Abstract: In one aspect, a system for operations an energy plant obtains thermal energy load allocation data indicating time dependent thermal energy load of the energy plant. The system determines, for a time period, an operating state of the energy plant from a plurality of predefined operating states based on the thermal energy load allocation data. The system determines operating parameters of the energy plant according to the determined operating state. The system operates the energy plant according to the determined operating parameters.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device is described, which includes a cooling element and a controller coupled to the cooling element. The controller may detect environmental data and system operating data of the electronic device during a period of time, obtain a user input associated with an acceptable noise level for the cooling element, and control the cooling element based on the environmental data, the system operating data, and the acceptable noise level of the cooling element.

Abstract: A system includes operation of a trained neural network to output a first signal indicative of one or more characteristics of a power signal based on an input plurality of power-related conditions data, determination of a first power supply mode based on the first signal, and control of a power supply to operate in the first power supply mode.

Abstract: A numerical controller that detects occurrence of an abnormality according to a neighborhood method includes a sampling value acquisition unit configured to collect sampling values indicative of a state of a machine or environment, wherein the sampling values are collected during normal machining and during operation; a learning unit configured to generate a set of the sampling values during the normal machining; and an abnormality degree determination unit configured to compute an abnormality degree on the basis of a distance between the sampling value during the operation and the set of the sampling values during the normal machining.

Abstract: A component-mounted-board production line includes a power operation switch configured to be operated by an operator to turn power on and off, and an automatic power on and off circuit section configured to turn the power on and off. There is provided a production management means for, in a case where the multiple devices include a device that stops operating and enters a standby state, inputting a power on and off signal to the automatic power on and off circuit section of the device such that the power to device is turned on and off in accordance with an operation state of another device.

Abstract: A method and device for aggregate point-solution mapping is disclosed. The aggregate point-solution mapping includes accessing a plurality of system data types for an assembly operation. For each of the plurality of system data types, a functional location is determined that relates to the assembly operation, and correlating the functional location to a layout mapping for the assembly operation. Each of the plurality of system data types are compared with a respective data type threshold to produce a status result. Upon an unfavorable comparison, visual indicator data is generated for the status result, and presented for display via the layout mapping at the functional location.

Abstract: A method is described in which data representing a three-dimensional object to be printed is obtained. The data comprises sub-volumes representing the three-dimensional object. A characteristic for the three-dimensional object to be printed is identified. Based on the identified characteristic, property data is set for individual sub-volumes to be used in printing the three-dimensional object. The identified characteristic is a function of the property data. The property data comprises material property data, structural property data and printing property data.

Abstract: A cooling device has a cooler, a circulator, a semiconductor temperature detection unit, a refrigerant temperature detection unit, an output acquisition unit, and a flow velocity control unit. An output area of a power converter is divided into a first output area equal to and smaller than a threshold and a second output area exceeding the threshold. The flow velocity control unit controls, in the first output area, the flow velocity of the refrigerant to be maintained within a range where the refrigerant in the heat receiving portion is kept in a non-boiling state; and controls, in the second output area, the flow velocity to be maintained within a range where the refrigerant is in the non-boiling state or a nucleate boiling state. The flow velocity in the second output area is equal to or greater than an upper limit value of the flow velocity in the first output area.

Abstract: A method of dynamically adjusting a lifting parameter applied to a stereolithography 3D printer is provided. The method is to retrieve a printing area value of each layer of the sliced physical models and the corresponding lifting parameter after completion of printing this layer of the sliced physical model, and lift a curing platform of the stereolithography 3D printer according to the lifting parameter defining a time period for lifting for peeling this layer of the sliced physical model from a material tank, the time period is not less than a backfilling time for light-curable materials. Therefore, the time for 3D printing can be effectively reduced, and the efficiency of 3D printing can be improved as well.

Abstract: Example apparatus, systems and methods to communicate between a control agent and an edge device via a cloud broker are disclosed and described herein. An example apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a first instruction from a first control agent for an edge device, the first instruction associated with a first schedule of settings for a target, the target accessible via an edge device. The example processor is configured to analyze the first instruction to identify a conflict between the first instruction and a second instruction, the second instruction associated with a second control agent. When no conflict is identified, the example processor is configured to provide the first instruction to the edge device for relay to the target. When a conflict is identified between the first instruction and the second instruction, the example processor is configured to mediate the conflict and provide an outcome to the edge device.

Abstract: A method for machining a longitudinal profile section having an actual length and a first and a second end, wherein the first and the second end are machined using respectively a first and a second tool head and material is continuously abraded by the first and second rotating tool head during a machining period, the machining period is divided into time increments (?ti), a torque (M(ti,) M?(ti)) of the tool head is measured for each time increment (?ti) and an individual energy consumption (E(?ti), E?(?ti)) is determined for each time increment (?ti), said individual energy consumption corresponding to an individual quantity of material abraded during the time increment (?ti), and a total energy consumption (E(t), E?(t)) both of the first and of the second tool head is determined from the individual energy consumptions (E(?ti), E?(?ti)), said total energy consumption corresponding to the total quantity of abraded material.

Abstract: A platform may obtain reference data that is indicative of an expected orientation of a wind turbine at one or more past times and use the reference data to determine the expected orientation of the wind turbine at each such times. In addition, the platform may obtain measurement data that is indicative of a measured orientation of the wind turbine at each of the one or more past times and use the measurement data to determine the measured orientation of the wind turbine at each such time. Thereafter, the platform may determine an orientation offset for the wind turbine based on a comparison between the expected and measured orientation of the wind turbine at each of the one or more past times and then cause the orientation offset to be applied to at least one nacelle orientation reported by the wind turbine.

Abstract: A building HVAC system includes an airside system having a plurality of airside subsystems, a high-level controller, and a plurality of low-level airside controllers. Each airside subsystem includes airside HVAC equipment configured to provide heating or cooling to one or more building spaces. The high-level controller is configured to generate a plurality of airside subsystem energy targets, each airside subsystem energy target corresponding to one of the plurality of airside subsystems and generated based on a thermal capacitance of the one or more building spaces to which heating or cooling is provided by the corresponding airside subsystem. Each low-level airside controller corresponds to one of the airside subsystems and is configured to control the airside HVAC equipment of the corresponding airside subsystem in accordance with the airside subsystem energy target for the corresponding airside subsystem.

Abstract: A power supply system, including: a plurality of power supply apparatuses; and an acquisition unit to acquire a load parameter representing load state of the plurality of power supply apparatuses as a whole, wherein each power supply apparatus has a control unit to control, depending on the load parameter, output by said power supply apparatus according to a reference condition different from at least the other one of the plurality of power supply apparatuses, will be provided.

Abstract: The numerical controller controls a machine tool and performs rigid tapping on a cutting surface of a workpiece. The numerical controller determines, based on a first allowable synchronization error between a rotation of a spindle and movement of each axis of a workpiece coordinate system and an inclination angle of a cutting surface, a second allowable synchronization error between a spindle and a feed axis and monitors a synchronization error between the spindle and the feed axis based on a second allowable synchronization error that has been determined.

Abstract: A method for regulating a volume flow rate, and a test stand with a liquid circuit for carrying out the method is provided. A pump and a flow control valve are connected in series in the liquid circuit, and the orifice width of the flow control valve is set as a function of a setpoint value of the volume flow rate of the liquid, in order to specify, on the basis of the orifice width, a characteristic curve of the pump that plots the volume flow rate over the differential pressure. Once a characteristic curve has been specified, the differential pressure of the pump is set such that the volume flow rate corresponds to the setpoint value of the volume flow rate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to controlling electricity production by a facility of photovoltaic panels in order to establish a power reserve. A method is carried out iteratively and includes: issuing respective setpoints to a number k of inverters among the set of N inverters, so that each produces a maximum power, where k<N, the k inverters being determined for a given iteration of the method, and obtaining, from the k inverters, measurements of the maximum power respectively produced by the k inverters and storing these measurements in memory with N-k other measurements obtained from N-k additional inverters during preceding iterations of the method; estimating, by reading the contents of the memory, a total maximum power able to be produced by the set of N inverters of the facility, and obtaining information relating to an amount of reserve power to be established, and determining an overall power to be produced.

Abstract: Preparing textile products by establishing, by a textile product system, data types, valid values for each data type, and valid relationships between the data types encompassing specification of textile products for manufacturing and visualization of the textile products. Receiving, from a user, a first data set comprising values of data types and relationships between the data types associated with at least one of manufacturing of a particular textile product and visualization of the particular textile product. Determining whether the received first data set conforms to the data type, data value, and data relationships valid for at least one of the manufacturing of textile products and the visualization of textile products.

Abstract: The electronic device manufacturing apparatus includes a cable holding tool, a work stage, a robot section, a first position detector, a second position detector, and a controller. The first position detector detects positions in a two-dimensional plane direction of the cable held by the cable holding tool and the connector of the electronic device held by the work stage. The second position detector detects positions in a height direction of the cable held by the cable holding tool and the connector of the electronic device held by the work stage. The controller controls the robot section based on the detection result of the first position detector and the second position detector.

Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial machine system comprising a machine (1) comprising an actuator system (2) for performing an industrial operation, and a remote computing system (6) comprising a machine controller (9). The machine controller is remote connected to the machine, and is configured to remote control the actuator system of the machine. The invention further relates to a method of controlling an industrial machine.