Abstract: A device includes a plurality of electrode layers. The device also includes a birefringent medium layer disposed between the plurality of electrode layers. The device also includes at least one alignment structure disposed at a surface of the birefringent medium layer. The birefringent medium layer includes liquid crystal molecules arranged in a plurality of helical twist structures having a helical axis. The plurality of electrode layers are configured to generate an electric field within the birefringent medium layer, and the liquid crystal molecules are aligned via the electric field to be titled with respect to the helical axis.

Abstract: A point cloud encoding method, including: obtaining attribute information about the attributes of a current point in a point cloud; processing the attribute information of the current point to obtain a residual value of the attribute information of the current point; using a target quantization manner, quantizing the residual value of the attribute information of the current point to obtain a quantized residual value of the attribute information of the current point; the target quantization manner comprises at least two of the following quantization manners: a first quantization manner, a second quantization manner, and a third quantization manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high voltage ride-through method for wind power based on coordinated control of energy storage and reactive compensation devices, comprising fault determination based on voltages of grid connection points of wind farms; setting voltage fluctuation thresholds of grid connection points under faults, and determining whether to implement super capacitor, doubly-fed induction generator, and static var generator coordinated control strategies based on voltage fluctuation thresholds of grid connection points of commutation bus voltages under faults; calculating reactive power shortage of grid connection points under faults based on the control strategies; and determining whether the reactive power shortage of grid connection points is within wind farm regulation ranges and implement corresponding control strategies to adjust voltages based on the reactive power shortage; and determining whether to utilize static var generators to compensate reactive power based on reactive power comp

Abstract: This application can be applicable to the field of the internet of things, and relates to a device registration method, a hub device, and an apparatus. In an example device registration method provided in this application, a hub device may register a target device with the hub device with assistance of first user equipment, and the hub device may register the hub device with a server with assistance of second user equipment. The hub device may register a registered device (which may include the target device that is registered with the hub device) with the server after the hub device registers the hub device with the server.

Abstract: An apparatus, including: a clock source configured to generate a local oscillator (LO) clock signal; a radio frequency digital-to-analog converter (RF DAC) configured to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal based on a data signal and the LO clock signal; and an idle data detector configured to: detect a stream of idle data in the data signal; and disable providing the LO clock signal to at least a portion of the RF DAC in response to detecting the stream of idle data.

Abstract: An adjustable antenna array and an electronic apparatus are provided. The adjustable antenna array includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, and antenna sub-arrays in an array. Each of at least some antenna sub-arrays includes a phase shifter, a power division feeding network, and a plurality of radiating units. The phase shifter and the power division feeding network are between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least some radiating units are connected to the phase shifter through the power division feeding network. Antenna patterns corresponding to the plurality of radiating units at least include patterns on a side of the second substrate away from the first substrate. An area of an orthographic projection of the power division feeding network on the first substrate is smaller than an area of an orthographic projection of the phase shifter on the first substrate.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for detecting cigarette appearance defects based on variational Bayesian inference. In a cigarette appearance defect detection scenario, in order to solve the problem that a current point estimation-based machine learning algorithm leads to an overconfidence decision in a data scarcity area, the present application proposes a variational inference-based Bayesian method to improve a SSD backbone network, preferably including calculating a real posterior probability by the variational inference method, replacing a point estimation mechanism of a convolution layer weight in the original backbone network by using a form of probability distribution, then detecting the improved extracted features by an SSD target detection algorithm, and furthermore, accurately determining whether the appearance of the cigarette is defective and the type and location of the defect.

Abstract: Provided are a battery and an electric device. The battery includes multiple battery cells, a box, and a spray mechanism, wherein at least one battery cell among multiple battery cells includes a pressure relief mechanism. The box includes an electrical chamber, a collection chamber, and a first isolation component, wherein the electrical chamber is configured to accommodate the multiple battery cells; the collection chamber is configured to collect emissions from the battery cells arranged with the pressure relief mechanism when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; the first isolation component is configured to isolate the electrical chamber and the collection chamber; and the first isolation component is provided with a first through hole, wherein the emissions can enter the collection chamber through the first through hole. The spray mechanism is arranged within the collection chamber, wherein the spray mechanism is configured to spray firefighting media into the collection chamber.

Abstract: A processing system for producing a product material from a liquid mixture includes an array of one or more power jet modules adapted to jet the liquid mixture into one or more streams of droplets and force the one or more streams of droplets into the processing system adapted to process the one or more streams of droplets into the product material. A method for producing a product material from a liquid mixture on a processing system includes moving each of the one or more power jet modules and be connected to an opening of a dispersion chamber, opening one or more doors of the one or more power jet modules, processing the one or more streams of droplets inside a reaction chamber, closing the one or more doors of the power jets modules and moving each of the one or more power jet modules in a second direction.

Abstract: A selenium-chelating pea oligopeptide, a preparation method thereof and use thereof. After the selenium-chelating pea oligopeptide is subjected to digestion treatment in at least one of following three ways, a change rate of selenium content not more than 3% with respect to the selenium content before the digestion treatment: hydrolyzing for 4 hours by a pepsin at a pH value of 2 and a temperature of 37° C.; hydrolyzing for 6 hours by a trypsin at a pH value of 7.5 and a temperature of 37° C.; maintaining the temperature constant at 37° C., firstly hydrolyzing for 4 hours by the pepsin at a pH value of 2, and then continuing to hydrolyze for 6 hours by a trypsin at a pH value of 6.8. The preparation method thereof includes mixing and reacting an aqueous solution of pea oligopeptide and sodium selenite, and then being subjected to alcohol precipitation and drying.

Abstract: A system for measuring a satellite ghost efficiency of a diffractive lens is provided. The system includes a light source configured to output a first probing beam, and a beam tweaking assembly disposed between the light source and the diffractive lens, and configured to convert the first probing beam into a second probing beam that is a non-collimated beam. The diffractive lens diffracts the second probing beam into a plurality of diffracted beams including a first diffracted beam of a parent diffraction order and a second diffracted beam of a satellite ghost diffraction order. The beam tweaking assembly includes one or more optical lenses, and an adjustable optical power. The system also includes a detector configured to generate a beam spot pattern including a first beam spot corresponding to the first diffracted beam and a second beam spot corresponding to the second diffracted beam.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device, which belong to the field of display technology. The display panel includes a plurality of display islands (SPXL) and a plurality of deformable bridging units (SBRI); the plurality of display islands (SPXL) are separated from each other; and two adjacent display islands (SPXL) are connected by the bridging units (SBRI); the display island (SPXL) has at least one display unit (Upxl); and the bridging unit (SBRI) has an external signal wiring electrically connected to the display unit (Upxl).

Abstract: A road network balanced drainage method aimed at reducing urban waterlogging is disclosed. According to the drainage demand, the existing intersection elevation is changed or the intersection elevation that meets the drainage requirement is designed and implemented in new construction so that the intersection drainage is distributed according to the desired proportion; the water flowing to the water accumulation position is transferred to reduce the waterlogging degree. Through the analysis of the depth of water accumulation in the whole road network, the method of water flow distribution at the intersection is used to make the precipitation flow evenly distributed in the whole road network. The method can be used for solving serious water accumulation of a certain road section, the balanced drainage of the whole road network, the technical transformation of existing intersections, and for the planned and designed roads. The method can effectively eliminate and prevent urban waterlogging.

Abstract: A dimming panel, a method for manufacturing same, a method for driving same, and architectural dimming glass. The dimming panel includes: a first base substrate and a second base substrate; a first electrode layer on one side of the first base substrate facing the second base substrate and at least in the dimming region; a group of support columns on one side of the first electrode layer facing the second base substrate, and an orthographic projection of each of the support columns on the first base substrate is provided an overlapping region with an orthographic projection of the first electrode layer on the first base substrate; a transition layer between the first electrode layer and the support columns; a second electrode layer on one side of the second base substrate facing the first base substrate; and a dimming layer between the second electrode layer and the transition layer.

Abstract: A multi-level conversion circuit and a cycle-by-cycle protection method therefor are provided. The cycle-by-cycle protection method includes steps of: (a) determining main switches and synchronous rectification switches; (b) controlling the main switches to operate in a normal mode; (c) detecting a current flowing through the inductor, and determining whether the current exceeds a threshold; (d) when the current exceeds the threshold, defining the main switch in an on state and having shortest turn-on duration as a target main switch, switching the target main switch to a current limiting mode for turning it off; and (e) after switching the target main switch to the current limiting mode, if the current is lower than the threshold, at a moment when a falling edge of control signals in a reference mode for the main switches first appears, switching the target main switch to a state in the reference mode corresponding to the moment.

Abstract: An apparatus including: a transmitter output impedance matching circuit including an inductive element; a low noise amplifier (LNA) including a first field effect transistor (PET); a receiver input impedance matching circuit, including: a transformer including a first winding and a second winding; and a capacitor coupled in series with the first winding between a first end of the inductive element and a gate of the first FET, wherein the second winding is coupled to a second end of the inductive element; and a radio frequency (RF) port coupled between the first end of the inductive element and the capacitor.

Abstract: A preparation method and application of spindle-shaped W@CuO material with adjustable included angle includes the steps of: preparing a copper source solution and adding to a mixture of anionic surfactant and n-butanol; adding a tungsten source solution and dripping an alkali solution, then carrying out hydrothermal reaction, centrifugation, washing and drying. By controlling the growth rate of the high-energy surface at the water-oil interface with the salt concentration, surfactant concentration, supersaturation of water and n-butanol solutions, the monodispersed spindle-shaped structure with unique microstructure and an included angle of 27-74° can be prepared. The surface of W@CuO materials with different included angles shows different electric field strengths, which can effectively modulate the charge transfer during the catalytic process and improve the catalytic reaction activity.

Abstract: A multi-level conversion circuit and a cycle-by-cycle protection method therefor are provided. The cycle-by-cycle protection method includes steps of: (a) determining main switches and synchronous rectification switches; (b) controlling the main switches to operate in a normal mode; (c) detecting a current flowing through the inductor, and determining whether the current exceeds a threshold; (d) when the current exceeds the threshold, defining the main switch in an on state and having longest turn-on duration as a target main switch, switching the target main switch to a current limiting mode; and (e) after the target main switch is switched to the current limiting mode, if the current is lower than the threshold, at a moment when a rising edge of a control signal in a reference mode for the target main switch firstly appears, switching the target main switch to a state in the reference mode corresponding to the moment.

Abstract: A multi-level conversion circuit and a cycle-by-cycle protection method therefor are provided. The cycle-by-cycle protection method includes steps of: (a) determining main switches and synchronous rectification switches; (b) controlling the main switches to operate in a normal mode; (c) detecting a current flowing through the inductor, and determining whether the current exceeds a threshold; (d) when the current exceeds the threshold, defining the main switch in an on state as a target main switch, switching the target main switch to a current limiting mode for turning off the target main switch; and (e) after the target main switch is switched to the current limiting mode, if the current is lower than the threshold, at a moment when a falling edge of control signals in a reference mode for the main switches first appears, switching the target main switch to a state in the reference mode corresponding to the moment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a silicon-based mask, a manufacturing method, and a display panel. The silicon-based mask includes a first silicon wafer and a second silicon wafer laminated one on another. The first silicon wafer includes a first via hole, the second silicon wafer includes a second via hole, an orthogonal projection of a wall of the first via hole onto the second silicon wafer surrounds the second via hole, and under a same etching condition, an etching rate of the second silicon wafer is smaller than an etching rate of the first silicon wafer.