Abstract: An edge utility management method includes receiving an application to be deployed on an edge device, wherein the application comprises a plurality of separately-deployable application parts; obtaining application profiles for one or more of the applications parts; obtaining hardware profiles for one or more hardware resources of the edge device; deploying the application parts to selected hardware resources based on the application profiles and the hardware profiles; and facilitating communication between the deployed application parts during execution of the application.

Abstract: A device for positioning a shadow mask includes a mask application tool, the mask application tool comprising an inner body comprising, at an end surface of the inner body, one or more magnets. The mask application tool further comprises a hollow outer body for receiving the inner body, the outer body comprising, at an end surface of the outer body, a mask socket and one or more guide elements for positioning the mask application tool on a substrate tray.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a switch assembly for a detection unit of a switchgear or controlgear.

Abstract: An electrical switch including a neutral contact adjustment system adapted for adjusting a position of a neutral contact opening surface relative to at least one phase contact opening surface such that the neutral contact adjustment system has a first operating state which is adapted to provide a simultaneous break operation in which a movable neutral contact disconnects simultaneously with at least one movable phase contact during an opening event, and a second operating state which is adapted to provide a late-break operation in which the movable neutral contact disconnects later than the at least one movable phase contact during the opening event.

Abstract: A turbine speed probe diagnostic system is provided. The turbine includes a speed probe and a speed reading circuit. A speed lead connects the speed probe and speed reading circuit together to transmit speed signals from the speed probe to the speed reading circuit. A speed probe diagnostic circuit is also provided for connection to the speed lead. An isolation switch is provided to isolate the speed probe diagnostic circuit during normal operation when the speed reading circuit is receiving speed signals from the speed probe. When no speed signals are being received, the isolation switch closes and the speed probe diagnostic circuit performs a test on the speed probe or speed lead.

Abstract: A switching apparatus is provided herein. The switching apparatus includes: (i) a first pole terminal, a second pole terminal and a ground terminal, (ii) a first contact arrangement including a first fixed contact member and a first movable contact member, (iii) a second contact arrangement including a second fixed contact member and a second movable contact member, (iv) a vacuum chamber wherein the second fixed contact and the second movable contact are enclosed and can be coupled or decoupled, and (v) an electrically conductive coupling lever pivoted on the second movable contact member and reversibly movable about a second rotation axis.

Abstract: A system and method provides an impact list of affecting equipment elements that affect an industrial sub-process. The method comprises the steps of selecting, in a topology model, the sub-process, wherein the sub-process is an equipment element that is a part of an industrial plant or process, and wherein the topology model is a graph, whose nodes represent equipment elements and whose edges represent interconnections between the equipment elements; traversing the nodes of the topology model, wherein the traversing starts from the selected sub-process and uses a traversing strategy; and for each of the at least one equipment elements, if the equipment element affects the industrial sub-process by an affecting degree greater than a first predefined affecting degree, adding the equipment element to the impact list of affecting equipment elements.

Abstract: A visual-tactile sensing device includes a visual-tactile sensing pad useful to capture image data related to a work piece during contact with the pad and as it approaches the pad. The sensing device can be used as part of a robotic gripper or other device. One or more lights can be used to illuminate the work piece and/or project light through the pad. The pad includes a rigid base, an elastic layer structured to deform upon contact with the work piece, a light layer 70 structured to emit light at a first wavelength, and a spectrally absorbing layer structured to absorb light at a target wavelength but allow light at other wavelengths to pass. In one form the light layer can be a fluorescent layer. The spectrally absorbing layer can be a dye layer.

Abstract: An emergency lighting luminaire for mounting in a recess in a wall or ceiling of a building, wherein this recess is configured to be covered with a covering plate, the luminaire comprising: a power supply unit that is configured to be mounted in the recess, the power supply unit comprising at least one power source and driver electronics for a plurality of illuminants; an illuminant unit that is configured to be held outside the recess, the illuminant unit comprising a substrate on which a plurality of illuminants are mounted; and a connector that attaches the illuminant unit to the power supply unit, contains electrical connections between the illuminants and the power supply unit, and is configured to traverse the covering plate.

Abstract: A fugitive gas detection system includes an inertial measurement assembly that measures a change in position of the inlet of a gas analyzer and applies a time slip to concentration data detected by an analyzer to generate a time series of the concentration of the gas in three-dimensional space. Applying statistical methods, the relative location of the source of the fugitive gas can be established from the time series. Additionally, in some embodiments, the data may be interpolated to establish a map of a plume of the fugitive gas.

Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly is provided. The PCB assembly comprises a printed wiring board (PWB) and one or more electrical components mounted thereon. The PWB comprises a plurality of layers including conductive layers and insulative layers, where one or more of the insulative layers is a prepreg layer that is halogen-free; one or more slotted portions on a surface of the PWB, which are indented into the PWB; and one or more pads disposed on the surface of the PWB, which are paired with the one or more slotted portions. Each of the one or more electrical components is mounted on the surface of the PWB through a pair of a slotted portion and a pad.

Abstract: A method of controlling battery energy storage comprises a renewable active power source (PR), a battery energy storage system (BESS), at least one static load (PLoad) and at least one high dynamic load PH.LOAD. Active power demand of the system in the point of common coupling is at quasi-constant level. The method further includes gathering constant active power limit from the external grid (PGRID) and historical data of active power profiles of: predicting the following active power profiles for day+1, calculating required active power of the battery energy storage system, setting daily peak of state of charge and minimum state of charge of the battery energy storage system, and verifying whether daily peak of state of charge and minimum state of charge ensure that instantaneous values of state of charge through the entire day of the battery energy storage system is within range of 20% to 80%.

Abstract: A robotic gripper includes a number of fingers useful to grasp a work piece. Each finger can include a visual-tactile contact pad useful to provide contact information related to the work piece when it is grasped by the fingers. The hand and fingers of the robotic gripper can include one or more optical elements such as mirrors/lenses/etc which aid in transmitting optical information from the pad to a camera. A single image sensor can be used to capture the optical data originating from the different pads. The different pads can be configured to project unique wavelengths to permit simultaneous imaging by the single image sensor. The optical paths can be configured to image on different portions of the image sensor to permit simultaneous imaging. In still other forms a shutter or similar device can be used to alternate projection of image data onto the image sensor from the different pads.

Abstract: A method for configuring a new field device in an industrial plant includes detecting the new device, obtaining driver information including configuration parameters of the new device; determining the previously used field device, determining whether the driver information for the new device matches that for the previously used device. In case of a match, provisioning the new device with the previously used configuration parameters, and in case of no match, provisioning the new device with new configuration parameters.

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a field device for use in an industrial plant includes creating, from device description information of the field device, and/or from a template configuration, T, stored in association with the field device and/or in association with a type of the field device, an instance of a configuration for the field device; setting values of configuration parameters in the instance to default values given by the device description information, and/or to values given by the template T; determining semantic meanings of configuration parameters in the instance; obtaining, from a data store, values of configuration parameters stored in association with the field device and semantic meanings; writing each value obtained from the data store to a configuration parameter in the instance whose semantic meaning matches the semantic meaning of the value; and provisioning the field device with the instance of the configuration.

Abstract: A visual-tactile sensing device includes a visual-tactile sensing pad useful to capture image data related to a work piece during contact with the pad and as it approaches the pad. The sensing device can be used as part of a robotic gripper or other device. One or more lights can be used to illuminate the work piece and/or project light through the pad. The pad includes a rigid base, an elastic layer structured to deform upon contact with the work piece, and a diffraction layer structured to diffract light at different colors depending on the angle of the incoming light rays and camera placement.

Abstract: A feedback control system for use with ultrasonic welding. A weld energy set point and/or a reference power curve are used by a controller to provide a power supply voltage set point and a power supply frequency set point for the power that is to be drawn by an ultrasonic weld generator. Information regarding the actual voltage and/or frequency of the drawn electrical power, and/or the frequency and magnitude of an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the generator to an applicator tool used to weld an object can be utilized by an estimator to estimate the weld energy dissipated at the weld site and/or generate a power curve for the welding operation. Using information from the estimator, the controller can determine adjustments for variables for the current and/or future welding operations. Further, welding may not commence until a clamping force exerted on the object satisfies a clamping force set point.

Abstract: A circuit breaker that may be plugged onto an electrical panel. The circuit breaker is preferably a low voltage circuit breaker in the range of 120-240 volts. The circuit breaker includes an electrical clip with a curved inner surface that contacts a curved outer surface of an electrical connector on the electrical panel. The circuit breaker includes a protrusion that prevents the circuit breaker from being installed in electrical panels without an electrical connector for the electrical clip to engage.

Abstract: Technologies for producing efficient investigation routes for identifying gas leak locations include a mobile compute device. The mobile compute device includes circuitry configured to obtain route data indicative of a route to be traveled along to identify a location of a gas leak. The circuitry is also configured to present the route data to a user to guide the user along the route.

Abstract: A heatsink assembly, a method of producing a heat sink assembly and an electrical device. The heatsink assembly including a heatsink having a surface for receiving a heat source, a copper insert and a layer of low density pyrolytic graphite. The copper insert and the layer of low density pyrolytic graphite are arranged on the surface of the heatsink in layers to form a heat transferring assembly, and the heat transferring assembly is adapted to receive a heat source for transferring the heat from the heat source to the heatsink.