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A battery system for a vehicle , comprising: a battery pack having a structure defining a chamber receiving a battery, the structure including a frame having an outer wall defining a portion of the chamber; a first sensor mounted to the structure for sensing an operating condition of the battery system within the chamber, the first sensor mounted within the chamber on the inside of the outer wall of the chamber; a safety module disposed outside of the chamber, the safety module processing signals received from the first sensor, the safety module sending a first safety module signal when the signals received from the first sensor indicate an abnormal condition; and an impact sensor located within the safety module ; and characterized in that the structure includes a bottom wall and the first sensor defines a moisture sensor positioned on the bottom wall and wherein the bottom wall includes a low point , with the moisture sensor positioned at the low point . a battery pack having a structure defining a chamber receiving a battery, the structure including a frame having an outer wall defining a portion of the chamber; a first sensor mounted to the structure for sensing an operating condition of the battery system within the chamber, the first sensor mounted within the chamber on the inside of the outer wall of the chamber; a safety module disposed outside of the chamber, the safety module processing signals received from the first sensor, the safety module sending a first safety module signal when the signals received from the first sensor indicate an abnormal condition; and an impact sensor located within the safety module ; and characterized in that the structure includes a bottom wall and the first sensor defines a moisture sensor positioned on the bottom wall and wherein the bottom wall includes a low point , with the moisture sensor positioned at the low point .
A water absorbent laminate comprising: a first fiber layer including a first fiber assembly including first hydrophilic fibers; and a second fiber layer including a second fiber assembly including wet-heat-adhesive fibers in an amount greater than or equal to 80% by mass, wherein a surface of the first fiber layer on a side opposite to the second fiber layer has a water absorption rate less than or equal to 10 seconds as determined in accordance with the dropping method defined in JIS L 1907, wherein said first fiber assembly is a nonwoven fiber assembly of said first hydrophilic fibers having an average fiber diameter less than or equal to 10 μm, wherein the measurement of the average fiber diameter of fibers forming first fiber layer is as follows: a specimen which is 5 cm (long) × 5 cm (wide) is sampled from the obtained water absorbent laminate; a photograph of a central part on a surface of the specimen which is a part with a diagonal intersection as the center is taken at a magnification of 1000 using a scanning electron microscope; with the central part which is a diagonal intersection in the obtained photograph as the center, a circle having a radius of 30 cm is drawn on the photograph; 100 fibers are randomly selected from fibers within the circle; the fiber diameter at the central part in the length direction or a part near the central part is measured by a caliper for each of the selected fibers; and the average thereof is calculated. a first fiber layer including a first fiber assembly including first hydrophilic fibers; and a second fiber layer including a second fiber assembly including wet-heat-adhesive fibers in an amount greater than or equal to 80% by mass, wherein a surface of the first fiber layer on a side opposite to the second fiber layer has a water absorption rate less than or equal to 10 seconds as determined in accordance with the dropping method defined in JIS L 1907, wherein said first fiber assembly is a nonwoven fiber assembly of said first hydrophilic fibers having an average fiber diameter less than or equal to 10 μm, wherein the measurement of the average fiber diameter of fibers forming first fiber layer is as follows: a specimen which is 5 cm (long) × 5 cm (wide) is sampled from the obtained water absorbent laminate; a photograph of a central part on a surface of the specimen which is a part with a diagonal intersection as the center is taken at a magnification of 1000 using a scanning electron microscope; with the central part which is a diagonal intersection in the obtained photograph as the center, a circle having a radius of 30 cm is drawn on the photograph; 100 fibers are randomly selected from fibers within the circle; the fiber diameter at the central part in the length direction or a part near the central part is measured by a caliper for each of the selected fibers; and the average thereof is calculated.
A method of providing dead time compensation to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal and generating complementary dead time compensated PWM signals , said method comprising the steps of: compensating time periods of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal , wherein the step of compensating the time periods of the PWM signal comprises the steps of: stretching the time periods of the PWM signal if a current of an inductive load is flowing in a first direction; or shrinking the time periods of the PWM signal if the current of the inductive load is flowing in a second direction; generating complementary PWM signals from the compensated PWM signal (462; 462) by providing the compensated PWM signal and an inverted compensated PWM signal; delaying the inverted compensated PWM signal to provide a delayed inverted compensated PWM signal ; and generating a dead time signal depending on signal transitions of the inverted compensated PWM signal and ANDing the dead time signal with the compensated PWM signal and with the delayed inverted compensated PWM signal , respectively to generate said complementary dead time compensated PWM signal (462, 464;). compensating time periods of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal , wherein the step of compensating the time periods of the PWM signal comprises the steps of: stretching the time periods of the PWM signal if a current of an inductive load is flowing in a first direction; or shrinking the time periods of the PWM signal if the current of the inductive load is flowing in a second direction; stretching the time periods of the PWM signal if a current of an inductive load is flowing in a first direction; or shrinking the time periods of the PWM signal if the current of the inductive load is flowing in a second direction; generating complementary PWM signals from the compensated PWM signal (462; 462) by providing the compensated PWM signal and an inverted compensated PWM signal; delaying the inverted compensated PWM signal to provide a delayed inverted compensated PWM signal ; and generating a dead time signal depending on signal transitions of the inverted compensated PWM signal and ANDing the dead time signal with the compensated PWM signal and with the delayed inverted compensated PWM signal , respectively to generate said complementary dead time compensated PWM signal (462, 464;).
A method to perform opponent color space conversion, the method comprising: computing an array of color value samples of a first color space; the method being characterized by : determining which sample points of the array fall inside a convex hull defined by spectral locus points as boundary points, thereby obtaining in-gamut points; converting the in-gamut points to an opponent color space using an initial opponent color conversion matrix to obtain computed color values in the opponent color space; determining a maximum range of the computed color values in the opponent color space; computing an error metric describing a distance of the computed color values in the opponent color space from the maximum range of the opponent color space; and optimizing the color conversion matrix by minimizing the error metric using optimization routines such that the color conversion matrix generating the computed color values in the opponent color space is optimized for visible colors. computing an array of color value samples of a first color space; the method being characterized by : determining which sample points of the array fall inside a convex hull defined by spectral locus points as boundary points, thereby obtaining in-gamut points; converting the in-gamut points to an opponent color space using an initial opponent color conversion matrix to obtain computed color values in the opponent color space; determining a maximum range of the computed color values in the opponent color space; computing an error metric describing a distance of the computed color values in the opponent color space from the maximum range of the opponent color space; and optimizing the color conversion matrix by minimizing the error metric using optimization routines such that the color conversion matrix generating the computed color values in the opponent color space is optimized for visible colors.
A stent (100;2000) comprising: an elongated body composed of a biodegradable material having a proximal end , a distal end , and two open spiral channels (16;2008) formed on the exterior surface of said body to provide fluid communication between said proximal end and said distal end , and a central lumen (20;2007) open only at the proximal and distal ends of the stent for the passage of a guide wire, wherein the central lumen (20;2007) has a circular, oval or elliptical cross-section, wherein the biodegradable material comprises a polymer or co-polymer formed from: polyethylene glycol and p-dioxanone; p-dioxanone; or polylactide, trimethylene carbonate and caprolactone, and wherein the stent (100;2000) has a minimal strength retention between 12 days and 12 weeks, and wherein the strength retention is defined by the presence of at least 10% of an initial strength parameter. an elongated body composed of a biodegradable material having a proximal end , a distal end , and two open spiral channels (16;2008) formed on the exterior surface of said body to provide fluid communication between said proximal end and said distal end , and a central lumen (20;2007) open only at the proximal and distal ends of the stent for the passage of a guide wire, wherein the central lumen (20;2007) has a circular, oval or elliptical cross-section, wherein the biodegradable material comprises a polymer or co-polymer formed from: polyethylene glycol and p-dioxanone; p-dioxanone; or polylactide, trimethylene carbonate and caprolactone, and wherein the stent (100;2000) has a minimal strength retention between 12 days and 12 weeks, and wherein the strength retention is defined by the presence of at least 10% of an initial strength parameter.
A method of fabricating an object by additive manufacturing, comprising: irradiating a laser beam on a portion of powder in a powder bed , wherein the irradiation creates an ion channel extending to the powder; and applying an electrical pulse to the ion channel , wherein the electrical pulse is transmitted through the ion channel to the powder in the powder bed , wherein the laser beam and the electrical pulse each contribute to melting or sintering the portion of the powder in the powder bed . irradiating a laser beam on a portion of powder in a powder bed , wherein the irradiation creates an ion channel extending to the powder; and applying an electrical pulse to the ion channel , wherein the electrical pulse is transmitted through the ion channel to the powder in the powder bed , wherein the laser beam and the electrical pulse each contribute to melting or sintering the portion of the powder in the powder bed .
A filament power supply for an electron accelerator comprising a rectifier circuit configured to convert a power frequency AC voltage signal into a DC voltage signal, the power supply further comprising: an inverter circuit configured to convert the DC voltage signal into an AC voltage signal and output the AC voltage signal; a sampling circuit configured to sample both a current and a voltage of the AC voltage signal to obtain both a current sampling and a voltage sampling signal, wherein an absolute value of a difference between the voltage of the current sampling signal and the voltage of the reference current signal is a first value, and an absolute value of a difference between a voltage of the voltage sampling signal and the voltage of the reference voltage signal is a second value; a pulse width modulation control chip configured to adjust a duty cycle of a pulse width modulation signal by the pulse width modulation control chip until a voltage of the current sampling signal is equal to that of a reference current signal in a case where the first value is greater than the second value, or adjust the duty cycle of the pulse width modulation signal until a voltage of the voltage sampling signal is equal to that of a reference voltage signal in a case where the first value is less than the second value; and a modulation circuit configured to output the pulse width modulation signal to the inverter circuit and to trigger the inverter circuit to convert the DC voltage signal into the AC voltage signal, the AC voltage signal being synchronized with the power frequency AC voltage signal. an inverter circuit configured to convert the DC voltage signal into an AC voltage signal and output the AC voltage signal; a sampling circuit configured to sample both a current and a voltage of the AC voltage signal to obtain both a current sampling and a voltage sampling signal, wherein an absolute value of a difference between the voltage of the current sampling signal and the voltage of the reference current signal is a first value, and an absolute value of a difference between a voltage of the voltage sampling signal and the voltage of the reference voltage signal is a second value; a pulse width modulation control chip configured to adjust a duty cycle of a pulse width modulation signal by the pulse width modulation control chip until a voltage of the current sampling signal is equal to that of a reference current signal in a case where the first value is greater than the second value, or adjust the duty cycle of the pulse width modulation signal until a voltage of the voltage sampling signal is equal to that of a reference voltage signal in a case where the first value is less than the second value; and a modulation circuit configured to output the pulse width modulation signal to the inverter circuit and to trigger the inverter circuit to convert the DC voltage signal into the AC voltage signal, the AC voltage signal being synchronized with the power frequency AC voltage signal.
A flexible memory device comprising: a flexible substrate ; a plurality of contact pads disposed on the flexible substrate ; a plurality of lines disposed on the flexible substrate , each line of the plurality of lines connected to a contact pad of the plurality of contact pads ; characterised in that : at least one contact pad of the plurality of contact pads forms at least one first tamper evident contact pad ; at least one line of the plurality of lines forms at least one first tamper evident line and is connected to the at least one tamper evident contact pad ; a first partially weakened portion of the flexible substrate arranged across the at least one tamper evident line . a flexible substrate ; a plurality of contact pads disposed on the flexible substrate ; a plurality of lines disposed on the flexible substrate , each line of the plurality of lines connected to a contact pad of the plurality of contact pads ; characterised in that : at least one contact pad of the plurality of contact pads forms at least one first tamper evident contact pad ; at least one line of the plurality of lines forms at least one first tamper evident line and is connected to the at least one tamper evident contact pad ; at least one contact pad of the plurality of contact pads forms at least one first tamper evident contact pad ; at least one line of the plurality of lines forms at least one first tamper evident line and is connected to the at least one tamper evident contact pad ; a first partially weakened portion of the flexible substrate arranged across the at least one tamper evident line .
A DC-DC converter including a main switch (K) formed by a normally ON switch element (J1) connected in series with a normally OFF switch element (M1) equipped with a control circuit (G2), a first node (A) being common to both switch elements (J1, M1), a load (Z1) of the transformer type with a primary winding (ep) and at least one secondary winding (es1, es2), the primary winding (ep) being in series with the main switch (K), the main switch and the primary winding (ep) being intended to be connected to the terminals of a D-C voltage source (E), a main peak detector circuit (DC) connected at the input to the main switch and at the output to the control circuit (G2) of the normally OFF switch element (M1), wherein the main peak detector circuit (DC) includes a current unidirectional switch (D1) in series with an electrical energy reservoir (C1), the current unidirectional switch being connected between the first node (A) and the electrical energy reservoir (C), the current unidirectional switch (D1) being intended, when closed, to charge the electrical energy reservoir (C1), the electrical energy reservoir (C1) delivering a main useful voltage (Vp) when the current unidirectional switch is open (D1), the main useful voltage (Vp) being taken in at a second node (B) between the electrical energy reservoir (C1) and the current unidirectional switch (D1), characterized in that this second node (B) is connected to the input of the control circuit (G2) of the normally OFF switch element (M1), and in that the main peak detector circuit (DC) further includes a current unidirectional switch (Dj) connected on the one hand to the node (B) and on the other hand to the secondary winding (es1), wherein the normally ON switch element (J1) is equipped with a control circuit (G1) connected at one end of the main switch (K) to be connected to the DC voltage source (E).
A method in a first media device arranged to display a video, the method comprising: receiving a selection of a video; receiving an instruction from a user to display the video on a second media device ; in response to said instruction from the user, requesting an indication from the user as to where on a display of the second media device to display the video, wherein requesting an indication from the user as to where on a display of the second media device to display the video comprises displaying a first image indicative of the display of the second media device together with a second image indicative of the video, the second image displayed in front of the first image, and the second image being moveable by the user; receiving an indication from the user as to where on the display of the second media device to display the video; sending an instruction to the second media device , the instruction indicating where, on the display of the second media device , the second media device should display the video; and transferring video playback from the first media device to the second media device . receiving a selection of a video; receiving an instruction from a user to display the video on a second media device ; in response to said instruction from the user, requesting an indication from the user as to where on a display of the second media device to display the video, wherein requesting an indication from the user as to where on a display of the second media device to display the video comprises displaying a first image indicative of the display of the second media device together with a second image indicative of the video, the second image displayed in front of the first image, and the second image being moveable by the user; receiving an indication from the user as to where on the display of the second media device to display the video; sending an instruction to the second media device , the instruction indicating where, on the display of the second media device , the second media device should display the video; and transferring video playback from the first media device to the second media device .
A method of making a sports ball's casing (la,lb), the casing comprising a predetermined plurality of flange welded panels , and defining an exterior surface comprising a network of grooves , and an interior surface comprising a network of weld seams oriented substantially perpendicular to said exterior surface , each panel comprising a weldable, thermoplastic outer layer for forming part of said exterior surface and a further layer for forming part of said interior surface , and where on each panel there is defined a panel center area peripherally enclosed by flanges , said flanges comprising at least a part of said weldable, thermoplastic outer layer ; said method comprising: i. providing at least a first and a second panel comprising respective flanges ; ii. providing on a respective flange a thin, not weldable flange layer adjacent to the weldable, thermoplastic outer layer ; iii. forming a weld seam using ultrasound between the thermoplastic outer layer of a respective flange on the first panel in contact with the thermoplastic outer layer of an abutting, respective flange on the second panel thereby forming a combined panel such that the thin non weldable flange layer is positioned adjacent to the weldable layer between an ultrasound weld head and the panel flanges when forming a weld seam . i. providing at least a first and a second panel comprising respective flanges ; ii. providing on a respective flange a thin, not weldable flange layer adjacent to the weldable, thermoplastic outer layer ; iii. forming a weld seam using ultrasound between the thermoplastic outer layer of a respective flange on the first panel in contact with the thermoplastic outer layer of an abutting, respective flange on the second panel thereby forming a combined panel such that the thin non weldable flange layer is positioned adjacent to the weldable layer between an ultrasound weld head and the panel flanges when forming a weld seam .
Propulsion device for linearly moving a push rod of a pipe inspection system, characterized in that the propulsion device comprises: - a first clamping jaw pair for receiving a first portion of the push rod between the jaws (20a; 20b) of the first clamping jaw pair , - a second clamping jaw pair for receiving a second portion of the push rod between the jaws (30a; 30b) of the second clamping jaw pair , and - at least one drive unit (21; 31) which is coupled to the first clamping jaw pair and to the second clamping jaw pair , the at least one drive unit (21; 31) being adapted to move the clamping jaw pairs (20; 30) in a linear direction, movement of the clamping jaw pairs (20; 30) causing the linear movement of the push rod . - a first clamping jaw pair for receiving a first portion of the push rod between the jaws (20a; 20b) of the first clamping jaw pair , - a second clamping jaw pair for receiving a second portion of the push rod between the jaws (30a; 30b) of the second clamping jaw pair , and - at least one drive unit (21; 31) which is coupled to the first clamping jaw pair and to the second clamping jaw pair ,