Abstract: An image forming apparatus has: an ejection head which ejects droplets of liquid toward a recording medium in accordance with image data; a hold device which holds the recording medium; a conveyance device which conveys the recording medium relatively to the ejection head while the recording medium is held by the hold device; a heating device which is provided with the hold device and is capable of heating a part of the recording medium selectively; and a control device which controls the heating device in accordance with the image data so that, before the droplets of the liquid are ejected by the ejection head, the recording medium is heated by the heating device in accordance with a heating pattern in which a first temperature not greater than an allowable temperature of the recording medium is set for a first region of the recording medium where a liquid ejection rate is not less than a first threshold value while a second temperature less than the first temperature is set for a second region of the record

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has: an ejection head which ejects droplets of liquid toward a recording medium in accordance with image data; a hold device which holds the recording medium; a conveyance device which conveys the recording medium relatively to the ejection head while the recording medium is held by the hold device; a heating device which is provided with the hold device and is capable of heating a part of the recording medium selectively; and a control device which controls the heating device in accordance with the image data so that, before the droplets of the liquid are ejected by the ejection head, the recording medium is heated by the heating device in accordance with a heating pattern in which a first temperature not greater than an allowable temperature of the recording medium is set for a first region of the recording medium where a liquid ejection rate is not less than a first threshold value while a second temperature less than the first temperature is set for a second region of the record

Abstract: The image forming apparatus comprises: an ejection head which ejects droplets of a radiation curing liquid; an intermediate transfer medium on which an image is formed by the droplets ejected from the ejection head; an evaporation device which evaporates the droplets deposited on the intermediate transfer medium; a preliminary curing device which emits radiation onto the droplets deposited on the intermediate transfer medium in order to semi-cure the droplets so that the droplets do not blend with each other; and a transfer device which presses a recording medium against the intermediate transfer medium so that the image formed on the intermediate transfer medium is transferred onto the recording medium, wherein: the droplets deposited on the intermediate transfer medium are evaporated by the evaporation device; and the evaporated droplets are semi-cured by the radiation emitted from the preliminary curing device, and then the image formed on the intermediate transfer medium is transferred onto the recording

Abstract: A P-type thermoelectric material consists essentially of iron disilicide, metallic manganese and metallic aluminium dissolved in or alloyed with the iron disilicide, and silicon oxide and/or aluminum oxide present in the iron disilicide. The manganese is contained in an amount of from 1.67 to 4.1 atomic % with respect to a sum of atoms of iron and silicon constituting the iron disilicide, the metallic manganese and the metallic aluminum taken as 100 atomic %, and the metallic aluminum contained in an amount of from 1.33 to 3.33 atomic % with respect thereto, and a sum of the metallic manganese and the metallic aluminum in an amount of from 4.0 to 5.34 atomic % with respect thereto. The P-type thermoelectric material having such a composition produces a thermoelectromotive force equal to or greater than those of the conventional P-type thermoelectric materials comprised of iron disilicide, and it exhibits a mean resistivity equal to or smaller than that of the N-type thermoelectric material.

Abstract: A seed crystal is connected with a polycrystal at one end of the polycrystal, the connected crystal material is melted under a zero-gravity or microgravity environment without any container, and a single crystal is grown.

Abstract: An electrical power supply system includes an electrical power source system connected to a bus bar and a plurality of electric power transmission systems each connected via circuit breakers to the bus bar. The supply system has overvoltage suppression equipments each installed between the transmission system and the ground. The overvoltage suppression equipment includes a switching device and an impedance connected to the switching device. The switching device in a sound transmission system is closed when the circuit breaker operates in other faulty transmission system, thereby an overvoltage being occurred on the sound system is effectively suppressed.

Abstract: A circuit breaker with a parallel resistor which fulfills with a simple structure incompatible requirements for a resistance circuit making contact with regard to maintenance of the dielectric strength and prearcing characteristic between electrodes. A resistance circuit making contact 2 and a resistance circuit breaking contact 3 are electrically connected in parallel, one end of the parallel circuit is connected to one end of a common resistor and the other end of the parallel circuit and the other end of the resistor are connected to the respective ends of a main contact 1. After the opening of the resistance circuit making contact 2 the resistance circuit breaking contact 3 is still closed.

Abstract: A three-phase common tank type gas circuit breaker has a grounded tank filled with an insulating gas and accommodating three interrupter assemblies for three phases of the electric power. Each assembly includes a parallel electrical connection of an interrupter having stationary and movable contacts, a capacitor and a closing resistor. The interrupters for the three phases are disposed in spaced relationship circumferentially of the tank and have axes extending axially of the tank. The closing resistor for each phase is disposed on one side of the associated interrupter adjacent an adjacent interrupter for a different phase, while the capacitor for each phase is disposed on the inner or outer side of the associated interrupter, whereby the radial and axial dimensions of the grounded tank can be reduced.

Abstract: In a circuit breaker in which an interrupting device, a resistor device and a capacitor device are connected in parallel, a shield device is arranged to shield the interrupting device and the resistor device and comprises a first shield for shielding the stationary main contact and stationary resistor contact and a second shield for shielding the movable main contact and movable resistor contact. Each of the first shield and the second shield comprises a large shield portion and a small shield portion, and the small shield portions are arranged between the large shield portions. The small shield portion terminates in the vicinity of the top of the main contact and of the top of the resistor contact. The small shield portion comprises wide portions situated substantially in the direction of an axis joining centers of the main contact and resistor contact and narrow portions situated substantially in the direction perpendicular to the axis.

Abstract: A thermoelectric material comprising an alloy, a solid solution or an alloy and a solid solution consisting essentially of(a) iron disilicide,(b) 0.3 to 4.6 atomic %, based on the total amount of the whole component elements, of boron and optionally,(c) 0.1 to 5.0 atomic %, based on the total amount of the whole component elements, of one element or more selected from the group of zinc, cadmium and mercury of Group IIB, aluminum, gallium, indium and thallium of Group IIIB, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth of Group VB, sulfur, selenium and tellurium of Group VIB, chromium, molybdenum and tungsten of Group VIA, manganese, technetium and rhenium of Group VIIA and cobalt, nickel, rhodium, palladium, iridium and platinum of Group VIII in the periodic table of elements.

Abstract: A plurality of breaking portions forming a vertically-disposed circuit breaker are connected in series and open and close the circuit within a gas-tight sealed enclosure. The enclosure is provided at its both sides with openings for connection of one and the other ends of the breaking portions, to which openings main bus bars and an insulated-led-out device are connected, respectively. The breaking portions each have a fixed contactor and a movable contactor, and the movable contactor is put into contact with or is separated from the fixed contactor by moving the movable contactor upward or downward under control of an operating device.