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A method for controlling a vapour compression system, the vapour compression system comprising a compressor unit, a heat rejecting heat exchanger, an ejector, a receiver, at least one expansion device and at least one evaporator arranged in a refrigerant path, the vapour compression system further comprising a liquid separating device arranged in a suction line of the of vapour compression system, the liquid separating device comprising a gaseous outlet connected to the inlet of the compressor unit and a liquid outlet connected to a secondary inlet of the ejector, the method comprising the steps of: - allowing at least one evaporator to be operated in a flooded state, - detecting a flow rate of refrigerant from the liquid separating device to the secondary inlet of the ejector, and determining whether or not the flow rate is sufficient to remove liquid refrigerant produced by the evaporator(s) being allowed to be operated in a flooded state from the liquid separating device, and - in the case that it is determined that the flow rate of refrigerant from the liquid separating device to the secondary inlet of the ejector is insufficient to remove liquid refrigerant produced by the evaporator(s) being allowed to be operated in a flooded state from the liquid separating device, increasing the flow rate of refrigerant from the liquid separating device to the secondary inlet of the ejector, and/or decreasing a flow rate of liquid refrigerant from the evaporator(s) to the liquid separating device. - allowing at least one evaporator to be operated in a flooded state, - detecting a flow rate of refrigerant from the liquid separating device to the secondary inlet of the ejector, and determining whether or not the flow rate is sufficient to remove liquid refrigerant produced by the evaporator(s) being allowed to be operated in a flooded state from the liquid separating device, and - in the case that it is determined that the flow rate of refrigerant from the liquid separating device to the secondary inlet of the ejector is insufficient to remove liquid refrigerant produced by the evaporator(s) being allowed to be operated in a flooded state from the liquid separating device, increasing the flow rate of refrigerant from the liquid separating device to the secondary inlet of the ejector, and/or decreasing a flow rate of liquid refrigerant from the evaporator(s) to the liquid separating device.
A sanitizing system comprising: an infrared sensor configured to generate thermal image data of a target zone within a space; a control unit including one or more processors and communicatively connected to the IR sensor, the control unit configured to determine an occupancy status of the target zone based on the thermal image data and a reference temperature of the space; and one or more ultraviolet lamps communicatively connected to the control unit, each of the one or more UV lamps configured to emit UV light into the target zone, wherein the control unit is configured to operate the one or more UV lamps based on the determined occupancy status of the target zone, [wherein] in response to the occupancy status indicating that the target zone is occupied while the one or more UV lamps are active, the control unit is configured to operate the one or more UV lamps to reduce an output level of the one or more UV lamps, in discrete steps or in a continuous slide, during a period of persistent occupation of the target zone. an infrared sensor configured to generate thermal image data of a target zone within a space; a control unit including one or more processors and communicatively connected to the IR sensor, the control unit configured to determine an occupancy status of the target zone based on the thermal image data and a reference temperature of the space; and one or more ultraviolet lamps communicatively connected to the control unit, each of the one or more UV lamps configured to emit UV light into the target zone, wherein the control unit is configured to operate the one or more UV lamps based on the determined occupancy status of the target zone, [wherein] in response to the occupancy status indicating that the target zone is occupied while the one or more UV lamps are active, the control unit is configured to operate the one or more UV lamps to reduce an output level of the one or more UV lamps, in discrete steps or in a continuous slide, during a period of persistent occupation of the target zone.
Method for determining the static belt run force of a drive belt under tensile stress, in which method the drive belt is made to oscillate and the oscillations or the oscillation cycles (6, 7, 8, 9) of the drive belt are sensed by means of sensors and fed as input variables to a computing unit which consists of processors, memories and processing devices and is designed in the form of an electronic circuit, wherein the static belt run force of the drive belt under tensile stress is calculated in the computing unit from the sensed oscillations with the aid of an algorithm, taking into consideration material parameters and geometrical characteristics of the drive belt, and is provided as a visualized signal to a display device, wherein acceleration sensors connected to the drive belt and detecting the oscillations or the oscillation cycles are used as sensors, characterized in that the calculation of the stress state is then initiated if three successive oscillations/oscillation cycles (6, 7, 8) have a deviation in their periods/wavelengths from one another of less than 3%, wherein a maximum of ten complete oscillations/oscillation cycles are sensed by the acceleration sensors and then used as a basis for the calculation of the stress state.
A method of manufacturing a safety closure comprising a body intended to be snap-coupled on the neck of a bottle, and provided with an upper hole for the outlet of the product, a cover joined to the body by flexible tabs serving as a hinge and provided with a shank intended to be sealingly inserted in the upper hole of the body, and - in a position opposite to the flexible tabs - a safety device fixed to the body from which there rises means at least partly accessible from outside adapted to be snap-coupled at corresponding appendages of the cover, said means being connected to the safety device by means of appendages fragile to the forces they are subjected to for decoupling said means from the cover, characterized in that the body and the cover are obtained in a same first injection operation, whereas the safety device is obtained by means of a second injection operation.
An arc welding apparatus configured to perform welding by repeating a short-circuit period and an arc period, the apparatus comprising: a feeding motor configured to feed a welding wire by alternately switching between forward feed and rearward feed; and a power controller configured to supply welding voltage and welding current between the welding wire and a base metal, characterized in that the power controller is configured to cause an instantaneous value of the welding current from a starting point of the short-circuit period to an end point of the short-circuit period to be constant and equal to or less than an average value of the welding current. a feeding motor configured to feed a welding wire by alternately switching between forward feed and rearward feed; and a power controller configured to supply welding voltage and welding current between the welding wire and a base metal, characterized in that the power controller is configured to cause an instantaneous value of the welding current from a starting point of the short-circuit period to an end point of the short-circuit period to be constant and equal to or less than an average value of the welding current.
A method of operating a heated tobacco device, comprising: selecting a first operational mode or a second operational mode from at least two operational modes; when the first operational mode is selected, supplying power to a heater of the device to increase the temperature of the heater to a first target temperature; providing a first haptic feedback output in response to a current temperature of the heater reaching the first target temperature; when the second operational mode is selected, supplying power to the heater to increase the temperature of the heater to a second, different, target temperature; providing a second, different, haptic feedback output in response to a current temperature of the heater reaching the second target temperature. selecting a first operational mode or a second operational mode from at least two operational modes; when the first operational mode is selected, supplying power to a heater of the device to increase the temperature of the heater to a first target temperature; providing a first haptic feedback output in response to a current temperature of the heater reaching the first target temperature; when the second operational mode is selected, supplying power to the heater to increase the temperature of the heater to a second, different, target temperature; providing a second, different, haptic feedback output in response to a current temperature of the heater reaching the second target temperature.
A composition suitable for ameliorating age related maladies in an animal, wherein the age related malady is one or more selected from the group consisting of, loss of muscle strength, loss of balance and oxidative stress, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of: one or more unsaturated fatty acids; one or more nitric oxide releasing compounds (NORC); one or more anti-glycation agents selected from the group consisting of carnosine, benfotiamine, pyridoxamine, alpha-lipoic acid, phenacyldimethylthiazolium chloride, taurine, aminoguanidine, resveratrol, and aspirin; and colostrum; wherein the composition comprises from 0.1% to 50% UFA, from 0.1 %to 20% NORC, from 0.1% to 20% anti-glycation agent and from 0.1% to 20% colostrum. one or more unsaturated fatty acids; one or more nitric oxide releasing compounds (NORC); one or more anti-glycation agents selected from the group consisting of carnosine, benfotiamine, pyridoxamine, alpha-lipoic acid, phenacyldimethylthiazolium chloride, taurine, aminoguanidine, resveratrol, and aspirin; and colostrum; wherein the composition comprises from 0.1% to 50% UFA, from 0.1 %to 20% NORC, from 0.1% to 20% anti-glycation agent and from 0.1% to 20% colostrum.
A controller for a machine tool, the controller comprising: determination means configured to determine whether a chatter vibration is occurring while a spindle on which a cutting tool or a workpiece is mounted is rotating and the workpiece is being cut; setting means configured to set an upper limit and a lower limit on a change amount of a rotational speed of the spindle; and control means configured to control the rotational speed of the spindle, wherein the control means is configured to rotate the spindle at a first rotational speed, and the controller being characterized in that: when the chatter vibration is determined as occurring while the spindle is rotating at the first rotational speed, the control means is configured to determine the change amount randomly from a range between the upper limit and the lower limit, to rotate the spindle at a second rotational speed obtained by changing the first rotational speed by the change amount that has been determined, and to repeat changing the rotational speed until the chatter vibration is determined as not occurring. determination means configured to determine whether a chatter vibration is occurring while a spindle on which a cutting tool or a workpiece is mounted is rotating and the workpiece is being cut; setting means configured to set an upper limit and a lower limit on a change amount of a rotational speed of the spindle; and control means configured to control the rotational speed of the spindle, wherein the control means is configured to rotate the spindle at a first rotational speed, and the controller being characterized in that: when the chatter vibration is determined as occurring while the spindle is rotating at the first rotational speed, the control means is configured to determine the change amount randomly from a range between the upper limit and the lower limit, to rotate the spindle at a second rotational speed obtained by changing the first rotational speed by the change amount that has been determined, and to repeat changing the rotational speed until the chatter vibration is determined as not occurring. when the chatter vibration is determined as occurring while the spindle is rotating at the first rotational speed, the control means is configured to determine the change amount randomly from a range between the upper limit and the lower limit, to rotate the spindle at a second rotational speed obtained by changing the first rotational speed by the change amount that has been determined, and to repeat changing the rotational speed until the chatter vibration is determined as not occurring.
A rotatable body hair clipper comprising: a handle; a first cutting portion, arranged to be positioned in contact with an upper portion of the handle, and having a first cutting edge formed on an upper end thereof; and a second cutting portion into which the first cutting portion is inserted, of which an inner circumferential surface is thus brought into contact with the handle, and which has a second cutting edge formed on an upper end thereof, the second cutting edge being rotated with respect to the first cutting edge to cut a body hair, wherein the handle comprises: a handle main-body, with the first cutting portion being arranged to be positioned in contact with an upper portion of the handle main-body; and characterized by a protrusion combination portion, protruding from an upper end of the handle main-body along a direction of surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the first cutting portion, the protrusion combination portion being forcibly inserted into the second cutting portion in a removable manner to fasten the second cutting portion, thereby holding the second cutting portion in a rotatable manner. a handle; a first cutting portion, arranged to be positioned in contact with an upper portion of the handle, and having a first cutting edge formed on an upper end thereof; and a second cutting portion into which the first cutting portion is inserted, of which an inner circumferential surface is thus brought into contact with the handle, and which has a second cutting edge formed on an upper end thereof, the second cutting edge being rotated with respect to the first cutting edge to cut a body hair, wherein the handle comprises: a handle main-body, with the first cutting portion being arranged to be positioned in contact with an upper portion of the handle main-body; and characterized by a protrusion combination portion, protruding from an upper end of the handle main-body along a direction of surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the first cutting portion, the protrusion combination portion being forcibly inserted into the second cutting portion in a removable manner to fasten the second cutting portion, thereby holding the second cutting portion in a rotatable manner. a handle main-body, with the first cutting portion being arranged to be positioned in contact with an upper portion of the handle main-body; and characterized by a protrusion combination portion, protruding from an upper end of the handle main-body along a direction of surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the first cutting portion, the protrusion combination portion being forcibly inserted into the second cutting portion in a removable manner to fasten the second cutting portion, thereby holding the second cutting portion in a rotatable manner.
A radio communication apparatus (1; A) for receiving with a radio transmitting/receiving unit a transmission reservation request from another radio communication apparatus (3; C) and transmitting reservation acknowledgment, indicating a transmission timing, from the transmitting/receiving unit, the radio communication apparatus (1; A) characterized by comprising: a control unit for controlling the radio transmitting/receiving unit to transmit first and second reservation acknowledgments to the other radio communication apparatus (3; C) with different timing for a transmission reservation request from said other radio communication apparatus (3; C), wherein the second reservation acknowledgement is transmitted before starting of transmission of packet data of the other radio communication apparatus (3; C) based on the first reservation acknowledgement, the second reservation acknowledgment indicating a second transmission timing different from a first transmission timing indicated by the first reservation acknowledgment. a control unit for controlling the radio transmitting/receiving unit to transmit first and second reservation acknowledgments to the other radio communication apparatus (3; C) with different timing for a transmission reservation request from said other radio communication apparatus (3; C), wherein the second reservation acknowledgement is transmitted before starting of transmission of packet data of the other radio communication apparatus (3; C) based on the first reservation acknowledgement, the second reservation acknowledgment indicating a second transmission timing different from a first transmission timing indicated by the first reservation acknowledgment.
Device for determining a cardiac output for a cardiac support system, wherein the device comprises the following features: a support structure, which has at least one strut and a connection portion for connecting the device to an element (110, 112) of the cardiac support system, wherein the at least one strut is connected to the connection portion and can be moved away, in particular folded away, from the element (110, 112); and a sensor apparatus, which is coupled to the at least one strut and is designed to sense a blood flow. a support structure, which has at least one strut and a connection portion for connecting the device to an element (110, 112) of the cardiac support system, wherein the at least one strut is connected to the connection portion and can be moved away, in particular folded away, from the element (110, 112); and a sensor apparatus, which is coupled to the at least one strut and is designed to sense a blood flow.
A detection apparatus comprising: a display; an imaging unit configured to image a subject; an eye gaze detector configured to detect an eye gaze direction of the subject based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit; and an output controller configured to display a diagnostic image that includes a person image including a face and a geometric pattern image, onto the display, a gaze point detector configured to: detect a first gaze point as a gaze point of the subject in a first determination area, based on the eye gaze direction, and detect a second gaze point as a gaze point of the subject in a second determination area, which is a partial region of the geometric pattern image, wherein the second determination area is at least one of an area of a center of a geometric pattern image, an area of a portion of the geometric pattern image in which density of lines forming the geometric pattern is higher than other portions, and an area of a portion of the geometric pattern image in which the geometric pattern changes, characterized in that the first determination area is an area of the face which is a partial region of the person image. a display; an imaging unit configured to image a subject; an eye gaze detector configured to detect an eye gaze direction of the subject based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit; and an output controller configured to display a diagnostic image that includes a person image including a face and a geometric pattern image, onto the display, a gaze point detector configured to: detect a first gaze point as a gaze point of the subject in a first determination area, based on the eye gaze direction, and detect a second gaze point as a gaze point of the subject in a second determination area, which is a partial region of the geometric pattern image, wherein detect a first gaze point as a gaze point of the subject in a first determination area, based on the eye gaze direction, and detect a second gaze point as a gaze point of the subject in a second determination area, which is a partial region of the geometric pattern image, wherein the second determination area is at least one of an area of a center of a geometric pattern image, an area of a portion of the geometric pattern image in which density of lines forming the geometric pattern is higher than other portions, and an area of a portion of the geometric pattern image in which the geometric pattern changes, characterized in that the first determination area is an area of the face which is a partial region of the person image.
A polyaxial bone anchoring device comprising a bone anchoring element having a shank to be anchored to a bone and a head; a receiving part (5, 5') having a longitudinal axis, a channel for receiving a rod and an accommodation space (52, 51) for pivotably holding the head; a pressure member (7, 7', 7", 7"') positioned in the receiving part and configured to exert pressure onto the head to lock the head in the receiving part; wherein the pressure member (7, 7', 7", 7"') comprises a pressure exerting surface and a deformable portion (77, 78; 77', 78'; 77", 78") having a free end (77a, 78a) wherein the deformable portion is configured to assume at least a first configuration and a second configuration, a locking member (8, 8', 8") that is insertable into the channel and that is configured to exert a force onto the deformable portion; wherein, when the head and the pressure member (7, 7', 7", 7"') and the locking member (8, 8', 8") are in the receiving part (5, 5'), the free end (77a, 78a) of the deformable portion abuts against a support surface (58a, 59a) of the receiving part, characterized in that the locking member (8, 8', 8") is movable in the channel along the longitudinal direction in such a manner that it first contacts the deformable portion (77, 78; 77', 78'; 77", 78") and exerts a force onto the deformable portion to bring the deformable portion from the first configuration into the second configuration thereby locking the head, wherein the deformable portion (77, 78; 77', 78'; 77", 78") is in the first configuration bent in such a manner that it protrudes radially into a path of the locking member (8, 8', 8") when the locking member (8, 8', 8") is advanced into the channel, and wherein the second configuration of the deformable portion is maintained even if the locking member (8, 8', 8") is advanced further downward and thereby slides along an inner side of the deformable portion, whereby the locking member (8, 8', 8") comes into contact with the rod and locks the rod.