39 results about "Depletion rate" patented technology

Apparatus and methods for estimating the remaining life of a battery in an implantable medical device (“IMD”) are disclosed herein. The terminal voltage of the battery is measured and the measurements create a baseline curve of the battery voltage depletion. The points along the baseline curve can be linearly extrapolated to calculate the voltage depletion rate, which can estimate the remaining life of the battery.

The movable deep sea mineral resource exploiting system consists of under water positioning base point in the marine mining area, movable distributing mining vehicle, movable ore bin matching the exploitation amount, initial separating and crushing unit capable of inhibiting depletion rate and matching mineral granularity, conveyer to the ore raising unit, movable ore raising unit with driving plant and pipeline, movable underwater power distributing station, movable main control station, surface exploitation ship, transportation ship, etc. The present invention is adaptable to the exploitation of deep sea mineral resources, especially base rock mineral resources and deposit mineral resources, and has high production rate, high collecting rate, low exploitation cost, high reliability, and less marine environmental pollution.

A method for forming a model simulating production, by an underground reservoir subject to depletion, of hydrocarbons comprising notably relatively high-viscosity oils. From laboratory measurements of the respective volumes of oil and gas produced by rock samples from the reservoir subject to depletion, and the relative permeabilities (Kr) of rock samples to hydrocarbons, a model of the formation and flow of the gas fraction is used to determine a volume transfer coefficient (hv) by means of an empirical function representing the distribution of nuclei that can be activated at a pressure P (function N(P)) which is calibrated with reference to the previous measurements. Considering that the nuclei distribution N(P) in the reservoir rocks is the same as the distribution measured in the laboratory, the numerical transfer coefficient corresponding thereto in the reservoir at selected depletion rates is determined using the gas fraction formation and flow model, which allows predicting the relative permeabilities in the reservoir and the production thereof which is useful for reservoir engineering. Method for forming a model allowing to simulate the production, by an underground reservoir subjected to depletion, of hydrocarbons comprising notably relatively high-viscosity oils. From laboratory measurements of the respective volumes of oil and gas produced by rock samples from the reservoir and subjected to depletion, and the relative permeabilities (Kr) of rock samples to hydrocarbons, a model of the formation and flow of the gas fraction is used to determine a volume transfer coefficient (hv) by means of an empirical function representing the distribution of nuclei that can be activated at a pressure P (function N(P)) which is calibrated with reference to the previous measurements. Considering that the nuclei distribution N(P) in the reservoir rocks is the same as the distribution measured in the laboratory, the numerical transfer coefficient corresponding thereto in the reservoir at selected depletion rates is determined using the gas fraction formation and flow model, which allows to predict the relative permeabilities in the reservoir and the production thereof. Applications notably reservoir engineering.

A method, a system and a program storage device for predicting a property of a fluid, such as fluid production from a subterranean reservoir containing heavy oil entrained with gas is described. The method includes developing a baseline correlation of gas relative permeability k_rg versus gas saturation S_g. A capillary number dependent correlation is determined capturing the relationship between at least one of critical gas saturation S_gc and capillary number N_ca and gas relative permeability k_rgro and capillary number N_ca phased upon a plurality of depletion rates. Capillary numbers N_c are calculated for a plurality of cells in a reservoir model representative of the subterranean reservoir. The baseline correlation is then adjusted to comport with at least one of S_gc and k_rgro selected from the capillary number dependent correlation to produce a plurality of corresponding adjusted baseline, correlations. Gas relative permeabilities k_rg for the plurality of cells are selected from the corresponding adjusted baseline correlations. A reservoir simulation is then run utilizing the selected relative permeabilities k_rg to predict a property of at least one fluid in a subterranean reservoir containing heavy oil entrained with gas.

A method a system and a program storage device for predicting a property of a fluid from a subterranean reservoir containing heavy oil entrained with gas. The method includes developing a baseline correlation between gas relative permeability k(rg) and gas saturation S(g), and capillary number N(c) calculated from a plurality of cells and at least one of critical gas saturation S(gc) and gas relative permeability k(rgro) based upon plurality of depletion rates. The baseline correlation is then adjusted to comport with at least one of S(gc) and k(rgro) to produce a plurality of corresponding adjusted baseline correlations where gas relative permeabilities k(rg) are selected. A reservoir simulation is then run utilizing the selected relative permeabilities k(rg) to predict a property of at least one fluid.

A method for controlling a hybrid traction assembly includes an initial depleting phase which begins at the beginning of the vehicle mission and where the hybrid traction assembly is controlled to cause depletion of the storage device at a high first mean depletion rate, at least one sustaining phase where the hybrid traction assembly is controlled so that the state of charge is maintained in a predetermined sustaining range. The method further includes a second depleting phase which extends between the initial depleting phase and the sustaining phase, wherein the hybrid traction assembly is controlled to cause depletion of the storage device at a second mean depletion rate, the second mean depletion rate being lower than the first mean depletion rate.

An electro-thermochemical cycling system for producing ammonia is provided that includes a reaction chamber having a metal compound input port, an anode suitable for oxidation in contact with the metal compound and configured for oxidation of hydroxide ions to water and oxygen, a cathode suitable for plating in contact with the metal compound and configured to electrolyze the metal compound to metal, a voltage source connecting the cathode and anode, a nitrogen port to the reaction chamber that combines nitrogen with the electrolyzed metal on the cathode to form a metal-nitrogen compound proximal to the nitrogen input, an atomic hydrogen port to the reaction chamber that combines with the metal-nitrogen compound to form ammonia, and an ammonia output port from the reaction chamber, where a metal compound input port inputs the metal compound to the reaction chamber according to a depletion rate of the metal compound in the reaction chamber.

A method of ceasing operation of a fuel cell stack, the fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of fuel cells, each fuel cell comprising at least one anode flow field and at least one cathode flow field for supplying fuel and oxidant thereto, the fuel comprising hydrogen, the method comprising the steps of disconnecting a primary load from the fuel cell stack; terminating the supply of oxidant to the disconnected fuel cell stack; terminating the supply of fuel to the disconnected fuel cell stack; recirculating the fuel through the at least one anode flow field of each fuel cell until all of the oxygen in the oxidant is substantially consumed; and maintaining a hydrogen depletion rate of less than about 3.0% hydrogen/° C. decrease in a fuel cell stack temperature as the fuel cell stack cools down to a predetermined temperature.

Embodiments of the invention generally provide an apparatus and method for replenishing organic molecules in an electroplating bath. The replenishment process of the present invention may occur on a real-time basis, and therefore, the concentration of organics minimally varies from desired concentration levels. The replenishment method generally includes conducting pre-processing depletion measurements in order to determine organic depletion rates per current density applied in the electroplating system. Once the organic depletion rates per current density are determined, these depletion rates may be applied to an electroplating processing recipe to calculate the volume of organic depletion per recipe step. The calculated volume of organic depletion per recipe step may then be used to determine the volume of organic molecule replenishment per unit of time that is required per recipe step in order to maintain a desired concentration of organics in the plating solution. The calculated replenishment volume may then be added to the processing recipe so that the replenishment process may occur at real-time during processing periods. The apparatus generally includes a selectively actuated valve in communicaiton with a fluid delivery line, wherein the valve is configured to fluidly isolate a plating cell during a non-processing time period. The valve may be controlled by a system controller, and thus, the fluid level in the cell may be controlled during a non-processing time period.

Disclosed are devices and methods for regulating providing a charge via a charge receiving port of one device, the one device coupled to another device having a charge providing port. In one embodiment, the ports can be coupled by a cable. In another embodiment, the ports can be coupled wirelessly. The charge delivering device may regulate a charge providing process, controlled by a charge regulating controller of the charge providing device and based, for example, upon predetermined criteria. A charge regulating controller can disable the charging process, monitor the charge depletion rate, or the charging process may be based upon user established criteria. A charge regulating controller of the other device can regulate the charge accepting process. Each device may take on both roles, that is providing charge and receiving charge.

The invention provides a method for producing long-distance transmission optical cables made of manganese and cupronickel special alloy. A preformed rod made of the manganese and cupronickel special alloy is subjected to high-speed wiredrawing and becomes a fiber core of an optical fiber. The fiber core is subjected to coating and cladding to obtain the optical fiber with the depletion rate of less than 3dB/km. The optical fiber with the depletion rate of less than 3dB/km reaches the international leading level of the manganese and cupronickel alloy optical fiber. The optical cable made of the manganese and cupronickel special alloy is an insulator material, has strong immunity on electromagnetic interference in the process of transmitting signals, and is free from natural thunder interference and interference of artificially released electromagnetism. Moreover, the optical cable made of the manganese and cupronickel special alloy is thin in wire diameter, light in weight, flexible, small in occupied space, little in pollution, high in electrical conductivity, corrosion-resistant, heat-resistant, simple in technological process, long in service life and wide in application range. Therefore, products developed through adoption of the method not only can be applied to main communication lines, but also can be applied to an electric power telecommunication control system for industrial monitoring and control. The application range of the optical cables is substantially expanded.

The invention discloses a method for preventing background traffic loss of application programs. The method comprises the following steps: A1, adding part of application programs in a terminal into a white list by a user according to own use habit, and automatically adding the remaining application programs in the terminal into a grey list; A2, recording the traffic depletion rate S2 of each application program in the grey list during lightening of a terminal screen and the traffic depletion rate S3 of each application program in the grey list during turnoff of the terminal screen; and A3, separately comparing the S2 and S3 values of the corresponding application program in the grey list with a preset value S1 of the corresponding application program, forbidding the application program to continuously access a network if S3 is greater than S1, querying the user whether to forbid the application program to access the network or not if S2 is greater than S1, and allowing the application program to continuously access the network if S3 is smaller than or equal to S1 or S2 is smaller than or equal to S1. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages of effectively monitoring abnormal traffic depletion, avoiding unnecessary traffic depletion for users and reducing the loss of the users.

The invention discloses a fixing device for suckling mouse brain extraction. The fixing device comprises a black base flat dish, wherein four brackets which are uniformly distributed are arranged at the center of the base flat dish, an operating flat dish is supported by the four brackets together, a rough soft plastic thick film covers the bottom of the operating flat dish, two upright columns made from soft plastics are arranged on a plane of the bottom of the operating flat dish, a clamping groove exists in the middle of the two upright columns, and holes communicated with the base flat dish are formed in the clamping groove. The fixing device for the suckling mouse brain extraction has the important significance that the quality for suckling mouse brain tissue extraction can be effectively improved, the time for extraction is shortened, the pollution is reduced, the depletion rate of fine forceps is reduced, the workload for researchers is reduced, the fixing device is reusable, the cost for experimental consumables is reduced, and the like. Shown by document retrieval carried out by the applicant, similar devices of the same type do not exist yet.

The invention relates to a crop culture degree measuring method for soil and a judgment method for origin place camouflage, and provides a method for diagnosing soil by using microbes perched in the soil and used as diagnosis objects and using a biological method. In addition, the truth of the origin place of agricultural products is judged by using the soil attached to the agricultural products. The crop culture degree measuring method for the soil comprises the following steps of: sample generation: generating suspension of the measured soil, wherein the suspension is used as a microbe sample; dripping: dripping the generated microbe sample, namely the suspension into multiple nutrient sources, at least one part of depletion rates of which are different according to the species of the microbes; and observation: observing the accumulated consumption of each nutrient source due to the microbes after dripping. In addition, the truth of origin place expression is judged by comparing the soil attached to the agricultural products with the expressed soil of the origin place.

The invention discloses a flow control method and device and equipment, and belongs to the technical field of networks and storage. The flow control method comprises the steps that the generating speed of the (i-1)th token and the depletion rate of the (i-1)th total token are obtained; according to the generating speed of the (i-1)th token, the depletion rate of the (i-1)th total token and a preset flow control target, the ith adjusting interval is determined, and the generating speed of the ith token is generated according to the ith adjusting interval; the generating speed of the ith token is sent to all nodes to which an object has access so that all the nodes can update the generating speed of the (i-1)th token into the generating speed of the ith token, and flow is controlled according to the generating speed of the ith token. The flow control device comprises a first obtaining module, a first generating module and a first sending module. According to the flow control method and device and the equipment, the problem that the loads among all the nodes are unbalanced due to the fact that the number of processing requirements of the nodes with the large token generating speed is large is solved, and the loads are guided to be balanced among the nodes.

The invention discloses a method for mining tin mine, and relates to the technical field of mining. The method for mining tin mine comprises the steps of mining area layout, picking and cutting and recovery. The mining area layout is divided into a plurality of mining areas in an ore body direction, each mining area is divided into 3-7 ore blocks, and then the ore blocks are divided into mining houses and mining pillars, and the ore body is divided into middle sections in the height direction, and each middle section is subdivided into sections; the recovery step is carried out in the direction from the center to the sides, first returning to the mining houses and then back to the mining pillars. Thin ore bodies can be recovered, thick and extremely thick ore bodies can also be recovered.The method for mining tin mine has a wide application range, the ore recovery rate is larger than or equal to 88%, and the depletion rate is less than or equal to 10%, the ore loss rate is reduced.