Abstract: The present invention provides a power generation controller for a generator that conducts appropriate power generation control of a spirally wound battery. The power generation controller 150 is constructed so that in order for an output current from the generator 100 to match a set target current, the controller 150 controls power generation of the generator 100 by controlling a field current supplied to a field winding of the generator 100.

Abstract: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of the independent three-phase windings, and in-phase windings are individually connected to their parallel switching elements.

Abstract: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of the independent three-phase windings, and in-phase windings are individually connected to their parallel switching elements.

Abstract: An A.C. generator has a rotor that is equipped with a permanent magnet and a field coil. The output of the A.C. generator charges the high-voltage battery. Voltage of the high-voltage battery is stepped-down by a DC/DC converter and supplied to the low-voltage battery. When the motor controller detects that the field coil has not been energized, the higher-rank controller switches so as to generate power by means of the permanent magnet of the A.C. generator and charge the low-voltage battery. This mechanism enables power to be generated when a circuit malfunctions. Thereby, a power supply system for vehicle can generate power when a circuit malfunctions so that the driver on the vehicle can drive the vehicle to a repair shop.

Abstract: An electric rotating machine which comprises: a magnet rotor which has a rotor yoke having a magnetic attachment surface extending in a peripheral direction, and multiple permanent magnets for constituting a magnetic field which are intermittently arranged in the peripheral direction of the rotor yoke and are attached on the magnetic attachment surface; and a stator in which armature coils are wound around an armature core having a magnetic pole portions opposed to magnetic poles of the magnet rotor, wherein a large number of grooves which extend in the peripheral direction of the rotor yoke are provided on the magnet attachment surface of the rotor yoke.

Abstract: When an input vocabulary is stored in advance in a pronunciation dictionary unit, a phoneme sequence correlated with the input vocabulary is acquired from the pronunciation dictionary unit and a dictionary code indicating that the acquisition source is the pronunciation dictionary unit is generated. When the input vocabulary is not stored in advance in the pronunciation dictionary unit, a phoneme sequence of the input vocabulary is generated by a pronunciation generation unit and a generation code indicating that the acquisition source is the pronunciation generation unit is generated. Then, a recognition grammar model in which the phoneme sequence of the input vocabulary is correlated with the dictionary code or the generation code of the input vocabulary is stored and a recognition parameter is generated.

Abstract: In a communication recording system using a headset with a radio communication function which transmits the first speech signal and receives the second speech signal by radio communications, the headset is provided with a time information acquisition unit for acquiring a time information indicating occurrence times of the first speech signal and the second speech signal, an information production unit for producing a recording information to be stored in which the time information is set in correspondence to the first speech signal and the second speech signal, and a memory unit for storing the recording information.

Abstract: In a communication recording system using a headset with a radio communication function which transmits the first speech signal and receives the second speech signal by radio communications, the headset is provided with a time information acquisition unit for acquiring a time information indicating occurrence times of the first speech signal and the second speech signal, an information production unit for producing a recording information to be stored in which the time information is set in correspondence to the first speech signal and the second speech signal, and a memory unit for storing the recording information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium, which has excellent magnetic characteristics. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a magnetic recording medium where a plurality of targets are repeatedly sputtered several times in sequential order to form non-magnetic and magnetic films on a substrate.

Abstract: A vehicular alternator is provided which can effectively utilize the magnetic flux of a permanent magnet disposed between claw-type magnetic poles and can improve an output of the alternator. The vehicular alternator comprises a rotor and a stator constituted by coiling stator windings over a stator core, the rotor comprising a pair of claw-type magnetic poles arranged in an opposed relation, a permanent magnet disposed between adjacent two of a plurality of claws provided on the pair of claw-type magnetic poles, and field windings coiled radially inward of the plurality of claws. Each of the plurality of claws of the rotor is formed to have a shape coming into contact with the whole of a magnetic pole surface of the permanent magnet.

Abstract: An A.C. generator has a rotor that is equipped with a permanent magnet and a field coil. The output of the A.C. generator charges the high-voltage battery. Voltage of the high-voltage battery is stepped-down by a DC/DC converter and supplied to the low-voltage battery. When the motor controller detects that the field coil has not been energized, the higher-rank controller switches so as to generate power by means of the permanent magnet of the A.C. generator and charge the low-voltage battery. This mechanism enables power to be generated when a circuit malfunctions. Thereby, a power supply system for vehicle can generate power when a circuit malfunctions so that the driver on the vehicle can drive the vehicle to a repair shop.

Abstract: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of the independent three-phase windings, and in-phase windings are individually connected to their parallel switching elements.

Abstract: A speech recognition support method in a system to retrieve a map in response to a user's input speech. The user's speech is recognized and a recognition result is obtained. If the recognition result represents a point on the map, a distance between the point and a base point on the map is calculated. The distance is decided to be above a threshold or not. If the distance is above the threshold, an inquiry to confirm whether the recognition result is correct is output to the user.

Abstract: A rotary machine comprising a stator 2 composed of a stator iron core 3 having a plurality of slots formed in the direction of the rotation axis and stator windings inserted into the plurality of slots, wherein the stator windings are composed of a plurality of conductors 4 respectively inserted into the plurality of slots in the direction of the rotation axis and the stator 2 has a connection ring 1 having slots 13 into which the plurality of conductors 4 are inserted in the direction of the rotation axis.

Abstract: A magnetic alloy comprises Pt in an amount of 40 at % to 60 at %, and at least two 3d transition metal elements, wherein the total amount of the 3d transition metal elements is from 60 at % to 40 at %, and the average number of valence electrons in the respective 3d transition metal elements as calculated on the basis of the compositional proportions of the elements is from 7.5 to 9.

Abstract: Voice recognition estimating apparatus for voice recognition apparatus, comprises voice data property generator which generates properties of estimation voice data used to determine, based on estimation item, feature of synthetic voice data, estimation item being used to estimate performance of voice recognition apparatus, parameter generator which generates parameter used to generate synthetic voice data corresponding to properties of estimation voice data, synthetic voice generator which generates synthetic voice data based on parameter, output unit configured to output synthetic voice data to voice recognition apparatus, acquisition unit configured to acquire recognition result from voice recognition apparatus, recognition result being obtained when voice recognition apparatus recognizes synthetic voice data, and estimation unit configured to estimate performance of voice recognition apparatus with reference to estimation item and recognition result.

Abstract: A power supply system having a power supply including an electric generator and a battery, and a power control unit for controlling electric power supplied from said power supply to an electric load, wherein the power supply system has battery condition sensing means for sensing the operative condition of the battery and load condition sensing means for sensing the operative condition of the electric load, and the power supply system has a function in which the variation of the power supply voltage at the time of the operative requirement of the electric load is estimated based on the condition of said battery and the operative condition of said electric load, and the current of the electric load is limited when the estimated electric power supply voltage is smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A power supply system having a power supply including an electric generator and a battery, and a power control unit for controlling electric power supplied from said power supply to an electric load, wherein the power supply system has battery condition sensing means for sensing the operative condition of the battery and load condition sensing means for sensing the operative condition of the electric load, and the power supply system has a function in which the variation of the power supply voltage at the time of the operative requirement of the electric load is estimated based on the condition of said battery and the operative condition of said electric load, and the current of the electric load is limited when the estimated electric power supply voltage is smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A speech recognition support method in a system to retrieve a map in response to a user's input speech. The user's speech is recognized and a recognition result is obtained. If the recognition result represents a point on the map, a distance between the point and a base point on the map is calculated. The distance is decided to be above a threshold or not. If the distance is above the threshold, an inquiry to confirm whether the recognition result is correct is output to the user.

Abstract: A speech recognition support method in a system to retrieve a map in response to a user's input speech. The user's speech is recognized and a recognition result is obtained. If the recognition result represents a point on the map, a distance between the point and a base point on the map is calculated. The distance is decided to be above a threshold or not. If the distance is above the threshold, an inquiry to confirm whether the recognition result is correct is output to the user.