Abstract: The present invention provides a flavor inhaler or similar configured such that when heating for generating a flavor or similar using power from a power supply is restricted, the restriction is not released if the remaining capacity of the power supply is insufficient. Provided is a device that is a flavor inhaler or an aerosol generation device comprising a heater that is configured to heat one or both of a flavor source and an aerosol source, a power supply that supplies power to the heater, and a control unit that is configured to restrict the heating by the heater when the remaining capacity of the power supply is insufficient, wherein the control unit is further configured such that, when the heating by the heater is restricted, the control unit releases the restriction on the basis of a prescribed condition being fulfilled after the start of charging of the power supply.

Abstract: An aerosol generation system including: a heating unit that heats an aerosol source; a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the heating unit from outside the heating unit; and a control unit that controls the operation of the heating unit on the basis of control information including a parameter corresponding to a target temperature which is a target value of the temperature of the heating unit, wherein the control unit controls the operation of the heating unit by performing a correction process to correct the target temperature or the temperature of the heating unit detected by the temperature sensor, during a period in which the operation of the heating unit is controlled on the basis of the temperature of the heating unit detected by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: An aerosol generation system including: a heating unit that heats an aerosol source to generate an aerosol; and a control unit that controls the operation of the heating unit, wherein the control unit controls so that preheating, which is performed after the heating of the aerosol source is started, is to be performed during a first period of time until the temperature of the heating unit reaches a first temperature and a second period of time that follows the first period of time and has a time length corresponding to the initial temperature of the heating unit.

Abstract: An aerosol generation system including: a detection unit that detects information indicating the state of the aerosol generation system; a notification unit that notifies a user of the information; a heating unit that heats an aerosol source to generate an aerosol; and a control unit that controls the notification unit so as to notify of first information in a mode based on the information detected by the detection unit when the heating of the aerosol source is started, during a preheating period including a period during which the heating unit starts to heat the aerosol source and the temperature of the heating unit rises to a preset temperature.

Abstract: An aerosol generation system including: a power supply unit; a heating unit that heats an aerosol source using power supplied from the power supply unit; and a control unit that controls the power supply from the power supply unit to the heating unit by PID control based on control information for controlling the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated, wherein the control unit controls the power supply from the power supply unit to the heating unit while switching parameters applied to the PID control in accordance with the elapsed time since the start of the control based on the control information or the transition of the temperature at which the aerosol source is heated.

Abstract: Provided is a suction device that enables highly accurate determination of puffing operations by a user using a simple method. This suction device is equipped with: a heating unit that heats a substrate including an aerosol source to generate an aerosol; a power supply unit that supplies electric power to the heating unit; a temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of the heating unit; a memory unit that stores information in which a time-series transition of a target temperature of the heating unit is defined; and a control unit that controls the operation of the power supply so that the temperature of the heating unit reaches a target temperature, wherein the control unit determines the puffing operations by a user when a control value associated with the operation of the power supply satisfies predetermined fluctuating condition.

Abstract: An inhalation device including: a heating unit that heats a substrate containing an aerosol source to produce an aerosol; and a control unit that, on the basis of a temperature setting that defines a time-series transition for a target temperature, which is the target value of the temperature of the heating unit, controls the operation of the heating unit. The control unit performs control so that among a plurality of periods included in the temperature setting, a first voltage is applied to the heating unit during a first period, and a second voltage that differs from the first voltage is applied to the heating unit during a second period that differs from the first period.

Abstract: This inhalation device is provided with: a power source unit for supplying power; a heating unit for using power supplied from the power source unit to heat a substrate containing an aerosol source; a measurement unit for measuring a measurement value corresponding to the temperature of the heating unit; an operation unit, which is different from the heating unit, that runs on power supplied from the power source unit; and a control unit for controlling operation of the heating unit on the basis of heating settings stipulating a time series transition in a target temperature that is a target value for the temperature of the heating unit. The control unit implements correction processing to correct the measurement value in response to the start of power supply to the operation unit from the power source unit.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply apparatus including: a housing sectioned by a partition member and a voltage converter circuit, in which: a primary-side circuit is stored in a first space; a secondary-side circuit is stored in a second space; and the primary-side circuit and the secondary-side circuit are electrically connected through an opening part provided in the partition member within the housing.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a first switching power supply that converts power of input power supply and supplies the converted power to a power storage device, a second switching power supply that converts power supplied from the first switching power supply or the power storage device and supplies the converted power to a load device, a noise filter that reduces noise generated in the first and second switching power supplies, and a shield against electromagnetic noise. The noise filter is provided between the first switching power supply and the power storage device, between the power storage device and the second switching power supply, and nearer to the power storage device than a branch point at which a power line from the first switching power supply to the power storage device intersects a power line from the second switching power supply to the power storage device.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus is provided for ensuring safe execution of a navigation function even when a vehicle travels high altitude areas. The navigation apparatus has a function of searching for a route to a destination, and comprises the following structure: a memory device 30 for storing map data or the like, a data memory 70 for being capable of storing part of the map data or the like stored in the memory device 30, a position detector 500 for detecting positional information on a vehicle position, a controller 80 for causing the map data stored in the memory device 30 to be stored in a backup memory area 74 of the data memory 70 when the vehicle reaches a predetermined altitude based on the positional information, and a display controller 50 for displaying the map data read from the data memory 70 on a display device 51.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus is provided for ensuring safe execution of a navigation function even when a vehicle travels high altitude areas. The navigation apparatus has a function of searching for a route to a destination, and comprises the following structure: a memory device 30 for storing map data or the like, a data memory 70 for being capable of storing part of the map data or the like stored in the memory device 30, a position detector 500 for detecting positional information on a vehicle position, a controller 80 for causing the map data stored in the memory device 30 to be stored in a backup memory area 74 of the data memory 70 when the vehicle reaches a predetermined altitude based on the positional information, and a display controller 50 for displaying the map data read from the data memory 70 on a display device 51.