Abstract: Voltage sensor (1) comprising a voltage divider (40) for sensing an AC voltage of a HV/MV power conductor (10). For adjusting the common overall impedance of the low-voltage portion of the voltage divider towards a desired impedance, the low-voltage portion (60) comprises one or more low-voltage impedance elements (110), a plurality of adjustment impedance elements (80) and a plurality of switches. In its connect state, each switch electrically connects an adjustment impedance element in parallel to at least one of the one or more low-voltage impedance elements (110). The overall impedance of the high-voltage portion (50) and the overall impedance of the low-voltage portion (60) of the voltage divider (40) are adapted such that, by bringing one or more of the switches (90) into their connect state, the voltage divider (40) has, for an AC voltage of between 5 and 25 kV phase-to-ground and a frequency of between 40 and 70 Hertz, a dividing ratio of 3077, of 6154, of 6769 or of 10 000.

Abstract: Compounds are based on polyether-modified polybutadiene, where the polyether-modified polybutadiene contains repeat units selected from the divalent radicals: The radical B has at least one ester group.

Abstract: A process for preparing hydrogenated polyether-modified amino-functional polybutadienes includes: reacting at least one polybutadiene with at least one epoxidizing reagent to give at least one epoxy-functional polybutadiene; reacting the at least one epoxy-functional polybutadiene with at least one amino-functional compound to give at least one hydroxy- and amino-functional polybutadiene; reacting the at least one hydroxy- and amino-functional polybutadiene with at least one epoxy-functional compound to give at least one polyether-modified amino-functional polybutadiene; and hydrogenating the at least one polyether-modified amino-functional polybutadiene to give at least one hydrogenated polyether-modified amino-functional polybutadiene.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive strip which can be detached substantially on the adhesion plane in a residue-free and nondestructive manner by stretching, said strip consisting of one or more adhesive material layers and optionally one or more intermediate carrier layers, at least one of the adhesive materials layers containing at least one filler, the primary particles of which can be individually separated, wherein the primary particles (i) are substantially spherical and (ii) have an average diameter d(0.5) of less than 10 ?m, and the ratio of the average diameter d(0.5) of the primary particles to the thickness of the adhesive material layer in which the primary particles are contained is less than 1:2. The invention also relates to the production and use of said adhesive strip.

Abstract: A defoamer composition based on organofunctionally modified polysiloxanes contains one or more laterally polyether-modified polysiloxanes as component A and at least one terminally polyether-modified polysiloxane as component B.

Abstract: A universal adhesion promoter contains a compound based on polybutadiene having at least one repeat unit selected from the following divalent radicals:

Abstract: A process for preparing hydrogenated polyether-modified polybutadienes includes: reacting at least one polybutadiene with at least one epoxidizing reagent to give at least one epoxy-functional polybutadiene; reacting the at least one epoxy-functional polybutadiene with at least one hydroxy-functional compound to give at least one hydroxy-functional polybutadiene; reacting the at least one hydroxy-functional polybutadiene with at least one epoxy-functional compound to give at least one polyether-modified polybutadiene; and hydrogenating the at least one polyether-modified polybutadiene to give at least one hydrogenated polyether-modified polybutadiene.

Abstract: Provided is a torch including a body having a first portion and a second portion angled relative to the first portion, a control knob at a top of the second portion for adjusting a flow of fuel through the torch, a trigger at a top of the first portion that is movable from an off position to an on position to at actuate an igniter, and a burn tube extending from an end of the second portion away from the first and second portions.

Abstract: In a method and a device for charging an electric vehicle with a charging current, having: a connection for connecting to a domestic mains supply connected to a power generating plant, a power supply grid, an energy management device, and possibly an energy storage; a charging connection for connecting to the electric vehicle (11) to be charged; and a control device for controlling the charging current for charging the electric vehicle, at least one device determines the surplus power of the domestic mains supply and the power drawn from the power supply grid and compares them with at least one activation threshold and/or deactivation threshold. The control device is designed so that the charging current for charging the electric vehicle is according to the at least two preset charging currents, by activating or deactivating the corresponding preset charging current when upon reaching the corresponding activation threshold values or deactivation threshold values.

Abstract: A laser system may include a controller configured to direct a plurality of temporally spaced-apart electrical pulses to a device that optically pumps a lasing medium, and a lasing medium configured to output a quasi-continuous laser pulse in response to the optical pumping. The plurality of temporally spaced-apart electrical pulses may include (a) a first electrical pulse configured to excite the lasing medium to an energy level below a lasing threshold of the lasing medium, and (b) multiple second electrical pulses following the first electrical pulse. The quasi-continuous laser pulse is output in response to the multiple second electrical pulses.

Abstract: A laser system may include a controller configured to direct a plurality of temporally spaced-apart electrical pulses to a device that optically pumps a lasing medium, and a lasing medium configured to output a quasi-continuous laser pulse in response to the optical pumping. The plurality of temporally spaced-apart electrical pulses may include (a) a first electrical pulse configured to excite the lasing medium to an energy level below a lasing threshold of the lasing medium, and (b) multiple second electrical pulses following the first electrical pulse. The quasi-continuous laser pulse is output in response to the multiple second electrical pulses.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bottle treatment machine including a pump/nozzle protector in the form of a screen. The screen includes an at least partially perforated surface and the screen is provided for passing a liquid of the bottle treatment machine therethrough. The bottle treatment machine further includes at least one scraper which rests at least partially on the at least partially perforated surface of the screen. The screen and the at least one scraper are arranged to be rotatable relative to one another. The present disclosure further relates to a method for cleaning the screen of the bottle treatment machine.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for upgrading a software platform. One of the methods includes receiving, by a platform orchestrator, a request to upgrade computing resources of a software platform launched by the platform orchestrator, wherein a workload having multiple different software tasks is executing on multiple nodes of the software platform launched by the platform orchestrator; obtaining, by the platform orchestrator, a workload specification that specifies an upgrade ordering among multiple groups of the multiple software tasks executing on the software platform; and upgrading, by the platform orchestrator, all platform nodes that execute one or more software tasks in a first group of the multiple groups of software tasks before upgrading platform nodes that execute one or more software tasks in a second group of the multiple groups of software tasks, according to the upgrade ordering specified in the workload specification.

Abstract: A device including: a rotary actuator; an electronic pixel matrix display comprising a transparent outer layer; wherein the rotary actuator comprises an actuating part and a detector configured to detect rotational position, wherein the actuating part is rotationally mounted by a bearing so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation along a rotation direction, and the rotary actuator is arranged on the transparent layer; and wherein the rotary actuator also comprises a light guide designed to guide light of several pixels of the pixel matrix display from a light inlet surface of the light guide to a light outlet surface of the light guide either in the direction of or into an illumination surface of at least one of the rotary actuator and the actuating part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device (3) for charging an electric vehicle (11) with a charging current (IL), having a connection (30) for connecting to a domestic mains supply (16) connected to a power generating plant (1), a power supply grid (6), an energy management device (20), and possibly an energy storage (5), a charging connection (31) for connecting to the electric vehicle (11) to be charged, and a control device (27) for controlling the charging current (IL) for charging the electric vehicle (11).

Abstract: A furniture component and method of manufacturing the same, the furniture component having a wall with at least two opposite side faces and a multitude of front faces. On the wall between the side faces, a takeup space is configured which accommodates a set of fittings for guiding a movable furniture element. The set of fittings includes a multitude of fitting components and can be transferred to at least two positions. The takeup space includes aperture sections in at least two front faces of the wall, where the takeup space is outwardly open. The set of fittings is configured and set up such that during transfer of the set of fittings from the first position to the second position, the set of fittings moves at least in the aperture sections in the at least two front faces.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an operating assembly consisting of a carrier, an actuating element that is mounted movably relative to the carrier and so as to return into a rest position and which defines an input surface and has a detector for detecting a touch occurring on the input surface, and of at least one rotary adjuster, which is disposed on the input surface and is mounted rotatably relative to the input surface, and of a matrix of force sensors between the carrier and the actuating element, and of an evaluator, which is configured for carrying out a positional determination of a touch that has occurred on the input surface from the signal obtained by the detector, and for identifying at least one action of the actuating force on the rotary adjuster based on the signals of the matrix of force sensors by a comparison with predetermined values.

Abstract: A laser system may include a controller configured to direct a plurality of temporally spaced-apart electrical pulses to a device that optically pumps a lasing medium, and a lasing medium configured to output a quasi-continuous laser pulse in response to the optical pumping. The plurality of temporally spaced-apart electrical pulses may include (a) a first electrical pulse configured to excite the lasing medium to an energy level below a lasing threshold of the lasing medium, and (b) multiple second electrical pulses following the first electrical pulse. The quasi-continuous laser pulse is output in response to the multiple second electrical pulses.

Abstract: A system for surgical treatment, in particular endovenous laser treatment, includes a laser device and an application module, wherein the laser device comprises a laser light source having at least one first laser diode element and the application module is optically connectable or connected to the laser light source. The application module is designed as a flexurally flexible catheter having an optical waveguide which comprises an RFID chip with a parameter and/or release coding, wherein the laser device comprises a controlling means with an RFID transmitter and receiver unit for reading from and writing to the RFID chip. The controlling means is configured such that an activation of the laser light source ensues in response to the RFID receiver unit detecting a predetermined parameter and/or release coding, and a timestamp is stored on the RFID chip for the invalidating of the catheter.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display adjuster including a rotary adjuster; and an electronic display including a transparent outer layer, wherein the rotary adjuster includes an actuation member and a rotational detection means, wherein the actuation member is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis mounted with bearing means, and the rotary adjuster is arranged on the transparent layer; and the display adjuster also includes a surrounding wall on the transparent layer that surrounds at least the bearing means.