Abstract:
The invention provides a gasoline composition which comprises a mixture of hydrocarbons of the gasoline boiling range containing an octane requirement reducing amount of an additive which comprises a furfuryl alcohol resin or derivative thereof and the use of the additive in a concentrate for a preparation of such gasoline composition and a method of operating a spark-ignition engine using such gasoline composition.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a copolymer of at least one n-(C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 -alkyl) (meth)acrylate with maleic anhydride, which contains alternating (meth)acrylate and maleic anhydride monomeric units, characterized in that the copolymer has a degree of alternation of at least 85%, a process for preparing the copolymer, a hydrocarbon oil composition containing the copolymer and the use of the copolymer as a flow improver additive.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a women's electric shaver showing my new design; FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; FIG. 6 is a top plan view of thereof; FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of thereof; and, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of thereof. The broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claim.
Abstract:
A system and method for estimating internal parameters of a lithium-ion battery to provide a reliable battery state-of-charge estimate. The method uses a two RC-pair equivalent battery circuit model to estimate the battery parameters, including a battery open circuit voltage, an ohmic resistance, a double layer capacitance, a charge transfer resistance, a diffusion resistance and a diffusion capacitance. The method further uses the equivalent circuit model to provide a difference equation from which the battery parameters are adapted, and calculates the battery parameters from the difference equation.
Abstract:
A method for a battery pack controller of an electrified vehicle, the battery pack controller including one or more processors, includes identifying N battery cells of a battery pack that includes M battery cells, the N battery cells being weakest battery cells of the battery pack, wherein N is an integer greater than zero and less than M. The method includes determining one or more first parameters for each of the N battery cells, each of the one or more first parameters indicating a parameter for a specific battery cell. The method includes estimating one or more second parameters for the battery pack based on the one or more first parameters for each of the N battery cells, each of the one or more second parameters indicating a parameter for the battery pack. The method also includes outputting the one or more second parameters for the battery pack.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compounds and composition for inhibition of NAMPT, their synthesis, applications and antidotes. An illustrative compound of the invention is shown below.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a device is connected to a first computer via a first local communication port of the first computer. If the device is configured to autoconnect with a second computer upon connection of the device to the first computer, a remote access session is established between the first computer and the second computer. Low-level local communication from the device is intercepted at the first local communication port of the first computer. The low-level local communication is transmitted from the first computer to the second computer via the remote access session. The low-level local communication is injected to a second local communication port of the second computer to thereby provide an autoconnection of the device to the second computer.
Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to the providing a cloud keying and signing service and to securing software package distribution on the cloud. In an embodiment, a computer system instantiates a signing service configured to sign software packages. The computer system receives a signing request from a computer user requesting that a selected software package be signed. The signing request includes a computed hash of the selected software package. The computer system generates a private and public key pair on behalf of the computer user and stores the private key of the generated key pair in a secure data store.
Abstract:
A system and method for determining whether an onboard estimation process, such as a recursive least squares regression process, can effectively calculate the state-of-charge of a battery. The method includes defining a current sample time and a previous sample time and measuring the battery current. The method then calculates a variation moving average of the measured current and an index of current change rate determined by averaging the absolute value of the current variation moving average using the measured current and calculated moving averages from the previous sample time. The method then determines if the current change index is greater than a predetermined threshold, and if so, the estimate of the battery state-of-charge resulting from the onboard estimation process is valid.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for determining a state of charge of a battery are provided. A first component of the state of charge is calculated based on a first property of the battery. A second component of the state of charge is calculated based on a second property of the battery. The first component of the state of charge is weighted based on a rate of change of the first property relative to a change of the state of charge. The second component of the state of charge is weighted based on a rate of change of the second property relative to a change of the state of charge. The state of charge is determined based on the first and second weighted components.