Abstract: The present disclosure provides an intelligent port control system and related systems and apparatuses.

Abstract: Nano-sized mixed metal oxide carriers capable of delivering a well treatment additive for a sustained or extended period of time in the environment of use, methods of making the nanoparticles, and uses thereof are described herein. The nanoparticles can have a formula of: A/[Mx1My2Mz3]OnHm where x is 0.03 to 3, y is 0.01 to 0.4, z is 0.01 to 0.4 and n and m are determined by the oxidation states of the other elements, and M1 can be aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), or thallium (Tl). M2 and M3 are not the same and can be a Column 2 metal, Column 14 metal, or a transition metal. A is can be a treatment additive.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides power module, comprising at least three non-jumping power terminals at a non-jumping potential, wherein multiple power devices and at least one first capacitor are electrically connected between a first non-jumping power terminal and a second non-jumping power terminal of the at least three non-jumping power terminals; and at least one jumping power terminal at a jumping potential. A first jumping power terminal of the at least one jumping power terminal is electrically connected to one terminal of a power inductor and a third non-jumping power terminal of the at least three non-jumping power terminals is electrically connected to the other terminal of the power inductor; wherein at least one second capacitor is electrically connected between the third non-jumping power terminal and at least one of other non-jumping power terminals.

Abstract: Methods and systems for image binarization using mean restrain are disclosed. A method includes: obtaining, by a computing device, a grayscale image; generating, by the computing device, a histogram from the grayscale image; determining, by the computing device, a foreground mean value and a background mean value for each pixel value in the histogram; determining, by the computing device, a binarization threshold using the foreground mean values and the background mean values; and generating, by the computing device, a binarized image using the grayscale image and the binarization threshold.

Abstract: A power converter and a method of controlling the power converter are provided. The power converter includes a PFC rectifier module and a DC-DC converter module. When the output voltage of the power converter is greater than or equal to a minimum limit value of the bus voltage output by the PFC rectifier module, the DC-DC converter module is operated in a constant-on mode in which the DC-DC converter module does not perform voltage conversion and the PFC rectifier module outputs the bus voltage which is adjusted according to the output voltage of the power converter. When the output voltage of the power converter is less than the minimum limit value, the DC-DC converter module is operated in a voltage-regulation mode in which the DC-DC converter module converts the bus voltage into the output voltage of the power converter, and the bus voltage is a constant value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vehicle technology, and more particularly, to a vehicle for carrying a container. The vehicle includes: a vehicle body, at least one locking mechanism provided on the vehicle body and a microcontroller unit communicatively connected to each of the at least one locking mechanism and configured to control each of the at least one locking mechanism to switch between a locked state and an unlocked state. Each of the at least one locking mechanism is connected fixedly to the container when the locking mechanism is in the locked state, such that the container is fixed to the vehicle body. The vehicle is advantageous in that it is capable of locking and unlocking the container in a simple way, thereby improving the efficiency of the vehicle in transportation of the container.

Abstract: A method of playing advertisements according to exemplary embodiments includes collecting data of at least two viewers near a display, extracting relationship information of the at least two viewers based on the data, determining advertisements to play on the display according to the relationship information, and playing the determined advertisements on the display.

Abstract: This disclose includes methods and systems for sampling and/or analyzing fluid, such as production fluid from an oil and gas well. Some methods include receiving, into a container coupled to a production fluid conduit, production fluid from the production fluid conduit, the received production fluid having a first pressure that is substantially equal to a pressure of production fluid within the production fluid conduit, and capturing, with one or more sensors, data indicative of one or more properties of a portion of the received production fluid, wherein the portion of the received production fluid, during the capturing, has a pressure that is substantially equal to the first pressure.

Abstract: A converter circuit includes an inverter and a controller. The inverter is configured to receive an input voltage and to convert the input voltage into a primary-side alternating-current (AC) voltage in a first inversion mode or a second inversion mode. Each of a first switch unit and a second switch unit in the inverter includes switches. When the converter circuit works in the first inversion mode, the controller controls switches of the first switch unit and the second switch unit to cooperatively switch on and switch off periodically according to an output voltage corresponding to the primary-side AC voltage. When the converter circuit works in the second inversion mode, the controller controls the first switch unit to operate independently, in which the switches of the first switch unit switch on and switch off periodically.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-cooling power supply module, comprising: a water-cooling plate; a power supply module disposed on the water-cooling plate, comprising: a capacitor module, a power module, a plurality of inductor modules and input/output filter module arranged in sequence on the surface of the water-cooling plate, and a control module disposed above the capacitor module or the power module at least used for controlling the power module; wherein water channels in the water-cooling plate are designed such that the cooling water flows through the power module, the inductor modules and the input/output filter module in sequence.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a heat dissipation structure for a magnetic component and a magnetic component having the same. The magnetic component includes a plurality of heat dissipation pins, which are disposed on the winding of the magnetic component, wherein the magnetic component has one or more windings. The heat dissipation structure includes a circuit board on which a plurality of heat dissipation channels are disposed, and the heat dissipation pins of the windings are in contact with the heat dissipation channels; a plurality of heat conduction portions are disposed correspondingly under the heat dissipation channels of the circuit board; a heat conduction layer is arranged under the heat conduction portions and contacts with the heat conduction portions; and a heat dissipation layer is arranged under the heat conduction layer and contacts with the heat conduction layer.

Abstract: The present document describes a vehicle-side image capturing system and method that is capable of improving qualities of images captured at vehicle-side. The system includes: a controller, a plurality of cameras, a light sensor and an encoder each connected to the controller. The controller is configured to: receive an illumination intensity of a current environment from the light sensor, select one of the plurality of cameras that is adapted to the illumination intensity as a target camera, activate when the target camera is different from a currently operating camera, deactivate the currently operating camera then configure the target camera as an operating camera for image capturing, and receive images captured by the operating camera and transmit the received images to the encoder. The encoder is configured to encode the received images and transmit the encoded images.

Abstract: A power converter and a method of controlling the power converter are provided. The power converter includes a PFC rectifier module and a DC-DC converter module. When the output voltage of the power converter is greater than or equal to a minimum limit value of the bus voltage output by the PFC rectifier module, the DC-DC converter module is operated in a constant-on mode in which the DC-DC converter module does not perform voltage conversion and the PFC rectifier module outputs the bus voltage which is adjusted according to the output voltage of the power converter. When the output voltage of the power converter is less than the minimum limit value, the DC-DC converter module is operated in a voltage-regulation mode in which the DC-DC converter module converts the bus voltage into the output voltage of the power converter, and the bus voltage is a constant value.

Abstract: The power distribution device includes a power regulating device and a first auxiliary power distribution component. The power regulating device has a first output end connected to an AC power grid and a second output end. The first auxiliary power distribution component has a first movable end electrically connected to a load, a first fixed end electrically connected to the AC power grid and a second fixed end electrically connected to the second output end, and a ground line of the second fixed end is grounded. When the AC power grid is normal, the first movable end is connected to the first fixed end, such that the AC power grid supplies power to the load. And when the AC power grid is abnormal, the first movable end is connected to the second fixed end, such that the power regulating device supplies power to the load through the second output end.

Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the growth or metastasis of a cancer in a subject by inhibiting a Ral GTPase in the subject, and small molecule inhibitors of Ral GTPases useful in the methods of the invention. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: High-yield mammalian transient expression systems can include a cell culture media (particularly serum free, non-animal derived, and/or chemically defined media) for introducing macromolecules and compounds (e.g., nucleic acid molecules) into cells (e.g., eukaryotic cells). Cells containing such introduced materials can then be cultured in the cell culture media. In particular, the invention allows introduction of nucleic acid molecules (e.g., vectors) into cells (particularly mammalian cells) and expression of proteins encoded by the nucleic acid molecules in the cells. The invention obviates the need to change the cell culture medium each time a different procedure is performed with the cells (e.g., culturing cells vs. transfecting cells). The invention also relates to compositions and kits useful for culturing and transforming/transfecting cells.

Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the growth or metastasis of a cancer in a subject by inhibiting a Ral GTPase in the subject, and small molecule inhibitors of Ral GTPases useful in the methods of the invention. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light source circuit and a lighting device. The light source circuit includes: a substrate, a light source mounted on a surface of the substrate, and an optical element assembled on the substrate; the substrate is provided with a first light source connection region and a second light source connection region; the optical element is provided with a first lens corresponding to the first light source connection region and is provided with a plurality of second lenses corresponding to the second light source connection region; and the light source at least includes a first light source arranged on the first light source connection region.

Abstract: A power conversion device is disclosed herein. The power conversion device includes an AC/DC converter, a DC/DC converter, and a DC/DC isolation converter. The AC/DC converter is configured to convert AC power into a first DC power, or convert the first DC power into the AC power. The DC/DC converter is configured to convert the first DC power into a second DC power, or convert the second DC power into the first power. The DC/DC isolation converter is coupled between the AC/DC converter and the DC/DC converter, and configured to isolate the AC/DC converter and the DC/DC converter bi-directionally.

Abstract: A power converter device, includes switching devices and a controller, to realize conversion between power supplies by controlling on and off the switching devices via the controller. The switching devices include: at least one normally-on type switching device and at least one normally-off type switching device both having an operation frequency greater than 1 kHz and connected in series. The controller outputs a first and second control signal to correspondingly control the normally-on type switching device and the normally-off type switching device to control the normally-off type switching device to be turned on after the normally-on type switching device to be turned off. The present disclosure uses the normally-off type switching device originally disposed in the circuit, having a voltage blocking ability, to realize directly usage of the normally-on type switching device to improve efficiency and power density of switching power supply.