Abstract: A clutch control apparatus is provided for a hybrid vehicle having at least two different power sources and a clutch disposed between the power sources and the drive wheels arranged to vary a transmission torque capacity. A separate clutch input and output speed sensing device senses the actual clutch input and output speeds respectively. A controller is configured to calculate a target vehicle driving torque according to a driver's operation and the vehicle running condition.

Abstract: A protective film for protecting a dielectric layer of a plasma display panel from discharge contains a metallic oxide. A volume resistivity of the protective film is 3.5×1011 ?·cm or more.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for judging deterioration of a battery are provided, thereby a correct judgement for the deterioration of the battery can be timely carried out so as to replace the battery with another if it is necessary.

Abstract: An engine of a hybrid vehicle is lift started by reducing a rotational speed of a motor/generator of the hybrid vehicle by adjusting a gearshift ratio of a transmission coupled to the motor/generator, and engaging a clutch to couple the engine, while in a stopped state, to the rotating motor/generator for imparting the rotation to the engine.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a flat-panel video display apparatus, which improves a brightness of a screen at low price and low power consumption, and reduces flicker. When a scanning line is successively driven by several lines, the apparatus is provided with means for supplying a first voltage to a driven main scanning line, and for supplying a second voltage lower than the first voltage or third voltage having a drive period shorter than a drive period of the main scanning line to simultaneously drive other sub-scanning lines. The factor of setting the second or third voltage is information based on the picture pattern determination result.

Abstract: There is provided a flat-panel video display apparatus, which improves a brightness of a screen at low price and low power consumption, and reduces flicker. When a scanning line is successively driven by several lines, the apparatus is provided with means for supplying a first voltage to a driven main scanning line, and for supplying a second voltage lower than the first voltage or third voltage having a drive period shorter than a drive period of the main scanning line to simultaneously drive other sub-scanning lines.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for regulating state of charge in a battery assembly in which respective voltages across unit cells can be equalized in a short time. Among a plurality of unit cells B1 to B4 . . . Bn, the unit cell having the largest voltage across the cell is referred to as the largest unit cell, and the unit cell having the smallest voltage across the cell is referred to as the smallest unit cell. Electric charge is transferred from the largest unit cell to a capacitor CB so that the voltage across the capacitor CB may be made higher than the voltage across the largest unit cell. Thereafter, the electric charge is transferred from the capacitor CB to the smallest unit cell thereby to equalize the voltages across the unit cells.

Abstract: A video file containing video data and file information is read from a storage medium. A processing amount determination section determines the amount of processing required by a process of decoding the video data from the file information. A decoding section decodes the video data on the basis of the file information. A processing amount determination section determines the contents of processing to be performed by operation sections according to the amount of processing required to decode the video data. The operation sections performs operations on the decoded video data according to the determined contents of processing.

Abstract: In a rotatable antenna unit capable of being externally rotated away from and folded in a portable wireless device, an antenna detachment mechanism is provided, the antenna detachment mechanism composed of a bearing for rotatably supporting the antenna unit on the device by inserting therein and holding a pivot axis mounted on the device and an opening formed by cutting a part of the bearing. As a result, when an excessive external force is applied to the antenna unit being in an upright position, the opening is widened and the antenna unit comes off the portable wireless device. This prevents the antenna unit from being broken.

Abstract: A microcomputer monitors, on the basis of outputs from a current sensor and voltage sensor, a voltage drop due to an internal resistance when the drop in the terminal voltage due to polarization occurring during the discharge of a battery is saturated, and a dischargeable capacity of the battery corresponding to the value resulting when the saturated voltage drop of the terminal voltage is subtracted from the chargeable capacity of the battery. Such a configuration provide a battery status monitoring device capable of knowing the battery status correctly, a saturation polarization detecting method which is useful to know the charging state of the battery and a dischargeable capacity detecting method.

Abstract: A fiber connecting method and a laser apparatus using the fiber connecting method are disclosed. A plurality of fibers are bundled into a fiber bundle. The ends of the plurality of the fibers are connected to an end of a single-core fiber having a larger core diameter than the plurality of the fibers. The plurality of the fibers have different directions and characteristics depending on the position connected to the single-core fiber.

Abstract: A fiber laser device contains a first optical fiber of a double-clad type in which optical resonance of an infrared laser light takes place inside a core with Pr3+and Yb3+added thereto to generate a light of a wavelength of about 630 nm, a second optical fiber of a double-clad type in which optical resonance of an infrared laser light takes place inside a core with Pr3+and Yb3+added thereto to generate a light of a wavelength of about 690 nm, and a third optical fiber in which optical resonance of the lights from the first and second optical fibers takes place inside a core with Tm3+added thereto to generate a light of a wavelength of about 450 nm, and the core diameter of the third optical fiber is made substantially equal to the spot diameters of the lights from the first and second optical fibers.

Abstract: Heating value P[W] generated at an IGBT is calculated, and a temperature difference ?T?j [° C.] between a temperature Tw [° C.] of cooling water circulating in a cooling system and a temperature Tj [° C.] of an IGBT is calculated based on thermal resistance R [° C./W] of the cooling system. A temperature rise ?Tj [° C.] with transient influences eliminated is then calculated based on the calculated temperature difference ?T?j [° C.], and the temperature Tj [° C.] (=Tw [° C.]+?Tj [° C.]) of the IGBT is calculated.

Abstract: A fiber connecting method and a laser apparatus using the fiber connecting method are disclosed. A plurality of fibers are bundled into a fiber bundle. The ends of the plurality of the fibers are connected to an end of a single-core fiber having a larger core diameter than the plurality of the fibers. The plurality of the fibers have different directions and characteristics depending on the position connected to the single-core fiber.

Abstract: A protective film for protecting a dielectric layer of a plasma display panel from discharge contains a metallic oxide. A volume resistivity of the protective film is 3.5×1011 &OHgr;·cm or more.

Abstract: A video display unit according to the present invention uses a plurality of semiconductor lasers as one light source. The unit lowers all laser outputs when lowering the brightness of the semiconductor lasers and realizes a long life, and stops one of the semiconductor lasers when realizing a low power consumption mode. Thus, a long life is realized when lowering all laser outputs, and a low power consumption is realized when stopping some semiconductor lasers.

Abstract: A light wavelength converter including excitation medium doped with rare earth metals to convert wavelength of laser light incident upon excitation medium, including rectangular parallelepiped member comprising layered member in which excitation medium is stacked in films on first optical member having refractive index lower than that of excitation medium and having flat plate shape and in which second optical member having refractive index lower than that of excitation medium is stacked on stacked surface of first optical member, third and fourth optical members being bonded onto surfaces extending in parallel with a longitudinal direction of rectangular parallelepiped member and crossing stacked surface at right angles and having refractive index lower than that of excitation medium, and first and second reflective members being formed on the opposite end surfaces of rectangular parallelepiped member in the longitudinal direction to form laser resonator structure.

Abstract: In a rotatable antenna unit capable of being externally rotated away from and folded in a portable wireless device, an antenna detachment mechanism is provided, the antenna detachment mechanism composed of a bearing for rotatably supporting the antenna unit on the device by inserting therein and holding a pivot axis mounted on the device and an opening formed by cutting a part of the bearing. As a result, when an excessive external force is applied to the antenna unit being in an upright position, the opening is widened and the antenna unit comes off the portable wireless device. This prevents the antenna unit from being broken.

Abstract: A front substrate and a rear substrate are laid on each other with a sealing frit therebetween. The front substrate, the rear substrate and the sealing frit are heated in a chamber and impurity gas is exhausted from both of the substrates by lowering internal pressure of the chamber. The sealing frit is melted in the chamber by further heating the front substrate, the rear substrate and the sealing frit. The sealing frit is solidified in the chamber and sealing up the front substrate and the rear substrate.

Abstract: A protective film for protecting a dielectric layer of a plasma display panel from discharge contains a metallic oxide. A volume resistivity of the protective film is 3.5×1011 &OHgr;·cm or more.