Abstract: A charge pump control system for a battery management system, wherein: the battery management system comprises: a plurality of cell-balancing-switches, one for each of a plurality of battery cells, wherein each cell-balancing-switch is in parallel with a respective one of the battery cells; a plurality of switch-drivers, one for each of the cell-balancing-switches, wherein each switch-driver is for providing a drive signal to selectively close a respective one of the cell-balancing-switches; and a charge pump that is configured to provide an output voltage to each of the plurality of switch-drivers. The charge pump is operable at a switching frequency that sets the maximum output current. The charge pump control system is configured to set the switching frequency of the charge pump based on the number of switch-drivers that are providing their respective cell-balancing-switches with a drive signal to close the cell-balancing-switch.

Abstract: A transceiver comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a signal comprising differential voltages to at least a first terminal and a second terminal; at least one receiver; a controller configured to provide control signals to the transmitter to cause the transmitter to transmit symbols, wherein each symbol comprises a predefined set of said differential voltages including at least a positive differential voltage and a negative differential voltage; and a signal balance module configured, for one or more symbols, to: determine a first duration of the positive differential voltage of said one or more symbols; determine a second duration of the negative differential voltage of said one or more symbols; based on determination of a difference between the first and second durations, provide for control of the controller or control of the transmitter to reduce the difference between the first and second durations in a further symbol relative to the one or more symbols.

Abstract: A battery management system comprises a first and second battery cell controllers and a transmission line providing a point-to-point signal transmission path between the first and second battery cell controllers. At least one of the first and second battery cell controllers includes a logic circuit constructed and arranged for encoding data for transmission as a serial data stream along the signal transmission path in compliance with a multi-level encoding technique. The logic circuit comprises an encoding/decoding circuit that generates a modulated signal of the serial data stream over at least three discrete signal levels at a predetermined and fixed data pulse frequency for transmission through the transmission line and encodes a plurality of data units of the serial data stream into a data packet. The data packet includes at least three symbols constructed and arranged with at least four consecutive transmissions per symbol. Each transmission of each symbol assumes one of the three discrete signal levels.

Abstract: A battery management system comprises a first battery cell controller; a second battery cell controller, the first battery cell controller and the second battery cell controller each monitoring a plurality of battery cells; and a galvanically isolated transmission line providing a point-to-point signal transmission path between the first battery cell controller and the second battery cell controller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosage and administration regimen of anti-C5 antibodies, particularly of the anti-C5 antibody Crovalimab, for use in a method of treating or preventing C5-related disease in a subject, including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). The dosage and treatment regimen of the present invention include the administration of an anti-C5 antibody, preferably of the anti-C5 antibody Crovalimab, with loading doses followed by the administration of (a) maintenance dose(s) of the anti-C5 antibody to the subject, wherein the initial administered loading dose is intravenously given to the subject and the remaining loading and maintenance doses are subcutaneously administered in a lower dosage as the intravenously administered loading dose.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosage and administration regimen of anti-C5 antibodies, particularly of the anti-C5 antibody Crovalimab, for use in a method of treating or preventing C5-related disease in a subject, including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). The dosage and treatment regimen of the present invention include the administration of an anti-C5 antibody, preferably of the anti-C5 antibody Crovalimab, with loading doses followed by the administration of (a) maintenance dose(s) of the anti-C5 antibody to the subject, wherein the initial administered loading dose is intravenously given to the subject and the remaining loading and maintenance doses are subcutaneously administered in a lower dosage as the intravenously administered loading dose.

Abstract: In order best to exploit their investments, some telecommunication operators implement yield management solutions. The yield management solutions implemented make it possible to dynamically adapt the tariff offers associated with certain services provided with a level of use of the resources, or load, of the telecommunication networks involved. However, such solutions are expensive since they require introducing numerous items of equipment in the telecommunication network and they give an unsatisfactory level of responsiveness. The solution is in collecting information relating to the use of the resources of the communication network for cells constituting the radio communication network for mobile terminals identified. Consequently, the information relating to the use of the resources thus collected allows yield management solutions to be applied accurately for each mobile terminal monitored according to the location thereof in the radio communication network.

Abstract: A battery management system comprises a first and second battery cell controllers and a transmission line providing a point-to-point signal transmission path between the first and second battery cell controllers. At least one of the first and second battery cell controllers includes a logic circuit constructed and arranged for encoding data for transmission as a serial data stream along the signal transmission path in compliance with a multi-level encoding technique. The logic circuit comprises an encoding/decoding circuit that generates a modulated signal of the serial data stream over at least three discrete signal levels at a predetermined and fixed data pulse frequency for transmission through the transmission line and encodes a plurality of data units of the serial data stream into a data packet. The data packet includes at least three symbols constructed and arranged with at least four consecutive transmissions per symbol. Each transmission of each symbol assumes one of the three discrete signal levels.

Abstract: A battery management system comprises a first battery cell controller; a second battery cell controller, the first battery cell controller and the second battery cell controller each monitoring a plurality of battery cells; and a galvanically isolated transmission line providing a point-to-point signal transmission path between the first battery cell controller and the second battery cell controller.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method for sharing consumption of an electronic communication service by a mobile terminal, a session for consuming the service being established initially between the terminal and a gateway between the mobile network and a packet-switched network, remaining credit for consuming the service being attributed initially to the terminal. The terminal periodically requests authorisation to consume a predetermined quota of the remaining credit. A request to track the credit of the terminal is received and a message, intended for launching a credit request for the terminal is transmitted to the gateway. A credit request message for the terminal including information relating to a portion of the predetermined quota consumed by the terminal is received from the gateway. The remaining credit is updated accordingly. A response to track the credit of the terminal for the service, including the updated value of the remaining credit is transmitted.

Abstract: A technique is provided for communication between a client entity and a packet mode data network by way of a communication network implementing control and metering mechanisms. A method implemented by an entity for controlling rules includes the following acts: receiving from a rules application entity a request to open a control session relating to a communication session between a client entity and the data network; ordering this application entity to associate for the session with at least one application level message received from the client entity at least one information item relating to a resources control function, intended to be used by an application entity situated in the data network to implement a command of resources for this session.

Abstract: A CAN module comprising a bit duration compensation component arranged to generate a compensated transmit command signal for controlling the driver component to drive a dominant state on the CAN bus. The compensated transmit command signal comprises dominant bits of a compensated-bit duration Tbit_cp=Tbit_Tx+tc, wherein tc comprises a compensation offset derived at least partly from a difference between a transmit-bit duration of a digital transmit command signal and a receive-bit duration of a received data signal.

Abstract: A CAN module comprising a bit duration compensation component arranged to generate a compensated transmit command signal for controlling the driver component to drive a dominant state on the CAN bus. The compensated transmit command signal comprises dominant bits of a compensated-bit duration Tbit_cp=Tbit_Tx+tc, wherein tc comprises a compensation offset derived at least partly from a difference between a transmit-bit duration of a digital transmit command signal and a receive-bit duration of a received data signal.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method for sharing consumption of an electronic communication service by a mobile terminal, a session for consuming the service being established initially between the terminal and a gateway between the mobile network and a packet-switched network, remaining credit for consuming the service being attributed initially to the terminal. The terminal periodically requests authorisation to consume a predetermined quota of the remaining credit. A request to track the credit of the terminal is received and a message, intended for launching a credit request for the terminal is transmitted to the gateway. A credit request message for the terminal including information relating to a portion of the predetermined quota consumed by the terminal is received from the gateway. The remaining credit is updated accordingly. A response to track the credit of the terminal for the service, including the updated value of the remaining credit is transmitted.

Abstract: A technique is provided for communication between a client entity and a packet mode data network by way of a communication network implementing control and metering mechanisms. A method implemented by an entity for controlling rules includes the following acts: receiving from a rules application entity a request to open a control session relating to a communication session between a client entity and the data network; ordering this application entity to associate for the session with at least one application level message received from the client entity at least one information item relating to a resources control function, intended to be used by an application entity situated in the data network to implement a command of resources for this session.