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20120076634 | Turbine Blade Tip Shroud for Use with a Tip Clearance Control System - The present application provides a tip clearance control system for reducing an airflow through a turbo machine. The tip clearance control system may include a casing shroud and a tip shroud positioned within the casing shroud. The tip shroud may include a first step at a leading edge and a second step adjacent to the first step. The casing shroud and the tip shroud may define a first cavity therebetween downstream of the second step. | 03-29-2012 |
20130064665 | LOW PRESSURE STEAM TURBINE INCLUDING PIVOTABLE NOZZLE - A low pressure steam turbine is disclosed including a rotor having: a rotor body; and a plurality of bucket stages disposed axially along the rotor body, the plurality of bucket stages including a last bucket stage; and a nozzle assembly at least partially surrounding the rotor, the nozzle assembly including a plurality of nozzle stages corresponding to the plurality of bucket stages, wherein a nozzle in a nozzle stage axially upstream of the last bucket stage is adjustable to modify a fluid flow within the last bucket stage during operation of the low pressure steam turbine. | 03-14-2013 |
20130167551 | TURBINE TO OPERATE AT PART-LOAD - A turbine includes a compressor to intake a fluid and to compress the fluid, a combustion chamber to heat the fluid from the compressor, a turbine section to rotate a shaft with the heated fluid from the combustion chamber, and a bypass circuit to generate a bypass flow by removing a portion of the fluid from the compressor, to heat the bypass flow, and to insert the bypass flow to the turbine section. | 07-04-2013 |
20130205795 | TURBOMACHINE FLOW IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM - A turbomachine includes a housing that defines a flow path, and a stage arranged within the housing. The stage includes a plurality of rotating airfoil members and a first plurality of stationary airfoil members. A second plurality of stationary airfoil members is arranged directly adjacent to the first plurality of stationary airfoil members. A flow improvement system is associated with each of the first and second pluralities of stationary airfoil members. The flow improvement system establishes a predetermined clocking of each of the first plurality of stationary airfoil members relative to each of the second plurality of stationary airfoil members to improve flow characteristics along the flow path. | 08-15-2013 |
20130280050 | TURBINE VIBRATION REDUCTION SYSTEM - A turbine vibration reduction system includes a nozzle, a bucket in operable communication with the nozzle, and a structure having at least one opening configured to inject fluid into flow traveling past the nozzle and the bucket to disrupt formation of a vortex. | 10-24-2013 |
20140169974 | TAPERED PART-SPAN SHROUD - A rotatable blade for use in a turbomachine includes an airfoil portion having a leading edge, a trailing edge a radially-inner end and a radially-outer end; a root section at to the radially-inner end of the airfoil portion, and a part-span shroud located on the airfoil portion between the root section and the radially-outer end. The part-span shroud decreases in width and thickness from decreasing in width and thickness from the airfoil portion to a contact surface adapted to engage a mating contact surface on a part-span shroud of an adjacent blade. | 06-19-2014 |
20150063997 | AIRFOIL TRAILING EDGE - An airfoil includes a radially inner edge extending in a radial direction of the airfoil to a radially outer edge. Also included is a leading edge extending in an axial direction of the airfoil to a trailing edge. Further included is a trailing edge geometry comprising at least one wave segment having simultaneous curvature in at least two directions. | 03-05-2015 |
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20100135442 | Adaptive offset adjustment algorithm - An apparatus and method is disclosed to compensate for one or more offsets in a communications signal. A communications receiver may carry out an offset adjustment algorithm to compensate for the one or more offsets. An initial search procedure determines one or more signal metric maps for one or more selected offset adjustment corrections from the one or more offset adjustment corrections. The offset adjustment algorithm determines one or more optimal points for one or more selected offset adjustment correction based upon the one or more signal maps. The adaptive offset algorithm adjusts each of the one or more selected offset adjustment corrections to their respective optimal points and/or each of one or more non-selected offset adjustment corrections to a corresponding one of a plurality of possible offset corrections to provide one or more adjusted offset adjustment corrections. A tracking mode procedure optimizes the one or more adjusted offset adjustment corrections. | 06-03-2010 |
20130091392 | Apparatus and Method to Measure Timing Margin in Clock and Data Recovery System Utilizing a Jitter Stressor - A method and a system for accurately calculating the timing margin in a clock and data recovery system (CDR) is provided that utilizes a singular path environment of hardware. The method entails adding an amount of jitter within the CDR to change the receiver phase. The amount of jitter is incrementally increased until a threshold level of bit errors occur. Based on the amount of jitter needed to cause the threshold level of bit errors, timing margin can be calculated. | 04-11-2013 |
20130121391 | Adaptive Offset Adjustment Algorithm - An apparatus and method is disclosed to compensate for one or more offsets in a communications signal. A communications receiver may carry out an offset adjustment algorithm to compensate for the one or more offsets. An initial search procedure determines one or more signal metric maps for one or more selected offset adjustment corrections from the one or more offset adjustment corrections. The offset adjustment algorithm determines one or more optimal points for one or more selected offset adjustment correction based upon the one or more signal maps. The adaptive offset algorithm adjusts each of the one or more selected offset adjustment corrections to their respective optimal points and/or each of one or more non-selected offset adjustment corrections to a corresponding one of a plurality of possible offset corrections to provide one or more adjusted offset adjustment corrections. A tracking mode procedure optimizes the one or more adjusted offset adjustment corrections. | 05-16-2013 |
20140043957 | Automatic Recover After Loss Of Signal Event In A Network Device - A switch device can identify when a loss of signal event occurs on a communication link connecting a local link partner and a remote link partner. The switch device may automatically perform a link restart process to restore communication with the remote link partner without performing a speed negotiation with the remote link partner. The link restart process may include disabling a transmitter for a recovery duration and configuring a transmitter and a receiver to an initial configuration state. The link restart process may also synchronize the start of a training protocol communication between the local link partner and remote link partner. The switch device may also perform the link restart process when traffic received from the remote link partner fails a link criteria. | 02-13-2014 |
20150146744 | AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF A REPEATER - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an in-band process to inform an external repeater of a desired new configuration or mode of operation. After negotiation of rate and other information during an auto-negotiation routine, a network node sends configuration information to a network element, such as an external network repeater. | 05-28-2015 |
20150207502 | Method and Apparatus for Reference-Less Repeater with Digital Control - Reference-less repeating circuits provide significant advantages over repeating circuits requiring external frequency references. These repeating circuits eliminate the need for external frequency references provide significant power, layout, and physical isolation advantages. Digitally controlled reference-less repeating circuits have a relatively narrow frequency detection range, but typically consume significantly less power than analog repeating circuits while providing data rate flexibility, particularly at lower data rates. Due to the narrow frequency detection range of digitally controlled reference-less repeating circuits, efficient frequency estimation techniques allow these circuits to quickly lock to an input signal, and provide an accurate repeated output signal. | 07-23-2015 |
20150295679 | REMOTE TX TRAINING WITH A RE-TIMER - A device for transmit (TX) training a remote link partner (LP) includes a TX retimer module adjacent to a TX port of the device, and a receive (RX) retimer module adjacent lo the TX retimer module. The RX retimer module copies first control and status data to the TX retimer module, and the TX retimer module provides second control and status data, for TX training of the remote LP. | 10-15-2015 |
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20140269547 | BASE STATION EMPLOYING SHARED RESOURCES AMONG ANTENNA UNITS - A base station includes a base unit and a plurality of remote antenna units (RAUs). Each of the RAUs includes a physical layer circuit (PHY). The PHYs are configured to each use the same physical layer identifier, but each PHY includes its own hardware for supporting users in the coverage area of that PHY. The base unit controls resource allocation for the RAUs to increase the capacity of the base station and/or reduce interference between PHYs. | 09-18-2014 |
20150063323 | CHANNEL SELECTION TO REDUCE INTERFERENCE TO A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK FROM A CELLULAR NETWORK - The disclosure is related to selecting an operating channel for a cellular network to reduce interference to a wireless local area network (WLAN) operated by a small cell comprising a WLAN access point and a cellular network modem. The small cell performs a channel scan of available channels, determines whether or not there is a clean channel to be the operating channel for the cellular network based on the channel scan, wherein a clean channel comprises a channel that interferes with the WLAN less than a WLAN interference threshold, and selects the clean channel as the operating channel for the cellular network based on the clean channel being available or turns off the cellular network based on no clean channel being available. | 03-05-2015 |
20150085683 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING CARRIER SENSE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - Aspects for reducing interference between networks are provided. A signal transmitted by a first network over a communications medium using an unlicensed frequency spectrum is decoded to determine one or more parameters of a packet in the signal. A level of utilization of the communications medium by the first network can be estimated based at least in part on a signal strength of the signal and the one or more parameters. A time for communicating in a second network over the communications medium using the unlicensed frequency spectrum can be adjusted based at least in part on the level of utilization of the communications medium by the first network. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085792 | PERFORMANCE OF A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for improving performance of a user equipment (UE) operating in unlicensed spectrum. For example, the disclosure presents a method for receiving, at the UE, a secondary component carrier (SCC) update from a small cell. The example method further includes tuning the UE to a second SCC in response to receiving the update. The update is received at the UE when the small cell operating on a first radio access technology (RAT) determines that a channel associated with a first SCC of the small cell is also in use by another entity operating on a second RAT. As such, improved performance of a user equipment (UE) operating in an unlicensed spectrum may be achieved. | 03-26-2015 |
20150105067 | LONG TERM EVOLUTION INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN UNLICENSED BANDS FOR WI-FI OPERATION - Systems and methods for improved interference management by Wi-Fi devices are disclosed. The interference management may be achieved by monitoring, by the Wi-Fi device, signaling energy on a communication channel in a frequency band associated with the Wi-Fi device, comparing the monitored signal energy with a known waveform signature corresponding to Long Term Evolution (LTE) operation, and identifying a presence of an LTE interferer on the communication channel in the frequency band associated with the Wi-Fi device based on the comparison. | 04-16-2015 |
20150163680 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OVER UNUSED UNLICENCED SPECTRUM - Apparatus and methods of wireless communications are described for determining one or more bands (e.g., guard bands in wireless local area networks (WLANs)) in unused portions of an unlicensed spectrum, positioning one or more carriers for cellular communication (e.g., long term evolution (LTE) or LTE advanced communication) in the one or more bands, and performing the cellular communication over the unlicensed spectrum using the one or more carriers. In some non-limiting example aspects, the cellular communication may be in a standalone mode and the one or more carriers may include a primary component carrier (PCC) that is positioned in a Wi-Fi guard band. In these non-limiting example aspects, the apparatus and methods may further include allocating one or more secondary component carriers (SCCs) in Wi-Fi guard bands or in Wi-Fi channels, where the one or more SCCs are opportunistically tuned or turned ON/OFF based on cell loading or backhaul constraints. | 06-11-2015 |
20150163753 | ADAPTING BASIC SERVICE SET BASIC RATE SET FOR 802.11 WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS - Adaption of a Basic Service Set (BSS) Basic Rate Set for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) may be achieved by, for example, determining a transmission power metric for one or more Subscriber Stations (STAs) associated with the AP, modifying one or more data rates in the BSS Basic Rate Set for the AP based on the transmission power metric, and transmitting the modified BSS Basic Rate Set to the one or more STAs. | 06-11-2015 |
20150289201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN IMPROVED MECHANISM FOR SELECTING AN ACCESS POINT - The present disclosure presents a method and apparatus for identifying an access point (AP) for selection by an access terminal (AT). For example, the method may include receiving a probe request by one or more APs from an AT, wherein the probe request is broadcasted by the AT to the one or more APs, generating load information and Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values of the probe request at the one or more APs, identifying an AP of the one or more APs for selection by the AT, wherein the AP for selection by the AT is identified by the one or more APs based at least on the load information and RSSI values generated at the one or more APs, and transmitting information of an AP identified by the one or more APs to the AT. As such, an improved mechanism for selecting an access point may be achieved. | 10-08-2015 |
20150305030 | INTERLACED CARRIER SENSE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION (CSAT) CO-EXISTENCE IN SHARED SPECTRUM - Techniques for managing operation over a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs) are disclosed. In one example, one or more parameters of a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern may be set to define activated periods and deactivated periods for communication over the medium. A first interlace may be selected among a plurality of interlaces for communication over the medium, the first interlace being reserved for a first operator. During the first interlace, transmission over the medium may be cycled in accordance with the TDM communication pattern, and deactivated during a second interlace among the plurality of interlaces that is reserved for a second operator. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305040 | CHANNEL SELECTION CO-EXISTENCE IN SHARED SPECTRUM - Techniques for channel selection and related operations in a shared spectrum environment are disclosed. In one example, a channel selector or the like may be used to select one of a number of available channels as an operating channel based on a comparison of cost functions for each of the available channels, with the cost functions being based on separate utility and penalty metrics. In another example, a channel scanner or the like may be used to trigger a channel scan in response to a channel quality metric indicating poor service for a threshold number or proportion of access terminals. In another example, an operating mode controller may be used to trigger a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) mode on an operating channel in response to a utilization metric being above a threshold. The TDM mode may cycle operation between activated and deactivated periods in accordance with a TDM communication pattern. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305050 | CHANNEL SELECTION METRICS IN SHARED SPECTRUM - Techniques for channel selection and related operations in a shared spectrum environment are disclosed. In one example, a channel selector or the like may be used to select one of a number of available channels as an operating channel based on a comparison of cost functions for each of the available channels, with the cost functions being based on separate utility and penalty metrics. In another example, a channel scanner or the like may be used to trigger a channel scan in response to a channel quality metric indicating poor service for a threshold number or proportion of access terminals. In another example, an operating mode controller may be used to trigger a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) mode on an operating channel in response to a utilization metric being above a threshold. The TDM mode may cycle operation between activated and deactivated periods in accordance with a TDM communication pattern. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305051 | CHANNEL SELECTION SCANNING IN SHARED SPECTRUM - Techniques for channel selection and related operations in a shared spectrum environment are disclosed. In one example, a channel selector or the like may be used to select one of a number of available channels as an operating channel based on a comparison of cost functions for each of the available channels, with the cost functions being based on separate utility and penalty metrics. In another example, a channel scanner or the like may be used to trigger a channel scan in response to a channel quality metric indicating poor service for a threshold number or proportion of access terminals. In another example, an operating mode controller may be used to trigger a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) mode on an operating channel in response to a utilization metric being above a threshold. The TDM mode may cycle operation between activated and deactivated periods in accordance with a TDM communication pattern. | 10-22-2015 |
20150311923 | TECHNIQUES FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SIGNALS OF DIFFERENT RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - Systems and methods for differentiating between LTE and Wi-Fi signals based on distinguishing characteristics thereof are disclosed. A radio or receiver configured for processing signals associated with a first RAT can detect a signal associated with a second RAT, wherein the signals associated with the first RAT and the signal associated with the second RAT are received over a communications medium using an unlicensed frequency spectrum. One or more characteristics of the decoded signal can be detected or identified, such as a pilot or reference signal pattern, an interframe spacing, a cyclic prefix or guard interval structure, a bandwidth utilization, etc. The decoded signal can be determined as relating to the second RAT based at least in part on determining that the one or more characteristics correspond to the second RAT. | 10-29-2015 |
20150318936 | BURSTY-INTERFERENCE-AWARE INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT UTILIZING CONDITIONAL METRIC - Interference management for a wireless device in a wireless communication system may operate by, for example, determining a loss pattern from one or more block acknowledgement (ACK) bitmaps. The loss pattern may comprise a plurality of values indicating reception success or reception failure of a corresponding media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDU) at a receiving station. A conditional MPDU error rate metric may be computed correlating the loss pattern values over a time window of interest. The conditional MPDU error rate metric may be compared to a corresponding bursty interference signature associated with a time-independence among the loss pattern values that is characteristic of bursty interference. Based on the comparison, a bursty interference condition may be identified, and a bursty interference indicator may be generated based on the identification of the bursty interference condition. | 11-05-2015 |
20150319767 | BURSTY-INTERFERENCE-AWARE INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT UTILIZING RUN-LENGTHS - Interference management for a wireless device in a wireless communication system may operate by, for example, determining a loss pattern from one or more block acknowledgement (ACK) bitmaps. The loss pattern may comprise a plurality of values indicating reception success or reception failure of a corresponding media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDU) at a receiving station. A run-length (RL) vector may be computed characterizing, in length and frequency of occurrence, runs of consecutive reception failures and/or reception successes in the loss pattern. The RL vector may be compared to a corresponding RL signature for distinguishing bursty from non-bursty interference. Based on the comparison, a bursty interference condition may be identified, and a bursty interference indicator may be generated based on the identification of the bursty interference condition. | 11-05-2015 |
20150373582 | DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT FOR LOAD-BASED EQUIPMENT IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - Systems and methods for dynamic bandwidth management for load-based equipment in unlicensed spectrum are disclosed. In an aspect, the disclosure provides a method for dynamic bandwidth management. The method includes obtaining training data by monitoring a plurality of channels in an unlicensed spectrum during a training period. The method further includes determining that at least a first channel of the plurality of channels is available for a transmission. The method also includes determining, based on the training data, whether to wait for an additional channel of the plurality of channels to become available for the transmission. Determining whether to wait may be based on either training data including probabilities that no additional channel is to become available within a transmission opportunity or a machine learning classification of a current state of the backoff counters based on training data including samples of previous states of backoff counters. | 12-24-2015 |