Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion element that has a power generation layer containing an iron-aluminum based magnetic alloy material containing equal to or more than 70 weight percent of iron and aluminum in total. The power generation layer generates an electromotive force, due to an anomalous Nernst effect that develops in the magnetic alloy material in response to a temperature gradient applied thereto, in a direction intersecting both the magnetization direction of the magnetic alloy material and the direction of the applied temperature gradient.

Abstract: In anti-collision support method and apparatus for an automotive vehicle, a deceleration magnitude adjustment manipulation distance which is another vehicular running distance required to carry out a manipulation of an adjustment for a magnitude of the vehicular deceleration which would ordinarily be carried out at a time immediately before the vehicle is stopped is calculated from the vehicular velocity and the relative distance, a vehicular occupant is informed of an approach of the vehicle to the stop target object while the relative distance is shorter than a distance of the vehicle to a deceleration start position which is determined with the calculated deceleration magnitude adjustment manipulation distance taken into consideration and is shorter than a distance of the vehicle to the stop target object.

Abstract: In alarming apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a vehicular running state is detected, a frictional coefficient of a road surface on which the vehicle is running is detected, a vehicle using road surface frictional coefficient that corresponds to a road surface frictional force the presently running vehicle is using is calculated on the basis of the detected vehicular running state, a road surface frictional coefficient utilization rate is calculated which is a rate of the calculated vehicle using road surface frictional coefficient of the road surface to a maximum frictional coefficient detected by the road surface frictional coefficient detector, and an alarm controlling section is calculated to output an alarm command to an alarm device to issue an alarm when the calculated road surface frictional coefficient utilization rate is equal to or larger than a set value.

Abstract: In anti-collision support method and apparatus for an automotive vehicle, a deceleration magnitude adjustment manipulation distance which is another vehicular running distance required to carry out a manipulation of an adjustment for a magnitude of the vehicular deceleration which would ordinarily be carried out at a time immediately before the vehicle is stopped is calculated from the vehicular velocity and the relative distance, a vehicular occupant is informed of an approach of the vehicle to the stop target object while the relative distance is shorter than a distance of the vehicle to a deceleration start position which is determined with the calculated deceleration magnitude adjustment manipulation distance taken into consideration and is shorter than a distance of the vehicle to the stop target object.

Abstract: In alarming apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a vehicular running state is detected, a frictional coefficient of a road surface on which the vehicle is running is detected, a vehicle using road surface frictional coefficient that corresponds to a road surface frictional force the presently running vehicle is using is calculated on the basis of the detected vehicular running state, a road surface frictional coefficient utilization rate is calculated which is a rate of the calculated vehicle using road surface frictional coefficient of the road surface to a maximum frictional coefficient detected by the road surface frictional coefficient detector, and an alarm controlling section is calculated to output an alarm command to an alarm device to issue an alarm when the calculated road surface frictional coefficient utilization rate is equal to or larger than a set value.

Abstract: An inverter apparatus and a transport system using the same comprises a pair of current detectors for detecting output currents of at least two phases of output currents of three phases, a pair of converters for converting detected currents to two axes extending perpendicularly to each other, which are rotated in synchronism with output frequency of the inverter apparatus by an orthogonal projection, a computer for adding frequency correcting set frequency with respect to output voltage and the set frequency set from the outside, in accordance with current converted to the two axes, and for deciding predetermined output voltage and output frequency by the set frequency regardless of the current, and a switch in which ON/OFF can be assigned from the outside.

Abstract: An error current component which becomes zero when an actual value of a primary flux coincides with a set value inducted by a product of an exciting current command and a primary self-inductance by detecting a primary current of an inductance motor, is inducted by an error current component processing circuit. A primary resistance compensation circuit processes a compensation amount of a primary resistance compensation amount. And a compensation voltage processing circuit processes a compensation voltage which directs the error current component to zero. A rotating speed of the induction motor can be controlled in a stable state even though a value of primary resistance of the induction motor is varied by temperature. Further, inadequate torque and excess current can be avoided.

Abstract: An inverter control apparatus includes a current detector for detecting currents of two phases from among output currents of an inverter that drives an induction motor, a current coordinate converter for converting currents detected by the current detector to a torque current component and an exciting current component, a computing device for computing the output frequency of the inverter corrected on the basis of a discrepancy proportional to the difference between an exciting current set value and an exciting current by using the torque current component and the exciting current component obtained by the current coordinate converter and for computing a torque voltage component and an exciting voltage component of the output voltage in synchronization with this output frequency, a voltage coordinate converter for converting the torque voltage component and the exciting voltage component computed by the computing device to a three-phase AC voltage of the output frequency of the inverter, and a PWM controller

Abstract: An inverter control apparatus contrived for improving the torque characteristic of an induction motor, wherein a current inputted to the induction motor is continuously detected, and the output voltage of the inverter is corrected by a voltage corresponding to a variation in the detected current.