A method for recovery of rare earth elements includes forming a rare earth containing ionic solution comprising an ionic liquid and a solvent having one or more rare earth elements dissolved therein. The method also includes adding a polar protic solvent to the rare earth containing ionic solution, and applying an electrical potential across the rare earth containing ionic solution. The method further includes collecting a deposit of at least one rare earth element on at least one electrode disposed in the rare earth containing ionic solution, and recovering the deposit of at least one rare earth element from the at least one electrode. Additional methods for recovery of rare earth elements are disclosed.
A reactor, reactor system, and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The reactor includes a reactor tube, a waveguide, and a gas manifold. The reactor tube defines a reaction chamber for receiving an active solid material. The waveguide includes an optically transmitting material and an end positioned within the reaction chamber. A permeable material restraint is positioned at an end of the reactor tube that allows for gas to pass through for measurements by a measurement device. The gas manifold adjoins an end of the reactor tube opposite the material restraint. The gas manifold is configured to accommodate the waveguide and to direct gas into the reaction chamber. The method includes utilizing the reactor and/or the reactor system to determine responses of the active solid material to a transient by detecting properties of light and/or gas, resulting from interaction of the active solid material with the transient.
A sealable chamber may include a chamber aperture, an aperture border, a first surface encompassing the chamber aperture, a chamber door having a second surface configured to at least partially engage against the first surface of the aperture border, and a seal positioned intermediate the first surface and the second surface. The chamber door may have a non-circular shape. At least a portion of the second surface of the chamber door may exhibit nonuniform deflection relative to the first surface of the aperture border when a compression force is applied to the chamber door to compress the second surface against the first surface. An exposed height of the seal intermediate the first surface and the second surface may be configured to vary and compensate for the nonuniform deflection to maintain a hermetic seal between the first surface and the second surface.
F16J 15/06 - Joints d'étanchéité entre surfaces immobiles entre elles avec garniture solide comprimée entre les surfaces à joindre
E06B 7/22 - Dispositions d'étanchéité sur les battants ou les parties qui travaillent avec les battants par bourrelets élastiques, p. ex. tubes de caoutchoucDispositions d'étanchéité sur les battants ou les parties qui travaillent avec les battants par bourrelets souples, p. ex. en feutre ou en peluche, en bandes de métal souple
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PROTON-CONDUCTING SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZERS, RELATED ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS
A proton-conducting solid oxide electrolyzer includes a first electrode configured to produce oxygen gas from steam, a second electrode configured to produce hydrogen gas from the steam, and a proton-conducting solid oxide electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes barium zirconate of formula BaZrO3−δ doped with at least one transition metal and substantially free of a rare earth element, wherein δ is an oxygen deficit, and wherein the at least one transition metal comprises cobalt. Also disclosed are an electrode for the proton-conducting solid oxide electrolyzer, and a method of producing hydrogen gas.
A separation membrane comprises a polymer layer, a metal salt layer adjacent to the polymer layer, a hydrophobic polymer-ceramic layer adjacent to the metal salt layer, and a porous support layer adjacent to the hydrophobic polymer-ceramic layer. A facilitated transport separation membrane and a method for separating components in a feed stream are also disclosed.
B01D 69/02 - Membranes semi-perméables destinées aux procédés ou aux appareils de séparation, caractérisées par leur forme, leur structure ou leurs propriétésProcédés spécialement adaptés à leur fabrication caractérisées par leurs propriétés
B01D 69/10 - Membranes sur supportSupports pour membranes
An electrolysis cell system includes one or more electrochemical cells configured to contain a base material. The base material defining a safe operating voltage of the one or more electrochemical cells. The system further includes a power source configured to supply a voltage to the electrochemical cell. The system also includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller between the power source and the one or more electrochemical cells. The PWM controller is configured to control the voltage supplied from the power source to the one or more electrochemical cells by pulsing the voltage between the safe operating voltage and a second voltage higher than the safe operating voltage.
An electrochemical leaching system for recovering metals from electronic waste comprises an electrochemical cell configured to produce a hydrogen peroxide-enriched electrolyte. A power supply is in electrical communication with the electrochemical cell and a leaching reactor is configured to contain fragmented electronic waste and to produce a metal-enriched electrolyte from the fragmented electronic waste. The electrochemical cell and the leaching reactor are in fluid communication with each other. Related methods are also disclosed.
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for anomaly detection. A distributed physical state estimation system determines low-level state estimates covering respective sections of a cyber-physical system based on raw, high-performance measurement data. Low-level state estimates may be determined for a plurality of sections (substations) concurrently. An upper-level state estimate may be derived from the low-level state estimates. Anomalies pertaining to the system may be detected through analysis of the low-level and upper-level state estimates. The anomalies may be analyzed to determined whether the system is exhibiting behavior indicative of a fault, cyber-attack, and/or compromise.
G01R 19/25 - Dispositions pour procéder aux mesures de courant ou de tension ou pour en indiquer l'existence ou le signe utilisant une méthode de mesure numérique
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METHODS OF FORMING A CATHODE MATERIAL FROM A TUTTON'S SALT
A method of preparing a cathode precursor material comprising combining a Tutton's salt exhibiting the chemical formula (NH4)2M(SO4)2·6H2O, wherein M comprises one or more metals, and water to form a Tutton's salt solution, adding a chelating agent to the Tutton's salt solution to form a Tutton's salt/chelating agent solution, and heating the Tutton's salt/chelating agent solution to form a cathode precursor material comprising a mixed metal composition of the Tutton's salt. Additional methods are disclosed.
C01G 53/506 - Oxydes complexes contenant du nickel et au moins un autre élément métallique contenant des métaux alcalins, p. ex. LiNiO2 contenant du manganèse du type (MnO2)n-, p. ex. Li(NixMn1-x)O2 ou Li(MyNixMn1-x-y)O2 contenant du lithium et du cobalt avec le rapport molaire du nickel par rapport à tous les métaux autres que les métaux alcalins supérieur ou égal à 0,5, p. ex. Li(MzNixCoyMn1-x-y-z)O2 avec x ≥ 0,5 avec le rapport molaire du nickel par rapport à tous les métaux autres que les métaux alcalins supérieur ou égal à 0,8, p. ex. Li(MzNixCoyMn1-x-y-z)O2 avec x ≥ 0,8
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
An electrochemical cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode comprises a layered perovskite having the general formula: DAB2O5+δ, wherein D consists of two or more lanthanide elements; A consists of one or more of Sr and Ba; B consists of one or more of Co, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cr, and Nd; and δ is an oxygen deficit. The second electrode comprises a cermet material including at least one metal and at least one perovskite. Related structures, apparatuses, systems, and methods are also described.
C25B 11/053 - Électrodes comportant un substrat et un ou plusieurs revêtements électro-catalytiques caractérisées par des revêtements électro-catalytiques multicouches
C25B 1/042 - Hydrogène ou oxygène par électrolyse de l'eau par électrolyse de la vapeur
C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
C25B 11/091 - Électrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé d’au moins un élément catalytique et d’au moins un composé catalytiqueÉlectrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé de plusieurs éléments catalytiques ou composés catalytiques
A method of recovering active materials from a rechargeable battery comprises placing an active material of a rechargeable battery in a cathode chamber comprising a cathode of an electrochemical cell comprising the cathode chamber, an anode chamber comprising an anode, and a membrane separating the cathode chamber from the anode chamber, contacting the active material in the cathode chamber with an electrolyte comprising an acid, ferric ions, and ferrous ions, and dissolving at least one of lithium and cobalt from the active material into the electrolyte. Related apparatuses for recovering metals from active materials of rechargeable batteries are also disclosed.
H01M 4/505 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de manganèse d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du manganèse pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiMn2O4 ou LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
H01M 10/0525 - Batteries du type "rocking chair" ou "fauteuil à bascule", p. ex. batteries à insertion ou intercalation de lithium dans les deux électrodesBatteries à l'ion lithium
University of Maine System of Board of Trustees (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wang, Lucun
Wu, Wei
Ding, Dong
Wang, Min
Yang, Yingchao
Abrégé
An electrochemical cell is disclosed. The electrochemical cell may include a first electrode including carbon nanotubes and one or more catalysts formulated to accelerate one or more non-oxidative deprotonation reactions to produce at least one hydrocarbon compound, H+, and e− from at least one other hydrocarbon compound, a second electrode, and an electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The carbon nanotubes may be oriented at least substantially vertically relative to the electrolyte. Related methods and systems are disclosed.
Side-channel analysis systems and related methods are disclosed. A side-channel analysis system is configured to generate a synthetic side-channel signal for a code for a software program using a side-channel model. The code includes human-readable instructions of a human-readable computing language. The synthetic side-channel signal includes an estimate of an actual side-channel signal that would be generated by a computer executing the code for the software program. The synthetic side-channel signal is generated based, at least in part, on token values for the human-readable instructions of the code and the training data. The side-channel analysis system is also configured to analyze the synthetic side-channel signal to detect one or more of anomalies or vulnerabilities of the software program. A method includes training the side-channel model.
G06F 21/57 - Certification ou préservation de plates-formes informatiques fiables, p. ex. démarrages ou arrêts sécurisés, suivis de version, contrôles de logiciel système, mises à jour sécurisées ou évaluation de vulnérabilité
G06F 21/55 - Détection d’intrusion locale ou mise en œuvre de contre-mesures
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SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR CYBERATTACK MITIGATION AND PROTECTION FOR EXTREME FAST CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Systems for cyberattack mitigation and protection for an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), including related methods and apparatus, is described. A system may include one or more controllers; analog measurement circuitry to measure analog signals associated with the EVSE; and one or more communications monitoring interfaces to monitor communications associated with operation of the EVSE. The one or more controllers is to determine one or more anomalous condition indicators at least partially responsive to at least one of the measured analog signals and the communications monitored via the one or more communications monitoring interfaces; and initiate or perform a mitigation action for the EVSE at least partially responsive to determining the one or more anomalous condition indicators.
A carbon dioxide (CO2) selective membrane is disclosed and comprises a support and a selective structure comprising poly [bis(methoxy ethoxy) ethoxy)phosphazene] (MEEP) on the support. The CO2 selective membrane exhibits a CO2/N2 selectivity greater than or equal to about 40/1. A gas separation system comprising one or more CO2 selective membranes and related methods are also disclosed.
B01D 53/22 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par diffusion
B01D 69/02 - Membranes semi-perméables destinées aux procédés ou aux appareils de séparation, caractérisées par leur forme, leur structure ou leurs propriétésProcédés spécialement adaptés à leur fabrication caractérisées par leurs propriétés
A system for detecting leaks includes one or more cameras configured to obtain images of one or more objects to be monitored for leaks and a processor configured to execute machine readable instructions stored on a memory. The system may be configured to receive images from the one or more cameras of the one or more objects to be monitored for leaks; isolate movement in the received images to output isolated movement images; and analyze the isolated movement images to determine whether the isolated movement is a leak, a non-leak, or other movement.
G06V 10/764 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique utilisant la classification, p. ex. des objets vidéo
A microgrid system may include a portable enclosure containing at least one energy storage device, at least one inverter, a switchgear, at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that cause the microgrid system to measure, a frequency or a voltage to generate first frequency data or first voltage data, provide, via a graphical user interface of the microgrid system, the first frequency data and the first voltage data to an operator of the microgrid system, receive one or more of a center point voltage parameter, a center point frequency parameter, and a power discharge bias parameter, and while maintaining active operation of the at least one inverter, update operating parameters of the at least one inverter responsive to the received one or more of the center point voltage parameter, the center point frequency parameter, and the power discharge bias parameter.
H02J 3/32 - Dispositions pour l'équilibrage de charge dans un réseau par emmagasinage d'énergie utilisant des batteries avec moyens de conversion
H02J 3/18 - Dispositions pour réglage, élimination ou compensation de puissance réactive dans les réseaux
H02J 13/00 - Circuits pour pourvoir à l'indication à distance des conditions d'un réseau, p. ex. un enregistrement instantané des conditions d'ouverture ou de fermeture de chaque sectionneur du réseauCircuits pour pourvoir à la commande à distance des moyens de commutation dans un réseau de distribution d'énergie, p. ex. mise en ou hors circuit de consommateurs de courant par l'utilisation de signaux d'impulsion codés transmis par le réseau
H05K 7/20 - Modifications en vue de faciliter la réfrigération, l'aération ou le chauffage
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METHODS OF IMPROVING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN AN ELECTRODE AND AN ELECTROLYTE OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND RELATED APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS
A method of improving an interface between an electrode and an electrolyte of an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method includes forming an electrolyte material on an electrode of an electrochemical cell. The electrolyte may include a perovskite material. The electrolyte material may be exposed to one or more of an acid solution, a plasma, thermal shock, and gamma radiation to increase the surface roughness of the electrolyte material. Additional methods, electrochemical cells, and systems are disclosed.
H01M 8/1246 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par le procédé de fabrication ou par le matériau de l’électrolyte l'électrolyte étant constitué d’oxydes
C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
C25B 11/042 - Électrodes à base d’un seul matériau
C25B 13/07 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux inorganiques à base de céramiques
H01M 4/90 - Emploi de matériau catalytique spécifié
H01M 8/12 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé
H01M 8/1213 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par la combinaison électrode/électrolyte ou par le matériau de support
19.
ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE REACTOR SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING LITHIUM FROM A LITHIUM-CONTAINING SOLUTION AND RELATED METHODS
Systems and methods for removing lithium from a lithium-containing solution producing a lithium-enriched stream. The system includes a first electrochemical membrane reactor including one or more working electrodes, one or more counter electrodes, one or more ion exchange membranes, one or more optional bipolar membranes, and a power source configured to apply a voltage to the first electrochemical membrane reactor. A second electrochemical membrane reactor is configured to remove lithium from the lithium enriched stream. The first electrochemical membrane reactor may be coupled to the second electrochemical membrane reactor. The second electrochemical membrane reactor includes one or more working electrodes, one or more counter electrodes, one or more ion exchange membranes, and a power source configured to apply a voltage to the second electrochemical membrane reactor.
An analog information barrier (“aIB”) includes a detector configured to provide an output signal in response to an input received at the detector. The aIB further includes a window setting electronics portion configured receive a first portion of the output signal to be blocked by the analog information barrier, to receive a second portion of the output signal to be allowed by the analog information barrier based on one or more region of interest windows, and to output a windowed output signal that corresponds to the second portion of the output signal based on the one or more region of interest windows. The aIB also includes a output device configured to receive the windowed output signal and provide an output based on the second portion of the output signal. Methods for operating an aIB and window setting electronics for an aIB are also disclosed.
G01V 5/22 - Interrogation active, c.-à-d. par irradiation des objets ou des biens à l’aide de sources de rayonnement externes, p. ex. en utilisant des rayons gamma ou des rayons cosmiques
G01N 23/095 - Absorption des rayons gamma par résonance, p. ex. en utilisant l’effet Mössbauer
21.
Nuclear reactor and associated components, systems, and methods
A method of operating a nuclear power system includes generating heat in a nuclear reactor core, transmitting the heat to a heat engine, generating electricity with a generator operatively coupled to the heat engine. The method further includes detecting a no-load condition, and stopping the heat engine. The method also includes transferring heat from an outer surface of the nuclear reactor to the environment through a heat transfer system if a temperature of the nuclear reactor rises above a threshold temperature. The method further includes preventing heat from transferring from the outer surface of the nuclear reactor to the environment through the heat transfer system if the temperature of the nuclear reactor is below the threshold temperature. Nuclear power systems and nuclear reactors are also disclosed.
G21D 3/08 - Régulation de différents paramètres dans l'installation
F03G 7/06 - Mécanismes produisant une puissance mécanique, non prévus ailleurs ou utilisant une source d'énergie non prévue ailleurs utilisant la dilatation ou la contraction des corps produites par le chauffage, le refroidissement, l'humidification, le séchage ou par des phénomènes similaires
22.
SPECTRUM MONITORING AND ANALYSIS, AND RELATED METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES
Disclosed embodiments relate to ensemble wireless signal classification and systems and devices the incorporate the same. Some embodiments of ensemble wireless signal classification may include energy-based classification processes and machine learning-based classification processes. In some embodiments, incremental machine learning techniques may be incorporated to add new machine learning-based classifiers to a system or update existing machine learning-based classifiers.
The present disclosure describes aspects of systems and methods for machine-learned spectrum analysis. A policy may be learned through an unsupervised reinforcement machine learning procedure. The procedure may comprise training an actor to determine actions in an environment. The actor may be trained based, at least in part, on rewards determined for the actions by an adversarial network, such as a critic. The critic may learn a value function through supervised learning. By contrast, the actor may learn the policy the unsupervised reinforcement learning. The system may generate training data comprising noise configured to model noise likely to exist during real world operation in different use cases. Policies may be trained for different use cases using training data configured to include noise characteristic of the different use cases.
A method for heat treating a thermocouple includes connecting leads from a power source to conducting wires of a thermocouple and generating a substantially constant current at a target amperage from the power source. The substantially constant current may be applied to the conducting wires via the leads to heat the conducting wires via ohmic heating to an anneal temperature. The current from the power source to the conducting wires is stopped after a heat treatment time.
A method for forming an electrochemical device includes forming a first electrolyte layer on a first electrode. A second electrolyte layer is formed on the first electrode, the first electrode positioned between the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer. A chemical composition and a thickness of the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer are substantially the same. The method includes heating the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer and removing the first electrolyte layer. A second electrode is formed on the second electrolyte layer; and the second electrode is heated to form an electrochemical device.
H01M 8/1253 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par le procédé de fabrication ou par le matériau de l’électrolyte l'électrolyte étant constitué d’oxydes l'électrolyte contenant de l’oxyde de zirconium
H01M 8/12 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé
H01M 8/126 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par le procédé de fabrication ou par le matériau de l’électrolyte l'électrolyte étant constitué d’oxydes l'électrolyte contenant de l’oxyde de cérium
26.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE FROM METHANE, AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
A method of forming ethylene is disclosed. The method includes introducing oxygen-containing molecules to a first electrode of an electrochemical cell including the first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes at least one catalyst material formulated to accelerate oxidative coupling of methane (CH4) (OCM) reaction rates to produce C2H4 from CH4 and oxygen ions. The method further includes introducing CH4 to the second electrode of the electrochemical cell. The method also includes applying a potential difference in electrolysis mode between the first electrode and the second electrode of the electrochemical cell. The oxygen-containing molecules interact with the second electrode to produce O2− through reduction of the oxygen-containing molecules, the O2− are transported through the electrolyte, and C2H4 is produced at the second electrode through OCM. A system and an electrochemical cell for producing ethylene are also disclosed.
University of Maine System of Board of Trustees (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wang, Lucun
Ding, Dong
Wang, Min
Yang, Yingchao
Abrégé
A method of forming at least one hydrocarbon from carbon dioxide comprises introducing steam to a first electrode of an electrochemical cell, and introducing carbon dioxide to a second electrode of the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes the first electrode, the second electrode, and an electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode comprises at least one catalyst material formulated to accelerate a carbon dioxide hydrogenation reaction to produce the at least one hydrocarbon product from the carbon dioxide. The method further comprises applying a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode of the electrochemical cell. Also disclosed are the electrochemical cell, and the system for producing one or more hydrocarbon product from carbon dioxide.
C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
C25B 11/091 - Électrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé d’au moins un élément catalytique et d’au moins un composé catalytiqueÉlectrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé de plusieurs éléments catalytiques ou composés catalytiques
C25B 13/07 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux inorganiques à base de céramiques
C25B 13/08 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux organiques
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CONTAINERS, SAMPLE CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
A container includes a base including at least one base seal. The container further includes a shell configured to be disposed at least partially over the base and interface with the at least one base seal. The shell includes an inlet port extending through the shell. The inlet port is configured to create a fluid connection to a cavity defined within the shell. The shell further includes an outlet port extending through the shell. The outlet port is configured to create a fluid connection to the cavity defined within the shell. The shell also includes a seal extending across the inlet port and the outlet port. The seal is configured to form a substantially fluid tight seal between the cavity and the inlet port and the outlet port.
B65D 81/20 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu fournissant une ambiance spécifique pour le contenu, p. ex. température supérieure ou inférieure à la température ambiante sous vide ou pression superatmosphérique ou en atmosphère spéciale, p. ex. sous gaz inerte
B65D 45/24 - Colliers, crochets ou agrafes, p. ex. en forme de C pivotants comportant des moyens pour exercer une pression, p. ex. des vis ou des clés
Processing flows and related systems and methods are disclosed. A computing system includes one or more data interfaces, one or more other components, and a controller. The one or more data interfaces are configured to provide an interface to a data source. The one or more other components include one or more controller plugins, one or more processing nodes, or both the one or more controller plugins and the one or more processing nodes. The controller is configured to manage interactions between the one or more data interfaces and the one or more other components and enable a user to chain together the one or more data interfaces and the one or more other components according to one or more flows. The one or more controller plugins are configured to provide results of the one or more flows to one of a user interface and a system interface.
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Tucker, Dennis S.
Preston, Arin S.
Rufner, Jorgen F.
Eichorst, Dennis
Chadbourne, Connor
Hanner, Luke
Abrégé
A method of forming an article includes partially sintering a first feed material to form a first preform. The first preform exhibits a density percentage of from about 50% to about 90% of a theoretical maximum sintering density of the first preform. The method further includes partially sintering a second feed material to form a second preform. The second preform exhibits a density of from about 50% to about 90% of a theoretical maximum sintering density of the second preform. The first preform is positioned adjacent to the second preform, and the first preform is bonded to the second preform via a final sintering process to form a bonded article. Additional methods and articles are disclosed.
C04B 37/02 - Liaison des articles céramiques cuits avec d'autres articles céramiques cuits ou d'autres articles, par chauffage avec des articles métalliques
31.
INTEGRATED REACTOR SHIELD STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED PRESSURE VESSEL STRUCTURES
An integrated reactor shield structure includes radially adjacent layers. Each layer includes radially extending walls defining cells and a sheet surrounding the radially extending walls. Biologic shielding material is disposed in each of the cells. Integrated pressure vessel structures are also disclosed.
Scintillation compositions comprising one or more different types of quantum dots dispersed in a polymer matrix material, the quantum dots having a core-shell structure, and optionally a neutron-capturing isotope. Hydrogels comprising the quantum dots and optional neutron-capturing isotope in a polymerized matrix are also disclosed, as are related detection systems and methods.
G01T 1/204 - Mesure de l'intensité de radiation avec des détecteurs à scintillation le détecteur étant un liquide
B82Y 15/00 - Nanotechnologie pour l’interaction, la détection ou l'actionnement, p. ex. points quantiques comme marqueurs en dosages protéiques ou moteurs moléculaires
B82Y 20/00 - Nano-optique, p. ex. optique quantique ou cristaux photoniques
B82Y 40/00 - Fabrication ou traitement des nanostructures
C09K 11/88 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant du sélénium, du tellure ou des chalcogènes non spécifiés
G01T 1/208 - Circuits spécialement adaptés aux détecteurs à scintillation, p. ex. à l'élément photomultiplicateur
G01T 3/06 - Mesure de flux de neutrons avec des détecteurs à scintillation
33.
OBSERVING SIGNALS IN A NETWORK AND/OR IDENTIFYING SIGNALING PROTOCOLS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
A high-impedance input configured to observe a signal without disrupting the signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to digitize the signal, and a memory configured to store the digital signal are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a method of comparing a signal to one or more signal signatures to identify a signaling protocol of the signal and decoding the signal into a stream of values based on the signaling protocol. Some embodiments disclose a method of additionally comparing the stream of values to one or more communication signatures to identify a communication protocol of the stream of values and decoding the stream of values into a message based on the communication protocol. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
Detection of behavior anomalies in control systems and related systems. methods. and devices is disclosed. A method of detecting behavior anomalies in a control system includes probing emanations from a processor controlling at least a portion of the control system to provide an emanations signal. amplifying the emanations signal to provide an amplified emanations signal. and sampling the amplified emanations signal using a sampling rate that is greater than a clock frequency of a processor clock of the processor to provide samples. The method also includes determining whether or not the processor is exhibiting a behavior anomaly responsive to the samples.
A system may comprise a sensor, a transmitter, and a receiver where the transmitter and receiver are remote from the sensor. The receiver may include a processor and instructions to receive a signal comprising a plurality of subcarriers and including first radio waves and second radio waves, determine a signal to noise ratio of each of the subcarriers, and extract the first radio waves from the signal responsive to the signal to noise ratio of each of the subcarriers. Methods and non-transitory computer-readable media are also disclosed.
A method of separating metals from a lithium-ion battery leachate includes obtaining a solution with iron, aluminum, nickel, and cobalt. Ammonium phosphate is added to the solution to adjust a pH of the solution to greater than or equal to about 3.00. After adjusting the pH of the solution, at least one phosphate—including iron phosphate and aluminum phosphate—is precipitated from the solution. Then, without adding a base to the solution, a crystallized nickel-cobalt Tutton's salt is precipitated from the solution.
H01M 10/0525 - Batteries du type "rocking chair" ou "fauteuil à bascule", p. ex. batteries à insertion ou intercalation de lithium dans les deux électrodesBatteries à l'ion lithium
H01M 10/54 - Récupération des parties utiles des accumulateurs usagés
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ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE HYDROGENATION UTILIZING TUNABLE CATALYSTS
An electrochemical cell comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a tunable catalyst formulated to selectively hydrogenate carbon dioxide, and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The tunable catalyst comprising at least one metal comprising a size within a range of from a single atom to about 999 nanometers and formulated to produce one or more specific carbonaceous product. Also disclosed is an electrochemical cell comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a tunable catalyst formulated to selectively hydrogenate carbon dioxide, and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The tunable catalyst comprising a transition metal catalyst dispersed and supported on an oxide of at least one lanthanide element. Further disclosed is a carbon dioxide hydrogenation system.
C25B 9/17 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure
C25B 11/052 - Électrodes comportant un substrat et un ou plusieurs revêtements électro-catalytiques
C25B 11/069 - Électrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau du substrat ou du support formé d’un élément et d’au moins un composéÉlectrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau du substrat ou du support formé de plusieurs composés
A metal coated article includes a platinum-group metal region adjacent a refractory metal region, which is adjacent a substrate comprising an inorganic material. A refractory metal carbide layer is adjacent the substrate and the refractory metal layer is adjacent the refractory metal carbide layer. The platinum-group metal region comprises a refractory metal/platinum-group metal layer and a platinum-group metal layer. Related methods are also disclosed.
A method of forming a metal material comprises exposing one or more metal oxide materials to one or more of a reducing agent and a reducing atmosphere to form one or more non-stoichiometric metal oxide materials and electrochemically reducing the one or more non-stoichiometric metal oxide materials to a metal material or a metal alloy. A system comprising one or more electrochemical cells and a working electrode comprising one or more non-stoichiometric metal oxide materials exhibiting an anion-deficient oxide structure is also disclosed, in addition to a metal material including a porous metal or a porous metal alloy that exhibits an oxygen content of less than or equal to about 1200 parts per million.
A sampling system for a high-temperature liquid includes a sampling loop, a venturi pump nebulizer, and an optical cell. The sampling loop includes a liquid inlet configured for the high-temperature liquid to flow into the sampling loop from a high-temperature liquid vessel and a liquid return configured for returning the high-temperature liquid to the high-temperature liquid vessel. The venturi pump nebulizer includes a nozzle positioned in the sampling loop downstream of the liquid inlet. The nozzle is configured to introduce a gas stream into the sampling loop to produce a vacuum within the sampling loop that draws the high-temperature liquid into the sampling loop and aerosolizes the high-temperature liquid in the gas stream. The optical cell is configured to receive the aerosolized high-temperature liquid for on-line chemical monitoring thereof. The optical cell includes at least one optical window configured for data acquisition to perform the on-line chemical monitoring.
A method of monitoring and controlling network traffic within an industrial control system including receiving one or more data packets at a smart network switching system operating software-defined networking, analyzing the one or more data packets at a protocol level within a control plane of the software-defined networking, based on the analysis, determining whether the one or more data packets are authorized data packets, and forwarding a data packet of the one or more data packets to a destination device within a data plane of the software-defined networking upon determining that the data packet is an authorized data packet. The method further includes providing information related to the analysis of the one or more data packets to an out-of-band monitoring and control system for display to a user, and receiving a response communication from the out-of-band monitoring and control system indicating whether the one or more data packets are authorized data packets.
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (USA)
ECK Industries, Inc. (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Glazoff, Michael V.
Ott, Ryan T.
Zhang, Feng
Li, Qiang
Nam, Seungin
Rios, Orlando
Weiss, David J.
Abrégé
An aluminum alloy comprising aluminum, copper, cerium, and one or more of manganese and zirconium. The aluminum alloy comprises a copper:cerium ratio of about 2.0:1.0. Related methods of forming articles comprising the aluminum alloy and articles comprising the aluminum alloy are also disclosed.
C22C 21/12 - Alliages à base d'aluminium avec le cuivre comme second constituant majeur
B22D 11/00 - Coulée continue des métaux, c.-à-d. en longueur indéfinie
C22F 1/057 - Modification de la structure physique des métaux ou alliages non ferreux par traitement thermique ou par travail à chaud ou à froid de l'aluminium ou de ses alliages d'alliages avec le cuivre comme second constituant majeur
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METHODS OF FORMING HEAT EXCHANGERS BY DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND RELATED HEAT EXCHANGERS AND REACTOR ASSEMBLIES
A method of forming a heat exchanger including selecting process parameters for a directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing process for forming a housing and channels within the housing of a heat exchanger and forming the channels within the housing using the process parameters of the DED additive manufacturing process. The inner walls of the channels have hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface properties, and the inner walls of the channels exhibit an as-fabricated surface roughness factor within a range from about 1.0 to about 2.5. A heat exchanger and a reactor assembly comprising a nuclear reactor and a heat exchanger are also disclosed.
B22F 10/38 - Commande ou régulation des opérations pour obtenir des caractéristiques spécifiques du produit, p. ex. le lissage de la surface, la densité, la porosité ou des structures creuses
B22F 5/00 - Fabrication de pièces ou d'objets à partir de poudres métalliques caractérisée par la forme particulière du produit à réaliser
B22F 10/25 - Dépôt direct de particules métalliques, p. ex. dépôt direct de métal [DMD] ou mise en forme par laser [LENS]
An apparatus comprising at least one contact structure. The at least one contact structure comprises a contact, an insulating material overlying the contact, and at least one contact via in the insulating material. The at least one contact structure also comprises a dielectric liner material adjacent the insulating material within the contact via, a conductive material adjacent the dielectric liner material, and a stress compensation material adjacent the conductive material and in a central portion of the at least one contact via. The stress compensation material is at least partially surrounded by the conductive material. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming the apparatus are also disclosed.
H01L 23/532 - Dispositions pour conduire le courant électrique à l'intérieur du dispositif pendant son fonctionnement, d'un composant à un autre comprenant des interconnexions externes formées d'une structure multicouche de couches conductrices et isolantes inséparables du corps semi-conducteur sur lequel elles ont été déposées caractérisées par les matériaux
H01L 21/768 - Fixation d'interconnexions servant à conduire le courant entre des composants distincts à l'intérieur du dispositif
H01L 23/00 - Détails de dispositifs à semi-conducteurs ou d'autres dispositifs à l'état solide
H01L 23/522 - Dispositions pour conduire le courant électrique à l'intérieur du dispositif pendant son fonctionnement, d'un composant à un autre comprenant des interconnexions externes formées d'une structure multicouche de couches conductrices et isolantes inséparables du corps semi-conducteur sur lequel elles ont été déposées
H10B 41/27 - Dispositifs de mémoire morte reprogrammable électriquement [EEPROM] comprenant des grilles flottantes caractérisés par les agencements tridimensionnels, p. ex. avec des cellules à des niveaux différents de hauteur la région de source et la région de drain étant à différents niveaux, p. ex. avec des canaux inclinés les canaux comprenant des parties verticales, p. ex. des canaux en forme de U
H10B 41/41 - Dispositifs de mémoire morte reprogrammable électriquement [EEPROM] comprenant des grilles flottantes caractérisés par la région de circuit périphérique de régions de mémoire comprenant un transistor de sélection de cellules, p. ex. NON-ET
45.
ABLATION CHAMBER ASSEMBLIES, LINERS, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
An ablation chamber assembly, comprising a chamber, a support structure, and a liner. The chamber may have a fluid inlet, a central cavity, and a fluid outlet. The support structure may be disposed in the interior cavity and include a support flange and a fluid passageway defined through the support structure. The liner may be disposed in the chamber over the support flange of the support structure. The liner may include a central opening and one or more sample chambers spaced about the central opening. The one or more sample chambers may be configured to receive testing samples. The support structure fluid passageway may be configured to direct a fluid from the fluid inlet into one sample chamber of the one or more sample chambers through the central opening of the liner and out the fluid outlet.
G21C 17/06 - Dispositifs ou dispositions pour la surveillance ou le test du combustible ou des éléments combustibles en dehors du cœur du réacteur, p. ex. pour la consommation ou pour la contamination
46.
SELECTIVE PRECIPITATION OF SOLUTES FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS
A method of removing one or more of solutes from an aqueous solution comprises introducing, into a first fractional crystallization chamber, dimethyl ether and a salt containing solution comprising one or more dissolved salts to form an aqueous solution, and precipitating a first solid from the aqueous solution. Related systems and additional methods are also described.
C02F 1/54 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par floculation ou précipitation d'impuretés en suspension utilisant des produits organiques
C02F 103/16 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de procédés métallurgiques, c.-à-d. de la production, de la purification ou du traitement de métaux, p. ex. déchets de procédés électrolytiques
C22B 3/00 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés
A direct air capture (DAC) reactor system is disclosed and comprises electrochemical cells. One or more of the electrochemical cells comprises a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte membrane between the cathode and the anode. The electrolyte membrane is configured to transport carbonate ions and oxygenate ions from the cathode to the anode. Additional DAC reactor systems and methods of capturing carbon dioxide from a feedstream using the reactor systems are also disclosed.
B01D 53/32 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par effets électriques autres que ceux prévus au groupe
Impedance testing system and methods are disclosed. A method may include applying a excitation signal to a device under a load condition and capturing a time record of an electrical signal from the device. The method may also include adjusting the time record based on an estimated response to the load condition and estimating an impedance of the device based on the adjusted time record.
G01R 31/389 - Mesure de l’impédance interne, de la conductance interne ou des variables similaires
G01R 31/36 - Dispositions pour le test, la mesure ou la surveillance de l’état électrique d’accumulateurs ou de batteries, p. ex. de la capacité ou de l’état de charge
G01R 31/392 - Détermination du vieillissement ou de la dégradation de la batterie, p. ex. état de santé
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
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ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE APPARATUS INCLUDING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE REACTOR, AND RELATED METHODS
A method of removing impurities using an electrochemical membrane apparatus comprising introducing a leaching solution into an electrochemical membrane reactor. The leaching solution of the electrochemical apparatus comprises copper, aluminum, iron, cobalt, manganese, and nickel. The electrochemical membrane reactor comprises at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode, and the leaching solution is in contact with the at least one negative electrode. A current is applied through the electrochemical membrane reactor to adjust a pH of the leaching solution and copper is deposited on the at least one negative electrode. The aluminum and the iron are removed from the leaching solution, and the cobalt, the manganese, and the nickel are recovered from the leaching solution. An electrochemical membrane apparatus including an electrochemical membrane reactor is also disclosed.
C02F 1/467 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse par désinfection électrochimique
C02F 1/461 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse
C02F 103/16 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de procédés métallurgiques, c.-à-d. de la production, de la purification ou du traitement de métaux, p. ex. déchets de procédés électrolytiques
C02F 103/34 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie chimique non prévue dans les groupes
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Methods of forming articles including microchannels therein, and related articles
A method of forming an article comprises forming a feed material around one or more shapeholders and sintering the feed material and the one or more shapeholders to form a sintered article comprising the one or more shapeholders in a base material. The sintered article is exposed to a solvent to remove the one or more shapeholders from the base material. Additional methods are disclosed, as well as articles including one or more microchannels exhibiting a diameter of from about 5 μm to about 10 mm.
Disclosed herein are cyclopolyphosphazenes of formula I:
Disclosed herein are cyclopolyphosphazenes of formula I:
Disclosed herein are cyclopolyphosphazenes of formula I:
methods for the preparation thereof and uses thereof in adjuvant compositions.
A61K 39/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps
A61K 39/39 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps caractérisées par les additifs immunostimulants, p. ex. par les adjuvants chimiques
52.
METHODS FOR SEPARATING PLANT MATTER INTO ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES
Methods of separating plant matter are described herein. The methods may include contacting monocotyledonous plant matter with one or more enzymes or one or more organisms expressing one or more enzymes, where the monocotyledonous plant matter includes vascular bundles, pith, and rind. Following the enzymatic treatment, additional processing of the plant matter may be undertaken through mechanical means. The low-intensity mechanical processing may dislodge the pith, rind, and vascular bundles from one another while minimizing energy consumption and potential damage to the plant matter. Further processing may include sorting mechanisms such as mechanical screening or pneumatic air classification. The incorporation of enzymatic treatment prior to mechanical separation may enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of separating the rind, pith, and vascular bundles from one another compared to conventional mechanical separation methods.
C12P 7/10 - Éthanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12N 9/24 - Hydrolases (3.) agissant sur les composés glycosyliques (3.2)
53.
METHODS OF MEASURING THERMAL PROPERTIES, AND RELATED APPARATUSES
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to measuring thermal properties. At least one embodiment includes a method including heating a location of an object with an excitation laser beam, the excitation laser beam being a continuous-wave laser beam modulated by a square-wave modulation waveform. The method may also include measuring temperature at the location over time by measuring changes in one or more reflective properties at the location. Related apparatuses are also disclosed.
G01K 11/125 - Mesure de la température basée sur les variations physiques ou chimiques, n'entrant pas dans les groupes , , ou utilisant le changement de couleur, de translucidité ou de réflectance utilisant les changements de réflectance
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p. ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
54.
RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL STORAGE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
A radiation monitoring system includes an optical fiber. The system further includes a scintillating fiber operatively coupled to a first end of the optical fiber at a first end of the scintillating fiber. The system also includes a damage detection device configured to detect damage to at least one of the optical fiber and the scintillating fiber.
A temperature-controlled irradiation system may include an outer containment and a sealed capsule disposed within the outer containment. The sealed capsule may be configured to contain a testing material within the sealed capsule. The system may further include a temperature sensor disposed within the sealed capsule. The temperature sensor may be configured to measure a temperature of the testing material. A pressure sensor may be disposed within the sealed capsule. The pressure sensor may be configured to measure an internal pressure of the sealed capsule. The system may include a heater disposed within the sealed capsule. The heater may be configured to control the temperature of the testing material. The heater may be immersed within the testing material. A gas gap is provided between the sealed capsule and the outer containment. The gas gap may be configured to control thermal conductivity between the sealed capsule and the outer containment.
G01N 25/48 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de moyens thermiques en recherchant la production de quantités de chaleur, c.-à-d. la calorimétrie, p. ex. en mesurant la chaleur spécifique, en mesurant la conductivité thermique sur une solution, sorption ou réaction chimique n'impliquant pas une oxydation par combustion ou catalyse
G21C 11/08 - Écrans thermiquesRevêtements thermiques, c.-à-d. pour dissiper la chaleur provenant de radiations gamma qui sans cela chaufferaient un écran biologique externe
56.
ATOMIZATION DEVICES FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS INCLUDING AN ATOMIZATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF ATOMIZING A TARGET SUBSTRATE
An atomization device includes a container and an atomization system. The container is sized and configured to be located within a build chamber of an additive manufacturing apparatus. The container includes a container opening in a top thereof. The container opening is sized and configured to receive an energy source of the additive manufacturing apparatus extended through the container opening or sized and configured to permit passage of energy from the energy source through the container opening. The atomization system includes a target substrate support including a device to vibrate the target substrate positioned within the container and is configured to cooperate with the additive manufacturing apparatus and utilize the energy to atomize a target substrate within the container. An additive manufacturing system and a method for atomizing a target substrate are also disclosed.
B22F 12/50 - Moyens d’alimentation en matériau, p. ex. têtes
B22F 9/08 - Fabrication des poudres métalliques ou de leurs suspensionsAppareils ou dispositifs spécialement adaptés à cet effet par des procédés physiques à partir d'un matériau liquide par coulée, p. ex. à travers de petits orifices ou dans l'eau, par atomisation ou pulvérisation
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HIGH-TEMPERATURE LATENT HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM USING TRANSPORTABLE HEAT PIPES FOR VERSATILE INTEGRATION WITH EMERGING MICROREACTORS
A heat pipe integrated thermal battery (“HITB”) is provided that may include a storage tank, a thermal storage medium within the storage tank, a guide tube extending within the storage tank and through at least one end of the storage tank, and a heat pipe configured to be movable within the guide tube. The heat pipe may be configured to discharge heat to and absorb heat from the thermal storage medium within the storage tank.
F28D 20/02 - Appareils ou ensembles fonctionnels d'accumulation de chaleur en généralAppareils échangeurs de chaleur de régénération non couverts par les groupes ou utilisant la chaleur latente
F28F 5/00 - Éléments spécialement adaptés au mouvement
58.
METHANE ACTIVATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUSES
A method of forming a hydrocarbon product and hydrogen gas comprises introducing CH4 to a positive electrode of an electrochemical cell comprising the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The proton-conducting membrane comprises an electrolyte material having an ionic conductivity greater than or equal to about 10−2 S/cm at one or more temperatures within a range of from about 150° C. to about 600° C. A potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell to produce the hydrocarbon product and the hydrogen gas. A CH4 activation system and an electrochemical cell are also described.
Systems and methods for classifying and sorting of dark colored and/or black-colored plastic materials utilizing a vision system or one or more sensor systems implemented with one or more medium wavelength infrared cameras whereby the captured image data is process within a machine learning system in order to identify or classify each of the materials, which may then be sorted into separate groups based on such an identification or classification.
A method of forming a hydrocarbon product and a protonation product comprises introducing C2H6 to a positive electrode of an electrochemical cell comprising the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The proton-conducting membrane comprises an electrolyte material having an ionic conductivity greater than or equal to about 10−2 S/cm at one or more temperatures within a range of from about 150° C. to about 650° C. A potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell to produce the hydrocarbon product and the protonation product. A C2H6 activation system and an electrochemical cell are also described.
An energy storage device (ESD) manager may be configured to utilize and/or develop aging models configured to model age-related performance degradation predicted to be incurred by an ESD under respective operating conditions. The aging model of an ESD may be used to determine operating conditions that satisfy the performance and/or endurance requirements of an application. The ESD manager may generate a policy to manage operation of the ESD in accordance with the determined operating conditions. For example, the aging model may be used to determine discharge conditions predicted to ensure that performance degradation incurred by the ESD remains below a threshold for a specified usage period. The discharge conditions may be used to determine a discharge configuration adapted to configure the application to utilize the ESD in accordance with the determined discharge conditions.
A system comprises one or more networks including a digital twin and one or more cyber system components. The digital twin is configured to emulate at least a portion of a physical system of an operational technology (OT) system. One or more processors of the system are configured to select a mitigative response measure to enable in the one or more networks for execution in response to a simulated cyber attack; determine a physical system reaction and a cyber system reaction responsive to the simulated cyber attack and the mitigative response measure; and determine a resilience level of an OT system enabled with the mitigative response measure responsive to the physical system reaction and the cyber system reaction.
A metal-coated article that comprises a substrate, a transition metal region adjacent to the substrate, and a platinum-group metal region adjacent to the transition metal region. The transition metal region comprises a transition metal carbide layer adjacent to the substrate. The platinum-group metal region comprises a transition metal/platinum-group metal layer that is adjacent to the transition metal region and a platinum-group metal layer adjacent to the transition metal/platinum-group metal layer. Related methods are also disclosed.
An apparatus for removing flexible material from rotating equipment includes a cutter assembly integrated into the rotating equipment. The cutter assembly includes a cutter shaft, a cutter blade coupled to the cutter shaft, and a movement mechanism configured to move the cutter assembly along an axis of the rotating equipment to cut accumulated material from the rotating equipment.
A method of recovering lithium from a lithium-containing material comprises introducing a lithium-containing material to an electrochemical cell, transporting lithium ions from the lithium-containing material through a cation exchange membrane to a catholyte within a cathode chamber of the electrochemical cell, reacting the lithium ions with bicarbonate ions in the cathode chamber to form lithium carbonate, and removing the lithium carbonate from the catholyte. Related methods of recovering lithium from lithium-containing, materials, and related systems are disclosed.
An electrochemical cell is disclosed and comprises an electrolyte between a cathode and an anode and a protective layer between the anode and the electrolyte. The protective layer comprises a porous layer over the anode and a dense layer over the porous layer, each of the porous layer and the dense layer comprising an inorganic compound, an organic compound, or an inorganic-organic composite. Additional electrochemical cells are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of forming an electrochemical cell.
Various embodiments relate to determining a lithium-plating state of a battery. Various embodiments include a method including: observing a first characteristic of a battery, observing a second characteristic of the battery, and determining, based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic, a lithium-plating state of the battery. In some embodiments, the first characteristic and the second characteristic may each be one of: a rate of change of the capacity per cycle over a number of cycles, end-of-charge rest voltage over a number of cycles, and a coulombic efficiency over a number of cycles. Related devices are also disclosed.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
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Network systems, classification methods, and related apparatuses for security analyses of electronic messages
Network systems, classification methods, and related apparatuses for security analyses of electronic messages are disclosed. An apparatus includes an input terminal to receive message data corresponding to an electronic message to be delivered to a destination device and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to, if the electronic message includes an attached file, disassemble the attached file to obtain assembly code from the attached file. The processing circuitry is also configured to translate the assembly code to generate function labels corresponding to functions the assembly code is configured to instruct the destination device to perform. The processing circuitry is further configured to classify the electronic message as anomalous responsive to one or more of the generated function labels being identified as suspicious.
G06F 9/455 - ÉmulationInterprétationSimulation de logiciel, p. ex. virtualisation ou émulation des moteurs d’exécution d’applications ou de systèmes d’exploitation
Systems, devices, and methods are described for scheduling radio frequency spectrum at a base station for one or more user equipment. A method may include receiving, at a base station of a radio-frequency communication network, a message from a user equipment. The message may include a transmission utilizing unlicensed spectrum or shared spectrum. The method may also include determining, based on the message, a degree of interference. The method may also include determining, based on the degree of interference, whether to service the user equipment using the unlicensed spectrum or shared spectrum. Related systems and devices are also disclosed.
A composite media for non-oxidative C2H6 dehydrogenation comprises an aluminosilicate zeolite matrix, and an EDH catalyst on one or more of an external surface of the aluminosilicate zeolite matrix and internal surfaces within pores of the aluminosilicate zeolite matrix. The EDH catalyst comprises one or more of Fe, Zn, Pt, Ga, alloys thereof, and oxides thereof. A C2H6 activation system, and a method of processing a C2H6-containing stream are also described.
B01J 8/00 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solidesAppareillage pour de tels procédés
B01J 8/02 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solidesAppareillage pour de tels procédés avec des particules immobiles, p. ex. dans des lits fixes
B01J 29/40 - Zéolites aluminosilicates cristallinesLeurs composés isomorphes du type pentasil, p. ex. types ZSM-5, ZSM-8 ou ZSM-11
B01J 35/02 - Catalyseurs caractérisés par leur forme ou leurs propriétés physiques, en général solides
B01J 35/10 - Catalyseurs caractérisés par leur forme ou leurs propriétés physiques, en général solides caractérisés par leurs propriétés de surface ou leur porosité
C01B 3/26 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par décomposition de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides d'hydrocarbures avec des catalyseurs
Disclosed is a method of analyzing an energy storage device including normalizing charge and discharge voltage profiles to obtain normalized charge and discharge voltage profiles as a function of a normalized capacity; averaging the normalized voltage profiles to obtain an averaged voltage profile as a function of the normalized capacity; determining an internal resistance between the charge or discharge voltage profiles and the normalized averaged voltage profile; determining a current-resistance (IR) potential responsive to a measured current and the determined internal resistance; determining an IR-free voltage charge or discharge profile of the energy storage device; and determining a ratio between a capacity change and a voltage potential change in a charging or discharging process of the energy storage device over a predetermined interval of time responsive to the determined IR-free voltage charge or discharge profiles.
G01R 31/385 - Dispositions pour mesurer des variables des batteries ou des accumulateurs
G01R 31/389 - Mesure de l’impédance interne, de la conductance interne ou des variables similaires
H01M 4/505 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de manganèse d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du manganèse pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiMn2O4 ou LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
72.
NETWORK SECURITY AND RELATED APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
Network security and related apparatuses, methods, and security systems are disclosed. An apparatus includes a variational autoencoder trained to reconstruct a benign packet flow representation of a benign packet flow corresponding to a benign stream of packets. The processing circuitry is configured to apply a packet flow representation of a packet flow corresponding to a received stream of packets to the variational autoencoder to generate a reconstructed packet flow representation. The packet flow representation includes one or more of a determined transfer entropy corresponding to the received stream of packets, flow derived metadata, or a Granger causality of the packet flow. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a reconstruction loss of the reconstructed packet flow representation and determine whether the received stream of packets is anomalous responsive to the determined reconstruction loss.
A fuel structure includes an advanced technology fuel (ATF) composite body. The ATF composite body includes a first fissile material, such as uranium oxide (UO2), and a second fissile material, such as uranium diboride (UB2). The boron atoms of the second fissile material include an integrated burnable absorber (IBA). The ATF composite body further includes an ATF composition comprising the second fissile material combined with the first fissile material. The IBA of the second fissile material is distributed in a matrix of the first fissile material without a detectable amount of uranium tetraboride (UB4).
G21C 3/20 - Détails de structure à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe avec revêtement sur le combustible ou sur l'intérieur de l'enveloppeDétails de structure à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe avec une intercouche non active entre l'enveloppe et le matériau actif
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to generating control signals for energy sources. Some embodiments include a method, the method including generating a first control signal at least partially responsive to a request signal and at least partially responsive to a first capability of a first energy source to change a first energy output. The first control signal may be indicative of a first portion of a requested amount of energy to be provided by the first energy source. The method may also include generating a second control signal at least partially responsive to the request signal and at least partially responsive to a second capability of a second energy source to change a second energy output. The second control signal may be indicative of a second portion of the requested amount of energy to be provided by the second energy source. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
Sol-gel particles comprising a reaction product of a sol-gel precursor, the reaction product comprising networked polymeric chains including silicon or a metal and at least one dopant substantially homogeneously dispersed in the reaction product of the sol-gel precursor. A method and system for producing the sol-gel particles are also disclosed.
Embodiments disclosed herein include a method of analyzing changes in a system that occur over time. A battery is an example of such a system. The changes may result from discrete interactions. The method may include defining an electrode of a battery. The method may also include obtaining an expression for discrete interactions between the electrode and one or more of a solvent, a salt component, and an event that affects the battery. The method may also include modeling the discrete interactions between the electrode and the one or more of the solvent, the salt component, and the event. The method may also include obtaining, based on the modeling of the discrete interactions, an aging profile. The aging profile may be indicative of changes in the battery resulting from the discrete interactions.
A power generation device may include a radiation source, an emitter, and a collector. The emitter may be formed adjacent to the radiation source. The emitter may include a high-density material. The collector may be adjacent to the radiation source and include a low-density material. The emitter is between the radiation source and the collector. An insulator may be positioned between the emitter and the collector. An emitter of a nuclear battery and a method of forming an emitter of a nuclear battery are also disclosed.
A method of forming an article comprises placing a first material and a second material in a die of a direct current sintering apparatus. The second material directly contacts the first material. An electric current and pressure are applied to the first material and the second material to form an article. An additional method comprises placing a nickel-based material in direct contact with one or more other nickel-based materials to form a stack of nickel-based materials. An electric current and pressure are applied to the stack of nickel-based materials to join the nickel-based material and the one or more other nickel-based materials. Related articles are also disclosed.
B22F 7/04 - Fabrication de couches composites, de pièces ou d'objets à base de poudres métalliques, par frittage avec ou sans compactage de couches successives avec une ou plusieurs couches non réalisées à partir de poudre, p. ex. à partir de tôles
B21D 53/04 - Fabrication d'autres objets particuliers d'échangeurs de chaleur, p. ex. radiateurs, condenseurs à partir des tôles
79.
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR DIRECT OXIDE REDUCTION, AND RELATED METHODS
A method of direct oxide reduction includes forming a molten salt electrolyte in an electrochemical cell, disposing at least one metal oxide in the electrochemical cell, disposing a counter electrode comprising a material selected from the group consisting of osmium, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, platinum, silver, gold, lithium iridate, lithium ruthenate, a lithium rhodate, a lithium tin oxygen compound, a lithium manganese compound, strontium ruthenium ternary compounds, calcium iridate, strontium iridate, calcium platinate, strontium platinate, magnesium ruthenate, magnesium iridate, sodium ruthenate, sodium iridate, potassium iridate, and potassium ruthenate in the electrochemical cell, and applying a current between the counter electrode and the at least one metal oxide to reduce the at least one metal oxide. Related methods of direct oxide reduction and related electrochemical cells are also disclosed.
A method of producing uranium chloride. The method comprises combining a uranium feedstock, a chlorinating agent, and a metal salt in a reaction vessel to form a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is heated to a temperature of from about 600° C. to about 850° C. to form uranium chloride or a uranium chloride eutectic mixture. The uranium chloride or the uranium chloride eutectic mixture is separated from the reaction mixture. A composition comprising uranium chloride or a uranium chloride eutectic mixture at a purity of greater than about 99.9 is also disclosed, as are additional methods of producing uranium chloride.
A Control Neutron Absorber (CNA) assembly for a microreactor that produces nuclear energy is disclosed. The CNA assembly includes a housing, a CNA rod, and a burnable absorber. The housing includes an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing is configured to receive a CNA rod. The outer housing extends coaxially with the inner housing and is positioned radially outward and offset from the inner housing defining a cavity therebetween. The CNA rod includes a neutron absorbing rod including a first neutron absorbing material. The neutron absorbing rod is positioned within the inner housing and is configured to move axially relative to the inner housing. The burnable absorber includes a second neutron absorbing material, exhibits a neutron absorbing strength that is less than that of the neutron absorbing rod, is positioned within the inner housing, and is configured to receive the neutron absorbing rod therein.
A method of operating an energy storage device comprises applying external pressure onto an electrochemical cell during charging and/or discharging. The cell comprises a sulfur-based cathode within a compressible vessel. An energy storage system may include plates and at least one electrochemical cell that includes—within a compressible vessel—a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. The cathode comprises a sulfur-based active material. In a method of assembling a system for operating an energy storage device, at least one electrochemical cell is disposed between a pair of plates and adjacent pressure sensor(s). A distance between the plates is fixed at which a measured pressure is within a range from greater than about 0 kPa to about 689 kPa above ambient pressure. The plate-separation distance is maintained while charging or discharging the electrochemical cell(s).
A neutron moderator includes a porous metal hydride with channels within the porous metal hydride. Further, a method of regenerating a neutron moderator includes providing an at least partially depleted metal hydride article and introducing a hydrogen-containing gas into the at least partially depleted metal hydride article. The at least partially depleted metal hydride article includes channels. A nuclear reactor includes one or more neutron moderator regions in a core of a reactor, one or more fuel regions adjacent to the one or more neutron moderator regions, one or more heat transfer regions adjacent to the one or more fuel regions, control drums adjacent to the core, and a control rod adjacent to the core. One or more of the neutron moderator regions include a neutron moderator comprising a porous metal hydride article that has channels.
G21C 19/00 - Dispositions pour le traitement, pour la manipulation, ou pour faciliter la manipulation, du combustible ou d'autres matériaux utilisés à l'intérieur du réacteur, p. ex. à l'intérieur de l'enceinte sous pression
84.
PROTECTED HIGH TEMPERATURE IRRADIATION RESISTANT THERMOCOUPLE
A thermocouple may have a first thermoelement wire formed of a first material and a first sheath covering at least part of the first thermoelement wire. The first sheath may provide thermal insulation and may be formed of a third material, different from the first material, that is subject to oxidation in response to exposure to a surrounding material. The thermocouple may further have a second sheath covering at least a first portion of the first sheath. The second sheath may act as a barrier between the first portion of the first sheath and the surrounding material and may be formed of a fourth material that is resistant to oxidation in the surrounding material. The first thermoelement wire may be joined, at a junction, with one of the first sheath, and a second thermoelement wire formed of a second material different from the first material.
G01K 7/06 - Mesure de la température basée sur l'utilisation d'éléments électriques ou magnétiques directement sensibles à la chaleur utilisant des éléments thermo-électriques, p. ex. des thermocouples l'objet à mesurer ne formant pas l'un des matériaux thermo-électriques les matériaux thermo-électriques étant disposés l'un à l'intérieur de l'autre avec la jonction à une extrémité exposée à l'objet, p. ex. du genre à gaine
G01K 7/10 - Dispositions pour compenser les variables auxiliaires, p. ex. la longueur des conducteurs
The present disclosure describes aspects of a machine-learned (ML) spectrum analysis configured to distinguish between a plurality of radioisotope types and/or a plurality of emission levels of respective radioisotope types within spectrum data. The ML spectrum analyzer may utilize an artificial neural network (ANN) having an output layer configured to produce prediction data for respective labels, each label corresponding to a respective radioisotope. The prediction data may be configured to quantify an amount of each respective radioisotope within a subject of the spectrum.
Systems, devices, and methods are described for multi-band spread spectrum communication. A communication system, which may include any number of communication nodes, may include a first communication node including a dedicated first number of subcarrier bands, and a second communication node including a dedicated second number of subcarrier bands. The first communication node may be configured to transmit a link request to the second communication node over the first number of subcarrier bands, and the second communication node may be configured to transmit another link request to the first communication node over the second number of subcarrier bands.
Embodiments disclosed herein include methods, systems and/or devices configured to generate historical parameters of a sigmoidal rate expression based on the sigmoidal rate expression and measured data of a battery. The embodiments may further be configured to predict future parameters of the sigmoidal rate expression based on the sigmoidal rate expression and the historical parameters. The embodiments may further be configured to predict an aging state of the battery based on the sigmoidal rate expression and the future parameters. Additional embodiments are directed to methods, systems, and/or devices configured to synthesize training data based on measured battery data, a sigmoidal rate expression, and ranges for parameters of the sigmoidal rate expression. The additional embodiments may further be configured to train a machine-learning model using the synthesized training data.
This application relates generally to improving energy resolution of measured energy data. One or more embodiments includes a method including obtaining first energy data representative of amounts of energy measured at a first number of energy levels. The method may also include generating second energy data based on the first energy data. The second energy data may be representative of amounts of energy at a second number of energy levels. The second energy data may exhibit a higher energy resolution than the first energy data. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
A method for capturing carbon dioxide comprises introducing a first feed stream comprising carbon dioxide and dioxygen into a first electrochemical cell, reducing the carbon dioxide to carbonate ions at a first cathode of the first electrochemical cell, and reducing the carbonate ions at a first anode to produce a first product stream comprising concentrated carbon dioxide and a second product stream comprising water. A second feed stream comprising water is introduced to a second electrochemical cell coupled to the first electrochemical cell. The water is oxidized at a second anode of the second electrochemical cell to produce hydrogen ions and dioxygen gas, the hydrogen ions are reduced to hydrogen gas at a second cathode, and the hydrogen gas produced by the second cathode is transported to the first anode. The first product stream is removed from the first electrochemical cell. Additional methods and related systems are also disclosed.
B01D 53/32 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par effets électriques autres que ceux prévus au groupe
H01M 8/14 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes fondus
H01M 8/0656 - Combinaison d’éléments à combustible avec des moyens de production de réactifs ou pour le traitement de résidus avec des moyens de production des réactifs gazeux par des moyens électrochimiques
H01M 8/04007 - Dispositions auxiliaires, p. ex. pour la commande de la pression ou pour la circulation des fluides relatives à l’échange de chaleur
90.
HEAT-TRANSFER DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE HEAT-TRANSFER DEVICES
A heat-transfer device and methods for forming the heat-transfer device are disclosed. The method includes forming a first green structure using digital light processing, the first green structure including a different porosity in at least two sections. The method also includes exposing the first green structure to heat to remove resin used during the digital light processing from the first green structure. The method further includes sintering the first green structure to form at least a portion of the heat-transfer device.
B29C 64/268 - Agencements pour irradiation par faisceaux laserAgencements pour irradiation par faisceaux d’électrons [FE]
F28F 21/06 - Structure des appareils échangeurs de chaleur caractérisée par l'emploi de matériaux spécifiés de matériau plastique
F28F 21/08 - Structure des appareils échangeurs de chaleur caractérisée par l'emploi de matériaux spécifiés de métal
B29C 64/165 - Procédés de fabrication additive utilisant une combinaison de matériaux solides et liquides, p. ex. une poudre avec liaison sélective par liant liquide, catalyseur, inhibiteur ou absorbeur d’énergie
F28D 15/04 - Appareils échangeurs de chaleur dans lesquels l'agent intermédiaire de transfert de chaleur en tubes fermés passe dans ou à travers les parois des canalisations dans lesquels l'agent se condense et s'évapore, p. ex. tubes caloporteurs avec des tubes ayant une structure capillaire
A system for managing additive manufacturing (AM) may comprise a datastore configured to store entries pertaining to a design for a three-dimensional (3D) object. The entries may be configured to include a respective set of parameters for an AM process. The parameters may be configured to cause an AM system to produce 3D objects having anisotropic mechanical properties that satisfy specified anisotropic mechanical requirements. The system may further comprise a design manager configured to determine a set of parameters that optimally satisfy the specified requirements, e.g., satisfy the requirements at a minimal cost.
B29C 64/393 - Acquisition ou traitement de données pour la fabrication additive pour la commande ou la régulation de procédés de fabrication additive
B33Y 50/02 - Acquisition ou traitement de données pour la fabrication additive pour la commande ou la régulation de procédés de fabrication additive
G06F 30/12 - CAO géométrique caractérisée par des moyens d’entrée spécialement adaptés à la CAO, p. ex. interfaces utilisateur graphiques [UIG] spécialement adaptées à la CAO
G06F 111/20 - CAO de configuration, p. ex. conception par assemblage ou positionnement de modules sélectionnés à partir de bibliothèques de modules préconçus
G06F 113/10 - Fabrication additive, p. ex. impression en 3D
G06Q 30/0283 - Estimation ou détermination de prix
92.
Hybridized transmission switching for contingency management in electric power systems
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (USA)
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Suryanarayanan, Siddharth
Hussain, Tanveer
Alam, S M Shafiul
Abrégé
Disclosed herein are systems and methods to perform hybridized transmission switching of an electric power system to avoid exceeding line ratings and minimize load shedding.
H02J 3/00 - Circuits pour réseaux principaux ou de distribution, à courant alternatif
H02J 3/14 - Circuits pour réseaux principaux ou de distribution, à courant alternatif pour règler la tension dans des réseaux à courant alternatif par changement d'une caractéristique de la charge du réseau par interruption, ou mise en circuit, des charges du réseau, p. ex. charge équilibrée progressivement
H02J 3/38 - Dispositions pour l’alimentation en parallèle d’un seul réseau, par plusieurs générateurs, convertisseurs ou transformateurs
93.
METHODS OF FORMING A MULTI-PRINCIPAL ELEMENT ALLOYL
A method of forming a multi-principal element alloy may include selecting a targeted composition, the targeted composition defining two or more elements and their respective proportions, determining a theoretical relative feed rate of two or more feedstock materials, determining a series of feedstock relative feed rates based on the theoretical relative feed rate, each member of the series defining a relative feed rate of the feedstock materials, forming a functionally graded material article in a directed energy deposition test process by successively matching a test deposition relative feed rate to each member of the series of feedstock relative feed rates, analyzing the functionally graded material article to determine a empirical feedstock relative feed rate of the series of feedstock relative feed rates, and forming the multi-principal element alloy in a directed energy deposition production process by matching a production deposition relative feed rate to the empirical feedstock relative feed rate.
A metal coated article includes a platinum-group metal region adjacent a refractory metal region, which is adjacent a substrate comprising an inorganic material. A refractory metal carbide layer is adjacent the substrate and the refractory metal layer is adjacent the refractory metal carbide layer. The platinum-group metal region comprises a refractory metal/platinum-group metal layer and a platinum-group metal layer. Related methods are also disclosed.
A flow control device configured to be positioned in a reactor core. The flow control device including a central shaft and at least one blade extending helically from the central shaft. A nuclear reactor and related systems and methods are also disclosed.
G21C 19/28 - Dispositions pour introduire un matériau fluent à l'intérieur du cœur du réacteurDispositions pour enlever un matériau fluent du cœur du réacteur
G21C 15/12 - Aménagement ou disposition de passages dans lesquels la chaleur est transférée au réfrigérant, p. ex. pour la circulation du réfrigérant à travers les supports des éléments combustibles provenant de l'enceinte sous pressionAménagement ou disposition de passages dans lesquels la chaleur est transférée au réfrigérant, p. ex. pour la circulation du réfrigérant à travers les supports des éléments combustibles provenant de l'enceinte d'enveloppe
A catalyst structure is disclosed. The catalyst structure comprises a catalytic material and a metal material on the catalytic material, where the metal material comprises particle sizes in a range from about 1.5 nanometers to about 3 nanometers. An interface between the metal material and the catalytic material comprises bonds between the metal material and the catalytic material. A method of mitigating catalyst deactivation is also disclosed, as is a method of carbon monoxide disproportionation.
A component security device may be disposed at an interface between a component and a cyber-physical system. The disclosed component security device may be physically and/or electrically coupled between the component and infrastructure of the cyber-physical system, such as a backplane, bus, and/or the like. The component security device may be configured to monitor the component, and selectively isolate the component from the cyber-physical system. Since the component security device is interposed at the interface of the component, the component security device may be capable of isolating the component regardless of whether the component has been compromised (e.g., regardless of whether the component is capable of complying with system commands).
G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.-à-d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p. ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée [DNC], systèmes d'ateliers flexibles [FMS], systèmes de fabrication intégrés [IMS], productique [CIM]
G06F 21/82 - Protection des dispositifs de saisie, d’affichage de données ou d’interconnexion
G06F 21/85 - Protection des dispositifs de saisie, d’affichage de données ou d’interconnexion dispositifs d’interconnexion, p. ex. les dispositifs connectés à un bus ou les dispositifs en ligne
G06F 21/55 - Détection d’intrusion locale ou mise en œuvre de contre-mesures
98.
FLUID FLOW SIMULATION DEVICES, FLUID HEATING CHAMBERS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
A fluid flow simulation device may include a heating chamber configured to heat a conductive fluid with one or more electrodes. The fluid flow simulation device may also include a heat exchanger positioned over the heating chamber and a downcomer coupled between an outlet of the heat exchanger and a bottom of the heating chamber.
G01F 3/38 - Mesure du débit volumétrique des fluides ou d'un matériau solide fluent dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers le compteur par quantités successives et plus ou moins séparées, le compteur étant entraîné par l'écoulement avec des chambres de mesure fixes ayant un volume constant au cours du mesurage ayant uniquement une chambre de mesure
Various embodiments relate to devices for transporting high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). A device may include at least one section, wherein each section of the at least one section includes a number of storage tubes. Each storage tube, which is configured to receive and hold a container, extends from adjacent a first end of the section toward a second, opposite end of the section. Each section further includes a number of flux traps, wherein each storage tube of the number of storage tubes is at least partially surrounded by a flux trap of the number of flux traps Associated systems are also disclosed.
G21F 5/14 - Dispositifs spécialement adaptés à la manipulation de récipients ou de barils, p. ex. dispositifs de transport
G21F 5/12 - Dispositifs obturateurs pour récipientsDispositions pour leur étanchéité
G21F 5/015 - Récipients blindés portatifs ou transportables pour le stockage de sources radioactives, p. ex. supports de sources pour unités d'irradiationRécipients pour radio-isotopes
100.
REUSABLE STRUCTURES CONTAINING ISOTOPES FOR SIMULATING RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION ENVIRONMENTS, AND METHODS OF FORMATION
A structure—for use in simulating radioactive contamination environments—comprises fragments encapsulated within a substrate material. The fragments comprise radioactive isotopes with moderate half-lives. To form such structures, the fragments are encapsulated within the at least one substrate material. In a method of simulating a radioactive contamination environment, multiple removable structures, such as the aforementioned structures, are selectively placed in a facility, and may be subsequently removed, stored, and reused.
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