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A process for recovering the phosphorus present in an effluent to be treated, comprising the following steps: i. a step of biological dephosphatation of the effluent to be treated, said step comprising: i.1. at least one step of treatment under anaerobic conditions, and i.2. at least one step of treatment under aerobic conditions; ii. a step of separating said treated effluent from step i, in particular for separating the treated water issued from step i and the sludge; iii. a step of anaerobic hydrolysis of at least one portion of the sludge issued from step ii in which phosphorous is released; iv. a step of liquid/solid separation of the effluent from step iii; v. a step of advanced treatment of at least one portion of the sludge from step iv; said advanced treatment being chosen among the heat, mechanical, chemical, enzymatic treatments or a combination thereof; vi. a step of recirculating, to step iii, at least one portion of the liquid effluent issued from step v corresponding to the return of the liquid effluent from step v to step iii while the solid effluent remains at the advanced treatment, the later allowing the passage into the liquid phase of high concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus and VFAs; and vii. a step of recovering the phosphorus present in the liquid effluent from step iv. i. a step of biological dephosphatation of the effluent to be treated, said step comprising: i.1. at least one step of treatment under anaerobic conditions, and i.2. at least one step of treatment under aerobic conditions; i.1. at least one step of treatment under anaerobic conditions, and i.2. at least one step of treatment under aerobic conditions; ii. a step of separating said treated effluent from step i, in particular for separating the treated water issued from step i and the sludge; iii. a step of anaerobic hydrolysis of at least one portion of the sludge issued from step ii in which phosphorous is released; iv. a step of liquid/solid separation of the effluent from step iii; v. a step of advanced treatment of at least one portion of the sludge from step iv; said advanced treatment being chosen among the heat, mechanical, chemical, enzymatic treatments or a combination thereof; vi. a step of recirculating, to step iii, at least one portion of the liquid effluent issued from step v corresponding to the return of the liquid effluent from step v to step iii while the solid effluent remains at the advanced treatment, the later allowing the passage into the liquid phase of high concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus and VFAs; and vii. a step of recovering the phosphorus present in the liquid effluent from step iv.
A wide crop pick-up of a crop harvesting implement including a transverse pick-up reel located at a front of said pick-up, a crop feed rotor and auger arrangement located at an elevated position behind said reel and having a width equal to that of said reel and including right and left crop converging augers (48, 50) respectively located at opposite ends of a crop feed rotor for moving crop inwardly to said crop feed rotor, a crop guide plate arrangement extending rearward from said reel beneath said crop feed rotor and auger arrangement, and said crop guide plate arrangement including a movable central crop guide plate portion extending at least beneath said feed rotor and being mounted for movement between a raised position located closely adjacent a periphery of said crop feed rotor and defining a normal working clearance between said feed rotor and said central crop guide plate portion of said crop guide plate arrangement, and a lowered position increasing said working clearance for reducing working loads and/or relieving a plugged condition, said central crop guide plate portion of said crop guide plate arrangement having right and left end regions respectively extending beneath at least a major length of said right and left converging augers (48, 50); characterized in comprising right and left primary stripper plates (118, 120) respectively mounted to said right and left end regions of said movable central crop guide plate portion and having edges disposed in close proximity to said peripheries of said augers (48, 50) when said central crop guide plate portion is in said raised position; right and left back walls (66, 68) respectively extending upwardly from said right and left regions of said movable crop guide plate portion and respectively being closely adjacent said major length of said right and left augers (48, 50); and right and left secondary stripper plates (122, 124) being respectively fixed to said right and left back walls (66, 68) and having edges respectively positioned adjacent the peripheries of said right and left augers (48, 50) so as to remain positioned for effectively stripping crop from said augers (48, 50) when said edges of said right and left primary stripper plates (118, 120) are moved away from said peripheries of said augers (48, 50) when said right and left regions of said central guide plate portion are lowered together with said central guide plate portion.
A projection method for projecting an overall image to interior walls of an aircraft, comprising: determining a boundary region (111, 121) of each one of at least two partial images (110, 120) of an overall image; matching the boundary regions (111, 121) to each other wherein in the case of matching the boundary regions matching takes place to a degree that depends on the distance (d) between partial boundary regions (114, 124) and an associated partial image margin (115, 125) such that in a presentation of the partial images (110, 120) the transition between the partial images (110, 120) is perceptible only to a reduced extent; pre-distorting the partial images (110, 120) on the basis of the geometric shape of a projection area so that when the partial images (110, 120) are presented on the projection area distortion is perceptible only to a reduced extent, wherein matching the boundary regions (111, 121) takes place prior to pre-distorting the partial images (110, 120). determining a boundary region (111, 121) of each one of at least two partial images (110, 120) of an overall image; matching the boundary regions (111, 121) to each other wherein in the case of matching the boundary regions matching takes place to a degree that depends on the distance (d) between partial boundary regions (114, 124) and an associated partial image margin (115, 125) such that in a presentation of the partial images (110, 120) the transition between the partial images (110, 120) is perceptible only to a reduced extent; pre-distorting the partial images (110, 120) on the basis of the geometric shape of a projection area so that when the partial images (110, 120) are presented on the projection area distortion is perceptible only to a reduced extent, wherein matching the boundary regions (111, 121) takes place prior to pre-distorting the partial images (110, 120).
A retractable tube for use in a CPAP apparatus, wherein the retractable tube is extensible and retractable to accommodate movement of the patient, the retractable tube comprises a neutral state, the retractable tube comprises a helical spring, the retractable tube has a weight of about 500 g/m or less, the retractable tube comprises a portion that is extensible in a range of 40% - 400% of the unextended length in response to force applied to the tube, the extensible portion being configured to return the tube to the unextended length in the absence of force, or reduced force applied to the retractable tube.
A method of generating location information in a terminal device (150, 200) operative in a wireless communication network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving (1010, 248) from a first network node a location configuration message; preparing (1020, 252) location information; analyzing the received location configuration message to check for an indication that no location information is expected by the first network node in return; and if said indication is included in the location configuration message, refraining (1030, 254) from causing transmission of the location information to the first network node, and transmitting (256, 258, 260) the location information to a location information receiving entity being any of: a location information receiving network node, said location information receiving network node being different from said first network node; a location information receiving function within said terminal device (150, 200); and a location information receiving device, operative in the wireless communication network, said location information receiving device being different from said terminal device (150, 200). receiving (1010, 248) from a first network node a location configuration message; preparing (1020, 252) location information; analyzing the received location configuration message to check for an indication that no location information is expected by the first network node in return; and if said indication is included in the location configuration message, refraining (1030, 254) from causing transmission of the location information to the first network node, and transmitting (256, 258, 260) the location information to a location information receiving entity being any of: a location information receiving network node, said location information receiving network node being different from said first network node; a location information receiving function within said terminal device (150, 200); and a location information receiving device, operative in the wireless communication network, said location information receiving device being different from said terminal device (150, 200). a location information receiving network node, said location information receiving network node being different from said first network node; a location information receiving function within said terminal device (150, 200); and a location information receiving device, operative in the wireless communication network, said location information receiving device being different from said terminal device (150, 200).
Method for charging a cyclically rechargeable traction battery of at least partially electrically driven vehicles, wherein a charging station has at least one battery storage installation and at least one charging device, wherein the at least one charging device has at least one energy transmission device which is used to transmit electrical energy, in a traction battery charging mode, to a traction battery to be charged of a vehicle which is at least partially electrically driven by means of the traction battery to be charged, characterized in that the at least one battery storage installation has a multiplicity of cyclically rechargeable batteries (B1 to Bx) which are combined in a plurality of battery groups (BG11 to BGn4), wherein starter batteries having an asymmetrical discharging and charging characteristic are used as batteries (B1 to Bx), in that the battery groups (BG11 to BGn4), during in each case short battery group discharging periods (t1 to t30) of 10 to 30 seconds, supply a high battery group discharging current of 300 to 800 A in immediate temporal succession to a traction battery of an at least partially electrically driven vehicle, which traction battery is connected to the charging device or is connected in an energy-transmitting manner to a charging device, wherein immediately successive short battery group discharging periods (t1 to t30) produce the high battery group discharging current and therefore a high charging current for the traction battery to be charged over a charging period which is longer than a discharging operation of an individual battery group.
Apparatus for ultrasonic processing of materials having an ultrasonic processing system comprising an ultrasound generator, a converter, a sonotrode and a counterpart tool and a feed unit with which the sonotrode and the counterpart tool can be moved towards each other or away from each other, wherein there is provided a piezoelectric sensor as a force sensor with which the force that the ultrasonic processing system exerts on the materials to be processed can be measured, characterised in that the output of the force sensor is converted into an electrical voltage by means of a charge amplifier and that there is provided a control device which either when the ultrasonic processing system is not performing material processing short-circuits the piezoelectric sensor or adds a time-varying force compensation unit to the value measured by the piezoelectric sensor.
Apparatus for processing data comprising: processing circuitry to operate in a first security mode and in a second security mode; and flag circuitry to provide an access tracking flag having a first value when the processing circuitry enters the first security mode in association with a function call, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to switch said access tracking flag to a second value upon detection of a first access of at least one type to predetermined state data by the processing circuitry when operating in said first security mode in association with said function call. processing circuitry to operate in a first security mode and in a second security mode; and flag circuitry to provide an access tracking flag having a first value when the processing circuitry enters the first security mode in association with a function call, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to switch said access tracking flag to a second value upon detection of a first access of at least one type to predetermined state data by the processing circuitry when operating in said first security mode in association with said function call.
A method of managing articulation in an articulated machine, the method comprising: identifying, at an electronic controller, operating conditions that are incompatible with automatic articulation control; receiving a signal requesting activation of an automatic articulation control function; pending activation of the automatic articulation control function when an operating condition exists that is incompatible with operation of the automatic articulation control function; determining that the operating condition has cleared; when the operating condition is clear, activating the automatic articulation control function; and changing an articulation angle of the articulated machine responsive to changes in a steering angle of the articulated machine after activating the automatic articulation control function, characterised in that the operating condition is a difference between an actual articulation angle and a desired articulation angle being outside a preset range and determining that the operating condition has cleared comprises: evaluating whether the difference between the actual and the desired articulation angle are within the preset range. identifying, at an electronic controller, operating conditions that are incompatible with automatic articulation control; receiving a signal requesting activation of an automatic articulation control function; pending activation of the automatic articulation control function when an operating condition exists that is incompatible with operation of the automatic articulation control function; determining that the operating condition has cleared; when the operating condition is clear, activating the automatic articulation control function; and changing an articulation angle of the articulated machine responsive to changes in a steering angle of the articulated machine after activating the automatic articulation control function, characterised in that the operating condition is a difference between an actual articulation angle and a desired articulation angle being outside a preset range and determining that the operating condition has cleared comprises: evaluating whether the difference between the actual and the desired articulation angle are within the preset range.
A variable speed wind turbine (12, 14, 16) comprising: a controller coupled to the variable speed wind turbine (12, 14, 16), the controller configured to adjust an electrical output power from the wind turbine (12, 14, 16) at least during an underfrequency condition, the controller including a monitor configured to monitor a grid frequency value (f) relative to at least a first threshold value (f TH1), wherein a deviation of the grid frequency value (f) below the first threshold value (f TH1) is indicative of the underfrequency condition, the controller further including a control unit configured to effect a step response of the electrical output power of the wind turbine (12, 14, 16) in a direction selected to counteract the underfrequency condition, whereby kinetic energy stored in a rotating shaft (26, 28, 30) of the wind turbine (12, 14, 16) is extracted to effect the step response of the electrical output power of the wind turbine (12, 14, 16), wherein the step response comprises a step in the electrical output power to a maximum value (P Δ+) of the electrical output power, wherein the effected step response is performed by the control unit independently of the magnitude of the deviation of the grid frequency value (f) below the first threshold value (f TH1).
Pump-turbine wicket gate formed by several guide vanes, each guide vane having a guide vane body with two end faces (21, 22) and a pivot for rotating the guide vane body around an axis of rotation, where the guide vane body has a turbine leading edge facing the turbine flow and a turbine trailing edge facing away from the turbine flow, where the individual guide vanes come into contact with one another along closing edges when the wicket gate is closed and these closing edges are defined by the contact curves of adjacent guide vanes, where the guide vane has two flow-guiding surfaces (19, 20) on either side of the axis of rotation and opposite one another that are limited by the two end faces (21, 22), where the flow-guiding surfaces (19, 20) form different flow profiles (4, 5, 6), characterised in that the flow profile in the mid-span section of the guide vane has a larger guide vane angle in the area of the turbine trailing edge than a flow profile (4, 6) in the boundary area of the guide vane, where the boundary area is the area near the end faces (21, 22) of the guide vane body, so that the flow profile in the mid-span section of the guide vane creates a larger absolute flow angle (α2) of the absolute velocity of the turbine flow at the guide vane trailing edge in turbine direction, with regard to the related circumferential component of the absolute velocity (C2u) of the turbine flow, than a flow profile (4, 6) in the boundary area of the guide vane so that the turbine flow in turbine direction leaves the guide vane body in the mid-span section with a larger flow angle (α2) than in the boundary area.
A haptic feedback device, comprising: a mechanical ground; a haptic surface; a plurality of connection points (326-1, 326-2) connected to the mechanical ground; and a plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface; characterized in that the haptic feedback device also comprises: a spring wire biasing the haptic surface a set distance from the mechanical ground, the spring wire having: a first series of coils (222-1,222-2) around the plurality of connection points connected to the mechanical ground, a second series of coils around the plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface, and a series of angled segments (224-1,224-2) joining the first and second series of coils; and an electroreactive wire configured, in response to the application of an electrical input, to move the plurality of connection points connected to the mechanical ground, or the plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface, together to urge the haptic surface away from the mechanical ground. a mechanical ground; a haptic surface; a plurality of connection points (326-1, 326-2) connected to the mechanical ground; and a plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface; characterized in that the haptic feedback device also comprises: a spring wire biasing the haptic surface a set distance from the mechanical ground, the spring wire having: a first series of coils (222-1,222-2) around the plurality of connection points connected to the mechanical ground, a second series of coils around the plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface, and a series of angled segments (224-1,224-2) joining the first and second series of coils; and a first series of coils (222-1,222-2) around the plurality of connection points connected to the mechanical ground, a second series of coils around the plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface, and a series of angled segments (224-1,224-2) joining the first and second series of coils; and an electroreactive wire configured, in response to the application of an electrical input, to move the plurality of connection points connected to the mechanical ground, or the plurality of connection points connected to the haptic surface, together to urge the haptic surface away from the mechanical ground.
A method for detecting a degree of contamination of PV modules of a string, comprising the following steps: - determination of deviations of the string power values from a calculated reference value over the last year; - calculation of a historical trend line from the deviations; - determination of a maximum difference between the trend line and the deviations; - calculation of final deviations of the power values through subtraction of the maximum difference from the trend line; and - determination of the degree of contamination through subtraction of the final deviations from the deviations. - determination of deviations of the string power values from a calculated reference value over the last year; - calculation of a historical trend line from the deviations; - determination of a maximum difference between the trend line and the deviations; - calculation of final deviations of the power values through subtraction of the maximum difference from the trend line; and - determination of the degree of contamination through subtraction of the final deviations from the deviations.