56 results about "Cost recovery" patented technology

Method, system and apparatus for calculating chargeback for virtualized computing resources in a virtualized environment allowing efficient use of computing resources, improving costs recovery including fixed and over-usage cost of utilizing computing resources.

The invention relates to a processing method for recycling an electroplating concentrated control zone electroplating waste water resource, which comprises the following steps: firstly, preprocessing the inverted trough water in the electroplating production process, recycling valuable metals in the inverted trough water, and respectively filling the pretreated tail water in corresponding processing systems according to kinds; then, recycling copper, nickel and chromium resources in the corresponding processing system; afterwards, mixing other drain away water in a base station and the waste water with recycled copper, nickel and chromium resources, and then carrying out integrated structure breaking, neutralizing and coagulating sedimentation, and mixing the treated waste water and the pretreated water by treatment of oil separation, oil removal and coagulating sedimentation for biochemical treatment; and finally, discharging the effluent which reaches the standard. The method not only enables the electroplating waste water to reach the standard and can be discharged stably, but also recycles the valuable resources in the waste water in low cost, greatly reduces the secondary pollution and realizes the clean production of electroplating waste water control and the environmental requirements of the electroplating concentrated control zone.

An apparatus for tracking usage information for an image forming device is provided which includes an image forming device, processing circuitry and memory. The processing circuitry is associated with the image forming device and is operative to detect consumable usage information at the image forming device. The memory is coupled with the processing circuitry and is operative to store a data file containing the user information, the output job information, and the usage information. A method is also provided.

The invention discloses an apparatus capacity allocation method of a hybrid energy power generation system. The hybrid energy power generation system comprises a plurality of energy systems. The method is characterized in that: an apparatus capacity proportion of each energy system can be allocated according to actual demands of different setting sites and environment factors, wherein the apparatus capacity proportion is best suitable for the setting sites; an apparatus capacity combination of a minimum cost recovery year can be calculated so as to further reduce setting costs and improve efficiency.

The invention discloses a demand response benefit and potential evaluation method based on electricity price. The method includes the following steps: determining the number of users participating in a demand response project based on the electricity price after m years according to the set user growth rate alpha and the intelligent electricity meter implementation progress beta; calculating electric quantity of each user in unit time one day at the new electricity price according to a user response characteristic model; calculating the average electric quantity at ordinary time of the user at the new electricity price according to the daily electric quantity of the user; predicting the number of the users participating the project from the reference year and evaluating the requirement response benefit and potential of a power plant, a power grid, the users and the environment according to the user response degree. By means of the evaluation, the benefit and the demand response potential of the benefited parties are carefully analyzed after the demand response project based on the electricity price is implemented, the benefit evaluation value is quantized, and the method provides reference for planning and cost recovery of the demand response project, helps the government to make decisions, is favorable for well development of the demand response project in the country, and achieves good social benefit.

The invention discloses a comprehensive optimization method for a small biomass methane combined supply system of cooling, heating and power. According to the method, for a given user capable of generating methane, the annual hourly cooling heating and power load requirement of the given user in a typical meteorological year is simulated, and an annual cooling heating and power load curve of a building is obtained; variable working condition characteristics of a main device of the combined supply system of cooling heating and power are designed; the small biomass methane combined supply system of cooling heating and power is constructed and designed; the optimization variable of the small biomass methane combined supply system of cooling heating and power is determined, the parameters of other devices in the small biomass methane combined supply system of cooling heating and power are set with the energy saving rate, the cost recovery rate and the emission benefits relative to a traditional separated supply system as the comprehensive target; optimization restraint conditions are determined; an optimization design target function is set up; the optimization design target function is worked out, the optimization variable is obtained, and the optimal configuration of other devices of the system is obtained. The method is simple and practical and is suitable for engineering optimization design of various small biomass methane combined supply systems of cooling heating and power through cooperation with the building energy consumption analysis theory.

In one embodiment, a method of removing a low-k layer at a low cost and a method of recycling a wafer using the same, is described. A fluoride treatment is performed on the low-k layer formed on an object using an aqueous hydrogen fluoride solution, and the low-k layer is removed from the object. The Si—O bond in the low-k layer is broken due to an aqueous hydrogen fluoride solution, so that the low-k layer is easily removed from the wafer. Accordingly, the wafer may be recycled at a low cost, thereby improving manufacturing productivity of a semiconductor.

The invention discloses a drift folded marsh gas collector. The drift folded marsh gas collector comprises a marsh gas probe (1), a suspension cover (2), a suspension cover bracket (3), a gas pipe (4) and floating devices (7), wherein the suspension cover bracket (3) floats in a fermenting tank (6); the suspension cover (2) is arranged on the suspension cover bracket (3) to form a gas chamber; a plurality of groups of floating devices (7) are arranged at the bottom of the suspension cover bracket (3), and the floating devices (7) are immersed into fermentation liquor of the fermenting tank (6); the gas pipe (4) passes through the suspension cover (2) and is communicated with the gas chamber; the marsh gas probe (1) is connected with a compressor through a control circuit; and the load end of the compressor is connected with the gas pipe (4). The drift folded marsh gas collector has the advantages that: the collector is flexibly manufactured according to the size of the fermenting tank, has low investment and quick cost recovery, simultaneously can store marsh gas, and is safety and reliable; and because the structure is folded, the collector is not affected by the shape of the tank, is very suitable for free collection at various indoor and outdoor marsh gas production places, and reduces the danger and the working difficulty of an aeration tank.

The invention discloses a treatment method for wastewater containing sericin, which utilizes sericin itself to undergo a coordination reaction with metals to synthesize a sericin metal complex, and uses the complex as a flocculant to agglomerate and precipitate silk factory wastewater sericin, so as to effectively treat the wastewater, and finally recover the sericin protein at low cost by dilute acid washing. The method not only solves the environmental pollution problem caused by the high chemical oxygen demand of the waste water, but also effectively protects the water quality; at the same time, it realizes low-cost and effective recovery of the sericin in the waste water, turning waste into treasure. The development and implementation of this new process will bring not only good social benefits but also considerable economic benefits to silk enterprises in terms of wastewater treatment, so it has broad industrial application prospects.

The invention relates to a device for generating power and collecting heat by utilizing solar energy. The device comprises a solar panel, wherein a cambered surface lens is arranged in front of the front surface of the solar panel; the back surface of the solar panel is provided with a thermoelectric power generation module; the back surface of the thermoelectric power generation module is provided with a heat exchanger; and the solar panel and the thermoelectric power generation module are simultaneously connected with a storage battery. The cambered surface lens serving as a light focusing device is adopted to improve the power generation efficiency of the solar panel and reduce the power generation cost, and a thermoelectric power generation device which generates power by using temperature difference is adopted to convert heat energy of the sun into electric energy well. The device has the advantages of effectively solving the problems of high cost, long cost recovery period, low conversion efficiency, insufficient solar utilization and the like in the conventional solar photovoltaic power generation technology and further generalizing the application of the solar power generation technology.

A method and system is disclosed including storing data regarding a plurality of law firm clients in a database, designating at least some of those clients to be billed for interest incurred financing out-of-pocket expenses, with the law firm financing an out-of-pocket expense using law firm capital or a loan from a financing source. The law firm bills a client for a particular financed out-of-pocket expenses, and determines a cost recovery fee associated with the financed out-of-pocket expense, wherein the cost recover fee is calculated or checked based on one or more criteria to help the law firm avoid charging a client more than a threshold rate. The method and system further provides that the law firm bill the client for at least a portion of the cost recovery fee as a disbursement at the same time as billing the client for the associated out-of-pocket expense, and that the client pays the law firm for the financed out-of-pocket expense and for the cost recovery fee disbursed to the client. It is further determined, using the accounting system, how long the out-of-pocket expense was financed for based on when the law firm was paid by the client and when the out-of-pocket expense was incurred, and determining an actual interest rate charged by the law firm as a result of financing the out-of-pocket cost for the client. Further the method and system provide that the law firm credit or refund to the client for any portion of the cost recovery fee charge that results in the rate exceeding the threshold rate. The threshold rate may be a usurious rate.

The invention relates to space environment simulation equipment, and discloses an open boiling liquid nitrogen system with a liquid nitrogen recovery device. The device comprises a liquid nitrogen storage tank which is connected with thermal vacuum environment simulation equipment, and an evacuation pipe is arranged at the output port of the thermal vacuum environment simulation equipment. According to the invention, the device also comprises a gas-liquid separation filling shift device which is arranged on the evacuation pipe. The equipment in the invention can be used for solving the problem of recovery in gas-liquid separation of small open boiling liquid nitrogen systems, and has the characteristics of being low in investment, short in cost recovering cycle and improved in working conditions.

The invention provides a comprehensive recovery and treatment method for electrolytic chlorine-containing waste gas. The method comprises steps as follows: solid particles such as carried dust and the like in the electrolytic chlorine-containing waste gas collected by a tail gas recovery device are removed, a NaOH solution with the weight percentage concentration being 29%-35% is sprayed to the chlorine-containing waste gas to wash the chlorine-containing waste gas, and pH value of the mixed solution is regulated to 1-2; the mixed solution is heated and subjected to vacuum pumping, and chlorine-containing steam is separated out; the chlorine-containing steam is introduced into a concentrated acid drying tower for drying treatment to prepare a finished chlorine gas product or pure chlorine gas is introduced into an anode chamber of an electrolytic cell through backflow, so that content of HClO in an acidic electrolyte solution is increased, and sterilization and disinfection effects of the acidic electrolyte solution are improved. With the implementation of the technical scheme, chlorine gas in the electrolytic chlorine-containing waste gas is recovered and treated with lower cost, chlorine gas is recycled, and economic and environmental benefits are good.

The invention relates to the application for separating gas from three-phase fluid of gas, liquid and solid, aiming at the request of recycling the gas among the mixed phase of gas, liquid and solid with high efficiency and low cost, the invention provides variable treatment solution being applied for separating gas from three-phase fluid of gas, liquid and solid, the treatment solution can be water solution, oil, oil solution, oil in water emulsion or water in oil emulsion, after three phases of gas, liquid and solid passing through the treatment solution, gas can escape from the solution, while the liquid and solid can be kept in the solution and mixed solution can be obtained. With the application provided by the invention, the gas in the three phases of gas, liquid and solid can be effectively recycling so as to solve the problem that in present petroleum project construction such as the gas drilling the discharge and burning of great amount of impurity gas caused environmental pollution and the waste of gas resources, moreover, the application of the invention has the advantages of fast separating speed, high purity of gas, low rate of loss, simple treating process, low cost, high gas treating efficiency and the gas after being treated being able to be reused.

A method for commercial production and use of heterologous laccase from plant seed in commercial processes is shown. The method comprises degerminating the germ portion of the seed and using the germ as the source of laccase in a commercial process. Increased concentration of laccase on a dry weight basis is achieved. Increased cost recovery is obtained in the process.

A tissue culture method for producing agarwood comprises a tissue culture/regeneration step: providing an agarwood explant, implanting the agarwood explant in a container under an antiseptic state, adding culture media into the container, and cultivating the agarwood explant into an agarwood plantlet; a microbe inoculation step: placing a resin-inducing agent into the container, and letting the resin-inducing agent invade the agarwood plantlet; and a resin formation step: letting the agarwood plantlet secrete a secondary metabolite to counteract the resin-inducing agent, and letting the secondary metabolite deposit to form agarwood. The present invention can mass-produce agarwood in an indoor environment without being limited by weather or soil quality and affected by variables (such as insect pests) existing in the natural environment, The present invention can further shorten the production period and accelerate cost recovery. Therefore, the present invention can satisfy requirements of manufacturers.

The invention discloses an automatic vending machine with the advertising effect. The automatic vending machine comprises a shell, a coin throwing opening, a product display cabinet and an advertisement media play window, wherein the coin throwing opening is formed in the front face of the shell, the product display cabinet is arranged on one side of the coil throwing opening, a fixed protecting glass window is arranged outside the product display cabinet, a product take-out groove is formed in the lower side of the product display cabinet and connected with a movable baffle through a hinge, the advertisement media playing window is arranged on one side of the product display cabinet, the automatic vending machine and advertising are combined well through the product display cabinet and the advertisement medial playing window, very good advertising effect is played while consumers can purchase goods conveniently, and cost recovery is accelerated. The automatic vending machine is simple in structure, convenient to use, capable of energy conservation and environmental protection and very good in advertising effect.

The invention discloses a solar cell module, which comprises a plurality of integrated solar cell units connected in series. Each integrated solar cell unit comprises a solar cell and a reverse protection diode, wherein the reverse protection diode is a thin film diode which is integrated to the shady face of the solar cell and reversely connected with the solar cell. According to the solar cell module, the protection diodes and the solar cells are highly integrated, meanwhile, the influences of shadows and uneven light on the power of the solar cell module are further reduced, and light absorption can be increased through the reflected uneven light to increase the generating capacity of the cell module so as to shorten the cost recovery period of a power plant; and in addition, currents capable of being borne by the thin film diodes can further be controlled by adjusting and controlling the area sizes of the thin film diodes without affecting encapsulation and power generation of themodule.

The invention discloses a method for analyzing economic performance of shore power operation and belongs to the field of economic performance analysis methods. At present, via conventional analysis ofeconomic performance of shore power operation, a reasonable price for shore power use cannot be obtained, and the conventional analysis is low in credibility. The method disclosed in the present invention includes the following steps: 1. according to a structure of a high-voltage shore power system, an economic model is established via quantification of parameter indexes; cost of a port and shipusers, benefits after shore power transformation and the number of years needed for the cost recovery are determined; 2. Models are built; a port cost recovery time model, a model for comparing costsof a ship before and after transformation of the ship's shore power, and a ship cost recovery time model are built; 3. for the established mathematical models, a reasonable shore power utilization price is found according to a relationship between state subsidies and the port and the ship, as well as effect of shore power service fees and berth utilization rates on cost recovery time after appropriate model data is chosen; port cost recovery time and the ship cost recovery time are enabled to be minimized at the same time, and popularization of use of shore power can be facilitated.

The invention discloses a shale gas economic resource quantity prediction method. The method comprises the steps of acquiring the initial stability test daily output of a shale gas single well is acquired; determining shale gas single well cumulative yield; determining a shale gas single well cumulative sales income function and a shale gas single well cumulative investment cost function accordingto the shale gas single well cumulative yield; determining a single well ultimate economic life period and a single well cost recovery period according to the shale gas single well cumulative sales income function and the shale gas single well cumulative input cost function; determining the single well ultimate economic resource quantity according to the single well ultimate economic life period;obtaining the area of the shale gas resource effective area; determining the area of a shale gas resource prediction area; determining the number of effectively deployed drilling wells according to the well pattern density and the area of the rock gas resource prediction area; and the shale gas ultimate economic resource quantity of the prediction area is determined according to the number of effectively deployed drilling wells and the ultimate economic resource quantity of the single well. According to the method, the prediction precision of the shale gas extreme economic resource quantity in the prediction area can be improved.

The invention relates to a cutting device with functions of discharging and pressing materials for forage cutting, and belongs to the technical field of forage cutting. The cutting device comprises a support frame, wherein a movable cutter and a stationary cutter which are matched with each other in a cutting mode are sequentially arranged in the support frame from top to bottom; the movable cutter comprises a cutter seat; a plurality of cutter heads are arranged at the bottom of the cutter seat; the top of the cutter seat is connected with a power mechanism for moving the cutter seat up and down; the power mechanism is fixed at the top of the support frame; the stationary cutter comprises a stationary cutter plate; cutter holes which are vertically through and are matched with the cutter heads in a cutting mode are formed in the stationary cutter plate; the stationary cutter plate is arranged on the support frame; a material receiving trough for receiving materials is arranged below the stationary cutter plate and is fixed on the support frame; a sliding plate sliding around along the upper surface of the stationary cutter is arranged at the top of the stationary cuter plate; a pressing plate is arranged below the cutter seat; and a jacket for facilitating forage laying sleeves on the periphery of the stationary cutter plate. The cutting device provided by the invention is simple in structure, convenient in operation, low in equipment cost, quick in cost recovery of investments, convenient in maintenance, large in single-time cutting quantity, and high in cutting efficiency.