Abstract: A metal halide arc lamp includes a quartz arc tube having a pair of electrode shaft therein. The quartz arc tube which encloses a fill including mercury and metal halide materials is composed of a hollow illuminating portion and a pair of squeezed portions which have an individual elongated space, extending along the electrode shaft, the minimum value of the width, in the direction perpendicular to the electrode shaft, of which is controlled within specific values in connection with a diameter of the electrode shaft to reduce a probability of crack occurrence in the squeezed portion by a pressure produced when the fill is vapored rapidly in the elongated space of the squeezed portion.

Abstract: For at least a portion of a body frame, a pipe member is used, which includes therein a longitudinal partition wall for defining passages. The pipe member is provided with an inlet and an outlet to be in communication with the passages. A plurality of passages defined in the pipe member are used for various purposes including cable insertion passages, engine breeder passages or air feeding passages.

Abstract: A current-source power converting apparatus having a three phase AC-DC converter composed of self-extinction devices for converting an AC power furnished from an three phase AC power source into a DC power and a DC-AC inverter connected with the AC-DC converter through a DC reactor for re-converting the DC power into a three phase AC power to supply the re-converted power for a load. When the failure of the AC power source is detect according to one embodiment, the AC power source is detached from the AC-DC converter and a battery is connected between arbitrary two phases at the input end of the AC-DC converter. After that, the DC power of the battery is supplied for the DC-AC inverter intermittently by switching the corresponding self-extinction devices of the AC-DC converter and controlled by varying the duty ratio of the switching operation.

Abstract: A control circuit for a semiconductor element with a control electrode includes a signal transmission circuit, in which two switching elements made conductive when a control signal is supplied from a control signal source to the switching elements through a signal insulating element, are provided so that the control signal is transferred to a turn-on circuit for the semiconductor element only when the switching elements are simultaneously made conductive.

Abstract: In a motorcycle equipped with a water-cooled engine, part of the frame, on which the engine is supported, is used as a passage for engine cooling water. The above part of the frame may be formed of a hollow tubular member which can be separated from the frame body. The hollow tubular member may be disjoinably joined to the frame body by coupling means utilizing engagement of a pair of a protuberance and a recess or engagement of a pair of a convex surface and a concave surface.

Abstract: A gate circuit for gate turn-off thyristors is disclosed which includes a turn-on circuit formed of a series combination of a turn-on power source and an NPN transistor and a turn-off circuit formed of a series combination of a turn-off power source and a thyristor, and in which a PNP transistor is provided between the anode and gate of the thyristor in such a manner that the base of the NPN transistor and the base of the PNP transistor are connected to each other and a junction of these bases receives a control signal for turning on or off a gate turn-off thyristor.

Abstract: Shortcircuit in an arm including a series connection of GTO's and reactors of an inverter is detected by sensing a voltage across the reactor. In one method, the shortcircuit in the arm is detected when voltages are coincidently applied to a P-line arm reactor and an N-line arm reactor for a predetermined time period. In another method, it is detected when an integrated value of a voltage across at least one of the reactors exceeds a predetermined level.

Abstract: When a power conversion apparatus such as inverter or chopper comprises gate turn-off thyristors (GTO's), current limiting reactors are connected to cathodes of the GTO's and opposite ends of each of the reactors are connected to positive and negative terminals, respectively, of a gate power supply which supplies a turn-on current and a turn-off current to the respective GTO. With this arrangement, an energy stored in each of the reactors at the turn-off of the GTO is absorbed by the gate power supply.

Abstract: A control device for a pulse-width modulated inverter comprises means for generating as a carrier wave a triangular wave synchronizing with an AC output from the inverter, means for generating as a modulating wave a train of rectangular wave pulses which synchronize with the triangular wave and have a width corresponding to a section effective for a modulating operation and a predetermined amplitude, voltage level setting means for setting the amplitude of the train of rectangular wave pulses, and means for modulating the triangular wave with the train of rectangular wave pulses and generating a control pulse for the AC output.

Abstract: 2-Omega-aminoalkoxydiphenyls are prepared and found useful as pharmaceutical agents, particularly as antidepressants.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling the operation of the synchronous motor are disclosed in which the synchronous motor is started with a starting power supply and operated with a steadying power supply. The starting power supply is adapted to alternately repeat acceleration and deceleration of the synchronous motor in the neighborhood of the frequency thereby to bring the synchronous motor into the point where the synchronous motor is in synchronism with the steadying power supply. The starting power supply comprises a current control circuit and a phase angle control circuit, which circuits control the motor current in such a manner as to prevent the voltage drop due to the synchronous reactance of the motor from exceeding the induced voltage of the motor, while at the same time controlling the power factor angle to be in the range from a lead 90.degree. to the angle corresponding to a maximum output point produced by said motor current.

Abstract: In the control of a synchronous motor driven by a power converter of voltage source type, the phase of the current flowing into the motor is detected and gate signals are produced on the basis of the phase of the current, so that the output frequency of the power converter is controlled by the gate signals so as to control the motor.