Abstract: Disclosed is a method, an IoT system, and a storage medium for maintaining an appurtenant facility of a smart gas pipeline network. The method may include: obtaining historical maintenance data and data collection information of an appurtenant monitoring device and storing the historical maintenance data and data collection information in a storage unit; determining whether the appurtenant monitoring device requires maintenance based on the historical maintenance data and data collection information; in response to determining that the appurtenant monitoring device requires maintenance, determining a maintenance parameter and generating a maintenance instruction; sending the maintenance instruction to an interactive interface; obtaining an evaluation parameter of the storage unit; in response to determining that the evaluation parameter of the storage unit satisfies a preset parameter requirement, generating an adjustment instruction and sending the adjustment instruction to the storage unit.

Abstract: The present application relates to a battery pack and a power consuming device. The battery pack includes a battery cell and an enclosure, where the enclosure encloses an accommodation chamber, the enclosure includes a bearing member located at a top of the enclosure and configured to delimit the accommodation chamber, and the battery cell is accommodated in the accommodation chamber and hung from the bearing member.

Abstract: A power allocation device includes: a first switch assembly, including at least one intermediate output terminal where the first switch assembly is configured to output power selectively by using one of the at least one intermediate output terminal and the first switch assembly includes at least one of an arc extinguishing switch or a solid-state switch; and a second switch assembly, including at least one sub-switch respectively corresponding to the at least one intermediate output terminal where each sub-switch includes a plurality of power output terminals and the second switch assembly is configured to output the power from the intermediate output terminal selectively by using one power output terminal of one of the at least one sub-switch.

Abstract: Disclosed are a pixel compensation circuit, a drive method thereof, and a display panel. The pixel compensation circuit includes a drive transistor, a data write module, a first initialization module, a second initialization module, a storage capacitor, and a light-emitting device. The drive timing of the pixel compensation circuit includes a threshold voltage compensation stage in which a detected threshold voltage of the drive transistor is less than an actual threshold voltage of the drive transistor.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a lifting mechanism, including: a mount box, a circuit board, and a toggle assembly, the circuit board including a lift switch which is elastically auto-reset and configured to control lifting, the toggle assembly being operable by pushing to close the lift switch. a limit portion is provided on each of two sidewalls of the toggle assembly, the limit portion being staggered with the lift switch along a depth direction of the toggle assembly and vertically movable with the toggle assembly; and a stop portion is provided on each of two sidewalls of the mount box; the toggle assembly includes a free state in which the stop portion vertically stops the limit portion and a pushed state in which the toggle assembly rotates about a pivot point which is a contact point between the stop portion and the limit portion.

Abstract: A system and method for a vehicle control adaptation to a crosswind and a wind gust including a controller situated within a vehicle to receive wind data inputs. The wind data inputs are based on a location of the vehicle and include a sustained wind velocity, a sustained wind direction, and a wind gust level. The controller further receives vehicle measurement data from one or more sensors situated within the vehicle and determines a wind impact on the vehicle based on the wind data inputs and the vehicle measurement data. The controller further compensates for the wind impact by a feedforward control in response to a low bandwidth component of the wind data inputs and by a feedback control in response to a high bandwidth component of the wind data inputs. The controller generates a feedback and/or a control based on the wind impact.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a split gate structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes: obtaining a base formed with a trench; forming a trench wall oxide isolation dielectric on the inner surface of the trench, and forming a split gate by filling the trench with a split gate material; forming a first oxide isolation dielectric on the split gate; forming a silicon nitride isolation dielectric on the first oxide isolation dielectric; filling a second oxide isolation dielectric above the split gate in the trench in the position where the silicon nitride isolation dielectric is not formed; and forming a control gate on the second oxidation isolation dielectric. The isolation structure between the split gate and the control gate is a multi-dielectric structure which has a higher gate-source voltage resistance compared to the those using a single layer of oxide dielectric.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical instrument, an imaging system, and an imaging method for a miniature multi-photon microscope, relating to the optical configuration field. The optical instrument is configured to have a fluorescence excitation optical path and a fluorescence collection optical path. The optical instrument includes a condenser, and the condenser includes a first lens group and a second lens group separately disposed. The first lens group is located in the fluorescence collection optical path, the second lens group is located in the fluorescence excitation optical path and the fluorescence collection optical path. A relative distance the second lens group and a miniature objective is less than a first preset distance threshold. A collection efficiency of scattered fluorescence of the miniature multi-photon microscope may be improved, thereby improving an imaging signal-to-noise ratio and an imaging depth when a sample to be test with a scattering characteristic is observed.

Abstract: In a host vehicle, it can be determined that current ambient light is below a light activation threshold. A target vehicle can be detected with lights insufficiently activated for the current ambient light. A component of the host vehicle can be actuated based on a location of the target vehicle detected with lights insufficiently activated.

Abstract: An edge-lit back light unit includes a specular reflector and an edge-lit light guide film positioned above the specular reflector, both configured to provide peak optical distribution and FWHM angle of diffusion along a light propagation direction. A diffuser film above the edge-lit light guide film has a bottom-side that faces the edge-lit light guide film and a top-side that faces away from the edge-lit light guide film, and has a plurality of parallel prism microstructures on the bottom-side, some have an apex direction that is generally along the light propagation direction. The diffuser film has a plurality of parallel prism microstructures on the top-side having an apex direction that is rotated with respect to the apex direction of the plurality of parallel prism microstructures on the bottom-side such that the apex direction of the parallel prism microstructures on the top-side is generally perpendicular to the light propagation direction.

Abstract: A switching device is mounted in a vehicle, and disposed between a connector connected to a DC power source, and a storage battery. The switching device includes: a transmission path connecting the connector and the storage battery; a semiconductor relay disposed on the transmission path; a switch disposed on the transmission path; a first sensor configured to measure a current flowing through the semiconductor relay, or a voltage of the semiconductor relay; and a controller configured to control opening and closing of the semiconductor relay. The switch is controlled by an external control signal, and the controller controls the semiconductor relay, based on the control signal and a measurement value of the first sensor.

Abstract: A system for a host vehicle operating on a road surface includes a polarimetric camera, a global positioning system (“GPS”) receiver, a compass, and an electronic control unit (“ECU”). The camera collects polarimetric image data of a drive scene, including a potential driving path on the road surface. The ECU receives the polarimetric image data, estimates the Sun location using the GPS receiver and compass, and computes an ideal representation of the road surface using the Sun location. The ECU normalizes the polarimetric image data such that the road surface has a normalized representation in the drive scene, i.e., an angle of linear polarization (“AoLP”) and degree of linear polarization (“DoLP”) equal predetermined fixed values. The ECU executes a control action using the normalized representation.

Abstract: A power converter includes a power conversion circuit, a relay, and a controller. The power conversion circuit can be configured to implement conversion from a direct current to an alternating current. The relay can be configured to implement on-grid and off-grid switching. The controller can be configured to control switch-on/off of switches in the power conversion circuit and the relay. When a positive direct current bus has a short circuit to ground, the controller switches off a relay of a corresponding phase when any phase of grid voltage is negative. When a negative direct current bus has a short circuit to ground, the controller switches off a relay of a corresponding phase when any phase of grid voltage is positive.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, an apparatus comprising a plurality of active regions on a semiconductor substrate, an active bridge region connecting two active regions among the plurality of active regions, and a plurality of test circuit elements on the active bridge region and the two active regions.

Abstract: A method for producing olefins using a circulating fluidized bed process, includes: supplying a propane-containing hydrocarbon mixture and a dehydrogenation catalyst into a riser, which is a fast fluidization regime, to cause a dehydrogenation reaction; separating, from a propylene mixture, the catalyst which is a product of the dehydrogenation reaction; removing unseparated hydrocarbon compounds remaining in the catalyst separated in the separating; continuously regenerating the catalyst by mixing the catalyst stripped in the removing with a gas containing oxygen; circulating the catalyst regenerated in the continuously regenerating to the supplying and resupplying it into the riser; and preparing propylene by cooling, compressing, and separating the propylene mixture which is a reaction product separated in the separating.

Abstract: The invention provides a mounting assembly and a server. The mounting assembly includes fixed base, adjustable base, first protrusion and second protrusion. Adjustable base is rotatably disposed on fixed base. When adjustable base is at first mounting position, first protrusion protrudes from adjustable base along protruding direction and is configured for horizontal installation and removal of first expansion card with respect to motherboard. When adjustable base is at second mounting position, second protrusion protrudes from adjustable base along protruding direction and is configured for vertical installation and removal of second expansion card with respect to motherboard. A position at which first protrusion is located when protruding along protruding direction is different from position at which second protrusion is located when protruding along protruding direction.

Abstract: The present application provides a light emitting device and a display apparatus. The light emitting device includes: an anode; an emission layer located on a side of the anode; and a hole auxiliary layer located between the anode and the emission layer. At least one of the emission layer and the hole auxiliary layer includes a functional material that is configured to be crystallizable at a preset temperature and improve hole injection property.

Abstract: A power generator includes a plurality of amplifier blocks and a combiner. Each of the amplifier blocks include one or more amplifiers, and the combiner combines modulated power signals output from the amplifier blocks to generate an RF power signal of a load. The amplifier blocks are controlled to outphase the modulated power signals based on a phase angle. Ones of the amplifier blocks may perform discrete modulation to generate a respective one of the modulated power signals. The discrete modulation includes selecting different combinations of the amplifiers in one or more of the amplifier blocks to change the RF power signal in discrete steps. In embodiments, the amplifiers may be radio frequency power amplifiers.

Abstract: A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; combining the generated prediction image with a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.