1. An article comprising, a stretchable absorbent composite including a quantity of superabsorbent particles which have a substantially continuous thermoplastic coating and are operatively contained within a matrix of elastomeric polymer fibers, wherein
said composite includes at least about 60 wt % of the superabsorbent particles and not more than about 40 wt % of the elastomeric polymer fibers, based on a total weight of the composite; wherein said thermoplastic coating includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymer, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, ethylene glycol-propylene glycol copolymer, modified polysaccharides, such as hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, methyl ethyl cellulose, polyethylene imine, and combinations thereof; wherein said superabsorbent with said thermoplastic coating exhibits a centrifuge retention capacity of at least about 15 gg; and wherein said thermoplastic coating has a melting-point temperature of at least 60\xb0 C. and not more than 150\xb0 C.;
said composite provides a stretchability value of at least about 30% and a shake-out value of not more than about 2%; and
the elastomeric polymer fibers have been produced from a polymer material having a melt flow rate of at least about 100 g10 min.
2. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said composite provides a shake-out value of not more than about 1.2%.
3. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said composite provides a shake-out value of not more than about 0.8%.
4. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said composite article includes at least about 5 wt % of the elastomeric polymer fibers.
5. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said polymer fibers include an olefin elastomer material.
6. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said polymer fibers include a surfactant.
7. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said polymer fibers include at least about 0.1 wt % of an operative surfactant, based on a total weight of the polymer fibers and surfactant.
8. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein the composite further includes an amount of cellulosic fibers and the amount of cellulosic fibers is at least about 5 wt %, and up to about 35 wt %, based on the total weight of the composite.
9. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said superabsorbent particles have a Thermal Stickiness Index at least about 40 and a Centrifuge Retention Capacity value at least about 20 gg.
10. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said superabsorbent particles have a Thermal Stickiness Index at least about 60 and a Centrifuge Retention Capacity value at least about 20 gg.
11. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said superabsorbent particles have a Thermal Stickiness Index at least about 80 and a Centrifuge Retention Capacity value at least about 20 gg.
12. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said polymer fibers have a fiber diameter which is not more than a maximum of about 20 \u03bcm and not less than a minimum of about 8 \u03bcm.
13. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein not more than about 20 wt % of said polymer fibers have a fiber diameter which is larger than about 20 \u03bcm; and not more than about 20 wt % of said polymer fibers have a fiber diameter which is less than about 8 \u03bcm.
14. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein
said composite provides a shake-out value of not more than about 1.2%; and
said polymer fibers have been produced from a quantity of polymer-melt processed at a temperature of at least about 200\xb0 C.
15. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein said superabsorbent particles have been combined with said polymer fibers during a formation of the polymer fibers, and the formation of the polymer fibers has included a meltblowing operation.
16. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein the composite article has a stretchability value of at least about 50%.
17. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein the composite article has a stretchability value of up to about 300% or more.
18. The article as recited in claim 1, further including a liquid-permeable topsheet and a backsheet; wherein the matrix of elastomeric polymer fibers and the superabsorbent particles are operatively sandwiched between the topsheet and backsheet.
19. The article as recited in claim 1, wherein
the absorbent composite includes at least about 5 wt % and not more than about 25 wt % of the elastomeric polymer fibers, and includes not more than about 15 wt % of cellulosic fibers, based on the total weight of the absorbent composite;
the absorbent composite further includes a surfactant;
the thermoplastic coating is thermally processible and water soluble;
the elastomeric polymer fibers have been produced from a quantity of polymer-melt having a temperature of at least about 200\xb0 C. and not more than about 315\xb0 C.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Energy supply system for supplying electrical energy to a building, comprising a grid connector unit for providing a connection to an external power grid, a load connector unit for connecting to a building power grid, a conductor loop for electrically connecting the grid connector unit to the load connector unit, an energy storage device connected to the conductor loop, and a disconnector placed in the conductor loop for, upon activation of the disconnector, disconnecting the electrical connection between the grid connector unit and the load connector unit, whereby the energy storage device is connected to the conductor loop via a discharging line such that electrical energy stored in the energy storage device may be discharged through part of the conductor loop to the load connector unit when the disconnector is activated.
2. Energy supply system according to claim 1, whereby the conductor loop is partially or entirely placed inside a loop enclosure.
3. Energy supply system according to claim 2, whereby the disconnector or an output power measurement device measuring the power reaching the load connector unit or both are placed inside the loop enclosure.
4. Energy supply system according to claim 1, whereby the grid connector unit, the load connector unit, the conductor loop, the disconnector, or the electrical connection between the energy storage device and the conductor loop are constructed as one-phase, two-phase, three-phase or multi-phase elements.
5. Energy supply system according to claim 4, whereby the disconnector is an all-phase disconnector.
6. Energy supply system according to claim 1, further comprising a grid voltage monitoring device for monitoring the voltage level at the grid connector unit.
7. Energy supply system according to claim 6, whereby the disconnector is controlled by the energy storage device in dependence of the result of the monitoring of the voltage level.
8. Energy supply system according to claim 6, whereby the energy storage device is connected to the conductor loop via a charging line such that the connection to the conductor loop is not disconnected when the disconnector is activated.
9. Energy supply system according to claim 8, whereby the disconnector is controlled by the energy storage device in dependence of the result of the monitoring of the voltage level.
10. Energy supply system according to claim 2, whereby the loop enclosure is constructed to be located in an outside environment.
11. Energy supply system according to claim 1, whereby the conductor loop is constructed for a larger current throughput, than the discharging line or any electrical connecting line connecting the energy storage device to the conductor loop.
12. Energy supply system according to claim 1, further comprising a load side connected photovoltaic device.
13. Energy supply system according to claim 1, further comprising a grid side connected photovoltaic device and a switch unit constructed for switching the connection of the photovoltaic device from a grid side connection to a load side connection when the disconnector is activated.
14. Loop enclosure entirely or partly enclosing a conductor loop and a disconnector, and comprising grid connector terminals, load connector terminals, and discharging line terminals, whereby the enclosed conductor loop electrically connects the grid connector terminals to the load connector terminals, whereby the disconnector is constructed to, upon activation, disconnect the electrical connection between the grid connector terminals and the load connector terminals, and whereby a discharging line electrically connects the conductor loop and the discharging line terminals, even when the disconnector is activated.
15. Loop enclosure according to claim 14, further constructed for mounting at an outside of a building.
16. Loop enclosure according to claim 14, further enclosing an output power measurement device measuring the power leaving the enclosure through the load connector terminals.
17. Energy supply system for supplying electrical energy to a building, comprising:
a loop enclosure placed in proximity of and connected to a building connection box such that a grid connector unit of the building connection box, which grid connector unit provides a connection to an external power grid, is electrically connected to a load connector unit of the building connection box, which load connector unit provides a connection to a building power grid, via a conductor loop enclosed by the loop enclosure,
a disconnector placed in the conductor loop inside the enclosure for, upon activation of the disconnector, disconnecting the electrical connection between the grid connector unit and the load connector unit,
an energy storage device connected to the conductor loop via a discharging line such that electrical energy stored in the energy storage device may be discharged through part of the conductor loop to the load connector unit when the disconnector is activated.
18. Energy supply system according to claim 17, whereby the loop enclosure is placed at the outside of the building and the energy storage device is placed inside of the building.