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An optical film comprising a polymeric base layer and a polymerized microstructured optical layer, the polymerized microstructured optical layer comprising a linear array of regular right prisms having an apex angle in the range from 70° to 120°, wherein the polymerized microstructured optical layer comprises the reaction product of a polymerizable resin composition comprising nanoparticles; at least one first monomer comprising at least two (meth)acrylate groups; and at least one second (meth)acrylate monomer having the structure wherein at least one R1 comprises an aromatic substituent selected from the group consisting of t is an integer from 1 to 4, and R2 is hydrogen or methyl. t is an integer from 1 to 4, and R2 is hydrogen or methyl.
A system for manufacturing books on demand, comprising at least a book block input and forming equipment (33r, 33l), a cover forming equipment for forming pre-shaped covers from respective cover sheets and a binding machine for gluing a rib of the book block with a spine of a pre-shaped cover, wherein the binding machine receives the pre-shaped covers from a cover input in a pre-defined pre-assembling configuration and feeding along an assembling direction parallel to the spine and in which the said cover forming equipment comprises a feeding mechanism for entering and moving the cover sheets along a direction of shaping transversal to the direction of the spine of the cover to be accomplished; a cover trimming mechanism, actuatable for executing the trimming of the cover sheets to define an edge of the pre-shaped cover transversally to the direction of shaping; a marking mechanism, actuatable for executing bending markings on the cover sheets for the spine of the cover transversally to the direction of shaping; a cover cutting mechanism, actuatable for executing on the cover sheets the cutting associated to the height of the pre-shaped cover of the requested book; and a diverting station for receiving the pre-shaped cover along the direction of shaping and arranging the pre-shaped cover in a position associated to the pre-assembling configuration; a moving mechanism being provided for arranging the pre-shaped cover at the cover input of the binding machine.
Apparatus for filtering molten metal, in particular aluminium, including a container with an outer shell or casing of metal and an inner thermally insulated interior cladding or wall construction made of heat resistant insulation and refractory material, a removable lid provided on top of the container to keep the container sealed (air tight) during operation, the container being provided with an inlet chamber having an inlet opening receiving metal from a metal supply launder and outlet chamber with outlet opening connected to a launder segment, the container further being provided with partition wall between the inlet chamber and outlet chamber and with ceramic foam filter mounted in the outlet chamber, the inlet chamber and outlet chamber are provided side by side within the container and being split by the partition wall extending from the bottom of the container and upwardly to a preset level of the container interior height, whereby the container is connected in parallel with the metal supply launder via stubs (5', 6') that communicates with the inlet and outlet openings respectively, the launder being provided with a dam or valve device downstream the outlet of the container and another dam or valve device between the said launder stubs (5' and 6'), characterised in that inside the container there is further arranged a second outlet chamber with a filter that when in use, communicates with the first outlet chamber via a space above a partition wall extending from the bottom of the container and upwardly to a preset level of the container interior height, where the second outlet chamber has one outlet provided by a stub connected to a launder segment (10") being in connection with metal supply launder.
Process for preparing the compound of the formula characterized in that the racemic compound of the formula (XIII) is separated into its enantiomers, and the compound of the formula (XIII) is prepared by reacting the compound of the formula (XVIII) with the orthoester where R may be H or methyl, and the compound of the formula (XVIII) is prepared by reacting the compounds of the formula (XVI a,b) with the compound of the formula and the compound of the formula (XVI a,b) is prepared by reacting the compound of the formula with the compound of the formula (XVII)
An apparatus for movement control of a device in an area, the apparatus comprising: memory means for storing information of patterns (43, 47, 51) covering sectors of the area, the stored information comprising indication whether the patterns have at least one item relevant to movement in the area, the information being configured based on: a determination that at least one of the patterns has at least one item relevant to movement in the area, a division of the determined at least one pattern into smaller patterns, a determination of at least one of the smaller patterns with at least one item relevant to movement in the area, and a repeat of the division until predefined smallest pattern size is reached; and processor means configured to process information of a search path between a first location and a second location and to determine, based on the stored information, that the search path extends through the at least one pattern having the at least one item relevant to the movement in the area and configured to selectively use a path finding algorithm within the at least one pattern that has the at least one item relevant to the movement in the area to determine a path of movement for the device within the at least one pattern through which the search path extends that avoids the at least one item relevant to the movement in the area. memory means for storing information of patterns (43, 47, 51) covering sectors of the area, the stored information comprising indication whether the patterns have at least one item relevant to movement in the area, the information being configured based on: a determination that at least one of the patterns has at least one item relevant to movement in the area, a division of the determined at least one pattern into smaller patterns, a determination of at least one of the smaller patterns with at least one item relevant to movement in the area, and a repeat of the division until predefined smallest pattern size is reached; and a determination that at least one of the patterns has at least one item relevant to movement in the area, a division of the determined at least one pattern into smaller patterns, a determination of at least one of the smaller patterns with at least one item relevant to movement in the area, and a repeat of the division until predefined smallest pattern size is reached; and processor means configured to process information of a search path between a first location and a second location and to determine, based on the stored information, that the search path extends through the at least one pattern having the at least one item relevant to the movement in the area and configured to selectively use a path finding algorithm within the at least one pattern that has the at least one item relevant to the movement in the area to determine a path of movement for the device within the at least one pattern through which the search path extends that avoids the at least one item relevant to the movement in the area.
A light emitting device comprising: a semiconductor structure comprising an active layer between a first-type semiconductor layer and a second-type semiconductor layer; a vertical via (280, 280A, 280C) having walls within the semiconductor structure that are orthogonal to the active layer and extend into the semiconductor structure to the first-type semiconductor layer, through the second-type semiconductor layer and the active layer; a reflective layer that is in electric contact with the second-type semiconductor layer and extends over the second-type semiconductor layer to the vertical via (280, 280A, 280C); a dielectric structure (250', 260) comprising a first dielectric structure formed in the via (280, 280A, 280C) to provide an inclined surface that forms an acute angle with the active region, wherein the inclined surface extends from the first-type semiconductor layer to the upper surface of the reflective layer, and a second dielectric structure that extends over the reflective layer and onto the inclined surface within the vertical via (280, 280A, 280C), etched to provide access (265N, 265P) to the first-type semiconductor layer and the reflective layer; and a metal layer applied above the second dielectric structure to contact the first-type semiconductor layer. a semiconductor structure comprising an active layer between a first-type semiconductor layer and a second-type semiconductor layer; a vertical via (280, 280A, 280C) having walls within the semiconductor structure that are orthogonal to the active layer and extend into the semiconductor structure to the first-type semiconductor layer, through the second-type semiconductor layer and the active layer; a reflective layer that is in electric contact with the second-type semiconductor layer and extends over the second-type semiconductor layer to the vertical via (280, 280A, 280C); a dielectric structure (250', 260) comprising a first dielectric structure formed in the via (280, 280A, 280C) to provide an inclined surface that forms an acute angle with the active region, wherein the inclined surface extends from the first-type semiconductor layer to the upper surface of the reflective layer, and a second dielectric structure that extends over the reflective layer and onto the inclined surface within the vertical via (280, 280A, 280C), etched to provide access (265N, 265P) to the first-type semiconductor layer and the reflective layer; and a first dielectric structure formed in the via (280, 280A, 280C) to provide an inclined surface that forms an acute angle with the active region, wherein the inclined surface extends from the first-type semiconductor layer to the upper surface of the reflective layer, and a second dielectric structure that extends over the reflective layer and onto the inclined surface within the vertical via (280, 280A, 280C), etched to provide access (265N, 265P) to the first-type semiconductor layer and the reflective layer; and a metal layer applied above the second dielectric structure to contact the first-type semiconductor layer.
A variable performance electric generator, comprising, a rotor arranged along a centerline of the generator; a core arranged coaxially and surrounding the rotor; a plurality of stator windings arranged within the core; a stator frame arranged to fixedly support the core and rotationally support the rotor; a gas cooling system configured to circulate a non-explosive cooling gas within the generator; a liquid cooling system configured to circulate a cooling liquid to cool the stator windings wherein the cooling ability of the liquid cooling system is a function of a required generator parameter; a pressurizing system that operatively pressurizes the cooling gas to a maximum pressure of 200 kPa relative to atmospheric pressure, wherein the pressurizing system continuously determines the cooling gas pressure based upon a required generator parameter; and characterized by a control system that controls the cooling ability of the liquid cooling system in conjunction with the cooling gas pressure; wherein the control system is configured to sense a generator output signal of the generator, to compare the sensed generator output signal to a load demand of the generator and to determine an optimum operating pressure of the cooling gas based on a predetermined control scheme; wherein the pressurizing system is configured to adjust an operating pressure of the cooling gas in accordance with the determined optimum operating pressure; and wherein the control system is configured to control the liquid cooling system and the pressurization system to maximize generator efficiency. a rotor arranged along a centerline of the generator; a core arranged coaxially and surrounding the rotor; a plurality of stator windings arranged within the core; a stator frame arranged to fixedly support the core and rotationally support the rotor; a gas cooling system configured to circulate a non-explosive cooling gas within the generator; a liquid cooling system configured to circulate a cooling liquid to cool the stator windings wherein the cooling ability of the liquid cooling system is a function of a required generator parameter; a pressurizing system that operatively pressurizes the cooling gas to a maximum pressure of 200 kPa relative to atmospheric pressure, wherein the pressurizing system continuously determines the cooling gas pressure based upon a required generator parameter; and characterized by a control system that controls the cooling ability of the liquid cooling system in conjunction with the cooling gas pressure; wherein the control system is configured to sense a generator output signal of the generator, to compare the sensed generator output signal to a load demand of the generator and to determine an optimum operating pressure of the cooling gas based on a predetermined control scheme; wherein the pressurizing system is configured to adjust an operating pressure of the cooling gas in accordance with the determined optimum operating pressure; and wherein the control system is configured to control the liquid cooling system and the pressurization system to maximize generator efficiency.
A vibration sensor comprising - a diaphragm that can be caused to vibrate, - a piezoelectric drive for causing the diaphragm to vibrate and for detecting vibrations of the diaphragm, wherein the drive includes at least two piezo elements (71, 72) mechanically connected in series, characterized in that the vibration sensor includes an integrated temperature detection, at least one piezo element is formed from a first piezoelectric material and at least one second piezo element is formed from a second piezoelectric material, wherein the vibration sensor is configured for determining a temperature by detecting a capacitance of at least one piezo element, and wherein the first relative permittivity (ε r1) of the first piezoelectric material and a second relative permittivity (ε r2) of the second piezoelectric material have different temperature dependencies. - a diaphragm that can be caused to vibrate, - a piezoelectric drive for causing the diaphragm to vibrate and for detecting vibrations of the diaphragm, wherein the drive includes at least two piezo elements (71, 72) mechanically connected in series,
An autonomous driving vehicle configured to enable mutual switching between an autonomous driving state and a manual driving state, the vehicle comprising: a steering wheel; and a controller configured to control at least one of a mechanical linkage and an electrical linkage between the steering wheel and a directional vehicle wheel (10L, 10R) so as to be disengaged or engaged based on whether the autonomous driving vehicle is in the autonomous driving state or the manual driving state, respectively, wherein the controller is configured to control the steering wheel and the directional vehicle wheel so as to be mechanically or electrically linked to each other while the autonomous driving vehicle is in the manual driving state, wherein the controller is configured to control the steering wheel and the directional vehicle wheel (10L, 10R) so as to be engaged with each other by rotating the steering wheel to correspond to a direction of the directional vehicle wheel (10L, 10R), characterized in that the controller is configured to adjust a rotational speed of the steering wheel based on whether it is sensed that the steering wheel is being gripped. a steering wheel; and a controller configured to control at least one of a mechanical linkage and an electrical linkage between the steering wheel and a directional vehicle wheel (10L, 10R) so as to be disengaged or engaged based on whether the autonomous driving vehicle is in the autonomous driving state or the manual driving state, respectively, wherein the controller is configured to control the steering wheel and the directional vehicle wheel so as to be mechanically or electrically linked to each other while the autonomous driving vehicle is in the manual driving state, wherein the controller is configured to control the steering wheel and the directional vehicle wheel (10L, 10R) so as to be engaged with each other by rotating the steering wheel to correspond to a direction of the directional vehicle wheel (10L, 10R), characterized in that the controller is configured to adjust a rotational speed of the steering wheel based on whether it is sensed that the steering wheel is being gripped.
A method of operating a wind turbine comprising a generator (6, 28) and an electric-converter system (7, 23) arranged to produce and convert electric power up to a nominal active power and controlled by a converter controller, wherein the wind turbine is arranged to operate in at least two different converter modes, that is a fully-functional converter mode and a faulty-converter mode, the electric-converter system (7, 23) comprising a plurality of parallel converters (18, 18A, 18B), the method comprising changing, in response to a fault of one or more of the converters (18, 18A, 18B), operation from the fully-functional converter mode to the faulty-converter mode, wherein the electronic-converter system (7, 23) is a full scale converter through which all electricity produced is passed, and the converters (18, 18A, 18B) are dimensioned not only to operate at nominal active current, that is electric current corresponding to nominal active power production, but are dimensioned to provide a reactive-power over-current margin to enable reactive current to be produced on top of the nominal active current in the fully-functional converter mode, the method further comprising causing, in the fully-functional converter mode, the converters to produce reactive current on top of the nominal active current by using the reactive-power over-current margin that enables the converters (18, 18A, 18B) to bear the additional reactive current, causing, in the faulty-converter mode, at least one other converter (18, 18B) of the electric-converter system (7, 23) to produce additional active current, characterized in that when the mode change from the fully-functional converter mode to the faulty-converter mode is made, the converter controller causes the at least one other converter (18, 18B) to produce the additional active current by using its reactive-power over-current margin to compensate at least partly for a reduction of active-current production resulting from the fault of the one of the converters (18, 18A), and to reduce the reactive-current production by the at least one other converter (18, 18B) correspondingly, wherein the reactive-power over-current margin is not available any more for reactive current production, and thus the reactive-current production is stopped by the converter controller, as required by the increased active-power production.
A method for optimizing power production of a wind turbine, the method comprising: determining an operational constraint for the wind turbine, the operational constraint being one of: a thrust constraint for a rotor of the wind turbine, the thrust constraint imposing a predetermined maximum thrust, and a torque constraint for a generator of the wind turbine, the torque constraint imposing a predetermined maximum torque; providing an aerodynamic performance map, the aerodynamic performance map corresponding to the determined operational constraint and being a table or a graph that describes, in a tip speed ratio - pitch angle space and for given wind condition, a power coefficient of the wind turbine and rotor thrust or generator torque; operating the wind turbine with the operational constraint being activated such that operation of the wind turbine is constrained to a limited region (70, 90) of the aerodynamic performance map; and, varying a tip speed ratio for the wind turbine while the operational constraint is activated so as to maximize the power coefficient of the wind turbine within the limited region of the aerodynamic performance map. determining an operational constraint for the wind turbine, the operational constraint being one of: a thrust constraint for a rotor of the wind turbine, the thrust constraint imposing a predetermined maximum thrust, and a torque constraint for a generator of the wind turbine, the torque constraint imposing a predetermined maximum torque; providing an aerodynamic performance map, the aerodynamic performance map corresponding to the determined operational constraint and being a table or a graph that describes, in a tip speed ratio - pitch angle space and for given wind condition, a power coefficient of the wind turbine and rotor thrust or generator torque; operating the wind turbine with the operational constraint being activated such that operation of the wind turbine is constrained to a limited region (70, 90) of the aerodynamic performance map; and, varying a tip speed ratio for the wind turbine while the operational constraint is activated so as to maximize the power coefficient of the wind turbine within the limited region of the aerodynamic performance map.
Modular kinematic steering device capable of being installed on at least a first module and a second module (2', 2") of a system of modular vehicles, each of said modules (2', 2") comprising at least two axis, wherein the modular kinematic steering device comprises - for each axis, a kinematic steering mechanism capable of moving wheels connected to said axis, - a rudder for controlling said kinematic steering mechanism, arranged transversely with respect to the axis, said rudder that can be constraint to said mechanism so as to allow the transmission of motion from said rudder to said wheels by means of said mechanism, said rudder defining a variable steering ratio with respect to each of said axis, characterized in that the modular kinematic steering device further comprises - a locking device of said mechanism, capable of making one of said axis the fulcrum of rotation of said rudder by rigidly connecting said mechanism with said rudder, and - wherein said first module comprises at least a first rudder having first and second distal ends (41a', 41b') and wherein said second module (2") comprising at least a second rudder (41") having a first and a second distal ends (41a", 41 b"), and wherein said distal ends (41a', 41b", 41b', 41a") are contoured and/or counter-shaped in order to be rigidly connected to each other. - for each axis, a kinematic steering mechanism capable of moving wheels connected to said axis, - a rudder for controlling said kinematic steering mechanism, arranged transversely with respect to the axis, said rudder that can be constraint to said mechanism so as to allow the transmission of motion from said rudder to said wheels by means of said mechanism, said rudder defining a variable steering ratio with respect to each of said axis, characterized in that the modular kinematic steering device further comprises - a locking device of said mechanism, capable of making one of said axis the fulcrum of rotation of said rudder by rigidly connecting said mechanism with said rudder, and - wherein said first module comprises at least a first rudder having first and second distal ends (41a', 41b') and wherein said second module (2") comprising at least a second rudder (41") having a first and a second distal ends (41a", 41 b"), and wherein said distal ends (41a', 41b", 41b', 41a") are contoured and/or counter-shaped in order to be rigidly connected to each other.
A method for producing organic acids selected from acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid, comprising reacting rumen fluid collected from a ruminant with cellulose-containing waste under anaerobic conditions in the presence of cysteine at a concentration of 0.1 - 0.25 % by weight of the whole reaction mixture.