Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply, UPS, arrangement for subsea applications, including a container arranged and configured for subsea operation, and the following main modules arranged inside the container: at least one battery module of a predetermined battery capacity; at least one UPS module governing the battery module, the UPS module having a predetermined UPS capacity; at least one control module configured for interfacing and managing the battery module and the UPS module. The UPS arrangement is arranged and configured to vary its overall capacity based on at least the number of battery and UPS modules, wherein the at least one battery module and the at least one UPS module are internally arranged such that the heat losses from the UPS module are used to heat the battery module.

Abstract: A system and method for self-calibrating optical turbidity measurements includes a housing comprising a cavity with an inner wall having an essentially straight section and an opening for the medium. An optical standard is moveable between first and second sections within the essentially straight section, and a light source and a light sensor, arranged at the first section and configured to measure the turbidity of the medium, when the optical standard is at the second section, and configured to measure the turbidity of the optical standard and to determine, as a function of the measured turbidity, a calibration coefficient for performing a self-calibration, when the optical standard is at the first section.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments describe a partially caged rotor for use in an interior permanent magnet motor and techniques for fabricating thereof. In some embodiments, a caged rotor includes: a rotor core having a shaft; a rotor cage comprising a plurality of conductor bars; and a plurality of permanent magnets at least partially disposed inside a plurality of mounting holes of the core, the plurality of permanent magnets and the plurality of mounting holes forming a plurality of cavities inside the core; wherein each conductor bar is disposed at a respective cavity of the plurality of cavities such that the plurality of conductor bars is of a number greater or equal to 8 and less or equal to 64.

Abstract: A method for loading a container on a landing target on a land vehicle using a container crane including a trolley and a spreader for holding and lifting the container. The method is performed in a container crane control system and includes the steps of: obtaining two-dimensional images of the landing target from a first pair of cameras arranged on the spreader; performing feature extraction based on the two-dimensional images to identify key features of the landing target; generating a point cloud based on the feature extraction, wherein each point in the point cloud contains coordinates in three dimensions; and controlling movement of the container to the landing target based on the point cloud and the identified key features of the landing target.

Abstract: A method and a control arrangement for determining a relation R?MA between a robot coordinate system of a robot and an MA coordinate system of a moveable apparatus, the movable apparatus including a sensor device and a localization mechanism configured to localize a sensor coordinate system of the sensor device in the MA coordinate system, wherein a marker is arranged in a fixed relation with a reference location on the robot. The method includes positioning the marker in a plurality of different poses in relation to the robot coordinate system. For each pose of the plurality of different poses, the method includes: determining, on the basis of sensor information, a relation C?M between the sensor coordinate system and a marker coordinate system; determining a relation MA?C between the MA coordinate system and the sensor coordinate system; determining a relation R?E between the robot coordinate system and a reference location coordinate system.

Abstract: A method for providing an attribute of an element in a processing system having a plurality of elements, the processing system being represented as a directed graph having a plurality of nodes and directed edges, each node representing an element, each node having an attribute, and each directed edge representing a relation between two elements of the plurality of elements, the method including: selecting one node of the plurality of nodes as a starting node; constructing a subgraph, the subgraph including all the nodes that are forward-connected by at least one directed edge from the starting node; and outputting all nodes and the attribute of the nodes of the subgraph.

Abstract: A system and method for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) includes a first converter assembly, a second converter assembly, a third converter assembly, a first controlled device configured for disconnecting at least two converters of the first converter assembly from and AC source, and a second controlled device configured for connecting at least two of the first converters together, and comprising the step of: opening the first controlled device and closing the second controlled device such that the first converter assembly transfers energy between split DC link halves to maintain voltage regulation of the DC link with respect to the midpoint reference.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and pre-trained rule engine for providing an assistance to correct abnormal event encountered for equipment. Real-time information related to the equipment is received, upon identification of the abnormal event. At least one data is selected from historic data, expert opinion data and equipment standard data associated with the equipment based on real-time state information related to the equipment. The received real-time information is analyzed using the selected at least one data. An assistance is generated for correcting the abnormal event based on the analysis. The assistance is provided to an operator for correcting the abnormal event.

Abstract: A CutOut, comprising a first electrical connection rod; a second electrical connection rod; a first contact; a second contact; and a fuse wire; wherein the first contact is mounted to the first electrical connection rod; wherein the second contact is mounted to the second electrical connection rod; wherein when a current below a threshold levels flows through the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut or no current flows through the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut is configured to hold the first contact a fixed distance from the second contact and the fuse wire is configured to electrical connect the first electrical connection rod to the second electrical connection rod; and wherein when a current at or above the threshold flows through the vacuum-based fuse—CutOut the fuse wire is configured to electrically disconnect the first electrical connection rod from the second electrical connection rod.

Abstract: An end effector for a fruit picking robot has a distal portion comprising tools for seizing and detaching a fruit from its mother plant, a proximal portion comprising an interface for mounting the end effector to a robot arm, and a storage bay for picked fruit. The storage bay is elongate in a longitudinal direction and has a discharge port extending along the full length of the storage bay in the longitudinal direction. A fruit support member has a longitudinally extending edge which delimits the discharge port.

Abstract: A fault detection system and method includes a sensor; a processing unit; and an output unit. The sensor is configured to acquire temperature data at a sensor location of a device, wherein the temperature data comprises first temperature data and second temperature data acquired a first time period after the first temperature data. The processing unit determines a temperature magnitude comprising utilization of the first temperature data and/or the second temperature data, and determines a rate of change of temperature. The processing unit predicts a temperature at a location of the device using the temperature magnitude, the rate of change of temperature, and a correlation, wherein the correlation is a correlation of a plurality of temperature magnitudes and a plurality of rate of change of temperatures at the sensor location with a plurality of hotspot temperatures at the location.

Abstract: A ring seal and a robot. The ring seal includes an outer circumferential wall and an annular portion. The outer circumferential wall extends in an axial direction of the ring seal. The annular portion extends from a side of the outer circumferential wall toward an interior of the outer circumferential wall in a radial direction of the ring seal. As viewed in a cross section taken along the radial direction, the annular portion and the outer circumferential wall form an L shape.

Abstract: An AGV including a support structure and at least one drive unit connected to the support structure, wherein each drive unit includes a wheel rotatable about a wheel axis and about a steering axis perpendicular to the wheel axis; a wheel motor arranged to drive the wheel about the wheel axis; and a steering motor arranged to drive the wheel about the steering axis; wherein the AGV further includes at least one actuation member movable in an additional degree of freedom; and wherein the at least one actuation member is arranged to be driven by the wheel motor and/or the steering motor of at least one drive unit in the additional degree of freedom. A method of controlling an AGV is also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a circuit breaker monitoring system includes a vibration sensor, a processing unit, and an output unit. The vibration sensor is mounted to a circuit breaker acquires a temporal vibration signal over at least a temporal portion of a closing operation of the circuit breaker, wherein the closing operation comprises: initiation of the closing operation, latch release, movement of a moveable contact towards a fixed contact, contact touch of the moveable contact with the fixed contact, and stop of movement of the moveable contact. The vibration sensor provides the temporal vibration signal to the processing unit, which determines a plurality of features of the closing operation and an indication of operational functionality of the circuit breaker.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a delta robot, the method including executing an arm movement by moving one driving link relative to other two driving links; measuring a movement of a point in fixed relationship with a tilting body during the arm movement as an arm measurement; executing a tilting movement by tilting the tilting body about a fifth axis; measuring a movement of the point during the tilting movement as a tilting measurement; and calibrating a fourth axis based on a comparison of the arm measurement and the tilting measurement. A method of calibrating the fifth axis, a control system, and a robot system are also provided.

Abstract: A fluid channel assembly for an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging gun includes a fluid channel network for cooling a contact pin of the EV charging gun, a fluid inlet connected to the fluid channel network and configured to receive a coolant through an EV charging cable and to inject the coolant to the fluid channel network, and at least one fluid outlet connected to the fluid channel network, and configured to receive a coolant from the fluid channel network and to inject the coolant to the EV charging cable. The fluid channel network is configured to be arranged around the contact pin in direct or indirect contact with the contact pin.

Abstract: A device for extinguishing arcs in an electrical circuit includes a first arc chamber configured to divide a first part of an arc into a plurality of subsidiary arcs, a second arc chamber configured to divide a second part of the arc into a plurality of subsidiary arcs; wherein the first arc chamber and the second arc chamber are connected by a connection element configured to guide the second part of the arc from the first arc chamber to the second arc chamber.

Abstract: A radar sensor includes: a transceiver unit for emitting a radar beam along a beam path in an outgoing direction and receiving radar radiation along the beam path in an incoming direction; and a reference object placed in the beam path to redirect part of the outgoing radar beam in the incoming direction. The reference object is one of a plurality of reference objects placed in the radar beam. A size of the reference objects in at least one dimension is smaller than a wavelength of the radar beam.