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A time-to-digital converter, TDC, (207; 307; 407; 507) comprising: a delay line (310; 410; 510) including a plurality of delay elements (313, 314; 413, 414; 513, 514) configured to propagate a first edge of a first signal sequentially through the plurality of delay elements, characterized in that the plurality of delay elements (313, 314; 413, 414; 513, 514) include a coarse delay element (313; 413; 513) having a coarse delay interval and a first fine delay element (314; 414; 514) having a fine delay interval and characterized in that the TDC further comprises: a selection circuit (312; 412; 512) configured to receive the first signal, to receive selection information, and to route the first signal to an input of one of the plurality of delay elements based on the selection information; and a latch circuit (311; 411; 511) configured to receive a second signal and to latch a plurality of outputs of the delay line (310; 410; 510) upon reception of a second edge of the second signal, and output an indication of a delay between the first edge and the second edge. a delay line (310; 410; 510) including a plurality of delay elements (313, 314; 413, 414; 513, 514) configured to propagate a first edge of a first signal sequentially through the plurality of delay elements, characterized in that the plurality of delay elements (313, 314; 413, 414; 513, 514) include a coarse delay element (313; 413; 513) having a coarse delay interval and a first fine delay element (314; 414; 514) having a fine delay interval and characterized in that the TDC further comprises: a selection circuit (312; 412; 512) configured to receive the first signal, to receive selection information, and to route the first signal to an input of one of the plurality of delay elements based on the selection information; and a latch circuit (311; 411; 511) configured to receive a second signal and to latch a plurality of outputs of the delay line (310; 410; 510) upon reception of a second edge of the second signal, and output an indication of a delay between the first edge and the second edge. a selection circuit (312; 412; 512) configured to receive the first signal, to receive selection information, and to route the first signal to an input of one of the plurality of delay elements based on the selection information; and a latch circuit (311; 411; 511) configured to receive a second signal and to latch a plurality of outputs of the delay line (310; 410; 510) upon reception of a second edge of the second signal, and output an indication of a delay between the first edge and the second edge.
Method for delivering a short message in a mobile communications system in which the short message sent off by a mobile station is received by an SMS service centre SMS-C and forwarded to a corresponding recipient, wherein the SMS-C is addressed by means of an SMS-C address in the mobile communications system, characterised in that an SMS-C address which is recognised as being incorrect is corrected by the mobile communications system, wherein the incorrect SMS-C address is recognised as being incorrect in an appropriate mobile switching centre and replaced by a valid predetermined default SMS-C address, and the delivery of the short message is continued with the corrected SMS-C address.
A sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising: a sheet forming portion configured to form a sheet using a material including fibers; a transport portion to transport the sheet; and a cutting portion to cut one edge portion and the other edge portion of the sheet positioned in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the sheet; characterized by further comprising a first coarse crushing portion to coarsely crush a first surplus portion generated by cutting the one edge portion by the cutting portion; and a second coarse crushing portion to coarsely crush a second surplus portion generated by cutting the other edge portion by the cutting portion. a sheet forming portion configured to form a sheet using a material including fibers; a transport portion to transport the sheet; and a cutting portion to cut one edge portion and the other edge portion of the sheet positioned in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the sheet; characterized by further comprising a first coarse crushing portion to coarsely crush a first surplus portion generated by cutting the one edge portion by the cutting portion; and a second coarse crushing portion to coarsely crush a second surplus portion generated by cutting the other edge portion by the cutting portion.
A method of forming a solder wire, the method comprising: extruding a billet at a temperature of from 220 °C to 250 °C and a pressure of from 12410 kPa to 13445 kPa (1800 psi to 1950 psi) to form a solder wire having a diameter of less than 1 millimeter; heat treating the extruded wire at a temperature of between 93 °C and 121 °C; and winding the heat treated extruded wire onto a spool while the extruded wire is above its solidus temperature; and wherein the solder wire consists of: 85 to 95 weight percent bismuth; 8 to 12 weight percent copper; and 0.001 to 0.1 weight percent gallium. extruding a billet at a temperature of from 220 °C to 250 °C and a pressure of from 12410 kPa to 13445 kPa (1800 psi to 1950 psi) to form a solder wire having a diameter of less than 1 millimeter; heat treating the extruded wire at a temperature of between 93 °C and 121 °C; and winding the heat treated extruded wire onto a spool while the extruded wire is above its solidus temperature; and wherein the solder wire consists of: 85 to 95 weight percent bismuth; 8 to 12 weight percent copper; and 0.001 to 0.1 weight percent gallium. 85 to 95 weight percent bismuth; 8 to 12 weight percent copper; and 0.001 to 0.1 weight percent gallium.
Internal combustion engine having an apparatus for influencing the flow behaviour of a reaction gas which, during the operation of the internal combustion engine, which has at least two cylinders, can be fed into a combustion chamber of the cylinders, and here each of the cylinders has an inlet device for the feed of the reaction gas, which inlet devices are assigned at least one inlet channel, which can be divided into at least one swirling channel and one filling channel, and at least two inlet valves (8, 9) which are arranged at and/or in the respective cylinder, characterized in that in each case two directly adjacent cylinders of the internal combustion engine are assigned exclusively to one cylinder pair, such that a cylinder assigned to one cylinder pair is not assigned to any other cylinder pair, wherein the internal combustion engine has, for each cylinder pair, a variable inlet valve drive which is actuatable by means of at most one actuating element, wherein the variable inlet valve drive is formed by a cam piece which is arranged rotationally conjointly and axially displaceably on an inlet camshaft, wherein the cam piece has at least two cams for actuating the inlet valves (8, 9) with at least two different cam contours (20, 21, 22) formed axially in succession, and the actuation of the variable inlet valve drive in an axial direction of the inlet camshaft can be performed by means of the actuating element by interaction of the actuating element with a slotted guide formed on the cam piece, having at least one slotted-guide track which acts in an axial direction of the inlet camshaft, wherein, by means of the variable inlet valve drive, in each case exactly one inlet valve of the inlet valves (8, 9) per cylinder of the cylinder pair can be actuated in a variable manner in terms of valve lift, wherein the inlet valves actuated by means of the variable inlet valve drive are arranged in the filling channel and are formed as filling channel inlet valves which separate the filling channel from the combustion chamber of the cylinder.
A hearing assistance system, comprising a first hearing assistance device (10, 101) to be worn at a first one of a user's ears for hearing stimulation of the first ear, and a second hearing assistance device (10, 102) to be worn at a second one of the user's ears for hearing stimulation of the second ear, each hearing assistance device comprising a first interface for wireless data exchange between the first hearing assistance device and the second hearing assistance device and a second interface for wireless reception of an external data stream from an external data stream source, wherein each hearing assistance device is adapted to repeatedly exchange information concerning the charging status of the battery of the respective hearing assistance device with the other hearing assistance device in order to monitor the remaining battery lifetimes, wherein each hearing assistance device is adapted to deactivate, when acting as the slave of a master-slave configuration, its second interface and to receive, when acting as the master of a master-slave configuration, the external data stream via its second interface and to forward the received external data stream via its first interface to the other hearing assistance device acting as the slave, and wherein the hearing assistance devices are adapted to switch the role of the master and the slave in case that the asymmetry in the battery charge exceeds a given threshold, with the hearing assistance device having the higher battery charge forming the new master after the role switching.
A wind turbine blade comprising: a blade body extending from a blade root along a blade longitudinal direction; a metal receptor which is connected to an end of the blade body opposite to the blade root and which forms a blade tip; and a metal foil which extends from a connection part of the metal receptor and the end of the blade body toward the blade root along the blade longitudinal direction and which is configured to direct lightning current from the metal receptor toward the blade root, characterized in that, at the connection part, a fiber-reinforced plastic which forms at least a part of the blade body is fastened to the metal receptor in a state where at least the fiber-reinforced plastic and the metal receptor overlap with each other, while an end portion of the metal foil is electrically connected to the metal receptor. a blade body extending from a blade root along a blade longitudinal direction; a metal receptor which is connected to an end of the blade body opposite to the blade root and which forms a blade tip; and a metal foil which extends from a connection part of the metal receptor and the end of the blade body toward the blade root along the blade longitudinal direction and which is configured to direct lightning current from the metal receptor toward the blade root, characterized in that, at the connection part, a fiber-reinforced plastic which forms at least a part of the blade body is fastened to the metal receptor in a state where at least the fiber-reinforced plastic and the metal receptor overlap with each other, while an end portion of the metal foil is electrically connected to the metal receptor.
A 3D bioreactor for growth of cells comprising a fixed bed of biocompatible material having plurality of voids having a surface area for cell expansion, said plurality of voids having a diameter D in the range of 0.4 mm to 50.0 mm, a plurality of pore openings between said voids having a diameter d in the range of 0.2 mm to 10.0 mm and a surface within said voids having a radius of curvature Rc of 5.0 mm -1 or less, such that D>d and wherein: (a) 90% or more of said voids have a selected void volume that does not vary by more than +/- 10.0%; (b) 90% or more of said pore openings between said voids have a value of d that does not vary by more than +/- 10.0%; and wherein said fixed bed is positioned in a bioreactor housing having an inlet and outlet for fluid perfusion for delivering a cell culture medium and oxygen for promoting cell growth.
A turbine engine (12, 200) comprising: a fan connected to a fan shaft; a combustion chamber; a first electric motor/generator (36, 242) in communication with said fan shaft; a controller configured to direct power into said first electric motor/generator (36, 242) during engine accelerations from steady state such that air flow to said combustion chamber is increased; and said controller configured to: direct power out of said first electric motor/generator (36, 242) during engine decelerations from steady state such that air flow to said combustion chamber is decreased; increase fuel flow to said combustion chamber during engine (12, 200) accelerations from steady state; and decrease fuel flow to said combustion chamber during engine decelerations from steady state; characterized in that the controller is further configured to direct power into said first electric motor/generator (36, 242) prior to increasing fuel flow during engine accelerations from steady state, and to decrease fuel flow to said combustion chamber prior to directing power out of said first electric motor/generator (36, 242) during engine (12, 200) decelerations. a fan connected to a fan shaft; a combustion chamber; a first electric motor/generator (36, 242) in communication with said fan shaft; a controller configured to direct power into said first electric motor/generator (36, 242) during engine accelerations from steady state such that air flow to said combustion chamber is increased; and said controller configured to: direct power out of said first electric motor/generator (36, 242) during engine decelerations from steady state such that air flow to said combustion chamber is decreased; increase fuel flow to said combustion chamber during engine (12, 200) accelerations from steady state; and decrease fuel flow to said combustion chamber during engine decelerations from steady state;
Reciprocating piston for a reciprocating piston compressor for generating compressed air for a vehicle, in particular for a commercial vehicle, wherein the reciprocating piston comprises a piston body having a piston head, a piston skirt with piston skirt walls and preferably pin bosses for receiving a gudgeon pin, and further comprises at least two piston rings, which can be introduced into encircling ring grooves (1; 2; 3) in the piston body, preferably three piston rings, of which preferably at least the piston ring closer to the piston head is designed as a compression ring and at least one piston ring, preferably the piston ring closest to the piston skirt, is designed as an oil control ring, and wherein there are lands (3a2; 3a3) on the piston body between each pair of ring grooves (1; 2; 3) and between the piston head and the first ring groove, that arranged closest to the piston head, and on that side of the third ring groove arranged closest to the piston skirt which faces away from the other ring groove or grooves, characterized in that at least one of the lands (3a2; 3a3) of the piston body is set back from the diameter of the piston body by at least one recess, at least over a partial section of its land height, the latter being measured parallel to the axis of the piston body.
A method for making a water-based adhesive composition, comprising: dispersing at least one unsaturated monomer in an aqueous medium to form an emulsified mixture; introducing at least one initiator to the emulsified mixture, thereby polymerizing the at least one unsaturated monomer and forming an emulsion polymer; introducing oxidation-reduction initiator to the emulsion polymer after all of the at least one unsaturated monomer is fed to the emulsified polymer, in order to reduce monomer residue level; introducing at least one polyol ester of conjugated acid to the emulsion polymer upon completion of polymerization of the at least one unsaturated monomer, thereby forming the adhesive composition; and further introducing additional oxidation-reduction initiator to the emulsion polymer after all of the polyol ester is fed to the emulsified mixture; wherein the at least one polyol ester of a conjugated acid is tung oil; wherein the oxidation-reduction initiator consists of at least one inorganic reducing agent and of an inorganic or organic oxidizing agent; wherein the oxidation component comprises ammonium salts and alkali metal salts of peroxodisulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, or organic peroxides; and wherein the reduction component comprises alkali metal salts of sulfurous acid, alkali metal salts of disulfurous acid, bisulfite addition compounds with aliphatic aldehydes and ketones, or hydroxymethanesulfinic acid and its salts, or ascorbic acid. dispersing at least one unsaturated monomer in an aqueous medium to form an emulsified mixture; introducing at least one initiator to the emulsified mixture, thereby polymerizing the at least one unsaturated monomer and forming an emulsion polymer; introducing oxidation-reduction initiator to the emulsion polymer after all of the at least one unsaturated monomer is fed to the emulsified polymer, in order to reduce monomer residue level; introducing at least one polyol ester of conjugated acid to the emulsion polymer upon completion of polymerization of the at least one unsaturated monomer, thereby forming the adhesive composition; and further introducing additional oxidation-reduction initiator to the emulsion polymer after all of the polyol ester is fed to the emulsified mixture; wherein the at least one polyol ester of a conjugated acid is tung oil; wherein the oxidation-reduction initiator consists of at least one inorganic reducing agent and of an inorganic or organic oxidizing agent; wherein the oxidation component comprises ammonium salts and alkali metal salts of peroxodisulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, or organic peroxides; and wherein the reduction component comprises alkali metal salts of sulfurous acid, alkali metal salts of disulfurous acid, bisulfite addition compounds with aliphatic aldehydes and ketones, or hydroxymethanesulfinic acid and its salts, or ascorbic acid.
A process plant for production of sulfuric acid from a process gas comprising SO 2, comprising a process gas inlet, a first SO 2 converter having an inlet and an outlet, a first condenser having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet, a gas mixing device having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet, a process gas heater having an inlet and an outlet, a second SO 2 converter having an inlet and an outlet, a second condenser having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet, one or more means for cooling and storage of sulfuric acid and a purified process gas outlet, in which said process gas inlet is in fluid communication with the inlet of the first SO 2 converter, the outlet of the first SO 2 converter is in fluid communication with the gas inlet of the first condenser, the liquid outlet of the first condenser is in fluid communication with one of said means for cooling and storage of sulfuric acid, the gas outlet of said first condenser is in fluid communication with the first inlet of a mixing device, the outlet of said mixing device is in fluid communication with the inlet of the process gas heater, the outlet of said process gas heater is in fluid communication with the inlet to said second SO 2 converter and the second inlet of said gas mixing device, the outlet of the second SO 2 converter is in fluid communication with the gas inlet of the second condenser, the liquid outlet of the second condenser is in fluid communication with one of said means for cooling and storage of sulfuric acid, the gas outlet of said second condenser is in fluid communication with the purified process gas outlet, characterized in the first inlet of said gas mixing device being in fluid communication with the outlet of said first condenser, without intermediate heat exchange.
A system for performing tissue therapy, comprising: a processing unit; a reduced pressure source; a conduit (108, 204, 306, 4343) fluidly connected between said reduced pressure source and a tissue site of a patient, said conduit (108, 204, 306,4343) configured to apply a reduced pressure produced by said reduced pressure source to the tissue site; a drape (112, 208, 440) configured for positioning over the tissue site to maintain the reduced pressure at the tissue site; a fluid sensor in fluid communication with said conduit and electrical communication with said processing unit, said fluid sensor configured to sense a fluid parameter within said conduit (108, 204, 306, 4343) and generate a fluid sensor signal in response to sensing the fluid parameter, said fluid sensor altering the fluid sensor signal in response to sensing that the fluid parameter within said conduit changes; and a speaker in communication with said processing unit, said processing unit configured to communicate a fluid leak location signal to said speaker to generate a variable audible fluid leak location sound based on said fluid sensor sensing the fluid parameter in said conduit (108, 204, 306, 4343), said processing unit further configured to alter the fluid leak location signal to alter the variable audible fluid leak location sound in response to the fluid sensor signal being altered. a processing unit; a reduced pressure source; a conduit (108, 204, 306, 4343) fluidly connected between said reduced pressure source and a tissue site of a patient, said conduit (108, 204, 306,4343) configured to apply a reduced pressure produced by said reduced pressure source to the tissue site; a drape (112, 208, 440) configured for positioning over the tissue site to maintain the reduced pressure at the tissue site; a fluid sensor in fluid communication with said conduit and electrical communication with said processing unit, said fluid sensor configured to sense a fluid parameter within said conduit (108, 204, 306, 4343) and generate a fluid sensor signal in response to sensing the fluid parameter, said fluid sensor altering the fluid sensor signal in response to sensing that the fluid parameter within said conduit changes; and a speaker in communication with said processing unit, said processing unit configured to communicate a fluid leak location signal to said speaker to generate a variable audible fluid leak location sound based on said fluid sensor sensing the fluid parameter in said conduit (108, 204, 306, 4343), said processing unit further configured to alter the fluid leak location signal to alter the variable audible fluid leak location sound in response to the fluid sensor signal being altered.
A method performed by a base station, BS, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: detecting an energy on a channel of an unlicensed band; accessing the channel based on that the energy detected on the channel is less than an energy detection threshold; and performing a downlink, DL, transmission to a wireless device on the channel, wherein the energy detection threshold is different for different types of the DL transmission, characterized in that the different types of the DL transmission include a discovery signal transmission and a data transmission, and wherein the energy detection threshold for the discovery signal transmission is higher than the energy detection threshold for the data transmission. detecting an energy on a channel of an unlicensed band; accessing the channel based on that the energy detected on the channel is less than an energy detection threshold; and performing a downlink, DL, transmission to a wireless device on the channel, wherein the energy detection threshold is different for different types of the DL transmission, characterized in that the different types of the DL transmission include a discovery signal transmission and a data transmission, and wherein the energy detection threshold for the discovery signal transmission is higher than the energy detection threshold for the data transmission.