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A mastless vertical axis wind turbine , the mastless vertical axis wind turbine comprising: a plurality of sails that rotate about a vertical axis under the influence of wind; a bottom platform configured to couple the plurality of sails to a first stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails at one or more points about the bottom of the plurality of the sails and rotates with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind; a central connector configured to couple the plurality of sails to a second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails about the axis of rotation and the top of the plurality of the sails, where the central connector comprises: a top portion configured to attach to the second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine does not rotate, and a bottom portion configured to attach to the plurality of sails that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine rotates with respect to the top portion with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind, characterized in that each of the plurality of sails is attached to the bottom portion at a common point along the vertical axis. a plurality of sails that rotate about a vertical axis under the influence of wind; a bottom platform configured to couple the plurality of sails to a first stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails at one or more points about the bottom of the plurality of the sails and rotates with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind; a central connector configured to couple the plurality of sails to a second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails about the axis of rotation and the top of the plurality of the sails, where the central connector comprises: a top portion configured to attach to the second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine does not rotate, and a bottom portion configured to attach to the plurality of sails that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine rotates with respect to the top portion with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind, characterized in that each of the plurality of sails is attached to the bottom portion at a common point along the vertical axis. a top portion configured to attach to the second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine does not rotate, and a bottom portion configured to attach to the plurality of sails that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine rotates with respect to the top portion with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind, characterized in that each of the plurality of sails is attached to the bottom portion at a common point along the vertical axis.
A power source for an electric propulsion system of an aerial vehicle , comprising: a body having an electrical energy storage device configured to store electrical energy ; a plurality of terminals coupled to the electrical energy storage device for supplying the electrical energy from the electrical energy storage device to the electric propulsion system of the aerial vehicle ; a plurality of flight control surfaces extending outwardly from the body , wherein the flight control surfaces are actuatable to adjust a flight attitude of the power source ; and a flight control system including a processor and configured to actuate the plurality of flight control surfaces to fly the power source to a target location when the power source is jettisoned from the aerial vehicle , wherein the flight control system is configured to determine an aerial drop location, at which the power source is to be jettisoned from the aerial vehicle based on an amount of the electrical energy remaining in the electrical energy storage device . a body having an electrical energy storage device configured to store electrical energy ; a plurality of terminals coupled to the electrical energy storage device for supplying the electrical energy from the electrical energy storage device to the electric propulsion system of the aerial vehicle ; a plurality of flight control surfaces extending outwardly from the body , wherein the flight control surfaces are actuatable to adjust a flight attitude of the power source ; and a flight control system including a processor and configured to actuate the plurality of flight control surfaces to fly the power source to a target location when the power source is jettisoned from the aerial vehicle , wherein the flight control system is configured to determine an aerial drop location, at which the power source is to be jettisoned from the aerial vehicle based on an amount of the electrical energy remaining in the electrical energy storage device .
A lighting device , comprising an optical deglaring plate having an incident surface and a reverse, visible, surface, the optical deglaring plate comprising an array of conical optical structures in the reverse, visible, surface for optically processing received light; a lighting assembly comprising a plurality of light sources , the lighting assembly being adapted to project a plurality of light outputs onto the incident surface of the optical deglaring plate , wherein the optical deglaring plate is configured to process each of said plurality of light outputs in order to generate on the reverse, visible, surface a corresponding circular or curve-shaped luminous pattern; and a controller adapted to control a configuration of the lighting assembly so as to vary the luminous pattern in dependence upon one or more variable parameters, characterized in that : one or more of the plurality of light sources are moveable relative to the optical deglaring plate , and the controller is adapted to control movement of said one or more light sources in order to vary the luminous pattern. one or more of the plurality of light sources are moveable relative to the optical deglaring plate , and the controller is adapted to control movement of said one or more light sources in order to vary the luminous pattern.
A method for providing notifications by a client device to a server device , the client device and the server device being Lightweight Machine to Machine, LwM2M, devices, the method comprising performing, by the client device, the steps of: - receiving from the server device , for at least one variable to be monitored by the client device, one or more predefined configuration parameters including at least one of: - a confirmation notification parameter indicating at least whether notifications with a value for said at least one variable are to be confirmed by the server device , - a notification queue parameter related to the storing of one or more historical values for said at least one variable in a notification queue, and preferably indicating whether historical values for said at least one variable are to be stored in a notification queue and/or indicating a number of historical values for said at least one variable to be stored in a notification queue; - setting or modifying a configuration of the client device to notify values for said at least one variable in accordance with the received one or more predefined configuration parameters; and - based on the set or modified configuration of the client device, notifying one or more values for said at least one variable to the server device;. - receiving from the server device , for at least one variable to be monitored by the client device, one or more predefined configuration parameters including at least one of: - a confirmation notification parameter indicating at least whether notifications with a value for said at least one variable are to be confirmed by the server device , - a notification queue parameter related to the storing of one or more historical values for said at least one variable in a notification queue, and preferably indicating whether historical values for said at least one variable are to be stored in a notification queue and/or indicating a number of historical values for said at least one variable to be stored in a notification queue; - a confirmation notification parameter indicating at least whether notifications with a value for said at least one variable are to be confirmed by the server device , - a notification queue parameter related to the storing of one or more historical values for said at least one variable in a notification queue, and preferably indicating whether historical values for said at least one variable are to be stored in a notification queue and/or indicating a number of historical values for said at least one variable to be stored in a notification queue; - setting or modifying a configuration of the client device to notify values for said at least one variable in accordance with the received one or more predefined configuration parameters; and - based on the set or modified configuration of the client device, notifying one or more values for said at least one variable to the server device;.
A ferritic-austenitic stainless steel excellent in workability, characterized by consisting of, by mass%, C: 0.002 to 0.1%, Si: 0.05 to 2%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.00%, P: less than 0.05%, S: less than 0.01%, Cr: 17 to 25%, N: 0.03 to 0.13%, and a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities, and optionally one or more of, by mass%, Ni: 0.1 to 5%, Cu: 0.1 to 5%, Mo: 0.1 to 5%, Nb: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.003%, and Mg: 0.0002 to 0.003%; having a volume fraction of an austenite phase of 10% to less than 50%, having an Md value calculated from the chemical composition in the austenite phase that satisfies the following formula (b), having a ratio of austenite grains in a cross-section vertical to a rolling transverse direction with a grain size of 15 μm or less and a shape aspect ratio of less than 3 accounting for 90% or more of the total number of austenite grains, and further having at the same cross-section an average distance between nearest austenite grains of 12 μm or less: − 10 ≤ Md ≤ 110 wherein Md = 551 − 462 C + N − 9.2 Si − 8.1 Mn − 13.7 Cr − 29 Ni − 29 Cu − 18.5 Mo , [ ] is the composition (mass%) in the austenite phase, and { } is the average composition (mass%). C: 0.002 to 0.1%, Si: 0.05 to 2%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.00%, P: less than 0.05%, S: less than 0.01%, Cr: 17 to 25%, N: 0.03 to 0.13%, and Ni: 0.1 to 5%, Cu: 0.1 to 5%, Mo: 0.1 to 5%, Nb: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.03 to 0.5%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.003%, and Mg: 0.0002 to 0.003%; [ ] is the composition (mass%) in the austenite phase, and { } is the average composition (mass%).
A peer-to-peer network based data transmission method, comprising: slicing (S10) requested data into data slices, and establishing at least two transmission sub-streams, wherein the data slices are transmitted through corresponding transmission sub-streams; selecting (S20), by a requesting node (10a; 100a), a transmission sub-stream of a plurality of transmission sub-streams and respectively establishing data sharing relationship with other requesting nodes (10b, 10c, 10d; 100b, 100c, 100d), wherein the other requesting nodes select transmission sub-streams different from the transmission sub-stream selected by the requesting node; and downloading (S30), by the requesting node, corresponding data slices from a data source through the transmission sub-stream and, based on the data sharing relationship, receiving data slices downloaded from the data source through the transmission sub-streams self-selected by the other requesting nodes, wherein selecting, by the requesting node, a transmission sub-stream includes selecting a transmission sub-stream based on a selection status of each transmission sub-stream; wherein the selection status is representative of a minimum number of established selections of the transmission sub-stream by a number of requesting nodes such that each transmission sub-stream is selected by a balanced number of requesting nodes. slicing (S10) requested data into data slices, and establishing at least two transmission sub-streams, wherein the data slices are transmitted through corresponding transmission sub-streams; selecting (S20), by a requesting node (10a; 100a), a transmission sub-stream of a plurality of transmission sub-streams and respectively establishing data sharing relationship with other requesting nodes (10b, 10c, 10d; 100b, 100c, 100d), wherein the other requesting nodes select transmission sub-streams different from the transmission sub-stream selected by the requesting node; and downloading (S30), by the requesting node, corresponding data slices from a data source through the transmission sub-stream and, based on the data sharing relationship, receiving data slices downloaded from the data source through the transmission sub-streams self-selected by the other requesting nodes, wherein selecting, by the requesting node, a transmission sub-stream includes selecting a transmission sub-stream based on a selection status of each transmission sub-stream; wherein the selection status is representative of a minimum number of established selections of the transmission sub-stream by a number of requesting nodes such that each transmission sub-stream is selected by a balanced number of requesting nodes.
A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet including one or more food compartments and one or more doors providing external access to the one or more food compartments ; a surface heater positioned to heat a surface of the cabinet ; a temperature sensor positioned to sense a temperature for the surface; and a controller coupled to the surface heater and the temperature sensor , the controller configured to detect moisture on the surface by activating the surface heater , sensing temperature with the temperature sensor , and determining that moisture is present on the surface in response to detecting an elevated thermal load on the surface while the surface heater is activated, characterized in that , the refrigerator further comprising an externally-mounted dispenser disposed on the cabinet and including a dispenser recess sump , wherein the surface is disposed on the dispenser recess sump . a cabinet including one or more food compartments and one or more doors providing external access to the one or more food compartments ; a surface heater positioned to heat a surface of the cabinet ; a temperature sensor positioned to sense a temperature for the surface; and a controller coupled to the surface heater and the temperature sensor , the controller configured to detect moisture on the surface by activating the surface heater , sensing temperature with the temperature sensor , and determining that moisture is present on the surface in response to detecting an elevated thermal load on the surface while the surface heater is activated,
A method of brush manufacturing by means of a brush manufacturing machine having a guide along which a plurality of slides can be successively moved to a plurality of drilling stations and then to at least one tufting station , the drilling stations being operated simultaneously with the at least one tufting station , and the number of drilling cycles performed by each drilling station per unit of time being equal to the number of tufting cycles of the at least one tufting station in the same unit of time, divided by the ratio of the number of drilling stations to the number of tufting stations, wherein the drilling of the holes in the brush base body is divided between two or more drilling stations and the cycle speed of the drilling stations is reduced in accordance with the ratio of the drilling stations to the tufting stations.
A system for adjusting the conveyor belt tension within an agricultural harvester , the system comprising a conveyor comprising a first roller , a second roller spaced apart from the first roller , and a conveyor belt configured to engage the first and second rollers , a tensioner assembly including an input member , an output shaft being coupled to the first roller and a ratcheting mechanism , the ratcheting mechanism being coupled between the input member and output shaft characterized in that the ratcheting mechanism is configured to selectively convert movement of the input member into translation of the output shaft and to selectively adjust a position of the first roller relative to the second roller to adjust a tension force exerted on the conveyor belt , and the output shaft is rotatably coupled to the input member and threadingly engages the input member such that rotation of the input member relative to the output shaft moves the output shaft relative to the input member along a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the output shaft to adjust the position of the first roller relative to the second roller . a conveyor comprising a first roller , a second roller spaced apart from the first roller , and a conveyor belt configured to engage the first and second rollers , a tensioner assembly including an input member , an output shaft being coupled to the first roller and a ratcheting mechanism , the ratcheting mechanism being coupled between the input member and output shaft characterized in that the ratcheting mechanism is configured to selectively convert movement of the input member into translation of the output shaft and to selectively adjust a position of the first roller relative to the second roller to adjust a tension force exerted on the conveyor belt , and the output shaft is rotatably coupled to the input member and threadingly engages the input member such that rotation of the input member relative to the output shaft moves the output shaft relative to the input member along a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the output shaft to adjust the position of the first roller relative to the second roller .
A rewinding method employed in a pot spinning machine following yarn breakage, the rewinding method comprising: a cake forming step of forming a cake by rotating a pot having an opening and winding yarn drawn out to a predetermined thickness around an inner wall of the pot ; characterized by an end of the cake detecting step (S1) of detecting a lower end of the cake on the opening side when yarn breakage is detected by a yarn breakage detection unit before completion of the cake forming step; a bobbin disposing step (S3) of disposing a bobbin inside the pot through the opening after yarn breakage is detected; and a contact step (S4) of bringing an elongated member into contact with the inner wall of the pot through the opening , closer to the opening than the lower end of the cake detected in the end of the cake detecting step (S1). a cake forming step of forming a cake by rotating a pot having an opening and winding yarn drawn out to a predetermined thickness around an inner wall of the pot ; characterized by an end of the cake detecting step (S1) of detecting a lower end of the cake on the opening side when yarn breakage is detected by a yarn breakage detection unit before completion of the cake forming step; a bobbin disposing step (S3) of disposing a bobbin inside the pot through the opening after yarn breakage is detected; and a contact step (S4) of bringing an elongated member into contact with the inner wall of the pot through the opening , closer to the opening than the lower end of the cake detected in the end of the cake detecting step (S1).
A person support apparatus comprising: a support surface having a patient facing surface and including a head section , a seat section , and a foot section , the head section and the foot section being rotatable with respect to the seat section ; a head section actuator coupled between the head section and the seat section to rotate the head section with respect to the seat section ; a foot section actuator coupled between the foot section and the seat section to rotate the foot section with respect to the seat section ; at least one strain gauge provided at the patient facing surface of the support surface to detect a change in pressure against at least one of the head section and the foot section ; and a controller configured to receive data from the at least one strain gauge , and to transmit a signal to one or more of the head section actuator (43 a) or the foot section actuator (43 c) to rotate a corresponding one of the head section or the foot section in response to receiving data from the at least one strain gauge , indicating a change in pressure that exceeds a predetermined reduction in pressure. a support surface having a patient facing surface and including a head section , a seat section , and a foot section , the head section and the foot section being rotatable with respect to the seat section ; a head section actuator coupled between the head section and the seat section to rotate the head section with respect to the seat section ; a foot section actuator coupled between the foot section and the seat section to rotate the foot section with respect to the seat section ; at least one strain gauge provided at the patient facing surface of the support surface to detect a change in pressure against at least one of the head section and the foot section ; and a controller configured to receive data from the at least one strain gauge , and to transmit a signal to one or more of the head section actuator (43 a) or the foot section actuator (43 c) to rotate a corresponding one of the head section or the foot section in response to receiving data from the at least one strain gauge , indicating a change in pressure that exceeds a predetermined reduction in pressure.