Abstract: A power converter module includes: a DC input terminal configured to receive an input voltage from a DC source; an intermediate circuit coupled directly to the DC input terminal; a DC output terminal configured to provide an output direct voltage; an AC output terminal configured to provide an output alternating voltage; a DC converter coupled between the intermediate circuit and the DC output terminal in order to receive an input voltage from the intermediate circuit; an inverter coupled between the intermediate circuit and the AC output terminal in order to draw an input voltage from the intermediate circuit; and a regulating device coupled to the DC converter and to the inverter, the regulating device being configured to regulate the input voltage of the inverter and of the DC converter to a maximum power drain from the DC source.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cover device for an electronics housing of an electric motor with at least one base segment and at least one rib formed on the base segment, wherein the base segment is geometrically configured so as to cover at least part of the surface of an electronics housing opening for drawing in a cooling air volume flow in order to close the electronics housing opening at least for a portion against the intrusion of solids, and the base segment forms with the at least one rib at least one flow duct, which can be fluidically connected to the electronics housing opening, and wherein the cover device is designed as a modular insert for the electronics housing.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic housing for an electric motor, consisting of a housing holder part with a housing floor and a housing wall comprising the housing floor. A housing opening lies opposite the housing floor. Arranged in the housing holder part is a motor electronic component with an electronic printed circuit board, which is arranged parallel to the opening plane of the housing opening. Detachably arranged on the electronic printed circuit board or on the motor electronic component, on a side of the electronic printed circuit board facing away from the housing floor is a contact protecting component, which covers this surface, from an electrically insulating material, which has at least partially a grid structure as an air outlet.

Abstract: An electronics unit and an electromotor with such an electronics unit is provided with a sealing arrangement which seals an interface structural group mounted on a printed circuit board against an inside of the electronics housing as well as on the front side in the area of the plug interface in such a manner that the inside of the electronics housing is sealed against the entrance of a liquid even in the not-in-use state of a connection box of the electronics unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include storing musical elements in a database and processing performance data, where the musical elements including a plurality of reference accent pattern data and a plurality of reference system pattern data. Processing performance data can include receiving input data corresponding to a musical performance, determining an accent pattern for the musical performance, matching the accent pattern data to one or more reference accent pattern data in the database, and selecting one of the matching reference accent patterns. Processing performance data further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of a musical style, one or more musical performance parameters, and generating a musical accompaniment based on the processed performance data, the selected musical style, and the selected one or more musical performance.

Abstract: A circuit for thermal protection and power regulation as a function of the current winding temperature of phase windings of an electric motor. The circuit including at least one temperature monitor switch (TW1, TW2) that measures the winding temperature of the phase windings, and that upon attainment of a specific winding temperature shuts off the winding current flowing through the windings, the circuit further including a PTC thermistor that is associated with the phase windings and that, upon attainment of a specific winding temperature, reduces power by means of a resistance increase, or shuts the motor off. One of the phase windings has the PTC thermistor. The other phase windings or winding has a temperature monitor switch. The PTC thermistor and the temperature monitor switch or switches (TW1, TW2) are connected in series to a voltage source.

Abstract: A master-slave system includes a master unit having a digital output for providing a signal or a serial signal sequence of signals, and at least two slave units. Each of the slave units includes at least one digital serial memory having a size of one bit, and each slave unit includes an input and an output. The slave units are serially connected to one another via the inputs and the outputs via a signal line (5). The output of a first slave unit is connected via the signal line to the digital output of the master unit. The master slave system is configured so that a signal supplied by the digital output is detected at the input of the slave unit, in order to raise the address of the corresponding slave unit in each case by the value “1”, to store the signal change in the memory and to output a signal corresponding to the content of the memory at the output of the memory.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermodynamic cycle process system comprising at least two heat exchangers, an EC compressor, and a combination of electronic components such as EC fans, electronic regulator valves and/or EC pumps. A central supply electronics unit can be connected to an AC voltage source, wherein the electronic components have an integrated power electronics device which produces the PWM operating voltage required for the electronic components. The central supply electronics unit is connected to the individual integrated power electronics devices for the electronic components, and produces the supply voltages required for the respective power electronics devices.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving musical data including reference timing data, and a succession of musical notes arranged with respect to the reference timing data, receiving input corresponding to a selection of a groove template, and altering the arrangement of the notes (shifting in a positive or negative direction) with respect to the reference timing data based on the selected groove template. Altering the arrangement of notes can further include adding additional musical notes to the succession of musical notes to add stylistic embellishments particular to the selected groove template, where one of the selectable groove templates includes adding a shuffle dynamic to the succession of musical notes by determining a positive offset associated with each of the musical notes along the musical bar, and applying the positive offset to each of the musical notes, wherein the positive offset corresponds to the position of the musical note.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are related to a computer-implemented method that includes receiving musical data, identifying a succession of accentuated events in the musical data, determining a pattern in the succession of accentuated events, comparing the pattern to a plurality of reference patterns, and determining a match for the pattern using the plurality of reference patterns. The method further includes selecting one of the matching reference patterns, and generating a rhythmic musical accompaniment for the musical data based on the selected matching reference pattern. In some cases, the musical data is MIDI data or analog audio data. Analog audio data analysis includes detecting transients in the analog audio data by identifying the succession of accentuated event in the musical data. This may include identifying a plurality of events in the musical data, and determining whether each of the plurality of events is an accent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric motor, comprising a stator and a rotor that can rotate relative to the stator and that is mounted in bearing arrangements, and also comprising a motor housing and a vibration sensor to pick up vibrations that occur in the electric motor and that are caused by malfunctions of the bearing arrangements. The configuration provided here is that of an external-rotor motor. The stator has a bearing support tube that is connected at one end to a ring-shaped stator flange. Bearing arrangements are arranged at a distance from each other in the bearing support tube in the direction of a center longitudinal axis of the bearing support tube, in which a shaft of the rotor is supported. The vibration sensor is attached to the stator flange.

Abstract: A process for continuously preparing copolyamides from lactams and salts of diamines and dicarboxylic acids, in which lactams together with salts of diamines and dicarboxylic acids are passed from the top downward through a vertical polymerization tube at polyamide-forming temperatures, which comprises a) intensively mixing an aqueous solution of lactams with salts of diamines and dicarboxylic acids under elevated pressure which is greater than the vapor pressure of the mixture which arises in a mixing apparatus at a temperature of from 80 to 300° C., b) feeding the mixture thus obtained to a heated helical tube evaporator in which a liquid phase and a vapor phase form at a temperature of from 140 to 300° C.

Abstract: A housing for receiving an electronic circuit (4) having a plurality of components (5) having a carrier plate (7) and a housing cover (8) including a circumferentially enclosing wall (9) on the carrier plate (7) and a cover part (10) on the wall (9), which cover part (10) lies opposite the carrier plate (7). A volume compensation element (11) is attached on the carrier plate (7) in an interior (12) of the housing cover (8) which is enclosed in a pressure-tight manner from an external atmosphere. The volume compensation element (11) is elastically formed providing a variable volume for compensation of pressure fluctuations in the interior (12), which variable volume occurs with a change in position of the volume compensation element (11) relative to the carrier plate (7). A gap between the volume compensation element (11) and the carrier plate (7) is connected to the external atmosphere.

Abstract: A housing for a fan or blower, in particular an axial fan, includes a wall ring (2) having an inlet nozzle section (3), an outer diffuser (6) having an inlet flow opening (7) and an outlet flow opening (8), and a holder for an electric motor (9) of the fan. The holder is arranged in an inner space of the housing. The outer diffuser (6) is formed by at least two partial ring sections that are connected to the outer circumferential surface via mechanical connection elements. The holder includes several struts (14) that are fastened to an inner circumferential surface of the outer diffuser (6) by one end, are circumferentially spaced apart, and are fastened in the edge region of the inlet flow opening (7). The struts can be installed by their other end to a motor flange (16) of the motor housing (17) of the electric motor (9).

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for a ventilator (1) or fan, in particular an axial ventilator, comprising an annular housing wall (2) which encloses a flow channel (3) having an inflow opening (4) and an outflow opening (6). The flow channel (3) has a circular cross-section in a plane which is perpendicular to a center longitudinal axis (X-X) and a motor mount (7) for an electrical motor (8) of the ventilator (1) within the flow channel (3). The flow channel (3) has a first cylinder section (9), connected to the inflow opening (4), and a second truncated cone section (11), connected thereto by the small truncated cone surface, which expands toward the outflow opening (6). The mount (7) consists of a plurality of stays (12), fastened by one end to the second truncated cone section (11), which extend from an inner circumferential surface of the truncated cone section (11) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (X-X) and have, on the other, internal ends, mount sections for the electrical motor (8).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermodynamic cycle process system comprising at least two heat exchangers, an EC compressor, and a combination of electronic components such as EC fans, electronic regulator valves and/or EC pumps. A central supply electronics unit can be connected to an AC voltage source, wherein the electronic components have an integrated power electronics device which produces the PWM operating voltage required for the electronic components. The central supply electronics unit is connected to the individual integrated power electronics devices for the electronic components, and produces the supply voltages required for the respective power electronics devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilator, having an electrical ventilator motor and an electrical connection device for connecting electrical motor lines leading to the motor to external electrical connecting lines. The connection device has a terminal box mounted to a device part comprising electrical contact elements, and has an additional connection part, to which the motor lines are connected. The terminal box is releasably connected to the additional connection part via electrical plug-in connections.

Abstract: A method including receiving a first set of performance data corresponding to a first plurality of MIDI-based notes in a first rhythmic order. The first plurality of MIDI-based notes may form a first arpeggio, with each of the first plurality of notes having a corresponding first performance data. The method further includes receiving input data indicating a change to the first performance data corresponding to a note in the first plurality of notes, changing the first performance data for the corresponding note using the input data, receiving a second set of performance data corresponding to a second plurality of MIDI-based notes, and applying the changed first performance data to the second performance data. Applying the first changed performance data includes editing the second set of performance data in real-time by replacing the second performance data with the changed first performance data.