In one aspect, a computing device-implemented method includes receiving at least one triggering event signal from one or more components of a heat recovery system. The method also includes determining, based in part on the at least one triggering event signal, a computation workload assignment to be executed on one or more computation devices. The method further includes sending one or more command signals to the one or more computation devices. The one or more command signals include a portion of the computation workload assignment for execution by the one or more computation devices. The method also includes initiating capture of heat energy to be stored in one or more heat reservoirs, the heat energy being generated by the one or more computation device based upon the computation workload assignment.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a thermal cyclic process, in particular an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), which is operated with a working medium in conjunction with a dynamic heat source, whereby the method comprises the following steps: (a) determination of a setpoint value of a process variable of the thermal cyclic process from a value of an input parameter or respective values of a plurality of input parameters of the thermal cyclic process; (b) control of the thermal cyclic process with the determined setpoint value of the process variable as a target variable of the control; and (c) repeated execution of steps (a) and (b) when at least one value of the input parameters changes.

In one aspect, a computing device-implemented method includes receiving at least one triggering event signal from one or more components of a heat recovery system. The method also includes determining, based in part on the at least one triggering event signal, a computation workload assignment to be executed on one or more computation devices. The method further includes sending one or more command signals to the one or more computation devices. The one or more command signals include a portion of the computation workload assignment for execution by the one or more computation devices. The method also includes initiating capture of heat energy to be stored in one or more heat reservoirs, the heat energy being generated by the one or more computation device based upon the computation workload assignment.

In one aspect, a computing device-implemented method includes receiving at least one triggering event signal from one or more components of a heat recovery system. The method also includes determining, based in part on the at least one triggering event signal, a computation workload assignment to be executed on one or more computation devices. The method further includes sending one or more command signals to the one or more computation devices. The one or more command signals include a portion of the computation workload assignment for execution by the one or more computation devices. The method also includes initiating capture of heat energy to be stored in one or more heat reservoirs, the heat energy being generated by the one or more computation device based upon the computation workload assignment.

An electronic device and a work-frequency reducing method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device at least includes a case, a gravity sensor, a pressure sensor and a processing unit. The gravity sensor detects the gravity status of the electronic device and outputs a plurality of gravity detecting signals. The pressure sensor detects the pressure status of the bottom portion of the case and outputs a plurality of pressure detecting signals. The work-frequency reducing method includes the following steps: receiving the gravity detecting signals and judging whether the variation value of the gravity detecting signals is greater than a default gravity value or not; if yes, decreasing the working frequency of the processing unit; receiving the pressure detecting signals and judging whether the pressure detecting signals are greater than a default pressure value or not; and if no, restoring the working frequency of the processing unit.

Provided is a thermal displacement correction device capable of continuing a thermal displacement correction with high accuracy even when some of a plurality of sensors fail. The thermal displacement correction device includes a sensor information acquisition unit that acquires machine tool temperatures detected by the sensor and a state of the sensors, a thermal displacement estimating method storage unit that stores a plurality of thermal displacement estimating methods, a thermal displacement estimating method selection unit that selects a thermal displacement estimating method to be used for estimating the thermal displacement amount of the machine tool based on the state of the sensors, and a thermal displacement estimating unit that estimates the thermal displacement amount of the machine tool based on the machine tool temperature according to the thermal displacement estimating method selected by the thermal displacement estimating method selection unit.

A machine tool including a first cooling unit, such as a fan, that cools at least one of a drive part that drives a component of the machine tool and an amplifier of the drive part, a second cooling unit, such as a Peltier element, that cools the at least one of the drive part and the amplifier, and a cooling control unit that controls the first cooling unit and the second cooling unit, wherein vibration caused by the second cooling unit is less than vibration caused by the first cooling unit, and the cooling control unit switches cooling of the at least one of the drive part and the amplifier, from cooling by the first cooling unit to cooling by the second cooling unit.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a thermal cyclic process, in particular an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), which is operated with a working medium in conjunction with a dynamic heat source, whereby the method comprises the following steps: (a) determination of a setpoint value of a process variable of the thermal cyclic process from a value of an input parameter or respective values of a plurality of input parameters of the thermal cyclic process; (b) control of the thermal cyclic process with the determined setpoint value of the process variable as a target variable of the control; and (c) repeated execution of steps (a) and (b) when at least one value of the input parameters changes.

A thermal displacement state (target thermal displacement state) in which thermal displacement of a machine tool is saturated when the machine tool is operated based on a machining program is previously stored, and a warm-up operation pattern of a motor is determined so as to approach the target thermal displacement state. The motor is driven based on the warm-up operation pattern and the warm-up operation of the motor is stopped if the thermal displacement state of the machine tool is within a predetermined range.

In one aspect, a computing device-implemented method includes receiving at least one triggering event signal from one or more components of a heat recovery system. The method also includes determining, based in part on the at least one triggering event signal, a computation workload assignment to be executed on one or more computation devices. The method further includes sending one or more command signals to the one or more computation devices. The one or more command signals include a portion of the computation workload assignment for execution by the one or more computation devices. The method also includes initiating capture of heat energy to be stored in one or more heat reservoirs, the heat energy being generated by the one or more computation device based upon the computation workload assignment.