Abstract: According to one embodiment, an anomaly sign detection system comprising one or more computers configured to: calculate a correction value for correcting at least one actual process value from the at least one actual process value and at least one reference process value; determine whether each of plurality of actual process values is correlated with the at least one reference process value or not, based on correction-necessity coefficient of determination; use the correction value for correcting at least one actual process value determined to be correlated with the at least one reference process value among the plurality of actual process values; generate learning input data including at least one corrected process value as the at least one actual process value corrected by the correction value; and perform machine learning by inputting the learning input data to anomaly sign detection model.

Abstract: A superconducting coil includes: a winding member 12 that has a side surface 18 along a coil radial direction and is formed by laminating a superconducting tape wire 20 in the coil radial direction by winding; and a bypass 19 that is provided on the side surface 18 of the winding member 12 and electrically connects the superconducting tape wire 20 in the coil radial direction.

Abstract: An energy storage system according to an embodiment includes first and second power storage devices and performs charge/discharge control for the power storage devices based on a charge/discharge command value. The first power storage device performs discharging for one or more devices as destination via a power line or performs charging of power supplied from one or more devices as source via the power line, and the second power storage device performs charging and discharging for the first power storage device. The energy storage system also includes a control system that controls charge/discharge power of the second power storage device so that a power storage rate of the first power storage device falls within a predetermined power storage rate range and controls charge/discharge power of the first power storage device based on charge/discharge power corresponding to the charge/discharge command value and the charge/discharge power of the second power storage device.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an article conveyance sorting apparatus includes a distributing section, a first conveyance section, a second conveyance section, and a conveyance sorting section. The distributing section distributes an article in a first direction or a second direction based on a first distribution control signal or a second distribution control signal corresponding to a distinguishing result of the article distinguished based on article information. The first conveyance section receives the article distributed in the first direction. The second conveyance section receives the article distributed in the second direction. The conveyance sorting section sorts each of articles conveyed by the plurality of trays to a designated sorting destination.

Abstract: A startup method and startup program for microgrid that enable to stably start up the microgrid without producing frequency fluctuation is provided. An embodiment of the present disclosure is a startup method for microgrid configured by a plurality of inverter power supplies independently sharing a load and divided into a master that starts up first and a slave that starts up secondly and later, the startup method comprising: a master initial startup step of initially starting up the master in a CVCF mode; a slave initial startup step of initially starting up the slave in a grid interconnection mode; and a control mode changing step of the master and the slave changing control modes thereof when output fluctuation of the master and the slave becomes a predetermined threshold or less or when the master and the slave or other inverter power supplies become a predetermined operation state while output voltage of said master and said slave becomes a predetermined threshold or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire position information indicating first and second installation positions of a plurality of pieces of equipment receive characteristic information of a first piece of equipment obtained from a first propagation characteristic and a second propagation characteristic, and characteristic information of a second piece of equipment obtained from a third propagation characteristic and a fourth propagation characteristic. The processor is configured to estimate a position where each of the first and second pieces of equipment is installed, based on the position information, and the characteristic information of the first and the second piece of equipment.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly of an embodiment includes: a first electrode including a first diffusion layer, and a first catalyst layer; a second electrode for generating hydrogen, the second electrode including a second diffusion layer, a second catalyst layer including a porous catalyst layer including a porous precious metal or sheet-like precious metal, and a hydrophobic moisture management layer provided between the second catalyst layer and the second diffusion layer, the hydrophobic moisture management layer including carbon particles and carbon fibers, a weight of the carbon fibers being between 1 wt % and 20 wt % of a weight of the second diffusion layer; and an electrolyte membrane provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first catalyst layer being provided between the first diffusion layer and the electrolyte membrane, and the second catalyst layer being provided between the second diffusion layer and the electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: A power generation facility in an embodiment includes: a boiler; a high-pressure turbine to which steam generated in the boiler is introduced; a low-pressure turbine provided downstream of the high-pressure turbine; and a condenser that condenses steam discharged from the low-pressure turbine. The power generation facility further includes: a feed pipe that leads feedwater in the condenser to the boiler; a heat storage and steam generation device that has a heat storage function that uses surplus energy generated in an own system to store heat, and a steam generation function that has part of feedwater led by the feed pipe introduced thereinto and turns the feedwater into steam by the stored heat; and a steam supply pipe that supplies steam generated in the heat storage and steam generation device to an own system.

Abstract: An electrode according to an embodiment includes a support, and a catalyst layer including a sheet layer and a gap layer stacked, alternately on the support. The catalyst layer includes noble oxide and non-noble oxide. 4 [wt %] or more and 8 [wt %] or less of metal elements included in the catalyst layer is non-noble metal. An average thickness of the gap layer is 6 [nm] or more and 50 [nm] or less.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly according to an embodiment includes a first diffusion layer; a second diffusion layer; an electrolyte membrane provided between the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer; a first catalyst layer provided between the first diffusion layer and the electrolyte membrane; and a second catalyst layer provided between the second diffusion layer and the electrolyte membrane, wherein the first diffusion layer includes a first surface facing the first catalyst layer, and the first surface includes a chamfered portion, and a second surface provided on an opposing side of the first surface, and the second surface includes a protrusion protruding from the side of the first surface toward the side of the second surface.

Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical reaction device, includes: a substrate; and a stack provided on the substrate. The stack includes catalyst layers and gap layers, and each catalyst layer and each gap layer are alternately stacked. One of the gap layers has a first region and a second region, the first region having a first thickness, the second region having a first gap, and the first gap having a second thickness, and the second thickness is 3 times or more and 10 times or less the first thickness.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes processing circuitry configured to calculate a first index based on a plurality of pieces of first prediction data on an amount of electric power generated by a first electric power generation resource and a penalty imposed when an amount of electric power supplied to an electric power system is insufficient or excessive for a first amount of electric power which corresponds to a planned value of electric power generation amount, the first index being an index related to a yield obtained in a case that the first amount of electric power is tentatively bid in a first market; and determine a second amount of electric power to be bid in the first market based on the first index.

Abstract: A support according to an embodiment includes fibers. A first arithmetic mean roughness of the fibers observed from in-plane direction of the support is 7 [?m] or more and 40 [?m] or less. A first sampling length of the first arithmetic mean roughness is one fifth of an average diameter of the fibers observed from the in-plane direction of the support.

Abstract: An electrode according to an embodiment includes a support, an intermediate layer including carbon particles and resin on the support, and a catalyst layer on the intermediate layer. A thickness of the intermediate layer is 70 [?m] or more and 300 [?m] or less.

Abstract: An electrode according to an embodiment includes a support and a catalyst layer including a sheet layer and a gap layer stacked alternately. Cracks or/and holes exist in the catalyst layer.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus of an embodiment includes a rotor image-pickup unit for picking up an image of a rotor using a rotor image-pickup device in the air gap between the rotor and a stator. The rotor image-pickup device includes: a carriage casing; a camera; an image-pickup position changing part; and an image-pickup direction changing part. The camera is installed in the carriage casing, and picks up an image of a ventilation hole of the rotor in the air gap. The image-pickup position changing part is installed in the carriage casing, and changes an image-pickup position of the camera by moving the carriage casing in a circumferential direction of the rotor in the air gap. The image-pickup direction changing part is installed in the carriage casing, and changes an image-pickup direction of the camera to an inclined angle to a radial direction of the rotor in the air gap.

Abstract: An electrode for electrochemical reaction device of an embodiment includes: a substrate; and a catalyst lamination provided on the substrate, and having a plurality of catalyst layers, and void layers respectively arranged between the plurality of catalyst layers adjacent to each other. The plurality of catalyst layers include a first catalyst layer arranged at a position close to the substrate and having a first thickness, and a second catalyst layer arranged at a position separated from the substrate and having a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness.

Abstract: A water electrolysis device includes: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte membrane between the anode and the cathode; a first circulation flow path connecting a anode supply flow path and a anode discharge flow path; a second circulation flow path connected in parallel with the first circulation flow path; an ion filter in a middle of the second circulation flow path and to remove metal ions in the anode solution; a metal supply source to supply metal ions into the anode solution; a first valve in a middle of the first circulation flow path; a second valve in a middle of the second circulation flow path; a third valve in a middle of the metal supply flow path; a sensor to measure concentration of metal ions in the anode solution; and a controller to control opening and closing of each valve, according to the measured concentration of the metal ions.

Abstract: A communication relay system of an embodiment includes a master unit capable of transmitting/receiving a signal to/from a base station of a mobile communication system, and a plurality of remote units transmitting/receiving a signal to/from the master unit and performing radio communication with a mobile station of the mobile communication system. The master unit includes a detector, a determiner, and an allocator. The detector detects that the mobile station is located at a position where wireless communication with the plurality of remote units is possible. The determiner determines to which of the plurality of remote units a communication resource for performing radio communication with the mobile station located at a position where radio communication is possible is to be allocated. The allocator allocates a communication resource to the remote unit according to the determination result of the determiner.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a electrolyte membrane including noble metal particles according to an embodiment includes a step of impregnating cationic noble metal complex ions with a first region of a surface of a cation exchange membrane by spraying solution containing the cationic noble metal complex ions on the cation exchange membrane and drying the sprayed member, and a step of applying a reducing treatment to the cation exchange membrane impregnated with the cationic noble metal complex ions.