Abstract: Disclosed herein is a data-driven approach for determining and presenting a more intelligent measure of the probability of failure of a substation. The disclosed approach generally involves (i) deriving respective failure probabilities of the individual assets within the substation by taking into consideration certain operating, environmental, maintenance or other types of data related to the individual assets, (ii) determining the electrical configuration of the substation, (iii) determining a substation failure probability based on the respective failure probabilities of the individual assets within the substation and the electrical configuration of the substation, and then (iv) presenting the probability of substation failure and/or the respective failure probabilities for the individual assets to a user in various ways.

Abstract: The disclosed invention provides improved systems and methods for auto-filling electronic forms, which involves presenting a user with an electronic form comprising one or more fields, each field having one or more field attributes, parsing the electronic form to generate a form mapping, including a form path identifier identifying a location from where the electronic form originated, and a global field identifier and corresponding label for each of the one or more fields. The document mapping may be sent to a remote server, which may provide user data in response, which may be used to automatically populate the electronic form.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling inductive power transfer in an inductive power transfer system and a method for designing an inductive power transfer system with power accounting. The method of controlling inductive power transfer including measuring a characteristic of input power, a characteristic of power in the tank circuit, and receiving information from a secondary device. Estimating power consumption based on the measured characteristic of tank circuit power and received information and comparing the measured characteristic of input power, the information from the secondary device, and the estimated power consumption to determine there is an unacceptable power loss. The method for designing an inductive power transfer system with power accounting including changing the distance between a primary side and a secondary side and changing a load of the secondary side.

Abstract: Method and system may be configured to determine a stationary time period during which a vehicle has remained stationary. The method and system may be further configured to enable a parked function of the vehicle in response to determining that the stationary time period exceeds a designated threshold. While the parked function is enabled, the vehicle applies a braking effort to the vehicle in response to detecting movement of the vehicle.

Abstract: A filament platform insert for insertion into a bowl includes a plurality protruding stages and a plurality of recesses that are each formed in arcuate shapes to form a plurality of arcuate filament channels. An access channel extending along the platform insert, between a top and bottom, and between a rear and front, provides access for insertion of a finger or tool for manipulating an endovascular filament stored in the filament channel. The platform insert is dimensioned such that alignment of multiple such platforms will form filament raceways within a bowl for the coiled reception and storage of multiple endovascular filaments, with each filament reliably isolated from one another. In an alternative configuration, an endovascular filament bowl may be made to have the filament platform as a monolithic component thereof.

Abstract: A child crib includes a frame body, a corner component, a cloth component and a covering member. The cloth component at least partially covers the frame body. The corner component is connected to a handrail and a post of the frame body and exposed out of the cloth component. A first ring-shaped opening structure and a second ring-shaped opening structure are respectively formed by a first side and a second side of a covering body of the covering member. When the first side of the covering body is connected to a first side of the cloth component, by positioning the second side of the covering body on a second side of the cloth component, the first side and the second side of the cloth component are respectively enclosed by the first ring-shaped opening structure and the second ring-shaped opening structure, and the covering member covers the corner component.

Abstract: An electric vehicle (EV) charging system includes a plurality of electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) units, a plurality of associated EV charging stations, electrical power distribution wires or cables for distributing electrical power from the plurality of EVSE units to the plurality of EV charging stations, and an EVSE communications bus. Each EVSE unit includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) and a solid-state switch that control whether electrical current is able to flow to an associated EV charging station and connected plug-in EV (PEV) load. The MCUs communicate over the EVSE communications bus and, as PEVs charge, plug into, and unplug from the plurality of EV charging stations, reallocate or reapportion an available supply current among the plurality of EVSE units while also dynamically adjusting one or more circuit protection attributes also provided by the EVSE units.

Abstract: Among other things, requests are received from voice assistant devices expressed in accordance with different corresponding protocols of one or more voice assistant frameworks. Each of the requests represents a voiced input by a user to the corresponding voice assistant device. The received requests are re-expressed in accordance with a common request protocol. Based on the received requests, responses to the requests are expressed in accordance with a common response protocol. Each of the responses is re-expressed according to a protocol of the framework with respect to which the corresponding request was expressed. The responses are sent to the voice assistant devices for presentation to the users.

Abstract: A system for providing an improved way of user intuitive visual management of bioprocess automation is disclosed. The system includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to present a graphical presentation of the bioprocess automation script and results associated with execution of the bioprocess automation script of a bioprocess, wherein the graphical presentation comprises an anticipated result and an anticipated flow path associated with the bioprocess; and modify the graphical presentation by varying at least one of the anticipated result and the anticipated flow path.

Abstract: A storage container system includes rolling toolbox, a storage container, a storage bin, and a storage container assembly. Various aspects relate to a storage container including at least one sidewall extending from a base, the sidewall at least partially defining an outer wall of an interior compartment. A lid is coupled to the sidewall and movable between an open position and a closed position. The interior compartment is accessible while the lid is in the open position, and the interior compartment is covered while the lid is in the closed position.

Abstract: Detecting, locating, identifying, engaging, and/or shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion as well as methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-program products therefor. Embodiments used for shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion may be implemented in stationary environments, and/or in moving, e.g., in-transit, environments, and may be used to transfer, route, and/or organize objects based on their designated destinations. The embodiments may further be implemented in a logistics network, thereby increasing the efficiency and capacity of the logistics network, among other benefits.

Abstract: A control device is connected to at least one solar cell module and an inverter, and controls the at least one solar cell module by MPPT control. The control device includes an opening/closing unit and a control unit. The opening/closing unit includes a semiconductor relay and a mechanical relay connected in parallel with the semiconductor relay. The control unit controls opening and closing of the opening/closing unit in response to a control signal from the inverter. In a case of connecting the at least one solar cell module and the inverter, the control unit turns ON the semiconductor relay to turn ON the mechanical relay, and then disconnects the semiconductor relay. In a case of cutting off the connection between the at least one solar cell module and the inverter, the control unit connects the semiconductor relay to disconnect the mechanical relay, and then disconnects the semiconductor relay.

Abstract: A diaper changing device which can assist parents or other caregivers in changing an infant or other subject's diaper may include a base. The base may be flat. At least one diaper retainer tab may be provided on the base. The at least one diaper retainer tab may be configured to engage and secure a diaper in place on the base. The base and the at least one diaper retainer tab may be used by a caregiver to maintain the diaper in an easily reachable, strategically placed position as the diaper on an infant or adult is changed, allowing a caregiver to operate a front end of the diaper and wrap the front end over the subject. The caregiver may easily and rapidly pull the base frontward from the diaper to disconnect the diaper changing device from the diaper and finalize the diapering process.

Abstract: A polymeric container including a finish defining an opening of the container. A shoulder of the container is between the finish and a body of the container. A base of the container is at an end of the body opposite to the shoulder. The base is configured to support the container upright. A plurality of body ribs are at the body. A shoulder rib is between the shoulder and the body. The shoulder rib has a maximum height that is about 5 times greater than a maximum depth of the shoulder rib.

Abstract: An arrangement is for compensating voltage drops in a power supply network. The arrangement includes at least one first converter system and a second converter system. The intermediate circuits thereof are coupled, and the first converter system is connected to a first distribution and the second converter system is connected to a second distribution.

Abstract: A support having a magnetically assisted deployment and retraction mechanism which is designed for use with protective covers for personal electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet computing devices featuring a segmented support structure that deploys from a first channel when a shuttle located in a second channel disposed under the first channel is moved from a first position to a second position. The shuttle contains a first magnet and a second magnet, and the segmented support contains magnets which generate either attractive or repulsive forces depending on the position of the shuttle, which forces cause deployment of the support.

Abstract: A contactor control system includes a switching member, a high voltage load, a high voltage energy storage, a bi-directional DC/DC-converter operatively connected to the switching member, a high-voltage capacitor operatively connected to the high-voltage load, and a low voltage energy storage operatively connected to the bi-directional DC/DC-converter, wherein the switching member is adapted to connect and disconnect the high voltage energy storage to and from the high voltage load, where the bi-directional DC/DC-converter is adapted to pre-charge the high-voltage capacitor to a predefined voltage value from the low voltage energy storage before the switching member is closed and adapted to discharge the high-voltage capacitor to the low voltage energy storage when the switching member has been opened. The advantage of the invention is that a DC-link capacitor can be charged from and discharged to a low voltage battery by using a bi-directional DC/DC-converter. Energy losses can thus be minimized.

Abstract: A packet for cigarette industry products, having a casing which at least partially surrounds a group of cigarette industry products as the packet content, wherein the casing is formed from a packaging material, and wherein folding tabs of the packaging material are connected to one another by seams, in which the casing is formed from a paper-based packaging material, and a corresponding method.

Abstract: A steel plant control device includes a subtractor, a PI controller, a first-order lag controller, and an adder. In a band that is lower than a first frequency f1, a gain of the PI controller is higher than a gain of the first-order lag controller; in a band from the first frequency f1 to a second frequency f2, the gain of the first-order lag controller is higher than the gain of the PI controller; and in a band that is higher than the second frequency f2, the gain of the PI controller is higher than the gain of the first-order lag controller.

Abstract: An imaging system gantry patient channel drape includes a gantry first outer sidewall covering portion including an outer rim biased into a deployed (e.g., circular) shape and collapsible, and a gantry inner (e.g., circular) wall covering portion extending inward of the gantry first outer sidewall covering portion.