Abstract: Three light-emitting units are included. Two light-emitting units of the three light-emitting units are similar-color light-emitting units that emit light in a similar color, and have mutually different luminance lives. A remaining light-emitting unit of the three light-emitting units is a different-color light-emitting unit that emits light in a color that is different from the similar color, and has a luminance life that is shorter than each luminance life of the two similar-color light-emitting units.

Abstract: The objective is to provide an organic electroluminescent element with an improved luminous efficiency. The organic electroluminescent element has a structure in which a first light-emitting unit containing a phosphorescent red light-emitting material, a second light-emitting unit containing a phosphorescent yellow light-emitting material, and a third light-emitting unit containing a fluorescent blue light-emitting material are stacked with interlayers in-between. A peak emission wavelength of the phosphorescent yellow light-emitting material is in a range of 530 nm to 570 nm. A peak emission wavelength of the fluorescent blue light-emitting material is in a range of 440 nm to 480 nm. The organic electroluminescent element has a ratio of a yellow emission intensity to a blue emission intensity in a range of 1.0 to 2.0. The organic electroluminescent element further has a ratio of a red emission intensity to the blue emission intensity in a range of 1.5 to 3.0.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element including at least three light-emitting units. The at least three light-emitting units include one or more short-wavelength light-emitting units having a weighted average emission wavelength ?S of 380 or more and less than 550 nm, and two or more long-wavelength light-emitting units having a weighted average emission wavelength ?S of 550 nm or more and 780 nm or less. The two or more long-wavelength light-emitting units are greater in number than the one or more short-wavelength light-emitting units.

Abstract: A white light-emitting organic electroluminescent element includes at least four kinds of light-emitting dopants with different emission peak wavelengths which are present between a cathode and an anode. The four kinds of light-emitting dopants include a light-emitting dopant “A”, a light-emitting dopant “B”, a light-emitting dopant “C”, and a light-emitting dopant “D” having their own peak wavelengths which are longer in this order. The white light-emitting organic electroluminescent element has an emission spectrum which satisfies relations of: (first average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/first front luminance)>(second average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/second front luminance); and (third average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/third front luminance)>(fourth average luminance for an angle in a range of 50° to 70°/fourth front luminance).

Abstract: The organic electroluminescence element includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a plurality of light emitting layers interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an interlayer-provided between the plurality of light emitting layers. The interlayer includes: a first layer-containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound; an alkali metal layer containing an alkali metal; a second layer containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound; and a hole injection layer containing an electron-accepting organic material. The first layer, the alkali metal layer, the second layer, and the hole injection layer are arranged in this order from the positive electrode to the negative electrode. The second layer is thicker than the alkali metal layer.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element has a multi-unit structure which includes a first light-emitting unit, an intermediate layer and a second light-emitting unit. A light-emitting layer of the first light-emitting unit includes a blue light-emitting material. The second light-emitting unit has a stacked structure of light-emitting layers in which a red light-emitting layer including a red light-emitting material and a green light-emitting layer including a green light-emitting material are stacked. One of the red light-emitting layer and the green light-emitting layer is closer to the positive electrode than the other of the red light-emitting layer and the green light-emitting layer, and includes a hole-transporting material as a host material. The other of the red light-emitting layer and the green light-emitting layer is closer to the negative electrode than the one of the red light-emitting layer and the green light-emitting layer, and includes an electron-transporting material as a host material.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element suitable for both food lighting at a high temperature and indoor lighting at room temperature. The organic electroluminescent element according to the present invention has such characteristics that: an element temperature at which a general color rendering index Ra has its maximum in an element temperature range of 5° C. to 60° C. is present in a range of 15° C. to 35° C.; and an element temperature at which at least one of a color rendering index R8 a special color rendering index R9, a special color rendering index R14, and a special color rendering index R15 has its maximum in the element temperature range of 5° C. to 60° C. is in a range of temperatures higher than the element temperature at which the general color rendering index Ra has its maximum.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element in accordance with the present invention includes: a transparent electrode; a blue light-emitting layer containing a blue light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength 460 nm or less; a first green light-emitting layer containing a first green light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength in the spectrum between 460 nm and 610 nm; a red light-emitting layer containing a red light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength of 610 nm or more; a second green light-emitting layer containing a second green light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength in the spectrum between 460 nm and 610 nm; and a reflecting electrode. The maximum emission wavelength of the first green light-emitting material is located on a short wavelength side of the spectrum. The maximum emission wavelength of the second green light-emitting material is located on a long wavelength side of the spectrum.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes electrodes and organic light-emitting layers that are between the electrodes. The organic light-emitting layers contain at least three colors of luminescent materials. A first luminescent material has a maximum light emission wavelength within a range of 430 nm to 480 nm. A second luminescent material has a maximum light emission wavelength within a range of 510 nm to 610 nm. A third luminescent material has a maximum light emission wavelength within a range of 580 nm to 630 nm. An average value of average color rendering indexes in a wide angle region of 30° to 60° with respect to a front direction of a light emission surface is higher than an average color rendering index in the front direction.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element suitable for both food lighting at a low temperature and indoor lighting at room temperature. The organic electroluminescent element according to the present invention has such characteristics that a maximum of a general color rendering index Ra in a range of an element temperature of 5° C. to 60° C. is present in a range of the element temperature of 15° C. to 35° C. and that at least one of maxima of special color rendering indexes R10, R11, R12, and R13 in the range of the element temperature of 5° C. to 60° C. is present in a range of the element temperature of 5° C. to 35° C.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element in accordance with the present invention includes: a transparent electrode; a blue light-emitting layer containing a blue light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength 460 nm or less; a first green light-emitting layer containing a first green light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength in the spectrum between 460 nm and 610 nm; a red light-emitting layer containing a red light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength of 610 nm or more; a second green light-emitting layer containing a second green light-emitting material having a maximum emission wavelength in the spectrum between 460 nm and 610 nm; and a reflecting electrode. The maximum emission wavelength of the first green light-emitting material is located on a short wavelength side of the spectrum. The maximum emission wavelength of the second green light-emitting material is located on a long wavelength side of the spectrum.

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element superior in long-term durability and lifetime characteristics. The organic electroluminescent element has a structure where plurality of light-emitting layers formed via an intermediate layer are interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The intermediate layer has a mixed layer, a first layer, and a hole-injection layer which are formed in this order from the positive electrode to the negative electrode, the mixed layer containing an electron-donating substance and an electron-transporting organic material, and the first layer being made of an electron-transporting material. The first layer has a thickness in a range of 0.2 to 2.0 nm. The hole-injection layer consists of an electro-accepting organic material.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a white organic electroluminescent element which is a multiunit element capable of emitting high intensity light that is important to a light source for lighting use, and can have an extended lifetime while suppressing deterioration in luminance.

Abstract: The organic electroluminescent element which is designed to emit white light in a range of a low color temperature to a high color temperature that is important for an illumination light source with a minor design change, and, moreover, has high color rendering property especially in an average color rendering index Ra and a special color rendering index R9 for red, while being highly efficient and long-life is obtained. The organic electroluminescent element includes: a transparent electrode; a first light-emitting unit including blue and green fluorescent light-emitting layers; an intermediate layer; a second light-emitting unit including red and green phosphorescent light-emitting layers; and a reflecting electrode. The first and second light-emitting units are stacked and the intermediate layer is interposed therebetween. The first light-emitting unit is designed to emit light by use of a phenomenon that a singlet exciton is generated by collision and fusion of two triplet excitons.

Abstract: In a control apparatus for a rotary electric machine receiving power from a DC power supply, a DC-AC converting circuit is provided with serially connected circuits each having high-potential-side and low-potential-side switching elements. When a short-circuit occurs at the switching elements, all the switching elements are turned OFF for failsafe and a path connecting the machine and the battery is opened. In such a case, a switching element belonging to part of the switching elements is turned ON, with potential at all the terminals of the rotary electric machine being the same. A location of the short-circuit occurs is identified, based on changes in current passing through the machine and being detected in response to turning ON the switching element. The changes are at least one of a reduction change in deviation of the current from a zero point and a reduction change in an absolute value of the current.

Abstract: In a norm setting section, a norm of an output voltage vector of an inverter is set based on a required torque and an electrical angle speed. In a phase setting section, a phase is set as controlled variables for performing a feedback control of an estimated torque to the required torque. In an operation signal generating section, operation signals are generated based on the norm set by the norm setting section and the phase set by the phase setting section, and the signals are outputted to the inverter. Based on the value of the phase, existence of abnormalities of a permanent magnet of a motor-generator is determined.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a rotary electric machine has a DC-AC converting circuit with high- and low-potential-side switching elements to compose an inverter. In this apparatus, a connecting/disconnecting circuit is arranged to be electrically opened and closed between the DC-AC converting circuit and a power supply. A determining member determines whether or not the high-potential-side and low-potential-side switching elements have a malfunction. A failsafe performing element opens the connecting/disconnecting circuit and turns on both the high-potential-side and low-potential-side switching elements residing in a part of the inverter, when it is determined that there is caused a malfunction in the switching elements. The turned-on high-potential-side and low-potential-side switching elements realizes a short-circuit state therein.

Abstract: A control apparatus is for use in a power conversion system including a DC/AC converter circuit connected to an electric rotating machine at output terminals thereof and to a DC power source at input terminals thereof through a switching means, a capacitor being connected across the input terminals of the DC/AC converter circuit. The control apparatus includes a current supply means configured to perform current supply control to supply a current to the electric rotating machine in order to discharge the capacitor by manipulating the DC/AC converter circuit in a state where the switching means is set open, and a speed lowering means configured to apply a brake force to a rotating shaft of the electric rotating machine to reduce a rotational speed of the electric rotating machine prior to the current supply control being performed by the current supply means if the rotational speed exceeds a specified speed.

Abstract: The surface light emitting device includes an organic EL element, a protection substrate, a protection part, and a light extraction structure part. The element has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, and emits light from the first face. The substrate has transparency for light emitted from the element, and is placed facing the first face, and has a primary surface facing the first face of the element. The protection part is placed facing the second face of the element, and constitutes a housing in combination with the substrate and accommodates the element so as to protect the element from water. The structure part is interposed between the first face of the element and the substrate, and suppresses reflection of light emitted from the element on at least one of the first face of the element and the primary surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element suitable for both food lighting at a high temperature and indoor lighting at room temperature. The organic electroluminescent element according to the present invention has such characteristics that: an element temperature at which a general color rendering index Ra has its maximum in an element temperature range of 5° C. to 60° C. is present in a range of 15° C. to 35° C.; and an element temperature at which at least one of a color rendering index R8 a special color rendering index R9, a special color rendering index R14, and a special color rendering index R15 has its maximum in the element temperature range of 5° C. to 60° C. is in a range of temperatures higher than the element temperature at which the general color rendering index Ra has its maximum.