mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A knowledge based control method associated with a valve package having a process valve, an actuator and a controller, the method comprising: obtaining a baseline signature corresponding to at least one operating characteristic value of said valve as the valve moves from a first position to a second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; storing said baseline signature in a memory; obtaining an operating signature corresponding to values associated with said baseline signature each time the valve moves from said first position to said second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; comparing said operating signature to the baseline signature; and determining if one or more of the values associated with the operating signature is within an acceptable tolerance deviation from the corresponding one or more values in the baseline signature, characterised in that said baseline signature is calculated from a rolling average of said operating characteristic determined only after a defined break-in period, the break-in period defined by a period of N cycles, wherein a cycle is defined as movement of the valve from said first position to said second position and from said second position to said first position where N>1. obtaining a baseline signature corresponding to at least one operating characteristic value of said valve as the valve moves from a first position to a second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; storing said baseline signature in a memory; obtaining an operating signature corresponding to values associated with said baseline signature each time the valve moves from said first position to said second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; comparing said operating signature to the baseline signature; and determining if one or more of the values associated with the operating signature is within an acceptable tolerance deviation from the corresponding one or more values in the baseline signature, characterised in that said baseline signature is calculated from a rolling average of said operating characteristic determined only after a defined break-in period, the break-in period defined by a period of N cycles, wherein a cycle is defined as movement of the valve from said first position to said second position and from said second position to said first position where N>1.
An electronic device, comprising: a first shared line of a plurality of first contacts to respectively connect to a plurality of integrated circuits; a plurality of second lines of respective second contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits; a third shared line of a plurality of third contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits; and circuitry to determine whether one of the third contacts is connected to an integrated circuit based on a state of the first shared line and a state of one of the plurality of second lines that is associated with the one of the third contacts; characterized in that the circuitry is to validate connectivity of each of the plurality of second lines before determining whether the one of the third contacts is connected. a first shared line of a plurality of first contacts to respectively connect to a plurality of integrated circuits; a plurality of second lines of respective second contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits; a third shared line of a plurality of third contacts to respectively connect to the plurality of integrated circuits; and circuitry to determine whether one of the third contacts is connected to an integrated circuit based on a state of the first shared line and a state of one of the plurality of second lines that is associated with the one of the third contacts; characterized in that the circuitry is to validate connectivity of each of the plurality of second lines before determining whether the one of the third contacts is connected.
An apparatus comprising: a no-back brake, disposed within an actuator coupled to an aircraft, comprising: a shaft; a ball ramp plate, coupled to the shaft, configured to receive a force comprising an air loading force and to be displaced responsive to the force; a brake, coupled to the shaft and coupled to the ball ramp plate, configured to be displaced, by the ball ramp plate, corresponding to a distance the ball ramp plate is displaced; and a modulating spring, coupled to the shaft and coupled to the brake, configured to compress in response to the brake being displaced, wherein the modulating spring is configured to apply a selective compressive force at the brake corresponding to a distance the brake is displaced, and wherein the modulating spring comprises: a first spring; a first cylindrical washer oriented adjacent to the first spring; a second spring oriented adjacent to the first cylindrical washer; and wherein the first spring and the second spring comprise a belleville spring. a shaft; a ball ramp plate, coupled to the shaft, configured to receive a force comprising an air loading force and to be displaced responsive to the force; a brake, coupled to the shaft and coupled to the ball ramp plate, configured to be displaced, by the ball ramp plate, corresponding to a distance the ball ramp plate is displaced; and a modulating spring, coupled to the shaft and coupled to the brake, configured to compress in response to the brake being displaced, wherein the modulating spring is configured to apply a selective compressive force at the brake corresponding to a distance the brake is displaced, and wherein the modulating spring comprises: a first spring; a first cylindrical washer oriented adjacent to the first spring; a second spring oriented adjacent to the first cylindrical washer; and wherein the first spring and the second spring comprise a belleville spring. a first spring; a first cylindrical washer oriented adjacent to the first spring; a second spring oriented adjacent to the first cylindrical washer; and wherein the first spring and the second spring comprise a belleville spring.
A method for capturing images, the method comprising: capturing a plurality of images with an image capture device, the plurality of images comprising a first image; determining a distance between a lens and an image sensor of the image capture device for capturing the first image; determining a portion of the image sensor to use for the first image based on the determined distance in order to maintain a constant field of view for the plurality of images captured by the image capture device; and adjusting the portion of the image sensor used for the first image to generate an adjusted first image and to maintain the constant field of view for the plurality of images, wherein the adjusting is based on the determined portion of the image sensor. capturing a plurality of images with an image capture device, the plurality of images comprising a first image; determining a distance between a lens and an image sensor of the image capture device for capturing the first image; determining a portion of the image sensor to use for the first image based on the determined distance in order to maintain a constant field of view for the plurality of images captured by the image capture device; and adjusting the portion of the image sensor used for the first image to generate an adjusted first image and to maintain the constant field of view for the plurality of images, wherein the adjusting is based on the determined portion of the image sensor.
A cooling method, comprising: impinging a plurality of particles (105, 205, 305) on a target (110, 210, 310) such that electrons are emitted from the target (110, 210, 310); transporting the electrons from the target (110, 210, 310) to a heat sink through a transporting medium (130, 330), wherein the target (110, 210, 310) and the heat sink are separated by a distance (130, 147); cooling the electrons using the heat sink; receiving a temperature of the target (110, 210, 310); and controlling flow of the electrons from the heat sink back to the target (110, 210, 310) based at least in part on the received temperature by means of a valve configured to increase its opening to allow more cooling electrons to return to the target (110,210, 310) if its temperature increases to a certain range or point, or decreases its opening to allow fewer cooling electrons to return to the target (110,210, 310) if its temperature decreases to a certain range or point. impinging a plurality of particles (105, 205, 305) on a target (110, 210, 310) such that electrons are emitted from the target (110, 210, 310); transporting the electrons from the target (110, 210, 310) to a heat sink through a transporting medium (130, 330), wherein the target (110, 210, 310) and the heat sink are separated by a distance (130, 147); cooling the electrons using the heat sink; receiving a temperature of the target (110, 210, 310); and controlling flow of the electrons from the heat sink back to the target (110, 210, 310) based at least in part on the received temperature by means of a valve configured to increase its opening to allow more cooling electrons to return to the target (110,210, 310) if its temperature increases to a certain range or point, or decreases its opening to allow fewer cooling electrons to return to the target (110,210, 310) if its temperature decreases to a certain range or point.
A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting diode structure including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer under the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer under the active layer; a plurality of first electrodes disposed under the light emitting diode structure and electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer by passing through the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, the active layer and a portion of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second electrode disposed under the light emitting diode structure to be electrically connected to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer disposed around the first electrode to insulate the first electrode from the second electrode; a bonding layer disposed at a lower portion of the first electrode such that the bonding layer is electrically connected to the second electrode by passing through the first electrode and the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer inside the bonding layer; and a protective layer disposed on an entire upper surface and on a side surface of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer. a light emitting diode structure including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer under the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer under the active layer; a plurality of first electrodes disposed under the light emitting diode structure and electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer by passing through the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, the active layer and a portion of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second electrode disposed under the light emitting diode structure to be electrically connected to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer disposed around the first electrode to insulate the first electrode from the second electrode; a bonding layer disposed at a lower portion of the first electrode such that the bonding layer is electrically connected to the second electrode by passing through the first electrode and the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer inside the bonding layer; and a protective layer disposed on an entire upper surface and on a side surface of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer.
Electrical machine comprising a rotor and a stator, the rotor being mounted to rotate in the stator coaxially thereto and comprising a plurality p of pairs of magnetic poles in the form of permanent magnets, the stator being fixed and comprising a plurality s of slits housing windings of conductors that are passed through by electrical currents, the numbers s of slits being determined by the equation: s = 2 p +/- 1 or s = 2 p +/- 2, such that s is a positive integer that is a multiple of three, p being a positive integer number, wherein said stator is configured to reduce the amplitude A of the third harmonic of electromotive force, and wherein said stator comprises teeth separating said slits and characterized in that said teeth have a bottom face, facing the rotor, said bottom face being provided with at least one groove configured to reduce a magnetic saturation of the stator and therefore reduce the electromagnetic losses of the stator.
A fiber structure comprising: a core and a cladding (4, 5, 6) surrounding the core; a central microstructure comprising a first plurality of longitudinal holes, wherein the central microstructure is adapted for guiding optical radiation and providing an initial level of birefringence in the core via geometrical birefringence; a side holey structure (2, 3) comprising a second plurality of longitudinal holes, wherein the side holey structure (2, 3) is at least partly surrounding the central microstructure and is adapted for providing a predetermined anisotropic response to pressure; a doped region in the core and a birefringence responsive unit comprising at least one fiber Bragg grating arranged at least partly in the core, and being adapted for encoding changes in the birefringence in the core resulting in changes of the Bragg peak separation Δλ between two reflection peaks of said at least one fiber Bragg grating written in such a fiber structure, and wherein said doped region in the core has a predetermined doping level, conferring a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the doped region in the core and the cladding (4, 5, 6) adapted for providing a predetermined temperature-induced stress and therefore providing a predetermined differential temperature sensitivity of said fiber structure, the differential temperature sensitivity being the sensitivity of the Bragg peak separation between said reflection peaks to temperature. a core and a cladding (4, 5, 6) surrounding the core; a central microstructure comprising a first plurality of longitudinal holes, wherein the central microstructure is adapted for guiding optical radiation and providing an initial level of birefringence in the core via geometrical birefringence; a side holey structure (2, 3) comprising a second plurality of longitudinal holes, wherein the side holey structure (2, 3) is at least partly surrounding the central microstructure and is adapted for providing a predetermined anisotropic response to pressure; a doped region in the core and a birefringence responsive unit comprising at least one fiber Bragg grating arranged at least partly in the core, and being adapted for encoding changes in the birefringence in the core resulting in changes of the Bragg peak separation Δλ between two reflection peaks of said at least one fiber Bragg grating written in such a fiber structure, and wherein said doped region in the core has a predetermined doping level, conferring a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the doped region in the core and the cladding (4, 5, 6) adapted for providing a predetermined temperature-induced stress and therefore providing a predetermined differential temperature sensitivity of said fiber structure, the differential temperature sensitivity being the sensitivity of the Bragg peak separation between said reflection peaks to temperature.
A piston-cylinder unit with a device for determining position, wherein the device comprises at least one exciter that is indirectly or directly electrically connected with the cylinder jacket and the cylinder piston of the piston-cylinder unit, wherein the exciter is an oscillator, and characterized in that the exciter excites the electrical oscillating circuit formed by the piston-cylinder unit and the contact lines to oscillate at its resonant frequency, wherein an electric signal characterizing the resonance frequency can be measured on the piston-cylinder unit.
A projection display device configured to display an image comprising darker and brighter regions, the projection display device comprising: an array of laser light sources directed at a spreader, the spreader being configured to spread laser light from each laser light source into an illumination area on a primary area of a modulator; wherein the adjacent illumination areas form an overlapping pattern on said modulator; a mid-point modulator comprising an array of optical switches, the mid-point modulator being configured to selectively re-direct an illumination area from its primary area on the modulator to another area on the modulator; and a processing device configured to calculate an energization of the mid-point modulator, such that an optical switch of the mid-point modulator re-directs an illumination area from its primary area on the modulator, which corresponds to a darker region of the image, to another area on the modulator, which corresponds to a brighter region of the image; and wherein the processing device is configured to calculate an energization level for each laser light source according to the darker and brighter regions of the image and according to optical characteristics of the spreader, such that the overlapping pattern is locally dimmed; wherein the locally dimmed overlapping pattern causes illumination areas on the modulator corresponding to darker regions of the image to have less illumination than areas of the modulator corresponding to brighter regions. an array of laser light sources directed at a spreader, the spreader being configured to spread laser light from each laser light source into an illumination area on a primary area of a modulator; wherein the adjacent illumination areas form an overlapping pattern on said modulator; a mid-point modulator comprising an array of optical switches, the mid-point modulator being configured to selectively re-direct an illumination area from its primary area on the modulator to another area on the modulator; and a processing device configured to calculate an energization of the mid-point modulator, such that an optical switch of the mid-point modulator re-directs an illumination area from its primary area on the modulator, which corresponds to a darker region of the image, to another area on the modulator, which corresponds to a brighter region of the image; and wherein the processing device is configured to calculate an energization level for each laser light source according to the darker and brighter regions of the image and according to optical characteristics of the spreader, such that the overlapping pattern is locally dimmed; wherein the locally dimmed overlapping pattern causes illumination areas on the modulator corresponding to darker regions of the image to have less illumination than areas of the modulator corresponding to brighter regions.
A discharge device (10, 28) for discharging electric currents from a rotor part of a machine to a stator part of the machine, the rotor part in particular having a shaft, the discharge device (10, 28) comprising a contact element (11, 34) and a spring means (12, 35), the spring means being connectable to the stator part in an electrically conductive manner, the contact element (11, 34) being pressurized with a contact force by means of the spring means (12, 35) for realizing an electrically conductive sliding contact between a sliding contact surface (13, 41) of the contact element (11, 34) provided for realizing the sliding contact and an axial shaft contact surface of the shaft, the contact element (11, 34) being circular, the sliding contact surface (13, 41) being at least annular in shape and being disposed coaxially in relation to the shaft contact surface, the spring means (12, 35) comprising a circular support section (15, 36) which coaxially encircles the shaft of the machine at least partially, the spring means (12, 35) having a holding section (16, 37) which forms a holding means for holding the contact element (11, 34), the spring means (12, 35) comprising a spring section (17, 38) which extends from the holding section (16, 37) to the support section (15, 36) and enables moving the contact element (11, 34) in relation to the support section (15, 36), characterized in that the contact element (11, 34) is made predominantly of carbon, the support section (15, 36) being configured for radially abutting against an abutment surface of the stator part, the holding means comprising a circular contact sheet to which the contact element (11, 34) is fastened in a form-fit and/or bonded manner, the contact sheet being fastened to a circular holding sheet of the holding means in a form-fit and/or bonded manner.
Rotor of a turbomachine, having: - at least one blade (4, 6, 8) which comprises an airfoil and a blade root (54, 55, 58); - a rotor main body, particularly a disk, having an outwardly open circumferential groove for receiving the blade root (54, 55, 58), wherein the circumferential groove and the blade root (54, 55, 58) are shaped such that the blade root (54, 55, 58) can be secured in the circumferential groove by rotating the blade (4, 6, 8) around an axis (A r, A T), characterized in that the axis (A T) runs parallel to a perpendicular line of the rotational axis of the rotor main body and/or the axis runs radially to the rotor main body, and that in the circumferential groove, the rotor has a securing element which bears against the underside of the blade root (54, 55, 58). - at least one blade (4, 6, 8) which comprises an airfoil and a blade root (54, 55, 58); - a rotor main body, particularly a disk, having an outwardly open circumferential groove for receiving the blade root (54, 55, 58),
Method of determining a handover position of a gripping device, - wherein the gripping device is assigned to a laboratory sample distribution system having a transport plane and a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators positioned below the transport plane, and - wherein the handover position is assigned to a handover electro-magnetic actuator; the method comprising the steps: - grabbing, by means of the gripping device, a position determining device such that the position determining device is held fixedly by the gripping device, wherein the position determining device comprises a magnetically active device, - positioning the position determining device, while being held by the gripping device, on the transport plane, - activating the handover electro-magnetic actuator such that it generates a magnetic field interacting with a magnetic field generated by the magnetically active device such that an attractive force is applied on the position determining device, - moving the position determining device, while being held by the gripping device, by the attractive force to a first position, - detecting the first position, and - determining the handover position based at least in part on the first position. - wherein the gripping device is assigned to a laboratory sample distribution system having a transport plane and a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators positioned below the transport plane, and - wherein the handover position is assigned to a handover electro-magnetic actuator; - grabbing, by means of the gripping device, a position determining device such that the position determining device is held fixedly by the gripping device, wherein the position determining device comprises a magnetically active device, - positioning the position determining device, while being held by the gripping device, on the transport plane, - activating the handover electro-magnetic actuator such that it generates a magnetic field interacting with a magnetic field generated by the magnetically active device such that an attractive force is applied on the position determining device, - moving the position determining device, while being held by the gripping device, by the attractive force to a first position, - detecting the first position, and - determining the handover position based at least in part on the first position.