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A control device for a hybrid vehicle , said hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine (ENG) generating vehicle driving force, a power storage device capable of being charged and discharged, and an electric motor (MG2) receiving electric power from said power storage device for generating vehicle driving force, said internal combustion engine controlled so as to operate at load operation in which torque is output or at no-load operation in which torque is not substantially output, said control device comprising: a running mode control unit configured to control switching of a running mode including a first, charge depleting, mode (CD mode) in which running with said internal combustion engine stopped and with using said electric motor alone is given priority, wherein in said first mode the internal combustion engine can be operating or stopped, and a second, charge sustaining, mode (CS mode) in which said internal combustion engine is operated and a state of charge indicating a charging state of said power storage device is maintained at a predetermined target, characterized in that the control device further comprises: a discharge allowable power control unit configured to set a discharge allowable power (Wout) indicating electric power that can be discharged by said power storage device at a predetermined first value when said running mode is at said first mode and said internal combustion engine is operating, or when said running mode is at said second mode, and increasing said discharge allowable power to a second value greater than said first value when said running mode is at said first mode and said internal combustion engine is stopped, and a determination unit configured to determine, when said running mode is at said first mode, whether said internal combustion engine is to be set at said load operation from a state not at said load operation, based on said first value when said internal combustion engine is operating at said no-load operation and based on said second value when said internal combustion engine is not at said no-load operation. a discharge allowable power control unit configured to set a discharge allowable power (Wout) indicating electric power that can be discharged by said power storage device at a predetermined first value when said running mode is at said first mode and said internal combustion engine is operating, or when said running mode is at said second mode, and increasing said discharge allowable power to a second value greater than said first value when said running mode is at said first mode and said internal combustion engine is stopped, and a determination unit configured to determine, when said running mode is at said first mode, whether said internal combustion engine is to be set at said load operation from a state not at said load operation, based on said first value when said internal combustion engine is operating at said no-load operation and based on said second value when said internal combustion engine is not at said no-load operation.
The use of a colouring composition comprising: (a) 0.1 to 5 wt% of one or more dye compounds containing sulfonate and/or carboxylate groups; (b) 0.1 to 5 wt% citric acid; (c) 10 to 30 wt% ethanol; and (d) 5 to 10 wt% benzyl alcohol; to colour the hairs of an eyebrow and the skin therebetween; wherein the colouring composition is an aqueous composition comprising at least 60 wt% water. (a) 0.1 to 5 wt% of one or more dye compounds containing sulfonate and/or carboxylate groups; (b) 0.1 to 5 wt% citric acid; (c) 10 to 30 wt% ethanol; and (d) 5 to 10 wt% benzyl alcohol;
A laser light source projector comprising a plurality of light sources of color groups each including a plurality of laser light sources, the laser light source projector projecting an image by driving the laser light sources in each of said color groups , and a microcontroller arranged to drive the laser light sources, wherein in response to change of the light output characteristics of one or a plurality of laser light sources in an arbitrary color group, light output from a remaining laser light source in said arbitrary color group is adjusted (S101), thereby keeping white balance constant, and wherein if light output from a laser light source in an arbitrary color group reaches its upper limit, light outputs from said laser light sources in all of said color groups are reduced by a percentage (W%) uniformly to keep white balance constant (S201), and the laser light source projector being characterized in that the microcontroller is arranged to determine (S3) if light outputs from said laser light sources in all of said color groups were previously controlled to be reduced, and to determine (S2) if there is no more laser light source in a condition where light output from this laser light source has reached its upper limit (S302), and to drive, if that is the case, the laser light sources such that light outputs from said laser light sources in all of said color groups are increased (S301) uniformly by another percentage (Y%) smaller than said percentage (W%), thereby gradually recovering luminance while keeping white balance properly.
A knob assembly, comprising: a supporting frame fastened to an inner side of a front panel ; an actuating member coupled rotatably to the support frame ; a knob ring body which forms an appearance of the knob ring , provides a protrusion in an upper center, and is rotatably operated by a user; a knob rotatably operated by the user independently separately with the knob ring ; a knob ring sensor which senses a rotation operation of the knob ring body ; and a display device ; characterized in that the knob assembly further comprises a knob ring back plate coupled to rotate with the actuating member integrally in an outer surface of the front panel ; the knob ring body being fastened to the knob ring back plate ; the display device being arranged between the protrusion of the knob ring body and displays information set by the operation of the knob ring sensor ; and wherein the knob which is coupled in an outer surface of the knob ring and connected to a valve shaft . a supporting frame fastened to an inner side of a front panel ; an actuating member coupled rotatably to the support frame ; a knob ring body which forms an appearance of the knob ring , provides a protrusion in an upper center, and is rotatably operated by a user; a knob rotatably operated by the user independently separately with the knob ring ; a knob ring sensor which senses a rotation operation of the knob ring body ; and a display device ; characterized in that the knob assembly further comprises a knob ring back plate coupled to rotate with the actuating member integrally in an outer surface of the front panel ; the knob ring body being fastened to the knob ring back plate ; the display device being arranged between the protrusion of the knob ring body and displays information set by the operation of the knob ring sensor ; and wherein the knob which is coupled in an outer surface of the knob ring and connected to a valve shaft .
A laminated sheet for affixing to a substrate, the laminated sheet comprising a surface layer disposed on an outermost surface, a heat moldable resin layer, and an adhesive layer to be adhered to the substrate, the surface layer containing a (meth)acrylic copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer blend containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and one or more kind of (meth)acrylic monomer expressed by formula : CH 2 =CR 1 COR 2 , wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R 2 is a nitrogen-containing group, and the surface layer is in direct contact with the resin layer containing an aqueous polyurethane resin.
A method of testing for a gas leak of a component in a shut state, the method using a tracer gas and a carrier gas different from the tracer gas, characterized in that : the component is a gas flow component and the method comprises testing for gas leak between an inlet zone and an outlet zone of the gas flow component ; the method being further characterized in that it comprises: circulating the carrier gas through the outlet zone of the gas flow component to purge the tracer gas from said outlet zone ; monitoring, using a plasma emission detector (PED) downstream of the outlet zone , a spectroscopic emission from the carrier gas indicative of an amount of the tracer gas purged from the outlet zone; upon said monitoring indicating that a residual amount of said tracer gas has been purged from the outlet zone , introducing a test flow of the tracer gas in the inlet zone of the gas flow component ; increasing an inlet pressure of the gas flow component for at least one pressure increment; and determining a presence of a gas leak between the inlet zone and outlet zone of the gas flow component upon detecting a step variation in the monitored spectroscopic emission following one of said pressure increments in the inlet pressure. the component is a gas flow component and the method comprises testing for gas leak between an inlet zone and an outlet zone of the gas flow component ; the method being further characterized in that it comprises: circulating the carrier gas through the outlet zone of the gas flow component to purge the tracer gas from said outlet zone ; monitoring, using a plasma emission detector (PED) downstream of the outlet zone , a spectroscopic emission from the carrier gas indicative of an amount of the tracer gas purged from the outlet zone; upon said monitoring indicating that a residual amount of said tracer gas has been purged from the outlet zone , introducing a test flow of the tracer gas in the inlet zone of the gas flow component ; increasing an inlet pressure of the gas flow component for at least one pressure increment; and determining a presence of a gas leak between the inlet zone and outlet zone of the gas flow component upon detecting a step variation in the monitored spectroscopic emission following one of said pressure increments in the inlet pressure. circulating the carrier gas through the outlet zone of the gas flow component to purge the tracer gas from said outlet zone ; monitoring, using a plasma emission detector (PED) downstream of the outlet zone , a spectroscopic emission from the carrier gas indicative of an amount of the tracer gas purged from the outlet zone; upon said monitoring indicating that a residual amount of said tracer gas has been purged from the outlet zone , introducing a test flow of the tracer gas in the inlet zone of the gas flow component ; increasing an inlet pressure of the gas flow component for at least one pressure increment; and determining a presence of a gas leak between the inlet zone and outlet zone of the gas flow component upon detecting a step variation in the monitored spectroscopic emission following one of said pressure increments in the inlet pressure.
A modular control panel system for use in a passenger vehicle , the modular control panel system comprising a contact sensor that detects contacts over a substantially monolithic contact area , a first face plate sized to extend over the substantially monolithic contact area of the contact sensor , and a second face plate sized to extend over the substantially monolithic contact area of the contact sensor , wherein the first face plate includes a first mount frame and a first plurality of movable control elements , the second face plate includes a second mount frame and a second plurality of movable control elements , different from the first plurality of movable control elements , wherein each of the pluralities of movable control elements (34; 234) are configured to engage the substantially monolithic contact area of the contact sensor in response to a user moving the movable control elements (34; 234) relative to the mount frame (32; 232).
A method of fabricating an organic - inorganic aerogel composite, comprising the steps of: a) providing a cellulose component, derived from a plant based material, dispersed in an aqueous medium, wherein the plant based material is rice straw grounded into powder, which is subjected to a treatment with NaOH and H 2 O 2 ; b) adding a water soluble binder and a water soluble polymer to the aqueous medium to form a first mixture, wherein the water soluble polymer is a cationic starch and the water soluble binder is polyvinyl alcohol; c) forming a silica component, which is derived from a plant based silicate material, in situ when contacted with the first mixture for a predetermined time and condition to form a second mixture, wherein the silica component is rice husk ash, which is subjected to a treatment with NaOH, and the predetermined time is 5 min to 60 min, and the predetermined condition is a temperature of 15 °C to 100 °C; d) gelling the second mixture; and e) drying the second mixture to form an organic - inorganic aerogel. a) providing a cellulose component, derived from a plant based material, dispersed in an aqueous medium, wherein the plant based material is rice straw grounded into powder, which is subjected to a treatment with NaOH and H 2 O 2 ; b) adding a water soluble binder and a water soluble polymer to the aqueous medium to form a first mixture, wherein the water soluble polymer is a cationic starch and the water soluble binder is polyvinyl alcohol; c) forming a silica component, which is derived from a plant based silicate material, in situ when contacted with the first mixture for a predetermined time and condition to form a second mixture, wherein the silica component is rice husk ash, which is subjected to a treatment with NaOH, and the predetermined time is 5 min to 60 min, and the predetermined condition is a temperature of 15 °C to 100 °C; d) gelling the second mixture; and e) drying the second mixture to form an organic - inorganic aerogel.
A spinning machine , particularly a rotor spinning machine, having a plurality of workstations disposed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine between two face ends of the spinning machine , each comprising at least one exhaust point , having at least one exhaust channel extending in the longitudinal direction of the spinning machine and having at least one exhaust device for generating a vacuum in the exhaust channel and at the exhaust points , wherein the exhaust device comprises at least two different areas of effect , wherein at least one area of effect comprises an axial flow direction and at least one area of effect comprises a radial flow direction characterized in that either the exhaust device comprises at least one fan , the impeller thereof comprising first impeller blades and second impeller blades , wherein the first impeller blades form the area of effect having an axial flow direction and the second impeller blades form the area of effect having a radial flow direction or the impeller comprises impeller blades curved threedimensionally such that the area of effect having an axial flow direction and the area of effect having a radial flow direction are combined in one impeller blade by the three-dimensional curvature.
A structure with at least one airlock for exchanging equipment and personnel between the structure and a clean area in the structure , with a ventilation device for feeding supply air from the structure into the top of the clean area and an extraction device for extracting exhaust air out of the bottom of the clean area into the structure in a manner such that the clean area has a positive pressure with respect to the structure , wherein the clean area has a floor and an envelope which encloses the clean area above the floor in a pressure-tight manner and the structure has an outer envelope which protects the clean area from weather conditions outside the structure , characterized in that the envelope is at least predominantly flexible in a manner such that the shape of the clean area is attained only by means of the positive pressure and the positive pressure keeps the envelope in the shape of the clean area .
An electrochemical cell comprising: a first liquid phase defining a positive electrode comprising a first element and a second element, the first and second elements being other than an alkali metal; a second liquid phase defining an electrolyte comprising cations of an active alkali metal, the second liquid phase defining a first interface and second interface , the first liquid phase being in contact with the second liquid phase at the first interface ; and a third liquid phase separated from the first liquid phase and defining a negative electrode comprising the active alkali metal in atomic form, the third liquid phase being in contact with the second liquid phase at the second interface ; and the first and second interfaces being separate, characterized in that in a discharged state of the cell the positive electrode comprising the active alkali metal in atomic form and as the first element antimony and as the second element lead; and in a charged state of the cell the positive electrode comprising antimony and lead in unchanged amounts compared to the discharged state of the cell and a loss of atoms of the active alkali metal, wherein the ratio of antimony to lead is such that the initial and terminal compositions of the positive electrode are liquid at temperatures below 500°C. a first liquid phase defining a positive electrode comprising a first element and a second element, the first and second elements being other than an alkali metal; a second liquid phase defining an electrolyte comprising cations of an active alkali metal, the second liquid phase defining a first interface and second interface , the first liquid phase being in contact with the second liquid phase at the first interface ; and a third liquid phase separated from the first liquid phase and defining a negative electrode comprising the active alkali metal in atomic form, the third liquid phase being in contact with the second liquid phase at the second interface ; and the first and second interfaces being separate, characterized in that in a discharged state of the cell the positive electrode comprising the active alkali metal in atomic form and as the first element antimony and as the second element lead; and in a charged state of the cell the positive electrode comprising antimony and lead in unchanged amounts compared to the discharged state of the cell and a loss of atoms of the active alkali metal, wherein the ratio of antimony to lead is such that the initial and terminal compositions of the positive electrode are liquid at temperatures below 500°C.
Fish guidance rack for use in a fish guidance system in a watercourse (W), preferably for use at a run-of-river hydropower plant or a water intake, the fish guidance rack comprising a series of vertical bars mounted on a rack frame along a longitudinal axis (L) of the fish guidance rack between a first end of the fish guidance rack and a second end of the fish guidance rack , wherein the bars each comprise a first, upstream half (x) beginning with an upstream tip and a second, downstream half (y) ending in a downstream tip , wherein the downstream half (y) adjoins the upstream half (x) in a downstream direction of the bar with respect to a flow direction (F) of the watercourse (W) in an installed state of the rack , characterized in that at least a number of the bars each comprise, at least along a part of a depth (db) of the bar , a convex curvature of a first, upstream side with respect to the first, upstream end of the fish guidance rack , wherein in a horizontal cross section, the bars each comprise a maximum, first thickness (tb,max) in the first, upstream half (x) of each bar , that the fish guidance rack comprises a minimum clear bar spacing (sb,min) between respective upstream halves (x) of neighboring bars measured along the longitudinal axis (L) of the rack , and that in a downstream direction from respective locations of maximum, first thickness (tb, max) in respective upstream halves (x) of neighboring bars to the respective downstream tips , a clear bar spacing (sb) between neighboring bars in the fish guidance rack either only increases or remains partially equal and partially increases.
Device for regulating an air flow to a radiator device of a vehicle, wherein the air flow can be directed through at least one opening onto the radiator device, with at least one covering element , wherein the covering element has at least one covering means (20.2, 21.2) for at least partially closing the opening in at least one closed position (II) and at least one bearing element (20.1, 21.1) connected to the covering means (20.2, 21.2) for movably mounting the covering means (20.2, 21.2) in a bearing receptacle (50.1) of a support , wherein the covering element is mounted in an operating position (B) in the support in such a way that a movement of the covering element between an open position (I) for at least partial release of the opening and the closed position (II) can be carried out, characterized in that , in an assembly position (A), the covering means (20.2, 21.2) can be inserted partially into a free space (50.3) of the bearing receptacle (50.1), the bearing receptacle (50.1) comprising a constriction (50.4), the free space (50.3) is adapted to the shape of the covering means (20.2, 21.2) and the constriction (50.4) is adapted to the shape of the bearing element (20.1, 21.1), wherein the free space (50.3) is designed in such a way that both an insertion of the bearing element (20.1, 21.2) and an insertion of the covering means (20.2, 21.2) connected to the bearing element (20.1, 21.1) is possible, and the constriction (50.4) is designed in such a way that the insertion of the bearing element (20.1, 21.1) but not the covering means (20.2, 21.2) is possible, the constriction (50.4) being provided as a receptacle for the bearing element (20.1, 21.1) and as a stop for the covering means (20.2, 21.2).
An electric strike assembly for use with a door assembly to releasably retain a door panel of the door assembly in a closed position, the electric strike characterised by ; a housing , a keeper which in use interacts with a latch bolt associated with the door panel , the keeper being mounted on the housing and being movable relative to the housing from a closed position by moving the door with its latch bolt from the closed position, a locking means including a detent that in an active condition interacts with the keeper to obstruct it from moving from the closed position, the locking means including an electrical actuator for adjusting the condition of the detent when the keeper is in the closed position, the detent including at least one pin , said at least one pin having a surface feature on its external surface in the form of an annular groove which catches on the keeper when the condition of the detent is being urged to adjust from the active condition and the keeper is being urged to move from the closed position so as to facilitate resistance to adjusting the condition of the detent.