Abstract: A service system includes a reservation section by which a reservation for a commodity or a service in a commercial facility can be made and specific information for an electric vehicle that visits the commercial facility can be set, a connection confirmation section that detects that an electric vehicle corresponding to the specific information set by the reservation section has been connected to a charge and discharge device of the commercial facility, and a notification section that notifies the commercial facility that connection of the electric vehicle corresponding to the specific information to the charge and discharge device has been detected by the connection confirmation section.

Abstract: The herein disclosed operation management system includes an on-vehicle terminal, a disposed-at-facility terminal, a passenger terminal, and a management terminal. The on-vehicle terminal calculates a first electric power in which a fare to be paid by a passenger is converted into an electric power. The disposed-at-facility terminal calculates a second electric power in which a discounting process has been performed on the first electric power in response to a customer coming process performed by the passenger. The passenger terminal performs a process for supplying the second electric power to the commercial facility. The management terminal transfers an operation fee containing a fare to the operating company from the commercial facility. The system can generate a constant advantage for each of the passenger, the operating company, and the commercial facility.

Abstract: In the information processing apparatus, the virtually-stored electric energy amount of the one of the users stored in the first memory storage unit is configured to be arithmetically increased according to an amount of electric energy that is output from an electrical equipment unit associated with the one of the users to the smart grid and to be arithmetically reduced according to an amount of electric energy that is output from the smart grid to the electrical equipment unit associated with the one of the users.

Abstract: An electric power trade support device is configured to execute the following processes: a process of acquiring an electric power profile; a process of providing the electric power profile to another user; a process of making an application to the user having suppliable electric power to receive supply of the electric power, the application made by the other user; a process of sending, to the user having received the application, a profile of the other user having made the application in the process of making the application; a process of approving, by the user having received the application, the application made by the other user having made the application; and a process of supplying, in response to the process of approving, the electric power of the user having received the application to the user having made the application.

Abstract: The herein disclosed electric power management system includes a shared power supply, and an electric power selling process unit that is configured to control the electric power sell from the shared power supply to the external system, and a countervalue distributing unit that is configured to distribute a countervalue for the electric power sell to each of the plural users. Then, the countervalue distributing unit is configured to distribute the countervalue for the electric power sell so as to provide a larger countervalue of the electric power sell to an user whose electric power use amount from the shared power supply is smaller. By doing this, it is possible to provide a larger electric power sell countervalue to the user who has efforted to save the electric power.

Abstract: An electric power supply demand adjustment method disclosed herein is a method in which supply and demand of electric power on the electric power system is adjusted by inputting, from an electricity storage device that can store electric power generated using renewable energy, at least electric power, to the electric power system. The method includes acquiring usage history information indicating history of usage of a shared vehicle by a tracked person, registered in advance in a manner associated with an electric power provider, notifying the electric power provider of the acquired usage history information of the tracked person, calculating an electric power amount to be input from the electricity storage device to the electric power system on the basis of notification of the usage history information, and causing the electricity storage device to input the calculated electric power amount to the electric power system.

Abstract: A smart grid information processing apparatus is applied to a smart grid including a transmission grid being connected to a plurality of electrical equipment units and a communication network transmitting information of at least an amount of electric energy transmitted through the transmission grid. The information processing apparatus is configured to execute a first recording process and a withdrawal process. The first recording process is a process of recording virtual electrical storage capacities in association with respective users, each of the virtual electrical storage capacities corresponding to an amount of electric energy in which a corresponding user is allowed to receive from the smart grid. The withdrawal process is a process of reducing the virtual electrical storage capacity of the user according to an amount of electric energy that has been received by the user from the transmission grid.

Abstract: The charging/discharging time of electric vehicle is shortened. The charging/discharging management system includes: a first acquisition controller configured to acquire vehicle information including vehicle capabilities regarding charging/discharging capabilities of multiple electric vehicles; a second acquisition controller configured to acquire device information including device capabilities regarding charging/discharging capabilities of multiple charging/discharging devices capable of charging/discharging the electric vehicles; and an assigning controller configured to compare the vehicle capabilities and assign the charging/discharging device having a high device capability among the charging/discharging devices for which device information has been acquired in the second acquisition controller, to the electric vehicle having a high vehicle capability.

Abstract: A service system includes a reservation section by which a reservation for a commodity or a service in a commercial facility can be made and specific information for an electric vehicle that visits the commercial facility can be set, a connection confirmation section that detects that an electric vehicle corresponding to the specific information set by the reservation section has been connected to a charge and discharge device of the commercial facility, and a notification section that notifies the commercial facility that connection of the electric vehicle corresponding to the specific information to the charge and discharge device has been detected by the connection confirmation section.

Abstract: Use of a charge-and-discharge spot can be promoted. A charge-and-discharge management system includes a setting controller that sets an incentive linked with a charge-and-discharge spot for each charge-and-discharge spot and a presentation controller that presents the incentive set for each charge-and-discharge spot to a user using an electric vehicle. The charge-and-discharge management system may further include an acquisition controller that connects the electric vehicle to a charge-and-discharge device installed in the charge-and-discharge spot and acquires connection spot information that is information of the charge-and-discharge spot that is a connection destination when charging and discharging is started, and a providing controller that provides an incentive set for the charge-and-discharge spot included in the connection spot information acquired by the acquisition controller when the charging and discharging of the electric vehicle is completed.

Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 which, in cases where separators 70 each having a heat-resistant layer 74 on only one face thereof are used, has an excellent thermal stability and thus a higher safety and reliability when the battery 10 reaches a high temperature. Such a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 includes a positive electrode 30 in which a positive electrode active material layer 34 is provided on both faces of a positive electrode current collector 32, a negative electrode 50 in which a negative electrode active material layer 54 is provided on both faces of a negative electrode current collector 52, at least two separators 70 each having a heat-resistant layer 74 on one face of a base material 72, and an electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an electrode assembly 20 in which the positive electrode 30 and the negative electrode 50 are stacked on top of one another with the separators 70 interposed therebetween.

Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 which, in cases where separators 70 each having a heat-resistant layer 74 on only one face thereof are used, has an excellent thermal stability and thus a higher safety and reliability when the battery 10 reaches a high temperature. Such a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 includes a positive electrode 30 in which a positive electrode active material layer 34 is provided on both faces of a positive electrode current collector 32, a negative electrode 50 in which a negative electrode active material layer 54 is provided on both faces of a negative electrode current collector 52, at least two separators 70 each having a heat-resistant layer 74 on one face of a base material 72, and an electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an electrode assembly 20 in which the positive electrode 30 and the negative electrode 50 are stacked on top of one another with the separators 70 interposed therebetween.

Abstract: In a liquid-sealed antivibration device 10 which includes: a main liquid chamber 34A where a vibration-isolating base 16 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a subsidiary liquid chamber 34B where a diaphragm 36 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a partition element 38 by which the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34A are partitioned from each other; and an orifice flow passage 40 which allows the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34B to be communicated with each other, an elastic membrane 42 is formed on the partition element 38, and the elastic membrane 42 is formed of rubber composition containing butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber. Due to such a constitution, an abnormal sound generated by collision of the elastic membrane 42 is reduced.

Abstract: In a liquid-sealed antivibration device 10 which includes: a main liquid chamber 34A where a vibration-isolating base 16 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a subsidiary liquid chamber 34B where a diaphragm 36 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a partition element 38 by which the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34A are partitioned from each other; and an orifice flow passage 40 which allows the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34B to be communicated with each other, an elastic membrane 42 is formed on the partition element 38, and the elastic membrane 42 is formed of rubber composition containing butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber. Due to such a constitution, an abnormal sound generated by collision of the elastic membrane 42 is reduced.

Abstract: A vehicle passenger restricting system is provided to restrict passenger movement so that a space between a passenger's head and the ceiling of the vehicle is effectively enlarged when a rollover condition occurs. The vehicle passenger restricting system has a passenger seat, a rollover detector, a seat tilting device and a controller. The rollover detector detects a vehicle rollover condition. The vehicle passenger restricting device restricts passenger movement on the passenger seat. The seat tilting device tilts the seat in a backward direction. The controller activates the seat tilting device to recline the seat backwards when the rollover detector detects the vehicle rollover condition exists. Preferably, the controller also operates the restricting device when it determines that a rollover condition exists.

Abstract: A fuel cell catalyst in which catalyst particles are supported on a carrier is provided, wherein the value of the average catalyst carrier pore diameter/the catalyst metal (PGM) particle diameter is 0.5 to 1.8. Such fuel cell catalyst is less likely to cause voltage drops even after being used for a long period of time.

Abstract: A flooding phenomenon in a high current density loading region of fuel cells is suppressed so as to improve cell performance. An electrode catalyst for fuel cells comprises conductive carriers having ternary catalyst particles, which contain platinum, a base metal element, and iridium, supported thereon. A fuel cell uses the electrode catalyst for fuel cells.

Abstract: A joint boot which is made of resin comprising a small-diameter cylinder part, a large-diameter cylinder part and a bellows part interlinking both is molded by injection blow molding. While forming the bellows part by blow molding, the exterior boundary between an injection molding section and a blow molding section is set in a cutout portion formed in a shoulder portion of the recess for fixation.

Abstract: A flooding phenomenon is suppressed in a high current density loading region so as to attempt the improvement of cell performance of fuel cells. An electrode catalyst for fuel cells, in which a catalyst comprising an alloy catalyst composed of a noble metal and one or more transition metals and having surface characteristics such that it shows a pH value in water of 6.0 or more is supported on conductive carriers, and a fuel cell using such electrode catalyst for fuel cells, are provided.

Abstract: There is provided a method of assembling door parts on an automobile door, said door parts including: a glass run mounted on a roof side and a pillar side, which has a ditch part formed therein for guiding lifting or lowering of a door glass and provided with lips slidably brought into contact with the door glass; a roof molding; a pillar molding; and a belt line molding to be mounted along a belt line, comprising the steps of: connecting an upper end part of said pillar molding having said glass run mounted therein to a rear end part of said roof molding having said glass run mounted therein and connecting said belt line molding both to a front end part of said roof molding and a lower end part of said pillar molding, thereby assembling a modularized product in advance; and assembling said modularized product on the front door in a vehicle assembly line.