Abstract: An energy harvesting device configured to convert thermal energy into electrical energy includes a heat storage portion configured to store thermal energy, a thermoelectric element configured to eliminate a temperature difference between electrodes when converting thermal energy into electrical energy, and an insulating portion in contact with the heat storage portion and the thermoelectric element. The heat storage portion has insulating properties. The thermoelectric element includes a pair of electrodes having work functions different from each other, and an intermediate portion provided between the pair of electrodes. The thermoelectric element is provided in contact with the heat storage portion and is covered by the insulating portion.

Abstract: User equipments, network nodes, and systems are described to transmitting and receiving a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH. For example, a user equipment may receive configuration information from a network node. The configuration information may indicate a plurality of cells available for transmitting or for receiving the PUCCH, the plurality of cells including a reference cell and a designated cell and may indicate a periodicity indicating a period for transmitting the PUCCH, the period being associated with the reference cell. The user equipment may transmit the PUCCH via the designated cell in accordance with the period associated with the reference cell.

Abstract: There is provided a methods for operating a network node. In some embodiments of operating a network node includes configuring a UE with a PUCCH group including a plurality of cells, and configuring the UE to switch a cell on which UCI for a cell of the PUCCH group is transmitted. In some embodiments the methods include joint operations of PUCCH carrier switching and existing features/procedures such as UCI multiplexing, simultaneous PUCCH/PUSCH transmission on multiple carriers, and SPS HARQ-ACK deferral. A network node, a method for a user equipment and a user equipment is also provided.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for decoding physical shared channels (PSCHs) comprises, for a plurality of PSCHs in a transmission time interval, determining a first PSCH of the plurality of PSCHs at least partially overlaps in time with a second PSCH of the plurality of PSCHs. Based on comparison of a common characteristic of the first PSCH and the second PSCH, the method comprises selecting one of the first PSCH and the second PSCH to decode and decoding the selected PSCH.

Abstract: In one aspect, there is a method performed by a wireless device, WD. The method includes the WD receiving a control message, the control message comprising an indication of an index value. The method further includes the WD obtaining, using the index value, a set of parameters from time domain resource allocation, TDRA, configuration information, the set of parameters comprising an aggregation factor.

Abstract: Devices and methods of operating a network node in a wireless telecommunication network are provided herein. Such methods include generating (710) a configuration message that includes transmit format data corresponding to a multiple segment transmission on a physical shared channel. The transmit format data includes at least one of transport block size data, TBS, determination data, redundancy version, RV, determination data, starting point and length of PUSCH transmission data, time domain resource allocation, TDRA, table data, and/or demodulated reference signal, DMRS data. Methods include initiating (720) the transmission of the configuration message to a user equipment, UE, to identify the transmit format data for the multiple segment transmission.

Abstract: A ventilation system includes a breathing apparatus which provides mechanical ventilation to a patient. The breathing apparatus is configured to perform an automated full recruitment manoeuvre, FRM, comprising a recruitment phase and a PEEP titration phase, and to determine at least one optimised ventilation setting for the patient during the FRM manoeuvre. The breathing apparatus is further configured to automatically switch ventilation mode to a predefined ventilation mode after the FRM manoeuvre, and to ventilate the patient in the predefined ventilation mode using the at least one optimised ventilation setting during a period of post-recruitment manoeuvre, post-RM, ventilation following the FRM manoeuvre.

Abstract: A wireless device and a method therein for assisting in precoder selection for wireless communication with a Radio Node (RN), and a RN for performing precoder selection for wireless communication with a wireless device. The wireless device is configured with a set of precoders. The wireless device determines a subset of precoders out of the set of precoders; and transmits, to the RN, at least one Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) precoded with a respective at least one precoder comprised in the subset. The RN receives, from the wireless device, at least one SRS precoded with a respective at least one precoder comprised in a subset of precoders; and transmits, to the wireless device, a signal indicative of a selected precoder to be used for a transmission to the RN, wherein the selected precoder is indirectly selected based on the received at least one SRS.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for uplink transmission cancellation are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a cancellation indication of uplink resources to be cancelled, determining protected uplink resources to be protected from cancellation, and cancelling transmissions on uplink resources indicated to be cancelled other than uplink resources determined to be protected from cancellation.

Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a drive circuit with an energy recovery function, including a control circuit, an energy recovery drive circuit, a switch circuit, and a direct current power supply. The control circuit is configured to control an energy storage capacitor in the energy recovery drive circuit to charge a junction capacitor of the switch circuit at a first moment, and enable the direct current power supply to charge the junction capacitor of the switch circuit through the energy recovery drive circuit at a second moment, so that the switch circuit is switched on. The control circuit is further configured to control the junction capacitor of the switch circuit to charge the energy storage capacitor in the energy recovery drive circuit at a third moment, and enable the junction capacitor of the switch circuit to discharge to a ground through the energy recovery drive circuit at a fourth moment, so that the switch circuit is switched off.

Abstract: A method and network node for configuring a WD, to perform uplink transmissions using an uplink configured grant, UL-CG, or a dynamic grant is provided. The network node signals by radio resource control, RRC, signaling to the WD, a time domain resource assignment, TDRA, table for the uplink transmissions. The network node signals further signals to the WD, an indication of a particular repetition factor to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for priority-dependent Uplink Control Information (UCI) resource determination are provided. In some embodiments, a wireless device determines that one or more UCIs are to be multiplexed onto a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); determines priorities of the PUSCH and/or each of the one or more UCIs; determines at least one beta offset value for one or more UCIs based on one or more of the priorities; set or adjust a UCI code rate based on the at least one beta offset value; and transmit a UCI according to the UCI code rate. This provides a simple and consistent method to deduce beta offset value for UCI based on priorities of UCI and PUSCH. The solution supports possible multiple different beta offset values determined without extra explicit signaling, i.e., it helps to reduce DCI bits needed to indicate potentially multiple beta offset values.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a radio network node for handling transmission of data from a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The radio network node determines a delay value for a transmission of data from the wireless device based on a transmission type of data from the wireless device or a capability of the wireless device. The capability is related to a processing time for processing received data from the radio network node, or for processing data for transmission to the radio network node. The radio network node further transmits an indication, to the wireless device, which indication indicates the determined delay value.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a wireless device is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to determine a first priority of UCI based at least in part on a UCI type where the UCI is preempted by a preempting scheduled uplink shared channel data transmission, and determine whether to include the UCI in the preempting scheduled data transmission based at least in part on the first priority.

Abstract: In one aspect, there is a method performed by a wireless device, WD. The method includes the WD receiving a control message, the control message comprising an indication of an index value. The method further includes the WD obtaining, using the index value, a set of parameters from time domain resource allocation, TDRA, configuration information, the set of parameters comprising an aggregation factor.

Abstract: A method, network node and a wireless device for multiplexing HARQ feedback are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes transmitting a first hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, feedback responsive to a first downlink, DL, transmission, the first HARQ feedback transmitted using not more than an indicated number of bits, the first DL transmission having a first priority. The method also includes transmitting a second HARQ feedback responsive to a second DL transmission, the second DL transmission having a second priority higher than the first priority. The method further includes multiplexing the first HARQ feedback and the second HARQ feedback using not more than the indicated number of bits for the first HARQ feedback, to produce a multiplexed HARQ feedback.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a power generation element that does not require a temperature difference between electrodes in converting thermal energy into electric energy includes a first electrode forming process of forming a first electrode, an intermediate portion forming process of forming, on the first electrode, an intermediate portion including an insulating layer being in a solid state, and a second electrode forming process of forming a second electrode having a work function different from a work function of the first electrode. The intermediate portion includes nanoparticles fixed in a dispersed state in the insulating layer.

Abstract: A power generation function-equipped secondary battery using a thermoelectric element includes the thermoelectric element, the thermoelectric element being in contact with a heat medium that has a temperature equal to or higher than a temperature of outside air and not requiring a temperature difference between electrodes, and a secondary battery electrically connected to the thermoelectric element. The thermoelectric element includes a pair of electrodes having work functions different from each other.

Abstract: A timer circuit is configured for providing adjustable frequency timing in a closed-loop control circuit. The timer circuit includes a period register, a counter, and a comparator. The period register is configured to hold a period value. The comparator is configured to determine when the counter reaches the period value. The timer circuit is configured to adjust the frequency by adjusting an increment controlling the counter.

Abstract: A method in a user equipment, UE, for reporting channel state information, CSI, to a network includes determining a number of subbands of a bandwidth part, BWP, to report CSI. The method further includes determining a CSI computation time including a CSI computation delay requirement. The method further includes performing CSI estimation for a plurality of the number of subbands based on the CSI computation time. The method further includes reporting the CSI report for at least one of the number of subbands. Analogous UEs, computer programs and computer program products are also provided.