Abstract: The disclosure provides a battery temperature control device of an electric vehicle capable of efficiently heating a battery for vehicle driving while executing V2G in a low temperature environment. A battery temperature control device of an electric vehicle controls the temperature of a battery of the electric vehicle, and the electric vehicle participates in V2G which allows bidirectional power exchange between the battery for vehicle driving mounted on the electric vehicle and a power system. When an aggregator on the power system side starts execution of V2G by transmitting to an ECU a start instruction for the charge and discharge of the battery, the ECU controls a four-way valve to connect a battery cooling circuit and a charger cooling circuit when a battery temperature is less than a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an interactive robot, and a control method that enable two persons to smoothly communicate with each other. The information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technology analyzes utterances that are generated by two users having a conversation through a network and detected by interactive robots used respectively by the two users, and causes the respective interactive robots to output a conversation assisting voice according to a status of the conversation between the two users, the conversation assisting voice being a voice that provides assistance to the conversation. The present technology is applicable to a server that controls the operations of interactive robots used respectively by two persons remotely having a conversation.

Abstract: A control device for an electric vehicle, in which a drive battery pack is mounted, the drive battery pack being capable of charging the plurality of battery cells using an external power supply, and the drive battery pack having a battery case for storing a plurality of battery cells in a stacked state, the control device including: a storage device that has stored a program; and a processor connected to the storage device, wherein the processor executes the program stored in the storage device to: acquire an indicator value regarding deterioration of the plurality of battery cells; and perform processing for prohibiting charging of the plurality of battery cells from the external power supply when the indicator value has reached a first threshold value.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery control device includes an acquirer configured to acquire a determination index related to the degree of occlusion of a lithium ion battery in which a degree of occlusion of lithium ions occluded in graphite of a negative electrode changes in accordance with an amount of stored power, and a controller configured to perform control for causing the lithium ion battery to be charged with power or causing power of the lithium ion battery to be discharged so that the degree of occlusion is close to a degree of occlusion associated with a specific region when a region associated with the degree of occlusion is determined not to be the specific region associated with the degree of occlusion which includes LiC12 having a degree of occlusion represented by a stoichiometric ratio and does not include LiC6 having a degree of occlusion represented by a stoichiometric ratio.

Abstract: A charging control device is equipped with a state of charge detection unit adapted to detect a state of charge of a secondary battery, a storage unit adapted to store a charging pattern in which the state of charge and a charging current are associated, and a charging control unit adapted to change the charging pattern in accordance with the state of charge of the secondary battery when charging is initiated, and to control the charging current in accordance with the charging pattern after having been changed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a battery temperature control device of an electric vehicle capable of efficiently heating a battery for vehicle driving while executing V2G in a low temperature environment. A battery temperature control device of an electric vehicle controls the temperature of a battery of the electric vehicle, and the electric vehicle participates in V2G which allows bidirectional power exchange between the battery for vehicle driving mounted on the electric vehicle and a power system. When an aggregator on the power system side starts execution of V2G by transmitting to an ECU a start instruction for the charge and discharge of the battery, the ECU controls a four-way valve to connect a battery cooling circuit and a charger cooling circuit when a battery temperature is less than a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery control device includes an acquirer configured to acquire a determination index related to the degree of occlusion of a lithium ion battery in which a degree of occlusion of lithium ions occluded in graphite of a negative electrode changes in accordance with an amount of stored power, and a controller configured to perform control for causing the lithium ion battery to be charged with power or causing power of the lithium ion battery to be discharged so that the degree of occlusion is close to a degree of occlusion associated with a specific region when a region associated with the degree of occlusion is determined not to be the specific region associated with the degree of occlusion which includes LiC12 having a degree of occlusion represented by a stoichiometric ratio and does not include LiC6 having a degree of occlusion represented by a stoichiometric ratio.

Abstract: A charging control device is equipped with a state of charge detection unit adapted to detect a state of charge of a secondary battery, a storage unit adapted to store a charging pattern in which the state of charge and a charging current are associated, and a charging control unit adapted to change the charging pattern in accordance with the state of charge of the secondary battery when charging is initiated, and to control the charging current in accordance with the charging pattern after having been changed.

Abstract: There is provided a flow passage control valve provided with a plurality of valves in a valve housing formed with set flow passages. A camshaft for operating each of the valves is provided along a right and left direction at the upper part of the valve housing. The respective valves are arranged so as to be divided front and rear into a first valve group and a second valve group with the camshaft as a border therebetween. The first valve group includes a first water passage valve, a second water passage valve, and a bypass valve. The second valve group includes the remaining valves that are not included in the first valve group.

Abstract: There is provided a flow passage control valve provided with a plurality of valves in a valve housing formed with set flow passages. A camshaft for operating each of the valves is provided along a right and left direction at the upper part of the valve housing. The respective valves are arranged so as to be divided front and rear into a first valve group and a second valve group with the camshaft as a border therebetween. The first valve group includes a first water passage valve, a second water passage valve, and a bypass valve. The second valve group includes the remaining valves that are not included in the first valve group.

Abstract: A regeneration process in the operating method of the invention includes a first regeneration process, and a second regeneration process after the end of the first regeneration process. In the first regeneration process, a regenerant is distributed at a top of an ion exchange resin bed and simultaneously the regenerant is collected at a bottom of the resin bed, thereby generating a downward flow of the regenerant to regenerate the whole of the resin bed. In the second regeneration process, the regenerant is distributed at a bottom of the ion exchange resin bed and simultaneously the regenerant is collected at a middle of the resin bed, thereby generating an upward flow of the regenerant to regenerate a part of the resin bed.

Abstract: A regeneration process in the operating method of the invention includes a first regeneration process, and a second regeneration process after the end of the first regeneration process. In the first regeneration process, a regenerant (5) is distributed at a top (8) of an ion exchange resin bed (2) and simultaneously the regenerant (5) is collected at a bottom (9) of the resin bed (2), thereby generating a downward flow of the regenerant (5) to regenerate the whole of the resin bed (2). In the second regeneration process, the regenerant (5) is distributed at a bottom (10) of the ion exchange resin bed (2) and simultaneously the regenerant (5) is collected at a middle (11) of the resin bed (2), thereby generating an upward flow of the regenerant (5) to regenerate a part of the resin bed (2).

Abstract: The present invention realizes an ion exchange apparatus capable of enhancing the reliability of regeneration operation. Further, the present invention realizes an ion exchange apparatus capable of simplifying the construction of a salt water supply device. The ion exchange apparatus includes a resin bed housing part (2) in which an ion exchange resin bed (5) is housed; a flow passage control valve (3) for switching between a water service operation and a regeneration operation; and a salt water tank (40) for reserving salt water to be used in regeneration, the flow passage control valve (3) being connected to the salt water tank (40) through a salt water supply line (31), in which the salt water supply line (31) is provided with a flow detecting unit (48) for detecting a flow rate in a direction of supplying salt water and a flow rate in a direction of supplying refill water.

Abstract: A laminated structure having light-emitting units is formed on a single-crystal wafer. Electrode patterns are formed on the single-crystal wafer opposite the light-emitting units. Dummy patterns are formed on the single-crystal wafer at a location spaced apart from a location opposite the light-emitting units, and offset from a desired cleavage line intersecting the light-emitting units. A scratch is formed on the desired cleavage line. The wafer is cleaved, originating on the scratch, along the cleavage line orientation, in the direction from the dummy pattern, toward the light-emitting units.

Abstract: Ion exchange equipment which can deal with counter-flow regeneration or split-flow regeneration while simplifying a water collector. The ion exchange equipment comprises a first water collection pipe (14) communicating with a first channel (10) formed in a lid member (7) at a resin containing section (2), and second water collection pipe (20) communicating with a second channel (11) formed in the lid member (7), wherein an inner diameter of the second water collection pipe (20) is set larger than an outer diameter of the first water collection pipe (14). The water collection pipes (14, 20) have axes set coaxially with the axis of the resin containing section (2) and form a double pipe, and a third channel (12) communicating with the resin containing section (2) is formed in the lid member (7).

Abstract: A laminated structure having light-emitting units is formed on a single-crystal wafer. Electrode patterns are formed on the single-crystal wafer opposite the light-emitting units. Dummy patterns are formed on the single-crystal wafer at a location spaced apart from a location opposite the light-emitting units, and offset from a desired cleavage line intersecting the light-emitting units. A scratch is formed on the desired cleavage line. The wafer is cleaved, originating on the scratch, along the cleavage line orientation, in the direction from the dummy pattern, toward the light-emitting units.

Abstract: Upon initialization, a VPC is set up between edge nodes. A control processor of each node creates an IP address/VPC mapping table using IP routing information and an address mapping table mapping correspondence between IP addresses and ATM addresses and supplied by a network management system. A gateway assigns a VCC to each packet input to the network. A sending-side edge node inputs the packet to the VPC corresponding to its destination by referring to the IP address/VPC mapping table. A transit node performs packet switching over VP. A receiving-side edge node transfers each packet to the gateway corresponding to its destination. If a series of packets meet a predetermined condition in a given edge node, its control processor sends VCC information to input interfaces of the edge node so that the packets are switched by an ATM switch in the edge node without intervention of the control processor.

Abstract: The present invention realizes an ion exchange apparatus capable of enhancing the reliability of regeneration operation. Further, the present invention realizes an ion exchange apparatus capable of simplifying the construction of a salt water supply device. The ion exchange apparatus includes a resin bed housing part (2) in which an ion exchange resin bed (5) is housed; a flow passage control valve (3) for switching between a water service operation and a regeneration operation; and a salt water tank (40) for reserving salt water to be used in regeneration, the flow passage control valve (3) being connected to the salt water tank (40) through a salt water supply line (31), in which the salt water supply line (31) is provided with a flow detecting unit (48) for detecting a flow rate in a direction of supplying salt water and a flow rate in a direction of supplying refill water.

Abstract: The present invention realizes a compact optical measuring device in which a sample solution sampling mechanism and a cleaning fluid producing mechanism are integrated with each other. Provided is an optical measuring device which applies light from a light emitting element to a sample solution in a measuring chamber provided in a measuring cell through a first light guide portion and which detects light from the sample solution by a light receiving element through a second light guide portion, including: a flow passage section formed in the measuring cell and adapted to guide the sample solution into or out of the measuring chamber; a flow control section attached to the measuring cell and serving to open and close the flow passage section; and a filtering section connected to the measuring cell and communicating with the measuring chamber.

Abstract: This invention provides a network management equipment and a packet switching equipment which eliminate a connection setup delay time, reduce a delay and a delay variation involved in data transfer, and effectively perform connectionless data flow processing in a large data network. The network is divided into a connection-oriented core network and a plurality of connectionless access networks connected to the core network where a plurality of connections (called permanent virtual route (PVR)) are set up among a plurality of edge nodes. The network management equipment selects one route from a plurality of PVRs for connectionless data flow received from one of the access networks and transfers data along the PVR.