Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods of storing and delivering electrical using hydrogen at low-cost and for long-durations. The systems and methods use energy-bearing redox pairs that electrochemically bear energy through decoupled hydrogen and oxygen consumption and/or evolution reactions, which are typically associated with fuel cells. Each species of the energy-bearing redox pair is associated with a standard electrode potential within a water electrolysis voltage window for the electrolyte solution. Electrical energy delivery, hydrogen generation, electrolyte regeneration, or combinations thereof can be performed by logically or physically separated unit operations in a continuous manner, batch manner, or semi-batch manner facilitated by the energy-bearing redox pair.

Abstract: Systems and methods for batteries comprising a cathode, an electrolyte, and an anode, wherein sacrificial salts and prelithiation reagents are added to the cathode as functional additives for electrochemical prelithiation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for heat treatment of whole cell structures. A battery may be formed based on applying of heat treatment to a whole cell composition that includes, at least, both anode material and cathode material, such that the anode material and the cathode material are heat treated at the same time. The heat treatment may include pyrolysis. The whole cell composition, and the corresponding cell formed based thereon, may include solid state electrolyte.

Abstract: A plurality of outbound instant message invitations that are not connected to sessions can be sent to a plurality of end-users. When an end-user interacts with the invitation, a session is created with the responding user on one end and an agent on the other. The agent can use a virtual identifier that remains the same when the agent transfers the session to other agents.

Abstract: Multiple input items from extensions of listened-to sites are received and stored in a common format for a given user. Compound conditions that are linked to the commonly formatted data can be analyzed and one or more mapped requests can be constructed from mappings. The mapped requests can then be transmitted to external sites for processing.

Abstract: The invention provides a melt-blown non-woven filter material, which is prepared by the following method: provide a polylactic acid raw material; dissolve the polylactic acid raw material into a DMF solvent; the polylactic acid electrospinning layer is prepared by electrospinning method using polylactic acid spinning solution as raw material; provide polylactic acid raw material again and provide polyphenylene sulfide raw material; and perform surface treatment. Polylactic acid raw material, polyphenylene sulfide raw material, nano-titania powder are mixed well with the processing assistant to obtain a mixture; the mixture is extruded into modified polylactic acid particles; then a modified polylactic acid melt-blown fiber layer is formed on the polylactic acid electrospinning layer by using the melt-blown method.

Abstract: A method for automatic defect inspection in wheel shaped casting products is provided, and the three major phases contain preprocessing samples, offline training and online inspection. Specific steps include: collecting and preprocessing training samples, dividing them into three kinds of spoke, rim and axle samples; offline training with the aforementioned three kinds of samples, then generating online detectors respectively for spokes, rims and axles; uploading the well-trained spoke, rim and axle CNN defect detector to the upper computer, placed it in automatic production inspection line. Inspect for defects online automatically. The defect inspection system outputs signals according to the user's requirements. The present invention has a high level of accuracy and reliability, and a strong robustness to variations in illumination, shooting angle and the position of the work piece. It delivers a high level of automation and has no need for an operator to adjust any significant parameters.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for synchronization of messages based on queues are presented. One or more electronic messages are received according a message order. A message queue that corresponds to the first user is generated. The one or more messages in the message queue are stored based on the received message order. A position of a next message in the generated message queue to be transmitted is determined. The message from the determined position in the message queue is transmitted to the client device operated by the first user.

Abstract: The invention provides an iron-based multi-phase environmentally-friendly hydrogen storage material, which is prepared by the following method: the Ti, V, Fe, Zr, Ce and Gd metal raw materials are weighed according to a preset chemical formula; then the Ti, V, Fe, Zr, Ce and Gd metal raw materials are vacuum smelted to obtain the first TiVFe alloy ingots; then perform the first heat treatment for the first TiVFe alloy ingots; after the first heat treatment, the first TiVFe alloy ingots are subjected to the first rolling to obtain the second TiVFe alloy ingots; then the second heat treatment is performed on the second TiVFe alloy ingots; and after the second heat treatment, the second TiVFe alloy ingots are subjected to the second rolling to obtain the third TiVFe alloy ingots; and the third TiVFe alloy ingots are then subjected to a third heat treatment.

Abstract: The invention provides an electro spinning polyimide nanofiber high-temperature filter material, wherein the filter material is prepared by: provide a first ODA raw material; dissolve the first ODA raw material in a DMAc solvent; add PMDA and phthalic anhydride to the first solution to obtain a second solution; stir the second solution and perform a water bath on this solution to obtain a first PAA solution; add the first PAA solution to the syringe, and form a first PAA nonwoven fiber layer on the substrate by electrostatic spinning method; provide a second ODA raw material; dissolve in the DMAc solvent to obtain a third solution; add BTDA to obtain a second PAA solution; and add to the syringe, and form a second PAA fiber layer on the first PAA fiber layer to obtain a fiber laminate; and perform thermal imidization treatment on the fiber laminate; perform heat treatment.

Abstract: The invention provides a melt-blown non-woven filter material, which is prepared by the following method: provide a polylactic acid raw material; dissolve the polylactic acid raw material into a DMF solvent; the polylactic acid electrospinning layer is prepared by electrospinning method using polylactic acid spinning solution as raw material; provide polylactic acid raw material again and provide polyphenylene sulfide raw material; and perform surface treatment. Polylactic acid raw material, polyphenylene sulfide raw material, nano-titania powder are mixed well with the processing assistant to obtain a mixture: the mixture is extruded into modified polylactic acid particles; then a modified polylactic acid melt-blown fiber layer is formed on the polylactic acid electrospinning layer by using the melt-blown method.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for dynamic communication of capability using headers are presented. A message header that indicates one or more communication protocols is generated. The one or more communication protocols apply to a message being transmitted to a client device. The message header is embedded into a first message, the first message corresponding to the communication protocols indicated in the message header. The first message is transmitted to the client device.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for synchronization of messages based on queues are presented. One or more electronic messages are received according a message order. A message queue that corresponds to the first user is generated. The one or more messages in the message queue are stored based on the received message order. A position of a next message in the generated message queue to be transmitted is determined. The message from the determined position in the message queue is transmitted to the client device operated by the first user.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses pertaining to pertaining to precise localization and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication for autonomous driving vehicles are described. A processor associated with a vehicle wirelessly obtains a respective location of each of one or more traffic control devices. Each of the one or more traffic control devices is installed near or next to a road, an intersection or an area open to vehicular traffic. The processor then determines a location of the vehicle based at least in part on the respective location of each of one or more traffic control devices.

Abstract: A method and system for description of synthetic audiovisual content makes it easier for humans, software components or devices to identify, manage, categorize, search, browse and retrieve such content. For instance, a user may wish to search for specific synthetic audiovisual objects in digital libraries, Internet web sites or broadcast media; such a search is enabled by the invention. Key characteristics of synthetic audiovisual content itself such as the underlying 2d or 3d models and parameters for animation of these models are used to describe it. To represent features of synthetic audiovisual content, depending on the description scheme to be used, a number of descriptors are selected and assigned values. The description scheme instantiated with descriptor values is used to generate the description, which is then stored for actual use during query/search.

Abstract: A method for installation of user device configured web applications includes receiving a request to install a web application, determining if the request is from a user device or a sync server, determining information about the web application based on at least one of a configuration, a platform and a setting associated with the user device, revising the determined information about the web application if the request is from the sync server, determining a logical location of stored files based on the web application and at least one of the configuration, the platform and the setting associated with the user device, and installing the web application using files stored in the determined logical location.

Abstract: A method and system include providing a staged release of multiple components of a native application, updating at least one of the multiple components. The updating may occur over multiple channels for each updated component. The multiple channels correspond to different builds of the native application.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods of storing and delivering electrical using hydrogen at low-cost and for long-durations. The systems and methods use energy-bearing redox pairs that electrochemically bear energy through decoupled hydrogen and oxygen consumption and/or evolution reactions, which are typically associated with fuel cells. Each species of the energy-bearing redox pair is associated with a standard electrode potential within a water electrolysis voltage window for the electrolyte solution. Electrical energy delivery, hydrogen generation, electrolyte regeneration, or combinations thereof can be performed by logically or physically separated unit operations in a continuous manner, batch manner, or semi-batch manner facilitated by the energy-bearing redox pair.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods of hydrogen generation and electrolyte regeneration as independent operations in separate redox flow cells. The operations can be decoupled by using an energy-bearing redox pair that electrochemically bears energy facilitating flexible, efficient hydrogen generation. In one example, the hydrogen generation redox flow cell can include a liquid, energy-bearing electrolyte solution in which at least one species of an energy-bearing redox pair is dissolved, to decouple the hydrogen evolution reaction from the reaction at the opposite electrode (e.g., the oxygen evolution reaction of conventional direct water electrolysis). Each species of the energy-bearing redox pair is associated with a standard electrode potential within the water electrolysis window.

Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a method for automated detection of defects in cast wheel products, comprising three stages of sample preprocessing, offline training, and online inspection. Specific steps comprise collection of training samples; sample preprocessing; categorization of samples in three major types as spokes, rims and hubs, then processing; by means of the three sample types, spokes, rims and hubs, training a network offline, then generating online detectors for said three sample types respectively; importing the trained CNN spoke defect detector, CNN rim defect detector and CNN hub defect detector to a host computer, and locating same on an automated production inspection line; wholly automated online defect detection; output of identified detected defects by an output mode according to user requirements.