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A method for balancing a battery pack comprising a plurality of battery cells for an electric vehicle; said method comprising: - determining the state of charge (SOC) for each of said battery cells ; - receiving information related to the expected use of the electric vehicle to a prediction horizon; and - determining a state of balance value (SOB c ) at the current time and an expected state of balance value (SOB p ) at the end of the prediction horizon; characterized in that it comprises: - balancing the battery cells based on the state of balance value (SOB c ) at the current time and the expected state of balance value (SOB p ) at the end of said prediction horizon, such that the state of balance (SOB) and the use of the cell balancing process is optimized so as to minimize the energy usage of the battery pack - balancing said battery cells by means of controllable switches (S1, S2, S3) being associated with each battery cell , each switch (S1, S2, S3) being configured for connecting a resistor (R1, R2, R3) in parallel with each battery cell ; - balancing said battery cells in a manner so as to optimize the use of the switches (S1, S2, S3) with regard to the power losses in said resistors during said balancing step, said optimizing of the use of the switches (S1, S2, S3) is done by minimizing the time during which the switches (S1, S2, S3) are activated, said time being equivalent to the power loss during the cell balancing. - determining the state of charge (SOC) for each of said battery cells ; - receiving information related to the expected use of the electric vehicle to a prediction horizon; and - determining a state of balance value (SOB c ) at the current time and an expected state of balance value (SOB p ) at the end of the prediction horizon; - balancing the battery cells based on the state of balance value (SOB c ) at the current time and the expected state of balance value (SOB p ) at the end of said prediction horizon, such that the state of balance (SOB) and the use of the cell balancing process is optimized so as to minimize the energy usage of the battery pack - balancing said battery cells by means of controllable switches (S1, S2, S3) being associated with each battery cell , each switch (S1, S2, S3) being configured for connecting a resistor (R1, R2, R3) in parallel with each battery cell ; - balancing said battery cells in a manner so as to optimize the use of the switches (S1, S2, S3) with regard to the power losses in said resistors during said balancing step, said optimizing of the use of the switches (S1, S2, S3) is done by minimizing the time during which the switches (S1, S2, S3) are activated, said time being equivalent to the power loss during the cell balancing.
A dishwasher assembly, comprising: a dishwasher rack including at least one drinkware row configured to hold drinkware along a length of the rack ; a sprayer configured to provide at least one stream of liquid into the drinkware ; and a paddle wheel assembly arranged between the drinkware row and the sprayer and including at least one paddle configured to rotate responsive to force of the at least one stream of liquid against the at least one paddle , such that during rotation the at least one paddle is configured to variably deflect at least a portion of the stream onto a plurality of portions of an interior surface of the drinkware . a dishwasher rack including at least one drinkware row configured to hold drinkware along a length of the rack ; a sprayer configured to provide at least one stream of liquid into the drinkware ; and a paddle wheel assembly arranged between the drinkware row and the sprayer and including at least one paddle configured to rotate responsive to force of the at least one stream of liquid against the at least one paddle , such that during rotation the at least one paddle is configured to variably deflect at least a portion of the stream onto a plurality of portions of an interior surface of the drinkware .
An oral pouched nicotine product comprising a filling material and a saliva-permeable pouch of a packaging material enclosing the filling material, said filling material comprising: (a) tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles formed from a carrier material, said carrier material comprising microcrystalline cellulose, said tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles comprising a nicotine source, said tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles having a sphericity from 0.8 to 1.0, a diameter from 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm, a d50 value from 0.9 mm to 1.0 mm, and a moisture content from 8 wt% to 15 wt% based one the total weight of the tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles, and (b) optionally a tobacco material present in an amount within the range of from 0.05 wt% to 10 wt%, based on the total weight of said filling material with the proviso that said oral pouched nicotine product is free from or substantially free from a constituent comprising a coating comprising a nicotine source and a binder. said filling material comprising: (a) tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles formed from a carrier material, (a) tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles formed from a carrier material, said carrier material comprising microcrystalline cellulose, said tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles comprising a nicotine source, said tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles having a sphericity from 0.8 to 1.0, a diameter from 0.7 mm to 1.0 mm, a d50 value from 0.9 mm to 1.0 mm, and a moisture content from 8 wt% to 15 wt% based one the total weight of the tobacco-free nicotine-containing particles, and (b) optionally a tobacco material present in an amount within the range of from 0.05 wt% to 10 wt%, based on the total weight of said filling material with the proviso that said oral pouched nicotine product is free from or substantially free from a constituent comprising a coating comprising a nicotine source and a binder.
A frequency multiplier (200; 300; 600) for generating an output signal from an input signal, wherein a frequency of the output signal is 3 times of a frequency of the input signal, the frequency multiplier (200; 300; 300) comprising: a first stage configured to receive an input signal and generate 1st order, 2nd order and other high order harmonics signals of the input signal; a second stage comprising a passive filter; a third stage configured to mix the 1st and the 2nd order harmonics signals received from the second stage to generate 3rd order harmonic signals; and a fourth stage configured to supress the 1st and even-order harmonics signals and output a signal dominated with a frequency 3 times of the input signal frequency, characterised in that a frequency response of the passive filter has either a peak or a dip around an upper frequency end of a frequency band of the input signal such that at outputs of the second stage, either a power of the 1st order harmonic signal increases and a power of the 2nd order harmonic signal decreases when the input signal frequency increases, or a power of the 1st order harmonic signal decreases and a power of the 2nd order harmonic signal increases when the input signal frequency increases. a first stage configured to receive an input signal and generate 1st order, 2nd order and other high order harmonics signals of the input signal; a second stage comprising a passive filter; a third stage configured to mix the 1st and the 2nd order harmonics signals received from the second stage to generate 3rd order harmonic signals; and a fourth stage configured to supress the 1st and even-order harmonics signals and output a signal dominated with a frequency 3 times of the input signal frequency,
Impedance matching device for matching a characteristic acoustic impedance comprising: an impedance matching body having a first side and an opposite second side , the impedance matching device being configured to match a characteristic acoustic impedance of a medium contacted on the second side to a characteristic acoustic impedance of a sound transducer contacted on the first side ; characterized in that the impedance matching body comprises microchannels having structural extents of at most 500 nm along at least one spatial direction; wherein the microchannels are branched microchannels, the number of which is monotonically variable between the first and second sides ; and wherein the microchannels form cavities in the impedance matching body, wherein an effective material density of an impedance matching material of the impedance matching body is monotonically variable between the first side and the second side due to a monotonic increase or monotonic decrease of a volume of the cavities and causes matching of the characteristic acoustic impedance; or wherein the microchannels are formed as structures tapering towards the first side or towards the second side , and have the structural extent at least in a region of minimum extent . an impedance matching body having a first side and an opposite second side , the impedance matching device being configured to match a characteristic acoustic impedance of a medium contacted on the second side to a characteristic acoustic impedance of a sound transducer contacted on the first side ; characterized in that the impedance matching body comprises microchannels having structural extents of at most 500 nm along at least one spatial direction; wherein the microchannels are branched microchannels, the number of which is monotonically variable between the first and second sides ; and wherein the microchannels form cavities in the impedance matching body, wherein an effective material density of an impedance matching material of the impedance matching body is monotonically variable between the first side and the second side due to a monotonic increase or monotonic decrease of a volume of the cavities and causes matching of the characteristic acoustic impedance; or wherein the microchannels are formed as structures tapering towards the first side or towards the second side , and have the structural extent at least in a region of minimum extent .
A dispersion in a solvent of zirconia nanocrystals which are at least partially capped with at least one capping agent, wherein said dispersion has a minimum transmittance of larger than 70% when measured in a fused silica cuvette with a 10 mm path length in the wavelength region from 400 nm to 750 nm when the dispersion contains 10% by weight nanocrystals and wherein the dispersion has a free capping agent concentration below 100,000 μg/ml as measured by Gas Chromatography (GC), wherein said at least one capping agent is 2-[methoxy(polyethyleneoxy)propyl]-trimethoxysilane, or methoxytri(ethyleneoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane, wherein said solvent is selected from butanol, ethanol, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA), ketones and cyclic ketones, and wherein said zirconia nanocrystals demonstrate, in the XRD pattern, peaks located within ranges between 28° and 32°, between 32° and 36°, between 48° and 52°, between 58° and 62°.
A self-expandable anchor suitable for fixating a splint within the heart comprising: a disc-shaped configuration and a straightened configuration, the straightened configuration suitable for position inside a catheter; a ring having a break with a ring-shaped configuration and a straightened configuration, the ring biased towards the ring-shaped configuration; a cover peripherally supported by the ring in the disc-shaped configuration of the anchor ; and a tension member disposed centrally in the disc-shaped configuration, the tension member comprising a cord operable to draw a central portion of the cover taut towards a center of the ring in the disc-shaped configuration. a disc-shaped configuration and a straightened configuration, the straightened configuration suitable for position inside a catheter; a ring having a break with a ring-shaped configuration and a straightened configuration, the ring biased towards the ring-shaped configuration; a cover peripherally supported by the ring in the disc-shaped configuration of the anchor ; and a tension member disposed centrally in the disc-shaped configuration, the tension member comprising a cord operable to draw a central portion of the cover taut towards a center of the ring in the disc-shaped configuration.
A method for wireless communications at a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving a downlink control message scheduling multiple repetitions of a transport block, TB, for the UE, wherein a first repetition of the multiple repetitions is scheduled on a first component carrier of a set of component carriers supported by the UE for communications and a second repetition of the multiple repetitions is scheduled on a second component carrier of the set of component carriers; receiving an indication that the multiple repetitions of the transport block are scheduled via the first and second component carriers according to one or both of a frequency division multiplexing, FDM, scheme or a time division multiplexing, TDM, scheme; receiving an indication of at least one component carrier of the set of component carriers to be dropped for the multiple repetitions of the transport block; and communicating the first repetition via the first component carrier and the second repetition via the second component carrier. receiving a downlink control message scheduling multiple repetitions of a transport block, TB, for the UE, wherein a first repetition of the multiple repetitions is scheduled on a first component carrier of a set of component carriers supported by the UE for communications and a second repetition of the multiple repetitions is scheduled on a second component carrier of the set of component carriers; receiving an indication that the multiple repetitions of the transport block are scheduled via the first and second component carriers according to one or both of a frequency division multiplexing, FDM, scheme or a time division multiplexing, TDM, scheme; receiving an indication of at least one component carrier of the set of component carriers to be dropped for the multiple repetitions of the transport block; and communicating the first repetition via the first component carrier and the second repetition via the second component carrier.
Controlled system for supplying weft yarn in a loom, comprising supply control means of the weft yarn, unwinding means of the weft yarn wound on a reel, measuring and accumulating means of an unwound section of length of the weft yarn comprising first sliding means adapted to deviate the weft yarn with respect to second sliding means , further measuring and accumulating means of an unwound section of length of the weft yarn, said unwinding means of the weft yarn wound on a reel, said measuring and accumulating means of an unwound section of length of the weft yarn and said further measuring and accumulating means of an unwound section of length of the weft yarn being connected to a drive controlled by the supply control means of the weft yarn, said further measuring and accumulating means comprising oscillating means , in strict relationship with the motion of said unwinding means and in strict relationship with the motion of the inserting means of the weft in the pitch, said oscillating means comprising at least one oscillating arm with respect tod a rotation axis, said at least one oscillating arm comprising third sliding means adapted to allow deviating the weft yarn with respect to fourth sliding means , characterized in that said at least one oscillating arm is connected to a motor which moves approximately with a constant torque. said unwinding means of the weft yarn wound on a reel, said measuring and accumulating means of an unwound section of length of the weft yarn and said further measuring and accumulating means of an unwound section of length of the weft yarn being connected to a drive controlled by the supply control means of the weft yarn, said further measuring and accumulating means comprising oscillating means , in strict relationship with the motion of said unwinding means and in strict relationship with the motion of the inserting means of the weft in the pitch, said oscillating means comprising at least one oscillating arm with respect tod a rotation axis, said at least one oscillating arm comprising third sliding means adapted to allow deviating the weft yarn with respect to fourth sliding means ,
A pipette tip coupling device and pipette tip assembly comprising: a pipette tip comprising a circumscribing sidewall , with an open interior passage including an interior surface and extending along a central longitudinal axis of the pipette tip between an open proximal end and an open distal end of the pipette tip ; wherein the pipette tip coupling device comprises: a shank having a proximal end face ; a coupler body distal to the shank ; a distal stem portion ; a distal end plate ; an open-ended interior circumscribing surface forming an open passageway extending longitudinally from the proximal end face through the distal end plate ; an elastomeric element disposed around the distal stem portion and adjacent to the distal end plate ; characterized in that a diameter of a widest portion of the coupler body is greater than a diameter of a widest portion of the shank ; and a pipette tip ball assembly circumscribing the shank comprises: a plurality of spherical balls ; and an annular crown shaped raceway body comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart guide sockets for carrying the plurality of spherical balls . a pipette tip comprising a circumscribing sidewall , with an open interior passage including an interior surface and extending along a central longitudinal axis of the pipette tip between an open proximal end and an open distal end of the pipette tip ; wherein the pipette tip coupling device comprises: a shank having a proximal end face ; a coupler body distal to the shank ; a distal stem portion ; a distal end plate ; an open-ended interior circumscribing surface forming an open passageway extending longitudinally from the proximal end face through the distal end plate ; an elastomeric element disposed around the distal stem portion and adjacent to the distal end plate ; characterized in that a diameter of a widest portion of the coupler body is greater than a diameter of a widest portion of the shank ; and a pipette tip ball assembly circumscribing the shank comprises: a plurality of spherical balls ; and an annular crown shaped raceway body comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart guide sockets for carrying the plurality of spherical balls . a shank having a proximal end face ; a coupler body distal to the shank ; a distal stem portion ; a distal end plate ; an open-ended interior circumscribing surface forming an open passageway extending longitudinally from the proximal end face through the distal end plate ; an elastomeric element disposed around the distal stem portion and adjacent to the distal end plate ; characterized in that a diameter of a widest portion of the coupler body is greater than a diameter of a widest portion of the shank ; and a pipette tip ball assembly circumscribing the shank comprises: a plurality of spherical balls ; and an annular crown shaped raceway body comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart guide sockets for carrying the plurality of spherical balls . a plurality of spherical balls ; and an annular crown shaped raceway body comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart guide sockets for carrying the plurality of spherical balls .
An apparatus for non-contact chucking of a wafer comprising: a wafer chuck , the wafer chuck including one or more pressurized gas elements configured to generate one or more pressurized gas regions across a surface of the wafer chuck suitable for elevating the wafer above the surface of the wafer chuck , the wafer chuck further including one or more vacuum elements configured to generate one or more reduced pressure regions across the surface of the wafer chuck , the reduced pressure regions having a pressure lower than the pressurized gas regions , the one or more reduced pressure regions suitable for securing the wafer above the wafer chuck without contact to the wafer chuck ; a gripper assembly coupled to a portion of the wafer chuck , wherein the gripper assembly includes a plurality of gripper elements ; and a rotational drive unit mechanically coupled to the wafer chuck , wherein the rotational drive unit is configured to selectively rotate the wafer chuck , characterized in that the gripper assembly includes a cam unit , wherein the cam unit is configured to drive one or more of the gripper elements along a radial direction of the wafer chuck so as to selectably engage the gripper assembly with one or more edge portions of the wafer so as to secure the wafer such that the wafer and the gripper assembly rotate synchronously with the wafer chuck during rotation of the wafer chuck by the rotational drive unit . a wafer chuck , the wafer chuck including one or more pressurized gas elements configured to generate one or more pressurized gas regions across a surface of the wafer chuck suitable for elevating the wafer above the surface of the wafer chuck , the wafer chuck further including one or more vacuum elements configured to generate one or more reduced pressure regions across the surface of the wafer chuck , the reduced pressure regions having a pressure lower than the pressurized gas regions , the one or more reduced pressure regions suitable for securing the wafer above the wafer chuck without contact to the wafer chuck ; a gripper assembly coupled to a portion of the wafer chuck , wherein the gripper assembly includes a plurality of gripper elements ; and a rotational drive unit mechanically coupled to the wafer chuck , wherein the rotational drive unit is configured to selectively rotate the wafer chuck , characterized in that the gripper assembly includes a cam unit , wherein the cam unit is configured to drive one or more of the gripper elements along a radial direction of the wafer chuck so as to selectably engage the gripper assembly with one or more edge portions of the wafer so as to secure the wafer such that the wafer and the gripper assembly rotate synchronously with the wafer chuck during rotation of the wafer chuck by the rotational drive unit .