Abstract: In a charging/discharging management device, a reservation manager manages a discharging recommendation time zone when a user makes a reservation for a reservation time zone in which a vehicle is charged from a discharging recommendation time zone in which a facility charging/discharging device in a charging/discharging facility recommends discharging. A charging/discharging manager makes a charging/discharging plan such that a remaining battery level of the vehicle approaches a departure charging amount based on a required charging amount of the vehicle required for the vehicle traveling from an owned facility to a charging/discharging facility, at a departure time at an end of a stay time zone in which the user stays in the owned facility.

Abstract: In power management device, a power consumption predictor creates a predicted consumption time zone in which a predicted power consumption amount of a load for every future elapsed time is predicted. A first calculator calculates a system conversion efficiency of a system power supply for every future elapsed time, and a second calculator calculates a specific conversion efficiency of a specific power supply for the every future elapsed time. A specifier specifies, as a specific time zone, a time zone in which the specific conversion efficiency is greater than or equal to the system conversion efficiency in the predicted consumption time zone. A planner makes a supply plan such that electric power is supplied from the specific power supply to the load for every future elapsed time in the specific time zone.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a solar light power generation device; a power storage apparatus; a charge/discharge device connected with the solar light power generation device and the power storage apparatus and connectable with power loads, the charge/discharge device storing power generated by the solar light power generation device on the power storage apparatus and discharging the power stored on the power storage apparatus to the power loads; a first setter setting a standard power storage amount as an amount of power to be stored on the power storage apparatus, the standard power storage amount being smaller than a power storage amount thereof in a fully charged state; and a first charge/discharge controller controlling the charge/discharge device to store the power generated by the solar light power generation device on the power storage apparatus at a level of the standard power storage amount or smaller.

Abstract: An electrical energy supply system includes a photovoltaic power generation device, charging devices that charge on-vehicle batteries of electric vehicles with electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic power generation device, an electrical energy generation amount prediction unit that predicts an electrical energy generation amount by the photovoltaic power generation device, a residual amount acquisition unit that acquires a residual electrical energy amount of each of the on-vehicle batteries, a travel schedule acquisition unit that acquires a travel schedule of each of the electric vehicles, and a plan creation unit that, based on the predicted electrical energy generation amount, the residual electrical energy amount of each of the on-vehicle batteries, and the travel schedule of each of the electric vehicles, creates a distribution plan when each of the electric vehicles is charged with the electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic power generation device.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a solar light power generation device; a power storage apparatus; a charge/discharge device connected with the solar light power generation device and the power storage apparatus and connectable with power loads, the charge/discharge device storing power generated by the solar light power generation device on the power storage apparatus and discharging the power stored on the power storage apparatus to the power loads; a first setter setting a standard power storage amount as an amount of power to be stored on the power storage apparatus, the standard power storage amount being smaller than a power storage amount thereof in a fully charged state; and a first charge/discharge controller controlling the charge/discharge device to store the power generated by the solar light power generation device on the power storage apparatus at a level of the standard power storage amount or smaller.

Abstract: A lamp clip (LC) includes a holding portion (11) having grasping pieces (12 and 12) for grasping a fluorescent tube (71), and a supporting column portion (21) for supporting the holding portion (11). Furthermore, a weight (51) is fitted to the supporting column portion (21).

Abstract: In a light source inverter rectifier circuits are respectively connected to a CCFL in a substantially U-shaped lamp and a CCFL in a substantially U-shaped lamp, and the outputs from the rectifier circuits are fed to a stabilization circuit. Thus, the stabilization circuit monitors an average of currents flowing through the substantially U-shaped lamps. This makes it possible to make uniform the currents flowing through the substantially U-shaped lamps.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a lamp abnormality detecting device that detects an abnormality in a lamp. A maximum/minimum extraction circuit outputs, as a maximum current, a current having a maximum current value among currents supplied thereto from lamp drive circuits and outputs, as a minimum current, a current having a minimum current value. A subtraction circuit calculates a difference between the maximum current and the minimum current and outputs an amplified difference as a differential voltage. A comparison circuit compares the differential voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage and outputs a result of the comparison as a control signal. A control circuit stops the operation of the lamp drive circuit when the control signal indicates that the differential voltage is higher than the threshold voltage.

Abstract: A backlight unit (82) is provided that includes a plurality of fluorescent tubes (171) that are aligned and a plurality of lamp clips (LC) that hold the fluorescent tubes (171). In the backlight unit (82), when a direction in which the fluorescent tubes (171) extend is an X-direction and a direction in which the fluorescent tubes (171) are aligned is a Y-direction, in a plane defined by the X-direction and the Y-direction, at least three types of lamp clips (LC) arranged in different positions in the X-direction are included.

Abstract: A lamp clip (LC) includes a holding portion (11) having grasping pieces (12 and 12) for grasping a fluorescent tube (71), and a supporting column portion (21) for supporting the holding portion (11). Furthermore, a weight (51) is fitted to the supporting column portion (21).

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a lamp abnormality detecting device that detects an abnormality in a lamp. A maximum/minimum extraction circuit outputs, as a maximum current, a current having a maximum current value among currents supplied thereto from lamp drive circuits and outputs, as a minimum current, a current having a minimum current value. A subtraction circuit calculates a difference between the maximum current and the minimum current and outputs an amplified difference as a differential voltage. A comparison circuit compares the differential voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage and outputs a result of the comparison as a control signal. A control circuit stops the operation of the lamp drive circuit when the control signal indicates that the differential voltage is higher than the threshold voltage.

Abstract: In a light source inverter rectifier circuits are respectively connected to a CCFL in a substantially U-shaped lamp and a CCFL in a substantially U-shaped lamp, and the outputs from the rectifier circuits are fed to a stabilization circuit. Thus, the stabilization circuit monitors an average of currents flowing through the substantially U-shaped lamps. This makes it possible to make uniform the currents flowing through the substantially U-shaped lamps.

Abstract: In a backlight device, lamp units including cold cathode-ray tubes (straight-tube lamp portions) and inverter circuits (driving circuits) for driving to switch on the cold cathode-ray tubes are arranged along a direction that is substantial perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cold cathode-ray tubes. Further, the inverter circuits of the lamp units are disposed separately on one end portion side and other end portion side in the longitudinal direction of the cold cathode-ray tubes. Thereby, even when using the longitudinal cold cathode-ray tubes, brightness on a light emitting surface can be made uniform.