Abstract: A battery system includes multiple battery cells each having a cell vent configured to vent flames originating from the battery cell in the event of a thermal runaway condition of the battery cell, and an insulator disposed adjacent a first battery cell, wherein the insulator comprises a hinged element configured to align with the cell vent of the first battery cell. In a closed position, the hinged element provides insulation for the first battery cell, and in an open position, the hinged element provides a vent to enable flames venting from the cell vent of the first battery cell to escape from between the insulator and the first battery cell to thereby inhibit the flames venting from the cell vent of the first battery cell from reaching a second battery cell.

Abstract: The disclosure describes embodiments of systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable storage media that securely generates an unscrubbed Metro2 file. In particular, the disclosed systems can receive data from multiple data sources that relates to a user account. In some cases, the disclosed systems can merge the data related to the user account by utilizing a transformation framework to generate a data staging table. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems, based on the data stagging table can generate a scrubbed Metro2 file that does not include personal identification information. In some cases, the disclosed systems can validate the scrubbed Metro2 file by analyzing the data related to the user account. Subsequently, in some instances, based on validating the scrubbed Metro2 file, the disclosed systems can add the personal identification information to the scrubbed Metro2 file and generate an unscrubbed Metro2 file.

Abstract: A blockchain-based room inventory management system includes a property management system (PMS) module and an intermediate server system. The PMS module may be under a hotel's direct control. The intermediate server system communicates with at least one online travel agency (OTA) module and/or at least one booking engine using Ethereum-based smart contracts for confirming and processing a room reservation event. If the room reservation event is confirmed to be a successful transaction, the intermediate server system also updates the successful transaction into the PMS module and a blockchain formed by multiple node servers. The blockchain contains multiple blocks arranged in a chronological order for distinguishing successful transactions of different moments. In this way, each successful transaction is prevented from wrongly preceded by a later successful transaction. And the room inventory management system neutralizes an overbooking issue accordingly.

Abstract: A radio-frequency power output device includes a cooling plate, a temperature detection module, and a control module. The cooling plate is provided with a first circuit board and a second circuit board respectively on two opposite sides thereof, and the first circuit board and the second circuit board are provided with a first radio-frequency power amplification circuit and a second radio-frequency power amplification circuit, respectively. The temperature detection module is used to obtain the temperature of the first circuit board and the temperature of the second circuit board. The control module controls, based on the temperature of the first circuit board, the first radio-frequency power amplification circuit to output a radio-frequency power signal at a target temperature, and controls, based on the temperature of the second circuit board, the second radio-frequency power amplification circuit to output a radio-frequency power signal at the target temperature.

Abstract: A skin manufacturing post-treatment method for an automobile collision dummy includes: forming a first pouring portion on a skin layer to be treated, and forming a patching recess by grinding the first pouring portion; obtaining an epidermis layer to be treated, and arranging a heating assembly above the patching recess, where the heating assembly is attached to an interior of the patching recess, and the epidermis layer; and simultaneously heating, by the heating assembly, the patching recess and the epidermis layer to be treated. In this way, the epidermis layer to be treated and an inner wall of the patching recess can be simultaneously heated at the first preset temperature, the epidermis layer to be treated and the inner wall of the patching recess are consistent in temperature, and a connection strength between the epidermis layer to be treated and the inner wall of the patching recess is enhanced.

Abstract: An EIS-based gas starvation fault diagnosis method for a fuel cell stack is disclosed. The method includes (S1) collecting, in real time, an impedance modulus at a first characteristic frequency of the fuel cell stack, (S2) comparing the impedance modulus to a modulus reference value, and (S3) determining whether an absolute value of a difference between the impedance modulus and the modulus reference value is greater than a first threshold, if yes, identifying that a gas starvation fault occurs to the fuel cell stack, and if no, returning to step (S1) to continuously collect the impedance modulus at the characteristic frequency of the fuel cell stack. The gas starvation fault diagnosis method is capable of quickly and reliably obtaining diagnostic results and is capable of differentiating between hydrogen starvation and air starvation through different parameters.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that include an electronic device and an activation device. The electronic device includes a battery compartment having a battery storage section and a battery engagement section. The battery engagement section includes battery contacts. The electronic also includes a battery disposed in the battery storage section of the battery compartment. The battery moves from the battery storage section to the battery engagement section in response to an activation event to place the battery in electrical contact with the battery contacts. The activation device includes an activation element configured to generate the activation event.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a panel, a protective substrate, and a first light-shielding structure. The panel has an active area and a peripheral area. The peripheral area is adjacent to the active area. The protective substrate is disposed opposite to the panel. The first light-shielding structure is disposed on a surface of the protective substrate and corresponds to the peripheral area. A portion of the first light-shielding structure that overlaps the peripheral area has at least one opening.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include computer-implemented processes that generate adaptive textual explanations of output using trained artificial intelligence processes. For example, an apparatus may generate an input dataset based on elements of first interaction data associated with a first temporal interval, and based on an application of a trained artificial intelligence process to the input dataset, generate output data representative of a predicted likelihood of an occurrence of an event during a second temporal interval. Further, and based on an application of a trained explainability process to the input dataset, the apparatus may generate an element of textual content that characterizes an outcome associated with the predicted likelihood of the occurrence of the event, where the element of textual content is associated with a feature value of the input dataset. The apparatus may also transmit a portion of the output data and the element of textual content to a computing system.

Abstract: A protection circuit for an electric appliance that is configured to control power supply to an associated electrical component of the appliance such as a heating device, lamp or motor in the event that unsafe conditions are detected. The protection circuit includes a first comparator module configured to compare an operating parameter input signal to a threshold value and to output a first control signal to a first switching circuit configured to control power flow to the associated electrical component. The first comparator module is configured to receive an enable/disable signal from a first state-change latching device, which is responsive to a state change of the first control signal from the first comparator module, in response to which the state-change latching device changes the enable/disable signal from an enable state to a disable state thereby to set the first control signal into an off state.

Abstract: A skin manufacturing post-treatment device for an automobile collision dummy device includes a post-treatment mechanism, where the post-treatment mechanism includes a rotary operation table that is provided with a cutting station, a grinding station, a skin patching station and a removal station in a circumferential direction; the cutting station is configured to cut an injection molding residual material on a surface of a dummy skin, and the grinding station is configured to grind a cut position to form a frustum-shaped patching recess; and the skin patching station is configured to fill the patching recess with a welding skin patching material, and the removal station is configured to clean a skin patching position.

Abstract: A terminal includes a horizontal plate having a first side and a second side opposite to each other in a first horizontal direction, a first elastic arm, and a second elastic arm. A first end of the first elastic arm is connected to a first side edge of the horizontal plate and a second end of the first elastic arm is fixed to a circuit board. A first end of the second elastic arm is connected to a second side edge of the horizontal plate and a second end of the second elastic arm is fixed to the circuit board. The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm grip a mating plug inserted between them to make electrical contact with the mating plug. The horizontal plate is suspended above the circuit board by the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm.

Abstract: Provided is a weak-signal reading circuit for a sensor, comprising a sensing signal input amplifying unit and a signal reading unit. The sensing signal input amplifying unit comprises a first transistor, wherein a gate and a drain of the first transistor are connected with a sensor; the signal reading unit is connected to a source of the first transistor, the first transistor is turned on when the sensor generates a sensing signal, so that the sensing signal is captured by the signal reading unit. When the sensor senses a signal and generates a voltage, the first transistor tends to be switched on, then the signal reading unit reads the sensing signal through the first transistor which has been turned on, that is, by providing the first transistor, the weak-signal reading circuit for sensor can be self-driven according to the voltage generated by the sensor without an extra drive circuit, thereby achieving low power consumption.

Abstract: A method for performing access management of a memory device in a predetermined communications architecture with aid of automatic parameter setting and associated apparatus are provided. The method includes: utilizing the memory controller to set at least one write booster static parameter of a write booster function of the memory device; utilizing the memory controller to perform device initialization corresponding to at least one initialization phase of the memory device; and after completing the device initialization corresponding to the at least one initialization phase, performing at least one adaptive flag-setting operation, for setting at least one write booster flag among a plurality of write booster flags of the write booster function, wherein the at least one write booster flag includes a first write booster flag acting as a write booster switch. The adaptive flag-setting operation includes setting the first write booster flag to enable the write booster function by default.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a SDFAST (Self Dilution for Faster Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing), which is a microfluidic device that can perform self-dilution and does not require any pumps or valves to accomplish multiplexed microfluidic processes. SDFAST is designed using AutoCAD and fabricated using micro-milling machine. It consists of two polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) rectangular plates which are in contact throughout the operation. The first plate is the bottom one that serves as lines of wells. The second plate is the top one that acts as a lid and seals the system. The second plate has complementary designs that echo the wells in the first plate, which allows fluidic channels to be formed.

Abstract: Provided are a method, an apparatus, and a system for risk assessment of an insulation state of electrical equipment and a storage medium. The method includes measuring partial discharge data of electrical equipment using multiple types of sensors, and performing clustering of discharge types; establishing, based on a clustering result of each discharge type, a regression model between sensor response amplitude and apparent discharge energy during a discharge development process; calculating, based on the regression model, the accumulated value of apparent discharge energy of current partial discharge of the electrical equipment, and using the accumulated value as an index of risk assessment to assess an insulation state of the electrical equipment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for techniques for memory error correction are described. A memory device may operate cycles associated with refresh operations and cycles associated with refresh with error correction (ECC) operations independently. For example, the memory device may include an ECC patrol block having an error correction counter which indicates a row on which to perform an error correction procedure. Additionally, the memory device may include a refresh counter which indicates a row on which to perform a refresh operation. In response to receiving a command of a first, the memory device may modify the error correction counter and maintain the refresh counter. Alternatively, in response to receiving a command of a second, the memory device may modify the refresh counter and maintain the error correction counter.

Abstract: An information handling system may detect media playback, collect data from a user presence device, and determine user presence relative to the information handling system based on the data from the user presence device. The system may also apply a policy based on the user presence by adjusting a setting associated with the media playback.