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A method for balancing supply and demand in an electricity grid, comprising: - providing a set of history data indicative of at least a detected AC frequency of said electricity grid over a period of time, - processing said set of history data in a prediction process to produce, based on said set of history data, at least one predicted value, - comparing said at least one predicted value to at least one first threshold, - as a response to said comparing indicating that said at least one predicted value meets or exceeds said at least one first threshold, commencing at least one preparatory action to prepare a power station to a change in power it feeds into said electricity grid, wherein said at least one preparatory action comprises at least one of: changing pressure in a steam drum; changing temperature in a steam drum; changing a water level in a steam drum; changing the supply of fuel to a furnace, - monitoring an actual detected AC frequency of said electricity grid, and - as a response to said actual detected AC frequency meeting or exceeding a second threshold, changing - within a predetermined response time - the power that said power station feeds into said electricity grid. - providing a set of history data indicative of at least a detected AC frequency of said electricity grid over a period of time, - processing said set of history data in a prediction process to produce, based on said set of history data, at least one predicted value, - comparing said at least one predicted value to at least one first threshold, - as a response to said comparing indicating that said at least one predicted value meets or exceeds said at least one first threshold, commencing at least one preparatory action to prepare a power station to a change in power it feeds into said electricity grid, wherein said at least one preparatory action comprises at least one of: changing pressure in a steam drum; changing temperature in a steam drum; changing a water level in a steam drum; changing the supply of fuel to a furnace, - monitoring an actual detected AC frequency of said electricity grid, and - as a response to said actual detected AC frequency meeting or exceeding a second threshold, changing - within a predetermined response time - the power that said power station feeds into said electricity grid.
A process for degrading pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass comprising the steps: c) cultivating a microorganism capable of producing at least one enzyme having cellulolytic and/or hemicellulolytic activity in a growth medium, thereby obtaining a microorganism-rich suspension comprising said at least one enzyme; d)processing the microorganism and/or the micro-organism-rich suspension of step c by (i) a mechanical treatment comprising subjection to a volumetric power input of 1-500 kW/m3, for a duration of 0.1-60 min; and/or (ii) a mechanical treatment which is selected from a treatment with a mixer, a treatment with an homogenizer, and a treatment with a mill;, and/or (iii) a mechanical treatment which involves pumping of the microorganism-containing fermentation slurry from the fermentation vessel to the hydrolysis vessel; e) subjecting pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass together with the product of step d) to a reactor for biomass hydrolysis to obtain soluble sugars. c) cultivating a microorganism capable of producing at least one enzyme having cellulolytic and/or hemicellulolytic activity in a growth medium, thereby obtaining a microorganism-rich suspension comprising said at least one enzyme; d)processing the microorganism and/or the micro-organism-rich suspension of step c by (i) a mechanical treatment comprising subjection to a volumetric power input of 1-500 kW/m3, for a duration of 0.1-60 min; and/or (ii) a mechanical treatment which is selected from a treatment with a mixer, a treatment with an homogenizer, and a treatment with a mill;, and/or (iii) a mechanical treatment which involves pumping of the microorganism-containing fermentation slurry from the fermentation vessel to the hydrolysis vessel; (i) a mechanical treatment comprising subjection to a volumetric power input of 1-500 kW/m3, for a duration of 0.1-60 min; and/or (ii) a mechanical treatment which is selected from a treatment with a mixer, a treatment with an homogenizer, and a treatment with a mill;, and/or (iii) a mechanical treatment which involves pumping of the microorganism-containing fermentation slurry from the fermentation vessel to the hydrolysis vessel; e) subjecting pre-treated lignocellulosic biomass together with the product of step d) to a reactor for biomass hydrolysis to obtain soluble sugars.
A magnetic recording medium reading device comprising: an insertion port in which a magnetic recording medium is to be inserted; a magnetic field generating unit that is provided near the insertion port and generates an interfering magnetic field to disturb illegal reading of data recorded in the magnetic recording medium; and control means that controls the magnetic field generating unit, characterized in that the control means detects a change in the interfering magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating unit, determines whether or not a state where the interfering magnetic field changes continues for predetermined time and, in the case where the state continues for predetermined time, the control means determines that a metal member other than a thing worn on a hand is installed near the insertion port based on the detection result. an insertion port in which a magnetic recording medium is to be inserted; a magnetic field generating unit that is provided near the insertion port and generates an interfering magnetic field to disturb illegal reading of data recorded in the magnetic recording medium; and control means that controls the magnetic field generating unit, characterized in that the control means detects a change in the interfering magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating unit, determines whether or not a state where the interfering magnetic field changes continues for predetermined time and, in the case where the state continues for predetermined time, the control means determines that a metal member other than a thing worn on a hand is installed near the insertion port based on the detection result.
A control system for electric storage heating devices, having a central control unit and a multiplicity of electric storage heating devices, the electric storage heating devices in each case comprising at least one charge controller which can be controlled in an analogue manner or a manual charge controller, characterized in that interface devices additionally being assigned to the electric storage heating devices, the central control unit and the interface devices in each case have at least one digital connection (1A, 10A), the digital connections (1A, 10A) are or can be connected to one another and the interface devices are or can be connected via at least one analogue connection in each case to the charge controllers which can be controlled in an analogue manner and/or via switching devices to manual charge controllers and are or can be connected thereby to the heating elements of the respective electric storage heating device.
Sinter paste containing (a) metal particles, selected from the group consisting of copper, silver, nickel and aluminium particles (b) at least one activator that bears at least two carboxylic acid units in the molecule; and (c) a dispersion medium. (a) metal particles, selected from the group consisting of copper, silver, nickel and aluminium particles (b) at least one activator that bears at least two carboxylic acid units in the molecule; and (c) a dispersion medium.
Blown-film plant having a ring nozzle for extruding a film tubing, a tubing forming zone for stretching the film tubing in longitudinal and transverse directions, a coolant for the film tubing moving in a machine direction, a lay-flat device for the film tubing to form a double-layer film sheet and a take-off roller pair (2, 57) remote from the coolant for drawing off the film tubing, wherein a treatment-roller path (8, 50, 63) for stretching the double-layer film sheet longitudinally is provided in the machine direction on the other side of the take-off roller pair (2, 57), wherein the machine direction is oriented from the tubing forming zone towards the take-off roller pair (2, 57) vertically from bottom to top, and the treatment-roller path (8, 50, 63) being arranged above the take-off roller pair (2, 57), wherein a heating means is provided for the double-layer film sheet, a heating path being provided before the first stretch roller, wherein above the treatment-roller path (8, 50, 63) a reversing unit is provided.
A propeller blade assembly comprising: a spar extending along a propeller blade axis; and an outer sleeve surrounding the spar at a root end of the rotor blade assembly, the spar adhesively bonded to the outer sleeve at an interface portion, a spar maximum diameter along the interface portion being larger than an outer sleeve minimum diameter along the interface portion; characterised by further comprising: an inner ring disposed in a spar cavity; and a wedge (34,36) disposed inside of the inner ring, installation of the wedge (34,36) urging the inner ring into contact with the spar, thus urging the spar into conformal compressive contact with the outer sleeve at the interface portion, wherein the wedge is an inboard wedge and an outboard wedge, relative to the propeller blade axis, the inboard wedge secured to the outboard wedge via one or more bolts. a spar extending along a propeller blade axis; and an outer sleeve surrounding the spar at a root end of the rotor blade assembly, the spar adhesively bonded to the outer sleeve at an interface portion, a spar maximum diameter along the interface portion being larger than an outer sleeve minimum diameter along the interface portion; characterised by further comprising: an inner ring disposed in a spar cavity; and a wedge (34,36) disposed inside of the inner ring, installation of the wedge (34,36) urging the inner ring into contact with the spar, thus urging the spar into conformal compressive contact with the outer sleeve at the interface portion, wherein the wedge is an inboard wedge and an outboard wedge, relative to the propeller blade axis, the inboard wedge secured to the outboard wedge via one or more bolts. an inner ring disposed in a spar cavity; and a wedge (34,36) disposed inside of the inner ring, installation of the wedge (34,36) urging the inner ring into contact with the spar, thus urging the spar into conformal compressive contact with the outer sleeve at the interface portion, wherein the wedge is an inboard wedge and an outboard wedge, relative to the propeller blade axis, the inboard wedge secured to the outboard wedge via one or more bolts.
A method for limiting vibrations on a hydraulic hybrid vehicle comprising a transmission connected to a heat engine and to a hydraulic pump for driving the driving wheels, and to a hydraulic machine having a link which can be engaged for driving the driving wheels directly, or can be disengaged, this transmission comprising operating modes (4, 6) in which the heat engine or the pump are operational, and the hydraulic machine is disengaged, characterized in that during driving in one of these operating modes (4, 6), with the hydraulic machine being disengaged, when the speed of rotation of the heat engine or of the hydraulic pump is close to a speed that excites a resonance eigenmode of the transmission (10, 12), it engages this machine.
Reclosable bottle stopper wherein said stopper is monolithic and comprises a central body, the bottle stopper being characterized by comprising: • two transitions respectively located in the ends of said central body, said transitions being flat forming a chamfer angle of 45° to the longitudinal axis of the central body or rounded, and • two lateral bodies (3, 4) that respectively start from the transition coaxial with the central body and of a smaller cross-section than the central body, the free ends of said lateral bodies (3, 4) presenting a rounded or angled edge. • two transitions respectively located in the ends of said central body, said transitions being flat forming a chamfer angle of 45° to the longitudinal axis of the central body or rounded, and • two lateral bodies (3, 4) that respectively start from the transition coaxial with the central body and of a smaller cross-section than the central body, the free ends of said lateral bodies (3, 4) presenting a rounded or angled edge.
Process for the production of three-dimensional patterns in coatings, in which a flowable coating composition is applied to a substrate with formation of a first layer, and the first layer in an unsolidified state is brought into contact with a tool which has a surface with raised elements in such a way that the raised elements of the tool produce recesses in the first layer, the tool is removed, and the first layer containing recesses is optionally coated with a second coating composition with formation of a second layer, and the layer(s) is (are) solidified, where at least one of the coating compositions comprises flake-form effect pigments, characterised in that the tool is a printing plate for a relief printing process, namely a printing plate for letterpress printing, letterset printing or flexographic printing, and the recesses in the first layer are not deeper than 10 μm.
Sieve device for pulp suspensions in the paper industry, with a substantially cylindrical sieve basket (3, 4) forming a sieve surface, and a reinforcement device spaced radially from this and surrounding the sieve basket (3, 4) in the form of a support jacket, having an end flange at one axial end, characterised in that the sieve device comprises at least two separate substantially cylindrical sieve baskets (3, 4), which are arranged axially one behind the other inside the reinforcement device in the form of a support jacket with a variable diameter intermediate ring so that the essentially cylindrical sieve baskets (3, 4) are clamped and fixed in a central position in conjunction with the end flange of the reinforcement device, a cover part, a base part and the intermediate ring.
A flutter damper (102; 201) for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a chamber (118; 202) having an internal space; a movable diaphragm disposed at least partially within the chamber, the diaphragm separating the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber forming an acoustic volume, wherein a size of the acoustic volume configures the chamber for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is associated with one or more fan flutter modes; and a biasing member that moves the diaphragm responsive to a signal from an aircraft or engine electronic control unit, when in use, wherein movement of the diaphragm increases or reduces the size of the acoustic volume of the second chamber; wherein the chamber includes a top surface and the diaphragm extends parallel to the top surface to divide the chamber into two internal chambers including the first internal chamber on a radially outer side of the chamber and the second internal chamber on a radially inner side of the chamber, when the damper is mounted on the gas turbine engine, the diaphragm moving radially inwardly and outwardly to change the size of the acoustic volume of the second internal chamber; and the flutter damper includes a sensor in electronic communication with the electronic engine control, when in use, that detects the position of the diaphragm in the chamber. a chamber (118; 202) having an internal space; a movable diaphragm disposed at least partially within the chamber, the diaphragm separating the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber forming an acoustic volume, wherein a size of the acoustic volume configures the chamber for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is associated with one or more fan flutter modes; and a biasing member that moves the diaphragm responsive to a signal from an aircraft or engine electronic control unit, when in use, wherein movement of the diaphragm increases or reduces the size of the acoustic volume of the second chamber; wherein the chamber includes a top surface and the diaphragm extends parallel to the top surface to divide the chamber into two internal chambers including the first internal chamber on a radially outer side of the chamber and the second internal chamber on a radially inner side of the chamber, when the damper is mounted on the gas turbine engine, the diaphragm moving radially inwardly and outwardly to change the size of the acoustic volume of the second internal chamber; and the flutter damper includes a sensor in electronic communication with the electronic engine control, when in use, that detects the position of the diaphragm in the chamber.
A computed tomography apparatus for imaging cranial anatomies, which apparatus includes - a support structure which is arranged to support a substantially ring-shaped structure supporting imaging means, which imaging means include a source of radiation and a receiver of image information, which imaging means are arranged within said substantially ring-shaped structure supporting the imaging means substantially on opposite sides of each other and movable within said ring-shaped structure supporting the imaging means, - a collimator arranged substantially into connection with the source of radiation, the collimator including a two-dimensional opening to limit the radiation emitted from a focus of the source of radiation into a two-dimensional and an expanding beam, - in which apparatus said ring-shaped structure supporting the imaging means includes an examination opening into which an object to be imaged is positionable for imaging and within which is mounted a positioning support for supporting an anatomy being imagined for duration of an exposure, characterized in that support points provided by said positioning support are dimensioned in accordance with dimensions of a human cranium and said positioning support is arranged into connection with the examination opening such that when the cranium is positioned in the positioning support, a plane formed by the human's face is parallel with or in the angle area of ± 45 degrees with respect to a plane which is formed by said imaging means (21, 22) when moved within said substantially ring-shaped structure supporting the imaging means, and that mutual position of the imaging means (21, 22), collimation of the radiation beam and, again, said positioning support are realized such that a volume being imagined, as produced by an exposure, is located on a facial side of the cranium. - a support structure which is arranged to support a substantially ring-shaped structure supporting imaging means, which imaging means include a source of radiation and a receiver of image information, which imaging means are arranged within said substantially ring-shaped structure supporting the imaging means substantially on opposite sides of each other and movable within said ring-shaped structure supporting the imaging means, - a collimator arranged substantially into connection with the source of radiation, the collimator including a two-dimensional opening to limit the radiation emitted from a focus of the source of radiation into a two-dimensional and an expanding beam, - in which apparatus said ring-shaped structure supporting the imaging means includes an examination opening into which an object to be imaged is positionable for imaging and within which is mounted a positioning support for supporting an anatomy being imagined for duration of an exposure,
Nail varnish composition comprising: a) an embossed effect pigment comprising a metallic substrate in platelet form with embossed structure having a periodic pattern with diffractive elements, said substrate having been produced by PVD methods, and optionally at least one coating applied to the substrate, wherein the substrate has an elemental metal content of 80% to 100% by weight, based on the substrate, and wherein the effect pigment has been treated with a leafing additive for surface modification, b) at least one hydrocarbon resin as binder, c) at least one solvent or solvent mixture and d) optionally further auxiliaries. a) an embossed effect pigment comprising a metallic substrate in platelet form with embossed structure having a periodic pattern with diffractive elements, said substrate having been produced by PVD methods, and optionally at least one coating applied to the substrate, wherein the substrate has an elemental metal content of 80% to 100% by weight, based on the substrate, and wherein the effect pigment has been treated with a leafing additive for surface modification, b) at least one hydrocarbon resin as binder, c) at least one solvent or solvent mixture and d) optionally further auxiliaries.
Blade of a wind turbine comprising an airfoil with chord c and a vortex generator pair between chordwise position 20%c and 70%c comprising 2 not directly connected fins and a base (4, 15, 16), wherein said vortex generator pair comprises a cambered fin, wherein the airfoil comprises a thickness of more than 20%c and in particular more than 25%c, and wherein said base (4, 15, 16) covers less than 90% of the area between said fins.
An apparatus comprising: means for obtaining at least three ambient audio signals wherein at least one of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a first directional transfer function pair and at least one other of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a second directional transfer function pair wherein the directional transfer function pairs to be used are based on target directions of the ambient audio signals; means for determining a change of the target direction for the at least one ambient audio signal to an updated target direction; means for selecting an updated directional transfer function pair associated with the updated target direction wherein the updated directional transfer function pair is selected from a plurality of directional transfer functions and the updated directional transfer function pair is more closely associated with the updated target direction than the first directional transfer function pair, and wherein the second directional transfer function pair which is used for the at least one other ambient signal is not updated; and means for processing the at least one ambient audio signal with the selected updated directional transfer function pair and processing the at least one other ambient audio signal with the second directional transfer function pair. means for obtaining at least three ambient audio signals wherein at least one of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a first directional transfer function pair and at least one other of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a second directional transfer function pair wherein the directional transfer function pairs to be used are based on target directions of the ambient audio signals; means for determining a change of the target direction for the at least one ambient audio signal to an updated target direction; means for selecting an updated directional transfer function pair associated with the updated target direction wherein the updated directional transfer function pair is selected from a plurality of directional transfer functions and the updated directional transfer function pair is more closely associated with the updated target direction than the first directional transfer function pair, and wherein the second directional transfer function pair which is used for the at least one other ambient signal is not updated; and means for processing the at least one ambient audio signal with the selected updated directional transfer function pair and processing the at least one other ambient audio signal with the second directional transfer function pair.