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A system and method are described for establishing two-way push communication between an intermediate or companion device and a mobile device. Mobile devices register to listen for push notifications delivered through a push notification service from a specified set of providers. The presence of the mobile devices is delivered to the push notification service that maps the mobile devices to connections made between their respective companion devices and the push notification service. If the push notification service determines that a mobile device is “online,” in response to receiving a push notification for the mobile device, a current network connection over which a companion device is listening for push notifications is identified and the push notification is forwarded to the companion device. The companion device then can deliver the push notification to the mobile device.

A data processing system and method for regulating a voltage supply to functional circuitry of the data processing system is provided. The functional circuitry is configured to operate from a voltage supply whose voltage level is variable, the functional circuitry having at least one error correction circuit configured to detect errors in operation of the functional circuitry and to repair those errors in operation. Voltage regulator circuitry provides the voltage supply to the functional circuitry, and modifies the voltage level of the voltage supply based on a feedback control signal. Error rate history circuitry receives error indications from the error correction circuit during operation of the functional circuitry and generates error rate history information therefrom. An adaptive controller then generates the feedback control signal in dependence on the error rate history information such that the adaptive controller adjusts the feedback control signal over time having regard to the error rate history information in order to obtain a predetermined target non-zero error rate within the functional circuitry. Such an approach enables a significant reduction in power consumption of the data processing system to be achieved.

The present invention relates to a ventilation system for a room which comprises a hood for domestic use located in said room, a wall fan located in said room, a plurality of transducers configured to detect a respective plurality of characteristic parameters of the gases in said room; processing and control means in signal communication with said plurality of transducers and in signal communication with said first control means, processing and control means electrically connected with said plurality of transducers and in signal communication with said first control means, said processing and control means comprising firmware configured to process said detected characteristic parameters and to transmit a first control signal to control said hood for domestic use. The characterizing feature is that said hood for domestic use is in signal communication with said wall fan via a first transmitter module, located in said hood, and configured to transmit a second signal, said wall fan comprising a first receiver module configured to receive said second signal; said second radio frequency signal being generated by said hood according to said first signal to instruct said second control means to turn on said wall fan and keep it in this state for a first predetermined ON-time when one or more of said characteristic parameters detected by said plurality of sensors exceed respective predetermined threshold values.

A system and method for managing the processing of work units being processed on a computer system having shared resources e.g. multiple processing cores, memory, bandwidth, etc. The system comprises a job scheduler for scheduling access to the shared resources for the work units, and an event trap for capturing resource related allocation events. The event trap is adapted to dynamically adjust the amount of availability associated with each shared resource identified by the resource related allocation event. The allocation event may define a resource release or a resource request. The event trap may increase the amount of availability for allocation events defining a resource release, and decrement the amount of availability for allocation events defining a resource request. The job scheduler allocates resources to the work units using a real time amount of availability of the shared resources in order to maximize a consumption of the shared resources.

The invention provides a dynamic optimization scheduling method for the active power distribution network. The method comprises steps of firstly, constructing an active and reactive coordination scheduling model of the active distribution network; secondly, refining the time scale on the basis of the active and reactive coordination scheduling model of the active power distribution network in thefirst step, setting the time interval to be 15 minutes, and solving an output plan in the scheduling period of the next four hours; and finally, establishing an ultra-short-term prediction model of renewable energy and load and an output prediction model of the controllable distributed power supply by taking the output plan as a reference value, performing adjusting by using multi-step dynamic rolling in a limited time domain at a time interval of 5 minutes, setting the rolling duration to be 15 minutes, and realizing closed-loop control through a feedback correction link.

The invention relates to a powered device (2) like a luminaire for being used in a power distribution system (100), which is preferentially a PoE system and which comprises a power sourcing device (1) for sourcing a power to the powered device. The powered device comprises an electrical load like an LED and an electrical load power providing unit for generating from the sourced power an electrical load power and for providing the electrical load power to the electrical load, wherein the electrical load power providing unit is adapted to generate the electrical load power with a power level such that an input current drawn by the powered device from the power sourcing device is maximized below a predefined upper input current threshold. This allows increasing the power consumption of the powered device in comparison to the power consumption of powered devices in accordance with the PoE standard IEEE 802.3at.

A system and method are described for establishing two-way push communication between an intermediate or companion device and a mobile device. Mobile devices register to listen for push notifications delivered through a push notification service from a specified set of providers. The presence of the mobile devices is delivered to the push notification service that maps the mobile devices to connections made between their respective companion devices and the push notification service. If the push notification service determines that a mobile device is “online,” in response to receiving a push notification for the mobile device, a current network connection over which a companion device is listening for push notifications is identified and the push notification is forwarded to the companion device. The companion device then can deliver the push notification to the mobile device.

Ant foods mixed together in a matrix suitable to be used as baits for ants are provided. This ant matrix is preferred by ants over naturally-occurring foods such as other known ant matrices. It comprises protein, carbohydrate, fat and sterol as ant-preferred nutrients and uric acid as a bait enhancing agent is carried in a unique gel system that is specifically attractive to insects. Methods of controlling ants using such matrices to deliver ant toxins are also provided.

A system for providing a set point increase for a vehicle combustion engine includes a control that is operable to control vehicle secondary systems to control the power consumption of the vehicle secondary systems to increase a mechanical load to the vehicle combustion engine. The load increase of the combustion engine may be for increasing the lost heat, which enhances the filtering of exhaust gases of the vehicle combustion engine. The lost heat may be utilized to increase the heat of a carbon particle filter, through which exhaust gases flow.

Disclosed are a power grid peak-load regulation control system and method considering summer air-conditioning load difference characteristics. Supply side electric power is jointly supplied by a purecondensing type thermal power generating unit and a photovoltaic power generation array; each user adopts an air-conditioning power consumption mode to supply cooling; on the basis of historical detection, energy supply and energy consumption conditions in a certain time of the further can be predicted; next, on the basis, dispatching is performed, so that the power generation output of the pure condensing type thermal power generating unit can be reduced, and joint compensation between a user refrigerating load and the photovoltaic power generation array can be realized; therefore, relative to the fluctuation properly of photovoltaic power generation, the user air-conditioning power utilization load also can be adjusted (by adjusting the user refrigerating load, consumption of the photovoltaic power generation can be promoted and power grid load pressure in the electric power peak time frame also can be lowered); and in addition, in energy compensation regulation, user self differences (different users can accept different temperature change amplitudes, and after different users close air conditioners, the indoor temperature rise rates are also different, so that the user air condition switch-off time frames are different under the premise of satisfying cooling supply comfort degree of different users) are also taken into consideration, so that effective regulation of the whole system is realized.

The invention discloses a multi-stage power supply planning method for maximizing renewable energy utilization. The method includes: acquiring power supply planning data, system basic technical data,system operation constraint condition data and system operation prediction data; constructing a multi-stage power supply planning model, a power supply planning budget and construction limitation constraint, a system operation basic constraint, a thermal power plant operation constraint, a hydraulic power plant operation constraint, a renewable energy power plant operation constraint, a delivery channel operation constraint and a renewable energy power plant investment portfolio constraint by taking the maximum renewable energy utilization amount as an objective function; and inputting the obtained data into the constructed power supply planning model, performing solving to obtain a power supply planning construction scheme and a renewable energy consumption evaluation result, and carryingout multi-stage power supply planning to realize maximum utilization of renewable energy. According to the method, the defects in a traditional power supply planning method are overcome, the multi-aspect requirements of system operation can be better met, the utilization level of renewable energy sources is greatly improved, and the method has stronger guiding significance for actual constructionof multiple types of power supplies.

A power supply system comprises multiple power consumption units, a DC power distribution unit, a control unit and a centralized DC power storage unit. The DC power may be generated from alternative power sources. Each of the consumption units further comprises appliances that consume either AC or DC powers. Each of the appliances is assigned a priority to consume the generated DC power. The control unit allocates the generated DC power to the appliances according to their priorities. A communication network including communication units in the consumption units and a communication unit in the control unit is employed to exchange data among the consumption units and the control unit.

The invention provides a power distribution network reconstruction calculating method based on an OBDD (ordered binary decision diagram), and the method comprises the steps: S1, constructing an objective function according to a target task; S2, initializing an OBDD model of a power distribution network by combining the associated data of the target task; S3, establishing a Boolean function of thepower distribution network reconstruction constraint, generating an OBDD and solving the OBDD; S4, correcting a model and constraint conditions, and carrying out the dynamic reconstruction of the distribution network. The method employs the OBDD as the core algorithm, and a networking reconstruction scheme of the power distribution network containing a distributed power supply in a fault state iscalculated, and a regulative reconstruction scheme for the structural defects of the power distribution network in a normal state is calculated, thereby achieving the purposes that the power failure risk of the power distribution network is the lowest, the consumption degree of new energy is the highest, the network loss of the power distribution network is the lowest, the voltage fluctuation ratio is the smallest and the line loads are uniformly distributed.

Ant foods mixed together in a matrix suitable to be used as baits for ants are provided. This ant matrix is preferred by ants over naturally-occurring foods such as other known ant matrices. It comprises protein, carbohydrate, fat and sterol as ant-preferred nutrients and uric acid as a bait enhancing agent is carried in a unique gel system that is specifically attractive to insects. Methods of controlling ants using such matrices to deliver ant toxins are also provided.

The invention provides a flexible multi-state switch regulation and control method for promoting the consumption of a distributed power supply. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, establishing a target function comprising a distributed power supply output condition and a voltage deviation condition; then, based on the flexible multi-state switch and a power distribution network operation constraint condition, solving a target function by utilizing a particle swarm optimization algorithm to obtain an active power instruction optimal value and a reactive power instruction optimalvalue of each port of the flexible multi-state switch; and regulating and controlling the active power and the reactive power output by the flexible multi-state switch port according to the active power instruction optimal value and the reactive power instruction optimal value respectively. According to the invention, the target function considering distributed power supply output condition and voltage deviation condition indexes is established, the instruction optimal values of active power and reactive power of each port of the flexible multi-state switch through a particle swarm optimization algorithm are obtained, and the flexible multi-state switch are controlled by utilizing the obtained instruction optimal values to realize maximum consumption of the distributed power supply under the operation constraint condition of the power distribution network system.

A data processing system and method for regulating a voltage supply to functional circuitry configured to operate from a variable voltage supply, the functional circuitry having at least one error correction circuit configured to detect and repair errors in operation of the functional circuitry. Voltage regulator circuitry provides the voltage supply to the functional circuitry, and modifies the voltage level of the voltage supply based on a feedback control signal. Error rate history circuitry receives error indications from the error correction circuit during operation of the functional circuitry and generates error rate history information therefrom. An adaptive controller then generates the feedback control signal in dependence on the error rate history information such that the adaptive controller adjusts the feedback control signal over time having regard to the error rate history information in order to obtain a predetermined target non-zero error rate within the functional circuitry.

A seat assembly is disclosed which has a heating element disposed along a predetermined path in a zone of a bottom seating surface or back seating surface. The heating element provides electrical heating of variable temperature along the predetermined path to the zone. The heating element includes first and second sections continuously alternating along the predetermined path. Each of the first sections provides electrical heating to the zone at a first temperature and each of the second sections provides electrical heating to the zone at a second temperature which is greater than the first temperature.

The invention discloses a multi-target bilateral matching method in a medium-and-long-term power market. The method comprises the steps of obtaining quotation and reporting data of a market subject inmarket transaction; constructing a multi-objective matching model by maximizing social welfare, promoting maximization of new energy consumption and promoting maximization of market transaction electric quantity; constructing a market matching constraint condition; and obtaining a Bellman equation by using a dynamic planning method, finally obtaining an optimized matching result through calculation of the simplified target function, and performing pairing transaction clearing on users participating in the market according to the matching result. The social welfare of market transaction, the transaction amount of the market and the new energy consumption amount of the market are considered at the same time, the operation risk of the market is reduced, and the efficiency of the market is improved.

The invention provides a photovoltaic power station three-period energy management method based on time-of-use power prices and load characteristics. The method comprises dividing a day according to aphotovoltaic output, time-of-use power price information, and load distribution, wherein since the time-of-use power prices generally correspond to the peak and valley periods of the loads, one day is divided into three periods based on the photovoltaic output and the load characteristics, wherein t1-t2 is a photovoltaic output period, t2-t3 is an evening peak period without photovoltaic output,and t3-t4 is a valley period without photovoltaic output, the t1, t2, t3, and t4 correspond to 06:00, 18:00, 24:00, and 06:00 of the next day respectively; according to the real-time energy managementrequirement of a charging station, setting 1440 management cycle a day, wherein each duration of each cycle is 1 min. The method dynamically optimizes and distributes the power of the charging station, does not rely on predictive data, consumes local photovoltaic output while managing the orderly charging of electric vehicles in the station, and reduces the peak-to-valley difference of a power grid.

This invention provides a process for producing a betaine / amine oxide mixture. This process comprises reacting, in a liquid medium, an alkali metal omega-halocarboxylate with a first tertiary amine of the formula Ra2RbN, wherein each Ra group is a hydrocarbyl group which independently has from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, and wherein the Rb group is a hydrocarbyl group which has from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, to produce a betaine product solution. To the betaine product solution is added a second tertiary amine of the formula Ra2RbN, wherein each Ra group is a hydrocarbyl group which independently has from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, and wherein the Rb group is a hydrocarbyl group which has from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, to produce an amine / betaine mixture. The first and second tertiary amines can be separate portions of the same amine. Preferably, however, the first and second tertiary amines differ from each other. In a carbon dioxide atmosphere, the amine / betaine mixture is mixed with hydrogen peroxide to yield a betaine / amine oxide mixture.

Ant foods mixed together in a matrix suitable to be used as baits for ants are provided. This ant matrix is preferred by ants over naturally-occurring foods such as other known ant matrices. It comprises protein, carbohydrate, fat and sterol as ant-preferred nutrients and uric acid as a bait enhancing agent is carried in a unique gel system that is specifically attractive to insects. Methods of controlling ants using such matrices to deliver ant toxins are also provided.

The invention discloses an energy internet new energy consumption capability assessment method based on edge intelligence, and relates to an energy internet new energy consumption capability assessment method. The objective of the invention is to solve the problem that maximum consumption of new energy cannot be realized in the existing IoE. The energy internet new energy consumption capability assessment method based on edge intelligence specifically comprises the following steps: 1, enabling a measurement terminal to collect a data set from a power generation unit and a load unit through a wireless channel; 2, processing the data set obtained in the step 1 by a deep learning layer based on a GRU algorithm to obtain a processed data set; and step 3, carrying out new energy consumption processing on the processed data set obtained in the step 2 based on a reinforcement learning layer of a PPO algorithm to obtain a new energy consumption maximization strategy. The invention is applied to the field of new energy consumption.

A method for controlling a gas turbine engine having a constrained model based control (CMBC) system. The method including obtaining information about a current and previous states of the engine, updating model data information in the CMBC and a parameter estimation system based on the obtained information, and identifying trends in the data based on the information. The method also includes diagnosing the engine, based on the identified trends, determining at least one of a new constraint, objective, initial condition, model characteristic, prediction horizon, and control horizon for the control system based on the diagnosing step if the diagnosing step identified a fault condition, and adapting the CMBC system based on the at least one new constraint, objective, initial condition, model characteristic, prediction and control horizon. The method further includes generating at least on control command based on the adapting and commanding an actuator based on the control command.

A seat assembly is disclosed which has a heating element disposed along a predetermined path in a zone of a bottom seating surface or back seating surface. The heating element provides electrical heating of variable temperature along the predetermined path to the zone. The heating element includes first and second sections continuously alternating along the predetermined path. Each of the first sections provides electrical heating to the zone at a first temperature and each of the second sections provides electrical heating to the zone at a second temperature which is greater than the first temperature.

The invention relates to a powered device (2) like a luminaire for being used in a power distribution system (100), which is preferentially a PoE system and which comprises a power sourcing device (1) for sourcing a power to the powered device. The powered device comprises an electrical load like an LED and an electrical load power providing unit for generating from the sourced power an electrical load power and for providing the electrical load power to the electrical load, wherein the electrical load power providing unit is adapted to generate the electrical load power with a power level such that an input current drawn by the powered device from the power sourcing device is maximized below a predefined upper input current threshold. This allows increasing the power consumption of the powered device in comparison to the power consumption of powered devices in accordance with the PoE standard IEEE 802.3at.

The invention provides a microwave quenching based sludge pyrolysis disposal method. The method is characterized in that a garbage feed device, a pyrolyzing furnace, a microwave furnace, an emission control device and a slag solid waste cleaning device are involved, carbon residues of garbage subjected to pyrolysis in the pyrolyzing furnace are discharged into the microwave furnace to serve as a strongly-absorbing medium, pyrolysis gas generated from the pyrolyzing furnace which is raised in temperature rapidly is enabled to fully burnt when penetrating a high-temperature residual carbon layer, poisonous and harmful gas of dioxin and the like in the pyrolysis gas is completely eliminated, and damage to the environment by refuse burning is reduced to a greater extent. The microwave quenching based sludge pyrolysis disposal method is simple in step, convenient in operation and high in practicability.

The invention discloses a control method and device for improving the consumption of a distributed power source. The method comprises the following steps: S1: acquiring power generation power within acurrent time period, power consumption power within the current time period and a current charge state; S2, calculating non-consumption power within the current time period; S3, judging whether the non-consumption power within the current time period is greater than zero, and if not, executing step S4; S4, judging whether the current charge state is greater than or equal to the minimum charge state, and if so, executing step S5; S5, performing accumulation to obtain a non-consumption power sum, and performing accumulation to obtain total charge and discharge power; S6, calculating the difference between the non-consumption power sum and the total charge and discharge power to obtain a power difference; and S7, selecting the minimum power of the maximum discharge power and the power difference of a local energy storage system, and sending a command to discharge at the minimum power to the local energy storage system. By adoption of the control method and device disclosed by the invention, the consumption of the distributed power source can be maximized on the entire time period, and meanwhile the stability of the switching power between the distributed power source and a grid sideis maintained as much as possible.

The present invention provides a plenum configured to evenly separate and distribute airflow generated by a fan into distribution lines of an agricultural machine. The plenum can utilize angled vanes symmetrically or asymmetrically arranged to form plenum chambers to provide a balanced airflow which contributes to maximizing fan efficiency, including power consumption and performance (airflow and static pressure). Accordingly, the plenum can be configured to separate the airflow and minimize imbalance between the lines during sectional control. The plenum height can be maintained for increased manufacturability and to prevent additional expansion. The plenum length can be configured within allowable space constraints of the machine yet allow airflow to develop upon separation into the lines. Vanes throughout the span of the plenum initially divide the airflow from the fan and maintain separation until the outlets.

The invention discloses a muffler tail pipe for a gas engine. The muffler tail pipe comprises a muffler tail pipe shell, and the inside surface of one side of the muffler tail pipe shell is provided with a filter silencing mechanism; and the inside surface of the muffler tail pipe shell is fixedly connected with a separating wall device, and the outside surface of the middle part of the separatingwall device is provided with a convection effect silencing mechanism. According to the muffler tail pipe, through the filter silencing mechanism, the silencing and filtering effects can be improved under low temperature conditions; through the separating wall device, the tail pipe is divided into a plurality of cavities, so that the probability of emission and collision of waste gas in the cavities is improved; the energy of the waste gas is consumed so that noise is reduced; through the convection effect silencing mechanism, by using the bypass pipe phenomenon, acoustic waves in the four cavities interact with each other through average flow convection effects induced by bypass pipes, and finally the energy is reduced, so that the noise cancellation effect is achieved; and low frequencynoise can be cancelled effectively, and the frequency bandwidth of the noise which can be cancelled is increased.