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A method of evaluating the remaining lifetime of structural components of metal alloys of a nuclear power plant, the method comprising the steps of: Step 1: measuring changes in hardness, thermal conductivity or electrical resistivity of the structural components of metal alloys of a nuclear power plant based on the degree of short range ordering (SRO) under nuclear power plant operating conditions and Step 2: evaluating the remaining lifetime of the structural components of metal alloys based on the changes in hardness or thermal conductivity or electrical resistivity, wherein Step 2 is performed by quantitatively evaluating the growth time of intergranular cracking up-to the occurrence of a penetration defect, comprising obtaining in advance a correlation under simulated conditions of a nuclear plant operation between changes in hardness or thermal conductivity or electrical resistivity of the structural components made of metal alloys and initiation and crack growth rate of intergranular cracking both of which are dictated by the degree of SRO formed; and evaluating the remaining lifetime using the correlation and the measured changes in Step 1. Step 1: measuring changes in hardness, thermal conductivity or electrical resistivity of the structural components of metal alloys of a nuclear power plant based on the degree of short range ordering (SRO) under nuclear power plant operating conditions and Step 2: evaluating the remaining lifetime of the structural components of metal alloys based on the changes in hardness or thermal conductivity or electrical resistivity, wherein Step 2 is performed by quantitatively evaluating the growth time of intergranular cracking up-to the occurrence of a penetration defect, comprising obtaining in advance a correlation under simulated conditions of a nuclear plant operation between changes in hardness or thermal conductivity or electrical resistivity of the structural components made of metal alloys and initiation and crack growth rate of intergranular cracking both of which are dictated by the degree of SRO formed; and evaluating the remaining lifetime using the correlation and the measured changes in Step 1.
A capacitor comprising: a first conductive electrode having a first outer side and an opposite first inner side; a first nonconductive coating on said first inner side of said first conductive electrode; a dielectric material on said first nonconductive coating, said first nonconductive coating being disposed between said first conductive electrode and said dielectric material; and a second conductive electrode adjacent to said dielectric material, said dielectric material being disposed between said second conductive electrode and said first nonconductive coating; said capacitor having an overall thickness from first conductive electrode to second conductive electrode, and said first nonconductive coating having a thickness that is less than ten percent of said overall thickness; and said dielectric material being a variable viscosity dielectric material, said variable viscosity exhibiting a change in viscosity in response to an external stimulus. a first conductive electrode having a first outer side and an opposite first inner side; a first nonconductive coating on said first inner side of said first conductive electrode; a dielectric material on said first nonconductive coating, said first nonconductive coating being disposed between said first conductive electrode and said dielectric material; and a second conductive electrode adjacent to said dielectric material, said dielectric material being disposed between said second conductive electrode and said first nonconductive coating; said capacitor having an overall thickness from first conductive electrode to second conductive electrode, and said first nonconductive coating having a thickness that is less than ten percent of said overall thickness; and said dielectric material being a variable viscosity dielectric material, said variable viscosity exhibiting a change in viscosity in response to an external stimulus.
A medical device, comprising: a shaft; a first tool extending from a distal end of the shaft; and a control assembly coupled to the shaft, the control assembly including: a console, a first grip extending proximally from the console; a second grip extending proximally from the console: a first deflection actuator configured to deflect the first tool about a longitudinal axis of the first tool; characterized by a first actuation assembly extending from the first deflection actuator to the first tool, wherein: the first actuation assembly includes an actuating member extending through one or more lumens of the first actuation assembly; the first actuation assembly further includes a first elongate member, and a second elongate member coupled to a distal end of the first elongate member, and the actuating member extends through respective lumens of the first elongate member and the second elongate member. a shaft; a first tool extending from a distal end of the shaft; and a control assembly coupled to the shaft, the control assembly including: a console, a first grip extending proximally from the console; a second grip extending proximally from the console: a first deflection actuator configured to deflect the first tool about a longitudinal axis of the first tool; characterized by a first actuation assembly extending from the first deflection actuator to the first tool, wherein: the first actuation assembly includes an actuating member extending through one or more lumens of the first actuation assembly; the first actuation assembly further includes a first elongate member, and a second elongate member coupled to a distal end of the first a console, a first grip extending proximally from the console; a second grip extending proximally from the console: a first deflection actuator configured to deflect the first tool about a longitudinal axis of the first tool; characterized by a first actuation assembly extending from the first deflection actuator to the first tool, wherein: the first actuation assembly includes an actuating member extending through one or more lumens of the first actuation assembly; the first actuation assembly further includes a first elongate member, and a second elongate member coupled to a distal end of the first a first deflection actuator configured to deflect the first tool about a longitudinal axis of the first tool; characterized by a first actuation assembly extending from the first deflection actuator to the first tool, wherein: the first actuation assembly includes an actuating member extending through one or more lumens of the first actuation assembly; the first actuation assembly further includes a first elongate member, and a second elongate member coupled to a distal end of the first the first actuation assembly includes an actuating member extending through one or more lumens of the first actuation assembly; the first actuation assembly further includes a first elongate member, and a second elongate member coupled to a distal end of the first elongate member, and the actuating member extends through respective lumens of the first elongate member and the second elongate member.
A protection case configured to be attachable to a portable wireless terminal, the case comprising a relay unit , wherein the relay unit comprises a closed circuit with a loop antenna and a capacitor for providing a resonance to relay a transmission signal of an external reader and an NFC antenna unit of the portable wireless terminal, wherein loop antenna patterns of the relay unit are formed on an upper surface of a film , and the capacitor is interconnected across the loop antenna patterns of the relay unit , and in that the film of the relay unit is attached to a surface of the case , wherein a distal end terminal and another distal end terminal of the capacitor are oppositely printed on an upper surface and a rear surface of the film , respectively, and the distal end and the other distal end are electrically connected across the loop antenna patterns of the relay unit .
Commercial vehicle , comprising a power train , where the power train comprises: - a motor , - a drive shaft being either drivable or driven by a motor , - a main transmission that works together with the drive shaft , and - a rear axle transmission that works together with the drive shaft and transfers the rotary movement of the drive shaft to at least two rear axles of the power train , - an intermediate transmission that works together with the drive shaft , whereby the intermediate transmission has been assigned between the main transmission and the rear axle transmission and has at least two stages, which can be changed using a shifter , characterised in that the commercial vehicle comprises a navigation system , which is set up to determine the topographical property of the surroundings of the commercial vehicle and to subdivide a route, leading from the current location (S) of the commercial vehicle to the destination (FZ) entered into the navigation system , into subsections which are assigned to a first topographical property, a second topographical property and a third topographical property, where the navigation system is either set up to transmit a signal to the driver when crossing from one sub-section to the next, so that he shifts the intermediate transmission using the shifter , or the navigation system is set up to automatically actuate the shifter when the commercial vehicle exits a subsection and enters the next. - a motor , - a drive shaft being either drivable or driven by a motor , - a main transmission that works together with the drive shaft , and - a rear axle transmission that works together with the drive shaft and transfers the rotary movement of the drive shaft to at least two rear axles of the power train , - an intermediate transmission that works together with the drive shaft , whereby the intermediate transmission has been assigned between the main transmission and the rear axle transmission and has at least two stages, which can be changed using a shifter ,
A sunlight-based projector system for providing a direct light beam , comprising: a sunlight receiving unit with a collector system , a plurality of optical fibers , and a plurality of fiber output channels , wherein the collector system is configured for collecting natural outdoor light having a wavelength spectrum of sunlight, and for coupling the collected natural outdoor light into the plurality of optical fibers , wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers comprises a fiber output end , and each fiber output channel comprises at least one fiber output end from which divergent fiber output light having a wavelength spectrum of sunlight is emitted, a sunlight forming unit with a plurality of optical collimator units arranged in one- or two-dimensional array, wherein each optical collimator unit is associated with a respective fiber output channel to receive the respective fiber output light and comprises at least one optical collimator for reducing the angular distribution width of the received divergent fiber output light and output areas of the plurality of optical collimator units form essentially a continuously extending large light-emitting face of the sunlight forming unit for emitting an essentially collimated light beam . a sunlight receiving unit with a collector system , a plurality of optical fibers , and a plurality of fiber output channels , wherein the collector system is configured for collecting natural outdoor light having a wavelength spectrum of sunlight, and for coupling the collected natural outdoor light into the plurality of optical fibers , wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers comprises a fiber output end , and each fiber output channel comprises at least one fiber output end from which divergent fiber output light having a wavelength spectrum of sunlight is emitted, a sunlight forming unit with a plurality of optical collimator units arranged in one- or two-dimensional array, wherein each optical collimator unit is associated with a respective fiber output channel to receive the respective fiber output light and comprises at least one optical collimator for reducing the angular distribution width of the received divergent fiber output light and output areas of the plurality of optical collimator units form essentially a continuously extending large light-emitting face of the sunlight forming unit for emitting an essentially collimated light beam .
A speech control unit comprising: a microphone array comprising multiple microphones arranged to receive audio signals ; a beam forming module arranged to extract a speech signal from the received audio signals by enhancing components of the received audio signals originating from a selected direction relative to the microphone array; a keyword recognition system arranged to recognize a predetermined keyword spoken by a first user (U1) at a first orientation (α) relative to the microphone array and to calibrate the beam forming module , based on recognition of the predetermined keyword, to extract from the received audio signals the speech signal of the first user, wherein audio signals not preceded by the predetermined keyword are discarded; and a speech recognition unit arranged to recognize the extracted speech signal of the first user, and to provide at least one control instruction to an apparatus in response to the recognized speech signal of the first user. a microphone array comprising multiple microphones arranged to receive audio signals ; a beam forming module arranged to extract a speech signal from the received audio signals by enhancing components of the received audio signals originating from a selected direction relative to the microphone array; a keyword recognition system arranged to recognize a predetermined keyword spoken by a first user (U1) at a first orientation (α) relative to the microphone array and to calibrate the beam forming module , based on recognition of the predetermined keyword, to extract from the received audio signals the speech signal of the first user, wherein audio signals not preceded by the predetermined keyword are discarded; and a speech recognition unit arranged to recognize the extracted speech signal of the first user, and to provide at least one control instruction to an apparatus in response to the recognized speech signal of the first user.
A heater system comprising: a heater including a resistive element with a high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of at least about 1,000 ppm, wherein the resistive element is a material having greater than about 95% nickel; characterized in that the resistive element has a temperature drift of less than about 1% over a temperature range of about 500°C - 1,000°C, such that the resistive element functions as a heater and as a temperature sensor, and that the heater system further comprises a heater control module including a two-wire controller with power control module including a control system that is configured to periodically compare a measured resistance value of the resistive element against a reference temperature to adjust for resistance drift over time. a heater including a resistive element with a high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of at least about 1,000 ppm, wherein the resistive element is a material having greater than about 95% nickel; characterized in that the resistive element has a temperature drift of less than about 1% over a temperature range of about 500°C - 1,000°C, such that the resistive element functions as a heater and as a temperature sensor, and that the heater system further comprises a heater control module including a two-wire controller with power control module including a control system that is configured to periodically compare a measured resistance value of the resistive element against a reference temperature to adjust for resistance drift over time.
Pigment dispersion comprising: - silane-modified colloidal silica particles; - an organic and/or inorganic pigment; - a water-soluble thickening polymer in an amount of 0.1 wt.% or more, based on the weight of the pigment dispersion, and - water. - silane-modified colloidal silica particles; - an organic and/or inorganic pigment; - a water-soluble thickening polymer in an amount of 0.1 wt.% or more, based on the weight of the pigment dispersion, and - water.
A urine collection device , comprising: a collection member extending from a proximal end to a distal end , wherein the proximal end comprises an opening that provides access to an internal cavity of the collection member , wherein the internal cavity comprises a first chamber in fluid communication with a second chamber ; a spacer in the second chamber ; and an outlet for egressing urine from the internal cavity of the collection member , wherein the collection member is suitable to (i) direct urine from the first chamber to the second chamber and (ii) direct the urine in the second chamber distally toward the outlet , characterized in that the device further comprises: a first attachment member extending from a bottom wall of the collection member at the proximal end , wherein the first attachment member defines an aperture ; a second attachment member extending from a top wall of the collection member at the proximal end . a collection member extending from a proximal end to a distal end , wherein the proximal end comprises an opening that provides access to an internal cavity of the collection member , wherein the internal cavity comprises a first chamber in fluid communication with a second chamber ; a spacer in the second chamber ; and an outlet for egressing urine from the internal cavity of the collection member , wherein the collection member is suitable to (i) direct urine from the first chamber to the second chamber and (ii) direct the urine in the second chamber distally toward the outlet , characterized in that the device further comprises: a first attachment member extending from a bottom wall of the collection member at the proximal end , wherein the first attachment member defines an aperture ; a second attachment member extending from a top wall of the collection member at the proximal end . a first attachment member extending from a bottom wall of the collection member at the proximal end , wherein the first attachment member defines an aperture ; a second attachment member extending from a top wall of the collection member at the proximal end .
A lock with a lock identifier assembly, the lock comprising: - a cover with a main body , configured to be installed in a door to be locked, and with a hollow projection that extends from the main body , and - a knob which is housed inside the hollow projection and extends below the main body and comprises at least one lower section with a knob ramp ; and the lock is characterised in that the lock identifier assembly comprises: - a tongue linked to the knob ramp , such that when the knob is actuated, the knob ramp moves, moving said tongue with it to lock or unlock the lock, and wherein said tongue further comprises at least one recess comprising at least one inclined surface forming a tongue ramp ; - an identification element configured to be housed in the hollow projection and which comprises, at a lower end, at least one guide element configured to be housed in the recess of the tongue and movable through said recess on the tongue ramp such that, when the tongue moves actuated by the movement of the knob , the identification element moves in the longitudinal direction of the hollow projection , such that when it is in a first position, it is hidden in said hollow projection , and when it is in a second position, it projects superiorly from an upper end of said hollow projection . - a cover with a main body , configured to be installed in a door to be locked, and with a hollow projection that extends from the main body , and - a knob which is housed inside the hollow projection and extends below the main body and comprises at least one lower section with a knob ramp ; - a tongue linked to the knob ramp , such that when the knob is actuated, the knob ramp moves, moving said tongue with it to lock or unlock the lock, and wherein said tongue further comprises at least one recess comprising at least one inclined surface forming a tongue ramp ; - an identification element configured to be housed in the hollow projection and which comprises, at a lower end, at least one guide element configured to be housed in the recess of the tongue and movable through said recess on the tongue ramp such that, when the tongue moves actuated by the movement of the knob , the identification element moves in the longitudinal direction of the hollow projection , such that when it is in a first position, it is hidden in said hollow projection , and when it is in a second position, it projects superiorly from an upper end of said hollow projection .
Coil spring with a flat ribbon cable and a plug, wherein the flat ribbon cable has a plurality of conductors which are arranged parallel to one another and are electrically insulated from one another, wherein the conductors are arranged in at least two conductor track layers which run one above the other and are insulated from one another, wherein the flat ribbon cable has an insulating layer at least between two conductor track layers , and a topmost conductor track layer and a bottommost conductor track layer are covered by an insulating layer , and wherein the flat ribbon cable has the plug for electrically coupling the flat ribbon cable to other electrical components, wherein the conductors of at least two conductor track layers are combined in the plug, characterized in that the topmost and the bottommost insulating layer each have a window-like opening , and the insulating layer which is arranged between the conductor track layers has a window-like opening , wherein the window-like openings are arranged one above the other and designed in such a way that the conductors of at least two conductor track layers can be electrically contacted through the openings , and in that the plug is contacted by the conductors through the window-like openings in the insulating layers .