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A method for a freeze start of a fuel cell device with a fuel cell stack , in which a plurality of electrically in series connected fuel cells are compressed between two end plates with a compressive force of a tensioning device , comprising the steps of determining the presence of freeze start conditions, reducing the compressive force by means of the tensioning device , operating the fuel cells in a frost start mode, in which the compression force acting on the fuel cells of the fuel cell stack is maintained reduced compared with that of a normal operation, continuously or intermittently detecting a temperature of the fuel cell stack , and adjusting the compression force by means of the tensioning device as a function of the detected temperature.
An electrophotographic roller comprising a mandrel and an elastic layer on the mandrel ; and having a crown shape in which a diameter decreases from a central position O in a longitudinal direction (X) of the mandrel toward both ends thereof, characterised in that when a position of an end portion in the longitudinal direction (X) of the elastic layer is defined as an end position X2, a position between the central position O and the end position X2 is defined as a position X1, a distance between the central position O and the position X1 is defined as L1, and a distance between the position X1 and the end position X2 is defined as L2, L 1 = 0.6 × L 1 + L 2 , and when outer diameters of the electrophotographic roller at the central position O, the position X1 and the end position X2 are defined as Do, DX1 and DX2, respectively, and Z1 and Z2 are defined as follows: Z 1 = Do − DX 1 / 2 , and Z 2 = DX 1 − DX 2 / 2 , Z1, Z2, L1 and L2 satisfy a relationship expressed by the following calculation expression : Z 2 / L 2 < α × Z 1 / L 1 wherein α is 1.931, and wherein the electrophotographic roller satisfies 1.000 < [(Z2/L2)/(Z1/L1)] < 1.931. a position of an end portion in the longitudinal direction (X) of the elastic layer is defined as an end position X2, a position between the central position O and the end position X2 is defined as a position X1, a distance between the central position O and the position X1 is defined as L1, and a distance between the position X1 and the end position X2 is defined as L2, L 1 = 0.6 × L 1 + L 2 , and when outer diameters of the electrophotographic roller at the central position O, the position X1 and the end position X2 are defined as Do, DX1 and DX2, respectively, and Z1 and Z2 are defined as follows: Z 1 = Do − DX 1 / 2 , and Z 2 = DX 1 − DX 2 / 2 , Z1, Z2, L1 and L2 satisfy a relationship expressed by the following calculation expression : Z 2 / L 2 < α × Z 1 / L 1 wherein α is 1.931, and wherein the electrophotographic roller satisfies 1.000 < [(Z2/L2)/(Z1/L1)] < 1.931.
A method for generating sound , comprising: applying a motor-driving signal to a motor ; enabling the motor to generate a sound corresponding to an audio signal component of the motor-driving signal , wherein to generate a sound comprises vibrating the rotor of the motor relative to the equilibrium position of the rotor according to the motor-driving signal ; wherein the method is characterized in that the motor-driving signal contains a first DC signal superimposed with a first oscillating signal that is applied to a first stator coil pair (A1/A2) of the motor and contains a second DC signal superimposed with a second oscillating signal that is applied to a second stator coil pair (B 1B2) of the motor, wherein the second oscillating signal is formed by the inversion of the first oscillating signal and is in synchronization with the first oscillating signal . applying a motor-driving signal to a motor ; enabling the motor to generate a sound corresponding to an audio signal component of the motor-driving signal , wherein to generate a sound comprises vibrating the rotor of the motor relative to the equilibrium position of the rotor according to the motor-driving signal ; wherein the method is characterized in that the motor-driving signal contains a first DC signal superimposed with a first oscillating signal that is applied to a first stator coil pair (A1/A2) of the motor and contains a second DC signal superimposed with a second oscillating signal that is applied to a second stator coil pair (B 1B2) of the motor, wherein the second oscillating signal is formed by the inversion of the first oscillating signal and is in synchronization with the first oscillating signal .
A condensate lifting device , comprising: - a tank for receiving condensates, - a pump for lifting the condensates received in said tank , said pump being mounted on a first support (S1) carrying means for holding and/or guiding said tank or a second support (S2) carrying said tank , so that said tank or said second support (S2) are movable, in translation and/or in rotation, relative to said first support (S1), so as to be able to take at least two positions: - a working position, wherein said tank is connected to said pump ; and - a drainage position, wherein said tank is disconnected from said pump and moved relative to said first support (S1), so as to allow an operation of cleaning and/or draining the condensates, said condensate lifting device comprising means for detecting (E1, E2, E3) at least one predetermined level of condensates in said tank , which are mounted on said first support (S1) and which, in said working position, extend outside said tank , close to the latter , said first support (S1) being formed by or comprising a printed circuit , this printed circuit grouping: - said pump , - a control and alarm system , as well as - said means (E1, E2, E3) for detecting at least one predetermined level of condensates, these means being constituted by a first electrode (E1), a second electrode (E2) and a third electrode (E3) formed on said printed circuit so that each of said electrodes (E1, E2, E3) has a different height each corresponding to a specific level of condensates inside said tank . - a tank for receiving condensates, - a pump for lifting the condensates received in said tank , - a working position, wherein said tank is connected to said pump ; and - a drainage position, wherein said tank is disconnected from said pump and moved relative to said first support (S1), so as to allow an operation of cleaning and/or draining the condensates, said condensate lifting device comprising means for detecting (E1, E2, E3) at least one predetermined level of condensates in said tank , which are mounted on said first support (S1) and which, in said working position, extend outside said tank , close to the latter , said first support (S1) being formed by or comprising a printed circuit , this printed circuit grouping: - said pump , - a control and alarm system , as well as - said means (E1, E2, E3) for detecting at least one predetermined level of condensates, these means being constituted by a first electrode (E1), a second electrode (E2) and a third electrode (E3) formed on said printed circuit so that each of said electrodes (E1, E2, E3) has a different height each corresponding to a specific level of condensates inside said tank . - said pump , - a control and alarm system , as well as - said means (E1, E2, E3) for detecting at least one predetermined level of condensates, these means being constituted by a first electrode (E1), a second electrode (E2) and a third electrode (E3) formed on said printed circuit so that each of said electrodes (E1, E2, E3) has a different height each corresponding to a specific level of condensates inside said tank .
A shoe for a compressor comprising: a first sliding face that slides on a piston ; a second sliding face that slides on a swash plate ; and a recess formed in the second sliding face , characterized in that in a section along a height direction and scaled up 1000 times in the height direction and 10 times in a radial direction, a connecting portion between the second sliding face and the recess and/or a connecting portion between the second sliding face and the first sliding face are/is formed in a rounded shape with a radius larger than 5 mm, and in the section along the height direction, the second sliding face is formed into a straight line so as to gradually outwardly bulge in a height direction from the connecting portion connected to the first sliding face toward the connecting portion connected to the recess . a first sliding face that slides on a piston ; a second sliding face that slides on a swash plate ; and a recess formed in the second sliding face , characterized in that in a section along a height direction and scaled up 1000 times in the height direction and 10 times in a radial direction, a connecting portion between the second sliding face and the recess and/or a connecting portion between the second sliding face and the first sliding face are/is formed in a rounded shape with a radius larger than 5 mm, and in the section along the height direction, the second sliding face is formed into a straight line so as to gradually outwardly bulge in a height direction from the connecting portion connected to the first sliding face toward the connecting portion connected to the recess .
A composite comprising a porous graphene oxide material and ammonia borane wherein the porous graphene oxide material has a density of 1-100 mg/cm 3 .
A head-mounted energy-harvesting device comprising: an electronic component that is powered using a direct current; a human-body coupler configured to conduct an artificial body-bound signal from a user's body , characterised in that : the human-body coupler comprises a first electrically isolated electrode and a second electrically isolated electrode and a second electrically isolated electrode ; and the artificial body-bound signal is transmitted by an energy-supplying device through the user's body, wherein the artificial body-bound signal is transmitted by converting a DC voltage to an oscillating signal and applying the oscillating signal across the two electrically isolated electrodes of the human-body coupler to induce a current or an electric field within the user's body; a receiving subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to receive the artificial body-bound signal; and a rectifying subsystem coupled to the receiving subsystem and configured to convert the artificial body-bound signal into the direct current for use by the electronic component. an electronic component that is powered using a direct current; a human-body coupler configured to conduct an artificial body-bound signal from a user's body , characterised in that : the human-body coupler comprises a first electrically isolated electrode and a second electrically isolated electrode and a second electrically isolated electrode ; and the artificial body-bound signal is transmitted by an energy-supplying device through the user's body, wherein the artificial body-bound signal is transmitted by converting a DC voltage to an oscillating signal and applying the oscillating signal across the two electrically isolated electrodes of the human-body coupler to induce a current or an electric field within the user's body; a receiving subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to receive the artificial body-bound signal; and a rectifying subsystem coupled to the receiving subsystem and configured to convert the artificial body-bound signal into the direct current for use by the electronic component. the human-body coupler comprises a first electrically isolated electrode and a second electrically isolated electrode and a second electrically isolated electrode ; and the artificial body-bound signal is transmitted by an energy-supplying device through the user's body, wherein the artificial body-bound signal is transmitted by converting a DC voltage to an oscillating signal and applying the oscillating signal across the two electrically isolated electrodes of the human-body coupler to induce a current or an electric field within the user's body; a receiving subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to receive the artificial body-bound signal; and a rectifying subsystem coupled to the receiving subsystem and configured to convert the artificial body-bound signal into the direct current for use by the electronic component.
An imaging system for use in a moving vehicle to provide a synthetic image of an environment in a vicinity of the vehicle in real-time, comprising: a first data source providing a pre-existing scene model including both 2-D and 3-D terrain data and obstacle data; a second data source providing 3-D point cloud data including terrain data and obstacle data; a third data source providing 2-D image data including terrain data and obstacle data; a scene fusion module configured to receive and combine the pre-existing scene model, the 3-D point cloud data, and the 2-D image data to produce a combined scene model including the pre-existing scene model updated in real time by the 3-D point cloud data and the 2-D image data, wherein the real-time, multi-resolution 3-D scene model includes a tree database structure which supports multiple resolution grids; an image rendering module configured to receive and process the combined scene model to produce an image signal representing the combined scene model ; and a visual display configured to display a virtual view of the environment in the vicinity of the vehicle in response to the image signal. a first data source providing a pre-existing scene model including both 2-D and 3-D terrain data and obstacle data; a second data source providing 3-D point cloud data including terrain data and obstacle data; a third data source providing 2-D image data including terrain data and obstacle data; a scene fusion module configured to receive and combine the pre-existing scene model, the 3-D point cloud data, and the 2-D image data to produce a combined scene model including the pre-existing scene model updated in real time by the 3-D point cloud data and the 2-D image data, wherein the real-time, multi-resolution 3-D scene model includes a tree database structure which supports multiple resolution grids; an image rendering module configured to receive and process the combined scene model to produce an image signal representing the combined scene model ; and a visual display configured to display a virtual view of the environment in the vicinity of the vehicle in response to the image signal.
A rectifier circuit device having a function of improving a power source power factor by short-circuiting and opening an AC power source through a reactor using a semiconductor switch , the rectifier circuit device comprising: a control circuit which is configured to execute the short-circuiting and the opening of the semiconductor switch according to a pattern based on a phase of a voltage of the AC power source ; and a DC voltage detecting circuit configured to detect the voltage at the output of the rectifier circuit, characterised in that the control circuit is configured to compare the level of the average DC voltage in at least an AC power source voltage half cycle and the level of the DC voltage at a time of an instantaneous voltage peak phase of the AC power source voltage and to adjust the phase relation between the short-circuiting and opening pattern of the semiconductor switch and the AC power source voltage such that the average level of the DC voltage in at least an AC power source voltage half cycle is substantially equal to the level of the DC voltage at a time of an instantaneous voltage peak phase of the AC power source voltage. a control circuit which is configured to execute the short-circuiting and the opening of the semiconductor switch according to a pattern based on a phase of a voltage of the AC power source ; and a DC voltage detecting circuit configured to detect the voltage at the output of the rectifier circuit, characterised in that the control circuit is configured to compare the level of the average DC voltage in at least an AC power source voltage half cycle and the level of the DC voltage at a time of an instantaneous voltage peak phase of the AC power source voltage and to adjust the phase relation between the short-circuiting and opening pattern of the semiconductor switch and the AC power source voltage such that the average level of the DC voltage in at least an AC power source voltage half cycle is substantially equal to the level of the DC voltage at a time of an instantaneous voltage peak phase of the AC power source voltage.
Ironing appliance comprising an iron and a portable base comprising a location for setting down the iron , said base comprising a handle that is pivotally mounted about an axis X, between a transport position wherein the handle extends above said location to allow the entirety of the device to be transported by the handle and a retracted position where the handle is arranged laterally to said location to allow access to the location , the base comprising a locking device that allows the handle to be fixed in the transport position, characterised in that said locking device comprises a rotatably mounted unlocking button about a rotation axis R parallel to the rotation axis X of the handle, said unlocking button being brought, by rotating around the axis R, into a locked position wherein the locking device fixes the handle in the transport position and into an unlocked position allowing the handle to be unlocked to bring it into the retracted position.
Process for producing a C 3 - to C 20 -alkyltrialkoxysilane by hydrosilylation, wherein alkoxy represents methoxy, ethoxy or propoxy, comprising - initially charging a mixture of at least one hydroalkoxysilane from the group of hydrotrialkoxysilane, hydroalkyldialkoxysilane, hydrodialkylalkoxysilane and a Pt catalyst, - heating the mixture to a temperature of 30°C to 60°C, - subsequently, with mixing, adding/metering an omega-unsaturated or mono-unsaturated C 3 - to C 20 -hydrocarbon, at least one carboxylic acid and at least one alcohol as cocatalysts, - reacting the mixture and subsequently working up the thus-obtained product mixture. - initially charging a mixture of at least one hydroalkoxysilane from the group of hydrotrialkoxysilane, hydroalkyldialkoxysilane, hydrodialkylalkoxysilane and a Pt catalyst, - heating the mixture to a temperature of 30°C to 60°C, - subsequently, with mixing, adding/metering an omega-unsaturated or mono-unsaturated C 3 - to C 20 -hydrocarbon, at least one carboxylic acid and at least one alcohol as cocatalysts, - reacting the mixture and subsequently working up the thus-obtained product mixture.
Device for preparing a gaseous sample obtained from a solid sample , said device comprising: - a laser source arranged to emit a laser beam which is capable of generating calcination and/or combustion of a portion of the solid sample and which is not capable of causing a laser ablation, - a means arranged to collect a gaseous sample of a gas emitted during the calcination and/or combustion of the portion of the solid sample; the device being characterized in that the laser beam has an irradiance less than 5 MW/cm 2 in a given impact zone on a surface of the sample , and in that it comprises an optical fiber for propagating the laser beam between the laser source and the given impact zone on the surface of the sample . - a laser source arranged to emit a laser beam which is capable of generating calcination and/or combustion of a portion of the solid sample and which is not capable of causing a laser ablation, - a means arranged to collect a gaseous sample of a gas emitted during the calcination and/or combustion of the portion of the solid sample; the device being characterized in that the laser beam has an irradiance less than 5 MW/cm 2 in a given impact zone on a surface of the sample , and in that it comprises an optical fiber for propagating the laser beam between the laser source and the given impact zone on the surface of the sample .
A medium evaluation method for evaluating the suitability of a medium to culture cell aggregates in a suspended state, the method comprising: dispersing a plurality of magnetic particles in a medium contained in a container; measuring a predefined distance x in which the number ratio of the particle numbers obtained before and after the application of a magnetic field of the magnetic particles included in the range of a predetermined region starting from a predetermined distance from the source of magnetic field generation, is a predetermined value; and using the distance x thus measured as an index value indicating the suitability of the medium. dispersing a plurality of magnetic particles in a medium contained in a container; measuring a predefined distance x in which the number ratio of the particle numbers obtained before and after the application of a magnetic field of the magnetic particles included in the range of a predetermined region starting from a predetermined distance from the source of magnetic field generation, is a predetermined value; and using the distance x thus measured as an index value indicating the suitability of the medium.
A consumer product comprising: (a) a consumer product base; and (b) a capsule delivery system comprising a first capsule containing a first capsule wall encapsulating a first active material and a second capsule containing a second capsule wall encapsulating a second active material, wherein the first capsule and second capsule are cured at different temperatures and/or are cured for different amounts of time, and wherein the capsule delivery system exhibits a linear release profile for the first active material and second active material. (a) a consumer product base; and (b) a capsule delivery system comprising a first capsule containing a first capsule wall encapsulating a first active material and a second capsule containing a second capsule wall encapsulating a second active material, wherein the first capsule and second capsule are cured at different temperatures and/or are cured for different amounts of time, and wherein the capsule delivery system exhibits a linear release profile for the first active material and second active material.
A generator system comprising: a power bus ; a generator coupled to the power bus ; a generator sensor configured to collect generator sensor data indicative of an output of the generator ; an external sensor configured to collect external sensor data associated with the generator system; a controller configured to communicate with the generator sensor and the external sensor ; characterized in that the controller is configured to detect a first load event from the generator sensor data, analyze a subset of the external sensor data from a time window preceding the first load event, and determine a load event characteristic associated with the subset of external sensor data preceding the first load event, and that the controller is configured to calculate a certainty value for the load event characteristic and provide a generator command based on the load event characteristic and the certainty value. a power bus ; a generator coupled to the power bus ; a generator sensor configured to collect generator sensor data indicative of an output of the generator ; an external sensor configured to collect external sensor data associated with the generator system; a controller configured to communicate with the generator sensor and the external sensor ; characterized in that the controller is configured to detect a first load event from the generator sensor data, analyze a subset of the external sensor data from a time window preceding the first load event, and determine a load event characteristic associated with the subset of external sensor data preceding the first load event, and that the controller is configured to calculate a certainty value for the load event characteristic and provide a generator command based on the load event characteristic and the certainty value.