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公开(公告)号:US20200376435A1
公开(公告)日:2020-12-03
申请号:US16681157
申请日:2019-11-12
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Emad Alhseinat , Rawdha Alhammadi , Ohoud Alyammahi , Shatha AlMarri , Bashar El-Khasawneh
Abstract: The present invention discloses a pressure converter system for sustainably forcing saline water through a semi-permeable membrane, comprising a hydraulic oil pump, a hydraulic oil cylinder comprising pressurized oil generated from the hydraulic oil pump, a sustainable energy source for powering the hydraulic oil pump, a saline water cylinder containing saline water, wherein the hydraulic oil cylinder and the saline water cylinder are connected using a piston and an electrical circuit for determining a direction of movement of the piston. This system may be developed to a stand-alone desalination facility comprising a ducted windmill that can harvest energy from a wide range of wind speeds, especially very low wind speeds. Because of the above, the present invention successfully converts mechanical energy to high pressure that is required to produce fresh water from saline water.
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公开(公告)号:US10819149B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-27
申请号:US15950804
申请日:2018-04-11
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Mohammad Radwan Alhawari , Baker Mohammad , Hani Hasan Mustafa Saleh , Mohammed Ismail Elnaggar
Abstract: Disclosed is an energy mixer having a first active diode coupled between a first input node and an output node, and a second active diode coupled between a second input node and the output node. A first capacitor is coupled between the first input node and a dynamic node, and a second capacitor is coupled between the second input node and a third node. Switching circuitry is configured to selectively couple the dynamic node between a fixed voltage node and the second input node in response to a control signal provided by control circuitry. When an output voltage at the output node is within a first range, the dynamic node is coupled to the fixed voltage node and when the output voltage is within a lower voltage second range, the dynamic node is coupled to the second input node such that first capacitor and second capacitor are coupled in series.
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公开(公告)号:US20200300457A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-24
申请号:US16890083
申请日:2020-06-02
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Dimitrios C. KYRITSIS
Abstract: The location and morphology of an electrostatically manipulated flame can be controlled through the action of an electrostatic field on the flame, virtually independently of overall mixture composition and imposed strain rate. An electrostatically controlled burner can manipulate a position of a flame between an oxidizer source and a fuel source by way of one or more electrodes configured to produce an electrostatic field proximate to one of the fuel source and the oxidizer source.
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公开(公告)号:US10751692B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-25
申请号:US16062445
申请日:2015-12-16
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Fawzi Banat , Priyabrata Pal , Anjali Achazhiyath Edathil
IPC: B01J20/24 , B01J20/12 , B01J20/20 , B01D15/08 , B01D15/26 , B01J20/34 , B01J20/10 , B01J20/26 , B01J20/28 , B01J20/30 , B01J41/20 , C08B37/00
Abstract: A method of treating a liquid for removal of organic acid anions which comprises contacting a liquid containing organic acid anions with an adsorbent comprising calcium alginate-kaolinite or calcium alginate-quartz and a method of treating a liquid for removal of organic acid anions, heavy metal ions and thermally degraded organic products which comprises contacting a liquid containing organic acid anions, heavy metal ions and thermally degraded organic products with an adsorbent comprising calcium alginate-activated carbon are described.
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公开(公告)号:US20200254634A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-13
申请号:US16643259
申请日:2018-08-26
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Mohammad AWAD , Dongming GAN , Jorge DIAS , Lakmal SENEVIRATNE
Abstract: A variable stiffness joint and method to alter the stiffness of the joint with multiple stiffness levels is described wherein a plurality of stiffness bits (m) are used for enabling 2 m stiffness level variations for the joint. Each stiffness bit comprises an elastic element in mechanical connection with a clutch (21, 22, 23). The joint revolves with zero stiffness level when all the clutches (21, 22, 23) are disengaged whereas a clutch (21, 22, 23) involves one of the elastic elements which alter the stiffness of the joint. Engaging other clutches (21, 22, 23) involve more elastic elements for altering the joint stiffness and the resultant joint stiffness is determined by adding the stiffness values of all the involved springs (6, 7, 8).
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公开(公告)号:US10670450B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US16023287
申请日:2018-06-29
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Shahzad Muzaffar , Ibrahim Elfadel
Abstract: A method for estimating the weight of a subject while moving includes attaching one or more force sensors to the subject such that the force sensors measure a force exerted between each foot of the subject and a surface on which the subject is positioned, monitoring the one or more force sensors while the subject is moving to obtain a moving force measurement, processing the moving force measurement to determine a peak level of the moving force, a valley level of the moving force measurement, and a force range of the moving force measurement, determining an acceleration of center of mass of the subject from the force range, and estimating the weight of the subject while moving from the valley level and the acceleration of center of mass.
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公开(公告)号:US10570056B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-25
申请号:US15690543
申请日:2017-08-30
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Giovanni Palmisano , Corrado Garlisi
IPC: B32B15/04 , B32B17/06 , C03C17/245 , G02B1/18
Abstract: Superhydrophilic and antifogging non-porous TiO2 films for glass substrates and methods of providing the TiO2 films are provided. The TiO2 films may maintain a water contact angle less than 5° in the dark for five days after an annealing treatment, and the water contact angle of the TiO2 films may stabilize at less than 20° after ten days from the annealing treatment. The TiO2 films may have a thickness of about 20 nm and may be transparent. The methods may include depositing a TiO2 film on a glass substrate using e-beam evaporation. The methods may further include annealing the TiO2 film after depositing the TiO2 film on the glass substrate. The methods may not include UV radiation.
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公开(公告)号:US20200007271A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-02
申请号:US16023356
申请日:2018-06-29
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Shahzad Muzaffar , Ibrahim Elfadel
IPC: H04L1/00
Abstract: A method for transmitting a data block begins with segmenting the data block into a number of data sub-blocks. Each data sub-block where a number of high bits is greater than a number of low bits is then inverted. The data sub-blocks are then grouped into sets of data sub-blocks. For each set of data sub blocks, a number of pulses indicative of a number of high bits in each one of the data sub-blocks in the set is transmitted, there is a delay, and a number of pulses indicative of each high bit in each data sub-block of the set of data sub-blocks is transmitted followed by a delay. Finally, a number of pulses indicative of which ones of the data sub-blocks were inverted is transmitted.
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公开(公告)号:US10473362B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-12
申请号:US15177152
申请日:2016-06-08
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Peter Ross Armstrong , Abdul Qadir , Matteo Chiesa
IPC: F24J2/04 , F24S10/20 , F24S10/50 , F24S10/80 , F24S60/30 , F24S70/65 , F24S10/30 , F24S10/40 , F24S40/90 , F24J2/20 , F24J2/24 , F24S80/457
Abstract: The invention, in some embodiments, relates to solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to liquid-air transpired solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to thermal energy transfer systems that comprise solar energy collectors, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments of the invention, methods of constructing solar energy collectors are provided.
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公开(公告)号:US10455529B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-22
申请号:US15974809
申请日:2018-05-09
Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Inventor: Mihai Sanduleanu , Shoeb Shaikh
IPC: H04B1/04 , H03F1/02 , H04W52/52 , H04W52/42 , H03F3/217 , H03F3/195 , H03F3/26 , H03F3/45 , H03F3/68
Abstract: A multi-standard transmitter architecture with digitally upconverted intermediate frequency (IF) outphased signals is disclosed. The transmitter architecture includes a Gallium Nitride (GaN) power amplifier (PA) circuit having a Current Mode Class-D (CMCD) configuration. The GaN PA circuit includes a lower switching device electrically coupled to an input to receive an input RF signal and an upper switching device to switchably electrically couple the first switching device to a power supply to drive an antenna circuit based on the input RF signal. Thus, a reconfigurable transmitter architecture is disclosed that utilizes a high-speed Gallium Nitride (GaN) driver to achieve a peak drain efficiency of at least 85% while delivering output power of 10 W at 1 GHz frequency, for example.
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