Patents Assigned to STIFTELSEN SINTEF
  • Control of an electrochemical device with integrated diagnostics, prognostics and lifetime management
    Patent number: 11239481
    Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of an electrochemical device having at least one operating organ, comprising the steps of: receiving measurements related to the operation of the electrochemical device, and estimating at least diagnostics data based on said measurements, estimating prognostics data based on said diagnostics data and providing operation instructions to control said operating organ of the electrochemical device, said operation instructions being optimized with respect to said estimated diagnostics and prognostics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: STIFTELSEN SINTEF, ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET DES MICROTECHNIQUES, UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT, FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, ZENTRUM FUR SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, DANTHERM POWER A.S
    Inventors: Federico Zenith, Johannes Tjonnas, Ivar J. Halvorsen, Angelo Esposito, Rafael Gouriveau, Elodie Lechartier, Frano Barbir, Dario Bezmalinovic, Merle Klages, Joachim Scholta, Alan Menard, Thomas Pedersen, Marie-Cecile Pera, Daniel Hissel, Christoph Kandler, Philippe Mocoteguy
  • Sample processing cartridge and method of processing and/or analysing a sample under centrifugal force
    Patent number: 9162227
    Abstract: A sample processing cartridge for carrying out processing under centrifugal force acting in at least two directions as the orientation of cartridge relative to centrifugal force is changed, the cartridge comprising: a first cavity adapted to contain a sample; and a second cavity in fluid communication with the first cavity, wherein the first and second cavities are arranged such that the sample in the first cavity is moved therefrom to the second cavity as a centrifugal force acting on the cartridge is changed from a first direction to a second direction, the first cavity is elongated perpendicular to the centrifugal force acting in the first direction, and the second cavity is more shallow than the first cavity and more extended in the direction of the centrifugal force acting in the second direction than the first cavity is extended in the direction of the centrifugal force acting in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Stiftelsen Sintef
    Inventor: Stig Morten Borch
  • CENTRIFUGATION APPARATUS, USE THEREOF AND CENTRIFUGATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120301972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifuge apparatus (10) comprising: a support member (12) rotatable about a first axis (20); at least one holding means (22) mounted to said support member for rotation therewith about the first axis, wherein each holding means is adapted to rotate about a respective second axis (24) distal to said first axis and to receive a sample processing device (26) for rotation thereof also about the second axis; a first motor (28a) adapted to rotate said support member about said first axis; and a second motor (28b) coupled to said at least one holding means; wherein the two motors (28a, 28b) are placed off the support member on opposite sides of the support member. The invention also relates to use of such an apparatus, and to a centrifugation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: STIFTELSEN SINTEF
    Inventors: Stig Morten Borch, Esben Beck