Abstract: An electrode of a vacuum circuit breaker has a cup member and a contact. The cup member has an opening and a periphery which is formed with a slit so as to form a coil section. An electric current flows in the coil section so as to generate a longitudinal magnetic field in a direction along an axis of the cup member. The slit is bent and continuously extends on the periphery from a first end of the cup member to a second end of the cup member opposite to the first end of the cup member. The contact is shaped into a plate, and seals the opening of the cup member.

Abstract: An adjuster nut is rotatably supported to a vacuum container of a vacuum variable capacitor of a vacuum variable capacitor device. The adjuster nut has a nut portion, and a shank made of an insulating material. The shank has a first end integrated with the nut portion and a second end adapted to be directly coupled with a rotational shaft of a driving portion of the vacuum variable capacitor device. Another type of the adjuster nut has a deformable bellows, a nut portion, and a shank made of an insulating material. A second end of the nut portion is coupled with a first end of the bellows. The shank has a first end coupled with a second end of a bellows, and a second end adapted to be directly coupled with the rotational shaft of the driving portion of the vacuum variable capacitor device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method applicable to an electric power distribution installation, the electrical power distribution installation comprising: at least one main common bus bar; a plurality of main transformers, each main transformer being configured to step down a received power supply voltage and to supply the stepped down power supply voltage to a load via the main common bus bar; and a plurality of power generators, each power generator being connected to the main common bus bar, and the apparatus comprising: a first grounding device including at least one grounding transformer connected to the main common bus bar, a neutral point of the grounding transformer being grounded in a form of a predetermined low impedance grounding; and a second grounding device connected to each neutral point of the power generators to always ground each neutral point directly in a form of a predetermined high resistance grounding.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decomposing bromate ions contained in a liquid. The method includes the sequential steps of bringing the liquid into contact with a photocatalyst; and irradiating the photocatalyst with a light ray having an energy that is not lower than that of a band gap of the photocatalyst, thereby generating a photocatalytic reaction to decompose the bromate ions. The invention further relates an apparatus for decomposing bromate ions contained in a liquid. The apparatus includes a first section for generating therein a photocatalytic reaction to decompose the bromate ions; a photocatalyst adapted to be brought into contact with the liquid in the first section; and a light source for irradiating the photocatalyst with the light ray such that the photocatalytic reaction is generated in the first section when the photocatalyst is in contact with the liquid. Thus, it is possible to efficiently and stably decompose the bromate ions.

Abstract: In testing system and method for an automotive vehicular component such as an engine, a system monitor section sets required items including a vehicular specification and a running resistance of the vehicle and outputs the set required items to a measurement controlling section, a model generating section is provided in which a simulation model including a vehicular vertical vibration model constituted by a vehicular suspension spring and a tire spring and a spring model of an inertia system is set, a vehicular model execution controlling section executes a vehicular model simulation for the vehicular component to be tested by introducing at least an acceleration signal and a clutch signal from the measurement controlling section and the simulation model from the model generating section and outputs control signals to the inverter and the electronic control section so as to control the vehicular component to be tested.

Abstract: In testing system and method for an automotive vehicular component such as an engine, a system monitor section sets required items including a vehicular specification and a running resistance of the vehicle and outputs the set required items to a measurement controlling section, a model generating section is provided in which a simulation model including a vehicular vertical vibration model constituted by a vehicular suspension spring and a tire spring and a spring model of an inertia system is set, a vehicular model execution controlling section executes a vehicular model simulation for the vehicular component to be tested by introducing at least an acceleration signal and a clutch signal from the measurement controlling section and the simulation model from the model generating section and outputs control signals to the inverter and the electronic control section so as to control the vehicular component to be tested.

Abstract: A discharge circuit for pulsed laser comprising a power source, main discharge electrodes for generating a laser beam, a main discharge capacitor charged with electrical charges for generating the main discharge between the main discharge electrodes, and a switching circuit for performing switching operations to charge the main discharge capacitor with electrical charges supplied from the power source in a prescribed repetition cycle, is provided, in parallel to the main discharge capacitors, with a circuit element for consuming or grounding the reverse current from the power source caused by overshoot generated directly after the main discharge, thereby attaining stable laser output without ill effects from overshoot voltage generated directly following discharge.

Abstract: An adjuster nut is rotatably supported to a vacuum container of a vacuum variable capacitor of a vacuum variable capacitor device. The adjuster nut has a nut portion, and a shank made of an insulating material. The shank has a first end integrated with the nut portion and a second end adapted to be directly coupled with a rotational shaft of a driving portion of the vacuum variable capacitor device. Another type of the adjuster nut has a deformable bellows, a nut portion, and a shank made of an insulating material. A second end of the nut portion is coupled with a first end of the bellows. The shank has a first end coupled with a second end of a bellows, and a second end adapted to be directly coupled with the rotational shaft of the driving portion of the vacuum variable capacitor device.

Abstract: A process for treating a waste or treatable material containing noxious component(s), comprising the following steps: (1) carrying out a first step for the treatable material, the first step including (a) mixing a treatment agent with the treatable material to form a mixture, the treatment agent containing alkali metal compound, and (b) heating the mixture in a first furnace at a first temperature in a low oxygen atmosphere to thermally decompose the treatable material to generate a substance containing the noxious component, the substance contacting and reacting with the treatment agent to form a harmless salt; and (2) carrying out a second step for the treatable material, the second step including heating the treatable material in a second furnace separate from the first furnace, at a second temperature higher than the first temperature so as to reduce volume of the treatable material.

Abstract: An inventory control system for use in non-automated warehouses includes a position-measuring unit for measuring a position of a load, a position-measuring server for determining an absolute physical position of each load in accordance with the measured position, and an inventory control unit for developing the determined absolute physical position to a relative logical position. The relative logical position is available for inventory control, and is given by three units.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decomposing bromate ions contained in a liquid. The method includes the sequential steps of bringing the liquid into contact with a photocatalyst; and irradiating the photocatalyst with a light ray having an energy that is not lower than that of a band gap of the photocatalyst, thereby generating a photocatalytic reaction to decompose the bromate ions. The invention further relates to an apparatus for decomposing bromate ions contained in a liquid. The apparatus includes a first section for generating therein a photocatalytic reaction to decompose the bromate ions; a photocatalyst adapted to be brought into contact with the liquid in the first section; and a light source for irradiating the photoacatalyst with the light ray such that the photocatalytic reaction is generated in the first section when the photocatalyst is in contact with the liquid.

Abstract: A running resistance control apparatus of a chassis dynamometer comprises a target vehicle speed calculating section where a target vehicle speed is calculated on the basis of a control torque of a dynamometer, a running resistance torque, a mechanical loss torque, a detected vehicle speed, a vehicle weight and a mechanical weight of roller and a dynamometer. An electric inertia torque is compensated according to a difference between the detected vehicle speed and a target vehicle speed to adjust the detected vehicle speed at the target vehicle speed.

Abstract: A device for testing a transaxle is constructed such that a drive motor is coupled with an input shaft of the transaxle through an input-shaft torque meter, and dynamometers are coupled with output shafts of the transaxle through axle shafts and output-shaft torque meters, respectively.

Abstract: Its basic means is a monolithically bonded construct prepared by monolithically bonding together a rare-earth magnet 2 and a an alloy material that is a high melting point metal or a high specific-tenacity material through the solid phase diffusion bonding by the hot isostatic pressing treatment, and a monolithically bonded construct with an interposal of a thin layer of the high melting point metal between a rare-earth magnet 2 and an alloy material 3, 4 that is a high specific-tenacity material.

Abstract: A water distributing installation controller includes water pumps for supplying clear water from a filtration plant to a distributing reservoir, a level gauge for measuring the water level of the distributing reservoir, a first flow meter for measuring the water supply directed thereto, a second flow meter for measuring the water delivery directed to a distributing area, a pumps-number control part for controlling the number of pumps operated, and a short-term demand prediction part for providing short-term demand prediction data on the water delivery to the pumps-number control part at the request thereof.

Abstract: A vacuum capacitor and its manufacturing method are disclosed.

Abstract: Described are method and apparatus for discriminating whether a time series data is a deterministic chaos or a stochastic chaos. In the method and apparatus, a trajectory parallel measuring method is used to discriminate the observed time series data.

Abstract: A chassis dynamometer is arranged to test a vehicle operated thereon so as to follow up a target vehicle speed. A controlling system determines a load as a command torque from a detected actual vehicle speed of the vehicle on the chassis dynamometer and controls a running resistance of the vehicle by controlling a dynamometer unit in accordance with the load. The controlling system comprises a monitoring section for detecting an abnormal condition indicative of a vehicle's disability to follow up the target speed by monitoring a speed deviation between the detected actual vehicle speed and the target speed, and a correcting section for correcting the command torque to reduce the speed deviation when the abnormal condition is detected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rotating electric machine including a coil of a wire having thereon an insulating coating comprising a polybenzimidazole. This rotating electric machine is stably maintained for a long time in dielectric strength even under a highly radioactive environment, due to the use of the special insulating coating. With this, the rotating electric machine can be driven stably for a long time. The invention further relates to another rotating electric machine including (a) a rotor having a rotating shaft; (b) a bearing for supporting the rotating shaft; and (c) a grease applied to the bearing. This grease contains (1) a polyphenyl ether having at least three aromatic rings in the molecule and (2) a urea. The rotor of this rotating electric machine is stably supported in the bearing for a long time even under a highly radioactive environment, due to the use of the special grease. Thus, this rotating electric machine can also be rotated stably for a long time.

Abstract: In vector control apparatus and method for a three-phase multiplex winding motor, a plurality of inverters are installed, each inverter operatively driving a corresponding one of multiplex windings of the motor and a plurality of inverter controllers are installed whose number corresponds to that of the inverters. Each controller includes: a decoupling voltage calculator for calculating d-axis and q-axis voltage setting values V.sub.1 d* and V.sub.1 q* on the basis of an excitation instruction value Io*, a torque instruction value I.sub.T *, d-axis-and-q-axis current instruction values i.sub.1 d* and i.sub.1 q* which are quotients of the excitation instruction value Io* and the torque instruction value I.sub.T * divided respectively by the multiplex number N of the windings of the motor, and a power supply frequency .omega. which is an addition of a slip frequency .omega.s to a rotor revolution frequency .omega.