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Method for measuring an amount of superparamagnetic material in an object comprising: a) applying a magnetic field comprising a first component alternating with a first period and a single frequency to the object and having a magnetic field strength lower than a magnetic field strength at which the superparamagnetic material is driven into saturation; b) measuring a first magnetic susceptibility of the object with a detection coil; c) applying a static second component to the magnetic field for a second period being equal or larger than the first period, the strength of the magnetic field during the second period is such that the superparamagnetic material is driven towards saturation; d) measuring a second magnetic susceptibility of the object with the detection coil during the application of the static second component; and e) determining the amount of superparamagnetic material from a difference between the measured first and second susceptibility of the object, characterized in that the method comprises repeating steps b) to d) with a third period, wherein the third period is equal to or larger than the second period. a) applying a magnetic field comprising a first component alternating with a first period and a single frequency to the object and having a magnetic field strength lower than a magnetic field strength at which the superparamagnetic material is driven into saturation; b) measuring a first magnetic susceptibility of the object with a detection coil; c) applying a static second component to the magnetic field for a second period being equal or larger than the first period, the strength of the magnetic field during the second period is such that the superparamagnetic material is driven towards saturation; d) measuring a second magnetic susceptibility of the object with the detection coil during the application of the static second component; and e) determining the amount of superparamagnetic material from a difference between the measured first and second susceptibility of the object, characterized in that the method comprises repeating steps b) to d) with a third period, wherein the third period is equal to or larger than the second period.
An energy storage device for temporarily storing thermal energy, having a closed storage circuit to which heat can be supplied by means of a heat source and from which heat can be withdrawn by means of a heat consumer, and in which a fluid container is present which is divided into a first fluid storage chamber for colder fluid and a second fluid storage chamber for warmer fluid by means of a displaceable separating element, wherein at least one pump by means of which fluid can be conveyed from the first fluid storage chamber into the second fluid storage chamber, and/or vice versa, is provided in the storage circuit, characterized in that the fluid container is present as a pipeline having a horizontally arranged longitudinal centre axis that is curved, at least in areas, and having a length-to-width ratio of at least five.
A structure, in particular for retaining or protecting against falling materials, the structure comprising a metal frame and a plurality of blocks distributed across a plurality of levels (N1, N2) superimposed in a vertical direction, each block having an upper face and a lower face, in which: - each block has at least one upper cavity in the upper face and at least one lower cavity in the lower face, each upper cavity being connected to a lower cavity in the same block by a conduit in the block, and - the metal frame has a set of locking elements and a set of connecting elements, each locking element being jointly received in the upper cavity of a block and in a corresponding lower cavity of a block of the level immediately above the block in question to prevent relative horizontal translation of these two blocks, the structure being characterised in that two locking elements received in upper and lower cavities of the same block are simultaneously attached to the same connecting element received in the duct and exerting on the two locking elements in question a force tending to bring the locking elements closer to each other, and in that each locking element comprises a fastener secured jointly with a connecting element of each of the two blocks in whose cavities (55, 70) the locking element is received. - each block has at least one upper cavity in the upper face and at least one lower cavity in the lower face, each upper cavity being connected to a lower cavity in the same block by a conduit in the block, and - the metal frame has a set of locking elements and a set of connecting elements, each locking element being jointly received in the upper cavity of a block and in a corresponding lower cavity of a block of the level immediately above the block in question to prevent relative horizontal translation of these two blocks,
A method of manufacturing a rubber rolled member, comprising the steps of: 2); forming a first rubber layer by a first pair of rolling rollers (1, forming a second rubber layer by a second pair of rolling rollers (2, 3; 3, 4); and layering the first rubber layer and the second rubber layer together to manufacture a rubber rolled member; at least one independently supplied thread being inserted between the first rubber layer and the second number layer, and the thread being embedded in the longitudinal direction of the rubber rolled member, wherein a breaking strength of the thread is 100 N or less and a cord density of the thread is 5 strands/50 mm or less. 2); forming a first rubber layer by a first pair of rolling rollers (1, forming a second rubber layer by a second pair of rolling rollers (2, 3; 3, 4); and layering the first rubber layer and the second rubber layer together to manufacture a rubber rolled member; at least one independently supplied thread being inserted between the first rubber layer and the second number layer, and the thread being embedded in the longitudinal direction of the rubber rolled member, wherein a breaking strength of the thread is 100 N or less and a cord density of the thread is 5 strands/50 mm or less.
Sealed and thermally insulating tank for the storage or transport of a cold fluid, the tank comprising supporting walls defining a supporting structure and tank walls attached on an inner surface of the supporting walls, in which each tank wall comprises a sealed membrane and a thermally insulating barrier fitted between the sealed membrane and the supporting wall, in which the supporting structure comprises a bottom supporting wall presenting a drain hole passing through the bottom supporting wall to enable draining of the supporting structure, characterized in that the bottom supporting wall carries a projecting flange to guide a flow of liquid to the drain hole, the projecting flange extending along the edges of the bottom supporting wall at a distance from the edges of the bottom supporting wall continuously on the whole periphery of the bottom supporting wall, the projecting flange being covered by the thermally insulating barrier of the tank wall attached on the bottom supporting wall.
A method comprising: receiving, by processing circuitry of a controller of an industrial automation device, one or more inputs indicative of a shutdown of one or more power modules of the industrial automation device; and in response to receiving the one or more inputs: transmitting, by the processing circuitry, a first command to driver control circuitry to disable a driver of the controller, the driver being communicatively coupled to one or more transmitters (210, 212, 214) of the controller, wherein the driver is configured to transmit a control signal via the one or more transmitters to one or more respective power modules to control an operation of a power converter configured to provide power to a motor; and transmitting a second command, by the processing circuitry, to transmitter control circuitry to prevent power from being provided to the one or more transmitters, wherein the first command is transmitted to the driver control circuitry and the second command is transmitted to the transmitter control circuitry simultaneously. receiving, by processing circuitry of a controller of an industrial automation device, one or more inputs indicative of a shutdown of one or more power modules of the industrial automation device; and in response to receiving the one or more inputs: transmitting, by the processing circuitry, a first command to driver control circuitry to disable a driver of the controller, the driver being communicatively coupled to one or more transmitters (210, 212, 214) of the controller, wherein the driver is configured to transmit a control signal via the one or more transmitters to one or more respective power modules to control an operation of a power converter configured to provide power to a motor; and transmitting a second command, by the processing circuitry, to transmitter control circuitry to prevent power from being provided to the one or more transmitters, wherein the first command is transmitted to the driver control circuitry and the second command is transmitted to the transmitter control circuitry simultaneously. transmitting, by the processing circuitry, a first command to driver control circuitry to disable a driver of the controller, the driver being communicatively coupled to one or more transmitters (210, 212, 214) of the controller, wherein the driver is configured to transmit a control signal via the one or more transmitters to one or more respective power modules to control an operation of a power converter configured to provide power to a motor; and transmitting a second command, by the processing circuitry, to transmitter control circuitry to prevent power from being provided to the one or more transmitters, wherein the first command is transmitted to the driver control circuitry and the second command is transmitted to the transmitter control circuitry simultaneously.
Energy storage device comprising a set of accumulators and a thermally conductive element, the temperature of the thermally conductive element being able to vary as a function of a temperature of the set of accumulators, the thermally conductive element comprising a thermochromatic indicator, the energy storage device further comprising an optical sensor configured to observe the thermochromatic indicator, the energy storage device comprising an outer envelope enveloping the set of accumulators, the outer envelope being covered at least partially with a ceramic-based thermally insulating paint coating, the outer envelope comprising a zone devoid of the paint coating, said zone comprising the thermally conductive element.
A therapeutic nanoparticle comprising: a substantially hydrophobic acid; a therapeutic agent, wherein the pKa of the protonated therapeutic agent is at least about 1.0 pKa units greater than the pKa of the hydrophobic acid; and a polymer selected from diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or a diblock poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer and combination thereof; wherein the therapeutic agent is 1-(4-{[4-(dimethylamino)piperidin-1-yl]carbonyl}phenyl)-3-[4-(4,6-dimorpholin-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)phenyl]urea or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. a substantially hydrophobic acid; a therapeutic agent, wherein the pKa of the protonated therapeutic agent is at least about 1.0 pKa units greater than the pKa of the hydrophobic acid; and a polymer selected from diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or a diblock poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer and combination thereof; wherein the therapeutic agent is 1-(4-{[4-(dimethylamino)piperidin-1-yl]carbonyl}phenyl)-3-[4-(4,6-dimorpholin-4-yl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)phenyl]urea or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
An apparatus for controlling a circuit breaker for a static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) installed in a STATCOM-dedicated branch line branched from a main bus of a power system and configured to provide the power system with reactive power via the main bus, the apparatus comprising: a transformer protector for detecting a differential current between primary current and secondary current of a transformer connected in series to the circuit breaker in the branch line, and controlling opening/closing of the circuit breaker; and a STATCOM controller for controlling an operation of the STATCOM, wherein the STATCOM controller, in operation, outputs, to the transformer protector, an opening suspension signal for suspending the opening of the circuit breaker when overvoltage occurring in the STATCOM is detected, and the transformer protector, in operation, suspends, output of a circuit breaker opening signal to the circuit breaker according to the received opening suspension signal, wherein when the opening suspension signal is received from the STATCOM controller, the transformer protector does not output the circuit breaker opening signal to the circuit breaker so that the circuit breaker is not opened, and wherein the transformer protector, in operation, checks whether a fault occurs in the power system from the detected differential current in the transformer, and when it is determined that the fault has occurred in the power system, outputs the circuit breaker opening signal to the circuit breaker so that the circuit breaker is opened, regardless of whether or not the opening suspension signal is received from the STATCOM controller. a transformer protector for detecting a differential current between primary current and secondary current of a transformer connected in series to the circuit breaker in the branch line, and controlling opening/closing of the circuit breaker; and a STATCOM controller for controlling an operation of the STATCOM, wherein the STATCOM controller, in operation, outputs, to the transformer protector, an opening suspension signal for suspending the opening of the circuit breaker when overvoltage occurring in the STATCOM is detected, and the transformer protector, in operation, suspends, output of a circuit breaker opening signal to the circuit breaker according to the received opening suspension signal, wherein when the opening suspension signal is received from the STATCOM controller, the transformer protector does not output the circuit breaker opening signal to the circuit breaker so that the circuit breaker is not opened, and wherein the transformer protector, in operation, checks whether a fault occurs in the power system from the detected differential current in the transformer, and when it is determined that the fault has occurred in the power system, outputs the circuit breaker opening signal to the circuit breaker so that the circuit breaker is opened, regardless of whether or not the opening suspension signal is received from the STATCOM controller.
A wireless power transmission system comprising: a first power transmitter (108a, 108b, 108c) configured to transmit a first electromagnetic field; a first power receiver configured to generate electrical energy using the first transmitted electromagnetic field; a first occupancy sensor configured to indicate a first presence of a first individual within a first sensed area; and a control unit configured to control the first power transmitter (108a, 108b, 108c) based upon the indicated first presence, characterized in that the control unit comprises a timer adapted to activate the first power transmitter (108a, 108b, 108c) only at predetermined times. a first power transmitter (108a, 108b, 108c) configured to transmit a first electromagnetic field; a first power receiver configured to generate electrical energy using the first transmitted electromagnetic field; a first occupancy sensor configured to indicate a first presence of a first individual within a first sensed area; and a control unit configured to control the first power transmitter (108a, 108b, 108c) based upon the indicated first presence, characterized in that the control unit comprises a timer adapted to activate the first power transmitter (108a, 108b, 108c) only at predetermined times.
A surgical stapler comprising: an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis; a tool assembly supported on the elongated body, the tool assembly being articulable about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis; a drive assembly movable from a retracted position towards an advanced position to actuate the tool assembly; an articulation locking mechanism supported on the distal end of the elongated body, the articulation locking mechanism including a locking member that is movable from an unlocked position disengaged from the tool assembly to a locked position engaged with the tool assembly in response to movement of the drive assembly from the retracted position towards the advanced position to prevent further articulation of the tool assembly; and a mounting assembly supported on the proximal end of the tool assembly, wherein the mounting assembly defines notches, characterised in that the locking member defines teeth, the teeth being received within the notches in the locked position. an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis; a tool assembly supported on the elongated body, the tool assembly being articulable about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis; a drive assembly movable from a retracted position towards an advanced position to actuate the tool assembly; an articulation locking mechanism supported on the distal end of the elongated body, the articulation locking mechanism including a locking member that is movable from an unlocked position disengaged from the tool assembly to a locked position engaged with the tool assembly in response to movement of the drive assembly from the retracted position towards the advanced position to prevent further articulation of the tool assembly; and a mounting assembly supported on the proximal end of the tool assembly, wherein the mounting assembly defines notches, characterised in that the locking member defines teeth, the teeth being received within the notches in the locked position.
An authentication apparatus having a display displaying an inputted password in an unrecognizable state on a password viewing area, comprising; a touch panel that is arranged at a display surface of the display and detects that a peripheral region of the password viewing area is pushed, wherein an area range of the peripheral region is previously set and the area range has a pressing region formed when the peripheral region is pushed within the range of the area range; and a control part that displays the inputted password on the password viewing area in the unrecognizable state when the password is inputted through the touch panel, and changes, while the pressing region is pushed along the upper side of the password viewing area and along at least one of the sides adjoining the upper side, a displaying condition of the password displayed on the password viewing area from the unrecognizable state into a recognizable state, wherein the control part compares the inputted password with the previously memorized password when confirmation operation of confirming the inputted password is carried out, and, in case of being not matched, keeps showing the inputted password as the unrecognizable state on the password viewing area for a predetermined period, and changes, while the pressing region is pushed along the upper side of the password viewing area and along at least one of the sides adjoining the upper side, a displaying condition of the password displayed on the password viewing area from the unrecognizable state into a recognizable state and when the predetermined time has passed, the authentication part clears the password shown on the password viewing area.
An organic light emitting display device comprising: a first driving electrode (131a, 431) disposed on a portion of a first area of the display device; a second driving electrode disposed on a portion of a second area of the display device and connected to the first driving electrode (131a, 431) by a routing interconnection line (1311, 4311), wherein the routing interconnection, the first driving electrode (131a, 431) and the first sensing electrode (132a, 432) are arranged in a single metal layer; a first sensing electrode (132a, 432) disposed on another portion of the first area and configured to correspond to the first driving electrode (131a, 431); a second sensing electrode disposed on another portion of the second area and configured to correspond to the second driving electrode; a plurality of opening areas formed in at least one electrode of the first driving electrode (131a, 431) and the first sensing electrode (132a, 432); and an emission surface disposed in the opening areas, wherein the emission surface is disposed to have a predetermined interval (d) from said at least one electrode in a horizontal direction, and wherein the predetermined interval (d) corresponds to a sum of a thickness of said at least one electrode and a distance from an upper surface of the emission surface to a lower surface of said at least one electrode. a first driving electrode (131a, 431) disposed on a portion of a first area of the display device; a second driving electrode disposed on a portion of a second area of the display device and connected to the first driving electrode (131a, 431) by a routing interconnection line (1311, 4311), wherein the routing interconnection, the first driving electrode (131a, 431) and the first sensing electrode (132a, 432) are arranged in a single metal layer; a first sensing electrode (132a, 432) disposed on another portion of the first area and configured to correspond to the first driving electrode (131a, 431); a second sensing electrode disposed on another portion of the second area and configured to correspond to the second driving electrode; a plurality of opening areas formed in at least one electrode of the first driving electrode (131a, 431) and the first sensing electrode (132a, 432); and an emission surface disposed in the opening areas, wherein the emission surface is disposed to have a predetermined interval (d) from said at least one electrode in a horizontal direction, and wherein the predetermined interval (d) corresponds to a sum of a thickness of said at least one electrode and a distance from an upper surface of the emission surface to a lower surface of said at least one electrode.