Abstract: A valve, comprising a housing with an inlet and an outlet, a closure, which is displaceable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, a flow path from the inlet to the outlet is formed or interrupted, and wherein the flow path is interrupted or formed in the second position, and an actuation unit having a coil and an armature. The armature displaces the closure between the two positions subject to a current applied to the coil, wherein the armature has a cone, wherein a force on the armature is modifiable via an ascent of the cone.

Abstract: Sound capturing which includes applying a far-field microphone functionality to a multiplicity of first microphone signals to provide a first output signal, and applying a less directional microphone functionality to one or more second microphone signals to provide a second output signal.

Abstract: A beverage system for producing a beverage. The beverage system includes a portion capsule and a beverage machine. The portion capsule includes a lid sealed to a base element having a cavity within which a beverage raw material is provided. The base element has a circumferential flange having a top side and a bottom side with a barcode located on the bottom side. The beverage machine includes a detector to read the barcode, a media chute configured to receive and support the portion capsule, and a pump controlled to push water into the portion capsule only upon a determination that the read barcode agrees with a stored reference.

Abstract: A portion capsule for producing a beverage includes a base element having a cavity in which a beverage raw material is provided and which is closed by a membrane fastened to the base element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a switchgear cabinet for a wind power plant, having a U-shaped base plate, comprising a bottom and two side parts, two end plates connected to the base plate, and a cover, by means of which the switchgear cabinet is closed, wherein the end plates are lengthened beyond the side parts or longitudinal sides formed by the latter, or the end plates are each set back at a distance with respect to an outer edge of the base plate, such that the base plate and/or the end plates form tabs projecting outward, which are useful for the fixing of holders.

Abstract: A phase shifting device with a linear transmission line comprises a first electrode and a second electrode that are spaced at a distance from each other. A tunable dielectric material is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The transmission line comprises several overlapping section. An overlapping area of the first electrode overlaps an overlapping area of the second electrode in order to provide a parallel plate capacitor area that affects the phase of an electromagnetic signal that propagates along the transmission line. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to a bias voltage source with bias electrodes which consist of a material with a lower electrical conductivity that that of the first and second electrode.

Abstract: A method for adapting a gain of at least one channel audio input signal in order to generate an N channel audio output signal, wherein at least one channel audio input signal includes a speech input channel, in which speech signal components, if present in the at least one channel audio input signal, are present, and comprising other audio input channels. A perceived loudness of the at least one channel audio input signal is dynamically determined and it is determined whether speech signal components are present in the speech input channel. If this is the case the gain of the speech input channel is adapted differently compared to the gain of the other audio input channels.

Abstract: A method operates a mobile readout system having at least one stationary consumption meter and a mobile readout receiver for reading out the consumption meter as the readout receiver moves past the consumption meter. A two-way communication takes place between the consumption meter and the readout receiver by using the consumption meter to transmit status information stored in the consumption meter, using the readout receiver to receive the status information, using the readout receiver to request additional information from the consumption meter by using a request command, and transmitting encrypted additional information from the consumption meter to the readout receiver. A readout receiver having a receiver for acquiring data from a plurality of spatially distributed consumption meters by using radio transmission according to the method is also provided.

Abstract: A control system for an agricultural machine for performing agricultural work processes includes a location determination module and a machine management system.) The work processes are plannably retrievable by means of a planning system from a memory of the machine management system. In the control system, operational speeds are defined allowing for machine-specific and environment-specific load limits.

Abstract: Sound reduction includes producing an error signal representative of sound present in a target space, producing a reference signal corresponding to undesired sound present in the target space, and producing, based on the reference signal and the error signal a cancelling signal representative of the undesired sound present in the target space. Sound reduction further includes producing, based on the cancelling signal, sound to destructively interfere with the undesired sound present in the target space, producing sound based on an audio signal in the target space, and removing from the reference signal, based on the audio signal, a reference signal component representative of audio signal components transferred via a feedback path from the transducer to the reference sensor.

Abstract: A phased array antenna includes several antenna elements and a signal feed entry from or to which a signal is transmitted to or from the antenna elements. A phase shifting device modifies a phase difference of the signal that is transmitted from the signal feed network to the respective antenna element or that is transmitted from the respective antenna element to the signal feed network to adjust the preferred direction of radiation of the phased array antenna. A bias voltage is applied to each phase shifting device via two bias voltage electrode lines that are connected to a bias voltage driver. The bias voltage driver has several output channel terminal pairs with two output channel terminals to apply a tunable output channel voltage difference to each terminal pair. The two bias voltage electrode lines of each phase shifting device are connected to a respective terminal pair.

Abstract: An arrangement of a filter plate for a filter press and of a sealing device. The filter plate has a contact surface for contact with another filler plate, which extends in parallel to a plane formed by the filter plate, and at least one channel opening for forming a channel. The channel opening passes through the filter plate perpendicularly to the plane. Furthermore, it is delimited by a channel surface of the filter plate. The filter plate has an annular recess with a first annular boundary surface. The sealing device has an elastic ring seal and a clamping ring, wherein the elastic ring seal has a second annular boundary surface which corresponds to the first annular boundary surface, and the clamping ring can be inserted into the annular recess such that the elastic ring seal is clamped between the clamping ring and the first annular boundary surface.

Abstract: A method of forming a coating composition for application to a substrate utilizing a high efficiency transfer applicator. The method includes identifying at least one of an Ohnesorge number (Oh) for the coating composition, a Reynolds number (Re) for the coating composition, or a Deborah number (De) for the coating composition. The method includes obtaining at least one of a viscosity (?) of the coating composition, a surface tension (?) of the coating composition, a density (?) of the coating composition, a relaxation time (?) of the coating composition, a nozzle diameter (D) of the high efficiency transfer applicator, or an impact velocity (v) of the high efficiency transfer applicator. The method includes forming the coating composition having at least one of the viscosity (?), the surface tension (?), or the density (?).

Abstract: In one embodiment a system comprises a master unit configured to receive a base station downlink radio frequency signal and transmit a base station uplink radio frequency signal; and a plurality of remote antenna units each communicatively coupled to the master unit using at least one cable, the remote antenna units each configured to radiate a remote downlink radio frequency signal from at least one antenna and to receive a remote uplink radio frequency signal from the at least one antenna. The master unit comprises a channel selective uplink muting circuit. The master unit receives and monitors uplink transport signals from the remote uplink radio frequency signal to identify one or more channels within the uplink transport signals that are not carrying uplink communications traffic; wherein the channel selective uplink muting circuit selectively mutes channels of the uplink transport signals that are not carrying uplink communications traffic.

Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly for a vehicle includes an enclosure arranged to be positioned outside of a passenger compartment of the vehicle adjacent a first vehicle body panel. The enclosure has a front side, a rear side, a top portion and a substantially enclosed bottom portion, where the top portion includes an outer wall structure. A loudspeaker is mounted in the enclosure and configured to generate an acoustic signal to be radiated into the passenger compartment through an opening in a second vehicle body panel. The enclosure may include a plurality of ribs extending between the loudspeaker and the outer wall structure. A barrier may be disposed within the top portion inward of the outer wall structure and substantially surrounding the loudspeaker. The ribs and the barrier damp high frequencies to reduce propagation of high-frequency noise toward the passenger compartment.

Abstract: The method of capturing an audio scene includes acquiring sounds having first and second directivities to obtain first and second acquisition signals, respectively, the first directivity being higher than the second directivity, the steps of acquiring being performed simultaneously, and both acquisition signals together representing the audio scene; separately storing the first and second acquisition signals or mixing individual channels in the acquisition signals to obtain first and second mixed signal, respectively, and separately storing the first and second mixed signals, or transmitting the first and second mixed signals or the first and second acquisition signals to a loudspeaker setup and rendering the first mixed signal or the first acquisition signal using a loudspeaker arrangement having a first directivity and simultaneously rendering the second mixed signal or the second acquisition signal using a loudspeaker arrangement having a second directivity, the second loudspeaker directivity being lower t

Abstract: A method for quantitatively determining the amount of acetaminophen in a sample with greater precision, greater sensitivity and fewer interactions and fewer spectral and chemical interferences with other compounds contained in the sample. The method includes acetaminophen being hydrolyzed and the resulting p-minophenol being reacted with a compound of general formula (III) in the presence of an oxidant, wherein R1 and R2, independently of one another, are selected from H, —CH3, and —OCH3, R3 is —C2H5 and R4 is a C1-4 alkyl moiety with a terminal sulfonate group, with the proviso that at least one of R1 and R2 is —OCH3 and/or R4 additionally has at least one OH substituent, and then the amount of the compound of general formula (IV) in the reaction mixture being photometrically determined.

Abstract: A system for applying a coating composition to a substrate utilizing a high transfer efficiency applicator is provided herein. The system includes a storage device for storing instructions for performing a matching protocol, and one or more data processors configured to execute the instructions to, receive, by one or more data processors, target image data of a target coating, the target image data generated by an electronic imaging device, and apply the target image data to a matching protocol to generate application instructions. The system further includes a high transfer efficiency applicator defining a nozzle orifice. The high transfer efficiency applicator is configured to expel the coating composition through the nozzle orifice to the substrate to form a coating layer. The high transfer efficiency applicator is configured expel the coating composition based on the application instructions.

Abstract: A device for electrically contacting a solar cell during the measurement of electrical characteristics of the solar cell, which has a plurality of finger electrodes on its surface, has at least one measuring strip that has at least one contact terminal for electrically contacting a solar cell test device and that extends between two measuring-strip end portions in a measuring-strip extension direction. The measuring strip has a plurality of loop-like or hook-like contact spring portions formed integrally with the measuring strip, which are positioned on the measuring strip along the measuring-strip extension direction. The contact has at least one finger electrode by spring-elastic mechanical contact, when the measuring strip is placed on the surface of the solar cell. A measuring frame includes opposing frame-edge struts, which engages, using the frame-edge struts, around an area that is greater than or equal to a solar cell to be measured, and in which the measuring strip is braced.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method performed by an apparatus. In the method, a payload information item is obtained that is to be communicated to at least one recipient. An encrypted payload information item is obtained by encrypting said payload information item such that it is decryptable by use of a first decryption key and a second decryption key. Further, a message containing said encrypted payload information item is sent or triggered to be sent to said recipient.