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A control device for a resonant converter, said converter comprising a switching circuit (Q1-Q2) adapted to drive a resonant load , said resonant load comprising at least one capacitor (Cr), said converter being adapted to convert a source signal (Vin) into an output signal (Vout), said switching circuit comprising at least a half bridge of first (Q1) and second (Q2) switches, the central point (HB) of said half bridge being connected to said resonant load , wherein said control device comprises generating means adapted to generate at least a control signal (HSGD, LSGD) for the switching circuit, wherein said control device is configured to receive a signal (Vcr) representative of the energy (Ein) transferred from the source signal (Vin) to the resonant load , characterized in that said generating means are configured to generate at least the control signal (HSGD, LSGD) by: - comparing said signal (Vcr) representative of the energy (Ein) transferred from the source signal (Vin) to the resonant load with a first (Vthp) and a second (Vthn) signal, the first signal having a higher value than the second signal, such that said switching circuit is configured to switch when said signal (Vcr) representative of the energy (Ein) transferred from the source signal (Vin) to the resonant load is equal to said first signal (Vthp) or said second signal (Vthn), and wherein said control device comprises further means configured to form said first signal (Vthp) and said second signal (Vthn) by adding to and subtracting from a reference signal (Vcm) a signal (fb) representative of an output quantity of the converter. - comparing said signal (Vcr) representative of the energy (Ein) transferred from the source signal (Vin) to the resonant load with a first (Vthp) and a second (Vthn) signal, the first signal having a higher value than the second signal, such that said switching circuit is configured to switch when said signal (Vcr) representative of the energy (Ein) transferred from the source signal (Vin) to the resonant load is equal to said first signal (Vthp) or said second signal (Vthn), and
An assembly for a motor vehicle , the assembly comprising: an engine assembly ; a first engine catch hook coupled to the engine assembly , wherein the first engine catch hook comprises a hook portion configured to engage a subframe of the motor vehicle during a collision and transfer load from the engine assembly to the subframe ; and characterised by : a second engine catch hook coupled to the engine assembly , wherein the second engine catch hook comprises a hook portion vertically spaced apart from the hook portion of the first engine catch hook and configured to engage a catch structure during the collision and transfer load from the engine into the catch structure , wherein the catch structure is at an upper end of a bulkhead structure between an engine bay and an interior of the vehicle . an engine assembly ; a first engine catch hook coupled to the engine assembly , wherein the first engine catch hook comprises a hook portion configured to engage a subframe of the motor vehicle during a collision and transfer load from the engine assembly to the subframe ; and characterised by : a second engine catch hook coupled to the engine assembly , wherein the second engine catch hook comprises a hook portion vertically spaced apart from the hook portion of the first engine catch hook and configured to engage a catch structure during the collision and transfer load from the engine into the catch structure , wherein the catch structure is at an upper end of a bulkhead structure between an engine bay and an interior of the vehicle .
A lipid supplement for enhancing the survival or proliferation of one or more mammalian pluripotent stem cells, the supplement comprising more than one lipid in the presence of a carrier, wherein the more than one lipid includes one or both of oleic acid and palmitic acid, and at least one of alpha-linolenic acid and arachidonic acid and wherein (i) an amount of oleic acid is greater than a) an amount of alpha-linolenic acid or b) an amount of alpha-linolenic acid and arachidonic acid combined, and/or (ii) an amount of palmitic acid is greater than a) an amount of alpha-linolenic acid, or b) an amount of alpha-linolenic acid and arachidonic acid combined.
A computer-implemented method comprising: determining a location of a subject drill-well site; identifying drill-well data for a plurality of drill-wells positioned within a threshold geographic area relative to the location of the subject drill-well site; generating , utilizing the drill-well data for the plurality of drill-wells, formation-top trends for portions of the threshold geographic area located between respective positions of the plurality of drill-wells; and determining , from the formation-top trends, formation-top depths for formations corresponding to the location of the subject drill-well site. determining a location of a subject drill-well site; identifying drill-well data for a plurality of drill-wells positioned within a threshold geographic area relative to the location of the subject drill-well site; generating , utilizing the drill-well data for the plurality of drill-wells, formation-top trends for portions of the threshold geographic area located between respective positions of the plurality of drill-wells; and determining , from the formation-top trends, formation-top depths for formations corresponding to the location of the subject drill-well site.
An aircraft engine including an oil sampling assembly, the oil sampling assembly comprising: a tank (24;240) of the aircraft engine , the tank (24;240) containing lubrication fluid of the aircraft engine , the tank (24;240) including a port and a self-closing valve configurable between a closed configuration where a flow of lubrication fluid through the port is prevented and an open configuration where the flow of lubrication fluid through the port is permitted; and an oil sampling tool (36;360) releasably engaged with the self-closing valve to cause opening of the self-closing valve , the sampling tool (36;360) having: an inlet in fluid communication with the port for receiving the flow of lubrication fluid from the tank (24;240) via the port ; a filter in fluid communication with the inlet ; and a pump configured to induce the flow of the lubrication fluid through the filter . a tank (24;240) of the aircraft engine , the tank (24;240) containing lubrication fluid of the aircraft engine , the tank (24;240) including a port and a self-closing valve configurable between a closed configuration where a flow of lubrication fluid through the port is prevented and an open configuration where the flow of lubrication fluid through the port is permitted; and an oil sampling tool (36;360) releasably engaged with the self-closing valve to cause opening of the self-closing valve , the sampling tool (36;360) having: an inlet in fluid communication with the port for receiving the flow of lubrication fluid from the tank (24;240) via the port ; a filter in fluid communication with the inlet ; and a pump configured to induce the flow of the lubrication fluid through the filter . an inlet in fluid communication with the port for receiving the flow of lubrication fluid from the tank (24;240) via the port ; a filter in fluid communication with the inlet ; and a pump configured to induce the flow of the lubrication fluid through the filter .
An edge server for an edge computing system comprising a cloud computing system that comprises a backend server; wherein the edge server is configured to: receive additional information from an application store , the additional information defining capabilities of the edge server required for an application to run on the edge server ; and determine whether the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run; and in response thereto when the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run: indicate to the application store that the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run; and download the application from the application store ; wherein the edge server is further configured to: maintain a first record of applications that can start to run when the edge server is disconnected from the cloud computing system ; and when the edge server is already disconnected from the cloud computing system , check the first record and only start an application in response to a request to start the application, if the first record indicates that the application can start. receive additional information from an application store , the additional information defining capabilities of the edge server required for an application to run on the edge server ; and determine whether the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run; and in response thereto when the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run: indicate to the application store that the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run; and download the application from the application store ; wherein the edge server is further configured to: maintain a first record of applications that can start to run when the edge server is disconnected from the cloud computing system ; and when the edge server is already disconnected from the cloud computing system , check the first record and only start an application in response to a request to start the application, if the first record indicates that the application can start. indicate to the application store that the edge server has the capabilities required for the application to run; and download the application from the application store ; wherein the edge server is further configured to: maintain a first record of applications that can start to run when the edge server is disconnected from the cloud computing system ; and when the edge server is already disconnected from the cloud computing system , check the first record and only start an application in response to a request to start the application, if the first record indicates that the application can start. maintain a first record of applications that can start to run when the edge server is disconnected from the cloud computing system ; and when the edge server is already disconnected from the cloud computing system , check the first record and only start an application in response to a request to start the application, if the first record indicates that the application can start.
A process for the preparation of ethene by vapour phase chemical dehydration of a feed-stream comprising ethanol and optionally water and/or ethoxyethane, said process comprising contacting a dried supported heteropolyacid catalyst in a reactor with the feed-stream having a feed temperature of at least 200 °C; wherein the pressure inside the reactor is at least 0.80 MPa but less than 1.80 MPa; and wherein before the supported heteropolyacid catalyst is contacted with the feed-stream having a feed temperature of at least 200 °C, the process is initiated by: (i) drying a supported heteropolyacid catalyst in a reactor under a stream of inert gas having a feed temperature of from above 100 °C to 200 °C; and (ii) contacting the dried supported heteropolyacid catalyst at a temperature of from above 100 °C to 160 °C with an ethanol-containing vapour stream having a feed temperature of from above 100 °C to 160 °C. (i) drying a supported heteropolyacid catalyst in a reactor under a stream of inert gas having a feed temperature of from above 100 °C to 200 °C; and (ii) contacting the dried supported heteropolyacid catalyst at a temperature of from above 100 °C to 160 °C with an ethanol-containing vapour stream having a feed temperature of from above 100 °C to 160 °C.
Process for moisturizing a human keratin material, in particular the skin, characterized in that it comprises the application to the surface of the said keratin material on contact with water of a composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: a) at least one aqueous phase; and b) at least one oily phase comprising at least one apolar non-volatile hydrocarbon-based oil and at least one pasty apolar lipophilic hydrocarbon-based compound; and c) at least one hydrophilic gelling polysaccharide; and d) at least one mixture of emulsifying nonionic surfactants comprising (i) at least one fatty acid ester of polyol and (ii) at least one fatty acid ester of polyalkylene glycol. a) at least one aqueous phase; and b) at least one oily phase comprising at least one apolar non-volatile hydrocarbon-based oil and at least one pasty apolar lipophilic hydrocarbon-based compound; and c) at least one hydrophilic gelling polysaccharide; and d) at least one mixture of emulsifying nonionic surfactants comprising (i) at least one fatty acid ester of polyol and (ii) at least one fatty acid ester of polyalkylene glycol.
A computer-implemented method of planning ego actions for a mobile robot in the presence of at least one dynamic agent , the method comprising: searching for an optimal ego action of a set of possible ego actions in multiple search steps, each search step comprising: selecting an ego action from the set of possible ego actions, selecting an agent behaviour from a set of possible agent behaviours, running an online simulation based on the selected ego action and agent behaviour, and thereby determining a possible outcome of the selected agent behaviour and ego action, and assigning at least one reward to the selected ego action, based on at least one reward metric applied to the determined outcome, wherein the selection of the ego action in later search steps is biased, based on the determined outcomes of earlier search steps, towards higher reward ego action(s) but the selection of the agent behaviour in the later search steps is biased towards riskier agent behaviour(s), a risky agent behaviour being an agent behaviour that is, according to the earlier search steps, more likely to result in a lower reward outcome for the selected ego action; and choosing an ego action of the set of possible ego actions, based on the rewards computed in the search steps. selecting an ego action from the set of possible ego actions, selecting an agent behaviour from a set of possible agent behaviours, running an online simulation based on the selected ego action and agent behaviour, and thereby determining a possible outcome of the selected agent behaviour and ego action, and assigning at least one reward to the selected ego action, based on at least one reward metric applied to the determined outcome, wherein the selection of the ego action in later search steps is biased, based on the determined outcomes of earlier search steps, towards higher reward ego action(s) but the selection of the agent behaviour in the later search steps is biased towards riskier agent behaviour(s), a risky agent behaviour being an agent behaviour that is, according to the earlier search steps, more likely to result in a lower reward outcome for the selected ego action; and choosing an ego action of the set of possible ego actions, based on the rewards computed in the search steps.
A transaction processing method for a blockchain, comprising: performing (S 102), by a blockchain node in the blockchain after execution of a transaction of an N-th round of consensus of the blockchain is completed, a block write operation for the transaction of the N-th round of consensus, wherein N is a positive integer; and executing (S104), by the blockchain node, an (N+1)-th round of consensus execution operation of the blockchain, wherein the consensus execution operation comprises an (N+1)-th round of consensus of the blockchain and transaction execution after the (N+1)-th round of consensus is reached, and the (N+1)-th round of consensus execution operation is executed concurrently with the block write operation in the N-th round, such that a time point at which the blockchain node performs the (N+1)-th round of consensus execution operation is not earlier than a time point at which the blockchain node performs the block write operation for the transaction of the N-th round of consensus, and the two operations overlap in the time dimension. performing (S 102), by a blockchain node in the blockchain after execution of a transaction of an N-th round of consensus of the blockchain is completed, a block write operation for the transaction of the N-th round of consensus, wherein N is a positive integer; and executing (S104), by the blockchain node, an (N+1)-th round of consensus execution operation of the blockchain, wherein the consensus execution operation comprises an (N+1)-th round of consensus of the blockchain and transaction execution after the (N+1)-th round of consensus is reached, and the (N+1)-th round of consensus execution operation is executed concurrently with the block write operation in the N-th round, such that a time point at which the blockchain node performs the (N+1)-th round of consensus execution operation is not earlier than a time point at which the blockchain node performs the block write operation for the transaction of the N-th round of consensus, and the two operations overlap in the time dimension.
A nanoparticle composition comprising a plurality of PLGA nanoparticles coated with organic Escherichia coli extract (OEE), which nanoparticles encapsulate: (a) D. farinae and/or D. pteronyssinus dust mite allergens; and (b) an aqueous E. coli extract (AEE); for use in a method of desensitizing a subject to said dust mite allergens. (a) D. farinae and/or D. pteronyssinus dust mite allergens; and (b) an aqueous E. coli extract (AEE);
Method for transmitting a message from a first node device to a second node device belonging to a neighbourhood of said first node device, said first and second node devices belonging to an electrical power supply network using powerline communications, the first node device being able to transmit and receive messages over several frequency bands of a set of frequency bands, the method being executed by the first node device and comprising the steps, prior to the transmission of the message, of: - estimating (E33), for each frequency band, the theoretical duration of transmission of the message in each frequency band, - obtaining (E34), from a database, results from integration of rates of occupancy of each frequency band determined during several time scales corresponding to the theoretical duration of transmission of the message in each frequency band, - selecting (E35), from the results of integration of rates of occupancy of each frequency band determined during several time scales obtained, a frequency band, and - transmitting (E36) the message in the frequency band selected. - estimating (E33), for each frequency band, the theoretical duration of transmission of the message in each frequency band, - obtaining (E34), from a database, results from integration of rates of occupancy of each frequency band determined during several time scales corresponding to the theoretical duration of transmission of the message in each frequency band, - selecting (E35), from the results of integration of rates of occupancy of each frequency band determined during several time scales obtained, a frequency band, and - transmitting (E36) the message in the frequency band selected.
Method for operating a device for tinnitus characterization, - in which, in a first method step , a broadband test signal with a number of signal frequencies is generated and compared with a tinnitus noise with regard to a masking effect, wherein the respective test signal is stored with an associated comparison result , wherein in case the comparison result is positive, the tinnitus noise is masked, and wherein a probability correlation for determining the commonality of the test signals of the positive comparison results is determined from the stored test signals and comparison results , - in which, in a second method step , the amplitudes of the individual signal frequencies of the test signal are varied, - in which the first and second method step are repeatedly performed until the probability correlation reaches or exceeds a first threshold value , wherein the first threshold value substantially corresponds to a minimum number of positive comparison results having a minimum probability that a test signal derived from the likelihood correlation masks the tinnitus noise , and - in which, in a third method step , the amplitudes of the individual signal frequencies of the test signal are varied based on the probability correlation . - in which, in a first method step , a broadband test signal with a number of signal frequencies is generated and compared with a tinnitus noise with regard to a masking effect, wherein the respective test signal is stored with an associated comparison result , wherein in case the comparison result is positive, the tinnitus noise is masked, and wherein a probability correlation for determining the commonality of the test signals of the positive comparison results is determined from the stored test signals and comparison results , - in which, in a second method step , the amplitudes of the individual signal frequencies of the test signal are varied, - in which the first and second method step are repeatedly performed until the probability correlation reaches or exceeds a first threshold value , wherein the first threshold value substantially corresponds to a minimum number of positive comparison results having a minimum probability that a test signal derived from the likelihood correlation masks the tinnitus noise , and - in which, in a third method step , the amplitudes of the individual signal frequencies of the test signal are varied based on the probability correlation .
A method of configuring a modular plant, the method comprising, in a plant engineering phase : receiving a user definition for the modular plant as a target system, wherein the user definition identifies modules to be integrated into the modular plant, defines a topology of the modular plant, and specifies sequences that can be executed by a process orchestration layer of the modular plant, wherein at least one said module is associated with a controller-agnostic configuration file specifying parameters for the said module that are not specific to any target system; and automatically binding controller software instantiated according to the controller-agnostic configuration file to a hardware controller of the said module of the target system, the binding comprising automatically adapting the controller software to the target system according to the user definition, wherein an application to be executed by the said module defines logic that is predetermined to be executable independently of state machines defining the application, and wherein the parameters comprise one or more of (i default parameters for adaptation to the target system during the plant engineering or (ii static parameters that will remain unchanged during the plant engineering. receiving a user definition for the modular plant as a target system, wherein the user definition identifies modules to be integrated into the modular plant, defines a topology of the modular plant, and specifies sequences that can be executed by a process orchestration layer of the modular plant, wherein at least one said module is associated with a controller-agnostic configuration file specifying parameters for the said module that are not specific to any target system; and automatically binding controller software instantiated according to the controller-agnostic configuration file to a hardware controller of the said module of the target system, the binding comprising automatically adapting the controller software to the target system according to the user definition, wherein an application to be executed by the said module defines logic that is predetermined to be executable independently of state machines defining the application, and wherein the parameters comprise one or more of (i default parameters for adaptation to the target system during the plant engineering or (ii static parameters that will remain unchanged during the plant engineering.