductive gap assembly electrically connected in series with the fuse element, wherein the semiconductive gap assembly includes: a first gap electrode and an opposing second gap electrode; a trigger gap defined between the first and second gap electrodes; and a semiconductive member disposed in the trigger gap; wherein the semiconductive member is configured to assist in initiation of an electrical arc flashover across the trigger gap between the first and second gap electrodes responsive to an overvoltage developed across the first and second gap electrodes. a first gap electrode and an opposing second gap electrode; a trigger gap defined between the first and second gap electrodes; and a semiconductive member disposed in the trigger gap; wherein the semiconductive member is configured to assist in initiation of an electrical arc flashover across the trigger gap between the first and second gap electrodes responsive to an overvoltage developed across the first and second gap electrodes.
A computer-implemented method of progressively training a base caller, including: iteratively initially training a base caller with analyte of a single-oligo base sequence with a single known oligo base sequence, and generating labelled training data using the initially trained base caller, the base caller having an initial neural network configuration comprising a number of layers and parameters; (i) further training the base caller with analyte comprising multi-oligo base sequences comprising at least two known oligo base sequences that differ from one another by a threshold edit distance between respective nucleotide bases thereof, and generating labelled training data using the further trained base caller; and iteratively further training the base caller by repeating step (i), while, during at least one iteration, increasing a complexity of the initial neural network configuration of the base caller by increasing the number of layers and parameters relative to the initial neural network configuration to adjust the initial neural network configuration for the multi-oligo base sequences, wherein labelled training data generated during an iteration is used to train the base caller during an immediate subsequent iteration. iteratively initially training a base caller with analyte of a single-oligo base sequence with a single known oligo base sequence, and generating labelled training data using the initially trained base caller, the base caller having an initial neural network configuration comprising a number of layers and parameters; (i) further training the base caller with analyte comprising multi-oligo base sequences comprising at least two known oligo base sequences that differ from one another by a threshold edit distance between respective nucleotide bases thereof, and generating labelled training data using the further trained base caller; and (i) further training the base caller with analyte comprising multi-oligo base sequences comprising at least two known oligo base sequences that differ from one another by a threshold edit distance between respective nucleotide bases thereof, and generating labelled training data using the further trained base caller; and iteratively further training the base caller by repeating step (i), while, during at least one iteration, increasing a complexity of the initial neural network configuration of the base caller by increasing the number of layers and parameters relative to the initial neural network configuration to adjust the initial neural network configuration for the multi-oligo base sequences, wherein labelled training data generated during an iteration is used to train the base caller during an immediate subsequent iteration.
A method for processing stacks of sheets into bundles of securities, in particular banknote bundles, the method comprising the steps of: - cutting successive stacks of sheets, each carrying an array of multiple security prints arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, into successive sets of bundle strips (S; S*); - cutting the successive sets of bundle strips (S; S*) into successive sets of consecutive bundles of securities, and - counting the number of substrates within each bundle strip (S; S*) prior to cutting thereof into the successive sets of consecutive bundles, characterized in that said counting comprises: - taking at least one image of at least a portion of a longitudinal side of said bundle strip (S; S*) while the bundle strip (S; S*) is being displaced along a direction of displacement which is parallel to the longitudinal side of the bundle strips (S; S*); and - processing said at least one image to derive a substrate count of said substrates within the bundle strip ( S; S*). - cutting successive stacks of sheets, each carrying an array of multiple security prints arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, into successive sets of bundle strips (S; S*); - cutting the successive sets of bundle strips (S; S*) into successive sets of consecutive bundles of securities, and - counting the number of substrates within each bundle strip (S; S*) prior to cutting thereof into the successive sets of consecutive bundles, characterized in that said counting comprises: - taking at least one image of at least a portion of a longitudinal side of said bundle strip (S; S*) while the bundle strip (S; S*) is being displaced along a direction of displacement which is parallel to the longitudinal side of the bundle strips (S; S*); and - processing said at least one image to derive a substrate count of said substrates within the bundle strip ( S; S*). - taking at least one image of at least a portion of a longitudinal side of said bundle strip (S; S*) while the bundle strip (S; S*) is being displaced along a direction of displacement which is parallel to the longitudinal side of the bundle strips (S; S*); and - processing said at least one image to derive a substrate count of said substrates within the bundle strip ( S; S*).
Method for leakage detection and leakage location in an area of a supply network, comprising the steps: a) dividing the supply network into areas which essentially have a comparable consumption profile, wherein the entire water consumption is measured for each area; b) determining a regression curve of the inflow for areas that are comparable in each case, on the basis of past values in respect of which it is assumed that the supply network was free of leaks, by means of robust regression methods, and determining a region of confidence (VB1,VB2) around the regression curve, wherein measurement values within the region of confidence indicate zero leakage; c) measuring a respective minimal inflow for each area within a defined measurement period; d) generating time series of measurement values of the minimal inflow for selected areas over a number of measurement periods, wherein the total consumption is measured for each area; e) comparing the time series of the measurement values of the minimal inflow with the regression curve, wherein measurement values lying outside the region of confidence (VB1,VB2) indicate the presence of a leakage in the supply network. a) dividing the supply network into areas which essentially have a comparable consumption profile, wherein the entire water consumption is measured for each area; b) determining a regression curve of the inflow for areas that are comparable in each case, on the basis of past values in respect of which it is assumed that the supply network was free of leaks, by means of robust regression methods, and determining a region of confidence (VB1,VB2) around the regression curve, wherein measurement values within the region of confidence indicate zero leakage; c) measuring a respective minimal inflow for each area within a defined measurement period; d) generating time series of measurement values of the minimal inflow for selected areas over a number of measurement periods, wherein the total consumption is measured for each area; e) comparing the time series of the measurement values of the minimal inflow with the regression curve, wherein measurement values lying outside the region of confidence (VB1,VB2) indicate the presence of a leakage in the supply network.
A method for locating a tracking device, comprising: accessing, by a central tracking system, information describing a set of safe zones, each safe zone comprising a geographic boundary such that a probability that a user will lose an object to which the tracking device is coupled while the user is located within the geographic boundary is lower than when the user is located outside the geographic boundary; receiving, by a central tracking system from a mobile device, a location of the tracking device, the mobile device configured to provide the location of the tracking device to the central tracking system in response to receiving a communication from the tracking device, the mobile device being associable with a plurality of tracking devices to report the location of the tracking devices; determining, by the central tracking system, that the tracking device is located within a safe zone of the set of safe zones in response to the received location being located within the geographic boundary associated with the safe zone; and in response to determining that the tracking device is located within the safe zone, providing, by the central tracking system, an instruction to the mobile device to configure the tracking device to operate in a safe zone mode, the mobile device configured to configure the tracking device to operate in the safe zone mode in response to receiving the instruction, wherein a geographic boundary of one or more safe zones of the set of safe zones is defined by an owner of the tracking device. accessing, by a central tracking system, information describing a set of safe zones, each safe zone comprising a geographic boundary such that a probability that a user will lose an object to which the tracking device is coupled while the user is located within the geographic boundary is lower than when the user is located outside the geographic boundary; receiving, by a central tracking system from a mobile device, a location of the tracking device, the mobile device configured to provide the location of the tracking device to the central tracking system in response to receiving a communication from the tracking device, the mobile device being associable with a plurality of tracking devices to report the location of the tracking devices; determining, by the central tracking system, that the tracking device is located within a safe zone of the set of safe zones in response to the received location being located within the geographic boundary associated with the safe zone; and in response to determining that the tracking device is located within the safe zone, providing, by the central tracking system, an instruction to the mobile device to configure the tracking device to operate in a safe zone mode, the mobile device configured to configure the tracking device to operate in the safe zone mode in response to receiving the instruction, wherein a geographic boundary of one or more safe zones of the set of safe zones is defined by an owner of the tracking device.
An accessible cooling environment comprising: a back wall, an opening opposite the back wall, a roof panel, first and second side walls (116, 118) at least partially defining the opening, and an interior space at least partially defined by the back wall, roof panel, and first and second side walls (116, 118); at least one fan configured to circulate air through the interior space; an evaporator disposed inside the interior space; an air curtain assembly configured to form an air barrier adjacent to the opening, the air curtain assembly including one or more deflectors (166, 167, 168) for separating the air barrier into a first air curtain and a second air curtain; and a diffuser (204, 510, 514) having a plurality of channels and a variable height as the diffuser (204, 510, 514) extends between the first and second side walls (116, 118). a back wall, an opening opposite the back wall, a roof panel, first and second side walls (116, 118) at least partially defining the opening, and an interior space at least partially defined by the back wall, roof panel, and first and second side walls (116, 118); at least one fan configured to circulate air through the interior space; an evaporator disposed inside the interior space; an air curtain assembly configured to form an air barrier adjacent to the opening, the air curtain assembly including one or more deflectors (166, 167, 168) for separating the air barrier into a first air curtain and a second air curtain; and a diffuser (204, 510, 514) having a plurality of channels and a variable height as the diffuser (204, 510, 514) extends between the first and second side walls (116, 118).