Abstract: An air-conditioning device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire first information indicating environmental information on an environment in which a target person has been placed in a past or biological information of the target person; and a control unit configured to grasp a habitual behavior pattern of the target person in the first information. A target value of a first index, which is an index related to a thermal environment, is set based on the first information acquired by the information acquisition unit and the grasped behavior pattern.

Abstract: An oil-resistant agent containing a modified natural product which is a bio-based compound having at least one carboxyl group and in which a hydroxyl group of a carboxyl group is substituted with an R group, or a carboxyl group is substituted with an Ra group. R group: —X—R1 or —X-D-X?—R1. Ra group: wherein X is a direct bond, —O—, —NR11—, or —S—, and R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1-40 carbon atoms, or a polysiloxane, D is an alkylene group having 1-10 carbon atoms, X? is —C(?O)—O—, —O—(?O)—, —C(?O)—NR12—, or —NR12—C(?O)— (where, R11 and R12 are each hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1-40 carbon atoms). Also disclosed is a textile product, an oil-resistant paper, a food packaging material or a food container each including the oil-resistant agent, as well as a method of treating paper with the oil-resistant agent.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution capable of reducing the initial resistance of an electrochemical device, and an electrochemical device including the electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution contains a compound represented by formula (I-1): wherein R111 to R113 are each individually a C1-C4 linear alkyl group, and wherein the compound (1-1) is present in an amount of 0.01-1000 mass ppm relative to the electrolyte solution.

Abstract: A powder coating material composition including a tetrafluoroethylene-based copolymer, wherein the tetrafluoroethylene-based copolymer is a copolymer of 9.0 to 13.0 mass % of hexafluoropropylene, 0.8 to 3.0 mass % of a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether, and tetrafluoroethylene, having a melt flow rate of 13 to 26 g/10-min, a melting point of 240 to 270° C., an average particle size of 5 to 500 ?m and an apparent density of 0.5 to 1.1 g/ml. Also disclosed is a film that is formed from the powder coating material composition, a laminate including the film, a coated article wherein the film of the powder coating material composition is provided on a metal substrate, and a film-forming method which includes forming a primer film on an object to be coated, and forming a film on a surface of the primer film using the powder coating material composition.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a fluoropolymer composition, comprising bringing a fluoropolymer raw material into contact with an oxidizing agent, wherein the fluoropolymer raw material is obtained by polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (I) containing a polymerization unit (I) derived from a monomer (I) represented by the general formula (I). CX1X3?CX2R(—CZ1Z2-A0)m??(I) wherein X1 and X3 are each independently F, Cl, H, or CF3; X2 is H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; A0 is an anionic group; R is a linking group; Z1 and Z2 are each independently H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; and m is an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a member for a wearable device, the member including a resin base material, an electronic component, and a protecting layer which protects the electronic component, wherein the protecting layer is a layer formed from a curable composition including a perfluoropolyether group-containing compound.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to realize a fan unit capable of determining occurrence or non-occurrence of a backflow during operation. In a second unit, a second controller calculates front-rear differential pressure by substituting a rotation speed and a volume of air or a wind speed that can be acquired in real time into a relational expression. The relational expression derives, from two values of the rotation speed, the volume of air or the wind speed, and the front-rear differential pressure, the remaining one value. Then, the second controller determines that a backflow occurs if the calculated front-rear differential pressure is within a range that cannot occur under a normal condition. Therefore, the occurrence of a backflow can be detected without using an expensive pressure sensor or a directional wind speed sensor.

Abstract: A surface treatment agent containing: (A) a water repellent oil repellent polymer having a repeating unit derived from at least one water repellent oil repellent monomer selected from (A1) fluorine-containing monomers and (A2) non-fluorine monomers having a hydrocarbon group with 7-40 carbon atoms; (B) a silicone polymer represented by formula R533Si—O—[—Si(R51)2—O—]a—[—Si(R51)(R52)—O—]b—SiR533 (wherein each R51 group independently represents hydrogen, alkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, aryl having 6-20 carbon atoms or alkoxy having 1-4 carbon atoms; each R52 independently represents a saturated hydrocarbon group having 23-40 carbon atoms; each R53 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6-20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms or a saturated hydrocarbon group having 23-40 carbon atoms; a represents an integer of 0 or more; b represents an integer of 1 or more; and (a+b) is 10-200); and (C) a liquid medium.

Abstract: A refrigerant amount determining device includes: an operation data acquiring unit configured to acquire operation data of an air conditioning system; a calculating unit configured to calculate a refrigerant amount index value from the operation data acquired; an inferring unit configured to infer information regarding correction of the refrigerant amount index value using a correction model and at least one of the acquired operation data or the calculated refrigerant amount index value; and a determining unit configured to determine a refrigerant amount of the air conditioning system based on the information regarding correction of the refrigerant amount index value.

Abstract: In a compressor compressing a refrigerant including hydrocarbon fluoride prone to disproportionate, provided, on a contact portion of the drive shaft and the bearing portion, is an elastic bearing portion as a heat generation suppression portion suppressing excessive heat generation due to line contact of an end edge portion of the bearing portion with the drive shaft during rotation of the drive shaft.

Abstract: A drive support unit of a turbo compressor includes at least one bearingless motor. The at least one bearingless motor includes a rotor-stator pair constituted by a rotor and a stator, and is configured to rotationally drive a drive shaft and to support a radial load of the drive shaft in a contactless manner. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a turbo compressor to which a bearingless motor is applied.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus performs a first estimation process based on a data set including a combination of information indicating a situation and information on power consumption when a first air conditioner, installed in a predetermined location, has been operated. The first estimation process is a process of estimating information on power consumption when the first air conditioner, installed in the predetermined location, is operated in a predetermined situation.

Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by Formula (1A) below wherein the symbols are as defined in the description: Also disclosed are a composition containing at least one of the compound and a formed article of the compound.

Abstract: A method for producing an aqueous dispersion of a fluorine-containing elastomer, which includes polymerizing a fluorine-containing monomer in the presence of an aqueous medium and a fluorine-containing compound (A), wherein the fluorine-containing elastomer contains a methylene group in a main chain, the fluorine-containing compound (A) is a compound represented by general formula (A): CXiXk?CXjRa—(CZ1Z2)k—Y3??(A) wherein Xi, Xj, and Xk are the same or different and are F, Cl, H, or CF3; Y3 is a hydrophilic group; Ra is a linking group; Z1 and Z2 are the same or different and are H, F, or CF3; and k is 0 or 1; provided that at least one of Xi, Xk, Xj, Ra, Z1, and Z2 includes F; and the number of carbon atoms in a portion excluding the hydrophilic group is 6 or less, and the fluorine-containing compound (A) is fed after polymerization is initiated.

Abstract: A power supply circuit supplies a current from a DC voltage source to first and second actuator coils to support an object in a non-contact manner by electromagnetic force. The power supply circuit includes a first leg connected to the DC voltage source, and a control unit. The first leg has first upper and lower arm switching elements connected in series. The control unit turns the switching elements on and off to control the current supplied to the actuator coils. A midpoint between the switching elements is connected to a connection point between the actuator coils. A freewheeling diode is provided for each of the switching elements in parallel. The control unit performs control so that the current flows through the first actuator coil in a direction toward the connection point, and the current flows through the second actuator coil in a direction coming out of the connection point.

Abstract: In a first section of a power conversion device, a second switch is turned off, a first duty drec and a third duty dz are selected so that a direct current voltage Vdc to be input to a current source becomes equal to a direct current voltage command value Vdc*, a first conversion operation of supplying power from the voltage source to the current source is performed, and the capacitor is charged by the rectified voltage via the clamp diode. In a second section of the power conversion device, a first switch is turned off, a second duty dc and the third duty dz are selected so that the direct current voltage Vdc to be input to the current source becomes equal to the direct current voltage command value Vdc*, and a second conversion operation of supplying power from the capacitor to the current source is performed.

Abstract: Provided is a cooking utensil having an excellent design. The cooking utensil includes a bottom and a side extending substantially upward from a perimeter of the bottom. The bottom includes a bottom laminate film on an inner surface thereof. The side includes a side laminate film that is different from the bottom laminate film on an inner surface thereof. The bottom laminate film and the side laminate film have different color tones.

Abstract: An air conditioning system includes an air conditioning apparatus, and a controller. The air conditioning apparatus performs air conditioning of an air-conditioning target space. The controller is connectable to a plurality of types of thermostats. The controller performs communication with the thermostat connected thereto. The controller performs a performance determination process for the refrigeration cycle apparatus. The controller performs different performance determination processes according to whether a first type of thermostat is connected thereto unit or whether a second type of thermostat is connected thereto. Alternatively, the air conditioning apparatus changes a method for using information received by the controller from the thermostat according to whether being in a determination processing time over which the performance determination process is performed or in a non-determination processing time over which the performance determination process is not performed.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing epoxy resin for an electronic component represented by the following formula (E) wherein n is an integer of 0 or greater, an average value of n is 0.18 or smaller, and M is a group represented by the following formula (E1), a group represented by the following formula (E2), or a group represented by the following formula (E3) wherein Z is hydrogen or a C2-C10 fluoroalkyl group. The formula (E) being: the formula (E1) being: the formula (E2) being: the formula (E3) being: Also disclosed is a method for producing the fluorine-containing epoxy resin as well as a curable composition containing the fluorine-containing epoxy resin and a curing agent.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first device, second devices, and a communication line providing a serial connection from the first device to the second devices to establish a communication connection. An address setting device of the communication system is configured to set addresses of the second devices. The address setting device includes a communication controller. The communication controller is configured to transmit a transmission signal toward the second devices through the communication line and change at least one of an amplitude or a frequency of the transmission signal, and associate the addresses of the second devices with connection precedence of the second devices to the first device based on a reception signal received through the communication line.