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Method for manufacturing a multijunction solar cell device comprising the steps of providing a first engineered substrate comprising a first base layer and a first seed layer and a first zipper layer that facilitates detachment of the first engineered substrate after wafer bonding in a later processing step and that is arranged between the first base layer and the first seed layer; providing a second engineered substrate comprising a second base layer and a second seed layer and a second zipper layer that facilitates detachment of the second engineered substrate after wafer bonding in a later processing step and that is arranged between the second base layer and the second seed layer; forming at least one first solar cell subcell layer (14, 15) on the first engineered substrate to obtain a first wafer structure; forming at least one second solar cell subcell layer (19, 20) on the second seed layer of the second engineered substrate to obtain a second wafer structure; and further comprising the following steps subsequently performed in the given order bonding the first wafer structure to the second wafer structure by bonding the at least one first solar cell subcell layer to the at least one second solar cell subcell layer; detaching the second engineered substrate; patterning the at least one first solar cell subcell layer (14, 15) and the at least one second solar cell subcell layer (19, 20); bonding a third, temporary, substrate to the patterned at least one second solar cell subcell layer (19, 20); detaching the first engineered substrate; and bonding a fourth substrate to the at least one patterned first solar cell subcell layer (14, 15).
Drill pipe for use during the creation of a borehole in ground from a starting point to a target point along a predetermined drill line, wherein the borehole is gradually created by means of a drilling device comprising a drilling tool for loosening the ground as the drill pipes are advanced, wherein the drill pipe has at each of its ends at least one connection section (11, 12) for detachably connecting it to a further element of a drill string in a tensile-resistant manner, wherein the drill pipe has at least one element for producing a tensile-resistant connection to a corresponding element of an advancing device for advancing the drill pipe into and/or retracting it from the borehole, wherein an outer wall of the drill pipe is made in one piece, wherein the connection by the respective connection sections (11, 12) of the drill pipe to another element of the drill string occurs in the form of a positive-locking and/or a non-positive-locking connection, and wherein the drill pipe has at its first end a first connection section and at its opposite second end a second connection section corresponding to the first connection section, wherein the drill pipe has at least two conduit sections arranged in the inner space of the drill pipe at the outer wall and extending in parallel along the outer wall, wherein the at least two conduit sections (23, 24, 25, 26, 27) have at each of their ends a connection element for producing a connection between conduit sections (23, 24, 25, 26, 27) of interconnected drill pipes, wherein the first connection section and the second corresponding connection section form, in the mounted state, a flange connection which has connection elements and/or bores (14, 31) for placement of a bolt connection, wherein the first connection section has a support section in which the bores are provided, characterized in that, behind the support section, an indentation is provided in the outer wall of the drill pipe, and in that the indentation can be closed with a covering.
A leakage prevention apparatus comprising: an assumed use permission range storing part storing an assumed use permission range specified in advance; an unavailable state storing part storing an information asset caused to be in an unavailable state by encryption; an available state storing part storing an information asset caused to be in an available state by decryption; and a state changing part decrypting the information asset in the unavailable state to cause the information asset to be in the available state when use of the information asset is requested by an application corresponding to the assumed use permission range, and encrypting the information asset in the available state to cause the information asset to be in the unavailable state when the use of the information asset by the application ends, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a leakage-concerned state storing part storing an information asset caused to be in a leakage-concerned state; and a state monitoring part causing the information asset in the unavailable state to be in the leakage-concerned state and storing the information asset in the leakage-concerned state into the leakage-concerned state storing part when use of the information asset is requested by an application not corresponding to the assumed use permission range. an assumed use permission range storing part storing an assumed use permission range specified in advance; an unavailable state storing part storing an information asset caused to be in an unavailable state by encryption; an available state storing part storing an information asset caused to be in an available state by decryption; and a state changing part decrypting the information asset in the unavailable state to cause the information asset to be in the available state when use of the information asset is requested by an application corresponding to the assumed use permission range, and encrypting the information asset in the available state to cause the information asset to be in the unavailable state when the use of the information asset by the application ends, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a leakage-concerned state storing part storing an information asset caused to be in a leakage-concerned state; and a state monitoring part causing the information asset in the unavailable state to be in the leakage-concerned state and storing the information asset in the leakage-concerned state into the leakage-concerned state storing part when use of the information asset is requested by an application not corresponding to the assumed use permission range. a leakage-concerned state storing part storing an information asset caused to be in a leakage-concerned state; and a state monitoring part causing the information asset in the unavailable state to be in the leakage-concerned state and storing the information asset in the leakage-concerned state into the leakage-concerned state storing part when use of the information asset is requested by an application not corresponding to the assumed use permission range.
A method for maintaining synchronization of a feedback actuator with a steering actuator in a steer-by-wire steering system of a motor vehicle, the steer-by-wire steering system having a steering wheel, a feedback actuator connected to the steering wheel for providing road feedback to a driver, a plurality of road wheels, and a steering actuator with an electric motor which operates in response to detected values of various steering parameters and orientates the road wheels in a desired direction, wherein movement of the feedback actuator is synchronized with movement of the steering actuator, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of: • Detecting a rotation of the electric motor's rotor caused by movement of the road wheels and detecting a movement of the steering wheel while the system is turned off by at least two angle sensors, being a rotor position sensor and a steering angle sensor on the steering column, respectively; • If a movement is detected, the position change is registered in a storage means; • On ignition on, moving the feedback actuator or the steering actuator in accordance with the stored position change to maintain the synchronization of the feedback actuator with the steering actuator. • Detecting a rotation of the electric motor's rotor caused by movement of the road wheels and detecting a movement of the steering wheel while the system is turned off by at least two angle sensors, being a rotor position sensor and a steering angle sensor on the steering column, respectively; • If a movement is detected, the position change is registered in a storage means; • On ignition on, moving the feedback actuator or the steering actuator in accordance with the stored position change to maintain the synchronization of the feedback actuator with the steering actuator.
An orthopaedic device with a hydraulic damping device, a valve with a valve seat and a valve body that is subjected to a closing force in the direction of the valve seat via a pre-loaded valve spring, and a fluidic connection between the hydraulic damping device and the valve seat, wherein the valve has an adjustment device for adjusting the preload of the valve spring, characterised in that the adjustment device has a motor drive and a control unit coupled to the motor drive for controlling the motor drive and at least one sensor coupled to the control unit, and the control unit is set up to adjust the spring preload as a function of at least one sensor value. a hydraulic damping device, a valve with a valve seat and a valve body that is subjected to a closing force in the direction of the valve seat via a pre-loaded valve spring, and a fluidic connection between the hydraulic damping device and the valve seat, wherein the valve has an adjustment device for adjusting the preload of the valve spring, characterised in that the adjustment device has a motor drive and a control unit coupled to the motor drive for controlling the motor drive and at least one sensor coupled to the control unit, and the control unit is set up to adjust the spring preload as a function of at least one sensor value.
A power converter circuit comprising: a diode group including a plurality of diodes arranged to rectify an output voltage of an alternating-current power supply; a relay provided at a point located closer to the alternating-current power supply than the diode group; a DC section where an output voltage of the diode group is applied; and an inverter arranged to output a three-phase alternating-electric current to a three-phase load, the DC section has a maximum pulse voltage twice as great as a minimum pulse voltage thereof, characterized in that the DC section includes an energy-absorbing circuit being a series circuit between a diode (Ds) and an electrolytic capacitor (Cs), and a rectifying circuit is directly connected to a point located closer to the alternating-current power supply than the relay and is connected to the cathode of the diode (Ds) in the energy-absorbing circuit to provide a pathway arranged to apply the output voltage of the alternating-current power supply from the alternating-current power supply to the electrolytic capacitor (Cs) via the rectifying circuit, not via the relay, when the relay is off. a diode group including a plurality of diodes arranged to rectify an output voltage of an alternating-current power supply; a relay provided at a point located closer to the alternating-current power supply than the diode group; a DC section where an output voltage of the diode group is applied; and an inverter arranged to output a three-phase alternating-electric current to a three-phase load, the DC section has a maximum pulse voltage twice as great as a minimum pulse voltage thereof, characterized in that the DC section includes an energy-absorbing circuit being a series circuit between a diode (Ds) and an electrolytic capacitor (Cs), and a rectifying circuit is directly connected to a point located closer to the alternating-current power supply than the relay and is connected to the cathode of the diode (Ds) in the energy-absorbing circuit to provide a pathway arranged to apply the output voltage of the alternating-current power supply from the alternating-current power supply to the electrolytic capacitor (Cs) via the rectifying circuit, not via the relay, when the relay is off.
A compound of the formula: wherein: R 1 is CF 3; R 2 is H; R 3 is phenyl or heteroaryl; wherein the phenyl or heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of halogen, (C 1 -C 3)-haloalkyl or cyano; R 4 is H or halogen; R 5 is H; and R 6 is H; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R 1 is CF 3; R 2 is H; R 3 is phenyl or heteroaryl; wherein the phenyl or heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of halogen, (C 1 -C 3)-haloalkyl or cyano; R 4 is H or halogen; R 5 is H; and R 6 is H; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
An ink comprising: a self-dispersible pigment; a polyurethane polymer particle; a surfactant; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from Group A consisting of glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol with a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or less, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and diglycerol; and wherein the total content of the water-soluble organic solvents of the Group-A in the ink is larger than the total content of water-soluble organic solvents other than the water-soluble organic solvents of Group A in the ink, characterized in that the surfactant includes a fluorinated surfactant having an HLB value of 11 or less determined by a Griffin method and represented by Formula: R 1 (CR 2 R 3) n CH 2 CH 2 (OCH 2 CH 2) m OH wherein, R 1 represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom; R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R 2 and R 3 represents fluorine atom; n represents a number of 1 or more and 30 or less; and m represents a number of 1 or more and 60 or less. a self-dispersible pigment; a polyurethane polymer particle; a surfactant; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from Group A consisting of glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol with a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or less, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and diglycerol; and wherein the total content of the water-soluble organic solvents of the Group-A in the ink is larger than the total content of water-soluble organic solvents other than the water-soluble organic solvents of Group A in the ink, characterized in that the surfactant includes a fluorinated surfactant having an HLB value of 11 or less determined by a Griffin method and represented by Formula: R 1 (CR 2 R 3) n CH 2 CH 2 (OCH 2 CH 2) m OH wherein, R 1 represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom; R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R 2 and R 3 represents fluorine atom; n represents a number of 1 or more and 30 or less; and m represents a number of 1 or more and 60 or less.
An apparatus comprising: an asynchronous multiplexer; a buffer coupled to first and second inputs of the asynchronous multiplexer; and a control unit coupled to receive a framing signal and a clock signal from an audio interface unit, wherein the control unit is configured to prefetch digital audio data to be transmitted to the audio interface unit and to store the digital audio data into the buffer, wherein the control unit is further configured to, responsive to detecting an assertion of the framing signal during a given clock cycle, select an input of the asynchronous multiplexer to receive initial data of a frame of digital audio data to be transmitted to the audio interface from an output of the asynchronous multiplexer, and wherein the control unit is configured to cause the initial data of the frame of digital audio data to be transmitted to the audio interface during the given clock cycle. an asynchronous multiplexer; a buffer coupled to first and second inputs of the asynchronous multiplexer; and a control unit coupled to receive a framing signal and a clock signal from an audio interface unit, wherein the control unit is configured to prefetch digital audio data to be transmitted to the audio interface unit and to store the digital audio data into the buffer, wherein the control unit is further configured to, responsive to detecting an assertion of the framing signal during a given clock cycle, select an input of the asynchronous multiplexer to receive initial data of a frame of digital audio data to be transmitted to the audio interface from an output of the asynchronous multiplexer, and wherein the control unit is configured to cause the initial data of the frame of digital audio data to be transmitted to the audio interface during the given clock cycle.
A method for allocating memory in a hybrid parallel/serial memory system, the method comprising: configuring a memory address map for a multi-rank memory system with a dedicated serial access region in a first memory rank (124, 204) and a dedicated parallel access region in a second memory rank (126, 206); receiving a request for a virtual memory page; and if the request comprises a performance hint, selectively assigning the virtual memory page to both a free physical page in the dedicated serial access region in the first memory rank via a serial access interface and the dedicated parallel access region in the second memory rank via a parallel access interface, wherein the memory address map comprises an additional dedicated parallel access region (308, 312) in one or more of the first and second memory ranks. configuring a memory address map for a multi-rank memory system with a dedicated serial access region in a first memory rank (124, 204) and a dedicated parallel access region in a second memory rank (126, 206); receiving a request for a virtual memory page; and if the request comprises a performance hint, selectively assigning the virtual memory page to both a free physical page in the dedicated serial access region in the first memory rank via a serial access interface and the dedicated parallel access region in the second memory rank via a parallel access interface, wherein the memory address map comprises an additional dedicated parallel access region (308, 312) in one or more of the first and second memory ranks.
A system for monitoring and/or controlling an electrosurgical generator comprising: an electrosurgical apparatus adapted to connect to the electrosurgical generator, the electrosurgical apparatus configured to transmit energy; a control system including: at least one interrogator wave source (406, 416) configured to generate an interrogator wave of at least one frequency; at least one sensor configured to transmit and sense a reflected portion of the interrogator wave of at least one frequency; and a processor operatively coupled to the control system and to the electrosurgical generator, the processor configured to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator based on information provided by the control system, characterized in that the information provided by the control system includes phase shift calculations of the selected portion of the interrogator wave of at least one frequency such that the depth of a dielectric boundary is determinable. an electrosurgical apparatus adapted to connect to the electrosurgical generator, the electrosurgical apparatus configured to transmit energy; a control system including: at least one interrogator wave source (406, 416) configured to generate an interrogator wave of at least one frequency; at least one sensor configured to transmit and sense a reflected portion of the interrogator wave of at least one frequency; and a processor operatively coupled to the control system and to the electrosurgical generator, the processor configured to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator based on information provided by the control system, characterized in that the information provided by the control system includes phase shift calculations of the selected portion of the interrogator wave of at least one frequency such that the depth of a dielectric boundary is determinable. at least one interrogator wave source (406, 416) configured to generate an interrogator wave of at least one frequency; at least one sensor configured to transmit and sense a reflected portion of the interrogator wave of at least one frequency; and a processor operatively coupled to the control system and to the electrosurgical generator, the processor configured to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator based on information provided by the control system, characterized in that the information provided by the control system includes phase shift calculations of the selected portion of the interrogator wave of at least one frequency such that the depth of a dielectric boundary is determinable.
A method of manufacturing a metal assembly comprising a first sheet based on aluminum and at least one second metal sheet, comprising the steps of: - heat treating the aluminum sheet by raising it to a temperature between 80% and 100% of the melting temperature of the material constituting it for a duration between around twenty minutes and approximately two hours in order to create and stabilize an alpha alumina layer by allotropic transformation of the oxide layer present on the surface of said aluminum sheet, and then allowing it to cool; - providing a metal sheet having a ductility less than or equal to the ductility of the aluminum sheet after cooling, said sheet having surface irregularities with a depth greater than or equal to the thickness of the alpha alumina layer; and - roll bonding the aluminum sheet and the metal sheet in a rolling mill in order to obtain the metal assembly, characterized in that the rolling mill comprises at least one cylinder, the external rolling surface of which is provided with reliefs. - heat treating the aluminum sheet by raising it to a temperature between 80% and 100% of the melting temperature of the material constituting it for a duration between around twenty minutes and approximately two hours in order to create and stabilize an alpha alumina layer by allotropic transformation of the oxide layer present on the surface of said aluminum sheet, and then allowing it to cool; - providing a metal sheet having a ductility less than or equal to the ductility of the aluminum sheet after cooling, said sheet having surface irregularities with a depth greater than or equal to the thickness of the alpha alumina layer; and - roll bonding the aluminum sheet and the metal sheet in a rolling mill in order to obtain the metal assembly,
A method for manufacturing a wet friction plate in which a friction material is provided in a circumferential direction on a surface of a core metal formed in a flat plate annular shape, the method comprising: a friction material fixing step of attaching a plurality of the friction materials to the surface of the core metal; and a fine groove forming step of forming a recessed fine groove on a surface of the friction material by irradiating the core metal with laser beam while being displaced with respect to the core metal, wherein in the fine groove forming step, the fine groove is formed on the surface of the friction material by continuously emitting the laser beam without interruption between an exposed portion of a plate surface of the core metal and the friction material. a friction material fixing step of attaching a plurality of the friction materials to the surface of the core metal; and a fine groove forming step of forming a recessed fine groove on a surface of the friction material by irradiating the core metal with laser beam while being displaced with respect to the core metal, wherein in the fine groove forming step, the fine groove is formed on the surface of the friction material by continuously emitting the laser beam without interruption between an exposed portion of a plate surface of the core metal and the friction material.