Abstract: Systems and methods for access control systems includes first and second access facilities, and first and second readers. The first reader is configured to control access through the first access facility, receive a credential using a first communication protocol from a device that stores the credential, and establish a secret with the device using the credential. The second reader is configured to control access through the second access facility. The first reader is configured to provide the secret to the second reader, and the second device is further configured to perform ranging using the secret and a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol to identify intent information. Access through one of the first facility or the second facility is coordinated using the intent information.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for a physical access control systems with localization-based intent detection are described herein. In an example, an access control system may regulate access to an asset. The access control system is adapted to receive a credential for the asset from a key device associated with a user using a first wireless connection. The access control system may be further adapted to store the credential in a cache of memory. The access control system may be further adapted to establish a second wireless connection with the key device. The access control system may be further adapted to request a validation of the credential from an authorization service in response to establishing the second wireless connection with the key device. The access control system may receive a validation token from the authorization service. The access control system may be further adapted to store the validation token in the cache.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for a physical access control systems with localization-based intent detection are described herein. In an example, an access control system may regulate access to an asset. The access control system is adapted to receive a credential from a key device associated with a user using a first wireless connection. The access control system may be further adapted to verify the credential with a preliminary authentication for the asset. The access control system may be further adapted to establish a second wireless connection with the key device in response to verifying the credential with the preliminary authentication. The access control system may be adapted to determine an intent of the user to access the asset. The access control system may identify the credential includes a pattern in the preliminary authentication. The access control system may be further adapted to provide a command to grant access to the asset.

Abstract: A reader system for an access control system includes first and second antennas and first and second controllers. The first controller is configured to communicate with a credential device using a first communication protocol via the first antenna to exchange a credential with the credential device. The second controller is configured to communicate with the credential device using a second communication protocol via the second antenna to perform ranging for the credential device and is configured to communicate with the first controller via a communication link.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a monitoring system, for monitoring a vacuum on-load tap changer. The tap changer includes a housing with insulating fluid, a diverter switch inside of the housing and including at least one movable contact and at least two vacuum interrupters, and at least one pressure sensor which measures the pressure in the housing. The method, which is performed by a processing circuitry in the system, includes determining a pressure signature, including two succeeding peaks within a time interval, continuously measuring the pressure, detecting when the measured pressure shows the pressure signature, determining, based on the measured pressure within the pressure signature, the time between the first rise in pressure and the second drop, and setting the determined time to represent the switch time of the diverter switch.

Abstract: A single polarized radiator comprising a plurality of planar notch radiating elements arranged on a dielectric substrate. Each notch radiating element comprises: a metallized region on a first side of the dielectric substrate extending across the width of the notch radiating element from a forward edge of the notch radiating element to a rear edge of the notch radiating element, a tuning element in the metallized region adjacent to a feeding point of the notch radiating element, a notch extending from the tuning element to the forward edge of the notch radiating element thereby creating a notch profile, and a plurality of indentations in the metallized region along each side of the notch to extend the length of the notch profile.

Abstract: A table-mounted sensor assembly for determining a status of a workspace, desk or table includes: a motion and/or proximity sensor; a wireless transceiver for wireless communication with an external unit, such as a gateway; a processing unit; a local user interface for manually setting a state of the table-mounted sensor assembly; and a battery for powering the motion and/or proximity sensor, the wireless transceiver, the processing unit and the local user interface, wherein the table-mounted sensor assembly comprises at least a dirty state, an occupied state, and a clean state. The processing unit is configured to set the table-mounted sensor assembly in one of the dirty state, occupied state and clean state based on motion and/or proximity sensor data from the motion and/or proximity sensor and user input data from the local user interface to determine the status of the workspace.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises initiate opening (S100) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and initiate closing (S120) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position, wherein the circuit breaker moves with the decelerated speed at contact touch. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.

Abstract: A single polarized radiator comprising a plurality of planar notch radiating elements arranged on a dielectric substrate. Each notch radiating element comprises: a metallized region on a first side of the dielectric substrate extending across the width of the notch radiating element from a forward edge of the notch radiating element to a rear edge of the notch radiating element, a tuning element in the metallized region adjacent to a feeding point of the notch radiating element, a notch extending from the tuning element to the forward edge of the notch radiating element thereby creating a notch profile, and a plurality of indentations in the metallized region along each side of the notch to extend the length of the notch profile.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises initiate opening (S100) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and initiate closing (S120) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position, wherein the circuit breaker moves with the decelerated speed at contact touch. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.

Abstract: A single polarized radiator operating within a frequency range, the radiator comprising multiple active dipoles configured to be arranged a predetermined distance from a ground plane. Each active dipole comprising a first active element having first electrical characteristics and a second active element having second electrical characteristics, which first and second active elements are equal in length and provided with a respective feeding point. In each active dipole, first electrical characteristics differs from second electrical characteristics, the length of each active element is selected based on an upper frequency of the frequency range, and the first active element and/or the second active element of each active dipole is/are configured to be capacitively coupled to an active element of an adjacent active dipole.

Abstract: A method of performing a circuit-breaking and closing operation in a three-phase system having a first phase, a second phase lagging the first phase by 120°, and a third phase lagging the first phase by 240°, includes: a) opening only one of the first phase, the second phase and the third phase before a zero crossing of a current of the corresponding phase, b) opening the remaining phases of the first phase, the second phase and the third phase after step a), and c) closing the first phase, the second phase and the third phase simultaneously or essentially simultaneously at a phase to ground voltage of the phase of the first phase, the second phase and the third phase which lagging the phase that was opened in step a) by 120° in a time range from 60° before a peak of the phase to 90° after the peak.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for a physical access control systems with localization-based intent detection are described herein. In an example, an access control system may regulate access to an asset. The access control system is adapted to establish a first connection with a key-device. The access control system may be further adapted to receive a credential for a user over the first connection. The access control system may be further adapted to establish a second connection with the key-device. The access control system may be further adapted to determine an intent of the user to access the asset. The access control system may use location data derived from the second connection to determine the intent of the user. The access control system may be further adapted to provide the credential to an access controller, based on identifying an intent of the user to access the asset.

Abstract: A method of performing a circuit-breaking and closing operation in a three-phase system having a first phase, a second phase lagging the first phase by 120°, and a third phase lagging the first phase by 240°, includes: a) opening only one of the first phase, the second phase and the third phase before a zero crossing of a current of the corresponding phase, b) opening the remaining phases of the first phase, the second phase and the third phase after step a), and c) closing the first phase, the second phase and the third phase simultaneously or essentially simultaneously at a phase to ground voltage of the phase of the first phase, the second phase and the third phase which lagging the phase that was opened in step a) by 120° in a time range from 60° before a peak of the phase to 90° after the peak.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oral pouched nicotine product comprising a moist filling material and a saliva-permeable pouch of a packaging material enclosing the moist filling material, wherein the moist filling material comprises a particulate non-tobacco material; a non-encapsulated non-particulate flavouring agent; a nicotine source; a pH adjusting agent; a monoglyceride; and tobacco material within the range of from 0% to % by weight, based on the total weight of the moist filling material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises initiate opening (S100) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and initiate closing (S120) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position, wherein the circuit breaker moves with the decelerated speed at contact touch. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.

Abstract: A single polarized radiator operating within a frequency range, the radiator comprising multiple active dipoles configured to be arranged a predetermined distance from a ground plane. Each active dipole comprising a first active element having first electrical characteristics and a second active element having second electrical characteristics, which first and second active elements are equal in length and provided with a respective feeding point. In each active dipole, first electrical characteristics differs from second electrical characteristics, the length of each active element is selected based on an upper frequency of the frequency range, and the first active element and/or the second active element of each active dipole is/are configured to be capacitively coupled to an active element of an adjacent active dipole.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oral pouched nicotine product comprising a moist filling material and a saliva-permeable pouch of a packaging material enclosing the moist filling material, wherein the moist filling material comprises a particulate non-tobacco material, such as microcrystalline cellulose, a flavouring agent, a nicotine source, a pH adjusting agent, and within the range of from about 0.5 to about 20% by weight, based on total weight of the filling material, of triglyceride. The moist filling material may further comprise a tobacco material within the range of from about 0 wt % to about 10 wt % based on the total weight of the moist filling material.

Abstract: A freeze dried oral smokeless tobacco snuff or non-tobacco snuff product and a method of manufacturing the freeze dried oral smokeless tobacco snuff or non-tobacco snuff product.

Abstract: An AC power transformer includes primary and secondary windings for at least a first AC phase and a second AC phase, and a core for said at least first and second phases. The transformer further includes a control unit for transferring power from the first phase to the second phase via magnetic coupling in the core such that the sum of the phase vectors of all of the at least first and second phases is substantially zero.