Abstract: An information providing apparatus receives an information request concerning a lendable movable external power feeding apparatus (power feeder) for supplying electric power from a terminal via a network, provides, by communicating with such a power feeder via the network, lending/borrowing information acquired from a database for managing information including an electric power supply capability, a current location, and a weight of the power feeder, an identifier for specifying the power feeder, and lending/borrowing information of the power feeder, acquires information concerning a lending price of the power feeder set by the owner in response to the information request, and edits information to be provided to the terminal, based on the acquired information and transmits the edited information to the terminal via the network.

Abstract: A load estimation device measures a voltage and a current supplied to a load connected to a portable power-supply, obtains a feature amount of the load from the voltage and the current. The device obtains a stored feature amount of each of loads, and related load information indicating a plurality of loads which are used in association with each other. The device estimates a load connected to the power-supply on the basis of the obtained feature amount and a stored feature amount, and predicts a load which is not connected to the power-supply and which is a load related to the estimated load on the basis of the related load information.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus provides information concerning a lendable electric power supply device. More specifically, the information providing apparatus for providing information via a network in response to a request from a terminal, performs the following processes. The apparatus receives, from the terminal via the network, an information request concerning a lendable electric power supply device configured to supply electric power, acquires information concerning electric power that can be provided by the electric power supply device and a lending price of the electric power supply device by communicating with the electric power supply device via the network. The apparatus further edits, based on the acquired information, information to be provided to the terminal that has issued the information request, and transmits the edited information to the terminal that has issued the information request via the network.

Abstract: A server receives, from a communication terminal of a first user, reception request information that indicates a request for reception of electric power, transmits, to a plurality of communication terminals, solicitation information for soliciting a user who wishes to supply the electric power based on the reception request information, receives, from a communication terminal of a second user, application information as a response to the solicitation information, and transmits the application information of the second user to the communication terminal of the first user. Each of the reception request information and the solicitation information includes information related to a requested date/time of reception of the electric power, a requested place of reception of the electric power, and an electric power amount of a portable electric power supply apparatus that supplies the electric power.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a reception unit configured to receive operation information on a power supply device from the power supply device that supplies power to an electric apparatus detachably connected thereto; a ranking unit configured to rank a user of the power supply device based on the received operation information; and a setting unit configured to set an incentive to the user based on a rank of the ranked user. The operation information includes: fuel consumption information indicating a fuel consumption amount of an engine generator; and measurement information indicating measurement results of voltage and current that the power supply device is supplying to the electric apparatus. The ranking unit identifies fuel consumption based on the fuel consumption information and the measurement information, and ranks the user based on the identified fuel consumption.

Abstract: An information providing device includes: a reception unit configured to receive current location information on a transportable power supply device from the transportable power supply device that supplies power to an electric apparatus detachably connected thereto; an information generation unit configured to generate use place information indicating a place of use of the transportable power supply device based on the received current location information; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the use place information to a service provider's terminal. The reception unit receives information on the electric apparatus connected to the transportable power supply device from the transportable power supply device. The use place information includes information on a type of the electric apparatus connected to the transportable power supply device.

Abstract: A power-supply measures a voltage and a current supplied to a load, obtains a feature amount of the load from the voltage and the current, estimates what a load connected with the power-supply is, based on the feature amount, determines, if the load has high and low power consumption states, whether or not the load has shifted from the high power consumption state to the low power consumption state, activates the engine and supplies the power generated by a generator to the load in a case where an operation state of the load is the high power consumption state, and stops the engine and supplies the power stored in a battery to the load in a case where the state of the load has shifted from the high power consumption state to the low power consumption state.

Abstract: A management device is connected to an AC power line provided with a plurality of connection ports, each of which can be connected to an electric device including a power storage unit. The management device includes a measurement unit configured to measure an electric signal on the AC power line, a determination unit configured to determine a type of the electric device connected to the AC power line via a connection port in the plurality of connection ports based on a measurement result of the measurement unit, and a first prediction unit configured to predict an amount of power supply on the AC power line due to discharge of the power storage unit based on a determination result of the determination unit.

Abstract: An information providing device includes: a reception unit configured to receive operation information on a power supply device from the power supply device that supplies power to an electric apparatus detachably connected thereto; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate how the power supply device is used based on the received operation information; and a provision unit configured to provide a user of the power supply device with information based on an evaluation result of the evaluation unit.

Abstract: The plugged honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer, and plugging portions which plug open ends of cells of each honeycomb segment, and in the honeycomb segment, at least two types of cells having different sectional shapes are formed to constitute predetermined repeated arrangement patterns, and in rim circumferential wall cells including rims of the cells surrounded with partition walls and segment circumferential walls, an inflow open area of each corner rim circumferential wall cell disposed in each corner portion of the honeycomb segment is 1.1 times or more as large as an average inflow open area of non-corner rim circumferential wall cells arranged in portions other than the corner portions, or an outflow open area of the corner rim circumferential wall cell is 1.1 times or more as large as an average outflow open area of the non-corner rim circumferential wall cells.

Abstract: A charging spot obtains identification of a first power supply device, receives power stored in the first power supply device, and stores the power. The spot applies to the identification a compensation obtained based on an amount of the power and a purchase coefficient. The spot supplies to a second power supply device power stored in the spot, and bills for a compensation obtained based on an amount of power supplied to the second power supply device and a sales coefficient. The purchase coefficient and the sales coefficient are coefficients that are larger the higher the altitude of the spot is or that are larger the further the location of the charging spot is from a commercial AC power supply.

Abstract: A power supply system comprises a portable first power supply device and second power supply device. The portable first power supply device has a handle to be gripped by a hand of a user. A supply unit of the portable first power supply comprises an inverter circuit which converts at least a portion of excess power into an alternating current, and supplies to the second power supply device via a second connection unit and a power line, power of the alternating current outputted from the inverter circuit.

Abstract: A server acquires a reception amount which is an amount of power that a power supply device received from an engine-driven type generator, converts the reception amount into a virtual currency, transmits, to the power supply device, a money transfer instruction in order to instruct a money transfer, to the engine-driven type generator, of a virtual currency that the conversion unit converted the reception amount into. The power supply device generates a money transfer request in order to, in accordance with the money transfer instruction, performs a money transfer of virtual currency to a virtual currency wallet associated with the engine-driven type generator a virtual currency wallet associated with the server, and transmits the money transfer request to a virtual currency network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an antagonistic action on an NMDA receptor containing the NR2B subunit, and expected to be useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of major depression, bipolar disorder, migraine, pain, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the description, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having a porous partition wall defining a plurality of cells serving as fluid through channel extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face; and a circumferential wall surrounding the partition wall, wherein in a plane orthogonal to cell extending direction, the honeycomb structure body has a circumferential cell structure, a center cell structure having a cell structure different from the circumferential cell structure, and a boundary wall, the honeycomb structure body has intersection parts of the partition wall, including basic intersection parts and thick intersection parts having a thickness larger than that of the basic intersection parts, the thick intersection parts include at least one of: first thick intersection parts and second thick intersection parts, and in the circumferential cell structure, the intersection parts at least include the circumferential basic intersection parts.

Abstract: The plugged honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer, and plugging portions which plug open ends of cells of each honeycomb segment, and in the honeycomb segment, at least two types of cells having different sectional shapes are formed to constitute predetermined repeated arrangement patterns, and a ratio of a value R2s obtained by dividing an average sectional area S2in of inflow cells by an average sectional area S2out of outflow cells in a partial rim circumferential wall cell region is in a range of 1.7 times or more and 2.0 times or less to a value R1s obtained by dividing an average sectional area S1in of the inflow cells by an average sectional area S1out of the outflow cells in a whole rim partition wall cell region.

Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic compound that can have an antagonistic action on an NMDA receptor containing the NR2B subunit, and is expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for major depression, bipolar disorder, migraine, pain, peripheral symptoms of dementia and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure has a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls which defines cells which forms a passage of liquid extended from an inflow end face toward an outflow end face, a circumferential wall arranged to surround a circumference of the partition walls. The honeycomb structure body has an outermost circumference cell structure including a complete cell arranged at the outermost circumference of the honeycomb structure body, a center cell structure formed by the cells arranged at a center part at an inner side to the outermost circumference cell structure, and a boundary wall arranged at a boundary part between the outermost circumference cell structure and the center cell structure. The outermost circumference cell structure and the center cell structure are formed as different structures to each other, and a thickness of the boundary wall is set to be thicker than a thickness of the circumferential wall.