Abstract: A hard disk supporting structure is provided. The hard disk supporting structure includes a hard disk rack, a telescopic connecting rod, and a motor. The hard disk rack is for disposing at least one hard disk. An end of the telescopic connecting rod is connected to a rear end of the hard disk rack. The motor is connected to the other end of the telescopic connecting rod through a transmission mechanism; the motor drives the telescopic connecting rod to extend or retract through the transmission mechanism, to drive the hard disk rack to move back and forth. The present disclosure can automatically move the hard disk rack back and forth through a structure with automatic telescopic function, which saves labor, and improves efficiency.

Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication includes a receiver configured to receive a request for data associated with an Internet-of-things (IoT) service session with an IoT cloud server. The apparatus further includes a transmitter configured to transmit, based on receiving the request and prior to transmitting a response to the request, a message indicating a timing parameter associated with availability of the data. The receiver is further configured to receive an uplink grant at a time that is based on the timing parameter, and the transmitter is further configured to transmit the response to the request based on the uplink grant. The response includes at least a subset of the data.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to underwater user interfaces.

Abstract: A signal transceiver apparatus includes: a first communication module and a second communication module; a first switch connected to a first terminal of the first communication module and a first terminal of the second communication module, respectively; a second switch connected to a first transmitting/receiving port and a first signal reception port of the first communication module, and a first antenna structure connected to the second switch; and a third switch connected to a second transmitting/receiving port and a second signal reception port of the second communication module, and a second antenna structure connected to the third switch. The first communication module corresponds to a first transmitting link and two receiving links, and the second communication module corresponds to a second transmitting link and two receiving links.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for detecting a natural frequency of a blade by a single blade tip timing sensor. In the method, two segments of displacement data vectors are subjected to dot product to obtain a product data vector after multiplication of corresponding serial numbers, the product data vector is subjected to low-frequency filtering, the filtered product vector is subjected to Hilbert transform to obtain an instantaneous phase, the instantaneous phase is subjected to discrete Fourier transform, an absolute value of a natural frequency difference between blades is extracted from amplitude frequency data, blades on a bladed disk are subjected to permutation and combination to obtain absolute values of the natural frequency differences between all the blades, a sum of the absolute values of the natural frequency differences between each blade and other blades is calculated.

Abstract: A fault detection method for a rotating machine based on sparse time synchronous averaging is disclosed, and the method includes: collecting a vibration signal and a rotating frequency or rotating frequency pulse signal of the rotating machine and performing analog-to-digital conversion to obtain the vibration signal and rotating speed information by a sensor; according to the type and number of detection components in the rotating machine, constructing a component-aware comb vector g based on the vibration signal and rotating speed information, wherein the type includes the gear, rotor and bearing; constructing a quasi-time synchronous average vector w based on the component-aware comb vector g; constructing a sparse time synchronous averaging model F by using the quasi-time synchronous average vector w; solving the sparse time synchronous averaging model F with an optimization solution algorithm to obtain a sparse spectrum and a reconstruction time signal.

Abstract: A controller used in an isolated switching converter having a transformer, a primary switch and a secondary switch. The controller has an error amplifying circuit, a control generator and an isolation circuit. The error amplifying circuit generates a first compensation signal based on the difference between a reference voltage and an output feedback signal. The control generator generates a first and second control signals based on the first compensation signal. The isolation circuit has a first channel for providing a first synchronous signal electrically isolated from the first control signal, for controlling a peak value of a current flowing through the primary switch, and has a second channel for providing a second synchronous signal electrically isolated from the second control signal, for controlling the switching frequency of the primary switch.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a bearing-type twin-pivot continuum robot, including: an actuating device, used for driving a continuum manipulator through a driving cable such that the continuum manipulator performs a bending motion; a continuum manipulator, connected with the actuating device through the driving cable, the continuum manipulator comprising M sections, adjacent sections being able to be deflected, and the continuum manipulator performing the bending motion under the driving of the actuating device; and a linear slide module, disposed at the bottom of the actuating device, the linear slide module having a predetermined feed slide in a feed direction such that the actuating device performs a feed motion within the predetermined slide. The above continuum robot greatly improves the resistance to torsion of the manipulator by adopting a rigid-compliant coupling mode, and creatively introduces a micro-bearing design that avoids adverse effects due to friction between conventional rigid hinges.

Abstract: A controller used in an isolated switching converter. The controller has an error amplifying circuit for generating a first compensation signal based on the difference between an output feedback signal and a reference voltage, a control generator for generating a first and second control signals based on the first compensation signal, an isolation circuit for providing a first synchronous signal electrically isolated from the first control signal and a second synchronous signal electrically isolated from the second control signal, an upper threshold generator for providing an upper threshold voltage, and a peak current generator for providing a peak current signal for controlling a peak value of a current flowing through the primary switch based on the first synchronous signal, the second synchronous signal and the upper threshold voltage. The upper threshold voltage is adjusted above a first upper threshold voltage when a peak power demand is made.

Abstract: A liquid cooling apparatus is configured to store a first cooling liquid and cool at least one server. The liquid cooling apparatus includes a shell, an immersion tank, a liquid-cooled heat exchanger and a plate heat exchanger. The shell has a device storage space. The immersion tank is located in the device storage space for accommodating the server. The liquid-cooled heat exchanger and the plate heat exchanger are located in the device storage space. The plate heat exchanger has a first channel and a second channel that are not connected. The first channel and the immersion tank together form a first circulation flow channel for accommodating the first cooling liquid, and the second channel and the liquid-cooled heat exchanger together form a second circulating flow channel for accommodating a second cooling liquid. The first cooling liquid and the second cooling liquid exchange heat in the plate heat exchanger.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for extracting a natural frequency difference between blades by a single blade tip timing sensor or uniformly distributed blade tip timing sensors. The method includes the following steps: acquiring actual arrival time of a rotating blade by using a single blade tip timing sensor or uniformly distributed blade tip timing sensors, and converting a difference between theoretical arrival time and the actual arrival time into displacement data of a blade tip according to a rotational speed and a blade length of the rotating blade; selecting displacement data of blade tips of two rotating blades with the same blade length at the same rotational speed; intercepting the displacement data, performing discrete Fourier transform respectively, and making a sampling frequency approximate to an average rotational speed to obtain spectrum data.

Abstract: A controller used in an isolated switching converter having a transformer, a primary switch and a secondary switch. The controller has an ON-time control circuit. The secondary switch is turned on for a second ON-time after a current flowing through the secondary switch decreases to zero. The ON-time control circuit provides an ON-time control signal to control the second ON-time of the secondary switch based on a drain terminal voltage of the secondary switch, the output voltage of the isolated switching converter and a resistance of an external resistor outside of the controller.

Abstract: A centrifugal fan for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system is disclosed. The centrifugal fan includes a volute housing having an inner surface and a curved inlet shroud. The volute housing defines an air outlet. The curved inlet shroud defines an air inlet. The air inlet has an inlet airflow cross-sectional area that lies substantially perpendicular to an outlet airflow cross-sectional area of the air outlet. The centrifugal fan also includes an impeller mounted for rotation about a rotational axis within the volute housing. The impeller has a plurality of fan blades. The plurality of fan blades has an outer surface. The centrifugal fan further includes a light source. The inner surface of the volute housing and the outer surface of the plurality of fan blades includes a photocatalyst layer. The light source is configured to emit light on the photocatalyst layer.

Abstract: A controller used in an isolated switching converter with a transformer, a primary switch and a secondary switch, the controller has a maximum sense circuit for providing a first voltage signal representative of a maximum value of a first voltage across the secondary switch, and a timer for starting timing when the first voltage increases to a second voltage signal less than the first voltage signal and stop timing when the first voltage increases to the first voltage signal, and the timing duration of the timer is a first time interval. The secondary switch is turned on for a second ON-time after a current flowing through the secondary switch decreases to zero. The second ON-time of the secondary switch is adjusted so that the first time interval of the next switching cycle is close to a first time threshold.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a dynamic strain field measuring method and system for a rotor blade based on blade tip timing. The method includes the following steps: establishing a three-dimensional finite element model of a to-be-measured rotor blade, and extracting modal parameters of the three-dimensional finite element model; determining the number and circumferential mounting positions of blade tip timing sensors; establishing a mapping relationship between single-point displacement and full-field dynamic strains of the blade; acquiring blade tip single-point displacement of the rotor blade based on the blade tip timing sensors; and realizing, by the single-point displacement, dynamic strain measurement in any position and direction of the rotor blade based on the mapping relationship.

Abstract: A hard disk supporting structure is provided. The hard disk supporting structure includes a hard disk rack, a crawler mechanism, and a motor. The hard disk rack is for disposing at least one hard disk. A crawler of the crawler mechanism is fixedly connected with the hard disk rack. The motor is connected to a driving gear of the crawler mechanism. The motor drives the rotation of the driving gear, to enable the crawler to drive the hard disk rack to move back and forth. The hard disk supporting structure can automatically move the hard disk rack back and forth through a structure with automatic telescopic function, which greatly saves labor, and improves efficiency.

Abstract: A redundant electronic control system includes a control unit, a first output component, and a second output component. The control unit may generate a first execution signal and a second execution signal. The control unit controls the first output component to output the first execution signal to a first actuator, and controls the second output component to output the second execution signal to a second actuator. When the first output component fails, the control unit may control the second output component to output the first execution signal to the first actuator. When the second output component fails, the control unit may control the first output component to output the second execution signal to the second actuator.

Abstract: A centrifugal fan for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system is disclosed. The centrifugal fan includes a volute housing having an inner surface and a curved inlet shroud. The volute housing defines an air outlet. The curved inlet shroud defines an air inlet. The air inlet has an inlet airflow cross-sectional area that lies substantially perpendicular to an outlet airflow cross-sectional area of the air outlet. The centrifugal fan also includes an impeller mounted for rotation about a rotational axis within the volute housing. The impeller has a plurality of fan blades. The plurality of fan blades has an outer surface. The centrifugal fan further includes a light source. The inner surface of the volute housing and the outer surface of the plurality of fan blades includes a photocatalyst layer. The light source is configured to emit light on the photocatalyst layer.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a liquid cooling assembly that includes a base, a cover, a first connector, and a second connector. The cover is disposed on the base. The cover and the base together form an accommodation space therebetween. The cover has an inlet and an outlet respectively located at two opposite sides of the cover in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the cover. The first connector is disposed to the inlet of the cover. The second connector is disposed to the outlet of the cover.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to control systems, clock synchronization methods, controllers, node devices, and vehicles. In one example control system provided in this application, a primary controller directly sends a reference clock signal to at least one node device by using a ring network, so that the at least one node device can perform timing based on a frequency of the reference clock signal.