Abstract: For evaluating decision conditions, by the MDL principle, used for discriminating a given amino acid sequence as a particular one of super families, a sum of the description lengths of each of the decision conditions and a precision of each decision condition is calculated to make an evaluating parameter. Each decision condition comprises a plurality of conditional clauses. A description length of the decision condition is given by a total of clause description lengths of the conditional clauses. One of the clause description lengths is given by a total of a description length of the particular super family and a description length of one or more sequence motifs and a distance between motifs contained in the clause. An optimum is determined as one of the decision condition which makes the minimum evaluating parameter.

Abstract: For damping torsion vibrations in the drive line of a motor vehicle which contains a torsion vibration damper (5) between its internal combustion engine (1) and its gearbox (11), there is coupled to the output of the torsion vibration damper (5) an electric motor driven torque buffer (23) which compensates for any fluctuations in torque still present at the output of the torsion vibration damper (5) and occasioned by the firing sequence of the internal combustion engine (1). The torque buffer (23) is constructed after the fashion of a polyphase synchronous motor, the number of pairs of poles and possibly the rotary speed at which the magnetic fields rotates being so chosen that the angular cycle of the torque fluctuation exerted by the magnetic field on the rotor (31) of the torque buffer is equal to the angular cycle of the torque fluctuation originating from the firing sequence of the internal combustion engine (1). A control circuit (37) regulates the phasing of the magnetic field and its intensity.

Abstract: An electric load levelling system includes a plurality of individual modules for storing and supplying AC electrical power. Each module is preferably contained within a separate enclosure and includes a plurality of individual electrochemical storage cells for storing DC electrical energy. Each enclosure includes a power conversion mechanism for converting input AC power for storage in the enclosed DC cells, and output DC power from the cells to AC for supply to an input/output line. The system is capable of storing electrical energy during periods of off-peak demand, and outputting such stored energy during periods of peak demand. The individual modules function as an "AC battery" having an AC input and output, and are adapted for mass production and ease of interchangeability.

Abstract: A switched current source includes at least two branches, at least one MOS current source transistor connected in common to each of the at least two branches, and at least two MOS switching transistors each being connected in a respective one of the branches and simultaneously forming an additional current source transistor, the at least one current source transistor being connected as a respective cascode with each of the at least two switching transistors.

Abstract: A static VAR generator for providing reactive power compensation to an n-phase AC network subject to transient surge currents utilizing mechanically switched shunt circuits in parallel with the thyristor arrays.