Abstract: A charging device for an electric vehicle includes a wireless power receiving device which receives high-frequency AC power in a non-contact state, a wired power receiving device connected to an external power source for low-frequency AC power, a rectifier which rectifies AC power, an electric power converter which is positioned at a rear part of the rectifier, and an power receiving device switching switch which switches electric power in such a way that any of electric power of both electric power receiving devices is outputted to the rectifier. A high-frequency filter, which removes a high-frequency component, is provided between the rectifier and the electric power converter.

Abstract: A bidirectional non-contact power supply device with its electric power transmission efficiency being high is obtained by a simple configuration. In the bidirectional non-contact power supply device, a coil is included for performing electric power transmission to and reception from another coil through a magnetic field coupling therebetween, and the coil and a capacitor being connected in series are connected on an input-output end of an inverter circuit, wherein a bidirectional buck-boost converter is connected between the inverter circuit and a DC power source (7).

Abstract: A bidirectional non-contact power supply device with its electric power transmission efficiency being high is obtained by a simple configuration. In the bidirectional non-contact power supply device, a coil is included for performing electric power transmission to and reception from another coil through a magnetic field coupling therebetween, and the coil and a capacitor being connected in series are connected on an input-output end of an inverter circuit, wherein a bidirectional buck-boost converter is connected between the inverter circuit and a DC power source (7).

Abstract: A charging device for an electric vehicle includes a wireless power receiving device which receives high-frequency AC power in a non-contact state, a wired power receiving device connected to an external power source for low-frequency AC power, a rectifier which rectifies AC power, an electric power converter which is positioned at a rear part of the rectifier, and an power receiving device switching switch which switches electric power in such a way that any of electric power of both electric power receiving devices is outputted to the rectifier. A high-frequency filter, which removes a high-frequency component, is provided between the rectifier and the electric power converter.

Abstract: In order to obtain a contactless power supply device which, even when a spatial gap between a primary winding and a secondary winding varies, is capable of not only accurately detecting whether or not the primary winding and the secondary winding come into the position opposite to each other, but also detecting how large the spatial gap between the primary winding and the secondary winding is created, the contactless power supply device is provided with a drive voltage detection unit which detects the drive voltage of an inverter circuit, a drive current detection unit which detects the drive current of the inverter circuit, and a primary component extraction unit which, from the drive voltage and the drive current, extracts a primary drive voltage and a primary drive current including the first order frequency-components having the same frequency as a drive frequency of the inverter circuit.

Abstract: In order to obtain a contactless power supply device which, even when a spatial gap between a primary winding and a secondary winding varies, is capable of not only accurately detecting whether or not the primary winding and the secondary winding come into the position opposite to each other, but also detecting how large the spatial gap between the primary winding and the secondary winding is created, the contactless power supply device is provided with a drive voltage detection unit which detects the drive voltage of an inverter circuit, a drive current detection unit which detects the drive current of the inverter circuit, and a primary component extraction unit which, from the drive voltage and the drive current, extracts a primary drive voltage and a primary drive current including the first order frequency-components having the same frequency as a drive frequency of the inverter circuit.

Abstract: A system for autonomous decentralized control in which a client terminal and a center server are connected, as a network through a WAN and/or LAN, to a remote control server connected to a monitored/-controlled target device through a control communication network. The system is characterized in that a virtual machine, which is described as the other self of the monitored/controlled target device having the same information as that possessed by the monitored/controlled target device, and which is a software object having communication protocols used for communication with the monitored/controlled target device and concealed in the software object, is moved in the system with transparency and/or is held in the client terminal, the center server, or the remote control server.

Abstract: An optical fiber sensor that can detect a liquid level or detect a property of liquid with high reliability even under a frequently vibrational environment. The optical fiber sensor includes an optical fiber that includes a core having an area where a grating is formed and a clad, the optical fiber being disposed so that at least a part of the area with the grating is immersed in liquid, a light source for making light incident to the optical fiber so that a cladding mode light having a wavelength band is generated by the grating, and a light receiving unit for detecting the intensity of light which is incident from the light source to the optical fiber and transmitted through the grating.

Abstract: Provided is an electric double layer capacitor including a large capacity single cell having a large electrostatic capacity and a small capacity single cell are connected to the same exterior case in parallel, and a thickness of a separator of the large capacity single cell is made thicker than a thickness of a separator of the small capacity single cell. With this structure, a supply amount of an electrolyte solution to the large capacity single cell is markedly increased compared with the small capacity single cell, thereby being capable of preventing degradation of the large capacity single cells and the small capacity single cells and providing the electric double layer capacitor having an excellent cycle life and having a large power storage amount while keeping characteristics capable of instantaneously allowing large current to flow.

Abstract: An optical fiber sensor that can detect a liquid level or detect a property of liquid with high reliability even under a frequently vibrational environment. The optical fiber sensor includes an optical fiber that includes a core having an area where a grating is formed and a clad, and is disposed so that at least a part of the area with the grating is immersed in liquid, a light source for making light incident to the optical fiber so that a cladding mode light having a wavelength band is occurred by the grating, and a light receiving unit for detecting the intensity of light which is incident from the light source to the optical fiber and transmitted through the grating.

Abstract: A tunable dispersion compensator in which a heater portion can be easily constructed to reduce cost. A tunable dispersion compensator includes: an optical fiber having a grating portion; a heating unit for heating the grating portion to apply a temperature distribution to the grating portion; and a control unit for controlling the temperature distribution applied by the heating unit to control the group delay time characteristic of the grating portion. The heating unit includes: a heater including a single conductor having electrical resistors and which extends in a longitudinal direction of the grating portion over at least the entire length of the grating portion; and wirings electrically connected with the heater in respective positions along the longitudinal direction. The control unit supplies a voltage to each of the wirings.

Abstract: Provided is an electric double layer capacitor including a large capacity single cell having a large electrostatic capacity and a small capacity single cell are connected to the same exterior case in parallel, and a thickness of a separator of the large capacity single cell is made thicker than a thickness of a separator of the small capacity single cell. With this structure, a supply amount of an electrolyte solution to the large capacity single cell is markedly increased compared with the small capacity single cell, thereby being capable of preventing degradation of the large capacity single cells and the small capacity single cells and providing the electric double layer capacitor having an excellent cycle life and having a large power storage amount while keeping characteristics capable of instantaneously allowing large current to flow.

Abstract: A tunable dispersion compensator in which a heater portion can be easily constructed to reduce cost. A tunable dispersion compensator includes: an optical fiber having a grating portion; a heating unit for heating the grating portion to apply a temperature distribution to the grating portion; and a control unit for controlling the temperature distribution applied by the heating unit to control the group delay time characteristic of the grating portion. The heating unit includes: a heater including a single conductor having electrical resistors and which extends in a longitudinal direction of the grating portion over at least the entire length of the grating portion; and wirings electrically connected with the heater in respective positions along the longitudinal direction. The control unit supplies a voltage to each of the wirings.

Abstract: A polarization dispersion compensation apparatus includes a polarization controller, a polarization beam splitter, an optical delay circuit, and a polarization beam combiner. The polarization controller controls polarization of an optical signal so that the polarization axis of the input optical signal substantially coincides with the optical axis of an optical transmission line, and the polarization beam splitter section splits the optical signal into two polarized components perpendicular to each other. The optical delay circuit section causes a difference in delay between the two polarized components, and the polarization beam combiner section combines the two polarized components output from the optical delay circuit section.

Abstract: A variable dispersion compensator includes an optical waveguide, a temperature controller. The optical waveguide has a chirped grating having a Bragg wavelength changing along the longitudinal direction of the grating. A temperature distribution T1(x) is applied to a central portion of the grating, defined as a region where a distance x from an end of the grating is a range of 20 % to 80 % of total length of the grating. Temperature distribution T2(x) and T3(x) are applied to end portions of the grating, defined as two regions extending from respective ends of the grating to the central region, respectively. At least one of T2(x) and T3(x) has a distance dependence different from that of the T1(x).

Abstract: In a polarization mode dispersion compensating apparatus for controlling polarization mode dispersion of an optical signal, a first optical monitor detects and outputs, based on an optical signal outputted from a first optical transmission line having a grating, a first detection signal indicating magnitude of waveform distortion of the first optical transmission line, and a second optical monitor detects and outputs, based on an optical signal output from a second optical transmission line having a grating, a second detection signal indicating magnitude of waveform distortion of the second optical transmission line. A calculator circuit calculates from the first and second detection signals an output signal. A controller controls a polarization controller based on the output signal from the calculator circuit.

Abstract: A polarization dispersion compensation apparatus of the present invention is provided with a polarization controller 4, a polarization beam splitter section 1, an optical delay circuit section 2 and a polarization beam combiner section 3. The polarization controller 4 controls polarization state of an optical signal so that the polarization axis of the inputted optical signal substantially coincides with the optical axis of an optical transmission line, and the polarization beam splitter section 1 splits, and outputs the optical signals of two polarized components perpendicular to each other from the optical signal outputted from the polarization controller 4. The optical delay circuit section 2 causes a difference in delay between the optical signals of the two polarized components outputted from the polarization beam splitter section 1, and the polarization beam combiner section 3 combines and outputs the optical signals of the two polarized components outputted from the optical delay circuit section 2.

Abstract: A system for autonomous decentralized control in which a client terminal and a center server are connected, as a network through a WAN and/or LAN, to a remote control server connected to a monitored/controlled target device through a control communication network. The system is characterized in that a virtual machine, which is described as the other self of the monitored/controlled target device having the same information as that possessed by the monitored/controlled target device, and which is a software object having communication protocols used for communication with the monitored/controlled target device and concealed in the software object, is moved in the system with transparency and/or is held in the client terminal, the center server, or the remote control server.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a grating in an optical waveguide that includes a core and a cladding covering the core. The method includes scanning a laser beam along an optical axis of the optical waveguide to modulate the refractive index of the core. The core is made of a material having a refractive index that is changeable upon irradiation by radiation. In addition, in scanning the core, the irradiation range of the laser beam is controlled and the core is scanned several times. Therefore, a predetermined distribution of irradiation is obtained in a direction of the optical axis of the grating.

Abstract: A variable dispersion compensator (1) includes an optical waveguide (8), a temperature controller (3, 5, 6, 7). The optical waveguide has a chirped grating (2) having Bragg wavelength changed along the longitudinal direction. Temperature distribution based on T1(x) is applied to a central portion defined as a region where a distance x from an end of the grating is a range of 20% to 80% of total length of the grating. Temperature distribution based on T2(x) and T3(x) are applied to both end portions defined as two regions extending from both ends of the grating to the central region, respectively. At least one of the T2(x) and T3(x) has distance dependence different from that of the T1(x).