Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for generating an osteoblast that is applicable to repair of a bone defect due to various tumors, injuries, surgeries, etc. and to treatment for bone resorption typified by a periodontal disease, bone fracture, osteoporosis, etc., and that has a low risk of carcinogenesis. Provided as a means for achieving this object is a method for generating an osteoblast from a somatic cell of a mammal, the method comprising introducing Oct9 gene or an expression product thereof into the somatic cell.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries capable of showing high output characteristics at low temperature even after the batteries are used to some extent, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries. The present invention is characterized in the use of an electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolytic solution batteries, the electrolytic solution including a difluoro ionic complex (1-Cis) in a cis configuration represented by the general formula (1-Cis), a nonaqueous organic solvent, and a solute. Furthermore, the electrolytic solution may contain a difluoro ionic complex (1-Trans) in a trans configuration or a tetrafluoro ionic complex (5).

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a rectifier converting AC power into DC power; a smoothing capacitor provided for a DC link; an inverter connected to the DC link and mutually converts power between DC power and AC power; an AC voltage detector detecting voltage of a power supply; a voltage amplitude calculator converting the AC voltage value into a power supply voltage amplitude value; a power failure detector detecting a state of power failure when the power supply voltage amplitude value has continued to be equal to or lower than a first threshold for a predetermined period; a DC voltage detector detecting the DC voltage of the smoothing capacitor; and, a protecting operation start determining unit notifying the inverter of the actuation of axis stoppage or axis retraction when a power failure is detected and when the DC voltage value is equal to or lower than a second threshold.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided, which is capable of providing an excellent low-temperature output characteristic at ?30° C. or lower and an excellent cycle characteristic at high temperatures of 45° C. or higher. For example, the electrolytic solution contains the following salt having a divalent imide anion. wherein R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an alkoxy group, for example, and M1 and M2 represent protons or metal cations, for example.

Abstract: A secondary battery capable of safely improving a battery performance is provided. An electrolyte with which a separator 13 is impregnated contains an alkyl sulfone and a low-polar solvent (a solvent having a relative permittivity of 20 or less) together with an aluminum salt. The alkyl sulfone facilitates the redox reaction of aluminum, and further reduces the reactivity of the electrolyte. Additionally, the low-polar solvent suppresses the block of the redox reaction of aluminum. In charge and discharge, it becomes easy to electrochemically efficiently precipitate and dissolve aluminum, and further to inhibit the corrosion of a metallic exterior package member or the like.

Abstract: A motor control device includes a converter that converts AC power into DC power, a smoothing capacitor provided in a DC link, an inverter that converts the DC power in the DC link into AC power for a motor, a capacitor capacity measurement unit that measures a capacity of the smoothing capacitor, a data record unit that records a plurality of pieces of data composed of a measurement value of the capacity of the smoothing capacitor and a date or both a date and time when the measurement has been performed, a deterioration characteristic calculation unit that calculates a deterioration characteristic line indicating a change of the capacity of the smoothing capacitor with respect to elapsed time, on the basis of the recorded data, and a life prediction unit that predicts a period when a life of the smoothing capacitor ends, on the basis of the deterioration characteristic line.

Abstract: A motor control device includes: a rectifier that converts AC power supplied from an AC power supply side into DC power and outputs the DC power; an inverter that converts the DC power output from the rectifier into AC power for motor driving and outputs the AC power; an AC voltage detection unit that detects an AC voltage value of an AC power supply side of the rectifier; and a power failure detection unit that outputs, based on the AC voltage value detected by the AC voltage detection unit, several power failure detection signals in accordance with a predetermined power failure detection condition at a power failure on the AC power supply side of the rectifier.

Abstract: A Mg battery has a positive-electrode can, a positive-electrode pellet made of a positive-electrode active material or the like, a positive electrode composed of a metallic net supporting body, a negative-electrode cup, a negative electrode made of a negative-electrode active material, and a separator impregnated with an electrolytic solution and disposed between the positive-electrode pellet and the negative-electrode active material. By adopting a structure that copper contacts the positive-electrode active material, the electrochemical device can be given a large discharge capacity.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a rectifier which converts AC of a power source to DC, an inverter which converts DC to AC for a motor, a voltage amplitude calculation unit which calculates a power source voltage amplitude value, a power failure recovery detection unit which determines whether or not the AC input side has transitioned to a power failure state or a power recovery state on the basis of the power source voltage amplitude value, a protection operation command unit which outputs a protection operation command when a reference time has elapsed from a time point at which the AC input side transitioned to the power failure state, a time measurement unit which measures an elapsed time from when the AC input side transitioned to the power recovery state, and a condition change unit which changes the power failure reference voltage value and/or the reference time.

Abstract: A machine learning apparatus learns conditions associated with power failure on the side of an AC power supply in a motor control apparatus which converts AC power into DC power, outputs the DC power to a DC link, further converts the DC power into AC power for driving a motor, and supplies the AC power to the motor, includes a state observation unit which observes a state variable including at least one of data associated with the value of a power supply voltage on the AC power supply side, data associated with the amount of energy stored in a DC link capacitor provided in the DC link, and data indicating whether a protective operation for the motor control apparatus is successful, and a learning unit which learns conditions associated with power failure on the AC power supply side in accordance with a training data set defined by the state variable.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the controller configured to, when an operation of the boosting circuit is in the boosting mode, and if an instantaneous value Ia of a current flowing through the reactor lowers to a value smaller than or equal to a set value Ias, switch the operation of the boosting circuit from the boosting mode to the non-boosting mode.

Abstract: A motor controller includes a rectifier for converting AC power supplied from an AC power supply into DC power and outputting the DC power; an AC voltage detector for detecting an AC voltage value of the AC power supply and outputting the AC voltage value as a detection value; a power failure detector for determining that a power failure is occurring, when a state in which the outputted detection value is equal to or lower than a regulation voltage has continued for a regulation time or more; and a power failure detection condition determiner for determining or modifying the regulation time.

Abstract: Provided is a novel imidic acid compound having a divalent anion useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate, an agrochemical intermediate, an acid catalyst, a battery electrolyte or an antistatic agent. The imidic acid compound is a divalent imidic acid compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2). [In formulae (1) and (2), R1 to R3 represent a fluorine atom or an organic groups selected from a linear or branched C1-10 alkoxy group, a C2-10 alkenyloxy group, a C2-10 alkynyloxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkoxy group, a C3-10 cycloalkenyloxy group and a C6-10 aryloxy group, and wherein a fluorine atom, an oxygen atom or an unsaturated bond may also be present in the organic group. M1 and M2 represent protons, metal cations or onium cations.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery capable of exhibiting excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics and excellent high-temperature storage characteristics at high temperature of 60° C. or above, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery using the same. The electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution battery of the present invention comprises at least: a non-aqueous solvent; a solute; at least one first compound represented by the following general formula (1); and at least one second compound represented by the following general formula (2).

Abstract: To provide a material suitable for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having high-temperature durability. An ionic complex of the present invention is represented by any of the following formulae (1) to (3). For example, in the formula (1), A is a metal ion, a proton, or an onium ion; M is any of groups 13 to 15 elements. R1 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom, or —N(R2)—. R2 at this time represents hydrogen atom, alkali metal atom, a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group which may have a ring, a heteroatom, or a halogen atom. R2 can also have a branched chain or a ring structure when the number of carbon atoms is 3 or more. Y is carbon atom or sulfur atom. a, o, n, p, q, and r are each predetermined integers.

Abstract: The invention provides a high-capacity positive electrode active material capable of sufficiently exploiting the excellent characteristics of magnesium metal or the like as a negative electrode active material, such as high energy capacity; a method for producing the same; and an electrochemical device using the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode 11 includes a positive electrode can 1, a positive pole pellet 2 having a positive electrode active material and the like, and a metal mesh support 3. A negative electrode 12 includes a negative electrode cap 4 and a negative electrode active material 5 such as magnesium metal. The positive electrode pellet 2 and the negative electrode active material 5 are disposed so as to sandwich a separator 6, and an electrolyte 7 is injected into the separator 6.

Abstract: A selection device which can reduce labor involved in the setting operation of a controller. The selection device includes an information reception part which receives a machine condition, a storage which stores specification data, a selection part which compares the machine condition received by the information reception part with the specification data stored in the storage to select the electric motor system that meets the machine condition, and a parameter generation part which generates a controller parameter configured to allow a controller which controls the electric motor system selected by the selection part to set in the controller, an operation parameter involved in operating the electric motor system.

Abstract: A selection apparatus includes a storage unit for storing a start-up condition of the selection apparatus and specification data representing performance of each of a plurality of motor systems, an information reception unit for receiving start-up information and machine condition, a start-up determination unit that determines that start-up can be performed when the start-up information received by the information reception unit is coincident with the start-up condition stored in the storage unit and determines that start-up cannot be performed in the case of noncoincidence thereof, a selection unit that collates, when the start-up determination unit determines that start-up can be performed, the machine condition received by the information reception unit with the specification data and executes selection processing for selecting the motor system conforming to the machine condition from among a plurality of the motor systems, and an information output unit for outputting a processing result by the selection

Abstract: A PWM rectifier includes a main circuit unit which performs a power conversion on the basis of a PWM control signal, a DC voltage loop control unit which generates a current command, a current command restriction unit which sets, when an absolute value of the current command exceeds a limit value, the limit value as a final current command, and otherwise sets the current command as the final current command, a DC voltage loop saturation determination unit which determines a saturation state when the final current command is set to the limit value and otherwise determines as a non-saturation state, a DC voltage command calculation unit which changes the DC voltage command into a value obtained by adding an offset to a minimum or maximum value of the DC voltage value, and a PWM control signal generation unit which generates the PWM control signal from the final current command.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a PWM rectifier which converts an AC power to a DC power; an LCL filter provided between the AC power supply and the PWM rectifier; a cooling fan for cooling the LCL filter; a temperature detection unit for the LCL filter; an alarm detection unit for detecting an alarm state when a temperature detection value is a predetermined value or more; a time measurement unit for measuring elapsed time from a start of a normal operation of the PWM rectifier; and a protection unit which determines, in accordance with the elapsed time, an alarm generation cause whether the alarm state is generated due to a reverse connection of a power line of the LCL filter or due to a stop of the cooling fan when the alarm state is notified, and performs a protection operation in accordance with the alarm generation cause.