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A Schottky diode device comprising : • at least a lower and an upper III-nitride layer forming a heterojunction therebetween, so that a 2DEG layer may be formed in the lower of the two layers, • a cathode forming an ohmic contact with the upper III-nitride layer, • an anode comprising a first portion that forms a Schottky barrier contact with the upper III-nitride layer and a second portion that is separated from the upper III-nitride layer by a layer of dielectric material , the second portion being located between the anode and the cathode, the dielectric material being configured to pinch off the 2DEG layer in the reverse bias region of the diode, said first and second portion being directly adjoining, • a passivation area isolating the anode and cathode from each other, wherein : - said layer of dielectric material or at least a first sublayer of said layer of dielectric material is covering the surface of said upper III-nitride layer between the anode and up to the cathode , - the device comprises a passivation layer on and in contact with the upper III-nitride layer , said passivation layer covering the surface of said upper III-nitride layer between the anode and up to the cathode, wherein said layer of dielectric material consists of a first portion of said passivation layer and a high-K dielectric layer on and in contact with said first portion of the passivation layer, - said passivation layer is a layer consisting of or comprising Silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ), characterised in that said high K dielectric layer consists of or comprises Al 2 O 3 . • at least a lower and an upper III-nitride layer forming a heterojunction therebetween, so that a 2DEG layer may be formed in the lower of the two layers, • a cathode forming an ohmic contact with the upper III-nitride layer, • an anode comprising a first portion that forms a Schottky barrier contact with the upper III-nitride layer and a second portion that is separated from the upper III-nitride layer by a layer of dielectric material , the second portion being located between the anode and the cathode, the dielectric material being configured to pinch off the 2DEG layer in the reverse bias region of the diode, said first and second portion being directly adjoining, • a passivation area isolating the anode and cathode from each other, - said layer of dielectric material or at least a first sublayer of said layer of dielectric material is covering the surface of said upper III-nitride layer between the anode and up to the cathode , - the device comprises a passivation layer on and in contact with the upper III-nitride layer , said passivation layer covering the surface of said upper III-nitride layer between the anode and up to the cathode, wherein said layer of dielectric material consists of a first portion of said passivation layer and a high-K dielectric layer on and in contact with said first portion of the passivation layer, - said passivation layer is a layer consisting of or comprising Silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ),
Separating apparatus , comprising: a sedimentation settler having a plurality of channels; and a collection vessel disposed underneath and being in fluid communication with the sedimentation settler , the collection vessel forming a receiving chamber having an outlet at or adjacent to the chamber bottom and having an inflow inlet opening above the outlet , wherein the inflow inlet opening is located at the same vertical height level of the separating apparatus as the lower edge of the sedimentation settler or below the lower edge of the sedimentation settler , and wherein the collection vessel is arranged such that the flow direction of the fluid inflow in the receiving chamber is substantially in line with the direction of the channels of the sedimentation settler after passing the inlet opening , and wherein the collection vessel comprises an inflow deflection element . a sedimentation settler having a plurality of channels; and a collection vessel disposed underneath and being in fluid communication with the sedimentation settler , the collection vessel forming a receiving chamber having an outlet at or adjacent to the chamber bottom and having an inflow inlet opening above the outlet , wherein the inflow inlet opening is located at the same vertical height level of the separating apparatus as the lower edge of the sedimentation settler or below the lower edge of the sedimentation settler , and wherein the collection vessel is arranged such that the flow direction of the fluid inflow in the receiving chamber is substantially in line with the direction of the channels of the sedimentation settler after passing the inlet opening , and wherein the collection vessel comprises an inflow deflection element .
An electrical energy storage module comprising a reversible electrical energy conversion device intended to be connected to an electrical energy source (G1) and an electrical energy storage device , the storage device comprising a first branch (BR1) comprising two serial filtering capacitors (C1, C2) and a second branch (BR2) comprising two identical electrical energy storage means (MS1, MS2), the node common to the two capacitors and the node common to the two energy storage means being connected by an impedance (Z), a first end of the first and second branches being connected to the electrical energy conversion device, a second end of the first and second branches being connected to the reversible electrical energy conversion device, characterised in that the storage device further comprises a terminal connected to the first end of the first and second branches, a disconnection switch connected between the second end of said branches and an output terminal , a shunt switch connected, on the one hand, between the disconnection switch and the output terminal and, on the other hand, to the first end of said branches so as to shunt the electrical energy storage means (MS1, MS2) and a grounding switch connected between the node common to the two storage means and a ground.
An apparatus for a vehicle comprising a pedal adapted to be depressed by a driver by means of a force and a restriction mechanism adapted to restrict the displacement of the pedal in the depressive direction, wherein, when the vehicle is in a cruise control mode, the restriction mechanism is operable to enter a footrest mode, which increases the force required to depress the pedal and thereby retains the pedal in a rest position when the pedal is subjected to a force less than or equal to a predetermined first threshold value, but allows depressing of the pedal away from said rest position when the pedal is subjected to a force greater than the first threshold value; characterised in that the apparatus comprises a visual sign which enters a first illuminated state in response to activation of the footrest mode; the visual sign remaining in the first illuminated state whilst the restriction mechanism retains the pedal in the rest position, the visual sign being extinguished when footrest mode, or cruise control is cancelled and the visual sign entering a second illuminated state when the pedal is subjected to a force greater than the first threshold value, whilst in the footrest mode.
A method for performing a round-trip performance measurement in a packet-switched communication network supporting a network protocol, said method comprising: a) at a measurement device (MD) cooperating with said communication network , generating a flow of test packets (Pk(test)) formatted according to said network protocol and comprising packet forwarding information suitable for inducing said communication network to forward said test packets (Pk(test)) to said measurement device (MD); b) transmitting said test packets (Pk(test)) from said measurement device (MD) within a tunnel (T) set up in said communication network and, while said test packets (Pk(test)) are transmitted, generating at least one transmission parameter; c) after said test packets (Pk(test) have been extracted from said tunnel (T), forwarding back said test packets (Pk(test)) to said measurement device (MD) based on said packet forwarding information and, while said test packets (Pk(test)) as extracted from said tunnel (T) are received at said measurement device (MD), generating at least one reception parameter; and d) performing said round-trip performance measurement based on said at least one transmission parameter and said at least one reception parameter. a) at a measurement device (MD) cooperating with said communication network , generating a flow of test packets (Pk(test)) formatted according to said network protocol and comprising packet forwarding information suitable for inducing said communication network to forward said test packets (Pk(test)) to said measurement device (MD); b) transmitting said test packets (Pk(test)) from said measurement device (MD) within a tunnel (T) set up in said communication network and, while said test packets (Pk(test)) are transmitted, generating at least one transmission parameter; c) after said test packets (Pk(test) have been extracted from said tunnel (T), forwarding back said test packets (Pk(test)) to said measurement device (MD) based on said packet forwarding information and, while said test packets (Pk(test)) as extracted from said tunnel (T) are received at said measurement device (MD), generating at least one reception parameter; and d) performing said round-trip performance measurement based on said at least one transmission parameter and said at least one reception parameter.
An arrangement for reactive power compensation in connection with a power transmission line , the arrangement comprising at least one transformer and at least one reactive power compensator comprising a voltage source converter (VSC) and switched elements, wherein the transformer is a three winding transformer having a high voltage side connectable to the power transmission line , a first low voltage side connected to the voltage source converter (VSC) and a second low voltage side connected to the switched elements, characterized in that the voltage source converter (VSC) is configured to provide reactive power compensation in a linear/stepless manner; an impedance of the transformer between the high voltage side and the first low voltage side is lower than an impedance of the transformer between the high voltage side and the second low voltage side . at least one transformer and at least one reactive power compensator comprising a voltage source converter (VSC) and switched elements, wherein the transformer is a three winding transformer having a high voltage side connectable to the power transmission line , a first low voltage side connected to the voltage source converter (VSC) and a second low voltage side connected to the switched elements, characterized in that the voltage source converter (VSC) is configured to provide reactive power compensation in a linear/stepless manner;
A method for automatic detection of neurocognitive impairment, comprising, - generating, in a segmentation and labelling step , a labelled segment series from a speech sample using a speech recognition unit ; and - generating from the labelled segment series , in an acoustic parameter calculation step using a parameter extraction unit , acoustic parameters characterizing the speech sample ; characterised by - determining, in a probability analysis step , in a particular temporal division of the speech sample , respective probability values corresponding to silent pauses, filled pauses and any types of pauses for respective temporal intervals thereof; - calculating, in an additional parameter calculating step using an additional parameter extraction unit , a histogram by generating an additional histogram data set from the determined probability values by dividing a probability domain into subdomains and aggregating durations of the temporal intervals corresponding to the probability values falling into the respective subdomains; and - generating, in an evaluation step , decision information by feeding the acoustic parameters and the additional histogram data set into an evaluation unit , the evaluation unit using a machine learning algorithm. - generating, in a segmentation and labelling step , a labelled segment series from a speech sample using a speech recognition unit ; and - generating from the labelled segment series , in an acoustic parameter calculation step using a parameter extraction unit , acoustic parameters characterizing the speech sample ; - determining, in a probability analysis step , in a particular temporal division of the speech sample , respective probability values corresponding to silent pauses, filled pauses and any types of pauses for respective temporal intervals thereof; - calculating, in an additional parameter calculating step using an additional parameter extraction unit , a histogram by generating an additional histogram data set from the determined probability values by dividing a probability domain into subdomains and aggregating durations of the temporal intervals corresponding to the probability values falling into the respective subdomains; and - generating, in an evaluation step , decision information by feeding the acoustic parameters and the additional histogram data set into an evaluation unit , the evaluation unit using a machine learning algorithm.
An electronic cigarette atomizing core, comprising an ultrasonic atomizing sheet , an elastic insulating gasket and an electrode assembly that are stacked in sequence from top to bottom; the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode and a second electrode ; a plurality of bosses are formed on an upper surface of the elastic insulating gasket , and the elastic insulating gasket supports the ultrasonic atomizing sheet via the bosses ; characterized in that : a first electrical connection end is disposed on an upper surface of the ultrasonic atomizing sheet , and a second electrical connection end is disposed on a lower surface of the ultrasonic atomizing sheet ; the first electrode is electrically conducted to the second electrical connection end, and the second electrode is electrically conducted to the first electrical connection end; a propping post for abutting against the second electrical connection end of the ultrasonic atomizing sheet is disposed in the middle of the elastic insulating gasket , and the propping post is connected to the elastic insulating gasket by an elastic arm . a first electrical connection end is disposed on an upper surface of the ultrasonic atomizing sheet , and a second electrical connection end is disposed on a lower surface of the ultrasonic atomizing sheet ; the first electrode is electrically conducted to the second electrical connection end, and the second electrode is electrically conducted to the first electrical connection end; a propping post for abutting against the second electrical connection end of the ultrasonic atomizing sheet is disposed in the middle of the elastic insulating gasket , and the propping post is connected to the elastic insulating gasket by an elastic arm .
A method of capturing color image data, the method comprising: capturing (13N; 450), by a monochrome camera of a device, monochrome image data of a scene; capturing (13A; 450), by a color camera of the device, color image data of the scene; registering the color image data to the monochrome image data to spatially align the color image data and the monochrome image data; determining (46; 452, 454), by a processor of the device, a parallax value indicative of the amount of parallax remaining after registration of the color image data and the monochrome image data; determining (46; 452; 454), by the processor, that the parallax value is greater than a parallax threshold indicating that the scene was captured using a macro mode; and in response to the determination that the parallax value is greater than the parallax threshold: computing a parallax mask based on the luma component of the color image data and the monochrome image data; and performing (48; 88; 456), based on the parallax mask, a weighted average of the luma component of the color image data with the monochrome image data to generate a luma component of enhanced color image data. capturing (13N; 450), by a monochrome camera of a device, monochrome image data of a scene; capturing (13A; 450), by a color camera of the device, color image data of the scene; registering the color image data to the monochrome image data to spatially align the color image data and the monochrome image data; determining (46; 452, 454), by a processor of the device, a parallax value indicative of the amount of parallax remaining after registration of the color image data and the monochrome image data; determining (46; 452; 454), by the processor, that the parallax value is greater than a parallax threshold indicating that the scene was captured using a macro mode; and in response to the determination that the parallax value is greater than the parallax threshold: computing a parallax mask based on the luma component of the color image data and the monochrome image data; and performing (48; 88; 456), based on the parallax mask, a weighted average of the luma component of the color image data with the monochrome image data to generate a luma component of enhanced color image data. computing a parallax mask based on the luma component of the color image data and the monochrome image data; and performing (48; 88; 456), based on the parallax mask, a weighted average of the luma component of the color image data with the monochrome image data to generate a luma component of enhanced color image data.
A measuring cell for optically verifying the presence of a coating on a wire comprising - a cavity having an entrance orifice and exit orifice for guiding said wire through said cavity, said entrance orifice and exit orifice defining a reference axis ; - two or more sources ; - two or more detectors ; said sources for emitting light towards a central point on said reference axis said detectors for detecting light, wherein the number of sources and the number of detectors is even, said sources are placed in pair , pairwise opposite to said reference axis in source planes (S 1 ), said detectors are placed in pair, pairwise opposite to said reference axis in detector planes (D 1 ), said source planes (S 1 ) and said detector planes (D 1 ) comprising said reference axis , wherein for each one source plane (S 1 ) there is a detector plane (D 1 ) orthogonal to said each one source plane (S 1 ), characterized in that said pair of detectors and said pair of sources being in a single plane perpendicular to said reference axis.. - a cavity having an entrance orifice and exit orifice for guiding said wire through said cavity, said entrance orifice and exit orifice defining a reference axis ; - two or more sources ; - two or more detectors ; said sources for emitting light towards a central point on said reference axis said detectors for detecting light, wherein the number of sources and the number of detectors is even, said sources are placed in pair , pairwise opposite to said reference axis in source planes (S 1 ), said detectors are placed in pair, pairwise opposite to said reference axis in detector planes (D 1 ), said source planes (S 1 ) and said detector planes (D 1 ) comprising said reference axis , wherein for each one source plane (S 1 ) there is a detector plane (D 1 ) orthogonal to said each one source plane (S 1 ), characterized in that said pair of detectors and said pair of sources being in a single plane perpendicular to said reference axis..
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a first router, a first network packet being transmitted across a network path from a first endpoint ; the computer-implemented method characterized by determining, by the first router, that the first network packet does not include a requested rate ; determining, by the first router, that a network packet prior to the first network packet and within a same flow as the first network packet included a code to indicate that routers are permitted to set the requested transmission rate ; modifying, by the first router, the first network packet to include a requested rate in a requested transmission rate field in response to determining that the received network packet does not include a requested rate and in response to determining that the prior network packet included the code ; and transmitting, by the first router, the modified first network packet along the network path to the second endpoint . receiving, by a first router, a first network packet being transmitted across a network path from a first endpoint ; the computer-implemented method characterized by determining, by the first router, that the first network packet does not include a requested rate ; determining, by the first router, that a network packet prior to the first network packet and within a same flow as the first network packet included a code to indicate that routers are permitted to set the requested transmission rate ; modifying, by the first router, the first network packet to include a requested rate in a requested transmission rate field in response to determining that the received network packet does not include a requested rate and in response to determining that the prior network packet included the code ; and transmitting, by the first router, the modified first network packet along the network path to the second endpoint .
Method for the continuous production of a line pipe , which line pipe comprises at least an inner pipe , a foamed thermal insulation and a corrugated outer jacket of plastic, comprising the steps - forming a foil tube around the at least one inner pipe and introducing the foam-forming starting material for forming the foamed thermal insulation into the foil tube, - passing the inner pipe with the foil tube through an extruder , by means of which the outer jacket is extruded in a ring shape, and - generating the corrugated shape of the outer jacket in a corrugator , wherein - the outer jacket is fed into the corrugator separately from the inner pipe surrounded by the foil tube and formed in the corrugator, and - the formation of the foamed thermal insulation takes place in the previously corrugated outer jacket by setting a starting time for the reaction of the foam-forming components of the initial material filled into the foil tube in such a way that a mixture of the foam-forming components is still liquid when entering into the corrugator, characterized in that the reactivity of the mixture is adjusted so that, depending on the speed of the production line for the line pipe and the temperature conditions, the foaming reaction only takes place in the corrugator. - forming a foil tube around the at least one inner pipe and introducing the foam-forming starting material for forming the foamed thermal insulation into the foil tube, - passing the inner pipe with the foil tube through an extruder , by means of which the outer jacket is extruded in a ring shape, and - generating the corrugated shape of the outer jacket in a corrugator , wherein - the outer jacket is fed into the corrugator separately from the inner pipe surrounded by the foil tube and formed in the corrugator, and - the formation of the foamed thermal insulation takes place in the previously corrugated outer jacket by setting a starting time for the reaction of the foam-forming components of the initial material filled into the foil tube in such a way that a mixture of the foam-forming components is still liquid when entering into the corrugator,