Abstract: A system which comprises point-to-multipoint connections and in which a portion of a downstream signal is extracted at a point located between a central network unit and a plurality of user network units, a header of the downstream signal is read and analyzed, and the header data obtained in this manner is used for controlling a regenerator provided in the upstream path for the data burst signals. The header data contains the beginning and end of the burst of the data burst signals, thus making it possible to reliably generate a temporal triggering signal for the regenerator.

Abstract: A method of constructing an inner thermal lining or jacket of a jacketed gasifer having an outer shell with an opening allowing access to an interior of the gasifer includes inserting jacket wall segments (40) into the gasifer interior through the opening, the jacket wall segments (40) each comprising an elongate jacket plate (42) with an annulus face (44) and a plurality of transversely extending longitudinally spaced stiffener formations (46) standing proud of the annulus face (44). The jacket wall segments (40) are arranged side by side leaving an aperture or space between adjacent jacket plates. The stiffener formations (46) of adjacent spaced jacket wall segments are welded together through the aperture or space between said adjacent spewed jacket wall segments, and the apertures or spaces with window plates (58).

Abstract: A wire bonder comprises a bonding head with a rocker which is arranged on the bonding head and is rotatable about a horizontal axis. The rocker comprises at least three bores into which a piezoelectric element each is inserted, which element is used either as a sensor or as a piezoelectric drive in order to move a horn which is fastened to a body relative to the rocker. The body is tightly screwed onto the rocker by means of at least three screws, with at least two screws being tightly screwed in a resilient way. The body is pressed against the piezoelectric elements. A membrane is preferably arranged between the rocker and the body, which membrane prevents that shearing forces can act upon the piezoelectric elements.

Abstract: A fixed bed coal gasifier (300) includes a coal gasification chamber with a coal lock above the chamber. A static coal distribution device inside the gasification chamber includes a hollow coal distributor which flares downwardly outwardly with a skirt depending downwardly from an inside of the coal distributor so that a gas collection zone is defined between the skirt and the coal distributor. The gasifier (300) has an ash discharge outlet (606) and a rotatable grate (600) above the outlet (606). The rotatable grate (600) includes at least one upwardly projecting finger or disturbing formation (500) to disturb the ash bed formed in use above and around the grate (600).

Abstract: The invention relates to a bidirectional optical amplifier array (VA) which is preferably used in a passive optical network (PON) system, is disposed between a first line termination (OLT) and a second line termination (ONU), and is penetrated by an optical downstream signal (OSD) in one direction and an optical upstream signal (OSD) in the opposite direction. Said optical amplifier array is composed of a first part with two branching and combining units (D1 and D2), a unidirectional optical amplifier (E1), and a transponder (T) in which the optical downstream signals and upstream signals (OSU and OSD) are separately amplified. The two signals (OSU and OSD) that run in opposite directions are amplified in a bidirectional amplifier (E2) in a second part. A constant gain is maintained in the bidirectional optical amplifier (E2) by means of the continuous downstream signal (OSD) such that the amplifier can be operated in stable conditions for the upstream signal (OSU) regardless of occurring bursts.

Abstract: A method and a device for converting virtually concatenated data streams into contiguously concatenated data streams, wherein the data is transmitted in containers and N containers are combined to form a multiframe, the virtually concatenated data streams consist of X partial data streams/channels, wherein containers which are allocated in each case to the same point in the multiframe are identified by evaluating a multi frame indicator of the container, the time shift of these identified containers of the partial data streams with respect to each other is measured, and in the event of a shift being present only leading containers are delayed so as to ensure that all containers are aligned with respect to time. Each channel (KA1, KA2, . . .

Abstract: A method and a device for converting virtually concatenated data streams into contiguously concatenated data streams, wherein the data is transmitted in containers and N containers are combined to form a multiframe, the virtually concatenated data streams consist of X partial data streams/channels, wherein containers which are allocated in each case to the same point in the multiframe are identified by evaluating a multiframe indicator of the container, the time shift of these identified containers of the partial data streams with respect to each other is measured, and in the event of a shift being present only leading containers are delayed so as to ensure that all containers are aligned with respect to time. Each channel (KA1, KA2, . . .

Abstract: The task of the invention comprises reliably acquiring documents from an output device with variable output speed without impermissible tractive forces being exerted onto the documents. For this purpose the rotational speed of the transport system of the acquisition unit is determined under no-load condition and the torque of the drive is reduced, for example by current imitation, until the transport rate of the acquisition unit is just above the maximum occurring transport rate of the output device. The torque value thus determined, which represents the torque requirement for overcoming the friction of the system, is stored and set as the nominal value during the document acquisition. As a drive motor can be used DC current motors as well as also load-controlled electronically commutated motors.