Abstract: A wireless system comprises a controlling node and multiple antenna processing nodes coupled to the controlling node but separated from each other. The controlling node receives (720) first soft bit information from a first antenna processing node, the first soft bit information corresponding to reception of a wireless transmission. Responsive to determining that it cannot decode transmitted bits using the first soft bit information, the controlling node requests (730) and receives (740) second soft bit information from a second antenna processing node, the second soft bit information also corresponding to the first wireless transmission from the wireless device and having been buffered by the second antenna processing node. The controlling node decodes (750) bits from the first wireless transmission using both the first and second soft bit information. The controlling node may then signal the antenna processing nodes that they can discard buffered information for the wireless transmission.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tumble dryer 1 with a rotatable drum 11 and a heat pump for drying process air that enters the drum, the heat pump comprising a condenser 19, a compressor 17, and an evaporator 15. In order to improve energy efficiency, the rotatable drum comprises a circular rear wall with air inlet openings and a radial cylindrical wall with air outlet openings, the compressor 17 is adapted to be run by an inverter 29, allowing the compressor output to be varied, and the expansion 16 is controllable. This allows the heat pump arrangement to be controlled to an optimum heat pump cycle envelope.

Abstract: An alpha type Stirling engine (1) comprises an expansion cylinder (2) and a compression cylinder (3). The Stirling engine further comprises a regenerator (4), a cooler (5), a heater (6), and a gas channel (7) which provides the expansion cylinder (2) in fluid communication with the compression cylinder (3). At least one of the expansion cylinder (2) and the compression cylinder (3) has a twin cylinder (2?, 3?) which functions as an additional expansion cylinder (2?) or an additional compression cylinder (3?), respectively, wherein the one of the expansion cylinder (2) and the compression cylinder (3) that has a twin cylinder (2?, 3?), is together with said twin cylinder (2? 3?) connected to a first portion (7a) of the gas channel (7), from which first portion (7a) the gas channel (7) extends via the regenerator (4) to a second portion (7b) to which the other one of the expansion cylinder (2) and the compression cylinder (3) is connected.

Abstract: An alpha type Stirling engine (1) comprises an expansion cylinder (2) and a compression cylinder (3), a regenerator (4), a cooler (5), and a heater (6). Each one of the expansion cylinder (2) and the compression cylinder (3) has a movable piston (10, 11) connected to a respective linear electric generator/motor (8, 9), wherein the Stirling engine (1) further comprises a control unit (20) which is operatively connected to the linear electric generators/motors (8, 9) and which is configured to control the linear electric generators/motors (8, 9) individually so as to enable a different stroke length and/or motion profile of the piston (10) in the expansion cylinder (2) compared to the piston (11) in the compression cylinder (3).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tumble dryer (1) with a rotatable drum (11) and a heat pump for drying process air that enters the drum, the heat pump comprising a condenser (19), a compressor (17), and an evaporator (15). In order to improve energy efficiency, the compressor (17) is located in the flow (21) of process air, between the evaporator (15) and the condenser (19). Thereby, heat dissipated from the compressor is used to pre-heat the process air flow before entering the condenser (19).

Abstract: Upon detecting an event indicating enabling of security sensitive functionality of an electronic device, a value previously unknown to the electronic device is obtained and the current content of the data storage to a new current content of the data storage is updated according to an updating function based on the current content of the data storage and the value, wherein, without privileged access, the current content of the data storage can only be updated using the updating function. The value is further obtained in a management module and an expected new current content of the data storage is determined in the management module according to the updating function based on known original content of the data storage and the value. Upon determining that the new current content of the data storage differs from the expected new current content of the data storage, a validation module generates a security notification.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for database modification using a script component. In some embodiments, a method comprises executing, by a computing system comprising at least one processor, a script component comprising one or more functions to transform a database. The method also includes modifying, by the computing system, the database based on at least one transformation defined by the one or more functions in response to executing the script component.

Abstract: A method for pressurisation of a working gas in a Stirling engine assembly for use in a thermal energy plant, the Stirling engine assembly including: a Stirling engine including an expansion cylinder and a compression cylinder, wherein the expansion and compression cylinders are configured in a V-arrangement; a regenerator; a cooler and a heater; an accumulator, the accumulator being in fluidic connection with the expansion and/or compression cylinders of the Stirling engine; and a low pressure receptacle including the working gas. The method includes: providing working gas to the accumulator from the low pressure receptacle; providing a pressurisation fluid to the accumulator to reduce the volume for the working gas in the accumulator, thereby increasing the pressure of the working gas in the accumulator; and displacing the pressurised working gas from the accumulator to the expansion and/or compression cylinder.

Abstract: A method for pressurisation of a working gas in a Stirling engine assembly for use in a thermal energy plant, the Stirling engine assembly including: a Stirling engine including an expansion cylinder and a compression cylinder, wherein the expansion and compression cylinders are configured in a V-arrangement; a regenerator; a cooler and a heater; an accumulator, the accumulator being in fluidic connection with the expansion and/or compression cylinders of the Stirling engine; and a low pressure receptacle including the working gas. The method includes: providing working gas to the accumulator from the low pressure receptacle; providing a pressurisation fluid to the accumulator to reduce the volume for the working gas in the accumulator, thereby increasing the pressure of the working gas in the accumulator; and displacing the pressurised working gas from the accumulator to the expansion and/or compression cylinder.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tumble dryer (1) comprising a housing (2), a rotatable drum (11) in the housing being accessible from a front side (3) of the housing, and a fan arrangement (13) for producing a flow of process air through the drum. A heat pump is used for drying the process air before it enters the drum, the heat pump comprising a condenser (19), a compressor (17), and an evaporator (15). The condenser 19 the compressor (17), and the evaporator (15) are arranged as components in a heat pump unit (43), wherein the heat pump unit is removable from the remainder of the tumble dryer (1) through an opening in the rear side of the tumble dryer housing without separating the components. This facilitates for instance service of the tumble dryer.

Abstract: A vision system (10) for a motor vehicle having an imaging apparatus (11) to capture images from a surrounding of the motor vehicle and a data processing device (14) performing image processing on images captured by the imaging apparatus (11) and to control at least one driver assistance device (18) depending on a result of the image processing. The image processing having object detection through edge detection and the object detection having decomposing (21, 22) images captured by the imaging apparatus into a plurality of decomposed images (23, 24) having different color characteristics. Separate edge detection (35, 36) is performed on the decomposed images. The edges (37, 38) from the separate edge detections are merged (39) into a common list of edges. An edge distinguishability measure is calculated for each of the edges (37, 38), and the merging of the edges (37, 38) is based on the edge distinguishability measure.

Abstract: A vision system (10) for a motor vehicle having an imaging apparatus (11) to capture images from a surrounding of the motor vehicle and a data processing device (14) performing image processing on images captured by the imaging apparatus (11) and to control at least one driver assistance device (18) depending on a result of the image processing. The image processing having object detection through edge detection and the object detection having decomposing (21, 22) images captured by the imaging apparatus into a plurality of decomposed images (23, 24) having different color characteristics. Separate edge detection (35, 36) is performed on the decomposed images. The edges (37, 38) from the separate edge detections are merged (39) into a common list of edges. An edge distinguishability measure is calculated for each of the edges (37, 38), and the merging of the edges (37, 38) is based on the edge distinguishability measure.

Abstract: A tumble dryer (1) comprising: a rotatable drying drum (21), adapted to receive laundry to be dried, said drum (21) comprising a cylindric outer periphery (27) provided with a plurality of openings (25); at least one particle separation filter (29) arranged below the drying drum (21), said filter (29) having a width corresponding to at least 50% of the cylindrical diameter of the drum (21); a fan (39) and a funnel shaped interface (45) adapted for formation of a tapering transmission channel between the at least one filter and the fan (39). The fan (39) being a radial fan, having an axis (47) arranged with an inclination (a) of 0-25° from a vertical direction (V), such that an air stream that is introduced into the drum (21) leaves the drum (21) through the periphery (27) thereof, is led through the at least one filter (29), is collected by the funnel shaped interface (45), and directed towards a rear part of the tumble dryer (1) by the fan (39).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tumble dryer (1) with a rotatable drum (11) and a heat pump for drying process air that enters the drum, the heat pump comprising a condenser (19), a compressor (17), and an evaporator (15). In order to improve energy efficiency, the compressor (17) is located in the flow (21) of process air, between the evaporator (15) and the condenser (19). Thereby, heat dissipated from the compressor is used to pre-heat the process air flow before entering the condenser (19).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tumble dryer 1 with a rotatable drum 11 and a heat pump for drying process air that enters the drum, the heat pump comprising a condenser 19, a compressor 17, and an evaporator 15. In order to improve energy efficiency, the rotatable drum comprises a circular rear wall with air inlet openings and a radial cylindrical wall with air outlet openings, the compressor 17 is adapted to be run by an inverter 29, allowing the compressor output to be varied, and the expansion 16 is controllable. This allows the heat pump arrangement to be controlled to an optimum heat pump cycle envelope.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tumble dryer (1) comprising a housing (2), a rotatable drum (11) in the housing being accessible from a front side (3) of the housing, and a fan arrangement (13) for producing a flow of process air through the drum. A heat pump is used for drying the process air before it enters the drum, the heat pump comprising a condenser (19), a compressor (17), and an evaporator (15). The condenser 19 the compressor (17), and the evaporator (15) are arranged as components in a heat pump unit (43), wherein the heat pump unit is removable from the remainder of the tumble dryer (1) through an opening in the rear side of the tumble dryer housing without separating the components. This facilitates for instance service of the tumble dryer.

Abstract: A tumble dryer (1) comprising a heat pump system (22) and an air flow circuit (21) for circulation of an air flow. The air flow circuit (21) comprises a condenser (19), a drying drum (11), a fan arrangement (13), an air flow duct (18) and an evaporator (15). The air flow duct (18) comprises a constriction (16), arranged upstream the evaporator (15). The constriction (16) is provided with a plurality of openings (23), distributed across a cross section of the air flow duct (18), wherein the constriction (16) is adapted to create a pressure drop in the air flow that is circulated in the air flow duct (18), when the air flow flows from a first side A of the constriction (16) to a second side B of the constriction (16). The openings (23) in the constriction (16) are adapted to distribute the air flow across the cross section of the air flow duct (18).

Abstract: A system for regulating condensation of a flue gas in a steam generator is provided. The system includes a temperature controller and a flue gas analyzer. The temperature controller is configured to control a temperature of a component of the steam generator, the component being in heating-contact with the flue gas. The flue gas analyzer is configured to communicate with the temperature controller and to obtain a measurement of an amount of an acid-forming compound in the flue gas. The temperature controller adjusts the temperature of the component based at least in part on the measurement such that the temperature of the component is above an acid dew point of the flue gas when the component is in heating-contact with the flue gas.

Abstract: A heat recovery steam generator includes a gas inlet for receiving a flow of exhaust gas from a gas turbine, a gas outlet opposite the gas inlet, at least one heat exchanger intermediate the gas inlet and the gas outlet, the heat exchanger having a plurality of heat transfer surfaces configured to transfer heat from the exhaust gas to a fluid within the heat exchanger, and a valve associated with the heat exchanger and configured to regulate a flow of the fluid through the heat exchanger. The valve is controllable from an open position to a closed position to decrease the flow of the fluid through the heat exchanger in order to effect an increase in a temperature of the heat transfer surfaces of the heat exchanger to clean the heat transfer surfaces.

Abstract: A heat recovery steam generator includes a gas inlet for receiving a flow of exhaust gas from a gas turbine, a gas outlet opposite the gas inlet and configured to transport the flow of exhaust gas to atmosphere, and a sorbent injection device intermediate the gas inlet and the gas outlet, the sorbent injection device including at least one injection port configured to inject a sorbent into the flow of exhaust gas. The sorbent is configured to react with an acid gas within the flow of exhaust gas to neutralize the acid gas and inhibit the formation of salt deposits.