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A mesh communication network for use in, for example, process control plants includes a plurality of network devices transmitting and receiving data according to a network schedule defined as a set of concurrent overlapping superframes, and along a set of graphs defining communication paths between pairs of network devices. A network manager residing in or outside the communication network develops a routing scheme for the network by analyzing the topology of the network and defining a set of graphs for use in routing or transmitting data between various nodes of the network, each graph including one or more communication paths between pairs of network devices. Concurrently or consequently, the network manager defines the network schedule in view of at least transmission requirements, power availability, and signal quality at each network device. If desired, the network manager may begin to define the network schedule upon completing the definition of the graphs of the communication network, so that the network manager may define the network schedule in view both the defined graphs and the transmission, power, etc. parameters associated with each network device.

System and method for sterilization, using UV light source(s), of products, e.g., polymer-based products, whether positioned within or external to their packaging, using monochromatic, continuous wave, high-intensity, incoherent light in single and / or multiple light source configurations. The treatment system(s) and method(s) may be used for sterilization of alternative products, including, for example, food products such as meat and poultry, enteral and / or parenteral solutions and systems, and the like.

System and method for sterilization, using UV light source(s), of products, e.g., polymer-based products, whether positioned within or external to their packaging, using monochromatic, continuous wave, high-intensity, incoherent light in single and / or multiple light source configurations. The treatment system(s) and method(s) may be used for sterilization of alternative products, including, for example, food products such as meat and poultry, enteral and / or parenteral solutions and systems, and the like.

A method of disinfecting water is provided including treating water by irradiating the water with ultraviolet light and introducing silver ions to the water. The water may be treated by either initially irradiating the water with ultraviolet light followed by introducing silver ions to the water or by introducing silver ions to the water and thereafter exposing the silver ion-containing water to ultraviolet light.

Disclosed is a battery system wherein safety of a lithium secondary battery can be enhanced by efficiently deactivating (inactivating) lithium metal deposited on a negative electrode of the lithium secondary battery. Also disclosed is an automobile. Specifically disclosed is a battery system comprising a lithium ion secondary battery and a temperature control unit for controlling the temperature of the lithium ion secondary battery. The temperature control unit performs such a control that the temperature T of the lithium ion secondary battery is maintained within the following range: 55° C.<T<65° C., for a predetermined time.

A liquid stream is transformed into a vapor and liquid medium, then plasma state is generated in the medium, which generates various high-energy particles causing a number of physical and / or chemical effects, then the vapor and liquid medium is condensed back into an output stream of liquid. Liquid feedstock (e.g. water) is nebulized using pressure drop and / or acoustic waves within a chamber, then an electric field exceeding the breakdown voltage threshold of the nebulized medium is applied to the medium, thus igniting plasma state. At the exit of the chamber, the nebulized medium is transformed back into liquid state. Liquid treatment with plasma state applications are thus enabled with high versatility and control in igniting and maintaining a plasma state at a cost-effective level of energy consumption.

The invention provides a method and apparatus for creating plasma particles and applying the plasma particles to a liquid. Liquid feedstock (e.g., water and / or hydrocarbons mixed with biomass) is pumped through a pipeline; the single-phase stream is then transformed into a biphasic liquid-and-gas stream inside a chamber. The transformation is achieved by transitioning the stream from a high pressure zone to a lower-pressure zone. The pressure drop may occur when the stream further passes through a device for atomizing liquid. Inside the chamber, an electric field is generated with an intensity level that exceeds the threshold of breakdown voltage of the biphasic medium leading to a generation of a plasma state. Furthermore, the invention provides an energy-efficient highly adaptable and versatile method and apparatus for sanitizing water using plasma particles to inactivate biological agents contaminating water.

The invention discloses an electroporation disinfecting device, method and application of nanowire modified three-dimensional electrodes, and belongs to the technical field of water treatment and disinfection. The device consists of two nanowire modified three-dimensional electrodes, two insulation slots, two wires, a plastic net and a power supply, wherein the two nanowire modified three-dimensional electrodes are respectively fixed to the two insulation slots, the space between the two nanowire modified three-dimensional electrodes is equal to or larger than 5mm, and the plastic net is placed between the two nanowire modified three-dimensional electrodes; the two nanowire modified three-dimensional electrodes are respectively connected with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the power supply through the two wires. After the power supply is switched on, water to be treated is disinfected through the nanowire modified three-dimensional electrodes. According to the disinfecting method, low-voltage operation is utilized, the electrolytic reaction of a solution is avoided, chlorine is not generated, and efficient safe disinfection is realized; during the disinfection, the cell membrane structure of microorganisms is destroyed, the revival phenomenon cannot occur, the water safety is further guaranteed, and the disinfecting method can be widely used in the technical field of the water treatment and the disinfection.

Disclosed is a battery system wherein safety of a lithium secondary battery can be enhanced by efficiently deactivating (inactivating) lithium metal deposited on a negative electrode of the lithium secondary battery. Also disclosed is an automobile. Specifically disclosed is a battery system comprising a lithium ion secondary battery and a temperature control unit for controlling the temperature of the lithium ion secondary battery. The temperature control unit performs such a control that the temperature T of the lithium ion secondary battery is maintained within the following range: 55° C.<T<65° C., for a predetermined time.