Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors with Molten Lithium as Coolant and Secondary Fuel

    公开(公告)号:US20230245791A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US17649353

    申请日:2022-01-29

    申请人: Shijun Sun Daniel Sun

    发明人: Shijun Sun Daniel Sun

    IPC分类号: G21B1/01 G21B1/11

    CPC分类号: G21B1/01 G21B1/11

    摘要: An introduction of nuclear fusion into conventionally fission-based nuclear reactors. Particularly, coolant in the reactor serves as the secondary fuel that absorbs neutrons from the fission core, and releases energy through fusion reactions. Molten Lithium is the preferred coolant in the invention, as it produces Helium gas through the neutron-Lithium fusion without leaving any radioactive or chemical impact to the environment. A Helium pressure controller is also introduced in the system to manage the Helium gas produced by nuclear reactions of the secondary fuel. Lithium Chloride (LiCl) is proposed as the secondary coolant in lieu of the commonly used molten salt in order to achieve higher power production efficiency. A reactor based on the proposed system requires less space than a conventional reactor of the same power. It is a better choice than conventional nuclear reactors when space is a key constraint, for example, on a container ship.

    Adaptive quantization for enhancement layer video coding
    3.
    发明授权
    Adaptive quantization for enhancement layer video coding 有权
    增强层视频编码的自适应量化

    公开(公告)号:US08897359B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-25

    申请号:US12156864

    申请日:2008-06-03

    摘要: Techniques and tools for encoding enhancement layer video with quantization that varies spatially and/or between color channels are presented, along with corresponding decoding techniques and tools. For example, an encoding tool determines whether quantization varies spatially over a picture, and the tool also determines whether quantization varies between color channels in the picture. The tool signals quantization parameters for macroblocks in the picture in an encoded bit stream. In some implementations, to signal the quantization parameters, the tool predicts the quantization parameters, and the quantization parameters are signaled with reference to the predicted quantization parameters. A decoding tool receives the encoded bit stream, predicts the quantization parameters, and uses the signaled information to determine the quantization parameters for the macroblocks of the enhancement layer video. The decoding tool performs inverse quantization that can vary spatially and/or between color channels.

    摘要翻译: 提出了用于在空间上和/或颜色通道之间变化的具有量化的增强层视频编码的技术和工具,以及相应的解码技术和工具。 例如,编码工具确定量化是否在图像上空间上变化,并且该工具还确定量化是否在图像中的颜色通道之间变化。 该工具在编码比特流中针对图像中的宏块发送量化参数。 在一些实现中,为了发信号通知量化参数,该工具预测量化参数,参考预测量化参数来发信号通知量化参数。 解码工具接收编码比特流,预测量化参数,并使用信号信息确定增强层视频的宏块的量化参数。 解码工具执行在空间上和/或颜色通道之间变化的逆量化。

    Methods and systems for upsampling filter design
    5.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for upsampling filter design 有权
    滤波器设计采样方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08638862B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-28

    申请号:US11530853

    申请日:2006-09-11

    申请人: Shijun Sun

    发明人: Shijun Sun

    IPC分类号: H04N7/12

    摘要: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for upsampling images and design of upsampling filters. Some aspects relate to a determination of a phase offset position in a higher resolution picture relative to a lower resolution picture. Interpolation filter coefficients for some filters may then be selected based on the filter offset. Other aspects relate to selection of coefficients for filters that are not dependent on the phase offset. In certain implementations, a weighting factor may be used to combine the effects of a phase-offset-dependent filter and an independent filter.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方面涉及用于上采样图像和上采样滤波器的设计的系统,方法和装置。 一些方面涉及相对于较低分辨率图像确定较高分辨率图像中的相位偏移位置。 然后可以基于滤波器偏移来选择一些滤波器的插值滤波器系数。 其他方面涉及不依赖于相位偏移的滤波器的系数的选择。 在某些实现中,可以使用加权因子来组合相位偏移依赖滤波器和独立滤波器的效果。

    Video decoding with reduced IDCT calculations
    9.
    发明授权
    Video decoding with reduced IDCT calculations 有权
    视频解码与IDCT计算减少

    公开(公告)号:US07876969B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-25

    申请号:US12121018

    申请日:2008-05-15

    IPC分类号: G06K9/46 G06F17/14

    CPC分类号: G06F17/147 G06T9/007

    摘要: Reduced complexity inverse discrete cosine transform (IDCT) masks and a method for reducing the number of IDCT calculations in video decoding are provided. The method comprises: accepting an n×m matrix of DCT coefficients; performing (n−y) horizontal IDCT operations, where y is greater than 0; performing y scaling operations; and, generating an n×m block of pixel information. Some aspects of the method further comprise: performing (m−z) vertical IDCT operations, where z is in the range between 0 and m/2. In some aspects, performing (n−y) horizontal ICDT operations includes performing IDCT operations for the first (n−y) horizontal rows. Then, performing y scaling operations includes: selecting the DC component from the first position of each horizontal row; scaling the selected DC component; and, copying the scaled DC component into the remaining positions of each of horizontal row.

    摘要翻译: 提供了复杂度降低的离散余弦变换(IDCT)掩模和减少视频解码中IDCT计算次数的方法。 该方法包括:接受DCT系数的n×m矩阵; 执行(n-y)水平IDCT操作,其中y大于0; 执行y缩放操作; 并生成n×m像素信息块。 该方法的一些方面还包括:执行(m-z)垂直IDCT操作,其中z在0和m / 2之间的范围内。 在一些方面,执行(n-y)个水平ICDT操作包括执行第一(n-y)个水平行的IDCT操作。 然后,执行y缩放操作包括:从每个水平行的第一位置选择DC分量; 缩放选定的直流分量; 并且将缩放的直流分量复制到水平行中的每一个的剩余位置。