1118 results about "Life length" patented technology

Techniques are disclosed which provide a substantially constant battery reserve capacity with respect to therapeutic medical devices. Accordingly, a battery control system may be operable to maintain a substantially constant reserve capacity throughout the life of the battery. The battery reserve capacity activation threshold may be set and continuously or periodically updated so that a battery's remaining capacity equals the predetermined reserve capacity when the measured parameter reaches the activation threshold, thereby allowing a maximum amount of a battery's total capacity to be employed for therapeutic use and reserve only that portion of that capacity determined to provide for a desired level and / or period of device function after reaching the reserve threshold.

An active noise cancellation system includes a series of features for more effective cancellation, greater reliability, and improved stability. A particular feature adapted for headset systems includes locating a residual microphone radially offset from the center of a sound generator to detect a signal more similar to that incident upon the eardrum of the user. In addition, an open back headset design includes perforations on the side of the headset instead of the back, so that the perforations are less susceptible to inadvertent blockage. The system also includes a mechanism for detecting changes in the acoustic characteristics of the environment that may be caused, for example, by pressure exerted upon the earpieces, and that may destabilize the cancellation system. The system automatically responds to such changes, for example, by reducing the gain or the frequency response of the system to preserve stability. The system further includes other methods for detecting imminent instability and compensating, such as detecting the onset of signals within enhancement frequencies characteristic of the onset of instability, and adjusting the gain or frequency response of the system or suppressing the enhanced signals. The system further includes a mechanism for conserving battery life by turning the system off when sound levels are low, or adjusting the power supply to the system to correspond to the current power requirements of the system.

A method for determining a preferred operating gradient for use in attaining a life objective for an electrical energy storage device in a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. A present state-of-life of the electrical energy storage device is provided and a life target for the electrical energy storage device is established as a predetermined limit in a predetermined metric at a predetermined state-of-life of the electrical energy storage device. A state-of-life gradient is then determined with respect to the predetermined metric which converges the state-of-life of the electrical energy storage device to the life target.

The system uses an X-ray imaging system having an elongated lifetime. Further, the system uses an X-ray beam that lies in substantially the same path as a charged particle beam path of a particle beam cancer therapy system. The system creates an electron beam that strikes an X-ray generation source located proximate to the charged particle beam path. By generating the X-rays near the charged particle beam path, an X-ray path running collinear, in parallel with, and / or substantially in contact with the charged particle beam path is created. The system then collects X-ray images of localized body tissue region about a cancerous tumor. Since, the X-ray path is essentially the charged particle beam path, the generated image is usable for precisely target the tumor with a charged particle beam.

A technology, wherein unstable operation of the ultrasonic motor is prevented, when the ultrasonic motor is driven at the lower speed out of at least two types of speeds, and life extension is attempted, is disclosed, and according to this invention, when the ultrasonic motor 3 is driven at a comparatively low-speed during normal driving, unstable operation due to driving at a comparatively low-speed can be prevented and life extension can be attempted by driving the ultrasonic motor at a comparatively high-speed every predetermined period of time.

The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having one or more motorized pumps and associated motor drives, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and / or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation over a time horizon.

A method and system for archiving data. The data are classified according to their desired lifetime and then archived in a memory using a storage method whose reliability is in accordance with the desired lifetime. For example, when storing data in the cells of an EPROM, short-term data could be archived using larger programming voltage pulse increments than for long-term data, using a lower target threshold voltage than for long-term data, using wider programming voltage pulses than for long-term data, using higher starting programming voltages than for long-term data, using fewer programming voltage pulses than for long term data, using lower maximum programming voltages than for long term data, or using more levels per cell than for long-term data.

A model of battery reserve life that a function of a SOH indicator is adaptively modified responsive to intermittent capacity tests of a battery, e.g., based on reserve life estimates generated responsive to the capacity tests. The SOH indicator for the battery is monitored to generate SOH indicator values, and estimates of reserve life are generated from the generated SOH indicator values according to the adaptively modified model of reserve life. For example, a capacity test may be performed responsive to detection of a change in reserve life as estimated by the model of reserve life, and the model of reserve life may be modified responsive to the capacity test. The battery reserve life model may, for example, express reserve life as a function of a float voltage, a float current, a temperature, a charge / discharge cycling, an impedance, a conductance, a resistance, and / or a coup de fouet parameter. The invention may be embodied as methods, apparatus and computer program products.

A method for predicting the remaining life of a battery for a vehicle includes obtaining a value representative of the amount of remaining life for a battery in a new and fully charged state and monitoring at least one parameter of the battery during use of the battery. The method also includes obtaining an acceleration factor based on the at least one monitored parameter and estimating the amount of life lost from the battery utilizing the acceleration factor.

A self-luminous display apparatus, a peak luminance adjustment apparatus is disclosed wherein power to be consumed by a self-luminous display panel is compulsorily suppressed to a level within a prescribed range and consequently the life of a battery is maintained. A mean gradation value calculation section calculates a mean gradation value of a video signal inputted within a period of one frame. A power consumption calculation section determines a standard peak luminance corresponding to the calculated mean gradation value and calculates a power consumption amount to be consumed based on the standard peak luminance and the calculated mean gradation value. A peak luminance adjustment section adjusts the standard peak luminance so that a total value of the power consumption to be consumed within a fixed period of time may not exceed a preset power amount.

A user-controlled application-based power management function is provided for a battery-operated device. In general, for each of a number of applications of the battery-operated device, a power management function enables a user of the battery-operated device to provide a usage parameter for the application defining a desired amount of usage of the application for each of one or more tasks. For each task, the power management function determines an estimated amount of battery life that is sufficient to provide the desired amount of usage of the application for the task and determines whether the estimated amount of battery life is available. If the estimated amount of battery life is available, the power management function allocates an amount of battery life corresponding to the estimated amount of battery life to the application for the task.

Described herein are integrated systems for generating neutrons to perform a variety of tasks including: on-line analysis of bulk material and industrial process control (as shown in FIG. 1), security interrogation (as shown in FIG. 2), soil and environmental analysis, and medical diagnostic treatment. These systems are based on novel gas-target neutron generation which embodies the beneficial characteristics of replenishable fusible gas targets for very long lifetime, stability and continuous operation, combined with the advantageous features common to conventional accelerator neutron tubes including: on / off operation, hermetically sealed operation, and safe storage and transport. Innovative electron management techniques provide gas-target neutron production efficiencies that are comparable or surpass existing sources. The high-pressure high-resistance gaseous discharge is presented as a favorable gas-target neutron generator embodiment, combining ion source regions, accelerator regions, gas-target regions and electron management components within a single simple cost-effective device that is adaptable to various geometric configurations that provide specific neutron emission profiles for greater analysis capacity.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic virtual running / walking coach that notifies a person as to how hard the person's feet have been impacting a surface, notifies the person as to whether the person's feet are impacting a surface at a proper relative distance from the body and / or at a proper side-to-side angle, and / or notifies the person as to how much cushioning life remains in a pair of shoes. When the notifications are provided to the person during the running / walking activity, the person can respond by taking immediate actions to adjust the foot placement relative to the body and / or adjust the level of foot impact to an acceptable level by varying the speed, step distance, and / or posture while running / walking and / or by selecting among different available surfaces on which to run / walk. A person may also more accurately determine when a particular pair of shoes should be replaced because they no longer provide a sufficient level of cushioning to compensate for the levels of foot impact that are occurring.

The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation, i.e., radiation of high-energy photons in the wavelength range from 11 to 14 nm, based on a gas discharge. The object of the invention, to find a novel possibility for generating EUV radiation in which an extended life of the system is achieved with stable generation of a dense, hot plasma column, is met according to the invention in that a preionization discharge is ignited between two parallel disk-shaped flat electrodes prior to the main discharge by a surface discharge along the superficies surface of a cylindrical insulator with a plasma column generated through the gas discharge with pulsed direct voltage, which preionization discharge carries out an ionization of the working gas in the discharge chamber by means of fast charged particles. The preionization discharge is triggered within a first electrode housing and the main discharge takes place between a narrowed output of the first electrode housing and a part of the second electrode housing close to the outlet opening of the discharge chamber. The plasma develops in a part of the second electrode housing covered by a tubular insulator and, as a result of the current-induced magnetic field, contracts to form a dense, hot plasma column, one end of which is located in the vicinity of the outlet opening of the second electrode housing.

A method of providing a user with a battery power notification in a mobile device and the mobile device therefor are provided. The method includes determining a future application to be run on the mobile device, determining whether a remaining battery life of the mobile device is enough to run the future application, based on a power consumption of a preceding application running before the future application, and outputting a notification indicating a battery insufficiency of the mobile device in response to the determining that the remaining battery life is not enough.

Methods for repairing and manufacturing a gas turbine airfoil, and the airfoil repaired and manufactured with such methods are presented with, for example, the repair method comprising providing an airfoil having specified nominal dimensions, the airfoil comprising a first material, the first material having a creep life and a fatigue life, the airfoil further comprising a leading edge section and a trailing edge section; removing at least one portion of at least one section of the airfoil to create at least one deficit of material for the airfoil relative to the specified nominal dimensions, the at least one section selected from the group consisting of the leading edge section and the trailing edge section; providing at least one insert comprising a second material, the second material having a creep life that is at least substantially equal to the creep life of the first material, and a fatigue life that is at least substantially equal to the fatigue life of the first material; and disposing the at least one insert onto the airfoil such that the at least one deficit of material is substantially eliminated.

A whole-life-cycle power output classification prediction system for photovoltaic systems. The power output classification prediction system comprises a basic information storage module, a database module, a prediction model judgment module, a prediction data pre-processing module and a prediction modeling module. The system selects different prediction models to carry out training and predication according to acquired data types and operation time of the photovoltaic system, is a modularized and multi-type photovoltaic system output power prediction system, can be suitable for output power prediction requirements of a majority of photovoltaic systems at present, can carry out customization according to the scale of the photovoltaic system, user requirements, etc., can both meet economic requirements and reliability requirements, and has good adaptability and transportability. The prediction method can update automatically. The prediction system can carry out automatic operation management. And relatively high prediction precision and stability are achieved.

The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having one or more motorized pumps and associated motor drives, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and / or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation over a time horizon.

The invention provides a vibration fatigue life predication method and system for a micro-packaging assembly. The method comprises the following steps: creating a vibration simulating finite element model according to the structures of the micro-packaging assembly and a fixing part; extracting the verification characteristics parameters; modifying the vibration simulating finite element model according to the verification characteristics parameters and the experimental characteristics parameters of the micro-packaging assembly to obtain a vibration simulating model; performing random vibration stress response simulation analysis for the micro-packaging assembly according to the vibration simulation model to obtain a dangerous vibration fatigue point; extracting equivalent stress power spectrum density of the dangerous vibration fatigue point under the random vibration load; converting the equivalent stress power spectrum density to obtain cyclic stress time domain data; calculating the vibration fatigue life of the dangerous vibration fatigue point under the random vibration load according to an S-N curve and the cyclic stress time domain data of the dangerous vibration fatigue point; predicating the vibration fatigue life of the micro-packaging assembly by the method of synchronously extracting the response data of the fixing part and the micro-packaging assembly. With the adoption of the method and system, the testing accuracy is improved.

Motor generator (MG) is controlled via motor controller by MG control processor of CPU, so that voltage and current of battery is detected while changing frequency of state detection current flowing in the secondary battery. According to the detection results, impedance is calculated in the impedance calculation unit. Remaining mount is calculated from the impedance obtained and the battery characteristics stored in memory. Furthermore, remaining amount change correction unit adds integration current between impedance measurements to the remaining amount for correcting the remaining amount. Weighting coefficient is determined from the standard deviation based on the corrected value and the remaining amount and weighted mean is calculated in weighted mean unit. Next, the result of the remaining amount calculation is used to perform service life calculation and service life correction calculation, and weighted mean is calculated in the same way as the remaining amount.

Apparatus and methods provide relatively low uncorrectable bit error rates, low write amplification, long life, fast and efficient retrieval, and efficient storage density such that a solid-state drive (SSD) can be implemented using relatively inexpensive MLC Flash for an enterprise storage application.

Techniques improving the performance and extending the lifetime of an ion source with gas mixing are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for improving performance and extending lifetime of an ion source in an ion implanter. The method may comprise introducing a predetermined amount of dopant gas into an ion source chamber. The dopant gas may comprise a dopant species. The method may also comprise introducing a predetermined amount of diluent gas into the ion source chamber. The diluent gas may dilute the dopant gas to improve the performance and extend the lifetime of the ion source. The diluent gas may further comprise a co-species that is the same as the dopant species.

A method and apparatus is used to confirm the charge amount and degradation state of a battery. Various cycle test battery measurements are conducted at prescribed time intervals until the end of the battery life, and the measured values are used to generate a determination table or determination tables showing relationships between battery charge amount and degradation state. To establish the charge amount and degradation state of a subject battery, the subject battery is measured and the results compared with determination table values. The existing charge amount and the state of battery degradation are estimated in accordance with a determination table location of matching values.

A knuckle for a railway coupler system is made without internal voids or cores. Instead, external pockets are formed on the front face and tail portion surface to reduce weight. The knuckle is formed by investment casting, which permits a pulling face to be provided without a draft angle or parting line typical of a cast part. As a result of these innovations, the knuckle according to the invention has an improved fatigue life.

An object of the present invention is to provide a honeycomb structural body with a long service life, which can reduce a pressure loss to a low level upon collecting particulates and maintain the pressure loss at the low level for a long time even after regenerating processes. The honeycomb structural body includes a columnar porous ceramic block in which a large number of through holes are placed in parallel with one another in the length direction with a wall portion interposed therebetween. Herein, the large number of through holes are constituted by a group of large-capacity through holes, each of which is sealed at one end of the honeycomb structural body so that the total sum of the areas on a cross section perpendicular to the length direction is made relatively great, and a group of small-capacity through holes, each of which is sealed at the other end of the honeycomb structural body so that the total sum of the areas on the cross section is made relatively small, and a surface roughness Ry of the wall face of the through hole is set in a range from 10 to 100 μm.

A light emitting device that achieves long life, and which is capable of performing high duty drive, by suppressing initial light emitting element deterioration is provided. Reverse bias application to an EL element (109) is performed one row at a time by forming a reverse bias electric power source line (112) and a reverse bias TFT (108). Reverse bias application can therefore be performed in synchronous with operations for write-in of an image signal, light emission, erasure, and the like. Reverse bias application therefore becomes possible while maintaining a duty equivalent to that of a conventional driving method.

A system and method (700) of indicating remaining life of a Non Volatile Memory (NVM) Array can be implemented in an integrated circuit. The method includes estimating (703) the remaining life of an NVM array by characterizing one or more cells to provide an estimate; comparing (709) the estimate to a threshold to provide a comparison; and when the estimate satisfies the threshold, providing (711) an indication corresponding to the comparison. The system comprises an NVM array (201); a controller (202) configured to control the NVM array, to estimate remaining life of the NVM array by characterizing one or more cells, and to provide an output signal corresponding to life expectancy of the NVM array; and a register (215) to store a flag corresponding to the output signal, where the flag may be used to provide information corresponding to predicted life expectancy to a user.

The invention relates to a dynamic capacity increasing method for an oil-immersed transformer, and belongs to the field of transformers. The method includes the steps that heat conduction process in the transformer is simplified into a circuit model; winding hot-spot temperature, top oil temperature, average oil temperature, average winding temperature of the transformer under the current load condition are calculated; according to the limit that the winding hot-spot temperature does not exceed 140 DEG C, whether temperature in the transformer will exceed the limit temperature or not under the current load and environment conditions is calculated, whether a temperature limit value is reached or not if long-term emergency loads or short-term emergency loads occur at the moment is calculated, and if the temperature in the transformer possibly exceeds the limit value of the short-term emergency loads, the time for reaching the limit value and the finally reached steady state temperature are calculated to serve as alarm signals; if it is monitored that the temperature will exceed the standard within t minutes, an early-warning signal is sent out, certain time delay is set, and if the loads are not reduced within the set time delay, a cooling fan of the transformer is turned on. Long-term continuous operation of cooling equipment can be avoided, and operation life of the cooling equipment is prolonged.

The present application discloses an atomization assembly, an electronic cigarette with a limited lifetime and a method of limiting a lifetime of the electronic cigarette. The atomization assembly includes an interface circuit detachably connected with the battery assembly, an atomization circuit and a main circuit. The atomization circuit and the main circuit are both connected with the interface circuit. The main circuit is used to count the puff number according to actual conducting times of the atomization circuit, after electrically communicated with the battery assembly via the interface circuit, so that the electronic cigarette controls the atomizing circuit to be disconnected and stopped from working when the puff number reaches a preset value. A technical effect is achieved that exactly counting the puff number and effectively ensuring the consistency between the available puff number and available amount of tobacco tar.