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A method for turbine fault or component degradation detection comprising: measuring the power output from a plurality of renewable energy turbines in an array, performing a comparison of the measured power output from a target turbine with a predicted value for the target turbine , wherein the predicted value is the result of a calculation based on the measured power output from a plurality of other turbines from the array and a predictive model which includes a weighting assigned to each of the plurality of other turbines based on the strength of correlation of their historical data with historical data from the target turbine , determining a performance change for the target turbine based on the comparison; and outputting an alert signal indicative of a fault or component degradation if a performance change is determined; characterised in that a separate predictive model is provided for each of a plurality of defined wind directions, and the method selects the predictive model that corresponds to the wind direction experienced by the target turbine . measuring the power output from a plurality of renewable energy turbines in an array, performing a comparison of the measured power output from a target turbine with a predicted value for the target turbine , wherein the predicted value is the result of a calculation based on the measured power output from a plurality of other turbines from the array and a predictive model which includes a weighting assigned to each of the plurality of other turbines based on the strength of correlation of their historical data with historical data from the target turbine , determining a performance change for the target turbine based on the comparison; and outputting an alert signal indicative of a fault or component degradation if a performance change is determined; characterised in that a separate predictive model is provided for each of a plurality of defined wind directions, and the method selects the predictive model that corresponds to the wind direction experienced by the target turbine .
A multispectral imaging system, the system comprising: a first light source having a first wavelength configured to image a sample ; a second light source , different from the first light source , having a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, configured to image the sample; a camera configured to simultaneously receive information related to the first and second light sources from the sample, wherein the first light source is configured to emit light at a first wavelength to image a surface of the sample into the camera and the second light source is configured to emit light at the second wavelength to penetrate the sample and provide information related to the penetrated sample to the camera; and a processor configured to combine the received information related to the first and second light sources provided by the single camera and generate a synthesized image of the sample comprising surface anatomical structure and sub-surface physiology of blood flow and perfusion of the sample in terms of a blood flow rate distribution; characterized in that : the camera is a single camera; and the single camera is a split image camera or a multi-sensor camera. a first light source having a first wavelength configured to image a sample ; a second light source , different from the first light source , having a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, configured to image the sample; a camera configured to simultaneously receive information related to the first and second light sources from the sample, wherein the first light source is configured to emit light at a first wavelength to image a surface of the sample into the camera and the second light source is configured to emit light at the second wavelength to penetrate the sample and provide information related to the penetrated sample to the camera; and a processor configured to combine the received information related to the first and second light sources provided by the single camera and generate a synthesized image of the sample comprising surface anatomical structure and sub-surface physiology of blood flow and perfusion of the sample in terms of a blood flow rate distribution; characterized in that : the camera is a single camera; and the single camera is a split image camera or a multi-sensor camera. the camera is a single camera; and the single camera is a split image camera or a multi-sensor camera.
A method of wireless communication at a base station , the method comprising: receiving information regarding wireless communication on one or more Radio Access Technologies, RAT; determining at least one clear channel assessment, CCA, parameter for use by at least one user equipment, UE, in performing a CCA procedure for uplink, UL, communication, wherein the at least one CCA parameter is determined based on the received information and wherein the at least one CCA parameter indicates whether contention based access is enabled for an UL transmission, thereby informing the at least one UE whether it should wait for an UL grant from the base station or whether the at least one UE can begin performing a CCA procedure without waiting for an UL grant from the base station ; and transmitting an indication of the at least one CCA parameter to the at least one UE . receiving information regarding wireless communication on one or more Radio Access Technologies, RAT; determining at least one clear channel assessment, CCA, parameter for use by at least one user equipment, UE, in performing a CCA procedure for uplink, UL, communication, wherein the at least one CCA parameter is determined based on the received information and wherein the at least one CCA parameter indicates whether contention based access is enabled for an UL transmission, thereby informing the at least one UE whether it should wait for an UL grant from the base station or whether the at least one UE can begin performing a CCA procedure without waiting for an UL grant from the base station ; and transmitting an indication of the at least one CCA parameter to the at least one UE .
A bottle assembly comprising: a container having an open end , a closed end , a base portion , and a neck , the neck having a rim defining the open end of the container; a vent assembly positionable on the rim of the container to enable venting of the container during use; and a collar assembly generally defining a closure for the container, the collar assembly configured for releasable engagement with the neck of the container over the open end thereof, the collar assembly comprising a nipple and a collar for selectively holding the nipple on the container, wherein the collar assembly and the container are configured relative to each other to enable selective configuration of the bottle assembly between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration, the nipple sealingly engages the vent assembly and the collar assembly urges the vent assembly into sealing engagement with the rim of the container, wherein in the second configuration, in which the vent assembly is omitted from the bottle assembly, the nipple sealingly engages the rim of the container, and wherein the nipple comprises a flange having a bottom face , the bottom face of the flange comprising a plurality of vent features which extend radially inward from an outer edge of the flange in an equal, circumferentially-spaced relationship with each other, so that air can enter the container via the vent features in the second configuration. a container having an open end , a closed end , a base portion , and a neck , the neck having a rim defining the open end of the container; a vent assembly positionable on the rim of the container to enable venting of the container during use; and a collar assembly generally defining a closure for the container, the collar assembly configured for releasable engagement with the neck of the container over the open end thereof, the collar assembly comprising a nipple and a collar for selectively holding the nipple on the container, wherein the collar assembly and the container are configured relative to each other to enable selective configuration of the bottle assembly between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration, the nipple sealingly engages the vent assembly and the collar assembly urges the vent assembly into sealing engagement with the rim of the container, wherein in the second configuration, in which the vent assembly is omitted from the bottle assembly, the nipple sealingly engages the rim of the container, and wherein the nipple comprises a flange having a bottom face , the bottom face of the flange comprising a plurality of vent features which extend radially inward from an outer edge of the flange in an equal, circumferentially-spaced relationship with each other, so that air can enter the container via the vent features in the second configuration.
Holding device , in particular for use in ophthalmodynamometry , having a pressure transmitter and a holding element , wherein the pressure transmitter comprises a mechanically, hydraulically and/or pneumatically movable contact element in the form of a knob, plunger and/or contact plate for installation against the upper eyelid and/or the lower eyelid in the temporal eyelid angle and is held on the holding element in such a way that, in a state of use of the holding device , pressure can be exerted by means of the pressure transmitter on an eye from the lateral direction via an upper eyelid and/or a lower eyelid in the temporal eyelid angle of the eye at least crosswise to the visual axis of the eye .
Gantry lift device for containers , in particular in the manner of a straddle carrier or sprinter carrier, which comprises four mutually spaced apart gantry struts and can travel freely and in a floor-bound manner via its wheels , having a vehicle controller , via which the gantry lift device can be automatically controlled and can be operated in a fully automated manner as an AGV, characterised in that in the automated operation all of the manoeuvres of the gantry lift device can be automatically controlled, in that transport orders are executed and routes which are specified in this respect are converted by control technology into corresponding manoeuvres within a terminal for handling containers , and having a sensor system which is configured and designed to determine sensor data of a surrounding area of the gantry lift device in order to automatically control the gantry lift device , wherein the sensor system comprises at least two, preferably four, sensor units for contactless object measurement and object recognition, of which one sensor unit is arranged on each one of the four gantry struts and is designed to determine sensor data of a surrounding area of the gantry lift device for object measurement and object recognition.
Muffler, especially rear muffler, for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, comprising a muffler housing with a housing jacket elongated in the direction of a housing longitudinal axis (A) and with a respective outer panel connected to the housing jacket at both axial end areas of the housing jacket , wherein the housing jacket defines with the outer panels a muffler interior and at least one inner panel dividing the muffler interior is arranged in the muffler interior , further comprising a muffling unit with an exhaust-gas-carrying inner pipe , with an outer pipe enclosing the inner pipe and muffling material arranged between the inner pipe and the outer pipe , wherein the inner pipe is accommodated in an opening of an inner panel and in an opening of one of the outer panels or of an additional inner panel, characterized in that the outer pipe has a radial distance to the inner pipe in each of its axial end areas , that an axial bulge accommodating the outer pipe is formed in the inner panel , that an axial bulge accommodating the outer pipe is formed in the one of the outer panels or in the additional inner panel, that the outer pipe accommodated in the axial bulge of the inner panel is connected by welding to the inner panel and that the outer pipe accommodated in the axial bulge of the outer panel or in the additional inner panel is connected by welding to the one of the outer panels or the additional inner panel.
A hockey puck , comprising: a gyroscope within an outer housing ; wherein the outer housing is cylindrical and extends lengthwise along an axis (X), the gyroscope rotatable relative to the outer housing about the axis (X); wherein the gyroscope comprises a plurality of inertial pins within a gyroscope housing ; wherein the plurality of inertial pins are distributed annularly about the axis (X), the plurality of inertial pins each comprises a stem portion extending toward the axis (X) from an enlarged head ; and wherein the inertial pins are received within a radially extending slot of the gyroscope housing and the inertial pins are radially slidable relative to the gyroscope housing . a gyroscope within an outer housing ; wherein the outer housing is cylindrical and extends lengthwise along an axis (X), the gyroscope rotatable relative to the outer housing about the axis (X); wherein the gyroscope comprises a plurality of inertial pins within a gyroscope housing ; wherein the plurality of inertial pins are distributed annularly about the axis (X), the plurality of inertial pins each comprises a stem portion extending toward the axis (X) from an enlarged head ; and wherein the inertial pins are received within a radially extending slot of the gyroscope housing and the inertial pins are radially slidable relative to the gyroscope housing .
Apparatus for the neutralisation of an ammonium sulphate solution having at least one evaporator (V1-Vn) at least one vapour scrubber (B1-Bn), having a vapour inlet (El-En), an ASL outlet (A1-An) for the scrubbed ammonium sulphate solution, and a vapour outlet (W1-Wn) for the scrubbed vapour, characterised in that a neutralising vapour scrubber (B0) is provided, having an ASL inlet (EASL), a vapour outlet (W0), a vapour inlet (E0) and an ASL outlet (A0), wherein the ASL outlet (A1-An)of the at least one vapour scrubber (B1-Bn) is connected to the inlet (EASL) of the neutralising vapour scrubber (B0) and its vapour inlet (E0) for the vapour containing ammonia is connected to the vapour outlet (D1) of the evaporator (V1), and wherein the vapour outlet (W0) of the neutralising vapour scrubber (B0) is connected to the vapour inlet (El) of the vapour scrubber (Bl). at least one evaporator (V1-Vn) at least one vapour scrubber (B1-Bn), having a vapour inlet (El-En), an ASL outlet (A1-An) for the scrubbed ammonium sulphate solution, and a vapour outlet (W1-Wn) for the scrubbed vapour, characterised in that a neutralising vapour scrubber (B0) is provided, having an ASL inlet (EASL), a vapour outlet (W0), a vapour inlet (E0) and an ASL outlet (A0), wherein the ASL outlet (A1-An)of the at least one vapour scrubber (B1-Bn) is connected to the inlet (EASL) of the neutralising vapour scrubber (B0) and its vapour inlet (E0) for the vapour containing ammonia is connected to the vapour outlet (D1) of the evaporator (V1), and wherein the vapour outlet (W0) of the neutralising vapour scrubber (B0) is connected to the vapour inlet (El) of the vapour scrubber (Bl).
A prosthetic heart valve for replacement of a native heart valve having a native valve annulus , comprising: a stent body having an inflow end, an outflow end, and an annulus section between the inflow and outflow ends, the stent body further including a flared section extending from the annulus section toward the inflow end and a distal section extending from the annulus section toward the outflow end, the stent body having a radially collapsed condition and a radially expanded condition, the annulus section and the flared section increasing in diameter during transition from the radially collapsed condition to the radially expanded condition, one or more prosthetic valve elements mounted to the stent body and operative to allow flow in an antegrade direction from the inflow end to the outflow end, and operative to substantially block flow in a retrograde direction from the outflow end to the inflow end; a cuff secured to the stent body, the cuff covering an exterior surface of the inflow end and covering the flared section and being adapted for engagement with native tissue proximal to the native valve annulus to form a seal with the native tissue which helps to block retrograde flow around the outside of the stent body; and one or more biasing elements connected to the stent body and to the cuff (85;285), the one or more biasing elements being adapted to bias at least a portion of the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body without piercing the cuff (85;285). a cuff secured to the stent body, the cuff covering an exterior surface of the inflow end and covering the flared section and being adapted for engagement with native tissue proximal to the native valve annulus to form a seal with the native tissue which helps to block retrograde flow around the outside of the stent body; and one or more biasing elements connected to the stent body and to the cuff (85;285), the one or more biasing elements being adapted to bias at least a portion of the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body without piercing the cuff (85;285).
A valve implant for implantation in a bodily lumen, the implant having a central axis, a proximal end, and a distal end, the implant comprising: a first set of resiliently deformable, elongate members , each having respective proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends adjacent to one another and immobile with respect to each other, and respective distal ends flared radially outward and mobile with respect to each other, the first set of elongate members defining a plurality of spaces between them; a second set of elongate members , each having respective proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends of the second set adjacent to and immobile with respect to the proximal ends of the first set of elongate members, and the distal ends of the second set being free and flared radially outward, and wherein the second set of elongate members are longer than the first set of elongate members, and wherein the distal end of at least one of the second set of elongate members includes a foot adapted to engage the inside of the bodily lumen; wherein at least one of the elongate members of the second set includes at least a portion pivotable toward and away from the central axis, the pivotable portion having the shape of a loop; and a substantially fluid-tight hood affixed to the loop; wherein at least part of the hood is pivotable around a pivot point between a first, closed position, in which retrograde fluid flow through the lumen is blocked by the hood, and a second, open position, in which antegrade flow past the valve implant is permitted. a first set of resiliently deformable, elongate members , each having respective proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends adjacent to one another and immobile with respect to each other, and respective distal ends flared radially outward and mobile with respect to each other, the first set of elongate members defining a plurality of spaces between them; a second set of elongate members , each having respective proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends of the second set adjacent to and immobile with respect to the proximal ends of the first set of elongate members, and the distal ends of the second set being free and flared radially outward, and wherein the second set of elongate members are longer than the first set of elongate members, and wherein the distal end of at least one of the second set of elongate members includes a foot adapted to engage the inside of the bodily lumen; wherein at least one of the elongate members of the second set includes at least a portion pivotable toward and away from the central axis, the pivotable portion having the shape of a loop; and a substantially fluid-tight hood affixed to the loop; wherein at least part of the hood is pivotable around a pivot point between a first, closed position, in which retrograde fluid flow through the lumen is blocked by the hood, and a second, open position, in which antegrade flow past the valve implant is permitted.
A method for switching between network connections for a mobile device , the method comprising: determining, by the mobile device , a quality of connection corresponding to a first network provided by an access point , the quality of connection based on a quantity of packets successfully transmitted to and/or successfully received from the first network via the access point ; determining, by the mobile device , a rate of change of a received signal strength indication, RSSI, corresponding to the first network ; predicting, by the mobile device , that a connection to the first network will be beyond a quality threshold at a specific instance in time in the future based on the rate of change and the quality of connection; and based on the prediction that the connection to the first network will be beyond the quality threshold at the specific instance in time in the future, switching, by the mobile device , from the first network to a second network before the specific instance in time in the future, wherein predicting that the connection to the first network will be beyond the quality threshold comprises: determining whether the rate of change of the RSSI is positive or negative; determining a quality score based on the rate of change of the RSSI, the quality of connection, and whether the rate of change of the RSSI is positive or negative; and comparing the quality score to a quality score threshold. determining, by the mobile device , a quality of connection corresponding to a first network provided by an access point , the quality of connection based on a quantity of packets successfully transmitted to and/or successfully received from the first network via the access point ; determining, by the mobile device , a rate of change of a received signal strength indication, RSSI, corresponding to the first network ; predicting, by the mobile device , that a connection to the first network will be beyond a quality threshold at a specific instance in time in the future based on the rate of change and the quality of connection; and based on the prediction that the connection to the first network will be beyond the quality threshold at the specific instance in time in the future, switching, by the mobile device , from the first network to a second network before the specific instance in time in the future, wherein predicting that the connection to the first network will be beyond the quality threshold comprises: determining whether the rate of change of the RSSI is positive or negative; determining a quality score based on the rate of change of the RSSI, the quality of connection, and whether the rate of change of the RSSI is positive or negative; and comparing the quality score to a quality score threshold. determining whether the rate of change of the RSSI is positive or negative; determining a quality score based on the rate of change of the RSSI, the quality of connection, and whether the rate of change of the RSSI is positive or negative; and comparing the quality score to a quality score threshold.