METHOD OF OPERATING AN ENERGY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210184466A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16769657

    申请日:2018-11-29

    IPC分类号: H02J3/32 H02J3/38 H02J3/00

    摘要: Method of operating an energy system, said energy system comprising: a local common transmission bus; at least one local energy connected to said bus; at least one local load connected to said bus; an energy store connected to said bus; a controllable interface arranged to exchange energy between said bus and an external distribution network external to said energy system; a controller adapted to control said interface so as to carry out said exchange of energy. According to the invention, the controller defines three modes based on the state of charge of the energy store which determine if, and how, energy is exchanged with the external network so as to optimize self-consumption and to perform ramp-rate reduction and peak shaving as appropriate.

    Mechanical oscillator for a horological movement

    公开(公告)号:US10317843B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15715377

    申请日:2017-09-26

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04

    摘要: Mechanical oscillator for a horological movement, comprising: a central fixed part being configured to be fixed to a frame of the horological movement; an inertial rim coaxial with a pivoting axis of the mechanical oscillator; at least two rigid links extending radially between the central fixed part and the inertial rim and supporting the inertial rim; and at least two flexible links extending radially from the central fixed part; each flexible link comprising a first flexible element and a second flexible element substantially coplanar to the first element, the first flexible element and the second flexible element being rigidly connected at their distal extremity; the proximal extremity of the first flexible element being fixed to the fixed part and the proximal extremity of the second flexible element being fixed to one of said at least two rigid links, such that the inertial rim can oscillate around the pivoting axis.

    Positioning device comprising a light beam
    6.
    发明授权
    Positioning device comprising a light beam 有权
    定位装置包括光束

    公开(公告)号:US09243898B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-26

    申请号:US14251812

    申请日:2014-04-14

    摘要: A position measurement system for determining 2D displacement or position of a mobile element with respect to a reference frame, including: a point light; an optical mask having transparent and opaque areas defining a repetitive pattern on at least one side of its surfaces; an imager, fixed to a mobile element, including integrated electronic circuits allowing detection, computing and analyzing of a shadow projected by the optical mask. The position measurement system includes an optical diffuser plate between the light source and the mask. The imager, mask and diffuser plate form an assembly so as to produce a light spot created by the scattering of the incident light beam emitted by the light source on the diffuser plate. The mask positioned between the diffuser plate and imager, produces a shadow on the imager, allowing to compute and provide 2D position of the mobile element relative to the fixed reference frame.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定移动元件相对于参考框架的2D位移或位置的位置测量系统,包括:点光源; 具有在其表面的至少一侧限定重复图案的透明和不透明区域的光学掩模; 固定到移动元件的成像器,包括允许检测,计算和分析由光学掩模投影的阴影的集成电子电路。 位置测量系统包括在光源和掩模之间的光学漫射板。 成像器,掩模和扩散板形成组件,以便产生由光源在扩散板上发射的入射光束的散射所产生的光斑。 位于扩散器板和成像器之间的掩模在成像器上产生阴影,允许计算并提供相对于固定参考系的移动元件的2D位置。

    High-sensitivity X-ray detector
    7.
    发明授权
    High-sensitivity X-ray detector 有权
    高灵敏度X射线探测器

    公开(公告)号:US09086493B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-21

    申请号:US13766794

    申请日:2013-02-14

    IPC分类号: G01T1/20

    CPC分类号: G01T1/2006 G01T1/2018

    摘要: A device for the sensitive detection of X-rays comprises a structured scintillator screen optically coupled to a semiconductor image sensor. The scintillator screen comprises individual columnar elements covered with material showing high optical reflection. Each columnar element represents a pixel, and light flashes created by an X-ray photon in a scintillating event exit through a short surface of the columnar element for detection with a semiconductor image sensor. The semiconductor image sensor comprises a multitude of photosensor elements, and one or more of these photosensor elements receives light from a scintillator screen pixel. Each photosensor element of the image sensor comprises a semiconductor volume where photocharge is created, a lateral drift-field device for the collection of photocharge, an electronic detection circuit for the conversion of collected photocharge packets either into proportional voltage pulses, into binary signals indicating the arrival of X-ray photons or into digital signals whose values correspond to the energy of the incident X-ray photons.

    摘要翻译: 用于敏感检测X射线的装置包括光耦合到半导体图像传感器的结构闪烁体屏幕。 闪烁体屏幕包括用显示高光学反射的材料覆盖的单个柱状元件。 每个柱状元素表示像素,并且由闪烁事件中的X射线光子产生的光闪烁通过柱状元件的短表面从半导体图像传感器检测。 半导体图像传感器包括多个光电传感器元件,并且这些光传感器元件中的一个或多个接收来自闪烁体屏幕像素的光。 图像传感器的每个光电传感器元件包括产生光电荷的半导体体积,用于收集光电荷的横向漂移场设备,用于将收集的光电荷分组转换成比例电压脉冲的电子检测电路, X射线光子的到达或数字信号的值对应于入射的X射线光子的能量。

    Positioning device comprising a light beam
    8.
    发明申请
    Positioning device comprising a light beam 有权
    定位装置包括光束

    公开(公告)号:US20140368836A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-18

    申请号:US14251812

    申请日:2014-04-14

    IPC分类号: G01B11/14 G01J1/04

    摘要: A position measurement system for determining 2D displacement or position of a mobile element with respect to a reference frame, including: a point light; an optical mask having transparent and opaque areas defining a repetitive pattern on at least one side of its surfaces; an imager, fixed to a mobile element, including integrated electronic circuits allowing detection, computing and analyzing of a shadow projected by the optical mask. The position measurement system includes an optical diffuser plate between the light source and the mask. The imager, mask and diffuser plate form an assembly so as to produce a light spot created by the scattering of the incident light beam emitted by the light source on the diffuser plate. The mask positioned between the diffuser plate and imager, produces a shadow on the imager, allowing to compute and provide 2D position of the mobile element relative to the fixed reference frame.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定移动元件相对于参考框架的2D位移或位置的位置测量系统,包括:点光源; 具有在其表面的至少一侧限定重复图案的透明和不透明区域的光学掩模; 固定到移动元件的成像器,包括允许检测,计算和分析由光学掩模投影的阴影的集成电子电路。 位置测量系统包括在光源和掩模之间的光学漫射板。 成像器,掩模和扩散板形成组件,以便产生由光源在扩散板上发射的入射光束的散射所产生的光斑。 位于扩散器板和成像器之间的掩模在成像器上产生阴影,允许计算并提供相对于固定参考系的移动元件的2D位置。

    Mechanical timepiece regulator
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11650544B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US16751212

    申请日:2020-01-24

    IPC分类号: G04B17/04 G04B17/06 G04B17/32

    CPC分类号: G04B17/063 G04B17/32

    摘要: The mechanical timepiece regulator of the invention comprises a flexure bearing oscillator and a double detent escapement, the oscillator comprising a balance wheel (1) connected to an elastic suspension (2a, 2b) arranged to guide and apply a restoring force to the balance wheel (1) in a plane of oscillation. The escapement comprises an escape wheel (3) and an anchor (4) integrated into the balance wheel (1) and having two arms (5, 6) arranged to receive alternately the impulses of the escape wheel (3). The escapement furthermore comprises two detents (7, 8) alternately locking the escape wheel (3) between two impulses and interacting with the arms (5, 6) of the anchor to release the escape wheel (3) before each impulse, without direct interaction between the anchor and the escape wheel.