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A digital microfluidics system for manipulating samples in liquid droplets within disposable cartridges that comprise a bottom layer, a top layer, and a gap between the bottom and top layers (3,4); the digital microfluidics system comprising: (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up a disposable cartridge; (b) at least one electrode array substantially extending in a first plane and comprising a number of individual electrodes, said at least one electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate; and (c) a central control unit for controlling selection of the individual electrodes of said at least one electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within said cartridges by electrowetting, characterized in that the digital microfluidics system further comprises at least one board accommodation site that is located at one of said cartridge accommodation sites of the base unit; each board accommodation site being configured to separately and independently from a disposable cartridge take up a swappable electrode board that comprises at least one electrode array substantially extending in a first plane and comprising a number of individual electrodes, said at least one electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate; in each case, the cartridge and board accommodation sites (8,40) being located so close to each other that an inserted disposable cartridge operably touches with the bottom layer the surface of the respective inserted swappable electrode board; each swappable electrode board comprising said electrode array and a number of electrical board contact elements that are electrically connected to the individual electrodes of said electrode array; each board accommodation site comprising a multitude of electrical base unit contact elements that are electrically connected to said central control unit, the electrical base unit contact elements being configured to engage with the electrical board contact elements of a swappable electrode board that is placed at said board accommodation site for controlling selection of the individual electrodes of said at least one electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within said cartridges by electrowetting. (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up a disposable cartridge; (b) at least one electrode array substantially extending in a first plane and comprising a number of individual electrodes, said at least one electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate; and (c) a central control unit for controlling selection of the individual electrodes of said at least one electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within said cartridges by electrowetting,
A method for stopping a pitch controlled wind turbine comprising a rotor with at least one blade, a mechanical brake on the high speed shaft, a pitch system (21, 23, 25) for adjusting the blade pitch angle, characterized in that it includes: a) a first stage using the pitch system (21, 23, 25) for slowing down the rotor; b) a second stage using both the pitch system (21, 23, 25) and the mechanical brake for stopping the rotor, the second stage starts when a predefined high speed shaft torque level TLo is reached. a) a first stage using the pitch system (21, 23, 25) for slowing down the rotor; b) a second stage using both the pitch system (21, 23, 25) and the mechanical brake for stopping the rotor, the second stage starts when a predefined high speed shaft torque level TLo is reached.
Backflow inhibitor which has a jet nozzle connected to a flow entrance and has a capture part, which capture part captures the liquid jet which passes over a free jet path from the jet nozzle and which capture part is connected to a flow exit, and having an outlet arranged below the free jet path, which outlet discharges a partial amount of liquid that is not captured by the capture part, wherein a sleeve-shaped jet nozzle receptacle is connected via at least one connecting web to the capture part to form an insertion element, and the jet nozzle is arranged in the jet nozzle receptacle, wherein the insertion element is inserted into a shell-shaped housing which, for this purpose, has an insertion opening on a longitudinal side, and wherein the insertion element is detachably fixed in the shell-shaped housing such that the insertion opening forms the outlet, characterized in that the sleeve-shaped jet nozzle receptacle is closed off at its end side averted from the jet nozzle by means of a cover which bears an attachment nipple connected to the flow entrance.
Dispenser system for liquid media, in particular for disinfectants, comprising - an interchangeable container in which the medium is provided, wherein an activation code is present on the container, - a housing which can accommodate the container, - a power supply, - a delivery mechanism which is suitable for supplying the medium present in the container to a user, - an electronic detector which can detect the activation code present on the container, - an electronic controller for the delivery mechanism, wherein the controller has a lock which means that the delivery mechanism can be activated only when a permissible activation code on the container has been detected by means of the detector, characterized in that the electronic controller has at least one interface which is suitable for inputting a release code, wherein the input of the release code causes the lock to be deactivated. - an interchangeable container in which the medium is provided, wherein an activation code is present on the container, - a housing which can accommodate the container, - a power supply, - a delivery mechanism which is suitable for supplying the medium present in the container to a user, - an electronic detector which can detect the activation code present on the container, - an electronic controller for the delivery mechanism, wherein the controller has a lock which means that the delivery mechanism can be activated only when a permissible activation code on the container has been detected by means of the detector,
A heater device disposed on a steering wheel which includes a rim, the heater device comprising: a base member attached to the rim; a heater wire disposed on the base member; and a sensor which is connected to one of a leading end and a trailing end of the heater wire and measures capacitance of the heater wire, wherein the heater wire forms a first wiring pattern (21A1) and a second wiring pattern (21A2) which are connected in series, characterized in that the first wiring pattern (21A1) and the second wiring pattern (21A2) each include N wire blocks connected in series, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, the N wire blocks included in the first wiring pattern (21A1) and the N wire blocks included in the second wiring pattern (21A2) are (a) disposed along a first direction, which is a circumferential direction of the rim, in a manner that arrangement of the N wire blocks included in the first wiring pattern (21A1) from the leading end of the heater wire to the trailing end and arrangement of the N wire blocks included in the second wiring pattern (21A2) from the leading end of the heater wire to the trailing end are reversed, and (b) facing each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and among the N wire blocks included in the first wiring pattern (21A1) and the N wire blocks included in the second wiring pattern (21A2), a sum of sensitivity of the sensor to capacitance of a pair of wire blocks facing each other is substantially equal to a sum of sensitivity of the sensor to capacitance of another pair of wire blocks facing each other. a base member attached to the rim; a heater wire disposed on the base member; and a sensor which is connected to one of a leading end and a trailing end of the heater wire and measures capacitance of the heater wire, wherein the heater wire forms a first wiring pattern (21A1) and a second wiring pattern (21A2) which are connected in series, characterized in that the first wiring pattern (21A1) and the second wiring pattern (21A2) each include N wire blocks connected in series, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, the N wire blocks included in the first wiring pattern (21A1) and the N wire blocks included in the second wiring pattern (21A2) are (a) disposed along a first direction, which is a circumferential direction of the rim, in a manner that arrangement of the N wire blocks included in the first wiring pattern (21A1) from the leading end of the heater wire to the trailing end and arrangement of the N wire blocks included in the second wiring pattern (21A2) from the leading end of the heater wire to the trailing end are reversed, and (b) facing each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and among the N wire blocks included in the first wiring pattern (21A1) and the N wire blocks included in the second wiring pattern (21A2), a sum of sensitivity of the sensor to capacitance of a pair of wire blocks facing each other is substantially equal to a sum of sensitivity of the sensor to capacitance of another pair of wire blocks facing each other.
A phase-change storage element comprising, in a first portion, a stack of amorphous layers, the thickness of each layer in the stack being smaller than or equal to 5 nm, the element comprising a second portion crossing at least certain layers in the stack, made of an alloy of at least a portion of the components of the layers in the stack.
A system for mixing a liquid with a powder into a solution batch wherein said powder is provided in a plurality of preselected containers each having data identification thereon comprising: a hopper into which said powder is deposited having a powder outlet therein; a mix tank having a liquid supply inlet, a recirculation inlet, and a solution outlet; a mix pump in fluid communication with said solution outlet, said powder outlet, and said recirculation inlet; a controller having a data memory and a plurality of inputs and outputs for supplying and receiving signals, and an operator interface operatively coupled to said controller for receiving user commands; characterized in that the system further comprises: a bar code scanner operatively coupled to an input of said controller for inputting data related to said batch; and a set of instructions provided to said controller whereby said bar code scanner reads data provided on each container of powder supplied to said hopper for a specified solution batch, and wherein said controller provides an indication through said operator interface when said specified solution batch is missing a container of powder. a hopper into which said powder is deposited having a powder outlet therein; a mix tank having a liquid supply inlet, a recirculation inlet, and a solution outlet; a mix pump in fluid communication with said solution outlet, said powder outlet, and said recirculation inlet; a controller having a data memory and a plurality of inputs and outputs for supplying and receiving signals, and an operator interface operatively coupled to said controller for receiving user commands; characterized in that the system further comprises: a bar code scanner operatively coupled to an input of said controller for inputting data related to said batch; and a set of instructions provided to said controller whereby said bar code scanner reads data provided on each container of powder supplied to said hopper for a specified solution batch, and wherein said controller provides an indication through said operator interface when said specified solution batch is missing a container of powder. a bar code scanner operatively coupled to an input of said controller for inputting data related to said batch; and a set of instructions provided to said controller whereby said bar code scanner reads data provided on each container of powder supplied to said hopper for a specified solution batch, and wherein said controller provides an indication through said operator interface when said specified solution batch is missing a container of powder.
A system for reducing blood pressure comprising: means (58, 59) for providing information about timing of one or more heart activity events, said information comprising information about at least one of: contraction of an atrium, contraction of a ventricle, opening of an atrioventricular valve, closure of an atrioventricular valve, electrical activity of the atrium, electrical activity of the ventricle, blood flow, atrial pressure of the atrium, changes in atrial pressure of the atrium, a refractory period of an atrium, and heart rate; means for generating stimulation pulses; and means (561, 57) for applying the stimulation pulses to at least one cardiac chamber, wherein said means for generating stimulation pulses are arranged to generate the stimulation pulses so as to set a timing of atrial contraction relative to ventricular contraction based on said information, such that one or more stimulation pulses are delivered to a ventricle 0 ms to 50 ms before a next atrial excitation is anticipated to take place, or that a ventricle is caused to commence contraction within less than 100 ms after the onset of contraction of at least one atrium. means (58, 59) for providing information about timing of one or more heart activity events, said information comprising information about at least one of: contraction of an atrium, contraction of a ventricle, opening of an atrioventricular valve, closure of an atrioventricular valve, electrical activity of the atrium, electrical activity of the ventricle, blood flow, atrial pressure of the atrium, changes in atrial pressure of the atrium, a refractory period of an atrium, and heart rate; contraction of an atrium, contraction of a ventricle, opening of an atrioventricular valve, closure of an atrioventricular valve, electrical activity of the atrium, electrical activity of the ventricle, blood flow, atrial pressure of the atrium, changes in atrial pressure of the atrium, a refractory period of an atrium, and heart rate; means for generating stimulation pulses; and means (561, 57) for applying the stimulation pulses to at least one cardiac chamber, wherein said means for generating stimulation pulses are arranged to generate the stimulation pulses so as to set a timing of atrial contraction relative to ventricular contraction based on said information, such that one or more stimulation pulses are delivered to a ventricle 0 ms to 50 ms before a next atrial excitation is anticipated to take place, or that a ventricle is caused to commence contraction within less than 100 ms after the onset of contraction of at least one atrium.
A continuous basalt fibre comprising the elements Si, Al, Fe, Mn, Ti, Ca, Mg, K, Na and O, wherein the Si central atom is surrounded by four oxygen atoms and the further elements are likewise surrounded by oxygen atoms in different coordination or are at least coupled to oxygen atoms and form further structural units, characterized in that pre-oriented or oriented molecular structures, in particular domains, are present in an otherwise X-ray amorphous structure.
An induction-heating cooking system, comprising: - a plurality of heating coils arranged close to each other for heating a single heated-subject in cooperation with each other; - a plurality of induction-heaters composed of the plurality of heating coils and resonance capacitors connected with the heating coils; and - a plurality of drive circuitries supplying high-frequency current individually to the plurality of heating coils; characterized by further comprising: - a plurality of drive voltage detectors adapted to detect drive voltages across the induction-heaters; - a plurality of drive current detectors adapted to detect drive currents through the induction-heaters; and - a controller connected with the plurality of drive circuitries, the plurality of drive voltage detectors and the plurality of drive current detectors, wherein the controller is adapted - to calculate energy allocation ratios of electric energy supplied to the plurality of heating coils based upon the results detected by the plurality of drive voltage detectors and the plurality of drive current detectors, - to allocate the electric energy based upon the energy allocation ratios to each of the heating coils, and - to control the electric power supplied to each of the heating coils less than the maximum rated electric power of the heating coils. - a plurality of heating coils arranged close to each other for heating a single heated-subject in cooperation with each other; - a plurality of induction-heaters composed of the plurality of heating coils and resonance capacitors connected with the heating coils; and - a plurality of drive circuitries supplying high-frequency current individually to the plurality of heating coils; - a plurality of drive voltage detectors adapted to detect drive voltages across the induction-heaters; - a plurality of drive current detectors adapted to detect drive currents through the induction-heaters; and - a controller connected with the plurality of drive circuitries, the plurality of drive voltage detectors and the plurality of drive current detectors, - to calculate energy allocation ratios of electric energy supplied to the plurality of heating coils based upon the results detected by the plurality of drive voltage detectors and the plurality of drive current detectors, - to allocate the electric energy based upon the energy allocation ratios to each of the heating coils, and - to control the electric power supplied to each of the heating coils less than the maximum rated electric power of the heating coils.
An aqueous coating composition comprising an aqueous polymeric dispersion and a compound according to Formula 1: wherein the sum of the x values is 5, the sum of the y values is 12, z is 0, R 1 is hydrogen, R 2 is an ethyl group, and R 4 is hydrogen, wherein x has an average value from 0 to 10, wherein y has an average value ranging from 0 to 10, wherein x+y+z is from 3 to 20, and wherein the coating composition comprises 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of compounds according to Formula 1 based on the weight of the polymeric dispersion solids. wherein the sum of the x values is 5, the sum of the y values is 12, z is 0, R 1 is hydrogen, R 2 is an ethyl group, and R 4 is hydrogen, wherein x has an average value from 0 to 10, wherein y has an average value ranging from 0 to 10, wherein x+y+z is from 3 to 20, and wherein the coating composition comprises 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of compounds according to Formula 1 based on the weight of the polymeric dispersion solids.
A porous thin film forming method which sequentially stacks a plurality of layers of thin films on a substrate, characterized in that the method comprises: attaching a mixture of a dielectric material which is an oxide or a fluoride and a fluorocarbon resin as a first layer on a substrate; thereafter attaching only a dielectric material as a second layer on the first layer to form a two-layer thin film on the substrate; and partly removing the fluorocarbon resin from the first layer by a dry process, at a temperature of 150°C to 350°C, to form a porous thin film. attaching a mixture of a dielectric material which is an oxide or a fluoride and a fluorocarbon resin as a first layer on a substrate; thereafter attaching only a dielectric material as a second layer on the first layer to form a two-layer thin film on the substrate; and partly removing the fluorocarbon resin from the first layer by a dry process, at a temperature of 150°C to 350°C, to form a porous thin film.
Component having an electronic information carrier, wherein the component is a diaphragm for a diaphragm valve and/or a diaphragm pump, wherein the component has a cutout and a pin (2, 5, 9), wherein the information carrier is connected to the component via the cutout and/or the pin (2, 5, 9), wherein the pin (2, 5, 9) is secured in the cutout, wherein the cutout is a blind hole, characterized in that the pin (2, 5, 9) protrudes out of a surface of the component and a carrier element (3, 6, 10), in particular a cap, is connected to the pin (2, 5, 9), wherein the information carrier is arranged on and/or in the carrier element (3, 6, 10).
A platform associated with a cyber-physical system associated with an industrial asset, comprising: a data source for a plurality of time-series measurements that represent normal operation of the cyber-physical system; wherein at least one of the time-series measurements are associated with at least one of: (i) a sensor monitoring node, (ii) an actuator monitoring node, and (iii) a control monitoring node; a stateful, nonlinear embedding computer (350, 1250), coupled to the data source, performing the following steps: (i) receive the plurality of time-series measurements, (ii) execute stateful, nonlinear embedding to project the plurality of time-series measurements to a lower-dimensional latent variable space such that redundant and irrelevant information are reduced and temporal and spatial dependence among the measurements are captured, wherein the stateful, nonlinear embedding comprises augmenting a stateless, nonlinear embedding process by using a window of consecutive samples of the time-series measurements as a matrix input to the stateless, nonlinear embedding process. and (iii) utilize output of the stateful, nonlinear embedding to automatically identify underlying system characteristics of the cyber-physical system. a data source for a plurality of time-series measurements that represent normal operation of the cyber-physical system; wherein at least one of the time-series measurements are associated with at least one of: (i) a sensor monitoring node, (ii) an actuator monitoring node, and (iii) a control monitoring node; a stateful, nonlinear embedding computer (350, 1250), coupled to the data source, performing the following steps: (i) receive the plurality of time-series measurements, (ii) execute stateful, nonlinear embedding to project the plurality of time-series measurements to a lower-dimensional latent variable space such that redundant and irrelevant information are reduced and temporal and spatial dependence among the measurements are captured, wherein the stateful, nonlinear embedding comprises augmenting a stateless, nonlinear embedding process by using a window of consecutive samples of the time-series measurements as a matrix input to the stateless, nonlinear embedding process. and (iii) utilize output of the stateful, nonlinear embedding to automatically identify underlying system characteristics of the cyber-physical system. (i) receive the plurality of time-series measurements, (ii) execute stateful, nonlinear embedding to project the plurality of time-series measurements to a lower-dimensional latent variable space such that redundant and irrelevant information are reduced and temporal and spatial dependence among the measurements are captured, wherein the stateful, nonlinear embedding comprises augmenting a stateless, nonlinear embedding process by using a window of consecutive samples of the time-series measurements as a matrix input to the stateless, nonlinear embedding process. and (iii) utilize output of the stateful, nonlinear embedding to automatically identify underlying system characteristics of the cyber-physical system.