Abstract: The electric rotary machine comprises a stator and a rotor. The rotor is incorporated rotatablly inside the stator keeping an air gap between the rotor and the stator, the rotor being divided into at least two of a first rotor and a second rotor in a direction of a rotating shaft thereof, and each of the first and second rotors having field magnets with different polarities disposed alternatively in a rotating direction of the rotor. A magnetic flux control mechanism controls effective magnetic fluxes by varying positions of the field magnets of the second rotor relatively with respect to that of the first rotor in at least the rotating direction of the rotor. The stator core is provided with a magnetoresistive layer that is interposed in the path of the effective magnetic fluxes in the stator core.

Abstract: An electric rotary machine is disclosed which can adjust relative angles of sub-rotors continuously and regardless of torque direction without generating an attractive force between the field magnets of the sub-rotors. The electric rotary machine includes: a stator having a winding; a dual rotor which is rotatably disposed with a gap from the stator and divided axially along a shaft into a first rotor and a second rotor each having field magnets with different polarities arranged alternately in a rotation direction; a mechanism for varying the axial position of the second rotor relative to the first rotor continuously; and a non-magnetic member located between the first rotor and the second rotor.

Abstract: There is provided a hydrogen storage and/or supply device utilizing an organic compound medium capable of being repeatedly hydrogenated and dehydrogenated. This device comprises: a catalyst member formed of a stack of a plurality of catalyst plates for storing and/or releasing hydrogen through a chemical reaction of the organic compound medium by means of a metal catalyst; a heat collector plate for supplying heat from a heat source to the catalyst member; and a heat transfer portion in contact with the plurality of catalyst plates and the heat collector plate. Each catalyst plate includes: the metal catalyst; a substrate; a catalyst support formed on at least one face of the substrate for supporting the metal catalyst; and a flow channel for passing the organic compound medium therethrough. Furthermore, the heat transfer portion has a thermal conductivity higher than that of the catalyst support.