Abstract: A liquid-cooled electric drive component for a powertrain of a vehicle includes a first housing part and a second housing part. The first and second housing parts are joined to one another by a fluid-tight welded joint and configured such as to form at least a segment of a cooling duct. The vehicle can be a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle.

Abstract: A method for coupling a rotational device, particularly a steam turbine, and a shaft device, particularly a gas turbine, the method including the following steps: accelerating the rotational device up to an output rotational speed that is below the rotational speed of the shaft device; detecting a differential angle between the shaft device and the rotational device; and accelerating the rotational device with an acceleration value that is derived from the target rotational speed difference, which is formed as a function of the detected differential angle, the acceleration and a desired target coupling angle. An associated arrangement couples a rotational device.

Abstract: A planetary gearbox includes a gearbox housing, a sunwheel rotatable in the housing about a central gearbox axis and having outer teeth, a ringwheel arranged concentrically to the central gearbox axis within the housing and having inner teeth, a planet gear carrier rotatable in the gearbox housing about the central gearbox axis, and a plurality of planet gears mounted on the planet gear carrier for rotation about corresponding planetary gear pins and having outer teeth meshing with the inner teeth on the ringwheel and the outer teeth of the sunwheel. At least one segmented radial sliding bearing supports the planet gear carrier on the gearbox housing and includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart radial sliding bearing segments positioned radially outside the planetary gear pins so that the planet gear carrier is supported by the radial sliding bearing at a position located radially outside the planetary gear pins.

Abstract: A wind turbine tower with an elevator system and a method to install the elevator system is provided. The tower for a wind turbine comprises includes an elevator system including guide wires. The guide wires are connected to a guide wire fixture arrangement. The tower includes a platform that is arranged in the area of the lower end of the tower. The platform comprises an opening to allow the guide wires to pass through the opening. The platform includes a connection means, to detachably connect the guide wire fixture arrangement to the platform during transportation and installation of the tower. The platform includes a hoist system to lower the guide wire fixture arrangement through the opening in the platform into a space below the tower to extend the guide wires through the opening in the platform.

Abstract: In a method and a pulse sequence optimization device to determine a pulse sequence for a magnetic resonance system, a pulse sequence is selected for optimization that includes a number of radio-frequency pulses and a number of gradient pulses chronologically coordinated therewith. An automatic analysis of the pulse sequence takes place to identify fixed point/time periods in the pulse sequence that are to be left unmodified, and modifiable time intervals in the pulse sequence that may be optimized. An automatic optimization of gradient pulses in the modifiable time intervals takes place according to a predetermined optimization criterion, while keeping the length of modifiable time intervals constant.

Abstract: A charging device for inductively charging a drive battery of an electrically-drivable vehicle includes a primary coil, which can be moved in a first direction towards a secondary coil of the vehicle by a pressurized medium. The primary coil is disposed on a holding device which is at least partially elastic. A method for positioning a primary coil for inductively charging a drive battery of an electrically-drivable vehicle is also provided.

Abstract: A method for operating a wind turbine is provided. At least one temperature information indicating the temperature of at least one component of the wind turbine is generated. The temperature information is used for determining at least one material property information indicating at least one component specific, temperature dependent mechanical property of the respective component. At least one operational parameter of the wind turbine is adjusted in consideration of the at least one material property information.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus to acquire correction data in connection with pulse sequences to acquire measurement data whose echo times—the duration between excitation and measurement data acquisition of the pulse sequences—are less than 500 microseconds, the pulse sequences acquire measurement data by repetition of a pulse sequence scheme, wherein different gradients for spatial coding are switched in each repetition, and correction data are acquired every n repetitions in a time window in which no gradients are switched, wherein n is a predetermined natural number. The method and apparatus enable correction of measurement data with which solid substances can be depicted without the hardware being used needing to be adapted and without external sensors being necessary.

Abstract: A method for real-time fusion of a 2D cardiac ultrasound image with a 2D cardiac fluoroscopic image includes acquiring real time synchronized US and fluoroscopic images, detecting a surface contour of an aortic valve in the 2D cardiac ultrasound (US) image relative to an US probe, detecting a pose of the US probe in the 2D cardiac fluoroscopic image, and using pose parameters of the US probe to transform the surface contour of the aortic valve from the 2D cardiac US image to the 2D cardiac fluoroscopic image.

Abstract: A mounting device for a body coil of a magnetic resonance device is provided. The mounting device includes a suspension device that has at least one suspension element. The at least one suspension element is mechanically connectable to a counterpart piece of the body coil. The suspension device is configured for suspension and coarse adjustment of the body coil in the magnetic resonance device during an adjustment process of the body coil. The mounting device also includes an adjustment device that has an adjuster for changing a position of the body coil, and adjustment indicators for displaying the position of the body coil. The adjustment device is provided for fine adjustment of the body coil during the adjustment process. The mounting device includes an attachment device differing from the suspension device. The attachment device includes at least one attachment element for mechanical interaction with the body coil.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance coil apparatus includes a receiving region for receiving a subregion of a patient to be examined, a housing shell unit enclosing the receiving region, and an antenna unit for picking up magnetic resonance signals. The magnetic resonance coil apparatus includes a camera unit with at least one light field camera element.

Abstract: A method for operating a steam generator comprising a combustion chamber having a plurality of evaporator heating surfaces which are connected in parallel on the flow medium side is provided. An object is to provide a steam generator which has a particularly long service life and which is particularly reliable. For this purpose, a flow medium is introduced into an inlet of a first evaporator heating surface at a temperature which is lower than the temperature of the flow medium introduced into the inlet of a second evaporator heating surface.

Abstract: A semantic tagging engine automatically generates semantic tags for the given documents and enables semantic search, based on meanings of search terms and content tags. A Semantic Knowledge Management Tool (SKMT) forms a semantic search and knowledge management platform to search, analyze and manage enterprise content. SKMT scans different content sources and generates indexes of semantic keywords. Its interface allows users to manage various data sources, search, explore and visualize search results at semantic level. SKMT provides high precision of semantic search and semantic data visualization.

Abstract: A connection piece is disclosed for a switch pole of a switching apparatus which improves the properties of the switch pole as concerns centering and current-carrying capacity. According to an embodiment of the invention, a connection piece for a switch pole of a switching apparatus is provided for connecting in electrically conductive manner to a movement contact connection pin of a vacuum switching tube disposed in the switch pole. The connection piece includes a centering ring for centering the vacuum switching tube, the centering ring being formed from an electrically conductive material and being connected in electrically conductive manner via at least one connector to a connection region of the connection piece.

Abstract: A method implemented in a computer system for automatically establishing a data record from two technical drawings, where the data record characterizes the two technical drawings that include symbols and lines connecting the symbols.

Abstract: An arrangement having a first group of rectifiers, which form a series circuit on the DC voltage side and which can be connected to a first AC voltage network, and having a reserve rectifier that, in the event of a fault in one of the rectifiers, can be electrically connected by suitable switching apparatuses to the first AC voltage network and on the DC voltage side to a first DC voltage line to form an augmented series circuit with the rectifiers. An installation for transmitting electric power between at least one first wind farm with at least one wind power installation and the first power supply system, including the first group of rectifiers, is able to be connected to the first wind farm via the first AC voltage network.

Abstract: A hot gas path cooling system (10) for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, whereby the cooling system (10) is positioned within a combustor basket (18) is disclosed. The cooling system (10) may include a platefin cooling system (24) formed from a platefin member (26) positioned radially inward from an outer wall (28) forming a combustor basket (18). At least first and second cooling circuits (34, 36) may be formed between the platefin member (26) and the combustor basket (18) and may be separated from each other by a first rib section (38). The second cooling circuit (36), thus, may be positioned downstream from the first cooling circuit (34) and may receive fresh cooling fluid through one or more inlets (52), not from the first cooling circuit (34). As such, the downstream second cooling circuit (36) may be cooled similarly to the first cooling circuit (34).

Abstract: For reducing vibrations and noise in electrical machines a rotor is mounted in a magnetic alignment device while a bearing shield is loosely held relative to a stator. The rotor is driven by the stator and vibrations of the rotor are detected. A magnetic alignment device is controlled so as to reduce the vibrations. Finally the bearing shield is fixed to the stator in a position determined by the controlling of the magnetic alignment device. Thus electromagnetic forces are taken into consideration during vibration and noise reduction.

Abstract: A heat engine having a circuit system which conducts a fluid and which may include at least one evaporation device for evaporating the fluid, at least one compression device for compressing the fluid, at least one condensation device for condensing the fluid, an accumulation device for accumulating the fluid and a further fluid, which can be added to the fluid by means of the compression device, can be accumulated, and at least one expansion for expanding the fluid. The accumulation device may include a mixing device for mixing the fluid and the further fluid to form an emulsion. A method for operating such a heat engine is also provided.

Abstract: A method for automatically creating a data set, which characterizes a technical drawing having symbols and lines connecting the symbols, from the technical drawing.