Abstract: The invention concerns a method of operating a fuel cell system (1) in fuel cell mode, the fuel cell system (1) comprising at least one fuel cell (2) comprising an anode (2a), a cathode (2b) and an electrolyte (2c) provided between the anode (2a) and the cathode (2b), the fuel cell (2) being arranged for an internal reformation of hydrocarbon compounds inside the anode (2a), an anode exhaust conduit (4) connecting the anode outlet (2d) and a fuel conduit (6) and comprising a methanation unit (3a), a water-gas shift reactor (3b), and a water vapor condenser or water removal unit (12), the anode exhaust conduit (4) or the fuel conduit (6) comprising a carbon dioxide separation unit (11), and the fuel conduit (6) connecting a fuel cell system inlet (7) and an anode inlet (2e), the method comprising the steps of a) feeding feed gas into the fuel conduit (6) via the fuel cell system inlet (7), the feed gas comprising hydrocarbon compounds, b) controlling the methanation unit (3a) to produce methane and controlling

Abstract: A fuel cell system arranged for the conversion of pure hydrogen comprising a) at least one fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte, and arranged for an internal reformation of methane, b) a fuel conduit connecting a fuel conduit inlet with an anode inlet, c) an anode exhaust conduit connecting an anode outlet and a methanation unit capable of producing methane from anode exhaust, and d) a methanation unit exhaust conduit connecting a methanation unit exit and the fuel conduit, and e) a water removal and/or water condenser unit coupled to the methanation unit exhaust conduit, wherein the fuel introduced into an inlet of the fuel conduit is pure hydrogen, and the amount of methane produced in the methanation unit is equal to the amount of methane reformed inside of the fuel cell so that the content of methane cycling through the fuel cell system is constant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved methanation process, wherein energy released during the methanation process is used to drive a turbocharger to drive and/or maintain the process. The present invention is further concerned with a system for the production of methane-enriched gas and power from hydrogen and carbon-containing starting materials comprising at least one methanation reactor and at least one turbocharger.

Abstract: A fuel cell system comprising at least one fuel cell arranged for a reformation of a hydrocarbon and a hydrocarbon generation unit connected to an anode outlet of the fuel cell for generating the hydrocarbon from carbon monoxide and hydrogen included in a partially unconverted exhaust stream of the anode outlet of the fuel cell, where the fuel cell is thermally decoupled from the hydrocarbon generation unit so that the exothermal hydrocarbon generation reaction and the endothermal reformation reaction proceed without one reaction thermally interfering the other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a power plant (1) for generating electric energy (100) and process steam (200), comprising: —a gas turbine (2) for driving a first generator (3) in order to generate electric energy (100) by combusting a fuel into flue gas (300), —a steam turbine (4) for driving a second generator (5) in order to generate electric energy (100), comprising a first stage (4a) for converting fresh steam (400) into residual steam (201), which constitutes at least part of the process steam (200), and —a waste heat steam generator (6) for generating the fresh steam (400) from fresh water (500) using the exhaust heat of the flue gas (300), wherein —the residual steam (201) has a residual steam pressure which is lower than the pressure of the fresh steam (400), —the waste heat steam generator (6) comprises a pre-heater (7) for pre-heating the fresh water (500) in order to form feed water (600) and an evaporator (8) for evaporating the feed water (600) in order to form the fresh steam (400), and —the feed wate

Abstract: The invention relates to a power plant (1) for generating electric energy (100) and process steam (200), comprising: —a gas turbine (2) for driving a first generator (3) in order to generate electric energy (100) by combusting a fuel into flue gas (300), —a steam turbine (4) for driving a second generator (5) in order to generate electric energy (100), comprising a first stage (4a) for converting fresh steam (400) into residual steam (201), which constitutes at least part of the process steam (200), and —a waste heat steam generator (6) for generating the fresh steam (400) from fresh water (500) using the exhaust heat of the flue gas (300), wherein —the residual steam (201) has a residual steam pressure which is lower than the pressure of the fresh steam (400), —the waste heat steam generator (6) comprises a pre-heater (7) for pre-heating the fresh water (500) in order to form feed water (600) and an evaporator (8) for evaporating the feed water (600) in order to form the fresh steam (400), and —the feed wate

Abstract: A processing engine for classifying data according to a decision tree having n-nodes is disclosed, wherein each node is represented by a respective test according to which a flag may be set or unset, comprising: a respective test unit and corresponding to each node, having an output flag and being configured to set or unset the respective output flag according to an output of the respective test; a memory configured to hold an n-bit word, each bit corresponding to a one of the respective output flags; and a data-structure configured as a look up table, each entry of the look up table representing a class of the data. Corresponding methods are also disclosed, as are devices and systems incorporating such processing engines.

Abstract: A fuel cell system comprising at least one fuel cell arranged for a reformation of a hydrocarbon and a hydrocarbon generation unit connected to an anode outlet of the fuel cell for generating the hydrocarbon from carbon monoxide and hydrogen included in a partially unconverted exhaust stream of the anode outlet of the fuel cell, where the fuel cell is thermally decoupled from the hydrocarbon generation unit so that the exothermal hydrocarbon generation reaction and the endothermal reformation reaction proceed without one reaction thermally interfering the other.

Abstract: A device for conditioning room air and/or process air, having a nozzle system that has a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or more nozzle branches, for atomising liquid, and at least one pump by means of which the liquid being atomised is pressurised, wherein said nozzles are designed as swirl nozzles and/or the pump applies a pressure to the liquid being atomised of between 3 and 50 bar. The liquid, particularly water, can be atomised particularly finely and a good degree of evaporation can be achieved, as a result of which the amount of water loss is also reduced. The device has a low susceptibility to failure, a long pump service life and low maintenance requirements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one hydridosilane of the generic formula SinHm with n?5 and m=(2n) and (2n+2) and at least one compound of the formula HnB (OR)3?n with R=C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C10-aryl, C7-C14-aralkyl, halogen, n=0, 1, 2, to processes for preparation thereof and use thereof.

Abstract: A method of performing compression of image data for at least one image is described. The method comprises receiving image data of at least a part of the at least one image, encoding the received image data into at least one compressed data block, applying at least one bandwidth limit to the at least one compressed data block, and outputting the at least one bandwidth limited compressed data block to a buffer. The method further comprises dynamically updating the at least one bandwidth limit applied to the at least one compressed data block base at least partly on a fill level of the buffer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one hydridosilane of the generic formula SinHm with n?5 and m=(2n) and (2n+2) and at least one compound of the formula HnB (OR)3-n with R=C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C10-aryl, C7-C14-aralkyl, halogen, n=0, 1, 2, to processes for preparation thereof and use thereof.

Abstract: A processing engine for classifying data according to a decision tree having n-nodes is disclosed, wherein each node is represented by a respective test according to which a flag may be set or unset, comprising: a respective test unit and corresponding to each node, having an output flag and being configured to set or unset the respective output flag according to an output of the respective test; a memory configured to hold an n-bit word, each bit corresponding to a one of the respective output flags; and a data-structure configured as a look up table, each entry of the look up table representing a class of the data. Corresponding methods are also disclosed, as are devices and systems incorporating such processing engines.

Abstract: A device has a cache memory for temporarily storing contents of a buffer memory. The device has a mirror unit coupled between the cache memory and the buffer memory. The mirror unit is arranged for providing at least two buffer mirrors at respective different buffer mirror address ranges in the main address range by adapting the memory addressing. Due to the virtual mirrors data on a respective address in any of the respective different buffer mirror address ranges is the data of the buffer memory at a corresponding address in the buffer address range. The device enables processing of a subsequent set of data in the buffer memory via the cache memory without invalidating the cache by switching to a different buffer mirror.

Abstract: A method for detecting a freeze-frame condition comprises receiving a sequence of images from at least one digital device; selectively encoding a first subset of the sequence of images using a first coding scheme that causes an adjustment to an image characteristic of the selected images being encoded; selectively encoding a second subset of the sequence of images using a second coding scheme; storing the first encoded subset and second encoded subset; retrieving the stored first encoded subset and second encoded subset; selectively decoding the first subset of the selected images using the first coding scheme and selectively decoding the second subset of the selected images using the second coding scheme to re-create the sequence of images. A freeze-frame condition in the re-created sequence of images is identifiable based on a plurality of decoded images being different with respect to the image characteristic across multiple decoded image frames.

Abstract: A data logging system for logging input data received from a data source is described. The data logging system has a data storage memory. A data input is arranged to repeatedly receive input data having a temporal input data resolution. A write controller is arranged to write newly received input data as received via the data input into the data storage memory. The writing comprises writing the newly received input data at the temporal input data resolution. The writing comprises keeping recent data at the temporal input data resolution in the data storage memory, and overwriting part of old data with newly received input data while keeping another part of the old data in the data storage memory at lower data resolution.

Abstract: A system controller controls a multi-camera view system for displaying an output image on a display. The output image is a view from a selected viewpoint. The system controller comprises an image resizing unit, a memory, and a processing unit. The image resizing unit receives the at least two input images captured by at least two cameras and is arranged to output to the memory at least two resized images, corresponding to the at least two input images, respectively. The image resizing unit resizes the at least two input images based on the selected viewpoint. The memory stores the two resized images. The processing unit is coupled to the memory and generates the output image from the at least two resized images.

Abstract: A device has a cache memory for temporarily storing contents of a buffer memory. The device has a mirror unit coupled between the cache memory and the buffer memory. The mirror unit is arranged for providing at least two buffer mirrors at respective different buffer mirror address ranges in the main address range by adapting the memory addressing. Due to the virtual mirrors data on a respective address in any of the respective different buffer mirror address ranges is the data of the buffer memory at a corresponding address in the buffer address range. The device enables processing of a subsequent set of data in the buffer memory via the cache memory without invalidating the cache by switching to a different buffer mirror.

Abstract: A data logging system for logging input data received from a data source is described. The data logging system has a data storage memory. A data input is arranged to repeatedly receive input data having a temporal input data resolution. A write controller is arranged to write newly received input data as received via the data input into the data storage memory. The writing comprises writing the newly received input data at the temporal input data resolution. The writing comprises keeping recent data at the temporal input data resolution in the data storage memory, and overwriting part of old data with newly received input data while keeping another part of the old data in the data storage memory at lower data resolution.

Abstract: A compute engine is arranged to retrieve a block of image data corresponding to a rectangular image region; calculate integral image values for all pixels of the block of image data to obtain an integral image of the block of image data; and store the integral image of the block in the one or more memories. The main processor determines which blocks of image data comprise pixels of the predefined rectangular region of the image, and defines a respective rectangular region part as the pixels of the block that belong to the predefined rectangular region of the image; calculate a HAAR feature of the rectangular region part for each block of image data that comprise pixels of the predefined rectangular region of the image; and add the HAAR features of the rectangular region parts to obtain the HAAR feature of the predefined rectangular region of the image.