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A battery management apparatus, comprising: a sensing unit configured to measure a charging voltage as a function of a SOC, State Of Charge, of a battery having an electrode made of various kinds of electrode active materials when the battery is charged from 0% to 100% SOC and to measure a discharging voltage as a function of the SOC of the battery when the battery is discharged from 100% to 0% SOC; and a processor (130, 130', 130") configured to calculate, as a function of the SOC, a voltage difference between the charging voltage as a function of the SOC and the discharging voltage as a function of the SOC, set a degraded SOC region (Rag) based on the voltage differences, and estimate a degree of degradation of the battery based on at least one of: a degraded region voltage difference corresponding to a SOC included in the degraded SOC region among the voltage differences; and the number of charge and discharge cycles of the battery in the degraded SOC region, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a voltage difference ratio of each of the voltage differences to a first voltage difference (Va) having a greatest voltage difference among the voltage differences, and set the degraded SOC region by comparing the calculated voltage difference ratio with a reference ratio, wherein the degraded SOC region comprises all SOC corresponding to a voltage difference ratio equal to or greater than the reference ratio. a sensing unit configured to measure a charging voltage as a function of a SOC, State Of Charge, of a battery having an electrode made of various kinds of electrode active materials when the battery is charged from 0% to 100% SOC and to measure a discharging voltage as a function of the SOC of the battery when the battery is discharged from 100% to 0% SOC; and a processor (130, 130', 130") configured to calculate, as a function of the SOC, a voltage difference between the charging voltage as a function of the SOC and the discharging voltage as a function of the SOC, set a degraded SOC region (Rag) based on the voltage differences, and estimate a degree of degradation of the battery based on at least one of: a degraded region voltage difference corresponding to a SOC included in the degraded SOC region among the voltage differences; and the number of charge and discharge cycles of the battery in the degraded SOC region, a degraded region voltage difference corresponding to a SOC included in the degraded SOC region among the voltage differences; and the number of charge and discharge cycles of the battery in the degraded SOC region, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a voltage difference ratio of each of the voltage differences to a first voltage difference (Va) having a greatest voltage difference among the voltage differences, and set the degraded SOC region by comparing the calculated voltage difference ratio with a reference ratio, wherein the degraded SOC region comprises all SOC corresponding to a voltage difference ratio equal to or greater than the reference ratio.
A roofing, cladding, or siding module, comprising: an underlapping region extending from a head edge of the module and an exposed region extending from a foot edge of the module, the length of the foot edge defining the length of the module, wherein the underlapping region is adapted to be substantially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent or overlapping module when installed on a building surface, wherein the module is formed of at least one layer of extruded material, wherein the layer so formed comprises one or more polymer(s), characterized in that the layer so formed further comprises at least 40% w/w filler and reinforcement or at least 40% w/w reinforcement, wherein the reinforcement comprises or consists of glass fibres, and wherein the glass fibres are aligned along the length of the module. an underlapping region extending from a head edge of the module and an exposed region extending from a foot edge of the module, the length of the foot edge defining the length of the module, wherein the underlapping region is adapted to be substantially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent or overlapping module when installed on a building surface, wherein the module is formed of at least one layer of extruded material, wherein the layer so formed comprises one or more polymer(s), characterized in that the layer so formed further comprises at least 40% w/w filler and reinforcement or at least 40% w/w reinforcement, wherein the reinforcement comprises or consists of glass fibres, and wherein the glass fibres are aligned along the length of the module.
A method for sorting mail (GBf, MBf) with which the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) are sorted in a sorting process comprising at least two sorting passes according to a route sequence of at least one delivery route encompassing several delivery points, for which purpose • the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) are placed into a sorting device (FSQM) that has a plurality of end stations (40 1,..., 40 N) at each of which a container has been positioned to receive the mailpieces (GBf, MBf), • the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) are discharged into the containers at the end stations (40 1,..., 40 N) in a first sorting pass, said containers being associated with a delivery address that has been applied onto the mailpieces (GBf, MBf), and • the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) in the containers are once again returned to the sorting device (FSQM) in order to undergo at least one additional sorting pass, whereby the number of mailpieces (GBf, MBf) for each delivery point is determined, characterized in that then the delivery addresses applied onto the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) are detected before the sorting process for the route sequence sorting is carried out, the detected delivery addresses are used to ascertain for which delivery points mailpieces are present, whereby, during the association, the delivery points for which there is not at least one mailpiece (GBf, MBf) present are suppressed, and in that several delivery points are associated with several end stations arranged next to each other if the number of mailpieces for these delivery points is too high, whereby otherwise the delivery points are associated with a single end station. • the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) are placed into a sorting device (FSQM) that has a plurality of end stations (40 1,..., 40 N) at each of which a container has been positioned to receive the mailpieces (GBf, MBf), • the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) are discharged into the containers at the end stations (40 1,..., 40 N) in a first sorting pass, said containers being associated with a delivery address that has been applied onto the mailpieces (GBf, MBf), and • the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) in the containers are once again returned to the sorting device (FSQM) in order to undergo at least one additional sorting pass, whereby the number of mailpieces (GBf, MBf) for each delivery point is determined, characterized in that then the delivery addresses applied onto the mailpieces (GBf, MBf) are detected before the sorting process for the route sequence sorting is carried out, the detected delivery addresses are used to ascertain for which delivery points mailpieces are present, whereby, during the association, the delivery points for which there is not at least one mailpiece (GBf, MBf) present are suppressed, and in that several delivery points are associated with several end stations arranged next to each other if the number of mailpieces for these delivery points is too high, whereby otherwise the delivery points are associated with a single end station.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a transfer unit configured to transfer an image onto an object by making contact with the object; an attachment table to which the object is attached and that is configured to change a height thereof in accordance with force by which the transfer unit makes contact with the object; and a transport unit configured to transport the attachment table to which the object has been attached along a transport path, the image forming apparatus being characterized by: further comprising a jig configured to fasten at least a portion of the object other than a surface on which an image is to be transferred, and in that the attachment table includes a fastener configured to position and fixes the jig, and a portion of the jig located on the front side in a transport direction in which the object is transported by the transport unit is inclined downward toward the front side in the transport direction. a transfer unit configured to transfer an image onto an object by making contact with the object; an attachment table to which the object is attached and that is configured to change a height thereof in accordance with force by which the transfer unit makes contact with the object; and a transport unit configured to transport the attachment table to which the object has been attached along a transport path, the image forming apparatus being characterized by: further comprising a jig configured to fasten at least a portion of the object other than a surface on which an image is to be transferred, and in that the attachment table includes a fastener configured to position and fixes the jig, and a portion of the jig located on the front side in a transport direction in which the object is transported by the transport unit is inclined downward toward the front side in the transport direction. further comprising a jig configured to fasten at least a portion of the object other than a surface on which an image is to be transferred, and in that the attachment table includes a fastener configured to position and fixes the jig, and a portion of the jig located on the front side in a transport direction in which the object is transported by the transport unit is inclined downward toward the front side in the transport direction.
System for handling items, comprising primary transport means to move said items along at least one primary path, separating means of said items comprising separators, control means to allow moving automatically and in an orderly way said items, said separating means comprising auxiliary transport means to move separators along at least one auxiliary path, said auxiliary path being in geometric relationship with said primary path to allow said separators to interact with said items, said primary transport means allowing to move said separators along said primary path, characterized in that said primary transport means comprise at least one conveyor transporter to insert and accumulate said items along said primary path and said auxiliary transport means comprise at least one auxiliary transporter to flow said separators from said auxiliary path to at least one spot along said primary path to allow said at least one conveyor transporter to push and accumulate said separators, in that said control means comprise at least one controller adapted to allow said separators to interact with said items, depending on a presence or transit signal of said items detected by means of at least one first sensor next to said primary path, and depending on an accumulation signal of said items and of said separators detected by means of at least one second sensor next to said primary path, and in that said separators are inserted along said primary path in order to accumulate said items alternated with respective separators, said items and said separators being mutually pushing.
A latch assembly for securing an electronic component within a computing device, characterized by comprising: a latch comprising a first structural member, a second structural member, two linking elements (279, 280) interconnecting the first structural member and the second structural member, and a first securing element located at the first structural member, a base comprising a receiving space for receiving the latch, a first connection element to secure the first structural member, a second connection element to secure the second structural member, a plurality of protruding elements, and a second securing element corresponding with the first securing element, and a cover secured to the base at the plurality of protruding elements, wherein the two linking elements (279, 280) are configured to deform during the assembling of the latch within the base, and the cover is configured to contact the two linking elements (279, 280) at a location where the two linking elements (279, 280) deform to lock the latch in place. a latch comprising a first structural member, a second structural member, two linking elements (279, 280) interconnecting the first structural member and the second structural member, and a first securing element located at the first structural member, a base comprising a receiving space for receiving the latch, a first connection element to secure the first structural member, a second connection element to secure the second structural member, a plurality of protruding elements, and a second securing element corresponding with the first securing element, and a cover secured to the base at the plurality of protruding elements, wherein the two linking elements (279, 280) are configured to deform during the assembling of the latch within the base, and the cover is configured to contact the two linking elements (279, 280) at a location where the two linking elements (279, 280) deform to lock the latch in place.
A disposable absorbent hygiene product comprising a main part having an body facing surface intended to face the body of a user and a garment facing surface intended to face away from the body of a user, the main part comprising a liquid permeable topsheet at the body facing surface, a liquid impermeable backsheet at the garment facing surface, and an absorbent assembly arranged between said topsheet and said backsheet, said main part having a having a front end and a back end, and defining a longitudinal direction from said front end towards said back end and defining a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a first absorbent core and a second absorbent core arranged in a stacked relationship, wherein said first absorbent core has a longitudinal length (L abs) of from 500 to 1000 mm and a transversal width (W abs) of from 200 to 450 mm and comprises cellulosic fibers optionally mixed with super absorbent particles, having a super absorbent particle concentration of from 0 to 30 wt%, and a cellulosic fiber basis weight of from 50 to 200 g/m 2; wherein said second absorbent core has a longitudinal length of from 20 to 80 % of the longitudinal length (L abs) of said first core and comprises a mixture of cellulosic fibers and super absorbent particles, with a super absorbent particle concentration of from 20 to 70 wt%, and a cellulosic fiber basis weight of from 250 to 500 g/m 2; and wherein the longitudinal ends of the second core are located between the longitudinal ends of the first core.
A method for guiding a response to a security incident, comprising: inferring that a first security event is associated with the security incident, wherein the inferring includes determining that the first security event is relevant to a second security event associated with the security incident based on data indicating that activities or attributes of a first entity associated with the first security event influence activities or attributes of a second entity associated with the second security event; estimating, for each of the plurality of security events associated with the security incident, a utility of investigating the security event, wherein the plurality of security events includes the first and second security events; selecting a subset of the security events based, at least in part, on the estimated utilities of investigating the security events; guiding the response to the security incident by presenting, to a user, data corresponding to the selected security events; wherein the utility of investigating the first security event is estimated based, at least in part, on one or more objective and subjective indicators thereof; wherein the one or more subjective indicators of the utility of investigating the first security event include interest data indicating an investigator's level of interest in investigating security events; wherein the interest data are obtained based, at least in part, on a machine-executable predictive model of one or more forensic investigators' level of interest in performing investigations of security events. inferring that a first security event is associated with the security incident, wherein the inferring includes determining that the first security event is relevant to a second security event associated with the security incident based on data indicating that activities or attributes of a first entity associated with the first security event influence activities or attributes of a second entity associated with the second security event; estimating, for each of the plurality of security events associated with the security incident, a utility of investigating the security event, wherein the plurality of security events includes the first and second security events; selecting a subset of the security events based, at least in part, on the estimated utilities of investigating the security events; guiding the response to the security incident by presenting, to a user, data corresponding to the selected security events; wherein the utility of investigating the first security event is estimated based, at least in part, on one or more objective and subjective indicators thereof; wherein the one or more subjective indicators of the utility of investigating the first security event include interest data indicating an investigator's level of interest in investigating security events; wherein the interest data are obtained based, at least in part, on a machine-executable predictive model of one or more forensic investigators' level of interest in performing investigations of security events.
A control device of an elevator, comprising: a model torque calculating section which calculates, on the basis of a speed instruction value for an electric motor which drives an elevator, a model torque instruction value of the electric motor which is independent of a rotation speed of the electric motor; a storage section which stores a relationship between a speed-dependent loss torque of the electric motor which varies due to variations in the rotation Speed of the electric motor and the rotation speed of the electric motor; characterized by a speed and temperature -dependent loss torque calculating section which calculates, on the basis of a detected value of the rotation speed of the electric motor and a rotary body temperature value (θ), a speed-and-temperature-dependent loss torque value correlated to the detected value; and a driving torque calculating section which calculates a torque instruction value for driving the electric motor by adding the speed-dependent loss torque value correlated to the detected value to the model instruction value. a model torque calculating section which calculates, on the basis of a speed instruction value for an electric motor which drives an elevator, a model torque instruction value of the electric motor which is independent of a rotation speed of the electric motor; a storage section which stores a relationship between a speed-dependent loss torque of the electric motor which varies due to variations in the rotation Speed of the electric motor and the rotation speed of the electric motor; characterized by a speed and temperature -dependent loss torque calculating section which calculates, on the basis of a detected value of the rotation speed of the electric motor and a rotary body temperature value (θ), a speed-and-temperature-dependent loss torque value correlated to the detected value; and a driving torque calculating section which calculates a torque instruction value for driving the electric motor by adding the speed-dependent loss torque value correlated to the detected value to the model instruction value.
Light grating for detection of objects in a monitoring region, comprising a predetermined number of transmitters, which emit transmitted light beams, and receivers, wherein each transmitter and a receiver associated therewith define a beam axis, and an evaluating unit, in which an object detection signal is generated in dependence on received signals present at the outputs of the receivers, characterised in that the individual transmitters are cyclically activated individually in succession and codes uniquely identifying the transmitted light beams of the individual transmitters are imposed on the beams, that the receivers are activated simultaneously and the received signals thereof are conducted parallelly to separate inputs of the evaluating unit, wherein only the received signals of the receivers associated with the respectively active transmitter are registered and stored each time in the evaluating unit in that the inputs to which the received signals of the remaining receivers are conducted are switched to be mute, and that the correctness of the codes transmitted by the transmitters and the sequence thereof are checked in the evaluating unit by evaluation of the stored received signals.
A stringer having a longitudinal length defining an acreage region, a transition region, and a runout region, the stringer comprising: a base flange comprising a bottom surface configured for coupling to a vehicle skin; a web extending away from the base flange, the web comprising a bottom adjacent to the base flange and a top edge opposite the bottom; and a noodle having a noodle length substantially corresponding to the longitudinal length and configured to substantially fill a stringer cavity defined between the base flange and the web along the longitudinal length, the noodle comprising a unidirectional fiber top portion; a stacked laminate bottom portion coupled to the unidirectional fiber top portion, the stacked laminate bottom portion comprising a plurality of stacks, each of the plurality of stacks comprising a first ply having a first ply orientation, a second ply abutting the first ply and having a second ply orientation, and a third ply abutting the second ply and having a third ply orientation along the acreage region of the noodle length, and the first ply having the first ply orientation and the third ply having the third ply orientation abutting the first ply along the transition region of the noodle length. a base flange comprising a bottom surface configured for coupling to a vehicle skin; a web extending away from the base flange, the web comprising a bottom adjacent to the base flange and a top edge opposite the bottom; and a noodle having a noodle length substantially corresponding to the longitudinal length and configured to substantially fill a stringer cavity defined between the base flange and the web along the longitudinal length, the noodle comprising a unidirectional fiber top portion; a stacked laminate bottom portion coupled to the unidirectional fiber top portion, the stacked laminate bottom portion comprising a plurality of stacks, each of the plurality of stacks comprising a first ply having a first ply orientation, a second ply abutting the first ply and having a second ply orientation, and a third ply abutting the second ply and having a third ply orientation along the acreage region of the noodle length, and the first ply having the first ply orientation and the third ply having the third ply orientation abutting the first ply along the transition region of the noodle length. a unidirectional fiber top portion; a stacked laminate bottom portion coupled to the unidirectional fiber top portion, the stacked laminate bottom portion comprising a plurality of stacks, each of the plurality of stacks comprising a first ply having a first ply orientation, a second ply abutting the first ply and having a second ply orientation, and a third ply abutting the second ply and having a third ply orientation along the acreage region of the noodle length, and the first ply having the first ply orientation and the third ply having the third ply orientation abutting the first ply along the transition region of the noodle length.