Abstract: A central controller may use an algebraic formula to control the charging of electric vehicles (EVs). The algebraic formula may provide for at least two strategies for allocating power to EV chargers: (1) focused charging to a subset of chargers or (2) a semi-level loading to all chargers. Under the focused charging strategy, the system controls the total power delivered to all chargers by providing full power to higher priority charger(s) while delaying any power to lower priority charger(s). Meanwhile, under the semi-level loading strategy, the system controls the total power delivered to all chargers by providing approximately the same power level to all chargers with specific chargers receiving more or less power based on each charger's priority. The system calculates charger priority on an ongoing basis for all chargers connected to an electric vehicle. The system may assign a charge priority value to each charger based on multiple methods.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a high temperature gas-cooled reactor core including a plurality of elongate fuel elements arranged in the form of a multi-lobed prism. Each prismatic fuel element includes an elongate prismatic body and a plurality of elongate fuel channels located within the prismatic body, wherein the cross-sectional area of each prismatic fuel element in a plane parallel to the bases of the prismatic fuel element is no more than 800 cm2 and wherein a ratio of the height of the prismatic body to its greatest width is greater than or equal to 3.0.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a high temperature gas-cooled reactor core including a plurality of elongate fuel elements arranged in the form of a multi-lobed prism. Each prismatic fuel element includes an elongate prismatic body and a plurality of elongate fuel channels located within the prismatic body, wherein the cross-sectional area of each prismatic fuel element in a plane parallel to the bases of the prismatic fuel element is no more than 800 cm2 and wherein a ratio of the height of the prismatic body to its greatest width is greater than or equal to 3.0.

Abstract: Among other things, techniques and systems are described for facilitating networked communication among media players of various platforms, PCs with various DVD-ROM drives, mobile data processing devices and one or more network servers. At a network server, a request for communication is received from a client device. A secured network connection is provided with the client device. In addition, the received request is processed. Processing the received request includes, when detecting that the received request is a request for data, retrieving or generating the requested data in a platform-neutral format and sending the retrieved or generated data in a format compatible with the client device. Processing the received request includes, when detecting that the received request is a request to send data to another client device, retrieving or generating the requested data in a platform-neutral format and sending the retrieved or generated data in a format compatible with the other client device.

Abstract: A service bureau system and method for assisting a user in retaining a service from a service provider selected from a plurality of service providers providing a plurality of different services. The system includes a receiving module receiving a service request from the user and identifying the user. The system also includes a service representative module having an input receiving an instruction from a service representative. The instruction includes a selection of one of the plurality of service providers. The system further includes a communication module establishing a communication between the service representative and the user responsive to receiving the user service request. The system also includes a scheduling module scheduling the selected service provider to provide the requested service.

Abstract: A service assistance system for requesting a service from a service bureau offering a plurality of different services from a plurality of service providers includes a service request device. Also a method of retaining a service of a service provider by transmitting a user service request from the user to a service bureau. The user request includes user identification data. The method also includes receiving a response communication from the service bureau as a function of service bureau receiving the service request and the user identification data. The method further includes providing user service information to the service bureau as a function of the response communication. The user service information includes a requested service for one of the plurality of different services. The method also includes receiving the requested service from a service provider selected by the service bureau from among the plurality of service providers.

Abstract: A fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor is described, the fuel assembly including: a plurality of fuel pins (12) extending substantially parallel to the axis of the assembly and to each other; at least two structural grids spaced apart from each other, the grids being in contact with said fuel pins (12) and maintaining said fuel pins substantially mutually parallel and preventing contact therebetween, wherein the fuel assembly further comprises at least one mixing grid (50) situated intermediate said at least two structural grids, the fuel assembly being characterized in that said mixing grid (50) is positioned and fixedly located out of substantial contact with said fuel pins (12), the mixing grid also having turbulence inducing means (61) to promote turbulence in a coolant (62) flowing through said fuel assembly in use and in that the mixing grid is formed from sheet metal wherein the plane of the metal sheet from which the mixing grid is formed lies in a plane which is transverse to the axis of the fuel pin

Abstract: A method of reporting accounting information to acquiring banks includes compiling accounting information from different processing systems to a mainframe. The accounting information is then routed to a database residing on a server operable with the World Wide Web (WWW). Different reports of the accounting information are then accessed with a client station operable with the server.