A multi-band multi-path receiving and transmitting device and method, and a base station system are provided. In at least one embodiment, the state of the drive current conforms to a phase delay of the input voltage to facilitate, for example, dimming. The region, in some areas, has a substantially constant luminosity and the work pieces are introduced into the region. The resampled data is clocked into a dual-port RAM using a resampling clock that is also based on the phase estimate. The surfactants are also used to inhibit corrosion of equipment and pipes used in cooling systems in petroleum and petrochemical equipment.