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A method for controlling power generation of a power plant which comprises at least three power generating units including at least one wind turbine , where the power plant is connected to an electrical power grid for supplying power from the power generating units to the electrical power grid, and where the power generating units are controllable to produce power dependent on individual power set-points, the method comprises: - operating the power generating units so that, - at least one power generating unit operates in a non-controlled mode with a non-curtailed power set-point, and so that - at least one other power generating unit operates in a controlled mode with a curtailed power set-point, - determining one or more positive capabilities (Cap+) of the controlled power generating units as the difference between the available power (Paval) and the curtailed power production of individual power generating units, where the available power is the maximum power that can be produced by one of the power generating units, - determining a total positive capability (Pcap_pos) as the sum of the positive capabilities (Cap+), - determining a proportion (NCp) of the power generating units intended to be operated in the non-controlled mode, where the proportion is a real number indicating the ratio of controlled and non-controlled power generating units, and where the proportion is determined as a function (F1, F2) of the total positive capability, and - dependent on the difference between the determined proportion (NCp) and an actual proportion, change status from non-controlled mode to controlled mode, or vice versa, of one or more of the power generating units. - operating the power generating units so that, - at least one power generating unit operates in a non-controlled mode with a non-curtailed power set-point, and so that - at least one other power generating unit operates in a controlled mode with a curtailed power set-point, - at least one power generating unit operates in a non-controlled mode with a non-curtailed power set-point, and so that - at least one other power generating unit operates in a controlled mode with a curtailed power set-point, - determining one or more positive capabilities (Cap+) of the controlled power generating units as the difference between the available power (Paval) and the curtailed power production of individual power generating units, where the available power is the maximum power that can be produced by one of the power generating units, - determining a total positive capability (Pcap_pos) as the sum of the positive capabilities (Cap+), - determining a proportion (NCp) of the power generating units intended to be operated in the non-controlled mode, where the proportion is a real number indicating the ratio of controlled and non-controlled power generating units, and where the proportion is determined as a function (F1, F2) of the total positive capability, and - dependent on the difference between the determined proportion (NCp) and an actual proportion, change status from non-controlled mode to controlled mode, or vice versa, of one or more of the power generating units.
Motor vehicle, comprising at least one cover , further comprising a motor vehicle door latch assigned to the cover , which latch has, as essential components, a locking mechanism 5, 6 consisting of a catch 5 and pawl 6, wherein the pawl 6 can be raised from being engaged with the catch 5 into the pre-ratchet position or main ratchet position for opening the motor vehicle door 2 by means of an electric motor 8, and comprising an emergency opening device for the motor vehicle door latch , wherein the emergency opening device is provided with a pull handle and a connected traction means for acting on the motor vehicle door latch , and wherein the flexible pull handle made of a resilient material is deformed when actuated and, as a result of the deformation, exerts a stroke on the traction means .
An end effector for an articulated arm in a robotic system, said end effector comprising: an enclosed flexible membrane in the form of a tubular annulus that contains a fluid within the membrane; a linear actuator that is positioned for reciprocal movement within the tubular annulus; and a vacuum source for providing a vacuum through said linear actuator. an enclosed flexible membrane in the form of a tubular annulus that contains a fluid within the membrane; a linear actuator that is positioned for reciprocal movement within the tubular annulus; and a vacuum source for providing a vacuum through said linear actuator.
A fluid path set for a fluid delivery system , comprising: a manifold comprising a plurality of fluid control valves in series fluid communication, a first fluid control valve comprising a first port, a second port, and a third port, the third port of the first fluid control valve in fluid connection with a first port of a second fluid control valve ; a low pressure hand-operated syringe in fluid connection with the first port of the first fluid control valve ; a power injector operated high pressure syringe in fluid connection with the second port of the first fluid control valve ; and wherein the plurality of fluid control valves and the high pressure syringe can withstand pressures of 6.9-8.3 MPa (1000-1200 psi). a manifold comprising a plurality of fluid control valves in series fluid communication, a first fluid control valve comprising a first port, a second port, and a third port, the third port of the first fluid control valve in fluid connection with a first port of a second fluid control valve ; a low pressure hand-operated syringe in fluid connection with the first port of the first fluid control valve ; a power injector operated high pressure syringe in fluid connection with the second port of the first fluid control valve ; and wherein the plurality of fluid control valves and the high pressure syringe can withstand pressures of 6.9-8.3 MPa (1000-1200 psi).
Method for estimating meteorological visibility distance (D vis ) based on processing images of landscapes captured in succession by a camera on board a motor vehicle , said image processing comprising a step (S 40 ) of extracting contrasts (C i ) of an object located by a system on board said motor vehicle and able to provide an estimate of the distance between the motor vehicle and the located object in at least one region of interest of the images (Im i , and a step (S 50 ) of correlating said extracted contrasts (C i ) and said distances (d i ), said processing furthermore comprising a step (S 60 ) of calculating an atmospheric extinction coefficient k based on a first contrast (C i ) of the located object at a first distance (di) from said motor vehicle as estimated by the system , said first contrast being extracted from a first image captured by said camera at a first time (t i , and on a second contrast (C i+1 ) of the located object at a second distance (d i+1 ) from said motor vehicle as estimated by the system , said second contrast (C i+1 ) being extracted from a second image captured by said camera at a second time (t i+1 ), and a step of deducing said meteorological visibility distance (D vis ) on the basis of the atmospheric extinction coefficient k.
A control system for use in a vehicle configurable for air use or road use, the vehicle comprising moveable control surfaces for controlling operation of the vehicle in air use, the system comprising: a pedal arrangement of three pedals, comprising a central brake pedal and first and second side pedals, one on either side of the central brake pedal, the pedal arrangement having a first configuration for use when the vehicle is configured for road use, and a second configuration for use when the vehicle is configured for air use; wherein in the first configuration, the first side pedal is configured to act as a throttle control; and in the second configuration, the first and second side pedals are connected to the moveable control surfaces . a pedal arrangement of three pedals, comprising a central brake pedal and first and second side pedals, one on either side of the central brake pedal, the pedal arrangement having a first configuration for use when the vehicle is configured for road use, and a second configuration for use when the vehicle is configured for air use; wherein in the first configuration, the first side pedal is configured to act as a throttle control; and in the second configuration, the first and second side pedals are connected to the moveable control surfaces . in the first configuration, the first side pedal is configured to act as a throttle control; and in the second configuration, the first and second side pedals are connected to the moveable control surfaces .
An apparatus for mitigating flood damage, the apparatus comprising: a supporting structure disposed within an interior of a flexible containment tube and comprising: a plurality of connected supports for giving shape and rigidity to the supporting structure , a cross sectional perimeter, and a length; the flexible containment tube comprising: a circumference greater than or equal to the cross sectional perimeter of the supporting structure , a length greater than the length of the supporting structure , an open end , through which the supporting structure can be inserted into the flexible containment tube , and a valve disposed in a flexible body of the flexible containment tube configured to receive a fluid ; wherein the length of the flexible containment tube exceeds the length of the supporting structure by a minimum fold length, wherein the minimum fold length is a minimum length of flexible containment tube necessary to extend past the end of the supporting structure and fold back onto the flexible containment tube to seal the open end of the flexible containment tube . a supporting structure disposed within an interior of a flexible containment tube and comprising: a plurality of connected supports for giving shape and rigidity to the supporting structure , a cross sectional perimeter, and a length; a plurality of connected supports for giving shape and rigidity to the supporting structure , a cross sectional perimeter, and a length; the flexible containment tube comprising: a circumference greater than or equal to the cross sectional perimeter of the supporting structure , a length greater than the length of the supporting structure , an open end , through which the supporting structure can be inserted into the flexible containment tube , and a valve disposed in a flexible body of the flexible containment tube configured to receive a fluid ; wherein the length of the flexible containment tube exceeds the length of the supporting structure by a minimum fold length, wherein the minimum fold length is a minimum length of flexible containment tube necessary to extend past the end of the supporting structure and fold back onto the flexible containment tube to seal the open end of the flexible containment tube . a circumference greater than or equal to the cross sectional perimeter of the supporting structure , a length greater than the length of the supporting structure , an open end , through which the supporting structure can be inserted into the flexible containment tube , and a valve disposed in a flexible body of the flexible containment tube configured to receive a fluid ; wherein the length of the flexible containment tube exceeds the length of the supporting structure by a minimum fold length, wherein the minimum fold length is a minimum length of flexible containment tube necessary to extend past the end of the supporting structure and fold back onto the flexible containment tube to seal the open end of the flexible containment tube .
At least one bacterial strain of Prevotella melaninogenica for use in the treatment and/or prevention of cancer wherein said cancer is caused by a tumor cell expressing IL-17 or expressing the receptor for IL-17.
Motor-vibrator assembly for a vibrating machine, the motor-vibrator assembly comprising a plurality of motor-vibrators , each of which comprises an electric motor consisting of a synchronous motor and at least one eccentric mass connected on the drive shaft of the synchronous motor , position sensing means (15; 15a) to sense the angular position and measure the angular velocity of the drive shafts , electronic drive means to drive the synchronous motors , and electronic control means , which are configured to control said electronic drive means based on the angular positions sensed and on the angular velocities measured so that the motor-vibrator assembly generates a predetermined vibratory motion; the motor-vibrator assembly being characterized in that the eccentric mass is fixed to the drive shaft of the relative synchronous motor and is divided into two bodies which are fixed to two respective free ends of the drive shaft , the two free ends of the drive shaft projecting from a casing of the synchronous motor in the area of two respective opposite longitudinal ends of the synchronous motor .
Lubricating oil system for a combustion engine equipped with an engine hydraulic braking system, in particular for industrial or commercial vehicles, the system comprising - a bypass connection (BP) suitable to bypass an oil pump (P) associated to an engine oil circuit (OC), - a controllable valve (CV) suitable to adjust an amount of oil to be bypassed through said bypass connection, - control means (ECU) controlling said controllable valve (CV), programmed to control said controllable valve (CV) as a function of the combustion engine speed, the oil system being adapted for supplying an engine brake actuation and wherein said controllable valve (CV) is realized through a rotary sleeve valve (V1) commanded through a rotatable electric actuator (A1) arranged to manage several opening intermediate states, or continuously variable states. - a bypass connection (BP) suitable to bypass an oil pump (P) associated to an engine oil circuit (OC), - a controllable valve (CV) suitable to adjust an amount of oil to be bypassed through said bypass connection, - control means (ECU) controlling said controllable valve (CV), programmed to control said controllable valve (CV) as a function of the combustion engine speed,
A system for validating inspiratory muscle activity of a patient , comprising: non-invasive sensors configured to acquire left and right electrical activity signals respectively representing activity of a left muscle and of a right muscle synchronized with an inspiratory effort of the patient ; an extractor of a cardiac activity signal from the left and right electrical activity signals; a first comparator configured to verify at least one of a synchrony, a symmetry or a proportionality of the left and right electrical activity signals from which the cardiac activity signal is extracted; and a determiner responsive to the verification made by the first comparator to determine that the left and right electrical activity signals from which the cardiac activity signal is extracted are valid when a sufficient level of synchrony, symmetry or proportionality is detected. non-invasive sensors configured to acquire left and right electrical activity signals respectively representing activity of a left muscle and of a right muscle synchronized with an inspiratory effort of the patient ; an extractor of a cardiac activity signal from the left and right electrical activity signals; a first comparator configured to verify at least one of a synchrony, a symmetry or a proportionality of the left and right electrical activity signals from which the cardiac activity signal is extracted; and a determiner responsive to the verification made by the first comparator to determine that the left and right electrical activity signals from which the cardiac activity signal is extracted are valid when a sufficient level of synchrony, symmetry or proportionality is detected.
Process of control and regulation of the pressure of tyres, in particular for agricultural use, apt to ensure the adaptation of the footprint of a tyre to changes in the load applied thereto, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - measuring the pressure of the tyre, - measuring the footprint or the deflection of the tyre, - determining a calculated value of the load applied to said tyre, said calculated value of the applied load being determined, in function of said measured value of the footprint or of the deflection and of said measured value of the pressure, by means of a correlation, based on experimental data, of values of pressure, footprint or deflection and applied load, - determining an optimum value of pressure corresponding to said calculated value of the applied load, said optimum value of pressure being determined by means of characteristic tables of said tyre, - determining a calculated value of footprint or of deflection in function of said optimum value of pressure, said calculated value of footprint or of deflection being determined by means of a correlation, based on experimental data, of values of pressure, footprint or deflection and applied load, if said calculated value of footprint or of deflection is different from respectively said measured value of footprint or of deflection: - modifying the pressure of the tyre to reduce the difference between said measured value of pressure and said optimum value of pressure, repeating the steps of the process until said measured value of the footprint or of the deflection reaches said calculated value of the footprint or of the deflection. - measuring the pressure of the tyre, - measuring the footprint or the deflection of the tyre, - determining a calculated value of the load applied to said tyre, said calculated value of the applied load being determined, in function of said measured value of the footprint or of the deflection and of said measured value of the pressure, by means of a correlation, based on experimental data, of values of pressure, footprint or deflection and applied load, - determining an optimum value of pressure corresponding to said calculated value of the applied load, said optimum value of pressure being determined by means of characteristic tables of said tyre, - determining a calculated value of footprint or of deflection in function of said optimum value of pressure, said calculated value of footprint or of deflection being determined by means of a correlation, based on experimental data, of values of pressure, footprint or deflection and applied load, - modifying the pressure of the tyre to reduce the difference between said measured value of pressure and said optimum value of pressure,
A bag for sealing cells therein, consisting of a semipermeable membrane, the semipermeable membrane comprising: at least one resin of an ethylene-vinylalcohol-based copolymer and a polysulfone-based polymer, wherein a permeation rate of albumin is no lower than 30%, and an albumin adsorption amount obtained when the semipermeable membrane measuring 1 cm on each side is immersed in a 0.1% albumin solution for 90 minutes is no greater than 10 μg/cm 2 , wherein a mean pore size in at least one surface is no less than 0.1 μm nor more than 3 μm, the permeation rate of albumin, the albumin adsorption amount and the mean pore size are determined according to the respective methods disclosed in the description, and the semipermeable membrane has a thickness of no less than 50 μm nor more than 200 μm. at least one resin of an ethylene-vinylalcohol-based copolymer and a polysulfone-based polymer, wherein a permeation rate of albumin is no lower than 30%, and an albumin adsorption amount obtained when the semipermeable membrane measuring 1 cm on each side is immersed in a 0.1% albumin solution for 90 minutes is no greater than 10 μg/cm 2 , wherein a mean pore size in at least one surface is no less than 0.1 μm nor more than 3 μm, the permeation rate of albumin, the albumin adsorption amount and the mean pore size are determined according to the respective methods disclosed in the description, and the semipermeable membrane has a thickness of no less than 50 μm nor more than 200 μm.
Mixer comprising a mixing container having an outlet opening , a closure cover which can be moved back and forth between a closed position in which the closure cover closes the outlet opening and an open position in which the closure cover uncovers the outlet opening so that mixture can be removed from the mixing container via the outlet opening , at least one cleaning nozzle for cleaning the closure opening and/or a mixture outflow region arranged outside of the mixing container , and a liquid feed to feed cleaning fluid to the at least one cleaning nozzle, wherein the at least one cleaning nozzle is fastened to the closure cover , so that this can be moved together with the closure cover, characterised in that the closure cover has a swivel arm which is mounted rotatably around a swivel axis so that the closure cover can be swivelled around a swivel axis , wherein the liquid feed runs through the swivel axis .
A method of operating a telecommunications network comprising a sending node and a receiving node , the method characterized by performing, at the sending node , compression on at least a portion of a header portion of the packet and encryption on at least a portion of the packet in a manner whereby the compression and the encryption are bound to an extent that, at the receiving node , verification of decompression and decryption of the packet are interdependent, the method further comprising: for an entering packet at the sending node , determining an initial checksum over the portion of the entering packet to be compressed and over the payload portion of the entering packet to be encrypted and including the initial checksum in the at least partially compressed and at least partially encrypted interface-traversing packet for transmission over an interface; and for the interface-traversing packet received at the receiving node , after performing the decryption and the decompression to obtain a recovered packet, determining a verification checksum over the recovered packet and using a comparison of the verification checksum and the initial checksum to determinate a verification both the decryption and the decompression. for an entering packet at the sending node , determining an initial checksum over the portion of the entering packet to be compressed and over the payload portion of the entering packet to be encrypted and including the initial checksum in the at least partially compressed and at least partially encrypted interface-traversing packet for transmission over an interface; and for the interface-traversing packet received at the receiving node , after performing the decryption and the decompression to obtain a recovered packet, determining a verification checksum over the recovered packet and using a comparison of the verification checksum and the initial checksum to determinate a verification both the decryption and the decompression.