Abstract: A capacitor 1 which is provided so as to be installable in a first loading part C of a first electrical power device and a second loading part S103 of a second electrical power device S is configured to have an external shape such that a first abutment part which, upon loading of the capacitor into the first loading part, comes into abutment with the first loading part C differs from a second abutment part 26 which, upon loading of the capacitor into the second loading part S103, comes into abutment with the second loading part S103.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a core pack. The core pack includes a cell holder in which cells are held. The core pack is accommodated in a casing 18. A projection is provided on an inner wall of the casing, and projects towards an outer wall of the cell holder. The projection abuts the core pack.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition which contains a base oil and a fluorine compound and may have improved cooling performance. The base oil may contain a mineral oil. The base oil may have a kinematic viscosity in a range of from 1 to 25 mm2/s at 40° C. The content of the fluorine compound may be in a range of from 3 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the composition.

Abstract: An image pickup module includes: a lens unit including a first principal surface and a second principal surface; an image pickup unit including a third principal surface and a fourth principal surface on which an external electrode is disposed; a wiring board including a hole and a bonding electrode disposed on a bottom surface of the hole; a solder that bonds the bonding electrode and the external electrode; a rigid member that defines a spacing between the fourth principal surface and the bottom surface; and a second resin disposed between the fourth principal surface and the bottom surface.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base supporting electrical terminals. Guide pins are mounted on the base. Recesses recessed inward of the guide pins are formed in side walls of the guide pins. The base is embedded in the recesses. The guide pins are held on the base by the embedding.

Abstract: A battery pack is provided with a cell holder including a holder main body portion, and a casing accommodating the cell holder. The holder main body portion holds a plurality of unit cells. Protruding extended portions projecting toward an inner wall of the casing are provided on an outer wall of the holder main body portion. The protruding extended portions include abutting extended portions which abut the inner wall of the casing.

Abstract: A battery capable of leading a user to grip a grip part such that the posture of the battery becomes a prescribed posture when the user lifts up the battery. The battery has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped outer shape, and is provided with a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface, and a sixth surface that are approximately orthogonal to a first surface and a second surface respectively at both ends in a longitudinal direction. A handle has a first portion provided near the third surface side to extend from the fifth surface side to the sixth surface side, and a second portion provided to extend from the third surface side toe the fourth surface side.

Abstract: An electric power demand adjusting device is configured to execute an acquiring process of acquiring an evaluation value ?D for a high-rate deterioration of a secondary battery connected to a power utility grid, which results from a salt concentration unevenness in an electrolyte solution, and a discharge non-participating process of not allowing the secondary battery to participate in adjustment of discharge demand from the power utility grid when the evaluation value ?D of the secondary battery is greater than or equal to a predetermined discharge threshold value K1.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink for ink jet containing coloring material-particle and resin particle. The resin particle is formed from a crystalline polyester resin having carboxylic acid groups. A difference between a 50% cumulative particle diameter (D50C) in a volume-based particle size distribution of the coloring material-particle and a 50% cumulative particle diameter (D50R) in a volume-based particle size distribution of the resin particle (D50C-D50R) is 10 nm or more. In addition, an ink cartridge and an ink jet recording method using this aqueous ink are provided.

Abstract: An electric power adjusting device is configured to execute a process of acquiring vehicle information of a plurality of electric vehicles connected to a power utility grid, a process of classifying, based on the vehicle information, the electric vehicles into a plurality of groups according to predetermined characteristics, and a process of adjusting a charging and discharging burden on the electric vehicles fir each of the groups when adjusting an electric power demand in the power utility grid.

Abstract: A charging and discharging control device disclosed herein controls a charging and discharging device that charges and discharges an on-vehicle battery mounted on an electric vehicle. The charging and discharging control device includes a detection controller configured or programmed to detect that the electric vehicle has been connected to the charging and discharging device, an SOC acquisition controller configured or programmed to acquire an SOC of the on-vehicle battery, a use information acquisition controller configured or programmed to acquire a next use time and a next travel distance of the electric vehicle, and a setting controller configured or programmed to set a charging and discharging schedule of the on-vehicle battery such that the on-vehicle battery is charged after having been maintained in a low SOC and a necessary SOC for the next use time and the next travel distance remains.

Abstract: A charge and discharge management device disclosed herein includes an acquisition controller configured or programmed to acquire information on a predetermined deterioration acceleration element for on-vehicle batteries from a plurality of electric vehicles connected to an electric power system, an arithmetic controller configured or programmed to arithmetically operate deterioration acceleration element values of the plurality of electric vehicles, based on a predetermined arithmetic operation method, based on the information on the deterioration acceleration element, and a determination controller configured or programmed to control charging the plurality of electric vehicles from the electric power system or discharging the electric power system from the plurality of electric vehicles, based on the deterioration acceleration element values of the plurality of electric vehicles.

Abstract: An in-vehicle battery management device includes a controller configured or programmed to control a charge/discharge device such that the charge/discharge device performs charge or discharge on an in-vehicle battery of an electric vehicle in a predetermined processing condition, the in-vehicle battery being connected to the charge/discharge device. The controller includes a calculator configured or programmed to calculate a degree of deterioration progress of the in-vehicle battery based on charge/discharge information in the charge or discharge; and a communicator configured or programmed to notify a predetermined notification target of the calculated degree of deterioration progress.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink contains a pigment, a resin and an additive. The resin has a unit containing a carboxylic acid group and a unit containing an aromatic group. The additive is at least one member selected from the group consisting of butanedicarboxylic acid, pentanedicarboxylic acid, pentanetricarboxylic acid, hexanedicarboxylic acid, hexanetricarboxylic acid, heptanetricarboxylic acid, octanetricarboxylic acid and nonanetricarboxylic acid. The content (ppm) of the additive is 180 ppm or more to 1,200 ppm or less with respect to the total mass of the ink.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of a first cell group or second cell group that is closest to a connector are electrically connected to the connector through a third busbar. The unit cells of the first cell group or second cell group that is most distant from the connector are electrically connected to the connector through a fourth busbar.

Abstract: A battery and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The battery module includes: a battery cell group, in which a plurality of battery cells is laminated; a pair of end plates, which is arranged on two end portions of the battery cell group; and restraint members, which are disposed over the pair of end plates and restrain the battery cell group between the pair of end plates. The restraint members are coupled by grappling structures to the pair of end plates on two end portions along the lamination direction the battery cells, and the pair of end plates clamps the battery cell group in a state that the battery cell group is compressed and pulling forces toward opposite directions act on the two end portions of the restraint members by a restoration force when the battery cell group restores from the compression state.

Abstract: An abnormality detection device calculates high-dimensional feature values from real world data; projects, by using a matrix generated from real world data collected for learning so as to project the feature values onto an abnormality discriminant space, feature values calculated from real world data which is input for inspection onto an abnormality discriminant space, the abnormality discriminant space being used for determining presence or absence of an abnormality; judges the presence or absence of an abnormality from a distribution in the abnormality discriminant space; identifies, if an abnormality is found and if the abnormality is a known abnormality, the content of the abnormality from a trend of a distribution in the abnormality discriminant space and presenting the content of the abnormality; and visually displays a distribution in the abnormality discriminant space as a detection result of an abnormality.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of one of first cell groups (or second cell groups) in each of the first core pack and the second core pack are electrically connected to a connector through a positive-side connection busbar and a negative-side connection busbar, respectively. Vertically adjacent cell groups are electrically connected to each other through cell group interconnection busbars. Insulator is interposed between the mutually facing cell group interconnection busbars that present a largest potential difference.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of a first cell group or second cell group that is closest to a connector are electrically connected to the connector through a third busbar. The unit cells of the first cell group or second cell group that is most distant from the connector are electrically connected to the connector through a fourth busbar.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of one of first cell groups (or second cell groups) in each of the first core pack and the second core pack are electrically connected to a connector through a positive-side connection busbar and a negative-side connection busbar, respectively. Vertically adjacent cell groups are electrically connected to each other through cell group interconnection busbars. Insulator is interposed between the mutually facing cell group interconnection busbars that present a largest potential difference.