Abstract: The invention relates to a system for energy storage and recovery, comprising: at least one compressed-air tank, at least one pressurized-water tank in communication with the compressed-air tank, at least one turbine in effective communication with the at least one pressurized-water tank, a generator for generating electrical energy, a high-pressure pump for pumping water from a water reservoir into the pressurized-water tank. According to one aspect of the invention, the turbine in effective communication with the at least one pressurized-water tank is a reaction turbine, which is connected in series with a constant pressure turbine in such a manner that a drive shaft of the reaction turbine is connected to a drive shaft of the constant pressure turbine and a drive shaft of the generator, and the constant pressure turbine is arranged between the reaction turbine and the generator, wherein the generator includes an interface for connection to a public power grid.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and generating feedbacks for a driver of the vehicle using at least the vehicle data. The systems and methods additionally provide for receiving user inputs from the driver responding to the feedbacks so that the user inputs are associated with corresponding rule violations that triggered the feedbacks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for energy storage and recovery, comprising: at least one compressed-air tank, at least one pressurized-water tank in communication with the compressed-air tank, at least one turbine in effective communication with the at least one pressurized-water tank, a generator for generating electrical energy, a high-pressure pump for pumping water from a water reservoir into the pressurized-water tank. According to one aspect of the invention, the turbine in effective communication with the at least one pressurized-water tank is a reaction turbine, which is connected in series with a constant pressure turbine in such a manner that a drive shaft of the reaction turbine is connected to a drive shaft of the constant pressure turbine and a drive shaft of the generator, and the constant pressure turbine is arranged between the reaction turbine and the generator, wherein the generator includes an interface for connection to a public power grid.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and generating feedbacks for a driver of the vehicle using at least the vehicle data. The systems and methods additionally provide for receiving user inputs from the driver responding to the feedbacks so that the user inputs are associated with corresponding rule violations that triggered the feedbacks.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and generating feedbacks for a driver of the vehicle using at least the vehicle data. The systems and methods additionally provide for receiving user inputs from the driver responding to the feedbacks so that the user inputs are associated with corresponding rule violations that triggered the feedbacks.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and generating feedbacks for a driver of the vehicle using at least the vehicle data. The systems and methods additionally provide for receiving user inputs from the driver responding to the feedbacks so that the user inputs are associated with corresponding rule violations that triggered the feedbacks.

Abstract: A method for maintaining the rotational speed of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders each having a spark plug wherein a predetermined amount of delivered fuel is to be combusted at a firing time within each of the plurality of cylinders with each rotation of the camshaft or crankshaft includes the step of operating the internal combustion engine, measuring the rotational speed of the crankshaft, defining an expected engine speed, calculating a speed error as the rotational speed of the crankshaft less the expected engine speed, and changing the predetermined amount of delivered fuel to be combusted in each of the plurality of cylinders to reduce the speed error. The preferred embodiment is implemented in fuzzy logic.

Abstract: A multichannel power distribution system for individually controlling power from a source to a plurality of loads has individual power control devices and at least one logic stage responsive to status signals to impose preselected operational characteristics on the devices. In one embodiment, isolation circuitry is provided between the power control devices and the logic stage. The isolation circuitry then includes a modulator for converting the status signal to a status pulse train of modulated pulse width, and the logic stage includes decoder logic for measuring the pulse width of the status pulse train. In another embodiment, the logic stage is programmable to alter the operational characteristics of the devices in response to external inputs.

Abstract: Biologically active proteins are bound onto an insoluble carrier by reacting such protein in an aqueous phase with a carrier comprising an activated polysaccharide having a hydrophilic graft co-polmyer grafted thereinto.