General Electric

About: General Electric is a company organization based out in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Turbine & Signal. The organization has 76365 authors who have published 110557 publications receiving 1885108 citations. The organization is also known as: General Electric Company & GE.

System for power sub-metering

Abstract: An electrical sub-metering system for making available information associated with power consumption of at least one circuit of a plurality of circuits is disclosed. The system includes an electrical panel board configured to distribute power to the plurality of circuits, a circuit breaker in power connection with a conductor of the at least one circuit, a voltage sensor, a hub to collect the information associated with power consumption from the voltage sensor and the circuit breaker, and a data collector to collect and make available to a user the information associated with power consumption. The circuit breaker includes a current measuring device to measure current through the at least one circuit and is in signal communication with the hub via a single communication interface that has a plurality of communication paths.

Computer graphic and live video system for enhancing visualisation of body structures during surgery

Abstract: An interactive surgery planning and display system mixes live video of external surfaces of the patient with interactive computer generated models of internal anatomy obtained from medical diagnostic imaging data of the patient. The computer images and the live video are coordinated and displayed to a surgeon in real-time during surgery allowing the surgeon to view internal and external structures and the relation between them simultaneously, and adjust his surgery accordingly. In an alternative embodiment, a normal anatomical model is also displayed as a guide in reconstructive surgery. Another embodiment employs three-dimensional viewing.

Flexible interconnect film including resistor and capacitor layers

Abstract: A method for fabricating a flexible interconnect film includes applying a resistor layer over one or both surfaces of a dielectric film; applying a metallization layer over the resistor layer with the resistor layer including a material facilitating adhesion of the dielectric film and the metallization layer; applying a capacitor dielectric layer over the metallization layer; and applying a capacitor electrode layer over the capacitor dielectric layer. The capacitor electrode layer is patterned to form a first capacitor electrode; the capacitor dielectric layer is patterned; the metallization layer is patterned to form a resistor; and the metallization layer and the resistor layer are patterned to form an inductor and a second capacitor electrode. In one embodiment, the dielectric film includes a polyimide, the resistor layer includes tantalum nitride, and the capacitor dielectric layer includes amorphous hydrogenated carbon or tantalum oxide. If the resistor and metallization layers are applied over both surfaces of the dielectric film, passive components can be fabricated on both surfaces of the dielectric film. The dielectric film can have vias therein with the resistor and metallization layers extending through the vias. A circuit chip can be attached and coupled to the passive components by metallization patterned through vias in an additional dielectric layer.

Power management control system

Abstract: The power management control system comprises a computer having standard RS485 interface cards and adapters installed in its I/O slots defining multiple industry standard Modbus RTU networks. The computer contains software for monitoring and controlling selected aspects of power usage/consumption, as described in more detail hereinafter. The Modbus RTU protocol is a well known industry standard. Devices with a Modbus RTU interface can be connected directly to the Modbus and other devices which communicate on the Commnet protocol require a Modbus concentrator. The Modbus concentrator provides an interface between the Modbus RTU protocol and the Commnet protocol, whereby these other devices can communicate through the Modbus concentrator over the Modbus. Alternatively, standard Ethernet interface cards and adapters are installed in the computer's I/O slots defining multiple standard Ethernet TCP/IP networks. The Ethernet TCP/IP protocol is a well known standard, which would allow a user of the power management control system of the present invention to use its existing LAN. Ethernet gateways are connected to the Ethernet TCP/IP networks to provide an interface between the Ethernet TCP/IP protocol and the Modbus RTU protocol.