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A method for deicing an electrical power supply line for railway vehicles, said line extending between at least first and second substations (20A, 20B) able to supply an electrical current circulating on the electrical power line, the first substation being controlled in a current supply mode, to supply an electrical current to the electrical power supply line and the second substation being controlled in a current recovery mode, to recover the electrical current from the electrical power supply line and send it back over an electrical power supply network, said method comprising a step for establishing a voltage difference between the output terminals of the first and second substations (20A, 20B) such that a current circulates on the electrical power supply line between the first substation and the second substation and the heat produced by the circulation of the current causes the deicing of the power supply line between the first and second substations (20A, 20B), said method being characterized in that the electrical power supply line is direct current and in that the first and second substations (20A, 20B) are reversible.
A network facsimile apparatus connectable to a terminal apparatus via a network, comprising: obtaining means adapted to obtain status information of components including a printer; generating means adapted to generate an HTML file for a webpage showing the status information obtained by the obtaining means, using image files; transmitting means adapted to transmit to the terminal apparatus the HTML file generated by the generating means so that the webpage is displayed at the terminal apparatus; the webpage is divided into a function section having buttons for functions of the network facsimile apparatus and a status section showing the status information and having an update button; the HTML file is composed of a function file for the function section and a status file for the status section; characterized in that the obtaining means is further adapted to constantly obtain current status information of the components; the generating means is further adapted to update the status file according to the current status information obtained by the obtaining means; and the transmitting means is further adapted to transmit when the user at the terminal apparatus clicks on the update button, the status file updated by the generating means so that the only the status section of the webpage is updated at the terminal apparatus; obtaining means adapted to obtain status information of components including a printer; generating means adapted to generate an HTML file for a webpage showing the status information obtained by the obtaining means, using image files; transmitting means adapted to transmit to the terminal apparatus the HTML file generated by the generating means so that the webpage is displayed at the terminal apparatus; the webpage is divided into a function section having buttons for functions of the network facsimile apparatus and a status section showing the status information and having an update button; the HTML file is composed of a function file for the function section and a status file for the status section; characterized in that the obtaining means is further adapted to constantly obtain current status information of the components; the generating means is further adapted to update the status file according to the current status information obtained by the obtaining means; and the transmitting means is further adapted to transmit when the user at the terminal apparatus clicks on the update button, the status file updated by the generating means so that the only the status section of the webpage is updated at the terminal apparatus;
A dispensing device for dispensing liquid or viscous materials under pressure, comprising: a tension surface; a bag for containing the liquid or viscous materials to be dispensed, the bag in contact with the tension surface; an actuatable valve for releasing the liquid or viscous materials from the bag; a passage from the bag to the actuatable valve, through the tension surface; an elasticated diaphragm, the diaphragm forming a floor to the tension surface underneath the bag, the diaphragm such as to expand under the bag when liquid is forced under pressure into the bag and to press the bag against the tension surface to flatten the bag when the tension is released; a circumferential ring part, the diaphragm having an outer circumference, the outer circumference of the diaphragm being clamped around the bag from the outside of the bag by the circumferential ring part; and an upper cover over the tension surface, wherein the circumferential ring part is connected to the upper cover by a plurality of connectors, wherein the plurality of connectors are dispersed evenly around the circumference, and characterized in that the plurality of connectors pass through holes in the diaphragm. a tension surface; a bag for containing the liquid or viscous materials to be dispensed, the bag in contact with the tension surface; an actuatable valve for releasing the liquid or viscous materials from the bag; a passage from the bag to the actuatable valve, through the tension surface; an elasticated diaphragm, the diaphragm forming a floor to the tension surface underneath the bag, the diaphragm such as to expand under the bag when liquid is forced under pressure into the bag and to press the bag against the tension surface to flatten the bag when the tension is released; a circumferential ring part, the diaphragm having an outer circumference, the outer circumference of the diaphragm being clamped around the bag from the outside of the bag by the circumferential ring part; and an upper cover over the tension surface, wherein the circumferential ring part is connected to the upper cover by a plurality of connectors, wherein the plurality of connectors are dispersed evenly around the circumference, and characterized in that the plurality of connectors pass through holes in the diaphragm.
A method, the method being performed by a network management system and comprising: receiving, signal strength measurements of signals reported by a plurality of access points (142, 144, 150, 152) of a wireless network; receiving, from an access point of the plurality of access points, a notification of a detection of a high priority receiver, HPR, the notification indicating a channel on which the HPR was detected; determining, based on the signal strength measurements and the notification, a set of access points of the plurality of access points, wherein determining the set of access points comprises estimating, based on the signal strength measurements, a signal strength of the HPR at each access point in the plurality of access points, identifying a subset of the plurality of access points having an estimated signal strength of the HPR that meets a criterion, and including the identified subset of access points into the set of access points; and transmitting, to the set of access points, instructions to avoid operation on the channel. receiving, signal strength measurements of signals reported by a plurality of access points (142, 144, 150, 152) of a wireless network; receiving, from an access point of the plurality of access points, a notification of a detection of a high priority receiver, HPR, the notification indicating a channel on which the HPR was detected; determining, based on the signal strength measurements and the notification, a set of access points of the plurality of access points, wherein determining the set of access points comprises estimating, based on the signal strength measurements, a signal strength of the HPR at each access point in the plurality of access points, identifying a subset of the plurality of access points having an estimated signal strength of the HPR that meets a criterion, and including the identified subset of access points into the set of access points; and transmitting, to the set of access points, instructions to avoid operation on the channel.
Alloy based on aluminium-magnesium-copper-silicon-manganese for casting components, consisting of: Mg 5.0 to 9.5 wt.% Cu 3.0 to 7.5 wt.% Si 1.5 to 4.7 wt.% Mn 0.1 to 1.0wt.% Ni max. 2 wt.% Fe max. 1 wt.% Zr max. 0.5 wt.% Be up to 500 ppm Ti up to 0.5 wt.% Sr max. 0.8 wt.% P max. 500 ppm optionally up to 0.5 wt.% each of the elements Zn, Cr, Mo, V, Hf, Ca, Ga, B and the remainder aluminium and unavoidable impurities.
A tire wear state estimation system, the system comprising: a CAN bus system disposed on a vehicle; a processor in electronic communication with the CAN bus system; a tire supporting the vehicle and being mounted on a wheel; a wheel sensor unit being mounted on the wheel or on a structure adjacent the wheel, the wheel sensor unit including a longitudinal acceleration sensor to measure a longitudinal acceleration of the wheel and generate a longitudinal acceleration signal, a vertical acceleration sensor to measure a vertical acceleration of the wheel and generate a vertical acceleration signal and a transmission means to communicate the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal to the CAN bus system; and wherein the processor is configured to receive the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal; characterized in that an extractor is provided for being employed by the processor and for executing an extraction technique to extract a tire translational mode from the longitudinal acceleration signal, and to extract a tire vertical mode from the vertical acceleration signal; and wherein a classifier is provided for being employed by the processor and wherein the system is configured such that the tire translational mode and the tire vertical mode are input into the classifier to generate a wear state estimation for the tire. a CAN bus system disposed on a vehicle; a processor in electronic communication with the CAN bus system; a tire supporting the vehicle and being mounted on a wheel; a wheel sensor unit being mounted on the wheel or on a structure adjacent the wheel, the wheel sensor unit including a longitudinal acceleration sensor to measure a longitudinal acceleration of the wheel and generate a longitudinal acceleration signal, a vertical acceleration sensor to measure a vertical acceleration of the wheel and generate a vertical acceleration signal and a transmission means to communicate the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal to the CAN bus system; and wherein the processor is configured to receive the longitudinal acceleration signal and the vertical acceleration signal; characterized in that an extractor is provided for being employed by the processor and for executing an extraction technique to extract a tire translational mode from the longitudinal acceleration signal, and to extract a tire vertical mode from the vertical acceleration signal; and wherein a classifier is provided for being employed by the processor and wherein the system is configured such that the tire translational mode and the tire vertical mode are input into the classifier to generate a wear state estimation for the tire.
A switching circuit for supplying an output current to a load having a dynamic resistance (R D), the switching circuit comprising: a switching element; an inductive element coupled to the switching element to deliver current to the load, an output capacitor (C o) coupled in parallel to the load and serially coupled to the inductive element, the current in the load (i LOAD) being different from the current (i L) in the inductive element due to a current component (ico) flowing through the output capacitor (C o), the output capacitance and the load forming an output network, characterized in that the switching circuit further comprises a load current extraction circuit (104, 204) configured for receiving current (i L) in the inductive element for producing a load current signal representing the current (i LOAD) in the load, the load current signal being produced as a simulated current approximating the current in the load (i LOAD) so as to take into account influence of the output capacitor (C o) on the current in the load (i LOAD), the load current extraction circuit (104, 204) being configured to have a transfer function matching the transfer function of the output network to approximate the current in the load (i LOAD) based on the sensed current in the inductive element, the transfer function of the load current extraction circuit (104, 204) being a model of the output network taking into account the dynamic resistance (R D) of the load and the output capacitor (C o); the load current signal being used as a control signal to control switching of the switching element so as to control a required load current (i LOAD). a switching element; an inductive element coupled to the switching element to deliver current to the load, an output capacitor (C o) coupled in parallel to the load and serially coupled to the inductive element, the current in the load (i LOAD) being different from the current (i L) in the inductive element due to a current component (ico) flowing through the output capacitor (C o), the output capacitance and the load forming an output network, characterized in that the switching circuit further comprises a load current extraction circuit (104, 204) configured for receiving current (i L) in the inductive element for producing a load current signal representing the current (i LOAD) in the load, the load current signal being produced as a simulated current approximating the current in the load (i LOAD) so as to take into account influence of the output capacitor (C o) on the current in the load (i LOAD), the load current extraction circuit (104, 204) being configured to have a transfer function matching the transfer function of the output network to approximate the current in the load (i LOAD) based on the sensed current in the inductive element, the transfer function of the load current extraction circuit (104, 204) being a model of the output network taking into account the dynamic resistance (R D) of the load and the output capacitor (C o); the load current signal being used as a control signal to control switching of the switching element so as to control a required load current (i LOAD).
A solder alloy, comprising: 3 wt% to 15 wt% of Sb; 0.01 wt% to 1.5 wt% of Te; and 0.005 wt% to 1 wt% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Co, and Cr; and a balance of Sn.
A method for monitoring a solenoid valve comprising: a movable member which extends in the conduit and for which a current position can be regulated in order to control a current flow rate of fluid that can flow in the conduit; an electric motor arranged to cause the movable member to move so as to give it its current position; the monitoring method comprising regularly repeated monitoring stages and each comprising the steps of: driving the electric motor to modify the current position of the movable member; evaluating a monitoring value representative of an inrush current (Ia) of the electric motor during the driving step; comparing the monitoring value with at least one first predetermined threshold and, if the monitoring value is greater than said first predetermined threshold, implementing at least one corrective action to avoid a blockage of the solenoid valve, characterized in that the at least one corrective action comprises a corrective action consisting in increasing a supply voltage of the electric motor of the solenoid valve. a movable member which extends in the conduit and for which a current position can be regulated in order to control a current flow rate of fluid that can flow in the conduit; an electric motor arranged to cause the movable member to move so as to give it its current position; driving the electric motor to modify the current position of the movable member; evaluating a monitoring value representative of an inrush current (Ia) of the electric motor during the driving step; comparing the monitoring value with at least one first predetermined threshold and, if the monitoring value is greater than said first predetermined threshold, implementing at least one corrective action to avoid a blockage of the solenoid valve, characterized in that the at least one corrective action comprises a corrective action consisting in increasing a supply voltage of the electric motor of the solenoid valve.
A process for preparing a functionalized graphitic material, comprising the steps of: providing a graphitic material; providing a first molecule comprising a first group, a first spacer, and a second group, wherein the first group comprises at least one group of hydroxyl, thiol, amino, epoxy, carboxyl, and silyl, wherein the second group comprises at least one group of amino, epoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl, silyl, and thiol; providing a second molecule comprising a third group, a second spacer, and a fourth group, wherein said third group is a different group from said first group, wherein the third group comprises at least one group of thiol, carboxyl, trialkoxysilyl, phosphoryl ester, crown ether, cyclopentadienyl, cryptand, dioxime, and N- heterocycle, wherein the fourth group comprises at least one group of amino, epoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl, silyl, and thiol; binding a sacrificial metal particle to the third group, wherein the distance between the binding groups is 0.4 nm to 2 nm, wherein said first and second spacers are less than 1.0 nm; transferring a cation of said sacrificial metal particle by ionic conductance; and, bonding the second group and the fourth group to the graphitic material. providing a graphitic material; providing a first molecule comprising a first group, a first spacer, and a second group, wherein the first group comprises at least one group of hydroxyl, thiol, amino, epoxy, carboxyl, and silyl, wherein the second group comprises at least one group of amino, epoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl, silyl, and thiol; providing a second molecule comprising a third group, a second spacer, and a fourth group, wherein said third group is a different group from said first group, wherein the third group comprises at least one group of thiol, carboxyl, trialkoxysilyl, phosphoryl ester, crown ether, cyclopentadienyl, cryptand, dioxime, and N- heterocycle, wherein the fourth group comprises at least one group of amino, epoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl, silyl, and thiol; binding a sacrificial metal particle to the third group, wherein the distance between the binding groups is 0.4 nm to 2 nm, wherein said first and second spacers are less than 1.0 nm; transferring a cation of said sacrificial metal particle by ionic conductance; and, bonding the second group and the fourth group to the graphitic material.
A polylactic acid resin composition comprising: a polylactic acid resin comprising a hard segment comprising a polylactic acid repeating unit of Formula 1 and a soft segment comprising a polyolefin-based polyol repeating unit in which polyolefin-based polyol structural units of Formula 2 are linked in a linear or branched manner via a urethane bond or an ester bond, wherein the organic carbon content (%C bio) of biomass-based carbon, as defined in Equation 1, is at least 60 wt%, wherein, in Formulae 1 and 2, n is an integer from 700 to 5,000, and m + 1 is an integer from 5 to 200; and an antioxidant: % C bio = weight ratio of C 14 isotope to C 12 of the total carbon content in the polylactic acid resin / weight ratio of C 14 isotope to C 12 of the total carbon content in a biomass-based carbon standard material. a polylactic acid resin comprising a hard segment comprising a polylactic acid repeating unit of Formula 1 and a soft segment comprising a polyolefin-based polyol repeating unit in which polyolefin-based polyol structural units of Formula 2 are linked in a linear or branched manner via a urethane bond or an ester bond, wherein the organic carbon content (%C bio) of biomass-based carbon, as defined in Equation 1, is at least 60 wt%, wherein, in Formulae 1 and 2, n is an integer from 700 to 5,000, and m + 1 is an integer from 5 to 200; and an antioxidant: % C bio = weight ratio of C 14 isotope to C 12 of the total carbon content in the polylactic acid resin / weight ratio of C 14 isotope to C 12 of the total carbon content in a biomass-based carbon standard material.
A laser machining method using: a head configured to variably make a shape of a radiation locus, which is the locus of motion of a radiation point, using laser; and a robot configured to cause the head to move along a machining line, the laser machining method comprising: obtaining a movement direction in which the head is being moved by the robot; and adjusting the radiation locus made by the head to keep a constant relative angle between the movement direction obtained in the obtaining step and a representative angle of the shape of the radiation locus, characterized in that: the adjusting step comprises prioritizing a motion of the head to adjust the radiation locus over a motion of the robot to change the posture of the head. obtaining a movement direction in which the head is being moved by the robot; and adjusting the radiation locus made by the head to keep a constant relative angle between the movement direction obtained in the obtaining step and a representative angle of the shape of the radiation locus,
Backrest for an office chair having a support structure to which a backrest shell element can be fastened, wherein the support structure comprises two bracing elements (8, 9) which are connected to one another at their upper and lower end regions and are spaced apart from one another between the end regions, wherein the bracing elements (8, 9) are movable relative to one another at least in some regions, wherein the backrest has a backrest shell element connected to the support structure, characterised in that the backrest shell element has a multiplicity of through-openings (25, 28, 31, 32) with webs arranged therebetween, wherein a central vertical row of through-openings is provided and a narrower through-opening (25, 31) is associated on the right and the left with each through-opening of the central vertical row of through-openings.
Machine for the production of ice cream, characterized in that it comprises: - a support body defining a housing compartment with an axis of development substantially horizontal or inclined at an angle of inclination (α) of no more than 20° with respect to a horizontal plane (π); - a tub configured to contain the ingredients for the preparation of the ice cream which can be removably inserted in said housing compartment; - a cooling circuit configured to cool at least part of said housing compartment and said tub disposed in the latter; - a mixing device disposed, during use, inside said tub and configured to mix the ingredients during the preparation of the ice cream; - a lid configured to selectively close an upper aperture of said tub; and - clamping devices provided on said support body and configured to selectively clamp said lid and said tub in said housing compartment. - a support body defining a housing compartment with an axis of development substantially horizontal or inclined at an angle of inclination (α) of no more than 20° with respect to a horizontal plane (π); - a tub configured to contain the ingredients for the preparation of the ice cream which can be removably inserted in said housing compartment; - a cooling circuit configured to cool at least part of said housing compartment and said tub disposed in the latter; - a mixing device disposed, during use, inside said tub and configured to mix the ingredients during the preparation of the ice cream; - a lid configured to selectively close an upper aperture of said tub; and - clamping devices provided on said support body and configured to selectively clamp said lid and said tub in said housing compartment.