Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a wheel-driving motor, a motor inverter that supplies electric power to the wheel-driving motor, a pump that delivers a cooling medium to at least one of the motor inverter and the motor, a capacitor that stores a counter electromotive force generated by the pump, and a pump inverter that supplies electric power to the pump to drives the pump. When a vehicle controller receives a signal indicating a collision of the vehicle, the vehicle controller stops a supply of electric power from the pump inverter to the pump and connects the pump inverter to the capacitor. The pump inverter converts AC power generated by the counter electromotive force of the pump into DC power to store the DC power in the capacitor.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a wheel-driving motor, a motor inverter that supplies electric power to the wheel-driving motor, a pump that delivers a cooling medium to at least one of the motor inverter and the motor, a capacitor that stores a counter electromotive force generated by the pump, and a pump inverter that supplies electric power to the pump to drives the pump. When a vehicle controller receives a signal indicating a collision of the vehicle, the vehicle controller stops a supply of electric power from the pump inverter to the pump and connects the pump inverter to the capacitor. The pump inverter converts AC power generated by the counter electromotive force of the pump into DC power to store the DC power in the capacitor.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a wheel drive motor; an inverter that supplies electric power to the motor; a pump that delivers refrigerant to the motor and the inverter; and a controller that controls the pump. When a main switch of the vehicle is at an ON position, the controller limits the pump output at or below a predetermined pump output upper limit value, and, when the main switch is switched to an OFF position while travelling, the controller drives the pump at an output higher than the pump output upper limit value irrespective of the pump output upper limit value.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: an electric motor; an inverter that supplies electric power to the electric motor; and a cooling system that cools at least one of the electric motor and the inverter, the cooling system having: a main coolant passage configured to circulate a coolant through a radiator and at least one of the electric motor and the inverter; a bypass coolant passage, connected to the main coolant passage, that bypasses at least one of the electric motor and the inverter; and a controller configured to switch from the main coolant passage to the bypass coolant passage when a main switch of the vehicle provided at a driver's seat is turned off while the electric vehicle is travelling, and to switch from the bypass coolant passage to the main coolant passage when the main switch is then turned on.

Abstract: A method of driving an electrophoretic display device (a display device) having a first electrode, a second electrode, a microcapsule-containing layer (a display section), a capacitance element, and a voltage application switching element, comprising a first state in which the voltage application switching element is placed in ON state to apply a voltage between the electrodes and to charge an electric charge in the capacitance element, a second state in which the voltage is applied between the electrodes through discharging of the electric charge stored in the capacitance element, and a third state in which the voltage is not applied between the electrodes and the electric charge stored in the capacitance element is discharged.

Abstract: An ionic compound is provided that has an anion represented by a: formula (1) and a cation represented by a formula (2): where X is an element selected from the group consisting of B, C, N, O, Al, Si, P, S, As, and Se, M1 and M2 are identical or different, and represent linking groups, and, when multiple M1s or multiple M2s are present, they may be identical or different, Q represents a monovalent element or organic group, a represents an integer of 1 or more, and b, c, d, and a each represent an integer of 0 or more; and RS-LH?(2) where L is an element selected from the group consisting of C, Si, N, P, S, and 0, R represents a monovalent element, functional group, or organic group, and s represents an integer of 2 to 4.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an electrophoretic display sheet having a substrate and a microcapsule-containing layer disposed on one surface side of the substrate and including microcapsules and a binder holding the microcapsules, the microcapsules each composed of a shell and an electrophoretic dispersion liquid sealed in the shell and containing at least one type of electrophoretic particles. The method includes the step of forming the microcapsule-containing layer where the microcapsules are arranged in a single layer without overlapping in the thickness direction of the substrate by supplying a microcapsule dispersion containing the microcapsules and the binder onto the substrate and then pressurizing the microcapsule dispersion in the thickness direction of the substrate.

Abstract: Provide is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor exhibiting low specific resistance and low impedance property and realizing high reliability. An electrolytic capacitor has a structure in which: a capacitor element which is formed by rolling an anode foil and a cathode foil each connected with an electrode extraction lead through a separator and which is impregnated with a drive electrolytic solution is included in a cylindrical outer case having a closed-end; and an open end of the outer case is sealed with an elastic sealing body, in which: the drive electrolytic solution contains a tricyanomethide salt represented by the below-indicated chemical formula (1); and the drive electrolytic solution has a water content of 3.0 wt % or less: where, R represents a cation pairing with a tricyanomethide ion in formation of a tricyanomethide salt.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices, including classifying microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices from a dispersion containing microcapsules in an aqueous medium, using a specific particle classification apparatus of the particle settling type. The resultant microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices are used, as their applications, for sheets for electrophoretic display devices, electrophoretic display devices, and electronic equipments.

Abstract: A display device comprises a microcapsule-containing layer including a plurality of microcapsules. A variation of the outer diameters of the microcapsules can be defined by an average value and a CV value. Each of the microcapsules is comprised of: a shell having an inner surface; contact particles electrically charged and provided within the shell in an contact state that the contact particles are in contact with the inner surface of the shell; and a scattering body for scattering light; or a colored particles having a different hue from the hue of the contact particles. The display device further comprises a pair of electrodes that when an electrical voltage is applied to between the pair of electrodes, electrical fields to act on the contact particles are generated. The average value of the outer diameters of the microcapsules is in the range of 20 to 60 ?m, and the CV value of the outer diameters of the microcapsules is 20% or less.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an electrophoretic display sheet having a substrate and a microcapsule-containing layer disposed on one surface side of the substrate and including microcapsules and a binder holding the microcapsules, the microcapsules each composed of a shell and an electrophoretic dispersion liquid sealed in the shell and containing at least one type of electrophoretic particles. The method includes the step of forming the microcapsule-containing layer where the microcapsules are arranged in a single layer without overlapping in the thickness direction of the substrate by supplying a microcapsule dispersion containing the microcapsules and the binder onto the substrate and then pressurizing the microcapsule dispersion in the thickness direction of the substrate.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices, including classifying microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices from a dispersion containing microcapsules in an aqueous medium, using a specific particle classification apparatus of the particle settling type. The resultant microcapsules for electrophoretic display devices are used, as their applications, for sheets for electrophoretic display devices, electrophoretic display devices, and electronic equipments.

Abstract: A display device comprises a microcapsule-containing layer including a plurality of microcapsules. A variation of the outer diameters of the microcapsules can be defined by an average value and a CV value. Each of the microcapsules is comprised of: a shell having an inner surface; contact particles electrically charged and provided within the shell in an contact state that the contact particles are in contact with the inner surface of the shell; and a scattering body for scattering light; or a colored particles having a different hue from the hue of the contact particles. The display device further comprises a pair of electrodes that when an electrical voltage is applied to between the pair of electrodes, electrical fields to act on the contact particles are generated. The average value of the outer diameters of the microcapsules is in the range of 20 to 60 ?m, and the CV value of the outer diameters of the microcapsules is 20% or less.

Abstract: A method of driving an electrophoretic display device (a display device) having a first electrode, a second electrode, a microcapsule-containing layer (a display section), a capacitance element, and a voltage application switching element, comprising a first state in which the voltage application switching element is placed in ON state to apply a voltage between the electrodes and to charge an electric charge in the capacitance element, a second state in which the voltage is applied between the electrodes through discharging of the electric charge stored in the capacitance element, and a third state in which the voltage is not applied between the electrodes and the electric charge stored in the capacitance element is discharged.

Abstract: Provide is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor exhibiting low specific resistance and low impedance property and realizing high reliability. An electrolytic capacitor has a structure in which: a capacitor element which is formed by rolling an anode foil and a cathode foil each connected with an electrode extraction lead through a separator and which is impregnated with a drive electrolytic solution is included in a cylindrical outer case having a closed-end; and an open end of the outer case is sealed with an elastic sealing body, in which: the drive electrolytic solution contains a tricyanomethide salt represented by the below-indicated chemical formula (1); and the drive electrolytic solution has a water content of 3.0 wt % or less: where, R represents a cation pairing with a tricyanomethide ion in formation of a tricyanomethide salt.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ionic compound which: can exert excellent basic performance such as excellent electrochemical stability including an excellent ionic conductivity; is excellent in pH stability; and can suitably find use in a variety of applications, and an electrolyte material, an electrolytic solution, and an electrolytic capacitor each containing the ionic compound. Anionic compound of the present invention has an anion represented by a general formula (1) and a cation represented by a general formula (2): where X represents an element selected from B, C, N, O, Al, Si, P, S, As, and Se, M1 and M2 represent linking groups, Q represents a monovalent element or organic group, a represents an integer of 1 or more, and b, c, d, and e each represent an integer of 0 or more; Rs-LH???(2) where L represents an element selected from C, Si, N, P, S, and O, R represents a monovalent element, functional group, or organic group, and s represents an integer of 2, 3, or 4.

Abstract: A binder resin for a toner comprises a polyester component having a specific structure which is not soluble in tetrahydrofuran, and a polyester component having a specific branched structure which is soluble in tetrahydrofuran. The binder resin can provide a toner, which is superior in low-temperature fixation and offset resistance and can be used in high speed printing in response to the recent market demands owing to its specific structure.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to obtain an electrophotographic toner for electrostatic developing which has excellent grindability, fixing properties, anti-offset properties, storage properties and environmental stability. The binder resin for toner of this invention is characterized by a structure in which a polyester resin and a styrene resin are connected together through an epoxy radical derived structural unit. Qwing to the usage of the binder resin for toner described above, the toner of this invention has a balance of good fixing properties and anti-offset properties and has excellent environmental stability. Another binder resin for toner of this invention is characterized by having a wax derived structure along with the above structure, and it has improved grindability and storage properties along with the above properties.

Abstract: A binder resin for a toner comprises a polyester component having a specific structure which is not soluble in tetrahydrofuran, and a polyester component having a specific branched structure which is soluble in tetrahydrofuran. The binder resin can provide a toner, which is superior in low-temperature fixation and offset resistance and can be used in high speed printing in response to the recent market demands owing to its specific structure.

Abstract: An inhibitor of the biosynthesis of sugar chains containing sialic acid that is excellent in the suppression of inflammation or allergy, which comprises as an active ingredient a sugar compound of the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a peptide residue or a glycoprotein, and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a sulfhydryl group, an acyloxy group, an acylthio group, an aryloxy group, an alkyloxy group or a glycothio residue. The inhibitor of the biosynthesis of sugar chains containing sialic acid may be used as a therapeutic agent for inflammation caused by sugar chains containing sialic acid.