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A method of determining an assessment indicator for assessing at least one of a performance, a state, and a load condition of a battery storage, the method comprising: obtaining a series of measurements of at least one physical parameter of the battery storage , the measurements corresponding to successive points of time of a time segment , wherein the at least one physical parameter includes at least one of voltage and current; inputting the series of measurements to an encoder of an autoencoder ; receiving a reconstructed series of measurements from a decoder of the autoencoder ; and calculating a value of a reconstruction error (x) based on the series of measurements and the reconstructed series of measurements, wherein said steps of obtaining, inputting, receiving, and calculating are performed for multiple time segments of an evaluation period , wherein for each time segment , in the obtaining step, a series of measurements of the at least one physical parameter of the battery storage is obtained, the measurements corresponding to successive points of time of the time segment , wherein the method further comprises: calculating an indicator that is indicative of the variance of at least some of the calculated values of the reconstruction error (x) and determining this indicator as an assessment indicator (BI) for assessing at least one of a performance, a state, and a load condition of the battery storage . obtaining a series of measurements of at least one physical parameter of the battery storage , the measurements corresponding to successive points of time of a time segment , wherein the at least one physical parameter includes at least one of voltage and current; inputting the series of measurements to an encoder of an autoencoder ; receiving a reconstructed series of measurements from a decoder of the autoencoder ; and calculating a value of a reconstruction error (x) based on the series of measurements and the reconstructed series of measurements, wherein said steps of obtaining, inputting, receiving, and calculating are performed for multiple time segments of an evaluation period , wherein for each time segment , in the obtaining step, a series of measurements of the at least one physical parameter of the battery storage is obtained, the measurements corresponding to successive points of time of the time segment , wherein the method further comprises: calculating an indicator that is indicative of the variance of at least some of the calculated values of the reconstruction error (x) and determining this indicator as an assessment indicator (BI) for assessing at least one of a performance, a state, and a load condition of the battery storage .
A stent for minimally-invasive implantation into a biological duct, comprising: an expandable tubular construct made out of a fibrous network , wherein the fibrous network distinguishes: (i) a first state with a first diameter of the tubular construct determined by a first fiber orientation characterized by a first fiber dispersion and a first main angle difference, and a first average fiber diameter, and (ii) a second state with a second diameter of the tubular construct determined by a second fiber orientation characterized by a second fiber dispersion and a second main angle difference, and a second average fiber diameter, wherein the first diameter of the tubular construct is smaller than the second diameter of the tubular construct, wherein the transition from the first state to the second state is accommodated at the implantation site only by rearrangement of the fibers in the fibrous network and does not rely on a strut pattern; wherein the fibrous network in the second state provides structural support to the biological duct, and wherein the first fiber orientation is an arrangement of: - random fibers, wherein the first fiber dispersion is larger than the second fiber dispersion; and - controlled fibers, wherein the first main angle difference is equal or larger than the second main angle difference. wherein the fibrous network distinguishes: (i) a first state with a first diameter of the tubular construct determined by a first fiber orientation characterized by a first fiber dispersion and a first main angle difference, and a first average fiber diameter, and (ii) a second state with a second diameter of the tubular construct determined by a second fiber orientation characterized by a second fiber dispersion and a second main angle difference, and a second average fiber diameter, (i) a first state with a first diameter of the tubular construct determined by a first fiber orientation characterized by a first fiber dispersion and a first main angle difference, and a first average fiber diameter, and (ii) a second state with a second diameter of the tubular construct determined by a second fiber orientation characterized by a second fiber dispersion and a second main angle difference, and a second average fiber diameter, wherein the first diameter of the tubular construct is smaller than the second diameter of the tubular construct, wherein the transition from the first state to the second state is accommodated at the implantation site only by rearrangement of the fibers in the fibrous network and does not rely on a strut pattern; wherein the fibrous network in the second state provides structural support to the biological duct, and wherein the first fiber orientation is an arrangement of: - random fibers, wherein the first fiber dispersion is larger than the second fiber dispersion; and - controlled fibers, wherein the first main angle difference is equal or larger than the second main angle difference. - random fibers, wherein the first fiber dispersion is larger than the second fiber dispersion; and - controlled fibers, wherein the first main angle difference is equal or larger than the second main angle difference.
An exercise apparatus for assisting a user with a range of exercises, the exercise apparatus comprising: a frame comprising a first section extending in a generally horizontal direction; at least one carriage (14a-d) configured to support a user, wherein the at least one carriage (14a-d) is slidably supported on the first section of the frame ; a first resistance system comprising: a first resilient member removably connected to at least one of the carriage (14a-d) and/or the frame ; wherein displacement of the at least one carriage (14a-d) relative to the frame exerts a tensile force on the resilient member ; and a second resistance system comprising: a load moveably mounted with respect to the frame ; and an actuation member connected to the load; characterised in that : the actuation member is configured to displace the load when a force exerted by the user on the actuation member exceeds a predetermined threshold representative of the load; and: wherein the force required to displace the load is constant throughout a movement range of the actuation member by the user. a frame comprising a first section extending in a generally horizontal direction; at least one carriage (14a-d) configured to support a user, wherein the at least one carriage (14a-d) is slidably supported on the first section of the frame ; a first resistance system comprising: a first resilient member removably connected to at least one of the carriage (14a-d) and/or the frame ; wherein displacement of the at least one carriage (14a-d) relative to the frame exerts a tensile force on the resilient member ; and a first resilient member removably connected to at least one of the carriage (14a-d) and/or the frame ; wherein displacement of the at least one carriage (14a-d) relative to the frame exerts a tensile force on the resilient member ; and a second resistance system comprising: a load moveably mounted with respect to the frame ; and an actuation member connected to the load; characterised in that : the actuation member is configured to displace the load when a force exerted by the user on the actuation member exceeds a predetermined threshold representative of the load; and: wherein the force required to displace the load is constant throughout a movement range of the actuation member by the user. a load moveably mounted with respect to the frame ; and an actuation member connected to the load; characterised in that : the actuation member is configured to displace the load when a force exerted by the user on the actuation member exceeds a predetermined threshold representative of the load; and: wherein the force required to displace the load is constant throughout a movement range of the actuation member by the user.
A flowable slush of frozen particles for ice pigging a pipework for the removal of detritus from pipework manufacture or installation, comprising, water as an aqueous liquid medium, a multiplicity of frozen particulates of ice, wherein the volume fraction of the ice to water within the flowable slush is in the range of from 50 % to 90%, a freezing point depressant, selected from only Li, Na, K hydroxides or ammonium hydroxide, said hydroxide present in the range of from 2% to 10wt% such that the freezing point depressant forms a solution that does not precipitate out of said solution.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing or treating muscle diseases comprising licorice extract or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient, wherein the licorice extract is a hot water extract extracted by adding the licorice to distilled water and heating at 110 to 120°C for 2 to 4 hours, and the licorice extract or a fraction comprises compounds represented by Chemical Formulas 1 and 3
A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient, comprising: a) a transmitter array configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast; b) a receiver array positioned to receive acoustic signals from the transmitter array to obtain transmission attenuation data; and c) a reflection array disposed laterally between the transmitter array and the receiver array , and configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast and receive reflected acoustic signals from the breast to obtain reflection data from the breast, wherein the transmitter array and the receiver array are rotatable with respect to each other about a vertical axis. a) a transmitter array configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast; b) a receiver array positioned to receive acoustic signals from the transmitter array to obtain transmission attenuation data; and c) a reflection array disposed laterally between the transmitter array and the receiver array , and configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast and receive reflected acoustic signals from the breast to obtain reflection data from the breast, wherein the transmitter array and the receiver array are rotatable with respect to each other about a vertical axis.
A powdery or granular material combination weigher comprising a plurality of scale units each having a respective weighing hopper , the combination weigher further comprising a multiple volumetric feeder (20;50) provided with: a movable volumetric measure (52; 92), comprising a plurality of volumetric measure portions for accommodating a predetermined volume of the powdery or granular material, that moves between a charging position at which powdery or granular material is charged into the movable volumetric measure (52; 92) and a discharging position at which the powdery or granular material is discharged to the weighing hoppers , ; and a selecting means for selectively supplying powdery or granular material only to the weighing hoppers of selected scale units from the plurality of scale units, wherein the selecting means comprises a plurality of charge-restricting plates provided at the charging position for selecting whether or not the powdery or granular material is charged into a volumetric measure portion of the movable volumetric measure (52; 92); or a a plurality of discharge-restricting plates (41; 61) provided at the discharging position for restricting the charging of the powdery or granular material from a volumetric measure portion of the movable volumetric measure (52; 92) into a weighing hopper . a movable volumetric measure (52; 92), comprising a plurality of volumetric measure portions for accommodating a predetermined volume of the powdery or granular material, that moves between a charging position at which powdery or granular material is charged into the movable volumetric measure (52; 92) and a discharging position at which the powdery or granular material is discharged to the weighing hoppers , ; and a selecting means for selectively supplying powdery or granular material only to the weighing hoppers of selected scale units from the plurality of scale units, wherein the selecting means comprises a plurality of charge-restricting plates provided at the charging position for selecting whether or not the powdery or granular material is charged into a volumetric measure portion of the movable volumetric measure (52; 92); or a a plurality of discharge-restricting plates (41; 61) provided at the discharging position for restricting the charging of the powdery or granular material from a volumetric measure portion of the movable volumetric measure (52; 92) into a weighing hopper .
A distributed optical fibre sensor for sensing an environment , as a function of position along each of a plurality of sensing optical fibres (10a - 10d) passing through the environment, from properties of probe light backscattered within the sensing optical fibres, the sensor comprising: a plurality of interrogators (5a - 5d), each interrogator comprising a probe light source arranged to generate pulses of probe light for transmission to a sensing optical fibre coupled to the interrogator, and a detector arranged to receive and detect probe light backscattered within the sensing optical fibre and being arranged to output a signal corresponding to the detected probe light; a plurality of signal processors , each signal processor arranged to receive a signal output by one or more of the plurality of interrogators, and to derive from the output signal one or more parameters of the environment proximal to the coupled sensing optical fibre; and a data switching facility arranged to couple the plurality of interrogators to the plurality of signal processors, the distributed optical fibre sensor being arranged to automatically reroute a signal output by a particular interrogator, using the data switching facility , from being received by a current signal processor to being received by a different signal processor. a plurality of interrogators (5a - 5d), each interrogator comprising a probe light source arranged to generate pulses of probe light for transmission to a sensing optical fibre coupled to the interrogator, and a detector arranged to receive and detect probe light backscattered within the sensing optical fibre and being arranged to output a signal corresponding to the detected probe light; a plurality of signal processors , each signal processor arranged to receive a signal output by one or more of the plurality of interrogators, and to derive from the output signal one or more parameters of the environment proximal to the coupled sensing optical fibre; and a data switching facility arranged to couple the plurality of interrogators to the plurality of signal processors, the distributed optical fibre sensor being arranged to automatically reroute a signal output by a particular interrogator, using the data switching facility , from being received by a current signal processor to being received by a different signal processor.
A multi-piece hydroponic tower , comprising: a tower body , said tower body comprising a rear cavity wall, and first and second side walls extending from opposing edges of the rear cavity wall, thereby defining a first tower cavity , said first tower cavity configured to provide a passageway for a water/nutrient mix; a first tower face plate , wherein an edge portion of said first tower face plate is hingeably coupled to said first side wall of said tower body , wherein said first tower face plate is configured to be positioned relative to said tower body in at least a first tower cavity closed position and a first tower cavity open position via said hingeably coupled edge portion, said first tower face plate comprising a first plurality of plant container cut-outs , said first plurality of plant container cut-outs configured to accept a first plurality of plant containers; and a first fastener configured to temporarily latch said first tower face plate to said second side wall of said tower body when said first tower face plate is in said first tower cavity closed position. a tower body , said tower body comprising a rear cavity wall, and first and second side walls extending from opposing edges of the rear cavity wall, thereby defining a first tower cavity , said first tower cavity configured to provide a passageway for a water/nutrient mix; a first tower face plate , wherein an edge portion of said first tower face plate is hingeably coupled to said first side wall of said tower body , wherein said first tower face plate is configured to be positioned relative to said tower body in at least a first tower cavity closed position and a first tower cavity open position via said hingeably coupled edge portion, said first tower face plate comprising a first plurality of plant container cut-outs , said first plurality of plant container cut-outs configured to accept a first plurality of plant containers; and a first fastener configured to temporarily latch said first tower face plate to said second side wall of said tower body when said first tower face plate is in said first tower cavity closed position.
Method for operating a domestic refrigeration appliance , which has a thermally insulated carcass with a coolable inner container , which delimits a coolable interior chamber provided to store food, a refrigerant circuit provided to cool the coolable interior chamber with a compressor and a controlled electric drive , wherein the controlled electric drive has a field-oriented controller , a converter and a permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor , which is connected downstream of the converter and which is part of the compressor or is provided to drive the compressor , wherein the field-oriented controller has a first current control circuit provided to control a transverse current generating a main torque of the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor , a second current control circuit provided to control a longitudinal current for the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor and a speed control circuit superimposed on the current control circuits, which generates a transverse current target value ( i q,tar ) for the first current control circuit as a function of a predetermined target speed ( n tar ) for the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor and an actual speed ( n act ) of the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor , and the output signals of the two current control circuits are provided at least indirectly to activate the converter , characterised by the following method steps: - for starting up the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor from stationary, determining a target speed ( n tar ) for the field-oriented controller as a function of a cooling requirement for the coolable interior chamber , and - approaching a longitudinal current target value ( i d,tar ) provided for the second current control circuit or its magnitude starting from "zero" to a predetermined value within a first time period according to a predetermined profile, so that the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor generates an additional torque to the main torque due to the resulting longitudinal current, so that the overall torque of the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor is greater than the main torque. - for starting up the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor from stationary, determining a target speed ( n tar ) for the field-oriented controller as a function of a cooling requirement for the coolable interior chamber , and - approaching a longitudinal current target value ( i d,tar ) provided for the second current control circuit or its magnitude starting from "zero" to a predetermined value within a first time period according to a predetermined profile, so that the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor generates an additional torque to the main torque due to the resulting longitudinal current, so that the overall torque of the permanently excited three-phase synchronous motor is greater than the main torque.
Electrolytically acting doctor blade for pickling and cleaning curved metal surfaces, comprising an electrode made with a metal wire around which a pad made of a felt-like absorbent plastic material, resistant to high temperatures and to the chemicals contained in the electrolytic solution used, is wrapped; gripping means of the doctor blade on the electrode over the length of the face (F) of the doctor blade; electrical connection of the ends of the metal wire by means of a power supply metal cable to initiate the electrolytic action; characterised in that the gripping means of the doctor blade on the electrode are connected to each other by the means placed alongside, in which the connection section, in the deformable body of the doctor blade which has been made pliable, is oriented towards the face (F) of the doctor blade; a push or pull mechanism acts on the ends of the doctor blade and, to obtain a reaction, with a middle part of the mechanism, connected to the middle part of the deformable body of the doctor blade , deforms the face of the doctor blade from rectilinear into the arched, convex or concave conformation, depending on the pull or push on the ends of the doctor blade, with respect to the middle part of the doctor blade, exerted by the said mechanism.
A catalysed filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas comprising one or more catalyst poisons and emitted from a positive ignition internal combustion engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having a total substrate length and having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the porous substrate is coated with a washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles, wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size, which washcoat being axially arranged on the porous substrate as a first zone comprising the inlet surfaces of a first substrate length less than the total substrate length and a second zone comprising the outlet surfaces of a second substrate length less than the total substrate length, wherein the sum of the substrate length in the first zone and the substrate length in the second zone ≥ 100%, wherein the washcoat of at least the second zone is a three-way catalyst washcoat comprising one or more precious metal supported on a high surface area base metal oxide, and an oxygen storage component, wherein: (i) a specific surface area of washcoat in the first zone > second zone; or (ii) both a washcoat loading and a specific surface area of washcoat in the first zone > second zone, wherein the one or more precious metal is selected from the group consisting of: (i) platinum and rhodium; (ii) palladium and rhodium; and (iii) platinum, palladium and rhodium, and wherein the washcoat loading in the first zone is >1.60 gin -3 (>97.6 g/L). (i) a specific surface area of washcoat in the first zone > second zone; or (ii) both a washcoat loading and a specific surface area of washcoat in the first zone > second zone,