Abstract: Regarding a herein disclosed battery, on each of two electrode assemblies, a positive electrode winding-start end part includes a first area elongating along a flat part, and a negative electrode winding-start end part includes a second area elongating along the flat part, and a third area elongating from an end part of the folding part along the flat part. An electrode starting-end laminate part is provided where the area are overlapped in a thickness direction. An electrode starting-end laminate part of the first electrode assembly and an electrode starting-end laminate part of the second electrode assembly are mutually arranged at different sides with respect to a surface being along a wound axis of the first electrode assembly and a wound axis of the second electrode assembly.

Abstract: A shower plate includes a base, a resistance heating element, a channel, and a hollow portion. The base is made of ceramic and has a plate shape. The resistance heating element is located inside the base along a first surface of the base. The channel is located inside the base and includes an intermediate channel that is located between the resistance heating element and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface of the base and extends in a planar direction of the base. The hollow portion is located adjacent to the intermediate channel in the planar direction of the base inside the base.

Abstract: A laminated coil component includes: an element body having a first surface and a second surface facing each other in a first direction; a coil unit formed by laminating a plurality of coil conductors in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction inside the element body; a first lead-out conductor; and a second lead-out conductor. A first coil conductor adjacent to the first lead-out conductor in the second direction includes a first side portion extending along the first surface, on a first surface side. A second coil conductor adjacent to the second lead-out conductor in the second direction includes a second side portion extending along the second surface, on a second surface side. The first side portion has a larger line width than other side portions of the first coil conductor and the second side portion.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode plate including a main body portion and an electrode terminal portion protruding from the main body portion along a first direction; and a separator adhered to the electrode plate, wherein the main body portion of the electrode plate includes a central region located in a vicinity of a center in the first direction, a first region located on a side close to the electrode terminal portion with respect to the central region in the first direction, and a second region located on a side opposite to the first region with respect to the central region in the first direction, and adhesion strength per unit area between the electrode plate and the separator in the first region is higher than adhesion strength per unit area between the electrode plate and the separator in the second region.

Abstract: A wire-breakage position estimation device comprising: a torque acquisition unit which acquires a torque of a take-up motor; a determination unit which determines whether or not a rear end of a wire electrode has passed a take-up roller; a rotation angle acquisition unit which acquires a rotation angle of the take-up motor; and a wire-breakage position estimation unit which estimates a wire-breakage position in the wire electrode on the basis of the rotation angle acquired from when wire-breakage has occurred in the wire electrode to when the rear end has been determined to have passed the take-up roller.

Abstract: A solar cell includes: an n-type first amorphous silicon layer provided on a first main surface of a crystalline silicon substrate; an amorphous silicon oxide layer provided on a first main surface of the first amorphous silicon layer; and an n-type fine crystal silicon layer provided on a first main surface of the amorphous silicon oxide layer. An oxygen atom concentration in the first amorphous silicon layer, the amorphous silicon oxide layer, and the fine crystal silicon layer has a maximum value in the amorphous silicon oxide layer with a thickness direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-sensitive recording material comprising an undercoat layer and a heat-sensitive recording layer in this order on a support, the undercoat layer containing hollow particles, a binder, and an inorganic pigment I, the heat-sensitive recording layer containing a leuco dye, a developer, and an inorganic pigment II, and the heat-sensitive recording layer containing an N,N?-diarylurea-based compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R2s may be the same or different, and each represents C1-12 alkyl, C7-12 aralkyl, or C6-12 aryl, and the aralkyl and the aryl may be each substituted with C1-12 alkyl, C1-12 alkoxy, C6-12 aryl, or halogen; A1s may be the same or different, and each represents hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, as the developer, and a pigment with an oil absorption of 130 ml/100 g or less as the inorganic pigment II.

Abstract: In a power storage device, a plurality of electrode tabs includes a bent portion bent in a tab thickness direction. At least one of the electrode tabs constituting an electrode tab group has a shape that a tab width of a connection-side bent portion of bent portions, which is located on a side close to a tab connection portion, is smaller than a tab width of a tab connection portion including a bonded portion located on an inside in a tab width direction, the bonded portion being bonded to an electrode terminal directly or through another or other electrode tabs.

Abstract: In a resource allocation control device, a dependency information acquisition unit acquires dependency information indicating subdivided process items that constitute a task and a dependency of the process items. A resource information acquisition unit acquires resource information that is information indicating what kind of resource allocation is possible for the task. A score calculation unit calculates a score for a processing procedure of the process items based on the dependency information, and the resource allocation. A search unit searches for a combination of which the score is excellent. An output unit outputs resource allocation corresponding to the excellent score found by the search unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a non-volatile memory, a memory interface that reads data recorded in the non-volatile memory as a received value, a converting unit that converts the received value to first likelihood information by using a first conversion table, a decoder that decodes the first likelihood information, a control unit that outputs an estimated value with respect to the received value, which is a decoding result obtained by the decoding, when decoding by the decoder has succeeded, and a generating unit that generates a second conversion table based on a decoding result obtained by the decoding, when decoding of the first likelihood information by the decoder has failed. When the generating unit generates the second conversion table, the converting unit converts the received value to the second likelihood information by using the second conversion table, and the decoder decodes the second likelihood information.

Abstract: Provided are an estimation method. and a control device for a wire electrical discharge machine, the method and device being for estimating the tension of a wire electrode on the basis of information obtained from a motor included in a feed mechanism of the wire electrode. A control device for a wire electrical discharge machine provided with a first motor and a second motor that induce rotation of a first roller and a second roller for feeding a wire electrode, the control device including: an acquisition unit that acquires a noise load and/or a torque command from one of the first motor and the second motor; a feed motor control unit that controls the first motor and the second motor so that the wire electrode is tensioned; and an estimation unit that estimates the tension on the basis of the noise load and/or the torque command for the time when the wire electrode is tensioned.

Abstract: A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a drive controller configured to periodically apply voltage pulses between a workpiece and a wire electrode while relatively moving the wire electrode relative to the workpiece according to a machining program and a machining condition; a code analyzer configured to analyze the presence or absence of a condition change code for changing the machining condition in the machining program; and a condition changer configured to change the machining condition in accordance with a ratio indicated in the condition change code when the condition change code is present.

Abstract: An estimation method and a control device for a wire electrical discharge machine, for estimating whether a wire electrode has disconnected on the basis of information obtained from a motor included in a feed mechanism of the wire electrode. The control device is provided with a roller for feeding a wire electrode in a direction of feeding out, and a motor for causing the roller to rotate. The control device includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring a value for a disturbance load based on a drive current of the motor, a value for the rotational speed of the motor, and/or a value for a torque command for causing the motor to rotate at a commanded speed determined in advance; and an estimation unit for estimating whether the wire electrode has disconnected on the basis of the disturbance load, the rotational speed, and/or the torque command acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A wire electrical discharge machine for performing electrical discharge machining on a workpiece by applying voltage to a discharge gap between a wire electrode and the workpiece to generate electrical discharge while causing the wire electrode and the workpiece to move relative to each other, includes: an electrical discharge machining control unit for performing electrical discharge machining by applying voltage to the discharge gap while moving the wire electrode relative to the workpiece according to a machining program and a machining condition; an approach section identifying unit for identifying an approach section in a machining path for the wire electrode with respect to the workpiece, based on the machining program; and an adjustment unit for adjusting the machining condition based on a preset adjustment ratio. In this machine, the electrical discharge machining control unit performs electrical discharge machining control in the approach section, using the adjusted machining condition.

Abstract: A solar cell includes: an n-type first amorphous silicon layer provided on a first main surface of a crystalline silicon substrate; an amorphous silicon oxide layer provided on a first main surface of the first amorphous silicon layer; and an n-type fine crystal silicon layer provided on a first main surface of the amorphous silicon oxide layer. An oxygen atom concentration in the first amorphous silicon layer, the amorphous silicon oxide layer, and the fine crystal silicon layer has a maximum value in the amorphous silicon oxide layer with a thickness direction.

Abstract: A secondary battery configured so as to comprise: a plurality of positive electrodes each including a positive electrode core and a positive electrode active substance disposed on the positive electrode core; a plurality of negative electrodes each including a negative electrode core and a negative electrode active substance disposed upon the negative electrode core; at least one separator; and an adhesive coated so as to have a substantially constant area density on at least one side surface in the thickness direction of the separator. The secondary battery includes a laminated section in which the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are alternately stacked, having the separator therebetween. The area of adhered sections adhered by the adhesive is greater on the outside in the lamination direction of the laminated section than on the inside in the lamination direction.

Abstract: A wire electrical discharge machine acquires measured dimensions of a test workpiece that has been machined with a wire electrode inclined at a given angle with respect to a running direction in which the wire electrode runs; and calculates, based on the measured dimensions, first actual information indicating an actual holding position at which the wire electrode is actually held at a first die guide for guiding the wire electrode to a workpiece, and second actual information indicating an actual holding position at which the wire electrode is actually held at a second die guide for guiding the wire electrode sent from the workpiece, and, when necessary, the wire electrical discharge machine rewrites first information and second information stored in a storage unit to the calculated first actual information and second actual information.

Abstract: An acrylic rubber contains a copolymer of a monomer mixture of: 25 to 46 wt. % of alkoxyalkyl acrylate, 23 to 37 wt. % of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 9 to 17 wt. % of alkyl methacrylate, 1 to 3 wt. % of monoalkyl fumarate and the remaining amount is ethyl acrylate. This acrylic rubber improves hydrolysis resistance by introducing a specific alkyl acrylic monomer with extremely low hydrolysis property i.e. low hydrophilicity, and at the same time satisfies all of oil resistance, cold resistance, and hydrolysis resistance in a well-balanced manner.

Abstract: A memory system includes a non-volatile memory configured to store an N-dimensional error correction code and a memory controller.

Abstract: A memory system includes a non-volatile memory configured to store an N-dimensional error correction code and a memory controller.