Abstract: A gas turbine system and control method for the gas turbine system that includes: a gas turbine including a compressor for producing compressed air, a combustor for burning fuel with the compressed air, and a turbine driven by combustion gas generated by burning fuel in the combustor; a motor generator drivable by the turbine and capable of providing rotational power to the gas turbine by electric power supplied from outside the gas turbine; a fuel flow determination device for determining a set value of a parameter used to control a flow rate of the fuel supplied to the combustor; and a fuel flow control device for controlling the flow rate of the fuel supplied to the combustor, based on the set value. The fuel flow determination device determines the set value such that the flow rate of the fuel is a lower limit value in a reverse power operation mode.

Abstract: An input device includes a touch panel having an operation surface and configured to receive a touch input and a hover input by an operation body; a display device configured to display a plurality of selection items; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to highlight a selection item, a selection of the selection item being made by the hover input from the plurality of selection items, confirm the selection of the selection item by the hover input in a case where a duration during which the selection item is selected by the hover input reaches a first predetermined threshold, and confirm a selection of the selection item by the touch input in a case where the touch input is detected on the selection item before the duration reaches the first predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply device that is configured to dispose each of battery cells at an ideal position while stacking the battery cells to form a battery stack, the power supply device including: battery cells each having an outer covering can in a prismatic shape and having a constant cell thickness; end plates paired for covering both side end surfaces of the battery stack in which battery cells are stacked; and bind bars that are disposed on opposite side surfaces of the battery stack and coupled to the end plates. Bind bar includes pressing piece for pressing an upper surface of each of battery cells adjacent to each other. The power supply device further includes elastomer molding disposed between pressing piece and an upper surface of battery cell, and pressing piece elastically presses the upper surface of battery cell with elastomer molding.

Abstract: A battery module includes a partition wall to separate an upper space from a lower space, a first plate that defines the upper space together with the partition wall, and a second plate that is disposed above the first plate such that a gap is left between the first and second plates. A case has an opening that is formed to let the gap communicate with an outside of the case. The first plate has a through hole through which the upper space and the gap communicate. The battery module further includes a through path passing through the partition wall and each of the plates to let the lower space communicate with a space above the second plate. The upper space and the gap constitute an exhaust duct, while the lower space and a top space constitute a cooling duct.

Abstract: Power supply device includes: battery stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells; a pair of end plates disposed at both ends of the battery stack; binding bars configured to connect the pair of end plates; lower plate that is brought into contact with heat radiation surfaces of battery cells forming the battery stack and to which heat energy of battery cell is transferred; and heat conductive sheet having plasticity and stacked on a surface of lower plate. In lower plate, contact surface that is brought into contact with heat conductive sheet is regular uneven surface, heat conductive sheet is stacked on uneven surface in a pressed state, heat conductive surface of heat conductive sheet is deformed into a concave shape along uneven surface, and heat conductive sheet and lower plate are stacked on each other in a contact state.

Abstract: In power supply device, binding bar is fixed to a pair of end plates disposed at both ends of battery stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells in order to suppress displacement of the battery cells by reducing deformation of the battery stack. Binding bar is provided with fixing piece of bracket fixed to base plate so as to protrude from a surface of binding bar. In binding bar, an middle part of the binding bar is defined as a fixing piece region, a straight part extending in a longitudinal direction at a part of an outer peripheral edge is defined as a bending line, a region excluding the bending line is cut along a cutting line and bent along the bending line, the fixing piece region is defined as fixing piece protruding outward, and fixing piece region is defined as opening window. Bracket includes a fixing part, rising part, and base plate connector, fixing piece is fixed to the fixing part, and binding bar is fixed to base plate via bracket.

Abstract: Battery module includes: battery stack including a plurality of batteries; constraining members made of metal and each having flat surface portion extending in stacking direction of batteries along battery stack, constraining members sandwiching the plurality of batteries in stacking direction; and side separators that insulate constraining members and battery stack from each other. Side separator includes: first portion interposed between battery stack and flat surface portion; and biasing portions that protrude toward battery stack from one end portion region of first portion in a first direction that is an in-plane direction of flat surface portion and intersect with stacking direction, and bias the plurality of batteries toward the other end portion region of first portion in the first direction.

Abstract: To improve reliability of a battery module, battery module (1) includes battery stack (2) having a plurality of batteries (14) stacked, each battery (14) having a top surface provided with an output terminal, restraining member (12) that has flat portion (54) extending along side surfaces of the plurality of batteries (14) in stacking direction (X) of batteries (14) and restrains the plurality of batteries (14), and side separator (10) that has first portion (50) interposed between each battery (14) and flat portion (54) and insulates each battery (14) from flat portion (54). Each battery (14) is disposed with gap (G) from first portion (50), the gap being large enough to suppress movement of water (W) due to capillarity.

Abstract: In order to simplify a structure of a battery module, battery module (1) includes battery stack (2) having a plurality of batteries (14) that is stacked, cooling plate (6) thermally connected to battery stack (2), and restraint member (12) that sandwiches the plurality of batteries (14) in stacking direction (X) of batteries (14) and sandwiches battery stack (2) and cooling plate (6) in arrangement direction (Z) of battery stack (2) and cooling plate (6).

Abstract: A battery block is provided with: a plurality of cylindrical batteries of each of which the two ends are formed as positive and negative electrodes; and a lead plate which is connected to the electrodes of the cylindrical batteries. The cylindrical batteries are provided with battery cans having bottom plates provided with bottom surface electrodes and exhaust valves. The exhaust valves which are provided in the bottom plates open as a result of thin-walled lines breaking at a threshold pressure. The exhaust valves are provided inside the loop-shaped thin-walled lines provided in the bottom plates, said thin-walled lines having unconnected portions. The unconnected portions form hinge parts. Furthermore, the bottom surface electrodes provided in the bottom plates connect the lead plate to the hinge parts. The lead plate has cut-out portions provided in positions facing areas including the thin-walled lines.

Abstract: A battery block is provided with: a plurality of cylindrical batteries of each of which the two ends are formed as positive and negative electrodes; and a lead plate which is connected to the electrodes of the cylindrical batteries. The cylindrical batteries are provided with battery cans having exhaust valves provided to bottom plates. Bottom surface electrodes for connecting the lead plate are provided to the bottom plates of the battery cans. Furthermore, ring-shaped thin-walled lines which break at a threshold pressure are provided in the bottom plates. The insides of the thin-walled lines form sets of the exhaust valves. The lead plate connected to the bottom surface electrodes has, provided in positions facing the exhaust valves, through holes having an internal shape through which the exhaust valves which have separated from the bottom plates can pass.

Abstract: A liquid supply system that can be cooled efficiently. The liquid supply system 10 includes a container having an inlet 131b and an outlet 131c for liquid and provided with pump chambers P1, P2 inside it, supply passages 131e, 131Xc through which the liquid flowing in from the inlet 131b is supplied to the pump chambers P1, P2, and a discharge passage 190 through which the liquid discharged from the pump chambers P1, P2 is brought to the outlet 131c. A thermal resistance layer 500 is provided on a surface 180, 181 of a wall that is in contact with the liquid in the pump chamber P1, P2. The thermal resistance layer is made of a material (e.g. PTFE) having a thermal conductivity lower than the material of the wall 180, 181.

Abstract: A battery module includes a partition wall to separate an upper space from a lower space, a first plate that defines the upper space together with the partition wall, and a second plate that is disposed above the first plate such that a gap is left between the first and second plates. A case has an opening that is formed to let the gap communicate with an outside of the case. The first plate has a through hole through which the upper space and the gap communicate. The battery module further includes a through path passing through the partition wall and each of the plates to let the lower space communicate with a space above the second plate. The upper space and the gap constitute an exhaust duct, while the lower space and a top space constitute a cooling duct.

Abstract: A liquid supply system that can be cooled efficiently. The liquid supply system 10 includes a container 130 having an inlet 131b and an outlet 131c for liquid and provided with a pump chamber P1, P2 inside it, an outlet pipe 320 through which liquid discharged from the outlet 131c is brought to outside, a fluid channel through which liquid flows, the fluid channel leading out of the inlet 131b, passing through the pump chamber P1, P2, and extending vertically downward from the pump chamber P1, P2 to the outlet 131c, and a gas vent pipe 602 connecting a first orifice 601 and a second orifice 604, the first orifice 601 being disposed in the fluid channel and the second orifice 604 being disposed in the fluid channel downstream of the first orifice 601. The second orifice 604 is located at vertically higher level than the first orifice 601.

Abstract: A liquid supply system that can be cooled efficiently. The liquid supply system 10 includes a container having an inlet 131b and an outlet 131c for liquid and provided with pump chambers P1, P2 inside it, supply passages 131e, 131Xc through which the liquid flowing in through the inlet 131b is supplied to the pump chambers P1, P2, and a discharge passage 131Xd through which the liquid discharged from the pump chambers P1, P2 is brought to the outlet 131c. Portions 180, 181 of an inner surface of the liquid supply system 10 that are in contact with the liquid are each provided with an increased surface structure 400 having an increased liquid contact area and extending along the direction L1, L2 of flow of the liquid.

Abstract: A liquid supply system that can supply liquid efficiently with reduced time needed for precooling. The liquid supply system includes a first fluid channel through which cryogenic liquid flows from an inlet 130b to an outlet 130c via a first pump chamber P1 and a second fluid channel through which cryogenic liquid flows from the inlet 130b to the outlet 130c via a second pump chamber P2. The height of the location at which the direction of the first fluid channel changes from the vertically upward direction to the vertically downward direction and the location at which the direction of the second fluid channel changes from the vertically upward direction to the vertically downward direction are the same.

Abstract: A battery block is provided with: a plurality of cylindrical batteries of each of which the two ends are formed as positive and negative electrodes; and a lead plate which is connected to the electrodes of the cylindrical batteries. The cylindrical batteries are provided with battery cans having bottom plates provided with bottom surface electrodes and exhaust valves. The exhaust valves which are provided in the bottom plates open as a result of thin-walled lines breaking at a threshold pressure. The exhaust valves are provided inside the loop-shaped thin-walled lines provided in the bottom plates, said thin-walled lines having unconnected portions. The unconnected portions form hinge parts. Furthermore, the bottom surface electrodes provided in the bottom plates connect the lead plate to the hinge parts. The lead plate has cut-out portions provided in positions facing areas including the thin-walled lines.

Abstract: There is provided an end member which is disposed in an end portion of a columnar rotating body mounted on an image forming apparatus main body, comprising: a tubular bearing member; and a shaft member held by the bearing member, in which the shaft member includes a rotating shaft which oscillates within a range of 18° or less with respect to a direction along an axis of the bearing member, a rotating force receiving member which is disposed in one end portion of the rotating shaft and is provided with an engaging member which is engaged with a driving shaft of the image forming apparatus main body, and a regulating member which is engaged with or disengaged from the rotating shaft or the rotating force receiving member by pressing, and switches a posture in which the engaging member is engaged with the driving shaft and a posture in which the engaging member is not engaged with the driving shaft.

Abstract: There is provided an end member which is disposed in an end portion of a columnar rotating body mounted on an image forming apparatus main body, comprising: a tubular bearing member; and a shaft member held by the bearing member, in which the shaft member includes a rotating shaft which oscillates within a range of 18° or less with respect to a direction along an axis of the bearing member, a rotating force receiving member which is disposed in one end portion of the rotating shaft and is provided with an engaging member which is engaged with a driving shaft of the image forming apparatus main body, and a regulating member which is engaged with or disengaged from the rotating shaft or the rotating force receiving member by pressing, and switches a posture in which the engaging member is engaged with the driving shaft and a posture in which the engaging member is not engaged with the driving shaft.

Abstract: Provided is an end member which allows appropriate transmission of rotary power, and smooth attachment and detachment with respect to an apparatus body. The end member includes a tubular bearing member and a shaft member that is held by the bearing member.