Abstract: A combined gas-liquid two-phase energy storage and power generation system includes a compressed gas storage unit, a first gas pipeline, a liquid piston device, a hydraulic energy conversion unit and a first pumped power generation unit. The combined gas-liquid two-phase energy storage and power generation system connects the liquid piston device and a first port group of the hydraulic energy conversion unit and receives/outputs the hydraulic potential from/to the first port group, and connects the first pumped power generation unit with the second port group of the hydraulic energy conversion unit and receives/outputs the hydraulic potential from/to the second port group.

Abstract: A device may receive information identifying a set of tasks to be executed by a microservices application that includes a plurality of microservices. The device may determine an execution time of the set of tasks based on a set of parameters and a model. The set of parameters may include a first parameter that identifies a first number of instances of a first microservice of the plurality of microservices, and a second parameter that identifies a second number of instances of a second microservice of the plurality of microservices. The device may compare the execution time and a threshold. The threshold may be associated with a service level agreement. The device may selectively adjust the first number of instances or the second number of instances based on comparing the execution time and the threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for joining a node to a network. The method includes: receiving an access indication that is sent by a joined node and that carries information about at least one joining node; broadcasting, according to the access indication, a MAP frame carrying the information about the at least one joining node, so that a joining node corresponding to the joining node information directly completes registration after receiving the MAP frame; and sending, by a DM, an authentication password to the joining node, so that the joining node completes authentication according to the authentication password and joins the network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a security controller SC restoration method. The method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: designating, by a master node, a node to which a backup SC belongs, where the master node includes an original DM or a backup DM; sending, by the master node to a first node, a message indicating the backup SC, where the message indicating the backup SC includes an identifier of the node to which the backup SC belongs; in a case in which a node to which an original SC belongs is disconnected, sending, by the master node to the first node, a message for enabling an SC function, for performing authentication, according to the message for enabling an SC function.

Abstract: A compressed air energy storage system comprises a high-pressure water apparatus, a low-pressure water apparatus coupled to the high-pressure water apparatus through two channels, wherein a first channel is formed by a pumped hydroelectric power generation unit, a first high-pressure pipe and a first low-pressure pipe and a second channel is formed by a gas-water energy exchange unit, a second high-pressure pipe and a second low-pressure pipe and a compressed gas storage unit coupled to the gas-water energy exchange unit.

Abstract: A compressed air energy storage system comprises a high-pressure water apparatus, a low-pressure water apparatus coupled to the high-pressure water apparatus through two channels, wherein a first channel is formed by a pumped hydroelectric power generation unit, a first high-pressure pipe and a first low-pressure pipe and a second channel is formed by a gas-water energy exchange unit, a second high-pressure pipe and a second low-pressure pipe and a compressed gas storage unit coupled to the gas-water energy exchange unit.

Abstract: A database enables versioning for objects stored in the database via a “snapshot” operation. In one implementation, a device performs a snapshot operation in which a snapshot object, representing a logical view of database objects at a time at which the snapshot operation is performed, is created and stored in the database. In response to a request to store a modified version of a database object, the modified version of the database object is written to replace the previous version of the database object when the database object was last modified after the most recent snapshot operation. Further, in response to the request to store the modified version of the database object, the modified version of the database object is inserted in the database when the previous version of the database object was last modified before the most recent snapshot operation.

Abstract: Apparatuses are provided for cleaning a processing component using megasonic energy including megasonic jets in combination with selective chemistries to remove sub-micron particulate contaminants from the surfaces of the processing component that is used in cleaning semiconductor, medical, or any other processing substrates. The apparatus includes a processing chamber having a carrier element that is configured to support the processing component. The carrier element includes a mechanism to flip the processing component within the processing chamber during cleaning. A jet assembly equipped with a megasonic transducer is used to provide high frequency megasonic acoustically energized fluid to a surface of the processing component, during cleaning.

Abstract: Apparatuses are provided for cleaning a processing component using megasonic energy including megasonic tanks, scanning megasonic plates, megasonic jets, and megasonic sweeping beams etc., in combination with selective chemistries to remove sub-micron particulate contaminants from the surfaces of the processing component that is used in cleaning semiconductor, medical, or any other processing substrates. The apparatus includes a processing chamber having a carrier element that is configured to support the processing component. The carrier element includes a mechanism to flip the processing component within the processing chamber during cleaning. A fluid supply assembly supplies a fluid to a surface of the processing component and a beam assembly equipped with a megasonic transducer is used to provide high frequency megasonic acoustic energy to the fluid during cleaning.

Abstract: Apparatuses are provided for cleaning a processing component using megasonic energy including megasonic tanks, scanning megasonic plates, megasonic jets, and megasonic sweeping beams etc., in combination with selective chemistries to remove sub-micron particulate contaminants from the surfaces of the processing component that is used in cleaning semiconductor, medical, or any other processing substrates. The apparatus includes a processing chamber having a carrier element that is configured to support the processing component. The carrier element includes a mechanism to flip the processing component within the processing chamber during cleaning. A fluid supply assembly supplies a fluid to a surface of the processing component and a beam assembly equipped with a megasonic transducer is used to provide high frequency megasonic acoustic energy to the fluid during cleaning.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for using various megasonic apparatus including megasonic tanks, scanning megasonic plates, megasonic jets, and megasonic sweeping beams etc., in combination with selective chemistries to remove sub-micron particulate contaminants from the surfaces of the processing equipment used in semiconductor, medical, or any other processing environments.

Abstract: The present invention discloses Virtual Card Mobile App (VCMA) as a medium for replacing real world commercial wallet cards. VCMA furnishes a consumer with a UVC service, which enables a consumer to easily obtain, manage and use Vendor Virtual Cards (VVC) that are offered by vendors. VCMA allows users to carry unlimited number of virtual cards from unlimited number of vendors. VCMA makes it much easier and more secure for a user to sign up, carry, manage and use a card. It also enables user to perform many functions, such as checking balances, checking rewards, searching specials, checking product info, ordering products, and making payments. User can not perform these functions using traditional physical cards. In the present invention, VCMA and virtual card services are managed by a central card management system (CCMS). CCMS also provides virtual card operation services to vendors, so that vendors can issue virtual cards, provide card services, and administer card services.

Abstract: A network device management application may manage a number of network devices. When managing the network devices, the management application may receive requests from administrators to modify a configuration of the network devices. In response, the management application may apply the requested modification to a model of the network device and synchronize configuration information of the model of the network device to the configuration information of the real network device using a configuration-based state machine.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for using various megasonic apparatus including megasonic tanks, scanning megasonic plates, megasonic jets, and megasonic sweeping beams etc., in combination with selective chemistries to remove sub-micron particulate contaminants from the surfaces of the processing equipment used in semiconductor, medical, or any other processing environments.

Abstract: Provided is a method for cleaning hydrophobic surfaces, such as low K dielectric organic or inorganic surfaces as well as metallization surfaces of a semiconductor wafer. The method includes: (a) applying a surfactant solution to the surface; (b) scrubbing the surface; and (c) spin-rinsing the surface of the substrate using de-ionized water to complete a removal of any contaminants from the surface. If needed, the surfactant solution can be mixed with a chemical enhancer, and the scrubbing can be performed in a brush system. The brush system may be configured to apply DI water using a through the brush (TTB) technique. The surfactant solution can be applied either using a drip technique or using the TTB technique.

Abstract: This invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising at least one p-n junction. The junction is formed from a "p" semiconductor contacting an "n" semiconductor. Said device characterized in that at least one of said "p" or "n" semiconductor is a nanoporous crystalline semiconducting material. These nanoporous materials have an intracrystalline nanopore system whose pores are crystallographically regular and have an average pore diameter of about 2.5 to about 30 .ANG.. Additionally, they have a band gap of greater than 0 to about 5 eV which band gap can be modified by removing a portion of the templating agent from the pore system of the materials. The materials which have these properties include, metal polychalcogenide compounds, metal sulfides and selenides, metal oxides, and metal oxysulfides. These materials can be used in a large variety of semiconducting devices such as light emitting diodes, bipolar transistors, etc. A process for preparing these nanoporous materials is also presented.