Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system includes at least one photovoltaic power generation microgrid and a central server configured to communicate with the photovoltaic power generation microgrid via Internet.

Abstract: An apparatus including a home automation system having a plurality of sensors that detect events within a predetermined geographic area, a first wireless sensor of the plurality of sensors that operates within the home automation system under a Z-wave format wherein the first wireless sensor has a number of predetermined system operating attributes that are not related to a system address of the first sensor, a replacement wireless sensor having a processor that communicates under a Z-wave format and a program executing on a processor of the home automation system that operatively removes the first sensor from the home automation system and automatically enrolls the replacement sensor with the home automation system by assigning the predetermined system operating attributes to the replacement sensor.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a network flow control method and a network device. The method includes: receiving a packet flow; determining, based on a service type of the packet flow, a service pipeline used for transmitting the packet flow, where service types of all packet flows in the service pipeline are the same; and based on a bandwidth weight allocated to the service type, transferring the packet flow in the service pipeline to a physical port. In the embodiments of this application, packet flows are allocated to different service pipelines based on a service type, and bandwidth weights are allocated, in a centralized manner, to service pipelines that carry a same service type.

Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a method of splicing optical fibers. The method includes holding a first and a second fiber respectively by a first and a second rotary clamp; aligning axes of the first and second fibers to a common reference; moving the first and second fibers that are being held by the first and second rotary clamps onto a splicing machine; and causing the first and second fibers being spliced together by the splicing machine. A fiber splicing apparatus or system is also provided for performing the method thereof.

Abstract: Various examples of systems and methods are provided for three-dimensional (3D) printing of reactive materials. In one aspect, among others, a system includes a droplet generation assembly comprising a first printhead coupled to a first reservoir of reactive material and a second printhead coupled to a second reservoir of reactive material, the first and second printheads configured to produce jets of reactive material droplets; a jet alignment assembly configured to adjust orientation of the first and second printheads to align the jets of the reactive material droplets for intersection at a collision point; and a motion control assembly configured to adjust positioning of the first and second printheads and a platform configured to position a deposition location at the collision point.

Abstract: The present invention provides a above ground pool, comprising a flexible pool body. The flexible pool body comprises: a polygonal bottom sheet that comprises a plurality of edge portions; and a plurality of side sheets, each side sheet comprising a pool sidewall portion and a pool bottom portion, and each of the pool sidewall portions and each of the pool bottom portions being in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid. Each of pool sidewall portion comprises a first upper-base portion, a first lower-base portion and a first middle portion defined between the first upper-base portion and the first lower-base portion, and each of the pool bottom portion comprises a second upper-base portion, a second lower-base portion and a second middle portion defined between the second upper-base portion and the second lower-base portion. The first lower-base portion and the second lower-base portion coincide to define a junction of the pool sidewall portion and pool bottom portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for grouping communications between mobile communication devices. The method includes receiving, at a mobile communication device, one or more facility identifiers, each of the one or more facility identifiers associated with a facility. The method further includes storing the one or more facility identifiers in a memory; decoding, via an electronic processor, a group call having an initiation identifier; and comparing, via the electronic processor, the initiation identifier to the one or more facility identifiers. The method further includes joining, via the electronic processor, the group call based on the comparison between the initiation identifier and the one or more facility identifiers. The method may further include leaving, via the electronic processor, the group call.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for coaxial nozzles, capsule fabrication systems comprising coaxial nozzles, and methods of capsule fabrication using capsule fabrication systems. In certain embodiments, coaxial nozzle configurations, capsule fabrication systems, and methods as described herein can be used for multi-layered capsule fabrication.

Abstract: A method of handling a radio resource for a first communication device in a wireless communication system includes transmitting at least one notification frame to a second communication device, to indicate a radio resource rearrangement; applying the radio resource rearrangement; determining at least one radio resource threshold according to the radio resource rearrangement; receiving a packet from the second communication device and determining whether the second communication device applies the radio resource rearrangement according to the received packet and the at least one radio resource threshold; and performing a specific operation when determining the second communication device does not apply the radio resource rearrangement, to communicate with the second communication device via the rearranged radio resources.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and kits for evaluating predicting whether an individual IPF has slowly or rapidly progressive IPF.

Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method is presented. The method entails providing a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, one or more semiconductor fins on the substrate, and a trench isolation structure around each semiconductor fin, wherein the trench isolation structure comprises a first component intersecting an extension direction of the semiconductor fin and a second component parallel with the extension direction; etching the trench isolation structure to expose a portion of the semiconductor fin; forming a patterned buffer layer on the semiconductor structure covering the second component and having an opening exposing the first component; forming an insulation layer in the opening, with upper surfaces of the insulation layer and the semiconductor fin substantially on the same horizontal level; and removing the buffer layer. This inventive concept reduces, if not eliminates, oxide loss in Single Diffusion Break (SDB) region.

Abstract: A visible light communication emission device with improved response frequency is provided, comprising a substrate, wherein an inductance coil module is provided on the substrate, a LED chip matrix formed by series connection of a plurality of LED chips is provided on the inductance coil module, and the inductance coil module and the LED chip matrix are connected in series, wherein inductance value L of the inductance coil module is configured to be: L=1/(?2C), with C representing capacity in the device provided by LED chips and ? representing frequency, wherein the inductance coil module comprises more than one inductance coil whose composition materials from inside to outside are successively Cr, Al, Cr, Ti, and Ag.

Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a method of splicing optical fibers. The method includes holding a first and a second fiber respectively by a first and a second rotary clamp; aligning axes of the first and second fibers to a common reference; moving the first and second fibers that are being held by the first and second rotary clamps onto a splicing machine; and causing the first and second fibers being spliced together by the splicing machine. A fiber splicing apparatus or system is also provided for performing the method thereof.

Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system includes at least one photovoltaic power generation microgrid and a central server configured to communicate with the photovoltaic power generation microgrid via Internet.

Abstract: A method and device for incident situation prediction. Using the method, a list of objects of interest is generated and stored in a call controller, where each object of interest in the list of objects of interest is associated with at least one of a plurality of incident types. The call controller receives an image stream of an incident and classifies the image stream as one of the plurality of incident types. The call controller selects a subset of objects of interest from the list of objects of interest, the subset of objects of interest associated with the one of the plurality of incident types. The call controller determines whether the image stream includes an object from the subset of objects of interest and generates a notification associated with the object. The notification is transmitted to a set of incident scene devices associated with the incident.

Abstract: A method of handling a radio resource for a first communication device in a wireless communication system includes transmitting at least one notification frame to a second communication device, to indicate a radio resource rearrangement; applying the radio resource rearrangement; determining at least one radio resource threshold according to the radio resource rearrangement; receiving a packet from the second communication device and determining whether the second communication device applies the radio resource rearrangement according to the received packet and the at least one radio resource threshold; and performing a specific operation when determining the second communication device does not apply the radio resource rearrangement, to communicate with the second communication device via the rearranged radio resources.

Abstract: A communicating device includes: a first packet detector and a second packet detector, wherein the first detector is arranged to detect a first preamble included in a first response packet over a first sub-channel; and the second packet detector is arranged to detect a second preamble included in a second response packet over a second sub-channel. The second sub-channel is different from the first sub-channel, and the first packet detector and the second packet detector co-exist in the communicating device.

Abstract: A communicating method of a communication device for connecting to a first network and a second network includes: when a rescheduling condition is reached, rescheduling a wake up period of the communication device for the first network at least according to a wake up period of the communication device for the second network; wherein the wake up period of the communication device for the first network is rescheduled by making the communication device a master device in the first network through adjusting a preference parameter of the first network.

Abstract: A method of method of allocating a protection duration of a radio subsystem for a transmitting station of a wireless communication system includes transmitting a frame to at least one receiving station of the wireless communication system, wherein the proprietary frame indicates the protection duration allocated for the radio subsystem.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide tone mapping of images and video from one dynamic range to an available dynamic range of a display device while preserving or enhancing image details. According to one embodiment, an enhanced tone mapping module is configured to decrease a luminance of an image or video from a high dynamic range to a standard dynamic range. Conversely, according to one embodiment, an enhanced inverse tone mapper to increase a luminance of an image or video from a standard dynamic range to a high dynamic range.