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A tension member tension monitoring arrangement for measuring tension member tension of elevator tension members of a bundle of tension members, the elevator comprising an elevator car suspended by the tension members, such as ropes or belts, of the bundle of tension members , a termination at one end of a tension member and a mounting plate for attaching the termination relative to the hoistway , counterweight, and/or the elevator car , wherein the tension member tension monitoring arrangement comprises at least one capacitive pressure sensor arranged in connection with a tension member termination , wherein the arrangement further comprises a control unit connected to the at least one sensor , wherein the at least one sensor is configured to sense the tension member forces of the tension members of the bundle of tension members attached to the tension member termination and generate a signal relating to one or more tension members of the tension member bundle readable and/or measurable by the control unit and proportional to the sensed load or force, wherein the arrangement comprises one sensor structure comprising multiple capacitive pressure sensor elements in the sensor structure wherein each sensor element is arranged in connection with an individual tension member termination . wherein the tension member tension monitoring arrangement comprises at least one capacitive pressure sensor arranged in connection with a tension member termination , wherein the arrangement further comprises a control unit connected to the at least one sensor , wherein the at least one sensor is configured to sense the tension member forces of the tension members of the bundle of tension members attached to the tension member termination and generate a signal relating to one or more tension members of the tension member bundle readable and/or measurable by the control unit and proportional to the sensed load or force, wherein the arrangement comprises one sensor structure comprising multiple capacitive pressure sensor elements in the sensor structure wherein each sensor element is arranged in connection with an individual tension member termination .
Method for dwarfing ornamental, horticultural plants and aromatic herbs grown in greenhouse or in indoor growing units, wherein plants are irradiated with UV-B radiations having a wavelength of 280 - 315 nm characterized in that the plants are irradiated with said UV-B radiation for the whole period of staying of the plant in a greenhouse or in an indoor growing unit.
An assembly comprising a panel having an edge and a device which can be fixed to said edge of the panel , the device comprising a main body with a longitudinal through-hole , a threaded element and two walls which define a cavity for enclosing said panel edge , wherein said through-hole communicates with said cavity and wherein an end section of said through-hole has a diameter smaller than the distance between the two walls of the cavity , characterized in that said through-hole is configured to guide said threaded element towards said cavity so that said threaded element engages at least with said panel edge so that it expands towards the walls of the cavity and is firmly retained by them.
Extractor hood with an electronically commutated fan motor and a control device , which is designed to activate the fan motor with a first or a second speed/torque characteristic curve (DK1, DK1a), wherein the speed/torque characteristic curves (DK1, DKa1) have at least one shared point (M A1 , M S1 ) characterised in that the control device is provided as a computing device and has a memory on which the speed/torque characteristic curves (DK1, DK1a) are stored, and the control device is designed the fan motor with a third speed/torque characteristic curve (DK2), wherein the third speed/torque characteristic curve (DK2) has no shared point with the first and/or second speed/torque characteristic curve (DK1, DK1a), and wherein the third speed/torque characteristic curve (DK2) is stored on the memory , wherein the control device is designed to activate the fan motor as a function of a determined system characteristic curve with the first, second or third speed/torque characteristic curve. characterised in that the control device is provided as a computing device and has a memory on which the speed/torque characteristic curves (DK1, DK1a) are stored, and the control device is designed the fan motor with a third speed/torque characteristic curve (DK2), wherein the third speed/torque characteristic curve (DK2) has no shared point with the first and/or second speed/torque characteristic curve (DK1, DK1a), and wherein the third speed/torque characteristic curve (DK2) is stored on the memory , wherein the control device is designed to activate the fan motor as a function of a determined system characteristic curve with the first, second or third speed/torque characteristic curve.
Device for safely performing a counterclockwise thermodynamic Clausius-Rankine cycle process and for safe discharge and filling thereof by means of a flammable working fluid which is guided in a closed, hermetically sealed working fluid circuit , having - at least one compressor for working fluid, - at least one expansion apparatus for working fluid, - at least two heat exchangers for working fluid, each having at least two connections for heat exchanger fluids, - a closed, gas-tight, tubular and pressure-resistant housing - which comprises all the apparatuses connected to the closed working fluid circuit as well as pressure-tight connections, including for electrical signal lines and electrical power supply to the outside of the housing, - the housing has at least one connection for adjusting the internal pressure, - pressure and temperature measuring devices are provided inside the housing . characterised in that - the housing is designed according to the maximum pressure technically possible in the event of a fault, the housing is kept under vacuum and the length-to-diameter ratio of the tubular housing is at least 3. - at least one compressor for working fluid, - at least one expansion apparatus for working fluid, - at least two heat exchangers for working fluid, each having at least two connections for heat exchanger fluids, - a closed, gas-tight, tubular and pressure-resistant housing - which comprises all the apparatuses connected to the closed working fluid circuit as well as pressure-tight connections, including for electrical signal lines and electrical power supply to the outside of the housing, - which comprises all the apparatuses connected to the closed working fluid circuit as well as pressure-tight connections, including for electrical signal lines and electrical power supply to the outside of the housing, - the housing has at least one connection for adjusting the internal pressure, - pressure and temperature measuring devices are provided inside the housing . characterised in that - the housing is designed according to the maximum pressure technically possible in the event of a fault, the housing is kept under vacuum and the length-to-diameter ratio of the tubular housing is at least 3.
Method for recycling photovoltaic panels of the type formed by a frame which encloses a sandwich comprising a glass plate connected to a plurality of photovoltaic cells by means of a first junction insulating plate , wherein the photovoltaic cells comprise silicon elements and metal contacts , the method comprising: - removing the frame and any electrical components from the photovoltaic panel , so as to take a sandwich comprising a glass , a first junction insulating plate , the photovoltaic cells , a second junction insulating plate and a rear support plate ; - subjecting the sandwich to heat treatment in a furnace until the sandwich is broken up into a first set of materials comprising glass elements , silicon elements and metal contacts ; and - separating the metal contacts from the first set of materials so as to obtain a second set of materials comprising glass elements and silicon elements ; characterised in that it further comprises: - sliding the second set of materials along an inclined planar element having at least one pair of side guides and one or more conveyor elements (63, 63', 63") which are arranged along an upper surface of the planar element so as to form one or more slits configured to separate the silicon elements from the glass elements . - removing the frame and any electrical components from the photovoltaic panel , so as to take a sandwich comprising a glass , a first junction insulating plate , the photovoltaic cells , a second junction insulating plate and a rear support plate ; - subjecting the sandwich to heat treatment in a furnace until the sandwich is broken up into a first set of materials comprising glass elements , silicon elements and metal contacts ; and - separating the metal contacts from the first set of materials so as to obtain a second set of materials comprising glass elements and silicon elements ; - sliding the second set of materials along an inclined planar element having at least one pair of side guides and one or more conveyor elements (63, 63', 63") which are arranged along an upper surface of the planar element so as to form one or more slits configured to separate the silicon elements from the glass elements .
A device (1; 18; 19; 20; 22) for extruding plastics, comprising an extruder screw , a housing with a cavity in which the extruder screw is rotatably arranged, a drive unit for rotatably driving the extruder screw , a heating element arranged on the housing alongside the extruder screw , a filling unit which is connected to the housing in a feed zone of the extruder screw and through which shredded plastic can be supplied into the cavity , wherein, upon rotation, the extruder screw conveys the shredded plastic in the transport direction along a longitudinal axis of the extruder screw , carrying it out of the cavity through a discharge port formed in the housing , and a filler metering device , wherein the housing has a feeding port for a filler, in particular a powdery filler, opening into the cavity , characterized in that , viewed in the transport direction , the feeding port is arranged upstream of the feed zone or in the feed zone of the extruder screw , wherein the filler metering device is connected to the feeding port and is designed for supplying the filler into the cavity , as it is dispersed in a gas stream .
Exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, especially in a vehicle, comprising an exhaust gas flow duct , a reactant release device for the release of reactant (R) into the exhaust gas flow duct and a catalytic converter device downstream of the reactant release device , wherein at least one part of a component surface is provided by a hydrophilic material in at least one exhaust gas-carrying component positioned in the reactant flow path or/and defining this reactant flow path, or/and wherein at least one part of a component surface is provided by a hydrophobic material in at least one exhaust gas-carrying component positioned in the reactant flow path, wherein at least one exhaust gas-carrying component comprises a mixer with a plurality of guide blades , wherein at least one part of a surface of at least one guide blade , which surface is on the windward side in relation to the exhaust gas stream, is provided by a hydrophilic material , and wherein at least one part of a surface of the at least one each guide blade , which surface is on the leeward side in relation to the exhaust gas stream, is provided by a hydrophobic material , wherein each guide blade is set at an angle in relation to an exhaust gas main flow direction (H), characterized in that each guide blade has a leading edge as well as a trailing edge which is positioned downstream in relation to the leading edge , and that in the at least one guide blade the trailing edge is provided by a hydrophobic material coating, wherein a surface normal (N) of a windward-side surface of the at least one guide blade with the leading edge provided by a hydrophobic material coating has an angle of less than 45° in relation to an exhaust gas main flow direction (H), or that in the at least one guide blade the trailing edge is provided by a hydrophilic material coating, wherein a surface normal (N) of the windward-side surface of the at least one guide blade with the leading edge provided by a hydrophilic material coating has an angle of at least 45° in relation to an exhaust gas main flow direction (H).
A packaging system for use with a ureteral stent comprising an elongated shaft extending between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion , comprising: a tray base , wherein the tray base comprises: a first extension disposed outwardly from a planar surface of the tray base and extending along at least a portion of a length of the tray base ; a plurality of first posts disposed outwardly from the planar surface of the tray base and adjacent to the first extension , wherein each first post of the plurality of first posts is configured to secure a distal end portion of a ureteral stent on the tray base ; a second post disposed outwardly from the planar surface of the tray base and apart from each first post of the plurality of first posts , wherein the second post is configured to secure a proximal end portion of a ureteral stent on the tray base , and wherein the plurality of first posts and the second post are disposed such that proximal end portions and distal end portions of ureteral stents with different lengths can be releasably secured to the second post and different first posts of the plurality of first posts , respectively; and a projection disposed outwardly from the tray base, wherein the projection is configured to secure a tether coupled to a proximal end portion of a ureteral stent on the tray base . a first extension disposed outwardly from a planar surface of the tray base and extending along at least a portion of a length of the tray base ; a plurality of first posts disposed outwardly from the planar surface of the tray base and adjacent to the first extension , wherein each first post of the plurality of first posts is configured to secure a distal end portion of a ureteral stent on the tray base ; a second post disposed outwardly from the planar surface of the tray base and apart from each first post of the plurality of first posts , wherein the second post is configured to secure a proximal end portion of a ureteral stent on the tray base , and wherein the plurality of first posts and the second post are disposed such that proximal end portions and distal end portions of ureteral stents with different lengths can be releasably secured to the second post and different first posts of the plurality of first posts , respectively; and a projection disposed outwardly from the tray base, wherein the projection is configured to secure a tether coupled to a proximal end portion of a ureteral stent on the tray base .
A method for dynamic enhancement of loop response upon recovery from fault conditions comprising: detecting a fault condition in response to an input voltage of a Pulse Width Modulation, PWM, converter decreasing below a programmed output voltage of the PWM converter; sampling a peak voltage at the end of at least one of a plurality of clock cycles of the PWM converter in response to detecting the fault condition, wherein the peak voltage is proportional to a sensed current conducted through a transistor; presetting an error output of an error amplifier to an error value determined by the peak voltage, wherein the peak voltage is increased by a voltage offset; controlling a PWM driver with the error value to drive the transistor; and charging an output load to the programmed output voltage with the transistor in response to the input voltage increasing above the programmed output voltage. detecting a fault condition in response to an input voltage of a Pulse Width Modulation, PWM, converter decreasing below a programmed output voltage of the PWM converter; sampling a peak voltage at the end of at least one of a plurality of clock cycles of the PWM converter in response to detecting the fault condition, wherein the peak voltage is proportional to a sensed current conducted through a transistor; presetting an error output of an error amplifier to an error value determined by the peak voltage, wherein the peak voltage is increased by a voltage offset; controlling a PWM driver with the error value to drive the transistor; and charging an output load to the programmed output voltage with the transistor in response to the input voltage increasing above the programmed output voltage.
An airway status evaluation apparatus for extubation evaluation, comprising: a respiration monitoring unit to monitor a respiration parameter of a patient; an inflation/deflation unit , comprising an interface connected to an inflation tube of a tracheal tube to inflate or deflate a cuff of the tracheal tube through the inflation tube ; an inflation/deflation control unit , connected to the inflation/deflation unit , to control the inflation/deflation unit to inflate and deflate the cuff so as to enable the cuff to meet an evaluation state; and a data processing unit , electrically connected to the respiration monitoring unit , to collect the respiration parameter of the patient from the respiration monitoring unit when the cuff meets the evaluation state and to evaluate an airway status of the patient according to the respiration parameter; and wherein the evaluation state refers to a state in which the cuff is maintained at a predetermined pressure before deflation and a state in which the cuff is completely deflated; the data processing unit is configured to collect values of the respiration parameters respectively in the two evaluation states from the respiration monitoring unit after the airway status evaluation procedure has started, and a value of the respiration parameter is a value measured in one respiratory cycle or an average value of measured in multiple respiratory cycles. a respiration monitoring unit to monitor a respiration parameter of a patient; an inflation/deflation unit , comprising an interface connected to an inflation tube of a tracheal tube to inflate or deflate a cuff of the tracheal tube through the inflation tube ; an inflation/deflation control unit , connected to the inflation/deflation unit , to control the inflation/deflation unit to inflate and deflate the cuff so as to enable the cuff to meet an evaluation state; and a data processing unit , electrically connected to the respiration monitoring unit , to collect the respiration parameter of the patient from the respiration monitoring unit when the cuff meets the evaluation state and to evaluate an airway status of the patient according to the respiration parameter; and wherein the evaluation state refers to a state in which the cuff is maintained at a predetermined pressure before deflation and a state in which the cuff is completely deflated; the data processing unit is configured to collect values of the respiration parameters respectively in the two evaluation states from the respiration monitoring unit after the airway status evaluation procedure has started, and a value of the respiration parameter is a value measured in one respiratory cycle or an average value of measured in multiple respiratory cycles.
A computer-implemented method comprising: in response to receiving a query, determining an execution plan that comprises a plurality of sub-plans including a first sub-plan and a second sub-plan; after determining the execution plan , executing a portion of the execution plan , wherein executing the portion of the execution plan comprises storing, in a buffer associated with a particular size, temporary results of executing the portion of the execution plan ; in response to determining that an amount of data in the buffer has reached the particular size, determining whether one or more criteria are satisfied; if the one or more criteria are satisfied, then executing the first sub-plan of the plurality of sub-plans without executing the second sub-plan; if the one or more criteria are not satisfied, then executing the second sub-plan of the plurality of sub-plans without executing the first sub-plan. in response to receiving a query, determining an execution plan that comprises a plurality of sub-plans including a first sub-plan and a second sub-plan; after determining the execution plan , executing a portion of the execution plan , wherein executing the portion of the execution plan comprises storing, in a buffer associated with a particular size, temporary results of executing the portion of the execution plan ; in response to determining that an amount of data in the buffer has reached the particular size, determining whether one or more criteria are satisfied; if the one or more criteria are satisfied, then executing the first sub-plan of the plurality of sub-plans without executing the second sub-plan; if the one or more criteria are not satisfied, then executing the second sub-plan of the plurality of sub-plans without executing the first sub-plan.
A method, performed by a server of a communication network, of handling a moving picture experts group, MPEG, transport stream, comprising: - periodically embedding customized control packets into the MPEG transport stream, wherein each control packet of said embedded control packets is provided with package identification data arranged such that after transmission of the MPEG transport stream to a client , the package identification data comprised in a respective embedded control packet enables the client to identify each of n packets inserted subsequently to the respective embedded control packet into the MPEG transport stream and received by the client , characterized in that the package identification data comprises an array index representative of an order of the n packets in the MPEG transport stream and an identity associated with each of the n packets, which is representative of at least a part of the content of the respective packet. - periodically embedding customized control packets into the MPEG transport stream, wherein each control packet of said embedded control packets is provided with package identification data arranged such that after transmission of the MPEG transport stream to a client , the package identification data comprised in a respective embedded control packet enables the client to identify each of n packets inserted subsequently to the respective embedded control packet into the MPEG transport stream and received by the client , characterized in that the package identification data comprises an array index representative of an order of the n packets in the MPEG transport stream and an identity associated with each of the n packets, which is representative of at least a part of the content of the respective packet.