In order to maintain a plurality of superconducting resonators, each having elastically deformable resonant structural elements, at the same natural frequency and phase position, each resonator is supplied with high frequency power independently of the other resonators forming part of the same system, the natural frequency of each resonator is set to a predetermined value by adjusting the amplitude of the power supplied, mechanical vibrations of the resonant structural elements are aperiodically...

A method of regulating the growth of tobacco plants, the method consisting essentially of the step of applying to the plants, or to the locus of the plants, a plant growth regulating effective amount of a compound which is 3,5-dinitro-2,6-dimethyl-4-t-butylacetophenone.

A regulation system for steam turbines which includes a servomotor controlled by a servovalve (1) and two safety valves (31, 31') controlled by two electrically-operated valves (19, 19'). When the control inlet (7) of the servomotor is connected to the drain pipe (6) by at least one of the safety valves, the high-pressure fluid supply to the servovalve is simultaneously cut and the high-pressure fluid source is thereby prevented from discharging directly into the drain pipe. This enables high-pr...

A reflector of an optical system has its position controlled by piezoelecc devices operating at three points of the reflector disposed at the apices of an equilateral triangle. These are driven by summing amplifiers each of which has an input to which a signal for producing displacement of the reflector without change of tilt is provided and one or more inputs connected to the output of a matrix circuit responsive to signals for producing tilt of the reflector about two mutually perpendicular ax...

A system is disclosed for regulating a digital signal which is modulated such that an average of their amplitude over a given interval varies from interval to interval, in a manner to maintain the average constant. The digital signal comprises a train of pulses formed by pulse tops and pulse bottoms both of which are equally spaced from a reference level and at least one of the pulse top and pulse bottom being greater than two pulse widths. Signals which are modulated in accordance with MFM, RZ ...

A composition and a method for regulating the plant-metabolism, especially for promoting the abscission of citrus fruit and olives are disclosed, which use as active component a sulfonyl ester of the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN R.sub.1 is an alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, diphenyl or thienyl rest X is oxygen or sulphur and Hal is a halogen atom.

A wagon or trolley which is especially suited for the transport and distribution of piles of cartons or parcels of various sizes which are stacked directly on top of each other, comprising a substantially rectangular bottom and four mutually connected walls. A first wall is pivotally connected with the adjacent wall and serves as a door, the first wall being adapted to swing about a vertical axis so as to offer unrestricted loading access to the loading zone of the wagon when in open position. A...

A light regulation system is provided wherein the light output of a second, fluorescent lamp fixture is regulated in accordance with the light output of a first or preceeding fluorescent lamp fixture. Each fixture includes a lamp or lamps, a ballast or ballasts and a control or regulating device which controls the ballasting of the lamp(s) of the fixture and hence the light output thereof. The system provides for monitoring the light output of the master fixture and optically coupling a correspo...

Threshold voltage regulation of field-effect transistors on a common substrate of an integrated circuit is achieved by adjusting the back bias on the substrate using a charge pump that is selectively operated whenever the threshold voltage of a designated enhancement mode FET falls below a reference voltage. A voltage divider provides the reference voltage that is applied to the gate of the enhancement mode FET, which when turned-on enables the charge pump.

A thyristor circuit including a primary winding and at least one secondary winding and first and second bipolar thyristor switches connected across respective connections of the secondary winding. The first bipolar thyristor switch bridges N.sub.1 turns of the secondary winding, while the second bipolar thyristor switch bridges N.sub.2 turns of the secondary winding, wherein N.sub.2 is less than N.sub.1. The product between the maximum forward current of the second bipolar switch and the number ...