Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an energy storage device including; a negative electrode containing a negative active material; a positive electrode containing a positive active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative active material contains solid graphite particles with an aspect ratio of 1 to 5 as a main component, and the nonaqueous electrolyte contains an imide salt containing phosphorus or sulfur.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an energy storage device including an electrode that has an active material layer, an electrolyte solution, and a case. According to the present embodiment, the method including injecting an electrolyte solution in a predetermined amount into a case is characterized in that the predetermined amount is an amount such that, an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal at least partially comes into contact with a free electrolyte solution that is the electrolyte solution excluding the electrolyte solution soaking into the electrode assembly in the case, with the case housing therein: the alkali metal or the alkaline earth metal of an ion supply member that has the alkali metal or the alkaline earth metal disposed on a conductive member other than the active material layer; and an electrode assembly including the stacked electrode that has electrical conduction to the conducive member of the ion supply member.

Abstract: A molded product production system includes a powdery material mixing and feeding device configured to feed mixed powdery materials including at least two types of powdery materials, a filler configured to fill, with the mixed powdery materials fed by the powdery material mixing and feeding device, a die bore of a compression-molding machine, a sensor configured to measure a mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials fed by the powdery material mixing and feeding device, and a molded product removal mechanism configured to distinguish a molded product obtained by compression molding mixed powdery materials having a mixing degree measured by the sensor out of a predetermined range from a molded product obtained by compression molding mixed powdery materials having a mixing degree within the predetermined range.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an energy storage device including a positive electrode containing: first positive active material particles containing a metal element capable of forming a conductive metal oxide; and second positive active material particles not containing the metal element, in which the first positive active material particles include a nickel-cobalt-manganese-containing lithium-transition metal composite oxide containing lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese as constituent elements, and the first positive active material particles are larger in median diameter than the second positive active material particles.

Abstract: A powdery material mixing degree measurement device includes a discharger configured to discharge mixed powdery materials to a filler configured to fill, with the powdery materials, a vertically penetrating die bore of a compression-molding machine including a table including the die bore, a slidable lower punch including an upper end inserted to the die bore, and a slidable upper punch including a lower end inserted to the die bore, a plurality of movable portions configured to move the mixed powdery materials to the discharger, and a sensor configured to measure a mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials in the movable portions.

Abstract: A powdery material mixing and feeding device is configured to mix at least two types of powdery materials and to feed a compression-molding machine with the mixed powdery materials. The powdery material mixing and feeding device includes a first mixer configured to rotate about a substantially vertical shaft and to mix the powdery materials, and a reservoir configured to reserve at least a part of the powdery materials, and a second mixer configured to rotate about a substantially horizontal shaft and to mix the powdery materials.

Abstract: A molded product production system includes at least two measuring feeders configured to simultaneously adjust an amount of a discharged powdery material to a target value and feed the powdery material, a mixer configured to mix at least two powdery materials fed from the measuring feeders to obtain mixed powdery materials, a filler configured to fill, with the mixed powdery materials obtained by the mixer, a die bore of a compression-molding machine configured to compress a powdery material to mold a molded product, a sensor configured to measure a mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials obtained by the mixer, and a controller configured to adjust an amount of at least one of the powdery materials fed by the measuring feeders, or motion speed of a mixing member configured to agitate powdery materials in the mixer in accordance with the mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials measured by the sensor.

Abstract: A molded product production system includes at least two measuring feeders configured to simultaneously adjust an amount of a discharged powdery material to a target value and feed the powdery material, a mixer configured to mix at least two powdery materials fed from the measuring feeders to obtain mixed powdery materials, a filler configured to fill, with the mixed powdery materials obtained by the mixer, a die bore of a compression-molding machine configured to compress a powdery material to mold a molded product, a sensor configured to measure a mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials obtained by the mixer, and a controller configured to adjust an amount of at least one of the powdery materials fed by the measuring feeders, or motion speed of a mixing member configured to agitate powdery materials in the mixer in accordance with the mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials measured by the sensor.

Abstract: A powdery material mixing degree measurement device includes a discharger configured to discharge mixed powdery materials to a filler configured to fill, with the powdery materials, a vertically penetrating die bore of a compression-molding machine including a table including the die bore, a slidable lower punch including an upper end inserted to the die bore, and a slidable upper punch including a lower end inserted to the die bore, a plurality of movable portions configured to move the mixed powdery materials to the discharger, and a sensor configured to measure a mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials in the movable portions.

Abstract: A molded product production system includes a powdery material mixing and feeding device configured to feed mixed powdery materials including at least two types of powdery materials, a filler configured to fill, with the mixed powdery materials fed by the powdery material mixing and feeding device, a die bore of a compression-molding machine, a sensor configured to measure a mixing degree of the mixed powdery materials fed by the powdery material mixing and feeding device, and a molded product removal mechanism configured to distinguish a molded product obtained by compression molding mixed powdery materials having a mixing degree measured by the sensor out of a predetermined range from a molded product obtained by compression molding mixed powdery materials having a mixing degree within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A powdery material mixing and feeding device is configured to mix at least two types of powdery materials and to feed a compression-molding machine with the mixed powdery materials. The powdery material mixing and feeding device includes a first mixer configured to rotate about a substantially vertical shaft and to mix the powdery materials, and a reservoir configured to reserve at least a part of the powdery materials, and a second mixer configured to rotate about a substantially horizontal shaft and to mix the powdery materials.

Abstract: A compression molding machine includes a plurality of plate units that are provided between a lower punch retainer and an upper punch retainer. The plate units each include: a plate having a through bore to be filled with a powdery material that is compressed by an upper punch and a lower punch; and a plate attachment member having a mount portion mounted to a vicinity of an upright shaft, a positioning surface positioning the upper surface of the plate, and a plate attaching portion attaching the plate from below to above, such that the upper surface of the plate is positioned at the positioning surface.

Abstract: The powder compression molding machine includes: a case having a frame; a fresh air intake provided to the case; a suction port for drawing in an atmosphere in the case; an internal pressure measure that measures internal pressure in the case; a suction force measure that measures a suction force for drawing in the atmosphere in the case from the suction port; and a suction force control device that controls the suction force for drawing in the atmosphere in the case from the suction port. The internal pressure in the case is controlled by controlling the suction force by the suction force controller based on the internal pressure in the case measured by the internal pressure measure and/or the suction force measured by the suction force measure.

Abstract: The powder compression molding machine includes: a case having a frame; a fresh air intake provided to the case; a suction port for drawing in an atmosphere in the case; an internal pressure measure that measures internal pressure in the case; a suction force measure that measures a suction force for drawing in the atmosphere in the case from the suction port; and a suction force control device that controls the suction force for drawing in the atmosphere in the case from the suction port. The internal pressure in the case is controlled by controlling the suction force by the suction force controller based on the internal pressure in the case measured by the internal pressure measure and/or the suction force measured by the suction force measure.

Abstract: A control device is provided for a synchronous motor, which drives the synchronous motor through a voltage operated PWM inverter and controls a torque and a speed of the motor, including a unit for causing a PWM carrier signal to have an arbitrary phase difference between two phases such UV, VW, or WU in three phases of U, V, and W, a unit for extracting a high frequency voltage and a high frequency current, which are thus generated from a detecting voltage or a command voltage and a detecting current, and a unit for estimating a position of a magnetic flux or position of a magnetic pole by using the high frequency voltage and the high frequency current which are excited.

Abstract: This invention provides a glove fitting device to be removably fitted to a hermetically closable cabinet for fitting a glove to the cabinet in a manner to allow the glove to be stretched into the cabinet, the glove fitting device including: a tubular container having opposite first and second open ends, the first open end being configured to allow the glove to be replaceably fitted thereto; a lid-shaped member to be removably fitted to the second open end of the tubular container from inside of the tubular container to close the opening of the second open end substantially hermetically, the second open end becoming oriented inwardly of the cabinet when the tubular container is fitted to the cabinet; and a fixing mechanism for fixing the lid-shaped member to the second open end.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a control device for a synchronous motor which can detect the position of a magnetic pole from a zero speed without requiring a signal generator. The invention provides a control device for a synchronous motor which drives the synchronous motor through a voltage-operated PWM inverter and controls a torque and a speed of the motor, including means (6-3) for causing a PWM carrier signal to have an arbitrary phase difference between two phases such as UW, VW or WU in three phases of U, V and W, means (11) for extracting a high frequency voltage and a high frequency current which are thus generated from a detecting voltage or a command voltage and a detecting current, and means (12) for estimating a position of a magnetic flux or a position of a magnetic pole by using the high frequency voltage and the high frequency current which are extracted.

Abstract: A system for mobile communication, based on code division multiple access includes base stations, each of which communicates with mobile stations by using a plurality of radio frequencies covering respective cells, the respective cells including a first cell covered by a first radio frequency and a second cell covered by a second radio frequency. The system further includes a base-station controller which communicates with the base stations, and controls the mobile stations to switch from the first cell of a first base station to the first cell of a second base station via a soft hand-off operation and switch between the first cell and the second cell within any base station via a hard hand-off operation, the base-station controller providing the mobile stations with no direct switch between the second cell of the first base station and the second cell of the second base station.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for estimating a magnetic pole position of a motor in which the amplitudes of high-frequency currents can be adjusted. In the invention, a controlling apparatus for driving a motor (1-1) by a voltage source PWM inverter (1-2), and controlling a torque and speed, or torque, speed, and position of the motor has: means for switching over first means for producing an arbitrary phase difference in PWM carrier signals between respective two phases such as UV, VW, or WU of three or UVW phases, and second means for causing the phase difference between two phases such as V, VW, or WU of three or UVW phases to become zero; means for extracting high-frequency currents in a same frequency band as carrier signals generated by it, from estimated currents; and means (1-4) for estimating a magnetic pole position by using the extracted high-frequency currents.

Abstract: A system for mobile communication based on code division multiple access includes base stations, each of which communicates with mobile stations by using a plurality of radio frequencies covering respective cells, the respective cells including a first cell covered by a first radio frequency and a second cell covered by a second radio frequency. The system further includes a base-station controller which communicates with the base stations, and controls the mobile stations to switch from the first cell of a first base station to the first cell of a second base station via a soft hand-off operation and switch between the first cell and the second cell within any base station via a hard hand-off operation, the base-station controller providing the mobile stations with no direct switch between the second cell of the first base station and the second cell of the second base station.