Computer-implemented method of estimating battery degradation, in particular, the battery in a battery energy storage system (BESS) comprising the steps of: acquiring (S1) battery parameters, characteristics of calendar ageing wearing coefficient BWC1 and/or characteristics of cycle ageing wearing coefficient BWC2 wherein BWC1 is a function of State of Charge (SoC) and BWC2 is a function of charging/dis-charging rate (C-rate), acquiring and/or calculating (S2) instantaneous values of SoC and C-rate of a battery in a defined period, reading (S3) instantaneous values of calendar ageing wearing coefficient BWC1 and/or instantaneous values of cycle ageing wearing coefficient BWC2 corresponding to instantaneous values of SoC and C-rate of a battery acquired in step (S2), using characteristics of calendar ageing wearing coefficients acquired in step (S1) and determining (S4) value of calendar ageing wearing index BWI1 by referring integrated instantaneous values of BWC1 determined in step (S3) to the integrated instantaneous values of BWC1 for a period of nominal operation time with maximum allowable value of the SoC, and/or values of cycle ageing wearing index BWI2 by referring integrated instantaneous values of BWC2 determined in step (S3) to the integrated instantaneous values of BWC2 for full battery charging (from SOC., to SOC.() or discharging (from Soc. to SoCm,n) with nominal C-rate, thereby indicating degree of battery degradation.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
An electrical panel board is disclosed. The electrical panel board includes an enclosure defining a first and second chamber. The panel board further includes a power distribution module disposed in one of the first chamber and the second chamber and is adapted to electrically connect a main power source to receive power thereof with one or more loads. A neutral assembly is positioned in the remaining of the first chamber and the second chamber and securable to the rear wall of the enclosure. The neutral assembly includes a neutral circuit and a ground fault protection unit electrically coupled to each other. The neutral assembly having the neutral circuit and the ground fault protection unit extends from the rear wall to an imaginary plane which is off set rearwardly from an imaginary plane along which the power distribution module extends from the rear wall.
H02B 1/06 - Boards, panels, desks; Parts thereof or accessories therefor having associated enclosures, e.g. for preventing access to live parts
H01H 83/02 - Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by earth fault currents
H02B 1/015 - Boards, panels, desks; Parts thereof or accessories therefor
An assembly for engaging an electromagnetic actuator comprising a first shaft having a first link and a second shaft having a second link connected by a biasing assembly configured to rotate between an initial and a final position. A contact arm of the second shaft advances a sliding armature of the electromagnetic actuator from an activated state to a deactivated state such that the assembly prevents the electromagnetic actuator from returning to the activated state. The biasing assembly has a toggle-over position in which a biasing force rotates the contact arm from the toggle-over position to the final position.
H01H 73/36 - Protective overload circuit-breaking switches in which excess current opens the contacts by automatic release of mechanical energy stored by previous operation of a hand reset mechanism having electromagnetic release and no other automatic release
Provided herein is a cable tray apparatus including a first side rail, a second side rail spaced from the first side rail, and at least one support member having a first end and a second end. The second side rail includes a support wall and first and second tabs extending from the support wall. The support member includes side walls extending between the ends, and first and second recesses formed within each of the two side walls at each end. The support member is located between the side rails, and the tabs of the side rails are configured to engage and be located within the respective first and second recesses at the respective ends of the support member. The support member is slidable relative to the side rails along the tabs.
A liquid-tight fitting includes a connector, a seal, and a fastener member. The connector has a first and a second end, a shoulder located between the first and second ends, and a segment that extends from the shoulder to the first end. The segment has an outer surface. The seal has an inner surface in contact with the outer surface of the segment, an outer edge, and first and second seal ends joining the inner surface and the outer edge. The seal surrounds a portion of the segment such that the first seal end abuts against the shoulder. The fastener member is moveably secured to the first end of the connector, and has an end that engages the second seal end to cause the seal to compress between the shoulder and the fastener member. The seal member is adapted to deform toward the segment when compressed.
H02G 3/06 - Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution box; Ensuring electrical continuity in the joint
H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
A cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (CEAS) system is provided that utilizes collimators the incorporate gradient index (GRIN) lenses in lieu of conventional spherical or aspheric refractive lenses. The use of smaller diameter GRIN lenses facilitates a reduced initial beam size entering the sample cavity, which reduces self-interference noise and increases a signal to noise ratio of the measurements. Further, a reduced size and mass of the GRIN lens can reduce a size of the mounting hardware utilized to mount the optical components, which enables more laser beams to be coupled to a single gas cell compared to a similar gas cell integrated with conventional refractive collimators. A larger number of lasers enables more gas peaks to be measured substantially simultaneously using the CEAS system.
A female electrical connector for use in a separable connector assembly is provided. The female electrical connector includes an elongate insulative body and a female contact disposed within the body. The female electrical connector also includes a tubular support sleeve extending between a first end and a second end. The first end of the tubular support sleeve is connected to the female contact. The tubular support sleeve defines a cavity at the second end. The female electrical connector further includes an insulating coupling connected to the second end of the tubular support sleeve. The insulating coupling includes an insulating sleeve that is moveable between a retracted position, where the insulating sleeve is retracted within the cavity of the tubular support sleeve, and an extended position, where the insulating sleeve extends outward from the cavity and away from the second end of the tubular support sleeve.
A power distribution connector is configured to connect an electrical cable to at least three electrical interfaces. The connector includes a housing with first and second sections. The first section includes a first electrical interface disposed at a first end of the first section and a second electrical interface disposed at a second end opposite the first end. The second section forms a T-shaped intersection with the first section between the first and second electrical interfaces. The second section includes a distal end opposite the T-shaped intersection, the distal end being configured to receive the electrical cable; and a third electrical interface oriented parallel to the first section, disposed adjacent to the second electrical interface, and extending a distance from an axis of the second section that is less than or equal to a distance from the axis of the second section that the second electrical interface extends.
A cable tray includes a pair of opposed side rails. Each of the pair of side rails includes an upper flange and a lower flange. A web portion extends between and interconnects the upper flange and the lower flange. The web portion includes an outer side and an inner side and a plurality of stiffeners protrude one or more of inwardly and outwardly therefrom. A plurality of spaced apart rungs extend between and connect the pair of opposed side rails.
F16L 3/26 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting the pipes all along their length, e.g. pipe channels or ducts
F16S 3/00 - Elongated members, e.g. profiled members; Assemblies thereof; Gratings or grilles
A cable tray of the ladder type configuration can be fabricated from soft solid curable polymer strips comprised of a thermosetting material. The curable polymer strips in a pliable state may be wound into strip rolls for storage and transportation to the installation site. At the installation site, the soft solid curable polymer strips can be deployed, molded into pliable formed rail sections, and transversely connected together by a plurality of rungs. The curing process can be completed by, for example, exposing the thermosetting material to a ultraviolet or visible light source to produce hardened rail sections of the ladder type cable tray.
An insert device for sealing a conduit, wherein at least one component of the insert device is configured to separate and position at least one wire in the conduit in order to create a space or inner volume for a sealant to be introduced thereinto. The insert device can have a nozzle configured to allow precise injection of the sealant into the inner volume. The insert device can be operated for quick and reliably repeatable sealing of conduits.
F16L 3/22 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals
A conduit seal that serves to connect conduits between different environments while providing sufficient insulation to mitigate condensation and molding issues. The conduit seal can also provide grounding continuity with an electrical conducting insert, thereby providing electrical continuity across a thermal barrier between the environments. The conduit seal can be used in a variety of applications including the food and beverage industry and the phannaceutical industry.
A wire connector includes a member and a channel. A size of the channel is configured to correspond to a width of a largest wire to be connected by the wire connector. The wire connector includes a plurality of projections. The plurality of projections extend from at least one wall forming the channel.
A system for dynamically adjusting an operation of a magnetostrictive position sensor is provided. The system includes a controller configured to receive an electrical signal from the magnetostrictive position sensor that includes a response pulse, identify factory calibration data that correlates initial recorded values of amplitudes of response pulses received from the magnetostrictive position sensor at different locations of a position magnet along a length of the magnetostfictive position sensor, identify an initial amplitude of the response pulse based on the factory calibration data, calculate a difference between the initial amplitude and an amplitude of the response pulse, determine if the difference is greater than a threshold value, and generate an alert in response to determining that the difference is greater than the threshold value.
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METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SWITCHING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
Method for manufacturing a switching apparatus for electric systems, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - providing a first housing shell of said switching apparatus, said first housing shell being of thermoplastic material and including a first coupling edge for coupling with another housing shell, said first coupling edge having a first coupling surface and first ribs protruding from said first coupling surface and extending along said first coupling edge; - providing a second housing shell of said switching apparatus, said second housing shell being of thermoplastic material and including a second coupling edge for coupling with said first housing shell, said second coupling edge having a second coupling surface and second ribs protruding from said second coupling surface and extending along said second coupling edge; - assembling said first and second housing shells and a number of operating components of said switching apparatus, thereby obtaining a preliminary assembly of said switching apparatus; - joining the first and second coupling edges of said first and second housing shells through a vibration welding process, thereby forming a junction between said first and second housing shells and obtaining a sealed outer casing for said switching apparatus.
H01H 11/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
H01H 33/64 - Switches wherein the means for extinguishing or preventing the arc do not include separate means for obtaining or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid wherein the break is in gas
Electronic cover (100), wherein the electronic cover (100) is a cover of an electrical lighting device; and the electronic cover (100) comprises a conducting electrical track structure for lighting components (104, 106) and control components (102, 114).
A sensing assembly for use in a piezoelectric liquid level sensor. The sensing assembly comprises: a first piezoelectric sensing module arranged on a magnetostrictive wire and adapted to receive an ultrasonic guided wave signal propagating along the magnetostrictive wire; a second piezoelectric sensing module arranged on the magnetostrictive wire and spaced apart from the first piezoelectric sensing module; and an isolation layer arranged on the magnetostrictive wire between the first piezoelectric sensing module and the second piezoelectric sensing module and adapted to block the ultrasonic guided wave signal from propagating to the second piezoelectric sensing module. Using the sensing assembly, the liquid level of the oil in the tank can be calculated precisely under a strong vibration noise.
G01F 23/62 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats using elements rigidly fixed to, and rectilinearly moving with, the floats as transmission elements using magnetically actuated indicating means
A fuse assembly having a displaceable pin assembly secured within a cap bore of an end cap of the fuse assembly. The displaceable pin assembly can include a plunger that is selectively displaceable along an axis that is non-parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the first end cap. The plunger can be selectively displaceable between an extended position at which at least a first end of the plunger is outwardly positioned away from an outer surface of the first end cap, and a recessed position at which the first end of the plunger is recessed within, or generally aligned with the outer surface of, the first end cap. The displaceable pin assembly can also include a biasing element that can bias the plunger to the extended position, and a support body that can house at least a portion of the plunger and be securely coupled to the cap bore.
A fuse assembly having an end cap that includes a recessed retention body. The recessed retention body can include first and second retention walls and an engagement surface. The first and second retention walls can extend at least in a generally outwardly direction from the retention surface to an outer surface of the end cap, and extend between first and second ends of the first end cap in a direction that is generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the fuse assembly. The engagement surface can have one or more walls that downwardly and outwardly extend in divergent directions from an apex of the engagement surface and toward a corresponding one of the first or second retention walls. The apex can be positioned at a central location between the first and second retention walls, and extends in a direction that is generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis.
A computer-implemented method (1000, 1001) is provided. The method includes receiving (1100, 1101) geological data ({GD}) of a material and processing data ({PD}) referring to a plurality of processing stations (220-227) of an industrial process for manufacturing a product from, the material; receiving (1200, 1201), for the geological data ({GD}) and the processing data ({PD}), corresponding product quality data ({PQD}) of the manufactured product; and training or retraining (1300, 1301) a prediction model for the industrial process to determine predicted product quality data ({pPQD}) for the geological data ({GD}) and the processing data ({PD}).
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
A switching apparatus (1) for medium voltage electric systems, said switching apparatus comprising one or more electric poles (2), wherein, for each electric pole, said switching apparatus comprises: - a first pole terminal (11), a second pole terminal (12) and a ground terminal (13), said first pole terminal (11) being electrically couplable with a first conductor of an electric line, said second pole terminal (12) being electrically couplable to a second conductor of said electric line and said ground terminal (13) being electrically couplable to a grounding conductor; - a first fixed contact member (5A) and a first movable contact member (6A), said first fixed contact member being electrically connected to said first pole terminal (11) and including a first fixed contact (5), said first movable contact member (6A) being electrically connected to said second pole terminal (12) and including a first movable contact (6), said first movable contact member (6A) being reversibly movable about a corresponding first rotation axis (A1); - a second fixed contact member (8A) and a second movable contact member (9A), said second fixed contact member (8A) being electrically connected to said first pole terminal (11) and including a second fixed contact (8), said second movable contact member (9A) including a second movable contact (9) and being reversibly movable along a corresponding translation axis (A); - a vacuum chamber (10), in which said second fixed contact (8) and said second movable contact (9) are enclosed and can be coupled or decoupled; - a motion transmission mechanism for actuating said second movable contact member. 27 CA 3136763 2021-10-27
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for detecting change points, CPs, in a signal of a process automation system, comprising the following steps: In a first step (110), in an offline learning phase, unsupervised, candidate CPs on at least one offline signal using unsupervised detection method are detected. In a following step (120), CPs are selected from the candidate CPs. The selected CPs are provided to a supervised process. In a next step (130, 140), in the supervised process, an offline machine- learning (ML) system is trained to refine CPs from the selected CPs using a supervised machine learning method. In a next step (160), a training data set for an online ML system is created using the offline ML system by projecting the refined CPs on the signal. In a further step (170), the online ML system is trained in a supervised manner, using the created training data set. After the offline learning phase, CPs are detected (180) using the trained online ML system.
A computer-implemented method (100) for generating and/or augmenting an execution protocol (4) for at least one standard operating procedure, SOP (2), in an industrial plant (1), comprising the steps of: ? providing (110) at least one SOP (2) of the plant (1), said SOP (2) comprising a plurality of steps (2a-2g); ? providing (120) measurement data (3) that has been acquired during multiple executions of the at least one SOP (2) and is indicative of actions performed in the plant (1) that modify the state and/or the behavior of the plant (1) or any part thereof for the purpose of executing the SOP (2); ? for each step (2a-2g) of the SOP (2), determining (130), from the measurement data (3), a subset (3a-3g) of the measurement data (3) that is indicative of actions performed for the purpose of executing this particular step (2a-2g) of the SOP; and ? aggregating (140) the subset (3a-3g) of the measurement data (3) determined for each step (2a-2g) of the SOP (2) into at least one instruction (4a-4g) for executing this particular step (2a-2g) of the SOP, wherein this instruction (4a-4g) is part of the sought protocol (4).
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
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ASSEMBLY AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINING MECHANICAL PART
An assembly (100) comprises a parallel robot (101) and a servo spindle (102). The parallel robot (101) is adapted to be mounted onto an end flange (301) of a joint robot (30) and includes one or more axes. The servo spindle (102) is mounted on the parallel robot (101) and configured to drive a machining tool (103) to rotate. The parallel robot (101) is configured to drive the servo spindle (102) to translate along one or more axes relative to the parallel robot (101). In the machining process, the joint robot (30) can remain stationary at a specific position, and only the parallel robot (101) drives the servo spindle (102) to translate along one or more axes. In this way, the flexibility and stiffness of machining can be improved under the condition of meeting the machining accuracy. An apparatus for machining a mechanical part is further disclosed.
B23B 47/00 - Constructional features of components specially designed for boring or drilling machines; Accessories therefor
B23Q 3/04 - Devices holding, supporting, or positioning, work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine for mounting on a work-table, tool-slide, or analogous part adjustable in inclination
A method of material flow optimization in an industrial process by using an integrated optimizing system is described. The integrated optimizing system includes: a high-level optimizer module describing the material flow by coarse high-level process parameters (x) and including an optimization program for the high-level process parameters (x), the optimization program being dependent on high-level model parameters (A, b, c) and including an objective function subject to constraints; a low-level simulation module for simulating the material flow, the low-level simulation module including a low-level simulation function adapted for obtaining detailed low-level material flow data (F) based on the high-level process parameters, (x); and an aggregator module including an. aggregator function adapted for calculating the high-level, model parameters (A, b, c) based on the low-level material, flow data (F). The method includes approaching an optimum, value of the objective function by iteratively modifying the high-level process parameters (x), wherein an iteration, includes: carrying out, by the low-level, simulation, module, a low-level simulation thereby obtaining the detailed low-level material flow data (F); aggregating, by the aggregator module, the low-level material flow data (F) thereby calculating, from the low-level material flow data (F), aggregated high-level model parameters (fA, fb, fc); inputting the aggregated high-level model parameters (fA, fb, fc) into the optimization program.
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
26.
ASSEMBLY, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MACHINING MECHANICAL PART
An assembly, an apparatus and a method for machining a mechanical part are provided. The assembly has a parallel robot mounted onto a platform under the mechanical part machined and comprising axes; and a servo spindle mounted on the robot and driving a machining tool to rotate. The robot drives the servo spindle to translate along the axes with respect to the robot. During the machining of the mechanical part, the robot drives the servo spindle to translate along the axes under the mechanical part, such that the machining tool may cut out the required shapes and characteristics at a bottom side of the mechanical part. In this way, the mechanical part may be processed with higher flexibility and efficiency in the case that the machining accuracy meets the requirements.
A de-exciting system (15) for dissipating energy from an inductive circuit (1, 2) that comprises at least one coil (1), adapted to be attached to said inductive circuit (1, 2) and comprising: ? a series connection of a discharge resistor (4) and a unidirectional discharge switching element (6), said series connection being arranged such that, if the de-exciting system (15) is attached to the inductive circuit (1, 2) and the discharge switching element (6) is in a conducting state, a closed conducting path comprising the coil (1) and the discharge resistor (4) is formed; ? a unidirectional bypass switching element (5) that is connected in parallel to the discharge resistor (4) such that, if the de-exciting system (15) is attached to the inductive circuit (1, 2) and both the discharge switching element (6) and the bypass switching element (5) are in a conducting state, a closed conducting path comprising the coil (1), the discharge switching element (6), and the bypass switching element (5) is formed; and control means configured to: in a first de-excitation phase, switch both the discharge switching element (6) and the bypass switching element (5) into a conducting state, and in a second de-excitation phase, switch the bypass switching element (5) into a non-conducting state, while keeping the discharge switching element (6) in the conducting state.
H02P 9/12 - Control effected upon generator excitation circuit to reduce harmful effects of overloads or transients, e.g. sudden application of load, sudden removal of load, sudden change of load for preventing pole reversal
H02K 19/26 - Synchronous generators characterised by the arrangement of exciting windings
H02K 19/36 - Structural association of synchronous generators with auxiliary electric devices influencing the characteristic of the generator or controlling the generator, e.g. with impedances or switches
H02K 19/38 - Structural association of synchronous generators with exciting machines
A switching apparatus (1) for medium voltage electric systems, said switching apparatus comprising one or more electric poles (2), wherein, for each electric pole, said switching apparatus comprises: - a first pole terminal (11), a second pole terminal (12) and a ground terminal (13), said first pole terminal (11) being electrically couplable with a first conductor of an electric line, said second pole terminal (12) being electrically couplable to a second conductor of said electric line and said ground terminal (13) being electrically couplable to a grounding conductor; - a first contact arrangement (101) including a first fixed contact member (5A) and a first movable contact member (6A), said first fixed contact member being electrically connected to said first pole terminal (11) and including a first fixed contact (5), said first movable contact member (6A) being electrically connected to said second pole terminal (12) and including a first movable contact (6), said first movable contact member (6A) being reversibly movable about a corresponding first rotation axis (A1) according to a first rotation direction (R1) away from said first fixed contact (5) and towards said ground terminal (13) or according to a second rotation direction (R2), opposite to said first rotation direction (R1); - a second contact arrangement (102) including a second fixed contact member (8A) and a second movable contact member (9A), said second fixed contact member (8A) being electrically connected to said first pole terminal (11) and including a second fixed contact (8), said second movable contact member (9A) including a second movable contact (9) and being reversibly movable along a corresponding translation axis (A); - a vacuum chamber (10), in which said second fixed contact (8) and said second movable contact (9) are enclosed and can be coupled or decoupled; - an electrically conductive coupling lever (7) pivoted on said second movable contact member (9A) and reversibly movable about a second rotation axis (A2).
According to an aspect, a method for monitoring a continuous industrial process is described. The industrial process includes a number of processing stations for processing: material and a material flow between the number of processing stations. Each processing station dynamically provides data, representing a state of the processing station. The method includes providing, for each processing station, a processing station layout of the processing station. The method further includes providing, for each processing station,.an interface model of the processing station. The method, further includes generating an information metamodel from the processing station layout and the interface model of the number of processing stations. The method further includes generating an adaptive simulation model of the industrial process by importing the data representing· the state of the processing station provided by the number of processing stations into the adaptive simulation model via the information metamodel.
A method (200) of industrial processing of a bulk material, the industrial, processing comprising a plurality of process steps (100), the method (200) comprising defining a material portion (110) of the bulk material; generating a material portion identifier (120) associated with the material portion (110); processing the material portion (110) in at least two process steps of the plurality of process steps (100); the method (200) comprising for each process step of the at least two process steps: determining a cost of processing the material portion (110) in the process step; and generating a history data set, wherein the history data set is indicative of the cost, the process step and the material portion identifier (120); and wherein the method (200) further comprises determining an aggregated cost based on the history data sets.
Method for automatic identification of important batch events for a batch execution alignment algorithm, comprising: receiving (S10) historical batch data of a batch process, wherein the historical batch data comprises a plurality of batch executions (10, 20), and wherein each of the plurality of batch executions (10, 20) comprises a plurality of batch events (E11, E12, E21, E22), indicating a specific event of the batch process, and at least one time series of a process variable (V1, V2, V3), indicating a development of the process variable during the batch process; determining (S20) a distance between the at least one time series (V1, V 2, V3) of the plurality of the batch executions (10, 20) for each of the plurality of batch events (E11, E12, E21, E22); and identifying (S30) at least one important batch event (Ml) for a batch execution alignment algorithm with a smallest distance using the determined distances.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
G06F 9/48 - Program initiating; Program switching, e.g. by interrupt
A static transfer switch is provided for supplying power to a load alternately from two different power sources. Switching between the two power sources may occur within a fraction of one electrical cycle. In response to sensing degraded performance in the power source supplying the load, a main circuit is turned off with a resonant turn off circuit. The resonant turn off circuit is shared between the main circuits of two different power sources such that the resonant turn off circuit is connected to the main circuit of whichever power source is currently supply power to the load.
An interface device is provided for connecting at least one process controller to one or more peer devices. The device has a process controller interface for bidirectional communication with the process controller; a peer device interface for bidirectional OPC UA communication with the peer devices; and a logic unit that is configured to: in response to one or more inputs from the process controller, and/or from the one or more peer devices, meeting one or more predetermined conditions, determine one or more to-be-performed actions from the one or more inputs according to a predetermined logic; determine, according to the predetermined logic, one or more outputs which, when supplied to the process controller, and/or to the peer devices, cause the to-be-performed actions to be performed; and supply these outputs to the process controller, and/or to the one or more peer devices.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
34.
MITIGATION OF PEAK POWER EXCHANGE BETWEEN SUPPLIERS AND FACILITIES
There is provided a computer-implemented method for determining a mitigated peak power exchange value for power exchange between a supplier (150) and a facility (100). The method comprises receiving a timeseries comprising power exchange values for power exchange between the supplier and the facility over a predetermined timeperiod; executing an optimization algorithm configured to determine a mitigated maximum power exchange value in the timeseries using data defining one or more peak shaving capabilities (102-108) at the facility as variables; and outputting the determined mitigated maximum power exchange value.
A two-piece fitting for corrugated tubing having a body and one or more snap rings. Each snap ring is securely housed within the body near an opening to an inner area of the body. A plurality of first and second slots can extend in opposing directions through a ring wall of the snap ring. The first slots can, at least in part, define ring fingers having retention projections, and which are configured to provide an inwardly directed spring force at least at a first end of the snap ring. The second slots extend into at least some of the ring fingers, and can provide a second end of the snap ring with a generally outwardly directed spring force. An inner surface of the snap ring can be outwardly tapered at the second end of the snap ring to reduce the force used to insert the tube through the snap ring.
F16L 37/084 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking
F16L 21/08 - Joints with sleeve or socket with additional locking means
There is provided a system and a corresponding method for synthesizing energy time-series data for a facility. The system comprises a time-series generator (100) configured to receive an input set of attributes (102) comprising attributes characterizing the facility, and to output a synthesized time-series (104) representing estimated energy data for the facility. The synthesized time-series are generated on the basis of the input set of attributes (102) and one or more reference time-series (108) associated with respective reference sets of attributes (106).
It is provided an electrical substation, a method of operating an electrical substation and a use of an electrical substation to supply power having a benefit that emergency power and transformer pre-magnetization may be integrated.
H02H 3/06 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection - Details with automatic reconnection
H02J 9/06 - Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over
H02J 11/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing service supply to auxiliaries of stations in which electric power is generated, distributed or converted
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ONLINE FREQUENTLY DERIVED MEASUREMENTS FOR PROCESS MONITORING, CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION
A system, method, and/or apparatus is provided for production processes in which online frequently derived measurements are determined use existing online and/or offline reference measurements and real-time and/or historical data to model process variables and/or product properties to achieve enhanced production goals.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A system, method, and apparatus is provided for magnetostrictive position detectors to compensate fluid level measurements for temperature conditions associated with the process without the use of a built-in or external stand- alone temperature sensor. Also disclosed is an algorithm to compensate for temperature conditions associated with the process by determining thermal error coefficients for temperature compensation that are proportional to the process temperature via digital processing of the signals of the position detector.
G01D 5/12 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means
G01F 23/20 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measurement of weight, e.g. to determine the level of stored liquefied gas
There is provided a system and corresponding method for providing a configuration for data extraction from an automation system (100). The system comprises a signal selection agent (200) configured to: receive a user selection of at least one module of the automation system (100); generate, for display to the user, a user interface (212) identifying one or more selectable signals associated with the selected module and displaying one or more guidance elements (214-218) comprising data mined from data sources (202-206) pertaining to the automation system (100) for guiding the user in the selection of relevant signals; receive a user selection of one or more of the selectable signals; and automatically generate the configuration for data extraction on the basis of the selected signals.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
The invention relates to the field of evaluating an energy efficiency, particularly for industrial or commercial sites. A method for evaluating an energy efficiency of a second energy consumption scenario (20) of a site comprises the steps of: obtaining a first energy consumption scenario (10), which comprises a first time-series of energy consumption data (14) of at least one device, and a quality measure (18) of the first energy consumption scenario (10); obtaining the second energy consumption scenario (20), which comprises a second time-series of energy consumption data (24), wherein the second energy consumption scenario (20) has a same or a shorter duration than the first energy consumption scenario (10); comparing the second time-series of energy consumption data (24) to the first time- series of energy consumption data (14); and if the second time-series of energy consumption data (24) is similar to the first time- series of energy consumption data (14), outputting the quality measure (18) of the first energy consumption scenario (10).
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
The invention relates to a method for controlling a virtual assistant (10) for an industrial plant, comprising: receiving (S10), by an input interface (20), an information request (Ir), wherein the information request (Ir) comprises at least one request for receiving information about at least part of the industrial plant; determining (S20), by a control unit (30), a model specification (Ms) using the received information request (Ir); determining (S30), by a model manager (40), a machine learning model (M) using the model specification (Ms); providing (S40), by the control unit (30), a response (R) to the information request (Ir) using the determined machine learning model (M).
G05B 19/409 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form - characterised by control panel details, by setting parameters
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
43.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY IDENTIFYING GAS LEAK LOCATIONS
Systems and methods for efficiently identifying gas leak locations may include traversing, by an investigator and within a search area in which a gas leak has been indicated, a route defined according to at least one of a surge-cast algorithm or a surge-spiral algorithm. The systems and methods may also include sampling, with a gas detection device carried by the investigator, an environment along the route to identify a location of the gas leak.
Technologies for producing efficient investigation routes for identifying gas leak locations include a mobile compute device. The mobile compute device includes circuitry configured to obtain route data indicative of a route to be traveled along to identify a location of a gas leak. The circuitry is also configured to present the route data to a user to guide the user along the route.
The present disclosure relates to a lubricant (1) with high thermal conductivity. The lubricant comprises a base oil, a polymeric thickener, and thermally conductive powder particles (3). The lubricant is, at atmospheric pressure, liquid above a transition temperature and a gel below said transition temperature. The present disclosure also relates to bearing (10) comprising the lubricant, as well as to a method of lubricating a bearing.
C10M 125/26 - Compounds containing silicon or boron, e.g. silica, sand
C10M 169/00 - Lubricating compositions characterised by containing as components a mixture of at least two types of ingredient selected from base-materials, thickeners or additives, covered by the preceding groups, each of these compounds being essential
46.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING MATRIX COLDPLATES
Systems and methods for thermal management using matrix coldplates are disclosed. One illustrative method may comprise directing a flow of coolant through a coldplate comprising a plurality of parallel passages by selectively connecting portions of the parallel passages to one another to create one or more regions of parallel flow, serial flow, or blocked flow in the coldplate. Selectively connecting portions of the parallel passages may comprise machining a plurality of transverse passages into the cold plate such that each of the transverse passages intersects at least some of the parallel passages. Valves may be installed to interact between the parallel and transverse passages to create and modify the different flow regions.
F28F 9/22 - Arrangements for directing heat-exchange media into successive compartments, e.g. arrangements of guide plates
F28D 21/00 - Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups
F28F 3/00 - Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
F28F 27/02 - Control arrangements or safety devices specially adapted for heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus for controlling the distribution of heat-exchange media between different channels
47.
EXPLAINING MACHINE LEARNING OUTPUT IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
There is provided an explainer system (100) for explaining output of a prediction system (10). The prediction system (10) comprises a system-monitor machine learning model (16) trained to predict states of a monitored system (12). The explainer system comprises a perturbator (102) configured to apply predetermined perturbations to original sample data (120, 122) collected from the monitored system (12) to produce perturbed sample data (108, 130), the explainer system being configured to input the perturbed sample data (108, 130) to the prediction system (10). The explainer system further comprises a tester (104) configured to receive model output from the prediction system (10), the model output comprising original model output (110) produced by the system-monitor machine learning model (16) based on the original sample data (120, 122) and deviated model output (126) produced by the system-monitor machine learning model (16) based on the perturbed sample data (108, 130), the deviated model output (126) comprising deviations from the original model output (110), the deviations resulting from the applied perturbations. The explainer system further comprises an extractor (106) configured to receive data (128) defining the perturbations and the resulting deviations and to extract therefrom important features (124) for explaining the model output.
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
There is provided a method and system (100) for removing undesirable inferences from a machine learning model (102). The system comprises a search component (118). The search component (118) is configured to receive a rejected explanation (110) of model output (106) provided by the machine learning model (102); identify data samples to unlearn (120) by selecting training samples from training data (104) that were used to train the machine learning model (102), the selected training samples being associated with explanations that are similar to the rejected explanation according to a calculated similarity measure; and pass the data samples to unlearn (120) to a machine unlearning unit (122).
The invention relates to an uninterruptible power supply, UPS, arrangement (10, 110, 210, 211) for subsea applications, comprising a container (20, 120) arranged and configured for subsea operation, and the following main modules (30, 130) arranged inside said container: at least one battery module (40, 42, 140) of a predetermined battery capacity; at least one UPS module (50, 52, 54, 150, 500) governing the battery module, the UPS module having a predetermined UPS capacity; at least one control module (60, 62, 160) configured for interfacing and managing the battery module and the UPS module. The UPS arrangement is arranged and configured to vary its overall capacity based on at least the number of battery and UPS modules, wherein the at least one battery module and the at least one UPS module are internally arranged such that the heat losses from the UPS module are used to heat the battery module.
H02J 9/06 - Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over
A holder (300) for cable conduits (306) comprising a first holder half (100) connected to a second holder half (100), wherein the holder halves (100) form at least one opening (308) for holding a cable conduit (306), wherein the holder halves (100) are aligned to each other by two aligning protrusions (124) of the first holder half (100) arranged inside two aligning recesses (126) of the second holder half (100) and two aligning protrusions (124) of the second holder half (100) arranged inside two aligning recesses (126) of the first holder half (100), wherein the aligning protrusions (124) of each holder half (100) are arranged symmetric to a central axis (132) of the holder (300) orthogonal to a connection plane (104) between the holder halves (100).
F16L 3/227 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals each support having one transverse base for supporting the pipes each pipe being supported by a separate element fastened to the base
F16L 3/10 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
, Illustrative embodiments of electrical systems and methods may include an electrical enclosure to house electrical components. The electrical enclosure may have an enclosure opening configured to receive an electrical connection. A closure plate may be positionable over the enclosure opening to prevent water from entering the enclosure opening. The closure plate may include a closure plate recess formed in a bottom surface of the closure plate and configured to retain water such that the retained water acts as a seal to prevent additional water from entering the electrical enclosure through the enclosure opening.
A bracket mountable electrical box having a mounting assembly or device that can secure the electrical box to a mounting bracket. The mounting assembly or device can include one more arms that can define at least a portion of a channel that can receive the mounting bracket. The channel can be selectively closed, or at least partially deformable, in a manner that can assist in retaining the engagement between the mounting bracket and the mounting assembly or device, and thus the electrical box. Such configurations can accommodate securing the electrical box to the mounting bracket without at least the use of additional tools.
A system includes a wet extrusion process machine configured to receive, mix, and convey a plurality of ingredients to an extrusion die, the plurality of ingredients include a protein powder, an oil, and water. The system includes an electronic process control system (EPCS) configured to control the wet extrusion machine using a plurality of process settings effective to produce an extrusion die mixture which is forced into, passes through, and is output from the extrusion die. The system further comprises a supervisory machine intelligence control system (SMICS) operatively coupled with at least one of a direct fibrosity measurement (DFM) subsystem configured to directly measure one or more physical fibrosity parameters of the extrusion die mixture, and an indirect fibrosity measurement (IFM) subsystem configured to measure one or more extrusion process parameters associated with the extrusion die mixture. The SMICS is configured to modify one or more of the plurality process settings in response to at least one of the one or more physical fibrosity parameters, and the one or more extrusion process parameters, effective to modify the extrusion die mixture.
A floor cover assembly for a floor box assembly that includes a lid and a base ring. The base ring can have a slotted portion that is sized to accommodate at least partial slideable displacement of the lid, and which includes an opening that extends through the base ring. The lid or the base ring can include a plurality of locking tabs, and the other of the lid and the base ring can include a plurality of lock grooves. The locking tabs can each comprise an overhang that are sized to be received in an open end of a mating lock groove. The lock grooves can be shaped to accommodate displacement of the plurality of locking tabs within the mating lock groove, such as in connection with a slide-and-lock attachment. The lid can also be manufactured to include a lid cover having a three-dimensional image.
A cable tray assembly comprising a plurality of tray segments, each tray segment comprising a first portion and a second portion positioned about first and second ends, respectively, of the tray segment. The first portion has an inner region between at least sidewalls of the tray segment that is sized to receive placement of a second end of another tray segment. Additionally, the first portion can include one or more open ended grooves that, during assembly of the cable tray assembly, can receive a mating projection that is securely connected to the second end of the other tray segment. The open ended groove can be downwardly sloped, and can extend through an outer edge of the corresponding sidewall. The projection can be fixed or adjoined to the second end at least prior to assembly of the cable tray assembly, and can include shank that is threadingly engaged by a retainer.
H02G 3/06 - Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution box; Ensuring electrical continuity in the joint
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
An underground mine hoist and method of operating the mine hoist is provided. Unlike conventional underground mine hoists, the hoist may be operated at a production rate less than the designed maximum production rate at least part of the time to improve the life of the hoist and efficiency of operation. In order to vary the hoist production rate, an input rate and/or output rate of mined material is monitored, and the hoist production rate is varied based on such monitoring.
B66B 1/10 - Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action electric with devices, e.g. handles or levers, in the cars or cages for direct control of movements specially adapted for mining hoists
The invention relates to an industrial process model generation system, comprising: an input unit; and a processing unit. The input unit is configured to receive a plurality of input value trajectories comprising operational input value trajectories and simulation input value trajectories relating to an industrial process. The processing unit is configured to implement a simulator of the industrial process. The processing unit is configured to generate a plurality of industrial process behavioural data, wherein industrial process behavioural data is generated for at least some of the plurality of input value trajectories, and wherein the generation of the industrial process behavioural data for the at least some of the plurality of input value trajectories comprises utilization of the simulator. The processing unit is configured to implement a machine learning algorithm that models the industrial process. The processing unit is configured to train the machine learning algorithm. The processing unit is configured to process a first behavioural data of the plurality of behavioural data with the machine learning algorithm to determine a first modelled result. The processing unit is configured to determine to train or not to train the machine learning algorithm using the first behavioural data, the determination comprising a comparison of the first modelled result with a performance condition. The processing unit is configured to process a second behavioural data of the plurality of behavioural data with the machine learning algorithm to determine a second modelled result. The processing unit is configured to determine to train or not to train the machine learning algorithm using the second behavioural data or to further train or not to further train the machine learning algorithm using the second behavioural data, the determination comprising a comparison of the second modelled result with the performance condition.
Embodiments of the present invention discloses methods and a system (103) for labelling normal and abnormal regions in the data related to a paper machine (101) tor web break prediction and labelling individual parameters for root cause analysis, using machine learning models. Further, the present invention relates to training machine learning models to predict web breaks and root, causes for the web breaks using the labels generated. Thereafter, the present invention comprises using the machine learning models in real-time to predict breaks in the paper web, analyse root cause for the breaks in the paper web and estimate a time to break. Proposed auto-data-labe!ing framework helps in adaptive learning for autonomous model improvement of the deployed model, transfer learning, shortlisting parameters and automates feasibility study.
The present invention discloses a circuit interrupter (100) for interrupting an electric current in an electrical line. The circuit interrupter (100) includes an electronic circuit (102) for monitoring and detecting a breaker fault condition. The electronic circuit (102) is connected to a semiconductor switch for energising a solenoid (104) to trip a circuit breaker, wherein a winding of the solenoid (104) is energized to trip the circuit breaker, and wherein the solenoid is configured to have a centre tap in the winding, such that there are two parts (106, 108) in the winding separated by the centre tap. Further, upon detection of an open circuit condition in a part of the winding, the electronic circuit (102) is configured to provide a trip signal to the circuit breaker using the other part of the winding.
H01H 83/04 - Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current operated by earth fault currents with testing means for indicating the ability of the switch or relay to function properly
A modular floor box assembly that includes a floor box having a plurality of fittings having passageways for power and data transmission cables. A power deck configured for placement within the interior region of the floor box can include a female deck receptor that is electrically coupled to one or more terminals that are configured for a hardwired connection with at least one of the power transmission cables. The floor box can include an aperture within the interior region adjacent to the power deck that is sized to accommodate passage of data transmission cables, and which is in fluid communication with the passageways. The assembly further includes a removable power puck having a male receptacle configured for plugging into the female deck receptor. The power puck can further include one or more electrical receptacles for electrical coupling to power plugs of external devices, and at least one data opening.
A subsea power module is provided. The module has a tank, a power device, a pump, a duct, and a distancing structure. The tank has a tank wall provided with an outwardly protruding corrugation. The power device is arranged in the tank. A dielectric liquid fills the tank. The pump circulates the dielectricliquid in the tank. The duct is arranged in the corrugation such that a chamber is formed between a tip of the corrugation and the duct. The distancing structure spaces apart an outer surface of the duct facing the tank wall and the tank wall in the corrugation. The gaps are formed between the duct and the tank wall in the corrugation, enabling dielectric liquid that has been discharged through the duct outlet into the chamber to be squeezed out from the chamber and the corrugation, and flow towards the pump inlet.
A method (100) for generating a process model modeling a manual mode procedure instance of a plant process is proposed, the procedure instances comprising a related sequence of operational actions, i.e. mining of historical plant logs to generate a workflow model, including the steps of: Providing a plurality of log events (S1) of a plurality of operational actions (110) of the plant process; Selecting a plurality of related sequences of manual mode operational actions (S2) from the plurality of log events; Filtering the plurality of related sequences of manual mode operational actions according to an individual plant section (S3); Identifying a sequential order (S4) from the plurality of filtered related sequences of the manual mode operational actions; Determining statistical properties of values of related process variables and/or statistical properties of values of related set point changes (S5) to each sequential ordered manual mode operational action from the plurality of filtered related sequences of the manual mode operational actions; Generating the process model (S6) of the manual mode procedure instance by arranging related manual mode operational actions with the sequential order of each operational action assigned with the statistical properties of the values of related process variables and/or assigned with the statistical properties of the values of the related set point changes.
The invention relates to the field of intelligent alarm management, particularly in industrial processes (50). The method comprises the steps of: ? training a machine learning model (10) by means of input data (20) and score data (30), wherein the input data comprises a first time-series of at least one observable process variable and wherein the machine learning model (10) is an artificial neural net, ANN; ? running the trained machine learning model (10) by applying the first time-series (21) to the trained machine learning model (10); and ? outputting, by the trained machine learning model (10), an output value (40), comprising at least a second criticality value (42) of at least one predicted observable process-value, PPV, indicative of the abnormal behaviour of the industrial process (50) in a predefined temporal distance (T1).
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
The invention relates to the field of monitoring or controlling an industrial process, particularly by means of an artificial neural net. The method comprises the steps of: training the first control model (10) by means of a first set of input data (31) as first input (11), resulting in a trained first control model (10T); copying the trained first control model (10T) to a second control model (20), wherein, after copying, the second input layer (22) and the plurality of second hidden layers (24) is identical to the plurality of first hidden layers (14), and the first output layer (18) is replaced by the second output layer (28); freezing the plurality of second hidden layers (24); training the second control model (20) by means of the first set of input data (31) as second input (21), resulting in a trained second control model (20T); and running the trained second control model (20T) by means of a second set of input data (32) as second input (21), wherein the second output (29) outputs the quality measure (qm) of the first control model (10).
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
G05B 17/02 - Systems involving the use of models or simulators of said systems electric
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method (100) for automating the development of industrial machine learning applications in particular for predictive maintenance, process monitoring, event prediction, or root-cause analysis. The method consists of one or more sub-methods that, depending on the industrial machine learning problem, may be executed iteratively. These sub-methods include at least one of a method to automate the data cleaning in training (S10) and later application (S15) of machine learning models, a method to label (S11) time series (in particular signal data) with help of other timestamp records, feature engineering (S12) with the help of process mining, and automated hyperparameter tuning (S14) for data segmentation and classification.
A computer-implemented method of generating a training data set for training an artificial intelligence module (10), AI module, is provided. The method comprises providing, on a data storage (102), a first data set (12) and a second data set (14), wherein the first data set 5 includes one or more first data elements (13) indicative of a first operational condition of an industrial system, wherein the second data set includes one or more second data elements (15) indicative of a second operational condition of the industrial system, wherein the first operational condition substantially matches the second operational condition. The method further comprises determining a data transformation for transforming the one or more first 10 data elements (13) of the first data set (12) into the one or more second data elements (15) of the second data set (14), applying the determined data transformation to the one or more first data elements (13) of the first data set and/or to one or more further data elements of one or more further data sets, thereby generating a transformed data set, and generating a training data set for training the AI module (10) based on at least a part of the transformed 15 data set.
An ore flow control system (10) for controlling ore flow in a mine comprises a number of ore control subsystems (30, 32, 34, 36, 38), one or more ore flow coordinators (40, 42, 44) and an ore flow optimizer (46), where an ore flow coordinator (40) coordinates ore flow between operations controlled by two subsystems. The ore flow optimizer (46) obtains input data and output data of each subsystem (30, 32, 34, 36, 38), which input data comprises a planned amount of ore to be handled in an operation controlled by the subsystem and the output data comprises an actual amount of ore being handled by the operation controlled by the subsystem, processes the input and output data, determines targets to be met by each of the subsystems and ore flow coordinators based on the processing and transmits the targets to the subsystems and ore flow coordinators, while the subsystems (30, 32, 34, 36, 38) control the corresponding operations for reaching the targets.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
A system and method for increasing a tooth shear strength without also increasing a torsional rigidity of a flexible spline disposed between two hubs of a flexible coupling for transmitting mechanical motion between two shafts includes attaching a stiffening cap to an end of a flexible spline, between the flexible spline and the hubs and inserting a plurality of dowels into the teeth of the flexible spline to reinforce the flexible spline.
F16D 3/50 - Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive with the coupling parts connected by one or more intermediate members
F16D 3/12 - Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive adapted to specific functions specially adapted for accumulation of energy to absorb shocks or vibration
F16D 3/68 - Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive with the coupling parts connected by one or more intermediate members comprising elastic elements arranged between substantially-radial walls of both coupling parts the elements being made of rubber or similar material
69.
POWER COMPONENT INCLUDING A MAIN COMPONENT AND A SENSOR AND EMITTER UNIT AND SYSTEM WITH THE POWER COMPONENT
A power component (100-300) includes two electric terminals (111, 112, 211, 212, 311, 312), a component housing (120, 220, 320), a main component (110, 210, 310) at least partially surrounded by the component housing (120, 220, 320), connected with the two terminals (111, 112, 211, 212, 311, 312), and configured to carry a power current flowing between the two electric terminals (111, 112, 211, 212, 311, 312), and a sensor and emitter unit (130, 230, 330) which is configured to measure a value of a physical quantity (T, V, ?V) characterizing an operating state of the main component (110, 210, 310), and to emit an electromagnetic signal, in which the measured value of the physical quantity is encoded. The sensor and emitter unit (130, 230, 330) includes an antenna (133) for emitting the electromagnetic signal which is spaced apart from the main component (110, 210, 310) and arranged in, on and/or at the component housing (120, 220, 320).
H01H 85/30 - Means for indicating condition of fuse structurally associated with the fuse
H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection
H01L 23/051 - Containers; Seals characterised by the shape the container being a hollow construction and having a conductive base as a mounting as well as a lead for the semiconductor body another lead being formed by a cover plate parallel to the base plate, e.g. sandwich type
H01L 23/525 - Arrangements for conducting electric current within the device in operation from one component to another including external interconnections consisting of a multilayer structure of conductive and insulating layers inseparably formed on the semiconductor body with adaptable interconnections
H01L 23/62 - Protection against overcurrent or overload, e.g. fuses, shunts
H01L 25/11 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in the same subgroup of groups , or in a single subclass of , , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group
H02H 3/04 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection - Details with warning or supervision in addition to disconnection, e.g. for indicating that protective apparatus has functioned
A flywheel coupling assembly for transmitting torque between a shaft and a flywheel includes a clamp ring assembly and a flywheel attachment flange assembly. The clamp ring assembly includes a first clamp ring adapted to be coupled to the shaft, a second clamp ring coupled to a coupling hub of the flywheel attachment flange assembly, and an elastomeric center element coupling the first and second clamp rings. A planer plate element of the flywheel attachment flange assembly is adapted to be coupled with the flywheel. Also disclosed are a method of forming a flywheel coupling assembly and a method of coupling a flywheel to a shaft.
F16D 3/74 - Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive with the coupling parts connected by one or more intermediate members with axially-spaced attachments to the coupling parts the intermediate member or members being made of rubber or other flexible material
F16D 3/12 - Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive adapted to specific functions specially adapted for accumulation of energy to absorb shocks or vibration
71.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLUX MANAGEMENT IN IMPEDANCE ISOLATION SINGLE CONVERSION (ZISC) BASED UPS SYSTEM
Embodiments of present disclosure relate to apparatus and method for flux management in the ZISC based UPS system. The apparatus comprises: a first determining unit configured to determine a first offset flux on a series reactor in the ZISC based UPS system when power quality events occur in a grid connected to the ZISC based UPS system and the ZISC based UPS system operates in a grid-connected mode; and a first resetting unit configured to provide synthetic impedance damping to the series reactor to reset the first offset flux.
H02J 9/06 - Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method and apparatus for detecting grid islanding in a grid supporting voltage source converter. The method includes modulating an output voltage at an output of the grid supporting voltage source converter; determining at least one grid parameter at an input to the grid supporting voltage source converter; and detecting the grid islanding for the grid supporting voltage source converter based on the at least one grid parameter.
A system, method, and apparatus is provided for production processes to coordinate the utilization of the operational zone for process variables and automate the execution of the target settings to maximize the production goals without requiring human intervention.
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
G05B 19/408 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by data handling or data format, e.g. reading, buffering or conversion of data
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ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrical apparatus, a power supply system having the same and a method of manufacturing the electrical apparatus. The electrical apparatus comprises a detecting circuit coupled to a generator and configured to detect a frequency of the generator. The electrical apparatus also comprises a controller coupled to the detecting circuit and configured to receive a first signal indicating the detected frequency and adjust the frequency of the generator in response to determining that the detected frequency is out of a predetermined frequency range. In this way, an actively controlling of the changing rate of the power to and from generator may be achieved, if the generator frequency exceeds the configured limits.
ABSTRACT A fugitive gas detection system includes an inertial measurement assembly that measures a change in position of the inlet of a gas analyzer and applies a time slip to concentration data detected by an analyzer to generate a time series of the concentration of the gas in three- dimensional space. Applying statistical methods, the relative location of the source of the fugitive gas can be established from the time series. Additionally, in some embodiments, the data may be interpolated to establish a map of a plume of the fugitive gas. Date Recue/Date Received 2020-11-10
In one embodiment, there is disclosed a clip assembly for use with a bus stack arrangement of a power panel, the clip assembly comprising a metallic clip having a tang and a C-shaped section interconnected with and arranged opposite the tang, wherein the tang is configured for interaction with a component of an electrical accessory of the power panel and the C-shaped section is sized to be positioned between multiple conductive bus bars of the bus stack arrangement when the clip assembly is installed in the power panel; and a biasing element coupled to the clip, wherein the biasing element is sized to be positioned between a pair of legs of the C-shaped section of the clip to apply a biasing force to each leg that urges each leg in contact with one of the multiple conductive bus bars to facilitate establishment of an electrical connection between the bus stack arrangement and the electrical accessory when the clip assembly is installed in the power panel.
The present invention provides an actuated machine having a main frame, a machine shaft mounted on the main frame by means of a tearing module, a gearless torque motor coupled to the machine shaft for driving a rotation of the machine shaft, a torque arm coupled to the gearless torque motor, and a catching structure. The gearless torque motor is coupled to the machine shaft such that the gearless torque motor can follow a translational movement of the machine shaft. The torque arm is coupled to the gearless torque motor for inhibiting a rotational motion of the gearless torque motor, relative to the main frame, about a central axis of the gearless torque motor. The catching structure is arranged underneath the gearless torque motor for catching and holding the gearless torque motor in case of a failure that prevents the machine shaft from supporting the gearless torque motor's weight.
A power supply system (12) for an electric arc furnace (10) comprises an AC input (20) connectable to an electrical grid (22) and an AC output (24) for supplying at least one power electrode (14) of the arc furnace (10). The power supply system (12) further comprises a converter circuit (46a, 46b, 46c) interconnected between the AC input (20) and the AC output (24). The converter circuit (46a, 46b, 46c) comprises at least one converter cell (64) with a capacitor (108) and semiconductor switches (104) for series connecting the capacitor between a circuit input (56) and a circuit output (58) of the converter circuit (46a, 46b, 46c).
H02M 5/293 - Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
H02M 1/32 - Means for protecting converters other than by automatic disconnection
H02M 1/36 - Means for starting or stopping converters
H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from ac input or output
H02M 5/12 - Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using transformers for conversion of voltage or current amplitude only
H02M 5/257 - Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a thyratron or thyristor type requiring extinguishing means using semiconductor devices only
H05B 7/144 - Power supplies specially adapted for heating by electric discharge; Automatic control of power, e.g. by positioning of electrodes
79.
UNMANNED RAIL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ITS POSITION
Unmanned rail vehicle (10) for surveillance, inspection and/or maintenance of an infrastructure, the infrastructure comprising a rail structure (20) with a rail (22), the unmanned rail vehicle (10) being movable along the rail (22) and the unmanned rail vehicle (10) comprising a first position sensor system (12) configured for measuring, by interaction with the rail structure (20), first position data indicative of a position of the unmanned rail vehicle (10) along the rail (22), a second position sensor system (14) configured for measuring, by interaction with the rail structure (20), second position data indicative of a position of the unmanned rail vehicle (10) along the rail (22), a position determining unit (16) configured for receiving and combining first and second position data to determine the position of the unmanned rail vehicle (10) along the rail (22).
B61L 25/02 - Indicating or recording positions or identities of vehicles or vehicle trains
B61L 3/02 - Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or vehicle train, e.g. to release brake, to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control
A power supply system (12) for an electric arc furnace (10) comprises an AC input (20) connectable to an electrical grid (22) and an AC output (24) for supplying at least one power electrode (14) of the arc furnace (10); a resonant circuit (46a, 46b, 46c) interconnected between the AC input (20) and the AC output (24). The resonant circuit (46a, 46b, 46c) comprises a controllable bypass switch (60) for connecting and disconnecting a circuit input (56) and a circuit output (58) of the resonant circuit (46a, 46b, 46c) and a capacitor (64) and a main inductor (66) connected in parallel with the bypass switch (60).
H05B 7/144 - Power supplies specially adapted for heating by electric discharge; Automatic control of power, e.g. by positioning of electrodes
H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from ac input or output
H02M 5/12 - Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using transformers for conversion of voltage or current amplitude only
H02M 5/257 - Conversion of ac power input into ac power output, e.g. for change of voltage, for change of frequency, for change of number of phases without intermediate conversion into dc by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a thyratron or thyristor type requiring extinguishing means using semiconductor devices only
A thyristor circuit (100) comprises at least one branch comprising at least one thyristor (10, 20), a thyristor control circuit (50) and a current detector (60, 61). The current detector (60, 61) is configured to detect a current value representative of an electrical current flowing through the thyristor and to input the detected current value into the thyristor control circuit. The thyristor control circuit is configured to determine a fault condition in which the detected current value exceeds a predetermined current threshold based on a deteriorated blocking ability of the thyristor. Dependent on the determination result, the thyristor control circuit triggers the thyristor into a conductive state.
H03K 17/14 - Modifications for compensating variations of physical values, e.g. of temperature
H03K 17/082 - Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage by feedback from the output to the control circuit
H01L 27/02 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
H03K 17/08 - Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
The present invention relates to a system for action determination. The system comprises an input unit providing a processing unit of the system with information relating to a plurality of past actions over a period of time associated with the operation of an industrial process. The input unit provides the processing unit with past process events information over the time period associated with the operation of the industrial process, and provides the processing unit with new process event information. The processing unit is configured to determine a correlation between at least some of the plurality of past actions with at least some of the past process events. The processing unit is configured to determine at least one recommended action from the information relating to the new process event, the determination comprising utilization of the determined correlation. An output unit of the system outputs the at least one recommended action.
To determine a quality indicator of production batch-run (220) of a production process (200), a computer (600) compares time-series with multi-source data from a reference batch-run (210) and time-series with multi-source data from the production batch-run (220). Before comparing, the computer converts multi-variate time-series to uni- variate time-series, by first multiplying data values of source-specific uni-variate time-series with source-specific factors from a conversion factor vector (610*) and second summing up the multiplied data values according to discrete time points. The source-specific factors of the conversion factor vector are obtained earlier by processing reference data, comprising the determination of characteristic portions of the time-series, converting, aligning by time-warping and evaluating displacement in time between characteristic portions before alignment and after alignment.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
The invention relates to an aggregating server (100) comprising a remote node input interface (103) configured to receive node images representing nodes in a remote address space (140); an address space description interface (101) configured to import node description information of nodes (150, 152, 154, 156) in the remote address space (140) to be aggregated; an aggregation module (107), configured to instantiate proxy nodes (104, 106, 108) based on the received node data of nodes in the remote address space (140); and a node filter (102) located between the remote node input interface (103) and the aggregation module (107), configured to filter the received node images from the remote node input interface (103) according to the imported node description information of nodes in the remote address space (140) to be aggregated.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
85.
EXPERT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVEL MEASUREMENT
In at least one illustrative embodiment, a guided wave radar (GWR) level transmitter may comprise a waveguide probe (to be positioned in a tank containing media), a measurement circuit, and a compute device. The measurement circuit may transmit a series of pulses along the waveguide probe and measure a series of reflected waveforms. The compute device may implement an expert control system to determine a level of the media in the tank, where the expert control system comprises (i) a knowledge base incorporating prior knowledge and (ii) an inference engine to apply logical rules from the knowledge base to evaluate information contained in the series of reflected waveforms to determine the level of media in the tank. The prior knowledge may comprise a system model of the GWR level transmitter, behaviors associated with typical level measurement applications, and/or system parameters supplied by a user of the GWR level transmitter.
In at least one illustrative embodiment, a guided wave radar (GWR) level transmitter may comprise a timing circuit including a first oscillator circuit and a second oscillator circuit, a coincidence circuit configured to generate a coincidence signal indicative of phase shifts created by a difference between first and second frequencies of the first and second oscillator circuits, and a microcontroller configured to (i) determine a stretching factor based on the coincidence signal and at least one of the oscillator signals, (ii) calculate, when the stretching factor is within a first range, a distance to a media surface using the stretching factor, and (iii) adjust, when the stretching factor is outside of a second range, at least one of the first and second oscillator circuits to adjust the difference between the first and second frequencies.
Devices, systems, and methods for interacting instrumentation with high and/or low energy systems are disclosed. In some illustrative embodiments, a sensor assembly for level measurement of high and/or low energy systems may comprise an instrumentation head to determine a level of media in a tank; a coupler including a body having a mounting end for connection to equipment of a high or low energy system and a receiving end for receiving connection of the instrumentation head, a coaxial hardline extending between the mounting and receiving ends and including a conduction tip arranged near the mounting end; and a sealing system including a first seal section disposed between the conduction tip and the receiving end of the body.
The present invention relates to an apparatus for equipment monitoring. The apparatus comprises an input unit, a processing unit, and an output unit. The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with a plurality of batches of temporal sensor data for an item of equipment. Each batch of temporal sensor data comprises a plurality of temporal sensor values as a function of time. The processing unit is configured to process the plurality of batches of temporal sensor data to determine a plurality of batches of spectral sensor data. Each batch of spectral sensor data comprises a plurality of spectral sensor values as a function of frequency. The processing unit is configured to implement at least one statistical process algorithm to process the plurality of spectral sensor values for the plurality of batches of spectral sensor data to determine a plurality of index values. For each batch of spectral sensor data there is an index value determined by each of the statistical process algorithms. Each statistical process algorithm has an associated threshold value, and the processing unit is configured to utilise the at least one threshold value and the plurality of index values to determine a batch of spectral sensor data of interest that has an index value greater than the threshold value for the associated statistical process algorithm. The processing unit is configured to determine a frequency range of interest on the basis of the plurality of spectral sensor values for the batch of spectral sensor data of interest.
Technologies for transferring a load by a static transfer switch (STS) to a catcher uninterruptible power supply (UPS) are disclosed. In an illustrative embodiment, each STS in a catcher UPS system monitors an available power of the catcher UPS. The STS determines, in response to a power failure event of an associated UPS, whether a real-time power supplied to a load connected to the STS exceeds the available power of the catcher UPS and whether the STS has priority over each other STS in the system. The STS transfers the load from the associated UPS to the catcher UPS in response to determining that the real-time power supplied to the load does not exceed the available power of the catcher UPS and that the STS has priority over each other STS in the system.
H02J 9/06 - Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over
An electrical machine comprises a polymeric housing formed by a polymeric material and constructed to house components of the electrical machine, structurally support the electrical machine and react torque loads generated by the electrical machine; a stator overmolded into and partially encapsulated by the polymeric housing, the stator including a laminated stator core and a plurality of stator windings, the stator windings including a winding overhang extending from the laminated stator core; a rotor in magnetic communication with the stator; and a cooling channel disposed within the polymeric material forming the housing and encapsulated by the polymeric material and positioned adjacent to the laminated stator core, wherein the cooling channel is constructed to pass a fluid for cooling the electrical machine.
Embodiments of present disclosure relate to a power cable connector, an electrical system and a method for assembling a power cable connector. The power cable connector comprises a housing comprising a first portion adapted to contain a conductive plug inserted therethrough. The power cable connector also comprises a first layer arranged on at least a part of an inner wall of the housing. The power cable connector further comprises a second layer arranged on the first layer so that the first layer is at least partially located between the inner wall of the housing and the second layer. The power cable connector further comprises a passive wireless measuring apparatus embedded into the second layer, wherein in the case that the conductive plug is inserted into the first portion, a surface of the passive wireless measuring apparatus is coupled to the conductive plug. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the on-line monitoring of the temperature of the conductive plug can be obtained and the power failure can be detected in advance.
A basic insulating plug and an electric system. The basic insulating plug (100) comprises an insulating housing (102), a first conductor(106), a first RFID tag and insulating filler(110). The first conductor (106) comprises a first end arranged in the insulating housing (102). The first RFID tag is located at an end surface of the first end or on a lateral side of the first conductor (106). The first RFID comprises a temperature sensor (114) configured to measure a temperature of the first conductor (106), an integrated circuit coupled to the temperature sensor (114) and configured to receive a signal indicative of the temperature from the temperature sensor(114), and an antenna(112) coupled to the IC and configured to transmit temperature data based on the signal and receive electric power for powering the RFID tag. The insulating filler (110) is adapted to fix the first RFID to the first conductor (106) by filling a void between the first conductor (106) and an internal surface of the insulating housing (102).
A method (100) for determining a set of optimal operating parameters O for a pumping plant (1), the method comprising: determining (110), from a set (3) of parallel pumps (3a-3c), a set of K possible scenarios S1-K, wherein each scenario indicates, for each pump (3a-3c) in the set (3), whether the pump (3a-3c) is running or not running; optimizing (120), for each scenario S1-K, a set of operating parameters O; determining (150), from the set of scenarios S1-K, the scenario S* with the lowest power consumption Pmin,S1*; and determining (160) the sought optimal operating parameters O to be: running the pumps (3a-3c) that are to be run according to the scenario S* at the operating parameters Oopt,S* found for the scenario S*, and not running the pumps (3a-3c) that are not to be run according to the scenario S*. A method (200) for operating the pumping plant (1).
A multi-joint junction having a plurality of selectively adaptable female well interfaces. Each of the well interfaces can have a generally uniform shape, size, and/or configuration such that each well interface is configured to generally interchangeably receive the same sized and/or shaped mating male connector or contact interface. The interfaces of the multi- joint junction can also be limited to female contact interfaces, and not include any male connectors or contact interfaces. Such a configuration can provide a degree of modularity that can improve the ease with which the multi-point junction can be adapted to conform to different demands, applications and/or system configurations.
A loadbreak bushing that includes a loadbreak trunk and at least one loadbreak leg. Opposing ends of the loadbreak trunk can include a first connection interface and a second connection interface, respectively, the first connection interface being configured to be matingly received in a bushing well. Each loadbreak leg, which can include a contact assembly having at least a female contact, can extend along a central leg axis from the loadbreak trunk to a third, or leg, connection interface, the central leg axis being slanted or diagonal relative to a central trunk axis of the loadbreak trunk. The third connection interface can be configured to be coupled to an elbow connector that is coupled to a power cable, among other electrical connectors, while the second connection interface can be configured to be coupled to a grounding elbow connector, among other electrical connectors and accessories.
A cable conduit (10) comprises at least one cable (18), a tube (12), which accommodates the cable (18) in an interior space (16) and a sensor (20) for sensing an environmental condition in the interior space (16) of the tube (12).
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
G01K 1/00 - MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details of thermometers not specially adapted for particular types of thermometer
A cable conduit (10) comprises at least one cable (18), a tube (12), which accommodates the cable (18) in an interior space (16) and a sensor (20) for sensing an environmental condition in the interior space (16) of the tube (12).
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
G01K 1/00 - MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details of thermometers not specially adapted for particular types of thermometer
98.
PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM AND A CONTAINER, BUILDING, ENCLOSURE OR CUBICLE INCLUDING A PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM
It is proposed an actively driven pressure relief system (100) for a container, a building, an enclosure, or a cubicle (110) with an electrical installation (105). The actively driven pressure relief system includes a panel and further includes a fault detection device (102) for detecting an arc fault in the electrical installation of the container, the building, the enclosure or the cubicle; and a triggering unit (103) for triggering an opening signal for the panel upon detection of an arc fault by the fault detection device. A panel opening mechanism opens the panel in a destructive manner. Further, a container, building, enclosure or cubicle with an actively operated pressure relief system is described. A method for relieving pressure from a container with a panel and an electrical installation inside the container is also described.
Technologies for an emergency evacuation system include a system operator and one or more emergency lighting units located in a building. Each emergency lighting unit further includes a processor, communication circuitry configured to communicate with the system operator, and a light indicator configured to be illuminated to indicate an exit of the building.
G08B 21/02 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
F21S 9/02 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
F21V 25/10 - Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices coming into action when lighting device is over-loaded, e.g. thermal switch
G08B 3/10 - Audible signalling systems; Audible personal calling systems using electromagnetic transmission
H04L 12/18 - Arrangements for providing special services to substations for broadcast or conference
A resonant turn-off circuit is provided to disconnect an inadequate power source and transfer a load to an alternate power source. In the circuit, a main switch is turned off before the AC cycle of the power source crosses zero. As a result, the main switch may be turned off quickly to transfer electric power supplied to a load to a second power source. The circuit may include resonant switches, a capacitor, a pre-charging power supply and an inductor. When it is desired to turn off the main switch, a resonant switch is turned off to cause a voltage reversal across the switch.
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