Author: claimsbot

1. A method of controlling a linked valve actuator system, comprising adjusting the actuator near an end stop based on a learned uncertainty end stop region, the region based on operating conditions.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the actuator includes gradually moving the valve toward the end stop upon reaching an edge of the learned uncertainty end stop region.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the valve is moved toward the end stop upon reaching the edge while the operating conditions are acceptably satisfied.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the operating conditions include desired boost, the gradual movement of the valve limited such that the desired boost is not unacceptably overshot.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the operating conditions include a surge condition, the gradual movement of the valve limited according to the surge condition such that turbocharger compressor surge does not occur.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the learned uncertainty end stop region is based on one or more previously learned uncertainty end stop regions.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising reducing a magnitude of the learned uncertainty end stop region as a number of previously learned uncertainty end stop regions increases.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising increasing a magnitude of the learned uncertainty end stop region as a difference between an operating temperature associated with the learned uncertainty end stop region and an operating temperature associated with a previously learned uncertainty end stop region increases.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising increasing a magnitude of the learned uncertainty end stop region as a difference between a time at which the learned uncertainty end stop region was learned and a time at which a previously learned uncertainty end stop region was learned increases.
10. A method of operating a wastegate comprising a wastegate valve, comprising:
determining an uncertainty region in which a wastegate valve end stop is located;
truncating a wastegate valve lift falling in the uncertainty region to an edge of the uncertainty region;
walking the wastegate valve from the edge into the uncertainty region responsive to operating conditions; and
updating the uncertainty region based on the walking.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the wastegate valve is walked into the uncertainty region to a lift as close to a non-truncated wastegate valve lift as possible according to the operating conditions.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the operating conditions include desired boost, the wastegate valve walking limited such that the desired boost is not unacceptably overshot.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the operating conditions include a surge condition, the wastegate valve walking limited according to the surge condition such that turbocharger compressor surge does not occur.
14. The method of claim 10, further comprising measuring an end stop location of the wastegate valve if allowed by the operating conditions.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein updating the uncertainty region includes reducing a magnitude of the uncertainty region in proportion to a distance walked by the wastegate valve into the uncertainty region.
16. The method of claim 10, further comprising updating the uncertainty region based on one or more previously learned uncertainty regions.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein updating the uncertainty region based on the one or more previously learned uncertainty regions includes comparing a time at which the uncertainty region was learned to respective times at which the one or more previously learned uncertainty regions were learned.
18. A method of operating a wastegate, comprising:
positioning a wastegate valve to achieve desired boost;
and adjusting the positioning in a region where a valve seat location is uncertain.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein adjusting the positioning includes gradually advancing the wastegate valve toward successively lower lifts upon reaching an edge of the region until achieving contact with a valve seat if advancement does not prevent one or more operating parameters from being acceptably satisfied.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein adjusting the positioning includes maintaining the wastegate valve at an edge of the region upon reaching the edge, and not advancing the wastegate valve toward successively lower lifts if advancement prevents one or more operating conditions from being acceptably satisfied.
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. A catalyst for the acidolysis of an aromatic hydroperoxy compound, prepared by a method comprising gasifying liquid sulfuric anhydride and dissolving gasified sulfuric anhydride into a ketone solvent.
2. The catalyst according to claim 1, wherein the ketone solvent is acetone andor methyl isobutyl ketone.
3. The catalyst according to claim 2, wherein the ketone solvent is acetone.
4. A process for producing an aromatic hydroxy compound, which comprises subjecting an aromatic hydroperoxy compound to an acidolysis in the presence of the catalyst of claim 1.
5. A process for producing an aromatic hydroxy compound, which comprises subjecting an aromatic hydroperoxy compound to an acidolysis in the presence of the catalyst of claim 2.
6. A process for producing an aromatic hydroxy compound, which comprises subjecting an aromatic hydroperoxy compound to an acidolysis in the presence of the catalyst of claim 3.
7. The process according to claim 4, wherein, the aromatic hydroperoxy compound is a di(hydroperoxyalkyl)benzene.
8. The process according to claim 5, wherein, the aromatic hydroperoxy compound is a di(hydroperoxyalkyl)benzene.
9. The process according to claim 6, wherein, the aromatic hydroperoxy compound is a di(hydroperoxyalkyl)benzene.
10. The process according to claim 7, wherein, the di(hydroperoxyalkyl)benzene is di(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene.
11. The process according to claim 8, wherein, the di(hydroperoxyalkyl)benzene is di(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene.
12. The process according to claim 9, wherein, the di(hydroperoxyalkyl)benzene is di(2-hydroperoxy-2-propyl)benzene.

1. A switch device comprising:
a host network interface to be coupled to host computers via a network;
a storage network interface to be coupled to a first storage system which controls based on a first protocol and which has a first data volume storing data from a host computer and a second storage system which controls based on a second protocol and which has a second data volume storing data from a host computer, said first storage system and said second storage system have different functions;
a processor coupled to the host network interface and the storage network interface; and
a memory coupled to the processor; and
a plurality of first virtual volumes corresponding to at least one of the first data volumes and the second virtual volumes are corresponding to at least one of the second data volumes, the first virtual volume and the second virtual volume to be provided for at least one of the host computers,
wherein when a virtual volume specified by the a virtual volume identifier in the instruction is the first virtual volume corresponding to the first data volume, the processor sends to the first storage system, through the storage network interface, a first control information related to the first data volume according to the first protocol for the first storage system for controlling a function of the first storage system, and
wherein when a virtual volume specified by the virtual volume identifier in the instruction is the second virtual volume corresponding to the second data volume, the processor sends to the second storage system, through the storage network interface, second control information related to the second data volume according to the second protocol for the second storage system for controlling a function of the second storage system,
wherein the control information is sent by an Application Program Interface (API), and
wherein the memory holds information indicating a relationship between device type of said first and second storage systems and an API for control of a function which is able to be executed by either the first storage system or the second storage system.
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. A non-aqueous electrolyte for secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous solvent dissolving lithium salt as an electrolyte,
wherein said non-aqueous solvent contains:
(A) methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate represented by the below formula (1);
CF3\u2014CH2\u2014COO\u2014CH3\u2003\u2003(1)
and
(B) a film-forming chemical compound decomposed in the range of +1.0 to 3.0 V based on an equilibrium potential between metal lithium and lithium ion;
wherein said film-forming chemical compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of 4-fluoroethylene carbonate, ethylene sulfite, vinyl ethylene carbonate, LiB(C2O4)2, and LiBF2(C2O4);
wherein said non-aqueous solvent further contains at least one low viscosity solvent selected from a group of CH3COOCH3, C2H5COOCH3, CH3COOC2H5, and CH3OCOOCH3;
wherein the amount of said methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate is in the range of 20 to 90 volume % to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent; and
wherein the amount of said 4-fluoroethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 2-40 volume %, the amount of said ethylene sulfite and said vinyl ethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.1-10 wt %, and the amount of said LiB(C2O4)2 and said LiBF2(C2O4) to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.01-0.4 moll.
2. The non-aqueous electrolyte for secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate.
3. The non-aqueous electrolyte for secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate and the amount of the 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is in the range of 5 to 30 volume % to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent.
4. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte,
wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent dissolving lithium salt as an electrolyte;
wherein said non-aqueous solvent contains:
(A) methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate represented by the below formula (1);
CF3\u2014CH2\u2014COO\u2014CH3\u2003\u2003(1)
and
(B) a film-forming chemical compound decomposed in the range of +1.0 to 3.0 V based on an equilibrium potential between metal lithium and lithium ion;
wherein said film-forming chemical compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of 4-fluoroethylene carbonate, ethylene sulfite, vinyl ethylene carbonate, LiB(C2O4)2, and LiBF2(C2O4); and
wherein said non-aqueous solvent further contains at least one low viscosity solvent selected from a group of CH3COOCH3, C2H5COOCH3, CH3COOC2H5, and CH3OCOOCH3;
wherein the amount of said methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate is in the range of 20 to 90 volume % to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent and
wherein the amount of said 4-fluoroethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 2-40 volume %, the amount of said ethylene sulfite and said vinyl ethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.1-10 wt %, and the amount of said LiB(C2O4)2 and said LiBF2(C2O4) to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.01-0.4 moll.
5. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery as claimed in claim 4, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate.
6. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery as claimed in claim 4, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate and the amount of the 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is in the range of 5 to 30 volume % to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent.
7. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery as claimed in claim 4 which is charged until a potential of the positive electrode becomes 4.35 V or more based on metal lithium.
8. A non-aqueous electrolyte for secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous solvent dissolving lithium salt as an electrolyte,
wherein said non-aqueous solvent contains:
(A) methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate represented by the below formula (1);
CF3\u2014CH2\u2014COO\u2014CH3\u2003\u2003(1)
and
(B) a film-forming chemical compound decomposed in the range of +1.0 to 3.0 V based on an equilibrium potential between metal lithium and lithium ion;
wherein said film-forming chemical compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of 4-fluoroethylene carbonate, ethylene sulfite, vinyl ethylene carbonate, LiB(C2O4)2, and LiBF2(C2O4); and
wherein the amount of said methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate is in the range of 20 to 90 volume % to the whole amount of the non-aqueous solvent; and
wherein the amount of said 4-fluoroethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 2-40 volume %, the amount of said ethylene sulfite and said vinyl ethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.1-10 wt %, and the amount of said LiB(C2O4)2 and said LiBF2(C2O4) to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.01-0.4 moll.
9. The non-aqueous electrolyte for secondary battery as claimed in claim 8, wherein the lithium salt main comprises LiPF6.
10. The non-aqueous electrolyte for secondary battery as claimed in claim 8, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate.
11. The non-aqueous electrolyte for secondary battery as claimed in claim 8, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate and the amount of the 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is in the range of 5 to 30 volume % to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent.
12. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte,
wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent dissolving lithium salt as an electrolyte;
wherein said non-aqueous solvent contains:
(A) methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate represented by the below formula (1);
CF3\u2014CH2\u2014COO\u2014CH3\u2003\u2003(1)
and
(B) a film-forming chemical compound decomposed in the range of +1.0 to 3.0 V based on an equilibrium potential between metal lithium and lithium ion;
wherein said film-forming chemical compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of 4-fluoroethylene carbonate, ethylene sulfite, vinyl ethylene carbonate, LiB(C2O4)2, and LiBF2(C2O4); and
wherein the amount of said methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropionate is in the range of 20 to 90 volume % to the whole amount of the non-aqueous solvent; and
wherein the amount of said 4-fluoroethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 2-40 volume %, the amount of said ethylene sulfite and said vinyl ethylene carbonate to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.1-10 wt %, and the amount of said LiB(C2O4)2 and said LiBF2(C2O4) to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent is 0.01-0.4 moll.
13. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery as claimed in claim 12, wherein the lithium salt main comprises LiPF6.
14. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery as claimed in claim 12, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate.
15. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery as claimed in claim 12, wherein said film-forming chemical compound is 4-fluoroethylene carbonate and the amount of the 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is in the range of 5 to 30 volume % to the whole amount of non-aqueous solvent.
16. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery as claimed in claim 12 which is charged until a potential of the positive electrode becomes 4.35 V or more based on metal lithium.