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The present invention discloses a method and a system for service quality monitoring in a network comprising radio interfaces. The measurements are end-to-end measurements between the end user and chosen network element. The measurements are implemented using monitoring stations which can monitor the traffic passively or actively by transmitting test signals. The antenna beam directions of the monitoring stations can be controlled. The performance server works as a counterpart of the active tests. A reporting suite may define the performed measurements and it also collects the measurement data from different monitoring stations. Monitoring data from several corporate intranets can also be collected to an external server through internet connection.

A system for optimizing utility usage is described. The system comprises a monitoring device adapted to be connected to a utility point, a utility consuming device and a central processing unit (CPU). The monitoring device is configured to regulate utility usage information of the utility consuming device and is further configured to assign a unique identifier to the monitoring device. The monitoring device comprises a measurement circuit for measuring utility usage information, wherein the measurement circuit is coupled to the utility point. The monitoring device is configured to communicate with the CPU, wherein the monitoring device is configured to transmit utility usage information of the utility consuming device to the CPU on the unique identifier and wherein the monitoring device is configured to receive utility usage information of the utility consuming device and wherein the CPU is configured to process the utility usage information based on the unique identifier.

The present invention is directed to a carrying case with an integrated power supply system for providing power to multiple electronic devices from a single power source. In addition to allowing quick access and storage of various electronic devices, the carrying case also allows the individual electronic devices to be easily connected to the power source and eliminates the need to carry multiple charging cords. In certain embodiments, the power supply system further includes an additional battery or other power source, which increases the runtime of connected electronic devices and reduces the need to carry additional individual batteries for the individual devices. With different connectors on the input to the power system, different AC or DC power sources may be utilized. Different connectors can also be used to provide power to different electronic devices.

The present invention is directed to a carrying case with an integrated power supply system for providing power to multiple electronic devices from a single power source. In addition to allowing quick access and storage of various electronic devices, the carrying case also allows the individual electronic devices to be easily connected to the power source and eliminates the need to carry multiple charging cords. In certain embodiments, the power supply system further includes an additional battery or other power source, which increases the runtime of connected electronic devices and reduces the need to carry additional individual batteries for the individual devices. With different connectors on the input to the power system, different AC or DC power sources may be utilized. Different connectors can also be used to provide power to different electronic devices.

The invention relates to the technical field of solar energy thermal power generation and discloses a tower-typed solar energy thermal power generation system with two-stage thermal storage. The system at least comprises a photo-thermal conversion subsystem, a two-stage thermal storage subsystem and a power subsystem; wherein, the photo-thermal conversion subsystem is used for receiving and converging solar radiation energy, converting the received solar radiation energy into heat energy, and transmitting the heat energy to the power subsystem or the two-stage thermal storage subsystem; the two-stage thermal storage subsystem is used for storing the heat energy input by the photo-thermal conversion subsystem and providing the heat energy for the power subsystem when the solar radiation energy is not enough; the power subsystem is used for converting the received heat energy into electrical energy and outputting the electrical energy. By adopting the invention, the problem that the steam is difficult to store is solved, and the difficulty that the running of a steam turbine in the previous tower-typed solar energy thermal power generation proposal by taking the steam as heat absorption working substance is influenced by the unstable and discontinuous solar radiation is overcome.

A modular emergency power system architecture (200) with a plurality of output power supply lines for feeding power to a destination, in which the operational status of each output power supply line is configurable. The architecture comprises a plurality of load bars (208, 209) from which power is delivered to the destination. The load bars (208, 209) are selectively connectable to send power to or receive AC power from a mains supply (202) and / or a DC bus (210) via one or more AC / DC power conversion modules (212, 214). The DC bus (210) is connected to receive a secondary (e.g. emergency) power supply (218, 224). The architecture may provide redundancy and on-the-fly reconfigurability to complement changes in the physical location of critical components in the destination, e.g. caused by virtualisation, zoning or repair. The architecture is operable as a stand-alone uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or as an extended runtime generator for an existing UPS.

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that manages use of a battery in a portable electronic device. The system includes a monitoring mechanism that monitors one or more battery-usage parameters of the battery during use of the battery with the portable electronic device. The battery-usage parameters may include a battery age, a resting time, a swell rate, a temperature, a cell balance, a voltage, a current, usage data about how the battery has been cycled, and / or user input. The system also includes a management apparatus that adjusts a charge-termination voltage or a discharge-termination voltage of the battery based on the battery-usage parameters to manage a cycle life of the battery, the swell rate, and / or a runtime of the battery.

A system and method for performing density-based layer filling on a design layout encoding of an integrated circuit device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the density-based layer filler may identify open areas on a given design layer in which one or more minimum density rules are not met and may insert dummy shapes only in those identified areas. The dummy shapes may be constructed so as not to violate one or more other design rules. The density-based layer filler may access a configuration file comprising layer density rules and other design rules and may generate a run deck dependent on the contents of the configuration file. The density-based layer filler may be applied iteratively to a design in checking windows of various sizes according to multiple window sizes and step values specified in the configuration file. The dummy shapes may be electrically connected to an existing ground wire after insertion.

The invention provides a multilayer multi-turn structure for high-efficiency wireless communication. The structure for the wireless communication comprises multiple conductor layers, an insulator layer separating each conductor layer from another, and at least one connector for connecting two conductor layers in the conductor layers. When electric signals are induced in a resonator at a predetermined frequency, the resistance is reduced.

A method for removing contaminants from an organic-based feed stream which includes the use of a layer of reticulated ceramic material to filter the organic-based feed stream and to provide liquid distribution upstream of the catalyst bed.

A systematic method for calculating future cost is disclosed. Pre-routing is performed from a source node to other nodes through a series of neighboring nodes. At each node in the pre-routing, the cumulative routing cost and Manhattan distance are calculated. This cumulative routing cost is used as a new future cost for a specific distance if it is lower than or there is no existing future cost for that distance. A table can be used to store the future cost data. During routing, the recorded future cost is added to the cumulative cost of a node to help guide the routing, improving router run-time.

A technique dynamically utilizes a plurality of multi-homed Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnels from a client node to one or more enterprise networks in a computer network. According to the technique, a VPN client node, e.g., a “spoke,” creates a plurality of multi-homed VPN tunnels with one or more servers / enterprise networks, e.g., “hubs.” The spoke designates (e.g., for a prefix) one of the tunnels as a primary tunnel and the other tunnels as secondary (backup) tunnels, and monitors the quality (e.g., loss, delay, reachability, etc.) of all of the tunnels, such as, e.g., by an Optimized Edge Routing (OER) process. The spoke may then dynamically re-designate any one of the secondary tunnels as the primary tunnel for a prefix based on the quality of the tunnels to the enterprise. Notably, the spoke may also dynamically load balance traffic to the enterprise among the primary and secondary tunnels based on the quality of those tunnels.

A method for removing contaminants from an organic-based feed stream which includes the use of a layer of reticulated ceramic material to filter the organic-based feed stream and to provide liquid distribution upstream of the catalyst bed.

A submerged membrane assembly including a membrane having a first surface, a second surface, and a vertical axis, and which is permeable between the surfaces by molecules of less than a predetermined size. A first fluid compartment in fluid communication with the first membrane surface and that contains at a first column height a first fluid having a first specific gravity, a second fluid compartment in fluid communication with the second membrane surface and that contains at a second column height a second fluid having a second specific gravity, and means for changing the second specific gravity. The second column height being selected relative to the first column height to produce a selected pressure differential across the membrane along the vertical axis at the first specific gravity and the changed second specific gravity.

Methods for predicting a machine event are described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data for current events for the machine, and determining whether the data for the current events is within operational limits. The method also includes, when the data for the current events is within operational limits, determining, using a predetermined model, whether an anomaly exists, and generating an alert including information on the anomaly when the anomaly exists. Systems and machine-readable media are also described.

A submerged membrane assembly including a membrane having a first surface, a second surface, and a vertical axis, and which is permeable between the surfaces by molecules of less than a predetermined size. A first fluid compartment in fluid communication with the first membrane surface and that contains at a first column height a first fluid having a first specific gravity, a second fluid compartment in fluid communication with the second membrane surface and that contains at a second column height a second fluid having a second specific gravity, and means for changing the second specific gravity. The second column height being selected relative to the first column height to produce a selected pressure differential across the membrane along the vertical axis at the first specific gravity and the changed second specific gravity.

The invention discloses a position-information-based device-to-device (D2D) clustering multicast method in a cellular network. The method comprises the following operation steps that: terminals upload own geographical position, transmission distance and residual energy information to a base station; the base station clusters the terminal by using a geographical-position-based clustering method according to the obtained information of all the terminals in a D2D area, and transmits clustering information to all the terminals; and after all the terminals receive the clustering information, two-hop transmission is realized by adopting a multicast transmission mode to ensure that all the terminals in the area can reliably receive data from a source terminal. According to the method, network layer topology and a multicast transmission technology are combined, so that the method is low in computational complexity, easy to implement and quite favorable for the realization of D2D communication in the cellular network, a D2D communication effect in a scenario with a plurality of terminals is greatly improved, the transmission energy consumption of the terminal is reduced to a certain extent, an energy utilization rate is increased, and terminal running time in the D2D communication is prolonged. The method has broad popularization and application prospect.

The invention provides a meal delivering robot comprising a main body moving along a guide rail, wherein the main body comprises a head component, a body component and robot arms, wherein the robot arms support a dinner plate horizontally; a controller, as well as a power device, a driving device, a walking device, a wireless signal transmission device and a voice device connected with the controller is arranged in the main body; the guide rail is a magnetic guide rail; and a tracking positioning device and an obstacle avoiding device are arranged on the main body. The meal delivering robot has a simple structure, dispenses with complicated image operation, saves electric energy, and can work for a longer time.

The invention discloses a defrosting method for an air conditioner, which comprises the following steps: firstly, using the average temperature which is a difference value of the acquired temperature of a coil pipe of an indoor unit, the indoor temperature change correction quantity and the temperature correction quantity of the coil pipe of the indoor unit caused by the wind speed change as the reference temperature of the coil pipe of the indoor unit; and secondly, according to the reference temperature, the temperature of the coil pipe of the indoor unit and the running time of a compressor, determining whether to enter a defrosting running mode of the air conditioner. The defrosting method can remarkably improve the low temperature heating of the air conditioner and the comfort in the heating running process, and improve the overall performance of the air conditioner.

The invention relates to an air conditioner and a defrosting control method thereof. According to the defrosting control method, whether defrosting control needs to be conducted or not is judged by the way of judging the relation between outdoor environment temperature and outdoor coiled tube temperature, and the optimization time point for entering in the defrosting control can be accurately judged. After the defrosting control is conducted, the frequency of a compressor is changed, and after switching frequency is reached, a four-way valve is directly switched to conduct defrosting control. After defrosting is completed, the frequency of the compressor is changed, and after the switching frequency is reached, the four-way valve is directly switched so that defrosting operation can be achieved. By means of the air conditioner and the defrosting control method thereof, the precision for entering in and exiting out of defrosting can be guaranteed, meanwhile, due to the fact that halting can not occur to the compressor in the defrosting process, heating capacity attenuation caused by halting of the compressor is reduced, the defrosting cycle is shortened, and the heating comfort and the heating performance of the air conditioner are improved.

Methods for decomposing event information for a machine are described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving event data identifying events associated with a machine on a first communications channel, and receiving trend data for the machine associated with the identified events on a second communications channel separate from the first communications channel. Systems and machine-readable media are also described.

The present invention relates to curing light devices for use in dentistry. Specifically, this invention relates to curing light devices generating convergent and uniform light with high intensity. The curing light device has a handle portion and a front portion wherein a light module is located in a desirable position in the interior of the front portion. The light module may include a light source comprising at least three LEDs in a compact manner, an optical element adapted to direct and / or focus the LEDs, and a lens cap to protect the LEDs and the optical elements. The lens cap may include a peripheral groove extending more than half of the periphery of the lens cap, which provides a longer engagement portion and thus a more secured attachment when “over-centeredly” engaging with a receiving edge on the light emitting end. A substantially precise alignment is achieved between the LEDs and corresponding lenses on the optical element to minimize heat dissipation and to increase the runtime and intensity of the curing light device. The curing light has an effective beam diameter of at least about 9 mm with output homogeneity of up to about 6 mm away from the emitting end.

A method for altering encryption status in a relational database in a continuous process, wherein at least one table of said database comprises at least one base area and at least one maintenance area, comprising the steps of: copying all records from said base area to said maintenance area; directing action of commands intended for said base area to said maintenance area; altering encryption status of said base area; copying all data records from said maintenance area to said base area; and redirecting action of commands to said base area.

A method for removing contaminants from an process stream that includes the use of reticulated material to filter the process stream. The reticulated material also facilitate process stream flow distribution in process units. The reticulated material can be packed with a void space between a substantial number of the reticulated material that can be varied to enhance filtration and flow distribution. The method of filtering also provides a method of removing contaminants leaving process equipment. The methods can be used on a variety of process streams and process equipment. The reticulated material can include ceramics, metallic materials, and chemical vapor deposition elements. The reticulated material can be of various shapes and sizes, and can also be catalytically active.

The invention discloses an on-line lithium battery pole piece surface defect detection sorting system and method. The synchronous real-time on-line detection on positive and reverse sides of pole pieces is realized through a pole piece conveying device, a pole piece identification and detection part, a pole piece master control unit, a pole piece sorting device and a human machine interface part; a mechanical structure of the system is simple, the detection on the positive and reverse sides of the pole pieces can be realized in the system through a simple detection channel, and the system is simple, feasible and low in cost. The detection speed is high, the general detection speed is superior to 2 pieces per second, the detection precision is high, and an embedded visual identification detection technology adopted by the system has the high precision with the omission ratio of 0 and the error detection rate of less than 2 percent. According to the pole piece detection sorting device, the secondary damage of the pole pieces is avoided. The actionability is high, and the system is long in operating time, can operate for long time in the industrial field and has the advantages of convenience in maintenance, high portability and the like.

The invention is concerned with double plate of the proton exchange film fuel battery and it's making method. It is to have the two layers of the expansion graphite material and the mesosphere carbon cloth or carbon paper put in the double plate module with the gas flow field for molding; All of the molding materials dip inside the emulsion or solution of the thermoplastic resin with the solid content 10-50wt%; the expansion graphite material is the graphite in helminthes state.

A filtering medium and method for removing contaminants from an organic-based feed stream which includes the use of a layer of ceramic filter units having a plurality of elliptical or trisoidal openings extending therethrough to filter organic-based feed streams and to provide liquid distribution upstream of the catalyst beds.

An electronic device with a plurality of electronic components, the electronic device includes a microcomputer, a first regulator supplying power required to drive the microcomputer in a first mode of the electronic device, a second regulator supplying power required to drive at least one among the plurality of electric components in a second mode of the electronic device, and a controller controlling the power from the second regulator to be employed as power for driving the microcomputer when the electronic device operates in the second mode. With this configuration, the electronic device, especially in a case of a portable electronic device using a battery, has a longer running time and a life span of a battery is increased.