Abstract: The first battery module and the second battery module are connected by a bus-bar. A cell voltage sensing circuit shared by at least some battery cells of the first battery module and at least some battery cells of the second battery module measures a voltage of each battery cell.

Abstract: A mounting area in a solid-state imaging device that detects an address event. The solid-state imaging device includes a light receiving chip and a detection chip. In the solid-state imaging device including the light receiving chip and the detection chip, the light receiving chip includes a photodiode that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a photocurrent. In addition, in the solid-state imaging device, the detection chip quantizes a voltage signal corresponding to the photocurrent generated by the photodiode in the light receiving chip and outputs the voltage signal as a detection signal.

Abstract: A determination device includes an acquisition unit that acquires image data with a flash and an image data without a flash, the image data with a flash being captured in a state of using a flash, the image data without a flash being image data of an imaging object that is the same as the imaging object shown in the image data with a flash and being captured in a state of not using a flash, and a determination unit that determines whether or not the imaging object is a living body by comparing an eye area of the imaging object included in the image data with a flash with an eye area of the imaging object included in the image data without a flash.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image input device and a control device. An image of an original document is input to the image input device. The control device functions as a controller. The controller identifies a preset index contained in the image of the original document input to the image input device, extracts from the image of the original document a portion of the image specified by the index, recognizes a character string in the extracted portion, and subjects the recognized character string to processing associated with the index to generate edition information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input device, an operation device, and a control device. The control device functions as a controller. The controller accepts an input of a plurality of topic words through the operation device, recognizes, upon acceptance of input of images of a plurality of pages of the original document through the operation device, a character string in the image of each of the plurality of pages of the original document, makes a determination of whether or not the character string contains at least one of the plurality of input topic words, and classifies the respective images of the plurality of pages of the original document on basis of the individual topic word based on results of the determination for the individual pages of the original document by collecting the images of the pages of the original document containing the same topic word into one group.

Abstract: In a battery apparatus, a battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules and a bus-bar connecting two battery modules among the plurality of battery modules. A wire connects the battery pack and the switch for controlling current supply of the battery pack. A voltage measuring circuit measures a voltage of the bus-bar, a voltage of the battery pack, and voltages of the plurality of battery modules. A processor diagnoses a connection status of the bus-bar and a connection status of the wire based on a current of the battery pack, the voltage of the bus-bar, the voltage of the battery pack, and the voltages of the plurality of battery modules.

Abstract: A transfer unit includes first and second rollers, first and second bearing members, a roller holder, first and second urging members, a switching cam, and a driving mechanism. The switching cam includes first and second guide holes with which first and second engaging portions formed on the first and second bearing members engage. The first and second guide holes are formed, each in an approximately arcuate shape, at positions at different distances from the rotation center of the switching cam. By rotating the roller holder, one of the first and second rollers is arranged opposite an image carrying member and, by rotating the switching cam, the first or second roller arranged opposite the image carrying member is arranged selectively either at a reference position where the first or second roller is in pressed contact with the image carrying member or at a released position.

Abstract: A method and system are used for managing and classifying electronic document images. Each of the electronic document images is divided into an array of image segments. The method extracts image features from each of the image segments to obtain numerical coefficients for each of the image segments. The numerical coefficients are compared with each other to generate sub-codes. A classification code is determined as a combination of the sub-codes. The classification codes of a plurality of electronic document images can be stored in a database for further analysis. Based on the classification codes, similarity rates between at two document images can be determined.

Abstract: An arrangement includes a steam saturator for producing saturated steam and a device for refeeding the liquid evaporated in the steam saturator. The steam saturator includes a steam inlet via which steam is delivered to the steam saturator, a steam outlet for the saturated steam produced, a condensate inlet via which condensate is delivered to the steam saturator, and a condensate return line. In a lower region of the steam saturator, a condensate liquid level that is fluidically connected to the condensate return line is maintained. The condensate return line is connected to the device, which is a condenser and comprises a cooling apparatus for condensing steam. In the steam saturator, the evaporated liquid is replaced only if the condensate level in the steam saturator drops, through condensation of saturated steam delivered from the steam saturator to the condenser and is then condensed in the condenser by the cooling apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode rolling apparatus and an electrode rolling method, and the apparatus includes: a pair of rolling rolls which roll an electrode; and an adhesive tape which is inserted into the rolling rolls together with the electrode and is rolled together with the electrode, and is then separated from the electrode.

Abstract: A doping system is configured to dope an active material included in an electrode with an alkali metal. The doping system includes a doping bath, a conveyor unit, a connection unit, and a drying unit. The doping bath is configured to store a solution containing alkali metal ion and a counter electrode unit. The conveyor unit is configured to convey the electrode along a path that passes through the doping bath. The connection unit includes an electrically conductive electric power supply roller that contacts the electrode, and is configured to couple the electrode to the counter electrode unit. The drying unit is configured to spray a gas onto the electrode that passes through the doping bath and is being conveyed to the electric power supply roller.

Abstract: A battery module according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame that is formed into a bowl type of a bottom surface and front, rear, left and right surfaces and houses the battery cell stack; and an upper plate that covers the upper side of the battery cell stack and is coupled to the module frame, wherein the module frame comprises a bottom part, front and rear plates, and left and right plates, wherein the bottom part, the front and rear plates, and the left and right plates are integrally formed, and wherein a recessed part is formed at a portion where a bottom edge connected to the front and rear plates meet with a bottom edge connected to the left and right plates.

Abstract: A print processing system includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a terminal device, and a mobile device. A first controller of the terminal device is capable of writing information necessary for transmitting the print data, in the memory of the mobile device. A second controller of the image forming apparatus executes, upon reading out the necessary information written by the first controller from the memory of the mobile device, via the second wireless communication device, a first process necessary for transmitting the print data. A second controller of the image forming apparatus is capable of writing the necessary information in the memory of the mobile device. The first controller of the terminal device executes, upon reading out the necessary information written by the second controller from the memory of the mobile device, via the first wireless communication device, a second process necessary for transmitting the print data.

Abstract: A roller press device for milling input material may include a fixedly mounted fixed roller having a roller shaft mounted at least approximately in a fixed position, a loosely mounted loose roller having a roller shaft that can be arranged in a variable position, a frame supporting at least the fixed roller and optionally also the loose roller, and a force application unit acting on the loose roller at a force application point. The fixed and loose rollers can be mounted and positioned relative to one another for applying a milling force. The loose roller may be mounted so as to pivot about a pivot axis in a manner of a one-sided lever such that the relative position of the loose roller relative to the fixed roller can be defined by said pivot movement. The one-sided lever may be formed between the pivot axis and the force application point.

Abstract: An apparatus for steam reforming includes a reactor, a condensate separator, a condensate stripper, and a steam boiler. The reactor produces hydrogen and is connected to the condensate separator such that a gas mixture is conducted from the reactor into the condensate separator. The condensate separator and the condensate stripper are connected so that condensate separated out in the condensate separator is conducted into the condensate stripper. The condensate separator and the steam boiler are connected such that cleaned condensate can be conducted into the steam boiler. The steam boiler is connected to the reactor and to the condensate stripper in a steam-conducting manner. The boiler water feed line of the steam boiler is connectable to the condensate stripper in a liquid-conducting manner. A supply from the boiler water feed line is at a same location of the condensate stripper as a supply of the condensate from the condensate separator.

Abstract: A process for producing nitric acid by the Ostwald process involves reacting ammonia with atmospheric oxygen as primary air to afford a NOx-containing gas stream in an ammonia oxidation reactor at a first pressure and absorbing the NOx-containing gas stream in water in an absorption apparatus at a higher, second pressure. Nitric acid is bleached with bleach air as secondary air at approximately the first pressure. The secondary air is brought to an operating pressure of the bleaching operation via a separate secondary air compressor or compressor stage. The separate secondary air compressor is independent of the compressor that brings the primary air to the first pressure. Compression to the second higher pressure at which the absorption of the NOx gases is performed in the absorption apparatus is provided only downstream of the bleaching operation.

Abstract: An electrode includes an active material coating portion coated with an electrode active material on at least one surface of an electrode collector; and an active material non-coating portion which is at one side of the active material coating portion, is not coated with the electrode active material, and includes at least one slit extending from one end to the another end thereof, wherein in each slit of the at least one slit, a hole is passes through a point at which the respective slit and the active material coating portion meet each other.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a photoreceptor housing, a developing roller, a development housing, first contact members and second contact members. The first contact members are provided in end portions of the photoreceptor housing in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum. The second contact members are provided in end portions of the development housing in the axial direction, and come into contact with the first contact members by a force in which the development housing is pushed toward the photoreceptor housing. A position of at least one of the first contact member and the second contact member can be adjusted in a direction in which the first contact member and the second contact member come close to each other or separate away from each other.

Abstract: A method of forming a consolidated component having a complex shape includes providing a first component having a first shape similar to the complex shape. The method further includes placing the first component in a chamber and surrounding the first component with a medium. The method further includes applying pressure and at least one of heat or electricity into the chamber to process the first component to form a consolidated component having the complex shape.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a pressure of battery cells includes: a battery cell; a pressure sensor configured to measure the surface pressure of the battery cell; and a first plate arranged between the battery cell and the pressure sensor so as to be in contact with the battery cell and the pressure sensor.