Schwöbel, Thilo K

The invention relates to a circulation pump characterized by a modular pump housing, wherein the pump housing comprises a first housing module serving a first functionality and a second housing module serving a second functionality, wherein the first housing module and the second housing module are made of a plastic and/or composite material, in particular of a fiber-reinforced plastic. The invention further relates to a pump unit comprising such a circulation pump.

The invention relates to aCirculation pump comprising-- a pump housing with an impeller therein, the impeller being rotatable around a rotation axis of the pump,-- a motor housing with an electric motor therein, the electric motor being coaxially connected to and driving the impeller,-- a terminal box with electrical and/or electronical components therein for controlling the electric motor,-- a flow sensor for measuring flow rate, especially volumetric flow rate or mass flow rate, of a pumped medium,characterized in that the circulation pump comprises a flow sensor housing part,wherein the flow sensor is connected to the flow sensor housing part,wherein especially the flow sensor housing part is integrally formed with the pump housing, orwherein the flow sensor housing part and the pump housing are realized as two connected pieces.The invention further relates to an HVAC appliance.

The invention relates to a method for using a user equipment with a mobile communication network and/or for an energy-saving operation of the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises a radio access network comprising a plurality of base station entities, wherein a specific base station entity is operated, in a first point in time, in an energy-saving mode and wherein the specific base station entity is activated, in a subsequent second point in time, from the energy-saving mode by means of a predefined uplink radiofrequency signal transmitted by the user equipment, wherein, in the energy-saving mode, the specific base station entity refrains from transmitting system information block 1 and starts to transmit system information block 1 at least once after having been activated from the energy-saving mode, wherein the predetermined uplink radiofrequency signal corresponds to a specific uplink random access channel signal being assigned to the specific base station entity, wherein, in order to operate the mobile communication network, at least partly, in an energy-saving operation, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the user equipment receives, from the specific base station entity and/or from a different base station entity, activation configuration information, the activation configuration information comprising at least a first piece of assignment information and a second piece of assignment information, wherein each piece of assignment information indicates at least one specific uplink random access channel signal and wherein each piece of assignment information and/or each specific uplink random access channel signal is associated to, or related to, at least one piece of validity time indication, -- in a second step, the user equipment transmits, based on the content of the activation configuration information and based on a determination of a current point in time, one of the specific uplink random access channel signals in order to activate the specific base station entity from the energy-saving mode.

The invention relates to a method for performing a test of an in-vehicle system entity or functionality of a vehicle using a back-end server, wherein the in-vehicle system entity or functionality is used with a mobile communication network, at least one mobile communication device of another vehicle being connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises an access network, a core network, and a plurality of base station entities, and the mobile communication network comprising or being associated with at least one public safety answering point and/or test functionality, wherein the at least one mobile communication device is an operative mobile communication device, being used operatively with the mobile communication network,wherein at least one test mobile communication device, being part of or assigned to the in-vehicle system entity or functionality, is simultaneously connected to the mobile communication network, the at least one test mobile communication device, being used - with at least a part of the mobile communication network - for performing the test of the in-vehicle system entity or functionality in view of handling emergency calls as IP multimedia subsystem based packet switched emergency calls and/or session initiation protocol based packet switched emergency calls,wherein, in view of performing a specific emergency test call in order to test the in-vehicle system entity or functionality, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the test mobile communication device transmits at least a first test session request message to the back-end server, and receives at least a first test session response message from the back-end server, wherein the communication between the test mobile communication device and the back-end server involves the transmission, by the test mobile communication device, of a specific content of the specific emergency test call to the back-end server,-- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the specific emergency test call, or its specific content, is received by the public safety answering point and/or test functionality and handled according to regulatory requirements.

The invention relates to a method for operating a broadband access network of a telecommunications network, the broadband access network comprising at least one network domain, wherein the network domain comprises, or is assigned to or has access to a control plane comprising a policy decision and enforcement entity or functionality, wherein a specific network node of the network domain is connected such as to provide communication services to customers of the telecommunications network and receives traffic from at least one of a plurality of traffic sources as part of the broadband access network, especially as part of the network domain, wherein, in order to realize a reliable accounting functionality despite a potential overload situation, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the specific network node detects an overload situation and transmits an overload indication to the policy decision and enforcement entity or functionality, -- in a second step, the policy decision and enforcement entity or functionality transmits a traffic reduction control message to the at least one of the plurality of traffic sources, the traffic reduction control message indicating to reduce traffic, or mark counting invalid, due to an overload situation.

The invention relates to a method for using a service enabler architecture layer for verticals, SEAL, and an uncrewed aerial system application enabler layer, UAE layer, with an uncrewed aerial system application specific layer implementation for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for providing no-transmission zone information to at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment, wherein a service enabler architecture layer server, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler server, and a uncrewed aerial system application specific server and used are the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment comprises, respectively, an uncrewed aerial system application specific client, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler client, and a service enabler architecture layer client, wherein, in order for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for providing no-transmission zone information to the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the uncrewed aerial system application specific server communicates with the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server, -- in a second step, the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server communicates with the uncrewed aerial system application enabler client.

The invention relates to a method for using a service enabler architecture layer for verticals, SEAL, and an uncrewed aerial system application enabler layer, UAE layer, with an uncrewed aerial system application specific layer implementation for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for enforcing no-transmission zone information with at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment,wherein a service enabler architecture layer server, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler server, a uncrewed aerial system application specific server and a location management server are used and the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment comprises, respectively, an uncrewed aerial system application specific client, an uncrewed aerial system application enabler client, and a service enabler architecture layer client,wherein, in order for managing no-transmission zone communication and/or for enforcing no-transmission zone information to the at least one uncrewed aerial system user equipment, the method comprises the following steps:-- in a first step, the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server receives a location information from the location management server,-- in a second step, the uncrewed aerial system application enabler server communicates with both the uncrewed aerial system application enabler client and the uncrewed aerial system application specific server.

The invention relates to a Circulation pump (1) comprising a cartridge element (10) and a shaft (S) for driving an impeller (I) of the pump (1), wherein the cartridge element (10) at least partly encloses or surrounds the shaft (S), wherein the shaft (S) is supported and positioned, with regard to the cartridge element (10), by a bearing (11), and wherein the cartridge element (10) comprises an internal surface (20) comprising a support area (21) for the bearing (11), characterized in that an intermediate element (31) is arranged as part of the cartridge element (10) as a support for the bearing (11) and in the support area (21).

The invention relates to a method for providing at least one sensing-related service and/or for generating training data and/or sensing model data by means of processing sensing-related data that is generated within or as part of a mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises at least a sensing function and a positioning function, wherein, as part of the sensing function, the mobile communication network comprises a sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality, wherein the sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality performs sensing by means of receiving radiofrequency sensing reception signals based on which information is able to be obtained about an area related to, or in the vicinity of, the sensing-capable sensing-enabled entity or functionality, wherein, as part of the positioning function, the mobile communication network is able to provide location information regarding active objects of, or connected or related to or detectable by, the mobile communication network, wherein, in order to provide at least one sensing-related service and/or in order to generate training and/or sensing model data, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the sensing function performs sensing in an area related to, or in the vicinity of, the sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality, -- in a second step, the positioning function gathers location information regarding active objects in the area related to, or in the vicinity of, the sensing-capable or sensing-enabled entity or functionality, -- in a third step, the sensing function receives the location information regarding the active objects and uses the location information to obtain ground truth data for labeling.

The invention relates to a method for using a user equipment with a mobile communication network and/or for an energy-saving operation of the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication network comprises a radio access network comprising a plurality of base station entities, wherein a specific base station entity is operated, in a first point in time, in an energy-saving mode and wherein the specific base station entity is activated again, in a subsequent second point in time, from the energy-saving mode by means of a predefined uplink radiofrequency signal transmitted by the user equipment, wherein, in the energy-saving mode, the specific base station entity refrains from transmitting system information block 1 (SIB1) and starts to transmit system information block 1 (SIB1) again regularly while activated from the energy-saving mode, wherein the predetermined uplink radiofrequency signal corresponds to a specific uplink random access channel signal assigned to the specific base station entity based on the content of a selection indication parameter, wherein, in order to operate the mobile communication network, at least partly, in an energy-saving operation, the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the user equipment comprises or receives activation configuration information, the activation configuration information comprising a plurality of pieces of assignment information, different pieces of assignment information being related to different contents of the selection indication parameter, wherein a specific piece of assignment information indicates a specific uplink random access channel signal as being assigned to a specific content of the selection indication parameter, -- in a second step, the user equipment transmits, based on the specific content of the selection indication parameter in one of the pieces of assignment information, the corresponding specific uplink random access channel signal in order to activate the specific base station entity from the energy-saving mode.