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A method for de-icing structures made from composite materials, in particular blades of a wind turbine made from composite materials, comprising the following steps: - disposing at least one conductive layer with a formulation based on conductive polymer on at least part of the surface of the structure, - providing a suitable electrical power supply to the structure, and - connecting the layer with a formulation based on conductive polymer to the electrical power supply so as to be able to cause a heating of said conductive layer of conductive polymer, - controlling the electrical power supply according to the climatic conditions, wherein the conductive polymer is a conductive polymer based on doped polyaniline. - disposing at least one conductive layer with a formulation based on conductive polymer on at least part of the surface of the structure, - providing a suitable electrical power supply to the structure, and - connecting the layer with a formulation based on conductive polymer to the electrical power supply so as to be able to cause a heating of said conductive layer of conductive polymer, - controlling the electrical power supply according to the climatic conditions,
A porous polymeric membrane having one or more surfaces modified by an atmospheric pressure microwave (APMW) plasma, wherein: the porous polymeric membrane comprises polytetrafluoroethylene or a modified polytetrafluoroethylene; the porous polymeric membrane modified by the APMW plasma has a flow time for a known volume of deionized water after autoclave treatment of the wet, modified membrane at 135 °C for 40 minutes that is less than 25% greater than a flow time for the known volume of deionized water of the porous polymeric membrane unmodified by the APMW plasma after autoclave treatment of the wet, unmodified membrane at 135 °C for 40 minutes, wherein the porous polymeric membrane is wet with water; the porous polymeric membrane modified by the APMW plasma has a tensile strength of at least 70% of a tensile strength of the porous polymeric membrane unmodified by the APMW plasma, wherein tensile strength is determined by taking a sample of membrane of 2.5 centimeters by 7.5 centimeters in the machine direction and web direction, respectively, clamping the sample by two heads with a 2.5 centimeter gap between them, pulling from one end, determining the maximum load of the sample from the force when the sample is broken and calculating tensile strength based on the measured maximum load and sample size; and the minimum amount of methanol in a solution of methanol and water to contact wet the porous polymeric membrane modified by the APMW plasma is at least 1 weight percent less than the minimum amount of methanol in a solution of methanol and water to contact wet the porous polymeric membrane unmodified by the APMW plasma. the porous polymeric membrane comprises polytetrafluoroethylene or a modified polytetrafluoroethylene; the porous polymeric membrane modified by the APMW plasma has a flow time for a known volume of deionized water after autoclave treatment of the wet, modified membrane at 135 °C for 40 minutes that is less than 25% greater than a flow time for the known volume of deionized water of the porous polymeric membrane unmodified by the APMW plasma after autoclave treatment of the wet, unmodified membrane at 135 °C for 40 minutes, wherein the porous polymeric membrane is wet with water; the porous polymeric membrane modified by the APMW plasma has a tensile strength of at least 70% of a tensile strength of the porous polymeric membrane unmodified by the APMW plasma, wherein tensile strength is determined by taking a sample of membrane of 2.5 centimeters by 7.5 centimeters in the machine direction and web direction, respectively, clamping the sample by two heads with a 2.5 centimeter gap between them, pulling from one end, determining the maximum load of the sample from the force when the sample is broken and calculating tensile strength based on the measured maximum load and sample size; and the minimum amount of methanol in a solution of methanol and water to contact wet the porous polymeric membrane modified by the APMW plasma is at least 1 weight percent less than the minimum amount of methanol in a solution of methanol and water to contact wet the porous polymeric membrane unmodified by the APMW plasma.
Recovery method for the recovery of an underwater vehicle by means of a recovery device for a submarine, which recovery device has a docking device for docking the underwater vehicle, wherein, for the specifically directed approach of the underwater vehicle to the docking device, waves, in particular light waves and/or sound waves, which propagate between the underwater vehicle and the recovery device from multiple markers to at least one sensor are sensed and, as a result, an arrangement, in particular the positions and orientations, of the recovery device and the underwater vehicle in relation to one another is determined, wherein an overall propagation of the waves from their source to the sensor includes a propagation of the waves from the underwater vehicle to the recovery device, characterized in that the markings acting as reflectors reflect the waves from their source to the sensor.
A sandwich panel comprising: a flocking core layer; and skin layers (10, 10') stacked on both sides of the flocking core layer, respectively, wherein the sandwich panel further comprises at least one contact portion abutted by both skin layers (10, 10'); wherein in the contact portion the skin layers (10, 10') on both sides are in contact with each other; wherein the skin layer (10, 10') comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum, galvanized steel sheet, stainless steel, magnesium, and a combination thereof.
Vibration device for a conveying apparatus to convey a metal charge in a longitudinal direction comprising at least two vibration mechanisms (25, 26) each disposed on opposite sides of said conveying apparatus so as to feed said metal charge, each of said vibration mechanisms (25, 26) comprising a plurality of eccentric masses (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) having their axes of rotation substantially orthogonal to straight lines parallel to the longitudinal direction, characterized in that each of said vibration mechanisms (25, 26) comprises at least a first plurality of said eccentric masses (31, 32, 33) having their mass barycenters oriented in parallel directions to each other, and a second plurality of said eccentric masses (34, 35) having their mass barycenters disposed angularly offset with respect to the disposition of the barycenters of said first plurality of eccentric masses (31, 32, 33), said eccentric masses (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) of each vibration mechanism (25, 26) being configured and kinematically actuated in reciprocal relation both between the eccentric masses (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) of each plurality, and between said first and second plurality, and also between said vibration mechanisms, in order to determine, during use, a resulting centrifugal force substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction and a transverse component with respect to said longitudinal direction, substantially zero.
A spiral conveyor comprising a conveyor belt and a drive tower extending from a bottom to a top and comprising an outer periphery rotating about a vertical axis, and the drive tower further comprising: a plurality of parallel drive members extending in length from the bottom to the top of the drive tower on the periphery, said drive members being configured to engage with teeth on the inside edge of the conveyor belt; wherein each of the drive members includes an outwardly projecting ridge that terminates in an entrance tip end at the bottom in an upgoing spiral and at the top in a downgoing spiral; and characterized in that each of the drive members includes an alignment element disposed proximate to the tip end to help align the teeth on the conveyor belt inside edge to the ridge, wherein the alignment element is a bump that extends radially outward from the drive member a distance less than the ridge. a plurality of parallel drive members extending in length from the bottom to the top of the drive tower on the periphery, said drive members being configured to engage with teeth on the inside edge of the conveyor belt; wherein each of the drive members includes an outwardly projecting ridge that terminates in an entrance tip end at the bottom in an upgoing spiral and at the top in a downgoing spiral; and characterized in that each of the drive members includes an alignment element disposed proximate to the tip end to help align the teeth on the conveyor belt inside edge to the ridge, wherein the alignment element is a bump that extends radially outward from the drive member a distance less than the ridge.
Method for operating a binaural hearing device, comprising two hearing aids, i.e. a left hearing aid and a right hearing aid, to be worn on different sides (R, L) of the head, wherein the hearing device comprises two translational acceleration sensors, in each case for measuring an acceleration in a Cartesian coordinate system comprising three axes, wherein the acceleration sensors each provide a sensor signal and by means of which an orientation of the head of a user is established, - wherein one of the two acceleration sensors is in each case attached in or to one of the two hearing aids in each case such that the two sensor signals are provided as a left sensor signal and a right sensor signal, - wherein the sensor signals of both acceleration sensors are used in combination for establishing the orientation, - wherein the two sensor signals are combined by a mathematical operation to form an overall signal, by means of which the orientation of the head is established, - wherein the two sensor signals each have a gravitational acceleration component and are combined to form the overall signal in such a way that the gravitational acceleration components are eliminated and the overall signal is independent of gravitational acceleration, - wherein an operating parameter of the hearing device is set depending on the orientation. - wherein one of the two acceleration sensors is in each case attached in or to one of the two hearing aids in each case such that the two sensor signals are provided as a left sensor signal and a right sensor signal, - wherein the sensor signals of both acceleration sensors are used in combination for establishing the orientation, - wherein the two sensor signals are combined by a mathematical operation to form an overall signal, by means of which the orientation of the head is established, - wherein the two sensor signals each have a gravitational acceleration component and are combined to form the overall signal in such a way that the gravitational acceleration components are eliminated and the overall signal is independent of gravitational acceleration, - wherein an operating parameter of the hearing device is set depending on the orientation.
A method for forming a cap of decorating material capable of hardening at ambient temperature on a convex upper surface of a food product, characterised in that it includes the following steps: - while the said product is moving relative to the decorating machine simultaneously depositing a plurality of metered quantities in the form of drops of the said decorating material in a fluid state onto the said surface in portions spaced from each other across the said surface, and - causing the said metered quantities to spread so as to form the said cap by means of a blowing or vibrating action. - while the said product is moving relative to the decorating machine simultaneously depositing a plurality of metered quantities in the form of drops of the said decorating material in a fluid state onto the said surface in portions spaced from each other across the said surface, and - causing the said metered quantities to spread so as to form the said cap by means of a blowing or vibrating action.
Crosslapper for drafting a nonwoven from several layers of fibrous web comprising at least one endless belt, that transports the fibrous web from the feed section of the crosslapper up to a laying gap of a laydown carriage, also comprising an endless cover belt that fixes the fibrous web to the feed belt, characterised in that the cover belt fixes the fibrous web to the feed belt from the feed section of the crosslapper up to the laying gap without interruption.
Device to remove impurities from a liquid, preferably from sewage, - with a pivoted filtering drum having a filtering surface, - with a drum drive operatively connected to the filtering drum to turn the filtering drum around a rotating axis, and - with a cleaning system to clean the filtering surface, - wherein the cleaning system has a guide preferably executed as a linear guide and a spray nozzle arrangement movable back and forth along the guide with the help of a drive, through which a cleaning liquid can be sprayed on the filtering surface, characterized in that the spray nozzle arrangement comprises at least one carrier movable back and forth along the guide and at least one spray nozzle mounted on the carrier, wherein the spray nozzle is mounted on the carrier in such a way that it can be moved around an axis and is rotatable multiple times in a circle in relation to the axis, while the carrier moves back and forth once between the end points limiting the guide on both sides. - with a pivoted filtering drum having a filtering surface, - with a drum drive operatively connected to the filtering drum to turn the filtering drum around a rotating axis, and - with a cleaning system to clean the filtering surface, - wherein the cleaning system has a guide preferably executed as a linear guide and a spray nozzle arrangement movable back and forth along the guide with the help of a drive, through which a cleaning liquid can be sprayed on the filtering surface,
A method for producing a layered body consisting of at least one film A containing a polyvinyl acetal PA and at most 16 % by weight of plasticiser WA and at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least 16 % by weight plasticiser WB between two glass sheets, characterised in that at least one film A is adhered to at least one film B or to at least one of the glass sheets by means of a liquid.
Method for locating a fault point on a high-voltage three-phase AC cable comprising a first end, a second end, and at least one main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3) extending between said ends (10, 11), the cable comprising one conductor (R, S, T) per phase and three shields (S A, S B, S C; S R, S S, S T) associated with said conductors (R, S, T), said shields (S A, S B, S C; S R, S S, S T) being attached to one another and connected to ground at both ends of each main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3), the method comprising the following steps: - measuring the conductor current ( R1, I S1, I T1, I R2, I S2, I T2) circulating through each conductor (R, S, T) both at the first end and at the second end of the cable, - Measuring the shield current (I SA1, I SB1, I SC1, I SA2, I SB2, I SC2, I SA3, I SB3, I SC3, I SA4, I SB4, I SC4; I SR1, I SS1, I ST1; I SR2, I SS2, I ST2) in the vicinity of the connection points to ground of the shields (S A, S B, S C), - determining the conductor (R, S, T) in fault based on the previously measured conductor currents (I R1, I S1, I T1, I R2, I S2, I T2), - in the event that the cable comprises more than one main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3), determining the main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3) in fault based on the previously measured shield currents (I SA1, I SB1, I SC1, I SA2, I SB2, I SC2, I SA3, I SB3, I SC3, I SA4, I SB4, I SC4; I SR1, I SS1, I ST1; I SR2, I SS2, I ST2), and - locating the fault point by means of a model of the shields (S A, S B, S C; S R, S S, S T) of the main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3) in fault, taking into account that the shields (S A, S B, S C; S R, S S, S T) are attached to one another at the ends of said main part (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3) in fault such that three closed nets in which the sum of voltages is zero are formed in the model, the only unknown being the distance (x) to the fault point. - measuring the conductor current ( R1, I S1, I T1, I R2, I S2, I T2) circulating through each conductor (R, S, T) both at the first end and at the second end of the cable, - Measuring the shield current (I SA1, I SB1, I SC1, I SA2, I SB2, I SC2, I SA3, I SB3, I SC3, I SA4, I SB4, I SC4; I SR1, I SS1, I ST1; I SR2, I SS2, I ST2) in the vicinity of the connection points to ground of the shields (S A, S B, S C), - determining the conductor (R, S, T) in fault based on the previously measured conductor currents (I R1, I S1, I T1, I R2, I S2, I T2), - in the event that the cable comprises more than one main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3), determining the main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3) in fault based on the previously measured shield currents (I SA1, I SB1, I SC1, I SA2, I SB2, I SC2, I SA3, I SB3, I SC3, I SA4, I SB4, I SC4; I SR1, I SS1, I ST1; I SR2, I SS2, I ST2), and - locating the fault point by means of a model of the shields (S A, S B, S C; S R, S S, S T) of the main section (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3) in fault, taking into account that the shields (S A, S B, S C; S R, S S, S T) are attached to one another at the ends of said main part (MP 1, MP 2, MP 3) in fault such that three closed nets in which the sum of voltages is zero are formed in the model, the only unknown being the distance (x) to the fault point.
A system having a sensor unit and an inspection camera unit, the sensor unit being provided with sensor means for metrologically capturing at least one property, the sensor means being implemented as an ultrasonic thickness measuring sensor and the sensor unit comprising at least one position encoder for determining a position of the ultrasonic measuring sensor characterized by relative location data and orientation data, the sensor unit interacting with referencing means of the inspection camera unit for determining the position characterized by relative location data and orientation data, the position encoder being constructed of two light-emitting diodes (131, 132) spaced apart from each other, characterized in that the light-emitting diodes are switched on when the storing of an ultrasonic thickness measurement is triggered.
A kit for whitening teeth comprising a) an oral composition in the form of a water-in oil emulsion for whitening teeth, comprising i) from 0.002% to 5% by weight of an aqueous phase; ii) at least 95% by weight of a continuous, hydrophobic phase; iii)at least one oral care active agent comprised in the aqueous phase; wherein the active agent is a bleaching agent and the net concentration of the bleaching agent is up to 0.1% by weight of the oral composition, and b) an electromagnetic radiation source capable of directing electromagnetic radiation with one or more wavelengths in the range from 200nm to 1700 nm toward at least one tooth. a) an oral composition in the form of a water-in oil emulsion for whitening teeth, comprising i) from 0.002% to 5% by weight of an aqueous phase; ii) at least 95% by weight of a continuous, hydrophobic phase; iii)at least one oral care active agent comprised in the aqueous phase; wherein the active agent is a bleaching agent and the net concentration of the bleaching agent is up to 0.1% by weight of the oral composition, and i) from 0.002% to 5% by weight of an aqueous phase; ii) at least 95% by weight of a continuous, hydrophobic phase; iii)at least one oral care active agent comprised in the aqueous phase; wherein the active agent is a bleaching agent and the net concentration of the bleaching agent is up to 0.1% by weight of the oral composition, and b) an electromagnetic radiation source capable of directing electromagnetic radiation with one or more wavelengths in the range from 200nm to 1700 nm toward at least one tooth.
A lithium metal oxide powder for a cathode material in a rechargeable battery, comprising a core and a surface layer, the surface layer being delimited by an outer and an inner interface, the inner interface being in contact with the core, the core having a layered crystal structure comprising the elements Li, M and oxygen, wherein M has the formula M=(Ni z (Ni 1⁄2 Mn 1⁄2) y Co x) 1-k A k, with 0.15≤x≤0.30, 0.10≤z≤0.55, x+y+z=1 and 0<k≤0.1, wherein the Li content is stoichiometrically controlled with a molar ratio 0.95≤Li:M≤1.10; wherein A is at least one dopant and comprises Al, wherein the core has an Al content of 0.3-3 mol% and a F content of less than 0.05 mol%; characterized in that the thickness of the surface layer is more than 50nm and less than 400nm, the surface layer comprises an intimate mixture of Ni, Co, Mn, LiF and Al 2 O 3; the surface layer has an Al content that increases from the Al content of the core at the inner interface to at least 10 mol% at the outer interface, and a F content that increases from less than 0.05 mol% at the inner interface to at least 3 mol% at the outer interface, and the surface layer has a Mn content that decreases from the Mn content of the core at the inner interface, to less than 50% of the Mn content of the core at the outer interface; and the inner interface is defined as the depth where the Al content is at least 0.05 mol% higher than the constant doping level in the core of the material; the Al, Mn and F contents being determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
A method of configuring a change in control of a label switched path established at a node of a network, the change in control being between a management plane and a control plane of the network, the node storing control data, the method comprising at the node: receiving a message indicating a change in control of the label switched path, the message identifying the label switched path by a cross-connection identifier corresponding to an entry in the control data stored at the node which identifies data plane ingress and egress segments cross-connected at the node; updating control data at the node based on the identified label switched path; wherein the control data stored at the node comprises a first management information base which is used by a data plane and a second management information base which is used by the control plane, and wherein the updating comprises: creating an entry in the second management information base; associating the entry in the second management information base with the entry in the first Management information base which identifies data plane ingress and egress segments cross-connected at the node. receiving a message indicating a change in control of the label switched path, the message identifying the label switched path by a cross-connection identifier corresponding to an entry in the control data stored at the node which identifies data plane ingress and egress segments cross-connected at the node; updating control data at the node based on the identified label switched path; wherein the control data stored at the node comprises a first management information base which is used by a data plane and a second management information base which is used by the control plane, and wherein the updating comprises: creating an entry in the second management information base; associating the entry in the second management information base with the entry in the first Management information base which identifies data plane ingress and egress segments cross-connected at the node.