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
G21D 5/00 - Dispositions de réacteurs et de moteurs dans lesquelles la chaleur produite par le réacteur est convertie en énergie mécanique
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
H02K 7/18 - Association structurelle de génératrices électriques à des moteurs mécaniques d'entraînement, p. ex. à des turbines
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOVERING ACIDS FROM ACIDIC AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
A method for recovering one or more acids from an acidic aqueous solution includes contacting the acidic aqueous solution with an organic treatment material comprising dimethyl ether to form an acidic aqueous-organic fraction and an aqueous acid-depleted fraction. The acidic aqueous solution comprises the one or more acids, one or more solutes, and water. The method includes separating the acidic aqueous-organic fraction from the aqueous acid-depleted fraction. The method also includes converting substantially all of the dimethyl ether in the acidic aqueous-organic fraction from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase to form an organic treatment material fraction and an acidic aqueous fraction from the acidic aqueous-organic fraction. The method further includes separating the acidic aqueous fraction from the organic treatment material fraction, and recovering the one or more acids from the acidic aqueous fraction.
A method of recovering electrolyte from an alkaline battery includes contacting at least one cell component of a deconstructed alkaline battery with dimethyl ether (DME) to form an extract fraction and an insoluble fraction. The extract fraction comprises electrolyte in the DME. The electrolyte comprises at least one of an organic electrolyte and an inorganic electrolyte. The method also separating the insoluble fraction from the extract fraction. The method further includes removing the DME from the extract fraction and recovering the electrolyte from the extract fraction. Also disclosed is a system for recovering electrolyte from an alkaline battery.
B09B 3/80 - Destruction de déchets solides ou transformation de déchets solides en quelque chose d'utile ou d'inoffensif impliquant une étape d'extraction
C22B 3/42 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p. ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par extraction utilisant l'échange d'ions
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BURNABLE ABSORBER TRISTRUCTURAL ISOTROPIC PARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS AND FUEL COMPACTS
A burnable absorber tristructural isotropic (TRISO) particle that comprises a kernel that comprises a non-fissile neutron-absorbing material, a porous carbon buffer layer surrounding the kernel, a first pyrolytic carbon layer surrounding the porous carbon buffer layer, a silicon carbide layer surrounding the first pyrolytic carbon layer, and a second pyrolytic carbon layer surrounding the silicon carbide layer. A fuel compact comprising burnable absorber TRISO particles and TRISO fuel particles is also disclosed, as is a method of forming the burnable absorber TRISO particle.
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.
H01M 10/627 - Installations fixes, p. ex. ensemble de production d’énergie tampon ou de production d’énergie de secours
H01M 50/251 - MonturesBoîtiers secondaires ou cadresBâtis, modules ou blocsDispositifs de suspensionAmortisseursDispositifs de transport ou de manutentionSupports spécialement adaptés aux dispositifs fixes, p. ex. production d’énergie tampon ou production d’énergie de secours
H02J 3/18 - Dispositions pour réglage, élimination ou compensation de puissance réactive dans les réseaux
H02J 3/32 - Dispositions pour l'équilibrage de charge dans un réseau par emmagasinage d'énergie utilisant des batteries avec moyens de conversion
H02J 7/34 - Fonctionnement en parallèle, dans des réseaux, de batteries avec d'autres sources à courant continu, p. ex. batterie tampon
H02J 9/06 - Circuits pour alimentation de puissance de secours ou de réserve, p. ex. pour éclairage de secours dans lesquels le système de distribution est déconnecté de la source normale et connecté à une source de réserve avec commutation automatique
H02M 1/42 - Circuits ou dispositions pour corriger ou ajuster le facteur de puissance dans les convertisseurs ou les onduleurs
H01M 50/20 - MonturesBoîtiers secondaires ou cadresBâtis, modules ou blocsDispositifs de suspensionAmortisseursDispositifs de transport ou de manutentionSupports
H01M 50/204 - Bâtis, modules ou blocs de multiples batteries ou de multiples cellules
H02J 3/28 - Dispositions pour l'équilibrage de charge dans un réseau par emmagasinage d'énergie
H02J 7/02 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries pour la charge des batteries par réseaux à courant alternatif au moyen de convertisseurs
H02J 7/04 - Régulation du courant ou de la tension de charge
H02J 9/04 - Circuits pour alimentation de puissance de secours ou de réserve, p. ex. pour éclairage de secours dans lesquels le système de distribution est déconnecté de la source normale et connecté à une source de réserve
H02M 1/12 - Dispositions de réduction des harmoniques d'une entrée ou d'une sortie en courant alternatif
6.
LINEAR VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMERS FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND RELATED METHODS
A linear variable differential transformer ("LVDT") configured to measure temperature is provided. The LVDT includes a ferromagnetic core, a primary coil surrounding the ferromagnetic core, and a secondary coil surrounding the ferromagnetic core. An AC driver is configured to provide an AC current to the primary coil. A first switch is configured to selectively connect and disconnect the AC driver to the primary coil. One or more data acquisition units is configured to measure a resistance of at least one of the primary coil or the secondary coil when the AC driver is disconnected from the primary coil. Methods for measuring temperature with an LVDT are also provided.
G01D 5/22 - Moyens mécaniques pour le transfert de la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensibleMoyens pour convertir la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible en une autre variable, lorsque la forme ou la nature de l'organe sensible n'imposent pas un moyen de conversion déterminéTransducteurs non spécialement adaptés à une variable particulière utilisant des moyens électriques ou magnétiques influençant la valeur d'un courant ou d'une tension en faisant varier l'inductance, p. ex. une armature mobile influençant deux bobines par une action différentielle
G01K 7/16 - Mesure de la température basée sur l'utilisation d'éléments électriques ou magnétiques directement sensibles à la chaleur utilisant des éléments résistifs
H01F 29/10 - Transformateurs ou inductances variables non couverts par le groupe avec noyau, bobine, enroulement ou écran mobile pour compenser une variation de tension ou un déphasage, p. ex. régulateurs d'induction avec parties du circuit magnétique mobiles
G01B 7/14 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour mesurer la distance ou la marge entre des objets ou des ouvertures espacés
G01D 3/036 - Dispositions pour la mesure prévues pour les objets particuliers indiqués dans les sous-groupes du présent groupe pour atténuer les influences indésirables, p. ex. température, pression sur les dispositions de mesure elles-mêmes
7.
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED POWER SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS
An electrochemical cell system includes one or more electrochemical cells. The electrochemical cell system further includes one or more pulse width modulation controllers configured to pulse power associated with the electrochemical cells. The electrochemical cell system also includes one or more testing apparatus coupled to the electrochemical cells in parallel with the pulse width modulation controllers, the testing apparatus configured to measure voltage changes across the electrochemical cells between pulses of the power caused by the pulse width modulation controllers.
An apparatus includes an input terminal configured to receive a plurality of network packets. The apparatus further includes processing circuitry that implements a variational autoencoder trained to encode the plurality of network packets into a latent space representation of the plurality of network packets. The processing circuitry is configured to provide the plurality of network packets to the variational autoencoder to generate a latent space representation of the plurality of network packets and provide the latent space representation of the plurality of network packets to a clustering model to classify each packet of the plurality of network packets based on the latent space representation of the plurality of network packets. The processing circuitry is also configured to generate a three-dimensional plot graph based, at least in part, on the classification of each of the one or more network packets and the latent space representation of the one or more packets.
G06F 21/56 - Détection ou gestion de programmes malveillants, p. ex. dispositions anti-virus
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
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METHODS FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA, AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS
2222O to produce H+22, and e-at the positive electrode, transporting the H+from the positive electrode to the electrolyte, and reducing the H+233. A system and electrochemical cell are also disclosed.
C01C 1/10 - Séparation d'ammoniac de liqueurs ammoniacales, p. ex. de liqueurs contenant des gaz dissous
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ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE APPARATUS COMPRISING ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE REACTORS FOR REMOVING AND RECOVERING ELEMENTS FROM A LEACHING SOLUTION AND RELATED METHODS
22, and an inert gas to the reactor; a pH measurement system coupled to the reactor; and an outlet configured to discharge a purified leaching solution. Methods of separating and recovering elements are also disclosed.
2222) and intermittent solar/wind-based renewable electricity. In-situ formed hybrid oxygen electrode materials have been developed from solid composite materials comprising a double perovskite phase and a single perovskite phase, which significantly improve the surface oxygen exchange coefficient and bulk oxygen-ion diffusion coefficient, enhancing the OER and ORR electrocatalytic activities. The SOECs equipped with these newly-developed oxygen electrode materials achieve exceptional performance for power generation using both hydrogen and propane as fuels. Additionally, the SOECs attain unprecedented performance in steam electrolysis mode. The SOECs also deliver remarkable stability during the accelerated stability testing, highlighting the great potential the solid composite materials as a high-performance oxygen electrode for next generation SOECs.
C25B 13/07 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux inorganiques à base de céramiques
H01M 4/86 - Électrodes inertes ayant une activité catalytique, p. ex. pour piles à combustible
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 12/06 - Éléments hybridesLeur fabrication composés d'un demi-élément du type élément à combustible et d'un demi-élément du type élément primaire avec une électrode métallique et une électrode à gaz
B01J 23/00 - Catalyseurs contenant des métaux, oxydes ou hydroxydes métalliques non prévus dans le groupe
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
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METHODS OF ELECTRODEPOSITING A SINGLE CRYSTAL METAL AND RELATED SYSTEMS
A method of electrodepositing a single crystal metal comprising introducing a working electrode and a counter electrode into a molten salt electrolyte; introducing a feed material into the molten salt electrolyte; applying an electric potential of from about 1.0 mV to about 500 mV to the working electrode and the counter electrode; and forming the single crystal metal on the working electrode. A related system is also disclosed.
Described herein are systems and methods for objective management. A modeling module may generate a hierarchical optimization model to represent a task involving one or more high-level objectives. Dependencies of higher-level objectives within the objective model may be modeled as lower-level child nodes having defined logical relationships. Metrics of higher-level objective nodes may be derived from metrics determined for lower-level, child nodes based on logical relationships between the higher-level objective nodes and lower-level child nodes defined within the objective model. Optimal technological solutions may be selected based on the determined metrics and/or user-specified optimization criteria.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projetsPlanification d’entreprise ou d’organisationModélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
G06F 8/71 - Gestion de versions Gestion de configuration
G06F 9/451 - Dispositions d’exécution pour interfaces utilisateur
G06Q 10/0637 - Gestion ou analyse stratégiques, p. ex. définition d’un objectif ou d’une cible pour une organisationPlanification des actions en fonction des objectifsAnalyse ou évaluation de l’efficacité des objectifs
G06Q 10/0639 - Analyse des performances des employésAnalyse des performances des opérations d’une entreprise ou d’une organisation
H04L 67/1087 - Réseaux de pairs [P2P] en utilisant les aspects inter-fonctionnels d’établissement de réseau
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METHODS OF SEPARATING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AND RELATED SYSTEMS
A method for separating rare earth elements by capillary electrophoresis that comprises introducing a ligand solution and a rare earth element solution into a separation chamber, the ligand solution comprising one or more ligands comprising propylamine, butylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibutylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, 15-crown-5, 18-crown-6, iminodiacetic acid (IDA), lactic acid (LA), formic acid (FA), acetic acid (AA), oxalic acid (OA), benzoic acid (BA), citric acid (CA), propionic acid (PA), butyric acid, and hydroxyisobutyric acid (α-HIBA), and the rare earth element solution comprising two or more rare earth elements; positioning terminal ends of the separation chamber in respective buffer solutions; applying a voltage across electrodes positioned in the respective buffer solutions to facilitate ionic movement through the separation chamber to separate one or more of the rare earth elements from the rare earth element solution; and recovering the one or more of the rare earth elements. Additional methods and related systems are also disclosed.
nn+2nnn), protons (H+), and electrons (e-) from the alkane. The electrochemical cell also comprises a negative electrode and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolyte is formulated to conduct the protons. The method further comprises applying a potential difference between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell to produce an alkene, to transport the protons across the electrolyte to the negative electrode and to produce a hydrogenation reaction product.
C07C 5/32 - Préparation d'hydrocarbures à partir d'hydrocarbures contenant le même nombre d'atomes de carbone par déshydrogénation avec formation d'hydrogène libre
16.
MATERIAL TESTING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
A non-destructive testing system includes a laser having an adjustable modulation frequency. The system further includes a first mirror configured to intercept and redirect thermal electromagnetic radiation released by a structure after the laser heats a surface of a material of the structure. The system also includes a second mirror configured to intercept, redirect, and concentrate the thermal electromagnetic radiation after the thermal electromagnetic radiation is intercepted and redirected by the first mirror. The system further includes a detector configured to receive and measure the thermal electromagnetic radiation after the thermal electromagnetic radiation is intercepted, redirected, and concentrated by the second mirror.
A method comprises obtaining historical aging data of a battery that has aged in a first life use; determining, based on the historical aging data, parameters of a physics-based model that represents a first life use aging of the battery; for respective ones of multiple candidate second life uses of the battery, determining parameters of a predictive physics-based model that predicts a second life use aging of the battery, the determining based on the first life use aging of the battery and second life use operating conditions associated with the respective candidate second life use; and selecting a second life use for the battery based on the predicted second life use agings of the battery. A computer-readable medium includes computer-executable instructions, which when executed on one or more processors, perform operations of the method.
G01R 31/367 - Logiciels à cet effet, p. ex. pour le test des batteries en utilisant une modélisation ou des tables de correspondance
B60L 58/10 - Procédés ou agencements de circuits pour surveiller ou commander des batteries ou des piles à combustible, spécialement adaptés pour des véhicules électriques pour la surveillance et la commande des batteries
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METHODS OF PRODUCING URANIUM-ZIRCONIUM CARBONITRIDE AND RELATED MATERIALS
A method of producing uranium-zirconium carbonitride comprises combining uranium nitride and zirconium carbide in a die of a sintering assembly, applying pressure to the combined uranium nitride and zirconium carbide with the die, and applying direct current across the combined uranium nitride and zirconium carbide to form uranium-zirconium carbonitride. Another method comprises reacting a uranium-zirconium alloy with a cyanide compound to form uranium-zirconium carbonitride. An additional method comprises combining zirconium, uranium, and carbon under a nitrogen atmosphere in an arc melt caster, heating the zirconium, uranium, and carbon to a temperature of greater than or equal to about 3500°C to form a melt phase comprising zirconium, uranium, carbon, and nitrogen, and cooling the melt phase to form uranium-zirconium carbonitride. A composition comprising uranium-zirconium carbonitride at a purity of greater than or equal to about 99.5% is also disclosed.
C04B 35/51 - Produits céramiques mis en forme, caractérisés par leur compositionCompositions céramiquesTraitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques à base de composés des actinides
C04B 35/58 - Produits céramiques mis en forme, caractérisés par leur compositionCompositions céramiquesTraitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques à base de non oxydes à base de borures, nitrures ou siliciures
C04B 35/622 - Procédés de mise en formeTraitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques
A sintering device comprises at least two rollers spaced apart and defining a sintering space therebetween. Each roller comprises an electrically conductive outer ring and at least two brushes disposed on each of the at least two rollers and configured to pass an electric current through the electrically conductive outer rings of each of the at least two rollers. A sintering assembly comprises the sintering device and an enclosure operatively connected to the sintering device. The at least two rollers of the sintering device are configured to receive a feedstock from an inlet of the enclosure and configured to produce a sintered product to an outlet of the enclosure. Methods of sintering a feedstock are also disclosed.
C21D 9/62 - Fours continus pour bandes ou fils métalliques avec chauffage direct par résistance
B22F 3/105 - Frittage seul en utilisant un courant électrique, un rayonnement laser ou un plasma
B22F 3/18 - Fabrication de pièces ou d'objets à partir de poudres métalliques, caractérisée par le mode de compactage ou de frittageAppareils spécialement adaptés à cet effet en utilisant des rouleaux presseurs
A method of forming a structure includes positioning a sensor within a mold. The method further includes depositing particles of a material having a high-temperature melting point in the mold and around the sensor. The method also includes applying pressure to the material having the high-temperature melting point in the mold while heating the material having the high-temperature melting point in the mold to a sintering temperature of the particles of the material having the high-temperature melting point in the mold. The method further includes forming a fully dense solid structure from the particles of the material having the high-temperature melting point in the mold with the sensor disposed in the fully dense solid structure.
A method comprises obtaining near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic data associated with a solid waste sample; inputting the NIR spectroscopic data into a classification model, the classification model being trained with NIR spectroscopic training data of multiple monolayer plastic samples of different monolayer plastics and multiple multilayer plastic samples of different multilayer plastics; and classifying the solid waste sample into one of multiple classes based on an output result of the classification model on the NIR spectroscopic data, the multiple classes including different monolayer plastic classes associated with respective different monolayer plastics and a multilayer plastic class associated with the different multilayer plastics. The method may further comprise obtaining Raman spectroscopic data associated with a classified multilayer plastic sample; and determining, based on the Raman spectroscopic data, one or more compositions of one or more layers of the classified multilayer plastic sample.
in situin situ corrosion mitigation in a molten salt process includes preheating a sparging gas mixture comprising a sparging gas and a carrier gas. The method also includes contacting molten salt with the preheated sparging gas mixture. The method further includes transferring impurities in the molten salt to a surface of the molten salt with the preheated sparging gas mixture. Additional methods are also disclosed.
B01D 21/00 - Séparation par sédimentation de particules solides en suspension dans des liquides
B01J 10/00 - Procédés chimiques généraux faisant réagir un liquide avec des milieux gazeux autrement qu'en présence de particules solidesAppareillage spécialement adapté à cet effet
F28D 20/00 - Appareils ou ensembles fonctionnels d'accumulation de chaleur en généralAppareils échangeurs de chaleur de régénération non couverts par les groupes ou
B01F 23/23 - Mélange de gaz avec des liquides en introduisant des gaz dans des milieux liquides, p. ex. pour produire des liquides aérés
An activity detection system may include a video capture device, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to receive training image data including one or more two-dimensional images, each two-dimensional image associated with one or more first activities represented in each respective two-dimensional image, apply machine learning techniques to the training image data to generate a classification model for classifying one or more activities, receive a plurality of video frames received, generate composite image data based on the plurality of video frames, detect, via the at least one classification model, one or more second activities represented in the composite image data, and classify, via the at least one classification model, the one or more second activities detected in the composite image data.
A method of extracting a metal of interest comprises dissolving an oxidizable metal compound in an electrolyte contained in an electrochemical cell; dissolving a sulfoarsenide compound comprising the metal of interest in the electrolyte; applying a current between an anode and a cathode of the electrochemical cell to produce an electrochemical product solution comprising soluble metal ions of the oxidizable metal compound, soluble metal ions of the metal of interest, and a soluble arsenic acid; reacting the soluble arsenic acid with the metal ions of the oxidizable metal compound to form an insoluble arsenate compound comprising the metal of the oxidizable metal compound; and separating the soluble metal ions of the metal of interest from the insoluble arsenate compound. Also disclosed is a method of extracting a metal of interest from a metal containing feed stream, and a method of isolating cobalt from a metal containing feed stream.
C25C 1/08 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux du groupe du fer, de métaux réfractaires ou du manganèse du nickel ou du cobalt
C25C 1/12 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions du cuivre
C25C 1/16 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions du zinc, du cadmium ou du mercure
C22B 3/06 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés par lixiviation dans des solutions inorganiques acides
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING AQUEOUS LIQUIDS FROM A SOLID POROUS MATERIAL VIA SOLVENT DISPLACEMENT
A method for removing an aqueous liquid from a liquid-entrained porous solid material includes contacting the liquid-entrained porous solid material with a polar organic liquid, the liquid-entrained porous solid material containing the aqueous liquid in pores thereof. The method also includes displacing at least a portion of the aqueous liquid from the pores of the liquid-entrained porous solid material with the polar organic liquid and separating the displaced aqueous liquid from the polar organic liquid. The method additionally includes removing the polar organic liquid from the pores of the liquid-entrained porous solid material to form a dry porous solid material.
A method of forming a composite includes forming a composite preform through additive manufacturing. The method further includes pyrolyzing the composite preform to form a porous composite preform. The method also includes infiltrating the porous composite preform with a carbon precursor to form an infiltrated composite preform. The method further includes carbonizing the infiltrated composite preform to form a carbonized composite preform. The method also includes exposing the carbonized composite preform to electric field assisted sintering (EFAS).
A method for recovering elements from a waste material is disclosed, such as a black mass from spent Li-ion batteries, comprising thermally treating a solid waste material comprising carbon, at least one alkali metal, and one or more of a transition metal and a transition metal oxide, dissolving the thermally treated solid waste material in a solvent to form a dissolved waste material solution, removing the at least one alkali metal from the dissolved waste material solution to form an initial leaching solution, leaching the at least one transition metal to form a pre-purified leaching solution, and removing impurities from the pre-purified leaching solution to form a purified leaching solution. Precipitating transition metal particles from the purified leaching solution and forming a mixed metal oxide particle from the recovered lithium and precipitated transition metal particles is also disclosed.
C25C 1/06 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux du groupe du fer, de métaux réfractaires ou du manganèse
C25C 1/08 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux du groupe du fer, de métaux réfractaires ou du manganèse du nickel ou du cobalt
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METHODS OF FORMING SINTERED ARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS
A method of forming an article includes placing a feed material and a filler material in one or more cavities of a die assembly of an electric-field-assisted sintering apparatus and applying electric current and pressure across the feed material and the filler material to form one or more sintered articles comprising the feed material. A die assembly of a direct current sintering apparatus comprises an upper punch, a lower punch defining one or more first through holes, the one or more first through holes defining one or more first cavities configured to receive a feed material, and a die defining a second through hole configured to at least partially receive the upper punch and the lower punch, the second through hole and at least one of the upper punch and the lower punch defining a second cavity configured to receive a filler material.
B22F 7/00 - Fabrication de couches composites, de pièces ou d'objets à base de poudres métalliques, par frittage avec ou sans compactage
B22F 7/06 - Fabrication de couches composites, de pièces ou d'objets à base de poudres métalliques, par frittage avec ou sans compactage de pièces ou objets composés de parties différentes, p. ex. pour former des outils à embouts rapportés
B22F 7/08 - Fabrication de couches composites, de pièces ou d'objets à base de poudres métalliques, par frittage avec ou sans compactage de pièces ou objets composés de parties différentes, p. ex. pour former des outils à embouts rapportés avec une ou plusieurs parties non faites à partir de poudre
H01F 1/22 - Aimants ou corps magnétiques, caractérisés par les matériaux magnétiques appropriésEmploi de matériaux spécifiés pour leurs propriétés magnétiques en matériaux inorganiques caractérisés par leur coercivité en matériaux magnétiques doux métaux ou alliages sous forme de particules, p. ex. de poudre comprimées, frittées ou agglomérées
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.
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 11/07 - Réaction à l'apparition d'un défaut, p. ex. tolérance de certains défauts
G06F 11/34 - Enregistrement ou évaluation statistique de l'activité du calculateur, p. ex. des interruptions ou des opérations d'entrée–sortie
G06F 21/71 - Protection de composants spécifiques internes ou périphériques, où la protection d'un composant mène à la protection de tout le calculateur pour assurer la sécurité du calcul ou du traitement de l’information
G01R 21/133 - Dispositions pour procéder aux mesures de la puissance ou du facteur de puissance en utilisant des techniques numériques
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM 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.
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.
B60L 53/60 - Surveillance et commande des stations de charge
B60L 53/10 - Procédés de chargement de batteries spécialement adaptées aux véhicules électriquesStations de charge ou équipements de charge embarqués pour ces batteriesÉchange d'éléments d’emmagasinage d'énergie dans les véhicules électriques caractérisés par le transfert d’énergie entre la station de charge et le véhicule
B60L 53/31 - Colonnes de charge spécialement adaptées aux véhicules électriques
B60L 53/66 - Transfert de données entre les stations de charge et le véhicule
G06F 21/55 - Détection d’intrusion locale ou mise en œuvre de contre-mesures
B60L 53/57 - Stations de charge sans raccordement aux réseaux électriques
B60L 53/16 - Connecteurs, p. ex. fiches ou prises, spécialement adaptés pour recharger des véhicules électriques
32.
CARBON DIOXIDE SELECTIVE MEMBRANES, GAS SEPARATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE CARBON DIOXIDE SELECTIVE MEMBRANES, AND RELATED METHODS
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 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
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.
G01N 21/01 - Dispositions ou appareils pour faciliter la recherche optique
G01N 21/25 - CouleurPropriétés spectrales, c.-à-d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes
G01N 21/31 - CouleurPropriétés spectrales, c.-à-d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p. ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique
G01N 27/62 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant l'ionisation des gaz, p. ex. des aérosolsRecherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant les décharges électriques, p. ex. l'émission cathodique
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.
Some embodiments relate to a device including: 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. Some embodiments relate to a method including: 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 include a method additionally including: 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.
G05B 19/406 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par le contrôle ou la sécurité
G06F 11/00 - Détection d'erreursCorrection d'erreursContrôle de fonctionnement
37.
DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATED RESPONSE CONTROL NETWORKS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Distributed automated response control (ARC) networks and related systems and methods are disclosed. A distributed automated response controller network includes a plurality of a plurality of information technology devices and a plurality of operational technology devices. The plurality of information technology devices and the plurality of operational technology devices include a plurality of communication endpoints organized to operate in a distributed hierarchy. The distributed hierarchy includes a bottom tier and one or more higher tiers. The bottom tier includes a first portion of the plurality of communication endpoints configured to perform device controls for the plurality of operational technology devices responsive to a detected threat. The one or more higher tiers include one or more other portions of the plurality of communication endpoints. The one or more other portions of the plurality of communication endpoints are configured to perform network controls responsive to the detected threat
G06F 21/55 - Détection d’intrusion locale ou mise en œuvre de contre-mesures
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
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
38.
METHODS OF SEPARATING METALS FROM A LITHIUM ION BATTERY LEACHATE
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.
C22B 3/20 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p. ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation
C22B 3/38 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p. ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par extraction liquide-liquide utilisant des composés organiques contenant du phosphore
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
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.
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.
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.
C22B 3/04 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés par lixiviation
C25C 1/08 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux du groupe du fer, de métaux réfractaires ou du manganèse du nickel ou du cobalt
C25C 1/12 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions du cuivre
H01M 10/54 - Récupération des parties utiles des accumulateurs usagés
C25C 1/22 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux non prévus dans les groupes
42.
DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING THE STATE OF A VALVE, AND RELATED METHODS
A device for measuring a state of a valve may include a housing configured to connect to a handle of a valve or a body of a valve, a sensor supported on one of the housing or the valve stem, and an indicator detectable by the sensor. The indicator may be configured to move relative to the sensor in response to movement of a valve stem or valve handle during opening and closing of the valve. The sensor may be configured to detect a position of the indicator to determine a state of the valve. Related systems and methods are also described.
A61M 5/168 - Moyens pour commander l'écoulement des agents vers le corps ou pour doser les agents à introduire dans le corps, p. ex. compteurs de goutte-à-goutte
A61M 1/36 - Autre traitement du sang dans une dérivation du système circulatoire naturel, p. ex. adaptation de la température, irradiation
G01D 5/34 - Moyens mécaniques pour le transfert de la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensibleMoyens pour convertir la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible en une autre variable, lorsque la forme ou la nature de l'organe sensible n'imposent pas un moyen de conversion déterminéTransducteurs non spécialement adaptés à une variable particulière utilisant des moyens optiques, c.-à-d. utilisant de la lumière infrarouge, visible ou ultraviolette avec atténuation ou obturation complète ou partielle des rayons lumineux les rayons lumineux étant détectés par des cellules photo-électriques
G01F 22/00 - Procédés ou appareils pour la mesure du volume des fluides ou des matériaux solides fluents, non prévus ailleurs
A61K 39/39 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps caractérisées par les additifs immunostimulants, p. ex. par les adjuvants chimiques
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.
One or more embodiments of the present disclosure may include a device including a first port configured to be communicatively coupled to a first device, a second port configured to be communicatively coupled to a second device, and logic. The logic may be configured, in a permissive operational state, to receive a signal from the first device and transmit the signal to the second device. The logic may further be configured, in a constrained operational state, to transmit a hold signal to the first device, wherein the hold signal instructs the first device to not transmit signals. Associated methods are also disclosed.
H02H 3/38 - Circuits de protection de sécurité pour déconnexion automatique due directement à un changement indésirable des conditions électriques normales de travail avec ou sans reconnexion sensibles à la fois à la tension et au courantCircuits de protection de sécurité pour déconnexion automatique due directement à un changement indésirable des conditions électriques normales de travail avec ou sans reconnexion sensibles à l'angle de déphasage entre tension et courant
H02H 5/04 - Circuits de protection de sécurité pour déconnexion automatique due directement à un changement indésirable des conditions non électriques normales de travail avec ou sans reconnexion sensibles à une température anormale
H02B 1/00 - Charpentes, tableaux, panneaux, pupitres, enveloppesDétails de postes de transformation ou de dispositions de commutation
H04B 5/00 - Systèmes de transmission en champ proche, p. ex. systèmes à transmission capacitive ou inductive
H04B 7/00 - Systèmes de transmission radio, c.-à-d. utilisant un champ de rayonnement
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.
G01R 31/392 - Détermination du vieillissement ou de la dégradation de la batterie, p. ex. état de santé
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 31/378 - 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 spécialement adaptées à un type de batterie ou d’accumulateur
G01R 31/385 - Dispositions pour mesurer des variables des batteries ou des accumulateurs
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.
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. Also disclosed is a method of forming an electrochemical cell.
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.
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).
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 6/46 - Groupement d'éléments primaires en batteries d'éléments plats
51.
METHODS FOR SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS USING DIGLYCOLAMIDE DERIVATIVES
A method for extracting rare earth elements from aqueous solution, comprising: (i) acidifying an aqueous solution containing said rare earth elements with an inorganic acid to result in an acidified aqueous solution containing said rare earth elements and containing the inorganic acid in a concentration of 1-12 M, wherein said rare earth elements are selected from lanthanides, actinides, or combination thereof; and (ii) contacting the acidified aqueous solution with an aqueous-insoluble hydrophobic solution comprising a rare earth extractant compound dissolved in an aqueous-insoluble hydrophobic solvent to result in extraction of one or more of the rare earth elements into the aqueous-insoluble hydrophobic solution by binding of the rare earth extractant compound to the one or more rare earth elements, wherein the rare earth extractant compound has the structure of Formula (1) provided that at least one of the conditions (a)-(d) applies.
C07C 235/06 - Amides d'acides carboxyliques, le squelette carboné de la partie acide étant substitué de plus par des atomes d'oxygène ayant des atomes de carbone de groupes carboxamide liés à des atomes de carbone acycliques et des atomes d'oxygène, liés par des liaisons simples, liés au même squelette carboné le squelette carboné étant acyclique et saturé ayant les atomes d'azote des groupes carboxamide liés à des atomes d'hydrogène ou à des atomes de carbone acycliques
C01F 17/17 - Préparation ou traitement, p. ex. séparation ou purification faisant intervenir une extraction liquide-liquide
C22B 3/26 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p. ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par extraction liquide-liquide utilisant des composés organiques
C22B 59/00 - Obtention des métaux des terres rares
C07C 235/04 - Amides d'acides carboxyliques, le squelette carboné de la partie acide étant substitué de plus par des atomes d'oxygène ayant des atomes de carbone de groupes carboxamide liés à des atomes de carbone acycliques et des atomes d'oxygène, liés par des liaisons simples, liés au même squelette carboné le squelette carboné étant acyclique et saturé
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.
G01R 31/00 - Dispositions pour tester les propriétés électriquesDispositions pour la localisation des pannes électriquesDispositions pour tests électriques caractérisées par ce qui est testé, non prévues ailleurs
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
G01R 31/396 - Acquisition ou traitement de données pour le test ou la surveillance d’éléments particuliers ou de groupes particuliers d’éléments dans une batterie
53.
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.
G06F 1/28 - Surveillance, p. ex. détection des pannes d'alimentation par franchissement de seuils
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
54.
ENERGY PRODUCTION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
An energy production device may include a core and a heat exchanger positioned over the core. The core may include one or more fuel rods. The core may further include a heat transmission fluid configured to flow through natural convection upwards through the one or more fuel rods and collect heat therefrom. The core may also include a reaction control device including a neutron-absorbing material. The heat exchanger may be configured to receive the heat transmission fluid and transfer the heat to an energy harnessing device positioned on an opposite side of the heat exchanger from the core.
Various embodiments relate to unmanned vehicle navigation. A navigation system may include one or more processors configured to communicatively couple with an unmanned vehicle. The one or more processors may be configured to receive an image from the unmanned vehicle and detect a feature within the image. The one or more processors may be further be configured to determine a location of the unmanned vehicle based on the feature and convey one or more commands to the unmanned vehicle based on the location of the unmanned vehicle. Associated methods and computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
A sensor assembly for determining an operating characteristic of a nuclear reactor. The sensor assembly includes a solid-state lasing media doped with a fissile species and disposable within a core of the nuclear reactor and an optical fiber operably coupled to the solid-state lasing media and configured to extend out of the core of the nuclear reactor and to control system of the nuclear reactor. The fissile species include one or more of uranium, plutonium, americium, or californium. A method of determining an operating characteristic of a nuclear reactor includes during operation of the nuclear reactor; receiving from the optical fiber a laser light, analyzing the laser light, and based on the analysis of the laser light, determining the operating characteristic of the nuclear reactor.
G21C 1/08 - Réacteurs hétérogènes, c.-à-d. dans lesquels le combustible et le modérateur sont séparés le modérateur étant hautement pressurisé, p. ex. réacteur à eau bouillante, réacteur à surchauffe intégrale, réacteur à eau pressurisée
G21C 5/00 - Structure du modérateur ou du cœurEmploi de matériaux spécifiés comme modérateur
Methods and systems for producing feedstock powders, suitable for use in laser-based additive manufacturing, use laser ablation to vaporize a source material, which may be in bulk solid or solid coarse grain form. The source material is vaporized by the laser (or other focused energy source) in a vaporization chamber that is temperature controlled to provide a vertical thermal gradient. The vertical thermal gradient may be controlled to, in turn, control the nucleation, coagulation, and agglomeration of the vaporized molecules, enabling formation of microparticles that may then be used as feedstock powders in laser-based additive manufacturing. The produced feedstock powder particles may be of uniform composition, of uniform shape (e.g., substantially spherical), and of uniform phase or homogeneously-mixed phases.
A61B 18/20 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux pour transférer des formes non mécaniques d'énergie vers le corps ou à partir de celui-ci par application de radiations électromagnétiques, p. ex. de micro-ondes en utilisant des lasers
A61B 19/00 - Instruments, outillage ou accessoires pour la chirurgie ou le diagnostic non couverts par l'un des groupes A61B 1/00-A61B 18/00, p.ex. pour stéréotaxie, opération aseptique, traitement de la luxation, protecteurs des bords des blessures(masques de protection du visage A41D 13/11; blouses de chirurgien ou vêtements pour malades A41D 13/12; dispositifs pour retirer, traiter ou transporter les liquides du corps A61M 1/00)
A61B 17/00 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux
58.
PROCESSING FLOWS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS ARE DISCLOSED
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.
Electromagnetic shields, vehicles, wireless charging systems, and related methods are disclosed. An electromagnetic shield includes a shield member including a coil side to face one or more inductive coils. The electromagnetic shield also includes one or more perimeter shield members configured in a loop proximate to a perimeter of the coil side of the shield member. The shield member and the one or more perimeter shield members are configured to shield electromagnetic radiation emitted by the one or more inductive coils.
H02J 50/70 - Circuits ou systèmes pour l'alimentation ou la distribution sans fil d'énergie électrique mettant en œuvre la réduction des champs de fuite électriques, magnétiques ou électromagnétiques
Active electromagnetic shielding for dynamic high power wireless charging and related electrified roadway systems, method, and wireless power transmitters is disclosed. A wireless power transmitter includes a first canceling coil offset from a power transmission coil, a second canceling coil offset from the power transmission coil, and circuitry electrically connected to the first canceling coil and the second canceling coil. The circuitry is configured to deliver canceling currents to the first canceling coil and the second canceling coil to destructively interfere with portions of electromagnetic fields generated by the power transmission coil.
Systems and methods for selectively recovering a target metal from an ion exchange resin are generally described. In certain embodiments, such methods and systems can be employed for metal purification and enrichment of target metal species from mixtures containing contaminating or non-target metals. In some embodiments, ion exchange is accomplished in the presence of one or more species that facilitate the recovery of a metal from a composition further comprising one or more other metals. The recovered metal-containing composition may contain the recovered metal at relatively high purity and/or in relatively large amounts. In some embodiments, the conditions present during ion exchange are varied in a manner that facilitates the enrichment of a metal from an initial (e.g. sample) composition further comprising one or more other metals to result in a product that contains the enriched metal at relatively high purity and/or in relatively large amounts
G21F 9/12 - Traitements par absorptionTraitements par adsorptionTraitements par échange d'ions
B01D 15/20 - Adsorption sélective, p. ex. chromatographie caractérisée par des caractéristiques de structure ou de fonctionnement relatives au conditionnement de la matière adsorbante ou absorbante
C22B 3/42 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p. ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par extraction utilisant l'échange d'ions
C22B 59/00 - Obtention des métaux des terres rares
B01D 15/36 - Adsorption sélective, p. ex. chromatographie caractérisée par le mécanisme de séparation impliquant une interaction ionique, p. ex. échange d'ions, paire d'ions, suppression d'ions ou exclusion d'ions
B01D 15/42 - Adsorption sélective, p. ex. chromatographie caractérisée par le mode de développement, p. ex. par déplacement ou par élution
B01J 39/04 - Procédés utilisant des échangeurs organiques
B01J 39/20 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions ne faisant intervenir que des liaisons carbone-carbone non saturées
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Bhuyan, Arupjyoti
Sun, Zhi
Balakrishnan, Sarankumar
Abrégé
Systems, devices, and methods are described for millimeter wave device authentication. A system may include one or more access points. Each access point of the one or more access points is configured to extract, from one or more beam patterns generated via a client device, a beam feature associated with the client device. Each access point may also be configured to transmit the beam feature. The system may also include a server communicatively coupled to the one or more access points and including a database for storing known beam features. The server may be configured to receive the beam feature associated with the client device from at least one access point of the one or more access points. Also, the server may be configured to authenticate the client device in response to the received beam feature matching a known beam feature stored in the at least one database.
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.
C25C 1/22 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux non prévus dans les groupes
C25C 1/08 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux du groupe du fer, de métaux réfractaires ou du manganèse du nickel ou du cobalt
H01M 10/54 - Récupération des parties utiles des accumulateurs usagés
C25C 1/06 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux du groupe du fer, de métaux réfractaires ou du manganèse
C25C 1/10 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions des métaux du groupe du fer, de métaux réfractaires ou du manganèse du chrome ou du manganèse
64.
METHODS OF PRODUCING ENRICHED SCANDIUM-47, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES
A method of producing enriched 47Sc comprises irradiating a V structure comprising 51V with at least one incident photon beam having an endpoint energy within a range of from about 14 MeV to about 44 MeV to convert at least some of the 51V to 47Sc and form a 47Sc-containing structure. The 47Sc of the 47Sc-containing structure is separated from additional components of the 47Sc-containing structure using a chromatography process. Systems and apparatuses for producing enriched 47Sc are also described.
Various embodiments of the disclosure provide methods using spark plasma sintering (SPS) at moderate temperatures and moderate pressures to fabricate high-density graphite material. The moderate temperatures may be temperatures not exceeding about 1200°C. The moderate pressures may be pressures not exceeding about 300 MPa. The high-density exhibited by the resulting, sintered, high-density graphite material may be greater than about 1.75 g/cm3e.g.e.g., greater than about 2.0 g/cm3).
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 4/36 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs
66.
MULTISPECTRAL IMPEDANCE DETERMINATION UNDER DYNAMIC LOAD CONDITIONS
Impedance testing devices, circuits, systems, and related methods are disclosed. A Device Under Test (DUT) is excited with a multispectral excitation signal for an excitation time period while the DUT is under a load condition from a load operably coupled to the DUT. A response of the DUT is sampled over a sample time period. The sample time period is configured such that it includes an in-band interval during the excitation time period and one or more out-of-band intervals outside of the in-band interval. A response of the DUT to the load condition during the in-band interval is estimated by analyzing samples of the response from the one or more out-of-band intervals. Adjusted samples are computed by subtracting the estimated load response during the in-band interval from the samples from the in‑band interval. An impedance of the DUT is estimated by analyzing the adjusted samples.
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
67.
THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURING AND SENSING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
An electrochemical system includes at least one electrochemical cell with a receptacle containing an electrolytic bath in which is disposed a counter electrode. At least one nozzle opens from the receptacle toward and proximate a substrate configured as a working electrode. The at least one electrochemical cell is selectively configurable between a configuration for electrodeposition of a material onto the substrate and a configuration for electrodissolution of material from a structure on the substrate. In a method of using an electrochemical cell, a metal salt--of the electrolytic bath--is flowed through the nozzle in the presence of at least one of a voltage difference and a current flow between the working electrode and the counter electrode. The system may be configured for relative movement between the at least one nozzle and the substrate, and the electrochemical cell(s) may be usable for any of electrodeposition, electrodissolution, and electrochemical sensing.
An electrodeposition system, for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional structure, includes at least one electrochemical cell. The at least one electrochemical cell includes a receptacle containing an electrolytic bath. At least one nozzle opens from the receptacle toward and proximate a substrate, which is configured as a working electrode of the at least one electrochemical cell. The at least one electrochemical cell also includes a counter electrode disposed in the electrolytic bath. In a method for forming a three-dimensional structure, a metal salt, dissolved in the electrolytic salt, flows through the nozzle to deposit a metal of the metal salt on a surface of the substrate configured as the working electrode. The system may be configured for relative movement between the at least one nozzle and the substrate, enabling additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional structure by electrodeposition.
A resilient security agent determines a cyber and/or physical health of a control system by, inter alia, communicating cyber-physical key data through cyber-physical control paths of the system, and determining error introduced by the communication. The resilient security agent may be further configured to verify the integrity of acquired cyber-physical state information. The cyber health of the control system may be evaluated by comparing the acquired cyber state information to one or more cyber state profiles. The physical health of the control system may be evaluated by comparing the acquired physical state information to one or more physical state profiles.
G06F 21/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour protéger les calculateurs, leurs composants, les programmes ou les données contre une activité non autorisée
70.
LINEAR DELTA SYSTEMS, HEXAPOD SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS
A linear delta system includes a support frame, rails mounted to the support frame, linear actuators, each linear actuator configured to translate along a longitudinal length of a respective rail, pairs of parallel rods each coupled to the linear actuators, a platform coupled to a longitudinal end of each of the pairs of parallel rods opposite the respective linear actuator, and an object coupled to the platform. Longitudinal axes of the rails are oriented parallel to each other and lie within a common plane or an uncommon plane. A method of forming a linear delta system includes mounting rails to a support frame, the rails having longitudinal axes that are parallel to each other and lying within a common plane, coupling a linear actuator to each of the rails, coupling a pair of parallel rods to each linear actuator, and coupling a platform to the pairs of parallel rods.
A linear delta system includes a frame, rails secured to the frame, linear actuators, each linear actuator coupled to a respective rail and configured to translate along a longitudinal length of the respective rail, pairs of parallel rods each operably coupled to a respective linear actuator, a platform coupled to the pairs of parallel rods, structure configured to movable couple an object to the platform; and at least one degree of freedom imparting assembly including a profiled rod extending in a direction parallel to the rails and a drive unit configured to rotate the profiled rod, wherein the at least one degree of freedom imparting assembly is configured to impart a degree of freedom to the object.
B23Q 1/25 - Supports mobiles ou réglables d'outils ou de pièces
B25J 9/06 - Manipulateurs à commande programmée caractérisés par des bras à articulations multiples
B23Q 1/54 - Supports mobiles ou réglables d'outils ou de pièces utilisant des mécanismes particuliers avec des guidages en rotation uniquement avec deux guidages en rotation uniquement
B25J 3/00 - Manipulateurs de type à commande asservie, c.-à-d. manipulateurs dans lesquels l'unité de commande et l'unité commandée exécutent des mouvements correspondants dans l'espace
A dual linear delta assembly includes a frame, a first linear delta system, and a second linear delta system concentric with the first linear delta system. Each of the first linear delta system and the second linear delta system may include rails mounted to the frame, linear actuators, each linear actuator coupled to a respective rail of the rails and configured to translate along a longitudinal length of the respective rail, pairs of parallel rods each operably coupled to a respective linear actuator of the linear actuators, and a platform coupled to a longitudinal end of each of the pairs of parallel rods opposite the respective linear actuator of the linear actuators.
B25J 19/00 - Accessoires adaptés aux manipulateurs, p. ex. pour contrôler, pour observerDispositifs de sécurité combinés avec les manipulateurs ou spécialement conçus pour être utilisés en association avec ces manipulateurs
B23Q 1/00 - Éléments composant la structure générale d'un type de machine, et plus spécialement gros éléments fixes
73.
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATION FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Systems, devices, and methods are described for controlling, and communicating with, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a millimeter wave (mmWave) communication network established between a base station and the UAVs. A communication system may include one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The communication system may further include one or more base stations including millimeter wave (mmWave) antennas configured to generate control signals to the one or more UAVs over an mmWave communication network.
G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p. ex. utilisant des pilotes automatiques
A material identification system includes one or more data interfaces configured to receive first sensor data generated by a first sensor responsive to a material sample, and receive second sensor data generated by a second sensor responsive to the material sample. The material identification system also includes one or more processors configured to generate a set of predictions of an identification of the material sample and a corresponding set of certainty information.
G01J 4/04 - Polarimètres utilisant des moyens de détection électriques
G01N 21/25 - CouleurPropriétés spectrales, c.-à-d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes
G01S 17/02 - Systèmes utilisant la réflexion d'ondes électromagnétiques autres que les ondes radio
G06F 17/18 - Opérations mathématiques complexes pour l'évaluation de données statistiques
75.
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
DAB22 O5+5+ δδ, 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.
Systems, devices, and methods are described for performing augmented reality (AR) to assist user performing a task in an environment. An AR device may be configured to capture real-time data. An AR engine may be configured to monitor user behavior from the real-time data responsive to feature extraction from the real-time data, compare the user behavior to pre-defined work procedures, and generate augmented reality objects to be output by the AR device.
e.g.e.ge.g., using valves) to a "parallel" configuration in which multiple columns of the system may be operated simultaneously to elute targeted isotopes. Additional parallel operations of the columns, using different eluent compositions, may be used to elute different targeted isotopes. The system may be reconditioned in preparation for a subsequent sample.
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.
Described are systems, methods and devices for computer-aided infrastructure assessment. Some embodiments relate to computer-aided assessment of infrastructure using combinations of probabilistic risk assessment, resource delivery simulation, and physics-based resilience analysis.
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.
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.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and base station are disclosed that communicate within a first cell via schedule requests to set up transmission of up-link data. The UAV additionally communicates up-link data via a grant-free underlay broadcast channel to one or more neighboring base stations of the terrestrial cellular network. Transmitters, receivers, related methods are also disclosed for modulation and demodulation of the transmission packets.
An electrochemical cell comprising a three-dimensional (3D) electrode, another electrode, and an electrolyte. The 3D electrode comprises a 3D architectured material. Methods of forming the 3D architectured material are also disclosed, as are methods of using the 3D architectured material in methods of forming hydrogen.
A method of treating an aqueous solution comprises forming a treatment stream comprising a condensable material. The treatment stream is introduced to an aqueous solution comprising water and a solute to fractionally precipitate the solute out of the aqueous solution and form a solids stream comprising the solute and an aqueous liquid stream comprising at least one solute-depleted solution of the water and the condensable material. The condensable material of at least a portion of the aqueous liquid stream is separated from the water of the at least a portion of the aqueous liquid stream to at least partially reform the treatment stream and form an aqueous liquid product stream depleted in the solute. Aqueous solution treatment systems and additional methods of treating an aqueous solution are also described.
B01D 53/00 - 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
B01D 53/14 - 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 absorption
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
C25B 3/00 - Production électrolytique de composés organiques
C25B 3/04 - Production électrolytique de composés organiques par réduction
86.
INTELLIGENT, ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS FOR INTEGRATED PROCESSING OF BIOMASS
Adaptive control systems and methods of using the same to control aspects of material processing systems are described. The adaptive control systems may incorporate techniques that use heuristic modeling, and apply those techniques to control processing of biomass feedstock.
C07H 21/04 - Composés contenant au moins deux unités mononucléotide comportant chacune des groupes phosphate ou polyphosphate distincts liés aux radicaux saccharide des groupes nucléoside, p. ex. acides nucléiques avec le désoxyribosyle comme radical saccharide
C12N 1/21 - BactériesLeurs milieux de culture modifiés par l'introduction de matériel génétique étranger
C12N 9/42 - Hydrolases (3.) agissant sur les composés glycosyliques (3.2) agissant sur les liaisons bêta-glucosidiques-1, 4, p. ex. cellulase
C12P 7/06 - Éthanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique
C12P 21/06 - Préparation de peptides ou de protéines préparés par hydrolyse d'une liaison peptidique, p. ex. hydrolysats
A method of oxidizing a fluid includes providing a process fluid to a reactor at a first temperature, providing a heat transfer fluid in a recirculation loop to the reactor at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and transferring heat from the heat transfer fluid to the process fluid within the reactor. At least one component of the process fluid is oxidized in an exothermic reaction to form a reaction product in the process fluid within the reactor after transferring heat from the heat transfer fluid to the process fluid. Heat is safely transferred from the process fluid to the heat transfer fluid within the reactor after formation of at least a portion of the reaction product.
B01J 8/08 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solidesAppareillage pour de tels procédés avec des particules mobiles
C07C 5/32 - Préparation d'hydrocarbures à partir d'hydrocarbures contenant le même nombre d'atomes de carbone par déshydrogénation avec formation d'hydrogène libre
88.
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURED ANODE, A DIRECT CARBON FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURED ANODE, AND RELATED METHODS
A method of fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) architectured anode. The method comprises immersing a fabric textile in a precursor solution, the precursor solution comprising a nickel salt and gadolinium doped ceria (GDC). The nickel salt and GDC are absorbed to the fabric textile. The fabric textile comprising the absorbed nickel salt and GDC is removed from the precursor solution and calcined to form a 3D architectured anode comprising nickel oxide and GDC. Additional methods and a direct carbon fuel cell including the 3D architectured anode are also disclosed.
A method for determining the mass of a molten salt in a container with a non-geometrically shaped cavity and unknown volume. The method includes adding a known amount of a radioactive isotope tracer with known activity into the molten salt, mixing the radioactive isotope tracer with the molten salt until homogeneous, obtaining a sample of the resulting mixture, measuring the activity of the sample, and calculating the total molten salt mass using radioactive isotope tracer dilution analysis.
G21D 5/00 - Dispositions de réacteurs et de moteurs dans lesquelles la chaleur produite par le réacteur est convertie en énergie mécanique
G21D 5/10 - Agent intermédiaire liquide partiellement chauffé par le réacteur et vaporisé par une source extérieure au cœur, p. ex. avec chauffage à l'huile
G21F 9/00 - Traitement des matériaux contaminés par la radioactivitéDispositions à cet effet pour la décontamination
G21C 19/303 - Dispositions pour introduire un matériau fluent à l'intérieur du cœur du réacteurDispositions pour enlever un matériau fluent du cœur du réacteur avec purification continue du matériau fluent en circulation, p. ex. par extraction des produits de fission spécialement adaptés pour des gaz
G21C 1/22 - Réacteurs hétérogènes, c.-à-d. dans lesquels le combustible et le modérateur sont séparés utilisant du combustible liquide ou gazeux
A method of additively manufacturing a structure comprises nuclear reactor comprises disposing a feed material on a surface of a substrate in a reaction vessel, disposing at least one material formulated and configured to react with the feed material in the reaction vessel, and exposing the feed material and the at least one material to energy from an energy source to react the feed material and the at least one material to form an additive manufacturing material and reaction by products. The additive manufacturing material is separated from the reaction by-products and exposed to energy from the energy source to form inter granular bonds between particles of the additive manufacturing material and form a layer of a structure comprising the additive manufacturing material. Related apparatuses and methods are disclosed.
B29C 64/141 - Procédés de fabrication additive n’utilisant que des matériaux solides
B29C 64/153 - Procédés de fabrication additive n’utilisant que des matériaux solides utilisant des couches de poudre avec jonction sélective, p. ex. par frittage ou fusion laser sélectif
91.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE HYDROGENATION
A method of carbon dioxide hydrogenation comprises introducing gaseous water to a positive electrode of an electrolysis 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. Carbon dioxide is introduced to the negative electrode of the electrolysis cell. A potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrolysis cell to generate hydrogen ions from the gaseous water that diffuse through the proton-conducting membrane and hydrogenate the carbon dioxide at the negative electrode. A carbon dioxide hydrogenation system is also described.
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.
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
C07C 5/327 - Formation de liaisons doubles carbone-carbone uniquement non aromatiques
C25B 3/02 - Production électrolytique de composés organiques par oxydation
C25B 9/10 - Cellules comportant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stables; Assemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant une membrane d'échange d'ions dans ou sur laquelle est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
93.
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS FREQUENCY SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION AND PROTOCOL REVERSE ENGINEERING
Wireless signal classifiers and systems that incorporate the same may include an energy-based detector configured to analyze an entire set of measurements and generate a first single classification result, a cyclostationary-based detector configured to analyze less than the entire set of measurements and generate a second signal classification result; and a classification merger configured to merge the first signal classification result and the second signal classification result.
Energy storage systems include a heat source and a thermal energy storage system to store thermal energy produced by the heat source. The thermal energy storage system includes a first tank containing a first salt having a first melting temperature and a second tank containing a second salt having a second melting temperature. At least one input conduit is configured for transferring thermal energy from the heat source to the first tank and second tank. A first output conduit is in thermal communication with the first tank. A second output conduit is in thermal communication with the second tank. Additional energy storage systems include a heat booster positioned and configured to add thermal energy to a heated heat transfer fluid prior to reaching a tank containing at least one thermal storage material. Methods include transferring thermal energy from a thermal energy source to a plurality of thermal energy storage tanks.
F24H 7/02 - Appareils de chauffage à accumulation, c.-à-d. dans lesquels l'énergie est emmagasinée sous forme de chaleur dans des matériaux accumulateurs en vue d'une restitution ultérieure la chaleur dégagée étant transmise à un fluide transporteur
F24H 7/04 - Appareils de chauffage à accumulation, c.-à-d. dans lesquels l'énergie est emmagasinée sous forme de chaleur dans des matériaux accumulateurs en vue d'une restitution ultérieure la chaleur dégagée étant transmise à un fluide transporteur avec circulation forcée du fluide transporteur
F28D 20/00 - Appareils ou ensembles fonctionnels d'accumulation de chaleur en généralAppareils échangeurs de chaleur de régénération non couverts par les groupes ou
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
95.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION AND FOR EFFICIENT, FLEXIBLE ENERGY GENERATION
Methods for producing syngas (e.g., H2 and CO) include introducing a stream comprising H2O and CO2 to a high-temperature co-electrolysis (HTCE) unit. A CO2 sweep gas is also introduced to the HTCE unit. Both H2O and CO2 are reduced in the HTCE unit to form the syngas and to form O2 that is swept away from the HTCE unit by the CO2 sweep gas, and the O2 and CO2 are then introduced to a combustion device (e.g., a gasifier), which may be configured to generate electrical power, as a result of combusting a carbonaceous fuel in the presence of the O2 and CO2. The HTCE unit is powered at least in part by power from an electricity-generating sub-system (e.g., at least one nuclear power plant). Related systems are also disclosed.
C01B 3/34 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par réaction de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides avec des agents gazéifiants, p. ex. de l'eau, du gaz carbonique, de l'air par réaction d'hydrocarbures avec des agents gazéifiants
F25J 1/00 - Procédés ou appareils de liquéfaction ou de solidification des gaz ou des mélanges gazeux
F25J 1/02 - Procédés ou appareils de liquéfaction ou de solidification des gaz ou des mélanges gazeux nécessitant l'emploi d'une réfrigération, p. ex. de l'hélium, de l'hydrogène
96.
MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS, FUEL STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS
A modular nuclear reactor comprises a central portion comprising a plurality of structures. Each structure comprises a fuel material surrounded by an outer cladding material, the fuel material defining an annular space at a center portion of the fuel material, a heat pipe disposed in the annular space, and an inner cladding between the fuel material and the heat pipe. The modular nuclear reactor further comprises a side reflector disposed around the central portion. Related modular nuclear reactors and related methods are disclosed.
G21C 3/40 - Combinaison structurelle d'un élément combustible avec un élément thermo-électrique pour la production directe d'énergie électrique à partir de la chaleur de fission
G21D 7/04 - Dispositions pour la production directe d'énergie électrique à partir de réactions de fusion ou de fission utilisant des éléments thermo-électriques
H01J 45/00 - Tubes à décharge fonctionnant comme générateurs thermo-ioniques
97.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION THROUGH WATER ELECTROLYSIS, AND RELATED ELECTROLYSIS CELLS
A method of producing hydrogen gas comprises introducing gaseous water to an electrolysis cell comprising a 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. The gaseous water is decomposed using the electrolysis cell. A hydrogen gas production system and an electrolysis cell are also described.
C01B 3/02 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène
C01B 3/06 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par réaction de composés inorganiques comportant un hydrogène lié électropositivement, p. ex. de l'eau, des acides, des bases, de l'ammoniac, avec des agents réducteurs inorganiques
C25B 1/04 - Hydrogène ou oxygène par électrolyse de l'eau
98.
METHODS OF RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM A MATERIAL
A method of recovering rare earth elements from a rare earth containing material comprises contacting the rare earth containing material with a solution formulated and configured to dissolve rare earth elements from the rare earth containing material and form a solution including a plurality of rare earth elements dissolved therein. The method further includes exposing the solution including the plurality of rare earth elements dissolved therein to one of a liquefied gas or a supercritical fluid to isolate the rare earth elements from each other. Related methods of removing and purifying rare earth elements from materials and phosphor lamps are also disclosed.
A method of producing and separating an alkene, such as ethylene, from an alkane, such as ethane. The method comprises subjecting a feedstock comprising ethane to oxidative dehydrogenatation to produce an ethylene stream. The ethylene stream is passed through a membrane separation unit to separate the ethylene from unreacted ethane in the ethylene stream. The ethylene is recovered from the membrane separation unit. A system configured to produce ethylene is also disclosed. The system comprises at least one ODH reactor, a heat management unit coupled to the at least one ODH reactor, and at least one membrane separation unit comprising at least one membrane. The ODH reactor is configured to convert ethane to ethylene. The heat management unit is configured to reduce a temperature of the ethylene. The at least one membrane is configured to separate the ethylene from unreacted ethane.
Wireless communication systems, base stations, and user equipment are disclosed that enable communication of scheduling requests via an underlay control channel that has an energy below a noise level of the spectrum. The scheduling requests may be sent and received at any time, including during downlink and uplink data communication periods of the base station.