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A method of generating droplets from a liquid sample characterised by the steps of: a) locating the sample at a first electrowetting location and applying an AC voltage at the first electrowetting location to generate an electrowetting force that causes a region of the sample to become elongated in a direction in which the electrowetting force is applied, wherein the AC voltage is provided by a drive circuit; b) temporarily altering the electrowetting force on the sample caused by the AC voltage and applying a constant or monotonically increasing DC voltage to accumulate electrostatic surface charge on the sample to counter surface tension forces between the bulk of the sample and the elongated sample region by means of charge-charge repulsion; c) thereafter restoring the electrowetting force caused by the AC voltage; d) further elongating the charged elongated sample region using the electrowetting force to sever a droplet from the further elongated sample region. a) locating the sample at a first electrowetting location and applying an AC voltage at the first electrowetting location to generate an electrowetting force that causes a region of the sample to become elongated in a direction in which the electrowetting force is applied, wherein the AC voltage is provided by a drive circuit; b) temporarily altering the electrowetting force on the sample caused by the AC voltage and applying a constant or monotonically increasing DC voltage to accumulate electrostatic surface charge on the sample to counter surface tension forces between the bulk of the sample and the elongated sample region by means of charge-charge repulsion; c) thereafter restoring the electrowetting force caused by the AC voltage; d) further elongating the charged elongated sample region using the electrowetting force to sever a droplet from the further elongated sample region.
A semiconductor module comprising: a semiconductor device; a metal plate portion that includes a first surface on the side of the semiconductor device; a molded portion that is formed by molding a resin on the semiconductor device and the metal plate portion; a cooling plate portion that is a separate member from the metal plate portion, is provided on a side opposite to the first surface, and includes fins on a side opposite to the side of the metal plate portion; a heat sink part that is provided between the semiconductor device and the first surface of the metal plate portion; and an insulating material that is provided between the heat sink part and the first surface of the metal plate portion; wherein the heat sink part and the insulating material are disposed in the molded portion; and the insulating material includes an end that extends outwardly with respect to an end of the heat sink part, and characterized in that the fins of the cooling plate portion are formed centrally with respect to the heat sink part, such that side portions of the heat sink part extend outwardly with respect to the region where the fins are formed. a semiconductor device; a metal plate portion that includes a first surface on the side of the semiconductor device; a molded portion that is formed by molding a resin on the semiconductor device and the metal plate portion; a cooling plate portion that is a separate member from the metal plate portion, is provided on a side opposite to the first surface, and includes fins on a side opposite to the side of the metal plate portion; a heat sink part that is provided between the semiconductor device and the first surface of the metal plate portion; and an insulating material that is provided between the heat sink part and the first surface of the metal plate portion; wherein the heat sink part and the insulating material are disposed in the molded portion; and the insulating material includes an end that extends outwardly with respect to an end of the heat sink part, and characterized in that the fins of the cooling plate portion are formed centrally with respect to the heat sink part, such that side portions of the heat sink part extend outwardly with respect to the region where the fins are formed.
A fuel system for supplying gaseous fuel to a power plant, the fuel system comprising: a tank array comprising at least a first tank and a second tank configured to receive pressurised gaseous fuel for supply to the power plant, in use, from a filling station when the tank array is connected to the filling station; a source of auxiliary control fluid for supplying auxiliary control fluid to the tank array when the fuel system is disconnected from the filling station; a pump for pressurising auxiliary control fluid supplied to the tank array when auxiliary control fluid flows through the pump in a forward direction; an energy store; and a valve arrangement which is operable to control the supply of auxiliary control fluid to the tank array so as to control the discharge of the gaseous fuel from the tank array, characterized in that the valve arrangement is further operable to enable a reverse direction of flow of auxiliary control fluid from the tank array through the pump, when the fuel system is connected to the filling station, in use, to generate energy from the pump to store in the energy store. a tank array comprising at least a first tank and a second tank configured to receive pressurised gaseous fuel for supply to the power plant, in use, from a filling station when the tank array is connected to the filling station; a source of auxiliary control fluid for supplying auxiliary control fluid to the tank array when the fuel system is disconnected from the filling station; a pump for pressurising auxiliary control fluid supplied to the tank array when auxiliary control fluid flows through the pump in a forward direction; an energy store; and a valve arrangement which is operable to control the supply of auxiliary control fluid to the tank array so as to control the discharge of the gaseous fuel from the tank array, characterized in that the valve arrangement is further operable to enable a reverse direction of flow of auxiliary control fluid from the tank array through the pump, when the fuel system is connected to the filling station, in use, to generate energy from the pump to store in the energy store.
Combination of a lid for an insulated box and a box on which the lid fits, whereby the lid has a cooling element that forms part of the lid, whereby this cooling element is filled with coolant that is intended to be cooled or frozen in order to then perform a cooling function, whereby the cooling element is a passive cooling element that forms a permanent part of the lid, whereby the cooling element is designed to perform its cooling function in a certain temperature interval, whereby the lid is provided on its outside with a mark or a colour that is an indication of the temperature interval for which the cooling element is designed, characterised in that the combination comprises an identification legend that links the specific mark or colour to a specific temperature interval.
Transport device for the transportation of input material for a metallurgical plant, wherein the transport device comprises a transport vessel, which can be filled at least partially with the input material, and a carrying device, - wherein the transport device comprises at least one first sensor which is arranged between the transport vessel and the carrying device and by means of which it is possible to determine a mass of the transport vessel and/or a mass of the input material which is in the transport vessel, - wherein the transport device has a computing unit, to which data which is captured by the at least one first sensor can be communicated and which is designed for the determination of the mass of the transport vessel and/or the mass of the input material in the transport vessel, characterised in that - the transport device has at least one second sensor by means of which it is possible to determine a tilt and/or an acceleration of the transport device, - the additional forces which arise with a tilt and/or an acceleration of the transport device are taken into account by the computing unit in determining the relevant mass, - the transport device has at least one third sensor, by means of which a prevailing temperature at the first sensor can be determined, and - the temperature determined by the third sensor is used to compensate for the measurement error of at least the first sensor, induced by the temperature. - wherein the transport device comprises at least one first sensor which is arranged between the transport vessel and the carrying device and by means of which it is possible to determine a mass of the transport vessel and/or a mass of the input material which is in the transport vessel, - wherein the transport device has a computing unit, to which data which is captured by the at least one first sensor can be communicated and which is designed for the determination of the mass of the transport vessel and/or the mass of the input material in the transport vessel, - the transport device has at least one second sensor by means of which it is possible to determine a tilt and/or an acceleration of the transport device, - the additional forces which arise with a tilt and/or an acceleration of the transport device are taken into account by the computing unit in determining the relevant mass, - the transport device has at least one third sensor, by means of which a prevailing temperature at the first sensor can be determined, and - the temperature determined by the third sensor is used to compensate for the measurement error of at least the first sensor, induced by the temperature.
A method to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore, comprising: introducing an altered drilling fluid into the wellbore such that the altered drilling fluid contacts the lost circulation zone and reduces a rate of lost circulation into the lost circulation zone, wherein the altered drilling fluid comprises a drilling fluid and a lost circulation material, wherein the LCM comprises a plurality of date fruit caps.
A shock wave attenuating material, comprising: a plurality of shock attenuating layers, each including: (i) a gradient nanoparticle layer including a plurality of nanoparticles of different diameters that are arranged in a gradient; and (ii) a carbon allotrope layer disposed adjacent to the gradient nanoparticle layer, the carbon allotrope layer including a plurality of carbon allotrope members suspended in a matrix. a plurality of shock attenuating layers, each including: (i) a gradient nanoparticle layer including a plurality of nanoparticles of different diameters that are arranged in a gradient; and (ii) a carbon allotrope layer disposed adjacent to the gradient nanoparticle layer, the carbon allotrope layer including a plurality of carbon allotrope members suspended in a matrix. (i) a gradient nanoparticle layer including a plurality of nanoparticles of different diameters that are arranged in a gradient; and (ii) a carbon allotrope layer disposed adjacent to the gradient nanoparticle layer, the carbon allotrope layer including a plurality of carbon allotrope members suspended in a matrix.
A medical dressing comprising a absorbing polyurethane foam layer forming at least a part of a skin-contacting surface of the dressing, the foam produced by incorporating particles of a complex comprising silver and a transitional element of Group IV of the Periodic System of Elements homogeneously distributed in the foam.
A razor handle in the form of an elongated body, comprising: a razor head end with a connecting structure, to connect the razor handle to a razor head having a plurality of blades with respective cutting edges which lie in a shaving plane and which exert a cutting action when moved across a user's skin in a shaving direction; a free end opposite the razor head end; a lower surface on the same side as the cutting edges of the blades when the razor head is connected to the razor handle; an upper surface opposite the lower surface; a first gripping area on the upper surface, to provide a first gripping position for a finger or thumb of the user; and a second gripping area on the upper surface, to provide a second gripping position for the finger or thumb of the user, wherein the first and second gripping areas (14, 16) are each provided as a plurality of arcuate protrusions (20, 22) and are separated from one another by a smooth area of the upper surface, the plurality of arcuate protrusions (20, 22) being in the form of at least partial circles concentric with each other, at least one of the plurality of arcuate protrusions forming a complete circle, wherein the first and second gripping areas (14, 16) are closer to the razor head end than the free end, characterized in that the upper surface is comprised of an elastomeric material that is integral with the first and second gripping areas (14, 16). a razor head end with a connecting structure, to connect the razor handle to a razor head having a plurality of blades with respective cutting edges which lie in a shaving plane and which exert a cutting action when moved across a user's skin in a shaving direction; a free end opposite the razor head end; a lower surface on the same side as the cutting edges of the blades when the razor head is connected to the razor handle; an upper surface opposite the lower surface; a first gripping area on the upper surface, to provide a first gripping position for a finger or thumb of the user; and a second gripping area on the upper surface, to provide a second gripping position for the finger or thumb of the user, wherein the first and second gripping areas (14, 16) are each provided as a plurality of arcuate protrusions (20, 22) and are separated from one another by a smooth area of the upper surface, the plurality of arcuate protrusions (20, 22) being in the form of at least partial circles concentric with each other, at least one of the plurality of arcuate protrusions forming a complete circle, wherein the first and second gripping areas (14, 16) are closer to the razor head end than the free end, characterized in that the upper surface is comprised of an elastomeric material that is integral with the first and second gripping areas (14, 16).
Method for measuring the differential group delay τ 1 in a fibre optic link, characterized in that said method comprises the steps consisting in: - at the input of said link, generating a binary signal sequence at a rate D, and in applying to said binary signal a first scanning of the polarization states, - at the output of the link, applying to the binary signal of the output sequence a second scanning of the polarization states, independently of said first scanning, in introducing an additional known differential group delay τ 2, in making said additional differential group delay vary until the equality τ 1 +τ 2 =1/D is determined on the resulting signal sequence and in deducing from this the differential group delay τ 1 sought. - at the input of said link, generating a binary signal sequence at a rate D, and in applying to said binary signal a first scanning of the polarization states, - at the output of the link, applying to the binary signal of the output sequence a second scanning of the polarization states, independently of said first scanning, in introducing an additional known differential group delay τ 2, in making said additional differential group delay vary until the equality τ 1 +τ 2 =1/D is determined on the resulting signal sequence and in deducing from this the differential group delay τ 1 sought.
Apparatus for pre-planning and simulating the treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient, comprising: means adapted for acquiring two-dimensional ultrasonic images of a second chamber of the heart from an ultrasonic catheter placed in a first chamber of the heart; means adapted for reconstructing a three-dimensional ultrasonic image based on the two-dimensional ultrasonic images; means adapted for displaying the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image; means adapted for identifying at least one key landmark on the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image; means adapted for marking the least one key landmark on the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image; means adapted for determining dimensions of the at least one key landmark, and for determining a path for treatment based on the three-dimensional ultrasonic image and the dimensions of the at least one key landmark; and means adapted for simulating on the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image insertion of a sheath into the heart and the insertion of selected ablation catheters through the sheath, and for simulating the operation of a number of different degrees of freedom of each ablation catheter to ascertain the ability of each ablation catheter to reach all of one or more points targeted for treatment. means adapted for acquiring two-dimensional ultrasonic images of a second chamber of the heart from an ultrasonic catheter placed in a first chamber of the heart; means adapted for reconstructing a three-dimensional ultrasonic image based on the two-dimensional ultrasonic images; means adapted for displaying the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image; means adapted for identifying at least one key landmark on the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image; means adapted for marking the least one key landmark on the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image; means adapted for determining dimensions of the at least one key landmark, and for determining a path for treatment based on the three-dimensional ultrasonic image and the dimensions of the at least one key landmark; and means adapted for simulating on the reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasonic image insertion of a sheath into the heart and the insertion of selected ablation catheters through the sheath, and for simulating the operation of a number of different degrees of freedom of each ablation catheter to ascertain the ability of each ablation catheter to reach all of one or more points targeted for treatment.
A method of wireless communication by a user equipment, UE, the method comprising: determining an offset β associated with modulation and coding scheme, MCS; determining at least one of an upper bound or a lower bound associated with the offset β based on a configuration, wherein the offset β is determined to be inclusively within the at least one of the upper bound or the lower bound; determining a first MCS for control information on a sidelink channel based at least on spectral efficiency associated with transmission of data on the sidelink channel and the offset β; and transmitting, on the sidelink channel, the control information with the first MCS, the control information being multiplexed with data. determining an offset β associated with modulation and coding scheme, MCS; determining at least one of an upper bound or a lower bound associated with the offset β based on a configuration, wherein the offset β is determined to be inclusively within the at least one of the upper bound or the lower bound; determining a first MCS for control information on a sidelink channel based at least on spectral efficiency associated with transmission of data on the sidelink channel and the offset β; and transmitting, on the sidelink channel, the control information with the first MCS, the control information being multiplexed with data.
An internal resistance calculation device that calculates an internal resistance of a secondary battery, comprising: a voltage obtaining portion that obtains a voltage of the secondary battery; a current obtaining portion that obtains a current of the secondary battery; and characterized by: a switching determination portion that determines the presence or absence of switching between charging and discharging of the secondary battery based on the current obtained by the current obtaining portion; an identification portion that identifies a waiting time based on a boundary frequency range in which a diffusion impedance arising from a process of diffusion of a predetermined ion contributes to an impedance of the secondary battery in an impedance spectrum of the secondary battery; and a resistance calculation portion that calculates the internal resistance of the secondary battery based on the voltage obtained by the voltage obtaining portion and the current obtained by the current obtaining portion after the waiting time identified by the identification portion when the switching determination portion determines that switching between charging and discharging is present. a voltage obtaining portion that obtains a voltage of the secondary battery; a current obtaining portion that obtains a current of the secondary battery; and characterized by: a switching determination portion that determines the presence or absence of switching between charging and discharging of the secondary battery based on the current obtained by the current obtaining portion; an identification portion that identifies a waiting time based on a boundary frequency range in which a diffusion impedance arising from a process of diffusion of a predetermined ion contributes to an impedance of the secondary battery in an impedance spectrum of the secondary battery; and a resistance calculation portion that calculates the internal resistance of the secondary battery based on the voltage obtained by the voltage obtaining portion and the current obtained by the current obtaining portion after the waiting time identified by the identification portion when the switching determination portion determines that switching between charging and discharging is present. a switching determination portion that determines the presence or absence of switching between charging and discharging of the secondary battery based on the current obtained by the current obtaining portion; an identification portion that identifies a waiting time based on a boundary frequency range in which a diffusion impedance arising from a process of diffusion of a predetermined ion contributes to an impedance of the secondary battery in an impedance spectrum of the secondary battery; and a resistance calculation portion that calculates the internal resistance of the secondary battery based on the voltage obtained by the voltage obtaining portion and the current obtained by the current obtaining portion after the waiting time identified by the identification portion when the switching determination portion determines that switching between charging and discharging is present.