Abstract: A transport device includes a transport path that includes an opening through which a developer flows into the transport path, an opening and closing portion that is provided to be movable along the transport path and that opens and closes the opening, and a transport body that is disposed in the transport path, that includes a blade formed in a spiral shape on an outer periphery of a shaft portion, that transports the developer flowing into the transport path through the opening and moves the opening and closing portion to an opening position with the blade by rotating forward, and that idly rotates with respect to the opening and closing portion moved to the opening position in a case of forward rotation.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a plurality of printed circuit boards having signal GNDs, a metal bar which electrically connects to the respective signal GNDs of the plurality of printed circuit boards, and a card basket which houses the plurality of printed circuit boards and the metal bar and serves as a frame GND. The electronic device also comprises a dielectric between the card basket and the metal bar. The metal bar, the card basket, and the dielectric constitute a noise control capacitor having specific frequency characteristics. By the specific frequency characteristics, the noise control capacitor releases electromagnetic noise occurring in the respective signal GNDs to an outside and shields external noise generated outside.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a plurality of printed circuit boards having signal GNDs, a metal bar which electrically connects to the respective signal GNDs of the plurality of printed circuit boards, and a card basket which houses the plurality of printed circuit boards and the metal bar and serves as a frame GND. The electronic device also comprises a dielectric between the card basket and the metal bar. The metal bar, the card basket, and the dielectric constitute a noise control capacitor having specific frequency characteristics. By the specific frequency characteristics, the noise control capacitor releases electromagnetic noise occurring in the respective signal GNDs to an outside and shields external noise generated outside.

Abstract: Function of an equipment control apparatus is changed from outside of the equipment control apparatus by means of a communication method of higher security than that of a monitoring system operating via a Web communication net: the equipment control apparatus being provided on the side of facility equipments constituting a power system and controlling the facility equipments; and the monitoring control apparatus being provided outside of the equipment control apparatus and obtaining internal information about the equipment control apparatus via the Web communication net to monitor a state of the power system from the internal information.

Abstract: Function of an equipment control apparatus is changed from outside of the equipment control apparatus by means of a communication method of higher security than that of a monitoring system operating via a Web communication net: the equipment control apparatus being provided on the side of facility equipments constituting a power system and controlling the facility equipments; and the monitoring control apparatus being provided outside of the equipment control apparatus and obtaining internal information about the equipment control apparatus via the Web communication net to monitor a state of the power system from the internal information.

Abstract: A protective relay for use in deciding an operating condition of an electric power system with a digital computer and protecting equipment connected to the electric power system. Basically, the protective relay is required to operate under an internal fault and not to operate under an external fault. The protective relay has a first comparison and decision element for determining whether the fault is an internal fault or an external fault by comparing a ratio between a vector summation (actuating quantity) and its maximum value (restraining quantity) in respect to an instantaneous electric current in the system. A second comparison and decison element decides whether the system is in a fault condition or not by detecting the actuating quantity in reference to its level with an output of the second comparison and decision element being inhibited by the output of the first comparison and decision element.

Abstract: Corrosion of a combustion furnace is prevented by a coating of an alkali metal carbonate or an alkaline earth metal carbonate formed on metal surfaces of the furnace before it has started operation.

Abstract: A reactor tube for thermally cracking or reforming of hydrocarbons wherein a reacting layer contacting hydrocarbons is made of heat resisting steel comprising, in terms of % by weight, 0.3 to 1.5% C, up to 3% Si, 6 to 15% Mn, 20 to 30% Cr, up to 3% Nb, up to 0.15% N, the balance being substantially Fe and a covering layer which covers the said reacting layer is made of Fe-Cr-Ni heat resisting steel and is fused to the reacting layer at their boundary.