Abstract: A fluid access and control system for controlling access to a fluid storage tank includes a pump, a valve, a communications device, and controller. The pump is configured to supply a fluid output from the fluid storage tank. The valve is configured to control the fluid output of the pump. The communications device is configured to communicate with both a portable electronic device and a remote server. The communications device receives an access request from the portable electric device and transmits the access request to the remote server for validation. The controller is configured to control the operation of the pump and valve as defined by control signals transmitted by the remote server and received by the communications device. The controller is further configured to activate the pump and open the valve when the access request has been validated by the remote server and a START switch is actuated.

Abstract: A method for facilitating part fabrication, such as by automated toolpath generation, can include one or more of: receiving a virtual part; modifying the virtual part; and/or determining toolpaths to fabricate the target part. The toolpaths preferably define an ordered series of additive and subtractive toolpaths, more preferably wherein the additive and subtractive toolpaths are interleaved, which can function to achieve high manufacturing efficiency and/or performance. The method can additionally or alternatively include: generating machine instructions based on the toolpaths; fabricating the target part based on the machine instructions; calibrating the fabrication system; and/or any other suitable elements.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a cooling system for an electronic datacenter component using a two-phase thermal management system with dynamic thermoelectric regulation. The system includes a thermoelectric cooler to transfer heat to a hot conduit of the thermal management system and initialize or maintain a natural convective flow of working fluid by maintaining a temperature difference between a hot and cold conduit.

Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.

Abstract: Provided is a method for communication with an intelligent industrial assistant and industrial machine. The method may include receiving a first natural language input from a user. The first natural language input may be associated with a first command for an industrial machine to perform a first process. The industrial machine may be instructed to perform the first process based on the first natural language input. A second natural language input may be received from the user while the industrial machine is performing the first process. A first response may be determined based on the second natural language input. Communication of the first response to the user may be initiated while the industrial machine is performing the first process. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control device is configured to record a plurality of actual occupancy statuses, to determine a plurality of corresponding predicted occupancy statuses, and to compare the plurality of predicted occupancy statuses to the plurality of actual occupancy statuses. The device is further configured to identify conflicting occupancy statuses based on the comparison. A conflicting occupancy status indicates a difference between an actual occupancy status and a corresponding predicted occupancy status. The device is further configured to identify timestamps corresponding with the conflicting occupancy statuses, to identify historical occupancy statuses corresponding with the identified timestamps, and to update the conflicting occupancy statuses in the predicted occupancy schedule with the historical occupancy statuses.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a uniquely designed air-purification, remote HVAC management, and indoor air quality monitoring system including an online cloud-based platform. In various embodiments, the air purification system is configured for generating a photocatalytic oxidation reaction so as to purify the air traversing through an HVAC unit. The system may be a locally based system that utilizes a specially designed Artificial Intelligence platform for optimizing energy efficiency, enthalpy, and air quality based on continual sensor data collection, indoor air quality measurements, and dynamically adjusted operating parameters. A fault indicator and communications display may also be included.

Abstract: A solvent supply system for supplying a composite includes a first supply path with a first pump unit, the first supply path being adapted for supplying a first solvent to a mixing unit, the first pump unit operating periodically, and a second supply path with a second pump unit, the second supply path being adapted for supplying a second solvent to the mixing unit, the second pump unit operating periodically. The mixing unit is adapted for mixing the first and the second solvent and for supplying a composite solvent. The solvent supply system further includes a control unit adapted for controlling operation of the first and the second pump unit.

Abstract: To provide a numerical controller capable of setting an index for an axis combination in a path and selecting a proper compensation model using the index. A numerical controller comprises: a thermal displacement compensation setting unit that sets an index of an axis combination as a target of implementation of thermal displacement compensation from control axis information data in which a control axis is recognizable, and finds a compensation model index matching the index, thereby selecting a corresponding compensation model; and a thermal displacement compensation unit that calculates a compensation value from operating state data having correlation with thermal displacement and from the compensation model.

Abstract: A pump unit (2) has an electrical drive motor (5) and a control device (4) for controlling the drive motor (5), wherein said control device (4) includes at least one microprocessor (8) and storage means (6) which is able to store at least one control program executable by said microprocessor (8), wherein said control device (4) includes or communicates with a programming module (7) by which at least one user application can be created and/or modified and stored in said storage means, wherein said programming module (7) is designed such that at least one input parameter (13), at least one operator (10) and at least one action (14) can be chosen as program elements and combined to generate at least one user function (18) of said user application which can be executed by said microprocessor.

Abstract: A controller of an air-conditioning unit, and an air-conditioner. The air-conditioning unit uses a power line carrier communication (PLC) to communicate. The air-conditioning unit includes multiple air-conditioner indoor units and multiple air-conditioner outdoor units. The operation of the air-conditioning unit is controlled by a controller. The controller includes: a plug component configured to be plugged into a socket in a preset PLC communication network and a controller body component connected to the plug component and configured to receive a communication signal from a target device and transmit the communication signal to a device matching the target device, the target device including one of an air-conditioner indoor unit and an air-conditioner outdoor unit.

Abstract: Building response systems and methods of building responses are described. The building response systems include a building monitoring system configured to detect the presence of a harmful agent within an enclosed space, a building management system configured to monitor a building status and control building systems, a middleware system configured to receive information from each of the building monitoring system and the building management system, wherein the information from the building monitoring system comprises an alarm status and the information from the building management system comprises building status information, and a decision engine configured to receive information from the middleware system and to determine a mitigation action in response to receiving a positive alarm status.

Abstract: Process control systems for operating process plants are disclosed herein. The process control systems include control modules that are decoupled from the I/O architecture of the process plants using signal objects or generic shadow blocks. This decoupling is effected by using the signal objects or generic shadow blocks to manage at least part of the communication between the control modules and the field devices. Signal objects may convert between protocols used by control modules and field devices, thus decoupling the control modules from the I/O architecture. Generic shadow blocks may be automatically configured to mimic the operation of field devices within a controller executing the control modules, thus partially decoupling the control modules from the I/O architecture by using the shadow blocks to manage communication between the control modules and the field devices.

Abstract: A highly versatile control system which is able to control devices in a linked manner is provided. The control system is configured to condition air of a single space 9, and includes: an air conditioner 2 and a floor heating apparatus 3 which cannot directly communicate with each other; a router 4 which is able to communicate with the air conditioner 2 and the floor heating apparatus 3 via communication lines 11 and 12; and a terminal device 5 which is connectable to the Internet 10 and is able to communicate with the router 4 via a communication line 13. The air conditioner 2 and the floor heating apparatus 3 are controlled in a linked manner by a control signal sent from the terminal device 5 via the router 4.

Abstract: A control system and method for a group of interconnected feeders which enables fault location, isolation and service restoration without requiring each switch to have topology knowledge of devices in adjacent feeders. The method defines, for each switch, connectivity and X/Y directional information about its neighboring switches and propagates this information throughout each feeder. A leader device is also determined for each feeder. Information about topology of adjacent feeders is not needed by all devices. Only normally-open tie switches which define a boundary between two adjacent feeders have knowledge of the devices in both feeders. Switches which open during fault isolation automatically find open tie switches in a direction opposite the fault, and request service restoration downstream of the fault by providing power from an adjacent feeder. Leader devices ensure an overload condition is not created before initiating opening and closing operations of switches downstream of the fault.

Abstract: A smart power system is described. In one or more implementations, the smart power system comprises a microcontroller and a power converter electrically connected to the microcontroller and is configured to convert electrical energy from one form to another. The system also includes a switch element electrically connected to the microcontroller and configured to control distribution of the converted electrical energy to an electrical load. A sense element is electrically connected to the electrical load and to the microcontroller and is configured to monitor the converted electrical energy distributed to the electrical load and to furnish a feedback signal based upon the converted electrical energy. The microcontroller is configured to verify and to monitor the power converter, as well as to control and to monitor distribution of the converted electrical energy to the electrical load based upon the feedback signal.

Abstract: A cooling system for a plurality of heat-generating components in a chassis of an information handling system includes an array of fans, each fan operable to generate an airflow in a range of airflows, and a control system configured to monitor temperatures for the components and adjust a direction of one or more airflows based on the component temperatures. If a component temperature gets too high for a first fan associated with the component to cool the component, a portion of a second airflow generated by a second fan may be directed to provide additional airflow to the component such that the component is cooled without increasing the fan speed of the first fan. Adjacent fan speeds may also be adjusted to reduce losses due to differences between adjacent airflows.

Abstract: A system (100) for controlling a plurality of lines (10), with each line (10) being at least one of a production line and a distribution line, comprises: a first subsystem (30), hereinafter referred to as “master room subsystem”, comprising a first control device (40) hosting an OPC UA server (45); and, for each line (10), a second subsystem (50), hereinafter referred to as “line control subsystem”, comprising: (a) a second control device (60) on which an operating system is running, the second control device (60) hosting an OPC UA client (65); (b) at least one field device (70); and (c) a connection device (80) arranged for allowing communication between the field device(s) (70) and the second control device (60). The field device(s) (70) is connected to the second control device (60) through a point-to-point digital communication interface, the second control device (60) having one port per field device (70).

Abstract: A control method and a control device for an air conditioner, the control method including: determining a current control mode of the air conditioner (S202), the control mode including at least a screen-independent mode configured to represent a mode, in which the air conditioner is independent of a display screen but can operates normally; when the control mode is the screen-independent mode, controlling the air conditioner to operate according to a current operating state (S204).

Abstract: A method of designing and manufacturing a replica composite object based on an original object. The method identifies the structure and physical properties of an original object. Base materials, bodies, and structural templates, each of which includes associated physical properties, are utilized to generate a 3-dimensional model. The 3-dimensional model is discretized and tested to determine if the selected combination of base materials and bodies have physical properties that substantially equal the physical properties of the original object. If the physical properties do not equate, the 3-dimensional model is optimized by adjusting the combination of base materials, bodies, and structural templates. When the difference between the measured physical properties of the 3-dimensional model and the identified physical properties of the original object is less than a tolerance value, the method instructs an additive manufacturing system to generate a replica composite object based on the original object.