Abstract: A protective material is provided, which includes a polymer polymerized from a monomer and a plurality of silica particles. The monomer includes acrylamide with a formula of wherein each R is independently H or C1-3 alkyl group, and R? is C2-5 alkylene group. The silica particles and the polymer have a weight ratio of 1.5:1 to 4:1.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composition consisting of brewer's spent grains and polylactic acid includes the steps of: providing a raw material containing brewer's spent grains; providing a raw material containing polylactic acid; mixing the brewer's spent grains with the polylactic acid at a specific proportion; and providing a binder to enable the brewer's spent grains and the polylactic acid to be well mixed, and to maintain a desired tensile strength. A pretreatment unit includes a dehydration process, a desiccation process, a drying process, a grinding process and a sieving process. A granulator includes a double screw extruder connected with a cutting machine. The double screw extruder mixes the PLA material and the brewer's spent grains and extrudes them into plastic bars which are then cut into plastic granules by the cutting machine.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus including a first rectifier switching circuit and a second rectifier switching circuit is provided. The first rectifier switching circuit is coupled between a live wire terminal and a neutral wire terminal of a first AC power and a first contact and a second contact. The second rectifier switching circuit is coupled between a live wire terminal and a neutral wire terminal of a second AC power and the first contact and the second contact. The first rectifier switching circuit performs rectification on the first AC power and thereby provides a rectified power to the first contact and the second contact when a status of the first AC power is normal. The second rectifier switching circuit performs rectification on the second AC power and thereby provides the rectified power to the first contact and the second contact when the status of the first AC power is abnormal.

Abstract: A battery charging system for charging a battery of a portable device includes: a power supplier, generating a power supplier output voltage and a power supplier output current; and a charging circuit, dynamically updating an over-voltage protection threshold and/or an over-current protection threshold based on a charging current, a battery cell charging voltage and an equivalent impedance of a charge path. The power supplier output current and/or the over-voltage protection threshold and/or the over-current protection threshold are time-varying during the battery is charged. The power supplier performs over-voltage protection and/or over-current protection based on the over-voltage protection threshold and/or the over-current protection threshold from the charging circuit.

Abstract: According to at least one aspect, a device is provided. The device comprises: a connector configured to electrically couple to an external device and comprising a plurality of terminals including a supply terminal; a monitoring circuit coupled to the supply terminal and configured to apply an electrical signal to the supply terminal and measure at least one of a voltage level and a current level on the supply terminal; a controller communicatively coupled to the monitoring circuit and configured to: determine whether an impedance between the supply terminal and at least one other terminal in the plurality of terminals is above a threshold using the at least one of the voltage level and the current level on the supply terminal; and output at least one message responsive to the impedance being below the threshold.

Abstract: A bio-plastic composite containing brewer's spent grains, comprising: addition amounts of 10%˜60% brewer's spent grains, 40%˜90% petrochemical plastic, wherein the brewer's spent grains have a length-to-diameter ratio of 7.6 to 10.2.

Abstract: A switch device includes first and second switch units that are coupled respectively to first and second output terminals. Each of the first and second switch units includes a plurality of diodes and at least one semiconductor-controlled rectifier (SCR), where at least one of the diodes and one of the at least one SCR cooperatively permit a current to flow therethrough to a corresponding one of the first and second output terminals when each thereof operates in an ON state, and where at least one of the diodes and one of the at least one SCR cooperatively permit a current to flow therethrough from a corresponding one of the first and second output terminals when each thereof operates in an ON state.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for improving temperature management of a battery pack. The battery pack may comprise a battery cell charged via at least one supply trace of a PCB (printed circuit board), a protection circuit module mounted on the PCB and coupled to the at least one supply trace, and a plurality of temperature sensors respectively reflecting a temperature of the battery cell and a temperature of the PCB. The method may comprise: measuring a cell temperature and a PCB temperature by the temperature sensors; when charging the battery cell by a charging current and a charging voltage, controlling the charging voltage and the charging current according to the cell temperature, and adjusting the charging current further according to the PCB temperature, so as to constrain the temperature of the PCB.

Abstract: A composition consisting of BSG and PLA is produced by the following steps: processing brewer's spent grains; mixing the BSG with the PLA at a specific proportion; the BSG and the PLA are well mixed by a binder and then subjected to a granulation process to form plastic granules. Adding BSG to the PLA can reduce the use of PLA. Furthermore, the composition consisting of BSG and PLA and the method for making the same are further utilized to make utensils, bottles, cans, containers, parts and other biological plastic products to achieve the purpose of adding value to the BSG.

Abstract: A power distribution unit is connected to a three-phase electric power source having three phase wires with different phases, and includes a socket and a switch. The socket has a first socket terminal connected to one of the phase wires, and a second socket terminal. The switch includes a first switch terminal connected to another one of the phase wires, a second switch terminal connected to a neutral, and a third switch terminal connected to the second socket terminal. By selectively connecting the third and the first switch terminals, or connecting the third and the second switch terminals, a line-to-neutral voltage or a line-to-line voltage from the three-phase electric power source is outputted by the socket.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bio-plastic composite containing brewer's spent grains includes the steps of: providing brewer's spent grains; providing petrochemical plastic; mixing the brewer's spent grains with the petrochemical plastic at an addition amount of 10% to 60% wt. of brewer's spent grains and 40% to 90% wt. of petrochemical plastic; and providing a binder at a weight proportion of 8% to 12%. A pretreatment unit which uses a dehydration process, a desiccation process, a drying process, a grinding process and a sieving process to process the brewer's spent grains into brewer's spent grains which have a length-to-diameter ratio of 7.6 to 10.2. A granulator includes a double screw extruder connected with a cutting machine. The double screw extruder mixes the petrochemical plastic and the brewer's spent grains and extrudes them into plastic bars, which are then cut into plastic granules by the cutting machine.

Abstract: A bio-plastic composite containing brewer's spent grains, comprising: addition amounts of 10%˜60% brewer's spent grains, 40%˜90% petrochemical plastic, wherein the brewer's spent grains have a length-to-diameter ratio of 7.6 to 10.2.

Abstract: A battery charging system for charging a battery of a portable device includes: a power supplier, generating a power supplier output voltage and a power supplier output current; and a charging circuit, dynamically updating an over-voltage protection threshold and/or an over-current protection threshold based on a charging current, a battery cell charging voltage and an equivalent impedance of a charge path. The power supplier output current and/or the over-voltage protection threshold and/or the over-current protection threshold are time-varying during the battery is charged. The power supplier performs over-voltage protection and/or over-current protection based on the over-voltage protection threshold and/or the over-current protection threshold from the charging circuit.

Abstract: A switch device includes first and second switch units that are coupled respectively to first and second output terminals. Each of the first and second switch units includes a plurality of diodes and at least one semiconductor-controlled rectifier (SCR), where at least one of the diodes and one of the at least one SCR cooperatively permit a current to flow therethrough to a corresponding one of the first and second output terminals when each thereof operates in an ON state, and where at least one of the diodes and one of the at least one SCR cooperatively permit a current to flow therethrough from a corresponding one of the first and second output terminals when each thereof operates in an ON state.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bio-plastic composite containing brewer's spent grains includes the steps of: providing brewer's spent grains; providing petrochemical plastic; mixing the brewer's spent grains with the petrochemical plastic at an addition amount of 10% to 60% of brewer's spent grains and 40% to 90% petrochemical plastic; and providing a binder at a proportion of 8% to 12%. A pretreatment unit which uses a dehydration process, a desiccation process, a drying process, a grinding process and a sieving process to process the brewer's spent grains into brewer's spent grains which have a length-to-diameter ratio of 7.6 to 10.2. A granulator includes a double screw extruder connected with a cutting machine. The double screw extruder mixes the petrochemical plastic and the brewer's spent grains and extrudes them into plastic bars, which are then cut into plastic granules by the cutting machine.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composition consisting of brewer's spent grains and polylactic acid includes the steps of: providing a raw material containing brewer's spent grains; providing a raw material containing polylactic acid; mixing the brewer's spent grains with the polylactic acid at a specific proportion; and providing a binder to enable the brewer's spent grains and the polylactic acid to be well mixed, and to maintain a desired tensile strength. A pretreatment unit includes a dehydration process, a desiccation process, a drying process, a grinding process and a sieving process. A granulator includes a double screw extruder connected with a cutting machine. The double screw extruder mixes the PLA material and the brewer's spent grains and extrudes them into plastic bars which are then cut into plastic granules by the cutting machine.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of integrating a server using alternating current power (AC server) into a server system using direct current power (DC server system) and an alternative junction device therefor. The integrating method includes: providing an AC server having a plug-in power supply unit; providing an alternative junction device for replacing the plug-in power supply unit; extracting the plug-in power supply unit from the AC server; plugging the alternative junction device into the AC server; and coupling the alternative junction device to a direct current power supply unit of a DC server system. The alternative junction device includes: a shell to be installed into a containing slot of an AC server; an output coupled to a DC input of a processor of the AC server when the shell is installed into the containing slot; and an input coupled to a DC power supply unit of a DC server system.

Abstract: A cloud video system is provided. The cloud video system includes: a cloud server and a plurality of clients. The clients are connected to the cloud server via a network, and each client has an individual role. When the first of the clients has established a video session call with other clients, the cloud server determines whether to record the video session call according to the individual role of each client in the video session call.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of integrating a server using alternating current power (AC server) into a server system using direct current power (DC server system) and an alternative junction device therefor. The integrating method includes: providing an AC server having a plug-in power supply unit; providing an alternative junction device for replacing the plug-in power supply unit; extracting the plug-in power supply unit from the AC server; plugging the alternative junction device into the AC server; and coupling the alternative junction device to a direct current power supply unit of a DC server system. The alternative junction device includes: a shell to be installed into a containing slot of an AC server; an output coupled to a DC input of a processor of the AC server when the shell is installed into the containing slot; and an input coupled to a DC power supply unit of a DC server system.

Abstract: A power distribution unit is connected to a three-phase electric power source having three phase wires with different phases, and includes a socket and a switch. The socket has a first socket terminal connected to one of the phase wires, and a second socket terminal. The switch includes a first switch terminal connected to another one of the phase wires, a second switch terminal connected to a neutral, and a third switch terminal connected to the second socket terminal. By selectively connecting the third and the first switch terminals, or connecting the third and the second switch terminals, a line-to-neutral voltage or a line-to-line voltage from the three-phase electric power source is outputted by the socket.