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DC voltage converter comprising: - a magnetic component allowing energy to be transferred between a primary circuit and a secondary circuit, - a high-voltage circuit (23, 23', 23") connecting a high-voltage source to the primary circuit of the magnetic component , - a low-voltage circuit (27, 27', 27") connecting the secondary circuit of the magnetic component to a low-voltage source , the primary circuit of the magnetic component comprising a primary winding and the secondary circuit of the magnetic component comprising first and second secondary windings not magnetically coupled to each other, said first and second secondary windings being magnetically coupled to the primary winding , and characterized in that the magnetic component is configured: - on the one hand, to transfer energy from the primary winding only to the second secondary winding and not to the first secondary winding during a first cycle, and to transfer energy from the primary winding only to the first secondary winding and not to the second secondary winding during a second cycle, wherein passage from the first cycle to the second cycle, or passage from the second cycle to the first cycle, requires a transition phase to obtain zero-voltage switching; and - on the other hand, to act as an impedance which stores energy at the primary winding , the primary winding and the secondary windings of the magnetic component being connected by at least one magnetic circuit (M, M1, M2, M1', M2') and wherein a magnetic path connecting the first and second secondary windings comprises at least two air gaps. - a magnetic component allowing energy to be transferred between a primary circuit and a secondary circuit, - a high-voltage circuit (23, 23', 23") connecting a high-voltage source to the primary circuit of the magnetic component , - a low-voltage circuit (27, 27', 27") connecting the secondary circuit of the magnetic component to a low-voltage source , - on the one hand, to transfer energy from the primary winding only to the second secondary winding and not to the first secondary winding during a first cycle, and to transfer energy from the primary winding only to the first secondary winding and not to the second secondary winding during a second cycle, wherein passage from the first cycle to the second cycle, or passage from the second cycle to the first cycle, requires a transition phase to obtain zero-voltage switching; and - on the other hand, to act as an impedance which stores energy at the primary winding , the primary winding and the secondary windings of the magnetic component being connected by at least one magnetic circuit (M, M1, M2, M1', M2') and wherein a magnetic path connecting the first and second secondary windings comprises at least two air gaps.
Use of a water-soluble pea polysaccharide for decreasing the maximum viscosity of a starch paste solution during a heating process by 5% or more relative to the maximum viscosity with no addition of the water-soluble pea polysaccharide, and for keeping the final viscosity of the starch paste solution after cooling within ±10% of the final viscosity with no addition of the water-soluble pea polysaccharide, comprising a step of adding the water-soluble pea polysaccharide to the starch paste solution, wherein the maximum viscosity and the final viscosity are measured using a Rapid Visco Analyzer, the starch paste solution is a viscous solution formed by gelatinization and swelling of starch granules as a result of heating an aqueous solution in which a starch is dispersed, at the starch gelatinization temperature or higher, the starch is selected from the group consisting of a potato starch, a corn starch, a sweet potato starch and a tapioca starch, the weight of the water-soluble pea polysaccharide relative to the weight of the starch is 0.5-10 wt%, the mean absolute molecular weight of the water-soluble pea polysaccharide is from 200 000 to 800 000, and the water-soluble pea polysaccharide comprises galacturonic acid, arabinose, galactose, glucose, rhamnose, xylose and fucose as constituent sugars, and galacturonic acid constitutes 3 to 40 wt%, arabinose constitutes 20 to 50 wt%, and galactose constitutes 10 to 30 wt% of the sugar composition. comprising a step of adding the water-soluble pea polysaccharide to the starch paste solution, wherein the maximum viscosity and the final viscosity are measured using a Rapid Visco Analyzer, the starch paste solution is a viscous solution formed by gelatinization and swelling of starch granules as a result of heating an aqueous solution in which a starch is dispersed, at the starch gelatinization temperature or higher, the starch is selected from the group consisting of a potato starch, a corn starch, a sweet potato starch and a tapioca starch, the weight of the water-soluble pea polysaccharide relative to the weight of the starch is 0.5-10 wt%, the mean absolute molecular weight of the water-soluble pea polysaccharide is from 200 000 to 800 000, and the water-soluble pea polysaccharide comprises galacturonic acid, arabinose, galactose, glucose, rhamnose, xylose and fucose as constituent sugars, and galacturonic acid constitutes 3 to 40 wt%, arabinose constitutes 20 to 50 wt%, and galactose constitutes 10 to 30 wt% of the sugar composition.
A temperature control system for a vehicle, comprising a first coolant loop with a first heat exchanger being configured to exchange heat with a first part of the vehicle and being arranged fluidically between a first inlet and a first outlet , a second coolant loop with a second heat exchanger being configured to exchange heat with a second part of the vehicle and being arranged fluidically between a second inlet and a second outlet , a coolant heating loop with a conduit portion being thermally coupled to a condenser of a heat pump unit being configured to selectively heat the coolant, wherein the conduit portion is fluidically arranged between a coolant heating inlet and a coolant heating outlet , a coolant chilling loop with a conduit portion being thermally coupled to an evaporator of the heat pump unit being configured to selectively chill the coolant, wherein the conduit portion is fluidically arranged between a coolant chilling inlet and a coolant chilling outlet , wherein the first inlet , the second inlet , the coolant heating inlet , the coolant chilling inlet , the first outlet , the second outlet , the coolant heating outlet , and the coolant chilling outlet are coupled to a valve unit , wherein the valve unit is configured to selectively fluidically connect or fluidically disconnect at least one of the coolant heating loop and the coolant chilling loop to at least one of the first coolant loop and the second coolant loop , characterized in that the first coolant loop and the second coolant loop are coupled via two inter loop connection lines . a first coolant loop with a first heat exchanger being configured to exchange heat with a first part of the vehicle and being arranged fluidically between a first inlet and a first outlet , a second coolant loop with a second heat exchanger being configured to exchange heat with a second part of the vehicle and being arranged fluidically between a second inlet and a second outlet , a coolant heating loop with a conduit portion being thermally coupled to a condenser of a heat pump unit being configured to selectively heat the coolant, wherein the conduit portion is fluidically arranged between a coolant heating inlet and a coolant heating outlet , a coolant chilling loop with a conduit portion being thermally coupled to an evaporator of the heat pump unit being configured to selectively chill the coolant, wherein the conduit portion is fluidically arranged between a coolant chilling inlet and a coolant chilling outlet , wherein the first inlet , the second inlet , the coolant heating inlet , the coolant chilling inlet , the first outlet , the second outlet , the coolant heating outlet , and the coolant chilling outlet are coupled to a valve unit , wherein the valve unit is configured to selectively fluidically connect or fluidically disconnect at least one of the coolant heating loop and the coolant chilling loop to at least one of the first coolant loop and the second coolant loop , characterized in that the first coolant loop and the second coolant loop are coupled via two inter loop connection lines .
Aircraft passenger service unit for being installed in an overhead position in an aircraft passenger cabin , the aircraft passenger service unit comprising: an infrared sensor , which is configured for detecting infrared radiation and for providing a corresponding sensor output; and a controller , which is configured for receiving and evaluating the sensor output provided by the infrared sensor ; wherein the infrared sensor is an infrared sensor array configured for detecting infrared radiation emitted within a plurality of spatial sectors covering a detection area below the aircraft passenger service unit ; characterised in that the infrared sensor array is configured for detecting the infrared radiation individually for each spatial sector and for providing individual sensor signals for the plurality of spatial sectors ; wherein the infrared sensor array is configured such that each passenger seat arranged within the detection area is covered by at least two of the plurality of spatial sectors , respectively; and wherein the controller is configured for determining a passenger seating position within a passenger seat from the individual sensor signals an infrared sensor , which is configured for detecting infrared radiation and for providing a corresponding sensor output; and a controller , which is configured for receiving and evaluating the sensor output provided by the infrared sensor ; wherein the infrared sensor is an infrared sensor array configured for detecting infrared radiation emitted within a plurality of spatial sectors covering a detection area below the aircraft passenger service unit ; characterised in that the infrared sensor array is configured for detecting the infrared radiation individually for each spatial sector and for providing individual sensor signals for the plurality of spatial sectors ; wherein the infrared sensor array is configured such that each passenger seat arranged within the detection area is covered by at least two of the plurality of spatial sectors , respectively; and wherein the controller is configured for determining a passenger seating position within a passenger seat from the individual sensor signals
A machine to process section bars , in particular made of aluminium, light alloys, PVC or the like, the machine comprising an elongated base extending in a first direction ; at least one operating station , which is obtained along the base so as to carry out at least one processing operation of the section bars ; a first feeding unit to feed the section bars to the operating station ; and a second feeding unit to receive the section bars from the operating station ; the second feeding unit comprising a roller conveyor device comprising, in turn, a plurality of rollers , which are mounted so as to rotate around respective rotation axes , which are parallel to one another and to a second direction , which is transverse to the first direction , and a belt conveyor device comprising, in turn, a plurality of belts , which are parallel to one another and to the second direction ; and being characterized in that the second feeding unit further comprises at least one transfer device to transfer each section bar from the roller conveyor device to the belt conveyor device ; the transfer device being movable in the first direction so as to move along the roller conveyor device and the belt conveyor device , in the second direction so as to move between the rollers and the belts , and in a third direction , which is orthogonal to said first and second directions , so as to disengage the section bars from the rollers and release the section bars on the belts .
A method to manage spillover in a media measuring system, comprising: identifying media detected by a first meter associated with a first media presentation device ; identifying an expected frequency spectrum associated with audio of the media, the expected frequency spectrum stored in a database in association with a media identifier corresponding to the media; comparing the expected frequency spectrum to an actual frequency spectrum collected from the media by the first meter ; and crediting the media as a media exposure when spillover is not detected based on the comparison. identifying media detected by a first meter associated with a first media presentation device ; identifying an expected frequency spectrum associated with audio of the media, the expected frequency spectrum stored in a database in association with a media identifier corresponding to the media; comparing the expected frequency spectrum to an actual frequency spectrum collected from the media by the first meter ; and crediting the media as a media exposure when spillover is not detected based on the comparison.
A method of graze harvesting mushrooms comprising the steps of: (a) measuring cap diameters of mushrooms growing in a mushroom bed, whereby any mushrooms having a cap diameter equal to or greater than a pre-set value are to be picked; (b) locating centroid positions of each mushroom in the bed having a cap diameter greater than a pre-determined value, and for each mushroom for which the centroid position was located the method being characterized in that step (b) comprises (i) calculating centroid-to-centroid distances from each mushroom to each neighboring mushroom, (ii) comparing the centroid-to-centroid distances for two mushrooms to sum of radii for the two mushrooms, whereby if the centroid-to-centroid distance is less than or equal to the sum of the radii then there is interference between the two mushrooms, and (iii) counting the number of interfering mushrooms to identify clumps of mushrooms to be thinned; the method being further characterized in (c) identifying the mushrooms to be picked based on steps (a) to (b) and picking the identified mushrooms, wherein measuring cap diameters, locating centroid positions, calculating centroid-to-centroid distances, comparing the centroid-to-centroid distances, counting the number of interfering mushrooms and identifying the mushrooms to be picked are performed automatically by a control apparatus. (a) measuring cap diameters of mushrooms growing in a mushroom bed, whereby any mushrooms having a cap diameter equal to or greater than a pre-set value are to be picked; (b) locating centroid positions of each mushroom in the bed having a cap diameter greater than a pre-determined value, and for each mushroom for which the centroid position was located the method being characterized in that step (b) comprises (i) calculating centroid-to-centroid distances from each mushroom to each neighboring mushroom, (ii) comparing the centroid-to-centroid distances for two mushrooms to sum of radii for the two mushrooms, whereby if the centroid-to-centroid distance is less than or equal to the sum of the radii then there is interference between the two mushrooms, and (iii) counting the number of interfering mushrooms to identify clumps of mushrooms to be thinned; the method being further characterized in (i) calculating centroid-to-centroid distances from each mushroom to each neighboring mushroom, (ii) comparing the centroid-to-centroid distances for two mushrooms to sum of radii for the two mushrooms, whereby if the centroid-to-centroid distance is less than or equal to the sum of the radii then there is interference between the two mushrooms, and (iii) counting the number of interfering mushrooms to identify clumps of mushrooms to be thinned; the method being further characterized in (c) identifying the mushrooms to be picked based on steps (a) to (b) and picking the identified mushrooms,
A method for prioritizing one of a device-to-device, D2D, transmission and a D2D reception in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a user equipment, UE, and comprising: prioritizing one of the D2D transmission and the D2D reception over another based on whether priority information is present or not, when both the D2D transmission and the D2D reception are scheduled at a same subframe and both the D2D transmission and the D2D reception are not possible at the same subframe simultaneously, and performing the D2D transmission or the D2D reception at the same subframe based on the prioritization, wherein if the priority information is present, the UE performs the D2D transmission or the D2D reception according to the priority information, and wherein if the priority information is not present and the D2D transmission is a vehicle to everything, V2X, transmission, the V2X transmission is prioritized over the D2D reception and the UE performs V2X transmission. prioritizing one of the D2D transmission and the D2D reception over another based on whether priority information is present or not, when both the D2D transmission and the D2D reception are scheduled at a same subframe and both the D2D transmission and the D2D reception are not possible at the same subframe simultaneously, and performing the D2D transmission or the D2D reception at the same subframe based on the prioritization, wherein if the priority information is present, the UE performs the D2D transmission or the D2D reception according to the priority information, and wherein if the priority information is not present and the D2D transmission is a vehicle to everything, V2X, transmission, the V2X transmission is prioritized over the D2D reception and the UE performs V2X transmission.
A building envelope element having a film element which has at least one film layer , a support element to which the film element is fastened, and a release device which is designed to release the film element from the support element if necessary, characterised in that at least one weighting body is fastened to the film element and is provided for assisting the release of the film element from the support element by the release device.
A method for estimating performance of a serial communication channel and tuning a continuous time linear equalizer, CTLE, using processing circuits, the channel being configured to transmit a binary input stream from a transmitting end to an output stream at a receiving end, the method comprising: modeling by the processing circuits the channel at the receiving end as a first finite impulse response (FIR) system, wherein the receiving end comprises the CTLE, and the modeling of the channel at the receiving end comprises modeling the channel at the receiving end after the CTLE, the modeling further comprising: estimating a cursor pulse response of the first FIR system by analyzing the output stream received at the receiving end; and estimating one or more pre-cursor or post-cursor pulse responses of the first FIR system from the received output stream using the estimated cursor pulse response; the method further comprising: determining by the processing circuits a performance metric by using the estimated one or more pre-cursor or post-cursor pulse responses, and tuning the CTLE by selecting one of a plurality of settings according to the determined performance metric, wherein the CTLE is configured to be tuned by selecting one of a plurality of settings including a default setting, and the estimating of the cursor pulse response comprises estimating the cursor pulse response using the default setting. estimating a cursor pulse response of the first FIR system by analyzing the output stream received at the receiving end; and estimating one or more pre-cursor or post-cursor pulse responses of the first FIR system from the received output stream using the estimated cursor pulse response; the method further comprising: determining by the processing circuits a performance metric by using the estimated one or more pre-cursor or post-cursor pulse responses, and tuning the CTLE by selecting one of a plurality of settings according to the determined performance metric, wherein the CTLE is configured to be tuned by selecting one of a plurality of settings including a default setting, and the estimating of the cursor pulse response comprises estimating the cursor pulse response using the default setting. determining by the processing circuits a performance metric by using the estimated one or more pre-cursor or post-cursor pulse responses, and tuning the CTLE by selecting one of a plurality of settings according to the determined performance metric, wherein the CTLE is configured to be tuned by selecting one of a plurality of settings including a default setting, and the estimating of the cursor pulse response comprises estimating the cursor pulse response using the default setting.
A method for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, and/or for cooling, using a closed-cycle absorption system 1, said method comprising the steps of: - transferring thermal energy from a heat source to a liquid working mixture 8, within an evaporator 2, which working mixture 8 at least comprises a working fluid 9, and whereby said working fluid 9 is at least partly evaporated from said working mixture 8, - expanding said evaporated working fluid 9, and absorbing said expanded working fluid 9 into a liquid absorption mixture 10, within an absorber 4, which absorption mixture 10 at least comprises an absorption fluid, - at least partly extracting the absorption mixture 10 from the absorber 4, and pressurizing said extracted absorption mixture 10, and - separating said pressurized absorption mixture 10, within a separator 6, into a working effluent 11 and an absorption effluent 12, whereby said working effluent 11 is fed to the evaporator 2, and whereby said absorption effluent 12 is fed to the absorber 4, characterised in that , during said separation, the absorption mixture 10 is subjected to a pressure at or above the condensation pressure of the pure working fluid 9, whereby during said separation, the absorption mixture 10 comprises a working phase and an absorption phase, whereby said working phase and absorption phase are liquid phases. - transferring thermal energy from a heat source to a liquid working mixture 8, within an evaporator 2, which working mixture 8 at least comprises a working fluid 9, and whereby said working fluid 9 is at least partly evaporated from said working mixture 8, - expanding said evaporated working fluid 9, and absorbing said expanded working fluid 9 into a liquid absorption mixture 10, within an absorber 4, which absorption mixture 10 at least comprises an absorption fluid, - at least partly extracting the absorption mixture 10 from the absorber 4, and pressurizing said extracted absorption mixture 10, and - separating said pressurized absorption mixture 10, within a separator 6, into a working effluent 11 and an absorption effluent 12, whereby said working effluent 11 is fed to the evaporator 2, and whereby said absorption effluent 12 is fed to the absorber 4,