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This article first appeared in the Jewish Advocate
July 30, 2010
By Charles Jacobs and Sasha Giller
Jews around the world are in a hot wrangle over a conversion bill in Israel's Knesset that raises the exquisitely contentious question of "who's a Jew?" According to the most-worried, if passed, the bill could give Orthodox rabbis power to nullify conversions performed by non-Orthodox rabbis outside Israel. I read today that the bill is being put off until October. Whew!
But there may be no respite from another challenge to Jewish identity, coming eerily in these same moments. In a June 26 speech delivered to a large gathering of his flock, entitled "Who are the real children of Israel?" Minister Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam compared himself to Moses and then declared that the prophetic children of Israel are not the Jews living in Israel, but the Black men and women of America. "Allah," said Farrakhan, revealed to "the Honorable Elijah Muhammad that the Black people of America are the real children of Israel." "…somebody has taken the promise of God to the children of Israel and claimed it for themselves."
Farrakhan's "we're the true Jews" speech came two days after he sent a letter – along with two books – to 16 Jewish American leaders. The publications, issued by NOI's Historical Research Department – "The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews Volume Two" and "Jews Selling Blacks," are said by Farrakhan to be "an undeniable record of Jewish anti-Black behavior, starting with the horror of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, plantation slavery…"
"The Secret Relationship, Vol 1" caused a stir when it was published in the early 90's and claimed to document the prominent if not primary role of Jews as slavers of blacks. The technique of defamation employed by the authors should be familiar to Jews who know, for example how the New York Times "reports' on Israel: you pick a grain of sand and make it the beach. Yes, there were Jews who, sadly, did own and trade black slaves… it was common practice, engaged in by all peoples. What Farrakhan did was to put a magnifying glass to the Jews who committed this crime, brilliantly, with documents. So here was some man named Cohen and bought a black woman and her daughter – who were also named, for these few dollars. And then Cohen traded them to a Swartz fellow, etc. As many incidents as they could find, the NOI put before readers who would be – as I was – disgusted with the slavers. The lie, the hateful lie, is that this was a prominent part of the slave trade. If you read the New York Times, you can conclude that the Jewish state must be particularly bad compared to other nations. If you read "The Secret Relationship," you can easily single out the Jews to hate.
But it's been almost two decades since Farrakhan's abrupt and intriguing near-silence on the Jews-as-slavers matter. The silence was forced upon him because he was caught out covering up, excusing, or denying that Arab/Muslims were (and still are) enslaving blacks in Sudan and Mauritania. Farrakhan's job is to convince Blacks that Jews are their enemies and that Islam is the path to freedom. But when Jewish and Black writers in or allied with, the American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG) documented the Arab/Islamic slave trade — not only in the New York Times, but also widely in the Black press and on Black TV news shows, Farrakhan's agenda was jeopardized. A fight ensured. The Times reported that Farrakhan exploded at a press conference when asked about his silence regarding Blacks serving Islamic masters. Farrakhan challenged the press: "Where is the proof? If slavery exists, why don't you go as a member of the press and you look inside Sudan, and if you find it, then you come back and tell the American people what you found?" When two Baltimore Sun reporters, one black and one white, did just that, Louis Farrakhan took his "Jewish slavers" story and dove under the bed. Why is he now resurfacing?
My guess is that he smells Jewish weakness, sees our vulnerability, or sees an opportunity for new funding. In the oily letter to the Jewish leaders, he suggests between the lines that he can be appeased for funds.
In response, ADL's Foxman called Farrakhan's anti-Semitism "obsessive, diabolical and unrestrained." AJC called NOI's latest publications "functional re-writes of … "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion." But it was Morton Klein of the ZOA who shifted to offense: Mort called on President Barak Obama to condemn Farrakhan's "anti-Semitic" letter (good!), and reminded Farrakhan that "the slave trade that brought Africans to America in chain was largely a Muslim trade" and that "slavery of black Africans continues in some Muslim states to this day."
We're doing some historical research of our own. Stay tuned.
For documents and videos relating to the Farrakhan controversy, see www.iabolish.org
Charles Jacobs is the founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group, Sasha Giller is its current Director.


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As if you didn't already have enough to be nervous about, here's something creepy to ponder as the new year opens.
This what-if isn't technological, social, political or even science-fictional. Rather, it's a bit of wholly unscientific, superstitious pattern-recognition. The last two centuries (and possibly more) didn't "start" at their official point, the turning of a calendar from 00 to 01. That wasn't when they began in essence, nor when they first bent the arc of history.
No. Each century effectively began in its 14th year.
Think about it. The first decade of the 20th century was filled with hope and a kind of can-do optimism that was never seen again — not after the horrific events of 1914 shattered any vision that a new and better age would arrive without pain. Yet until almost the start of World War I, 19th-century progress seemed unstoppable and ever-accelerating.
Consider the world of 1913, when regular middle-class folks in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and so on were acquiring unexpected wonders: clothes-washing machines, gas stoves, gas and then electric lighting, indoor plumbing, refrigeration, vaccinations, telephones, radios, motor cars. Stepping outside you would see and hear human beings flying through the sky — with a looming confidence that soon you would get a chance to join them.
Science was pouring forth what seemed unalloyed goodness. New dyes and industrial textile methods doubled a working family's access to fresh and beautiful clothes. Cheap iron bedsteads kept cheap spring mattresses clean, making sleep both healthier and far more comfortable. Nations were banning child labor and providing free schooling. Astronomers discovered what galaxies were. Physicists were pushing their pure and harmless science to fantastic frontiers. And theHaber-Bosch process brought cheap fertilizers that tripled crops, as chemistry proved itself to be everybody's friend.
Think our era is similarly fast-changing? Just compare the kitchen of today with a kitchen of 1950. Sure, everything nowadays is shinier, smarter. Still, a person from 1950 could use our apparatus with fluid familiarity. But the drudgery-saddled housewife of 1880 would blink in bedazzlement at what her daughter used in 1913. Life itself was changing at a pace never-before seen, and mostly for the better.
Yes, all of those techno-advances continued after World War I. Social changes such as women getting the vote were harbingers of more to come. But after 1914, the naivete was gone. People realized that the 20th century would be one of harsh struggle accompanying every step of advancement. And along the way to hard-won better times, the age would spiral downward first, into the deepest pit that humanity ever knew, before our parents (or grandparents) clawed their way out of the nadir of 1944 — the focal year of a century that truly began in 1914.
All right, that's just one data point. Is there another? Well, look at 1814, the beginning of theCongress of Vienna and the so-called Concert of Europe that made possible the continent's longest extended period of overall peace, as the great powers turned from fighting bloody wars to perfecting their colonial empires. Those two years — 1814 and 1914 –- each marked a dramatic shift in tone and theme (in the West, that is), so much so that they represented the real beginnings of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Suppose the pattern holds — and remember this is just a thought experiment — what might it mean about the true 21st century? What theme will typify or represent its arc?
First, let's dismiss one parochial notion — that the terrorist attacks of September 2001 were the major break point between centuries. Nonsense. We were engaged in the same struggle before and after. The U.S. shrugged off more damage during any month of World War II. Indeed, nothing could be more "twen-cen" or 20th century than the overwrought focus that some (not all) Americans apply to Sept. 11. Much of the world assigns no particular relevance to that date.
Oh, we are still in the 20th. Consider the pervading doom and gloom we see around us, right now. Post-apocalyptic tales and dystopias fill our fiction, films and politics, especially the Young Adult genre where today's teens seem terminally allergic to stories containing hope. How very '60s. And '70s. And so on.
There was a similar sense of apocalypse in 1813 Europe, but at least there were good reasons, after decades of ferocious struggle that seemed poised to last forever. What excuse do we have, in a time when per capita violence has been plummeting for decades? When the fraction of kids —worldwide — who are well-fed and in school is higher than ever? Sure, the planet faces dire problems. But the things keeping us from addressing pollution, oppression, climate change and all of that are political inanities. The War on Science that has hobbled innovation, for example, can be won if we do one thing — tell the gloomcasters of both left and right to get out of our way and let us get back to problem-solving.
Indeed, the only real obstruction we seem to face is a dullard-sickness of attitude, dismally ignoring every staggering accomplishment since 1945. Hence the question: Is it possible that a new theme for our 21st century requires only that we snap out of our present funk?
If only. That would truly be the Dawning of an Age of Aquarius, forecast by hippies long before the old 20th was anywhere near done with us, but arriving at last. You shake your heads, but it could happen.
We can still choose our own fate. Next year, we might decide to cheer up and rediscover the can-do optimism that was crushed by the czar and kaiser and a small group of insipid, inbred aristocrats, exactly 100 years ago. We could choose to become problem-solvers, in part, because (let's imagine) someone in 2014 discovers a simple, cheap and safe IQ-boosting pill. Or politicians decide to get over their self-serving snits and resume the adult craft of negotiation. Or some cable news owner decides to rediscover citizenship. Or some brave director releases an inspiring film that astounds people with an unexpected idea called hope.
Or else go ahead and wallow in the obvious notion that 2014 will see a violent ruction of its own. A phase transition into a century whose theme we'll all regret. Or we'll see a continuing retreat from confident civilization, a turning away from the Enlightenment Dream, relapsing into fearful obeisance to a leader, or New Lords, or some simplistic ideal.
That, too, could take place. In which case, please don't give me any prediction points. All I did was spot a pattern. I don't want respect from a people who would allow something like that to happen.
(David Brin is a scientist, futurist and author whose novels include "The Postman," "Earth" and, most recently, "Existence." His nonfiction book about the information age, "The Transparent Society," won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association.)
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OBU Theatre Presents "The Mischief Makers"
February 19, 2003
Oklahoma Baptist University's Theatre for Young People will present The Mischief Makers by Lowell Swortzell, Feb. 17-21 and 25-25 for grades K-5.
The performances will be located in the newly-renovated Craig-Dorland Theatre in Shawnee Hall. Performances on February 21, 22, and 28 and March 1 will take place at 7:30 p.m. and will be open to the public. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and $1 for children under 12 and may be purchased at the theatre box office.
The play, which takes place on a totem pole on the Northwest Pacific Coast, shows the characters acting out tales of mischief in order to prove themselves to one another.
The play introduces students to Anansi the Spider, played by junior Aaron Kelly, Reynard the Fox, played by junior Elise Tavary, Raven, played by junior Rose Bacorn and Nyame, played by freshman Lee Matthews. Anansi, Reynard and Raven engage in a battle to determine who is the champion of trickery.
Laura S. Byland, assistant director of theatre and founder of the Theatre for Young People, will direct The Mischief Makers. Byland received a bachelor's degree from Hiram College and master's degrees from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma.
Other crew member include senior Beth Kinney as stage manager, junior Matthew Packer as assistant stage manager and light designer and junior Joshua Cain as set designer. Bacorn will also serve as make-up designer and senior Cheryl Sartain Lowber will be the play's costume designer. All participants have a declared major in theatre.


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In one of Qatar's recent infrastructure projects, several electrical cable tunnels were constructed for the Public Works Authority of Qatar. The Al Rayyan Cable Tunnels are difficult to monitor and required a reliable solution for fire detection that functions alongside other technologies and interfaces with the local Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP).
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Codelco Conveyor Belts Chile (Spanish) August 2020
La Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) seleccionó a AP Sensing para monitorear las cintas / correas transportadoras en una de sus instalaciones, que es una refinería de cobre y una planta de procesamiento. Nuestro sistema de detección de calor lineal (LHD) está siendo empleado para proporcionar un sistema preventivo de monitoreo en tiempo real de las cintas transportadoras el cual puede anticipar condiciones críticas y generar pre-alarmas para condiciones anormales de temperatura.
Coldelco Conveyor Belts Chile (English) August 2020
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Conveyor Belt Monitoring (German) July 2020
11 Geräte der AP Sensing Linear Heat Detection (LHD) Serie überwachen gegenwärtig die Förderbänder am größten Salzproduktionsstandort in Deutschland. K+S beansprucht eine AP Sensing Lösung zur Früherkennung von Bränden an Förderbandbrücken, da diese leicht entzündlich sind und das Feuer schnell verbreiten. Im Vergleichstest mit anderen Technologien, war die Lösung von AP Sensing am besten geeignet für diese Anwendungsart und dessen schwierigen Umgebungsbedingungen.
Conveyor Belt Monitoring (English) July 2020
11 AP Sensing Linear Heat Detection (LHD) devices are currently in use, monitoring conveyor belts at the largest salt production site in Germany. K+S pursued an AP Sensing solution for early fire detection on conveyor belt bridges, as these burn quickly and are important for site operation. Despite testing various other technologies, AP Sensing's simple solution was the best fit for this type of application and its tough environmental conditions.
Electrical Power Cable Tray Heat Monitoring May 2020
AP Sensing is monitoring the cable trays at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fiber Optic Linear Heat Detection provides a continuous, complete solution that traditional thermography services cannot provide. 4 LHD units monitor the cable trays of all MV electrical power cables for hotspots or potential fires, alerting facility managers with automatically-generated alarms. The system fully integrates into the campus' DCS and FACP and utilizes our SmartVision software for a visual overview of the data.
Delhi Metro February 2020
AP Sensing's Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution is in use for monitoring the Delhi Metro, commissioned by our local partner TechFAB in 2018. The system is in use to monitor hot spots, tunnel temperatures and the ventilation system. 13 Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) devices are in use to cover 10 underground metro stations and an airport.
Glencore Coal Australia September 2019
AP Sensing, in collaboration with Advanced Photonics Australia, provided a reliable Linear Heat Detection solution to Glencore at the Bulga Coal Handling Plant. Our system is not only used for early fire detection and localization, but also to deliver information for efficient fire management and activation of fire suppression systems.
Self Unloader Fire Detection March 2019
An AP Sensing DTS solution with was selected to monitor a self-unloading bulk carrier in China for fire protection. Self-unloaders have more than 400m of conveyer belts, which are important to protect and monitor. Our DTS solution was selected due to its reliability in harsh environments, complete set of certifications, reputation, and MTBF of 33 years.
Rio de Janeiro Tunnels JAN 2017
AP Sensing was recently selected to monitor 4 important traffic tunnels in Rio de Janeiro. The tunnel operators needed a system with fast response times, excellent reliability and accuracy, and low maintenance. Click on the title or picture to download the entire paper.
White Paper: DTS for District Heating Pipelines September 2016
This white paper examines the effectiveness of using a DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution to monitor underground district heating pipelines. Should a pipe become damaged or develop a leak, the DTS reveals the degree of damage and the location, with no need for expensive digging and repairs.
Tunnel Safety Meir Tunnel UK May 2016
When a competitor's LHD (Linear Heat Device) could no longer be maintained locally or checked for correct operation, it was decided to replace it with an AP Sensing DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) device in the 284m long Meir tunnel. The tunnel is located in a heavily trafficked area in Stoke-on-Trent in England.
Traffic Tunnel Fire Detection Maritime Alps Feb 2011
Two AP Sensing Linear Heat Series instruments were installed in the Tunnel de la Mescla and Tunnel de Reveston as fire detection systems. The tunnels are separated by a 400 meter bridge and each have a dedicated control room. Tunnel engineers configured two independent Linear Heat Series instruments with a single, linear fiber optic cable sensor – the "Safety (FRNC)" – with two independent fibers between them.
Thermal Plant Fire Detection Slowakia Nov 2011
The long-distance heating and electrical company Zilinska Teplarenska is located in Zilina, Slovakia. The plant has many different conveyor belt lines, with a total length of several kilometers. When a fire occurs on a conveyor belt it can shut down the transportation of the line, which in turn exposes a company to delivery problems and significant financial risk.
Rail Tunnel Bukit Berapit Malaysia Updated Case
Malaysia has modern cities and transportation infrastructures to go with its beaches and green countryside. The twin Berapit rail tunnels each have a length of 3.3 km and run between Padang Rengas and Taiping. When the tunnel operators needed to provide a fire detection system to complement the fixed manual water suppression, they turned to AP Sensing's DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution, the Linear Heat Series.
National Stadium Heat Detection Bucharest Aug 2011
AP Sensing Linear Heat Series device was installed in the new National Stadium in Bucharest, Romania. The stadium has a capacity for 55.600 people, expandable to 63.000. The DTS device monitors the temperature in the cable trays. These cables supply the power for the lighting on the playing field. The cable trays reach over three levels and are divided into 24 different alarm zones.
Mecca Royal Clock Tower Chooses AP Sensing Updated Case
The Mecca Royal Clock Tower is an engineering marvel, and is located near the world's largest mosque, as well as Islam's most sacred site, the Masjid al Haram. Four AP Sensing Distributed Temperature Sensing devices were installed to ensure continuous, fully-redundant monitoring. After years of issue-free operation, AP Sensing's DTS coverage was expanded to new areas of the infrastructure.
Linear Heat Series Under Test (German) Apr 2009
Im Maßstab 1:1 wurden Feldversuche unter authentischen Umweltbedingungen in Zusammenarbeit mit Tyco Fire / Scum und dem SP Technical Researsch Institure of Sweden durchgeführt. Diese zeigen auf, dass faseroptische Linearewärmemelder (DTS – Distributed Temperature Sensing) sehr schnell und zuverlässig unterschiedliche Brandtypen melden, diese präzise lokalisieren und Brandgröße sowie Ausbreitungsrichtung über eine lange Zeitdauer genau beobachten können.
Loading Dock Flammable Subtances May 2011
AP Sensing's Linear Heat Series instrument was chosen to provide reliable fire detection of loading bays that handle flammable substances at a solar panel production site in Switzerland. The loading dock bays are separated by concrete walls to minimize the risk of a fire spreading. The N4387A is located in a central control room at a safe distance from the dock; only the passive optical sensor cable is exposed to the dock ATEX area.
Linear Heat Series Under Test Apr 2009
Field trials in 1:1 scale under authentic environmental conditions have been performed in cooperation with Tyco Fire / Scum and SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden to reveal the capabilities of Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) to detect different types of fire fast, to localize fires precisely and to monitor fire size and spreading accurately over an extended period.
Big Parking Garage Heat Detection Germany Feb 2010
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Linear Heat Series Selected for Italian Metro Tunnel Nov 2010
AP Sensing, together with our local partner, have been selected to equip a newly-built metro tunnel with the N4387A Linear Heat Series. Besides providing fire alarm capabilities, the Linear Heat solution monitors the ventilation system and can activate the vents between stations to extract smoke from the tunnels and draw it away from the stations. All alarms and temperature values are also exported to a central SCADA platform to monitor potential fires, their sizes and the direction they are spreading in the tunnel.
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Historical Palaces Fire Detection Korea Updated Case
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Helsinki Metro Rail and Airport Updated Case
Four metro stations and their connecting tunnels within the 42-acre Vantaa airport region in Helsinki wanted a Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) solution to monitor their infrastructure for fire detection. AP Sensing's Linear Heat Series, including the SmartVision asset visualization and alarm management system, were selected.
Fire Tests in the Einhorn Tunnel Germany June 2014
Major fire detection tests were carried out in the Einhorn Tunnel in Germany. Participants included the fire department and officials from the road construction and tunnel operator teams. Eleven controlled fire tests were designed to stringently test the tunnel itself, AP Sensing's Linear Heat Detection system, and the smoke extraction system. The fiber-optic based Linear Heat Series from AP Sensing played a decisive role in all of the tests. In every test the detection time was lower than the Guideline requirements.
Floating Roof Tank Fire Detection Riyadh May 2012
AP Sensing provided the Riyadh Power Company with a floating roof tank fire detection solution. The Riyadh Power Company in Saudi Arabia has 5 floating-roof oil tanks for which they wanted a state-of-the-art fire monitoring and fire detection system. Each tank is 30 m high and has a diameter of 30 m. Working together with the local partner Tyco, AP Sensing was selected for their Linear Heat Series solution.
Coal Stock Heat Detection Spain Updated Case
One of the most innovative bulk handling facilities has been undertaken in Spain. "La Medusa", a coal storage facility that was built at Puerto A Coruna. Operated by Union Fenosa, not only does this enclosed coal handling facility achieve zero dust emission, but the structure itself is architecturally pleasing. Due to its impressive design, the plant is called "la Medusa" which means "the jellyfish".
Monitoring Riyadh Metro
The Riyadh Development Authority (RDA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently executed a large metro project with 85 stations and 6 lines covering approximately 177 km. AP Sensing is monitoring this prestigious project with our fiber optic Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution.
Press Release Fiber Optic Sensing Association NOV 2017
The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) today released details on more than 1,300 installations of distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) around the world, the largest representative sample ever published. AP Sensing is proud of our global contributions for pipeline leak detection, high voltage power cable monitoring and fire detection.
Connecting Continents Eurasia Tunnel Turkey JULY 2017
The Eurasia Tunnel connects the European section of Istanbul with the Asian section in Kosuyolu. The 5 km tunnel is an engineering marvel, with its double-deck construction that crosses the Bosphorus Strait under the sea, reaching a maximum depth of 106 m.
Enhancing Fire Detection Response in Complex Industrial Facilities Dec 2016
Oil and gas refineries are large industrial facilities, representing significant investments. These facilities operate on a 24/7 basis with managed maintenance downtime. It is a priority to eliminate accidents at all stages at the refinery throughout its lifecycle. Click on the title or picture to download the entire paper.
Fire Detection in a Battery Warehouse China August 2016
In their new battery warehouse, Amperex Technology has the capacity to store some 7000 batteries and packs. To mitigate the risk of overheating or of a fire, which could have devastating consequences, Amperex selected four AP Sensing Linear Heat Series 1km devices, each with 4 channels, to monitor and protect the warehouse.
Fire Protection in the Rotterdam Metro Nov 2013
To improve the fire detection safety in Metro stations in Rotterdam, three different stations were fitted with AP Sensing's Linear Heat Series. One fiber-optic Linear Heat Detection system (LHD) with one channel was used in each station. The Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system provides real time temperature measurements along the length of the passive optical sensor cable. Should the temperature exceed the limit in any of the pre-defined zones, an alarm is triggered and personnel in the control room are alerted.
Eurotunnel Chooses AP Sensing for Fire Monitoring Nov 2010
A new safety standard has been achieved in rail tunnels. Eurotunnel – the operator of the channel tunnel – decided to significantly improve passenger safety by creating fire fighting stations equipped with fixed, fire suppression systems (SAFE stations). Eurotunnel chose AP Sensing's Linear Heat Series as the fire monitoring system to activate and control the suppression system.
Conveyor Belt Heat Detection in Coal Fired Power Plant Italy Mar 2010
Fire detection along coal transporting conveyor belts is challenging. The environment is extremely harsh, with dust and mechanical vibrations and the plant's conveyor infrastructure is several kilometers long. A fire would cause downtime for the entire plant, which would be extremely costly to the operating company.
Coal Conveyor Belt Monitoring Germany June 2011
AP Sensing's Linear Heat Series solution was chosen to provide quick and reliable fire detection along a coal conveyor belt at a coking plant in Germany. The entire conveyor system consists of two sections, perpendicularly connected, with a total length of approximately 400 meters.
Eurotunnel Chooses AP Sensing for Fire Monitoring (Spanish) Nov 2010
Un nuevo estándar de seguridad se ha alcanzado en los túneles ferroviarios. Eurotunnel (el operador del túnel del canal) decidió mejorar significativamente la seguridad de los pasajeros mediante la creación de estaciones de bomberos, equipadas con sistemas fijos de extinción de incendios (estaciones SAFE). Eurotunnel eligió Linear Heat Series (Serie de Calor Lineal) de AP Sensing como el sistema de vigilancia para activar y controlar el sistema de supresión de incendios.
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400kV Power Cable Circuit Monitoring in Bahrain
AP Sensing was recently selected to monitor a 400 kV power cable loop for Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. As part of EWA's strategic 400 kV Transmission Development program, this project adds a crucial link to the infrastructure of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is the first 400 kV XLPE submarine cable to be installed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
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The Buk-Dangjin to Godeok underground power cable link supplies electricity in South Korea from the Dangjin power plant to Godeok, Pyeongtaek city and throughout the Seoul Metropolitan area. AP Sensing's Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology was recently deployed by Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to monitor the power cable link.
Power Cable Fault Detection & Location Analysis
For large power cable assets such as subsea cables, windfarm export cables or HV onshore transmission cables, finding cable faults rapidly is crucial to minimizing downtimes caused by these faults. Fiber optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a key enabler for this task. In this compilation of four different projects, AP Sensing summarizes different situations and how our DAS system provided fault-finding services both offline and online.
Underground Power Cable (DAS), Germany
An AP Sensing Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system is monitoring a 6 km high-voltage power cable in Germany. A key feature of DAS is the ability to immediately detect and locate cable faults. This helps optimize transmission and distribution networks, and reduces costly and unnecessary operational costs and asset downtime.
380 KV Underground Power Cable Monitoring in Brugg
Brugg Kabel & Swissgrid selected AP Sensing to monitor a new project in Switzerland where a route of overhead lines will be replaced by underground power lines. The power cable monitoring system provides accurate temperature profiling for all power cable phases, plus indicates maximum temperatures and where these are located.
115kV Underground Power Cable Saudi Arabia June 2020
Khudriyah-2 BSP is a new grid station situated on the outskirts of Dammam city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system was deployed to monitor the temperatures of two 115 kV underground circuits, providing thermal profiling and insights into the the actual conductor temperature and transient statuses with Real Time Thermal Rating (RTTR).
Underground Transmission Cable Monitoring Pakistan May 2020
AP Sensing is monitoring a 132 kV underground transmission cable for Karachi Electric. This cable experiences greater loads than nominal lines, as it feeds energy to a steel mill with high energy throughputs and frequent consumption cycles. Our solution provides end-to-end temperature monitoring to reduce thermal overload and cable faults. Additionally, RTTR and our asset viewer software enhance operational insight.
Underground Power Cable Utilizing DAS March 2020
An AP Sensing Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system is monitoring a 6 km high-voltage power cable in Germany. A key feature of DAS is the ability to immediately detect and locate cable faults. This helps optimize transmission and distribution networks, and reduces costly and unnecessary operational costs and asset downtime.
Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind November 2019
Denmark's largest offshore wind farm required a reliable, high-performance solution for protecting and monitoring cable loads and immediately detecting faults. 6 DTS units and 9 DAS units are in use for monitoring 300 km of this asset; AP Sensing's SmartVision visualization software is utilized for a real-time graphic overview of all temperature and acoustic data.
Underground Power Monitoring Skanste Riga Aug 2018
An AP Sensing fiber-optic DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution was selected to monitor power cables on two underground circuits in Latvia. This successful installation involved one DTS N4425A device with six channels, as well as SmartVision and RTTR (real time thermal rating).
Offshore Windpark DTS and DAS Monitoring SEPT 2017
The operators of an offshore wind farm located off the west coast of Denmark wanted a monitoring solution to locate cable faults immediately after they occur. They chose AP Sensing for our unique combination of DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) and DAS (Distributed Acoustic Sensing) capabilities.
Subsea Power Cable Monitoring with SmartVision and RTTR FEB 2017
The oil platform operator Engie needed a monitoring solution for their medium voltage (35kV) subsea power cable, which provides the power for the platform operations. AP Sensing was selected not only because of our ruggedness, reliability and superior support services, but also for our SmartVision™ and RTTR capabilities.
Subsea Power Transmission Link Sicily Calabria July 2016
The extra high voltage power links run between power stations in Sicily and Calabria, crossing the Messina straits. To monitor and protect the overland sections of this important link, AP Sensing's fiber-optic based DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution was selected.
Olympic Park Brazil Updated Case
The Olympic Park is the main center of competition for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Covering over 1 million square meters and including 9 different sports facilities, a new power substation was constructed to handle the enormous power demand in the park. AP Sensing's fiber-optic based DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution was selected to monitor this valuable infrastructure.
Wind Park Subsea Power Cable Monitoring Shanghai Oct 2010
The Donghai Bridge Wind Farm in Shanghai is the second largest bridge in the world. The wind farm is the first commercial offshore wind park, and was completed prior to the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. AP Sensing was selected to monitor the subsea power cable with an approximate length of 15km.
Transmission and Distribution Network Updated Case
A leading Australian network operator wanted to gain monitoring insight into his distribution network: to monitor the medium-voltage power cable's condition, identify hotspots and bottlenecks, and to minimize risks and costs for maintenance and in emergency situations. The operator can now operate his network at the highest possible safe ampacity level.
Taiwan Mass Rapid Transit Updated Case
AP Sensing was selected to monitor the power cable in a new metro tunnel. This is the first power cable temperature monitoring system to be used in the Taipei MRT. The Linear Power Series solution continually monitors the temperature of high-voltage power cables. The DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution ensures a stable, safe and efficient power transmission and distribution.
Power Cable Tunnel Monitoring Shanghai Mar 2010
The World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China (Shanghai Expo) was held at the waterfront area on both sides of Huangpu River in Shanghai from May to October, 2010. AP Sensing provided its leading Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system, the "Linear Power Series", to monitor and secure the first 500kV power cables in Shanghai installed in a power cable tunnel over a distance of 20km.
Power Circuit Monitoring Czech Republic Jan 2010
In 2009 Brugg Cables installed a new 110 KV power circuit within the city limits of Prague. To protect valuable assets with Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) technology the end customer chose to equip the new circuit with a fiber optical sensor cable and permanently monitor the temperature profile with an AP Sensing Linear Heat Series instrument.
High Power Underground Cable Monitoring March 2010
Underground utilities are "the power" beneath large cities. They feed the cities with electric power, gas and water. Failures in this sensitive infrastructure are costly and therefore USI Power selected AP Sensing's outdoor DTS instrument to permanently monitor the temperature along a 220kV power circuit connecting Manhattan and Queens.
380 KV Power Circuit Monitoring March 2011
In 2010 a new 380KV power circuit was put into operation as part of a nationwide power grid improvement. Near Florence the high voltage circuit has buried sections in close proximity to a very populated valley and a historic church. The primary route was completed in trenches filled with thermal sand. The project also included challenging road crossings that used horizontal drilling to complete the construction.
220 KV Power Circuit with Temperature Map Updated Case
A new 220KV underground power circuit traverses many different types of soil conditions along its 25 km length. AP Sensing's fiber optic based DTS (Distributed Temperature Sensing) solution was selected by the network operator RTE (Réseaux de transport d'éléctricité), based on its reliability and ruggedness, as well as the innovative asset visualization capabilities.
Press Release Fiber Optic Sensing Association NOV 2017
The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) today released details on more than 1,300 installations of distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) around the world, the largest representative sample ever published. AP Sensing is proud of our global contributions for pipeline leak detection, high voltage power cable monitoring and fire detection.
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GIZA, 26 December 2012 (IRIN) - For the first time in months, Hussein Mohamed, a 50-year-old civil servant from the Giza Governorate neighbourhood of Imbaba, northern Cairo, has had to tell his wife that he can no longer put food on the table.
Mohamed used to find ways to get by on the small salary he receives, but with soaring food prices this is becoming increasingly tough.
"I find it hard to say that I can't feed my family, but this is the reality," Mohamed, an administrative worker from Cairo University, told IRIN. "I am so tired and feel that I won't be able to keep going."
Food prices in November were up 5.3 percent on the same month last year, while market traders reported a doubling of many prices since the summer for basics like onions, rice and pasta.
Mohamed and millions of vulnerable Egyptians are coming to learn a painful lesson: they are the first to pay the price of continued political tensions which have brought with
Egypt started a new phase of political and security turmoil on 22 November when its first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, issued a decree to exempt his decisions from judicial scrutiny, and tensions persisted as millions voted in a controversial constitutional plebiscite this month.
"Egyptians' food security is in real peril," Rashad Abdo, an economics professor from Cairo University, told IRIN. "Our country imports most of its food. The problem is that our foreign currency reserves - necessary for buying this food from other countries - are hitting rock bottom."
Egypt's foreign currency reserves dropped to US$15 billion by the end of November, from US$36.1 billion on the eve of the popular uprising that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak early last year.
Economists like Abdo say these reserves will allow the government to buy food for the people for three months only.
"This means that our country is galloping on the road to an economic crisis at best, bankruptcy and famine at worst," he said.
Last week the government confirmed it would be importing 180,000 tons of wheat from the USA - being one of the world's biggest wheat importers is a big strain on reserves.
As debates around the constitution rage, economic issues are increasingly prominent.
"Factories are closing down, poverty is rising and a large number of people are losing their jobs," Victor Fikry, deputy chairman of Catholic charity Caritas Egypt told IRIN.
The charity says that in the last few months it has seen the number of people demanding small loans rise, but also a halving of donations.
Khaled Waked, a 49-year-old father of two, used to think his job at a calibration company was safe, after two decades at the company. A few months ago, however, he was made redundant because the company had no money to pay him.
"I don't know which way to turn," Waked said. "The economy suffers and this means that jobs are rare. But suppose there are openings, who will hire an old man like me?"
There is no official estimate about the number of Egyptians like Waked who lost their jobs in the months that followed the revolution, but the African Development Bank says unemployment rose to 12.6 percent of the workforce (3.4 million people) in the second quarter of 2012. (Arabic)
Another sector hit by the political turmoil is tourism, which normally accounts for about 11 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and "is the most important source of foreign exchange earnings for the national income at 20%."
Economists, however, say the worst may be yet to come.
"An economic crisis means that jobs will become scarcer and prices higher," said Yumn Al Hamaky, an economics professor from Ain Shams University. "At the end of the day you will have more people who cannot satisfy the most basic of their needs.
Around 25.2 percent of Egypt's 83 million people were in poverty in 2010-2011, compared with 21.6 percent in 2008-2009, according to the Egyptian government.
A rapidly growing budget deficit, now at 170 billion pounds ($27.5 billion) and expected to rise to 200 billion pounds ($32.3 billion) soon, does not bode well for the future, Al Hamaky said.
Economists blame the economic downturn on poor economic management and a lack of clear economic policies.
The government seeks to reduce the budget deficit to 8.5 percent from 11 percent of GDP by the end of fiscal year 2013-2014. To do this, it has taken several measures, including slashing the subsidies on fuel for expensive cars and factories, but at the same time raising the price of electricity and gas cylinders. (Arabic)
"All these measures will end up harming the poor, rather than the rich," said economist Alia Al Mahdy. "Factories that pay more for fuel, for example, will raise the prices of their commodities and this will harm the poor even more."
The government decided on 10 December to raise taxes on dozens of commodities and services, including fuel, cigarettes, mobile phone communication, and fertilizers, causing uproar and spreading fear across this country. A few hours later, however, the president suspended the decision. (Arabic)
In a comic, but also bitter, expression of public outrage at the state of confusion that grips government policies, a pop singer has recently ridiculed the president in a hit in which she says the president takes decisions in the morning, only to cancel them in the evening. (Arabic)
But this is no laughing matter for people like Mohamed, the Cairo University administrative worker. When he went to the vegetable market a few hours after the president suspended the tax rise, he discovered that the prices of almost all vegetables and fruit had doubled.
"I bought one kilo of green pepper for 2.5 pounds (40 US cents) only one day before the government announced its decision to raise the taxes," Mohamed said. "The next time I went to the market, the price reached five pounds. The same thing happened with all other vegetables and fruit, even as the president suspended the decision."
Mohamed, whose salary is 1,800 pounds ($291), says rising prices oblige him to stop buying certain food items and stick only to the basics.
"I give up one more item every day," he said. "I am sure I will continue to do this until nothing more is left for me and my family to eat."
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Yep. He sure is. That's Juan Manuel Marquez, who apparently ends his workouts by pissing into a cup and the chug-a-lugging the whole thing. I think HBO may be taking this "24/7" thing too far.
The documentary series is following Marquez as he prepares for his showdown with Floyd Mayweather on September 19 and thanks to their intrusive, omnipresent style, viewers are finally clued into this utterly disgusting training technique. Marquez explains that a lot of vitamins in your body get expelled through urine, which is sorta true, so he figures the best way to get them back is by drinking your own piss.
Has he considered—and I'm just spit-balling here—maybe, I don't know ... taking more vitamins? (Yes, I have considered the possibility that Marquez is simply fucking with all of us [and Mayweather] but the man does get punched in the head for a living.)
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SAN FRANCISCO—The State Public Works Board (SPWB) today approved preliminary plans for the renovation of the Old Solano Courthouse at 580 West Texas Street in Fairfield. Designed by E.C. Hemmings in 1911, the courthouse, vacant since 2005, is considered an outstanding example of Beaux Arts architecture and appears in the Central Solano County Heritage Commission's inventory of "Lasting Heritage" buildings.
"This is wonderful. It will give us space and flexibility that we greatly need," said Presiding Judge Paul L. Beeman. "This will expand our ability to deliver services to the public."
Solano County donated the property to the state for the project, which will help resolve a shortage of space for the Superior Court of Solano County. The renovated courthouse, at two stories and 29,900 square feet, will provide three additional courtrooms and associated support spaces for civil cases.
The project includes seismic and accessibility upgrades, updating of all building systems, reconfiguration of non-historic parts of the building's interior, and restoration of many of the building's beautiful architectural features, such as the marble flooring and staircase, light fixtures, and decorative elements like the original clock in the main entry. The architectural firm of Hornberger + Worstell is designing the renovation consistent with standards of historic preservation, and the plans have been reviewed by the California Office of Historic Preservation.
Approval by the SPWB marks completion of the preliminary plans phase and enables the project to move into working drawings. In the meantime, Plant Construction, selected in October 2011 as the project's construction-manager-at-risk, will be performing outreach to provide local subcontractors and suppliers the opportunity to participate in prequalification and bidding. All qualified subcontractors, lower-tier subcontractors, and suppliers will be considered.
The new courthouse is expected to generate hundreds of jobs, directly through construction and through indirect benefit to the local economy. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-2013 and be completed in late 2014.
The courthouse project was ranked as an "immediate need" in the judicial branch's capital-outlay plan, making it among the branch's highest-priority infrastructure projects. It is funded by Senate Bill 1407, enacted in 2008 to provide up to $5 billion in funding for new and renovated courthouses using court fees, penalties, and assessments rather than the state's General Fund.
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Today I have an absolute delight of a wedding, as we head over to Essex for this Havana Nights themed woodland wedding. Debbie and Benjamin planned a wedding full of colour, bright patterns and lots and lots of paper lanterns. From their beautiful outdoor woodland ceremony, to their bright and beautiful colour filled barn reception, the whole day is bursting with personality and amazing decoration. Their guests followed in the Havana Nights theme and all dressed in bright coloured shirts and dresses, reflecting the cheerful, laughter filled mood of the day. I just love everything about this wedding, it is so full of energy and amazing photography from Bart at Miracle Moments.
There was a magical buzz about the whole day which fitted the woodland setting beautifully. It was also incredibly emotional, like everyone was just happy to be there – lots of laughs and love in the air.
Debbie and Benjamin were married on 21st July 2018 at Captains Wood Barn, Great Totham in Essex. 'It was the only venue we looked at, we wanted to be outside as much as possible & it was close to Deb?s hometown. We had 150 guests, we really got down to business about 9 months out.'
How they met
We met through CrossFit, Ben competed alongside Deb?s brother in the UK and Europe – and he introduced us.
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A total surprise on a bright afternoon on the balcony of the Soho House hotel in London. (2 days before Ben moved away from home for 8 months to train for t...
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Fearless Females: March 20 Brick Walls
I read one time that a person should not deem an ancestor
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Yes! Getting to the library can absolutely make a difference. Or not.ReplyDelete
It would help if you could scope out the library's holdings online before venturing out. "Library of Virginia" sounds quite imposing...aka large.
On the other hand, what about seeing if there are any holdings at the Greene County library, historical society, or genealogical society that would help you in your search?
I don't envy you your impossible quest. On top of it all, they may all turn out to be related! Oh, why do these ancestors seem to thrive on using the same two or three names?!
You are a good detective! I think you will find the answer :) Good luck!ReplyDelete
You will find the answer. I will ride with you to the library, but I'm sure I would be zero help until we got to Home Goods. LOLReplyDelete
I admire all the detective work you do. Good luck!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 20, 2013 at 10:50 PM
Good luck with your search! Reminds me of that song I used to sing to my kids..."can't climb over it, can't swim under it, can't go through it, gotta go around it..." Best of the evening to you, Wendy:)ReplyDelete
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WASHINGTON – The nation's five largest mortgage lenders have agreed to overhaul their industry after deceptive foreclosure practices drove homeowners out of their homes, government officials said Monday.
A draft settlement between the banks and U.S. states has been sent to state officials for review.
Those who lost their homes to foreclosure are unlikely to get their homes back or benefit much financially from the settlement, which could be as high as $25 billion. About 750,000 Americans _ about half of the households who might be eligible for assistance under the deal _ will likely receive checks for about $1,800.
But the agreement could reshape long-standing mortgage lending guidelines and make it easier for those at risk of foreclosure to restructure their loans. And roughly 1 million homeowners could see the size of the mortgage reduced.
Five major banks _ Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Ally Financial _ and U.S. state attorneys general could adopt the agreement within weeks, according to two officials briefed on the discussions. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the agreement publicly.
The settlement would be the biggest of a single industry since the 1998 multistate tobacco deal. And it would end a painful chapter that grew out of the 2008 financial crisis.
Nearly 8 million Americans have faced foreclosure since the housing bubble burst. In some cases, companies that process mortgages failed to verify the information on foreclosure documents. The worst practices, known collectively as "robo-signing," included employees signing documents they hadn't read or using fake signatures to sign off on foreclosures.
President Barack Obama is expected to tout the settlement in his State of the Union address Tuesday. His administration has put pressure on state officials to wrap up a deal more than a year in the making.
But some say the proposed deal doesn't go far enough. They have argued for a thorough investigation of potentially illegal foreclosure practices before a settlement is hammered out.
"Wall Street again is trying to pass the buck. Instead of criminal prosecutions, we're talking about something that's not more than a slap on the wrist," said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who has been critical of the proposed settlement.
A signed deal is not expected this week, said Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who has led the 50-state negotiations.
The settlement would only apply to privately held mortgages issued between 2008 and 2011, not those held by government-controlled Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Fannie and Freddie own about half of all U.S. mortgages, roughly about 31 million U.S. home loans.
As part of the deal, about 1 million homeowners could also get the principal amount of their mortgages written down by an average of $20,000. One in four homeowners with a mortgage _ or roughly 11 million people _ owe more than their home is worth. These so-called "underwater" borrowers have little chance at refinancing.
Democratic attorneys general are meeting Monday in Chicago to discuss the deal with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan. Republican attorneys general will be briefed about the deals via conference call later in the day.
Under the deal:
- $17 billion would go toward reducing the principal that struggling homeowners owe on their mortgages.
- $5 billion would be placed in a reserve account for various state and federal programs; a portion of that money would cover the $1,800 checks sent to those homeowners affected by the deceptive practices.
- About $3 billion would to help homeowners refinance at 5.25 percent.
In October 2010, major banks temporarily suspended foreclosures following revelations of widespread deceptive foreclosure practices by banks. Discussions then began over a national settlement.
Some states have disagreed over what terms to offer the banks. In September, California announced it would not agree to a settlement over foreclosure abuses that state and federal officials have been working on for more than a year.
New York, Delaware, Nevada and Massachusetts, which sued five major banks earlier in December over deceptive foreclosure practices, have also argued that banks should not be protected from future civil liability. The deal will not fully release banks from future criminal lawsuits by individual states.
And both sides have also fought over the amounts of money that should be placed in the reserve account for property owners who were improperly foreclosed upon. Many of the larger points of the deal, including a $25 billion cost for the banks, have long been worked out, officials say.
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Two of the most sacred numbers in the electric-vehicle industry are 300 miles and $100. The first is generally considered to be the distance electric cars need to travel on a single charge for Americans to take them seriously. The second is the cost, per kilowatt-hour, to which batteries need to drop before EVs can compete with gas-powered cars on sticker price.
Sakti3, a Michigan startup that auto-industry insiders have been whispering about for years, says it might soon hit those two sacred targets. The company has long been in semi-stealth mode, talking to the press but offering few particulars about its technology. Now, Ann Marie Sastry, co-founder and CEO of the company, tells me that the company's prototype solid-state lithium battery cells have reached a record energy density of 1,143 Watt-hours per liter— more than double the energy density of today's best lithium-ion batteries.
Sakti3's technology is solid-state battery produced with the same thin-film deposition process used to make flat panel displays and photovoltaic solar cells. The cell contains no liquid electrolyte; an "interlayer" acts as both the separator, which keeps the positive and negative electrodes from coming into contact, and the electrolyte, allowing desirable ion transfers to take place. Sastry says Sakti3 will commercialize its technology in a couple of years, and the first application will be consumer electronics. If all goes according to plan, electric-vehicle batteries will follow. And if Sakti3 delivers what it says it has, it could be the kind of battery to give us the 300-mile, $25,000 electric car.
Before everyone starts talking about the imminent arrival of the God Battery, however, some important caveats. Most of the technical details remain secret. The energy-density claims have yet to be independently verified. Turning a tiny prototype cell into a road-worthy car battery is a huge and uncertain undertaking. And the battery industry has a proud, century-long tradition of overpromising and underdelivering.
For what it's worth, Sastry seems to understand all of this. "We've had several cells and runs that have demonstrated these numbers to the point that we're confident," Sastry says.
For all its secrecy, Sakti3 is not an unknown quantity. If, in the past six or seven years, you've interacted with anyone at General Motors involved with the Chevy Volt, you've heard about Sastry and Sakti3. The story has always been this: Sakti3 is working on this new solid-state technology that could leapfrog lithium-ion—but that's all I can tell you.
By now the company has received millions in funding from backers including Khosla Ventures and GM Ventures, the automaker's tech-investment arm. Jon Lauckner, the former General Motors executive who was the brains behind the Chevy Volt, and who now leads GM Ventures, sits on Sakti3's board.
The company grew out of the engineering department of the University of Michigan. Sometime in 2006, Sastry and her colleagues began doing complex mathematical optimization schemes trying to figure out which of the many competing variables that go into an electric car battery—energy, power, mass, volume, cost, safety—could give. Their calculations told them to get rid of the liquid electrolyte found in conventional lithium-ion batteries, along with all of the extra packaging that a liquid electrolyte entails.
It's easy to see why. The electrolyte in a lithium-ion battery is a liquid not unlike gasoline, and it's responsible for many of the secondary chemical reactions that over time degrade batteries or, worse, cause meltdowns and fires. Because of the delicacy of the liquid electrolyte, lithium-ion battery packs used in cars are often shrouded in packaging—liquid cooling tubes, electronic controls, and so on. Those things add cost and weight.
But it's not easy to get rid of the electrolyte. People have tried. Notable failures include the Canadian company Avestor, which filed for bankruptcy in 2006 after the solid-state lithium batteries it sold AT&T began detonating inside U-Verse cable boxes around North America.
Avestor used a polymer separator to replace the electrolyte in its batteries. We don't know what Sakti3 is using—that's a trade secret. The composition of the positive electrode also remains a secret; Sastry says it is nothing unusual—"a very well understood electrochemistry." We do know that, like most of the promising post-lithium-ion battery chemistries identified so far, the Sakti3 battery has a metallic-lithium anode, or negative electrode.
The vacuum deposition process Sakti3 uses to manufacture its cells is significantly different from the lamination process most battery makers use. Lithium-ion battery factories look like a combination between a printing press and an industrial bakery. In huge industrial mixers, chemical powders are blended into a wet slurry; that gets coated onto sheets of metallic film, which is then chopped into electrodes, which are placed in pouches with the electrolyte and other components.
In the solid-state manufacturing process, by contrast, the layers of the thin-film battery are deposited sequentially—first the cathode, then the current collector, then the interlayer, anode, and so on. The entire process takes place in a vacuum chamber.
It's not immediately apparent how working in a vacuum chamber could ever be cheap, but Sastry says there are cost benefits. "First, solid-state does not have any aging requirement. Cells come out fully charged and ready to test, where with the incumbent technology cells need 30 to 60 days" before you can use them. "Next, it's very high throughput." The manufacturing rate, she says, crippled earlier solid-state-battery efforts. "When we started there were a number of solid-state batteries in the literature," she says. "They were made exclusively on platforms that would always be expensive due to the rate. Our numerical simulations told us to restrict our efforts to cheap tooling," like the custom prototype line the company is using today.
Sakti3 also benefits from the passage of time. They get to take advantage of the huge amount of engineering that has gone into manufacturing processes for solar panels, flat-panel displays, and other solid-state electronics. "While we were working on our technology there were significant advances in cost in technologies that are very similar to ours," Sastry says. "We will benefit from those."
All of this, she says, is why Sakti3 should eventually be able to hit that goal of $100 per kilowatt-hour.
There are plenty of other variables to consider. What about cycle life—that is, the number of times the battery can be charged and discharged before it starts to become worthless? Sastry says that because the chemical reactions in her cells are much simpler than those in conventional lithium-ion batteries, they should last longer. "We expect great cycle life." What about safety? "Solid state eliminates the riskiest part of the battery cell," she says. "You can snap one of the batteries into two pieces. Drop hot solder on it and it continues to operate."
One of the few experts privy to the details of Sakti3's work is Wei Lu, a professor of engineering at the University of Michigan. Lu says he has no direct involvement with Sakti3 and no financial ties to the company. He also says he is impressed. "They have a very rigorous testing facility," he says. "Their results are highly impressive and very accurate."


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