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A method of operating a chamber-less smoke detector including a plurality of light sources (12, 14), the plurality of light sources configured to emit a light at different wavelengths, and at least three overlapping sensing volumes established by a plurality of sensors (16, 18, 20) and configured to measure signals from the plurality of light sources at an angle of coincidence defined as the angle between the symmetry axis of the light cone of the light source and the symmetry axis of the acceptance cone of the sensor, the method comprising: (a) establishing a baseline measurement for each of the at least three sensing volumes; (b) comparing a first reading of one of the at least three overlapping sensing volumes and one of the at least three baseline measurements to form a first detection measurement, and determining whether the first detection measurement is within a first sensing threshold; (c) comparing the first reading and a second reading of at least two of the at least three overlapping sensing volumes and at least two of the at least three baseline measurements to form the first detection measurement and a second detection measurement, and determining whether the first detection measurement and the second detection measurement are within the first sensing threshold and a second sensing threshold, respectively; and (d) comparing a third reading and a fourth reading of one of the at least three overlapping sensing volumes and one of the at least three baseline measurements to form a third detection measurement and a fourth detection measurement, and determining whether the third detection measurement and the fourth detection measurement are within a third sensing threshold and a fourth sensing threshold, respectively. (a) establishing a baseline measurement for each of the at least three sensing volumes; (b) comparing a first reading of one of the at least three overlapping sensing volumes and one of the at least three baseline measurements to form a first detection measurement, and determining whether the first detection measurement is within a first sensing threshold; (c) comparing the first reading and a second reading of at least two of the at least three overlapping sensing volumes and at least two of the at least three baseline measurements to form the first detection measurement and a second detection measurement, and determining whether the first detection measurement and the second detection measurement are within the first sensing threshold and a second sensing threshold, respectively; and (d) comparing a third reading and a fourth reading of one of the at least three overlapping sensing volumes and one of the at least three baseline measurements to form a third detection measurement and a fourth detection measurement, and determining whether the third detection measurement and the fourth detection measurement are within a third sensing threshold and a fourth sensing threshold, respectively.
Method for cooling heat-emitting devices (12, 14, 16, 18), in particular IT devices, arranged in a room and supplied with a DC supply voltage (UVDC) in the form of a low voltage of preferably 400 VDC by means of an air-conditioning unit, said air-conditioning unit comprising electrical operating means (24, 26, 28, 30), in particular in the form of at least one open-loop/closed-loop control unit, of at least one actuator such as a compressor, a fan of a condenser, a fan of a evaporator or an actuating drive, and/or of at least one sensor such as a temperature sensor, wherein DC voltage components directly operated with the same DC supply voltage (UVDC) required for operation of the heat-emitting devices (14, 16, 18, 20) are used as electrical operating means (24, 26, 28, 30) of the air-conditioning unit.
Lavage system comprising at least one compressed gas motor, the compressed gas motor comprising a vibration body that can be made to vibrate by a compressed gas being conducted through the compressed gas motor, and a piston that is supported in spring-like fashion by a restoring element, whereby the vibration body and the piston are positioned and supported appropriately such that the vibration body repeatedly hits onto the piston during the vibration and deflects same against the restoring element, whereby the piston can be transitioned by the restoring element into a position, in which the vibration body, during its vibration, hits the piston such that the vibration body repeatedly hits onto the piston during the vibration, and whereby the motion of the plunger can be used as drive of the compressed gas motor, whereby a periodic spray puff can be generated with a liquid by the compressed gas motor or the compressed gas motors.
An optical fiber holder, suitable for use in high energy laser, HEL, systems, comprising: a first holder having a first upper surface and a first lower surface and configured to be in contact with a working station through the first lower surface; a second holder having a second upper surface and a second lower surface, the second holder being operably attached to the first holder through the second lower surface, the second holder being configured to rotate with respect to the first holder; and a third holder including a first portion having a plurality of holes therethrough, each hole configured to receive a respective optical fiber of a plurality of optical fibers, the first portion having a plurality of protrusions (130, 130', 132) operably coupled to the second holder and configured to enable the third holder to move with respect to the second holder; wherein each hole is configured, when a respective optical fiber of the plurality of optical fibers is received, to allow the respective optical fiber of the plurality of optical fibers that has an endcap to rotate and translate in such hole of the plurality of holes. a first holder having a first upper surface and a first lower surface and configured to be in contact with a working station through the first lower surface; a second holder having a second upper surface and a second lower surface, the second holder being operably attached to the first holder through the second lower surface, the second holder being configured to rotate with respect to the first holder; and a third holder including a first portion having a plurality of holes therethrough, each hole configured to receive a respective optical fiber of a plurality of optical fibers, the first portion having a plurality of protrusions (130, 130', 132) operably coupled to the second holder and configured to enable the third holder to move with respect to the second holder; wherein each hole is configured, when a respective optical fiber of the plurality of optical fibers is received, to allow the respective optical fiber of the plurality of optical fibers that has an endcap to rotate and translate in such hole of the plurality of holes.
Process to prepare esters of an amino carboxylic acid of the formula wherein R is an alkyl group containing 5 to 16 carbon atoms that may be branched or linear, k is a value of 1 to 3, m is an integer from 0 to 25, A is - CH2-CH2- or -CH2CH - or -CH2-CH(CH2-CH3)-, n is an integer of at least 3 and at most 8, each R1 is a hydrogen atom, each R2 is independently a hydrogen atom or methyl or ethyl group, preferably each R2 is a hydrogen atom, and wherein X is an anion derivable from deprotonating a Bronsted-Lowry acid comprising the steps of reacting an aminocarboxylic acid present as a cyclic amide of the formula II and an alkanol of the formula R-(O-A)mOH in the presence of the Brønsted-Lowry acid at a temperature of between 60 and 200 degrees C wherein the total molar amount of aminocarboxylic acid to the molar amount of the alkanol is between 1:0.8 and 1:1.5 and wherein the Brønsted-Lowry acid is not added to the reaction mixture until least 50% of the total of the alkanol and cyclic amide are added to the reaction mixture.
Nuclear facility pool cleaning device comprising • a floating platform (10, 40, 62), capable of floating in water, having buoyancy bodies (12, 14, 46, 48), • a drive device (26, 28) for displacing the floating platform (10, 40, 62) on the surface of a water-filled nuclear facility pool to be cleaned, • a winching device (16, 54) connected to the floating platform (10, 40, 62), • a pump (20, 52, 66) which is winchable vertically by the winching device (16, 54) and has a vacuum hose (24, 70), connected thereto at its first end, for cleaning the bottom of the nuclear facility pool, • a remote control device for remotely operating at least the drive device (26, 28) and the winching device (16, 54). • a floating platform (10, 40, 62), capable of floating in water, having buoyancy bodies (12, 14, 46, 48), • a drive device (26, 28) for displacing the floating platform (10, 40, 62) on the surface of a water-filled nuclear facility pool to be cleaned, • a winching device (16, 54) connected to the floating platform (10, 40, 62), • a pump (20, 52, 66) which is winchable vertically by the winching device (16, 54) and has a vacuum hose (24, 70), connected thereto at its first end, for cleaning the bottom of the nuclear facility pool, • a remote control device for remotely operating at least the drive device (26, 28) and the winching device (16, 54).
An organic photovoltaic device characterized in that it comprises at least one light absorption material with a chemical structure of Structure I: wherein, wherein R 1 -R 15 are independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, acyl, alkoxy, acyloxy, amino, nitro, acylamino, aralkyl, cyano, carboxyl, thio, styryl, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyl, aryloxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, or an alkoxycarbonyl group.
Device for generating a plasma discharge for patterning the surface of a substrate, comprising a first electrode (2.i) having a first discharge portion and a second electrode (4, 4.j) having a second discharge portion, a high voltage source for generating a high voltage difference between the first and the second electrode, and positioning means for positioning the first electrode with respect to the substrate, characterized in that the positioning means are arranged for selectively positioning the first electrode (2.i) with respect to the second electrode (4, 4.j) in a first position in which a distance between the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion is sufficiently small to support the plasma discharge at the high voltage difference, and in a second position in which the distance between the first discharge portion and the second discharge portion is sufficiently large to prevent plasma discharge at the high voltage difference.
A method of estimating a battery SOH, comprising: obtaining a partial charge or discharge capacity of a target battery in a SOC interval of each of a plurality of SOCs; calculating an overall dV/dSOC data deviation corresponding to each preset battery capacity, where M is a positive integer, wherein there are M preset battery capacities and M is a positive integer; wherein the method is characterised by determining a smallest overall dV/dSOC data deviation from all overall dV/dSOC data deviations; determining a preset battery capacity corresponding to the smallest overall dV/dSOC data deviation as a retention capacity of an aged target battery; dividing the retention capacity of the aged target battery by a retention capacity of the target battery in a new battery state; and obtaining an SOH of the target battery. obtaining a partial charge or discharge capacity of a target battery in a SOC interval of each of a plurality of SOCs; calculating an overall dV/dSOC data deviation corresponding to each preset battery capacity, where M is a positive integer, wherein there are M preset battery capacities and M is a positive integer; wherein the method is characterised by determining a smallest overall dV/dSOC data deviation from all overall dV/dSOC data deviations; determining a preset battery capacity corresponding to the smallest overall dV/dSOC data deviation as a retention capacity of an aged target battery; dividing the retention capacity of the aged target battery by a retention capacity of the target battery in a new battery state; and obtaining an SOH of the target battery.
A method of screening a modulator of Xkr8, comprising the steps of: contacting Xkr8-expressing cells with a candidate of the modulator, and selecting the candidate when the candidate alters distribution of a phospholipid in plasma membrane of the cells. contacting Xkr8-expressing cells with a candidate of the modulator, and selecting the candidate when the candidate alters distribution of a phospholipid in plasma membrane of the cells.
A system for preventing drunk driving of a vehicle including a breathalyzer, the system comprising: an input unit configured to receive an intention to transfer a vehicle control privilege from a registered driver of the vehicle to a passenger; a sobriety determination unit configured to determine, in response to the input unit receiving the intention to transfer, an inebriation of a current driver seated at a driver's seat of the vehicle, using the breathalyzer; a driver verification unit configured to verify an identity of the current driver; and a control unit configured to transfer the vehicle control privilege to the passenger in response to (i) the sobriety determination unit determining that the current driver is not inebriated, and (ii) the driver verification unit verifying that the identity of the current driver corresponds to the passenger. an input unit configured to receive an intention to transfer a vehicle control privilege from a registered driver of the vehicle to a passenger; a sobriety determination unit configured to determine, in response to the input unit receiving the intention to transfer, an inebriation of a current driver seated at a driver's seat of the vehicle, using the breathalyzer; a driver verification unit configured to verify an identity of the current driver; and a control unit configured to transfer the vehicle control privilege to the passenger in response to (i) the sobriety determination unit determining that the current driver is not inebriated, and (ii) the driver verification unit verifying that the identity of the current driver corresponds to the passenger.
Reference oscillator for a transmitter and/or a receiver of electromagnetic signals, the reference oscillator being suitable for generating a modified reference signal alternating ON times and OFF times with a predefined duty cycle from a signal supplied by a reference resonator, the reference oscillator also comprising an adjustment circuit suitable for adjusting the duty cycle of the modified reference signal according to at least one adjustment parameter so as to minimise at least one higher harmonic component of the modified reference signal, injected parasitically into a spectrum of electromagnetic signals, and a reference generator coupled to the resonator for producing an initial reference signal, the adjustment circuit being coupled to the reference generator for generating the modified reference signal with a predefined duty cycle from the initial reference signal, characterised in that the adjustment circuit generating the modified reference signal comprises: - a phase-locked loop or PLL, connected to the reference generator and suitable for producing a signal of frequency n times greater than the frequency f ref of the initial reference signal, - a counter connected to the PLL loop for counting the pulses of the signal produced by the PLL loop, - a comparator for comparing a number of pulses counted to a predefined value m, and producing an ON signal if the number of pulses counted is less than the predefined value m or an OFF signal otherwise, - a pulse generator connected to the reference generator and arranged for producing an initialising pulse signal from the initial reference signal and being of the same frequency as the initial reference signal, said initialising pulse signal being applied to an initialising input of the counter, and - a circuit for synchronising the modified reference signal on one flank of the initial reference signal, and in that the synchronisation circuit comprises an RS flip-flop, a SET input of which is connected to the output of the pulse generator and a RESET input of which is connected to the output of the comparator, the synchronised modified oscillating signal being available at an output of the flip-flop. - a phase-locked loop or PLL, connected to the reference generator and suitable for producing a signal of frequency n times greater than the frequency f ref of the initial reference signal, - a counter connected to the PLL loop for counting the pulses of the signal produced by the PLL loop, - a comparator for comparing a number of pulses counted to a predefined value m, and producing an ON signal if the number of pulses counted is less than the predefined value m or an OFF signal otherwise, - a pulse generator connected to the reference generator and arranged for producing an initialising pulse signal from the initial reference signal and being of the same frequency as the initial reference signal, said initialising pulse signal being applied to an initialising input of the counter, and - a circuit for synchronising the modified reference signal on one flank of the initial reference signal, and
System for guiding a flying machine having a longitudinal axis up to a target throughout its trajectory, such as a missile or the like, using lateral gaseous jets, comprising a gas generator capable of being connected to lateral nozzles by means of movable obturating devices, which control the flow of the gases from the generator through said nozzles, said nozzles being associated in pairs (P1, P2, P3, P4) such that the nozzles of each pair are aligned along the same axis and arranged in opposition to each other, there being, between the two aligned nozzles of the pair, a single controllable obturating device which is connected to said generator and capable of controlling the flow of the gases through said nozzles in the two senses, the pairs (P1, P2, P3, P4) of nozzles being contained in a plane that is perpendicular to the machine axis, each obturating device being able to alter the cross sections of flow for the gases from the generator through the nozzles, doing so in the reverse manner from one another, each obturating device being of the type having a rotating obturator, characterised in that said plane containing the pairs of nozzles passes through the center of gravity of the machine and in that each obturating device additionally comprises a controllable driver which receives the proportional operating commands and is joined to the obturator so as to move the same and to continuously alter the cross section of flow for the gases flowing through the nozzles.
An apparatus for guiding a web with a shifting path of the web from a source of the web to a centration point comprising a guiding device pivotably mounted substantially at a centration point, said centration point having a substantially constant position in respect of the source of the web, said guiding device being adapted to guide said web to said centration point, characterized in that the pivoting of the guiding device is controlled by a control circuit, said control circuit comprising at least one actuator and a sensor arrangement that is located upstream of said centration point and in that said sensor arrangement measures the position of the web upstream of said centration point wherein the sensor arrangement measures the shifting of the path of the web at the entry side of the guiding device and wherein the sensor arrangement is adapted to pivot around an axis at the entry side of the guiding device.
A wind turbine blade comprising a plurality of boundary layer fins, aligned substantially parallel to a direction of flow over the blade, for reducing boundary layer separation from the blade; each of the boundary layer fins having a height of between 25% to 100% of a local boundary layer thickness at the corresponding boundary layer fin; a top surface of each of the boundary layer fins having a radius of curvature of between 2 to 15 times a local boundary layer thickness at the corresponding boundary layer fin; each of the boundary layer fins having a length of between 2 to 40 times a height of the corresponding boundary layer fin; and wherein the boundary layer fins are arranged in a plurality of pairs, each boundary layer fin in a pair is separated by a first distance of between 2 to 8 times a local boundary layer thickness at the corresponding pair of boundary layer fins; and each pair of boundary layer fins is separated by a second distance of between 2 to 8 times a local boundary layer thickness between the corresponding pairs of boundary layer fins, and wherein the local boundary layer thickness is calculated when the blade, or the corresponding wind turbine, is operated without a boundary layer fin and at its rated rpm.
A gene construct comprising: (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding SERCA2a protein; and (ii) a nucleotide sequence encoding CCN5 protein. (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding SERCA2a protein; and (ii) a nucleotide sequence encoding CCN5 protein.
A mirror device for motor vehicles, comprising an outer housing having a cover, a lens provided in the outer housing, and illumination means (30, 31) comprising at least one illumination element, wherein the lens has a first area internal to the cover, and a second, transparent area extending to at least one side portion of the outer housing, said second area of the lens being mounted flush with the outer housing, the cover having at least a first cover element external to the lens arranged extending over the entire length of the cover and mounted flush with the second area of the lens, the first cover element being such that the illumination elements are visible from the exterior of the outer housing only when the illumination means are turned on and when the illumination means are turned off, the illumination elements are not visible from the exterior of the outer housing, characterized in that the cover further comprises a substantially opaque second cover element having an overlapping portion that is arranged on at least one portion of the first cover element, wherein the first area of the lens is mounted internal to the cover, positioned behind the cover and it is made of a material such that the light emitted from the illumination means (30, 31) is allowed to at least partially pass forward and at least partially pass toward a vehicle side.