Abstract: The present invention aims to provide cooling equipment which can reduce power consumption. Cooling equipment 1 includes a storage chamber 30 that stores storage goods; latent heat storage materials 101 to 106 disposed inside the storage chamber 30; a compressor 40 that configures a refrigerating cycle for cooling the inside of the storage chamber 30; a temperature sensor 60 that detects a temperature of the latent heat storage materials 101 to 106; and a control unit 100 that controls the compressor 40, based on a state of the latent heat storage materials 101 to 106.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide cooling equipment which can reduce power consumption. Cooling equipment 1 includes a storage chamber 30 that stores storage goods; latent heat storage materials 101 to 106 disposed inside the storage chamber 30; a compressor 40 that configures a refrigerating cycle for cooling the inside of the storage chamber 30; a temperature sensor 60 that detects a temperature of the latent heat storage materials 101 to 106; and a control unit 100 that controls the compressor 40, based on a state of the latent heat storage materials 101 to 106.

Abstract: An object is to provide a storage container including latent heat storage materials that provide a high cold insulation effect. A storage container 401 has an electric cooling function and stores an object. The storage container 401 includes at least one storage chamber 100 that stores the object; a first latent heat storage material A that is disposed in the storage chamber 100 and has a predetermined phase change temperature; and a second latent heat storage material B that is disposed in the storage chamber 100 and has a phase change temperature higher than the phase change temperature of the first latent heat storage material A.

Abstract: A solar cell module, a solar cell module assembly, and a solar photovoltaic power generation system capable of reducing power loss are provided. A light-concentrating panel configured to collect light which is incident from the outside and a plurality of solar cell elements installed on the light-concentrating panel and configured to receive light which is collected by the light-concentrating panel are provided. Each of the plurality of solar cell elements is provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The plurality of solar cell elements include a first solar cell element and a second solar cell element which are connected to each other in series via connection wiring and a third solar cell element which is not connected to the first solar cell element and the second solar cell element in series. The first solar cell element and the second solar cell element configure a first current path, and the third solar cell element configures a second current path.

Abstract: Performance of heat insulation between the outside of a storage container and the inside of a storage chamber is effectively improved. The storage container includes a container body having an opening, a door member closing the opening in an openable and closable manner, and a temperature-controlled unit having a function of making a temperature inside a storage chamber 2 enclosed by the container body and the door member be different from a temperature outside the storage chamber.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a latent heat storage member which is able to more reliably contribute to a daily peak shift of energy consumption, and a building material provided with the latent heat storage member. A latent heat storage member 20 which is formed by using a material including a latent heat storage material such as paraffin and a gelation agent and is used as a building material, includes an outer side surface 20b arranged on a solar light irradiation side facing the outside, and has a phase change temperature T1 within a temperature range between a lowest temperature Tsmin and a highest temperature Tsmax of the outer side surface 20b in the daytime.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a readily produced and easily handled heat storage member. The heat storage member 1 has a rectangular plane surface of, for example, 15 (cm)×20 (cm), and has a thickness of, for example, 10 to 15 mm. The heat storage member 1 includes a gelatinous latent heat storage material 12, and a large number of highly heat conductive fillers 14 dispersed in the latent heat storage material 12. The highly heat conductive fillers 14 are mixed in the latent heat storage material 12 with a bias in dispersion density. In the rectangular plane surface of the heat storage member 1, a periodic pattern is formed in combination of cellular (cell-like) regions 10, which are demarcated by, for example, hexagonal contour lines 16 and which are periodically arrayed in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Abstract: Provided is a solar cell module capable of increasing module output and a photovoltaic apparatus. A light-guiding body which has a light incidence surface and a light-emitting surface having an area smaller than that of the light incidence surface and converts exterior light incident from the light incidence surface into fluorescent light by a phosphor to emit from the light-emitting surface and N (N is an integer of 4 or more) solar cells of a same type which receive the fluorescent light emitted from the light-emitting surface of the light-guiding body are included, the N solar cells are connected in parallel in a plurality of pieces to thereby form L (L is an integer of 2 or more) parallel-connection blocks each of which has the plurality of solar cells mutually connected in parallel, and the L parallel-connection blocks are mutually serially connected.

Abstract: A solar cell module, a solar cell module assembly, and a solar photovoltaic power generation system capable of reducing power loss are provided. A light-concentrating panel configured to collect light which is incident from the outside and a plurality of solar cell elements installed on the light-concentrating panel and configured to receive light which is collected by the light-concentrating panel are provided. Each of the plurality of solar cell elements is provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The plurality of solar cell elements include a first solar cell element and a second solar cell element which are connected to each other in series via connection wiring and a third solar cell element which is not connected to the first solar cell element and the second solar cell element in series. The first solar cell element and the second solar cell element configure a first current path, and the third solar cell element configures a second current path.

Abstract: An object is to provide a storage container including latent heat storage materials that provide a high cold insulation effect. A storage container 401 has an electric cooling function and stores an object. The storage container 401 includes at least one storage chamber 100 that stores the object; a first latent heat storage material A that is disposed in the storage chamber 100 and has a predetermined phase change temperature; and a second latent heat storage material B that is disposed in the storage chamber 100 and has a phase change temperature higher than the phase change temperature of the first latent heat storage material A.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a latent heat storage member which is able to more reliably contribute to a daily peak shift of energy consumption, and a building material provided with the latent heat storage member. A latent heat storage member 20 which is formed by using a material including a latent heat storage material such as paraffin and a gelation agent and is used as a building material, includes an outer side surface 20b arranged on a solar light irradiation side facing the outside, and has a phase change temperature T1 within a temperature range between a lowest temperature Tsmin and a highest temperature Tsmax of the outer side surface 20b in the daytime.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a readily produced and easily handled heat storage member. The heat storage member 1 has a rectangular plane surface of, for example, 15 (cm)×20 (cm), and has a thickness of, for example, 10 to 15 mm. The heat storage member 1 includes a gelatinous latent heat storage material 12, and a large number of highly heat conductive fillers 14 dispersed in the latent heat storage material 12. The highly heat conductive fillers 14 are mixed in the latent heat storage material 12 with a bias in dispersion density. In the rectangular plane surface of the heat storage member 1, a periodic pattern is formed in combination of cellular (cell-like) regions 10, which are demarcated by, for example, hexagonal contour lines 16 and which are periodically arrayed in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide cooling equipment which can reduce power consumption. Cooling equipment 1 includes a storage chamber 30 that stores storage goods; latent heat storage materials 101 to 106 disposed inside the storage chamber 30; a compressor 40 that configures a refrigerating cycle for cooling the inside of the storage chamber 30; a temperature sensor 60 that detects a temperature of the latent heat storage materials 101 to 106; and a control unit 100 that controls the compressor 40, based on a state of the latent heat storage materials 101 to 106.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-transfer device and has an object to provide a heat-transfer device that has a high degree of freedom of aspects in arrangement with respect to the heating element. The heat-transfer device is provided with a contact surface 20e coming into contact with a heating element 100. The heat-transfer device has a pin portion 20 transferring heat from the heating element 100 through the contact surface 20e, and has a gelled latent heat storage material 70 arranged to be in contact with the pin portion 20.

Abstract: Performance of heat insulation between the outside of a storage container and the inside of a storage chamber is effectively improved. The storage container includes a container body having an opening, a door member closing the opening in an openable and closable manner, and a temperature-controlled unit having a function of making a temperature inside a storage chamber 2 enclosed by the container body and the door member be different from a temperature outside the storage chamber.

Abstract: A light diffusion sheet (10) includes wide viewing regions (1) and narrow viewing regions (2). Each of the wide viewing regions (1) includes (i) low refractive parts (22) each having a shape which projects from a light emitting surface toward a light entering surface and (ii) a high refractive part (21) having a refractive index higher than that of the low refractive part (22). Each of the narrow viewing regions (2) includes (a) low refractive parts (24) each having a shape which projects from the light entering surface toward the light emitting surface and (b) a high refractive part (23) having a refractive index higher than that of the low refractive part (24). A display device carries out (i) wide viewing display by incidence of light from a liquid crystal panel (100) side to the wide viewing regions (1) and (ii) narrow viewing display by incidence of light from the liquid crystal panel (100) side to the narrow viewing regions (2), so as to change a viewing angle.