A sensing cell culture vessel having one or more sensors on or in the vessel is configured to collect readings of various parameters or characteristics of a cell culture located within the sensing cell culture vessel and transmit the readings. The sensing cell culture vessels may be accompanied by a sensing plate having means for reading the one or more sensors and transmitting the one or more sensors to a server hosting electronic lab notebook for analyzing and storage of the readings. Sensing plates may further be equipped with cameras for imaging cell cultures located in the sensing cell culture vessels and transmitting the images to the server hosting the electronic lab notebook for analyzing and storage of the images. Embodiments of the invention allow for the continuous and automatic monitoring of cell cultures.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a kitchen appliance system (100), preferably for automatically processing at least one working stage (12.1) of a recipe (12) for preparing a dish (11), with the aid of a central control device (15) having at least one user input device (15.2) and an interface (15.3), the kitchen appliance system (100) comprising at least two kitchen appliances (10) which are entered in an appliance list and each kitchen appliance (10) from the appliance list having an interface (10.9), whereby this can be controlled by the central control device (15), wherein each kitchen appliance (10) has at least one appliance function (10.7), which can be selected and/or set by at least one parameter (10.8), in order to carry out at least one working stage (12.1) from the recipe (12) for the preparation of the food (11) automatically by the respective appliance function (10.7) of the kitchen appliance (10). According to the invention, it is provided that the user input device (15.2) has a user interface (16) for displaying and controlling the method, the user interface (16) having at least one foldable and unfoldable overview panel (18) which, in the folded state (I) of the overview panel (18), displays parameters (10.8) of a kitchen appliance (10) of the kitchen appliance system (100) and, in an unfolded state (II) of the overview panel (18), displays at least partially or the entire appliance list of the kitchen appliance system (100), wherein parameters (10.8) of at least each active kitchen appliance (10) with the respective appliance function (10.7) are displayed. Furthermore, the invention is also directed to a device for controlling a kitchen appliance system (100), preferably for automatically processing at least one stage (12.1) of a recipe (12) for preparing a food (11).

The invention relates to a method for controlling a kitchen appliance system (100), preferably for automatically processing at least one working stage (12.1) of a recipe (12) for preparing a dish (11), with the aid of a central control device (15) having at least one user input device (15.2) and an interface (15.3), the kitchen appliance system (100) comprising at least two kitchen appliances (10) which are entered in an appliance list and each kitchen appliance (10) from the appliance list having an interface (10.9), whereby this can be controlled by the central control device (15), wherein each kitchen appliance (10) has at least one appliance function (10.7), which can be selected and/or set by at least one parameter (10.8), in order to carry out at least one working stage (12.1) from the recipe (12) for the preparation of the food (11) automatically by the respective appliance function (10.7) of the kitchen appliance (10). According to the invention, it is provided that the user input device (15.2) has a user interface (16) for displaying and controlling the method, the user interface (16) having at least one foldable and unfoldable overview panel (18) which, in the folded state (I) of the overview panel (18), displays parameters (10.8) of a kitchen appliance (10) of the kitchen appliance system (100) and, in an unfolded state (II) of the overview panel (18), displays at least partially or the entire appliance list of the kitchen appliance system (100), wherein parameters (10.8) of at least each active kitchen appliance (10) with the respective appliance function (10.7) are displayed. Furthermore, the invention is also directed to a device for controlling a kitchen appliance system (100), preferably for automatically processing at least one stage (12.1) of a recipe (12) for preparing a food (11).

Systems and methods are configured to control operation of an HVAC system providing climate control for a zone of a structure. In various embodiments, a constrained optimization problem is performed to set control commands for controlling operation of the HVAC system to achieve one or more objectives while providing a supply air flow at an air temperature and a humidity ratio for the zone at a future time. For instance, the optimization problem may include a cost function having constraints based on a desired temperature setpoint and a humidity ratio for the zone. A value is set for each control command based on the performance of the constrained optimization problem to achieve at least one of the objectives and as a result, the supply air flow at the air temperature and humidity ratio is provided by the HVAC system at the future time to the zone based on the values.

Systems and methods are configured to control operation of an HVAC system providing climate control for a zone of a structure. In various embodiments, a constrained optimization problem is performed to set control commands for controlling operation of the HVAC system to achieve one or more objectives while providing a supply air flow at an air temperature and a humidity ratio for the zone at a future time. For instance, the optimization problem may include a cost function having constraints based on a desired temperature setpoint and a humidity ratio for the zone. A value is set for each control command based on the performance of the constrained optimization problem to achieve at least one of the objectives and as a result, the supply air flow at the air temperature and humidity ratio is provided by the HVAC system at the future time to the zone based on the values.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for causing a transducer to transmit an acoustic input signal into a member of a device. Receiving a detection signal representing reverberations of the input signal traveling within the member from a receiver. Detecting a contact of the member with an object external to the member based on a change in the detection signal, where the change in the detection signal represents an alteration in the reverberations of the input signal caused by the contact of the member with the object. Determining a position along the member of a point of the contact of the member with the object based on the change in the detection signal.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for causing a transducer to transmit an acoustic input signal into a member of a device. Receiving a detection signal representing reverberations of the input signal traveling within the member from a receiver. Detecting a contact of the member with an object external to the member based on a change in the detection signal, where the change in the detection signal represents an alteration in the reverberations of the input signal caused by the contact of the member with the object. Determining a position along the member of a point of the contact of the member with the object based on the change in the detection signal.

The present invention relates to a method for power balancing a power grid (10) having multiple phases (12:1,2 3) and a common ground (0). The power grid (10) is connected to at least one load (13, 17) causing a non-uniform power consumption between the multiple phases (12: 1, 2, 3) of the power grid (10). The method comprises: monitoring power provided to the power grid (10) in controller (18), storing available energy in the power grid (10) in an energy storage (16) using multiple inverters (I1, I2, I3), each inverter (I1, I2, I3) is connected between the energy storage (16) and each phase (12: 1, 2, 3) of the power grid (10), and redistributing power between phases (12: 1, 2, 3) based on power available in the energy storage (16) by controlling power flow through the inverters (I1, I2, I3) by the controller (18) based on the non-uniform power consumption.

The present invention relates to a method for power balancing a power grid (10) having multiple phases (12:1,2 3) and a common ground (0). The power grid (10) is connected to at least one load (13, 17) causing a non-uniform power consumption between the multiple phases (12: 1, 2, 3) of the power grid (10). The method comprises: monitoring power provided to the power grid (10) in controller (18), storing available energy in the power grid (10) in an energy storage (16) using multiple inverters (I1, I2, I3), each inverter (I1, I2, I3) is connected between the energy storage (16) and each phase (12: 1, 2, 3) of the power grid (10), and redistributing power between phases (12: 1, 2, 3) based on power available in the energy storage (16) by controlling power flow through the inverters (I1, I2, I3) by the controller (18) based on the non-uniform power consumption.

Technologies for managing internal time synchronization include an internet-of-things (IoT) device configured to determine a transport delay value as a function of a transmit path delay corresponding to a first message transmitted from an I/O device of the IoT device to a central timer of the IoT device and a receive path delay corresponding to a second message transmitted from the central timer to the I/O device. The IoT device is further configured to update, in response to having received a broadcast message from the central timer subsequent to having determined the transport delay value, a timestamp value of the received broadcast message as a function of the transport delay value. Other embodiments are described herein.