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A method of controlling a de-rated power output of a wind turbine generator, the wind turbine generator associated with a predetermined power ramp rate upper limit and operating with a de-rated rotor speed, the method comprising: Ramping , upon receiving a target power level , the power output from an initial power level to the target power level during a ramping interval, wherein during a first portion of the ramping interval , the power output is ramped at a first power ramp rate less than the power ramp rate upper limit; and ramping the rotor speed to a predetermined rotor speed value contemporaneously with ramping the power output during the first portion of the ramping interval, wherein the first power ramp rate is determined such that a difference between the power output and the target power level is monotonically decreasing during the entirety of the ramping interval, characterized in that the method further comprising: calculating a result of a predetermined power output limiting function having a current value of the power output as an input, the power output limiting function being selected to ensure a margin of energy is reserved to support the contemporaneous ramping of rotor speed during the first portion of the ramping interval, wherein the first power ramp rate is determined based on the power output limiting function. Ramping , upon receiving a target power level , the power output from an initial power level to the target power level during a ramping interval, wherein during a first portion of the ramping interval , the power output is ramped at a first power ramp rate less than the power ramp rate upper limit; and ramping the rotor speed to a predetermined rotor speed value contemporaneously with ramping the power output during the first portion of the ramping interval, wherein the first power ramp rate is determined such that a difference between the power output and the target power level is monotonically decreasing during the entirety of the ramping interval, characterized in that the method further comprising: calculating a result of a predetermined power output limiting function having a current value of the power output as an input, the power output limiting function being selected to ensure a margin of energy is reserved to support the contemporaneous ramping of rotor speed during the first portion of the ramping interval, wherein the first power ramp rate is determined based on the power output limiting function. calculating a result of a predetermined power output limiting function having a current value of the power output as an input, the power output limiting function being selected to ensure a margin of energy is reserved to support the contemporaneous ramping of rotor speed during the first portion of the ramping interval, wherein the first power ramp rate is determined based on the power output limiting function.
A finger insert designed to engage with nailfold imaging device, the finger insert comprising: a housing defining an opening configured to receive a finger of a subject, and further defining a landing region configured to abut against a distal phalange of the finger of the subject when the finger is placed into the finger insert via the opening, wherein the housing forms a fluid-tight seal configured to hold a liquid selected to facilitate imaging of a nailfold of the finger of the subject, wherein at least the distal phalange of the finger is immersed in the liquid when the liquid is present in the finger insert and as the finger is placed into the finger insert via the opening, the housing including a first wall and a second wall , the second wall being optically transparent to facilitate imaging of the nailfold of the finger; and a deformable pad positioned on at least a portion of the first wall, configured to form an open-pore structure, the structure being configured to fill a gap between the first wall and the finger of the subject when the finger is inserted into the finger insert, and the deformable pad being configured to reduce trapped air in the liquid when the liquid is present in the finger insert, during insertion and movement of the finger in the finger insert, wherein the finger insert is designed to be insertable into and removable from a receptacle of the nailfold imaging device . a housing defining an opening configured to receive a finger of a subject, and further defining a landing region configured to abut against a distal phalange of the finger of the subject when the finger is placed into the finger insert via the opening, wherein the housing forms a fluid-tight seal configured to hold a liquid selected to facilitate imaging of a nailfold of the finger of the subject, wherein at least the distal phalange of the finger is immersed in the liquid when the liquid is present in the finger insert and as the finger is placed into the finger insert via the opening, the housing including a first wall and a second wall , the second wall being optically transparent to facilitate imaging of the nailfold of the finger; and a deformable pad positioned on at least a portion of the first wall, configured to form an open-pore structure, the structure being configured to fill a gap between the first wall and the finger of the subject when the finger is inserted into the finger insert, and the deformable pad being configured to reduce trapped air in the liquid when the liquid is present in the finger insert, during insertion and movement of the finger in the finger insert, wherein the finger insert is designed to be insertable into and removable from a receptacle of the nailfold imaging device .
An object identification system , comprising: a guided surface waveguide probe (P) comprising a charge terminal elevated over a terrestrial medium that produces an electromagnetic guided surface wave along a surface of a lossy conducting medium by generating at least one resultant field that synthesizes a wave front incident at a complex Brewster angle of incidence ( θ i,B ) of the lossy conducting medium; and an object identification tag physically associated with an object to be tracked, the object identification tag comprising an antenna and a tag circuit , the tag circuit coupled to the antenna and electrically powered as a load on the probe by conversion of the electromagnetic guided surface wave to electrical current at the antenna, the tag circuit configured to emit a return signal containing a tag identifier when electrically powered by presence of the electromagnetic guided surface wave. a guided surface waveguide probe (P) comprising a charge terminal elevated over a terrestrial medium that produces an electromagnetic guided surface wave along a surface of a lossy conducting medium by generating at least one resultant field that synthesizes a wave front incident at a complex Brewster angle of incidence ( θ i,B ) of the lossy conducting medium; and an object identification tag physically associated with an object to be tracked, the object identification tag comprising an antenna and a tag circuit , the tag circuit coupled to the antenna and electrically powered as a load on the probe by conversion of the electromagnetic guided surface wave to electrical current at the antenna, the tag circuit configured to emit a return signal containing a tag identifier when electrically powered by presence of the electromagnetic guided surface wave.
Method for recovering phosphorus from sludge to be treated , said method including: - a stage of pre-acidification of said sludge to be treated , giving a pre-acidified sludge , wherein the stage of pre-acidification includes a step of adding an acid into said sludge to be treated , said step of adding an acid into said sludge including adding carbon dioxide into said sludge to obtain a pre-acidified sludge having a pH close or inferior to 6,3; - a stage of bio-acidification of said pre-acidified sludge , giving an acidified sludge , wherein the stage of bio-acidification includes a step of acidogenesis and is carried out in a reactor having a hydraulic retention time comprised between 1 day to 8 days and, at a pH comprised between 3.5 to 5.5, and wherein biomass in said stage of bio-acidification originates only from the sludge itself; and, - a stage of treatment of said acidified sludge including: - a step of solid/liquid separation of said acidified sludge , giving a slurry and an acidified water ; and, - a step of recovery of phosphates in liquid phase by sorption and/or crystallization, giving a phosphorus depleted water , said step of recovery of phosphates being carried out after said step of solid/liquid separation . - a stage of pre-acidification of said sludge to be treated , giving a pre-acidified sludge , wherein the stage of pre-acidification includes a step of adding an acid into said sludge to be treated , said step of adding an acid into said sludge including adding carbon dioxide into said sludge to obtain a pre-acidified sludge having a pH close or inferior to 6,3; - a stage of bio-acidification of said pre-acidified sludge , giving an acidified sludge , wherein the stage of bio-acidification includes a step of acidogenesis and is carried out in a reactor having a hydraulic retention time comprised between 1 day to 8 days and, at a pH comprised between 3.5 to 5.5, and wherein biomass in said stage of bio-acidification originates only from the sludge itself; and, - a stage of treatment of said acidified sludge including: - a step of solid/liquid separation of said acidified sludge , giving a slurry and an acidified water ; and, - a step of recovery of phosphates in liquid phase by sorption and/or crystallization, giving a phosphorus depleted water , said step of recovery of phosphates being carried out after said step of solid/liquid separation . - a step of solid/liquid separation of said acidified sludge , giving a slurry and an acidified water ; and, - a step of recovery of phosphates in liquid phase by sorption and/or crystallization, giving a phosphorus depleted water , said step of recovery of phosphates being carried out after said step of solid/liquid separation .
A method of controlling a lift arm actuator and a tilt actuator to control positioning of an implement carrier coupled to a lift arm of a power machine, the method comprising: receiving an activation signal from an enabling input device ; receiving a lift arm control signal from a lift arm control input commanding movement of the lift arm; the method characterized by further comprising: setting (238; 239) a predefined target lift arm position and a target implement carrier orientation; controlling the lift arm actuator and the tilt actuator responsive to receipt of both of the activation signal and the lift arm control signal to move the lift arm to the predefined target lift arm position and to move the implement carrier to or maintain the implement carrier at the target implement carrier orientation relative to a gravitational direction. receiving an activation signal from an enabling input device ; receiving a lift arm control signal from a lift arm control input commanding movement of the lift arm; the method characterized by further comprising: setting (238; 239) a predefined target lift arm position and a target implement carrier orientation; controlling the lift arm actuator and the tilt actuator responsive to receipt of both of the activation signal and the lift arm control signal to move the lift arm to the predefined target lift arm position and to move the implement carrier to or maintain the implement carrier at the target implement carrier orientation relative to a gravitational direction. setting (238; 239) a predefined target lift arm position and a target implement carrier orientation; controlling the lift arm actuator and the tilt actuator responsive to receipt of both of the activation signal and the lift arm control signal to move the lift arm to the predefined target lift arm position and to move the implement carrier to or maintain the implement carrier at the target implement carrier orientation relative to a gravitational direction.
Moulded connection piece for installation in front of a wall, having an inlet connection which defines an inlet side of the moulded connection piece and through which water is able to be fed to an inflow channel defining a flow direction (F), an outflow channel which is arranged downstream of the inflow channel as seen in the flow direction (F) and which has a first outlet connection defining an outlet side of the moulded connection piece, through which first outlet connection water is able to be discharged, and a housing part which defines a front side and a rear side and which serves for accommodating a water meter , wherein the housing part is connected at the inlet side to the inflow channel via a water inlet opening and at the outflow side to the outflow channel via a water outlet opening , and a bypass channel which is connected at one side to a second outlet connection and at the other side to the water outlet opening of the housing part , wherein at least the inflow channel , the outflow channel , the housing part and the bypass channel are formed as a one-piece integral component, characterized in that the bypass channel runs past the housing part such that the second outlet connection is arranged at the inlet side of the housing part , in that a channel wall delimiting the bypass channel is either shared at least sectionally with the housing part or is connected to the housing part via a connecting wall , and in that the inflow channel has a rectilinear channel portion defining a longitudinal axis (L Z ), the bypass channel has a rectilinear portion defining a bypass longitudinal axis (L B ), and the longitudinal axes (L Z , L B ) of the inflow channel and the bypass channel run at least approximately parallel to one another.
A NAND device for NAND temperature data management, the NAND device comprising: a NAND component; and a NAND controller to: receive a command to write data to the NAND component ; in response to receiving the command, obtain temperature data that describes a temperature corresponding to the NAND component ; and execute the command to write data to the NAND component and to write a representation of the temperature, the data written to a user portion and the representation of the temperature written to a management portion that is accessible only to the NAND controller and segregated from the user portion, characterized in that : the representation of the temperature being generated by quantizing the temperature such that the representation describes the temperature at a lower resolution than the temperature data obtained and the representation comprises less data bits than the temperature data. a NAND component; and a NAND controller to: receive a command to write data to the NAND component ; in response to receiving the command, obtain temperature data that describes a temperature corresponding to the NAND component ; and execute the command to write data to the NAND component and to write a representation of the temperature, the data written to a user portion and the representation of the temperature written to a management portion that is accessible only to the NAND controller and segregated from the user portion, characterized in that : the representation of the temperature being generated by quantizing the temperature such that the representation describes the temperature at a lower resolution than the temperature data obtained and the representation comprises less data bits than the temperature data. receive a command to write data to the NAND component ; in response to receiving the command, obtain temperature data that describes a temperature corresponding to the NAND component ; and execute the command to write data to the NAND component and to write a representation of the temperature, the data written to a user portion and the representation of the temperature written to a management portion that is accessible only to the NAND controller and segregated from the user portion, characterized in that : the representation of the temperature being generated by quantizing the temperature such that the representation describes the temperature at a lower resolution than the temperature data obtained and the representation comprises less data bits than the temperature data.
A method for allowing access to an electrical enclosure having a disconnect comprising: upon initiation by a user or upon a change of state of the disconnect automatically performing the steps of; checking for an absence of voltage giving a positive indication of an absence of voltage checking the state of each phase of the electrical disconnect to ensure contacts of the disconnect are open if there is an absence of voltage and the contacts of the disconnect are open opening, a lock on the enclosure. upon initiation by a user or upon a change of state of the disconnect automatically performing the steps of; checking for an absence of voltage giving a positive indication of an absence of voltage checking the state of each phase of the electrical disconnect to ensure contacts of the disconnect are open if there is an absence of voltage and the contacts of the disconnect are open opening, a lock on the enclosure.
An ultrasonic transmitter system comprising an integrated circuit , a multi-level inverter and an ultrasound transducer , wherein the ultrasonic transmitter system is configured to receive a digital transmit waveform (21, BP-PWM) and apply it to the ultrasound transducer , in the form of a high voltage transmit waveform (Tx), wherein the integrated circuit comprises one or more charge pumps (14A; 14B) coupled to the multi-level inverter , and wherein the multi-level inverter is coupled to the ultrasound transducer , characterized in that the one or more charge pumps (14A; 14B) are configured to operate with a timing that is based on the digital transmit waveform (21, BP-PWM) applied to the multi-level inverter , wherein an active time of the one or more charge pumps (14A; 14B) determines an amplitude of the high voltage transmit waveform (Tx) applied to the ultrasound transducer .
Test strip, comprising - a porous material , wherein the porous material is configured to transfer a liquid from an input point of the porous material to an active area of the porous material , and wherein the active area is provided with a chemical substance which reacts with a component of the liquid, - a photodetector , and - a substrate with a first and a second side , wherein the porous material is attached to the first side of the substrate and the photodetector is attached to the second side of the substrate adjacent to the active area , characterized in that - the substrate is made of plastic or a polymer or glass, - the photodetector is implemented as a spectral sensor that is configured to separately detect light in at least two different wavelength regions, wherein two respective colors are generated at the active area by respective reactions with two components of the liquid, each of the colors being measured separately by the spectral sensor, and - the test strip is free from a light source . - a porous material , wherein the porous material is configured to transfer a liquid from an input point of the porous material to an active area of the porous material , and wherein the active area is provided with a chemical substance which reacts with a component of the liquid, - a photodetector , and - a substrate with a first and a second side , wherein the porous material is attached to the first side of the substrate and the photodetector is attached to the second side of the substrate adjacent to the active area , - the substrate is made of plastic or a polymer or glass, - the photodetector is implemented as a spectral sensor that is configured to separately detect light in at least two different wavelength regions, wherein two respective colors are generated at the active area by respective reactions with two components of the liquid, each of the colors being measured separately by the spectral sensor, and - the test strip is free from a light source .
A method, comprising: receiving sensor measurements from a plurality of tethered nodes arranged in a non-linear configuration, wherein each node of the plurality of tethered nodes comprises a plurality of antennas and at least one sensor (S1201); developing a context vector for each node of the plurality of tethered nodes based on the sensor measurements between the plurality of tethered nodes, wherein the context vector comprises an environmental condition determined using the sensor measurements, and wherein the context vector for each node comprises conditions sensed by the node (S1202); determining a preferred orientation for each of the plurality of antennas based on the context vector for each of the plurality of nodes (S1203); performing calibration measurements for each of the plurality of antennas (S1204); selecting antennas of the plurality of antennas at each of the plurality of tethered nodes that satisfy throughput goals based on the calibration measurements and preferred orientation for each antenna of the plurality of antennas, and turning off non-selected antennas at each of the plurality of tethered nodes; and aligning one or more of the plurality of antennas at the plurality of tethered nodes based upon the calibration measurements and the preferred orientation for each of the plurality of antennas (S1205). receiving sensor measurements from a plurality of tethered nodes arranged in a non-linear configuration, wherein each node of the plurality of tethered nodes comprises a plurality of antennas and at least one sensor (S1201); developing a context vector for each node of the plurality of tethered nodes based on the sensor measurements between the plurality of tethered nodes, wherein the context vector comprises an environmental condition determined using the sensor measurements, and wherein the context vector for each node comprises conditions sensed by the node (S1202); determining a preferred orientation for each of the plurality of antennas based on the context vector for each of the plurality of nodes (S1203); performing calibration measurements for each of the plurality of antennas (S1204); selecting antennas of the plurality of antennas at each of the plurality of tethered nodes that satisfy throughput goals based on the calibration measurements and preferred orientation for each antenna of the plurality of antennas, and turning off non-selected antennas at each of the plurality of tethered nodes; and aligning one or more of the plurality of antennas at the plurality of tethered nodes based upon the calibration measurements and the preferred orientation for each of the plurality of antennas (S1205).
An applicator assembly comprising: a container having a proximal end , a distal end , and an interior portion defining a chamber; an application member attached to the distal end of the container ; and a tearable solution reservoir disposed within the chamber, the tearable solution reservoir comprising a tearing member , wherein actuating the tearing member to tear the tearable solution reservoir brings the container , the tearable solution reservoir , and the application member into fluid communication with each other, characterised in that the container further comprises an opening , and wherein the tearing member is accessible via the opening . a container having a proximal end , a distal end , and an interior portion defining a chamber; an application member attached to the distal end of the container ; and a tearable solution reservoir disposed within the chamber, the tearable solution reservoir comprising a tearing member , wherein actuating the tearing member to tear the tearable solution reservoir brings the container , the tearable solution reservoir , and the application member into fluid communication with each other, characterised in that the container further comprises an opening , and wherein the tearing member is accessible via the opening .