The present disclosure provides a grounding structure, a method for assembling the same and a gas-insulated transmission line. The grounding structure includes a grounding guide defining a guiding hole and a grounding support fixed on the grounding guide and defining a cavity for accommodating a grounding contact. The grounding contact is arranged in the cavity and protrudes through the guiding hole on the grounding guide. The grounding contact is moveable along the wall of the cavity by a grounding spring accommodated in the cavity to realize the adaptive adjustment of the installation position. The grounding structure can be pre-assembled in an accurate and efficient way to avoid the components therein damaging, thereby improving the reliability and safety of the grounding structure and the gas-insulated equipment in which the grounding structure is used.

A first mobile device including a connection terminal configured to electrically connect to a second mobile device, a variable impedance device connected to the connection terminal, the variable impedance device configured to vary an impedance, processing circuitry configured to determine a power line communication (PLC) mode between the first mobile device and the second mobile device to be one of a low-speed PLC mode or a high-speed PLC mode, and control the impedance of the variable impedance device according to the determined PLC mode, and a PLC modem configured to receive power from the second mobile device or communicate data with the second mobile device based on the determined PLC mode.

A first mobile device including a connection terminal configured to electrically connect to a second mobile device, a variable impedance device connected to the connection terminal, the variable impedance device configured to vary an impedance, processing circuitry configured to determine a power line communication (PLC) mode between the first mobile device and the second mobile device to be one of a low-speed PLC mode or a high-speed PLC mode, and control the impedance of the variable impedance device according to the determined PLC mode, and a PLC modem configured to receive power from the second mobile device or communicate data with the second mobile device based on the determined PLC mode.

A service provider server is provided for use with a network node, and a cable modem. The service provider server includes a memory and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the service provider server to provide a first downstream service flow to the cable modem by way of the network node, the first downstream service flow having a first set of privileges, receive a first upstream service flow from the cable modem by way of the network node, provide a second downstream service flow to the cable modem by way of the network node, the second downstream service flow having a second set of privileges that are different from the first set of privileges, and receive a second upstream service flow from the cable modem by way of the network node.

A service provider server is provided for use with a network node, and a cable modem. The service provider server includes a memory and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the service provider server to provide a first downstream service flow to the cable modem by way of the network node, the first downstream service flow having a first set of privileges, receive a first upstream service flow from the cable modem by way of the network node, provide a second downstream service flow to the cable modem by way of the network node, the second downstream service flow having a second set of privileges that are different from the first set of privileges, and receive a second upstream service flow from the cable modem by way of the network node.

A portable device includes: a modem configured to perform power line communication with a charger external to the portable device; and a charging circuit configured to, from first power provided by the charger, charge a battery and supply power to an electrical load, wherein the charging circuit is further configured to cut off the supply of the first power to the electrical load and supply second power from the battery to the electrical load.

A portable device includes: a modem configured to perform power line communication with a charger external to the portable device; and a charging circuit configured to, from first power provided by the charger, charge a battery and supply power to an electrical load, wherein the charging circuit is further configured to cut off the supply of the first power to the electrical load and supply second power from the battery to the electrical load.

A method of regulating usage of an electronic device is provided that includes at least one remote server, a user personal computing (PC) device, an administrator PC device, at least one electronic device, and a computerized regulating adapter. The method begins by monitoring a current date-and-time with the computerized regulating adapter. An electrical plug is then physically secured to the computerized regulating adapter with a locking mechanism of the computerized regulating adapter. The electronic device is then electrically powered with the computerized regulating adapter, if the current date-and-time is any date-and-time from the plurality of available date-and-times. The electronic device is then disabled with the computerized regulating adapter, if the current date-and-time matches an arbitrary blocked date-and-time, wherein the arbitrary blocked date-and-time is any date-and-time from the plurality of blocked date-and-times.

A method of regulating usage of an electronic device is provided that includes at least one remote server, a user personal computing (PC) device, an administrator PC device, at least one electronic device, and a computerized regulating adapter. The method begins by monitoring a current date-and-time with the computerized regulating adapter. An electrical plug is then physically secured to the computerized regulating adapter with a locking mechanism of the computerized regulating adapter. The electronic device is then electrically powered with the computerized regulating adapter, if the current date-and-time is any date-and-time from the plurality of available date-and-times. The electronic device is then disabled with the computerized regulating adapter, if the current date-and-time matches an arbitrary blocked date-and-time, wherein the arbitrary blocked date-and-time is any date-and-time from the plurality of blocked date-and-times.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a microelectronic assembly comprising: a first integrated circuit (IC) die in a first layer; an interposer in a second layer not coplanar with the first layer, the first layer coupled to the second layer by interconnects having a pitch of less than 10 micrometers between adjacent interconnects; and a first conductive pathway and a second conductive pathway in the interposer coupling the first IC die and a second IC die. The first IC die is configured to transmit at a first supply voltage through the first conductive pathway to a second IC die, the second IC die is configured to transmit to the first IC die through the second conductive pathway at a second supply voltage simultaneously with the first die transmitting at the first supply voltage, and the first supply voltage is different from the second supply voltage.