Abstract: A hopper attachment structure is provided that allows a hopper to be removably attached to a driving unit. The hopper has an outlet in a body thereof and a gate driven to open and close by the driving unit. The outlet of the hopper is allowed to open and close with the gate. The driving unit has an engaging protrusion and a support protrusion. The hopper further has an attachment bracket extending from the body. The attachment bracket has a hook portion engageable with the engaging protrusion and also has a contact portion allowed to contact the support protrusion. The hopper is attachable to the driving unit by having the hook portion of the attachment bracket engaged with the engaging protrusion of the driving unit and by further having the contact portion of the attachment bracket supportably contact the support protrusion of the driving unit.

Abstract: A SCADA web HMI system dynamically distributes server connection priority lists from web HMI servers to HMI clients in accordance with order of assignment which takes load balancing into account. As a result, preliminary settings associated with connection priority do not need to be made on the HMI clients. Also, since the server connection priority lists are assigned to the HMI clients in accordance with the order of assignment which takes load balancing into account, the numbers of clients connected to the individual web HMI servers are equalized and the load balancing can be ensured. The SCADA web HMI system can reduce the operating costs necessary in client settings while ensuring redundancy and load balancing of servers.

Abstract: The insulation deterioration monitoring apparatus comprises a computer on which software is installed. The software causes the computer to execute at least first to fourth processes. In the first process, during stopping of at least one inverter unit, the computer selects one inverter unit out of the stopped inverter units and causes the inverter corresponding to the selected inverter unit to generate a direct current voltage. In the second process, the computer measures the current value of the ground current while the corresponding motor driving inverter generates the direct current voltage. In the third process, the computer records the measured current value of the ground current for each inverter unit in association with the selected inverter unit. Then, in the fourth process, based on the measured current value of the ground current recorded for each inverter unit, the computer analyzes the tendency of insulation deterioration of each inverter unit.

Abstract: A SCADA web HMI system generates an integrated component by grouping components including a first component and provides a first animation effect to the integrated component. The first animation effect is applied to the integrated component as a whole but not individually applied to components constituting the integrated component. The system provides a second animation effect to the first component. The second animation effect is applied to the first component but not applied to the components constituting the integrated component except for the first component. The system associates the first animation effect with the value of a first PLC signal and changes the appearance of the integrated component according to the value of the first PLC signal. The system associates the second animation effect with the value of a second PLC signal and changes the appearance of the first component according to the value of the second PLC signal.

Abstract: To provide an electrocatalyst for fuel cells, which is configured to ensure both the initial performance and durability of fuel cells. An electrocatalyst for fuel cells, wherein the electrocatalyst comprises a carbon support including a mesopore and a catalyst alloy supported on the carbon support, and the catalyst alloy is a catalyst alloy of platinum and a transition metal; wherein the mesopore includes at least one throat; wherein an average effective diameter of the at least one throat is 1.8 nm or more and less than 3.2 nm; and wherein a transition metal ratio of the catalyst alloy supported on a deeper-side region than the at least one throat, is lower than the transition metal ratio of the catalyst alloy supported on a nearer-side region than the at least one throat.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling smooth execution of a plurality of pieces of application software which perform communication via a communication path. A connection device includes: a storage unit which stores type priority level information for specifying a priority level assigned in advance for each type of a process, usable communication system information for specifying a usable communication system for each process, and sharing propriety information for specifying whether or not the communication system is sharable among a plurality of processes during the same period of time; a plurality of communication units which communicate to and from another device with use of the communication systems different from one another; and a communication system allocation control unit configured to identify the usable communication system and allocate, when the identified communication system is not sharable, the process to use the communication system based on the priority levels.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a detection section, a control section. The detection section is configured to detect vehicle information including a vehicle speed of a vehicle driven by an electric motor and drive torque of the electric motor. The control section is configured to moderate a rate of increase in the drive torque at the time of acceleration with respect to a rate of increase set in advance on the basis of a detection result of the detection section on condition that the vehicle speed of the vehicle is less than or equal to a predetermined speed and the drive torque is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes a laser generation device (14) configured to generate laser light, and a levitation unit (10) configured to levitate an object to be processed (16) to which the laser light is applied. The levitation unit (10) includes a first area and a second area, and the first and second areas are arranged so that, in a plane view, a focal point of the laser light overlaps the first area and the focal point of the laser light does not overlap the second area. A surface part of the second area is formed of a metal member.

Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes: a stage 2 capable of levitating and transporting a substrate 3 by jetting gas from a front surface; a laser oscillator configured to irradiate a laser beam 20a onto the substrate 3; and a gas jetting port arranged at a position overlapping a focus point position of the laser beam 20a in plan view, and being configured to jet inert gas. The front surface of the stage 2 is constituted by upper structures 5a and 5b, and the upper structures 5a and 5b are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other and face each other. A gap between the upper structures 5a and 5b overlaps the focus point position of the laser beam 20a in plan view. A filling member 8 is arranged between the upper structures 5a and 5b so as to fill the gap between the upper structures 5a and 5b.

Abstract: A workpiece conveyance apparatus having: a conveyance path on which the workpiece moves; a gas flotation section that gas-floats the workpiece over the conveyance path; a movable holding section that holds the workpiece to move on the conveyance path along with the workpiece; and a treatment region conveyance path that is located on the conveyance path, and has a treatment region where predetermined treatment for the workpiece is performed, wherein the movable holding section has at least two or more holding sections along a movement direction of the conveyance path, each of the holding sections is capable of switching between release of holding and holding for the workpiece during movement of the workpiece, operation for releasing holding of the workpiece by the holding section on the treatment region conveyance path, and holding the workpiece on the conveyance path other than the treatment region conveyance path.

Abstract: A combination weighing device includes a plurality of weighing units arranged in a circular form, a combination scale configured to temporarily retain, in a collection hopper, articles discharged from one or more of the weighing units selected as a result of combinatorial computations and to discharge the articles from the collection hopper, and an alignment and transport unit configured to align and vibrationally transport the articles discharged from the collection hopper.

Abstract: An SCADA web HMI system includes a web browser for displaying an HMI screen. An integrated part identifier generation unit generates a new integrated part identifier when attribute identifiers of first part data and second part data are identical. A part data change unit changes part identifiers of the first part data and the second part data to the integrated part identifier. An integrated item name generation unit generates an integrated item name in which a screen identifier of the HMI screen, the integrated part identifier, and the identical attribute identifier are combined. The web browser changes, when a PLC signal received from a programmable logic controller corresponds to the integrated item name, a display state of the first part based on first display information and changes a display state of the second part based on second display information, according to the value of the received PLC signal.

Abstract: A SCADA Web HMI system includes a drawing generation device (1) and an HMI terminal device (32). A drawing editor (11) generates SVG data (21) and part runtime attribute data (22). The HMI terminal device (32) includes a Web browser (321) that reads SVG data (21) and displays an HMI screen, and an HMI Web runtime (322) that reads the part runtime attribute data (22) as setting parameters and operates on the Web browser (321). When receiving signal data corresponding to unique signal names from a monitoring target device (7), the HMI Web runtime (322) changes display of parts corresponding to the unique signal names on the HMI screen.

Abstract: A smartphone 10 performs up to a process of first-half intermediate layers 102 among a plurality of intermediate layers and outputs a result as intermediate data to a server 20. The server 20 performs processes of second-half intermediate layers 202 and 203 among the plurality of intermediate layers using the intermediate data output from the smartphone 10 as an input so that original data is not output from the smartphone 10 to the server 20. Thus, it is possible to ensure confidentiality of information regarding privacy of a user retaining the original data. By causing the server 20 that has a high arithmetic processing capability to perform some of arithmetic operations by a neural network, it is possible to shorten a processing time necessary for an arithmetic operation of a learning process.

Abstract: A vehicle includes connecting/disconnecting mechanisms (20,30) disposed on power transmission paths between first rotating electric machines (3,4) mounted on the vehicle and an output shaft (12) that drives a wheel, a first rotating electric machine speed sensor (43,44) that detects a rotation speed of the first rotating electric machine (3,4) as a first rotation speed (Nm,Ng), and a wheel speed sensor (42) that detects a rotation speed of the wheel as a wheel speed (Nw).

Abstract: A vehicle includes connecting/disconnecting mechanisms (20, 30) disposed on power transmission paths between first rotating electric machines (3, 4) mounted on the vehicle and an output shaft (12) that drives a wheel, a first rotating electric machine speed sensor (43, 44) that detects a rotation speed of the first rotating electric machine (3, 4) as a first rotation speed (Nm, Ng), and a wheel speed sensor (42) that detects a rotation speed of the wheel as a wheel speed (Nw).

Abstract: A plant monitoring system comprises: a data collection device configured to collect multiple measured values measured during a plant equipment inspection; and a trend graph display part configured to generate a trend graph based on the multiple measured values. The data collection device comprises: a measured value collection part configured to collect multiple measured values; an event number assignment part configured to assign a same event number or a different event number to the multiple measured values based on a time difference between times at which the multiple measured values were acquired; and a measured value storage part configured to store the multiple measured values. The trend graph display part is configured to render the multiple measured values stored in the measured value storage part in a graph having measured value as a first axis and event number as a second axis.