The present disclosure provides: a processing device for efficiently operating an air conditioning system that uses, in an absorption-type refrigerator, waste heat which is generated by a power generation device; and a control method for the air conditioning system. This processing device is provided in an air conditioning system that includes, at least, a plurality of power generation devices, and an absorption-type refrigerator that uses, as a heat source, hot wastewater which is heated by waste heat from the power generation devices. The processing device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires the temperature of the hot wastewater and the cold water inlet temperature of the absorption-type refrigerator; and a processing unit that, if the temperature of the hot wastewater is less than or equal to a first threshold value, determines the number of power generation devices to be operated on the basis of the temperature of the hot wastewater and the cold water inlet temperature.
The present disclosure provides: a control device that appropriately adjusts the utilization of waste heat in a configuration in which waste heat of a power generation device is used as a heat source for an absorption refrigerator, hot water supply, and heating; and a control method for an absorption refrigerator. A control device disclosed herein is provided in an air conditioning system that includes at least: an absorption refrigerator that uses waste hot water warmed by waste heat of a power generation device as a heat source; a hot water supply utilization heat exchanger that uses the waste hot water as a heat source; and a heating utilization heat exchanger that uses the waste hot water as a heat source. The control device includes a control unit that controls an adjustment means for adjusting the supply state of the waste hot water to the heating utilization heat exchanger. The control unit controls the adjustment means in accordance with the priority setting of whether or not the hot water supply utilization heat exchanger is prioritized over other waste heat utilization devices in the use of the waste heat of the power generation device.
The present disclosure provides: a control device that efficiently operates an air conditioning system in which the waste heat of a power generation device is utilized in an absorption refrigerator; and a control method for the absorption refrigerator. A control device according to the present disclosure controls an absorption refrigerator that is provided in an air conditioning system including a power generation device and that utilizes, as a heat source, waste hot water warmed by waste heat of the power generation device, the control device comprising: a reception unit that receives an activation instruction for the air conditioning system; and a control unit that, after reception of the activation instruction, determines, on the basis of the temperature of the waste hot water, a timing for transmitting an activation instruction to the absorption refrigerator.
A maintenance plan creation device (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a calculation unit (32) that calculates abnormality degrees respectively corresponding to a plurality of states that affect the operation of a plurality of work units each related to the operation of a production device for producing a product, the abnormality degrees being calculated on the basis of the plurality of states; a determination unit (33) that determines N (N is an integer of 1 or more) states, requiring maintenance for recovering a state, among the plurality of states on the basis of the abnormality degrees; and an allocation unit (34) that allocates N maintenance operations corresponding to the N states to at least one maintenance date and time among a plurality of preset maintenance dates and times on the basis of the plurality of preset maintenance dates and times and the N states.
H05K 13/00 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
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EVACUATION GUIDANCE PRESENTATION SYSTEM, EVACUATION GUIDANCE PRESENTATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DISASTER PREVENTION SYSTEM
An evacuation guidance presentation system (10) provides evacuation guidance by presenting an evacuation route when a fire occurs in a facility, and is provided with: a calculation unit (11) that calculates, for each unit space of a plurality of unit spaces that virtually divide a facility, a spatial risk value for the unit space on the basis of a function of the time it takes for smoke to reach the unit space from the point where a fire occurs; a determination unit (12) that determines an optimal evacuation route, which is the evacuation route for which the sum of the spatial risk values for one or more unit spaces passed through in the evacuation route is the smallest among a plurality of evacuation routes in the facility; and a presentation unit (13) that presents the evacuation route determined as the optimal evacuation route by the determination unit (12).
G08B 27/00 - Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
A62B 3/00 - Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like, e.g. protection shields, protection screensPortable devices for preventing smoke penetrating into distinct parts of buildings
G08B 5/00 - Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied
G08B 17/00 - Fire alarmsAlarms responsive to explosion
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MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE BODY, AND MOBILE BODY CONTROL PROGRAM
This mobile body control method is executed by a control unit (30) for controlling a mobile body (20) that moves autonomously and sells products. The mobile body control method according to an embodiment comprises: a specification step for specifying a first stop position at which the mobile body (20) is to be stopped; a movement control step for causing the mobile body (20) to stop at the first stop position; an operation execution step for executing a sales operation pertaining to the sale of a product to a first user when the mobile body (20) has stopped at the first stop position; a vehicle-stop continuation determination step for determining, on the basis of status information pertaining to the mobile body (20) at the end of the sales operation, whether to continue the vehicle stop at the first stop position; and a vehicle-stop continuation control step in which, when it has been determined that the vehicle stop is to be continued, a control is carried out to continue the vehicle stop at the first stop position.
A control method according to the present invention is to be carried out by a control system (110), wherein: collected sound information, which indicates collected sounds that are collected in a first space where a user is present, is acquired (S101); a propagation sound, which propagates from the first space to a second space that is above, below, or adjacent to the first space, is inferred on the basis of the collected sounds (S102); and propagation sound information, which visually indicates the loudness of the propagation sound in a direction associated with the second space as viewed from the user, is presented with a presentation system (150) (S103).
A shoulder section (29) of this cylindrical battery (10) has a flat surface (29a) at the upper side in the axial direction, said flat surface being roughly flat and roughly orthogonal to the axial direction. The shoulder section (29) has an annular protrusion (50) that faces a flange section (38) of a sealing body (17) in the axial direction. The protrusion (50) has a tapered shape in which, proceeding toward a tip (55), an outer peripheral surface (51) becomes progressively displaced radially inward and an inner peripheral surface (52) becomes progressively displaced radially outward. With this cylindrical battery (10), the shoulder section (29) can be easily connected electrically with an external component, and favorable sealing properties can easily be achieved.
H01M 50/107 - Primary casingsJackets or wrappings characterised by their shape or physical structure having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic
H01M 50/131 - Primary casingsJackets or wrappings characterised by physical properties, e.g. gas permeability, size or heat resistance
A speaker device (1) comprises: a signal processing circuit that performs signal processing on an inputted first sound signal and generates a first output signal and a second output signal; a first speaker (10) that outputs, in a first direction, a first sound (S1) based on the first output signal; a first horn (15) that emits, in the first direction, the first sound (S1) outputted from the first speaker (10); and a second speaker (20) that is disposed, relative to the first speaker (10), in a second direction opposite to the first direction and outputs a second sound (S2) based on the second output signal. The signal processing circuit has a first filter and a second filter. The first filter and the second filter have filter characteristics for adjusting the phase and amplitude of inputted signals at each frequency so that the sound pressure of a sound based on the first sound signal at a second position decreases by a predetermined value or more with respect to the sound pressure of a sound based on the first sound signal at a first position.
H04R 3/04 - Circuits for transducers for correcting frequency response
G10K 11/175 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effectsMasking sound
H04R 1/32 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only
H04R 1/34 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means
A negative electrode active material 10 according to the present disclosure comprises: a composite particle 1 containing a silicon phase 3 dispersed in an ion conductive phase 2; and a coating layer 5 that covers at least a part of the surface of the composite particle 1. The coating layer 5 comprises a lithium sulfonate compound and a hydrophobic polymer compound. The total pore volume of pores having a diameter of 10 nm-200 nm inclusive inside the composite particle 1 calculated from the BJH method is 0.05 cm3/g or less.
A power conversion device (1) comprises: a resonator (30) that has a transformer (T) and a capacitor (Cr); a primary-side full-bridge circuit (10) that has a first switch (Q1), a second switch (Q2), a third switch (Q3), and a fourth switch (Q4); and a secondary-side full-bridge circuit (20) that has a fifth diode (D5), a sixth switch (Q6), a seventh diode (D7), and an eighth switch (Q8). In accordance with a drive signal during a period that is the switching cycle of the first switch (Q1), the second switch (Q2), the third switch (Q3), and the fourth switch (Q4) with the resonance cycle of the resonator (30) excluded therefrom, the sixth switch (Q6) and the eighth switch (Q8) are operated in synchronization with a control signal for the first switch (Q1), the second switch (Q2), the third switch (Q3), and the fourth switch (Q4).
H02M 3/28 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC
This control method is to be performed by a control device that manages one or more blockchains, the control method including: determining, on the basis of a first rule, whether to delete one or more first blockchains including first data from among the one or more blockchains (S111); and when a determination is made to delete the one or more first blockchains, stopping, at a predetermined timing, the functions of the one or more first blockchains including the first data, from among the one or more blockchains managed by the control device (S119).
G06F 16/215 - Improving data qualityData cleansing, e.g. de-duplication, removing invalid entries or correcting typographical errors
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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VIBRATION ISOLATOR AND MOTOR HAVING VIBRATION ISOLATOR
This vibration isolator comprises an annular elastic body and a metal ring that covers the outer peripheral surface of the elastic body. The metal ring has a divided section in which a circumferential-direction portion of the metal ring is divided. In the divided section, the elastic body has a recessed section in which the outer peripheral surface is recessed. A first end part, which is one circumferential-direction end of the metal ring, is bent so that the distal end thereof is positioned inside the recessed section.
H02K 5/24 - CasingsEnclosuresSupports specially adapted for suppression or reduction of noise or vibrations
F16F 15/08 - Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating, systemsSuppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating system using elastic means with rubber springs
Disclosed herein is a hair iron capable of further improving the effect of a hair treatment while suppressing, as much as possible, the thermal damage that hair receives from the treatment. A hair iron (1) according to the present disclosure comprises a main body part (10) having: heating parts (114, 124); and hair clamping parts (113, 123) capable of clamping hair H while heated by the heating parts (114, 124). Furthermore, the hair iron (1) comprises a liquid discharge part (20) provided on the main body part (10) and having a discharge port (21) capable of discharging acidic water or alkaline water to the outside of the main body part (10).
A45D 1/04 - Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hotCurling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hotAccessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel by electricity
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RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SEALING SEMICONDUCTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SEALING SEMICONDUCTOR, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
C08G 59/40 - Macromolecules obtained by polymerising compounds containing more than one epoxy group per molecule using curing agents or catalysts which react with the epoxy groups characterised by the curing agents used
H01L 23/29 - Encapsulation, e.g. encapsulating layers, coatings characterised by the material
H01L 23/31 - Encapsulation, e.g. encapsulating layers, coatings characterised by the arrangement
A dehumidification unit (1) comprises: an adsorption part (2) for causing a liquid hygroscopic material (25) which has an ionic substance to adsorb moisture in the air; and a desorption part (4) for desorbing, from the liquid hygroscopic material (25), the moisture that has been adsorbed by the liquid hygroscopic material (25). The desorption part (4) has a concentration flow path (15) and a dewatering flow path (16) which are arranged in parallel between an anode (12) and a cathode (13). The dewatering flow path (16) has a flow path which is sandwiched between an anion exchange membrane (6) and a cation exchange membrane (7), removes, via the cation exchange membrane (7) and the anion exchange membrane (6), the ionic substance from the liquid hygroscopic material (25) which flows through the flow path, and discharges, to the outside, the liquid hygroscopic material (25) from which the ionic substance has been removed. The concentration flow path (15) comprises: a first concentration flow path (15a) which is in contact with the dewatering path (16) via the anion exchange membrane (6); and a second concentration flow path (15b) which is in contact with the dewatering path (16) via the cation exchange membrane (7). The first concentration flow path (15a) and the second concentration flow path (15b) cause the liquid hygroscopic material (25) which flows through the flow paths of the first concentration flow path (15a) and the second concentration flow path (15b) to collect the ionic substance that has been removed from the liquid hygroscopic absorption material (25) which flows through the flow path of the dewatering flow path (16), and deliver the liquid hygroscopic material (25) that has collected the ionic substance to the adsorption part (2).
F24F 3/14 - Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by humidificationAir-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatmentApparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by dehumidification
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DUST STORAGE CONTAINER FOR STORING DUST, VACUUM CLEANER PROVIDED WITH DUST STORAGE CONTAINER, AND CLEANING TOOL SET PROVIDED WITH DUST STORAGE CONTAINER OR VACUUM CLEANER AND COLLECTION DEVICE FOR COLLECTING DUST FROM DUST STORAGE CONTAINER
A dust storage container according to the present disclosure comprises: a peripheral wall portion in which an inflow port through which air flows is formed; a bottom portion that closes an opening at the lower end of the peripheral wall portion; and a rotation connection portion that connects the bottom portion to the peripheral wall portion while allowing the bottom portion to rotate downward by the dust suction force of a collection source to be in an open position to open the opening of the peripheral wall portion. The peripheral wall portion is configured so that the air having flown in through the inflow port by the dust suction force of the collection source becomes a swirl flow flowing along an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion. The dust storage container further comprises a flow change portion that changes the direction of the flow toward the rotation connection portion in the swirl flow to another direction, to suppress the dust contained in the swirl flow from being caught in a gap between the bottom portion in the open position and the lower end portion of the peripheral wall portion.
A47L 9/00 - Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating actionStoring devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereofCarrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
This imaging device is provided with: a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side from the first surface; and a plurality of pixels. The first semiconductor substrate includes: a first-conductivity-type first impurity region which is at least partially positioned on the first surface; a first-conductivity-type second impurity region which is positioned closer to the second surface, as compared to the first impurity region; a first-conductivity-type third impurity region which is positioned between the first impurity region and the second impurity region; and at least one first-conductivity-type fourth impurity region which penetrates the third impurity region and which electrically connects the first impurity region and the second impurity region. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit which converts light into an electric charge, and a second-conductivity-type fifth impurity region which is positioned in the first impurity region and which accumulates the electric charge. The impurity concentration of the second impurity region is higher than the impurity concentration of the first impurity region.
POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL
xy1-a-babcc. In the formula, X represents at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements other than Li, Na, Ni, and Mn and typical elements, 0.80 ≤ x ≤ 1.15, 0 < y ≤ 0.20, 0.80 < x + y ≤ 1.20, 0 < 1 – a - b ≤ 1, 0 ≤ a < 1, 0 ≤ b < 1, and c is a value that satisfies electrical neutrality. The positive electrode active material is also characterized in that, in the dQ/dV curve that is obtained when the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (10) is initially charged, the voltage has a peak within the range of 4.2 V to 4.4 V inclusive, and the half-value width of the peak is 0.11 V or less.
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/505 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has a reduced risk of short circuiting. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: an electrode body that is obtained by winding a first electrode and a second electrode, which are belt-shaped and have different polarities from each other, in the longitudinal direction with a separator being interposed therebetween; and an outer casing in which the electrode body is housed. The first electrode has a current collector and a mixture layer that is formed on the surface of the current collector. The surface of the first electrode is provided with an exposure part in which the current collector is exposed, and a protective tape is affixed so as to cover the exposure part and the mixture layer around the exposure part. The protective tape has a base material layer and an adhesive layer, and ends of the adhesive layer are positioned more inside of the protective tape than ends of the base material layer in the longitudinal direction of the first electrode, and are positioned closer to the ends of the base material layer than ends of the exposure part.
H01M 50/586 - Means for preventing undesired use or discharge for preventing incorrect connections inside or outside the batteries inside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of electrodes
H01M 4/13 - Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulatorsProcesses of manufacture thereof
H01M 10/0587 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
This inspection device comprises: an input unit that acquires temperature image data generated by imaging, by means of an imaging device in time series, an object that is joined in a prescribed joining region; and a processor that predicts the joining strength of the object on the basis of the temperature image data. The processor performs Fourier transform or discrete Fourier transform on the temperature image data to generate a phase image indicating the phase characteristics of the object. The processor calculates an effective area ratio indicating the value of the ratio of the area of an effective joint region, in which the phase value is within a prescribed range, in the phase image with respect to the area of the joint region, and predicts the joint strength on the basis of the calculated effective area ratio.
This electrolytic capacitor comprises: a positive-electrode foil having a metal part and a dielectric layer formed on the surface of the metal part; a negative-electrode foil; a separator interposed between the positive-electrode foil and the negative-electrode foil; an electroconductive polymer layer formed on the surface of the dielectric layer, the electroconductive polymer layer containing an electroconductive polymer; and a positive-electrode lead connected to the positive-electrode foil. A portion of the positive-electrode foil (21) has an exposed region (21R) exposed from the electroconductive polymer layer (24). The positive-electrode lead (60) is electrically connected to the positive-electrode foil (21) by directly contacting the metal part (21a) in the exposed region (21R).
An electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention includes a laminate and a liquid component impregnated into the laminate. The laminate includes: a positive electrode foil that has a dielectric layer on the surface thereof; a negative electrode foil; and a sheet that is interposed between the positive electrode foil and the negative electrode foil. The sheet includes a separator and a first conductive polymer layer that is formed in voids in the separator. The electrical resistivity of the sheet in the thickness direction thereof is 300 kΩ∙cm or less. The air-flow resistance of the sheet as measured using an air permeability tester is 0.40-0.60 kPa∙s/m, inclusive.
A character recognition device includes a recognizer that recognizes at least one character string from an image including a trailer captured by an imaging device, and a selector. The selector selects character strings conforming to a specified notation format among the character strings recognized by the recognizer as candidates of a trailer ID / container ID, and that selects one of the candidates of the trailer ID / container ID, which has a similarity to master data of a previously held trailer ID / container ID equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value as the trailer ID / container ID.
POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY
xya1-add, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements and typical elements other than Li, Na, and Ni, 0.80≤x≤1.15, 0.02≤y≤0.20, 0.90≤x+y≤1.20, 0.40≤a≤0.95, and d is a value satisfying electrical neutrality. When 1 L of water is added to 1000 g of the composite oxide, the concentration of the alkali component eluted in water is less than 700 mmol/L.
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/505 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
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ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR
This electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a liquid component contained in a gap in the capacitor element. The capacitor element has: an anode foil that has a dielectric layer; a cathode foil; a separator that is interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil; and a conductive polymer layer that is interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil and is in contact with the separator. The liquid component includes a solvent and a solute. The solute includes a sugar alcohol, and the sugar alcohol is at least one sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of xylitol and xylitol derivatives. The sugar alcohol content in the liquid component is 4-70 mass%.
POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL
xy1-a-babcc, where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements other than Li, Na, Ni, and Mn and representative elements, 0.80≤x≤1.15, 0
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/505 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing a converter device capable of achieving high efficiency. A converter device (100) comprises a first rectifier (2), a half-bridge inverter (3), an input inductor (Li), a transformer (Tr1), a second rectifier (4), an output inductor (Lo1), and a control device (5). The input inductor (Li) is connected between an AC power supply (8) and the first rectifier (2) or the half-bridge inverter (3). A primary winding (N1) of the transformer (Tr1) is connected between a first output end (34) and a second output end (35) of the half-bridge inverter (3). The second rectifier (4) is connected to a secondary winding (N2) of the transformer (Tr1). The output inductor (Lo1) is connected between the secondary winding (N2) and an output capacitor (Co). The control device (5) controls at least the half-bridge inverter (3).
H02M 7/12 - Conversion of AC power input into DC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
H02M 3/28 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC
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BIOMETRIC IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOMETRIC IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD, AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM
A biometric image acquisition device according to the present invention comprises: an imaging unit for imaging at least a portion of the hand of a person to be authenticated; illumination for illuminating the hand of the person to be authenticated; a control unit for controlling the imaging unit and the illumination on the basis of an exposure control parameter for controlling at least one of the imaging unit and the illumination; a detection unit for detecting the fingertips of the hand from the captured images imaged by the imaging unit; an evaluation unit for evaluating the brightness of the detected fingertips; and an acquisition unit for selecting and acquiring at least one captured image from among the plurality of captured images on the basis of the brightness of the fingertips.
Provided an anomaly detection system in an in-vehicle network, said anomaly detection system comprising: a flow information collection unit (103) that collects flow information, which is statistical information for each of the flows classified according to the header information of messages received at a prescribed observation part in an in-vehicle network; a flow-based anomaly detection unit (104) that detects an anomaly on the basis of the flow information and outputs a flow anomaly detection result obtained by the detection; a DPI unit (102) that monitors the messages on the basis of a DPI rule which indicates a processing content when a condition of a header value or a payload value included in a message matches a condition of a header value or a payload value of the message; and a DPI control unit (105) that, on the basis of the flow anomaly detection result, performs control of the DPI rule which is the generation, addition, deletion, change, activation, or inactivation.
In a battery management device (11) according to an embodiment, a control unit (13) calculates, on the basis of the full charge capacity and the remaining capacity of a battery pack (10), the required charge capacity at the time of CV (Constant Voltage) charging of the battery pack (10). On the basis of the charging current at the start of CV charging and the charging current at the time of full charge of the battery pack (10), the control unit (13) generates a charging current transition assuming that the charging current decreases at a constant speed. Further, the control unit (13) estimates the charging time when performing CV charging on the basis of the required charging capacity and the charging current transition.
G01R 31/382 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
G01R 31/387 - Determining ampere-hour charge capacity or SoC
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H02J 7/10 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices using semiconductor devices only
The problem of the present disclosure is to provide a lighting fixture capable of improving a relaxation effect due to the fluctuation of the light intensity of a light-emitting unit. The lighting fixture is provided with a light-emitting unit and a control unit. The light-emitting unit includes a light source. The control unit controls the light-emitting unit. A period during which the control unit dynamically changes the light intensity (L1) of the light output from the light-emitting unit includes a first period (T1) and a second period (T2). An average value (La2) of the light intensity (L1) of the light-emitting unit in the second period (T2) is greater than the average value (La1) of the light intensity (L1) of the light-emitting unit in the first period (T1). The maximum value of a moving average of the light intensity (L1) of the light emitting unit in the second period (T2) is greater than the maximum value of the moving average of the light intensity (L1) of the light emitting unit in the first period (T1).
The present disclosure provides: a control device that appropriately adjusts the use of waste heat of a power generation device in a configuration in which the waste heat thereof is used as a heat source for an absorption-type refrigerator and hot water supply; and a control method for the absorption-type refrigerator. The control device according to the present disclosure comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires the temperature of hot waster water supplied to a heat exchanger that uses a hot water supply and the operation state of a hot water supply pump that supplies water to the heat exchanger that uses the hot water supply; and a control unit. When the temperature of the hot waste water is higher than a temperature threshold value and the hot water supply pump is in operation, the control unit permits the supply of the hot waster water to the heat exchanger that uses the hot water supply, and when the temperature of the hot waster water is equal to or less than the temperature threshold value or when the hot water supply pump is not in operation, the control unit prohibits the supply of the hot waster water to the heat exchanger that uses the hot water supply.
The present invention comprises an electrode body (14) that includes a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode (12), a case (20) that accommodates the electrode body (14), and a sealing body (30) that closes the opening of the case (20). The sealing body (30) includes a sealing plate (31) that is electrically connected to the positive electrode (11), and a positive electrode terminal (32) that is disposed on the sealing plate (31) and is electrically connected to the sealing plate (31). The sealing plate (31) has a first surface facing toward the electrode body (14), and a second surface positioned on the axially opposite side from the first surface. The positive electrode terminal (21) is disposed on the second surface. The sealing plate (31) deforms in a direction away from the electrode body (14) in the axial direction P when the pressure within the case (20) increases. A holding part that covers the outer peripheral surface of the positive electrode terminal (32) and holds the positive electrode terminal (32) is formed on the second surface of the sealing plate (31).
Provided is a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, with which a rapid charging characteristic and a storage characteristic (thermal stability) can be improved while suppressing a decrease in battery capacity. A positive electrode (11) for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characterized by having: a positive electrode current collector (40); and a positive electrode active material layer (42) that is provided on one surface or both surfaces of the positive electrode current collector (40), wherein the positive electrode active material layer (42) includes a positive electrode active material, a first binding material, and a second binding material having a lower dielectric constant than the first binding material, the included quantity of the first binding material is greater than that of the second binding material in an upper half region (42b) on the outer surface side when the positive electrode active material layer (42) is divided into two equal parts in the thickness direction, and the included quantity of the second binding material is greater than that of the first binding material in a lower half region (42a) on the positive electrode current collector (40) side when the positive electrode active material layer (42) is divided into two equal parts in the thickness direction.
An abnormality detection method by an upper-level electronic control device in an onboard network having a hierarchical structure including an upper-level network in which one or more upper-level electronic control devices are disposed and a lower-level network in which one or more lower-level electronic control devices are disposed, wherein flow information, which is statistical information for each flow classified by header information of a message received at a predetermined observation location of the onboard network, is collected (S102); abnormality detection is performed on the basis of the flow information (S104); a DPI rule is generated, added, deleted, changed, enabled, and disabled on the basis of a result of the abnormality detection (S105); the DPI rule is used for monitoring a message in the one or more lower-level electronic control devices; and the DPI rule indicates conditions of header information and payload information included in the message and processing contents, when a message matching the condition is received.
A hot water supply system (100) comprises: an acquisition unit (120) which acquires a plurality of pieces of hot water supply information each including a water boiling amount of a hot water supply device (11) and a use start time of the hot water supply device (11) and first reference electric power of a plurality of residences provided with a plurality of hot water supply devices (11); a determination unit (130) which, when it has been determined, on the basis of the water boiling amounts included in the acquired plurality of pieces of hot water supply information, that electric power demand of the whole of the plurality of residences will exceed the first reference electric power if the plurality of hot water supply devices (11) simultaneously start water boiling, determines a schedule to start water boiling by the hot water supply devices (11) in ascending order of latest water boiling start time, which is the latest time to start water boiling, so that no shortage of hot water occurs at the use start times included in the hot water supply information; and a control unit (140) which controls water boiling by the plurality of hot water supply devices (11) on the basis of the determined schedule.
F24H 15/164 - Reducing cost using the price of energy, e.g. choosing or switching between different energy sources where the price of the electric supply changes with time
F24H 15/168 - Reducing the electric power demand peak
A lighting control system (1) comprises a plurality of lighting devices (10), and a control unit (20) that generates and transmits control signals for the lighting devices (10). Each control signal is an output signal for individually changing the color of light from each of the plurality of lighting devices (10) in chromaticity segments that are stipulated by "JIS Z 8110-1995" and that include a first region showing a "white" color segment and an annular second region showing a plurality of color segments adjacent to the first region. When changing the color of the light emitted by each of the plurality of lighting devices (10), the control signal is a dynamic output signal for changing the color color so as to periodically and continuously move between a chromaticity point A positioned within a third region separated from the first region and the second region by a 5-STEP or greater MacAdam ellipse, and a chromaticity point B that is within a region other than the first and second regions and is separated from the chromaticity point A by a 13-STEP or greater MacAdam ellipse.
A pickup system (100) comprises: a push-up unit (34) that pushes up a chip (6a) that is stuck on an adhesive sheet (6b), with the adhesive sheet (6b) being interposed therebetween; a component holding unit (15) that has a vertically movable pickup nozzle (14a) having an opening (14b), and holds the chip (6a) in a non-contact manner by using the pickup nozzle (14a); a negative pressure generation part (153) that generates a negative pressure around the opening (14b) of the pickup nozzle (14a); an ultrasonic wave generation unit (152) that generates an ultrasonic wave by vibrating the pickup nozzle (14a); and a control unit (101), wherein the control unit (101) causes the ultrasonic wave generation unit (152) to generate an ultrasonic wave, then causes the push-up unit (34) to push up the chip (6a), causes the negative pressure generation unit (153) to generate a negative pressure in a state in which the ultrasonic wave is being generated, and causes the component holding unit (15) to hold the chip (6a) in a non-contact manner.
H01L 21/67 - Apparatus specially adapted for handling semiconductor or electric solid state devices during manufacture or treatment thereofApparatus specially adapted for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or electric solid state devices or components
Provided are a control device and a refrigeration cycle device capable of expanding a control range of a refrigeration cycle circuit while suppressing disproportionation reactions. The control device (3) controls a compressor (4) of a refrigeration cycle circuit in which a working medium (20) containing an ethylene-based fluoroolefin as a refrigerant component circulates, in accordance with a result of comparison between a measurement value indicating at least one of an internal temperature and the internal pressure of the compressor (4) and at least one of a plurality of threshold values. The plurality of threshold values include a first threshold value and a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value. The control device (3) stops the compressor (4) when the measurement value exceeds the first threshold value, operates the compressor (4) such that the drive frequency changes at a first frequency change rate while the measured value is the second threshold value or lower, and operates the compressor (4) such that the drive frequency changes at a second frequency change rate different from the first frequency change rate in at least one case among a case where the drive frequency is increased and a case where the drive frequency is decreased when the measurement value exceeds the second threshold value.
A welding wire correction device (11) is for correcting bending of a welding wire (1) by passing the welding wire (1) through a plurality of correction rollers (63, 65). The correction rollers (63, 65) are provided along the passing direction of the welding wire (1) so as to face each other at a prescribed interval across a passage (55) through which the welding wire (1) passes. The prescribed interval can be adjusted by at least one plate member (69).
A fatigue level estimation system (10) comprises: an acquisition unit (34) that acquires schedule information of a user; a selection unit (35) that selects, on the basis of an activity plan of the user in a target period, a sensor for sensing the user, the activity plan being determined according to the acquired schedule information; an estimation unit (36) that estimates the fatigue level of the user on the basis of sensing data obtained as a result of the selected sensor sensing the user during the target period; and an output unit (38) that outputs information related to the estimated fatigue level of the user.
A power conversion device (1) comprises: a resonator (30); a primary-side full-bridge circuit (10) having a first switch (Q1), a second switch (Q2), a third switch (Q3) and a fourth switch (Q4); a secondary-side full-bridge circuit (20) having a fifth switch (Q5), a sixth switch (Q6), a seventh switch (Q7) and an eighth switch (Q8); and a controller (40). The controller (40) operates the fifth switch (Q5), the sixth switch (Q6), the seventh switch (Q7) and the eighth switch (Q8) in synchronisation with control signals for the first switch (Q1), the second switch (Q2), the third switch (Q3) and the fourth switch (Q4) by means of drive signals for durations that are the result of subtracting a resonance period of the resonator (30) from the switching periods of the first switch (Q1), the second switch (Q2), the third switch (Q3) and the fourth switch (Q4), and controls the on times of the drive signals using the lengths of the durations as an upper limit.
H02M 3/28 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC
44.
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
This information processing method executed by a computer: acquires a compressed image which includes a plurality of pixels, where data of each of the plurality of pixels includes information of four or more wavelength bands (S110); acquires image quality adjustment information for adjusting the image quality of four or more spectral images which are four or more spectral images generated by executing a reconstruction operation based on the compressed image and which respectively correspond to the four or more wavelength bands (S130); determines a value of an operation parameter used in the reconstruction operation on the basis of the image quality adjustment information (S140); and generates the four or more spectral images by using the determined value of the operation parameter to execute the reconstruction operation on the compressed image (S150).
H04N 23/12 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof for generating image signals from different wavelengths with one sensor only
The purpose of the present invention is to reduce a gap between electrode plates in the vicinity of a winding start end part of a positive electrode generated by charging and discharging, and to suppress deterioration of charge/discharge cycle characteristics. This secondary battery is provided with: an electrode body in which a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode are wound with a separator interposed therebetween; a positive electrode lead; and a protective tape. The positive electrode (11) has a long positive electrode core body, and a positive electrode mixture layer disposed on the positive electrode core body. At one end in the width direction of the positive electrode (11), at least one exposed part in which the surface of the positive electrode core body is exposed is provided. The exposed part includes an innermost exposed part positioned radially at the most inward location within the electrode body, the positive electrode lead includes an innermost positive electrode lead connected to the innermost exposed part, and the protective tape includes an innermost protective tape (16a) covering the innermost exposed part and the innermost positive electrode lead. The winding start end part of the positive electrode (11) is disposed at a position not overlapping the innermost protective tape (16a) in the radial direction of the electrode body.
H01M 10/04 - Construction or manufacture in general
H01M 10/0587 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
H01M 50/531 - Electrode connections inside a battery casing
H01M 50/586 - Means for preventing undesired use or discharge for preventing incorrect connections inside or outside the batteries inside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of electrodes
This lithium primary battery comprises: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode mixture, and the positive electrode mixture contains manganese dioxide and an oxide of a metal Me. The metal Me has a valence number of 2 or more, an ion radius of 0.8 Å or less, and an electronegativity of 1.65 or less. The amount of the oxide of the metal Me contained in the positive electrode mixture is 0.1 parts by mass to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the manganese dioxide contained in the positive electrode mixture. The negative electrode contains an alloy containing lithium and magnesium. The content of lithium in the alloy is more than 88 mass%, and the content of magnesium in the alloy is 0.01 mass% to 10 mass%.
A respiration guidance device (2) provides respiration guidance to a user. The respiration guidance device (2) is provided with: a calculation unit (13) for calculating a respiration cycle of the user from biological information on the user; a cycle recording unit (14) for recording a pattern of a predetermined respiration guidance cycle; and a stimulation presentation unit (16) for presenting a stimulus for guiding the respiration cycle of the user to a target respiration cycle, on the basis of the predetermined respiration guidance cycle. The respiration guidance device (2) associates the predetermined respiration guidance cycle with the respiration cycle of the user and outputs the same to a display unit (17).
A61M 21/02 - Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousnessDevices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia
A61B 5/08 - Measuring devices for evaluating the respiratory organs
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
A61B 5/16 - Devices for psychotechnicsTesting reaction times
A61B 5/0245 - Measuring pulse rate or heart rate using sensing means generating electric signals
A61B 5/352 - Detecting R peaks, e.g. for synchronising diagnostic apparatusEstimating R-R interval
48.
EQUIPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
An equipment control system (10) is provided with: a setting unit (44) that sets a requirement for at least one piece of information among person information relating to a person located in a space in a facility (90), environment information in the space, and equipment information pertaining to equipment (70) installed in the space; an acquisition unit (45) that acquires the at least one piece of information; and a control unit (46) that, on the basis of whether or not the acquired at least one piece of information satisfies the requirement, switches between controlling the equipment (70) in a first mode in which personalized control of the equipment (70) based on a request from a person located in the space is restricted, or controlling the equipment (70) in a second mode in which personalized control is permitted.
F24F 11/62 - Control or safety arrangements characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
H05B 47/105 - Controlling the light source in response to determined parameters
H05B 47/165 - Controlling the light source following a pre-assigned programmed sequenceLogic control [LC]
H05B 47/17 - Operational modes, e.g. switching from manual to automatic mode or prohibiting specific operations
This nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode collector (40) and a negative electrode mixture layer (41) that is formed on the negative electrode collector (40). The negative electrode mixture layer (41) has a negative electrode active material that is capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a silicate compound (48). The negative electrode mixture layer (41) has a first region (45) that is positioned on the negative electrode current collector (40) side with respect to the thickness direction, and a second region (46) that is positioned on the opposite side from the negative electrode current collector (40) side. The content of the silicate compound (48) in the first region (45) is higher than the content of the silicate compound (48) in the second region (46).
The present disclosure addresses the problem of improving detection accuracy of a person. A person detection system (100) comprises: a scatter points calculation unit (221); a processing unit (222); a position output unit (223); a body movement detection unit (224); a biological signal detection unit (225); and a presence/absence determination unit (226). The scatter points calculation unit (221) calculates a plurality of scatter points reflecting radio waves. The processing unit (222) outputs point cloud data obtained by clustering the plurality of scatter points, and the centroid position of the point cloud data. When the centroid position is included in a particular area, the position output unit (223) outputs the centroid position as the position where a person is present. When the position output unit (223) outputs the position where a person is present, the body movement detection unit (224) detects the magnitude of body movement of the person. When the position output unit (223) outputs the position where a person is present, the biological signal detection unit (225) detects a biological signal of the person. The presence/absence determination unit (226) determines that a person is present in a particular area when at least either the magnitude of body movement or the biological signal of the person is greater than a respectively set threshold value.
G01V 3/12 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with electromagnetic waves
G01S 13/56 - Discriminating between fixed and moving objects or between objects moving at different speeds for presence detection
51.
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
This information processing method, which is executed by a computer, comprises: acquiring information indicating a first reflected wave of an ultrasonic wave, which can be obtained by transmitting the ultrasonic wave to a space, and calculating a feature amount based on the difference between a first signal based on the reflected wave and a second signal based on information indicating a second reflected wave acquired prior to the first reflected wave (S13); and determining, on the basis of the calculated feature amount, whether a person is present in the space (S14).
G01S 15/04 - Systems determining presence of a target
52.
MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MEASURING PARTICLE BREAKING STRENGTH OF POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY
Provided is a measurement method and a measurement device capable of reducing variation in measurement values of particle breaking strength of a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A measurement method for measuring particle breaking strength of a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, comprises measuring particle breaking strength of a positive electrode active material in an atmosphere in which the dew point is kept at 0°C or less. 《MK1》A measurement device for measuring《/MK1》 particle breaking strength of a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, has a mechanism for measuring particle breaking strength of a positive electrode active material in a state in which the dew point of a sample exposure region is kept at 0°C or less.
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
53.
ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR
An electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention includes a laminate and a liquid component impregnated into the laminate. The laminate includes: a positive electrode foil that has a dielectric layer on the surface thereof; a separator that is layered on the positive electrode foil; a negative electrode foil; and a conductive polymer layer that is formed on the surface of the dielectric layer and in voids in the separator. The positive electrode foil and the separator are bonded together by the conductive polymer layer.
An electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention includes a laminate and a liquid component impregnated into the laminate. The laminate includes: a positive electrode foil that has a dielectric layer on the surface thereof; a negative electrode foil; a separator; a first conductive polymer layer that is retained on the separator; and a second conductive polymer layer that is formed on the dielectric layer. The first conductive polymer layer contains a first conductive polymer, a polyvinyl alcohol polymer, and a boric acid compound. The second conductive polymer layer contains a second conductive polymer. The boric acid compound is at least one boric acid compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid and borate compounds. The polyvinyl alcohol polymer in the first conductive polymer layer is at least partially crosslinked.
This electrolytic capacitor comprises a multilayer body and a liquid component with which the multilayer body is impregnated. The multilayer body includes: an anode foil that has a dielectric layer on the surface thereof; a cathode foil that has an inorganic layer on the surface thereof; a separator; and a first conductive polymer layer that is held by the separator. The first conductive polymer layer contains a first conductive polymer. The ratio of the area of the first conductive polymer layer to the area of the surface of the separator is 80% or more. The first conductive polymer layer, which is held by the separator, is in close contact with the inorganic layer.
Provided is a capacitor element comprising: an anode foil having a dielectric layer; a cathode foil; a separator interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil; and an electrolyte interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil and in contact with the separator. The electrolyte comprises an electroconductive component and a tacky component. The electroconductive component comprises an electroconductive polymer and a dopant. The anode foil and the separator are at least partly connected to each other by the electrolyte, the cathode foil and the separator are at least partly connected to each other by the electrolyte. The peel strength between the cathode foil and the separator is 3.0 N/mm or greater.
In a positive electrode, which is an example of an embodiment, a positive electrode mixture layer (31A) has a tail region (33A) in which there are formed a plurality of tail portions (34A) extending in the length direction of a positive electrode core body (30) from one edge of a core body exposed portion (32A), and a positive electrode mixture layer (31B) has a tail region (33B) in which there are formed a plurality of tail portions (34B) extending in the length direction of the positive electrode core body (30) from one edge of a core body exposed portion (32B). The positive electrode mixture layers (31A, 31B) are formed so that at least tail leading end regions (37A, 37B) do not overlap in the thickness direction of the positive electrode core body (30).
H01M 10/04 - Construction or manufacture in general
H01M 10/0587 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
58.
ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR
This electrolytic capacitor is provided with a capacitor element that has: an anode foil having a dielectric layer; a cathode foil; a separator interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil; and a conductive polymer layer interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil and in contact with the separator. The conductive polymer layer contains a conductive polymer, a dopant, and a sugar alcohol. The sugar alcohol is at least one selection from the group consisting of xylitol and xylitol derivatives. The ratio (Ms/Mp) in the conductive polymer layer of the mass Ms of the sugar alcohol to the total mass Mp of the conductive polymer and dopant is at least 1 and not more than 40.
Provided is a method for assembling a packing box having a box part and a lid part, wherein a lock fixation that is formed between the box part and the lid part by inserting an engaging part provided in the box part or the lid part into a part to be engaged provided in the other of the box part and the lid part is executed by an actuator. The method comprises: a setting step for setting a guide member for guiding the engaging part to the part to be engaged on the part to be engaged; a guide step for guiding the engaging part to the part to be engaged by moving the engaging part along the guide member; and an insertion step for inserting the engaging part into the part to be engaged.
B65B 7/24 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps and interengaging tongue-and-slot closures
B31B 50/73 - Uniting opposed surfaces or edgesTaping by mechanically interlocking integral parts, e.g. by tongues and slots
B65D 5/50 - Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
The purpose of the present disclosure is to improve power factor. An insulated AC/DC converter (1) according to the present disclosure is provided with a first series circuit (2) in which first to fourth semiconductor switches (S1-S4) are connected in series. A second end (a2) of an AC power supply (PS1) is connected to the first connection point (P1) of the second and third semiconductor switches (S2, S3). A second series circuit (3) of first and second capacitors (C1, C2) is connected in parallel with the first series circuit (2). A third capacitor (C3) is connected between the connection point (P3) of the first and second semiconductor switches (S1, S2) and the connection point (P4) of the third and fourth semiconductor switches (S3, S4). An inductor (L1) is connected between at least one of a first rectifier circuit (4) and the first series circuit (2) and the AC power supply (PS1). A primary winding (11) of a transformer (10) is connected between the first connection point (P1) and a second connection point (P2). A second rectifier circuit (30) rectifies the current flowing through a secondary winding (12) of the transformer (10) and outputs the rectified current to a load (40).
H02M 7/12 - Conversion of AC power input into DC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
H02M 3/28 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC
The purpose of the present disclosure is to improve the power factor. This isolated AC/DC converter (1) is provided with a first series circuit (2) in which first through fourth semiconductor switches (S1 to S4) are connected in series. A second end (a2) of an alternating current power source (PS1) is connected to a first connection point (P1) of the second and third semiconductor switches (S2, S3). A second series circuit (3) of first and second capacitors (C1, C2) is connected in parallel to the first series circuit (2). A third diode (D3) is connected between a connection point (P3) of the first and second semiconductor switches (S1, S2) and a second connection point (P2) of the first and second capacitors (C1, C2), and a fourth diode (D4) is connected between a connection point (P4) of the third and fourth semiconductor switches (S3, S4) and the second connection point (P2). An inductor (L1) is connected between at least one of a first rectifier circuit (4) and the first series circuit (2) and the alternating current power source (PS1). A primary winding (11) of a transformer (10) is connected between the first connection point (P1) and the second connection point (P2).
H02M 7/12 - Conversion of AC power input into DC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
H02M 3/28 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC
A negative electrode active material according to the present disclosure comprises base particles 10 which each include: an alkali aluminate phase 11 that contains at least one alkali metal element and Al; silicon phases 12 that are dispersed in the alkali aluminate phase 11; and carbon phases 13 that are dispersed in the alkali aluminate phase 11. In a cross-section of primary particles of the base particles 10, an area ratio occupied by the carbon phases 13 is 4% or more and 25% or less.
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
A negative-electrode active material according to the present disclosure comprises composite particles 10 each comprising a base particle 11. The base particle 11 comprises an alkali aluminate phase 12 including at least one alkali metal element and Al and a silicon phase 13 dispersed in the alkali aluminate phase 12. The total volume of voids 14 each having a diameter of 10-200 nm in the composite particles 10, as calculated by the BJH method, is 0.05 cm3/g or less.
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
A negative-electrode active material 10 according to the present disclosure comprises composite particles 1 and a covering layer 4 which covers at least a part of the surface of each composite particle 1, wherein the composite particle 1 comprises an alkali aluminate phase 2 including at least one alkali metal element and Al and a silicon phase 3 dispersed in the alkali aluminate phase 2, and the covering layer 4 comprises a lithium sulfonate compound and a hydrophobic polymer compound.
A refrigeration device according to the present disclosure comprises: N (N is an integer of 2 or more) refrigeration units; an oil replenishment pipe which connects oil return pipes of each of the N refrigeration units together; N oil replenishment valves which are disposed in the oil replenishment pipe between the oil return pipes of the refrigeration units that are adjacent to each other, and which control the flow of oil in the oil replenishment pipe; and a control unit which performs control to open all the N oil replenishment valves if it is determined that the amount of oil in an oil separator of at least any one of the N refrigeration units is less than a predetermined threshold.
This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (10) comprises an electrode body (14) in which a strip-shaped positive electrode sheet (11) and a strip-shaped negative electrode sheet (12) are wound in a spiral shape along the longitudinal direction of the electrode sheets with a separator (13) interposed therebetween. The positive electrode sheet (11) has a positive electrode core body (11A) and a positive electrode mixture layer (11B) that is formed on the surface of the positive electrode core body (11A). In a longitudinally intermediate portion of the positive electrode sheet (11), a rectangular exposed portion (11C) in which the positive electrode core body (11A) is exposed is formed in a portion that is in contact with only one end out of both ends in the short-side direction of the electrode sheet. The exposed portion (11C) and a portion of the positive electrode mixture layer (11B) that is adjacent to the outer edge portion of the exposed portion (11C) are covered by a tape (30), and the corner portion of the tape (30) on the other end side in the short-side direction of the electrode plate is chamfered.
H01M 50/586 - Means for preventing undesired use or discharge for preventing incorrect connections inside or outside the batteries inside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of electrodes
H01M 10/0587 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
H01M 50/531 - Electrode connections inside a battery casing
The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing a resin composition which is capable of achieving suitable flame retardancy, and is capable of achieving good insulation characteristics without impairing handleability in the cases where the resin composition is formed into a film form. This resin composition contains a thermosetting resin component (A), a phosphorus-containing flame retardant (B), and an inorganic filler (C). The component (A) contains a liquid epoxy resin (a1) that has a viscosity of 50,000 mPa or less at 25°C. The component (B) contains an aromatic condensed phosphoric acid ester compound (b1) that has a melting point of 40°C or less and an acid value of 0.25 KOHmg/g or less. The content of the component (B) is 10% by mass to 30% by mass inclusive with respect to the total amount of the component (A) and the component (B). The content of the component (b1) is 10% by mass to 100% by mass inclusive with respect to the total amount of the component (B). The content of the component (C) is 200 parts by mass to 900 parts by mass inclusive with respect to a total of 100 parts by mass of the component (A) and the component (B).
C08G 59/18 - Macromolecules obtained by polymerising compounds containing more than one epoxy group per molecule using curing agents or catalysts which react with the epoxy groups
C08K 3/013 - Fillers, pigments or reinforcing additives
Provided is an information processing method executed by a computer, wherein the information processing method involves: acquiring user information including the location of a user (S1); acquiring robot information including the locations of each of one or more robots (S2); identifying one or more candidate robots that are candidates for the user to pay attention to on the basis of the acquired user information and robot information (S3); and outputting notification information including at least one of information urging attention to the identified one or more candidate robots, information indicating the location of each of the one or more candidate robots, or information indicating the movement of each of the one or more candidate robots (S4).
A refrigeration device according to the present disclosure is provided with a control unit which, if it is determined that an oil amount of an oil separator of at least one of N refrigeration units is less than a predetermined threshold, performs control to open all oil replenishment valves disposed in an oil replenishment pipe between an oil return pipe of at least one of the refrigeration units other than the refrigeration unit in which the oil amount has been determined to be less than the predetermined threshold and the oil return pipe of the refrigeration unit in which it has been determined that the oil amount is less than the predetermined threshold, and to close the other oil replenishment valves.
A lighting system (1) comprises: a first lighting fixture (10) and a second lighting fixture (20), which each have a plurality of light-emitting elements (12) arranged in an array; and a control terminal (100). The control terminal (100) is provided with: a display unit (101) that displays an operated region (50A) having a shape corresponding to a third area (30A) obtained by integrating a first area (10A) which the first lighting fixture (10) irradiates with light and a second area (20A) which the second lighting fixture (20) irradiates with light; an operation receiving unit (101) that receives a selection operation for selecting a partial region of the operated region (50A); and a control unit (103) that, on the basis of the received selection operation, causes light emission by at least a portion of the plurality of light-emitting elements (12) which are provided to each of the first lighting fixture (10) and the second lighting fixture (20), to thereby irradiate, with light, a part of the third area (30A) corresponding to the partial region.
This speaker device (2) is provided with: a speaker unit (6); a hollow cabinet (4) having a side surface in which an opening (24) is formed; and a cylindrical bass-reflex port (8) allowing communication between an internal space (26) of the cabinet (4) with the outside of the cabinet (4) and having one end (8a) disposed in the opening (24) of the cabinet (4) and the other end (8b) disposed in the internal space (26) of the cabinet (4). In the internal space (26) of the cabinet (4), pressure is generated by air vibrating at the frequency of a standing wave generated by a sound output from a back surface (6b) of a diaphragm (28) of the speaker unit (6) toward the inside of the cabinet (4). The interior of the cabinet (4) has a first region (30), a second region (32), and a third region (34). The other end (8b) of the bass-reflex port (8) is disposed in the third region (34).
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
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INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
This information processing method is executed by a computer, the method including: issuing a sound; acquiring a reflected sound of the sound; determining whether or not a person detected with the reflected sound corresponds to a person who is not permitted to operate a predetermined apparatus; and controlling the predetermined apparatus in accordance with the determination.
G01S 7/539 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisationTarget signatureTarget cross-section
G01S 15/89 - Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0346 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
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INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM
This information processing method is performed by a computer and includes: a step for acquiring information pertaining to a person; a step for analyzing the information pertaining to the person; a step for detecting a trigger event for recording information on the basis of the analysis result of the information pertaining to the person; a step for acquiring site information when the trigger event has occurred; and a step for associating and recording the site information when the trigger event has occurred and the information pertaining to the person.
A drive circuit (1) drives a transistor having: a first terminal which is a gate or a base; a second terminal which is a source or an emitter; and a third terminal which is a drain or a collector. The drive circuit comprises: an isolation pulse transformer (T1); a full-wave rectifier circuit (21) connected to a secondary winding (L2) of the pulse transformer (T1); and a sink circuit (31) connected between the full-wave rectifier circuit (21) and the transistor, and connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, for sinking current from the first terminal when the transistor turns off. A signal input into a terminal (t1) on one end of a primary winding (L1) of the pulse transformer (T1) and a signal input into a terminal (t2) on the other end thereof have a phase difference.
H02M 1/08 - Circuits specially adapted for the generation of control voltages for semiconductor devices incorporated in static converters
H03K 17/16 - Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents
H03K 17/61 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the use of specified components by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being bipolar transistors with galvanic isolation between the control circuit and the output circuit using transformer coupling
H03K 17/691 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the use of specified components by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors with galvanic isolation between the control circuit and the output circuit using transformer coupling
This measurement device comprises: a first acquisition unit that acquires the position of a receiver in an absolute coordinate system on the basis of a satellite signal received by the receiver; a second acquisition unit that acquires the position of the sensor and point group data in a sensor coordinate system on the basis of image data of an image captured by the sensor; a calculation unit that, on the basis of the position of the receiver and the position of the sensor, calculates conversion data for converting the point group data from the sensor coordinate system to the absolute coordinate system; and a conversion unit that, using the conversion data, converts the point group data in the sensor coordinate system to the absolute coordinate system.
A calculation method according to the present invention comprises: a first step for disposing, in a virtual space, an equivalent mechanical element circuit that at least includes an electrical impedance equivalent mechanical element of a model in the virtual space, which is directly or indirectly connected to an action point where drive force generated in an electromechanical energy converter acts and which has properties that are mechanically equivalent to the electrical impedance Ze of the electromechanical energy converter; and a second step for setting, as a boundary condition, a disposition velocity equivalent to the drive voltage applied to the electromechanical energy converter, at one of end points of the equivalent mechanical element circuit or a joint that is indirectly connected to an end point and that serves as an end point.
This laser welding device comprises: a laser oscillator; a processing head that performs two-dimensional scanning while advancing laser light along a welding line having a curved portion and irradiates the surface of the workpiece with the laser light so as to periodically draw a predetermined pattern; and a controller that controls the movement of the processing head and the two-dimensional scanning of the laser light. The laser welding device controls the two-dimensional scanning of the laser light in the curved portion such that the first overlapping ratio indicating the overlapping rate of the pattern on one side based on the periodic drawing of the pattern in the curved portion and the second overlapping ratio indicating the overlapping rate of the pattern on the other side based on the periodic drawing of the pattern in the curved portion are identical.
A data analysis device (1) comprises: an acquisition unit (110) for acquiring target data, which is unstructured data pertaining to a product, and quality information indicating the quality of the product; a feature amount vector extraction unit (140) for inputting target data to each of a plurality of neural network models for analyzing unstructured data, extracting a plurality of feature maps calculated by a plurality of intermediate layers included respectively in the plurality of neural network models, and using the plurality of extracted feature maps to generate a quality map indicating the quality of the product represented in the unstructured data; and an integration unit (150) for generating an integrated map by performing statistical processing on a plurality of quality maps, including said quality map.
This information presentation method includes: an information collection step (S12) for collecting at least one information item from between an information item about the posture of a subject (99) and an information item about the face orientation and/or the gaze direction of the subject (99); an action analysis step (S13) for analyzing an action of the subject (99) on the basis of the collected information item; a presentation image determination step (S15) for determining a presentation image to be presented to the subject (99), on the basis of the action analysis results, in which the presentation image is acquired from a camera (20) disposed at a position different from the viewpoint of the subject (99) and is an image of a range selected from within the range that can be imaged by the camera (20); and a presentation step (S17) for presenting the determined presentation image to the subject (99) by means of a display device (60).
[Problem] To enable a user to immediately ascertain a range of delivery destinations for which delivery can be continued without replacing a battery. [Solution] Power consumption is predicted for each segment of a delivery route on the basis of a delivery plan, the remaining charge at the time of arrival at a delivery destination is predicted for each delivery destination on the basis of the result of the power consumption prediction, and a delivery plan confirmation screen 101 on which icons 121-123 visually indicating the degree of possibility of the delivery for each delivery destination are provided alongside a delivery destination list 103 showing the delivery plan is displayed on the basis of a result of the prediction. Specifically, the current remaining charge is acquired periodically after delivery is started, the remaining charge at the time of the arrival at the delivery destination is again predicted for each delivery destination on the basis of the current remaining amount of charge and the power consumption prediction result, and the icons are updated on the basis of the prediction result.
x22 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) and a boron compound. The amount of boron atoms contained in the positive electrode mixture is 0.01 to 1.65 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of manganese atoms contained in the positive electrode mixture. The negative electrode contains a lithium- and magnesium-containing alloy. The lithium content of the alloy is greater than 88 mass%, and the magnesium content of the alloy is 0.01 to 10 mass%.
A rolling machine (1) comprises: work rolls (10) that extend in a left-right direction (Y) and come into contact with a material (K) to be rolled; backup rolls (20) that extend in the left-right direction and support the work rolls; a housing (30) that accommodates the work rolls and the backup rolls and supports the work rolls; beam members (60) that extend in the left-right direction around the work rolls; displacement sensors (70) that are provided on the beam members; and beam support members (80) that support the beam members.
B21B 38/10 - Methods or devices for measuring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product for measuring roll-gap, e.g. pass indicators
B21B 31/18 - Adjusting rolls by moving rolls axially
B21C 51/00 - Measuring, gauging, indicating, counting, or marking devices specially adapted for use in the production or manipulation of material in accordance with subclasses
This power supply device comprises: a battery pack which is obtained by disposing, in prescribed positions in a resin battery holder, a plurality of secondary battery cells having an exhaust valve that opens when internal pressure exceeds a set pressure; and an outer case inside which the battery pack is housed. The battery pack is provided with a metal horizontal structure material that passes through a center portion in the horizontal direction. A gas exhaust passage is provided which achieves communication between the inside and the outside of the battery pack via the horizontal structure material.
H01M 50/291 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs characterised by their shape
H01M 50/35 - Gas exhaust passages comprising elongated, tortuous or labyrinth-shaped exhaust passages
H01M 50/213 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic
H01M 50/231 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders characterised by the material of the casings or racks having a layered structure
H01M 50/271 - Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
H01M 50/293 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs characterised by the material
This lithium secondary battery comprises an electrode group and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein: the electrode group includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator; the positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound with the separator interposed therebetween; in the negative electrode, lithium metal is precipitated during charging, and the lithium metal is dissolved in the non-aqueous electrolyte during discharge; the separator has a first surface facing the outside of the electrode group and a second surface facing the inside of the electrode group; at least one of the first surface and the second surface has a first region having first projecting portions in a first pattern and a second region having second projecting portions in a second pattern different from the first pattern; and the second region is disposed further toward the outer circumferential side of the electrode group than the first region.
H01M 10/0587 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 50/463 - Separators, membranes or diaphragms characterised by their shape
H01M 50/489 - Separators, membranes, diaphragms or spacing elements inside the cells, characterised by their physical properties, e.g. swelling degree, hydrophilicity or shut down properties
A battery 1000 according to the present disclosure comprises a first electrode layer 100, a second electrode layer 200, and an electrolyte layer 300. The battery 1000 satisfies at least one configuration selected from the group consisting of (I) and (II). (I) At least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode layer 100, the second electrode layer 200, and the electrolyte layer 300 includes at least one titanium-containing material selected from the group consisting of halogenated titanium oxide and titanium oxide. (II) The battery 1000 furthermore comprises a side surface layer including at least one titanium-containing material selected from the group consisting of halogenated titanium oxide and titanium oxide, the side surface layer being disposed on a side surface of at least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode layer 100, the second electrode layer 200, and the electrolyte layer 300.
H01B 1/06 - Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materialsSelection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of other non-metallic substances
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
Control units included in a plurality of electricity storage units connected in parallel each acquire the discharge voltages of electricity storage packs included in the other electricity storage units by communication from the other control units, and adaptively control the outputs of DC/DC converters included in the electricity storage units including the control units so that the discharge voltages of the plurality of electricity storage packs included in the plurality of electricity storage units approach each other.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H02J 1/00 - Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
The objective of the present invention is to reduce current distortion in an electric power converting device. In an electric power converting device (100), a control device (50) performs one of a first control operation and a second control operation on the basis of an overlap period in which resonance currents that pass through each of two or more switches (8) flow simultaneously. The first control operation shifts a high-level period of a control signal to at least one switch (8) among the two or more switches (8) such that the resonance currents passing through each of the two or more switches (8) do not flow simultaneously to a resonance inductor (L1). The second control operation shifts the high-level period of the control signal to at least one switch (8) among the two or more switches (8) such that the high-level periods of the control signals to each of the two or more switches (8) overlap for at least a predetermined period in a dead time period corresponding to each of two or more switching circuits (10) that are connected to the two or more switches (8), among a plurality of switching circuits (10).
H02M 7/48 - Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
An indoor unit (302) comprises a space temperature acquisition unit (326) and an air-conditioning control unit (330). The air-conditioning control unit (330) has an acquisition determination unit (340), a thermo-off condition identification unit (342), and a thermo-off condition execution unit (344). The acquisition determination unit (340) determines whether the space temperature is successfully acquired by the space temperature acquisition unit (326). The thermo-off condition identification unit (342) identifies any one of a plurality of thermo-off conditions on the basis of the determination result from the acquisition determination unit (340). The thermo-off condition execution unit (344) executes air-conditioning according to the thermo-off condition identified by the thermo-off condition identification unit (342).
F24F 11/86 - Control systems characterised by their outputsConstructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling compressors within refrigeration or heat pump circuits
F24F 11/87 - Control systems characterised by their outputsConstructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling absorption or discharge of heat in outdoor units
In a battery management device (10) according to an embodiment, a lower limit reference voltage determination unit (124) determines a lower limit reference voltage corresponding to a lower limit reference SOC of a use SOC (State Of Charge) range for estimating the full charge capacity of a battery pack (20). A relative SOC calculation unit (122) calculates a relative SOC for display in which the remaining capacity at the end of charging of the battery pack (20) is set to 100%. When the charging with a reduced charging end voltage is designated, a lower limit reference SOC correction unit (126) corrects the lower limit reference SOC on the basis of the ratio between the remaining capacity at the complete charging time and the remaining capacity at the time of the charging with the reduced charging end voltage.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
G01R 31/382 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
G01R 31/387 - Determining ampere-hour charge capacity or SoC
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
This load sensor (1) comprises: a plate-shaped member (10) that receives a load on an upper surface (11); a conductive elastic body (20) that protrudes from a lower surface (12) of the plate-shaped member (10); a recess part (RS1) that receives the conductive elastic body (20); a plurality of electrodes (41) that are installed along the inner surface of the recess part (RS1); and a dielectric body (50) that is disposed between the conductive elastic body (20) and the plurality of electrodes (41). The plate-shaped member (10) is disposed so as to be movable in a direction parallel to the central axis of the conductive elastic body (20) and in a direction perpendicular to said central axis with respect to a member (structure (ST1)) having the recess part (RS1), and non-contact regions are present between the conductive elastic body (20) and the plurality of electrodes (41) with the dielectric body (50) therebetween.
G01L 1/14 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in capacitance or inductance of electrical elements, e.g. by measuring variations of frequency of electrical oscillators
x22 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) and a sulfuric acid salt. The amount of sulfur atoms contained in the positive electrode mix is no greater than 1.6 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of manganese atoms contained in the positive electrode mix. The negative electrode contains an alloy comprising lithium and magnesium. The magnesium content in the alloy is 0.01 to 10 mass%, and the lithium content in the alloy exceeds 88 mass%.
H01M 4/46 - Alloys based on magnesium or aluminium
H01M 4/50 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
H01M 6/16 - Cells with non-aqueous electrolyte with organic electrolyte
The present invention improves distance accuracy by suppressing the influence of background light noise in a three-dimensional measurement device based on event data. A light source unit (10) irradiates an object (OB) with structured light including pulse light having a frequency different from that of the object (OB). An imaging unit (20) captures an image of the object (OB) that is irradiated with the structured light, and outputs event data for identifying the position of a pixel having a change in brightness. An event signal processing unit (40) calculates an event occurrence probability from the number of times of occurrence of the event with respect to the number of times of pulse light emission. An image generation unit (50) uses the event occurrence probability to determine a zone boundary used for spatial coding for distance image generation.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
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PREDICTION DEVICE, PREDICTION METHOD, AND ORDERING SUPPORT DEVICE
According to the present invention, a prediction device comprises: a first prediction unit for predicting a first predicted number of sales in a future prediction period on the basis of a past actual number of sales of a commodity; a reference value setting unit for setting a reference value on the basis of specific information indicating a specific situation related to a change in the number of sales in the prediction period; and a second prediction unit for determining, on the basis of the reference value, whether or not to set a second predicted number of sales, to be output as a predicted number of sales of the commodity, to the same value as the first predicted number of sales.
An objective of the present disclosure is to mitigate traffic congestion in the installation location of a security gate. An entry/exit management system (1) comprises a management unit (111) and a human sensing unit (112). Upon receipt of a passage request for requesting permission to pass a security gate (3) from a first robot (5A), the management unit (111) determines the presence/absence of passage competition between the first robot (5A) and a second robot (5B), and determines the presence/absence of passage competition between the first robot (5A) and a person on the basis of a determination result from the human sensing unit (112). The management unit (111) causes the security gate (3) to permit the passage of the first robot (5A) if there is no passage competition between the first robot (5A) and the second robot (5B) and there is no passage competition between the first robot (5A) and a person.
This electrode includes: a functional film that contains a first ion conductive polymer; and a catalyst layer that is formed on the functional film and contains catalyst particles and a second ion conductive polymer. The catalyst layer contains a plurality of catalyst-containing fine particles which are deformed into a flat shape and contain the catalyst particles and the second ion conductive polymer.
H01M 4/86 - Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
C25B 1/04 - Hydrogen or oxygen by electrolysis of water
C25B 9/00 - Cells or assemblies of cellsConstructional parts of cellsAssemblies of constructional parts, e.g. electrode-diaphragm assembliesProcess-related cell features
C25B 9/23 - Cells comprising dimensionally-stable non-movable electrodesAssemblies of constructional parts thereof with diaphragms comprising ion-exchange membranes in or on which electrode material is embedded
C25B 11/081 - Electrodes formed of electrocatalysts on a substrate or carrier characterised by the electrocatalysts material consisting of a single catalytic element or catalytic compound the element being a noble metal
This lithium secondary battery is provided with an electrode group and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrode group is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound with a separator interposed therebetween. In the negative electrode, lithium metal is precipitated during charging, and the lithium metal is dissolved in the non-aqueous electrolyte during discharging. The separator has a first surface facing the outside the electrode group and a second surface facing the inside of the electrode group. At least one of the first surface and the second surface has a first region having first protrusions in a first pattern, and a second region having second protrusions in a second pattern different from the first pattern. The second region is disposed closer to the outer peripheral side of the electrode group, as compared to the first region. The ratio of the area occupied by the first protrusions in the first region is smaller than the ratio of the area occupied by the second protrusions in the second region.
H01M 10/0587 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 50/463 - Separators, membranes or diaphragms characterised by their shape
H01M 50/489 - Separators, membranes, diaphragms or spacing elements inside the cells, characterised by their physical properties, e.g. swelling degree, hydrophilicity or shut down properties
H01B 1/06 - Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materialsSelection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of other non-metallic substances
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
This power demand prediction device outputs a period prediction value including a power demand prediction value in a prediction period for each of a plurality of unit times into which the prediction period is divided by inputting, to a trained model for each of the plurality of unit times, input data including an actual weather value in the past prior to the prediction period, an actual power demand value in the past prior to the prediction period, and a weather forecast value in the prediction period. The weather forecast value is acquired for each of the plurality of unit times and, for the power demand prediction value having a unit time overlapping with that between the period prediction value output in a first unit time and the period prediction value output in a second unit time after the first unit time, adopts the power demand prediction value output in the second period.
This communication device is provided with: a communication unit that performs power line communication with each of a first communication device and a second communication device; an estimation unit that, at a timing at which a signal is transmitted from one device of the first communication device and the second communication device, and no signal is transmitted from the other device of the first communication device and the second communication device, estimates a transmission path with one device; and a detection unit that detects partial discharge in the transmission path, on the basis of the result of the estimation.
This inductor comprises a magnetic body, a first conductor, and a second conductor. The magnetic body has a bottom surface, a top surface, and side surfaces. The first conductor has a first internal conductor that is provided inside the magnetic body, and a first external conductor that is provided outside the magnetic body. The second conductor has a second internal conductor that is provided inside the magnetic body, and a second external conductor that is provided outside the magnetic body. The first outer conductor has a first lead-out portion that is connected to the first inner conductor on a side surface of the magnetic body and extends toward the bottom surface side, and the second outer conductor has a second lead-out portion that is connected to the second inner conductor on a side surface of the magnetic body and extends toward the bottom surface side. At least a portion of the first lead-out portion and the second lead-out portion overlap each other when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the side surfaces of the magnetic body.