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An apparatus structured to vent at least a portion of an air pocket trapped at an underside of an article that is at least partially submerged in a liquid, the apparatus comprising: a control apparatus; a tractor apparatus comprising a tractor and a drive mechanism connected together, the drive mechanism being connected with the control apparatus; the apparatus being characterized by further comprising a tether apparatus disposed on the tractor and being movable between a deployed position and a retracted position; and a buoy apparatus connected with the tether apparatus and comprising a buoy and a vent apparatus, the buoy in a condition submerged in the liquid being structured to apply a buoyant force to at least a portion of the vent apparatus whereby in the deployed position of the tether apparatus the buoy apparatus is in an elevated position situated relatively higher in a vertical direction than in the retracted position of the tether apparatus wherein the buoy apparatus is in another position situated relatively lower in the vertical direction, the at least portion of the vent apparatus being structured to be in fluid communication with the air pocket and to vent at least a portion of the air pocket in the elevated position of the buoy apparatus. a control apparatus; a tractor apparatus comprising a tractor and a drive mechanism connected together, the drive mechanism being connected with the control apparatus; the apparatus being characterized by further comprising a tether apparatus disposed on the tractor and being movable between a deployed position and a retracted position; and a buoy apparatus connected with the tether apparatus and comprising a buoy and a vent apparatus, the buoy in a condition submerged in the liquid being structured to apply a buoyant force to at least a portion of the vent apparatus whereby in the deployed position of the tether apparatus the buoy apparatus is in an elevated position situated relatively higher in a vertical direction than in the retracted position of the tether apparatus wherein the buoy apparatus is in another position situated relatively lower in the vertical direction, the at least portion of the vent apparatus being structured to be in fluid communication with the air pocket and to vent at least a portion of the air pocket in the elevated position of the buoy apparatus.
A method for generating an access stratum key in a communication system, wherein a first network-side device connects to a user equipment, UE, through a first air interface and accesses a core network, CN, and the first network-side device connects to a second network-side device, wherein the second network-side device is a device that connects to the UE through a second air interface, and the method comprises: acquiring, by the first network-side device, an input parameter, wherein the input parameter comprises a time-varying parameter; calculating, by the first network-side device, an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to the input parameter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, wherein the second air interface is between the second network-side device and the UE; and sending, by the first network-side device, the KeNB* to the second network-side device. acquiring, by the first network-side device, an input parameter, wherein the input parameter comprises a time-varying parameter; calculating, by the first network-side device, an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to the input parameter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, wherein the second air interface is between the second network-side device and the UE; and sending, by the first network-side device, the KeNB* to the second network-side device.
A device for self-supporting fastening of a passenger seat to a wall of a vehicle, wherein the device comprises at least one first support element and at least one further support element, wherein the first and the further support element are connected, wherein the first support element and the further support element are connected in such a way that, by means of the first support element, forces can be absorbed predominantly in a main direction, wherein, by means of the further support element, forces can be absorbed predominantly in at least one direction which is different from the main direction, characterised in that the material of the first support element and the material of the further support element each have anisotropic material properties in respect of their strength behaviour, wherein the device comprises a first support profile and a further support profile, wherein the first support profile and the further support profile are connected, wherein the first support profile comprises a first profile element and a further profile element, wherein the first profile element and the further profile element of the first support profile are connected, wherein the further support profile comprises a first profile element and a further profile element, wherein the first profile element and the further profile element of the further support profile are connected, wherein the first profile element of the first support profile and the first profile element of the further support profile form the first support element, wherein the further profile element of the first support profile and the further profile element of the further support profile form the further support element, wherein the further profile element of the first support profile has a substantially U-shaped cross section and the further profile element of the further support profile has a substantially U-shaped cross section.
An electrostatic speaker system comprising - a high voltage switching power amplifier having at least one high voltage switching output stage, - an extraction filter having an input coupled to an output of the at least one high voltage switching output stage, and - an electrostatic speaker element having a capacitive load coupled to an output of the extraction filter, characterised in that, the capacitive load forms a part of the extraction filter, the extraction filter being a low pass Nth order filter having at least a first filter stage and a second filter stage, the first filter stage comprising a RLC circuit having a resonant frequency ω0 and a quality factor Q > 1⁄2, the second filter stage having at least one electrical element for damping a signal component at the resonant frequency of the RLC circuit at the output of the extraction filter, and N being an integer larger than or equal to three. - a high voltage switching power amplifier having at least one high voltage switching output stage, - an extraction filter having an input coupled to an output of the at least one high voltage switching output stage, and - an electrostatic speaker element having a capacitive load coupled to an output of the extraction filter,
An electroluminescent device, comprising a substrate and on top of the substrate a substrate electrode, a counter electrode and an electroluminescent layer stack with at least one organic electroluminescent layer arranged between the substrate electrode and the counter electrode, and at least one divide (80,80') dividing at least the counter electrode into a plurality of electrically separated counter-electrode-segments (110,110',110"), and below the divide (80,80') an electrically non-conductive protective means arranged on the substrate electrode exceeding the divide (80, 80') with a smooth and/or continuous and/or non-steep edges and/or hill-like shape such that the emergence of a shadowing edge is prevented, characterized in that the electroluminescent device further comprises: an encapsulation means at least encapsulating the electroluminescent layer stack, and at least one contact means, for electrically contacting at least one counter-electrode-segment (110,110',110") of the counter electrode to an electrical source, wherein the contact means is arranged fully above the protective means and wherein the encapsulation means is electrically connected to the contact means. a substrate and on top of the substrate a substrate electrode, a counter electrode and an electroluminescent layer stack with at least one organic electroluminescent layer arranged between the substrate electrode and the counter electrode, and at least one divide (80,80') dividing at least the counter electrode into a plurality of electrically separated counter-electrode-segments (110,110',110"), and below the divide (80,80') an electrically non-conductive protective means arranged on the substrate electrode exceeding the divide (80, 80') with a smooth and/or continuous and/or non-steep edges and/or hill-like shape such that the emergence of a shadowing edge is prevented, characterized in that the electroluminescent device further comprises: an encapsulation means at least encapsulating the electroluminescent layer stack, and at least one contact means, for electrically contacting at least one counter-electrode-segment (110,110',110") of the counter electrode to an electrical source, wherein the contact means is arranged fully above the protective means and wherein the encapsulation means is electrically connected to the contact means.
A method for the production of a butterfly valve comprising a valve body housing a valve seat engaged by a butterfly disc keyed on a shaft in order to rotate under the action of an electric motor, the shaft being coupled to an inductive position sensor of the "contact-free" type provided with a rotor which is rigid with the shaft and is housed in a chamber of the valve body, and a stator which is borne by a detachable cover adapted to close the chamber and is disposed, in operation, facing the rotor, the method being characterised in that it comprises the stages of: coupling the rotor to the shaft; mounting the stator on the cover; completing any remaining machining operations on the butterfly valve; coupling the cover to the valve body in order to close the chamber in a substantially permanent manner; and carrying out, once the cover is coupled to the valve body to close the chamber, a calibration of the position sensor as the last operation by disposing the shaft in a sequence of predetermined positions by means of an external calibration actuator; wherein the stator of the position sensor is provided with at least one reading device adapted to supply a reading signal depending on the position of the rotor, and a filter device adapted to linearise the reading signal supplied by the reading device; and wherein the calibration stage of the position sensor comprising setting of the filter device by writing the content of the memory of the filter device, so that when the shaft is disposed by the external calibration actuator in a predetermined position, the content of the memory of the filter device is written such that the linearised reading signal is equal to a predetermined value known in advance and corresponding to the predetermined position of the shaft. coupling the rotor to the shaft; mounting the stator on the cover; completing any remaining machining operations on the butterfly valve; coupling the cover to the valve body in order to close the chamber in a substantially permanent manner; and carrying out, once the cover is coupled to the valve body to close the chamber, a calibration of the position sensor as the last operation by disposing the shaft in a sequence of predetermined positions by means of an external calibration actuator;
A device for thermal overload protection of an electrical device, particularly an electric motor, the device comprising means for measuring at least one load current supplied to the electrical device, means for calculating the thermal load on the electrical device on the basis of said at least one load current, and means for interrupting a current supply (L1, L2, L3) when the thermal load reaches a given threshold level, characterized in that the device comprises a processor system employing X-bit, preferably X=32, fixed-point arithmetic, the system comprising means for scaling the current measured into unit values to a range of 0 to Y, wherein Y represents Y/100% of a nominal current, and means for calculating a time-to-trip in accordance with formula τ = R * C * ln a a = 1 − Θ trip − Θ i 2 − Θ wherein Θ trip = trip level for thermal load Θ = calculated thermal load τ = estimated time to moment when Θ reaches trip level Θ trip ΔT = interval for thermal load calculation R = cooling factor of electrical device C = trip-class factor i = measured current whereby the equation and its operands are programmed into the microprocessor system structured such that a result or a provisional result never exceeds the X-bit value. Θ trip = trip level for thermal load Θ = calculated thermal load τ = estimated time to moment when Θ reaches trip level Θ trip ΔT = interval for thermal load calculation R = cooling factor of electrical device C = trip-class factor i = measured current
A method for estimating life consumption for an electronic component for use with an electric motor, the method comprising identifying a beginning of an operational drive cycle for the electric motor; measuring an operational parameter for the electronic component during the operational drive cycle, wherein during the period of the operational drive cycle identifying a change in direction of the measured value of the operational parameter; identifying whether the change in direction of the measured value of the operational parameter corresponds to a maximum value or minimum value, wherein if a change in direction in the measured value of the operational parameter corresponds to a maximum value, the maximum value is placed in a first buffer and if the measured value of the operational parameter corresponds to a minimum value, the minimum value is placed in a second buffer, wherein as each maximum value or minimum value is identified the respective values are compared with previous maximum and/or minimum values stored in the first buffer and second buffer respectively to identify a full load cycle or half load cycle of the electronic component, wherein for each identified full load cycle and half load cycle the stored maximum and/or minimum values used to identify the full and/or half load cycle are removed from the respective buffers, identifying an end of the operational drive cycle for the electric motor, characterised in that following identification of the end of the drive cycle a final operational parameter value is determined and in conjunction with maximum values and minimum values remaining in the respective first buffer and second buffer any remaining full load cycles and/or half load cycles for the electronic component are identified; estimating a life consumption value associated with the operational drive cycle for the electronic component based on full load cycles and half load cycles identified during the operational drive cycle and identified after the operational drive cycle has finished based on the determined final operational parameter value.
A method for transmitting a signal for coverage coordination by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving (S702, S704), by a coordinating base station, coverage related information from each of a first base station and a second base station, wherein the coverage related information of the first base station includes an idle mode switching request of the first base station, wherein the coverage related information of the second base station includes information on a coverage area compensated by the second base station, and wherein the coverage related information of the first base station is received from the first base station when cell load of the first base station maintains a predetermined threshold value or less for a predetermined time; performing a coverage coordination procedure by using the coverage related information of the first and second base stations; and transmitting (S713-S714) a coverage coordinating signal determined in accordance with the result of the coverage coordinating procedure to each of the first and second base stations, wherein the coverage coordination procedure includes determining whether the second base station compensates for a coverage of the first base station when the first base station is switched to an idle mode. receiving (S702, S704), by a coordinating base station, coverage related information from each of a first base station and a second base station, wherein the coverage related information of the first base station includes an idle mode switching request of the first base station, wherein the coverage related information of the second base station includes information on a coverage area compensated by the second base station, and wherein the coverage related information of the first base station is received from the first base station when cell load of the first base station maintains a predetermined threshold value or less for a predetermined time; performing a coverage coordination procedure by using the coverage related information of the first and second base stations; and transmitting (S713-S714) a coverage coordinating signal determined in accordance with the result of the coverage coordinating procedure to each of the first and second base stations, wherein the coverage coordination procedure includes determining whether the second base station compensates for a coverage of the first base station when the first base station is switched to an idle mode.
Method for calculating the total duration t total of the cooking process of foods by means of cooking with steam according to: t total = t cond + t cook t cond representing a conditioning time of the food which is ended when the core temperature of the food, starting from a starting temperature v start, has increased to a minimum cooking temperature v min at which the cooking process for the respective food begins, and t cook meaning a cooking time of the food which is chosen as a function of the desired cooked state.
A method performed in a network node (5a, 5b, 8) of a wireless network for deciding on switching off of a network node (5a, 5b), the wireless network comprising a first network node configured for wireless communication with one or more wireless devices (6 1,..., 6 i,..., 6 n), the method comprising: - obtaining an energy increase threshold, Thr_E i, for each wireless device (6 1,..., 6 i,..., 6 n) served by the first network node, - determining a respective additional energy consumption E i required by each wireless device (6 1,..., 6 i,..., 6 n) served by the first network node if instead served by a neighboring network node (5b, 5c), - comparing, for each wireless device (6 1,..., 6 i,..., 6 n) served by the first network node, the respective energy increase threshold, Thr_E i, with the respective additional energy consumption E i, and - deciding, based on the result of the comparing, whether to switch off the first network node, and if affirmative, - switching off the first network node. - obtaining an energy increase threshold, Thr_E i, for each wireless device (6 1,..., 6 i,..., 6 n) served by the first network node, - determining a respective additional energy consumption E i required by each wireless device (6 1,..., 6 i,..., 6 n) served by the first network node if instead served by a neighboring network node (5b, 5c), - comparing, for each wireless device (6 1,..., 6 i,..., 6 n) served by the first network node, the respective energy increase threshold, Thr_E i, with the respective additional energy consumption E i, and - deciding, based on the result of the comparing, whether to switch off the first network node, and if affirmative, - switching off the first network node.
Brushless DC electric motor for a wiper system of an automotive vehicle, including a stator and a rotor, the stator comprising a plurality of coils for electromagnetically exciting the rotor and the rotor comprising a multipole magnet that is mounted so as to be driven in rotation about an axis of rotation and provided with at least three multipole axial layers, each multipole axial layer taking the form of a crown, said electric motor comprising a motor shaft which passes through the centre of each crown, two extremal layers (7-2, 7-3) being positioned along the axis of rotation on either side of a central layer, the electric motor comprising a device for determining the position of the rotor, said device for determining the position of the rotor comprising at least three position sensors for detecting the position of one of said at least three multipole axial layers, each position sensor being associated, respectively, with one of said multipole axial layers, each sensor being situated in the radial extension of the respectively associated multipole axial layer (7-1, 7-2, 7-3), the sensor associated with the central layer being referred to as the central sensor and each sensor (9-2, 9-3) associated with one of the extremal layers being referred to as an extremal sensor, the position sensors being installed in a plane containing a direction that is parallel to the axis of rotation of the multipole magnet while being aligned relative to one another, a centre of the central sensor being positioned facing the medial line 14-1 of the central layer, characterized in that a centre (15-2, 15-3) of at least one of the two extremal position sensors (9-2, 9-3) is offset with respect to the medial line (14-2, 14-3) of the associated extremal layer (7-2, 7-3).
A method of determining the concentration of a species in a portion of a furnace atmosphere, by collecting electromagnetic radiation from inside the furnace, the method comprising the steps: (i) measuring a first intensity I 1 of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at a first wavelength λ 1; (ii) measuring a second intensity I 2 of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at a second wavelength λ 2; (iii) measuring a third intensity I 3 of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at a third wavelength λ 3, the third wavelength being selected to be representative of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by the species; (iv) calculating a fourth intensity I 4 at the third wavelength using the first and second intensities, the fourth intensity being an estimate of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at the third wavelength absent any absorbing species in the furnace atmosphere; and (v) using the third intensity and the fourth intensity to determine a parameter that is proportional to the concentration of absorbing species in the portion of the furnace atmosphere. (i) measuring a first intensity I 1 of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at a first wavelength λ 1; (ii) measuring a second intensity I 2 of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at a second wavelength λ 2; (iii) measuring a third intensity I 3 of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at a third wavelength λ 3, the third wavelength being selected to be representative of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by the species; (iv) calculating a fourth intensity I 4 at the third wavelength using the first and second intensities, the fourth intensity being an estimate of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation in the furnace at the third wavelength absent any absorbing species in the furnace atmosphere; and (v) using the third intensity and the fourth intensity to determine a parameter that is proportional to the concentration of absorbing species in the portion of the furnace atmosphere.
Method of allocating resources in a radio communication system providing resources for uplink transmission and for downlink transmission for a plurality of operators providing a service to a user equipment via the radio communication system, characterized in that a time division duplex configuration having an according allocation of uplink transmission time and/or an according allocation of downlink transmission time is selected based on information regarding a sharing characteristic for the radio resources defined by a service level agreement between operators sharing the radio resources.