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A method for accelerating load flow for integrated volt/var control (IVVC) optimization, comprising: evaluating load flow on lines of an electrical network by calculating operating conditions for all lines in the network, the operating conditions comprising at least a voltage drop and a power loss. identifying combinable network lines, wherein identifying combinable network lines includes identifying lines of the electrical network that have a power loss below a predetermined threshold; generating a simplified network model by combining identified combinable lines including eliminating the identified lines having a power loss below a predetermined threshold and combining the end buses thereof together; and determining load flow optimization for IVVC based at least in part on the simplified network model. evaluating load flow on lines of an electrical network by calculating operating conditions for all lines in the network, the operating conditions comprising at least a voltage drop and a power loss. identifying combinable network lines, wherein identifying combinable network lines includes identifying lines of the electrical network that have a power loss below a predetermined threshold; generating a simplified network model by combining identified combinable lines including eliminating the identified lines having a power loss below a predetermined threshold and combining the end buses thereof together; and determining load flow optimization for IVVC based at least in part on the simplified network model.
Selector device for a domestic appliance , comprising: selection means to select a determinate program and/or function of the domestic appliance ; drive means able to switch the domestic appliance on or off and positioned in said selection means ; and lighting means , suitable to signal that the apparatus is switched on or off and associated with said selection means and with said drive means , characterized in that said selection means comprise at least a knob rotatable around an axis (A) to select a function and/or functioning program of the domestic appliance ; said drive means comprise at least a button of the domestic appliance positioned in the knob , said button being adapted to rise and lower along said axis (A) from at least a first active position to at least a second inactive position inside said knob which remains fixed; the selector device also comprising at least a light guide ring positioned between the button and the knob and configured to deliver a light beam emitted by said lighting means so as to form a luminous crown at least between said knob and said button when said button is activated or de-activated, wherein said light guide ring is housed inside a seating made in the knob and comprises a shank adapted to pass through a hole made at the base of said seating of the knob and configured to drive a starting button for starting the domestic appliance and switching on said lighting means and wherein said lighting means are positioned on said axis (A) in a centered position with respect to the light guide ring so as to form a uniform and diffuse light ring through said light guide ring .
A crane comprising a system configured to determine the horizontal location (x_spr, y_spr) and skew (skew) of a grappling member of said crane , characterized in that the system comprises: - at least two types of reflectors arranged on the grappling member and having known relative locations and shapes, a first type having a wedge-like shape and a second type having a triangular shape; - at least one scanning distance sensor mounted on the crane and arranged to measure the distance (R) and direction (a) from the crane to the reflectors ; - a data processing device configured to: - store in its memory the relative locations and shapes of the reflectors ; and - determine the horizontal location (x_spr, y_spr) and skew (skew) of the grappling member on the basis of at least the relative locations and shapes of the reflectors and measured distances (R) and directions (a) from the crane to the reflectors . - at least two types of reflectors arranged on the grappling member and having known relative locations and shapes, a first type having a wedge-like shape and a second type having a triangular shape; - at least one scanning distance sensor mounted on the crane and arranged to measure the distance (R) and direction (a) from the crane to the reflectors ; - a data processing device configured to: - store in its memory the relative locations and shapes of the reflectors ; and - determine the horizontal location (x_spr, y_spr) and skew (skew) of the grappling member on the basis of at least the relative locations and shapes of the reflectors and measured distances (R) and directions (a) from the crane to the reflectors . - store in its memory the relative locations and shapes of the reflectors ; and - determine the horizontal location (x_spr, y_spr) and skew (skew) of the grappling member on the basis of at least the relative locations and shapes of the reflectors and measured distances (R) and directions (a) from the crane to the reflectors .
A method for evaluating the crack intensity on a polymeric sheet based on a predetermined scale of crack intensity grades, comprising the steps of a) recording a digital image of at least a portion of a surface of the polymeric sheet using an apparatus for recording digital images; and b) automatic classification of the crack intensity by a computer-implemented program for pattern recognition by means of a trained artificial neural network, comprising 1) inputting the digital image or one or more subareas of the digital image to the trained artificial neural network as input data, 2) classification by the artificial neural network by assigning a grade from the predetermined scale of crack intensity grades to the digital image or the one or more subareas and 3) outputting the assigned grade or grades for the digital image and/or the one or more subareas as output data, wherein the artificial neural network is trained in advance in a learning phase with a plurality of digital images or subareas thereof of polymeric sheet surface portions, whose grades in the predetermined scale are known and cover all grades of the predetermined scale and wherein the polymeric sheet is a roofing membrane or a sealing membrane and wherein the apparatus for recording digital images is an optical device for recording digital images. a) recording a digital image of at least a portion of a surface of the polymeric sheet using an apparatus for recording digital images; and b) automatic classification of the crack intensity by a computer-implemented program for pattern recognition by means of a trained artificial neural network, comprising 1) inputting the digital image or one or more subareas of the digital image to the trained artificial neural network as input data, 2) classification by the artificial neural network by assigning a grade from the predetermined scale of crack intensity grades to the digital image or the one or more subareas and 3) outputting the assigned grade or grades for the digital image and/or the one or more subareas as output data, wherein the artificial neural network is trained in advance in a learning phase with a plurality of digital images or subareas thereof of polymeric sheet surface portions, whose grades in the predetermined scale are known and cover all grades of the predetermined scale and wherein the polymeric sheet is a roofing membrane or a sealing membrane and wherein the apparatus for recording digital images is an optical device for recording digital images. 1) inputting the digital image or one or more subareas of the digital image to the trained artificial neural network as input data, 2) classification by the artificial neural network by assigning a grade from the predetermined scale of crack intensity grades to the digital image or the one or more subareas and 3) outputting the assigned grade or grades for the digital image and/or the one or more subareas as output data,
A method of wireless communication performed by an integrated access and backhaul, IAB, node, comprising: receiving , from a first IAB donor centralized unit, CU, via a first parent distributed unit, DU, associated with the first IAB donor CU, a first indication to establish a first connection with a second parent DU associated with a second IAB donor CU; establishing the first connection with the second parent DU based at least in part on receiving the first indication; and establishing a second connection with the first IAB donor CU via the second parent DU, the first connection and the second connection forming a target path between the IAB node and the first IAB donor CU. receiving , from a first IAB donor centralized unit, CU, via a first parent distributed unit, DU, associated with the first IAB donor CU, a first indication to establish a first connection with a second parent DU associated with a second IAB donor CU; establishing the first connection with the second parent DU based at least in part on receiving the first indication; and establishing a second connection with the first IAB donor CU via the second parent DU, the first connection and the second connection forming a target path between the IAB node and the first IAB donor CU.
A method of determining at least two characteristics of a sample comprising a radiopharmaceutical, the method comprising: supplying the sample to a supply component of a microfluidic chip ; wherein the sample supplied to the supply component has a volume of 10 ml or less; directing the sample or a portion thereof from the supply component via a microchannel which is in fluid communication with the supply component to a plurality of detection zones ; and performing at least one analytical technique on the sample or the portion thereof when provided at each detection zone, characterized in that at least one of the detection zones is provided by the microfluidic chip and comprises a separation element , wherein at least one of the analytical techniques comprises a spectroscopic technique. supplying the sample to a supply component of a microfluidic chip ; wherein the sample supplied to the supply component has a volume of 10 ml or less; directing the sample or a portion thereof from the supply component via a microchannel which is in fluid communication with the supply component to a plurality of detection zones ; and performing at least one analytical technique on the sample or the portion thereof when provided at each detection zone, characterized in that at least one of the detection zones is provided by the microfluidic chip and comprises a separation element , wherein at least one of the analytical techniques comprises a spectroscopic technique.
A motor vehicle structure , comprising: - two roof arch beams arranged laterally on either side of the motor vehicle structure , - a roof crosspiece , comprising two ends fixed to the two roof arch beams respectively, and - a reinforcement piece for fixing each of the ends of the crosspiece to the corresponding roof horn arch beam , each of the ends of the roof-roof cross-member being disposed between the reinforcing piece and the corresponding roof-roof arch beam , the two ends of the roof-roof cross-member having ribs , each of the reinforcing pieces comprising a central portion matching the ribs of the corresponding end and two distal portions characterized in that the two disk portions are attached directly to the corresponding roof arch beam , the distal portions of each of the reinforcement pieces being attached by one or more electrical resistance welding points to the roof arch beam . - two roof arch beams arranged laterally on either side of the motor vehicle structure , - a roof crosspiece , comprising two ends fixed to the two roof arch beams respectively, and - a reinforcement piece for fixing each of the ends of the crosspiece to the corresponding roof horn arch beam ,
An electromagnetic positioning device having an anchor unit , which is moveable in an axial direction around a movement stroke relative to a stationary core unit and in reaction to a spool unit being energized using an operating current and which, on one end, magnetically interacts with the core unit via a control area overlapping axially along the movement stroke at least in sections, said control area comprising a first profile section as a section of the anchor unit and, as a section of the core unit, a second profile section having an air gap realized therebetween and realizing an expansion perpendicular to the axial direction, a cross section of the first and of the second profile section, which is flow-effective for a magnetic flow of the energization using the operating current flowing via the air gap, being realized such that in response to a reduction of the air-gap expansion caused by the anchor unit being tilted and/or deflected from the axial direction, a magnetic flow resistance of the first and/or the second profile section increases in the area of the reduction via magnetic saturation and a force opposing the tilt or the deflection acts on the anchor unit, characterized in that the anchor unit comprising a cylindrical anchor body does not comprise a pestle guide or a pestle mount and/or is mounted without film means, in particular without a sliding film, on the exterior.
Fluid meter equipped with a totaliser and a remote reading module contained in a housing and disposed on the totaliser in a zone referred to as the upper zone, the said totaliser being provided with a cover made from plastic material, the meter including a ring for sealing of the said module disposed around the said upper zone and joined by means of a non-removable clipping means and characterised in that the said ring consists of a closed cylindrical piece and includes a breakable zone with reduced radial thickness bordered by two external radial flanges .
A method for assessing the quantities of one or more of high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), intermediate density lipoprotein (IDL), and lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a))_lipoprotein particles present in a biological sample, comprising: isolating the HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles from the non-lipoprotein components in the biological sample, to generate isolated HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles; separating at least one of free cholesterol and phospholipid from the isolated HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles; measuring the amount of the at least one of free cholesterol and phospholipid that has been separated from one or more of the isolated HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles; and determining the quantities of one or more of HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles based on lipoprotein particle diameter or radii and the measured amount of free cholesterol or phospholipid. isolating the HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles from the non-lipoprotein components in the biological sample, to generate isolated HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles; separating at least one of free cholesterol and phospholipid from the isolated HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles; measuring the amount of the at least one of free cholesterol and phospholipid that has been separated from one or more of the isolated HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles; and determining the quantities of one or more of HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL, and Lp(a) lipoprotein particles based on lipoprotein particle diameter or radii and the measured amount of free cholesterol or phospholipid.
A vehicle lighting fixture comprising: a light source ; an optical deflector configured to two-dimensionally scan light having been incident thereon from the light source ; a screen member in which the light scanned by the optical deflector forms a luminance distribution corresponding to a predetermined light distribution pattern; and an optical system configured to project the luminance distribution formed in the screen member forward of a vehicle body, the vehicle lighting fixture being characterized by comprising an optical controlling member configured to partly change a resolution of light two-dimensionally scanned by the optical deflector on the screen member , wherein the optical deflector is resonantly driven in a horizontal direction to scan one line by one line, the optical controlling member is a multifocal lens disposed between the optical deflector and the screen member and configured to allow the light scanned by the optical deflector to pass therethrough, and the multifocal lens has lens portions having respective focal distances such that the focal distance at a lens portion thereof where the light with a larger deflection angle passes is shorter than that at a lens portion thereof where the light with a smaller deflection angle passes and such that the resolution of the light two-dimensionally scanned by the optical deflector on the screen member is high at the center area of the screen member in the horizontal direction and gradually lowered outward from the center area. a light source ; an optical deflector configured to two-dimensionally scan light having been incident thereon from the light source ; a screen member in which the light scanned by the optical deflector forms a luminance distribution corresponding to a predetermined light distribution pattern; and an optical system configured to project the luminance distribution formed in the screen member forward of a vehicle body, the vehicle lighting fixture being characterized by comprising an optical controlling member configured to partly change a resolution of light two-dimensionally scanned by the optical deflector on the screen member , wherein the optical deflector is resonantly driven in a horizontal direction to scan one line by one line, the optical controlling member is a multifocal lens disposed between the optical deflector and the screen member and configured to allow the light scanned by the optical deflector to pass therethrough, and the multifocal lens has lens portions having respective focal distances such that the focal distance at a lens portion thereof where the light with a larger deflection angle passes is shorter than that at a lens portion thereof where the light with a smaller deflection angle passes and such that the resolution of the light two-dimensionally scanned by the optical deflector on the screen member is high at the center area of the screen member in the horizontal direction and gradually lowered outward from the center area.
Use of a Q&P steel for production of a formed component for high-wear applications, wherein the Q&P steel has a hardness of at least 230 HB, especially at least 300 HB, preferably at least 370 HB, and a bending angle α of at least 60°, especially at least 75°, preferably at least 85°, determined to VDA238-100, and/or a bending ratio of r/t < 2.5, especially r/t < 2.0, preferably r/t < 1.5, where t corresponds to the material thickness of the steel and r to the (inner) bending radius of the steel, wherein component has a material thickness (t) between 1.5 and 15 mm and component , as well as Fe and unavoidable impurities from the preparation consists of, in % by weight: C: 0.1-0.3%, Si: 0.7-1.8%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: up to 1.5%, N: up to 0.008%, P: up to 0.02%, S: up to 0.003%, optionally one or more elements from the group of "Cr, Mo, Ni, Nb, Ti, V, B" with Cr: up to 0.4%, Mo: up to 0.25%, Ni: up to 1.0% Nb: up to 0.06%, Ti: up to 0.07%, V: up to 0.3%, B: up to 0.002%. C: 0.1-0.3%, Si: 0.7-1.8%, Mn: 1.5-3.0%, Al: up to 1.5%, N: up to 0.008%, P: up to 0.02%, S: up to 0.003%, Cr: up to 0.4%, Mo: up to 0.25%, Ni: up to 1.0% Nb: up to 0.06%, Ti: up to 0.07%, V: up to 0.3%, B: up to 0.002%.
A medical device comprising: an array of microneedles; and a coating on or within at least a portion of the microneedles, wherein the coating comprises: a peptide therapeutic agent; and an amino acid, wherein the peptide therapeutic agent and the amino acid either both have a net positive charge or both have a net negative charge, wherein the amino acid is histidine, and wherein the coating is substantially free of sorbitol. an array of microneedles; and a coating on or within at least a portion of the microneedles, wherein the coating comprises: a peptide therapeutic agent; and an amino acid, wherein the peptide therapeutic agent and the amino acid either both have a net positive charge or both have a net negative charge, wherein the amino acid is histidine, and wherein the coating is substantially free of sorbitol. a peptide therapeutic agent; and an amino acid, wherein the peptide therapeutic agent and the amino acid either both have a net positive charge or both have a net negative charge, wherein the amino acid is histidine, and wherein the coating is substantially free of sorbitol.
A method of producing an atomic force probe for a metrology instrument, the method comprising: providing a substrate; forming a flat cap stock which is a pedestal, which extends upwardly from the substrate and which has a base which is conical, and a body extending generally orthogonally to the substrate to define a distal end , wherein the distal end has a substantially flat surface the area of which ranges between about 300 nm 2 and 15μm 2 ; wherein the distal end is substantially circular in cross-section and is a cylinder distal end, wherein a dimension (di) of the cross-section of the distal end of the flat cap stock is consistent along the length (d 4 ) of the distal end and is substantially the same as the dimension of a cross-section of the top of the base of the cap stock ; characterized by FIB milling the flat cap stock by milling away material of the cap stock in a ring about a center of the distal end to form a tip of the probe having a height that is at least about 500 nm, wherein one milling operation machines substantially the entire length of the resultant tip as the beam makes its way around the circumference of the cap stock under suitable control so that the probe is usable for AFM imaging. providing a substrate; forming a flat cap stock which is a pedestal, which extends upwardly from the substrate and which has a base which is conical, and a body extending generally orthogonally to the substrate to define a distal end , wherein the distal end has a substantially flat surface the area of which ranges between about 300 nm 2 and 15μm 2 ; wherein the distal end is substantially circular in cross-section and is a cylinder distal end, wherein a dimension (di) of the cross-section of the distal end of the flat cap stock is consistent along the length (d 4 ) of the distal end and is substantially the same as the dimension of a cross-section of the top of the base of the cap stock ; characterized by FIB milling the flat cap stock by milling away material of the cap stock in a ring about a center of the distal end to form a tip of the probe having a height that is at least about 500 nm, wherein one milling operation machines substantially the entire length of the resultant tip as the beam makes its way around the circumference of the cap stock under suitable control so that the probe is usable for AFM imaging.