Abstract: The present invention includes a wear-resistant material including: a base material formed of pure aluminum or an aluminum alloy having a projection, and a depression in a pit-like shape on a surface thereof; and a coat including a dehydrate of a hydrated oxide of aluminum, the coat being formed on a surface of the base material. Further, the present invention including a method for producing a wear-resistant material including the steps of: forming a hydrated oxide coat of aluminum on a surface of the base material by a chemical conversion coating; and heating the hydrated oxide coat. Further, the present invention also includes a puffer cylinder and a puffer-type gas circuit breaker applied to the above wear-resistant material.

Abstract: The present invention includes a wear-resistant material including: a base material formed of pure aluminum or an aluminum alloy having a finely asperity structure on a surface thereof; and a coat including a hydrated oxide coat of aluminum, the coat being formed on the surface of the base material. Further, the present invention including a puffer cylinder including: a finely asperity structure on an inner-wall surface thereof; and a coat including a hydrated oxide coat of aluminum, the coat being formed on the inner-wall surface of the puffer cylinder. The present invention also includes a puffer-type gas circuit breaker includes the above puffer cylinder.

Abstract: An encryption device includes a first unit that acquires value information denoting a value of information to be encrypted, and a second unit that calculates a strength parameter denoting an encryption strength, based on the value information. It is thus possible to determine the strength parameter reasonably according to the information to be encrypted.

Abstract: An interrupting part 2 is arranged in a vessel 1 that is filled with insulating gas to configure a puffer type gas circuit breaker. The interrupting part 2 having, at least, a main contact 3, 6 on each of fixed- and moving-sides, an arcing contact 4, 7 on each of the fixed- and moving-sides, a puffing device, and an insulative nozzle 10. The insulating gas that became high temperature by being puffed into the arcs is discharged through a puffer shaft 11 of tubular shape. The puffer shaft 11 has a pipe member 11a at the distal end of which the arcing contact 7 is installed, and an end member 11b, one end of which is separably connected to the pipe member 11a with a joint 11 and the other end of which is connected to a rod 12 that links to a manipulator side.

Abstract: An encryption device includes a first unit that acquires value information denoting a value of information to be encrypted, and a second unit that calculates a strength parameter denoting an encryption strength, based on the value information. It is thus possible to determine the strength parameter reasonably according to the information to be encrypted.

Abstract: A puffer type gas circuit breaker wherein an insulated nozzle made of heat proof resin and a movable arc contact are mounted on a puffer cylinder to perform an open/close operation of the contact. The insulated nozzle is divided into three areas of a downstream area, an area in the vicinity of the throat and an upstream area. The downstream area and the upstream area are made of heat proof resin alone, while the area in the vicinity of the throat is formed of heat proof resin mixed with an inorganic material such as boron nitride. A movable arc contact cover made of heat proof resin having a downstream area and an upstream area is provided between the insulated nozzle and the movable arc contact, and only the downstream area of the contact cover is made of heat proof resin mixed with inorganic material.

Abstract: A current collector, in which contact portions are free from dissolved loss even both fixed and moving contacts slidingly contact with each other, and durability as well as a current-carrying perfomance is improved, including a container, which is filled with an insulating arc-extinguishing medium and in which a cylindrical-shaped fixed contact and an torus-shaped contact disposed concentrically with the fixed contact and adapted to come into fitting contact with the fixed contact to carry current are received, and a torus-shaped current collecting member formed from a conductive material and provided on a contact portion of the torus-shaped contact.

Abstract: A current collector, in which contact portions are free from dissolved loss even when both fixed and moving contacts slidingly contact with each other, and durability as well as a current-carrying performance is improved, including a container, which is filled with an insulating arc-extinguishing medium and in which a cylindrical-shaped fixed contact and an torus-shaped contact disposed concentrically with the fixed contact and adapted to come into fitting contact with the fixed contact to carry current are received, and a torus-shaped current collecting member formed from a conductive material and provided on a contact portion of the torus-shaped contact.

Abstract: A gas-insulated switchgear includes a sealed vessel filled with an insulating gas, a circuit breaker held in the sealed vessel, and a branch pipe attached to a lower part of the sealed vessel right below the circuit breaker. The branch pipe defines a hand hole for use in inspecting the circuit breaker, provides a place for installing an absorbent container and forms a foreign matter collecting space.

Abstract: A gas-insulated switchgear includes a sealed vessel filled with an insulating gas, a circuit breaker held in the sealed vessel, and a branch pipe attached to a lower part of the sealed vessel right below the circuit breaker. The branch pipe defines a hand hole for use in inspecting the circuit breaker, provides a place for installing an absorbent container and forms a foreign matter collecting space.

Abstract: A puffer type gas circuit breaker wherein an insulated nozzle 2 made of heat proof resin and movable arc contact 3 are mounted on a puffer cylinder 4 to perform an open/close operation of the contact. In this circuit breaker, the insulated nozzle 2 is divided into three areas; a downstream area 2a, an area in the vicinity of the throat 2b and an upstream area 2c. The downstream area 2a and upstream area 2c are made of heat proof resin alone, while the area in the vicinity of the throat 2b is formed of heat proof resin mixed with inorganic material such as boron nitride. A movable arc contact cover 9 made of heat proof resin having two areas—a downstream area 9a and upstream area 9b—is provided between insulated nozzle 2 and movable arc contact 3, and only the downstream area 9a is made of heat proof resin mixed with inorganic material.

Abstract: A method of designing a superconductivity employing apparatus includes the steps of causing a magnetism generating disk-shaped floatable portion (4) to face a disk-shaped fixed portion (2) capable of exhibiting superconductivity with a gap (G) therebetween; initializing the fixed portion (2) to reach a superconducting state at a position where the floatable portion (4) is spaced away from the fixed portion (2) to such an extent that its magnetic field does not influence the fixed portion (2); and using properly first, second, and n-th approach characteristics (S1, S2, Sn) when a difference between an n-th approach characteristic (Sn) and the second characteristic (S2) is smaller than a difference between the first and second characteristics (S1, S2), where the first approach characteristic (S1) is a characteristic of a magnetic floating force obtained by allowing the floatable portion (4) to approach the fixed portion (2), the second approach characteristic (S2) is a characteristic of a magnetic floating forc

Abstract: An architecture providing a human interface includes a user input device, a studio or workplace receiving an output of the user input device, the studio being capable of storing and sharing information, and a plurality of agents or functional modules connected to supply/receive data from the studio. The agents are connected in parallel and perform processing as distributed and cooperative processing of functions by the user. The agents are independent components having independent functions performing processing on data in the studio to receive and store items of information, respectively, from and to the studio as a shared information medium, the studio being accessible to the user and to the plurality of agents. Each of the plurality of agents can be independently started depending upon a status of the studio.

Abstract: A metaphor selecting/switching system in an information processor which incorporates metaphor and function groups 3 and 2 independently, selects a matched metaphor/function combination based on similarities between metaphors and functions and lets input and output of information be performed via an input/output device comprises attribute lists 4 and 5 having information on attributes and similarities regarding each metaphor and each function, a similarity calculator device 6 for calculating similarities from the information on the similarity regarding each metaphor and each function, and a control device 7 for controlling the switching of one metaphor to another and the matching of a particular metaphor with a particular function, switching of one metaphor to another being performed by calculating similarities whenever operation is performed via input/output device.Thus, the function or metaphor having the highest similarity is automatically selected as a well-matched metaphor/function combination.