Abstract: A high voltage offshore power plant power distribution assembly (100) comprising, at a subsea location, two end transformers (10a) and one or more intermediate transformers (10b), wherein the respective end transformers and intermediate transformers comprise a housing (11), a transformer core and winding assembly (13) comprising a plurality of sets of utility windings (15) and a set of collection windings (17), a plurality of utility terminals (19) connected to utility windings, wherein at least some of the utility terminals are connected to offshore power providers (1, 3). A collection line (28) connects to the set of collection windings (17). The respective end transformers and one or more intermediate transformers further comprise two collection terminals (29) and a collection line branching (27) located inside the housing (11). The collection line branching (27) connects the two collection terminals (29) to the collection line (28).

Abstract: An imaging device capable of reporting more reliably an occurrence of trouble is provided. The imaging device of the present disclosure includes an imaging sensor configured to generate image data, a diagnosis circuit configured to perform diagnosis processing for the imaging sensor and an output circuit configured to output a flag signal corresponding to a result of the diagnosis processing, wherein the flag signal is set to a ground level signal in response to the result of the diagnosis processing indicating an error.

Abstract: A framework for generating reasons for imaging studies. An extractor, including a reinforcement learning agent, is trained to select one or more relevant sentences from the training histories of present illness. An abstractor is further pre-trained to generate one or more reasons for study from the one or more relevant sentences. An entity linking system is pre-trained using medical text corpora to map one or more mentions in the one or more reasons for study to one or more standardized medical entities for predicting one or more diagnoses. The reinforcement learning agent may then be re-trained using one or more rewards generated by the entity linking system. One or more reasons for study may be generated from a current history of present illness using the trained extractor, abstractor and entity linking system.

Abstract: Particulate dispersions and composites are disclosed which comprise graphite and alloy particles comprising both active (e.g. Si) and inactive phases with regards to electrochemical activity with alkali or alkaline earth metals (e.g. lithium). The alloy particles are highly dispersed as primary particles with graphite particles and/or within the graphite particles' matrix in a novel manner and can be prepared using simple mechanofusion dry processing methods. In the composites prepared, the alloy particles are essentially embedded between layers in the graphite matrix. Improved performance can be obtained when these dispersions or composites are used in lithium insertion anodes for rechargeable lithium batteries, including high capacity, good cycling performance, and rate capability.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling an operation of a secondary battery using a relative deterioration degree of an electrode. The method includes determining a SOC of the secondary battery whenever a pulse current flows through the secondary battery; determining an electrochemical reaction resistance from a voltage change amount measured during a preset initial time in each pulse current section and determining a lithium ion diffusion resistance from a voltage change amount measured during a remaining time except for the initial time; determining a deterioration-biased electrode by comparing a deterioration diagnosing resistance ratio, which is a relative ratio of the lithium ion diffusion resistance to the electrochemical reaction resistance, with a preset reference deterioration diagnosing resistance ratio; and adaptively adjusting an operation condition of a next charging/discharging cycle according to the type of the deterioration-biased electrode.

Abstract: To reduce power consumption in a solid-state image sensor that detects weak light. The solid-state image sensor includes a photodiode, a resistor, a measuring unit, and a control unit. The photodiode photoelectrically converts incident light and outputs a photocurrent. The resistor drops a potential of one end of the photodiode to a value lower than a power supply potential every time a photocurrent is output. The measuring unit measures illuminance of the incident light on the basis of a frequency of dropping of the potential of one end. The control unit controls the power supply potential to a lower value as the measured illuminance is higher.

Abstract: A conductive film includes a substrate and a first metal nanowire layer. The first metal nanowire layer is disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The first metal nanowire layer has an anisotropy value larger than or equal to 2.8 and smaller than or equal to 4.0.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a camera module, and a controller. The cabinet may define a chilled chamber. The door may be rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The camera module may be mounted to the cabinet within the chilled chamber. The controller may be operably coupled to the camera module. The controller may be configured to initiate an operation routine. The operation routine may include receiving one or more images for each of a plurality of capture sequences, detecting a pervasive obfuscation condition at the camera module based on the received one or more images, and directing a responsive action on the refrigerator appliance in response to detecting the pervasive obfuscation condition.

Abstract: A coating apparatus for a substrate with a curved surface includes a platform, a coating assembly, a carrying stage, and a transfer printing assembly. The coating assembly includes a push frame mounted on the platform and a coating wire rod disposed on the push frame. The push frame can push the coating wire rod to scrape a glue on a flat surface of the platform to form a glue layer on the flat surface. The carrying stage can hold the substrate. The transfer printing assembly includes a carrier and an elastic transfer printing head. The carrier is horizontally movable above the platform and the carrying stage. The elastic transfer printing head is disposed on a bottom of the carrier and is vertically movable, and can attach the glue layer on the flat surface and press against the curved surface to transfer the attached glue layer to the curved surface.

Abstract: An apparatus to wash a vehicle that typically includes: a trolley frame having a first support beam and a second support beam, the trolley frame defining a first reference frame; a first translation beam extending from the first support beam to the second support beam, where the first translation beam is at an angle with respect to the first reference frame; a second translation beam extending from the first support beam to the second support beam, where the second translation beam is at an angle with respect to the first reference frame; a first brush extending downward from a first trolley, the first trolley movably disposed on the first translation beam; and a second brush extending downwardly from a second trolley, the second trolley movably disposed on the second translation beam. The second trolley typically moves independently from the first trolley using different and independent drive systems or motors.

Abstract: Power amplifiers with adaptive bias for envelope tracking applications are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system includes a power amplifier that amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal and that receives power from a power amplifier supply voltage, and an envelope tracker that controls a voltage level of the power amplifier supply voltage based on an envelope of the RF signal. The power amplifier includes a current mirror having an input that receives a reference current, an output electrically connected to the power amplifier supply voltage, and a node that outputs a gate bias voltage. The power amplifier further includes a field-effect transistor that amplifies the radio frequency signal and a first depletion-mode transistor having a gate connected to the node of the current mirror and a source connected to a gate of the field-effect transistor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control method for controlling a multi-beam apparatus having one or more beam sources for producing a plurality of beams of a system for manufacturing a three-dimensional workpiece by means of an additive layer construction method, in which method a material that can be solidified in order to manufacture the three-dimensional workpiece is applied in layers to a surface of a carrier and the material that can be solidified is solidified by the plurality of beams in a respective layer at points of incidence of the plurality of beams on the material that can be solidified, wherein the points of incidence of the beams for solidifying selective regions of the layers of the material that can be solidified in order to manufacture the three-dimensional workpiece are each controlled substantially against a gas flow direction of a gas flow over the surface of the carrier; wherein the control method comprises (a) dividing the material to be solidified in the respective layer into at least two s

Abstract: A method for controlling an actuator. The method includes generating, in response to receiving a torque command signal from a first controller, an actuator control signal. The method also includes selectively controlling the actuator based on the actuator control signal. The method also includes, in response to identifying a fault associated with the first controller: generating, responsive to a determination that a partition associated with a second controller includes a fallback indicator, a fallback actuator control signal; and selectively controlling the actuator based on the fallback actuator control signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for fluid conduit inspection using absolute velocity of a sensor device are provided. The method includes: receiving sensor data collected by a sensor device during a measurement run from an interior of the fluid conduit while traveling along a length of the fluid conduit, the sensor device including a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer each having a fixed position in the sensor device, the fixed positions defining a separation distance between the first magnetometer and second magnetometer, the sensor data including magnetic flux data comprising first magnetic flux data collected by the first magnetometer and second magnetic flux data collected by the second magnetometer; determining a time delay between when a magnetic signal is present in the first magnetic flux data and when the magnetic signal is present in the second magnetic flux data; determining an absolute velocity of the sensor device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of recovering a degenerated lithium battery cell, with the lithium battery cell being configured so that an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed therebetween is impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte and embedded in a battery case, the method including: subjecting a lithium battery cell degenerated by 5% or more to a high temperature treatment for 1 to 6 hours at a temperature ranging from 60° C. to 100° C. in a fully discharged state.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a positive electrode for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries, including: preparing a slurry, coating the slurry on a current collector, and then drying. The slurry is prepared by a method including the steps of a) mixing a positive electrode active material and a solid electrolyte in a dry state; b) adding a conducting agent to the mixture of step a) and mixing in a dry state; and c) adding a binder and a solvent to the mixture of step b) and mixing in a wet state.

Abstract: Suppressing a dead period at the time of mode switching. A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of pixels (300) that each outputs a luminance change of incident light; and a detection circuit (305) that outputs an event signal based on the luminance change output from each of the pixels, in which each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric conversion element (311) that generates a charge according to an incident light amount; a logarithmic conversion circuit (312, 313) that is connected to the photoelectric conversion element and converts a photocurrent flowing out of the photoelectric conversion element into a voltage signal corresponding to a logarithmic value of the photocurrent; and a first transistor (318) having a drain connected to a sense node of the logarithmic conversion circuit.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a compound represented by Formula 1 having an excellent effect of scavenging a decomposition product generated from a lithium salt in the electrolyte solution, as a first additive, and lithium difluorophosphate as a second additive. The lithium secondary battery include the non-aqueous electrolyte solution has improved high-temperature durability.

Abstract: Providing mobile electric power comprising a power generation transport configured to convert hydrocarbon fuel to electricity and an inlet and exhaust transport configured to: couple to at least one side of the power generation transport such that the inlet and exhaust transport is not connected to a top side of the power generation transport, provide ventilation air and combustion air to the power generation transport, collect exhaust air from the power generation transport, and filter the exhaust air.

Abstract: An actuator leadscrew assembly is provided. The assembly includes a leadscrew shaft extending longitudinally. The assembly also includes a first bearing pressed over the leadscrew shaft. The assembly further includes a housing pressed over the leadscrew shaft and in abutment with the first bearing. The assembly yet further includes a second bearing pressed over the leadscrew shaft and in abutment with the housing. The assembly also includes a retaining ring disposed over the leadscrew shaft retaining the second bearing.