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A modular multilevel voltage source converter system comprising high voltage electric equipment to be grounded when not in use and a grounding system , said high voltage electric equipment comprising a modular multilevel voltage source converter having cells with capacitors and a plurality of pairs of positive and negative grounding terminals respectively assigned to the cell capacitors, said grounding system comprising a rod element interacting with said terminals , whereby said rod element comprises at least one conductive section and at least one isolating section ; whereby the grounding system further comprises a rod propulsion system arranged to be remotely controlled and configured to move said rod element along its longitudinal axis from an ungrounded position (U), in which the positive and negative grounding terminals are isolated from one another by the isolating section, into a grounded position (G), in which the positive and negative grounding terminals are galvanically connected with one another by the conductive section, and in which grounded position the conductive section is connected to ground via the at least one conductor; whereby the positive and negative grounding terminals each comprise at least one contact element which allows the longitudinal movement of the rod element but still is strong enough to provide electric contact with said conductive section when the rod element is in the grounded position; whereby the respective lengths of the isolating sections, conductive sections and the positive and negative grounding terminals respectively the distance between the two contact elements of the positive and/or negative grounding terminals is chosen so that the electrical interconnection of two consecutive conducting sections is achieved when the movable rod element is in the grounded position (G), while the electrical isolation of the positive and negative grounding terminals is achieved when the moveable rod element is in the ungrounded position (U).
Device for cleaning of at least one pipetting needle with a washing station , by which an inside and an outside of the pipetting needle are brought into contact at least for a portion with a washing liquid, at least temporarily during a cleaning process, and with at least one movement means , by which a relative movement is brought about between the pipetting needle and the washing station at least temporarily before, after, or during the cleaning process, wherein a drying device is provided, which subjects at least one region of the pipetting needle brought into contact with washing liquid during the cleaning process to at least one flow of drying agent , characterized in that the device further comprises a control unit and means for conducting a washing liquid through the interior space of the pipetting needle, wherein the control unit controls the means for conducting a washing liquid such that the cleaning of the surfaces arranged in the interior space of the pipetting needle takes place in such a way that the washing liquid is conducted with different flow velocities through the interior space of the pipetting needle in the direction of the pipetting needle tip during one cleaning cycle.
A method for transmitting data in an unlicensed band, the method comprising: determining, by a wireless device, whether a wireless medium is idle by performing a clear channel assessment, CCA, during a plurality of consecutive CCA slots in the unlicensed band; when the wireless medium is idle, transmitting, by the wireless device, a reservation signal to occupy the wireless medium during a plurality of consecutive reservation slots in a time domain; and transmitting, by the wireless device, a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, in a subframe after transmitting the reservation signal, the subframe including 14 orthogonal division frequency multiplexing, OFDM, symbols, wherein a length of one reservation slot is equal to or less than a length of one CCA slot, wherein the PUSCH includes a demodulation reference signal used to demodulate the PUSCH, the demodulation reference signal being transmitted over fourth and eleventh OFDM symbols in the subframe, and wherein the reservation signal includes a sequence generated based on the demodulation reference signal. determining, by a wireless device, whether a wireless medium is idle by performing a clear channel assessment, CCA, during a plurality of consecutive CCA slots in the unlicensed band; when the wireless medium is idle, transmitting, by the wireless device, a reservation signal to occupy the wireless medium during a plurality of consecutive reservation slots in a time domain; and transmitting, by the wireless device, a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, in a subframe after transmitting the reservation signal, the subframe including 14 orthogonal division frequency multiplexing, OFDM, symbols, wherein a length of one reservation slot is equal to or less than a length of one CCA slot, wherein the PUSCH includes a demodulation reference signal used to demodulate the PUSCH, the demodulation reference signal being transmitted over fourth and eleventh OFDM symbols in the subframe, and wherein the reservation signal includes a sequence generated based on the demodulation reference signal.
Vortex flowmeter comprising: a conduit for process fluid flow in a downstream direction therethrough, said conduit having one or more inner wall portions defining a central bore ; a shedder disposed within the central bore ; first and second diaphragms ; a pressure sensor disposed remotely from said conduit , wherein the pressure sensor is a piezoelectric crystal; a first fill tube containing fill fluid, configured for communicably coupling said first diaphragm to said pressure sensor ; a second fill tube containing fill fluid, configured for communicably coupling said second diaphragm to said pressure sensor ; characterized in that the first and second diaphragms are embedded in opposite inner wall portions of said conduit , adjacent to the shedder ; and that the vortex flowmeter further comprises a first diaphragm holder configured to maintain the first diaphragm in said embedded position on said conduit ; and a second diaphragm holder configured to maintain the second diaphragm in said embedded position on said conduit , wherein the first diaphragm holder and the second diaphragm holder are in substantially tangential alignment with the opposite inner wall portions of said conduit , wherein the opposite inner wall portions of said conduit are flattened and each of the opposite inner wall portions of said conduit comprises a tightly-toleranced hole in which the first diaphragm holder with the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm holder with the second diaphragm are received. a conduit for process fluid flow in a downstream direction therethrough, said conduit having one or more inner wall portions defining a central bore ; a shedder disposed within the central bore ; first and second diaphragms ; a pressure sensor disposed remotely from said conduit , wherein the pressure sensor is a piezoelectric crystal; a first fill tube containing fill fluid, configured for communicably coupling said first diaphragm to said pressure sensor ; a second fill tube containing fill fluid, configured for communicably coupling said second diaphragm to said pressure sensor ; characterized in that the first and second diaphragms are embedded in opposite inner wall portions of said conduit , adjacent to the shedder ; and that the vortex flowmeter further comprises a first diaphragm holder configured to maintain the first diaphragm in said embedded position on said conduit ; and a second diaphragm holder configured to maintain the second diaphragm in said embedded position on said conduit , wherein the first diaphragm holder and the second diaphragm holder are in substantially tangential alignment with the opposite inner wall portions of said conduit , wherein the opposite inner wall portions of said conduit are flattened and each of the opposite inner wall portions of said conduit comprises a tightly-toleranced hole in which the first diaphragm holder with the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm holder with the second diaphragm are received.
A disc brake for a utility vehicle, having a brake calliper which engages over a brake disc and which is in the form of a sliding calliper and which is fastened to a positionally static brake carrier and which has a central opening over the brake disc , having two brake pads which are arranged in the brake calliper and which are movable in opposite directions and which have in each case one pad carrier plate and one friction pad fastened thereto and of which an action-side or application-side brake pad can be pressed against the brake disc by means of an application device via at least one brake plunger, and having at least one resetting device by means of which the brake calliper can be reset after a braking-induced displacement and release of the brake, wherein the resetting device has a spreading device which engages on the opposite brake pads and which acts equally counter to the respective application direction and which has resilient spreading elements which engage on the respective pad carrier plate , wherein the spreading device is arranged in the central opening , wherein the spreading elements engage, outside the friction pads , directly or indirectly on at least two abutment regions, arranged spaced apart from one another relative to the centre, of the brake pads , wherein the abutment regions have in each case one abutment surface and one bearing surface on which the spreading elements are movably arranged, characterised in that the spreading device has spring arms , of which in each case two bear against an associated pad carrier plate , wherein the spring arms are connected to one another in the central region of the opening , wherein the spring arms are connected to a retaining bow which is attached to the brake carrier , wherein the spring arms are formed as two pairs of spring arms , wherein the pairs are arranged opposite one another in a transverse direction of the opening such that they are fastened by way of inner ends, which point towards the centre of the opening , to the retaining bow , wherein their outer free ends interact with the pad carrier plate of the brake pads , wherein the inner ends of each pair of spring arms are connected in each case to a hood-type connector of sleeve-like form, wherein the hood-type connector is bent around a central section of the retaining bow and attached rotatably and displaceably to the central section , which has a circular cross-section, wherein each spring arm is formed, at the end, with a thrust section which, in its longitudinal direction, is formed with an elongated hole which is a guide section of the spring arm of the spreading device , wherein each thrust section lies in each case on a bearing surface of a respective pad carrier plate , wherein the elongated holes of each thrust section interact in each case with an abutment surface of the pad carrier plate , wherein a pin fixedly connected to the pad carrier plate has the abutment surface, which interacts with the respective elongated hole , of the pad carrier plate , wherein the bearing surfaces run in each case tangentially with respect to the brake disc and lie in a plane.
An optical filter, comprising: a first pair of mirrors ; a second pair of mirrors ; wherein the second pair of mirrors and the first pair of mirrors reflect different portions of an electromagnetic spectrum; and a common spacer positioned between the first pair of mirrors and between the second pair of mirrors. wherein a thickness of the common spacer across the first pair of mirrors varies in a same pattern as a thickness of the common spacer across the second pair of mirrors. a first pair of mirrors ; a second pair of mirrors ; wherein the second pair of mirrors and the first pair of mirrors reflect different portions of an electromagnetic spectrum; and a common spacer positioned between the first pair of mirrors and between the second pair of mirrors.
An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: a transceiver ; a first primary antenna configured to support communications in a first frequency range; a second primary antenna configured to support communications in a second frequency range different than the first frequency range, wherein the second frequency range partially overlaps the first frequency range; a first circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a first multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more first signals for only transmission over a first bandwidth in the first frequency range via the first primary antenna ; a second circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a second multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more second signals for only reception over a second bandwidth in the second frequency range via the second primary antenna , wherein the second bandwidth at least partially overlaps the first bandwidth; a third circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a third multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more third signals for transmission and reception over a third bandwidth via the first primary antenna , the third bandwidth having frequencies lower than frequencies of the first bandwidth; and a fourth circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a fourth multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more fourth signals for transmission and reception over a fourth bandwidth via the second primary antenna , the fourth bandwidth having frequencies higher than frequencies of the second bandwidth. a transceiver ; a first primary antenna configured to support communications in a first frequency range; a second primary antenna configured to support communications in a second frequency range different than the first frequency range, wherein the second frequency range partially overlaps the first frequency range; a first circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a first multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more first signals for only transmission over a first bandwidth in the first frequency range via the first primary antenna ; a second circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a second multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more second signals for only reception over a second bandwidth in the second frequency range via the second primary antenna , wherein the second bandwidth at least partially overlaps the first bandwidth; a third circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a third multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more third signals for transmission and reception over a third bandwidth via the first primary antenna , the third bandwidth having frequencies lower than frequencies of the first bandwidth; and a fourth circuit block coupled to the transceiver and having a fourth multiplexer having filters configured to process one or more fourth signals for transmission and reception over a fourth bandwidth via the second primary antenna , the fourth bandwidth having frequencies higher than frequencies of the second bandwidth.
A turbine bucket comprising: a base ; a blade coupled to the base and extending radially outward from the base and a shroud coupled to the blade radially outboard of the blade , wherein the blade includes a body having: a pressure side ; a suction side opposing the pressure side ; a leading edge between the pressure side and the suction side ; and a trailing edge between the pressure side and the suction side on a side opposing the leading edge ; a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body ; and at least one bleed aperture fluidly coupled with at least one of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways , the at least one bleed aperture extending through the body at the trailing edge ; characterised in that the shroud does not include radially facing apertures in a trailing half of the shroud defined downstream of a shroud rail . a base ; a blade coupled to the base and extending radially outward from the base and a shroud coupled to the blade radially outboard of the blade , wherein the blade includes a body having: a pressure side ; a suction side opposing the pressure side ; a leading edge between the pressure side and the suction side ; and a trailing edge between the pressure side and the suction side on a side opposing the leading edge ; a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body ; and at least one bleed aperture fluidly coupled with at least one of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways , the at least one bleed aperture extending through the body at the trailing edge ; characterised in that the shroud does not include radially facing apertures in a trailing half of the shroud defined downstream of a shroud rail . a pressure side ; a suction side opposing the pressure side ; a leading edge between the pressure side and the suction side ; and a trailing edge between the pressure side and the suction side on a side opposing the leading edge ; a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body ; and at least one bleed aperture fluidly coupled with at least one of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways , the at least one bleed aperture extending through the body at the trailing edge ; characterised in that the shroud does not include radially facing apertures in a trailing half of the shroud defined downstream of a shroud rail .
Tread band made of rubber-like material for a tyre, said tread band comprising a plurality of blocks , each block having a contact face designed to come into contact with the ground when the tyre travels and a plurality of lateral faces , each block comprising a main sipe extending along a main direction, each block comprising a plurality of secondary sipes perpendicular to the main sipe , wherein each lateral face of the block is covered by a layer of covering material over at least 50% of the surface of this lateral face and wherein the covering material has a modulus of elasticity which is greater than the modulus of elasticity of the rubber-like material forming the block and characterized in that the main sipe and/or each secondary sipe has (have) an expanded portion in the depth of the block .
A computer-implemented method for generating annotated image data, said method comprising acquiring a plurality of consecutive time-series images (101a-f) that have been captured by an onboard camera mounted on a vehicle and that include at least one image (101c-f) to which a first annotation is attached, the first annotation indicating a first region representing a moving object that is present on a path along which the vehicle travels; determining, for each of the plurality of consecutive time-series images (101a-f) acquired in the acquiring, in reverse chronological order from an image corresponding to the last time point in the time series, whether the first region exists in the image on the basis of whether the first annotation is attached to the image; identifying, among the plurality of consecutive time-series images (101a-f), a first image corresponding to a first time point (t1) for which it is determined for the first time in the determining that the first region does not exist, and setting a second region including a part of a region of an object in the identified first image and indicating a situation where the moving object is obstructed by the object before appearing on the path from behind the object , the second region having substantially the same dimensions as the first region in a second image corresponding to a second time point (t2) that is the next time point in chronological order after the first time point (t1) in the time series; and attaching a second annotation to the first image , the second annotation indicating the second region set in the identifying and setting. acquiring a plurality of consecutive time-series images (101a-f) that have been captured by an onboard camera mounted on a vehicle and that include at least one image (101c-f) to which a first annotation is attached, the first annotation indicating a first region representing a moving object that is present on a path along which the vehicle travels; determining, for each of the plurality of consecutive time-series images (101a-f) acquired in the acquiring, in reverse chronological order from an image corresponding to the last time point in the time series, whether the first region exists in the image on the basis of whether the first annotation is attached to the image; identifying, among the plurality of consecutive time-series images (101a-f), a first image corresponding to a first time point (t1) for which it is determined for the first time in the determining that the first region does not exist, and setting a second region including a part of a region of an object in the identified first image and indicating a situation where the moving object is obstructed by the object before appearing on the path from behind the object , the second region having substantially the same dimensions as the first region in a second image corresponding to a second time point (t2) that is the next time point in chronological order after the first time point (t1) in the time series; and attaching a second annotation to the first image , the second annotation indicating the second region set in the identifying and setting.
A data glove, comprising: a glove body ; and a plurality of strain sensors that detect stretch and contraction of the glove body , the strain sensors being each provided in a region corresponding to at least one finger of first to fifth fingers, on a dorsal side of the glove body , wherein at least two of the strain sensors are provided to each of the at least one finger, wherein the plurality of strain sensors comprise a first strain sensor and a second strain sensor that detect stretch and contraction of the glove body in a proximal-distal direction, the first and second strain sensors being respectively provided in a region corresponding to a proximal interphalangeal joint and a region corresponding to a metacarpophalangeal joint, of at least one finger of the second to fifth fingers, on the dorsal side of the glove body, characterized in that the data glove further comprises a plurality of stretch-restraining portions that restrain stretch of the glove body , the stretch-restraining portions being each provided in a region corresponding to an area between metacarpophalangeal joints, along the proximal-distal direction, on the dorsal side of the glove body, wherein the stretch-restraining portions are respectively positioned to valley-like portions between the metacarpophalangeal joints. a glove body ; and a plurality of strain sensors that detect stretch and contraction of the glove body , the strain sensors being each provided in a region corresponding to at least one finger of first to fifth fingers, on a dorsal side of the glove body , wherein at least two of the strain sensors are provided to each of the at least one finger,