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Coupling system for providing a plurality of fluid connections, having a first main body , a second main body , a plurality of first connectors , which are arranged on the first main body , and a plurality of second connectors , which are arranged at positions on the second main body which correspond to the first connectors in order to form connector pairs, wherein each first connector has a first axial sealing sleeve and a first closure device surrounded by said first axial sealing sleeve, which can be moved relative to one another in an axial direction between a first open position and a first closed position and are urged into the first closed position by a first spring , wherein each second connector has a second axial sealing sleeve and a second closure device surrounded by said second axial sealing sleeve, which can be moved relative to one another in an axial direction between a second open position and a second closed position and are urged into the second closed position by a second spring , wherein the first axial sealing sleeve and the second axial sealing sleeve each have an end-located boundary surface and a fluid port remote from said surface, wherein the first connector and the second connector are designed to bring about sealing between the axial sealing sleeves and to move the first closure device and the second closure device from the respective closed position into the respective open position, in which a fluid connection is established between the respective end-located boundary surface and the respective fluid port , when there is mechanical pressure between the end-located boundary surfaces , wherein the first axial sealing sleeve is arranged rigidly on the first main body and, in an interior space , has at least one first through flow opening surrounded by a first edge surface , wherein the first closure device has an axially guided first closure disc , which is arranged on a side of the first edge surface which faces away from the end-located boundary surface , wherein the first spring is arranged between the first closure disc and an end surface remote from the end-located boundary surface and is designed to press the first closure disc onto the first edge surface , wherein the first axial sealing sleeve has an axial guide bush , in which a first guide pin connected to the first closure disc is movably mounted, characterised in that said pin extends from the first closure disc in a direction towards the first end-located boundary surface , and wherein the second closure device has a recess , which faces away from the second main body and is designed to establish surface contact with the first guide pin .
A method of operating a medical-imaging system comprising an ultrasound-transducer interface being configured to operatively interface with an ultrasound transducer comprising transducer elements , the medical-imaging system further comprising a spatial sensor being configured to provide spatial information indicating spatial movement of the ultrasound transducer and wherein the ultrasound transducer is passed over a surface of a patient, the method comprising: receiving ultrasound information being associated with a scan-line set having a limited number of selectable scan lines of the ultrasound transducer , wherein the limited number is lower than a total number of available scan lines , and wherein the ultrasound-transducer interface is configured to generate the selectable scan lines based on the ultrasound information that was received from the ultrasound transducer and is further configured to allow for sets of selectable scan lines of any grouping or spacing; and increasing a frame rate of the ultrasound transducer by limiting the number of scan lines to the limited number. receiving ultrasound information being associated with a scan-line set having a limited number of selectable scan lines of the ultrasound transducer , wherein the limited number is lower than a total number of available scan lines , and wherein the ultrasound-transducer interface is configured to generate the selectable scan lines based on the ultrasound information that was received from the ultrasound transducer and is further configured to allow for sets of selectable scan lines of any grouping or spacing; and increasing a frame rate of the ultrasound transducer by limiting the number of scan lines to the limited number.
A method for encoding lidar data, comprising: receiving subsequent frames (206-1, 206-2, 206-3, 206-4, 206-5) of lidar data to be encoded, wherein each frame of lidar data comprises a number of lidar return signals for each of a plurality of rays emitted at a respective elevation and azimuth angle by a lidar , and wherein each lidar return signal includes lidar measurement values, representing each frame of lidar data as an image frame (306-1, 306-2, 306-3, 206-4, 306-5) of a video sequence , wherein, for each ray of the plurality of rays of the frame of lidar data, lidar measurement values of different lidar return signals are represented in different image portions (602-1, 602-2, 602-3) of the image frame, wherein the different image portions are stacked after each other in a row direction or a column direction of the image frame, wherein each image portion (602-1, 602-2, 602-3) has a pixel grid corresponding to elevation and azimuth angles and pixel values formed from the lidar measurement values of the lidar return signals represented in that image portion (602-1, 602-2, 602-3), wherein the pixel values of an image portion (602-1) are formed from the lidar measurement values by interpolating the lidar measurement values from the elevation and azimuth angles of the plurality of rays to the pixel grid of the image portion (602-1), and encoding the video sequence using video encoding. receiving subsequent frames (206-1, 206-2, 206-3, 206-4, 206-5) of lidar data to be encoded, wherein each frame of lidar data comprises a number of lidar return signals for each of a plurality of rays emitted at a respective elevation and azimuth angle by a lidar , and wherein each lidar return signal includes lidar measurement values, representing each frame of lidar data as an image frame (306-1, 306-2, 306-3, 206-4, 306-5) of a video sequence , wherein, for each ray of the plurality of rays of the frame of lidar data, lidar measurement values of different lidar return signals are represented in different image portions (602-1, 602-2, 602-3) of the image frame, wherein the different image portions are stacked after each other in a row direction or a column direction of the image frame, wherein each image portion (602-1, 602-2, 602-3) has a pixel grid corresponding to elevation and azimuth angles and pixel values formed from the lidar measurement values of the lidar return signals represented in that image portion (602-1, 602-2, 602-3), wherein the pixel values of an image portion (602-1) are formed from the lidar measurement values by interpolating the lidar measurement values from the elevation and azimuth angles of the plurality of rays to the pixel grid of the image portion (602-1), and encoding the video sequence using video encoding.
A sensor unit for diagnostic measurements and configured to be disposed on a body, the sensor unit comprising: a pressure sensor and a sensor for measuring impedance of segments of the body; the sensor unit comprises a base with a recess accommodating a piezoelectric element of the pressure sensor, and a flexible membrane mounted on the base and overlapping the recess ; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed at an outer surface of the flexible membrane , the first electrode being positioned opposite of the recess and capable of moving together with the membrane , the second electrode being immovable and surrounding the first electrode ; a central support disposed between the first electrode and the piezoelectric element ; and the first electrode and the second electrode being disposed to permit contact with a skin of the body and being coupled to electrical terminals of the sensor for measuring impedance. a pressure sensor and a sensor for measuring impedance of segments of the body; the sensor unit comprises a base with a recess accommodating a piezoelectric element of the pressure sensor, and a flexible membrane mounted on the base and overlapping the recess ; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed at an outer surface of the flexible membrane , the first electrode being positioned opposite of the recess and capable of moving together with the membrane , the second electrode being immovable and surrounding the first electrode ; a central support disposed between the first electrode and the piezoelectric element ; and the first electrode and the second electrode being disposed to permit contact with a skin of the body and being coupled to electrical terminals of the sensor for measuring impedance.
Fermented extract of a violet aerial part, obtained by an obtention method comprising steps of: - preparing a liquid extract by aqueous extraction of said violet aerial part, - preparing a so-called fermentation solution by mixing said liquid extract with a fermentable sugar, characterised in that said method includes steps of: - seeding said fermentation solution with a mixture of microorganisms containing at least one species of acetic bacteria and at least one species of yeast, said mixture being essentially devoid of lactic bacteria and of lactose-fermenting yeasts, - incubating at a temperature less than or equal to 30°C for at least 10 days, - and retrieving the liquid fermented extract obtained. - preparing a liquid extract by aqueous extraction of said violet aerial part, - preparing a so-called fermentation solution by mixing said liquid extract with a fermentable sugar, - seeding said fermentation solution with a mixture of microorganisms containing at least one species of acetic bacteria and at least one species of yeast, said mixture being essentially devoid of lactic bacteria and of lactose-fermenting yeasts, - incubating at a temperature less than or equal to 30°C for at least 10 days, - and retrieving the liquid fermented extract obtained.
Interlock for an access protection device for a lockable area of a machine installation comprising an electromagnet , which by means of an actuation system can be controlled in at least two states of different energy requirements, wherein the interlock is designed for connection to a fieldbus, and a switching controller of the interlock being supplied from the fieldbus is used as voltage supply and is connected in series to a current source , which together with an energy store unit forms a Kirchhoff's node, wherein the Kirchhoff's node is connected to the actuation system for the electromagnet , and the energy store unit that charges during the state of low energy requirement provides energy for the higher energy requirement and wherein the electromagnet is current-controlled by means of the actuation system and the current source unit is a constant current source unit.
A method performed by a control unit for operating an autonomous vehicle , the control unit is arranged to communicate via at least one antenna , wherein the method comprise: obtaining , based on a signal from the at least one antenna , information relating to at least one geographical zone (A-J) associated with a transponder (121-128) as the autonomous vehicle moves in proximity of the transponder (121-128); determining an autonomous operating mode of the autonomous vehicle based on the obtained information relating to the at least one geographical zone (A-J) associated with the transponder (121-128); and operating the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the determined autonomous operating mode, characterized in that the obtained information relating to the at least one geographical zone associated with the transponder (121-128) comprise a time limit and/or maximum driving distance, which in case of expiration before any information relating to another geographical zone (A-J) associated with a subsequent transponder (121-128) is obtained will cause the control unit to switch to another autonomous operating mode of the autonomous vehicle . obtaining , based on a signal from the at least one antenna , information relating to at least one geographical zone (A-J) associated with a transponder (121-128) as the autonomous vehicle moves in proximity of the transponder (121-128); determining an autonomous operating mode of the autonomous vehicle based on the obtained information relating to the at least one geographical zone (A-J) associated with the transponder (121-128); and operating the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the determined autonomous operating mode, characterized in that the obtained information relating to the at least one geographical zone associated with the transponder (121-128) comprise a time limit and/or maximum driving distance, which in case of expiration before any information relating to another geographical zone (A-J) associated with a subsequent transponder (121-128) is obtained will cause the control unit to switch to another autonomous operating mode of the autonomous vehicle .
An air conditioner comprising: a control unit configured to control the air conditioner using a learning model, and an adapter including a communication unit configured to communicate with a server device for generating the learning model on the basis of operation history data of the air conditioner, wherein the adapter includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire the operation history data every predetermined cycle from the air conditioner and a time stamp given to the operation history data, which indicates the time of data acquisition; a determination unit configured to determine whether an amount of change between pieces of temporally continuous data out of the operation history data acquired by the acquisition unit is within a predetermined range; an erasing unit configured to leave at least one of the pieces of continuous data and delete the other pieces of continuous data in a case where the amount of change between the pieces of the continuous data is within the predetermined range; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the operation history data after the other pieces of continuous data is deleted by the erasing unit to the server device. an acquisition unit configured to acquire the operation history data every predetermined cycle from the air conditioner and a time stamp given to the operation history data, which indicates the time of data acquisition; a determination unit configured to determine whether an amount of change between pieces of temporally continuous data out of the operation history data acquired by the acquisition unit is within a predetermined range; an erasing unit configured to leave at least one of the pieces of continuous data and delete the other pieces of continuous data in a case where the amount of change between the pieces of the continuous data is within the predetermined range; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the operation history data after the other pieces of continuous data is deleted by the erasing unit to the server device.
Use of a molten salt comprising aluminium trifluoride and sodium fluoride as a primary coolant for a fission reactor; wherein the molten salt is in contact with graphite and with aluminium metal during operation of the fission reactor.
An organic wastewater treatment method for organically treating organic wastewater containing nitrogen and phosphorus in activated sludge in an organic wastewater treatment device including: a biological treatment tank in which a plurality of biological treatment units are connected in series, wherein each biological treatment unit includes a pair of an anoxic tank (10, 10a to 10d) and an aerobic tank (20, 20a to 20d), the anoxic tank (10, 10a to 10d) being disposed on an upstream side along a flow of the organic wastewater, while the aerobic tank (20, 20a to 20d) being disposed on a downstream side of the flow and provided with a membrane separation device immersed in activated sludge therein; and a sludge return path for returning the activated sludge from the aerobic tank disposed on a most downstream side to the anoxic tank disposed on a most upstream side, the method comprising: providing an anaerobic tank and anaerobically treating the organic wastewater delivered via a raw water introduction path in the anaerobic tank , and dividing and supplying the anaerobically treated organic wastewater from the anaerobic tank to the anoxic tank (10, 10a to 10d) of each biological treatment unit via a respective raw water supply path (5, 5a to 5d); biologically treating the organic wastewater by repeating a denitrification process in the anoxic tank (10, 10a to 10d) and a nitrification process in the aerobic tank (20, 20a to 20d); discharging membrane-permeated liquid from the membrane separation device in each biological treatment unit as treated water; and returning the activated sludge from each of the anoxic tanks (10, 10a to 10d) to the anaerobic tank via a respective anaerobic tank return path (6, 6a to 6d). providing an anaerobic tank and anaerobically treating the organic wastewater delivered via a raw water introduction path in the anaerobic tank , and dividing and supplying the anaerobically treated organic wastewater from the anaerobic tank to the anoxic tank (10, 10a to 10d) of each biological treatment unit via a respective raw water supply path (5, 5a to 5d); biologically treating the organic wastewater by repeating a denitrification process in the anoxic tank (10, 10a to 10d) and a nitrification process in the aerobic tank (20, 20a to 20d); discharging membrane-permeated liquid from the membrane separation device in each biological treatment unit as treated water; and returning the activated sludge from each of the anoxic tanks (10, 10a to 10d) to the anaerobic tank via a respective anaerobic tank return path (6, 6a to 6d).
A lighting assembly for emitting light, the lighting assembly comprising: - an elongated structure comprising a substrate and comprising light emitting elements and power connections for providing power to the light emitting elements on the substrate, the light emitting elements being arranged in a longitudinal direction of the elongated structure , - a heat transferring element comprising a base plate comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the heat transferring element comprising at the first side a heat sink interface or a heat sink element and comprising at the second side one or more upstanding walls extending away from the second side , the second side is opposite to the first side , the one or more upstanding walls comprising a heat conductive material and being thermally coupled to the first side , wherein the elongated structure is arranged on a wall surface of at least one of the one or more upstanding walls, the wall surface is one of the surfaces of the one or more upstanding walls that is adjacent to the second side , a surface of the elongated structure through which no light is emitted by the light emitting elements is thermally coupled to the wall surface , wherein spaces between at least a portion of the one or more upstanding walls form channels , the light emitting elements are arranged to emit at least a portion of their light into the channels , and wherein at least 75% of the light emitting elements emit a portion of their light towards a second surface of an opposite wall of the channel, wherein the opposite wall of the channel is a portion of the one or more upstanding wall, the opposite wall having two surfaces adjacent to second side of which one is the wall surface and another one is the second surface, characterized in that the substrate is a flexible substrate and in that a pattern formed by the elongated structure is a meandering or spiral pattern, the pattern being defined in a cross-sectional plane parallel to the second side , the meandering pattern comprising at least three turns and the spiral pattern comprising a plurality of windings. - an elongated structure comprising a substrate and comprising light emitting elements and power connections for providing power to the light emitting elements on the substrate, the light emitting elements being arranged in a longitudinal direction of the elongated structure , - a heat transferring element comprising a base plate comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the heat transferring element comprising at the first side a heat sink interface or a heat sink element and comprising at the second side one or more upstanding walls extending away from the second side , the second side is opposite to the first side , the one or more upstanding walls comprising a heat conductive material and being thermally coupled to the first side ,
A hand-held solid chemical applicator for cleaning heat exchange coils, comprising: a fluid inlet (122-1) disposed in a handle portion (112-3) of the hand-held solid chemical applicator for receiving a fluid flow; a first valve coupled to govern the fluid flow through the fluid inlet; a second valve comprising a selectively variable valve coupled to receive the fluid flow from at least one of (i) the fluid inlet and (ii) the first valve, and coupled to selectively distribute variable portions of the fluid flow into a fluid outlet (110-1) and a chemical chamber inlet (140-2); a chemical chamber comprising a first open end (140-3), a second end opposite the first end, and a cylindrical chamber, the chemical chamber being coupled to receive the fluid flow from the chemical chamber inlet and direct the received fluid flow to the fluid outlet, the chemical chamber inlet being disposed near the first open end, the chemical chamber being disposed in a body portion of the hand-held solid chemical applicator, and the chemical chamber being operable to receive a chemical tablet; characterized by a flow diverter disposed inside of the chemical chamber; wherein a radius of the cylindrical chamber is configured to receive fluid flow from the chemical chamber inlet, and the flow diverter comprises an angled element disposed to deflect the received fluid flow from a radial direction to a direction along the interior circumference of the cylindrical chamber. a fluid inlet (122-1) disposed in a handle portion (112-3) of the hand-held solid chemical applicator for receiving a fluid flow; a first valve coupled to govern the fluid flow through the fluid inlet; a second valve comprising a selectively variable valve coupled to receive the fluid flow from at least one of (i) the fluid inlet and (ii) the first valve, and coupled to selectively distribute variable portions of the fluid flow into a fluid outlet (110-1) and a chemical chamber inlet (140-2); a chemical chamber comprising a first open end (140-3), a second end opposite the first end, and a cylindrical chamber, the chemical chamber being coupled to receive the fluid flow from the chemical chamber inlet and direct the received fluid flow to the fluid outlet, the chemical chamber inlet being disposed near the first open end, the chemical chamber being disposed in a body portion of the hand-held solid chemical applicator, and the chemical chamber being operable to receive a chemical tablet; characterized by a flow diverter disposed inside of the chemical chamber; wherein a radius of the cylindrical chamber is configured to receive fluid flow from the chemical chamber inlet, and the flow diverter comprises an angled element disposed to deflect the received fluid flow from a radial direction to a direction along the interior circumference of the cylindrical chamber.