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Method of generating auxiliary power for a wind turbine, said wind turbine comprising a generator, a main converter and an auxiliary converter, wherein said generator is configured to provide power via said main converter to a power transmission system, said method comprising: said auxiliary converter being connected to the power output of said generator converting at least part of the power generated by said generator; supplying the power converted by said auxiliary converter to an auxiliary power distribution system of the wind turbine, wherein said auxiliary power system is connected to at least one uninterruptable power supply. said auxiliary converter being connected to the power output of said generator converting at least part of the power generated by said generator; supplying the power converted by said auxiliary converter to an auxiliary power distribution system of the wind turbine, wherein said auxiliary power system is connected to at least one uninterruptable power supply.
Air treatment device for an airflow of an air conditioning system, comprising a treatment element (41, 51) having one or more passages (42, 53, 65) extending in part or completely in a flow direction, the passages (42, 53, 65) comprising fragrancing areas that extend in the flow direction and are designed to release one or more fragrant substances into an airflow that is flowing through, characterized in that the treatment element (41, 51) comprises a multicomponent nonwoven, in particular a spunbonded nonwoven or a staple fibre nonwoven, the multicomponent nonwoven comprising fibres which have a core region and an outer region surrounding the core region, which differ in their chemical and/or physical properties, and at least one of the fragrant substances being embedded in the outer region of the fibres of the nonwoven.
Apparatus configured for renal neuromodulation, e.g. renal denervation, the apparatus comprising: an introducer probe configured for percutaneous insertion and extravascular placement proximate a renal nerve and within Gerota's fascia under guidance, and an electrode element with an expandable distal segment having one or more electrodes, wherein the electrode element is configured for advancement through the probe, wherein the distal segment is configured to be arranged in (a) a reduced delivery configuration for placement adjacent to a renal vasculature and (b) an expanded treatment configuration for delivering the electric field to the renal nerve, and wherein the distal segment is configured to be expanded into a space-occupying shape, and wherein the one or more electrodes are configured to be electrically coupled to an electric field generator, and to deliver an electric field to the renal nerve while being located proximate the renal nerve. an introducer probe configured for percutaneous insertion and extravascular placement proximate a renal nerve and within Gerota's fascia under guidance, and an electrode element with an expandable distal segment having one or more electrodes, wherein the electrode element is configured for advancement through the probe, wherein the distal segment is configured to be arranged in (a) a reduced delivery configuration for placement adjacent to a renal vasculature and (b) an expanded treatment configuration for delivering the electric field to the renal nerve, and wherein the distal segment is configured to be expanded into a space-occupying shape, and wherein the one or more electrodes are configured to be electrically coupled to an electric field generator, and to deliver an electric field to the renal nerve while being located proximate the renal nerve.
An apparatus for measuring a temperature of a process fluid comprising: a resistance based temperature sensor configuration to thermally couple to the process fluid; first and second electrical connections to the RTD configured to apply a current through an RTD; third and fourth electrical connections to the RTD configured to measure a voltage across the RTD; a measurement circuitry configured to identify a degraded connection to the RTD and responsively measure a temperature of the process fluid during an occurrence of said degraded connection to the RTD using less than all of the first, second, third and fourth electrical connections, characterised in that the measurement circuitry is configured to identify a change in residual EMF, and the measurement circuitry is adapted to detect said degrading connection based upon said change by measuring a residual EMF for each of the connections to the RTD and determining which one of the connections has an increased EMF in relation to the other connections. a resistance based temperature sensor configuration to thermally couple to the process fluid; first and second electrical connections to the RTD configured to apply a current through an RTD; third and fourth electrical connections to the RTD configured to measure a voltage across the RTD;
A method of frame synchronization in a communication system, comprising: receiving an input signal including a plurality of symbols of a communication frame; searching in the plurality of symbols for a preamble match with a known preamble pattern when a power level of the input signal exceeds a determined noise threshold; searching in the plurality of symbols for a frame delimiter match with a known frame delimiter pattern when the preamble match is identified and the power level of the input signal exceeds a determined noise threshold and continue searching in the plurality of symbols for a subsequent preamble match while the searching in the plurality of symbols for the frame delimiter match occurs, wherein when the subsequent preamble match is identified during the searching for the frame delimiter match, resetting a frame delimiter search timer and continue the searching in the plurality of symbols for the frame delimiter match with the known frame delimiter pattern; and demodulating a remaining portion of the plurality of symbols when the frame delimiter match is identified and the power level of the input signal exceeds a determined noise threshold; and wherein when the subsequent preamble match is not identified before the frame delimiter search timer expires, ceasing searching in the plurality of symbols for a frame delimiter match. receiving an input signal including a plurality of symbols of a communication frame; searching in the plurality of symbols for a preamble match with a known preamble pattern when a power level of the input signal exceeds a determined noise threshold; searching in the plurality of symbols for a frame delimiter match with a known frame delimiter pattern when the preamble match is identified and the power level of the input signal exceeds a determined noise threshold and continue searching in the plurality of symbols for a subsequent preamble match while the searching in the plurality of symbols for the frame delimiter match occurs, wherein when the subsequent preamble match is identified during the searching for the frame delimiter match, resetting a frame delimiter search timer and continue the searching in the plurality of symbols for the frame delimiter match with the known frame delimiter pattern; and demodulating a remaining portion of the plurality of symbols when the frame delimiter match is identified and the power level of the input signal exceeds a determined noise threshold; and wherein when the subsequent preamble match is not identified before the frame delimiter search timer expires, ceasing searching in the plurality of symbols for a frame delimiter match.
A TAM receptor agonist for use in a method of treating or preventing an autoimmune disease, an allergy, a graft-versus-host disease, or a transplant rejection by suppressing the immune response in a subject, wherein the TAM receptor agonist is an antibody that binds to an extracellular domain of the TAM receptor, and wherein the TAM receptor is Axl.
An optical sensor for detecting objects within a detection range, having an image sensor which receives received light beams and upstream of which a receiving optical system is arranged, an object detection signal being generated in an evaluation unit as a function of received signals from the image sensor, characterised in that an adjustment unit is provided, by means of which a tilting adjustment of the image sensor relative to a plane of the fixed receiving optics can be carried out, the adjustment unit having a pivot bearing on which the centre of the image sensor is mounted, so that the latter can be tilted in two spatial directions with respect to the plane of the receiving optics, and the adjustment unit having two setting means by means of which a tilt angle of the image sensor can be preset for in each case one spatial direction.
A centrifugal clutch for a transport refrigeration unit, the centrifugal clutch comprising: a drum comprising an internally facing surface; a hub disposed within the drum, the hub configured to be rotatably driven by an engine configured to power the transport refrigeration unit; at least two friction pad assemblies connected to the hub, each friction pad assembly comprising a heel, a toe, and a radially outward facing surface, the radially outward facing surface comprising a friction material for contacting the internally facing surface of the drum, the friction material comprising an installed thickness; and at least one leaf spring configured between each respective friction pad assembly, each leaf spring comprising an internally facing surface, the internally facing surface comprising a wear limiter, characterized in that the wear limiter is unified with the leaf spring, the wear limiter is configured to prevent the radially outward facing surface of at least one friction pad assembly from engaging the internally facing surface of the drum when the centrifugal clutch is in an extended position and the installed thickness is worn to a worn thickness, and wherein the wear limiter is configured to engage the heel when the centrifugal clutch is in the extended position. a drum comprising an internally facing surface; a hub disposed within the drum, the hub configured to be rotatably driven by an engine configured to power the transport refrigeration unit; at least two friction pad assemblies connected to the hub, each friction pad assembly comprising a heel, a toe, and a radially outward facing surface, the radially outward facing surface comprising a friction material for contacting the internally facing surface of the drum, the friction material comprising an installed thickness; and at least one leaf spring configured between each respective friction pad assembly, each leaf spring comprising an internally facing surface, the internally facing surface comprising a wear limiter, characterized in that the wear limiter is unified with the leaf spring, the wear limiter is configured to prevent the radially outward facing surface of at least one friction pad assembly from engaging the internally facing surface of the drum when the centrifugal clutch is in an extended position and the installed thickness is worn to a worn thickness, and wherein the wear limiter is configured to engage the heel when the centrifugal clutch is in the extended position.
A cannula system for accessing a blood mass in the brain of a patient, said cannula system comprising: a cannula comprising a cannula tube with a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and an obturator comprising an obturator shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and an obturator tip disposed on the distal end of said obturator shaft, said obturator tip being optically transmissive, said obturator tip having a transverse cross-section closely matching an inner diameter of the cannula, said obturator tip having a tapered distal tip, said obturator being slidable within the cannula tube, and positionable within the cannula tube such that the proximal end of the obturator shaft extends proximally out of the cannula proximal end while the tapered distal tip extends out of the cannula distal end, wherein the obturator shaft has a transverse cross-section smaller than the lumen of the cannula and smaller than the transverse cross-section of the obturator tip, whereby the proximal surface of the obturator tip is visible from the proximal end of the cannula, through the lumen and an annular space between the obturator shaft and the cannula wall, when the obturator tip is disposed within the cannula such that the tapered distal tip extends out of the cannula distal end; and an optically opaque component characterised in that the optically opaque component is disposed along a central longitudinal axis of the obturator tip, within the tapered distal tip. a cannula comprising a cannula tube with a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and an obturator comprising an obturator shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and an obturator tip disposed on the distal end of said obturator shaft, said obturator tip being optically transmissive, said obturator tip having a transverse cross-section closely matching an inner diameter of the cannula, said obturator tip having a tapered distal tip, said obturator being slidable within the cannula tube, and positionable within the cannula tube such that the proximal end of the obturator shaft extends proximally out of the cannula proximal end while the tapered distal tip extends out of the cannula distal end, wherein the obturator shaft has a transverse cross-section smaller than the lumen of the cannula and smaller than the transverse cross-section of the obturator tip, whereby the proximal surface of the obturator tip is visible from the proximal end of the cannula, through the lumen and an annular space between the obturator shaft and the cannula wall, when the obturator tip is disposed within the cannula such that the tapered distal tip extends out of the cannula distal end; and an optically opaque component characterised in that the optically opaque component is disposed along a central longitudinal axis of the obturator tip, within the tapered distal tip.
A battery module capable of, when thermal runaway occurs in a battery cell, preventing heat transfer to an adjacent battery cell, the battery module comprising: a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having electrode leads; a case configured to receive the plurality of battery cells; and a thermal insulation member located between the plurality of battery cells, the thermal insulation member being configured to interrupt heat transfer between adjacent ones of the plurality of battery cells, wherein the thermal insulation member has a composite structure comprising an outer portion made of plastic having a lower melting point than a temperature when the thermal runaway occurs, in such a way that the plastic melts when thermal runaway occurs, and a support member provided in an inner portion of the thermal insulation member, the support member being made of a heat-resistant material having a higher melting point than the temperature when the thermal runaway occurs, wherein a shape of the support member is maintained even when the thermal runaway occurs to form an air layer between the plurality of battery cells, characterized in that the support member is made of heat-resistant polyamide-based plastic. a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having electrode leads; a case configured to receive the plurality of battery cells; and a thermal insulation member located between the plurality of battery cells, the thermal insulation member being configured to interrupt heat transfer between adjacent ones of the plurality of battery cells, wherein the thermal insulation member has a composite structure comprising an outer portion made of plastic having a lower melting point than a temperature when the thermal runaway occurs, in such a way that the plastic melts when thermal runaway occurs, and a support member provided in an inner portion of the thermal insulation member, the support member being made of a heat-resistant material having a higher melting point than the temperature when the thermal runaway occurs, wherein a shape of the support member is maintained even when the thermal runaway occurs to form an air layer between the plurality of battery cells, characterized in that the support member is made of heat-resistant polyamide-based plastic.
An image processing device comprising: a data input adapted for receiving volumetric image data organized in voxels, said volumetric image data comprising a plurality of registered volumetric images of an imaged object; a noise modeler adapted for generating a noise model indicative of a spatial distribution of noise in each of the plurality of registered volumetric images; a feature detector adapted for detecting a plurality of image features taking said volumetric image data into account; and a marker generator adapted for generating a plurality of references indicating feature positions of a subset of the plurality of detected image features, in which said subset corresponds to the detected image features that are classified as difficult to discern on a reference volumetric image in the plurality of registered volumetric images based on a classification and/or a visibility criterium, wherein the classification and/or the visibility criterium takes said noise model into account, wherein said data input is adapted for receiving said volumetric image data in the form of the plurality of registered volumetric images obtained and/or derived from a single spectral computed tomography acquisition sequence, and wherein the reference volumetric image is representative of a conventional computed tomography image as obtained by or derived from the spectral computed tomography acquisition sequence. a data input adapted for receiving volumetric image data organized in voxels, said volumetric image data comprising a plurality of registered volumetric images of an imaged object; a noise modeler adapted for generating a noise model indicative of a spatial distribution of noise in each of the plurality of registered volumetric images; a feature detector adapted for detecting a plurality of image features taking said volumetric image data into account; and a marker generator adapted for generating a plurality of references indicating feature positions of a subset of the plurality of detected image features, in which said subset corresponds to the detected image features that are classified as difficult to discern on a reference volumetric image in the plurality of registered volumetric images based on a classification and/or a visibility criterium, wherein the classification and/or the visibility criterium takes said noise model into account, wherein said data input is adapted for receiving said volumetric image data in the form of the plurality of registered volumetric images obtained and/or derived from a single spectral computed tomography acquisition sequence, and wherein the reference volumetric image is representative of a conventional computed tomography image as obtained by or derived from the spectral computed tomography acquisition sequence.
A separator comprising a planar non-woven fabric substrate having a plurality of pores, and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the non-woven fabric substrate and composed of a mixture of filler particles and a binder polymer, wherein the filler particles comprise conductive positive temperature coefficient particles in an amount of at least 1% by weight, based on the total weight of the filler particles, which are composed of a mixture of conductive particles and a low melting point resin having a melting point lower than that of the non-woven fabric substrate, characterized in that the filler particles comprise inorganic particles and that the inorganic particles are present in an amount of 50% by weight or more, based on the total weight of the filler particles.
Method for transferring electronic coin data sets (C i, C j, C k, C m, C l) between terminals (M1, M2, M3) for payment in a payment system, wherein a first terminal has at least one electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k), wherein the at least one electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k) has a monetary amount (υ i, υ j, υ k) and an obfuscation amount (r i, r j, r k) as coin data set elements, comprising the following steps: - masking a first coin data set element of the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k), preferably in the first terminal, by applying a one-way function, which is homomorphic, for example, to the first coin data set element of the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k) in order to obtain a masked first electronic coin data set element; characterized by - adding a second, unmasked coin data set element of the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k) to the masked first electronic coin data set element in the first terminal in order to obtain a quasi-masked electronic coin data set (Z i, Z j, Z k); - transmitting the quasi-masked electronic coin data set (Z i, Z j, Z k) to a monitoring entity for registering the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k); and - directly transferring the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k) from the first terminal to a second terminal (M2, M3). - masking a first coin data set element of the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k), preferably in the first terminal, by applying a one-way function, which is homomorphic, for example, to the first coin data set element of the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k) in order to obtain a masked first electronic coin data set element; - adding a second, unmasked coin data set element of the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k) to the masked first electronic coin data set element in the first terminal in order to obtain a quasi-masked electronic coin data set (Z i, Z j, Z k); - transmitting the quasi-masked electronic coin data set (Z i, Z j, Z k) to a monitoring entity for registering the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k); and - directly transferring the electronic coin data set (C i, C j, C k) from the first terminal to a second terminal (M2, M3).
Water pipe with a housing, comprising a housing part accommodating an electronics unit, a container to be filled with a liquid medium and provided with at least one suction connection, and a heating chamber connected to the container via a suction hose finishing in the container, wherein the heating chamber has a receptacle for a capsule serving to contain a smoke medium, wherein the container and the housing part accommodating the electronics unit are detachably connected to one another and a valve is provided in the area of the opening of the suction hose into the container; and wherein the container is closed upwards by a lid in a usage alignment of the water pipe, characterised in that the container has an integrated base in a state detached from the housing part. a housing part accommodating an electronics unit, a container to be filled with a liquid medium and provided with at least one suction connection, and a heating chamber connected to the container via a suction hose finishing in the container, wherein the heating chamber has a receptacle for a capsule serving to contain a smoke medium, wherein the container and the housing part accommodating the electronics unit are detachably connected to one another and a valve is provided in the area of the opening of the suction hose into the container; and wherein the container is closed upwards by a lid in a usage alignment of the water pipe, characterised in that the container has an integrated base in a state detached from the housing part.