110 results about "System effects" patented technology

A “three-point” measurement technique effectively removes system effects to determine impedance, admittance, resistance, or conductance of an individual cell, battery, or interconnecting conductor embedded in a series or series-parallel electrochemical battery or fuel cell system. Three electrical contact points are defined. Two of these points bound the subject element. The third point is separated from the other two by a conducting path that may include one or more cells or batteries. By measuring dynamic parameters between alternate pairs of contact points, three dynamic parameter measurements are acquired. A mathematical computation combines the measurements and determines the dynamic parameter of a subject element as if it were alone—thus effectively “de-embedding” the subject element from the remainder of the system. A “four-point” extension of this technique permits measuring a dynamic parameter of a cell / battery disposed in a multiple-unit string of parallel-connected cells / batteries.

A method and system for determination of a pressure of the pressurized fluid with the use of a diaphragm pump responsible for accumulating the pressurized fluid in the vessel. The pump has a pump cavity and a diaphragm with a piezoelectric element which is actuated by an application of a voltage to displace the diaphragm for pumping a fluid into the vessel. The method comprises the steps of: (a) deactivating the diaphragm by removal of the voltage to the piezoelectric element so as to stop pumping the fluid and accumulating the pressurized fluid into the vessel; (b) introducing the pressurized fluid only from the vessel back into the pump cavity so as to cause a displacement of the diaphragm by the pressurized fluid; (c) deriving an electrical signal indicative of the displacement of the diaphragm; and (d) translating the electrical signal into a corresponding pressure value indicative of the pressure of the pressurized fluid in the vessel.

The present invention describes a novel recombinant NADH recycling system that is used as a process for producing reduced compounds. In a specific embodiment, the reduced compounds include ethanol, succinate, lactate, a vitamin, a pharmaceutical and a biodegraded organic molecule. The NADH recycling system effects metabolic flux of reductive pathways in aerobic and anaerobic environments.

Effects of undesired infrared light are reduced in an imaging system using an infrared light source. The desired infrared light source is activated and a first set of imaging data is captured during a first image capture interval. The desired infrared light source is then deactivated, and a second set of image data is captured during a second image capture interval. A composite set of image data is then generated by subtracting from first values in the first set of image data corresponding second values in the second set of image data. The composite set of image data thus includes a set of imaging where data all infrared signals are collected, including both signals resulting from the IR source and other IR signals, from which is subtracted imaging in which no signals result from the IR course, leaving image data including signals resulting only from the IR source.

A method and laser system effect rapid removal of material from a workpiece by applying heating energy in the form of a light beam to a target location on the workpiece to elevate its temperature while maintaining its dimensional stability. When the target portion of the workpiece is heated, a laser beam is directed for incidence on the heated target location. The laser beam preferably has a processing laser output that is appropriate to effect removal of the target material from the workpiece. The combined incidence of the processing laser output and the heating energy on the target location enables the processing laser output to remove a portion of the target material at a material removal rate that is higher than the material removal rate achievable when the target material is not heated.

A computer-implemented method for automatically analyzing, predicting, and / or modifying acoustic units of prosodic human speech utterances for use in speech synthesis or speech recognition. Possible steps include: initiating analysis of acoustic wave data representing the human speech utterances, via the phase state of the acoustic wave data; using one or more phase state defined acoustic wave metrics as common elements for analyzing, and optionally modifying, pitch, amplitude, duration, and other measurable acoustic parameters of the acoustic wave data, at predetermined time intervals; analyzing acoustic wave data representing a selected acoustic unit to determine the phase state of the acoustic unit; and analyzing the acoustic wave data representing the selected acoustic unit to determine at least one acoustic parameter of the acoustic unit with reference to the determined phase state of the selected acoustic unit. Also included are systems for implementing the described and related methods.

The invention discloses a furnace condition optimizing and monitoring device which improves operational conditions of a heating furnace or a boiler, improves efficiency and reduces energy consumption. A combustion device optimizing unit which is mainly an oxygen content fine adjustment device and is controlled by an automatic control unit is further arranged on an air inlet of a combustor, and the fine adjustment device comprises a control circuit with an optimization command receiving microprocessor. The furnace condition optimizing and monitoring device further comprises a curve memory comparison unit and a security and protection failure warning unit which carries out warning reminding on monitoring the project that the content of oxygen in exhausted smoke of the heating furnace is too high, and the like. According to the furnace condition optimizing and monitoring device, a security and protection effect-improving device which is matched in an integrated mode is adopted, a device monitoring and control system which integrates furnace condition overall optimization, safe production monitoring, machine pump system effect improving, automatic adjustment and operation, energy saving and consumption reduction as a whole is also adopted, the furnace effect of a heating furnace or a boiler matched with the furnace condition optimizing and monitoring device is improved, emission of oxygen content of smoke gas of the heating furnace or the boiler is reduced, smoke exhaust temperature and energy consumption of the heating furnace or the boiler are reduced, and therefore effective work of operation of a machine pump of the heating furnace or the boiler is enlarged, operation efficiency of the heating furnace or the machine pump of the boiler is improved, and the service life of the heating furnace or the machine pump of the boiler is prolonged.

Overall system performance improvements resulting from improvements to individual system components may be predicted by analyzing the effects of artificial performance degradations inserted into the individual components. Measuring and analyzing a negative overall system effect caused by negative changes to an individual component may predict a positive overall system performance improvement resulting from an improvement to the individual component of similar magnitude to the inserted negative changes. System performance prediction may be used to analyze and predict system performance changes related to various computing resources, such as execution time (speed), memory usage, network bandwidth, file I / O, and / or disk storage space, among others. Additionally, by comparing predicted system performance improvements resulting from potential improvements to various components of a software system, the individual components may be ranked according to the amount of improvement required to realize the predicted system performance improvements.

A user equipment issues a job for a plurality of documents to a printing system by one operation. The user equipment assigns attributes to the job, the attributes including the specification of collation / uncollation, the designation of processing start instruction wait, the designation of exclusive processing, and the designation of password input wait. The printing system effects printing of the plurality of documents corresponding to attributes of the documents under control of a job scheduling device. The job scheduling device carries out the pausing of documents included in the job, the modification of attributes, addressing of document receiving failures, and search of a document whose format is to be converted, thereby making it possible to efficiently print the plurality of documents.

Effects caused by unevenness among drive power sources and transmission torque changing apparatus and aging effects in a vehicle transmission are controlled without using sensors. A power train control unit releases engine torque through an assist clutch to release at least a part of gear train transmission torque to shift a meshing clutch toward a release position. During the gear release, a load is applied in a direction in which the meshing clutch is shifted toward the release position, before the transmission torque of the gear train is completely released, and the meshing clutch is shifted to the release position when at least a part of the transmission torque of the gear trains is released.

An electronic commerce method and system effects electronic commercial transactions using a computer network, wherein a management center identifies a user in response to an access from a user terminal, to provide user identification information, and receives a product purchase request from the user terminal. The management center then creates product selection information needed for selection of at least one product and product delivery information needed for delivery of the at least one product, on the basis of the user identification information and / or the product purchase request. The management center then transmits the product selection information to a terminal of a first party, such as a shop, that carries products while transmitting the product delivery information to a terminal of a second party, such as a distributor, that delivers products.

The inventive method employs a “systems biology” approach to predicting biological responses resulting from exposure to the test substance. In one embodiment, the invention provides an automated method for predicting the biological systems effects of a test substance. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for constructing a knowledgebase (or database) of response profiles for reference substances with known biological systems effects. In another embodiment, the invention provides a set of protocols and software tools used to carry out the profiling. Another embodiment of the invention is a panel of reagents and protocols required for generating response profiles, either to create an knowledgebase, or to use with an existing knowledgebase and informatics software to profile substance physiological effects. Another embodiment of the invention is a database of physiological profiles.

A tweezer-type cosmetic applicator, especially for mascara application, comprises a conventional product container equipped with a rotating wiper system in the neck of the container. The tweezer cosmetic applicator system effects a pincer grip without the application of external pressure, and can be operated while in the container for better evacuation.

The invention discloses a pilot signal design method used for maximizing effect and a large-scale multi-antenna system. The system is constituted by a base station configured with a large-scale antenna array and a user configured with a single antenna. The base station is used to transmit a downlink pilot signal to the user, and channel estimation is completed on a user terminal, and then estimation information is fed back to the base station, and then the base station adopts a maximized received signal-to-noise ratio wave beam forming scheme for data transmission. According to the invention,by taking the maximization of the system effect as an object, and the pilot signal as an optimization variable, a mathematical model is established; by adopting a certainty equivalency principle, an approximate analytical expression of a target function is acquired, and then the structure of the optimal pilot signal is deduced by adopting a majorization theory; properties are planned according tofractions, and an original optimization problem is converted into an equivalent subtraction form, and therefore an iterative optimization algorithm is acquired, and then by adopting a Lagrange dualitymethod, the closed-form solution of the optimal pilot signal is acquired.

A user equipment issues a job for a plurality of documents to a printing system by one operation. The user equipment assigns attributes to the job, the attributes including the specification of collation / uncollation, the designation of processing start instruction wait, the designation of exclusive processing, and the designation of password input wait. The printing system effects printing of the plurality of documents corresponding to attributes of the documents under control of a job scheduling device. The job scheduling device carries out the pausing of documents included in the job, the modification of attributes, addressing of document receiving failures, and search of a document whose format is to be converted, thereby making it possible to efficiently print the plurality of documents.

The invention relates to a grid type transverse air-intake turbulent flow type electric dust remover comprising a dust removing device and a vibrator, wherein the dust removing device uses mutliple rows of transverse turbulent flow air-intake grid plates as anode plates, the transverse turbulent flow air-intake grid plates are parallel to an air flow, a cathode wire and a gap used as a flue gas channel are arranged between the adjacent transverse turbulent flow air-intake grid plates in each row, the front ends of the flue gas channels formed by each row of transverse turbulent flow air-intake grid plates are provided with front seal plates at intervals to form a high-voltage electric field outlet channel, the back ends are provided with back seal plates at intervals to form a high-voltage electric field inlet channel, and the high-voltage electric field outlet channel is adjacent to the high-voltage electric field inlet channel. The invention adopts grid type transverse air intake to replace the longitudinal air intake of the conventional dust remover so that tail gas in the electric dust remover is changed into a novel turbulent flow state from the conventional basic layer flow state, the moving route and the running time of charged particles in the dust remover are prolonged so that the opportunity of capturing the charged particles close to or even directly contacting an easy-absorption pole is greatly increased, and meanwhile, a vibration system has a good effect to ensure that the polar plates of the dust remover are clean.

When a predetermined time has passed without detection of engine stall and without detection of the neutral state and without detection of a vehicle starting operation, in a first control state in which a clutch is in a disengaged state, a clutch control system effects transition to a second control state in which transition to a third control state is permitted. When a vehicle starting operation is detected in the second control state B in which the clutch is in the disengaged state, a liquid pressure modulator is driven to effect transition to the third control state in which the clutch is put in the engaged state or a partially engaged state. When an engine stall or the neutral state is detected in the second control state, transition to the first control state A is effected.

The invention discloses a monitoring method for an original well, a receiving well and pipe jacking construction. The monitoring method comprises the steps that (1), construction is prepared on site; (2), monitoring points are selected, and monitoring instruments are arranged on monitoring sections of the monitoring points; (3), monitoring frequency is made, and information is collected; (4), collected information data are recorded, analyzed and treated, and a monitoring statement is obtained; (5), a monitoring warning index value is made; and (6), the reasonability and scientificity of the construction process are evaluated according to the monitoring statement and the monitoring warning index value. On the basis of common monitoring items, the monitoring items are combined organically, and the tested data can be mutually checked. Continuous monitoring is conducted in construction engineering to guarantee the continuity of the data; monitoring point arranging is reduced by utilizing the system effect, so that the cost is saved; and by combining construction practice, the testing method and the types of monitoring elements are determined, and the arranging positions of the monitoring points are adjusted, so that the influence on the construction quality is reduced.

A method and laser system effect rapid removal of material from a workpiece (20) by applying heating energy in the form of a light beam (28) to a target location (16) on the workpiece to elevate its temperature while maintaining its dimensional stability. When the target portion of the workpiece is heated, a laser beam (12) is directed for incidence on the heated target location. The laser beam preferably has a processing laser output that is appropriate to effect removal of the target material from the workpiece. The combined incidence of the processing laser output and the heating energy on the target location enables the processing laser output to remove a portion of the target material at a material removal rate that is higher than the material removal rate achievable when the target material is not heated.

The invention discloses a cardan universal joint, and a manufacturing method for a shaft sleeve for the cardan universal joint, and aims to provide the cardan universal joint which has a simple structure, is convenient and easy to assemble and produce, good in lubrication system effect, and can be conveniently maintained daily, and the manufacturing method for the shaft sleeve for the cardan universal joint, which is simple and high in material utilization rate. The cardan universal joint comprises a universal joint pin; four end heads of the universal joint pin are respectively provided with a shaft sleeve which is made of a powder metallurgy material; and oil seals are arranged between inner sides of the shaft sleeves and the end heads of the universal joint pin.

This invention relates to one temperature test field and provides one new dissipation test method, which comprises the following technique keys: it makes the system not only for CPU temperature in testing and integrating the hardware, memory and south and north bridges into test range to totally test system effect; it not only tests part and improves multiple test points hardware to improve test efficiency without human tracing to satisfy the system test point data needs to take place of opaque glue to make the test data more accurate.

The present invention describes a novel recombinant NADH recycling system that is used as a process for producing reduced compounds. In a specific embodiment, the reduced compounds include ethanol, succinate, lactate, a vitamin, a pharmaceutical and a biodegraded organic molecule. The NADH recycling system effects metabolic flux of reductive pathways in aerobic and anaerobic environments.

The invention discloses a method for displaying objects in an interactive system in order to solve the problem that objects can not be displayed in the prior art. The method comprises the steps of dragging the objects to the boundary of a screen, displaying the hidden objects at other parts of the screen, and enabling the objects to automatically return to the display range when a user does not expect the object to exceed the boundary. By adopting the method, the user has a more flexible operation mode, and the system effects are improved.

The invention discloses a heat and power synergistic system and method based on reheating and heat accumulation adjustment. The system comprises a high-pressure turbine, a medium-low-pressure steam turbine, a power generator, a boiler, a hot water tank, a heat accumulation steam make-up pump, a reheating and heat accumulation bypass, a heat accumulator, a heating station, a steam extraction and heat supply branch, a heat accumulation and steam supply branch, a heat accumulation and steam supply control valve, a reheating and heat accumulation bypass valve, a reheater, a reheating branch, a hotwater heat pump, a hot water heat supply branch and a hot water user. The problem that consideration to both heat and power cannot be achieved in the peak shaving process since a traditional heat andpower unit sets power according to heat or set the heat according to the power is solved to a certain extent, the effect of excess power generation on the premise of meeting the heat supply requirement is achieved, the problem that the heat requirement is not sufficient on the condition of meeting the power generation requirement, particularly the problem that the heat requirement is not sufficient is solved, and the thermoelectric power system effect of the unit is improved and the system and the method have very good application prospects.

Users define the aperture shape and brightness characteristics of a virtual lens system to generate optical system effects in computer graphics images. An image sample point is associated with a aperture point within the aperture. The location of the aperture point may be based on the shape of the aperture. The image sample point value may be scaled based on a brightness value of an associated aperture point. Alternatively, the aperture point location may be based on brightness characteristics of the aperture. An optical system transmission function based on the brightness characteristics of the aperture specifies the density distribution of aperture positions within the aperture. The aperture points locations are distributed according to this optical system transmission function so that the out of focus regions or bokeh of images mimic the shape and brightness characteristics of the aperture. The aperture points, image sample points, and three-dimensional scene data are provided to a renderer to create images including optical system effects.

A telecommunications switching node comprising a plurality of input and output (I / O) ports configured to receive and transmit telecommunications signals, a switching core comprising a plurality of switching networks and a backplane connecting each of the plurality of I / O ports to each of the switching networks in the switching core. A non-blocking path is provided for each communications signal from any of the input ports to any of the output ports via one of the switching networks in the switching core. Further, the switching system effects a non-blocking path via all of the switching networks in the switching core. Advantageously, the switching core comprises a pair of switching networks. Further, this telecommunications switching node is expandable by adding a second switching core comprising a pair of switching networks to the node. One or more of the plurality of I / O ports may include a switching network to effect connection through the backplane to both pairs of switching networks.

The invention discloses an uncertainty determination method of a spacecraft total leak rate test result. The method comprises the following steps of: determining an uncertainty source; determining uncertainty component introduced by a system effect; determining uncertainty component introduced by measurement repeatability; determining synthesis standard uncertainty; and determining expansion uncertainty. By the system, the uncertainty caused by the system effect and the uncertainty caused by the measurement repeatability are firstly evaluated, and the synthesis standard uncertainty and the expansion uncertainty are obtained according to the test result by utilizing an uncertainty basic theory. Direct basis is provided for reliability evaluation of the spacecraft total leak rate test result.