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A monitoring system for a wind turbine blade, comprising: an optical glass fiber provided on a wind turbine blade by one of embedding the optical glass fiber in the wind turbine blade and providing the optical glass fiber on a surface of the wind turbine, the wind turbine blade comprising a composite material; an optical receiver in optical communication with an end of the optical glass fiber; and a light transmitter in optical communication with an other end of the optical glass fiber characterised in that the monitoring system is configured to provide an estimate of tensile load applied to the wind turbine blade by means of the breaking stress of the optical glass fiber, after breakage of the optical glass fiber upon exceeding said breaking stress. an optical glass fiber provided on a wind turbine blade by one of embedding the optical glass fiber in the wind turbine blade and providing the optical glass fiber on a surface of the wind turbine, the wind turbine blade comprising a composite material; an optical receiver in optical communication with an end of the optical glass fiber; and a light transmitter in optical communication with an other end of the optical glass fiber characterised in that the monitoring system is configured to provide an estimate of tensile load applied to the wind turbine blade by means of the breaking stress of the optical glass fiber, after breakage of the optical glass fiber upon exceeding said breaking stress.
A guide wire (10, 20), comprising: a core shaft that includes a distal end portion (P1, P2) stepwisely reducing in diameter toward a distal end direction; a coil body that is wound to cover at least a part of an outer periphery of the diameter-reduced distal end portion; and a distal end fixing portion (401, 402) that fixes the distal end of the core shaft and a distal end of the coil body to each other, wherein the distal end portion (P1, P2) of the core shaft includes: a small diameter portion that is continuous with the distal end fixing portion (401, 402), a large diameter portion that is positioned in a proximal end direction than the small diameter portion and has a larger outer diameter than a diameter of the small diameter portion, and a tapered portion that is continuous with the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion and gradually increases in diameter from the small diameter portion toward the large diameter portion, the core shaft and the coil body are fixed at a portion of the core shaft excluding the tapered portion, characterized in that bending rigidity FR1 of the large diameter portion, bending rigidity FR2 of the small diameter portion, and a length L of the tapered portion in an axial direction of the core shaft satisfy the following expressions 1 and: FR 1 / FR 2 ≥ 10 1 ≤ L ≤ 3, wherein in the above expression, the unit of L is mm. a coil body that is wound to cover at least a part of an outer periphery of the diameter-reduced distal end portion; and a distal end fixing portion (401, 402) that fixes the distal end of the core shaft and a distal end of the coil body to each other, wherein the distal end portion (P1, P2) of the core shaft includes: a small diameter portion that is continuous with the distal end fixing portion (401, 402), a large diameter portion that is positioned in a proximal end direction than the small diameter portion and has a larger outer diameter than a diameter of the small diameter portion, and a tapered portion that is continuous with the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion and gradually increases in diameter from the small diameter portion toward the large diameter portion, a small diameter portion that is continuous with the distal end fixing portion (401, 402), a large diameter portion that is positioned in a proximal end direction than the small diameter portion and has a larger outer diameter than a diameter of the small diameter portion, and a tapered portion that is continuous with the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion and gradually increases in diameter from the small diameter portion toward the large diameter portion, the core shaft and the coil body are fixed at a portion of the core shaft excluding the tapered portion, characterized in that bending rigidity FR1 of the large diameter portion, bending rigidity FR2 of the small diameter portion, and a length L of the tapered portion in an axial direction of the core shaft satisfy the following expressions 1 and: FR 1 / FR 2 ≥ 10 1 ≤ L ≤ 3, wherein in the above expression, the unit of L is mm.
An operating cord system for a covering for architectural openings comprising: a roller; a flexible shade material (14; 82) operatively connected to the roller where movement of the roller transitions the flexible shade material from a retracted position to an extended position; an elongated endless operating cord (34; 106) operatively connected to the roller to reversibly rotate the roller by circulating the operating cord in reversible directions; a tensioner around which the operating cord extends to apply a predetermined tension to the operating cord between the tensioner and the roller; and a releasable clamp system (36; 100; 108) operably connected to at least a portion of a length of the operating cord to prevent circulation thereof, the clamp system including at least one biased dog (50; 98; 132) biased to a clamping position and movable from the clamping position to a releasing position; wherein when the tensioner is mounted in a first position relative to the roller, the at least one biased dog selectively permits circulation of the cord; and if the tensioner is not mounted in the first position, the at least one biased dog prevents circulation of the cord. a roller; a flexible shade material (14; 82) operatively connected to the roller where movement of the roller transitions the flexible shade material from a retracted position to an extended position; an elongated endless operating cord (34; 106) operatively connected to the roller to reversibly rotate the roller by circulating the operating cord in reversible directions; a tensioner around which the operating cord extends to apply a predetermined tension to the operating cord between the tensioner and the roller; and a releasable clamp system (36; 100; 108) operably connected to at least a portion of a length of the operating cord to prevent circulation thereof, the clamp system including at least one biased dog (50; 98; 132) biased to a clamping position and movable from the clamping position to a releasing position; wherein when the tensioner is mounted in a first position relative to the roller, the at least one biased dog selectively permits circulation of the cord; and if the tensioner is not mounted in the first position, the at least one biased dog prevents circulation of the cord.
A light emitting diode lighting system, comprising: • a first heat dissipation structure (1001, 3) having a front side and a back side, the front side acting as a contact area to at least one LED • at least one second heat dissipation structure positioned adjacent to the backside of the first heat dissipation structure, and • at least one thermoelectric module (4, 1015) positioned between the first heat dissipation structure and the at least one second heat dissipation structure for conducting heat produced from the at least one LED during operation from the first heat dissipation structure to towards the at least one second heat dissipation structure, wherein the front side of the first heat dissipation structure comprises at least one upwardly protruding structure (1013, 2) extending distally away from the at least one second heat dissipation structure and where the at least one upwardly protruding structure acts as the contact point to the at least one LED, chacraterized in that the front side of the first heat dissipation structure comprises a plurality of upwardly protruding structures forming an array like front side of upwardly protruding structures, where the upwardly protruding structures act as contact points to a plurality of LEDs, and in that each of the upwardly protruding structures has a conical shape. • a first heat dissipation structure (1001, 3) having a front side and a back side, the front side acting as a contact area to at least one LED • at least one second heat dissipation structure positioned adjacent to the backside of the first heat dissipation structure, and • at least one thermoelectric module (4, 1015) positioned between the first heat dissipation structure and the at least one second heat dissipation structure for conducting heat produced from the at least one LED during operation from the first heat dissipation structure to towards the at least one second heat dissipation structure,
A conversion apparatus for receiving a cellular data device, said apparatus comprising: an enclosure; an opening within said enclosure, said opening configured to accept therein said cellular data device; a plurality of ports (601, 602, 604, 605, 606, 607) for interfacing said cellular data device with at least one accessory; circuitry located within said enclosure and enabling said cellular data device to transfer data between a cellular network and at least one of said plurality of output ports (601, 602, 604, 605, 606, 607); and characterized by an active cooling mechanism for active temperature control within said enclosure, said active cooling mechanism comprising: at least one thermoelectric cooling pad, wherein a hot side of said at least one thermoelectric cooling pad is adjacent a heat sink and a cool side of said at least one thermoelectric cooling pad is adjacent a cooling guide block; and at least two fans (1702, 1705), wherein at least one of said at least two fans cools said heat sink and another of said at least two fans blows cool air from said cooling guide block into an interior of said enclosure. an enclosure; an opening within said enclosure, said opening configured to accept therein said cellular data device; a plurality of ports (601, 602, 604, 605, 606, 607) for interfacing said cellular data device with at least one accessory; circuitry located within said enclosure and enabling said cellular data device to transfer data between a cellular network and at least one of said plurality of output ports (601, 602, 604, 605, 606, 607); and characterized by an active cooling mechanism for active temperature control within said enclosure, said active cooling mechanism comprising: at least one thermoelectric cooling pad, wherein a hot side of said at least one thermoelectric cooling pad is adjacent a heat sink and a cool side of said at least one thermoelectric cooling pad is adjacent a cooling guide block; and at least two fans (1702, 1705), wherein at least one of said at least two fans cools said heat sink and another of said at least two fans blows cool air from said cooling guide block into an interior of said enclosure. at least one thermoelectric cooling pad, wherein a hot side of said at least one thermoelectric cooling pad is adjacent a heat sink and a cool side of said at least one thermoelectric cooling pad is adjacent a cooling guide block; and at least two fans (1702, 1705), wherein at least one of said at least two fans cools said heat sink and another of said at least two fans blows cool air from said cooling guide block into an interior of said enclosure.
A flow cytometer comprising: a sensing component that includes at least two sensing elements, the sensing component obtaining sensing results from objects in a respective sensing region relative to the sensing component; and a relative motion component that, in operation, causes respective relative motion of each of a subset of the objects; each of the objects in the subset having respective relative motion within the sensing region; in response to the respective relative motion of an object in the subset within the sensing region, the sensing results indicating one or more time-varying waveforms; the sensing component including: a non-periodic arrangement of said sensing elements so that each of the sensing elements, in operation, perform one of photosensing or impedance-based sensing and obtain sensing results that indicate a non-periodic time-varying waveform with time variation in accordance with the non-periodic arrangement, and/or a longitudinal sequence of said sensing elements, the longitudinal sequence having a combined sensing pattern that is approximately equal to a superposition or scaled superposition of a set of two or more simpler sensing patterns so that each of the sensing elements in the longitudinal sequence, in operation, perform one of photosensing or impedance-based sensing and obtain sensing results that indicate a superposition time-varying waveform with time variation in accordance with all of the simpler sensing patterns in the set. a sensing component that includes at least two sensing elements, the sensing component obtaining sensing results from objects in a respective sensing region relative to the sensing component; and a relative motion component that, in operation, causes respective relative motion of each of a subset of the objects; each of the objects in the subset having respective relative motion within the sensing region; in response to the respective relative motion of an object in the subset within the sensing region, the sensing results indicating one or more time-varying waveforms; the sensing component including: a non-periodic arrangement of said sensing elements so that each of the sensing elements, in operation, perform one of photosensing or impedance-based sensing and obtain sensing results that indicate a non-periodic time-varying waveform with time variation in accordance with the non-periodic arrangement, and/or a longitudinal sequence of said sensing elements, the longitudinal sequence having a combined sensing pattern that is approximately equal to a superposition or scaled superposition of a set of two or more simpler sensing patterns so that each of the sensing elements in the longitudinal sequence, in operation, perform one of photosensing or impedance-based sensing and obtain sensing results that indicate a superposition time-varying waveform with time variation in accordance with all of the simpler sensing patterns in the set.
A method of electrochemically detecting a catalytic reaction product generated by progress of catalytic reaction in a first lump of liquid and dissolved in the first lump of liquid, the method comprising: containing the first lump of liquid and a second lump of liquid in a liquid bath, the second lump of liquid being in contact with the first lump of liquid to form a liquid-liquid interface and not dissolving the catalytic reaction product; arranging a working electrode in the first lump of liquid and arranging a counter electrode and a reference electrode in the second lump of liquid; and detecting a current flowing through the working electrode by an oxidation or reduction reaction of the catalytic reaction product at the working electrode. containing the first lump of liquid and a second lump of liquid in a liquid bath, the second lump of liquid being in contact with the first lump of liquid to form a liquid-liquid interface and not dissolving the catalytic reaction product; arranging a working electrode in the first lump of liquid and arranging a counter electrode and a reference electrode in the second lump of liquid; and detecting a current flowing through the working electrode by an oxidation or reduction reaction of the catalytic reaction product at the working electrode.
Method for determining a soot loading of a particulate filter, which is arranged in an exhaust gas path of an internal combustion engine, which is operated with a predetermined fuel mass setpoint ( m_K setpoint) and with an air mass corresponding to a predetermined boost pressure setpoint ( p_L setpoint), wherein, in order to determine the soot loading in a transient operating situation, a soot entry into the particulate filter is determined by determining the soot entry for a corresponding steady state operating point and correcting it so that a deviation of the soot entry due to the transient operating situation is taken into account, characterised in that the deviation of the soot entry due to the transient operating situation is determined at least as a function of the predetermined boost pressure setpoint ( p_L setpoint) and a measured boost pressure actual value ( p-L actual).
Electronic handle for a vehicle door, comprising: - electronic means for activating electronically a latch of the vehicle door; - an activation lever configured for rotating around an activation axis between a rest position in which the activation lever is released, and a mechanical activation position in which the activation lever is actuated for activating the latch of the vehicle door in case of default of the electronic means; and - a bracket intended to receive the activation lever, one of the activation lever and the bracket comprising a driving element (22; 122), and the other comprises a stop element (32; 132), the driving element (22; 122) cooperating with the stop element (32; 132) such that when the activation lever is actuated from the rest position to the mechanical activation position, the driving element (22; 122) passes from a first side of the stop element (32; 132) corresponding to the rest position, to a second side when the activation lever reaches the mechanical activation position, when the activation lever comes back from the mechanical activation position to the rest position, the driving element (22; 122) and the stop element (32; 132) cooperate to make the activation lever come back to the first side of the stop element (32; 132), characterized in that the stop element (32; 132) is moveable such that the driving element (22; 122) moves the stop element (32; 132) when moving from the mechanical activation position to the rest position, wherein the stop element (32; 132) rotates according to a rotation stopping axis when the driving element (22; 122) moves from the mechanical activation position to the rest position. - electronic means for activating electronically a latch of the vehicle door; - an activation lever configured for rotating around an activation axis between a rest position in which the activation lever is released, and a mechanical activation position in which the activation lever is actuated for activating the latch of the vehicle door in case of default of the electronic means; and - a bracket intended to receive the activation lever,
A high-strength steel sheet comprising: 0.03 to 0.20% of C, 0.08 to 1.5% of Si, 0.5 to 3.0% of Mn, 0.05% or less of P, 0.0005% or more of S, 0.008 to 0.20% of acid-soluble Ti, 0.0005 to 0.01% of N, more than 0.01% of acid-soluble Al, and 0.001 to 0.04% of one or both of Ce and La in terms of mass%; and optionally one or both of 0.01 to 0.10% of Nb and 0.01 to 0.05% of V in terms of mass%, optionally at least one of 0.01 to 0.6% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.4% of Mo and 0.0003 to 0.003% of B in terms of mass% and/or optionally one or both of 0.0001 to 0.004% of Ca and 0.001 to 0.01% of Zr in terms of mass% and a balance Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a ratio of (Ce+La)/acid-soluble Al is equal to or more than 0.1 and a ratio of (Ce+La)/S is in a range of 0.4 to 50 in a mass base, and wherein a density of a number of inclusions, having a circle equivalent diameter of 2 μm or less, which are present in the steel sheet is equal to or more than 15/mm 2. 0.03 to 0.20% of C, 0.08 to 1.5% of Si, 0.5 to 3.0% of Mn, 0.05% or less of P, 0.0005% or more of S, 0.008 to 0.20% of acid-soluble Ti, 0.0005 to 0.01% of N, more than 0.01% of acid-soluble Al, and 0.001 to 0.04% of one or both of Ce and La in terms of mass%; and optionally one or both of 0.01 to 0.10% of Nb and 0.01 to 0.05% of V in terms of mass%, optionally at least one of 0.01 to 0.6% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.4% of Mo and 0.0003 to 0.003% of B in terms of mass% and/or optionally one or both of 0.0001 to 0.004% of Ca and 0.001 to 0.01% of Zr in terms of mass% and a balance Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a ratio of (Ce+La)/acid-soluble Al is equal to or more than 0.1 and a ratio of (Ce+La)/S is in a range of 0.4 to 50 in a mass base, and wherein a density of a number of inclusions, having a circle equivalent diameter of 2 μm or less, which are present in the steel sheet is equal to or more than 15/mm 2.
A method of measuring hemolysis or hematocrit in a blood sample, the method comprising: a. measuring an immittance value of a blood sample at a plurality of multiple-frequency AC inputs; and b. subjecting each immittance value measured in step a to a mapping function generated by kernel-based orthogonal projection to latent structures, wherein the mapping function is one of the following: a function that maps immittance values to lysed blood levels and determining the level of lysed blood in the sample or a function that maps immittance values to hematocrit levels and determining the level of hematocrit in the sample while compensating for the electrolyte level of the sample. a. measuring an immittance value of a blood sample at a plurality of multiple-frequency AC inputs; and b. subjecting each immittance value measured in step a to a mapping function generated by kernel-based orthogonal projection to latent structures, wherein the mapping function is one of the following: a function that maps immittance values to lysed blood levels and determining the level of lysed blood in the sample or a function that maps immittance values to hematocrit levels and determining the level of hematocrit in the sample while compensating for the electrolyte level of the sample. a function that maps immittance values to lysed blood levels and determining the level of lysed blood in the sample or a function that maps immittance values to hematocrit levels and determining the level of hematocrit in the sample while compensating for the electrolyte level of the sample.
A pivot assembly for headgear, the headgear comprising a headtop and a shield, the pivot assembly comprising: a housing adapted to be coupled to the headtop, the housing including an interior; a socket dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing, the socket including a plurality of first engagement features; a post adapted to be coupled to the shield, the post including a plurality of second engagement features adapted to engage the plurality of first engagement features, at least a portion of the post dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing; and a spring dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing to engage the post and to bias the plurality of second engagement features into engagement with the plurality of first engagement features while allowing relative rotation between the post and the socket. a housing adapted to be coupled to the headtop, the housing including an interior; a socket dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing, the socket including a plurality of first engagement features; a post adapted to be coupled to the shield, the post including a plurality of second engagement features adapted to engage the plurality of first engagement features, at least a portion of the post dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing; and a spring dimensioned to be received in the interior of the housing to engage the post and to bias the plurality of second engagement features into engagement with the plurality of first engagement features while allowing relative rotation between the post and the socket.