Abstract: Technologies for controlling forced oscillations in electrical power grids include a processing unit and a phasor measurement unit and a control device coupled to a power grid. The processing unit receives a measurement indicative of active power in the power grid from the phasor measurement unit and determines a frequency of a forced oscillation active in the power grid based on the measurement. The processing unit injects a corrective signal with the control device into the power grid. The processing unit determines a corrective phase and a corrective amplitude in response to injecting the corrective signal. The processing unit continues to inject the corrective signal with the corrective phase and the corrective amplitude. The control device may be a static VAR compensator, a synchronous generator, a static synchronous compensator, a synchronous condenser, an electric storage device, or a solar power plant. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for alerting individuals of HVAC system issues in their home. In some implementations, a monitoring system monitors a property that includes sensors located throughout the property and generates sensor data. A monitor control unit receives thermostat data from a thermostat that indicates activity of the HVAC system and temperature history of the property. The monitor control unit applies the thermostat and the sensor data to an HVAC model that is trained using past sensor data, past thermostat data, past errors of the HVAC system. The monitor control unit determines an error of the HVAC system from the HVAC model output. The monitor control unit determines an action for likely correcting the error of the HVAC system. The monitor control unit provides, for output, data identifying the error of the HVAC system and the action for likely correcting the error of the HVAC system.

Abstract: A movable gantry system is described. In an example, the movable gantry system is configured to interface with jigs of different types or sizes and/or with different positions of a same jig and/or to perform operations on different parts mounted in such jigs. To do so, the movable gantry system includes an end effector, a gantry, and a computing system. The end effector is mounted within the gantry and provides at least rotational movement to perform operations on a part. The gantry is movable and interfaces with a jig holding the part. Further, the gantry provides translational movement to the end effector. The computing system identifies the gantry and the part and controls the gantry and the end effector, thereby facilitating the operations on the part.

Abstract: A method for determining an attribute of an additive manufacturing apparatus including a plurality of scanners, each scanner including beam steering optics for directing a corresponding radiation beam to a working plane in which material consolidated in layers. The method may include controlling the beam steering optics of a pair of the scanners wherein a first scanner of the pair directs a radiation beam to form a feature in the working plane. The feature is within a field of view of a detector of the second scanner of the pair, the detecting radiation from the working plane is collected by the beam steering optics of the second scanner. Further including recording at least one detector value with the detector of the second scanner for the field of view and determining an attribute of the additive manufacturing apparatus from a comparison of the detector value with an expected detector value.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving object model data representing at least a portion of an object that is to be generated by an additive manufacturing apparatus by fusing build material within a fabrication chamber. At least one of a number of different geometrical compensation models to be applied to the object model data may be selected, where the geometrical compensation models are to determine geometrical compensations to compensate for object deformation in additive manufacturing. An object generation operation based on a modification of the object model data using the or each selected geometrical compensation mode may be simulated and predicted attributes of the object when generated based on the or each simulation may be displayed.

Abstract: The present application provides a temperature control method. According to the present application, in response to receiving a state adjustment command for a temperature sensing device, by adjusting a communication connection state between a temperature control device and the temperature sensing device based on the state adjustment command, flexible adjustment of temperature sensing devices included in a target temperature control system is implemented, and further by acquiring temperature collected by each temperature sensing device in the target temperature control system, determining ambient temperature based on the temperature collected by each temperature sensing device and a setting coefficient corresponding to an energy consumption mode state of each temperature sensing device, and adjusting temperature of a set space based on the ambient temperature, temperature control over the set space is implemented more smartly and flexibly through the target temperature control system.

Abstract: A method for flattening an impedance of a power delivery network includes capturing a set of impedance parameters, obtaining an impedance of the power delivery network according to the set of impedance parameters, defining a target impedance, performing an importance calculation to determine a port, obtaining an intersection frequency according to the target impedance and the impedance of the power delivery network, selecting a decoupling capacitor according to the intersection frequency, and disposing the decoupling capacitor at the port. The method can reduce the impedance of the power delivery network to the target impedance and flatten the impedance to avoid the rogue wave phenomenon.

Abstract: Provided is a method for relocating a solar power unit in response to a redeployment event. A first location of a deployed solar power unit may be determined. A processor may detect a redeployment event for the solar power unit at the first location. In response to the redeployment event, the processor may determine a new location for the solar power unit. The method may further comprise relocating the solar power unit to the new location.

Abstract: Controlling a hybrid power system includes calculating a power system state vector based on energy demand and a stored data array including a matrix defined by a power system hardware configuration. The control further includes producing a power request based on the power system state vector, and varying a flow of energy amongst energy devices using drive linkages in the hybrid power system based on the power request. Related apparatus, control logic and controller structure is disclosed.

Abstract: A computer product for generating a digital 3D model for use in a dental component based on a digital 3D model of the dental component showing a shape of the teeth and a digital 3D representation of a pre-prepared set of teeth showing the region for which the dental component is intended, the product causing a system to generate a digital 3D combined model representing a target dental situation when the dental component is arranged at the teeth, where the instructions are configured for digitally replacing one or more teeth of the digital 3D representation of the pre-prepared set of teeth with the digital 3D model of the dental component by digitally removing the one or more teeth of the digital 3D representation of the pre-prepared set of teeth and adding the digital 3D model of the dental component to the digital 3D representation of the pre-prepared set of teeth.

Abstract: This invention relates to systems and methods for redundant data center cooling and electrical systems.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor are to cause the processor to access a reduced resolution three-dimensional (3D) model file of an object to be built in a build bed of a 3D printing system, the reduced resolution 3D model file comprising a reduced resolution file of a first resolution 3D model file of the object. The instructions may also cause the processor to determine a packing arrangement for the object and a plurality of other objects to be built in the build bed through use of the reduced resolution 3D model file and output the determined packing arrangement for the 3D printing system to print the object and the other objects.

Abstract: A Web-based system and method creates one or more qualitatively distinct process plans for machining a part. The surfaces of the part are modeled and parameters for a plurality of CNC machining tools are obtained, including the orientations along which the tool cuts away raw material. A maximal set of translations for each tool is also obtained, where each translation includes a collision-free orientation of the tool and a maximal machinable volume of material removable from the part in that orientation. A search engine navigates through a hierarchically-structured search space that starts at an initial state and transitions to successive states based on actions that satisfy a cost constraint function. Each state and each action includes a tool, orientation of the tool, and a maximal machinable volume. The search ends when a goal condition is satisfied. The actions constitute the process plan.

Abstract: An optimum combination of a loop unrolling number and a circuit parallel number in a high-level synthesis is determined. A circuit synthesis information generation unit sets, as parameter candidates, a plurality of combinations of a loop unrolling number and a circuit parallel number to generate circuit synthesis information indicating a synthesis circuit obtained by high-level synthesis processing for each of the combinations. An optimum parameter determination unit calculates, for each piece of the generated circuit synthesis information, an estimation processing performance related to the synthesis circuit indicated by the circuit synthesis information, and determines an optimum combination of the loop unrolling number and the circuit parallel number based on the circuit synthesis information based on which a maximum estimation processing performance is obtained.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a time-series of training samples that include one or more states, a ground truth value, an output value produced in the presence of the one or more states, and an actual error value that is defined as a difference between the ground truth value and the output value. The method also includes training a machine learning model using the time-series of training samples such that the machine learning model is configured to determine a condition-dependent error distribution for a current time step based on simulated states for the current time step.

Abstract: A method and controller for controlling electrical activation of elements in a system. A method includes identifying (710) a first element (102) of a system (100) by a control system (600), among a plurality of elements (102, 110, 122) of the system (100), that is to be powered. The method includes determining (712) connected elements (110, 122) of the system (100) by the control system (600). The connected elements (110, 122) are connected to deliver power to the first element (102) directly or indirectly, based on an adjacency matrix (400), and the adjacency matrix (400) identifies connections between each of plurality of elements of the system (100). The method includes identifying (714) at least one of the connected elements (110, 122) to activate by the control system (600), based on the adjacency matrix (400), a health table (500), and the connected elements (110, 122), to deliver power to the first element (102).

Abstract: A substrate processing method includes performing a post-processing on a substrate subjected to a pre-processing, in the multiple chambers, acquiring a characteristic value of the substrate after the post-processing for respective chambers, calculating an actual value being an estimated value of the characteristic value when a processing condition of the post-processing is adjusted such that a difference between the characteristic value and a target value becomes small, acquiring a correction residual amount being a difference between the actual value and the target value for each chamber, calculating an average value of correction residual amounts of all of the chambers, correcting the pre-processing condition based on the average of the correction residual amounts, correcting the post-processing condition for each chamber based on the average of the correction residual amounts and the correction residual amount for each chamber; and performing the pre-processing and the post-processing based on the correcte

Abstract: A system and method for controlling an additive manufacturing system to form a multi-material component. Operating parameter values may be determined for the additive manufacturing system based on a first material and a second material used to form the multi-material component to ensure a requisite level of bonding between particles of a gradient between the first and second materials. Data or models for the first and second materials, along with observed data from a plurality of sample multi-material components formed from the first and second materials may be utilized to determine the operating parameter values. In some cases, the operating parameter values may be tuned to form a multi-material component having predetermined values for parameter objectives along the gradient of the multi-material component. The additive manufacturing system may be a selective laser melting system.

Abstract: An electric motor-driven screwdriver includes a control circuit having a memory stored with setting data and a computing unit controlling the electric motor-driven screwdriver based on the setting data. The computing unit sets an execution order of work processes based on a pre-designated piece of order setting data, and sets, based on a next operation setting value, a next operation to be performed after completion of the final work process. The next operation setting value is selectable from among a setting value for stopping the operation of the electric motor-driven screwdriver, a setting value for repeating a series of work processes, and a setting value for shifting to a series of work processes in an execution order determined based on another piece of order setting data.

Abstract: In order to output sufficient reactive power for voltage stabilization of a utility grid, and calculate an appropriate consideration according to an amount of the output reactive power, is provided a control device for controlling a distributed power source connected to the utility grid, comprising: a range setting unit where an allowable range of reactive and active powers output at normal times is set; an output control unit for controlling the reactive and active powers supplied from the distributed power source to the utility grid within the allowable range set in the range setting unit; and a reception unit for receiving, from a command device in the utility grid, an excess output command indicating that the reactive power exceeding the allowable range should be output, wherein the output control unit is for outputting the reactive power out of the allowable range when the reception unit receives the excess output command.