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A method for controlling an operation of a heat pump unit (10A,) that uses NH3 as a refrigerant, has a compressor (16, 44), a condenser (18, 46), an expansion valve (20, 50), and an evaporator, and constitutes a heat pump cycle, the compressor being a reciprocating compressor having a plurality of cylinders, a drive motor (24, 45) that drives pistons of the cylinders, and also having a lubrication oil pump driven by the drive motor (24, 45), the method comprising: a first step of detecting temperature of heat-exchanging fluid at an exit of the condenser or the evaporator, the heat-exchanging fluid being heat-exchanged with the NH3 refrigerant at the condenser or the evaporator; a second step of maintaining the temperature of the heat-exchanging fluid at the exit of the condenser or the evaporator to be within a setting range by control of, under an operation with all the cylinders, capacity of the reciprocating compressor in a period between a maximum allowable load and a minimum load for lubrication, at which a flow of a lubrication oil pump is capable of being ensured, based on revolution-speed control of the drive motor that drives the reciprocating compressor; and a third step of maintaining the temperature of the heat-exchanging fluid at the exit of the condenser or the evaporator to be within the setting range by control of the capacity of the reciprocating compressor at the minimum load for lubrication or less based on a combination of control of decreasing the number of operation cylinders and the revolution-speed control of the drive motor. a first step of detecting temperature of heat-exchanging fluid at an exit of the condenser or the evaporator, the heat-exchanging fluid being heat-exchanged with the NH3 refrigerant at the condenser or the evaporator; a second step of maintaining the temperature of the heat-exchanging fluid at the exit of the condenser or the evaporator to be within a setting range by control of, under an operation with all the cylinders, capacity of the reciprocating compressor in a period between a maximum allowable load and a minimum load for lubrication, at which a flow of a lubrication oil pump is capable of being ensured, based on revolution-speed control of the drive motor that drives the reciprocating compressor; and a third step of maintaining the temperature of the heat-exchanging fluid at the exit of the condenser or the evaporator to be within the setting range by control of the capacity of the reciprocating compressor at the minimum load for lubrication or less based on a combination of control of decreasing the number of operation cylinders and the revolution-speed control of the drive motor.
A stowage bin assembly, comprising: a front panel moveable between an open position and a closed position and configured to be selectively switched between a transparent mode and an opaque mode; and a baggage retaining chamber defined, at least in part, by the front panel;and wherein: the front panel comprises: a transparent layer, wherein the transparent layer is selectively dimmable between the transparent mode and the opaque mode; and an electronic layer, wherein the electronic layer is configured to electronically display information on the front panel; the transparent layer is disposed over the electronic layer; alternatively, the electronic layer is in front of the transparent layer toward an outer surface of the front panel, or the transparent layer is behind the electronic layer toward an inner surface of the front panel that faces the baggage retaining chamber. a front panel moveable between an open position and a closed position and configured to be selectively switched between a transparent mode and an opaque mode; and a baggage retaining chamber defined, at least in part, by the front panel;and wherein: the front panel comprises: a transparent layer, wherein the transparent layer is selectively dimmable between the transparent mode and the opaque mode; and an electronic layer, wherein the electronic layer is configured to electronically display information on the front panel; the transparent layer is disposed over the electronic layer; alternatively, the electronic layer is in front of the transparent layer toward an outer surface of the front panel, or the transparent layer is behind the electronic layer toward an inner surface of the front panel that faces the baggage retaining chamber. a transparent layer, wherein the transparent layer is selectively dimmable between the transparent mode and the opaque mode; and an electronic layer, wherein the electronic layer is configured to electronically display information on the front panel; the transparent layer is disposed over the electronic layer; alternatively, the electronic layer is in front of the transparent layer toward an outer surface of the front panel, or the transparent layer is behind the electronic layer toward an inner surface of the front panel that faces the baggage retaining chamber.
A control panel of a printing press, comprising a desk surface for receiving printed printing copies, wherein the desk surface is stretched on a plane, which is positioned at an acute angle to a horizontal plane, comprising at least one color-proof monitor of a soft proof system for the visualization of at least one soft proof serving as color reference for printing copies printed in a printing process, comprising a standard light system comprising at least one standard light source for the at least partial illumination of the control panel, so as to provide for a visual comparison, which is independent of a room lighting, between printed printing copies and a color reference, characterized in that the at least one color-proof monitor is arranged in vertical extension above the and spaced apart from the desk surface, and wherein the at least one standard light source of the standard light system is arranged between the desk surface of the control panel, which serves to receive printed printing copies, and the or each monitor.
A computer implemented method for identifying a colour block area (1, 3, 4, 5) in an image, the method comprising: a) scanning for border crossings in the image in a direction from a user-provided origin point being located in the colour block area; b) on finding a border crossing, tracing a path of the border such that the colour block area is on a predetermined side of the traced path; c) if the path encloses the origin point and is traced clockwise or counterclockwise according to the predetermined choice of keeping the colour block area to the right or left respectively, determining that the border is the perimeter for the colour block area; or if not, continuing to scan for border crossings in said direction; and d) if the border is determined to be the perimeter of the colour block area, scanning from the perimeter the image in the colour block area so as to detect further border crossings in the image. a) scanning for border crossings in the image in a direction from a user-provided origin point being located in the colour block area; b) on finding a border crossing, tracing a path of the border such that the colour block area is on a predetermined side of the traced path; c) if the path encloses the origin point and is traced clockwise or counterclockwise according to the predetermined choice of keeping the colour block area to the right or left respectively, determining that the border is the perimeter for the colour block area; or if not, continuing to scan for border crossings in said direction; and d) if the border is determined to be the perimeter of the colour block area, scanning from the perimeter the image in the colour block area so as to detect further border crossings in the image.
Laying device for a fibrous web (5, 37) having a prevailing fibre orientation, wherein the laying device has a material infeed, a laying appliance (16, 17) and a discharging device, wherein the laying appliance (16, 17) lays web layers separately from one another or in a manner overlapping one another in the discharging direction in order to form a one- or multilayer nonwoven on the discharging device, characterized in that the laying appliance (16, 17) deposits the web layers on the discharging device with a uniform alignment and prevailing fibre orientation, wherein the discharging device is aligned at an alignment angle (α, β) obliquely to the laying direction of the laying appliance (16, 17), and wherein the laying device has a web store which is arranged upstream of or in the laying appliance (16, 17).
A filter cartridge (900, 1800, 1850) comprising: (a) media (905, 1851) having first and second ends, the media (905, 1851) comprising a plurality of flutes extending between first and second, opposite, flow faces; and, (b) a first, open, end piece (920, 1855) being positioned at the first end of the media; (c) a housing seal arrangement positioned on the first end piece (920, 1855), and positioned adjacent one of the first and second, opposite flow faces, comprising: (i) a first radially directed seal surface having at least three radially outwardly projecting sections (923e, 1805) alternating with at least three, radially inwardly projecting sections (931c, 1806), creating a non-circular seal perimeter; (a) media (905, 1851) having first and second ends, the media (905, 1851) comprising a plurality of flutes extending between first and second, opposite, flow faces; and, (b) a first, open, end piece (920, 1855) being positioned at the first end of the media; (c) a housing seal arrangement positioned on the first end piece (920, 1855), and positioned adjacent one of the first and second, opposite flow faces, comprising: (i) a first radially directed seal surface having at least three radially outwardly projecting sections (923e, 1805) alternating with at least three, radially inwardly projecting sections (931c, 1806), creating a non-circular seal perimeter; (i) a first radially directed seal surface having at least three radially outwardly projecting sections (923e, 1805) alternating with at least three, radially inwardly projecting sections (931c, 1806), creating a non-circular seal perimeter;
Sliding device for a vehicle seat, comprising a pair of parallel tracks (20a, 20b), each comprising a lower rail (30a, 30b) and an upper rail (40a, 40b), each of said upper rails (40a, 40b) being constrained to a respective lower rail, but slidable relative to said lower rail, wherein said lower rails (30a, 30b) are provided with a plurality of apertures (32a, 32b) arranged along the longitudinal axes of said lower rails, wherein said sliding device is provided with a locking arrangement including two locking assemblies, one for each of said tracks (20a, 20b), wherein each of said locking assemblies (1a, 1b) comprises a support plate (3a, 3b) fastened to the respective upper rail (40a, 40b) and one or more locking pins (5a, 5b), which are configured to pass through said support plate (3a, 3b) and penetrate into corresponding apertures (32a, 32b) of the respective lower rail (30a, 30b), wherein said locking arrangement further comprises a releasing assembly for moving said locking pins (5a, 5b) from a locking configuration to an unlocking configuration, wherein said releasing assembly comprises a releasing member and a pair of connecting members (17a, 17b), one for each locking assembly (1a, 1b), being entirely received within the respective tracks (20a, 20b) and arranged between the upper rail and the lower rail of the respective track, each connecting member (17a, 17b) being in a force transmission connection with said releasing member, on one hand, and with said locking pins (5a, 5b) of said locking assembly, on the other hand, wherein said releasing assembly is configured to convert a rotational movement of said releasing member into a translational movement of said locking pins (5a, 5b), characterized in that said releasing member is made as a "U"-shaped releasing handle comprising a middle gripping portion and two substantially parallel arms (9a, 9b), each penetrating into a respective track, and wherein each arm (9a, 9b) of said releasing handle is provided with a transversely protruding pin (11a, 11b) which is received in a kidney-shaped slot (13a, 13b) arranged in a bracket (15a, 15b) fastened to the respective upper rail (40, 40b).
A method of making a semiconductor device comprising: forming a plurality of first transistors having a first operating voltage, each first transistor comprising first spaced-apart source and drain regions (84, 85) defining a first channel therebetween and a first punch-through stop, PTS, layer in a semiconductor substrate, a first gate oxide above the first channel, and a first gate electrode above the first gate oxide, the first PTS layer being at a first depth below the first channel, and the first channel comprising a first superlattice; and forming a plurality of second transistors having a second operating voltage higher than the first operating voltage, each second transistor comprising second spaced-apart source and drain regions (86, 87) defining a second channel therebetween and a second PTS layer in the semiconductor substrate, a second gate oxide above the first channel, and a second gate electrode above the second gate oxide, the second PTS layer being at a second depth below the second channel and being greater than the first depth, and the second channel comprising a second superlattice; wherein the first and second superlattices (125a, 125b) are formed from a single superlattice film at a same level on the semiconductor substrate; wherein forming the first and second transistors further comprises performing a rapid thermal anneal, RTA, prior to formation of the first and second superlattices to retain PTS dopant peaks, and performing a gate oxidation as a rapid thermal oxidation, RTO, after forming the superlattices to retain the PTS dopant peaks during the RTO. forming a plurality of first transistors having a first operating voltage, each first transistor comprising first spaced-apart source and drain regions (84, 85) defining a first channel therebetween and a first punch-through stop, PTS, layer in a semiconductor substrate, a first gate oxide above the first channel, and a first gate electrode above the first gate oxide, the first PTS layer being at a first depth below the first channel, and the first channel comprising a first superlattice; and forming a plurality of second transistors having a second operating voltage higher than the first operating voltage, each second transistor comprising second spaced-apart source and drain regions (86, 87) defining a second channel therebetween and a second PTS layer in the semiconductor substrate, a second gate oxide above the first channel, and a second gate electrode above the second gate oxide, the second PTS layer being at a second depth below the second channel and being greater than the first depth, and the second channel comprising a second superlattice; wherein the first and second superlattices (125a, 125b) are formed from a single superlattice film at a same level on the semiconductor substrate; wherein forming the first and second transistors further comprises performing a rapid thermal anneal, RTA, prior to formation of the first and second superlattices to retain PTS dopant peaks, and performing a gate oxidation as a rapid thermal oxidation, RTO, after forming the superlattices to retain the PTS dopant peaks during the RTO.
A method for inspecting honeycomb structure that sets a honeycomb structure having a partition wall (1, 41) as an inspection target, the partition wall (1, 41) defining a plurality of cells (2, 42), the cells (2, 42) penetrating from a first end face to a second end face, comprising a process A of measuring for at least one cell (2, 42) among the plurality of cells (2, 42) open to the first end face of the honeycomb structure the size of an inscribed circle (15, 55) internally in contact with the partition wall (1, 41) defining said cell (2, 42), wherein the at least one cell (2, 42) where the size of the inscribed circle (15, 55) internally in contact with the partition wall (1, 41) is measured is set as one measurement cell (2x, 42x) and the cells (2, 42) where the size of the inscribed circle (15, 55) internally in contact with the partition wall (1, 41) is not measured are set as non-measurement cells (2y, 42y), wherein for each measurement cell at least one cell (2, 42) among the cells (2, 42) adjacent to the one measurement cell (2x, 42x) and separated therefrom by the partition wall (1, 41) is a non-measurement cell (2y, 42y) where the size of the inscribed circle (15, 55) is not measured, and for each non-measurement cell at least one cell (2, 42) among the cells (2, 42) adjacent to the one non-measurement cell (2y, 42y) and separated therefrom by the partition wall (1, 41) is a measurement cell (2x, 42x) where the size of the inscribed circle (15, 55) is measured.
Method for optimizing the operating lifetime of an energy storage system of a propulsion system of a vehicle comprising a battery pack with a plurality of battery cells (C1, C2, C3,...), said method comprising: - measuring the temperature of the battery pack by means of a sensor unit; and - measuring at least one further parameter in the form of the terminal voltage of each of said battery cells (C1, C2, C3...), representing an indication of the operating lifetime of the battery pack; characterized in that the method furthermore comprises the steps of: - detecting whether said further parameter reaches a predetermined threshold value corresponding to a battery cell limit voltage indicating that said battery pack is in a condition close to an end of its expected operating lifetime, wherein said threshold value corresponds to upper and lower voltage limit values of a predetermined interval of each of said battery cells (C1, C2, C3...) representing a condition of the battery pack in which it cannot be expected to meet pre-determined performance requirements related to the power or energy supplied by said battery pack, wherein the threshold value is reached if the voltage of a battery cell reaches a value which is higher than the upper limit value of said interval or reaches a value which is lower than the lower limit value of said interval, and, - in the event that said threshold value is reached, initiating heating of said battery pack, thereby increasing the temperature of said battery pack to a predetermined value (T 1). - measuring the temperature of the battery pack by means of a sensor unit; and - measuring at least one further parameter in the form of the terminal voltage of each of said battery cells (C1, C2, C3...), representing an indication of the operating lifetime of the battery pack; - detecting whether said further parameter reaches a predetermined threshold value corresponding to a battery cell limit voltage indicating that said battery pack is in a condition close to an end of its expected operating lifetime, wherein said threshold value corresponds to upper and lower voltage limit values of a predetermined interval of each of said battery cells (C1, C2, C3...) representing a condition of the battery pack in which it cannot be expected to meet pre-determined performance requirements related to the power or energy supplied by said battery pack, wherein the threshold value is reached if the voltage of a battery cell reaches a value which is higher than the upper limit value of said interval or reaches a value which is lower than the lower limit value of said interval, and, - in the event that said threshold value is reached, initiating heating of said battery pack, thereby increasing the temperature of said battery pack to a predetermined value (T 1).
A method of freezing a liquid substance contained in at least one receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) comprising the steps of: - providing the liquid substance in at least one receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8), - providing a cooling chamber and a cooling device having a cooling surface; - setting the temperature of the cooling surface to less than -130 °C (143.15 K), preferably to a temperature value between -170°C (103.15 K) and - 196°C (77.15 K), - starting a freezing procedure by placing the receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) with the liquid substance therein on the cooling surface to make surface contact between the receptacle and the cooling surface to cool the receptacle and thereby to have a portion of the liquid substance, which is contained in the receptacle in proximity of the cooling surface, form a seed or initial zone of nucleation; - continuing the freezing procedure to completely freeze the substance such that, starting from the seed or initial zone of nucleation, directional freezing of the liquid substance with a propagating crystallisation front occurs at or near melting point temperature of the substance at the crystallisation front, - and transferring the receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) from the cooling surface to a region of the cooling chamber, with the cooling temperature within said region of the cooling chamber being set to a value in the range between -60 °C and -5°C (213.15 K and 268.15 K), preferably to a value of -45°C +/- 3°C (228.15 K +/- 3 K), characterized in that the step of transferring the receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) from the cooling surface to a region of the cooling chamber is performed before the liquid substance contained in the receptacle has been completely frozen. - providing the liquid substance in at least one receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8), - providing a cooling chamber and a cooling device having a cooling surface; - setting the temperature of the cooling surface to less than -130 °C (143.15 K), preferably to a temperature value between -170°C (103.15 K) and - 196°C (77.15 K), - starting a freezing procedure by placing the receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) with the liquid substance therein on the cooling surface to make surface contact between the receptacle and the cooling surface to cool the receptacle and thereby to have a portion of the liquid substance, which is contained in the receptacle in proximity of the cooling surface, form a seed or initial zone of nucleation; - continuing the freezing procedure to completely freeze the substance such that, starting from the seed or initial zone of nucleation, directional freezing of the liquid substance with a propagating crystallisation front occurs at or near melting point temperature of the substance at the crystallisation front, - and transferring the receptacle (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8) from the cooling surface to a region of the cooling chamber, with the cooling temperature within said region of the cooling chamber being set to a value in the range between -60 °C and -5°C (213.15 K and 268.15 K), preferably to a value of -45°C +/- 3°C (228.15 K +/- 3 K),