An electrolysis cell system includes one or more electrochemical cells configured to contain a base material. The base material defining a safe operating voltage of the one or more electrochemical cells. The system further includes a power source configured to supply a voltage to the electrochemical cell. The system also includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller between the power source and the one or more electrochemical cells. The PWM controller is configured to control the voltage supplied from the power source to the one or more electrochemical cells by pulsing the voltage between the safe operating voltage and a second voltage higher than the safe operating voltage.
An electrochemical leaching system for recovering metals from electronic waste comprises an electrochemical cell configured to produce a hydrogen peroxide-enriched electrolyte. A power supply is in electrical communication with the electrochemical cell and a leaching reactor is configured to contain fragmented electronic waste and to produce a metal-enriched electrolyte from the fragmented electronic waste. The electrochemical cell and the leaching reactor are in fluid communication with each other. Related methods are also disclosed.
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for anomaly detection. A distributed physical state estimation system determines low-level state estimates covering respective sections of a cyber-physical system based on raw, high-performance measurement data. Low-level state estimates may be determined for a plurality of sections (substations) concurrently. An upper-level state estimate may be derived from the low-level state estimates. Anomalies pertaining to the system may be detected through analysis of the low-level and upper-level state estimates. The anomalies may be analyzed to determined whether the system is exhibiting behavior indicative of a fault, cyber-attack, and/or compromise.
G01R 19/25 - Dispositions pour procéder aux mesures de courant ou de tension ou pour en indiquer l'existence ou le signe utilisant une méthode de mesure numérique
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METHODS OF FORMING A CATHODE MATERIAL FROM A TUTTON'S SALT
A method of preparing a cathode precursor material comprising combining a Tutton's salt exhibiting the chemical formula (NH4)2M(SO4)2·6H2O, wherein M comprises one or more metals, and water to form a Tutton's salt solution, adding a chelating agent to the Tutton's salt solution to form a Tutton's salt/chelating agent solution, and heating the Tutton's salt/chelating agent solution to form a cathode precursor material comprising a mixed metal composition of the Tutton's salt. Additional methods are disclosed.
C01G 53/506 - Oxydes complexes contenant du nickel et au moins un autre élément métallique contenant des métaux alcalins, p. ex. LiNiO2 contenant du manganèse du type (MnO2)n-, p. ex. Li(NixMn1-x)O2 ou Li(MyNixMn1-x-y)O2 contenant du lithium et du cobalt avec le rapport molaire du nickel par rapport à tous les métaux autres que les métaux alcalins supérieur ou égal à 0,5, p. ex. Li(MzNixCoyMn1-x-y-z)O2 avec x ≥ 0,5 avec le rapport molaire du nickel par rapport à tous les métaux autres que les métaux alcalins supérieur ou égal à 0,8, p. ex. Li(MzNixCoyMn1-x-y-z)O2 avec x ≥ 0,8
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
An electrochemical cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode comprises a layered perovskite having the general formula: DAB2O5+δ, wherein D consists of two or more lanthanide elements; A consists of one or more of Sr and Ba; B consists of one or more of Co, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cr, and Nd; and δ is an oxygen deficit. The second electrode comprises a cermet material including at least one metal and at least one perovskite. Related structures, apparatuses, systems, and methods are also described.
C25B 11/053 - Électrodes comportant un substrat et un ou plusieurs revêtements électro-catalytiques caractérisées par des revêtements électro-catalytiques multicouches
C25B 1/042 - Hydrogène ou oxygène par électrolyse de l'eau par électrolyse de la vapeur
C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
C25B 11/091 - Électrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé d’au moins un élément catalytique et d’au moins un composé catalytiqueÉlectrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé de plusieurs éléments catalytiques ou composés catalytiques
A method of recovering active materials from a rechargeable battery comprises placing an active material of a rechargeable battery in a cathode chamber comprising a cathode of an electrochemical cell comprising the cathode chamber, an anode chamber comprising an anode, and a membrane separating the cathode chamber from the anode chamber, contacting the active material in the cathode chamber with an electrolyte comprising an acid, ferric ions, and ferrous ions, and dissolving at least one of lithium and cobalt from the active material into the electrolyte. Related apparatuses for recovering metals from active materials of rechargeable batteries are also disclosed.
H01M 4/505 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de manganèse d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du manganèse pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiMn2O4 ou LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
H01M 10/0525 - Batteries du type "rocking chair" ou "fauteuil à bascule", p. ex. batteries à insertion ou intercalation de lithium dans les deux électrodesBatteries à l'ion lithium
University of Maine System of Board of Trustees (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wang, Lucun
Wu, Wei
Ding, Dong
Wang, Min
Yang, Yingchao
Abrégé
An electrochemical cell is disclosed. The electrochemical cell may include a first electrode including carbon nanotubes and one or more catalysts formulated to accelerate one or more non-oxidative deprotonation reactions to produce at least one hydrocarbon compound, H+, and e− from at least one other hydrocarbon compound, a second electrode, and an electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The carbon nanotubes may be oriented at least substantially vertically relative to the electrolyte. Related methods and systems are disclosed.
Side-channel analysis systems and related methods are disclosed. A side-channel analysis system is configured to generate a synthetic side-channel signal for a code for a software program using a side-channel model. The code includes human-readable instructions of a human-readable computing language. The synthetic side-channel signal includes an estimate of an actual side-channel signal that would be generated by a computer executing the code for the software program. The synthetic side-channel signal is generated based, at least in part, on token values for the human-readable instructions of the code and the training data. The side-channel analysis system is also configured to analyze the synthetic side-channel signal to detect one or more of anomalies or vulnerabilities of the software program. A method includes training the side-channel model.
G06F 21/57 - Certification ou préservation de plates-formes informatiques fiables, p. ex. démarrages ou arrêts sécurisés, suivis de version, contrôles de logiciel système, mises à jour sécurisées ou évaluation de vulnérabilité
G06F 21/55 - Détection d’intrusion locale ou mise en œuvre de contre-mesures
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SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR CYBERATTACK MITIGATION AND PROTECTION FOR EXTREME FAST CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Systems for cyberattack mitigation and protection for an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), including related methods and apparatus, is described. A system may include one or more controllers; analog measurement circuitry to measure analog signals associated with the EVSE; and one or more communications monitoring interfaces to monitor communications associated with operation of the EVSE. The one or more controllers is to determine one or more anomalous condition indicators at least partially responsive to at least one of the measured analog signals and the communications monitored via the one or more communications monitoring interfaces; and initiate or perform a mitigation action for the EVSE at least partially responsive to determining the one or more anomalous condition indicators.
A 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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CARBON DIOXIDE SELECTIVE MEMBRANES, GAS SEPARATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE CARBON DIOXIDE SELECTIVE MEMBRANES, AND RELATED METHODS
A carbon dioxide (CO2) selective membrane is disclosed and comprises a support and a selective structure comprising poly [bis(methoxy ethoxy) ethoxy)phosphazene] (MEEP) on the support. The CO2 selective membrane exhibits a CO2/N2 selectivity greater than or equal to about 40/1. A gas separation system comprising one or more CO2 selective membranes and related methods are also disclosed.
B01D 53/22 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par diffusion
B01D 69/02 - Membranes semi-perméables destinées aux procédés ou aux appareils de séparation, caractérisées par leur forme, leur structure ou leurs propriétésProcédés spécialement adaptés à leur fabrication caractérisées par leurs propriétés
A 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 system for detecting leaks includes one or more cameras configured to obtain images of one or more objects to be monitored for leaks and a processor configured to execute machine readable instructions stored on a memory. The system may be configured to receive images from the one or more cameras of the one or more objects to be monitored for leaks; isolate movement in the received images to output isolated movement images; and analyze the isolated movement images to determine whether the isolated movement is a leak, a non-leak, or other movement.
G06V 10/764 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique utilisant la classification, p. ex. des objets vidéo
A microgrid system may include a portable enclosure containing at least one energy storage device, at least one inverter, a switchgear, at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that cause the microgrid system to measure, a frequency or a voltage to generate first frequency data or first voltage data, provide, via a graphical user interface of the microgrid system, the first frequency data and the first voltage data to an operator of the microgrid system, receive one or more of a center point voltage parameter, a center point frequency parameter, and a power discharge bias parameter, and while maintaining active operation of the at least one inverter, update operating parameters of the at least one inverter responsive to the received one or more of the center point voltage parameter, the center point frequency parameter, and the power discharge bias parameter.
H02J 3/32 - Dispositions pour l'équilibrage de charge dans un réseau par emmagasinage d'énergie utilisant des batteries avec moyens de conversion
H02J 3/18 - Dispositions pour réglage, élimination ou compensation de puissance réactive dans les réseaux
H02J 13/00 - Circuits pour pourvoir à l'indication à distance des conditions d'un réseau, p. ex. un enregistrement instantané des conditions d'ouverture ou de fermeture de chaque sectionneur du réseauCircuits pour pourvoir à la commande à distance des moyens de commutation dans un réseau de distribution d'énergie, p. ex. mise en ou hors circuit de consommateurs de courant par l'utilisation de signaux d'impulsion codés transmis par le réseau
H05K 7/20 - Modifications en vue de faciliter la réfrigération, l'aération ou le chauffage
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
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METHODS OF IMPROVING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN AN ELECTRODE AND AN ELECTROLYTE OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND RELATED APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS
A method of improving an interface between an electrode and an electrolyte of an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method includes forming an electrolyte material on an electrode of an electrochemical cell. The electrolyte may include a perovskite material. The electrolyte material may be exposed to one or more of an acid solution, a plasma, thermal shock, and gamma radiation to increase the surface roughness of the electrolyte material. Additional methods, electrochemical cells, and systems are disclosed.
H01M 8/1246 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par le procédé de fabrication ou par le matériau de l’électrolyte l'électrolyte étant constitué d’oxydes
C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
C25B 11/042 - Électrodes à base d’un seul matériau
C25B 13/07 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux inorganiques à base de céramiques
H01M 4/90 - Emploi de matériau catalytique spécifié
H01M 8/12 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé
H01M 8/1213 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par la combinaison électrode/électrolyte ou par le matériau de support
18.
ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE REACTOR SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING LITHIUM FROM A LITHIUM-CONTAINING SOLUTION AND RELATED METHODS
Systems and methods for removing lithium from a lithium-containing solution producing a lithium-enriched stream. The system includes a first electrochemical membrane reactor including one or more working electrodes, one or more counter electrodes, one or more ion exchange membranes, one or more optional bipolar membranes, and a power source configured to apply a voltage to the first electrochemical membrane reactor. A second electrochemical membrane reactor is configured to remove lithium from the lithium enriched stream. The first electrochemical membrane reactor may be coupled to the second electrochemical membrane reactor. The second electrochemical membrane reactor includes one or more working electrodes, one or more counter electrodes, one or more ion exchange membranes, and a power source configured to apply a voltage to the second electrochemical membrane reactor.
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
20.
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 analog information barrier (“aIB”) includes a detector configured to provide an output signal in response to an input received at the detector. The aIB further includes a window setting electronics portion configured receive a first portion of the output signal to be blocked by the analog information barrier, to receive a second portion of the output signal to be allowed by the analog information barrier based on one or more region of interest windows, and to output a windowed output signal that corresponds to the second portion of the output signal based on the one or more region of interest windows. The aIB also includes a output device configured to receive the windowed output signal and provide an output based on the second portion of the output signal. Methods for operating an aIB and window setting electronics for an aIB are also disclosed.
G01V 5/22 - Interrogation active, c.-à-d. par irradiation des objets ou des biens à l’aide de sources de rayonnement externes, p. ex. en utilisant des rayons gamma ou des rayons cosmiques
G01N 23/095 - Absorption des rayons gamma par résonance, p. ex. en utilisant l’effet Mössbauer
22.
Nuclear reactor and associated components, systems, and methods
A method of operating a nuclear power system includes generating heat in a nuclear reactor core, transmitting the heat to a heat engine, generating electricity with a generator operatively coupled to the heat engine. The method further includes detecting a no-load condition, and stopping the heat engine. The method also includes transferring heat from an outer surface of the nuclear reactor to the environment through a heat transfer system if a temperature of the nuclear reactor rises above a threshold temperature. The method further includes preventing heat from transferring from the outer surface of the nuclear reactor to the environment through the heat transfer system if the temperature of the nuclear reactor is below the threshold temperature. Nuclear power systems and nuclear reactors are also disclosed.
G21D 3/08 - Régulation de différents paramètres dans l'installation
F03G 7/06 - Mécanismes produisant une puissance mécanique, non prévus ailleurs ou utilisant une source d'énergie non prévue ailleurs utilisant la dilatation ou la contraction des corps produites par le chauffage, le refroidissement, l'humidification, le séchage ou par des phénomènes similaires
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.
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.
A method for heat treating a thermocouple includes connecting leads from a power source to conducting wires of a thermocouple and generating a substantially constant current at a target amperage from the power source. The substantially constant current may be applied to the conducting wires via the leads to heat the conducting wires via ohmic heating to an anneal temperature. The current from the power source to the conducting wires is stopped after a heat treatment time.
A method for forming an electrochemical device includes forming a first electrolyte layer on a first electrode. A second electrolyte layer is formed on the first electrode, the first electrode positioned between the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer. A chemical composition and a thickness of the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer are substantially the same. The method includes heating the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer and removing the first electrolyte layer. A second electrode is formed on the second electrolyte layer; and the second electrode is heated to form an electrochemical device.
H01M 8/1253 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par le procédé de fabrication ou par le matériau de l’électrolyte l'électrolyte étant constitué d’oxydes l'électrolyte contenant de l’oxyde de zirconium
H01M 8/12 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé
H01M 8/126 - Éléments à combustible avec électrolytes solides fonctionnant à haute température, p. ex. avec un électrolyte en ZrO2 stabilisé caractérisés par le procédé de fabrication ou par le matériau de l’électrolyte l'électrolyte étant constitué d’oxydes l'électrolyte contenant de l’oxyde de cérium
27.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE FROM METHANE, AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
A method of forming ethylene is disclosed. The method includes introducing oxygen-containing molecules to a first electrode of an electrochemical cell including the first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes at least one catalyst material formulated to accelerate oxidative coupling of methane (CH4) (OCM) reaction rates to produce C2H4 from CH4 and oxygen ions. The method further includes introducing CH4 to the second electrode of the electrochemical cell. The method also includes applying a potential difference in electrolysis mode between the first electrode and the second electrode of the electrochemical cell. The oxygen-containing molecules interact with the second electrode to produce O2− through reduction of the oxygen-containing molecules, the O2− are transported through the electrolyte, and C2H4 is produced at the second electrode through OCM. A system and an electrochemical cell for producing ethylene are also disclosed.
University of Maine System of Board of Trustees (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Wang, Lucun
Ding, Dong
Wang, Min
Yang, Yingchao
Abrégé
A method of forming at least one hydrocarbon from carbon dioxide comprises introducing steam to a first electrode of an electrochemical cell, and introducing carbon dioxide to a second electrode of the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes the first electrode, the second electrode, and an electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode comprises at least one catalyst material formulated to accelerate a carbon dioxide hydrogenation reaction to produce the at least one hydrocarbon product from the carbon dioxide. The method further comprises applying a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode of the electrochemical cell. Also disclosed are the electrochemical cell, and the system for producing one or more hydrocarbon product from carbon dioxide.
C25B 9/23 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure avec des diaphragmes comprenant des membranes échangeuses d'ions dans ou sur lesquelles est incrusté du matériau pour électrode
C25B 11/091 - Électrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé d’au moins un élément catalytique et d’au moins un composé catalytiqueÉlectrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau électro-catalytique formé de plusieurs éléments catalytiques ou composés catalytiques
C25B 13/07 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux inorganiques à base de céramiques
C25B 13/08 - DiaphragmesÉléments d'espacement caractérisés par le matériau à base de matériaux organiques
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CONTAINERS, SAMPLE CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
A container includes a base including at least one base seal. The container further includes a shell configured to be disposed at least partially over the base and interface with the at least one base seal. The shell includes an inlet port extending through the shell. The inlet port is configured to create a fluid connection to a cavity defined within the shell. The shell further includes an outlet port extending through the shell. The outlet port is configured to create a fluid connection to the cavity defined within the shell. The shell also includes a seal extending across the inlet port and the outlet port. The seal is configured to form a substantially fluid tight seal between the cavity and the inlet port and the outlet port.
B65D 81/20 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu fournissant une ambiance spécifique pour le contenu, p. ex. température supérieure ou inférieure à la température ambiante sous vide ou pression superatmosphérique ou en atmosphère spéciale, p. ex. sous gaz inerte
B65D 45/24 - Colliers, crochets ou agrafes, p. ex. en forme de C pivotants comportant des moyens pour exercer une pression, p. ex. des vis ou des clés
Processing flows and related systems and methods are disclosed. A computing system includes one or more data interfaces, one or more other components, and a controller. The one or more data interfaces are configured to provide an interface to a data source. The one or more other components include one or more controller plugins, one or more processing nodes, or both the one or more controller plugins and the one or more processing nodes. The controller is configured to manage interactions between the one or more data interfaces and the one or more other components and enable a user to chain together the one or more data interfaces and the one or more other components according to one or more flows. The one or more controller plugins are configured to provide results of the one or more flows to one of a user interface and a system interface.
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Tucker, Dennis S.
Preston, Arin S.
Rufner, Jorgen F.
Eichorst, Dennis
Chadbourne, Connor
Hanner, Luke
Abrégé
A method of forming an article includes partially sintering a first feed material to form a first preform. The first preform exhibits a density percentage of from about 50% to about 90% of a theoretical maximum sintering density of the first preform. The method further includes partially sintering a second feed material to form a second preform. The second preform exhibits a density of from about 50% to about 90% of a theoretical maximum sintering density of the second preform. The first preform is positioned adjacent to the second preform, and the first preform is bonded to the second preform via a final sintering process to form a bonded article. Additional methods and articles are disclosed.
C04B 37/02 - Liaison des articles céramiques cuits avec d'autres articles céramiques cuits ou d'autres articles, par chauffage avec des articles métalliques
32.
NETWORK SECURITY APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
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
33.
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.
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Technology consultation in the field of artificial intelligence; Research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI); Consultancy in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) technology; Technical consulting in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) software customization
35.
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
37.
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.
An integrated reactor shield structure includes radially adjacent layers. Each layer includes radially extending walls defining cells and a sheet surrounding the radially extending walls. Biologic shielding material is disposed in each of the cells. Integrated pressure vessel structures are also disclosed.
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
40.
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.
Scintillation compositions comprising one or more different types of quantum dots dispersed in a polymer matrix material, the quantum dots having a core-shell structure, and optionally a neutron-capturing isotope. Hydrogels comprising the quantum dots and optional neutron-capturing isotope in a polymerized matrix are also disclosed, as are related detection systems and methods.
G01T 1/204 - Mesure de l'intensité de radiation avec des détecteurs à scintillation le détecteur étant un liquide
B82Y 15/00 - Nanotechnologie pour l’interaction, la détection ou l'actionnement, p. ex. points quantiques comme marqueurs en dosages protéiques ou moteurs moléculaires
B82Y 20/00 - Nano-optique, p. ex. optique quantique ou cristaux photoniques
B82Y 40/00 - Fabrication ou traitement des nanostructures
C09K 11/88 - Substances luminescentes, p. ex. électroluminescentes, chimiluminescentes contenant des substances inorganiques luminescentes contenant du sélénium, du tellure ou des chalcogènes non spécifiés
G01T 1/208 - Circuits spécialement adaptés aux détecteurs à scintillation, p. ex. à l'élément photomultiplicateur
G01T 3/06 - Mesure de flux de neutrons avec des détecteurs à scintillation
42.
METHODS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF AN ALKENE AND A HYDROGENATION REACTION PRODUCT FROM AN ALKANE
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
43.
OBSERVING SIGNALS IN A NETWORK AND/OR IDENTIFYING SIGNALING PROTOCOLS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
A high-impedance input configured to observe a signal without disrupting the signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to digitize the signal, and a memory configured to store the digital signal are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a method of comparing a signal to one or more signal signatures to identify a signaling protocol of the signal and decoding the signal into a stream of values based on the signaling protocol. Some embodiments disclose a method of additionally comparing the stream of values to one or more communication signatures to identify a communication protocol of the stream of values and decoding the stream of values into a message based on the communication protocol. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
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
46.
DETECTION OF BEHAVIOR ANOMALIES IN CONTROL SYSTEMS AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES
Detection of behavior anomalies in control systems and related systems. methods. and devices is disclosed. A method of detecting behavior anomalies in a control system includes probing emanations from a processor controlling at least a portion of the control system to provide an emanations signal. amplifying the emanations signal to provide an amplified emanations signal. and sampling the amplified emanations signal using a sampling rate that is greater than a clock frequency of a processor clock of the processor to provide samples. The method also includes determining whether or not the processor is exhibiting a behavior anomaly responsive to the samples.
A system may comprise a sensor, a transmitter, and a receiver where the transmitter and receiver are remote from the sensor. The receiver may include a processor and instructions to receive a signal comprising a plurality of subcarriers and including first radio waves and second radio waves, determine a signal to noise ratio of each of the subcarriers, and extract the first radio waves from the signal responsive to the signal to noise ratio of each of the subcarriers. Methods and non-transitory computer-readable media are also disclosed.
A method of separating metals from a lithium-ion battery leachate includes obtaining a solution with iron, aluminum, nickel, and cobalt. Ammonium phosphate is added to the solution to adjust a pH of the solution to greater than or equal to about 3.00. After adjusting the pH of the solution, at least one phosphate—including iron phosphate and aluminum phosphate—is precipitated from the solution. Then, without adding a base to the solution, a crystallized nickel-cobalt Tutton's salt is precipitated from the solution.
H01M 10/0525 - Batteries du type "rocking chair" ou "fauteuil à bascule", p. ex. batteries à insertion ou intercalation de lithium dans les deux électrodesBatteries à l'ion lithium
H01M 10/54 - Récupération des parties utiles des accumulateurs usagés
49.
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
An electrochemical cell comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a tunable catalyst formulated to selectively hydrogenate carbon dioxide, and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The tunable catalyst comprising at least one metal comprising a size within a range of from a single atom to about 999 nanometers and formulated to produce one or more specific carbonaceous product. Also disclosed is an electrochemical cell comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising a tunable catalyst formulated to selectively hydrogenate carbon dioxide, and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The tunable catalyst comprising a transition metal catalyst dispersed and supported on an oxide of at least one lanthanide element. Further disclosed is a carbon dioxide hydrogenation system.
C25B 9/17 - Cellules comprenant des électrodes fixes de dimensions stablesAssemblages de leurs éléments de structure
C25B 11/052 - Électrodes comportant un substrat et un ou plusieurs revêtements électro-catalytiques
C25B 11/069 - Électrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau du substrat ou du support formé d’un élément et d’au moins un composéÉlectrodes comportant des électro-catalyseurs sur un substrat ou un support caractérisées par le matériau du substrat ou du support formé de plusieurs composés
A metal coated article includes a platinum-group metal region adjacent a refractory metal region, which is adjacent a substrate comprising an inorganic material. A refractory metal carbide layer is adjacent the substrate and the refractory metal layer is adjacent the refractory metal carbide layer. The platinum-group metal region comprises a refractory metal/platinum-group metal layer and a platinum-group metal layer. Related methods are also disclosed.
A method of forming a metal material comprises exposing one or more metal oxide materials to one or more of a reducing agent and a reducing atmosphere to form one or more non-stoichiometric metal oxide materials and electrochemically reducing the one or more non-stoichiometric metal oxide materials to a metal material or a metal alloy. A system comprising one or more electrochemical cells and a working electrode comprising one or more non-stoichiometric metal oxide materials exhibiting an anion-deficient oxide structure is also disclosed, in addition to a metal material including a porous metal or a porous metal alloy that exhibits an oxygen content of less than or equal to about 1200 parts per million.
A sampling system for a high-temperature liquid includes a sampling loop, a venturi pump nebulizer, and an optical cell. The sampling loop includes a liquid inlet configured for the high-temperature liquid to flow into the sampling loop from a high-temperature liquid vessel and a liquid return configured for returning the high-temperature liquid to the high-temperature liquid vessel. The venturi pump nebulizer includes a nozzle positioned in the sampling loop downstream of the liquid inlet. The nozzle is configured to introduce a gas stream into the sampling loop to produce a vacuum within the sampling loop that draws the high-temperature liquid into the sampling loop and aerosolizes the high-temperature liquid in the gas stream. The optical cell is configured to receive the aerosolized high-temperature liquid for on-line chemical monitoring thereof. The optical cell includes at least one optical window configured for data acquisition to perform the on-line chemical monitoring.
A method of monitoring and controlling network traffic within an industrial control system including receiving one or more data packets at a smart network switching system operating software-defined networking, analyzing the one or more data packets at a protocol level within a control plane of the software-defined networking, based on the analysis, determining whether the one or more data packets are authorized data packets, and forwarding a data packet of the one or more data packets to a destination device within a data plane of the software-defined networking upon determining that the data packet is an authorized data packet. The method further includes providing information related to the analysis of the one or more data packets to an out-of-band monitoring and control system for display to a user, and receiving a response communication from the out-of-band monitoring and control system indicating whether the one or more data packets are authorized data packets.
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (USA)
ECK Industries, Inc. (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Glazoff, Michael V.
Ott, Ryan T.
Zhang, Feng
Li, Qiang
Nam, Seungin
Rios, Orlando
Weiss, David J.
Abrégé
An aluminum alloy comprising aluminum, copper, cerium, and one or more of manganese and zirconium. The aluminum alloy comprises a copper:cerium ratio of about 2.0:1.0. Related methods of forming articles comprising the aluminum alloy and articles comprising the aluminum alloy are also disclosed.
C22C 21/12 - Alliages à base d'aluminium avec le cuivre comme second constituant majeur
B22D 11/00 - Coulée continue des métaux, c.-à-d. en longueur indéfinie
C22F 1/057 - Modification de la structure physique des métaux ou alliages non ferreux par traitement thermique ou par travail à chaud ou à froid de l'aluminium ou de ses alliages d'alliages avec le cuivre comme second constituant majeur
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METHODS OF FORMING HEAT EXCHANGERS BY DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND RELATED HEAT EXCHANGERS AND REACTOR ASSEMBLIES
A method of forming a heat exchanger including selecting process parameters for a directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing process for forming a housing and channels within the housing of a heat exchanger and forming the channels within the housing using the process parameters of the DED additive manufacturing process. The inner walls of the channels have hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface properties, and the inner walls of the channels exhibit an as-fabricated surface roughness factor within a range from about 1.0 to about 2.5. A heat exchanger and a reactor assembly comprising a nuclear reactor and a heat exchanger are also disclosed.
B22F 10/38 - Commande ou régulation des opérations pour obtenir des caractéristiques spécifiques du produit, p. ex. le lissage de la surface, la densité, la porosité ou des structures creuses
B22F 5/00 - Fabrication de pièces ou d'objets à partir de poudres métalliques caractérisée par la forme particulière du produit à réaliser
B22F 10/25 - Dépôt direct de particules métalliques, p. ex. dépôt direct de métal [DMD] ou mise en forme par laser [LENS]
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.
An apparatus comprising at least one contact structure. The at least one contact structure comprises a contact, an insulating material overlying the contact, and at least one contact via in the insulating material. The at least one contact structure also comprises a dielectric liner material adjacent the insulating material within the contact via, a conductive material adjacent the dielectric liner material, and a stress compensation material adjacent the conductive material and in a central portion of the at least one contact via. The stress compensation material is at least partially surrounded by the conductive material. Memory devices, electronic systems, and methods of forming the apparatus are also disclosed.
H01L 23/532 - Dispositions pour conduire le courant électrique à l'intérieur du dispositif pendant son fonctionnement, d'un composant à un autre comprenant des interconnexions externes formées d'une structure multicouche de couches conductrices et isolantes inséparables du corps semi-conducteur sur lequel elles ont été déposées caractérisées par les matériaux
H01L 21/768 - Fixation d'interconnexions servant à conduire le courant entre des composants distincts à l'intérieur du dispositif
H01L 23/00 - Détails de dispositifs à semi-conducteurs ou d'autres dispositifs à l'état solide
H01L 23/522 - Dispositions pour conduire le courant électrique à l'intérieur du dispositif pendant son fonctionnement, d'un composant à un autre comprenant des interconnexions externes formées d'une structure multicouche de couches conductrices et isolantes inséparables du corps semi-conducteur sur lequel elles ont été déposées
H10B 41/27 - Dispositifs de mémoire morte reprogrammable électriquement [EEPROM] comprenant des grilles flottantes caractérisés par les agencements tridimensionnels, p. ex. avec des cellules à des niveaux différents de hauteur la région de source et la région de drain étant à différents niveaux, p. ex. avec des canaux inclinés les canaux comprenant des parties verticales, p. ex. des canaux en forme de U
H10B 41/41 - Dispositifs de mémoire morte reprogrammable électriquement [EEPROM] comprenant des grilles flottantes caractérisés par la région de circuit périphérique de régions de mémoire comprenant un transistor de sélection de cellules, p. ex. NON-ET
60.
ABLATION CHAMBER ASSEMBLIES, LINERS, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
An ablation chamber assembly, comprising a chamber, a support structure, and a liner. The chamber may have a fluid inlet, a central cavity, and a fluid outlet. The support structure may be disposed in the interior cavity and include a support flange and a fluid passageway defined through the support structure. The liner may be disposed in the chamber over the support flange of the support structure. The liner may include a central opening and one or more sample chambers spaced about the central opening. The one or more sample chambers may be configured to receive testing samples. The support structure fluid passageway may be configured to direct a fluid from the fluid inlet into one sample chamber of the one or more sample chambers through the central opening of the liner and out the fluid outlet.
G21C 17/06 - Dispositifs ou dispositions pour la surveillance ou le test du combustible ou des éléments combustibles en dehors du cœur du réacteur, p. ex. pour la consommation ou pour la contamination
61.
SELECTIVE PRECIPITATION OF SOLUTES FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS
A method of removing one or more of solutes from an aqueous solution comprises introducing, into a first fractional crystallization chamber, dimethyl ether and a salt containing solution comprising one or more dissolved salts to form an aqueous solution, and precipitating a first solid from the aqueous solution. Related systems and additional methods are also described.
C02F 1/54 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par floculation ou précipitation d'impuretés en suspension utilisant des produits organiques
C02F 103/16 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de procédés métallurgiques, c.-à-d. de la production, de la purification ou du traitement de métaux, p. ex. déchets de procédés électrolytiques
C22B 3/00 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés
A direct air capture (DAC) reactor system is disclosed and comprises electrochemical cells. One or more of the electrochemical cells comprises a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte membrane between the cathode and the anode. The electrolyte membrane is configured to transport carbonate ions and oxygenate ions from the cathode to the anode. Additional DAC reactor systems and methods of capturing carbon dioxide from a feedstream using the reactor systems are also disclosed.
B01D 53/32 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par effets électriques autres que ceux prévus au groupe
Impedance testing system and methods are disclosed. A method may include applying a excitation signal to a device under a load condition and capturing a time record of an electrical signal from the device. The method may also include adjusting the time record based on an estimated response to the load condition and estimating an impedance of the device based on the adjusted time record.
G01R 31/389 - Mesure de l’impédance interne, de la conductance interne ou des variables similaires
G01R 31/36 - Dispositions pour le test, la mesure ou la surveillance de l’état électrique d’accumulateurs ou de batteries, p. ex. de la capacité ou de l’état de charge
G01R 31/392 - Détermination du vieillissement ou de la dégradation de la batterie, p. ex. état de santé
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
64.
CLASSIFICATION OF MONOLAYER AND MULTILAYER PLASTICS INCLUDING RELATED METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS
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.
A method of removing impurities using an electrochemical membrane apparatus comprising introducing a leaching solution into an electrochemical membrane reactor. The leaching solution of the electrochemical apparatus comprises copper, aluminum, iron, cobalt, manganese, and nickel. The electrochemical membrane reactor comprises at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode, and the leaching solution is in contact with the at least one negative electrode. A current is applied through the electrochemical membrane reactor to adjust a pH of the leaching solution and copper is deposited on the at least one negative electrode. The aluminum and the iron are removed from the leaching solution, and the cobalt, the manganese, and the nickel are recovered from the leaching solution. An electrochemical membrane apparatus including an electrochemical membrane reactor is also disclosed.
C02F 1/467 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse par désinfection électrochimique
C02F 1/461 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par électrolyse
C02F 103/16 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de procédés métallurgiques, c.-à-d. de la production, de la purification ou du traitement de métaux, p. ex. déchets de procédés électrolytiques
C02F 103/34 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie chimique non prévue dans les groupes
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Methods of forming articles including microchannels therein, and related articles
A method of forming an article comprises forming a feed material around one or more shapeholders and sintering the feed material and the one or more shapeholders to form a sintered article comprising the one or more shapeholders in a base material. The sintered article is exposed to a solvent to remove the one or more shapeholders from the base material. Additional methods are disclosed, as well as articles including one or more microchannels exhibiting a diameter of from about 5 μm to about 10 mm.
Disclosed herein are cyclopolyphosphazenes of formula I:
Disclosed herein are cyclopolyphosphazenes of formula I:
Disclosed herein are cyclopolyphosphazenes of formula I:
methods for the preparation thereof and uses thereof in adjuvant compositions.
A61K 39/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps
A61K 39/39 - Préparations médicinales contenant des antigènes ou des anticorps caractérisées par les additifs immunostimulants, p. ex. par les adjuvants chimiques
68.
IN SITU CORROSION MITIGATION IN MOLTEN SALT PROCESSES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS
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.
Methods of separating plant matter are described herein. The methods may include contacting monocotyledonous plant matter with one or more enzymes or one or more organisms expressing one or more enzymes, where the monocotyledonous plant matter includes vascular bundles, pith, and rind. Following the enzymatic treatment, additional processing of the plant matter may be undertaken through mechanical means. The low-intensity mechanical processing may dislodge the pith, rind, and vascular bundles from one another while minimizing energy consumption and potential damage to the plant matter. Further processing may include sorting mechanisms such as mechanical screening or pneumatic air classification. The incorporation of enzymatic treatment prior to mechanical separation may enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of separating the rind, pith, and vascular bundles from one another compared to conventional mechanical separation methods.
C12P 7/10 - Éthanol en tant que produit chimique et non en tant que boisson alcoolique préparé comme sous-produit, ou préparé à partir d'un substrat constitué par des déchets ou par des matières cellulosiques d'un substrat constitué par des matières cellulosiques
C12N 9/24 - Hydrolases (3.) agissant sur les composés glycosyliques (3.2)
71.
METHODS OF MEASURING THERMAL PROPERTIES, AND RELATED APPARATUSES
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to measuring thermal properties. At least one embodiment includes a method including heating a location of an object with an excitation laser beam, the excitation laser beam being a continuous-wave laser beam modulated by a square-wave modulation waveform. The method may also include measuring temperature at the location over time by measuring changes in one or more reflective properties at the location. Related apparatuses are also disclosed.
G01K 11/125 - Mesure de la température basée sur les variations physiques ou chimiques, n'entrant pas dans les groupes , , ou utilisant le changement de couleur, de translucidité ou de réflectance utilisant les changements de réflectance
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p. ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
72.
RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEMS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL STORAGE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
A radiation monitoring system includes an optical fiber. The system further includes a scintillating fiber operatively coupled to a first end of the optical fiber at a first end of the scintillating fiber. The system also includes a damage detection device configured to detect damage to at least one of the optical fiber and the scintillating fiber.
A temperature-controlled irradiation system may include an outer containment and a sealed capsule disposed within the outer containment. The sealed capsule may be configured to contain a testing material within the sealed capsule. The system may further include a temperature sensor disposed within the sealed capsule. The temperature sensor may be configured to measure a temperature of the testing material. A pressure sensor may be disposed within the sealed capsule. The pressure sensor may be configured to measure an internal pressure of the sealed capsule. The system may include a heater disposed within the sealed capsule. The heater may be configured to control the temperature of the testing material. The heater may be immersed within the testing material. A gas gap is provided between the sealed capsule and the outer containment. The gas gap may be configured to control thermal conductivity between the sealed capsule and the outer containment.
G01N 25/48 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de moyens thermiques en recherchant la production de quantités de chaleur, c.-à-d. la calorimétrie, p. ex. en mesurant la chaleur spécifique, en mesurant la conductivité thermique sur une solution, sorption ou réaction chimique n'impliquant pas une oxydation par combustion ou catalyse
G21C 11/08 - Écrans thermiquesRevêtements thermiques, c.-à-d. pour dissiper la chaleur provenant de radiations gamma qui sans cela chaufferaient un écran biologique externe
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ATOMIZATION DEVICES FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS INCLUDING AN ATOMIZATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF ATOMIZING A TARGET SUBSTRATE
An atomization device includes a container and an atomization system. The container is sized and configured to be located within a build chamber of an additive manufacturing apparatus. The container includes a container opening in a top thereof. The container opening is sized and configured to receive an energy source of the additive manufacturing apparatus extended through the container opening or sized and configured to permit passage of energy from the energy source through the container opening. The atomization system includes a target substrate support including a device to vibrate the target substrate positioned within the container and is configured to cooperate with the additive manufacturing apparatus and utilize the energy to atomize a target substrate within the container. An additive manufacturing system and a method for atomizing a target substrate are also disclosed.
B22F 12/50 - Moyens d’alimentation en matériau, p. ex. têtes
B22F 9/08 - Fabrication des poudres métalliques ou de leurs suspensionsAppareils ou dispositifs spécialement adaptés à cet effet par des procédés physiques à partir d'un matériau liquide par coulée, p. ex. à travers de petits orifices ou dans l'eau, par atomisation ou pulvérisation
75.
HIGH-TEMPERATURE LATENT HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM USING TRANSPORTABLE HEAT PIPES FOR VERSATILE INTEGRATION WITH EMERGING MICROREACTORS
A heat pipe integrated thermal battery (“HITB”) is provided that may include a storage tank, a thermal storage medium within the storage tank, a guide tube extending within the storage tank and through at least one end of the storage tank, and a heat pipe configured to be movable within the guide tube. The heat pipe may be configured to discharge heat to and absorb heat from the thermal storage medium within the storage tank.
F28D 20/02 - Appareils ou ensembles fonctionnels d'accumulation de chaleur en généralAppareils échangeurs de chaleur de régénération non couverts par les groupes ou utilisant la chaleur latente
F28F 5/00 - Éléments spécialement adaptés au mouvement
76.
METHANE ACTIVATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUSES
A method of forming a hydrocarbon product and hydrogen gas comprises introducing CH4 to a positive electrode of an electrochemical cell comprising the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The proton-conducting membrane comprises an electrolyte material having an ionic conductivity greater than or equal to about 10−2 S/cm at one or more temperatures within a range of from about 150° C. to about 600° C. A potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell to produce the hydrocarbon product and the hydrogen gas. A CH4 activation system and an electrochemical cell are also described.
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).
Systems and methods for classifying and sorting of dark colored and/or black-colored plastic materials utilizing a vision system or one or more sensor systems implemented with one or more medium wavelength infrared cameras whereby the captured image data is process within a machine learning system in order to identify or classify each of the materials, which may then be sorted into separate groups based on such an identification or classification.
A method of forming a hydrocarbon product and a protonation product comprises introducing C2H6 to a positive electrode of an electrochemical cell comprising the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a proton-conducting membrane between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The proton-conducting membrane comprises an electrolyte material having an ionic conductivity greater than or equal to about 10−2 S/cm at one or more temperatures within a range of from about 150° C. to about 650° C. A potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell to produce the hydrocarbon product and the protonation product. A C2H6 activation system and an electrochemical cell are also described.
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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Systems and Methods for Managing Energy Storage Devices
An energy storage device (ESD) manager may be configured to utilize and/or develop aging models configured to model age-related performance degradation predicted to be incurred by an ESD under respective operating conditions. The aging model of an ESD may be used to determine operating conditions that satisfy the performance and/or endurance requirements of an application. The ESD manager may generate a policy to manage operation of the ESD in accordance with the determined operating conditions. For example, the aging model may be used to determine discharge conditions predicted to ensure that performance degradation incurred by the ESD remains below a threshold for a specified usage period. The discharge conditions may be used to determine a discharge configuration adapted to configure the application to utilize the ESD in accordance with the determined discharge conditions.
A 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
85.
CYBER RESILIENT TRADE-OFF EVALUATION SYSTEMS FOR OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING RELATED METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA
A system comprises one or more networks including a digital twin and one or more cyber system components. The digital twin is configured to emulate at least a portion of a physical system of an operational technology (OT) system. One or more processors of the system are configured to select a mitigative response measure to enable in the one or more networks for execution in response to a simulated cyber attack; determine a physical system reaction and a cyber system reaction responsive to the simulated cyber attack and the mitigative response measure; and determine a resilience level of an OT system enabled with the mitigative response measure responsive to the physical system reaction and the cyber system reaction.
A metal-coated article that comprises a substrate, a transition metal region adjacent to the substrate, and a platinum-group metal region adjacent to the transition metal region. The transition metal region comprises a transition metal carbide layer adjacent to the substrate. The platinum-group metal region comprises a transition metal/platinum-group metal layer that is adjacent to the transition metal region and a platinum-group metal layer adjacent to the transition metal/platinum-group metal layer. Related methods are also disclosed.
An apparatus for removing flexible material from rotating equipment includes a cutter assembly integrated into the rotating equipment. The cutter assembly includes a cutter shaft, a cutter blade coupled to the cutter shaft, and a movement mechanism configured to move the cutter assembly along an axis of the rotating equipment to cut accumulated material from the rotating equipment.
A method of recovering lithium from a lithium-containing material comprises introducing a lithium-containing material to an electrochemical cell, transporting lithium ions from the lithium-containing material through a cation exchange membrane to a catholyte within a cathode chamber of the electrochemical cell, reacting the lithium ions with bicarbonate ions in the cathode chamber to form lithium carbonate, and removing the lithium carbonate from the catholyte. Related methods of recovering lithium from lithium-containing, materials, and related systems are disclosed.
An electrochemical cell is disclosed and comprises an electrolyte between a cathode and an anode and a protective layer between the anode and the electrolyte. The protective layer comprises a porous layer over the anode and a dense layer over the porous layer, each of the porous layer and the dense layer comprising an inorganic compound, an organic compound, or an inorganic-organic composite. Additional electrochemical cells are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of forming an electrochemical cell.
Various embodiments relate to determining a lithium-plating state of a battery. Various embodiments include a method including: observing a first characteristic of a battery, observing a second characteristic of the battery, and determining, based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic, a lithium-plating state of the battery. In some embodiments, the first characteristic and the second characteristic may each be one of: a rate of change of the capacity per cycle over a number of cycles, end-of-charge rest voltage over a number of cycles, and a coulombic efficiency over a number of cycles. Related devices are also disclosed.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
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Network systems, classification methods, and related apparatuses for security analyses of electronic messages
Network systems, classification methods, and related apparatuses for security analyses of electronic messages are disclosed. An apparatus includes an input terminal to receive message data corresponding to an electronic message to be delivered to a destination device and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to, if the electronic message includes an attached file, disassemble the attached file to obtain assembly code from the attached file. The processing circuitry is also configured to translate the assembly code to generate function labels corresponding to functions the assembly code is configured to instruct the destination device to perform. The processing circuitry is further configured to classify the electronic message as anomalous responsive to one or more of the generated function labels being identified as suspicious.
G06F 9/455 - ÉmulationInterprétationSimulation de logiciel, p. ex. virtualisation ou émulation des moteurs d’exécution d’applications ou de systèmes d’exploitation
Systems, devices, and methods are described for scheduling radio frequency spectrum at a base station for one or more user equipment. A method may include receiving, at a base station of a radio-frequency communication network, a message from a user equipment. The message may include a transmission utilizing unlicensed spectrum or shared spectrum. The method may also include determining, based on the message, a degree of interference. The method may also include determining, based on the degree of interference, whether to service the user equipment using the unlicensed spectrum or shared spectrum. Related systems and devices are also disclosed.
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
A composite media for non-oxidative C2H6 dehydrogenation comprises an aluminosilicate zeolite matrix, and an EDH catalyst on one or more of an external surface of the aluminosilicate zeolite matrix and internal surfaces within pores of the aluminosilicate zeolite matrix. The EDH catalyst comprises one or more of Fe, Zn, Pt, Ga, alloys thereof, and oxides thereof. A C2H6 activation system, and a method of processing a C2H6-containing stream are also described.
B01J 8/00 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solidesAppareillage pour de tels procédés
B01J 8/02 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solidesAppareillage pour de tels procédés avec des particules immobiles, p. ex. dans des lits fixes
B01J 29/40 - Zéolites aluminosilicates cristallinesLeurs composés isomorphes du type pentasil, p. ex. types ZSM-5, ZSM-8 ou ZSM-11
B01J 35/02 - Catalyseurs caractérisés par leur forme ou leurs propriétés physiques, en général solides
B01J 35/10 - Catalyseurs caractérisés par leur forme ou leurs propriétés physiques, en général solides caractérisés par leurs propriétés de surface ou leur porosité
C01B 3/26 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par décomposition de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides d'hydrocarbures avec des catalyseurs
Disclosed is a method of analyzing an energy storage device including normalizing charge and discharge voltage profiles to obtain normalized charge and discharge voltage profiles as a function of a normalized capacity; averaging the normalized voltage profiles to obtain an averaged voltage profile as a function of the normalized capacity; determining an internal resistance between the charge or discharge voltage profiles and the normalized averaged voltage profile; determining a current-resistance (IR) potential responsive to a measured current and the determined internal resistance; determining an IR-free voltage charge or discharge profile of the energy storage device; and determining a ratio between a capacity change and a voltage potential change in a charging or discharging process of the energy storage device over a predetermined interval of time responsive to the determined IR-free voltage charge or discharge profiles.
G01R 31/385 - Dispositions pour mesurer des variables des batteries ou des accumulateurs
G01R 31/389 - Mesure de l’impédance interne, de la conductance interne ou des variables similaires
H01M 4/505 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de manganèse d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du manganèse pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiMn2O4 ou LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p. ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
96.
NETWORK SECURITY AND RELATED APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
Network security and related apparatuses, methods, and security systems are disclosed. An apparatus includes a variational autoencoder trained to reconstruct a benign packet flow representation of a benign packet flow corresponding to a benign stream of packets. The processing circuitry is configured to apply a packet flow representation of a packet flow corresponding to a received stream of packets to the variational autoencoder to generate a reconstructed packet flow representation. The packet flow representation includes one or more of a determined transfer entropy corresponding to the received stream of packets, flow derived metadata, or a Granger causality of the packet flow. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a reconstruction loss of the reconstructed packet flow representation and determine whether the received stream of packets is anomalous responsive to the determined reconstruction loss.
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
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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
A fuel structure includes an advanced technology fuel (ATF) composite body. The ATF composite body includes a first fissile material, such as uranium oxide (UO2), and a second fissile material, such as uranium diboride (UB2). The boron atoms of the second fissile material include an integrated burnable absorber (IBA). The ATF composite body further includes an ATF composition comprising the second fissile material combined with the first fissile material. The IBA of the second fissile material is distributed in a matrix of the first fissile material without a detectable amount of uranium tetraboride (UB4).
G21C 3/20 - Détails de structure à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe avec revêtement sur le combustible ou sur l'intérieur de l'enveloppeDétails de structure à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe avec une intercouche non active entre l'enveloppe et le matériau actif
