169 results about "Energy component" patented technology

An apparatus for testing, inspecting or screening an electrically powered device for modified or unmodified hardware, firmware or software modifications including Malware, Trojans, adware, improper versioning, worms, or virus and the like, includes an antenna positioned at a distance from the electrically powered device and a signal receiver or sensor for examining a signal from the electrically powered device. The receiver or sensor collects unintended RF energy components emitted by the electrically powered device and includes one or more processors and executable instructions that perform analysis in a response to the acquired signal input while the electrically powered device is active or powered. The characteristics of the collected RF energy may be compared with RF energy characteristics of an unmodified device. The comparison determines one of a modified, unmodified or score of certainty of modified condition of the electrically powered device.

Embodiments provide method and systems for determining or measuring objective eye alignment in an external-coordinate system so as to define a reference axis. Additional embodiments provide a method and system of aligning an objectively determined reference axis of the eye in a selected relationship to a therapeutic axis of an ophthalmic therapeutic apparatus and / or a diagnostic axis of an ophthalmic diagnostic apparatus. Embodiments provide a method and system for planning an ophthalmic treatment procedure based on objective eye alignment in an external-coordinate system so as to define a reference axis of an eye to be treated. The reference axis may be used to position a therapeutic energy component, for example, an orthovoltage X-ray treatment device, e.g., positioned to provide treatment to tissue on the retina, such as the macula.

Method and system for converting solar energy into electrical energy utilizing serially coupled multijunction-type photovoltaic cells in conjunction with a form of spectral cooling. The latter cooling is carried out by removing ineffective solar energy components from impinging concentrated light, inter alia, through the utilization of dichroics or the conversion of ineffective solar energy components to effective energy components by means of luminescence, phosphorescence, or fluorescence. Ineffective solar energy components are described as those exhibiting wavelengths outside the bandgap energy defined wavelength and an associated wavelength defined band of useful photon energy.

A method for creating an enhanced seismic image is described. Seismic data is acquired from a seismic survey conducted over a subterranean region. The seismic data is transformed into energy components, preferably Gaussian beam components. An earth model is created which is comprised of lens elements. The set of energy components is propagated or migrated through the lens elements to form image components which are combined into a seismic image. A target is identified in the seismic image for image enhancement. Ray tracing may be used to select the trial set of lens elements to be updated and to select a subset of energy components. The subset of energy components is propagated through updated earth model to form updated image components. The seismic image is updated by replacing image components with updated image components which are formed from the subset of selected energy components. This subset is ideally greatly reduced in size relative to the overall number of energy components, i.e., beam components.

There is disclosed a system, computer program and method provided for enabling an energy hub for improved management and optimization of energy utilization (consumption, production and storage). In an embodiment, a computer-implemented energy hub management system comprises a micro energy hub configured to communicate with two or more energy components at a premises. An energy optimization engine has an energy component model for each energy component based on each energy component's operating characteristics, the energy optimization engine adapted to receive at least one input from the two or more energy components and an input from an external data source on any external energy utilization restrictions for the micro energy hub. In response to at least one input from the two or more energy components and any external energy utilization restrictions on the micro energy hub, the energy optimization engine is adapted to issue one or more control signals to at least one of the energy components at the premises to optimize energy utilization based on one or more optimization criteria.

The mobile hybrid electrical power source (100) is reconfigurably disposed in a street-legal size compact metallic container (105) positioned on a hydraulic trailer (107) that can be towed by a truck. An alignment pin (109) is provided on the container (105) for aligning and mating the container with a rotary bearing (111) on the trailer (107). The rotary bearing (111) allows the metallic container (105) to rotate about a vertical central axis + / −180° from an initial position of the container (105). The generator (100) combines a plurality of power sources to provide optimal operation in multiple applications and conditions. The power sources comprise wind, solar, and fossil fuel energy components. When a power grid is available, the mobile hybrid electrical power source (100) can be connected to the grid to sell energy back to the grid.

A method for creating an enhanced seismic image is described. Seismic data is acquired from a seismic survey conducted over a subterranean region. The seismic data is transformed into energy components, preferably Gaussian beam components. An earth model is created which is comprised of lens elements. The set of energy components is propagated or migrated through the lens elements to form image components which are combined into a seismic image. A target is identified in the seismic image for image enhancement. Ray tracing may be used to select the trial set of lens elements to be updated and to select a subset of energy components. The subset of energy components is propagated through updated earth model to form updated image components. The seismic image is updated by replacing image components with updated image components which are formed from the subset of selected energy components. This subset is ideally greatly reduced in size relative to the overall number of energy components, i.e., beam components.

Embodiments provide method and systems for determining or measuring objective eye alignment in an external-coordinate system so as to define a reference axis. Additional embodiments provide a method and system of aligning an objectively determined reference axis of the eye in a selected relationship to a therapeutic axis of an ophthalmic therapeutic apparatus and / or a diagnostic axis of an ophthalmic diagnostic apparatus. Embodiments provide a method and system for planning an ophthalmic treatment procedure based on objective eye alignment in an external-coordinate system so as to define a reference axis of an eye to be treated. The reference axis may be used to position a therapeutic energy component, for example, an orthovoltage X-ray treatment device, e.g., positioned to provide treatment to tissue on the retina, such as the macula.

Pesticide compositions and methods for their use are provided. Embodiments of the subject pesticide compositions include a pesticide and an assimilable carbon skeleton energy component. Embodiments of the subject compositions may include a pesticide and one or more of a macronutrient component, micronutrient component, vitamin / cofactor component and a complexing agent. Also provided are methods that include preparing an assimilable carbon skeleton energy containing-pesticide composition and methods for administering an assimilable carbon skeleton energy containing-pesticide composition to a plant. Kits for use in practicing the subject invention are also provided. The subject pesticide compositions find use in a variety of different applications, and are particularly suited for use in at least mollifying pesticide-induced phytotoxicity of a plant.

In general, embodiments of the present invention relate to a card and associated methods for automated information (static and dynamic) exchange pursuant to a commercial transaction. In a typical embodiment, the card (e.g., a credit card, a debit card and / or a smart card) comprises an energy component for providing power to the card and a back display (e.g., positioned on the back or magnetic strip side of the card) for displaying card information being used in the commercial transaction. Upon display, a terminal (e.g., a point of sale terminal) will scan / read the card information and generate a corresponding source validation code (SVC). An imager positioned on the back of the card will scan / read the SVC and card validation code (CVC) logic on the card will generate a CVC based on the SVC (e.g., based on a validation result of the SVC). A biometric reader positioned on a front side of the card will take a biometric reading from a user of the card and corresponding user validation code (UVC) logic will generate a UVC based on the biometric reading. The underlying commercial transaction can then be validated (e.g., by a server associated with the terminal or by validation logic on the card itself), a validation result can be displayed on a front display (e.g., positioned on the front side of the card).

An animal feed in pellet form including one or more agricultural raw material byproduct and a glycerin binder. The animal feed may also include nutritional additives, vitamins, minerals, antibiotics, hormones and sweeteners in effective amounts. Further provided is a process for preparing an animal feed product, including providing one or more agricultural raw material byproduct; blending the one or more agricultural raw material byproduct with a quantity of glycerin; and pelletizing the blended agricultural raw material byproduct and glycerin into pellets. The glycerin may be present at a concentration effective to bind the blended one or more agricultural raw material byproduct and glycerin into a stable pellet, and may also be present at a concentration effective to improve the shelf life of the one or more byproduct.

An online method and apparatus for determining state of charge (SoC) and state of health (SoH) of energy storage components in a microgrid environment is disclosed. The apparatus and methods may estimate SoC and SoH of an energy storage device in a real-time fashion. The SoC may be used to preserve / extend the life of the energy storage components, while the SoH may be used for trend analysis and energy storage component prognostics.

Methods of treating a plant exposed to a phytotoxicant are provided. Embodiments of the subject methods include identifying a plant exposed to a phytotoxicant and applying an assimilable carbon-skeleton energy component-comprising composition to the identified plant. Embodiments of the subject compositions may include one or more of a macronutrient component, micronutrient component, vitamin / cofactor component, complexing agent and microbe. Kits for use in practicing the subject invention are also provided. The subject methods find use in a variety of different applications in which a plant is phytotoxic or at least in danger of becoming phytotoxic due to exposure or potential exposure to a phytotoxicant.

In general, embodiments of the present invention relate to a light-powered smart card and associated methods for automated information (static and dynamic) exchange pursuant to a commercial transaction. In a typical embodiment, the card (e.g., a credit card, a debit card and / or a smart card) comprises (among other things) an energy component for providing power to the card. Upon powering up via a light source, including light from the interfacing terminal's backlight, a terminal (e.g., a point of sale terminal) will scan / read card information shared between the card and the card company (e.g., upon swiping or placing of the card), and generate a corresponding source validation code (SVC). An optional imager / image array positioned on the back of the card will scan / read the SVC, and card validation code (CVC) logic on the card will generate a CVC based on the SVC (e.g., based on a validation result of the SVC).

An apparatus for testing, inspecting or screening an electronic device for electrical characteristics, modified or unmodified hardware, or firmware modifications including Malware, Trojans, improper versioning, and the like, includes a transmitting antenna positioned at a distance from the electronic device and a electromagnetic energy receiver or sensor for examining a resulting unintentional derived electromagnetic energy from the electronic device. The receiver collects unintentional RF energy components emitted by the device and includes a processor and executable instructions that perform analysis in a response to the acquired electromagnetic energy input. The characteristics of the collected RF energy may be compared with RF energy characteristics of an exemplary device. The analysis determines one of a modified, unmodified or score of certainty of discerned condition of the device.

This invention belongs to petrochemical industry technology. This production method of high order road asphalt is broke into three steps: vacuum residuum hand led by butane deasphalt craft, obtain high softening point, low waxen oil removing uintahite as hard component of pitch adjustment; carry out topping hand le(namely decompression fractionation) to catalytic cracking oil, obtain high flash point, low waxen topping heavy oil slurry as low-energy component of pitch adjustment; carry out on-line concoction to oil removing uintahite and topping heavy oil slurry, obtain high order road asphalt. This invention mostly utilize butane oil removing uintahite of paraffin - intermediate base or middle -paraffin base commingled crude oil, and sixpenny catalytic cracking topping heavy oil slurry to high order road asphalt, enlarge crude resources of road asphalt production, advance start work of butane deasphalt unit.

A diagnostic apparatus for analysis, testing, inspecting and / or screening an integrated and assembled electrically powered equipment rack and its populated cards and devices for measurement of degree of device aging, improper operation, degradation, condition, and / or Remaining Useful Life (RUL). The device includes an antenna card with a detachably attachable antenna module that can be positioned at a distance from the electrically devices under test and a signal receiver or sensor for examining a signal from the electrically powered device, but especially applied to rackmount supported electronics and / or chassis based electronics. The receiver or sensor collects unintended and / or intended RF energy components emitted by the electrically powered device and performs the above analysis in a response to the acquired signal input while the electrically powered device is active or powered.

A system and method for maintaining a plasma in a plasma region by supplying RF power at a fundamental frequency to the plasma region together with a gas in order to create an RF electromagnetic field which interacts with the gas to create a plasma that contains electromagnetic energy components at frequencies that are harmonics of the fundamental frequency. The components at frequencies that are harmonics of the fundamental frequency are reduced by placing RF energy absorbing resistive loads in energy receiving communication with the plasma, the resistive loads having a frequency dependent attenuation characteristic such that the resistive loads attenuate electrical energy at frequencies higher than the fundamental frequency more strongly than energy at the fundamental frequency.

Pesticide compositions and methods for their use are provided. Embodiments of the subject pesticide compositions include a pesticide and an assimilable carbon skeleton energy component. Embodiments of the subject compositions may include a pesticide and one or more of a macronutrient component, micronutrient component, vitamin / cofactor component and a complexing agent. Also provided are methods that include preparing an assimilable carbon skeleton energy containing-pesticide composition and methods for administering an assimilable carbon skeleton energy containing-pesticide composition to a plant. Kits for use in practicing the subject invention are also provided. The subject pesticide compositions find use in a variety of different applications, and are particularly suited for use in at least mollifying pesticide-induced phytotoxicity of a plant.

The present invention relates to a composite sweeting agent and a preparation method thereof, and a method for improving taste flavor of stevia glycoside sweeting agents, and belongs to the field of food chemical industry. Based on deficiencies in the prior art, a purpose of the present invention is to provide a new method for improving the taste and the flavor of the natural stevia glycoside sweeting agents. Specifically the present invention relates to new uses of application of rebaudioside D as a taste-modifying agent and / or a flavoring agent, specifically application of rebaudioside D in improvement of the existing sweeteners, especially the taste and the flavor of the natural stevia glycoside sweeting agents. The present invention further provides a composite sweeting agent prepared by mixing rebaudioside D and at least one selected from stevioside and rebaudioside A. According to the present invention, the composite sweeting agent has a taste similar to sucrose, and does not has lingering bitterness and acerbity; no artificially synthesized component and no energy component are introduced; and characteristics o pure nature and no energy of the stevioside and the rebaudioside A are maintained.

The invention discloses a double-bus energy grid-connected topological structure and a grid-connected control method thereof. The grid-connected topological structure comprises a platform bus energy component, a load bus energy component and a grid-connected control unit. The grid-connected control unit is respectively connected with the platform bus energy component and the load bus energy component through a platform bus and a load bus. The platform bus energy component is used for adopting a direct energy transmission system for power regulation and supplying power to platform equipment. The load bus energy component is used for adopting a solar array maximum power tracking mechanism to realize the maximization of the power supply energy of the load bus energy component. The load bus energy component is also used for supplying power to load equipment high in power output. The grid-connected control unit is used for adopting a power MOS tube-based impedance pulse width adjusting system to realize the energy adjustment and the mutual allocation between the platform bus energy component and the load bus energy component. According to the invention, the problem that the short-time and high-power type power supply stability for loads in a micro-nano satellite single-bus power supply system is poor in the prior art can be solved.

Successive interference canceling for CMDA. ICI may result from a signal's multipath effects, or by filtering / suppression of some of the component energy of the signaling waveforms. Energy component attenuation destroys orthogonality of CDMA symbols thereby causing ICI. An ICF suppresses frequency domain portions (attenuates ingress), but also introduces ICI. Following the ICF, the signal is de-spread, sliced, re-spread and convolved with the ICF echoes (except first tap echoes). Convolving re-spread hard decisions with delayed ICF taps is equivalent to partially re-modulating the first-pass hard decisions to efficiently “add-back-in” the signal energy which was blanked / subtracted by the ICF. Alternatively, parameter estimation de-rotates and re-rotates soft symbols and hard decisions, respectively, compensating for undesirable symbol rotation. The convolved signal is subtracted from a delayed version of the ICF output signal. If desired, this process may be repeated successively to enhance the accuracy of the obtained data decisions in the next stage.

A reflector lamp or illumination system comprising a concave reflector having a parabolic or ellipsoidal front section with the focal point being a ring of points that extends horizontally outwardly from the reflector system focal point by a distance of not less than one, and no more than three, times the width of the light source used, a spherical rear section with it's focal point substantially the same focal point as the reflector system, and a finite light source located at the focal point of said reflector system. The reflector sections are dimensioned so that light rays from the finite light source and those which are reflected by the spherical rear section are reflected and re-reflected by the front section with less divergent beam angles and distributed more evenly into the desired projected beam pattern with more of said rays being projected into the desired beam path. Additionally the light rays, re-reflected by the front section, consist of uncompressed light and energy components which provide a beam pattern which is substantially more even in light and energy distribution, does not have compressed light and energy producing hot spots of light and heat at the center of the projected beam pattern or gate, and is therefore less harmful to parts such as lighting fixture parts, plastic lens and items being projected such as plastic color media, film, and slides. Alternately the front reflector section surface has radial convex curved facets to produce a smoother beam field. Additionally the rear reflector section can consist of multiple spherical sections with slightly different focal points to produce a smoother beam field and project more of the light radiated from the light source.

One embodiment relates to an apparatus for generating a charged particle beam with reduced energy width. A charged particle source is configured to generate a charged particle beam with a range of energies. An energy-dispersive device bends the high-energy component of the charged particle beam at less of an angle in comparison to the bending angle of the low-energy component of the charged particle beam, such that the higher and lower energy charged particle beam components exit the energy-dispersive device at different angles of trajectory. A charged particle mirror reflects the charged particle beam such that charged particles entering at an angle with respect to the normal to the mirror reflection plane exit the mirror symmetrically with respect to the normal and at the same angle. Charged particle lenses converge all energy components exiting the energy-dispersive device at different angles of trajectory at the charged particle mirror reflection plane. A knife-edge plate removes all charged particles with energies higher and lower than a selected energy width. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

The present invention relates generally to a mechanism of a contact system for circuit breakers. More particularly, the invention encompasses a mechanism for a rotary double-break contact system, which enables a direct transfer of torque from stored energy components, such as, springs, to the contact arm in the ON-position (contacts closed) without using intermediate cam surface. The mechanism described in the invention also ensures reliable locking of the contact arm in the blow-off position using stationary means that are integral with or fixed to a crossbar module. This invention enables to achieve significant reduction or even to eliminate friction at certain critical interfaces between the contact mechanism components, thus, reducing or potentially eliminating hysteresis, and improving performance consistency, and also eliminating mechanism performance dependency on wear level and condition of an intermediate cam surface. An additional feature of this invention is a reduction of a loss of contact torque / force during over-travel in the ON position when the fixed and / or moveable contacts erode. Configurations described in this invention may also feature physical protection for the moving components of the contact mechanism assembly from flying particles resulting from short circuit shots.

A power system architecture for a vehicle includes a source management unit having at least a generator, a first stored energy component, and a second stored energy component. A high voltage DC bus connects a high voltage load to the source management unit. At least one low voltage DC bus connects at least one low voltage DC load to the source management unit. The source management unit includes a plurality of multi-functional power modules configured such that the source management unit includes a multi-level active rectifier connecting the generator to a multi-level DC bus, a first multi-level multi-function converter connecting the first stored energy component to the multi-level active rectifier, a second multi-level multi-function converter connecting the second stored energy component to a multi-level isolated DC bus, and an isolated multi-level DC-DC converter connecting the multi-level DC bus to the multi-level isolated DC bus.

Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for vehicle route planning as a function of vehicle type. A plurality of different routes for travel by a vehicle from a trip origin to a destination is determined, and the vehicle identified as either an internal combustion engine vehicle type or a hybrid vehicle type. A programmable device is caused to recommend a route of the determined plurality of routes to an operator of the identified vehicle as a function of the identified vehicle type, wherein a route recommended to the identified internal combustion engine vehicle type is different from a route recommended to the identified hybrid vehicle type. In some examples, identifying the vehicle as configured to generate operative energy through a regenerative braking energy component results in recommending a route will cause more breaking over a faster route.

A signal identifying device which can identify an input signal easily includes a pitch extracting (4Y) for extracting a pitch component of the input signal (S1), and energy calculating unit (4X) for calculating an energy component of the input signal, and identifying unit (4Z) for executing a predetermined operation to the pitch component and the energy component and for identifying whether the input signal is a voice signal or music signal. The voice signal generally has the characteristics evident in energy, and has strong periodicity (i.e., pitch component) comparing compared to the music signal.

A hand-held apparatus for analysis, testing, inspecting and / or screening a fully integrated and assembled electrically powered assets and devices for measurement of degree of device aging, degradation, condition, and / or Remaining Useful Life (RUL). The device includes an on-board antenna positioned at a distance from the electrically powered device under test and a signal receiver or sensor for examining a signal from the electrically powered device, but especially applied to electronic devices. The receiver or sensor collects unintended and / or intended RF energy components emitted by the electrically powered device and performs the above analysis in a response to the acquired signal input while the electrically powered device is active or powered.