Abstract: A method for updating software stored in a memory. The memory is divided into sectors. The software is updated by the writing of data into the memory. The data for updating the software are written from an arrangement into a further memory, in which further memory the data are temporarily stored, until the amount of data written into the further memory reaches a specific value. After the value has been reached, the data written into the further memory are transferred into the memory which is divided into sectors.

Abstract: An electromechanical system. The electromechanical system includes: a microelectromechanical (MEMS) apparatus which has a component which can oscillate; a signal processing apparatus which is designed to receive and process a signal output by the MEMS apparatus; a voltage provision apparatus which is designed to provide at least one supply voltage for the signal processing apparatus, wherein the voltage provision apparatus includes at least one switching regulator. The voltage provision apparatus can be operated in a synchronous operating state and in an asynchronous operating state.

Abstract: A wiper blade device (10a; 10b) is disclosed comprising at least one wiper blade unit (12a; 12b), which comprises at least one fluid line (14a; 14b) for conducting a fluid and at least one dispensing element (16a; 16b) for dispensing the fluid onto an object to be cleaned. It is proposed that the dispensing element (16a; 16b) has at least one dispensing opening (18a; 18b) which is arranged on an end surface region (20a; 20b) of the wiper blade unit (12a; 12b).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adapting a pretrained machine learning system, which has been trained on a first training data set, to a second dataset, wherein the second dataset has different characteristics than the first data set. An input transformation module for partly undoing the distribution shift between the first and second training data set is provided.

Abstract: A method for operating a photodiode. In the method, a voltage made up of a sum of a constant first voltage and a second voltage having a fixed frequency is applied to the photodiode and an output signal of the photodiode is detected. A spectral composition of the output signal is subsequently detected and at least one coefficient of a non-linear term of a gain of the photodiode is ascertained on the basis of the spectral composition. An adapted first voltage is then applied to the photodiode, the first voltage being adapted based on the coefficient.

Abstract: A fuel cell catalyst material includes metal catalyst particles formed of a metal material and a carbon-based coating composition at least partially coating at least some of the metal catalyst particles. The carbon-based coating composition includes a carbon network. The carbon-based coating composition is doped with a dopant. The carbon-based coating composition includes a number of defects formed by one or more vacated carbon atoms in the carbon network. The carbon-based coating composition is made from a non-aromatic carbon molecule.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a diaphragm-electrode arrangement including seal from at least one layer material and an electrode material. A diaphragm-electrode arrangement made of an electrode material and at least one layer material is provided either from a common roll store or as a layer assemblage from individual rolls. The electrode material is connected to the at least one layer material by an injection molding process. Cavities and edge areas in the at least one layer material are filled up by the injection molding material and form a seal of the band-shaped diaphragm-electrode arrangement. The injection molding material, in particular TPE, is used in the following stacking process as a seal between the electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control of a DC converter (10) comprising a plurality of DC converter modules (4-1, 4-2). For this purpose, a central control variable is generated for all DC converter modules for a voltage-controlled control of the DC converter. Moreover, a current-based control variable can additionally be generated for each DC converter module. The output power, in particular the output current of each DC converter module can be individually adjusted by combining the voltage-based control variable and the current-based control variable. An overload of the DC converter modules can thus be prevented.

Abstract: The invention relates to the verification of operating parameters, in particular input and output values of a DC-to-DC converter which are detected by a sensor. For this purpose, the ratio between the input current and the output current of a DC-to-DC converter is calculated on the basis of two different calculation methods, wherein the different calculation methods are at least partly based on different parameters. If the two calculation methods lead to the same or at least approximately the same ratio of input current to output current, a plausibility check can thus be run on the reliability of the parameters being used.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for controlling an inverter (260), wherein the inverter (260) converts a DC voltage into a multi-phase AC voltage in order to power an electric machine (270). The method comprises the following steps: determining (120) an electrical frequency (f_el) of the electric machine (270); determining (130) a target_switching frequency (f_p_s) for a pulse-width modulation, wherein the target_switching frequency (f_p_s) is synchronous with the determined electrical frequency (f_el) of the electric machine; specifying (140) a target_start angle (alpha_s) of a first voltage indicator of the pulse-width modulation in relation to the stator-fixed alpha axis, or to one of the basic voltage indicators; controlling (150) the inverter (260) by means of pulse-width modulation using the determined target_switching frequency (f_p_s) and the specified target_start angle (alpha_s).

Abstract: A current conductor for use in an electrochemical device for removing ions from a solution. The current conductor includes a current conductor substrate having a current conductor surface. The current conductor also includes an anti-corrosive, anti-reactive coating coated onto the current conductor surface. The anti-corrosive, anti-reactive coating contains a material with a chemical composition of AOy, where A=Zr, Nb, Ti, or a combination thereof and 2<y<3; MxAOy, where M=Ca, Mg, Na, or a combination thereof, A=Zr, Nb, Ti, or a combination thereof, 0<x<2, and 2<y<3; MgCr2O4; or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An electrochemical deionization system that maintains an operating temperature range of a solution stream (e.g., seawater or brackish water) flowing through the cells of the electrochemical deionization system. Maintaining the operating temperature range is targeted at prolonging the lifetime of the system and increasing the overall performance of the electrochemical deionization system.

Abstract: A water treatment system centrally communicates and controls one or more water treatment devices to regulate the use of the one or more water treatment devices. The water treatment system is configured to enable a localized, on-demand supply of purified water throughout a building or a network of buildings. The water treatment system may control a degree of purity (e.g., water hardness or concentration of dissolved salts) via mixing of purified and unpurified water streams in a controllable ratio (e.g., via one or more controllable valves or one or more tunable water softening units).

Abstract: A brake force generator for a brake system. The brake force generator includes a driveshaft rotatably mounted in a housing, an electric motor, a displaceably mounted actuating element, and a transmission device that acts between the driveshaft and the actuating element in such a way that when there is a rotation of the driveshaft the actuating element is displaced. The transmission device has a planetary gear mechanism that has a sun gear connected in rotationally fixed fashion to the driveshaft, a rotatably mounted planet carrier, and at least one planet gear that is rotatably mounted on the planet carrier by a planet gear shaft. The planet carrier has a hollow shaft segment, and a jacket wall of the hollow shaft segment having a radial through-opening in which the planet gear lies. The planet gear shaft is mounted in the hollow shaft segment at both sides of the planet gear.

Abstract: An air compression device has a housing, a compressor device for the compression of air, an electric motor for driving the compressor device and for generating an air flow within the housing, a transmission for mechanically connecting the electric motor to the compressor device, and a power supply at least for supplying the electric motor with power. At least sections of the compressor device, the electric motor, the transmission, and the power supply are arranged in the housing. The air compression device also includes an air guide device which guides the air flow from the power supply to the compressor device and the electric motor using the transmission, wherein at least sections of the air guide device are arranged within the housing.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a hydraulic drive which comprises a hydraulic consumer with a positionable piston in a cylinder which is connected to a tank at one connection via a pump of variable rotational speed and at another connection via a proportional valve, wherein a position of the piston is controlled using a model-based control in which a rotational speed of the pump is used as a manipulated variable and in which a position of the proportional valve is preset.

Abstract: A machine learning system and method of operating a machine learning system for determining a time series, comprising providing an input for a first in particular generative model depending on a probabilistic variable, determining an output of the first model in response to the input for the first model, the output of the first model characterizing the time series. The first model comprises a first layer that is trained to map input for the first model determined depending on the probabilistic variable to output characterizing intermediate data, and a second layer that is trained to map the intermediate data to the time series depending on an output of a third layer of the first model. The output of the third layer characterizes a physical constraint to a machine state. Values of the time series or of the intermediate data are constrained by the output of the third layer.

Abstract: A method for providing an activation signal for activating an actuator. The activation signal is ascertained as a function of an output signal of a neural network. The neural network includes a scaling layer. The scaling layer maps an input signal present at the input of the scaling layer onto an output signal present at the output of the scaling layer in such a way that this mapping corresponds to a projection of the input signal onto a predefinable value range, parameters being predefinable, which characterize the mapping.

Abstract: A sensor and a method for the sensor, for determining an actual mounting configuration of the sensor on a motor vehicle. The sensor is designed to be mounted in different mounting configurations and to be operated in each of the different mounting configurations. The method includes: determining a misalignment of the sensor relative to a mounting configuration to be tested, measurement data of a measurement method being interpreted based on the mounting configuration to be tested, assumed as correct; and recognizing as correct or incorrect the mounting configuration to be tested based on the determined misalignment of the sensor; in the case in which a mounting configuration to be tested is recognized as correct, this mounting configuration being determined as the actual mounting configuration of the sensor.