Abstract: A system including a coupling device and a data processing device designed to supply an excitation signal (SE) so that an internal signal (?) occurs in the coupling device, this internal signal (?) having a deformation resulting from the current to be measured (I0), obtain a measured signal (Sm) for a variable (Vm) sensitive to the deformation, supply a compensation signal (Sc) in order to cancel out the deformation, and evaluate the current to be measured (I0) based on the compensation signal (Sc). The data processing device is furthermore designed to analyse the measured signal (Sm) and to detect a fault on the trans-mission line based on this analysis.

Abstract: A computing system including a quantum computing device. The quantum computing device includes Majorana islands, quantum dots, and capacitance sensors. The computing system further includes a controller configured to, for an island-dot system including one or more Majorana islands and one or more quantum dots, control the quantum computing device to perform a joint parity measurement of two or more MZMs. Performing the joint parity measurement includes, at each of a plurality of candidate resonance regions corresponding to values of a change in a fermion number, setting Majorana island gate voltages and quantum dot gate voltages to respective candidate resonance values. The joint parity measurement further includes, at each of the candidate resonance regions, via a capacitance sensor, detecting a microwave response signal measured at the island-dot system. The joint parity measurement further includes outputting a joint parity value based at least in part on the microwave response signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to analytic mapping of metagenomic and hydrocarbon footprints of geologic subzones. A plurality of DNA profiles are generated based on a set of distinct geological specimens from each well of a plurality of wells. BioGeo markers, BioGeo signatures and a BioGeo matrix are generated based on the plurality of DNA profiles.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to an energy metering assembly configured to measure current and voltage of a one or more primary conductors, the energy metering assembly comprising a core; a coil having a plurality of turns, the coil being positioned around the core when securing the core to the one or more primary conductors; a voltage sensor coupled to the coil, the voltage sensor being configured to sense a voltage of a one or more primary conductors; and a controller coupled to the coil and the voltage sensor, the controller being configured to determine a voltage of the one or more primary conductors, determine a current of the one or more primary conductors, and responsive to determining the voltage and the current, determine the power and/or energy carried by the one or more primary conductors.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for determining a distance to a fault in a power systems network. The method may involve determining, based on a set of measured voltage samples, a set of processed voltage samples; determining, based on a set of measured current samples, a set of processed reactive current samples, a set of processed resistive current samples, a set of processed negative sequence current samples, and a set of processed zero sequence current samples; selecting, based on an indication from a faulty phase indicator, a selected processed voltage sample, a selected processed reactive current sample, a selected processed resistive current sample, and a selected processed negative or zero sequence current sample; determining, based on the selected processed reactive current sample, that no distortion has occurred due to current transformer (CT) saturation; and calculating, based on the determination that no distortion has occurred, the distance to the fault.

Abstract: A tester system includes a test computer system for coordinating and controlling testing of a plurality of devices under test (DUTs) and a hardware interface module coupled to the test computer system and controlled by the test computer system, the hardware interface module operable to apply test input signals to the plurality of DUTs and operable to receive test output signals from the plurality of DUTs. The hardware interface module includes a memory for storing instructions and data, a high performance processor coupled to the memory, the high performance processor operable to perform testing functionality at high speed for application of test signals to the plurality of DUTs, the high performance processor operable to perform the testing functionality under control of instructions and data from the memory and under control from software commands from the test computer system, wherein further the high performance processor is not natively capable of low power mode operation.

Abstract: A system for hydraulic fracturing in a shale layer of a geological formation is described. The system includes a borehole which extends between surface of geological formation and shale layer, and a horizontal fracturing pipe which extends perpendicularly from borehole into the shale layer. The horizontal fracturing pipe includes a number of periodic perforations. The system includes a pump and a fracturing fluid to be injected by the pump into borehole and horizontal fracturing pipe. The fracturing fluid is injected through periodic perforations and stimulates fractures in shale layer. The system includes a pressure sensor and a fluid meter. The pressure sensor measures pressure of fracturing fluid in horizontal fracturing pipe. A computing device determines the spacing distance of the perforations based on a percentage of interference between the perforation and a net present value of production.

Abstract: A method of a method of analyzing a fluid includes measuring a conductive flow of a fluid circulating through a borehole during a subterranean operation, the conductive flow indicative of an electrically conductive constituent of the fluid. The method also includes measuring a total flow of the fluid concurrently with the measuring of the conductive flow, and estimating a property of the fluid in real time during the subterranean operation based on the conductive flow and the total flow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for well planning and management in a field to maximize the production of hydrocarbons. Specifically, the present invention involves identifying microbial compositions (including phenotypic microbial compositions) of solid samples, such as cuttings or core samples, or fluid samples, such as produced or injected fluids and determining well communication or fracture height (frac height). With well communication and/or frac height analysis using microbial compositions, the operator can better plan the placement and geometry of wells in a field to maximize production and reduce the number of wells that need to be drilled to maximize that production.

Abstract: An imaging system usable with an agricultural operations vehicle as the agricultural operations vehicle moves through a field includes a stereoscopic multispectral imaging sensor configured to capture images of the field in real time; a processor; and a memory. The memory includes instructions, stored thereon, which when executed by the processor cause the imaging system to: capture a real-time image by the stereoscopic multispectral imaging sensor; determine characteristics of field elements within the field based on the real-time image, wherein one of the determined characteristics of the field elements is a vegetation index; determine a morphology of the field in which the agricultural operations vehicle is moving based on the captured real-time image; combine as data the real-time image, the determined characteristics of the detected field elements, and the determined field morphology; and determine a location of the detected field elements based on the combined data.

Abstract: A system including a sparse sampling system having a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The sparse sampling system generates, a first programmable primary carrier signal and a first secondary programmable signal that modulates the first programmable primary carrier signal through a first randomized modulation that defines X-coordinates of a set of scan pattern coordinates of an object scan, a second programmable primary carrier signal and a second secondary programmable signal that modulates the second programmable primary carrier signal through a second randomized modulation that defines Y-coordinates of the set of scan pattern coordinates of the object scan, and a third programmable output signal that defines Z-coordinates of the set of scan pattern coordinates of the object scan based on a predetermined rule. The sparse sampling system also transmits the generated signals to a scanning probe device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for predicting effluent ammonia nitrogen (NH4—N) and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining data to be tested; and inputting the data to be tested into a trained deep echo state network, to obtain predicted NH4—N concentration. A method for establishing the deep echo state network includes: establishing an original network, where the original network includes a plurality of input variables and reservoirs, and a principal component analysis (PCA) mapping layer is added between adjacent ones of the reservoirs; initializing the original network to obtain an initialized network; performing parameter optimization on the initialized network by a matrix generation method of singular value decomposition and a competitive swarm optimizer (CSO) algorithm, to obtain an optimized network; and training and testing the optimized network, to obtain the trained deep echo state network.

Abstract: An electrical assembly may include an electrically conductive first member, a magnetic second member, and/or a housing molded on the first member and the second member. A method of assembling an electrical assembly may include disposing the first member in contact with a first mold, disposing the second member in contact with the first mold, moving a second mold into contact with the first mold, and/or inserting a housing material (e.g., liquid plastic) into the first mold and the second mold to form the housing.

Abstract: Tracking of health and resilience of physical equipment and related systems are disclosed. A system includes physical equipment and one or more processors. The physical equipment includes one or more assets. The one or more processors are configured to determine a resilience metric for the physical equipment. The resilience metric includes a real power component and a reactive power component based, at least in part, on an aggregation of real components and reactive components of adaptive capacities of the one or more assets. A cyber-physical system includes physical equipment, network equipment configured to enable the physical equipment to communicate over one or more networks, a physical anomaly detection system (ADS) configured to detect anomalies in operation of the physical equipment and provide a physical component of a cyber-physical metric, and a cyber ADS configured to detect anomalies in network communications over the one or more networks.

Abstract: An optical signal detection apparatus. The apparatus includes an optical-to-electrical conversion module, a control module, a gain adjustment module, and an analog-to-digital conversion module. The optical-to-electrical conversion module is configured to receive an optical signal, and convert a received optical signal into an electrical signal; the control module is configured to obtain a first gain value corresponding to a first detection time period, the first detection time period is a detection time period in the detection cycle, different detection time periods in the detection cycle correspond to different gain values, and the first gain value is used for controlling the gain adjustment module to adjust an amplitude of the electrical signal; and the analog-to-digital conversion module is configured to perform sampling on an adjusted electrical signal, where the adjusted electrical signal is in a sampling range of the analog-to-digital conversion module.

Abstract: An imaging system usable with an agricultural operations vehicle as the agricultural operations vehicle moves through a field includes a stereoscopic multispectral imaging sensor configured to capture images of the field in real time; a processor; and a memory. The memory includes instructions, stored thereon, which when executed by the processor cause the imaging system to: capture a real-time image by the stereoscopic multispectral imaging sensor; determine characteristics of field elements within the field based on the real-time image, wherein one of the determined characteristics of the field elements is a vegetation index; determine a morphology of the field in which the agricultural operations vehicle is moving based on the captured real-time image; combine as data the real-time image, the determined characteristics of the detected field elements, and the determined field morphology; and determine a location of the detected field elements based on the combined data.

Abstract: A system including a sparse sampling system having a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The sparse sampling system generates, a first programmable primary carrier signal and a first secondary programmable signal that modulates the first programmable primary carrier signal through a first randomized modulation that defines X-coordinates of a set of scan pattern coordinates of an object scan, a second programmable primary carrier signal and a second secondary programmable signal that modulates the second programmable primary carrier signal through a second randomized modulation that defines Y-coordinates of the set of scan pattern coordinates of the object scan, and a third programmable output signal that defines Z-coordinates of the set of scan pattern coordinates of the object scan based on a predetermined rule. The sparse sampling system also transmits the generated signals to a scanning probe device.

Abstract: A method of estimating a depth of a hydrocarbon-water contact of a hydrocarbon reservoir in a structure. The method may include the steps of analysing one or more samples obtained from the structure to generate a relationship relating resistivity to hydrocarbon-water contact depth, obtaining a resistivity measurement of the hydrocarbon reservoir, and estimating the hydrocarbon-water contact depth from the relationship relating resistivity to hydrocarbon-water contact depth and the resistivity measurement of the hydrocarbon reservoir.

Abstract: Methods of monitoring for influx and/or loss events in a wellbore are disclosed. One method comprises: receiving a measurement relating to fluid entering or leaving the wellbore, wherein the measurement is selected from flow out rate and active volume; and comparing the measurement with an expected value for the measurement to provide a deviated measurement value. The method further comprises receiving a pump pressure value of a pump associated with the wellbore; and comparing the pump pressure value with an expected pump pressure value to provide a deviated pump pressure value. It is then established whether an influx event and/or it is established whether a loss event may have occurred based on at least the deviated measurement value and deviated pump pressure value. Systems configured to monitor for influx and/or loss events in a wellbore are also disclosed.

Abstract: An imaging system usable with an agricultural operations vehicle as the agricultural operations vehicle moves through a field includes a stereoscopic multispectral imaging sensor configured to capture images of the field in real time; a processor; and a memory. The memory includes instructions, stored thereon, which when executed by the processor cause the imaging system to: capture a real-time image by the stereoscopic multispectral imaging sensor; determine characteristics of field elements within the field based on the real-time image, wherein one of the determined characteristics of the field elements is a vegetation index; determine a morphology of the field in which the agricultural operations vehicle is moving based on the captured real-time image; combine as data the real-time image, the determined characteristics of the detected field elements, and the determined field morphology; and determine a location of the detected field elements based on the combined data.