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The present disclosure is a novel utility of a software defined radio (SDR) based Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that is field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation-independent), multi-carriers, multi-frequency bands and multi-channels. More specifically, the present invention relates to a DAS utilizing one or more Daisy-Chained Rings of Remote Units. The present invention enables a high degree of flexibility to manage, control, enhance, facilitate the usage and performance of a distributed wireless network such as Flexible Simulcast, automatic traffic load-balancing, network and radio resource optimization, network calibration, autonomous / assisted commissioning, carrier pooling, automatic frequency selection, frequency carrier placement, traffic monitoring, traffic tagging, pilot beacon, etc. As a result, a DAS in accordance with the present invention can increase the efficiency and traffic capacity of the operators' wireless network.

Dynamic power controller apparatus, systems and methods are provided which utilize system and user data to control power to components. The present invention employs dynamically controlled idle timeout values which are based, in part, on the historical use of the component. It can also employ user settings, event occurrences and available resources of a system to dynamically control the power to one of the system's components or a remote component. In an instance of the present invention related to hard disk power control, it is employed in an operating system's kernel where disk idleness is monitored. When the hard disk's idle time meets a dynamically computed power control idle timeout, the disk driver is commanded to power down the device.

The Invention is a control system for a compound aircraft. A compound aircraft has features of both a helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft and provides redundant control options. The control system allows an authorized person to select any of plurality of control biases each which is designed to achieve an overall operational objective. The control system applies the selected control bias in allocating the control function among the redundant control options.

A device for use in detecting structural damage includes at least one piezoelectric wafer that has a sensor, and an actuator in-plane with the sensor. At least one of the sensor and the actuator at least partially surrounds the other of the sensor and the actuator such that the piezoelectric wafer provides radial detection of structural occurrences in a material.

A composition is described that includes at least one compatibilizer having at least one polyolefin and at least one polar group. The composition can include a blend of polymers. Surface coverings and floor coverings, such as laminated floor coverings, having the composition, are also described.

The present invention is an unmanned air vehicle designed for reconnaissance, surveillance, data acquisition, and general research. The air vehicle is a monoplane that consists of several pieces that can easily be assembled using a minimal amount of tools. The air vehicle consists of a forward and aft fuselage section, two identical horizontal stabilizers, and four identical wing sections. The aircraft can fly with all four wing sections, or with just two wing sections (the short wing configuration). Each of the four wing sections of the air vehicle can be interchanged with any of the other wing sections for the purpose of minimizing assembly time and spare parts.

Normally hydroelectric dam powerhouses use river flow once before discharging it as turbulent tailwater, ineffective to spin turbines. The present invention uses tapered channels to confine and constrict turbulent tailwater into laminar flow that drives turbines both submersible and floatable utilizing the same water three times concurrently to generate new electricity. Channels originate adjacent to draft tube outlets, constrict in the downstream direction to create narrow necks where turbine / generators benefit from debris free, increased velocity and laminar flows to generate electricity. Hydroelectricity uses zero fuel, creates zero waste and has zero carbon dioxide emissions. Structures are uncomplicated, construction is within project boundaries minimizing environmental impacts and speeding projects coming online. New facilities are protected by existing dam security. Hydroelectricity replaces less dependable renewable energy systems.

The invention relates to an asset life information integrated control method and a device suitable for a power system. The method comprises the following steps: an asset strategy auxiliary decision module is used for controlling a power grid planning module according to life cycle cost evaluation results of the existing equipment to select a corresponding planning scheme from a database server and sending the life cycle cost evaluation results to a project control module. The asset life information integrated control device suitable for the power system comprises the database server, a PSP (Python Server Pagers) application server, a BW (Band Width) application server, a BPS (Basic Programming System) application server, an SRM (Storage Resource Management) application server, a PMS (Purchase Management System) application server, a WRP (Wireless Routing Protocol) application server, an internal client, an external client, an internal bus and an Internet. Compared with the prior art, the asset life information integrated control method and the device suitable for the power system have the advantages of forming the evaluation decision of closed-loop linkage, optimizing the life cycle cost of the equipment and the like.

In an electrical connector for an electric vehicle, the spring latch is not sealed; instead, the connector body has holes allowing water entering the spring latch mechanism to drain harmlessly out of the connector. A forward-facing LED or other light source acts as a flashlight. Once the connector is connected, the forward-facing LED is switched off, and a rear-facing LED or other light source is switched on to confirm that the connector is connected and capable of charging the vehicle. The connector is produced by overmolding in a three-layer configuration, where each layer is formed of a material having advantageous materials for that layer's position in the connector.

A preparation method for UV-curing self-healing polyurethane based on a furan-maleimide structure adopts furan, maleic anhydride, ethanolamine, furfuryl alcohol, diisocyanate, divalent alcohol, a mono-hydroxy unsaturated monomer and the like as raw materials to synthesize bifunctional UV-curing polyurethane comprising a furan-maleimide addition product. The polyurethane provided by the invention is synthesized through a conventional way, is practical, low in cost and suitable for industrial production, and can be applied to a UV curing system; energy conservation and emission reduction are realized; moreover, a cured film of the polyurethane is excellent in physical property, mechanical property, medium resistance and thermal performance; through the furan-maleimide addition product in resin, the UV curing system is endowed with the self-healing performance, so that the material safety is improved, the service life is prolonged, and the material life cycle cost is reduced.

The invention relates to an active phased array weather radar system based on a full-digital array. The system comprises a signal processing machine which is used for emitting a wave beam, receiving the wave beam and processing echo data; the signal processing machine is in bidirectional communication with a monitoring terminal and a product terminal through network; the signal processing machine is connected with a first high-speed large-capacity wavelength division multiplexing optical fiber communication machine through first optical fibers; the first high-speed large-capacity wavelength division multiplexing optical fiber communication machine is connected with a second high-speed large-capacity wavelength division multiplexing optical fiber communication machine through second optical fibers; a collector ring sleeves the second optical fibers; the second high-speed large-capacity wavelength division multiplexing optical fiber communication machine is in bidirectional communication with a correcting branch and a full-digital array module; the full-digital array module is connected with an antenna array through a correction network. According to the system, a distributive receiving-transmitting assembly is adopted to improve the working reliability of a radar; the electric scanning is performed for the wave beam, so that the flexibility and variation are ensured, a plurality of wave beams can be received at the same time, and the scanning is fast; the system can work in a plurality of working modes, and the temporal-spatial resolution is high.

The invention relates to a virtual-axis millimeter-wave human body security check system. The system comprises a virtual-axis guide rail unit, a scanning unit, a scanning driving unit, a data processing unit and a display unit, wherein the virtual-axis guide rail unit comprises a first circular-arc-shaped guide rail; the scanning unit comprises a first group of millimeter-wave antenna arrays and a first millimeter-wave transceiver; the scanning driving unit is used for driving the first group of millimeter-wave antenna arrays to scan in a reciprocating virtual-axis circular-arc-shaped locus on the first circular-arc-shaped guide rail; the data processing unit is used for processing a detection signal from the scanning unit to form a human body image to be detected; the display unit is used for displaying the at least one human body image to be detected. In the human body security check system disclosed by the invention, a virtual-axis scanning way is used, the motion load does not need to be reduced, and the rotational inertia is reduced, so that the scanning speed is increased. The system is small in occupied space, and a single / double-module security check system can be assembled more flexibly according to the size of a practical space and the checked amount.

The present invention relates to plug-in hybrid propulsion systems in which the energy storage elements of the hybrid drivetrain can be charged with externally supplied electrical power as well as energy from the engine or regenerative braking. The present invention is a plug-in hybrid system with a rapid energy storage and delivery system. In a preferred embodiment, the invention includes a fuel powered engine, battery, fast energy storage system, power converter, controller, drive motor, power distribution system and transmission system. Additionally, the present invention relates to plug-in hybrid systems that provide service to electrical utilities when the vehicle is connected to the utility grid.

In a method for in service support for a vehicle fleet wherein the improvement comprises providing Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Conditioned Based Maintenance (CBM), Fleet Management (FM), Vehicle / Component Asset Tracking, Stores / Consumable Inventory, and maintenance management.

A coolant liner for a carbonaceous fuel (coal or petcoke) gasification vessel including a ceramic composite panel and a method of cooling a vessel. The panel includes at least two layers of woven yarns of fibrous material and walls extending between the layers. Accordingly, the layers and the walls define coolant channels that extend in a warp direction. Moreover, one of the layers may be less than about 0.08 inches thick. Materials used to create the composite panel may include alumina, chromia, silicon carbide, and carbon. Additionally, the liners may be shaped in an arc or have coolant channels which vary in diameter in the warp direction. Additionally, the liner may abut a structural closeout of the vessel. The coolant liner provides a significantly more durable component than previously employed liners and is especially well suited to demanding service environments.

In an electrical connector for an electric vehicle, the spring latch is not sealed; instead, the connector body has holes allowing water entering the spring latch mechanism to drain harmlessly out of the connector. A forward-facing LED or other light source acts as a flashlight. Once the connector is connected, the forward-facing LED is switched off, and a rear-facing LED or other light source is switched on to confirm that the connector is connected and capable of charging the vehicle. The connector is produced by overmolding in a three-layer configuration, where each layer is formed of a material having advantageous materials for that layer's position in the connector.