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Method for dimensioning a solar generation system comprising a solar radiation heat absorber for a Stirling engine, said Stirling engine comprising an engine head and a heat exchanger surrounding said engine head, the absorber comprising a cavity shaped so as to be joined onto said head of the engine and to transfer heat to said heat exchanger; the method being characterised in giving said absorber such a mass as to guarantee stable operation of the Stirling engine during temporary periods of predefined duration wherein said solar radiation is insufficient to guarantee operation of the engine (Pric < Pabs + Ploss), the method, comprising the following steps: - determining a Stirling engine absorbed thermal power as a function of the temperature T of the Interface between the heat exchanger and the absorber with the identification of at least one steady state running temperature value To corresponding to a steady state absorbed power value Psteady and the identification of a starting temperature value Tstart corresponding to an absorbed power value P start, - determining the thermal capacity C thermal of the absorber by means of the following equation: C thermal = - A * δt ln ⁢ 1 - ΔT T 0 In such a way that the thermal capacity C thermal is capable of transferring the thermal power Psteady, present at time to, to the engine for a predefined interval of time δt = t 1 -t 0 in such a way that at time t 1 the operating temperature of the engine T(t 1) is greater than or equal to T start, where - ΔT = T 0 - T(t 1) with T(t 1) = Tstart and - A = Psteady - Pstart ΔT. and wherein the mass m of the absorber is given by C thermal divided by the specific heat capacity of a material defining the absorber. - determining a Stirling engine absorbed thermal power as a function of the temperature T of the Interface between the heat exchanger and the absorber with the identification of at least one steady state running temperature value To corresponding to a steady state absorbed power value Psteady and the identification of a starting temperature value Tstart corresponding to an absorbed power value P start, - determining the thermal capacity C thermal of the absorber by means of the following equation: C thermal = - A * δt ln ⁢ 1 - ΔT T 0 In such a way that the thermal capacity C thermal is capable of transferring the thermal power Psteady, present at time to, to the engine for a predefined interval of time δt = t 1 -t 0 in such a way that at time t 1 the operating temperature of the engine T(t 1) is greater than or equal to T start, where - ΔT = T 0 - T(t 1) with T(t 1) = Tstart and - A = Psteady - Pstart ΔT. and wherein the mass m of the absorber is given by C thermal divided by the specific heat capacity of a material defining the absorber.
Method for detecting leaks in a thermodynamic cycling apparatus, the thermodynamic cycling apparatus comprising a condenser for condensing vaporous working medium, and the method comprising the following steps: determining supercooling of the working medium in the condenser, supercooling being determined on the basis of the difference between a condensation temperature in the condenser and a temperature of liquid working medium leaving the condenser; detecting a leak if the determined supercooling deviates from a setpoint value for supercooling or if a quantity of working medium in the thermodynamic cycling apparatus ascertained on the basis of the determined supercooling deviates from a setpoint value for the quantity. determining supercooling of the working medium in the condenser, supercooling being determined on the basis of the difference between a condensation temperature in the condenser and a temperature of liquid working medium leaving the condenser; detecting a leak if the determined supercooling deviates from a setpoint value for supercooling or if a quantity of working medium in the thermodynamic cycling apparatus ascertained on the basis of the determined supercooling deviates from a setpoint value for the quantity.
An electrode composite body, comprising: (i) an active material molded body including active material particles which include a lithium composite oxide, wherein the active material molded body provides a skeleton having through holes; (ii) a first solid electrolyte in contact with the active material molded body, wherein the first solid electrolyte includes a first inorganic solid electrolyte; and (iii) a second solid electrolyte in contact with the active material molded body, wherein the second solid electrolyte includes a second inorganic solid electrolyte of which the composition is different from the composition of the first inorganic solid electrolyte, and wherein the second inorganic solid electrolyte includes a lithium borate and is amorphous. (i) an active material molded body including active material particles which include a lithium composite oxide, wherein the active material molded body provides a skeleton having through holes; (ii) a first solid electrolyte in contact with the active material molded body, wherein the first solid electrolyte includes a first inorganic solid electrolyte; and (iii) a second solid electrolyte in contact with the active material molded body, wherein the second solid electrolyte includes a second inorganic solid electrolyte of which the composition is different from the composition of the first inorganic solid electrolyte, and wherein the second inorganic solid electrolyte includes a lithium borate and is amorphous.
Reactive adhesive film system comprising (i) at least one first reactive adhesive film, comprising (a) a polymeric film-former matrix, (b) at least one reactive monomer or reactive resin and (c) a radical initiator, (ii) at least one second reactive adhesive film, comprising (a) a polymeric film-former matrix and (d) an activator, characterized in that the second reactive adhesive film further comprises (b) at least one reactive monomer or reactive resin and in that the polymeric film-former matrix (a) of both adhesive films is thermoplastic polyurethane. (i) at least one first reactive adhesive film, comprising (a) a polymeric film-former matrix, (b) at least one reactive monomer or reactive resin and (c) a radical initiator, (ii) at least one second reactive adhesive film, comprising (a) a polymeric film-former matrix and (d) an activator,
An implantable medical device comprising: a small molecule generator comprising an electrolyte reservoir and a set of electrodes, wherein: a first portion of the electrolyte reservoir is impermeable to a predetermined class of small molecules, and a second portion of the electrolyte reservoir is permeable to the small molecules, and the set of electrodes is disposed inside the electrolyte reservoir and is configured to facilitate electrolysis of the small molecules based on an electric power application to the set of electrodes and on presence of electrolyte inside the electrolyte reservoir; a small molecule diffusor, wherein at least a portion of the small molecule diffusor is permeable to the small molecules; and a cannula impermeable to the small molecules and comprising a lumen, wherein the lumen connects the small molecule generator to the small molecule diffusor. a small molecule generator comprising an electrolyte reservoir and a set of electrodes, wherein: a first portion of the electrolyte reservoir is impermeable to a predetermined class of small molecules, and a second portion of the electrolyte reservoir is permeable to the small molecules, and the set of electrodes is disposed inside the electrolyte reservoir and is configured to facilitate electrolysis of the small molecules based on an electric power application to the set of electrodes and on presence of electrolyte inside the electrolyte reservoir; a first portion of the electrolyte reservoir is impermeable to a predetermined class of small molecules, and a second portion of the electrolyte reservoir is permeable to the small molecules, and the set of electrodes is disposed inside the electrolyte reservoir and is configured to facilitate electrolysis of the small molecules based on an electric power application to the set of electrodes and on presence of electrolyte inside the electrolyte reservoir; a small molecule diffusor, wherein at least a portion of the small molecule diffusor is permeable to the small molecules; and a cannula impermeable to the small molecules and comprising a lumen, wherein the lumen connects the small molecule generator to the small molecule diffusor.
Vacuum capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode separated by a vacuum dielectric, at least one of the first and second electrodes (1, 2) being made of aluminium, each capacitative surface of the first and/or second electrodes (1,2) having a maximum of 5 microns surface roughness elevation and a mean surface roughness elevation of less than 2 microns.
A LiDAR system for detecting objects in a region of interest of an autonomous vehicle comprising: a radiation source component configured to emit output beams; a scanner component configured to direct the output beams onto the region of interest; a receiver component configured to receive input beams reflected from objects in the region of interest along an inner detection pathway; a shutter component configured to modulate between a closed position and an open position, the inner detection pathway being at least partially blocked when the shutter component is in the closed position, and the inner detection pathway being open when the shutter component is in the open position; a controller component communicatively coupled to the shutter component such that: the shutter component is in the closed position while the radiation source component is emitting the output beams, and the shutter component is in the open position while receiving the reflected input beams of the given output beams from the region of interest. a radiation source component configured to emit output beams; a scanner component configured to direct the output beams onto the region of interest; a receiver component configured to receive input beams reflected from objects in the region of interest along an inner detection pathway; a shutter component configured to modulate between a closed position and an open position, the inner detection pathway being at least partially blocked when the shutter component is in the closed position, and the inner detection pathway being open when the shutter component is in the open position; a controller component communicatively coupled to the shutter component such that: the shutter component is in the closed position while the radiation source component is emitting the output beams, and the shutter component is in the open position while receiving the reflected input beams of the given output beams from the region of interest. the shutter component is in the closed position while the radiation source component is emitting the output beams, and the shutter component is in the open position while receiving the reflected input beams of the given output beams from the region of interest.
A process cartridge comprising: (i) a photosensitive drum; (ii) a rotatable developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said photosensitive drum; (iii) a developer supplying roller, provided in contact with said developing roller, for supplying a developer to said developing roller, the developer supplying roller comprising a shaft; (iv) a driving force receiving portion for receiving a driving force for rotating said developer supplying roller and said developing roller, wherein said driving force receiving portion is provided at a shaft end portion of said developer supplying roller; (v) a first driving force transmitting portion for transmitting the driving force, received by said driving force receiving portion, to said developing roller; and (vi) a second driving force transmitting portion, provided at an axial end portion of said developing roller, for transmitting the driving force from said first driving force transmitting portion to said developing roller by engaging with said first driving force transmitting portion, characterized in that said driving force receiving portion is movable relative to said developer supplying roller in a direction crossing the shaft of said developer supplying roller, said first driving force transmitting portion is provided at an axial end portion of said developer supplying roller, and said process cartridge is adapted such that a rotational direction of said developing roller is an opposite direction to a rotational direction of said developer supplying roller to move surfaces of said developing roller and said developer supplying roller in the same direction at a contact portion between said developing roller and said developer supplying roller, and a surface speed of said developer supplying roller is larger than a surface speed of said developing roller when said developer supplying roller and said developing roller are rotated. (i) a photosensitive drum; (ii) a rotatable developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said photosensitive drum; (iii) a developer supplying roller, provided in contact with said developing roller, for supplying a developer to said developing roller, the developer supplying roller comprising a shaft; (iv) a driving force receiving portion for receiving a driving force for rotating said developer supplying roller and said developing roller, wherein said driving force receiving portion is provided at a shaft end portion of said developer supplying roller; (v) a first driving force transmitting portion for transmitting the driving force, received by said driving force receiving portion, to said developing roller; and (vi) a second driving force transmitting portion, provided at an axial end portion of said developing roller, for transmitting the driving force from said first driving force transmitting portion to said developing roller by engaging with said first driving force transmitting portion,
Device for winding a cable, having: - an infeed installation for infeeding a cable from a cable reserve; - an installation for forming a loop from the cable that is being infed by the infeed installation, and for holding the free end of this cable; - a winding body, preferably a cylindrical body, in particular a cylindrical drum, the cable being able to be wound about the circumferential surface of said winding body; - a cable placing installation which is configured for placing the cable multiple times on the winding body, in order for a plurality of windings of the cable to be formed; wherein the device is designed such that the winding body is rotationally fixed in relation to the device for winding a cable. - an infeed installation for infeeding a cable from a cable reserve; - an installation for forming a loop from the cable that is being infed by the infeed installation, and for holding the free end of this cable; - a winding body, preferably a cylindrical body, in particular a cylindrical drum, the cable being able to be wound about the circumferential surface of said winding body; - a cable placing installation which is configured for placing the cable multiple times on the winding body, in order for a plurality of windings of the cable to be formed;
An apparatus for recording, manipulating and creating sound pressure waves through energy transfer between photons and media particles, the apparatus comprising: a medium, the medium being isotropic or anisotropic and having photorefractive properties; a first laser configured to produce a first coherent source of photons; and a second laser configured to produce a second coherent source of photons, wherein the first and second lasers are configured to be operated simultaneously, and arranged so that photon beams emitted therefrom are directed onto the medium mutually orthogonally, and photons are directed from the medium to target media particles of a target medium outside the medium. a medium, the medium being isotropic or anisotropic and having photorefractive properties; a first laser configured to produce a first coherent source of photons; and a second laser configured to produce a second coherent source of photons, wherein the first and second lasers are configured to be operated simultaneously, and arranged so that photon beams emitted therefrom are directed onto the medium mutually orthogonally, and photons are directed from the medium to target media particles of a target medium outside the medium.
A multi-layer piezoelectric element, comprising: a stacked body including piezoelectric layers and internal electrode layers (22a, 22b), the piezoelectric layers and the internal electrode layers (22a, 22b) being stacked; an external electrode layer (3a, 3b) attached to a side surface of the stacked body, the external electrode layer (3a, 3b) being elongated in a stacking direction of the stacked body, the external electrode layer (3a, 3b) being electrically connected with ends of the internal electrode layers (22a, 22b) which are exposed on the side surface; and an external electrode plate (5a, 5b) bonded to the external electrode layer (3a, 3b) therealong by an electrically conducting bonding material, characterized in that the external electrode plate (5a, 5b) is provided with a plurality of slits which extend from opposite long sides of the external electrode plate (5a, 5b) toward a center thereof in such a manner that tips of the respective slits overlap each other alternately when viewed in the stacking direction of the stacked body, and a portion of the external electrode plate (5a, 5b) where the tips of the respective slits overlap each other alternately when viewed in the stacking direction of the stacked body is provided with a hole. a stacked body including piezoelectric layers and internal electrode layers (22a, 22b), the piezoelectric layers and the internal electrode layers (22a, 22b) being stacked; an external electrode layer (3a, 3b) attached to a side surface of the stacked body, the external electrode layer (3a, 3b) being elongated in a stacking direction of the stacked body, the external electrode layer (3a, 3b) being electrically connected with ends of the internal electrode layers (22a, 22b) which are exposed on the side surface; and an external electrode plate (5a, 5b) bonded to the external electrode layer (3a, 3b) therealong by an electrically conducting bonding material, characterized in that the external electrode plate (5a, 5b) is provided with a plurality of slits which extend from opposite long sides of the external electrode plate (5a, 5b) toward a center thereof in such a manner that tips of the respective slits overlap each other alternately when viewed in the stacking direction of the stacked body, and a portion of the external electrode plate (5a, 5b) where the tips of the respective slits overlap each other alternately when viewed in the stacking direction of the stacked body is provided with a hole.
A water-tight casing for an ultrasound flow meter unit, arranged to be attached to a flow meter housing and adapted to receive a first and a second ultrasound transducer and a circuit board with an electronic circuit arranged for operating the first and second ultrasound transducers, the water tight casing comprising: - a bottom part, and - a top part connected to the bottom part, wherein the bottom part is formed by a common protection membrane arranged to protect the first and second transducers against direct contact with a fluid to be measured, and wherein the water-tight casing is adapted to enclose the transducers and the electronic circuit to protect these parts against humidity, and wherein the common protection membrane comprises first and second recesses shaped so as to receive the first and second ultrasound transducers respectively, and a distance between the first and second recesses matches a distance between the first and second ultrasound transducer arranged in connection with the circuit board and a distance between the first and second recesses matches a distance between a first and second transducer receiving position of the housing. - a bottom part, and - a top part connected to the bottom part, wherein the bottom part is formed by a common protection membrane arranged to protect the first and second transducers against direct contact with a fluid to be measured, and wherein the water-tight casing is adapted to enclose the transducers and the electronic circuit to protect these parts against humidity, and wherein the common protection membrane comprises first and second recesses shaped so as to receive the first and second ultrasound transducers respectively, and a distance between the first and second recesses matches a distance between the first and second ultrasound transducer arranged in connection with the circuit board and a distance between the first and second recesses matches a distance between a first and second transducer receiving position of the housing.
A wing assembly for an aircraft, the wing assembly comprising a fixed leading edge member, a high-lift device movably attached to the fixed leading edge member, and an actuator arrangement, the actuator arrangement comprising: - a fixed leading edge lever attached to the fixed leading edge member at a mounting point, - a high-lift device lever attached to the high-lift device, and - an actuator assembly that is configured for driving the fixed leading edge lever and the high-lift device lever relative to each other, so as to allow movement of the high-lift device between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, wherein the fixed leading edge member has an inner cavity that is defined at least in part by an outer skin and a rib, wherein the actuator arrangement is configured for extending and retracting the high-lift device, the actuator assembly including at least one geared rotary actuator, wherein the actuator assembly is configured such that the geared rotary actuator is movable during extending and retracting of the high-lift device between a fully retracted position, in which the geared rotary actuator is predominantly accommodated within the inner cavity, and a fully extended position, in which the geared rotary actuator is predominantly positioned outside the inner cavity, wherein the geared rotary actuator is rotatable about a rotational axis that is defined by the mounting point of the fixed leading edge lever. - a fixed leading edge lever attached to the fixed leading edge member at a mounting point, - a high-lift device lever attached to the high-lift device, and - an actuator assembly that is configured for driving the fixed leading edge lever and the high-lift device lever relative to each other,
Device for the process control of a robot arm, which has at least one acoustic sensor, one optical and/or acoustic warning apparatus, one acoustic output element that is in the form of a digital synthesizer and one processor, characterized in that the synthesizer is configured to produce a sound sequence that obeys the laws of harmonics, wherein the basis for produced sound pulses and/or tone pulses is/are the travel carried out and/or the process steps carried out by the robot arm in a generative manufacturing process, for example, and an actual melody is produced therefrom that is able to be recorded using the acoustic sensor, and wherein the processor is configured to compare the actual melody with a desired melody, which is to be expected on the basis of the actuating signals of the travel and/or the process steps.