mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for controlling a wind turbine based on an identified surface condition of a rotor blade of the wind turbine, the method comprising: actively adjusting an operating input of the wind turbine; monitoring an operating parameter of the wind turbine to obtain parameter data related to the operating parameter as the operating input of the wind turbine changes by the adjusting step; analyzing the parameter data to identify a roughness state of the rotor blade comprising comparing the parameter data to predetermined clean parameter data related to the operating parameter; and performing a corrective action when it has been identified that a surface of the rotor blade is aerodynamically rough, wherein performing the corrective action comprises adjusting at least one of a pitch angle or a tip speed ratio of the rotor blade for recovering AEP (Annual Energy Production) reduction caused by the roughness state by enhancing a performance of the rotor blades and/or the wind turbine despite the existence of the roughness state. actively adjusting an operating input of the wind turbine; monitoring an operating parameter of the wind turbine to obtain parameter data related to the operating parameter as the operating input of the wind turbine changes by the adjusting step; analyzing the parameter data to identify a roughness state of the rotor blade comprising comparing the parameter data to predetermined clean parameter data related to the operating parameter; and performing a corrective action when it has been identified that a surface of the rotor blade is aerodynamically rough, wherein performing the corrective action comprises adjusting at least one of a pitch angle or a tip speed ratio of the rotor blade for recovering AEP (Annual Energy Production) reduction caused by the roughness state by enhancing a performance of the rotor blades and/or the wind turbine despite the existence of the roughness state.
A method of initiating an online communication between computing devices, the method comprising: prior to initiation of a media session and prior to receipt of any feedback data indicative of one or more metrics of a network connection, for a computing device for the media session: receiving one or more attributes specifying characteristics of the network connection for the computing device for initiating the media session over one or more networks through the network connection, the one or more attributes including a geographic location; accessing a model using the one or more attributes as input to the model; generating, via the model, one or more media session startup parameters for the media session using the one or more attributes as input to the model; applying the one or more media session startup parameters as initialization values for the media session; and initiating the media session on the computing device, by an application which is executing on the computing device, through the network connection using the initialization values. receiving one or more attributes specifying characteristics of the network connection for the computing device for initiating the media session over one or more networks through the network connection, the one or more attributes including a geographic location; accessing a model using the one or more attributes as input to the model; generating, via the model, one or more media session startup parameters for the media session using the one or more attributes as input to the model; applying the one or more media session startup parameters as initialization values for the media session; and initiating the media session on the computing device, by an application which is executing on the computing device, through the network connection using the initialization values.
A device system for use in an assay, the system comprising: a) a conductive metal surface on a substrate, wherein the conductive metal surface is a just continuous film deposited on the substrate and exhibiting a low resistance ranging from 7 to 25 ohms, wherein the just continuous film is a web of interconnected metallic particles selected from the group consisting of nanostructures, islands, colloids and thin metallic films having a thickness of from 12 to 17 nm and that have been annealed to provide a cracked film with particle nature, and wherein the substrate includes glass, quartz, or a polymeric material; b) a fluorophore or luminophore, wherein the fluorophore or luminophore is capable of emitting electromagnetic energy upon excitation and is positioned from 10 to 20 nm from the conductive metallic surface to enhance the intensity of the emitted electromagnetic energy; c) a source of electromagnetic energy to excite the fluorophore or luminophore and cause the emission of electromagnetic energy; d) a voltage source and an actuatable switch attached to the conductive metal surface with the ability to be turned on and off, wherein opening of the switch allows transference of direct current through the conductive metal surface which reduces or stops detectable electromagnetic energy emission and closing of the switch provides for detectable electromagnetic energy emissions; and e) a detector for measuring emitted electromagnetic energy and/or a detector for measuring direct current through the conductive metal surface. a) a conductive metal surface on a substrate, wherein the conductive metal surface is a just continuous film deposited on the substrate and exhibiting a low resistance ranging from 7 to 25 ohms, wherein the just continuous film is a web of interconnected metallic particles selected from the group consisting of nanostructures, islands, colloids and thin metallic films having a thickness of from 12 to 17 nm and that have been annealed to provide a cracked film with particle nature, and wherein the substrate includes glass, quartz, or a polymeric material; b) a fluorophore or luminophore, wherein the fluorophore or luminophore is capable of emitting electromagnetic energy upon excitation and is positioned from 10 to 20 nm from the conductive metallic surface to enhance the intensity of the emitted electromagnetic energy; c) a source of electromagnetic energy to excite the fluorophore or luminophore and cause the emission of electromagnetic energy; d) a voltage source and an actuatable switch attached to the conductive metal surface with the ability to be turned on and off, wherein opening of the switch allows transference of direct current through the conductive metal surface which reduces or stops detectable electromagnetic energy emission and closing of the switch provides for detectable electromagnetic energy emissions; and e) a detector for measuring emitted electromagnetic energy and/or a detector for measuring direct current through the conductive metal surface.
A communications method, comprising: receiving a random access configuration index, wherein there is a correspondence between the random access configuration index and a candidate time domain resource in a random access system frame, wherein slot indexes of the candidate time domain resource in the system frame comprise { 17, 19, 37, 39} or { 13, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31, 37 38, 39}, wherein the slot indexes of the candidate time domain resource satisfies three factors: first, a slot identified by the slot indexes is in the second half of an uplink-downlink configuration period, second, a slot identified by the slot indexes is a slot other than a candidate slot of a synchronization channel block, third, a slot identified by the slot indexes is a slot having a smallest collision probability with a candidate time domain position of a control resource set; determining,, by a terminal device, the candidate time domain resource based on the random access configuration index and the correspondence, wherein the candidate time domain resource comprises one or more first time units; and communicating with a network device based on the candidate time domain resource. receiving a random access configuration index, wherein there is a correspondence between the random access configuration index and a candidate time domain resource in a random access system frame, wherein slot indexes of the candidate time domain resource in the system frame comprise { 17, 19, 37, 39} or { 13, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31, 37 38, 39}, wherein the slot indexes of the candidate time domain resource satisfies three factors: first, a slot identified by the slot indexes is in the second half of an uplink-downlink configuration period, second, a slot identified by the slot indexes is a slot other than a candidate slot of a synchronization channel block, third, a slot identified by the slot indexes is a slot having a smallest collision probability with a candidate time domain position of a control resource set; determining,, by a terminal device, the candidate time domain resource based on the random access configuration index and the correspondence, wherein the candidate time domain resource comprises one or more first time units; and communicating with a network device based on the candidate time domain resource.
A computer-implemented method for in-flight assessment of freedom from flutter of an airplane, involving the analysis of the airplane structure vibrations based on non-stationary signals having a finite duration indicated by sensors located on the airplane structure, wherein the computations are performed in real-time based on current measurement data collected from the sensors, and wherein for measurement data from individual sensors there are determined mode shapes of vibrations by determining for each mode shape a natural frequency (f), a damping coefficient (ζ), a phase (φ) and an amplitude by using the method of least squares of errors of time signals, wherein the significance of modes of vibrations is determined by subtracting from the vibrations signal the particular mode of vibrations and calculating the value of decrease in the rest sum of squares, characterized in that the vibrations are evaluated by analyzing estimates of autocorrelation function for operational vibrations signals, wherein the autocorrelation function R yy (l) is computed by multiplying a constant number of samples, preferably N/2, of the vibrations signal (y n) by successive segments of the vibrations signal (y n), the vibrations signal having a size of N samples, and by summing results according to the equation: R yy l = 1 N / 2 ∑ n = 1 N / 2 y n ⋅ y n + l n = 1, 2, 3,..., N l = 0, 1, 2,..., N / 2 in order to obtain an autocorrelation function R yy (l) having the length of a half of the evaluated segment of vibrations while maintaining the values of damping coefficients of the non-stationary signals having a finite duration.
A LED lamp drive circuit which is frequency adaptive, comprising a first drive branch for low frequency and a second drive branch for high frequency, and a frequency detection circuit for detection of the power supply frequency, wherein the branches are suitable for being connected between a power supply and a LED; each of the said first and second drive branches (A and B) comprises a switch; characterized in that the LED lamp drive circuit further comprises a switching valve and that the switches of the first and second drive branches (A and B) are implemented by a relay; the relay comprises a control coil and a normally closed contact used as the switch for the second drive branch and a normally opened contact used as the switch for the first drive branch, the relay is configured to maintain its status and provide power to the LED via the second drive branch in case of high frequency, and the switching valve is triggered to change the status of the normally opened contact and the normally closed contact via the control coil to provide power to the LED via the first drive branch in case of low frequency, wherein the said control coil of the relay is in serial connection with the switching valve controlled by a signal output terminal of the frequency detection circuit, wherein the normally closed contact and the normally opened contact are connected to the second drive branch and the first drive branch respectively, wherein the normally closed contact is placed on the live wire of the power supply at the input terminals of the second drive branch, and the normally opened contact is placed on the neutral wire of the power supply at the input terminals of the first drive branch; the said first drive branch is an AC/DC drive circuit of constant current, and the second drive branch is a voltage reducing and current limiting drive circuit realized by a capacitor; the said frequency detection circuit comprises a rectification circuit connected to the power supply, a voltage division sampling circuit connected to the output terminals of the rectification circuit and a detection chip used to receive signals from the voltage division sampling circuit for frequency detection.
A variable direction of view endoscope system, comprising: an endoscope (100, 400, 500, 600) with a view control device that adjusts a variable view angle of said endoscope (100, 400, 500, 600) between a plurality of view angle positions relative to said endoscope (100, 400, 500, 600); and a single button (130, 430, 530, 630) for supplying a command that causes the view control device to adjust the view angle from a first one of the view angle positions to a second of the view angle positions; wherein each subsequent pressing of said single button (130, 430, 530, 630) causes the view controlling device to adjust the view angle to a next one of the view angle positions, and characterized in that holding said single button pressed, changes said viewing angle continuously over a particular range. an endoscope (100, 400, 500, 600) with a view control device that adjusts a variable view angle of said endoscope (100, 400, 500, 600) between a plurality of view angle positions relative to said endoscope (100, 400, 500, 600); and a single button (130, 430, 530, 630) for supplying a command that causes the view control device to adjust the view angle from a first one of the view angle positions to a second of the view angle positions; wherein each subsequent pressing of said single button (130, 430, 530, 630) causes the view controlling device to adjust the view angle to a next one of the view angle positions, and characterized in that holding said single button pressed, changes said viewing angle continuously over a particular range.
Cooling circuit comprising a refrigerant compressor with at least one working chamber, a heat exchanger with a fluid-collecting chamber, wherein the fluid-collecting chamber is configured for forming a refrigerant reservoir of refrigerant, and a feed unit, wherein the feed unit is connected to the fluid-collecting chamber and the refrigerant compressor, wherein the feed unit has a high-pressure pump and an injector, characterized in that the feed unit is configured for feeding refrigerant from the refrigerant reservoir to the working chamber by means of the injector at a pressure above a discharge pressure of the refrigerant compressor. a refrigerant compressor with at least one working chamber, a heat exchanger with a fluid-collecting chamber, wherein the fluid-collecting chamber is configured for forming a refrigerant reservoir of refrigerant, and a feed unit, wherein the feed unit is connected to the fluid-collecting chamber and the refrigerant compressor, wherein the feed unit has a high-pressure pump and an injector, characterized in that the feed unit is configured for feeding refrigerant from the refrigerant reservoir to the working chamber by means of the injector at a pressure above a discharge pressure of the refrigerant compressor.
A power supply device comprising a power supply antenna, configured to supply a power to a power receiving device; a reactance adjustment part, configured to adjust a reactance of the power supply antenna; a power source, configured to supply a voltage to the power supply antenna; and a controller, configured to control the reactance adjustment part and the voltage of the power source, wherein the power source is configured to comprise a switching element that is switched at a predetermined drive frequency; characterized in that the controller is configured to control the reactance of the power supply antenna such that a voltage value applied to the switching element becomes close to substantially zero at the time the switching element is switched.
Intercom comprising at least two analog filters (AF, AF'), at least two digital filters (DF, DF'), at least two input lines (IL, IL') and at least two mixers (MX3, MX3') respectively connected to one of at least two audio outputs (OUT, OUT'), wherein each analog filter (AF, AF') is connected to either input line (IL, IL'), respectively, and is suitable to filter at least one audio signal (VN, VN') transmitted through this input line (IL, IL'), respectively, wherein each input line (IL, IL') is also connected to either digital filter (DF, DF'), respectively, to filter the audio signal (VN, VN') transmitted through this input line (IL, IL'), wherein the outputs of either analog filter (AF, AF') and of either digital filter (DF, DF') are respectively connected to one of said at least two mixers (MX3, MX3') to mix the audio signals (VNa, VNa', VNd, VNd') filtered by this analog filter (AF, AF') and this digital filter (DF, DF'), characterized in that said at least two input lines (IL, IL') are connected to at least two inputs of each of at least two pairs of further mixers (MX1, MX2, MX1', MX2') suitable to mix the audio signals (VN, VN') transmitted through these at least two input lines (IL, IL'), wherein the output of each further mixer (MX1, MX2, MX1', MX2') is connected to the input of one of said at least two digital filters (DF, DF') and at least two analog filters (AF, AF'), respectively, and in that at least one switch (SW3, SW3', SW4, SW4'), controlled by at least one electronic control unit, is arranged between a digital filter (DF, DF') and the respective mixer (MX3, MX3') connected to an audio output (OUT, OUT') and/or between an analog filter (AF, AF') and the respective mixer (MX3, MX3') connected to an audio output (OUT, OUT').
An ultrasound imaging system, comprising: a first ultrasound probe connector (128 1) with a first number of elements; a second ultrasound probe connector (128 2) with a second number of elements; a beamformer configured to beamform ultrasound signals, the beamformer including input/output configured to at least receive ultrasound signals from the first and second ultrasound probe connectors (128 1, 128 2), the input/output having a first number of channels which is less than a summation of the first and second number of elements; and a switch with one side in electrical communication with elements of the first and second ultrasound probe connectors (128 1, 128 2) and another side thereof in electrical communication with the input/output of the beamformer; characterized in that the first and second ultrasound probe connectors (128 1, 128 2) are configured to receive ultrasound signals concurrently; and in that the switch is configured to route concurrently the concurrently received ultrasound signals from the first ultrasound probe connector (128 1) through a fraction of the channels of the first number of channels and from the second ultrasound probe connector (128 2) through other channels of the first number of channels, to the beamformer for processing the ultrasound signals. a first ultrasound probe connector (128 1) with a first number of elements; a second ultrasound probe connector (128 2) with a second number of elements; a beamformer configured to beamform ultrasound signals, the beamformer including input/output configured to at least receive ultrasound signals from the first and second ultrasound probe connectors (128 1, 128 2), the input/output having a first number of channels which is less than a summation of the first and second number of elements; and a switch with one side in electrical communication with elements of the first and second ultrasound probe connectors (128 1, 128 2) and another side thereof in electrical communication with the input/output of the beamformer; characterized in that the first and second ultrasound probe connectors (128 1, 128 2) are configured to receive ultrasound signals concurrently; and in that the switch is configured to route concurrently the concurrently received ultrasound signals from the first ultrasound probe connector (128 1) through a fraction of the channels of the first number of channels and from the second ultrasound probe connector (128 2) through other channels of the first number of channels, to the beamformer for processing the ultrasound signals.
A direct lift control system (300, 400) of a vehicle comprising: a plurality of fly-by-wire control surfaces (306; 1-8); a control surface direct lift control schedule operable to generate a plurality of fly-by-wire control deflection commands; and an actuator operable to symmetrically actuate the fly-by-wire control surfaces based on the fly-by-wire control surface deflection commands such that a fluid dynamic lift of the vehicle is modulated without using a short-period pitch control,wherein the vehicle comprises an aircraft, the fly-by-wire control surfaces comprise fly-by-wire spoilers, the fly-by-wire control surface deflection commands comprising fly-by-wire spoiler deflection commands, and the control surface direct lift control schedule comprises a fly-by-wire spoiler direct lift control schedule. a plurality of fly-by-wire control surfaces (306; 1-8); a control surface direct lift control schedule operable to generate a plurality of fly-by-wire control deflection commands; and an actuator operable to symmetrically actuate the fly-by-wire control surfaces based on the fly-by-wire control surface deflection commands such that a fluid dynamic lift of the vehicle is modulated without using a short-period pitch control,wherein the vehicle comprises an aircraft, the fly-by-wire control surfaces comprise fly-by-wire spoilers, the fly-by-wire control surface deflection commands comprising fly-by-wire spoiler deflection commands, and the control surface direct lift control schedule comprises a fly-by-wire spoiler direct lift control schedule.
A multifunction connector for a vehicle or a vehicle trailer for connecting and disconnecting connection members (20, 21) of lines (20a, 21a), comprising: - a first receiving member for receiving at least one first connection member, - a second receiving member for receiving at least one second connection member that is connectable with the first connection member, and - a parallelogram mechanism, which is configured to move the second receiving member substantially linearly along a connection direction of the first connection member and the second connection member between an opened state, where the first connection member and the second connection member are disconnected from each other, and a closed state, where the first connection member and the second connection member are connected with each other, relative to the first receiving member. - a first receiving member for receiving at least one first connection member, - a second receiving member for receiving at least one second connection member that is connectable with the first connection member, and - a parallelogram mechanism, which is configured to move the second receiving member substantially linearly along a connection direction of the first connection member and the second connection member between an opened state, where the first connection member and the second connection member are disconnected from each other, and a closed state, where the first connection member and the second connection member are connected with each other, relative to the first receiving member.