Abstract: A method for monitoring power consumption of an appliance within a space is provided. The method includes obtaining a first set of data indicative of power consumption of the appliance during an interval of time and determining a profile indicative of power consumption of the appliance based, at least in part, on the first set of data. The method includes obtaining a second set of data indicative of power consumption of the appliance subsequent to obtaining the first set of data. The method includes determining whether power consumption of the appliance deviates from the profile based, at least in part, on the second set of data. Furthermore, in response to determining power consumption of the appliance deviates from the profile, the method includes providing a notification indicative of power consumption of the appliance deviating from the profile.

Abstract: A potential energy surface scanning method and system for the analysis of molecular conformational space includes: judge whether the molecule has adjacent dihedral angles. If there are adjacent dihedral angles, judge whether the adjacent dihedral angles are coupled by QM calculations. If they are judged not to be coupled, then perform one-dimensional potential energy scanning. If judged to be coupled, then perform MM coupling judgment. If the MM calculations determine that the adjacent dihedral angles are not coupled, a one-dimensional potential energy surface scan is performed. If the MM calculation judges that the adjacent dihedral angles are coupled, calculate the coverage of the extreme points on the two-dimensional potential energy surface by the combination of extreme points obtained by scanning the individual one-dimensional potential energy surfaces of the two dihedral angles according to the MM scanning result. If the coverage is good, then perform one-dimensional potential energy surface scanning.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to calibrate an analyte concentration sensor within a biological system, generally using only a signal from the analyte concentration sensor. For example, at a steady state, the analyte concentration value within the biological system is known, and the same may provide a source for calibration. Similar techniques may be employed with slow-moving averages. Variations are disclosed.

Abstract: A system includes sensors for monitoring signals, and a processing system executes one or more methods for identification of system events, from the signals, corresponding to state changes and performance of the system and/or its subcomponents. Event identification is performed with classification and/or other machine learning algorithms, with generation of novel training data sets. The sensor(s) can also be used to determine power consumption information about the system and/or its subcomponents. The system processes event-associated outputs for execution of actions for improving system performance, along with other downstream applications.

Abstract: An industrial IoT system is provided that has adaptable, re-configurable, connected and integrated suite of smart, synchronized sensors and video/thermal cameras for continuous monitoring, access and control from anywhere in an industrial environment. A path sensor comprises a multi-sensor device with lookaround housing feature for monitoring conditions of conveyor brushes. A package sensor comprises a multi-sensor device with sensors adapted for mounting in different form factor carriers for monitoring conditions during package transport. A software platform integrates multiple layers of information from the sensors and video/thermal cameras and corresponding RFID locations into a single meaningful experience/assessment tool that can further be superimposed on a scaled representation of a monitored industrial environment generated from a map and dimensions for same.

Abstract: A mass spectrum generation section (22) generates an original mass spectrum at a peak of a target compound based on data acquired through analysis on a sample. A background spectrum generation section (23) generates a background spectrum in accordance with each of a plurality of predetermined background acquisition conditions. A difference mass spectrum calculation section (25) obtains a difference mass spectrum by subtracting the each background spectrum from the original mass spectrum, and a spectrum similarity calculation section (27) calculates a similarity between each difference mass spectrum and a standard mass spectrum of a candidate compound selected from a spectrum library (28). A compound identification section (29) identifies the candidate compound as the target compound if the highest similarity exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Motorized cartridges and coordinate measuring machines having motorized cartridges are provided. The motorized cartridges include a cartridge housing having a shaft passing therethrough, a measurement probe coupled to shaft and arranged to detect movement of the shaft, and an integrated motor operably coupled to the shaft and arranged to drive movement of the shaft.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for making patient-specific therapy recommendations of a combination of any two or more therapies selected from a lipid-lowering therapy, an anti-inflammatory therapy for patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis.

Abstract: A defective soldering point intensive extent analysis system for solder paste inspection and a method thereof are disclosed. After the circuit board is set with soldering pastes, the solder paste inspection can immediately detect a circuit board to generate a detection log, the information of defective soldering points in the detection log is analyzed to determine an aggregate of the defective soldering points set on the circuit board, so as to find a defective soldering point area, and generate and display defective soldering point alert information according to statistics of the defective soldering point area, thereby achieving the technical effect of conveniently analyzing the defective soldering points on the circuit board for accurate repair.

Abstract: A battery state estimation apparatus calculates a measured DC resistance value of a DC resistance based on a current change amount and a voltage change amount, which are calculated in a predetermined period using measured current value and voltage value. The battery state estimation apparatus further calculates (i) a non-temperature dependent constant and (ii) a constant of a temperature dependent function based on (i) an estimated DC resistance value and (ii) the measured DC resistance value. The estimated DC resistance value is an estimated value of the measured DC resistance value; the estimated DC resistance value is represented as a sum of (i) the non-temperature dependent constant Ra, which indicates a temperature independent component of the DC resistance of the secondary battery, and (ii) the temperature dependent function Rb, which indicates a temperature dependent component of the DC resistance of the secondary battery.

Abstract: A part processing planning method includes the following steps. Firstly, a specific tolerance of a nominal size of a part is obtained. Then, a predetermined tolerance of each of processes is obtained. Then, using a process dimension chain establishing technique, at least one predetermined tolerance associated with the specification tolerance from the predetermined tolerances is obtained. Then, at least one predetermined tolerance associated with the specification tolerance is accumulated to obtain a size cumulative tolerance. Then, whether the size cumulative tolerance meets the specification tolerance is determined. Then, at least one predetermined tolerance associated with the specification tolerance is re-allocated when the cumulative tolerance does not meet the specification tolerance, such that the size cumulative tolerance is within the specification tolerance.

Abstract: A power detector with wide dynamic range. The power detector includes a linear detector, followed by a voltage-to-current-to-voltage converter, which is then followed by an amplification stage. The current-to-voltage conversion in the converter is performed logarithmically. The power detector generates a desired linear-in-dB response at the output. In this power detector, the distribution of gain along the signal path is optimized in order to preserve linearity, and to minimize the impact of offset voltage inherently present in electronic blocks, which would corrupt the output voltage. Further, the topologies in the sub-blocks are designed to provide wide dynamic range, and to mitigate error sources. Moreover, the temperature sensitivity is designed out by either minimizing temperature variation of an individual block such as the v-i-v detector, or using two sub-blocks in tandem to provide overall temperature compensation.

Abstract: A battery temperature estimation method includes fitting, when a battery is in an offline state, a first function relationship according to corresponding admittances of the battery at different test temperatures, and obtaining a temperature distribution model of the battery according to the shape and the size of the battery, and determining a second function relationship corresponding to internal temperatures and a surface temperature by combining with the first function relationship. The second function relationship is used for estimating the internal temperature of the battery by using the surface temperature and the admittances of the battery.

Abstract: A secondary battery state estimation device includes: a state measurer configured to measure state variables including a terminal current and a terminal voltage of a secondary battery; an internal resistance calculator configured to calculate internal resistance of the secondary battery; an estimated open-circuit-voltage (OCV) calculator configured to calculate an estimated OCV; an estimated state-of-charge (SOC) calculator configured to calculate an estimated SOC, by using an SOC-OCV characteristic model; a differential estimated SOC calculator configured to calculate a differential estimated SOC; an integrated terminal current calculator configured to calculate an integrated terminal current; and a state-of-health (SOH) calculator configured to calculate an SOH. The SOH that the SOH calculator has calculated in a high SOC state where at least the estimated OCV is equal to or above a first threshold value is entered into an SOH estimation model used to estimate the SOH to update the SOH estimation model.

Abstract: An apparatus for calculating battery power including a time setting unit that sets a target time for using a battery cell, a temperature sensor unit that measures temperature of the battery cell, a resistance calculation unit that calculates resistance of the battery cell, and a power calculation unit that calculates an optimum current value usable without exceeding threshold temperature of the battery cell during the target time, based on the temperature and resistance of the battery.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a degree of degradation of a battery includes a measuring unit configured to measure a voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in each of a plurality of cycles where charging and discharging is performed and output voltage information about the plurality of measured voltages, and a control unit configured to receive the plurality of voltage information, calculate a voltage deviation of each cycle for each battery cell based on a reference voltage of each of the plurality of battery cells, select a cycle section satisfying a predetermined condition for each of the plurality of battery cells based on the calculated voltage deviation, calculate a voltage deviation change rate corresponding to each of the plurality of selected cycle sections, and diagnose a relative degree of degradation of the plurality of battery cells based on the plurality of calculated voltage deviation change rates.

Abstract: A method for assessing environmental data is described. The method includes receiving sensor data associated with each of a plurality of time intervals from at least one sensor on at least one mobile sensor platform. The sensor data is associated with position data corresponding to each of the plurality of time intervals. The position data corresponds to a plurality of positions having a characteristic distance not exceeding one hundred meters. The sensor data includes a plurality of measurements for each of the plurality of positions. The method includes determining, based on the sensor data and the position data, anomalous data including least one of a geographic anomaly or a temporal anomaly.

Abstract: A control module of a power calibration circuit comprises a control unit, a main voltage feedback unit and an auxiliary voltage feedback unit, the control unit is connected to at least one power switch, the main voltage feedback unit is connected to an output terminal of the power calibration circuit and the control unit, the auxiliary voltage feedback unit is connected to the output terminal and the control unit, the auxiliary voltage feedback unit comprises a voltage dividing circuit connected to the output terminal and having at least one voltage dividing node, and a voltage limiting circuit connected to the voltage dividing node and the control unit, the voltage limiting circuit has a first state when a voltage of the voltage dividing node is not higher than a reference voltage, and a second state when a voltage of the voltage dividing node is higher than the reference voltage.

Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a voltage measurer for measuring a cell voltage of each of first to nth battery cells and a processor, wherein n is a natural number of 2 or greater. The processor determines an average cell voltage of each battery cell for a first rest period from a first time point to a second time point, based on the cell voltage of each battery cell measured a first number of times for the first rest period, determines an average cell voltage of each battery cell for a second rest period and diagnoses a fault of each battery cell based on the average cell voltage of each battery cell for the first rest period and the average cell voltage of each battery cell for the second rest period.

Abstract: There are provided a vehicle control device and a control method thereof capable of improving safety and reliability with a simple configuration. A vehicle control device 1 that controls a vehicle includes an execution management unit P3 that manages execution of predetermined processing, an execution state recording unit P5 that records a history of execution states of the predetermined processing, and a setting information management unit P4 that manages setting information related to the execution of the predetermined processing. The setting information includes a jitter tolerance which is a tolerance of a jitter. The execution management unit P3 adjusts an execution timing of processing to be adjusted, which is included in the predetermined processing and in which the jitter is generated, based on the jitter tolerance of the processing to be adjusted.