Abstract

An inspection apparatus of an embodiment includes a rotor image-pickup unit for picking up an image of a rotor using a rotor image-pickup device in the air gap between the rotor and a stator. The rotor image-pickup device includes: a carriage casing; a camera; an image-pickup position changing part; and an image-pickup direction changing part. The camera is installed in the carriage casing, and picks up an image of a ventilation hole of the rotor in the air gap. The image-pickup position changing part is installed in the carriage casing, and changes an image-pickup position of the camera by moving the carriage casing in a circumferential direction of the rotor in the air gap. The image-pickup direction changing part is installed in the carriage casing, and changes an image-pickup direction of the camera to an inclined angle to a radial direction of the rotor in the air gap.

Abstract

A hydrogen production system according to an embodiment includes an evaporator that evaporates seawater to generate water vapor, an electrolytic device that electrolyzes the water vapor supplied from the evaporator to produce hydrogen, and a removal mechanism that is provided between the evaporator and the electrolytic device and removes a seawater component from the water vapor.

IPC Classes  ?

• C25B 1/042 - Hydrogen or oxygen by electrolysis of water by electrolysis of steam
• C25B 1/50 - Processes
• B01D 1/00 - Evaporating
• C25B 15/08 - Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a tray for a physical distribution sorter includes a frame body, first and second pulleys, first and second rotating plates, and a wire. The frame body moves in a predetermined direction on a track of the physical distribution sorter. The first and second pulleys rotate about a predetermined axis with respect to the frame body. The first rotating plates rotate with rotation of the first pulley. The second rotating plate rotates with rotation of the second pulley. The wire is wound around the first and second pulleys. When the wire is unwound from the second pulley and wound around the first pulley, the first and second rotating plates rotate and close. When the wire is unwound from the first pulley and wound around the second pulley, the first and second rotating plates rotate and open in a double-open manner.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 17/10 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms the surface forming a longitudinal trough
• B65G 47/46 - Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points

Abstract

A clutter detection apparatus includes: a first discrimination unit that receives observation data obtained by observing a weather condition, and discriminates a plurality of pieces of fine weather data, which are observation data in fine weather, based on the observation data; and a second discrimination unit that calculates a statistical value of a clutter for each range bin of a radar coverage area based on the plurality of pieces of fine weather data, and discriminates a wind turbine clutter that is an echo caused by a wind turbine based on a variance of the statistical value.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 13/95 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for meteorological use

Abstract

In an embodiment, a package conveyance apparatus includes first, second, and third side-alignment conveyors each receiving packages conveyed in an irregularly arranged state in a conveyance direction and a direction intersecting the conveyance direction. The first, second, and third side-alignment conveyors convey the packages in first, second, and third conveyance directions while side-aligning the packages in first, second, and third directions, respectively. The package conveyance apparatus includes first, second, and third auxiliary conveyance belts provided on respective side-alignment direction sides of the first, second, and third side-alignment conveyors, applying conveyance force to the packages in the first, second, and third directions, respectively, and differing in conveyance speeds from the first, second, and third side-alignment conveyors, respectively.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 47/30 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors

Abstract

A supply apparatus according to an embodiment includes an input conveyor, a receiving conveyor, a camera, and a processor. The input conveyor is configured to input an article. The receiving conveyor is configured to receive the article that the input conveyor inputs. The camera is configured to photograph the article placed on the receiving conveyor. The processor is configured to extract an article region where the article appears, from a photography image that the camera photographs, calculate an area ratio that the article region indicates in the photography image, based on the article region, stop the input conveyor, based on the area ratio and set a stop time for stopping the input conveyor, based on the area ratio.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 43/00 - Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting
• B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
• B65G 43/10 - Sequence control of conveyors operating in combination

Abstract

Provided is a system that enables effective storage of containers into which articles have been fed. The system according to one embodiment comprises a sorter and an automatic transport device. The sorter is equipped with a first tray and a feeding mechanism. The first tray is loaded with an article. The feeding mechanism feeds the article from the first tray into a container. The automatic transport device is equipped with a gripping mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a processor. The gripping mechanism grips the container. The drive mechanism moves the gripping mechanism in the vertical direction. The processor uses the gripping mechanism to obtain the container into which the article has been fed from the sorter and uses the gripping mechanism and the drive mechanism to store the container into which the article has been fed from the sorter on a shelf that houses the containers in the height direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed

Abstract

Granular particles for cold storage material particles of an embodiment of the present invention contain: a rare earth oxysulfide containing at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, or a rare earth oxide containing at least one of the above-mentioned rare earth elements; and carbon having a concentration of 0.001 wt% to 50 wt%. The relative density of said granular particles is 10% to 50%.

IPC Classes  ?

• C09K 5/02 - Materials undergoing a change of physical state when used
• C09K 5/14 - Solid materials, e.g. powdery or granular

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a fuel cell includes: a cell staked body 10 including a plurality of single unit fuel cells stacked one on another; a collecting plate 20 located on the cell stacked body 10 in a stacking direction; an insulating plate 30 located on the collecting plate 20; and a tightening structure 40 located on the insulating plate 30 and configured to hold the collecting plate 20 and the insulating plate 30 on the cell stacked body 10 by being tightened toward the cell stacked body 10. The tightening structure 40 includes a first tightening plate 41 including a planar portion in surface contact with the insulating plate 30, and a second tightening plate 42 located on the first tightening plate 41 and configured to press the first tightening plate 41 against the insulating plate 30 by being tightened toward the cell stacked body 10.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 8/248 - Means for compression of the fuel cell stacks
• C25B 9/73 - Assemblies comprising two or more cells of the filter-press type

Abstract

An article supply system according to an embodiment includes an article supply apparatus and a first recognition apparatus. The article supply apparatus reads a first image from a first surface of an article conveyed by a first conveyance path, outputs the first image, and supplies the article to an article sorting apparatus. The first recognition apparatus recognizes sorting information based on the first image and outputs a first recognition result including the recognized sorting information. The article sorting apparatus causes a second conveyance path to convey the article supplied from the article supply apparatus, reads a second image from a second surface of the conveyed article, receives the first recognition result or a second recognition result including sorting information recognized from the second image, and controls sorting of the article based on the first recognition result or the second recognition result.

IPC Classes  ?

• B07C 3/10 - Apparatus characterised by the means used for detection of the destination
• B65G 47/50 - Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to destination signals stored in separate systems

Abstract

A 0-1 combinatorial-optimization-problem is solved under constraint-conditions expressed using inequality expressions. A solution-finding device includes an updating-unit and an output-unit. For each of plural elements associated with first- and second-variables, the updating-unit sequentially updates, for each unit-time between initial-timing and end-timing, the first-variable and the second-variable alternatively. The output-unit outputs the solution of the 0-1 combinatorial-optimization-problem based on the first-variable of each of the plural elements at the end-timing. During the updating operation for each unit-time, for each of one or more constraint-conditions, when the inequality expression in which the first-variable corresponding to each of the plural discrete variables is substituted is unsatisfied; the updating-unit subtracts, from the second-variable of each of the plural elements, a correction value corresponding to the component of the element corresponding to the distance from the boundary of the inequality expression to positions identified by the plural elements.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/10 - Complex mathematical operations
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A specific-type of simple-closed circuit in a directed graph is detected. A path detection device includes a strongly-connected-component-detection unit, a problem-generation unit, a solution acquisition unit, and a simple-closed-circuit-detection unit. The strongly-connected-component-detection unit detects a strongly-connected-component in the directed graph. The problem-generation unit generates a QUBO problem for the strongly-connected-component. The solution-acquisition unit acquires a solution of the QUBO problem for the strongly-connected-component. The simple-closed-circuit-detection unit detects a simple-closed circuit in a partial graph for the strongly-connected-component. Decision variables in an objective function in the QUBO problem correspond to nodes or edges in the strongly-connected-component. The partial graph may be a part including two or more nodes or two or more edges selected based on the solution in the strongly-connected-component. A QUBO matrix in the objective function is set such that the objective function is minimized when the partial graph satisfies a preset condition.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Provided are a magnetic cold storage material particle exhibiting low breakage rate even when long-term vibration by operation of a refrigerating machine is applied in an extremely low temperature range, a cold storage device wherein the refrigerating performance does not lower even under long-term operation due to inclusion of same, a refrigerating machine, and other apparatuses including the refrigerating machine such as a superconducting magnet. A magnetic cold storage material particle according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an intermetallic compound containing a rare earth element, wherein the area ratio of voids located in a cross section thereof is 0.0001% to 15% inclusive. A cold storage device, a refrigerating machine, and other apparatuses including the refrigerating machine such as a superconducting magnet according to an embodiment of the present invention include the magnetic cold storage material particle according to the embodiment.

IPC Classes  ?

• C09K 5/14 - Solid materials, e.g. powdery or granular
• A61B 5/055 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
• F25B 9/00 - Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
• G01N 24/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects
• H01F 6/00 - Superconducting magnets; Superconducting coils

Abstract

According to an embodiment, this information processing device includes an image interface, an input interface, an input terminal interface, a recognition unit, and a processor. The image interface acquires a display image including an image to be processed, which is to be displayed to a display device by an external device. The recognition unit recognizes a character string in the image to be processed included in the display image acquired by the image interface. If there is a need for additional information with respect to first input information recognized by the recognition unit from the image to be processed, the processor makes a request to an input terminal for input of the first information based on the image to be processed and for input of additional information, and provides information indicating the first input information and the additional information input by the input terminal to the external device through the input interface.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06V 30/12 - Detection or correction of errors, e.g. by rescanning the pattern
• G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• G06V 30/424 - Postal images, e.g. labels or addresses on parcels or postal envelopes

Abstract

Provided are a system and a program that make it possible to effectively sort articles. According to the embodiments, the system comprises an information processing device, a sorter, and an automatic transport car. The sorter comprises a tray and a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism feeds articles from the tray into a first container or the automatic transport car. The automatic transport car comprises a carrying mechanism and a moving mechanism. The carrying mechanism carries articles and feeds the articles into a second container. The information processing device comprises a communication unit and a processor. The processor acquires sorting destination information that indicates the sorting destinations of articles from an external device via the communication unit and specifies the first container or the second container on the basis of the sorting destination information. When the first container has been specified, the processor transmits a control signal via the communication unit to make the sorter feed articles into the first container. When the second container has been specified, the processor transmits a control signal via the communication unit to make the sorter feed articles into the automatic transport car and transmits a control signal via the communication unit to make the automatic transport car feed articles into the second container.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 1/00 - Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines

Abstract

A good solution is efficiently calculated. The solver apparatus calculates a solution to a problem minimizing an objective function as a non-convex quadratic function under a condition satisfying J simultaneous-linear-equations and satisfying K simultaneous-linear-inequalities. The solver apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an update unit, and an output unit. The update unit repeats, in predetermined order, first-processing of acquiring candidate values of solutions of the I-decision-variables minimizing a first function including the I-decision-variables generated using an augmented-Lagrange function, second-processing of acquiring candidate values of solutions of the K dependent-variables minimizing a second function including K dependent-variables generated using the augmented-Lagrange function, and the coefficient-processing of updating a coefficient included in the augmented-Lagrange function. The augmented-Lagrange function includes an objective function term including an objective function, J first Lagrange terms corresponding to the J simultaneous-linear-equations, K second Lagrange terms corresponding to the K simultaneous-linear-inequalities, and a penalty term.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/12 - Simultaneous equations
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Provided are an information processing device that is capable of effectively controlling the quantity of articles to be supplied, and a corresponding program. According to one embodiment, this information processing device comprises a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a processor. The first communication unit transmits and receives data to/from a measurement device that measures the distance to each unit within a prescribed area that includes articles to be transported to a first transport mechanism for transporting the articles to an external device in the first transport mechanism. The second communication unit transmits and receives data to/from a speed control mechanism that controls the transport speed of a second transport mechanism for transporting the articles to the first transport mechanism. The processor acquires distance information indicating the distance to each unit inside the prescribed area from the measurement device via the first communication unit, sets the transport speed for the second transport mechanism on the basis of the acquired distance information, and transmits speed information indicating the transport speed for the second transport mechanism to the speed control mechanism via the second communication unit.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 43/00 - Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting
• B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged

Abstract

The cold storage material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rare earth oxysulfide including one or more rare earth elements selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, the cold storage material including 0.001-10 atom% (inclusive) of a first group element, and being such that the maximum value of the specific heat capacity in a temperature range of 2-10 K (inclusive) is 0.5 J/(cm3·K) or greater.

IPC Classes  ?

• C09K 5/14 - Solid materials, e.g. powdery or granular
• F25B 9/00 - Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point

Abstract

Provided are an information processing device and system for effectively implementing a repeat key. An information processing device according to this embodiment comprises: an image interface that acquires a screen in which a text string is inputted from one of a plurality of external devices; an input interface that inputs an operation signal to the one external device; a display interface that communicates with a display terminal; an operation interface that communicates with an operation terminal; a storage unit that stores repeat information indicating a text string that was inputted in the immediately preceding screen; and a processor that displays the screen on the display terminal via the display interface, receives the input of a key via the operation interface, transmits an operation signal indicating the key to the one external device via the input interface, and if the key is a repeat key, transmits, to the one external device via the input interface, an operation signal inputting the text string that is indicated by the repeat information.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06V 30/12 - Detection or correction of errors, e.g. by rescanning the pattern

Abstract

Provided are an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to accept an input of a character string from an external device, while preventing leakage of personal information. An information processing device according to an embodiment comprises a first interface, a second interface, a third interface, and a processor. The first interface acquires a character string image including a character string. The second interface transmits and receives data to and from an internal device via a first network. The third interface transmits and receives data to and from an external device via a second network. If the character string image includes personal information, the processor transmits the character string image to the internal device and accepts an input of the character string from the internal device via the second interface. If the character string image does not include the personal information, the processor transmits the character string image to the external device and accepts an input of the character string from the external device via the third interface.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06V 30/12 - Detection or correction of errors, e.g. by rescanning the pattern

Abstract

Cold storage material particles according to one embodiment of the present invention contain: at least one first element that is selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, silver (Ag) and copper (Cu); and a second element that is different from the first element and forms a polyvalent metal ion in an aqueous solution. With respect to the cold storage material particles, the atomic concentration of the second element is from 0.001% by atom to 60% by atom; and the maximum value of the volumetric specific heat at a temperature of 20 K or less is 0.3 J/cm3·K or more.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61B 5/055 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
• C09K 5/14 - Solid materials, e.g. powdery or granular
• F25B 9/14 - Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle
• F28D 20/00 - Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups or
• G01N 24/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects
• H01F 6/04 - Cooling

Abstract

A product-processing planning device, a product processing system, and a product-processing planning program which enable processing of products without lowering execution capacity as a whole are provided. A product-processing planning device according to an embodiment has a first interface, a processor, and a second interface. The first interface acquires past processed data including the number of products of each batch processed in the past by a product processing apparatus, which processes the products categorized into a plurality of batches. The processor estimates the number of products of each batch to be processed by the product processing apparatus based on the past processed data acquired by the first interface and creates a product processing plan in which processing periods obtained by dividing a period of processing the products of each batch into a plurality of periods are allocated depending on the estimated number of the products of each batch. The second interface outputs the product processing plan generated by the processor to a control device of the product processing apparatus.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A fuel cell is provided. Gas manifolds are fixed to a fuel cell stack and end plates with sealing members therebetween to supply fuel and oxidant to the fuel gas flow paths and the oxidant gas flow paths. A gas manifold fixing band has hold plates installed in contact with backs of the gas manifolds, a hold plate connecting part is installed on the backs of adjacent gas manifolds, and a band-tightening part connects and tightens both ends of the hold plates and the hold plate connecting part. When the gas manifold fixing band is tightened, the gas manifolds are free from movement horizontally against the contact surface with the sealing member, and the hold plates move against the gas manifolds, and thereby a force that presses the gas manifolds toward the fuel cell stack is generated. The fuel cell can be helpful in preventing deterioration of gas sealing performance.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 8/2484 - Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells - Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by external manifolds
• H01M 8/2465 - Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells - Details of groupings of fuel cells
• H01M 8/2485 - Arrangements for sealing external manifolds; Arrangements for mounting external manifolds around a stack
• H01M 8/10 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes

Abstract

A fuel cell according to the present embodiment includes a cell stacked body and a manifold. The cell stacked body has elements stacked, each element having: an electrolyte membrane; a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode between which the electrolyte membrane is interposed; a fuel electrode flow channel plate in which a gas flow channel facing the fuel electrode is provided; and an oxidant electrode flow channel plate in which a gas flow channel facing the oxidant electrode is provided. The manifold is provided on a lateral surface, of the cell stacked body, along a stacking direction of the cell stacked body and feeds a reaction gas to the fuel electrode flow channel plate or the oxidant electrode flow channel plate in the cell stacked body. The manifold includes a gas flow channel part that is provided between a plurality of the cell stacked bodies arranged to line up in a first direction perpendicular to the stacking direction and that allows communication between the cell stacked bodies such that the reaction gas passes through.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 8/249 - Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells comprising two or more groupings of fuel cells, e.g. modular assemblies
• H01M 8/0267 - Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
• H01M 8/1067 - Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by their physical properties, e.g. porosity, ionic conductivity or thickness
• H01M 8/2465 - Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells - Details of groupings of fuel cells
• H01M 8/2484 - Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells - Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by external manifolds
• H01M 8/10 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a holding apparatus includes a holding mechanism, a movement mechanism, a first measuring instrument, a first detector, and a first controller. The holding mechanism holds a mobile body. The mobile body is movable through a gap between a first structure body and a second structure body. The first structure body is columnar and extends in a first direction. The second structure body is tubular and is located around the first structure body along a first plane perpendicular to the first direction. The movement mechanism moves the holding mechanism along a circumferential direction around the first direction. The first measuring instrument measures a movement amount in the circumferential direction of the holding mechanism. The first detector detects a tilt of the holding mechanism in the first plane. The first controller operates the movement mechanism and moves the holding mechanism based on a measurement result of the first measuring instrument and a detection result of the first detector.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01D 11/30 - Supports specially adapted for an instrument; Supports specially adapted for a set of instruments
• F16M 11/00 - Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon
• G01N 37/00 - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Details not covered by any other group of this subclass
• H02K 15/00 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a supply apparatus includes first, second and third conveyance portions. The first conveyance portion is configured to remove a plurality of processing targets from a feeder in which the processing targets are placed. The first conveyance portion is configured to convey the processing targets along a first conveyance direction. The second conveyance portion is disposed on a downstream side of the first conveyance portion. In the second conveyance portion, a plurality of conveyance portions having mutually different conveyance directions are sequentially connected. The second conveyance portion conveys the processing targets from an upstream side to the downstream side along a second conveyance direction. The third conveyance portion is disposed on a downstream side of the second conveyance portion. The third conveyance portion conveys the processing targets along a third conveyance direction while separating the processing targets from each other at a predetermined pitch.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 47/30 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a series of conveyors
• B65G 47/52 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices

Abstract

According to an embodiment, the recognition apparatus includes an image interface, an input interface, and a processor. The image interface is configured to acquire a display screen image from an input device for inputting a character string included in a captured image in which recognition of the character string according to a first algorithm fails. The input interface is configured to input the character string to the input device. The processor is configured to acquire a result of character recognition processing performed on the display screen image according to a second algorithm different from the first algorithm, and input the character string based on the result of the character recognition processing to the input device through the input interface.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06V 30/10 - Character recognition
• G06V 30/12 - Detection or correction of errors, e.g. by rescanning the pattern

Abstract

According to an embodiment, the information processing apparatus includes an image interface, an input interface, a communication interface, and a processor. The image interface is configured to acquire a display screen image from an input device for inputting a character string included in a captured image in which recognition of the character string according to a first algorithm fails. The processor is configured to search for the captured image corresponding to the display screen image, acquire the character string based on a result of character recognition processing of the searched for captured image according to a second algorithm, and input the character string to the input device.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06V 30/10 - Character recognition
• G06V 30/12 - Detection or correction of errors, e.g. by rescanning the pattern

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an article conveyance sorting apparatus includes a distributing section, a first conveyance section, a second conveyance section, and a conveyance sorting section. The distributing section distributes an article in a first direction or a second direction based on a first distribution control signal or a second distribution control signal corresponding to a distinguishing result of the article distinguished based on article information. The first conveyance section receives the article distributed in the first direction. The second conveyance section receives the article distributed in the second direction. The conveyance sorting section sorts each of articles conveyed by the plurality of trays to a designated sorting destination.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
• B65G 43/00 - Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting
• B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
• B65G 47/04 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
• B65G 47/46 - Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points
• B65G 47/68 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
• B65G 47/70 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor with precedence controls among incoming article flows

Abstract

To provide a conveyance assisting apparatus, a conveyance apparatus, and a package sorting apparatus capable of improving a degree of freedom in arrangement of chutes.According to an embodiment, a conveyance assisting apparatus includes a placement portion, a base portion, a support portion, a moving device, and a projecting portion. The placement portion has a placement surface on which a package is placed. The base portion is fixed to a conveyance apparatus including a door portion that is configured to be opened and closed between a closed position where the package is placed on the door portion and an open position where the package is dropped. The support portion is provided on the base portion and supports the placement portion so that the placement portion is movable in a first direction between a first position where the placement portion covers the door portion and a second position where the placement portion uncovers the door portion. The moving device is provided on the base portion and is configured to move the placement portion. The projecting portion is provided on the placement surface and extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 17/10 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms the surface forming a longitudinal trough
• B65G 47/46 - Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points

Abstract

According to the embodiment, a conveyance apparatus includes an upstream-side conveyance portion and a downstream-side conveyance portion. The upstream-side conveyance portion is configured to convey a test object from a conveyance direction deviating with respect to a conveyance direction of a conveyance path of a radiation inspection apparatus to the conveyance path. The radiation inspection apparatus is configured to irradiate the test object with radiation to inspect the test object. The downstream-side conveyance portion is configured to convey the test object from the conveyance path in a conveyance direction deviating with respect to the conveyance direction of the conveyance path. The upstream-side conveyance portion and the downstream-side conveyance portion respectively include a shielding section that is on an extension line of the conveyance direction of the conveyance path and is configured to block the radiation.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material
• B07C 5/346 - Sorting according to other particular properties according to radioactive properties
• B65G 15/22 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising a series of co-operating units
• G01N 23/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the material being confined in a container, e.g. in luggage X-ray scanners

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus that can output highly reliable recognition processing information. According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a second recognition unit, an information processing unit, and an information output unit. The second recognition unit recognizes, by second recognition processing, a destination of an article with the destination not recognized by first recognition processing by a first recognition unit. The information processing unit generates recognition processing information proving that the second recognition processing has been executed by the second recognition unit. The information output unit outputs the recognition processing information.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06V 10/70 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning
• G06V 10/98 - Detection or correction of errors, e.g. by rescanning the pattern or by human intervention; Evaluation of the quality of the acquired patterns

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a suction gripping device includes a pad mechanism mounted to a base. The pad mechanism includes a sliding part and a first guide. The sliding part includes a suction pad and a pipe and is slidable in a first direction with respect to the base. The suction pad attaches to a workpiece and is connected to the pipe at one end of the pipe. The first guide guides a sliding direction of the pipe to be in the first direction. The first guide is fixed with respect to the base. An attachment surface of the suction pad contacts a first surface of a workpiece and is tiltable due to a weight of the sliding part when gripping the workpiece. The first surface crosses a sliding direction of the sliding part.

IPC Classes  ?

• B25J 15/06 - Gripping heads with vacuum or magnetic holding means
• B65G 47/92 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating electrostatic or magnetic grippers

Abstract

According to the present embodiment, a fuel cell stack is provided with a cell stack comprising a stack of multiple unit cells, each comprising an electrolyte film, a fuel electrode porous flow-path plate, and an oxidant electrode porous flow-path plate, the pressure of cooling water in a cooling water flow path is lower than that of a fuel gas in a fuel electrode flow path, the differential pressure between the fuel gas pressure at an inlet part of the fuel electrode flow path and the cooling water pressure in the cooling water flow path corresponding to the inlet part is smaller than the differential pressure between the fuel gas pressure at an outlet part of the fuel electrode flow path and the cooling water pressure in the cooling water flow path corresponding to the outlet part, and the larger of the differential pressures among the largest value of the differential pressure between the cooling water pressure and the oxidant pressure and the largest value of the differential pressure between the cooling water pressure and the fuel electrode pressure is smaller than the capillary force of the flow-path plates.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 8/0267 - Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
• H01M 8/023 - Porous and characterised by the material
• H01M 8/2483 - Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells - Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by internal manifolds
• H01M 8/10 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
• H01M 8/04746 - Pressure; Flow

Abstract

Provided is an article classification control device capable of improving article processing efficiency. An article classification control device according to one embodiment comprises a memory, a processor, and a communication interface. The memory stores classification destination management information which includes: standard conveyance route information assigning one of a first and a second conveyance route according to each classification destination; fixed classification destination information associating a fixed classification destination, from among a plurality of classification destinations, and an address; and dynamic classification destination information associating a dynamic classification destination, from among the plurality of classification destinations, and an address assigned according to the situation. The processor: selects a first or a second branching control signal on the basis of a specified classification destination of an article, the destination being acquired from information read from the article, the classification destination management information, and the degree of congestion of first and second sub-conveyance routes; and assigns an arbitrary address to the dynamic classification destination. The communication interface transmits the first or the second branching control signal to an article classification device.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
• B65G 47/46 - Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device and an information processing system which assist to solve a problem by using a quantum-related computer or a PUBO solver. [Solution] An information processing device as an embodiment of the present invention assists to obtain a solution of a problem by using a quantum-related computer, the information processing device being provided with: a modeling tool which enables a user to describe at least one problem model with respect to a first problem; a development unit which executes a programming tool that enables the user to design a conversion program for converting the first problem into a data format inputtable to the quantum-related computer by using the at least one problem model; and a conversion unit which executes the conversion program for a received second problem to convert the second problem into the data format.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G06N 10/00 - Quantum computing, i.e. information processing based on quantum-mechanical phenomena

Abstract

The inspection device according to one embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface acquires: a result of single-unit determination, which is an inspection result on each individual parcel conveyed in sequence; and number-of-parcels information used to identify a plurality of the individual parcels as a single parcel group. The processor performs control so as to: identify the plurality of parcels as a single parcel group on the basis of the number-of-parcels information; determine a multi-unit determination result, which is an inspection result obtained on the parcel group on the basis of the result of single-unit determination performed for each of the individual parcels in the parcel group; and sort out the individual parcels in the parcel group on the basis of the result of multi-unit determination.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 37/00 - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Details not covered by any other group of this subclass
• G06Q 10/083 - Shipping
• G01N 23/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups , or by transmitting the radiation through the material and forming images of the material

Abstract

An information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The communication interface communicates with an information acquisition device that acquires information of luggage, and an inspection device that inspects the luggage at each stage. The memory stores the information of the luggage acquired from the information acquisition device via the communication interface, and stores an inspection result at each stage of the luggage acquired from the inspection device. The processor extracts, as subject luggage, luggage for which information designated for searching for information stored in the memory coincides with part of the information of the luggage stored in the memory, and causes a display device to display the current position of the subject luggage on the basis of the inspection result at each stage of the subject luggage.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 16/903 - Querying

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, a storage medium, and a program which calculate a solution to a combined optimization problem within a practical time. [Solution] An information processing device as an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a storage unit and a processing circuit. The storage unit is configured to store first variables, which are elements of a first vector, and second variables, which are elements of a second vector. The processing circuit is configured to: update the first variables on the basis of the corresponding second variables; weights the first variables with first coefficients and adds the weighted first variables to the corresponding second variables; calculates a problem term by using a plurality of the first variables; adds the problem term to the second variables; calculates a first correction term including the product of a constraint term and a second coefficient; adds the first correction term to the second variables; and increases the absolute values of the first coefficients and the second coefficient according to the number of updates. The constraint term is based on a constraint condition, and has the first variables as arguments.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device, an information processing system, an information processing method, a storage medium, and a program which calculate a solution to a combined optimization problem within a practical time. [Solution] An information processing device as an embodiment of the present invention is configured to repeatedly update a first vector which has first variables as elements, and a second vector which has, as elements, second variables corresponding to the first variables, and is provided with a storage unit and a processing circuit. The processing circuit: updates the first vector by weighting and adding the second variables corresponding to the first variables; weights, with a first coefficient, the first variables that monotonically increase according to the number of updates, and adds the weighted first variables to the corresponding second variables; calculates a problem term by using a plurality of the first variables; updates the second vector by adding the problem term to the second variables; repeats updating the first vector and the second vector and then initializes the second variables of the second vector by means of pseudo random numbers; and repeats updating the first vector and the second vector again.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• G06F 17/10 - Complex mathematical operations

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device that highly accurately calculates solutions to combinatorial optimization problems, an information processing system, an information processing method, a storage medium and a program. [Solution] This information processing device is provided with: a storage unit configured to store a first variable which is an element of a first vector and a second variable which is an element of a second vector; and a processing circuit configured such that the second variable, weighted by a first coefficient, is multiplied by a time step and added to the corresponding first variable to update the first variable, the first variable is weighted by the time step and a second coefficient and is added to the corresponding second variable, the multiple first variables are used to calculate a problem term and the problem term, multiplied by the time step, is added to the second variable to update the second variable, the time step is updated, and the second coefficient is monotonically increased or monotonically decreased depending on the number of updates.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/10 - Complex mathematical operations
• G06F 30/20 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation
• G06N 10/20 - Models of quantum computing, e.g. quantum circuits or universal quantum computers
• G06N 10/60 - Quantum algorithms, e.g. based on quantum optimisation, or quantum Fourier or Hadamard transforms

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device that calculates a solution to a combinatorial optimization problem within a practical time, an information processing system, an information processing method, a storage medium, and a program. [Solution] An information processing device of an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a storage unit and a processing circuit, and repeatedly updates a first vector that uses a first variable as an element, and a second vector that uses a second variable as an element. The processing circuit updates the first vector by weighting and adding the second variable corresponding to the first variable, stores the updated first vector as a searched vector in the storage unit, adds the first variable to the second variable that is weighted and corresponded by a first coefficient that monotonically increases according to the number of times of updates, uses a plurality of the first variables to calculate a problem term, adds the problem term to the second variable, calculates a correction term that includes an inverse number of a distance between the first vector to be updated and the searched vector, and adds the correction term to the second variable to thereby update the second vector.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G06F 17/10 - Complex mathematical operations
• G06F 17/11 - Complex mathematical operations for solving equations

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing device that calculates solutions to combinatorial optimization problems within a practical time, an information processing system, an information processing method, a storage medium and a program. [Solution] An information processing device according an embodiment of the present invention is provided with: multiple arithmetic circuits, each of which is configured to repeatedly update a first vector having first variables as the elements, and a second vector having second variables corresponding to the first variables as the elements; and a data exchange circuit. Each of the arithmetic circuits is configured to update the first variables on the basis of the corresponding second variables, to add the first variables weighted with a first coefficient to said corresponding second variables, to use the multiple first variables to calculate a problem term, and to add said problem term to the second variable. Different values are set as the first coefficient in each of the arithmetic circuits. The data exchange circuit is configured to exchange the first vector and the second vector between the arithmetic circuits and/or exchange the first coefficients.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

Abstract

Provided are a computing device, a display device, and a program with which it is possible to solve a large-scale ising problem fast. A computing device according to an embodiment is provided with: a processing unit that repeats a processing procedure including a first variable update and a second variable update; and a display control unit that causes a display device to display an image. The processing unit, during repetition of the processing procedure, outputs values of a first variable xi and a second variable yi having been updated, and, once the repetition of the processing procedure is finished, outputs a code of the first variable xi having been last updated. The display control unit, on the basis of the values of the first variable xi and the second variable yi being output from the processing unit, causes the display device to display a monitoring image indicating at least a partial temporal change of the first variable xi and the second variable yi.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G06F 17/16 - Matrix or vector computation

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an information processing system, an information processing method and a program for solving the Hamiltonian path problem at high speed while suppressing the necessary calculation resource. [Solution] An information processing system as an embodiment of the present invention is provided with: a first computer for generating, in a graph of the Hamiltonian problem, an edge group, for each node, that is an edge group connected to the node, generating a binary variable, for each edge group, that indicates whether or not the edge included in the edge group is selected as a path, and further generating an Ising model in which the binary variable is a spin variable; and a second computer for calculating the solution of the Ising model. The first computer finds the solution of the Hamiltonian path problem on the basis of the Ising model calculated by the second computer.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

The present invention provides an information processing system comprising: a hardware circuit that generates an edge group that is a group of edges connected to corresponding nodes for each of the nodes in a graph of a Hamiltonian path problem, and a binary variable indicating whether the edges included in the edge group are selected as a path for each of edge groups, and that calculates a solution of an objective function using the binary variable as a parameter to acquire a solution of the Hamiltonian path problem based on the solution of the objective function; and a storage unit that stores the edge group generated by the hardware circuit and the binary variable generated by the hardware circuit.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 10/60 - Quantum algorithms, e.g. based on quantum optimisation, or quantum Fourier or Hadamard transforms
• G06N 10/40 - Physical realisations or architectures of quantum processors or components for manipulating qubits, e.g. qubit coupling or qubit control

Abstract

A fuel cell system according to the present embodiment comprises: a fuel cell stack; a coolant tank wherein a coolant supply pipe coupled to a coolant intake manifold is coupled at a second end to a coolant supply port, and a first oxygen-containing gas exhaust pipe coupled at a first end to an air outlet manifold is coupled at a second end to the coolant tank, and the tank supplies coolant from the coolant intake manifold; and a pressure loss part that is coupled to a second end of a second oxygen-containing gas exhaust pipe coupled at a first end to an air exhaust port of the coolant tank, and that is coupled to a second end of a fuel gas exhaust pipe that is coupled at a first end to a fuel outlet manifold provided at a downstream outlet of a fuel polar current passage.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 8/04 - Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
• H01M 8/04089 - Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
• H01M 8/10 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes

Abstract

Provided are a cold storage material which has large specific heat and small magnetization in a very low temperature region and has good manufacturability, and a method of manufacturing the same. Further provided is a refrigerator which is charged with the cold storage material and provides high efficiency and excellent cooling performance. Furthermore, a device incorporating a superconducting coil which is capable of reducing the influence of magnetic noise due to cold storage material is provided. A cold storage material of an embodiment is a granular body which is formed of an intermetallic compound comprising not less than 80 vol% of a ThCr2Si2-type structure (11), and which has a crystallite size of not more than 70 nm.

IPC Classes  ?

• C09K 5/14 - Solid materials, e.g. powdery or granular
• F25B 9/00 - Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
• H01F 1/01 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials therefor; Selection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials
• H01F 6/04 - Cooling

Abstract

A control method according to an embodiment includes a step for setting an ultrasound transmission angle to a reference angle. The control method further includes a detection step, calculation step, and setting step. In the detection step, ultrasound is transmitted at the set transmission angle and the intensity of reflected ultrasound from an object is detected. In the calculation step, an inclination angle indicating the inclination of the object is calculated on the basis of the slope of the intensity. In the setting step, the transmission angle is reset on the basis of the inclination angle.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 29/26 - Arrangements for orientation or scanning
• G01N 29/04 - Analysing solids

Abstract

An ozone generator includes a metal electrode, a dielectric element, a conductive film, and a power feeding member. The dielectric element has a tubular shape and is spaced from the metal electrode with a discharge gap to which raw gas is supplied. The conductive film is located on an inner surface of the dielectric element. The power feeding member is electrically connected to the conductive film, and includes a contact member of a mesh form including a plurality of woven metal wires. The contact member contacts with the conductive film.

IPC Classes  ?

• C01B 13/11 - Preparation of ozone by electric discharge

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an inspection device comprises a moving body that includes; a moving main body which moves in contact with a first structure; arms attached to the moving main body; an arm driver to drive the arms; and a detector attached to the moving main body or the arms to inspect the second structure. The arms each can selectively take a pressed position and a detached position. When the moving body is moved, at least one of the arms are in the pressed position and pressed to the second structure, and the moving body is supported by the first and second structures.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 37/00 - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Details not covered by any other group of this subclass
• G01N 21/88 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination
• G01R 31/34 - Testing dynamo-electric machines

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an inspection system comprises: a moving body including a moving main body movable along a structure; a detector attached to the moving main body; a shape information storage unit for storing shape information indicating shape and size of the structure; an inspection location information storage unit for storing information of inspection locations to be inspected; an inspection item information storage unit for storing information of inspection items to be inspected; a moving body location detecting unit for detecting moving body location information indicating location of the moving body; a moving control unit for controlling movement of the moving body; and an inspection control unit for inspection.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 37/00 - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Details not covered by any other group of this subclass
• G01N 21/88 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination
• G01R 31/34 - Testing dynamo-electric machines

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an inspection system includes: a probe with ultrasonic sensors arranged two-dimensionally; and a controller causing the ultrasonic sensors to sequentially transmit an ultrasonic wave toward a weld portion, and causing each ultrasonic sensor to receive a reflected wave each time the ultrasonic wave is transmitted. The controller detects a joint and a non-joint at points along first and second directions of the weld portion based on the reflected waves. The first direction and the second direction cross each other and cross a transmission direction of the ultrasonic wave. The controller adjusts an angle of the probe with respect to a surface of the weld portion. A set of transmitting the ultrasonic wave, receiving the reflected wave, detecting the joint and the non-joint, and adjusting the angle is repeated, and the angle is adjusted to increase a number of the joints.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01S 15/88 - Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications

Abstract

An inspection system according to an embodiment includes a probe and a control unit. The probe includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensors arranged in a first direction. The probe moves in a second direction intersecting the first direction and comes into contact with a welded part. Each of the plurality of ultrasonic sensors transmits an ultrasonic wave toward the welded part and receives a reflected wave. The control unit detects junction or non-junction of the welded part at a plurality of points along the first direction on the basis of the plurality of reflected waves, and adjusts an angle of the probe in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and that intersects the second direction on the basis of the number of junctions or non-junctions detected at the plurality of points.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 29/265 - Arrangements for orientation or scanning by moving the sensor relative to a stationary material
• G01B 17/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic vibrations
• G01N 29/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object - Details

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an unloading apparatus for unloading cargo items from a cargo group on a cargo bed includes a cargo bed lifting and lowering mechanism, a first detection unit that measures heights of cargos items and detects positions of cargo items forming the upper surface of the cargo group, a moving device that moves the cargo items to an unloading position, a second detection unit that detects whether a lower end of a cargo item being held by the moving device is above a position that is higher than the highest position of the cargo items at the upper surface of the cargo group, and a controller. The controller controls the raising and lowering of cargo bed in conjunction with the lifting of cargo items. The controller also controls the moving of the cargo items to the unloading position.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 43/08 - Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed, or discharged
• B65G 65/02 - Loading or unloading machines comprising essentially a conveyor for moving the loads associated with a device for picking-up the loads
• B66F 9/02 - Stationary loaders or unloaders, e.g. for sacks

Abstract

A heat pipe comprising an outer tube; a box connected to the outer tube, a cross-sectional area of the box perpendicular to the central axis of the outer tube is larger than a cross- sectional area of the outer tube perpendicular to its axis; an inner tube positioned in the outer tube, a central axis of the inner tube parallel to the central axis of the outer tube, a partition tube a part of which is connected on an inner surface of the box; and a liquid working-fluid accommodated at a lower side of the first end of the outer tube with the third end of the inner tube immersed into the liquid working-fluid, the liquid working-fluid absorbs heat and evaporates to be a gaseous working-fluid filled in a space formed by at a side of the upper outer tube and the box.

IPC Classes  ?

• F28D 15/02 - Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes
• F28F 7/00 - Elements not covered by group , , or

Abstract

An ozone generation device in embodiments includes an inverter, an ozone generator, and a reactor. The inverter turns on and off a switching element by pulse width modulation (PWM) control to convert DC power into AC power. In the ozone generator, voltage of the AC power is applied to a dielectric electrode, and discharge is generated in raw material gas flowing in a discharge gap between the dielectric electrode and a metal electrode, so that ozone is generated by the discharge. The reactor is connected in series to a dielectric electrode, and reduces an inrush current that flows through the dielectric electrode when the switching element is switched from off to on by the PWM control by the inverter.

IPC Classes  ?

• C01B 13/11 - Preparation of ozone by electric discharge
• H02M 1/42 - Circuits or arrangements for compensating for or adjusting power factor in converters or inverters
• H02M 1/12 - Arrangements for reducing harmonics from ac input or output
• H02M 7/44 - Conversion of dc power input into ac power output without possibility of reversal by static converters

Abstract

According to embodiments, a cargo handling apparatus includes a first detecting unit, a target setting unit, a determination height position setting unit, a moving apparatus, a second detecting unit, and a controller unit. The target setting unit sets a cargo positioned in a highest position to a target, or if it is determined that the upper surface has no height difference, sets any one of the cargoes, forming a portion of the upper surface to the target. The determination height position setting unit sets a determination height position. The controller unit moves the target upward by driving the moving apparatus, and if it is determined that the target does not exceed the determination height position, determines that pull-out of the target is impossible, and stops an operation of the moving apparatus so as to stop a movement of the target.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
• B25J 13/00 - Controls for manipulators

Abstract

A fuel cell module according to the present embodiment includes a cell stack, a package, bus bars, and electrically insulating members. The cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells that are stacked, the fuel cells being configured to generate electric power using an oxygen-containing gas and a hydrogen-containing gas. The package houses the cell stack in a space surrounded by a package wall. Each of the bus bars is a bus bar including one end electrically connected to an electrode terminal of the cell stack, and including another end positioned outside the package. The bus bars each include a spring mechanism between the one end and the other end and in the package. The electrically insulating members each enclose a gap between the bus bar and the package with the bus bar and the package electrically insulated from each other.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 8/2475 - Enclosures, casings or containers of fuel cell stacks
• H01M 8/248 - Means for compression of the fuel cell stacks
• H01M 50/541 - Connection of several leads or tabs of plate-like electrode stacks, e.g. electrode pole straps or bridges for lead-acid accumulators

Abstract

A fuel cell module according to the present embodiment includes a hydrodesulfurizer, a cell stack, an exhaust gas channel portion, and an air-preheating channel portion. The hydrodesulfurizer is configured to desulfurize fuel gas using a hydrodesulfurization catalyst. A reformer is configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas. The cell stack is constituted by stacking a plurality of fuel cells and is configured to generate electric power. The exhaust gas channel portion is configured to discharge the hydrogen-containing gas, and discharge exhaust gas that is generated by the combustion of the oxygen-containing gas. The air-preheating channel portion is an air-preheating channel portion that is disposed so as to be adjacent to the exhaust gas channel portion and that is configured to preheat the oxygen-containing gas through heat exchange with the exhaust gas channel portion. The air-preheating channel portion is disposed between the hydrodesulfurizer and the cell stack.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01M 8/04014 - Heat exchange using gaseous fluids; Heat exchange by combustion of reactants
• H01M 8/0612 - Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues with means for production of gaseous reactants from carbon-containing material
• H01M 8/0662 - Treatment of gaseous reactants or gaseous residues, e.g. cleaning

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a planar antenna apparatus includes a support including: a support main body, and three or more support legs extending from the support main body, a first movable unit rotatably supported around a first axis with respect to the support, a second movable unit rotatably supported around a second axis with respect to the first movable unit, the second axis extending along a main surface of the first movable unit, a third movable unit rotatably supported around a third axis with respect to the second movable unit, the third axis extending along a thickness direction of the second movable unit, an antenna unit supported by the third movable unit, and a connection wire electrically connecting the first movable unit and the third movable unit.

IPC Classes  ?

• H01Q 1/12 - Supports; Mounting means
• H01Q 1/08 - Means for collapsing antennas or parts thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to estimating the condition of clouds based on meteorological data and provides an estimation apparatus that determines a cloud development stage. The present invention provides an estimation apparatus that includes an acquirer, a deriver, and a determiner. The acquirer acquires time-sequential observation data related to cloud-altitude. The deriver derives a first change in cloud altitude from at least a first altitude at a first time and a second altitude at a second time. The deriver derives a second change in cloud altitude from at least a third altitude at a third time and a fourth altitude at a fourth time. The determiner determines a cloud developmental stage based at least in part on the first and second changes in cloud altitude.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01W 1/00 - Meteorology
• G01S 13/95 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for meteorological use
• G01W 1/10 - Devices for predicting weather conditions

Abstract

The device for producing hydrogen pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with: a rectifier to which a first voltage is supplied from outside, the rectifier outputting a direct-current second voltage; an electrolytic bath to which the second voltage is supplied, the electrolytic bath electrolyzing an alkaline aqueous solution; a liquid electrolyte tank for retaining the alkaline aqueous solution; a pump for circulating the alkaline aqueous solution between the electrolytic bath and the liquid electrolyte tank; a pure water tank for retaining pure water; a pure water pipe for distributing the pure water from the pure water tank to the liquid electrolyte tank, the pure water pipe being connected between the pure water tank and the liquid electrolyte tank; an inert gas cylinder in which an inert gas is enclosed; and a first valve for closing when the first voltage is supplied and opening when the first voltage is no longer supplied, the first valve being connected between the inert gas cylinder and the pure water pipe. The inert gas is introduced into the pure water pipe by opening of the first valve.

IPC Classes  ?

• C25B 15/00 - Operating or servicing cells

Abstract

The hydrogen production apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a rectifier supplied with first electrical power from outside, and that outputs direct-current second electrical power; an electrolyzer supplied with the second electrical power and that carries out electrolysis of an alkaline aqueous solution; an electrolyte tank that retains the alkaline aqueous solution; a pump that circulates the alkaline aqueous solution between the electrolyzer and the electrolyte tank; a pure water tank that retains a pure water; a pure water pipe connected between the pure water tank and the electrolyte tank, allowing the pure water to be distributed from the pure water tank to the electrolyte tank; an inert gas cylinder that contains an inert gas; and a first valve connected between the inert gas cylinder and the pure water pipe, is the first valve being closed when the first electrical power is supplied, and being open when the first electrical power is not supplied. The inert gas is introduced into the pure water pipe by opening the first valve.

IPC Classes  ?

• C25B 15/08 - Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes
• C25B 9/60 - Constructional parts of cells
• C25B 1/04 - Hydrogen or oxygen by electrolysis of water

Abstract

[Problem] To evaluate the degradation of a power storage system without stopping the functions of the power storage system. [Solution] A storage battery evaluating device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a data generating unit and a degradation evaluating unit. On the basis of a current value and a voltage value which are measured from a power storage device in which charging and discharging are controlled according to charging and discharging command values, the data generating unit generates a plurality of pieces of correspondence data between the charge amount and the voltage value of the power storage device. The degradation evaluating unit evaluates the degradation state of the power storage device on the basis of the distribution of the voltage value of the correspondence data belonging to a first charge amount range, when the distribution of first charging and discharging command values, which are the charging and discharging command values by which the correspondence data belonging to the first charge amount range are obtained by means of the charging and discharging control, satisfies a predetermined condition.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01R 31/392 - Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
• 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

Abstract

A power storage device in an embodiment includes a power storage element, a variable voltage source, an interconnection reactor, a current detector, and a control circuit. The element is connected to a DC electric line having a first electrode and a second electrode and capable of being charged from and discharging to the line. The source is connected in series between the first electrode of the line and a positive electrode of the element and capable of generating a DC voltage in a range of differences between output voltages of the line and the element. The reactor is connected between the first electrode of the line and the source. The detector detects a current flowing through the reactor. The circuit controls the source using the current detected by the detector to adjust a difference between output voltages of the line and the element.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• B60M 3/06 - Arrangements for consuming regenerative power
• H02J 7/10 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices using semiconductor devices only

Abstract

A semiconductor amplifier bias circuit includes a first transmission line, a first grounded capacitor, a second transmission line and a power supply terminal. The first transmission line is connected to an output end part of the output matching circuit and the external load. The second transmission line includes one end part connected to the first transmission line and the other end part connected to the first grounded shunt capacitor. An electrical length of the second transmission line is approximately 900 at a center frequency of a band. The one end part is connected to the first transmission line at a position apart from the output end part by an electrical length of approximately 45° at the center frequency. The power supply terminal is connected to a connection point of the first grounded shunt capacitor and the other end part of the second transmission line.

IPC Classes  ?

• H03F 1/02 - Modifications of amplifiers to raise the efficiency, e.g. gliding Class A stages, use of an auxiliary oscillation
• H03F 3/04 - Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements with semiconductor devices only
• H03F 3/19 - High-frequency amplifiers, e.g. radio frequency amplifiers with semiconductor devices only

Abstract

A hydrogen production system that achieves highly-efficient hydrogen production even when hydrogen is produced by using the plurality of cell stacks is provided. A hydrogen production system includes a plurality of cell stacks provided within a reaction containment, the cell stacks generating hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis by supplying steam to the plurality of cell stacks, a first flow path guiding the steam to each of the cell stacks, a second flow path causing a carrier gas containing air as a main component to flow into the reaction containment, and a flow regulation device provided at an inlet of the steam in each of the cell stacks, the flow regulation device regulating a flow rate of the steam caused to flow into each of the cell stacks to be uniform.

Abstract

A hydrogen production system that achieves a highly-efficient hydrogen production operation even when a time-varying electric power source is used is provided. A hydrogen production system includes a capacitor inputting electric power energy from a renewable power supply, and storing electric power, a pulse voltage generation unit generating a pulse voltage having a set amplitude and a set cyclic period by using the electric power stored in the capacitor, and an electrolytic cell applying the generated pulse voltage, and generating hydrogen by high temperature steam electrolysis by using steam supplied into the electrolytic cell.

IPC Classes  ?

• C25B 1/02 - Hydrogen or oxygen
• C25B 15/08 - Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes

Abstract

Cylindrical tank-shaped container having inside a plurality of electrode tubes arranged in parallel, the length direction of the electrode tubes following the axial direction of the container; discharge tubes inside these electrode tubes forming discharge gaps; a pair of end plates penetrating and holding both end sections of the electrode tubes; a cooling space formed by the end plates and inner surface of the container; a cooling medium inlet and a cooling medium outlet; a raw material gas inlet of the container to introduce and cause the raw material gas to be sent from the discharge tubes to the discharge gaps; and an ozone gas outlet, for ozone gas generated from the raw material gas by silent discharge, on the opposite side in the axial direction of the container, and an electrode tube without a discharge tube, with surrounding coolant medium reaching a prescribed temperature from the silent discharge.

IPC Classes  ?

• C01B 13/11 - Preparation of ozone by electric discharge

Abstract

A partial discharge measurement device (10) has : an impulse voltage application unit (13); a measurement control unit (20); and first and second partial discharge detection unit (10a, 10b) . The measurement control unit (20) has: a first and a second detector level partial discharge counting unit; and a partial discharge resistance evaluation unit. Each of the first and the second detector level partial discharge counting units outputs a first or second detection signal when the first or second detection signal exceeds a predetermined specified value. The partial discharge resistance evaluation unit counts the number of occurrences of partial discharge based on an output from the first and second detector level partial discharge counting unit, and regards the impulse voltage value at which the count value has reached a predetermined value as a partial discharge inception voltage under the repeated impulse voltage application.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01R 31/12 - Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage
• G01R 31/34 - Testing dynamo-electric machines

Abstract

An ultraviolet (UV) irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment includes a treatment tank, a UV irradiation member, a UV sensor, and an air outlet unit. The treatment tank includes a water supply opening to supply therethrough treated water to be further treated and a water drainage opening to drain therethrough the treated water. The UV irradiation member is provided inside the treatment tank and irradiates treated water with UV light when the treated water passes through inside of the treatment tank. The UV sensor is provided inside the treatment tank and measures a dose of UV irradiation from the UV irradiation member. The air outlet unit is connected to an air outlet hole provided at a position higher than a horizontal plane that passes through the UV sensor, and is provided to release, to the outside of the treatment tank, through the air outlet hole, air that accumulates inside the treatment tank when the treated water passes through the inside of the treatment tank.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/32 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by irradiation with ultraviolet light

Abstract

An ultraviolet (UV) irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment includes a treatment tank, a UV irradiation member, a UV sensor, and a sludge discharge unit. The treatment tank includes a water supply opening to supply therethrough treated water to be further treated and a water drainage opening to drain therethrough the treated water. The UV irradiation member is provided inside the treatment tank and irradiates the treated water with UV light when the treated water passes through inside of the treatment tank. The UV sensor is provided inside the treatment tank and measures a dose of UV irradiation from the UV irradiation member. The sludge discharge unit is connected to a discharge hole provided at a position lower than a horizontal plane passing through the UV sensor, and is provided to discharge, to outside of the treatment tank, through the discharge hole, sludge that accumulates inside the treatment tank when the treated water passes through the inside of the treatment tank.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/32 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by irradiation with ultraviolet light

Abstract

An ultraviolet irradiation device (10) of an embodiment includes a barrel portion (22) in which ultraviolet irradiation tubes (16-1 to 16-3) irradiating ultraviolet light to an inflow of water to be treated (W) are arranged, an inflow pipe (12) through which the water to be treated flows into the barrel portion, and an outflow pipe (14) through which the water to be treated flows out of the barrel portion. The inflow pipe and the outflow pipe are arranged to allow the water to be treated to form into a swirl (FR) flowing along an inner wall of the barrel portion. Thereby, the water to be treated can be irradiated with entire ultraviolet light emitted from an ultraviolet lamp without excess or deficiency and can be subjected to ultraviolet treatment sufficiently even with a change in the type or volume of water.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/32 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by irradiation with ultraviolet light

Abstract

An UV-irradiation apparatus of an embodiment is provided with an irradiation unit, a measuring unit, a detecting unit, a calculator and a display. The irradiation unit irradiates treatment water as a treatment target with treating ultraviolet rays. The measuring unit measures ultraviolet ray intensity of ultraviolet rays transmitted through the treatment water. The detecting unit detects a deterioration of the irradiation unit in accordance with the ultraviolet ray intensity measured by the measuring unit. The calculator calculates the ultraviolet ray permeability of the treatment water, on the basis of the ultraviolet ray intensity of ultraviolet rays emitted from the irradiation unit depending on a preset setting value and the ultraviolet ray intensity measured by the measuring unit. The display displays the detection result of the deterioration of the irradiation unit by the detecting unit, and the ultraviolet ray permeability calculated by the calculator.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/32 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by irradiation with ultraviolet light
• G01J 1/02 - Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter - Details

Abstract

An extraction device according to an embodiment, includes an elastic body, first and second pressing units, and a pulling unit. The elastic body includes a first end facing a first direction, a second end positioned opposite from the first end, and a contact face facing a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and can expand in the second direction. The first and second pressing units press the first and second ends. The pulling unit can pull the second pressing unit in the first direction. The contact face comes into contact with an object to be extracted, when the elastic body compressed by pressing force expands in the second direction. When the pulling unit is pulled in the first direction, while the contact face is in contact with the object to be extracted, the object to be extracted is pulled by friction between the object and the contact face.

IPC Classes  ?

• B25B 27/14 - Hand tools or bench devices, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same

Abstract

In an ozone generation device of an embodiment, a first electrode unit is provided on an inner face of a discharge tube having a cylindrical shape. A second electrode unit is provided outside the discharge tube at an interval, and faces the first electrode unit. A fuse includes an outer face, a diameter of the outer face is smaller than a diameter of the inner face, the fuse has a cylindrical shape, at least a part of the outer face being positioned inside the discharge tube. A fuse holder is formed substantially in a C shape as well as in a plate shape, is interposed between the discharge tube and the fuse, the fuse holder includes the outer periphery and an inner periphery and is provided with a first opening and a second opening, the outer periphery extends in an arc along the inner face to come into contact with the inner face, the inner periphery extends in an arc along the outer face to come into contact with the outer face, the first opening is positioned on a side of an axial center of the inner periphery to receive the fuse, the second opening opens the first opening outwardly in a radial direction of the axial center.

IPC Classes  ?

• C01B 13/11 - Preparation of ozone by electric discharge
• H01H 85/042 - General constructions or structure of high voltage fuses, i.e. above 1,000 V
• H01H 85/175 - Casings characterised by the casing shape or form
• H01H 85/20 - Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
• H01T 19/00 - Devices providing for corona discharge

Abstract

An electromagnetic flowmeter according to an embodiment includes, as one example, a measuring tube (tube), a lining, a protrusion, and a pair of electrodes. A fluid to be measured flows in the measuring tube (tube). The lining covers an inner surface of the measuring tube (tube). At least one protrusion protrudes from the inner surface and includes a hook for hooking the lining.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01F 1/58 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using electric or magnetic effects by electromagnetic flowmeters

Abstract

The present invention displays a highly visible and operable diagram, and makes it easy to create operation diagrams in a railroad network including multiple junctions. A diagram creating device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a database, a processing device and a display device. The processing device includes a unit which displays names of track sections, station names of each station included in the track sections, and station line which displays the distances of each station from a reference point of each station, in parallel to the time axis in the diagram, a unit which displays junction buttons associated with other track sections of junction destinations, near the station line associated with the junction stations of each station belonging to the other track sections in the diagram, and a unit which, when the junction button is pushed, reads the station order data and the junction data based on the track section code of the junction destination, switches part of the station line related to the track section displayed in the diagram for a junction station as a junction point, to the station line subsequent to the junction station belonging to the another track section, and displays the station line.

IPC Classes  ?

• B61L 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an ozone generating apparatus includes a cylindrical high-voltage electrode and a cylindrical low-voltage electrode that is arranged coaxially with respect to the cylindrical high-voltage electrode. The ozone generating apparatus applies a predetermined high voltage between the high-voltage electrode and the low-voltage electrode via a dielectric substance to cause discharge for generating ozone, wherein a discharge gap length d is 0.3 to 0.5 mm, any one of the low-voltage electrode and the high-voltage electrode is formed as a metal electrode, and the other one is formed as a dielectric electrode, a projection group including a plurality of projections having dome shape, which are arranged on same circumference of the metal electrode, is arranged on an inner peripheral surface of metal electrode opposed to dielectric electrode for holding metal electrode to be coaxial with dielectric electrode while keeping discharge gap length, and projection group is arranged at three or more positions, that is, a center portion in a longitudinal direction of a discharging space and positions away from both ends of discharging space by a predetermined distance L3 which satisfies the following expression, 0.0 <= L3/L <= 0.1 where L is length of discharging space.

IPC Classes  ?

• C01B 13/11 - Preparation of ozone by electric discharge
• H01T 23/00 - Apparatus for generating ions to be introduced into non-enclosed gases, e.g. into the atmosphere

Abstract

An encoding method according to an embodiment includes a deriving step and an encoding step. The driving step derives a first reference value that is a reference value of a weighting factor based on fixed point precision representing roughness of the weighting factor that is used for making a motion-compensated prediction of a change in a pixel value by multiplying a reference image by the weighting factor. The encoding step encodes a first difference value that is a difference value between the weighting factor and the first reference value. The weighting factor is included in a range of predetermined bit precision having the first reference value at approximate center.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
• H04N 19/126 - Quantisation - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
• H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference

Abstract

An encoding method according to an embodiment includes a deriving step and an encoding step. The driving step derives a first reference value that is a reference value of a weighting factor based on fixed point precision representing roughness of the weighting factor that is used for making a motion-compensated prediction of a change in a pixel value by multiplying a reference image by the weighting factor. The encoding step encodes a first difference value that is a difference value between the weighting factor and the first reference value. The weighting factor is included in a range of predetermined bit precision having the first reference value at approximate center.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/503 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving temporal prediction

Abstract

An encoding method according to an embodiment includes a deriving step and an encoding step. The driving step derives a first reference value that is a reference value of a weighting factor based on fixed point precision representing roughness of the weighting factor that is used for making a motion-compensated prediction of a change in a pixel value by multiplying a reference image by the weighting factor. The encoding step encodes a first difference value that is a difference value between the weighting factor and the first reference value. The weighting factor is included in a range of predetermined bit precision having the first reference value at approximate center.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
• H04N 19/126 - Quantisation - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
• H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference

Abstract

An encoding method according to an embodiment includes a deriving step and an encoding step. The driving step derives a first reference value that is a reference value of a weighting factor based on fixed point precision representing roughness of the weighting factor that is used for making a motion-compensated prediction of a change in a pixel value by multiplying a reference image by the weighting factor. The encoding step encodes a first difference value that is a difference value between the weighting factor and the first reference value. The weighting factor is included in a range of predetermined bit precision having the first reference value at approximate center.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/126 - Quantisation - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
• H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
• G06T 9/00 - Image coding

Abstract

An impulse voltage generation device (3) uses a predetermined rectangular waveform signal (34) and a high voltage (Va) to generate an impulse voltage (Vain), said high voltage (Va) being obtained by boosting an indicated voltage (Vc) of the rectangular waveform signal (34) on a per-cycle basis. A partial discharge frequency calculation unit (15) receives detection signals (36) based on partial discharges occurring from an object (2) to be measured by the application of the impulse voltage (Vain) and counts the detection signals (36) on a per-cycle basis as a partial discharge frequency. An applied voltage signal observation circuit (12) observes an applied voltage signal (37) indicating the impulse voltage (Vain) applied to the object (2) to be measured. In the first cycle in which the partial discharge frequency reaches a specified frequency or more, a voltage value acquiring unit (13) sets, as a partial discharge starting voltage, the peak value (Va) of the voltage indicated by the applied voltage signal (37) output from the applied voltage signal observation circuit (12). This enables the user to set an arbitrary impulse voltage and reduces user's work.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01R 31/12 - Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage

Abstract

The present invention aims to reduce a memory bandwidth during image coding. An image coding method includes an acquiring step and a generating step. The acquiring step includes acquiring a reference image. The generating step includes generating a predicted image having resolution larger than that of the reference image, by performing an interpolation to the acquired reference image according to a motion vector for each of the luminance component and the color difference component. The generating step includes generating the predicted image having the color difference component without performing a specific interpolation that means the interpolation processing in which a number of pixels to be accessed in the reference image is large, when a size of a block designated as a unit of the interpolation is smaller than a predetermined threshold value.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/59 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial sub-sampling or interpolation, e.g. alteration of picture size or resolution
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
• H04N 19/577 - Motion compensation with bidirectional frame interpolation, i.e. using B-pictures
• H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding
• H04N 11/04 - Colour television systems using pulse code modulation

Abstract

An encoding method according to an embodiment includes an index generating step and an encoding step. The index generating step generates a common index in which numbers of one or more reference images included in a first index and numbers of one or more reference images included in a second index are sorted in a combination so as not to include a same reference image. The first index is set to represent a combination including the one or more reference images referred to by a first reference image. The second index is set to represent a combination including the one or more reference images referred to by a second reference image. The numbers of the reference images included in the first index and the second index are scanned in a predetermined order. The encoding step encodes the common index.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
• H04N 19/126 - Quantisation - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers
• H04N 19/174 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a slice, e.g. a line of blocks or a group of blocks
• H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• H04N 19/463 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process by compressing encoding parameters before transmission

Abstract

An encoding method according to an embodiment includes an index setting step, a prediction step, and an encoding step. The index setting step sets an index that represents information of a reference image and a weighting factor. The prediction step predicts so that a reference value of the weighting factor when a pixel value change between at least one reference image and a target image to be encoded is a specific reference or less is derived as a predicted value. The encoding step encodes a difference value between the weighting factor and the predicted value.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
• H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference
• H04N 19/182 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a pixel
• H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
• H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding

Abstract

In order to inhibit the deterioration over time of mechanical properties even with long-term use in an underwater environment, an underwater sliding member used under water is provided with: a base material (11) made of a first metal material; an intermediate layer (12) having a porous structure, which layer is made of a second metal material and is bonded to the base material (11); a corrosion-prevention layer (122) which is partially melted to fill the voids in the porous structure of the intermediate layer (12); and a blocking sliding layer (13) made of a resin material which is formed on the corrosion-prevention layer (122).

IPC Classes  ?

• F16C 17/14 - Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement characterised by features not related to the direction of the load specially adapted for operating in water
• B32B 15/08 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
• F03B 11/06 - Bearing arrangements
• F04D 29/046 - Bearings
• F16C 33/12 - Structural composition; Use of special materials or surface treatments, e.g. for rust-proofing
• F16C 33/14 - Special methods of manufacture; Running-in
• F16C 33/20 - Sliding surface consisting mainly of plastics

Abstract

In one embodiment, an amine capturing system includes a carbon dioxide capturing module configured to bring a gas containing carbon dioxide in contact with an absorbing solution containing amine to cause the absorbing solution to absorb the carbon dioxide. The system further includes a first cleaning apparatus configured to clean the gas exhausted from the carbon dioxide capturing module with a cleaning liquid to capture the amine entrained by the gas, and a second cleaning apparatus configured to clean the gas exhausted from the first cleaning apparatus with a cleaning liquid to capture the amine entrained by the gas. The system is configured to measure a concentration of the amine in the cleaning liquid used in the second cleaning apparatus, and send the cleaning liquid used in the second cleaning apparatus to the first cleaning apparatus when the detected concentration exceeds a predetermined value.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01D 53/62 - Carbon oxides
• B01D 53/14 - Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by absorption

Abstract

Provided are a water-lubricated bearing device that exhibits exceptional bearing performance, is exceptionally corrosion resistant, can prevent abnormal bearing wear, and is adaptable when an adverse event occurs in association with a drop in water level; and a hydraulic machine comprising the bearing device. The bearing device of an embodiment is a bearing device of a hydraulic machine having an upright rotating shaft, the bearing device having a water tank for storing lubricating water, and a bearing pad for supporting a skirt member from the radial direction within the lubricating water, the skirt member being provided to the rotating shaft. The bearing device of the embodiment comprises a first support mechanism for supporting the bearing pad in a slidable manner with respect to the radial direction within the lubricating water, and a second support mechanism for supporting the bearing pad in a slidable manner with respect to the axial bottom side within the lubricating water. In the first support mechanism, either a support surface for supporting the bearing pad or a surface to be supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed into a convex curved shape. In the second support mechanism, either a support surface for supporting the bearing pad or a surface to be supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed into a convex curved shape.

IPC Classes  ?

• F16C 17/02 - Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for radial load only
• C23C 4/04 - Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge characterised by the coating material
• F03B 11/06 - Bearing arrangements
• F16C 17/14 - Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement characterised by features not related to the direction of the load specially adapted for operating in water
• F16C 33/12 - Structural composition; Use of special materials or surface treatments, e.g. for rust-proofing

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a carbon-dioxide-recovery-type thermal power generation system includes an absorption column that is supplied with the exhaust gas from a boiler and allows carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to be absorbed in an absorption liquid, a regeneration column that is supplied with the absorption liquid containing the absorbed carbon dioxide from the absorption column, and allowing a carbon dioxide gas to be discharged from the absorption liquid, a reboiler that heats the absorption liquid discharged from the regeneration column and supplies steam generated, to the regeneration column, a condenser that generates condensate by cooling the steam exhausted from a turbine, a heater that heats the condensate, a water supply pump that supplies the condensate to the boiler, a line through the steam extracted from the turbine is supplied to the reboiler and the heater, and a steam flow rate adjusting unit. The steam flow rate adjusting unit maintains an amount of steam, which is extracted from the turbine through the line, to be constant.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 7/16 - Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines being only of turbine type
• F01K 13/00 - General layout or general methods of operation, of complete steam engine plants
• F22D 1/32 - Feed-water heaters, e.g. preheaters arranged to be heated by steam, e.g. bled from turbines
• F23J 15/04 - Arrangements of devices for treating smoke or fumes of purifiers, e.g. for removing noxious material using washing fluids

Abstract

A ultraviolet irradiation apparatus includes: an ultraviolet-irradiation water tank; a protection pipe provided in the ultraviolet-irradiation water tank; an ultraviolet lamp provided in the protection pipe to be lit up with high-- frequency discharge at a frequency of 10 kHz to 10 MHz, inclusive; protection covers respectively provided on the two ends of the ultraviolet-irradiation water tank; an electronic ballast provided in one of the protection covers, and a feeder wire electrically connecting the ultraviolet lamp to the electronic ballast. Each of the ultraviolet-irradiation water tank and the protection covers is made of a conductive material with a specific conductivity and a relative magnetic permittivity whose product is equal to or larger than 1, and has a thickness at least three times as large as a skin depth at a frequency of a high--frequency current that flows through the ultraviolet lamp,

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/32 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by irradiation with ultraviolet light

Abstract

An ultraviolet irradiation system includes: an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus including a plurality of ultraviolet lamps; a flowmeter configured to measure a flow rate of the water to be treated that passes through the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus; and an ultraviolet-dose monitoring and controlling apparatus configured to monitor an ultraviolet dose of the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus and to control outputs of the ultraviolet lamps. The plurality of ultraviolet lamps include a first ultraviolet lamp and a plurality of second ultraviolet lamps. The ultraviolet irradiation apparatus includes: a first measurement head configured to measure an ultraviolet intensity of the first ultraviolet lamp; and a plurality of second measurement heads configured to respectively measure ultraviolet intensities of the plurality of the ultraviolet lamps. A distance between the first ultraviolet lamp and the first measurement head is set to a determined value.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/32 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by irradiation with ultraviolet light

Abstract

According to one embodiment, disclosed is a method of dividing an input image signal into pixel blocks, and performing inter-prediction on the divided pixel blocks. This method includes selecting predicted motion information from a motion information buffer storing motion information in an encoded region, and predicting motion information of an encoding target block by using the predicted motion information. The method further includes acquiring representative motion information from a plurality of items of motion information in an encoded region in accordance with first information indicating a method of selecting the predicted motion information, thereby obtaining only the representative motion information.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/51 - Motion estimation or motion compensation
• H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• H04N 19/423 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation characterised by memory arrangements

Abstract

An acid gas absorbent of which recovery amount of acid gas such as carbon dioxide is high, and an acid gas removal device and an acid gas removal method using the acid gas absorbent are provided. The acid gas absorbent of the embodiment comprising at least one type of tertiary amine compound represented by the following general formula (1). (see formula 1) (In the above-stated formula (1), either one of the R1, R2 represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 2 to 5, and the other one represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 1 to 5. The R3 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, and the R4 represents a hydroxyalkyl group. The R1, R2 may either be the same or different, and they may be coupled to form a cyclic structure.)

IPC Classes  ?

• B01D 53/14 - Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by absorption
• B01D 53/18 - Absorbing units; Liquid distributors therefor
• B01D 53/62 - Carbon oxides
• C07C 215/06 - Compounds containing amino and hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having hydroxy groups and amino groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of the same carbon skeleton the carbon skeleton being saturated and acyclic

Abstract

An acid gas absorbent of which recovery amount of acid gas such as carbon dioxide is high, and an acid gas removal device and an acid gas removal method using the acid gas absorbent are provided. The acid gas absorbent of the embodiment comprises at least one type of tertiary amine compound represented by the following general formula (4): (see formula 4) and a reaction accelerator consisting of at least one piperazine, the at least one piperazine comprising piperazine, 2-methylpiperazine, 2,5-dimethylpiperazine, or 2,6-dimethylpiperazine, or any combination thereof. In the above-stated formula (4), R10, R11 are coupled to form a cyclic structure; and R12 represents a hydroxyalkyl group.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01J 20/22 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising organic material
• B01D 53/14 - Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by absorption
• B01D 53/18 - Absorbing units; Liquid distributors therefor
• B01D 53/62 - Carbon oxides

Abstract

An ozone generating apparatus according to one embodiment includes a hollow cylindrical sealed container provided with an inlet for a feed gas containing oxygen gas and an outlet for an ozonized gas. A discharge tube including a dielectric tube arranged within the container and a first electrode arranged within the dielectric tube is provided in the container. A second electrode is arranged within the container and surrounds the first electrode, spaced apart from the dielectric tube to form a discharge gap between the second electrode and the dielectric tube. The apparatus further includes a discharge voltage source configured to apply a discharging voltage across the first and second electrodes, and a cooling water jacket surrounding the second electrode. The dielectric tube has an outer diameter of 12 mm or more, but 19 mm or less.

IPC Classes  ?

• C01B 13/11 - Preparation of ozone by electric discharge
• H01J 37/32 - Gas-filled discharge tubes

Abstract

The present invention provides a carbon dioxide recovery apparatus capable of recovering heat energy of carbon-dioxide-containing gas which includes an absorbing tower 101 to generate and discharge a rich liquid 301 absorbing carbon dioxide as carbon-dioxide-containing gas 111 is introduced and contacted to an absorbing liquid to absorb carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide release devices 103, 104 to discharge semi-lean liquids 320, 306 which have steam containing a part of carbon dioxide released by heating the rich liquid 301 discharged from the absorbing tower 101, and a regeneration tower 102A to generate a lean liquid 316 which has steam containing remaining carbon dioxide released and separated by heating the semi-lean liquids 320, 306 discharged from the carbon dioxide release devices 103, 104 and to return the lean liquid 316 to the absorbing tower 101.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01D 53/62 - Carbon oxides
• B01D 53/14 - Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by absorption

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a carbon dioxide separation recovery system includes an absorption tower that allows carbon dioxide contained in a combustion exhaust gas to be absorbed to an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that regenerates the absorption liquid, a reboiler that is connected to the regeneration tower and heats the absorption liquid of the regeneration tower, using a heating medium, and a measuring device that measures an amount of heat supplied to the absorption liquid from the heating medium. The measuring device includes a cooler that cools the heating medium discharged from the reboiler, and obtains the amount of heat that is supplied to the absorption liquid from the heating medium by subtracting an amount of heat that is retained by the heating medium cooled by the cooler and an amount of heat, which is removed from the heating medium in the cooler, from an amount of heat that is retained by the heating medium supplied to the reboiler.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01D 53/62 - Carbon oxides
• B01D 53/14 - Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by absorption