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A modular UPS system is provided wherein UPS systems may be constructed using a number of different frame components. In one example, a core UPS frame is provided that can accept different combinations of power and battery modules, and an extension frame is provided that can be combined with the core frame to provide a larger UPS system. According to one example, both the core and extension frame types may be used in either a standalone or rack-mounted configuration. Another aspect relates to packaging of UPS components such that the UPS frame need not include serviceable items. In another aspect, a rail system is provided that allows for easier installation of heavy components into rack-mount systems.

Adjustable splints for treating bone breaks and fractures provide a variety of different options for adjusting the locations and configurations of the splints. Adjustable mounts on the splints can be moved to a variety of different locations with respect to the splint main body housings and bone connectors can be rotated into a variety of positions within the mounts. Main bodies of the splint devices can be conveniently moved with respect to each other into a variety of different configurations and positions.

A modular spray gun that can be configured and built to operate using a selectable spray process. The modular spray gun includes a gun body, an extension and a selectable spray atomizing component. The basic gun body and extension are used to configure a spray gun that can operate as an air spray gun, an airless spray gun, an AAA gun or an HVLP spray gun. The modular extension can be selected to allow circulating or non-circulating operation. The modular extension also permits a variety of spray nozzle assemblies to be mounted thereon depending on the selected spray process to be used with the specific gun. The modular gun body allows selective connection of an atomizing air supply and additional components specific to a particular spray process. An indicator device and/or a relief valve is provided for spray guns using an HVLP spray process to provide an indication that the spray gun is in compliance with the maximum nozzle air pressure limit, usually less than 10 psi. A new air valve seal assembly is also provided. The modular gun design can accommodate electrostatic and non-electrostatic versions.

A multiple contact electrical connector for interconnecting multiple power and/or communication transmission lines is provided. The invention is particularly useful in wet environments. The electrical connector includes male and female connector assemblies. A male pin assembly having a plurality of annular contacts is configured to repeatedly engage and disengage with a female socket assembly having a corresponding plurality of ring contact assemblies. Various exemplary embodiments further include retractable members deployed for sealingly isolating the annular contacts and the ring contact assemblies from fluids exterior to the male and female connector assemblies.

One kind of horizontal direction detection sneaks in along with drills the measuring technique and the equipment, uses in the horizontal direction detection sneaks in when the fact to survey underground drilling tool inclining, parameter and so on rotation and temperature, and the measurement result will transmit the ground through the transmitting coil by the radio magnetic wave way. The method use underground drilling tool interior along with drills in the metering equipment the inclination angle, the appearance angle and the temperature sensor surveys the corresponding parameter, after signal processing and transmission unit operation, use wireless launch unit to ground receiver real-time transmission. Its metering equipment has two sections of metals shells and center the compartment insulation shell seal becomes. In an end shell is loaded with the power source; The wireless radiating element installs in the insulator shell; Is loaded with electric circuit of board the signal processing and the transfer element, the inclination angle sensor, the appearance angle sensor and the temperature sensor sets in another end shell. The invention volume small, structure simple, cost inexpensive, the antijamming ability is strong, works reliably under the adverse circumstance, can suit the majority direction detection to sneak in the equipment request.

Apparatuses for controlling light modules (5) comprise first circuits (1) for detecting first control information transported via first signals and second circuits (2) for converting first control information into second control information. The second control information is transported via second signals. The first and second control information define light settings of the light modules (5) and have different representations. The first control information may be phase-cut information or first data. The second control information may be a parameter of the second signal or second data. The apparatus may further comprise a third circuit (3) for converting power from the first signals into third signals destined for power inputs (51) of the light modules (5). The second signals may be destined for control inputs (52) of the light modules (5). This way, a control of a light module (5) has been separated from powering the light module (5). Many more control options have become possible.

A gatherer device of wireless ad-hoc network meter reading system comprises a processor unit, a 485 bus interface unit, a wireless transmitting-receiving unit, and a power supply managing unit; wherein the processor unit is responsible for operation and control of the whole device, the 485 bus interface unit is used for connecting one or multiple electric meters, the wireless transmitting-receiving unit is responsible for interacting data and commands with a concentrator of the wireless ad-hoc network meter reading system, and the power supply managing unit supplies power for the whole device. An operation method of the gatherer device comprises that a command is received by the wireless transmitting-receiving unit and transmitted to the processor unit for processing, that the processor unit sends a request frame to an electric meter, that the processor unit receives a response frame from the electric meter and analyzes the response frame to acquire information of electricity consumption, and that finally the information of electricity consumption is returned to the concentrator through the wireless transmitting-receiving unit. The device and the method in the invention solve problems that the prior micropower wireless communication meter reading manners have much channel interferences, and are relatively low in security, relatively short in communication distances and not well in penetrating capabilities. Furthermore, the device has the advantages of low cost, high cost performance, good instantaneity, safety and reliability, and use and maintenance conveniences.

This invention relates to a solar energy collector that converts solar radiation into both electrical and thermal energy. More specifically this invention relates to a concentrating solar energy collector with an integrated construction that minimizes cost, bulk, and weight, and maximizes overall efficiency. Typical non-concentrating solar collectors use photovoltaic cells over the entirety of their surface. These solar cells are the most expensive part of the collector. This invention discloses using a reflector to concentrate the incident radiation on photovoltaic cells with one-twentieth the area of the reflector, and transferring the co-generated thermal energy into a working fluid pumped through the cell support structure.

The present invention concerns a compact, multi-purpose magneto-calorific thermal generator of high thermal efficiency, having a maximal heat exchange coefficient, while being simple to industrialise in order to respond to a wide range of both industrial and domestic applications.

The thermal generator (1) is characterised in that it comprises at least one thermal module (10) constituted from many thermal elements (40), stacked and arranged in order to delimit between each other channels for the circulation of heat transfer fluid, these channels being divided into hot channels in which the heat transfer fluid of the hot circuit flows and cold channels in which the heat transfer fluid of the cold circuit flows, the hot and cold channels being alternated between the said thermal elements (40) and in that the said thermal elements have fluid inlet and outlet orifices which communicate with each other so as to distribute the flow of heat transfer fluid of each hot and cold collector circuit respectively in the corresponding hot and cold channels.

Applications: Heating, tempering, air conditioning or refrigeration in any industrial or domestic installation.

The invention relates to an implantable orthesis for knee arthrodesis comprising a tibial anchoring head (1), a femoral anchoring head (2), an intramedullary tibial rod (3) and an intramedullary femoral rod (4). The anchoring heads (1, 2) are of a shape which is without symmetry of revolution and are splayed laterally in a front plane from the intramedullary rod (3, 4). They are rigidly assembled to one another.

The invention relates to a method for generating three-dimensional imaging original echoed signals of chromatography synthetic aperture radars, which comprises the following steps: taking a three-dimensional image containing backward plural scattering coefficients of imaging area targets in a rectangular coordinate system OXYZ as the input, carrying out three dimensional fourier transform on the three-dimensional image and converting an image signal to a rectangular coordinate system wave-number domain; converting signals in Kx, Ky and Kz domains to be signals in Kw, Ku and Kv domains according to the method of converting the rectangular coordinate system to a spherical coordinate system; introducing imaging geometrical relationships among same imaging area of chromatography synthetic aperture radars by multiplying three dimensional filter function H2 (Kw, Ku and Kv); introducing a transmission signal form by the multiplication of a two-dimensional inverse Fourier transform function and a reference phase function; and at last, by W direction process and other operations, obtaining the three-dimensional imaging original echoed signals of chromatography synthetic aperture radars, which contains a carrier frequency. The method can be used for generating three-dimensional imaging original echoed signals of side-looking, downward-looking, forward-looking, backward-looking and downward side-looking chromatography synthetic aperture radars, and has high echo generating efficiency and easy realization of modularization.

The invention relates to a time-resolved spectrum measurement instrument, in particular to a modularized femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption and fluorescence depletion two-in-one spectrometer. The modularized femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption and fluorescence depletion two-in-one spectrometer comprises an instrument optical flat, a pumping light path system and a probing light path system consisting of a plane mirror, a convex lens, a light diaphragm, a light filter, a time delay line, nonlinear optical crystals and a sample system, and also comprises a spectrum detection system. Since the spectrometer uses the optical flat as a bottom plate and various optical components, the modularization of the instrument is realized and the instrument can be moved on the whole; since a femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectrometer and a femtosecond time-resolved fluorescence depletion spectrometer are integrated into one, working personnel can conveniently conduct adjustment and the spectrometer can be widely popularized and used.

Described herein is a novel technique used to make novel thin III-V semiconductor cleaved facet edge emitting active optical devices, such as lasers and optical amplifiers. These fully processed laser platelets with both top side and bottom side electrical contacts can be thought of as freestanding optoelectronic building blocks that can be integrated as desired on diverse substrates for a number of applications, many of which are in the field of communications. The thinness of these platelets and the precision with which their dimensions are defined using the process described herein makes it conducive to assemble them in dielectric recesses on a substrate, such as silicon, as part of an end-fire coupled, coaxial alignment optoelectronic integration strategy. This technology has been used to integrate edge emitting lasers onto silicon substrates, a significant challenge in the field of silicon optoelectronics.