Abstract: A system for high impedance bus protection that includes a safety module to divert excess current away from a protective element of an intelligent electronic device. The safety module may include a variable resistor and a bypass relay in parallel across secondaries of one or more current transformers. The bypass relay may be configured to close upon detection of excess current through the secondaries to divert the excess current away from the variable resistor and the protective element.

Abstract: A morphing aerodynamic structure includes a body with an outer covering, a bridle attached to the body, and a light-response polymer disposed on at least one of the outer covering and the bridle. The light-responsive polymer is configured to change shape when illuminated with a laser such that at least one of an angle of attack, roll, pitch and yaw of the morphing aerodynamic structure is at least partially controlled without the use of a mechanical or pneumatic control unit.

Abstract: A battery-powered electric polisher for treating concrete has the operational form of a self-propelled riding trowel. A rigid frame mounts a pair of rotors that descend into contact with the concrete surface. Hydraulic tilting circuits for polisher steering control are activated with joysticks. An electrically driven hydraulic pump powers the tilting circuits. Each rotor drives a lower, circular drive ring comprising a plurality of spokes. Drive ring spokes are nested within rigid channels defined in a lower a support plate so that the latter is removable. A plurality of radially spaced-apart abrasion devices descend from the support plate into contact with the concrete surface.

Abstract: A printing method and a printing device are provided to reduce a difference in a degree of wet-spreading of a coating material. The printing method includes: a buffer layer forming step of forming, when there is a difference between a surface free energy of a print object which is an object to be printed and a surface free energy of a coating material applied to a surface of the print object, a buffer layer on the surface of the print object with a buffer material having a surface free energy differing from that of the print object or the coating material; and a printing step of printing by applying the coating material to the buffer layer.

Abstract: A fiber optic communication system may include a transmitting subsystem, a receiving subsystem, a power monitoring subsystem, a temperature monitoring subsystem, an alarm subsystem, and a data logging subsystem. The transmitting subsystem may be configured to transmit optical signals encoding data into an optical path. The receiving subsystem may be configured to receive the optical signals transmitted by the transmitting subsystem and decode the data encoded in the optical signal. The power monitoring subsystem may be configured to measure a power of the optical signal during normal operations. The temperature monitoring subsystem may monitor the temperature of the fiber optic communication system at various locations. The alarm subsystem may generate an alarm if the system operates outside of certain thresholds. The data logging subsystem may log the measured temperatures and optical signal power of the fiber optic communication system.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a controller programmed to display a plurality of icons on a HUD of the vehicle, receive EEG data from a driver of the vehicle, perform a Fast Fourier Transform of the EEG data to obtain an EEG spectrum, input the EEG spectrum into a trained machine learning model, determine which of the plurality of icons the driver is viewing based on an output of the trained machine learning model, and perform one or more vehicle operations based on the output of the trained machine learning model.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package. The semiconductor device package includes a substrate having a first surface, an electrical contact disposed over a first region of the substrate, and an EMI shielding layer disposed over the substrate. The EMI shielding layer includes a non-uniform thickness and an elevation of the EMI shielding layer is higher than an elevation of the electrical contact with respect to the first surface of the substrate. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device package is also disclosed.

Abstract: A target used for heavy water reactor production of C-14 isotopes, which comprises: a target tube, which has a target material and/or an absorber material, the target material being a nitrogen-containing solid material; end plates, which are arranged at two ends of the target tube; a connection rod, which is provided with a connection component that is connected to a positioning mechanism used for positioning the target, wherein the connection rod passes through the target tube along the axial direction of the target tube, and the target tube is fixedly connected to the connection rod by means of the end plates. The present invention can be adapted to be placed at different locations such as at a guide tube, an inspection passage, or a fuel channel to undergo irradiation and produce C-14 isotopes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensing device. The sensing device includes a flexible element having a first sensing area, an electronic component embedded within the flexible element, and an adjustable conductive element disposed in the flexible element and configured to electrically connect the first sensing area of the flexible element with the electronic component.

Abstract: A battery cell holder having terminal electrodes and a frame configured to support a plurality of battery cells in contact with the terminal electrodes. The frame having a base plate, a top plate, and at least one side support extending from the base plate to the top plate, the frame configured to support the plurality of battery cells between the base plate and top plate, wherein the terminal electrodes comprise a strip of conductive material configured to contact an electric terminal of one of the battery cells.

Abstract: A bicycle seat suspension can include one or more movable body members. The one or more movable body members can be configured to be operatively connected to a bicycle saddle. The one or more movable body members can be configured to change configuration when a load is applied to the bicycle saddle. The bicycle seat suspension can also include a vibration isolator. The vibration isolator can be configured to exhibit a non-linear stiffness profile including a region of quasi-zero stiffness. The vibration isolator can be operatively positioned such that, when the one or more movable body members change configuration responsive to a load being applied to the bicycle saddle, the one or more movable body members can engage the vibration isolator. As a result, the vibration isolator can isolate a person seated on the bicycle saddle from vibrations transferred through the bicycle saddle.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package including a carrier, an electronic component, and a shielding layer. The carrier includes a predetermined non-shielding region. The electronic component is disposed over the predetermined non-shielding region. The shielding layer includes a first portion disposed over the predetermined non-shielding region.

Abstract: An apparatus for bonding an electronic component including a first carrier, a second carrier, a driving mechanism, and a substrate adjustment mechanism is disclosed. The first carrier is configured to carry a first substrate and has a first carrying surface. The second carrier is configured to carry a second substrate and has a second carrying surface. The driving mechanism enables the first carrier and the second carrier to act in close proximity to each other and far away from each other. The substrate adjustment mechanism enables the first substrate and the second substrate disposed to be in a non-parallel configuration.

Abstract: To provide a process for separating hydrocarbons capable of recovering ethane or propane, including improved cold heat recovery enabling a reduction in compressor power.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to training a prediction system for improving depth perception in low-light. In one embodiment, a method includes computing, in a first training stage, losses associated with predicting a depth map for a synthetic image of a low-light scene, wherein the losses include a pose loss, a flow loss, and a supervised loss. The method also includes adjusting, according to the losses, a style model and a depth model. The method also includes training, in a second training stage, the depth model using a synthetic representation of a low-light image. The method also includes providing the depth model.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for simulating formation and evolution of a deep-sea cold seep ecosystem. Simulation of the cold seep ecosystem is realized and a unit above seabed interface, a seabed interface ecosystem simulation unit, and a subsea interface unit is formed through the system, which provides environmental conditions for evolution of the cold seep ecosystem. At the same, the primary succession and secondary succession of the ecological cold seep system are simulated through the environmental condition control equipment, the sampling cabin, and the seabed current injection system, and the formation environment of the system is remodeled in situ, thereby effectively shortening the period of field observation to research the cold seep ecosystem.

Abstract: A method for producing an isoolefinic stream may include: oligomerizing an ethylene stream to a C4+ olefin stream in a first olefin oligomerization unit comprising a serial reactor and a lights removal column, wherein the C4+ olefin stream contains no greater than 10 wt % of methane, ethylene, and ethane combined; and wherein the ethylene stream contains at least 50 wt % ethylene, at least 2000 wppm ethane, no greater than 1000 wppm of methane, and no greater than 20 wppm each of carbon monoxide and hydrogen; and oligomerizing the C4+ olefin stream and a propylene/C4+ olefin stream in a second oligomerization unit to produce the isoolefinic stream.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel and improved processes for treating a lignocellulosic biomass or technical lignin using ionic liquids to obtain lignin breakdown products and polysaccharide biomass components. Recycling of ionic liquids can be included in the methods of the invention.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments detecting and localizing objects within an image in a wide-view format using a synthetic representation. The method includes converting a real image in a wide-view format to a synthetic representation using a style model, wherein the synthetic representation depicts a distorted view of an object. The method also includes identifying features of the object using an extraction model that distinguishes different scales of the synthetic representation and a simulated scene to define structures associated with the distorted view. The method also includes detecting the object using a decoder model that identifies an attribute and a bounding box of the object from the features. The method also includes executing a task using the attribute and the bounding box to localize the object in the simulated scene.