mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A power plant , comprising: a steam turbine ; a steam generating source that is configured to supply a working fluid to the steam turbine; a thermal storage unit configured to store a thermal storage working medium that is further configured to discharge thermal energy into the working fluid supplied from the steam generating source to supplement power generation by the steam turbine, wherein the thermal storage unit includes a cold tank configured to contain the thermal storage working medium in a cold state and a hot tank configured to contain the thermal storage working medium in a heated state; a heat exchanger in flow communication with the steam turbine, the steam generating source and the thermal storage unit, the heat exchanger configured to facilitate a direct heat transfer of thermal energy between the thermal storage working medium in the thermal storage unit and the working fluid supplied from the steam generating source to the steam turbine, wherein the steam generator source is configured to supply all of the working fluid directly to the steam turbine without any heat transfer with the thermal storage working medium via the heat exchanger during a thermal storage unit off mode of operation, and the power plant is further configured such that a predetermined amount of the thermal storage working medium in the hot tank is supplied to the thermal storage working medium in the cold tank during the thermal storage unit off mode of operation to inhibit solidification of the working medium in the cold tank . a steam turbine ; a steam generating source that is configured to supply a working fluid to the steam turbine; a thermal storage unit configured to store a thermal storage working medium that is further configured to discharge thermal energy into the working fluid supplied from the steam generating source to supplement power generation by the steam turbine, wherein the thermal storage unit includes a cold tank configured to contain the thermal storage working medium in a cold state and a hot tank configured to contain the thermal storage working medium in a heated state; a heat exchanger in flow communication with the steam turbine, the steam generating source and the thermal storage unit, the heat exchanger configured to facilitate a direct heat transfer of thermal energy between the thermal storage working medium in the thermal storage unit and the working fluid supplied from the steam generating source to the steam turbine, wherein the steam generator source is configured to supply all of the working fluid directly to the steam turbine without any heat transfer with the thermal storage working medium via the heat exchanger during a thermal storage unit off mode of operation, and the power plant is further configured such that a predetermined amount of the thermal storage working medium in the hot tank is supplied to the thermal storage working medium in the cold tank during the thermal storage unit off mode of operation to inhibit solidification of the working medium in the cold tank .
A method for generating a geometry corresponding to a cross-sectional profile of an object, the method comprising: receiving a sketch, by a computing device , corresponding to the cross-sectional profile of the object, wherein the sketch is drawn by moving a pointer over a display unit of the computing device ; obtaining, by the computing device , pixel points generated by the display unit , wherein the pixel points correspond to the sketch, and wherein each pixel point represents the position of the pixel activated by the pointer and detected at a predetermined period of time; identifying pixel points at which a speed of drawing of the sketch is below a predetermined threshold as low-speed pixel points; joining the low-speed pixel points with straight lines; and processing, by the computing device , the straight lines into the geometry of the object, characterized in that the processing of the straight lines comprises adjusting each vertex of the straight lines to a new one of said positions such that the each vertex is at a maximum deviation from two vertices neighboring to the each vertex. receiving a sketch, by a computing device , corresponding to the cross-sectional profile of the object, wherein the sketch is drawn by moving a pointer over a display unit of the computing device ; obtaining, by the computing device , pixel points generated by the display unit , wherein the pixel points correspond to the sketch, and wherein each pixel point represents the position of the pixel activated by the pointer and detected at a predetermined period of time; identifying pixel points at which a speed of drawing of the sketch is below a predetermined threshold as low-speed pixel points; joining the low-speed pixel points with straight lines; and processing, by the computing device , the straight lines into the geometry of the object, characterized in that the processing of the straight lines comprises adjusting each vertex of the straight lines to a new one of said positions such that the each vertex is at a maximum deviation from two vertices neighboring to the each vertex.
A method of implementing a bus protocol for interfacing a control unit to plural devices connected to the bus comprising: generating a pulse train comprising a plurality of cycles for transmission on the bus, each of the cycles comprising a low voltage level portion for a designated period of time and a high voltage level portion for a designated period of time and, at least some of the cycles being assigned to respective ones of the plural devices as input/output (I/O) channels; wherein the pulse train comprises bus scan cycles that each comprise a selected number of the I/O channels, and a synchronization pulse after the I/O channels, characterized in that the synchronization pulse after the I/O channels is configured by the control unit to vary in duration in accordance with a designated change in channel bandwidth. generating a pulse train comprising a plurality of cycles for transmission on the bus, each of the cycles comprising a low voltage level portion for a designated period of time and a high voltage level portion for a designated period of time and, at least some of the cycles being assigned to respective ones of the plural devices as input/output (I/O) channels; wherein the pulse train comprises bus scan cycles that each comprise a selected number of the I/O channels, and a synchronization pulse after the I/O channels, characterized in that the synchronization pulse after the I/O channels is configured by the control unit to vary in duration in accordance with a designated change in channel bandwidth.
A method for controlling a crane comprising a jib having a crane tip and a hoist comprising a load connection structure , wherein the crane is configured to carry a load attached to the load connection structure and comprises: - one or more of jib actuators (8, 8', 8") arranged to activate the jib ; - one or more hoist actuators arranged to activate the hoist ; - a control unit configured control the one or more jib actuators and the one or more hoist actuators configured to change the distance (D) between the load connection structure and the crane tip , wherein the method comprises the step of providing a command (C A , C B ) to the control unit to activate the one or more jib actuators (8, 8', 8"), characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: - determining the expected change (ΔD jib ) of the distance (D) between the load connection structure and the crane tip caused by motion of the jib when executing the command (C A , C B ); - determining a correcting signal (C S ) suitable for at least partly counteracting the change (ΔD jib ) of the distance (D) between the load connection structure and the crane tip ; - activating the one or more hoist actuators by using the determined correcting signal (C S ). - one or more of jib actuators (8, 8', 8") arranged to activate the jib ; - one or more hoist actuators arranged to activate the hoist ; - a control unit configured control the one or more jib actuators and the one or more hoist actuators configured to change the distance (D) between the load connection structure and the crane tip , - determining the expected change (ΔD jib ) of the distance (D) between the load connection structure and the crane tip caused by motion of the jib when executing the command (C A , C B ); - determining a correcting signal (C S ) suitable for at least partly counteracting the change (ΔD jib ) of the distance (D) between the load connection structure and the crane tip ; - activating the one or more hoist actuators by using the determined correcting signal (C S ).
A method for a wireless access terminal to synchronize to system times in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: using a first timing hierarchy in a first wireless communication network to operate the wireless access terminal, the first wireless communication network having a first radio access technology, operating with the first timing hierarchy including determining a frame cycle for the first wireless communication network, the frame cycle having a frame cycle boundary; Characterised by : receiving from the first wireless communication network broadcast parameters for a second wireless communication network having a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology, the broadcast parameters including a system time of the second wireless communication network; aligning, from the perspective of the wireless access terminal, the system time of second wireless communication network with the frame cycle boundary; and engaging in a communication session using the second wireless communication network. using a first timing hierarchy in a first wireless communication network to operate the wireless access terminal, the first wireless communication network having a first radio access technology, operating with the first timing hierarchy including determining a frame cycle for the first wireless communication network, the frame cycle having a frame cycle boundary; Characterised by : receiving from the first wireless communication network broadcast parameters for a second wireless communication network having a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology, the broadcast parameters including a system time of the second wireless communication network; aligning, from the perspective of the wireless access terminal, the system time of second wireless communication network with the frame cycle boundary; and engaging in a communication session using the second wireless communication network. receiving from the first wireless communication network broadcast parameters for a second wireless communication network having a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology, the broadcast parameters including a system time of the second wireless communication network; aligning, from the perspective of the wireless access terminal, the system time of second wireless communication network with the frame cycle boundary; and engaging in a communication session using the second wireless communication network.
A backlight lamp guide for a backlight module, comprising: a fixed base ; a lamp clamping portion , provided on a first side of the fixed base ; and a snap-fit structure , provided on a second side of the fixed base opposite to the first side and arranged to be snap-fitted to a back cover , and a snap-fit resilient structure configured as an arcuate portion of the fixed base; wherein when the snap-fit structure and said back cover are snap-fitted, the snap-fit resilient structure is elastically deformed, to exert an elastic retaining force on the back cover in a direction away from the fixed base ; characterized in that the section of the fixed base where the snap-fit structure is provided is offset toward the first side, with respect to the section of the fixed base where the lamp clamping portion is provided, and the arcuate portion is connected between the section of the fixed base where the snap-fit structure is provided and the section of the fixed base where the lamp clamping portion is provided; the snap-fit structure further comprises a snap-fit cylinder with one end thereof being connected to the fixed base , a snap-fit base provided at the other end of the snap-fit cylinder ; at least one fin extending from the snap-fit base along a direction away from the snap-fit cylinder and toward the fixed base and a snap-fit protrusion provided on at least one lateral face of the snap-fit cylinder . a fixed base ; a lamp clamping portion , provided on a first side of the fixed base ; and a snap-fit structure , provided on a second side of the fixed base opposite to the first side and arranged to be snap-fitted to a back cover , and a snap-fit resilient structure configured as an arcuate portion of the fixed base; wherein when the snap-fit structure and said back cover are snap-fitted, the snap-fit resilient structure is elastically deformed, to exert an elastic retaining force on the back cover in a direction away from the fixed base ; characterized in that the section of the fixed base where the snap-fit structure is provided is offset toward the first side, with respect to the section of the fixed base where the lamp clamping portion is provided, and the arcuate portion is connected between the section of the fixed base where the snap-fit structure is provided and the section of the fixed base where the lamp clamping portion is provided; the snap-fit structure further comprises a snap-fit cylinder with one end thereof being connected to the fixed base , a snap-fit base provided at the other end of the snap-fit cylinder ; at least one fin extending from the snap-fit base along a direction away from the snap-fit cylinder and toward the fixed base and a snap-fit protrusion provided on at least one lateral face of the snap-fit cylinder .
A direct electrical heating, DEH cable, for use as a piggyback cable (k3, k4, k5) comprising a power cable to transfer large amounts of electric energy/power, - a set of elongate profile elements having apertures, holes or slits for receipt of seawater, - said elongate profile elements being arranged in a twisted bundle around the power cable , - a protective sheath that encapsulates the power cable and the elongate profile elements , wherein the sheath and at least one of the profile elements are semiconductive in order to, drain off to sea capacitive currents arising in the DEH cable (k3, k4, k5) when the DEH cable is deployed into the sea and the power cable conducts large amounts of electric energy/power. - a set of elongate profile elements having apertures, holes or slits for receipt of seawater, - said elongate profile elements being arranged in a twisted bundle around the power cable , - a protective sheath that encapsulates the power cable and the elongate profile elements , wherein the sheath and at least one of the profile elements are semiconductive in order to, drain off to sea capacitive currents arising in the DEH cable (k3, k4, k5) when the DEH cable is deployed into the sea and the power cable conducts large amounts of electric energy/power.
A parking assistance method for receiving an operation by an operator from outside of a vehicle and executing automatic parking in a target parking position, the parking assistance method comprising: determining a communication situation between an operation device configured to receive the operation and transmit an instruction signal corresponding to the operation and a communication device mounted on the vehicle and configured to receive the instruction signal; and limiting the operation for manually adjusting the target parking position in a parking frame in the operation device depending on the communication situation, after receiving the operation for selecting the parking frame in which the vehicle is to be parked, when it is determined that there is communication failure risk in the communication situation (S3); and executing automatic parking in the set target parking position. determining a communication situation between an operation device configured to receive the operation and transmit an instruction signal corresponding to the operation and a communication device mounted on the vehicle and configured to receive the instruction signal; and limiting the operation for manually adjusting the target parking position in a parking frame in the operation device depending on the communication situation, after receiving the operation for selecting the parking frame in which the vehicle is to be parked, when it is determined that there is communication failure risk in the communication situation (S3); and executing automatic parking in the set target parking position.
Material in the form of a powder mix, containing a first powder on a nickel basis or consisting of, in % by weight of the material, C 0.06 to 0.20 Si < 0.8 Mn 0.5 to 1.5 Fe 2.0 to 3.8 Cr 14.0 to 17.0 Mo 14.0 to 18.0 W 3.0 to 5.5 V 0.1 to 0.8 Ni remainder Cu < 0.1 B < 0.05 Other < 0.5 and containing a second powder or consisting of tungsten carbide with, in % by weight of the material, C 3.5 to 4.5 Fe < 0.3 W remainder Other < 0.5, the proportion of the first powder being 55 % to 85 % by weight of the material.
Weed separation device for separating haulm from agricultural crops such as onions , which comprises at least a first rotation device which is configured for rotation about a first axis of rotation and has at least one separating element rotating during operation in a cutting plane orthogonal to the first axis of rotation , at least a second rotation device which is arranged adjacent the first rotation device , is configured for rotation about a second axis of rotation and has at least one separating element rotating during operation, and a discharge channel for discharging the haulm which extends along at the axes of rotation into a horizontal discharge direction and which is delimited at the top by an upper guide element , wherein the distance (A) of the upper guide element from the cutting plane increases at least in sections with the extent of the discharge channel into the discharge direction , characterized in that a plane of axes of rotation in which the axes of rotation of all of the rotation devices run, is arranged during operation at an angle < 90° to a vertical longitudinal centre plane parallel to the direction of travel .
A culture test method for culturing an object to be cultured and testing a degree of growth of the object to be cultured by using a patch, which includes a gel type mesh structural body forming micro- or nano-sized cavities and contains a liquid substance in the cavities, the culture test method comprising: placing an object to be cultured in a reaction region on the plate; providing at least a portion of the contained component required for growth to the reaction region by contacting the culturing patch that contains the component required for growth of the object to be cultured with the reaction region; and reabsorbing at least a portion of the provided component required for growth into the patch by separating the culturing patch from the reaction region, wherein the method further comprises, a first sub-step of acquiring an image of the object to be cultured by imaging the reaction region when the patch is in contact with the reaction region or a second sub-step of acquiring an image of the object to be cultured by imaging the reaction region when the patch is separated from the reaction region, wherein the component required for growth is a nutrients required for culturing the object to be cultured, wherein the plate is a solid plate. placing an object to be cultured in a reaction region on the plate; providing at least a portion of the contained component required for growth to the reaction region by contacting the culturing patch that contains the component required for growth of the object to be cultured with the reaction region; and reabsorbing at least a portion of the provided component required for growth into the patch by separating the culturing patch from the reaction region, wherein the method further comprises, a first sub-step of acquiring an image of the object to be cultured by imaging the reaction region when the patch is in contact with the reaction region or a second sub-step of acquiring an image of the object to be cultured by imaging the reaction region when the patch is separated from the reaction region, wherein the component required for growth is a nutrients required for culturing the object to be cultured, wherein the plate is a solid plate.
Turning insert formed for chip-cutting metal machining of a workpiece that rotates in a direction of rotation (R) at a first speed of rotation around a workpiece axis (C1), the turning insert comprising a front surface , an envelope surface and a circular cutting edge located where the front surface meets the envelope surface , the cutting edge extending around the front surface and lying in a plane (P) that forms an angle α with the envelope surface , a tool axis (C2) extending through the turning insert in a normal direction in respect of said plane (P), and the turning insert , during the chip-cutting metal machining, being formed to rotate around the tool axis (C2) at a second speed of rotation, characterized in that the envelope surface forms a chip surface and is arranged to meet chips formed in the chip-cutting metal machining, and that the chip surface comprises chip breaking means.