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A method of monitoring the quality of the water of a drinking water distribution network including on the one hand consumption meters and on the other hand in-line analyzers at surveillance points of the network for measuring at least one quality parameter of the water, in which method: - measurements from the analyzers (10a, 10b, etc.) are sent to a calculation unit, - the calculation unit establishes estimated values of the level in the water of the parameter concerned at the various surveillance points in the network, and - measured values of te quality parameter at different surveillance points of the network are transmitted to a pre-alarm system, - and the pre-alarm system compares the estimated values of the quality parameter and the values measured at various points of the network, an alarm being tripped if the difference between a measured value and an estimated value exceeds a predetermined threshold, characterized in that, for monitoring in real time: - meters (9a, 9b, etc.) equipped with remote meter reading devices are installed on branch connections to consumers, - consumption data from the various consumer meters (9a, 9b, etc.) is sent to the calculation unit, - the calculation unit is programmed with a hydraulic model and a kinetic model of the decrease of the quality parameter concerned, and - the calculation unit continuously updates the hydraulic model according to consumption data received from the consumer meters (9a, 9b, etc.), - an information on reverse flow.is transmitted to the pre-alarm system from a meter (9a, etc.) and grouped information on reverse flow and quality parameter level are combined to increase the probability of detecting an abnormality in or an intrusion into the network. - measurements from the analyzers (10a, 10b, etc.) are sent to a calculation unit, - the calculation unit establishes estimated values of the level in the water of the parameter concerned at the various surveillance points in the network, and - measured values of te quality parameter at different surveillance points of the network are transmitted to a pre-alarm system, - and the pre-alarm system compares the estimated values of the quality parameter and the values measured at various points of the network, an alarm being tripped if the difference between a measured value and an estimated value exceeds a predetermined threshold, - meters (9a, 9b, etc.) equipped with remote meter reading devices are installed on branch connections to consumers, - consumption data from the various consumer meters (9a, 9b, etc.) is sent to the calculation unit, - the calculation unit is programmed with a hydraulic model and a kinetic model of the decrease of the quality parameter concerned, and - the calculation unit continuously updates the hydraulic model according to consumption data received from the consumer meters (9a, 9b, etc.), - an information on reverse flow.is transmitted to the pre-alarm system from a meter (9a, etc.) and grouped information on reverse flow and quality parameter level are combined to increase the probability of detecting an abnormality in or an intrusion into the network.
A sub-microsecond pulsed electric field generator system, comprising: a controller configured to generate a power supply control signal and to generate a pulse generator control signal; a power supply configured to receive the power supply control signal and generate one or more power voltages based in part on the received power supply control signal; and a pulse generator (500, 1555) configured to receive the one or more power voltages and the pulse generator control signal, and to generate one or more pulses based in part on the one or more power voltages received from the power supply and based in part on the pulse generator control signal received from the controller, wherein the pulse generator is a nanosecond pulsed electric field generator comprising a plurality of pulse generator stages (510, 520, 530), and wherein each pulse generator stage of the plurality of pulse generator stages comprises: a switch stack including a plurality of switches connected in series; one or more switch drivers comprising a transformer, the one or more switch drivers connecting to the plurality of switches and configured to generate switch control signal pulses for switching respective switches of the plurality of switches; and a capacitive element coupled to the switch stack. a controller configured to generate a power supply control signal and to generate a pulse generator control signal; a power supply configured to receive the power supply control signal and generate one or more power voltages based in part on the received power supply control signal; and a pulse generator (500, 1555) configured to receive the one or more power voltages and the pulse generator control signal, and to generate one or more pulses based in part on the one or more power voltages received from the power supply and based in part on the pulse generator control signal received from the controller, wherein the pulse generator is a nanosecond pulsed electric field generator comprising a plurality of pulse generator stages (510, 520, 530), and wherein each pulse generator stage of the plurality of pulse generator stages comprises: a switch stack including a plurality of switches connected in series; one or more switch drivers comprising a transformer, the one or more switch drivers connecting to the plurality of switches and configured to generate switch control signal pulses for switching respective switches of the plurality of switches; and a capacitive element coupled to the switch stack. a switch stack including a plurality of switches connected in series; one or more switch drivers comprising a transformer, the one or more switch drivers connecting to the plurality of switches and configured to generate switch control signal pulses for switching respective switches of the plurality of switches; and a capacitive element coupled to the switch stack.
Gas compression spring (10, 10', 10", 10"', 10"", 10""') with a cylindrical housing, which comprises a wall, a base part and a cover part having an opening as well as a longitudinal axis, and with a piston which has an outer surface and an end face and is displaceable in the housing along the longitudinal axis, wherein a gas compression chamber is formed between the piston and the housing and wherein the gas compression spring (10, 10', 10", 10"', 10"", 10""') has at least one sensor for detection of at least one physical variable, wherein the at least one sensor and an electronic system for processing the values detected by the at least one sensor is arranged within the external dimensions of the cylindrical housing, wherein the sensor is arranged in the base part of the housing, characterised in that the gas pressure spring (10', 10", 10"', 10"", 10""') has a wireless module with an antenna, wherein the antenna is arranged in or on the cover part or in or on the region of the wall of the housing adjoining the cover part or in or on the piston.
A method of an edge enabler server, EES, the method comprising: receiving, from an edge enabler client, EEC, in a user equipment, UE, a first message including an identifier of an application client, AC, in the UE, an identifier of the EEC, and an identifier of a required edge application server, EAS; and triggering an EAS management system to instantiate an EAS serving the AC. receiving, from an edge enabler client, EEC, in a user equipment, UE, a first message including an identifier of an application client, AC, in the UE, an identifier of the EEC, and an identifier of a required edge application server, EAS; and triggering an EAS management system to instantiate an EAS serving the AC.
A method for removing carbonyl sulfide from a process stream containing it, the method comprising: contacting the process stream with sodium borohydride wherein the sodium borohydride reacts with the carbonyl sulfide to form at least one reaction product; and removing the at least one reaction product from the process stream by a process selected from the group consisting of: washing away the at least one reaction product with a basic compound; trapping the at least one reaction product, where the at least one reaction product has a higher boiling point than carbonyl sulfide; and combinations thereof; wherein the amount of sodium borohydride added to the process stream is such that the molar ratio of sodium borohydride to carbonyl sulfide ranges from 0.02:1 to 50:1. contacting the process stream with sodium borohydride wherein the sodium borohydride reacts with the carbonyl sulfide to form at least one reaction product; and removing the at least one reaction product from the process stream by a process selected from the group consisting of: washing away the at least one reaction product with a basic compound; trapping the at least one reaction product, where the at least one reaction product has a higher boiling point than carbonyl sulfide; and combinations thereof; washing away the at least one reaction product with a basic compound; trapping the at least one reaction product, where the at least one reaction product has a higher boiling point than carbonyl sulfide; and combinations thereof;
Blade of a wind turbine, the blade comprising - a down conductor which reaches from a tip of the blade to a termination block in the base part of the blade, the down conductor having attached thereto one or more fixture points distributed over the length of the down conductor, the termination block being the connection point between the down conductor of the blade and the subsequent further parts of a lightning protection system of the wind turbine, and the down conductor being suitable for conducting lightning currents, - a measuring cable connected with its first end to one of the fixture points, wherein a second end of the measuring cable is detachably connected to a termination block such that the measuring cable is in a defined electrical state while being connected to the termination block, wherein, when released from the termination block, the second end of the measuring cable is connectable by means of a connecting part for easy measurement to an electrical resistance measuring device, the connecting part being located in the base part of the blade for allowing the electrical resistance measurement device to be connected to the connecting part and the lower end of the down conductor such that the part of the down conductor between the fixture point and the lower end and the measurement cable are connected in series, wherein the lower end of the down conductor is located at the base part. - a down conductor which reaches from a tip of the blade to a termination block in the base part of the blade, the down conductor having attached thereto one or more fixture points distributed over the length of the down conductor, the termination block being the connection point between the down conductor of the blade and the subsequent further parts of a lightning protection system of the wind turbine, and the down conductor being suitable for conducting lightning currents, - a measuring cable connected with its first end to one of the fixture points, wherein a second end of the measuring cable is detachably connected to a termination block such that the measuring cable is in a defined electrical state while being connected to the termination block, wherein, when released from the termination block, the second end of the measuring cable is connectable by means of a connecting part for easy measurement to an electrical resistance measuring device, the connecting part being located in the base part of the blade for allowing the electrical resistance measurement device to be connected to the connecting part and the lower end of the down conductor such that the part of the down conductor between the fixture point and the lower end and the measurement cable are connected in series, wherein the lower end of the down conductor is located at the base part.
A recombinant soluble protein and/or nucleic acid for use in a method of treating a hyperimmune response in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the recombinant soluble protein and/or nucleic acid, wherein the recombinant soluble protein and/or nucleic acid is: (i) a recombinant soluble CD5L:p40 heterodimer and/or nucleic acids encoding CD5L and p40; (ii) a recombinant soluble CD5L:CD5L homodimer and/or a nucleic acid encoding a CD5L homodimer; and/or (iii) a recombinant soluble CD5L and/or a nucleic acid encoding CD5L. (i) a recombinant soluble CD5L:p40 heterodimer and/or nucleic acids encoding CD5L and p40; (ii) a recombinant soluble CD5L:CD5L homodimer and/or a nucleic acid encoding a CD5L homodimer; and/or (iii) a recombinant soluble CD5L and/or a nucleic acid encoding CD5L.
Method for generating a stream of digital data packets at the output of an encoder, the said encoder receiving at the input a stream divided into blocks of frames containing a succession of audio data samples according to the AES format, the numerical value identifying the first sample of each block being distributed in each block, the said encoder producing an output stream comprising data packets having a predetermined number of successive data samples received at the input of the encoder, each data packet encoding a succession of frames, the first of which contains a first sample, - a stage of extracting from within the data of a block of frames received at the input of the encoder the number identifying the first sample of the block, - a stage of calculating the number of each sample of the block by adding to the number of the first sample of the block the ranking of the following sample within this block, - grouping in data packets of the frames to be encoded the value of the number of the first sample of a data packet being a multiple, possibly zero, of the predetermined number of samples in the data packets produced by the encoder, - generating, at the output of the encoder, encoded digital data packets comprising the thereby grouped frames. - a stage of extracting from within the data of a block of frames received at the input of the encoder the number identifying the first sample of the block, - a stage of calculating the number of each sample of the block by adding to the number of the first sample of the block the ranking of the following sample within this block, - grouping in data packets of the frames to be encoded the value of the number of the first sample of a data packet being a multiple, possibly zero, of the predetermined number of samples in the data packets produced by the encoder, - generating, at the output of the encoder, encoded digital data packets comprising the thereby grouped frames.
A system comprising: a controller for actuating a plurality of actuators (206, 208) of a molding machine in an actuation sequence, each distinct actuation of one of the actuators during the actuation sequence constituting a respective machine component actuation of an associated machine component; and a human-machine interface 'HMI' operable to: present a graphical user interface 'GUI' (700, 900, 1000, 1100) specific to a chosen machine component actuation; and for each of a plurality of other machine component actuations, define within the GUI, based on operator input, a rule specifying a temporal relationship between a state of the chosen machine component actuation relative to a state of the other machine component actuation for preventing interference between the two machine component actuations, wherein the temporal relationship is expressed using a BEFORE or AFTER operator; wherein the controller is configured, based on the rules defined within the GUI, to trigger an action, upon violation of any one of the rules, for reducing a risk of interference between the chosen machine component actuation and a respective one of the other machine component actuations. a controller for actuating a plurality of actuators (206, 208) of a molding machine in an actuation sequence, each distinct actuation of one of the actuators during the actuation sequence constituting a respective machine component actuation of an associated machine component; and a human-machine interface 'HMI' operable to: present a graphical user interface 'GUI' (700, 900, 1000, 1100) specific to a chosen machine component actuation; and for each of a plurality of other machine component actuations, define within the GUI, based on operator input, a rule specifying a temporal relationship between a state of the chosen machine component actuation relative to a state of the other machine component actuation for preventing interference between the two machine component actuations, wherein the temporal relationship is expressed using a BEFORE or AFTER operator; present a graphical user interface 'GUI' (700, 900, 1000, 1100) specific to a chosen machine component actuation; and for each of a plurality of other machine component actuations, define within the GUI, based on operator input, a rule specifying a temporal relationship between a state of the chosen machine component actuation relative to a state of the other machine component actuation for preventing interference between the two machine component actuations, wherein the temporal relationship is expressed using a BEFORE or AFTER operator; wherein the controller is configured, based on the rules defined within the GUI, to trigger an action, upon violation of any one of the rules, for reducing a risk of interference between the chosen machine component actuation and a respective one of the other machine component actuations.
A tape feeder which indexes component supply tape to a component pickup position by rotating a sprocket while engaging the teeth of the sprocket in the sprocket holes which are formed along the edge of said component supply tape in which multiple electronic components are arranged at a specific pitch, comprises a raising and lowering mechanism for moving said sprocket up and down between an engagement position in which the teeth of said sprocket are engaged with the sprocket holes of said component supply tape and a retract position in which the teeth of said sprocket are at a position lower than the sprocket holes of said component supply tape, said raising and lowering mechanism includes a biasing means for biasing the sprocket in the up direction and maintaining said sprocket in the engagement position and an actuator for lowering said sprocket in opposition to said biasing means when said component supply tape is attached to and removed from the tape feeder, characterized in that a control device is configured to control the actuator for lowering said sprocket to the retract position when said component supply tape is attached to and removed from the tape feeder, and for raising said sprocket to said engagement position after said component supply tape is attached to the tape feeder.
An apparatus for interpolation of intermediate frames of moving image data, the apparatus comprising: an initial motion vector determination unit to determine an initial motion vector of each of current blocks of an interpolation frame based on a motion vector difference between a forward motion vector and a backward motion vector for the current block of the interpolation frame, wherein the forward motion vector indicates a motion vector from a previous frame to a current frame and the backward motion vector indicates a motion vector from the current frame to the previous frame; a result motion vector determination unit to determine a result motion vector which includes a rotation element based on the initial motion vector, wherein the rotation element indicates motion information with regard to rotating of a block of each of the current frame and the previous frame; and a frame generation unit to generate the interpolation frame according to the result motion vector, wherein the result motion vector determination unit selects an initial location of each of the current frame and the previous frame using the initial motion vector, calculates a block matching error between blocks by rotating blocks corresponding to the initial location of each of the current frame and the previous frame, and determines the result motion vector based on a rotation angle which is determined based on the block matching error. an initial motion vector determination unit to determine an initial motion vector of each of current blocks of an interpolation frame based on a motion vector difference between a forward motion vector and a backward motion vector for the current block of the interpolation frame, wherein the forward motion vector indicates a motion vector from a previous frame to a current frame and the backward motion vector indicates a motion vector from the current frame to the previous frame; a result motion vector determination unit to determine a result motion vector which includes a rotation element based on the initial motion vector, wherein the rotation element indicates motion information with regard to rotating of a block of each of the current frame and the previous frame; and a frame generation unit to generate the interpolation frame according to the result motion vector,
A parking assist method executed using a parking assist controller configured to control a vehicle to move along a target parking route to a target parking position, the parking assist method being characterized by comprising increasing a control amount of a yaw angle of the vehicle with respect to the target parking route in accordance with a decrease in a remaining distance to the target parking position of the vehicle.
A chip package, comprising: a set of semiconductor dies (110-1, 110-2, 110-N) arranged in a stack in a vertical direction, which is substantially perpendicular to a plane that is parallel to a first semiconductor die in the vertical stack, wherein a given semiconductor die, after the first semiconductor die, is offset in a horizontal direction in the plane by an offset value from an immediately preceding semiconductor die in the vertical stack, thereby defining a stepped terrace at one side of the vertical stack; and a ramp component, electrically and mechanically coupled to the semiconductor dies, wherein the ramp component is positioned on the one side of the vertical stack, wherein the ramp component is approximately parallel to a direction along the stepped terrace, which is between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, characterised in that, the ramp component is electrically coupled to each of the semiconductor dies by microsprings, and wherein mechanical stops are formed on respective semiconductor dies for mechanical contact between the semiconductor dies and the ramp component. a set of semiconductor dies (110-1, 110-2, 110-N) arranged in a stack in a vertical direction, which is substantially perpendicular to a plane that is parallel to a first semiconductor die in the vertical stack, wherein a given semiconductor die, after the first semiconductor die, is offset in a horizontal direction in the plane by an offset value from an immediately preceding semiconductor die in the vertical stack, thereby defining a stepped terrace at one side of the vertical stack; and a ramp component, electrically and mechanically coupled to the semiconductor dies, wherein the ramp component is positioned on the one side of the vertical stack, wherein the ramp component is approximately parallel to a direction along the stepped terrace, which is between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, characterised in that, the ramp component is electrically coupled to each of the semiconductor dies by microsprings, and wherein mechanical stops are formed on respective semiconductor dies for mechanical contact between the semiconductor dies and the ramp component.
An isolated Trichoderma harzianum strain ThLml fungus, deposited at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Culture Collection under Patent Deposit Designation number NRRL 50846, or an asexual progeny or spore thereof.