Abstract: A device for failsafe monitoring a number of passes of a moving machine part through a defined movement region comprising an input for receiving an encoder signal, which represents a motion value of the moving machine part. The device further comprises a failsafe evaluation unit for providing a failsafe shutdown signal as a function of the number of passes of the moving machine part through the defined movement region. The failsafe evaluation unit is configured to determine the number of passes of the moving machine part through the defined movement region from the motion value.

Abstract: A 3D printer system and related methods. The 3D printer system includes a processor and an accessible memory. The accessible memory includes a CAD kernel and a product file that defines a CAD solid model. The 3D printer system is particularly configured to execute the CAD kernel using the processor, process the product file using the CAD kernel to produce the CAD solid model, and produce a solid physical object corresponding to the CAD solid model.

Abstract: A method includes capturing data with a plurality of network connected sensors installed in or around a premises, storing at least a sampling of the data in an electronic storage device, analyzing the stored data with a processor to automatically identify one or more types of trends or patterns, creating, based on the analysis, a zone definition for a first zone that corresponds to an area of the premises from which data was captured by one or more sensors selected from among the plurality of sensors, and configuring at least one system operating in or around the premises automatically based on the first zone definition.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing environmental conditions and energy usage associated with a site. One exemplary method of regulating an environment condition at a site involves a server receiving environmental measurement data from a monitoring system at the site via a network, determining an action for an electrical appliance at the site based at least in part on the environmental measurement data and one or more monitoring rules associated with the site, and providing an indication of the action to an actuator for the electrical appliance.

Abstract: A way of synchronizing action execution across networked nodes using relative time. A command and a first time value can be received at a first networked device, where the first time value can correspond to a relative time at which an action is to occur. The command can be forwarded to another, second networked device along with a second relative time value that has been adjusted to take into account the elapsed time between the receipt of the command at the first device and the sending of the command to the second device. The action, which can include one or more events, can be caused to take place upon the execution of the command at about the first time value after the command was received at the first device and at about the second time value after the command was received at the second device.

Abstract: A stage arrangement system is configured to arrange stage elements on a stage where a performance is to take place. The stage arrangement system is configured to move the stage elements to reflect arrangement data that reflects desired positions and orientations for each stage element. The stage arrangement system first localizes one or more stage elements by determining the position and orientation associated with each such element. Then, the stage arrangement system repositions and/or reorients each stage element to comply with the arrangement data. Each stage element may indicate position and/or orientation changes to stagehands or manual laborers, who then move each element accordingly. Alternatively, each stage element may autonomously move in order to implement the position and/or orientation changes.

Abstract: A cascaded control system is configured to control power consumption of a building during a demand limiting period. The cascaded control system includes an energy use setpoint generator and a feedback controller. The energy use setpoint generator is configured to use energy pricing data and measurements of a variable condition within the building to generate an energy use setpoint during the demand limiting period. The feedback controller is configured to use a difference between the energy use setpoint and a measured energy use to generate a control signal for building equipment that operate to affect the variable condition within the building during the demand limiting period.

Abstract: A slicing printing method for color 3D model is disclosed. The method comprises following steps of: building a color 3D object into a coloring model; dividing the coloring model into a plurality of color cells, wherein a shell of each of the color cells forms an accommodating space configured to accommodate a color material; setting respectively the color of the color material accommodated by each color cell according to the color of the color 3D object and generating a printing color data corresponding to the color 3D model; generating a printing object data associated with the printing color data according to the color cells. The disclosed example can effectively realize the printing of the color 3D model through the inkjet manner via generating color cells configured to accommodate color materials.

Abstract: The invention comprises systems and methods for ramping setpoints on thermostats controlling HVAC systems. At least one thermostat is located inside a structure and is used to control an HVAC system in the structure. At least one remote processor is in communication with said thermostat and at least one database stores data reported by the thermostat. At least one processor compares the outside temperature at at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to the remote processor from the thermostat. The remote processor ramps the setpoint on the thermostat so as to reduce the average spread between inside temperature and outside temperature in order to reduce energy consumption with affecting comfort. The remote processor takes into account the effect of weather conditions and occupant preferences in determining whether and when to ramp setpoints.

Abstract: A numerical controller according to the present invention includes: a turning condition designation unit that designates a machining condition of turning; a nicking condition designation unit that designates a machining condition of nicking; a fixed cycle instruction analysis unit that generates an instruction sequence of a turning cycle operation based on the turning machining condition; and a nicking operation instruction generation unit that generates an instruction sequence of a nicking cycle operation based on the turning machining condition and the nicking machining condition. The numerical controller executes the instruction sequence of the nicking cycle operation before executing the instruction sequence of the turning cycle operation.

Abstract: Accessory-based power distribution techniques are described. In one or more implementations, power available from a power system of a computing device is intelligently and adaptively distributed between device systems and accessories in accordance with a current usage scenario. To do so, a power manager operates to collect information regarding the current usage scenario, including system state information and a power draw level for accessory devices. Power available from the power system is then divided between the device systems and accessories in dependence upon the usage scenario, such as by establishing and applying power limits dynamically based on the usage scenario. For instance, as system power level for device subsystems may be reduced to provide more power for accessories in some scenarios. Likewise, power for accessories may be limited to enable a high performance mode for device operations in scenarios in which the system is operating near applied limits.

Abstract: A system for analyzing energy usage measures one or more parameters indicative of energy usage for a plurality of sub-circuits, where the sampling rate for the measuring is substantially continuous, and automatically transmits information related to at least one of the measured parameters at a rate that enables monitoring of current energy usage. The system further detects a significant change in a measured parameter, determines whether the significant change in the measured parameter is caused by a change in energy usage, and automatically transmits information related to the significant change in the measured parameter caused by the change in energy usage after detecting the significant change.

Abstract: A numerical control device includes an NC-machining-program reading unit to read an NC machining program, a machining-removal-shape generation unit to generate a machining removal shape by a block of the NC machining program, a tool-data search unit to search for tool data to be used in the NC machining program, and a machining-finished-shape generation unit to generate a machining finished shape from the machining removal shape generated by the machining-removal-shape generation unit. During editing of the NC machining program, the machining removal shape and the machining finished shape can be confirmed sequentially by the block.

Abstract: A method is proposed for real-time economic dispatch in power system operation, especially in systems that include renewable power sources that may cause heavy deviations from a generation schedule due to their uncertain outputs. According to the method an optimal generation schedule is obtained based on forecasted load data. This schedule has to be adjusted if the actual load and renewable energy source outputs unexpectedly deviate from the forecasted value. An algorithm employed in the method is capable of dictating generation adjustments which minimize total generation costs. The algorithm is a modification of the base point and participation factor method. It differs from existing methods in that a precise model of transmission losses is adopted in the algorithm to achieve higher accuracy in optimization. The proposed method also has significant advantage in execution speed so that it is suitable for real-time operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for prioritizing one or more instructional control strategies to reduce time-variant energy demand of a built environment associated with renewable energy sources. The computer-implemented method includes collection of a first set of statistical data, fetching of a second set of statistical data, accumulation of a third set of statistical data, reception of a fourth set of statistical data and gathering of fifth set of statistical data. Further, the computer-implemented method includes parsing and comparison of the first set of statistical data, the second set of statistical data, the third set of statistical data, the fourth set of statistical data and the fifth set of statistical data. In addition, the computer-implemented method includes identification and prioritization of one or more instructional control strategies to reduce the time-variant energy demand associated with the built environment.

Abstract: A thermostat is described that includes a rechargeable battery, a graphical user interface and a wireless network communication capabilities. During installation, in cases where the rechargeable battery is below a first threshold, the installation procedure is limited so as to avoid energy intensive installation steps which may not be supported by the low battery level. An example of an installation step that is avoided due to low battery level is set up of wireless communication. According to some embodiments, if the battery level is very low during initial installation, the installation process is halted while the battery is charged. An indication such as a flashing LED may be displayed so as to indicate to the user that the battery is being charged.

Abstract: A method for the recognition of spatial proximity relationships in a modular system having module assemblies, each module assembly having a transmitter and a receiver arranged so that the transmitter of a first module assembly corresponds to the receiver of a second module assembly, and each of the module assemblies having a network connection for connection via a communication network to other of the module assemblies, includes: automatically requesting and allocating a network address for each of the respective network connections via the communication network so as to enable an addressing of the module assemblies via the network; and determining spatial proximity relationships of the module assemblies by triggering and evaluating the transmitters and receivers using the communication network via the network connection.

Abstract: A fueling data collection unit associated with a fuel transfer apparatus and for use with a system for managing fueling transactions of a fleet operator using fuel transfer apparatuses at one or more locations includes a fueling data interface module and a temperature compensation module. The temperature compensation module compensates for a volume variance of the fuel as a result of temperature variance from the standard temperature data to determine a volume correction factor at the measured fuel temperature, while the temperature compensation module uses the measured fuel temperature to determine a compensated, more accurate volume and/or mass of fuel dispensed through the fuel meter. In this way, the fuel data collection unit can accurately measure the volume and/or mass of fuel being delivered. This allows the provider and the recipient to more accurately sell/buy what was actually delivered and can avoid over-filling a fueling order.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system comprises an outdoor unit with a fan and a coil, and a controller communicatively coupled to the fan and coil. The controller is operable to receive feedback data from the fan, where the feedback data from the fan corresponds to a power and a speed of the fan. The controller is further operable to store a fan model and a plurality of thresholds and determine a virtual sensor measurement, based at least in part upon the feedback data from the fan and the fan model. The controller is operable to determine that the virtual sensor measurement is greater than a frost threshold or a fouling threshold. The controller is finally operable to, in response to determining that the pressure difference is greater than the frost threshold or the fouling threshold, determine a blocked condition on the coil.

Abstract: An injection molding machine uses a native controller and a retrofit controller to effectively control its operation. The controllers may determine and/or receive information regarding the machine's maximum load capacity, and may also determine a current operational load value of the machine. The retrofit controller may cause the machine to operate at any number of combinations of settings of operational parameters which result in the machine operating at or below the maximum load value by adjusting any number of machine parameters associated with the injection molding machine based on feedback sensors measuring real-time operating conditions of the machine.