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Method for identifying the battery type (Pb, Li-Ion) of a battery connected to the consumer loads of a vehicle via the vehicle electrical system by means of a battery testing device , having the steps: - application of a DC pulse having a current strength (IB) of at least 30 Ampere to a battery to be tested for at least five seconds, - before the application measurement of a pre-pulse voltage (U0) of the battery, - during the application measurement of a pulse voltage (U1) of the battery, - determining a transition voltage difference between the pre-pulse voltage and the pulse voltage, - determining a characteristic of a transition voltage difference parameter as a function of the transition voltage difference, - assigning a specific battery type (Pb, Li-ion) to the tested battery as a function of the characteristic. - application of a DC pulse having a current strength (IB) of at least 30 Ampere to a battery to be tested for at least five seconds, - before the application measurement of a pre-pulse voltage (U0) of the battery, - during the application measurement of a pulse voltage (U1) of the battery, - determining a transition voltage difference between the pre-pulse voltage and the pulse voltage, - determining a characteristic of a transition voltage difference parameter as a function of the transition voltage difference, - assigning a specific battery type (Pb, Li-ion) to the tested battery as a function of the characteristic.
An ultrasonic surgical instrument , comprising: a housing ; an ultrasonic transducer assembly rotatably supported within said housing and coupled to a cutting member ; a motor rotor directly coupled to said ultrasonic transducer assembly for rotation therewith; a motor stator non-movably supported within said housing adjacent said motor rotor such that upon application of a motor drive signal to said motor rotor, said motor rotor and said ultrasonic transducer assembly are caused to rotate within said housing; and characterized by a slip ring assembly arranged to transmit said motor drive signal from a control system to said motor rotor, said slip ring assembly further arranged to transmit ultrasonic electrical signals from an ultrasound signal generator to said ultrasonic transducer assembly. a housing ; an ultrasonic transducer assembly rotatably supported within said housing and coupled to a cutting member ; a motor rotor directly coupled to said ultrasonic transducer assembly for rotation therewith; a motor stator non-movably supported within said housing adjacent said motor rotor such that upon application of a motor drive signal to said motor rotor, said motor rotor and said ultrasonic transducer assembly are caused to rotate within said housing; and characterized by a slip ring assembly arranged to transmit said motor drive signal from a control system to said motor rotor, said slip ring assembly further arranged to transmit ultrasonic electrical signals from an ultrasound signal generator to said ultrasonic transducer assembly.
Method for determining coefficients of friction between friction partners of a brake, wherein the coefficients of friction are ascertained from relative velocities v between the friction partners, temperatures T during contact between the friction partners and constants p determined by experiments, characterised in that the coefficients of friction (μ) are ascertained from summands s = p ij v i T j with a first counter i and a second counter j, wherein the constants p are ascertained in advance from trials on a brake test rig or from brake measurement runs with a reference vehicle and the trials or brake measurement runs are performed with defined contact forces (F) of a first friction partner against a second friction partner, wherein the constants p are ascertained via comparisons of trial coefficients of friction (μ v ), ascertained from the trials or brake measurement runs, with nth-degree polynomials formed from the summands s, wherein the first counter i is assigned values from zero to n and the second counter j is assigned values from zero to n and wherein, in the summands s, relative velocity values ascertained from the trials or brake measurement runs are used for the relative velocities v and temperature measurement values or temperature values from a temperature simulation are used for the temperatures T.
A method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine , the gas turbine including a seal plate (44;110) disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc , and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate (44;110) relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc , the method comprising a seal-plate-restraint-state switching step of operating the seal plate restraint part from a second side of the rotor disc that is opposite to the first side in the axial direction via a clearance between a platform of a blade and a region of an outer peripheral surface of the rotor disc except a blade groove for receiving the blade to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate (44;110) in the radial direction and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate (44;110) and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate (44;110) in the radial direction.
A method for processing a U-shaped dough strand having a first dough strand end, which can be used as a securing dough strand end , and a second dough strand end, which can be used as a looping dough strand end , wherein the dough strand is looped by means of a processing head having at least two gripping means to form at least one dough strand loop and is positioned by means of a processing table having positioning means , wherein at least one positioning means embodied as a lifting means raises sections of the dough strand to a raised position relative to the processing table , and/or wherein at least one positioning means embodied as a table gripper stretches and/or pulls sections of one of the dough strand ends , characterized in that at least one positioning means embodied as a knotting means spreads and/or expands an opening of a dough strand loop and guides a dough strand end through the dough strand loop , said dough strand end being secured in place by means of the dough strand loop .
A driving assistance apparatus configured to perform an assistance control of assisting in driving a vehicle , when a first condition associated with a matter other than an operation by a driver of the vehicle and a second condition associated with the operation by the driver are satisfied, in a situation in which a target is recognized, said driving assistance apparatus comprising: a determinator configured to determine a state of the assistance control; and an informer configured to inform the driver of the state of the assistance control, which is determined by said determinator, characterised in that : said determinator is configured (i) to determine that the state of the assistance control is a standby state if a standby condition is satisfied, wherein the standby condition requires that the first condition is satisfied, but the second condition is not satisfied, in the situation in which the target is recognized, and (ii) to determine that the state of the assistance control is an interruption state if an interruption condition is satisfied, wherein the interruption condition requires that while the standby condition is satisfied the first condition changes to be no longer satisfied. a determinator configured to determine a state of the assistance control; and an informer configured to inform the driver of the state of the assistance control, which is determined by said determinator, characterised in that : said determinator is configured (i) to determine that the state of the assistance control is a standby state if a standby condition is satisfied, wherein the standby condition requires that the first condition is satisfied, but the second condition is not satisfied, in the situation in which the target is recognized, and (ii) to determine that the state of the assistance control is an interruption state if an interruption condition is satisfied, wherein the interruption condition requires that while the standby condition is satisfied the first condition changes to be no longer satisfied.
An electronic device comprising: a display ; an actuator configured to output at least one of a sound and a vibration by using the display as a vibrating plate, the actuator including a ferrofluid acting as a bumper when the display vibrates; and a processor configured to: identify whether the display is activated; identify a temperature of the electronic device if the display is activated; and control the actuator to generate at least one of a sound and a vibration at a designated frequency if the temperature is lower than a designated temperature such that viscosity of the ferrofluid included in the actuator decreases. a display ; an actuator configured to output at least one of a sound and a vibration by using the display as a vibrating plate, the actuator including a ferrofluid acting as a bumper when the display vibrates; and a processor configured to: identify whether the display is activated; identify a temperature of the electronic device if the display is activated; and control the actuator to generate at least one of a sound and a vibration at a designated frequency if the temperature is lower than a designated temperature such that viscosity of the ferrofluid included in the actuator decreases. identify whether the display is activated; identify a temperature of the electronic device if the display is activated; and control the actuator to generate at least one of a sound and a vibration at a designated frequency if the temperature is lower than a designated temperature such that viscosity of the ferrofluid included in the actuator decreases.
Temperature control apparatus, having a tank for storing a supply medium, with a mixing device and a flow for supplying a consumer, which is connectable to the flow , with a fluid medium with predefinable temperature, and with a return , which is connectable to the consumer, for returning at least part of the fluid medium from the consumer to the mixing device in which the fluid medium of the return is mixed with the supply medium stored in the tank in a predefinable quantity ratio, characterised in that the mixing device has at least one mixing chamber which, during operation of the temperature control apparatus, is arranged below the filling level of the tank with the supply medium.
A line guide apparatus for guiding lines, such as cables, hoses or the like, between a first and a second connection point movable relative to the first, in particular on a robot with multiple degrees of freedom, comprising: a plurality of links, which form an accommodation space for lines, are arranged successively in a longitudinal direction (L) and are connected together in articulated manner by a respective articulated connection, wherein the articulated connection allows three-dimensional deflection of the connected links relative to one another; and at least one elastic return element ; characterized in that the line guide apparatus has a portion of variable length, which comprises a number of links (200A, 200B; 700A, 700B) which are connected together so as to be relatively rotatable relative to one another about the longitudinal direction and longitudinally adjustable relative to one another for elongation of the variable-length portion in the longitudinal direction (L), and in that the return element is elastically longitudinally expandable and arranged in such a way that it exerts a return force on the variable-length portion , which counteracts elongation of the variable-length portion. a plurality of links, which form an accommodation space for lines, are arranged successively in a longitudinal direction (L) and are connected together in articulated manner by a respective articulated connection, wherein the articulated connection allows three-dimensional deflection of the connected links relative to one another; and at least one elastic return element ; characterized in that the line guide apparatus has a portion of variable length, which comprises a number of links (200A, 200B; 700A, 700B) which are connected together so as to be relatively rotatable relative to one another about the longitudinal direction and longitudinally adjustable relative to one another for elongation of the variable-length portion in the longitudinal direction (L), and in that the return element is elastically longitudinally expandable and arranged in such a way that it exerts a return force on the variable-length portion , which counteracts elongation of the variable-length portion.
A video encoder comprising: digital circuitry configured to perform, for each of a plurality of blocks of an input video stream, operations including: transforming one or more prediction residuals that correspond respectively to one or more coding modes in order to obtain one or more respective transform blocks for the one or more respective coding modes; for each coding mode Mk, processing the respective prediction residual and/or the respective transform block for the coding mode Mk to obtain rate modeling data for the coding mode Mk; wherein the digital circuitry is further configured to generate an encoded video stream that represents an encoded version of the input video stream; transmission circuitry configured to transmit a side information stream and the encoded video stream onto a communication medium, wherein the side information stream includes the rate modeling data for each coding mode and for each block, wherein the rate modeling data includes data characterizing a rate estimation function Rk(q) for at least one of the one or more coding modes, wherein q represents a quantization step size. digital circuitry configured to perform, for each of a plurality of blocks of an input video stream, operations including: transforming one or more prediction residuals that correspond respectively to one or more coding modes in order to obtain one or more respective transform blocks for the one or more respective coding modes; for each coding mode Mk, processing the respective prediction residual and/or the respective transform block for the coding mode Mk to obtain rate modeling data for the coding mode Mk; transforming one or more prediction residuals that correspond respectively to one or more coding modes in order to obtain one or more respective transform blocks for the one or more respective coding modes; for each coding mode Mk, processing the respective prediction residual and/or the respective transform block for the coding mode Mk to obtain rate modeling data for the coding mode Mk; wherein the digital circuitry is further configured to generate an encoded video stream that represents an encoded version of the input video stream; transmission circuitry configured to transmit a side information stream and the encoded video stream onto a communication medium, wherein the side information stream includes the rate modeling data for each coding mode and for each block, wherein the rate modeling data includes data characterizing a rate estimation function Rk(q) for at least one of the one or more coding modes, wherein q represents a quantization step size.
A coffee grinder for grinding coffee, comprising a filling device for refillable coffee capsules , including a filling tube , comprising an access opening , through which ground coffee can drop into the filling tube , and furthermore comprising a ram , which is guided in the filling tube and can be moved up and down therein so as to compress the ground coffee that has dropped from the coffee grinder through the access opening and the filling tube into the capsule , characterized in that a receptacle for a refillable capsule is provided beneath the filling tube , which on the top side includes a depression for receiving a refillable capsule and which, by way of a structure having the function of a vertical shaft , is mounted in a mount present at the coffee grinder and can be pivoted to the side, so that the capsule in the depression , in both end positions of the pivoting movement, ends up either beneath the filling tube and can be filled, or can be pivoted out from beneath the filling tube so far so as to be removable toward the top.
Thermochromic pigment composition comprising: (A) at least one electron-donating organic dye compound, (B) at least one electron-accepting compound, and (A) at least one compound of formula (I) corresponding to the following formula: where: - X represents O or a single bond, - Z represents COO or OCO, - R 1 represents OC 1-20 alkyl or (CH 2 ) m CH 3 , - R 2 represents OCO(CH 2 ) n CH 3 or H, - y = 0-3, - m = 12-18, - n = 12-18, - p = 8-18, and provided that when X represents O, y is different from 0. (A) at least one electron-donating organic dye compound, (B) at least one electron-accepting compound, and (A) at least one compound of formula (I) corresponding to the following formula: where: - X represents O or a single bond, - Z represents COO or OCO, - R 1 represents OC 1-20 alkyl or (CH 2 ) m CH 3 , - R 2 represents OCO(CH 2 ) n CH 3 or H, - y = 0-3, - m = 12-18, - n = 12-18, - p = 8-18, and provided that when X represents O, y is different from 0. - X represents O or a single bond, - Z represents COO or OCO, - R 1 represents OC 1-20 alkyl or (CH 2 ) m CH 3 , - R 2 represents OCO(CH 2 ) n CH 3 or H, - y = 0-3, - m = 12-18, - n = 12-18, - p = 8-18, and
A fuel blending component composition comprising: - 30% to 60% by volume of one or more branched alkane components; - 22% to 40% by volume of one or more cyclic alkane components; - 2% to 25% by volume of one or more alkylate components, the alkylate components comprising gasoline blendstock components formed by conversion of light olefins with an isoparaffin; - 1% to 22% by volume of one or more oxygenate components; - less than 1% by weight of aromatics; and - less than 1% by weight of olefins, wherein the fuel blending component composition reduces the criteria emissions of an internal combustion engine on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) when blended with a conventional fuel. - 30% to 60% by volume of one or more branched alkane components; - 22% to 40% by volume of one or more cyclic alkane components; - 2% to 25% by volume of one or more alkylate components, the alkylate components comprising gasoline blendstock components formed by conversion of light olefins with an isoparaffin; - 1% to 22% by volume of one or more oxygenate components; - less than 1% by weight of aromatics; and - less than 1% by weight of olefins,
A process for coupling PEG to IFN β comprising the following steps: (a) adding activated PEG to a purified IFN β solution in a reaction vessel to form a mixture of activated PEG and IFN β, wherein the purified IFN β solution has a concentration of IFN β from 1.75 mg/ml to 3.3 mg/ml and a temperature of from 2° C to 30° C, wherein the amount of activated PEG added is sufficient to provide a molar ratio of activated PEG to IFN β in a PEG coupling reaction mixture from 1:1 to 20:1 and wherein the pH of the mixture is from 4.0 to 6.0; (b) optionally adding a Lewis acid catalyst to the mixture, wherein the amount of Lewis acid catalyst when added is sufficient to provide a concentration of Lewis acid catalyst in the PEG coupling reaction mixture from 0.1 mM to 2.2 mM; (c) adding NaCNBH 3 to the mixture to form the PEG coupling reaction mixture with stirring over a period of 5 minutes to 600 minutes, wherein the amount of NaCNBH 3 added is sufficient to provide a concentration of NaCNBH 3 in the PEG coupling reaction mixture from 15 mM to 25 mM; and (d) after step (c), incubating the PEG coupling reaction mixture for 10 minutes to 24 hours to produce preferentially mono-PEG IFN β. (a) adding activated PEG to a purified IFN β solution in a reaction vessel to form a mixture of activated PEG and IFN β, wherein the purified IFN β solution has a concentration of IFN β from 1.75 mg/ml to 3.3 mg/ml and a temperature of from 2° C to 30° C, wherein the amount of activated PEG added is sufficient to provide a molar ratio of activated PEG to IFN β in a PEG coupling reaction mixture from 1:1 to 20:1 and wherein the pH of the mixture is from 4.0 to 6.0; (b) optionally adding a Lewis acid catalyst to the mixture, wherein the amount of Lewis acid catalyst when added is sufficient to provide a concentration of Lewis acid catalyst in the PEG coupling reaction mixture from 0.1 mM to 2.2 mM; (c) adding NaCNBH 3 to the mixture to form the PEG coupling reaction mixture with stirring over a period of 5 minutes to 600 minutes, wherein the amount of NaCNBH 3 added is sufficient to provide a concentration of NaCNBH 3 in the PEG coupling reaction mixture from 15 mM to 25 mM; and (d) after step (c), incubating the PEG coupling reaction mixture for 10 minutes to 24 hours to produce preferentially mono-PEG IFN β.
Method for operating a power converter as an inverter between a DC voltage (U), with a high potential and a low potential, and an AC voltage network , wherein for each AC voltage phase of the AC voltage network , the power converter has at least one half-bridge (B1, B2, B3) connected to the AC voltage phase with a high potential-side semiconductor switch (SP1, SP2, SP3) and a low potential-side semiconductor switch (SN1, SN2, SN3) and each semiconductor switch (SP1, SP2, SP3, SN1, SN2, SN3) is connected antiparallel to a diode (DP1, DP2, DP3, DN1, DN2, DN3), wherein - for each semiconductor switch (SP1, SP2, SP3, SN1, SN2, SN3), within an angular period of a phase angle (φ) of the AC voltage, at least one switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) is specified by way of a lower range limit and an upper range limit in each case, and - for each switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) a pre-ignition angle (α) is determined, characterised in that - for each switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) with the pre-ignition angle (α) a pre-quenching angle (β) is determined, - for each switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2), an activation angular interval (A12, A13, A23, A21, A31, A32, A1, A2) is determined, the lower interval limit of which is formed by subtraction of the pre-ignition angle (α) from the lower range limit of the switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) and the upper interval limit of which is formed by subtraction of the pre-quenching angle (β) from the upper range limit of the switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2), and - each semiconductor switch (SP1, SP2, SP3, SN1, SN2, SN3) is switched on during each activation angular interval (A12, A13, A23, A21, A31, A32, A1, A2) determined for it. - for each semiconductor switch (SP1, SP2, SP3, SN1, SN2, SN3), within an angular period of a phase angle (φ) of the AC voltage, at least one switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) is specified by way of a lower range limit and an upper range limit in each case, and - for each switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) a pre-ignition angle (α) is determined, - for each switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) with the pre-ignition angle (α) a pre-quenching angle (β) is determined, - for each switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2), an activation angular interval (A12, A13, A23, A21, A31, A32, A1, A2) is determined, the lower interval limit of which is formed by subtraction of the pre-ignition angle (α) from the lower range limit of the switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2) and the upper interval limit of which is formed by subtraction of the pre-quenching angle (β) from the upper range limit of the switch angular range (W12, W13, W23, W21, W31, W32, W1, W2), and - each semiconductor switch (SP1, SP2, SP3, SN1, SN2, SN3) is switched on during each activation angular interval (A12, A13, A23, A21, A31, A32, A1, A2) determined for it.