Abstract: In a method for producing a product in a technical plant, after receipt of an order for producing the product, components necessary for producing the product are identified, and work steps necessary for producing the product are identified. Identified components and work steps are entered in a product file stored on a transport system. The components entered in the product file are acquired by the transport system, which is documented in the product file, and the work steps entered in the product file are executed, which is documented in the product file. The product file remains on the transport system until the acquisition of each component and the execution of each work step are documented in the product file. A technical plant for producing a product, is adapted to execute the method and includes a transport system having a digital data memory for storing the product file.

Abstract: A luminescent material is disclosed with emission in the near infrared wavelength range, the luminescent material including Sc1-x-yAyRE:Crx, wherein MO=P3O9, BP3O12, SiP3O12; A=Lu, In, Yb, Tm, Y, Ga, Al, where 0?x?0.75, 0?y?0.9. A wavelength converting structure including the luminescent phosphor is also disclosed.

Abstract: In a method and system for position capture of a vehicle along a driving route, situated on a concrete floor having a reinforcement: the vehicle carries out a reference drive along the driving route, the vehicle records measuring points along the driving route, and each measuring point allocates a signal from the reinforcement to a position on the driving route; a reference profile of the driving route is determined based on the measuring points ascertained during the reference drive; the vehicle drives along the driving route and records further measuring points; a profile segment is determined from the further measuring points; the profile segment is uniquely allocated to a segment of the reference profile, e.g., using a correlation method; a position on the driving route is uniquely allocated to the vehicle with the aid of the profile segment allocated to the reference profile.

Abstract: A wavelength converting structure is provided, the wavelength converting structure including an SWIR phosphor having emission wavelengths in the range of 1600-2200 nm, the SWIR phosphor comprising a structurally disordered garnet material, a sensitizer ion, and at least one rare earth emitter ion. Also provided is a luminescent material having emission wavelength in the range of 1600-2200 nm, the luminescent material including (Gd3-u-v-x-y-zLuxTmyHozScvREu)[Sc2-a-bLuaCrbGadAle]{Ga3-cAlc}O12 with RE=La, Y, Yb, Nd, Er, Ce and 0?u?2, 0<v?1, 0<x?1, 0<y?0.5, 0?z?0.05, 0<a?1, 0<b?0.3, 0?c?3, 0<d?1.8, 0?e?1.8. An IR emitting device including the luminescent material may provide a broad-band emission in the wavelength range of 1600-2200 nm with a continuous emission spectrum over a spectral width of at least 500 nm.

Abstract: In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.

Abstract: A luminescent material is disclosed with emission in the near infrared wavelength range, the luminescent material including Sc1-x-yAyRE:Crx, wherein MO=P3O9, BP3O12, SiP3O12; A=Lu, In, Yb, Tm, Y, Ga, Al, where 0?x?0.75, 0?y?0.9. A wavelength converting structure including the luminescent phosphor is also disclosed.

Abstract: An inorganic coating may be applied to bond optically scattering particles or components. Optically scattering particles bonded via the inorganic coating may form a three dimensional film which can receive a light emission, convert, and emit the light emission with one or more changed properties. The inorganic coating may be deposited using a low-pressure deposition technique such as an atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique. Two or more components, such as an LED and a ceramic phosphor layer may be bonded together by depositing an inorganic coating using the ALD technique.

Abstract: This specification discloses methods of enhancing the stability and performance of Eu2+ doped narrow band red emitting phosphors. In one embodiment the resulting phosphor compositions are characterized by crystallizing in ordered structure variants of the UCr4C4 crystal structure type and having a composition of AE1?xLi3?2yAl1+y?zSizO4?4y?zN4y+z:Eux (AE=Ca, Sr, Ba, or a combination thereof, 0<x<0.04, 0?y<1, 0<z<0.05, y+z?1). It is believed that the formal substitution (Al,O)+ by (Si,N)+ reduces the concentration of unwanted Eu3+ and thus enhances properties of the phosphor such as stability and conversion efficiency.

Abstract: In a method for operating an electric vehicle, including an electrical drive device for driving the vehicle, a control device for controlling the driving of the vehicle, a first energy storage device for supplying the control device with a first DC voltage, a second energy storage device for supplying the drive device with a second DC voltage, and an energy supply unit providing an output DC voltage, the first energy storage device is connected to the energy supply unit via a converter device, the second energy storage device is connected to the energy supply unit, the converter device converts the output DC voltage into the first DC voltage, a first power flow from the first energy storage device to the second energy storage device is prevented and a second power flow from the second energy storage device to the first energy storage device is prevented.

Abstract: A system, in particular a manufacturing system, the system including machines, especially stationary and mobile machines, and at least one vehicle and a control, the vehicle having at least one sensor for ascertaining the relative position of a person, in particular a sensor for ascertaining the distance between the vehicle and the person, and for ascertaining the angle between the driving direction of the vehicle and the connecting line between the person and the vehicle, the vehicle having a position acquisition means for sensing the position of the vehicle, in particular a GPS system or a triangulation system for ascertaining the position of the vehicle, the control including a means for ascertaining the safety zone around the person and the machines situated therein, a data transmission channel being provided between the control and the machines.

Abstract: A wavelength converting structure is disclosed, the wavelength converting structure including an SWIR phosphor material having emission wavelengths in the range of 1000 to 1700 nm, the SWIR phosphor material including at least one of a perovskite type phosphor doped with Ni2+, a perovskite type phosphor doped with Ni2+ and Cr3+, and a garnet type phosphor doped with Ni2+ and Cr3+.

Abstract: A receiver for a light transmission system includes a camera having an image sensor, and a light-sensitive area of the image sensor includes a plurality of rows of light-sensitive elements. The image sensor is configured such that the light-sensitive area of the image sensor is scanned row by row or column by column. An attachment element is arranged such that light incident on the light-sensitive area of the image sensor passes through the attachment element beforehand. The attachment element has at least one lenticular region and at least one planar region.

Abstract: The invention provides luminescent material comprising E1-wSc1-x-y-u-wMyZuA2wSi2-z-uGezAluO6:Crx, wherein: E comprises one or more of Li, Na, and K; M comprises one or more of Al, Ga, In, Tm, Yb, and Lu; Z comprises one or more of Ti, Zr, and Hf; A comprises one or more of Mg, Zn, and Ni; 0<x?0.25; 0?y?0.75; 0?z?2; 0?u?1; 0?w?1; x+y+u+w?1; and z+u?2.

Abstract: A wavelength converting layer is partially diced to generate a first and second wavelength converting layer segment and to allow partial isolation between the first segment and the second segment such that the wavelength converting layer segments are connected by a connecting wavelength converting layer. The first and second wavelength converting layer segments are attached to a first and second light emitting device, respectively to create a first and second pixel. The connecting wavelength converting layer segment is removed to allow complete isolation between the first pixel and the second pixel. An optical isolation material is applied to exposed surfaces of the first and second pixel and a sacrificial portion of the wavelength converting layer segments and optical isolation material attached to the sacrificial portion is removed from a surface facing away from the first light emitting device, to expose a emitting surface of the first wavelength converting layer segment.

Abstract: A filter device for fluids has a filter housing (1), in which element receptacles (31) for a plurality of filter elements (33) are provided. The filter medium (35) of the filter elements (33) separates in the filter housing (1) a dirt side (5) from a clean side (7). The filter housing (1) can be opened for inserting and removing the filter elements (33). For the filter elements (33), a support basket (19) is provided, which can be inserted into the filter housing (1) and removed from the filter housing (1) and to which the filter elements (33) can be detachably fixed. The filter elements (33) have, in addition to the filter medium (35) for particle filtration, an adsorption medium (36).

Abstract: An energy store includes a storage module having a fan. The fan is arranged as a radial fan, and channels extend through the storage module, e.g., axially, open into a spatial region which is delimited by a cover part of the energy store connected to the storage module and the storage module. The cover part has a recess extending through the cover part, e.g., axially, which is covered by the fan, e.g., by the suction region of the fan, e.g., on the side of the cover part facing away from the storage module, and the energy store has a deflection hood, e.g., for deflecting the conveyed air flow in the axial direction, on the side of the cover part facing away from the storage module.

Abstract: This specification discloses a method of enhancing the stability and performance of Eu2+ doped narrow band red emitting phosphors. The resulting phosphor compositions are characterized by crystallizing in ordered structure variants of the UCr4C4 crystal structure type and having a composition of AE1?xLi3?2yAl1+2y?zSizO4?4y?zN4y+z:EUx(AE=Ca, Sr, Ba; 0<x<0.04, 0?y<1, 0<z<0.05, y+z?1). It is believed that the formal substitution (Al,O)+ by (Si,N)+ reduces the concentration of unwanted Eu3+ and thus enhances properties of the phosphor such as stability and conversion efficiency.

Abstract: A wavelength converting layer is partially diced to generate a first and second wavelength converting layer segment and to allow partial isolation between the first segment and the second segment such that the wavelength converting layer segments are connected by a connecting wavelength converting layer. The first and second wavelength converting layer segments are attached to a first and second light emitting device, respectively to create a first and second pixel. The connecting wavelength converting layer segment is removed to allow complete isolation between the first pixel and the second pixel. An optical isolation material is applied to exposed surfaces of the first and second pixel and a sacrificial portion of the wavelength converting layer segments and optical isolation material attached to the sacrificial portion is removed from a surface facing away from the first light emitting device, to expose a emitting surface of the first wavelength converting layer segment.

Abstract: In a method for a data transmission between first and second modules, and a system having mobile parts for performing the method: the time bases of the first and second modules are synchronized; transmitters of the first module emit a light signal pulse individually one after the other and/or in numbered order in a respective time range; the particular receiver of the second module at which the strongest receive signal occurs is determined, the particular time range and/or the number of the particular time range being determined in which the strongest receive signal occurs; the determined time range and/or the determined number is/are transmitted from the second module to the first module; and the transmitter of the first module associated with the determined time range and/or to the determined number is determined and used for the subsequent data transmission from the first module to the second module.

Abstract: The invention relates to an oral care instrument, in particular a toothbrush or a tongue cleaner, including at least one cleaning element made from a first plastic component, wherein the first plastic component contains a thermoplastic elastomer and activated carbon. The invention also relates to a method for producing an oral care instrument, in particular a toothbrush or a tongue cleaner, including the following steps: a) providing a first plastic component by adding activated carbon to a thermoplastic elastomer, and b) producing a cleaning element from the first plastic component using an injection molding method.