Abstract:
A method of forming nanofluidic enclosed channels includes providing a first substrate having a layer of a first material disposed thereon. A plurality of nanoscale slots is formed along a second substrate using nanolithography, etching, or other disclosed techniques. The first substrate is then bonded to the second substrate such that the layer of the first material on the first substrate is adjacent the plurality of slots on the second substrate to define a plurality of enclosed nanofluidic channels therethrough.
Abstract:
A Model-Free Adaptive Quality Variable control system is disclosed for effectively controlling quality variables on-line in closed-loop fashion. It is able to automatically control quality variables under the conditions where there are significant varying time delays and disturbances in the process. Because of its unique capability, the control system is useful for building flexible and adaptive production systems, achieving Six Sigma quality control goals, and fulfilling the on demand manufacturing needs in the new e-commerce environment.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a front, left perspective view of a ball picker in the first state, showing my new design; FIG. 2 is a rear, right perspective view thereof; FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof; FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof; FIG. 9 is a front, left perspective view of a ball picker in the second state; FIG. 10 is a rear, right perspective view of a ball picker in the second state; FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of detail 11 in FIG. 1; FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of detail 12 in FIG. 5; and, FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of detail 13 in FIG. 7. The dashed broken lines in the figures are for the purposes of illustrating portions of the ball picker that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines are for notating enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a front, left perspective view of the ball picker in the first state, showing my new design; FIG. 2 is a rear, right perspective view thereof; FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof; FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof; FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof; FIG. 9 is a front, left perspective view of the ball picker in the second state; FIG. 10 is a rear, right perspective view of the ball picker in the second state; FIG. 11 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 1; FIG. 12 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 5; and, FIG. 13 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 7. The dashed broken lines in the figures are for the purposes of illustrating portions of the ball picker that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines are for notating enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a rack steel plate with a thickness up to 177.8 mm by a continuous casting slab, the constituents and mass percentages including C0.11˜0.15%, Si0.15˜0.35%, Mn0.95˜1.25%, P≤0.010%, S≤0.002%, Cr0.45˜0.75%, Mo0.4˜0.6%, Ni1.3˜2.6%, Cu0.2˜0.4%, Al0.06˜0.09%, V0.03˜0.06%, Nb≤0.04%, N≤0.006%, B0.001˜01002%, the balance is Fe and unavoidable impurity elements. The manufacture method includes, in sequence, KR molten steel pretreatment, converter smelting, LF refining, RH refining, continuous casting through a straight-arc continuous casting machine, shielding the continuous casting slab a cover and slowly cooling, cleaning the continuous casting slab, heating, high-pressure water descaling, control rolling, straightening, slowly cooling, quenching and tempering treatment. The rack steel plate of large thickness in present invention has advantages of high strength, good plasticity and excellent toughness at a low temperature, the process method has advantages of simple process, low cost and efficiently quick etc.
Abstract:
An enclosure design is disclosed to accommodate and support the unique features and capabilities of the Smart and Scalable Power Inverters or Mini-Inverters that have multiple input channels to easily connect to multiple solar PV panels, invert the DC power to AC power, and daisy chain together to generate AC power to feed the power grid or supply power to electrical devices. Further disclosed is a message system using LEDs (light-emitting diodes) mounted on the enclosure to indicate the system status and the status of each input channel of the Smart and Scalable Mini-Inverters.
Abstract:
A novel 3-Input-3-Output (3×3) Model-Free Adaptive (MFA) controller with a set of artificial neural networks as part of the controller is introduced. A 3×3 MFA control system using the inventive 3×3 MFA controller is described to control key process variables including Power, Steam Throttle Pressure, and Steam Temperature of boiler-turbine-generator (BTG) units in conventional and advanced power plants. Those advanced power plants may comprise Once-Through Supercritical (OTSC) Boilers, Circulating Fluidized-Bed (CFB) Boilers, and Once-Through Supercritical Circulating Fluidized-Bed (OTSC CFB) Boilers.
Abstract:
A digital microfluidic platform utilizes dual active matrix circuitry to actuate and heat liquid droplets on a biochip. Liquid droplets are introduced into a droplet handling area of the biochip where they can be actuated by electrodes residing in pixels of an actuating active matrix array according to the electrowetting on dielectric phenomenon and heated by heating elements residing in pixels of a heating active matrix array. Pixels of the actuating active matrix array and the heating active matrix array are independently addressable such that droplets in the droplet handling area can be selectively heated and actuated according to their location. The actuating active matrix array and heating active matrix array can be formed on the same or different substrates with the droplet handling area disposed above or between the substrates.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for intelligently inverting DC power from DC sources such as photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to single-phase or three-phase AC power to feed the power grid for electricity generation. A number of smart single-input, dual-input, triple-input, quad-input, and multiple-input power inverters in a mixed variety can easily connect to single, dual, triple, quad, and multiple DC power sources, invert the DC power to AC power, and daisy chain together to generate a total power, which is equal to the summation of the AC power supplied by each smart and scalable power inverter of this invention.
Abstract:
A digital microfluidic platform utilizes dual active matrix circuitry to actuate and heat liquid droplets on a biochip. Liquid droplets are introduced into a droplet handling area of the biochip where they can be actuated by electrodes residing in pixels of an actuating active matrix array according to the electrowetting on dielectric phenomenon and heated by heating elements residing in pixels of a heating active matrix array. Pixels of the actuating active matrix array and the heating active matrix array are independently addressable such that droplets in the droplet handling area can be selectively heated and actuated according to their location. The actuating active matrix array and heating active matrix array can be formed on the same or different substrates with the droplet handling area disposed above or between the substrates.