Abstract: A device for supporting deterioration determination includes: a first calculating unit that: acquires a dataset including a plurality of reaction condition values and a voltage in a first period and in a second period; and uses the dataset and a calculation formula to calculate a parameter group of the calculation formula for each period; a second calculating unit that substitutes a reaction condition value in the calculation formula in which the parameter group is incorporated to calculate a comparison target value for each period; and a third calculating unit that calculates a deterioration degree of the water electrolysis module based on a difference between a first comparison target value and a second comparison target value.

Abstract: Carbon black in which an oil absorption amount is 150 mL/100 g or more and 400 mL/100 g or less and a nickel content that is measured by induced coupled plasma-mass spectrometry is 50 ppb or less.

Abstract: Carbon black in which an oil absorption amount is 150 mL/100 g or more and 400 mL/100 g or less and a cobalt content that is measured by induced coupled plasma-mass spectrometry is 20 ppb or less.

Abstract: Carbon black in which an oil absorption amount is 150 mL/100 g or more and 400 mL/100 g or less and an iron content that is measured by induced coupled plasma-mass spectrometry is 500 ppb or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fishing reel seat for fixing a reel stand of a fishing reel comprising the reel stand and a reel leg in an up-lock manner. The fishing reel seat comprises: a resin reel seat main body that comprises a fixing hood and a hollow portion into which a rod is inserted; a resin floating hood that is movable in an axial direction with respect to the reel seat main body; and an operation knob that moves the floating hood in the axial direction. The fixing hood and the floating hood are configured to cover the reel stand up to the reel leg when the reel stand is inserted into and fixed to the fixing hood and the floating hood.

Abstract: A method for controlling a hydrogen generation system includes controlling the potentials of an electrode for oxygen generation and an electrode for hydrogen generation included in an electrolyzer so that the potential change is smaller in the electrode for oxygen generation or the electrode for hydrogen generation having a larger deterioration rate than in the electrode having a smaller deterioration rate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a paraffin wax, the method including a step of mixing an unrefined wax containing normal paraffin with a solvent of dipole term (?p) is 4 to 8 and of hydrogen bonding term (?h) is 3 to 10 of the Hansen Solubility Parameters, and obtaining a mixed liquid; and a step of separating a solid material from the mixed liquid and obtaining a paraffin wax in which the normal paraffin concentration is higher.

Abstract: The number of switches on the primary winding side of a transformer is decreased and ripples contained in the output voltage are greatly reduced. In a state I, Sia and Sib are switched ON, in a state II, Sim and Sia are switched ON, in a state III, Sia and Sib are switched ON, and in a state IV, Sim and Sib are switched ON. As a result, in the states I to III, a transformer Trsa is connected to a capacitor Ci, in the state IV, the transformer Trsa is connected to an input power source Vi supplying an electric current in the direction opposite to that of the capacitor Ci. Further, in states I, III, and IV, the transformer Trsb is connected to the capacitor Ci, and in state II, the transformer Trsb is connected to the input power source Vi supplying an electric current in the direction opposite to that of the capacitor Ci.

Abstract: The number of switches on the primary winding side of a transformer is decreased and ripples contained in the output voltage are greatly reduced. In a state I, Sia and Sib are switched ON, in a state II, Sim and Sia are switched ON, in a state III, Sia and Sib are switched ON, and in a state IV, Sim and Sib are switched ON. As a result, in the states I to III, a transformer Trsa is connected to a capacitor Ci, in the state IV, the transformer Trsa is connected to an input power source Vi supplying an electric current in the direction opposite to that of the capacitor Ci. Further, in states I, III, and IV, the transformer Trsb is connected to the capacitor Ci, and in state II, the transformer Trsb is connected to the input power source Vi supplying an electric current in the direction opposite to that of the capacitor Ci.

Abstract: A non-contact electrical power transmission system is capable of providing a large supply current of uniform level at an optimum transmission efficiency. The system includes a power circuit including a power supply of providing a high frequency voltage across a power winding, and a load circuit for energizing a load. The load circuit is composed of a secondary winding, a matching capacitor, a rectifier, and a choke coil. The secondary winding is magnetically coupled to the power winding so as to generate an induced high frequency voltage and to provide a leakage inductance to the load circuit. The matching capacitor is connected across the secondary winding to be cooperative with the leakage inductance and with the secondary winding to form an oscillatory circuit which provides an oscillating voltage across the matching capacitor for generating a supply current being fed through the rectifier and the choke coil to the load.

Abstract: The disclosed power source apparatus includes a direct current (DC) source connected to the primary side of a transformer through a main switching element, a shunt circuit connected in parallel to the main switching element the shunt circuit being a serial circuit having an auxiliary switching element and a capacitor, and a control circuit connected to the main switching element so as to operate the main switching element at a duty ratio for generating a pulse-width-modulated output voltage at the secondary-side of the transformer depending on the duty ratio. The control circuit is also connected to the auxiliary switching element so as to turn off the auxiliary switching element when the main switching element is on or "closed" and to turn on the auxiliary switching element when the main switching element is off or "open". The auxiliary switching element and the capacitor in the shunt circuit are such that the shunt circuit has a small impedance at low switching frequencies of the main switching element.

Abstract: A switching power source means comprises a DC voltage source, a first switch element, a low-pass filter connected to the DC voltage source through the first switch element, and a second switch element connected to the input end of the low-pass filter, the switch elements being coupled to the DC voltage source either directly or through a transformer and being operable in such a manner that an output of DC or AC at a desired frequency can be derived across the output end of the low-pass filter. With the invention, a reactor is connected in parallel across the input end of the low-pass filter, to charge and discharge parasitic capacitances of the switch elements, preferably by being provided with a saturable core accompanied by an additional winding supplied with a load current, thus preventing surge currents in the switch elements.

Abstract: A switching power source means comprises a DC voltage source, a first switch element, a low-pass filter connectable to the DC voltage source through the first switch element, and a second switch element connected to the input end of the low-pass filter, the switch elements being coupled to the DC voltage source either directly or through a transformer and being operable in such a manner that an output of DC or AC of a desired frequency can be derived across the output end of the low-pass filter. With the invention, a reactor is connected in parallel across the input end of the low-pass filter, which reactor being is adapted to charge and discharge parasitic capacitances of the switch elements, thus preventing surge currents in the switch elements.

Abstract: A switching power source comprising a pair of output terminals, a first switch element, a reactor and a filter which are connected to each other in series between one of the terminals of an input DC power source and one of the output terminals; a second switch element connected between a connecting node for the reactor and the filter and the other terminal of the input DC power source; and means for causing energy stored in the reactor to be fed back for regeneration to the input DC power source when the switch elements are turned off, wheein the switching power source is characterized by that the first and second switch elements are alternatively actuated for ON-OFF actions at a prescribed time ratio.

Abstract: A ferroresonant three-phase constant AC voltage transformer comprising three transformer iron cores with one for each corresponding input supply phase, primary windings and secondary windings formed on each of the transformer iron cores, series reactance components or reactors connected in series, with the primary windings, automatic voltage regulating means for controlling secondary output voltages generated at the secondary windings to a predetermined target value, compensating windings formed so as to be inductively coupled to each of the series reactance components or reactors, and means for connecting the compensating windings in series with each other to form a closed loop circuit. The secondary output voltages are theoretically kept in balanced condition even when the loads or the primary input voltages or both are unbalanced.

Abstract: An AC voltage regulator includes an output voltage sensing and regulating device having a suitable filter characteristic to attenuate AC components therein occurring in the frequency ranges corresponding to the almost periodic oscillations or abnormal oscillations, or high frequency components of distorted waves which appear in the AC output voltage and are causes for such abnormal oscillations. The AC voltage regulator does not need to use a dummy load to suppress almost periodic oscillations even when the load is extremely small. The output voltage of the AC voltage regulator is free from abnormal oscillation components such as almost periodic oscillations and low frequency oscillations.

Abstract: A constant voltage regulator involving a feedback loop by which frequency dependence may be eliminated and at the same time, hunting phenomenon in case of low load can be suppressed without inserting a dummy resistance or a reactor in its circuit, whereby high reliability may be compatible with low cost.The constant voltage regulator comprises a linear reactor and a resonance capacitor connected in series to an input power source, and a variable reactor connected in parallel with said resonance capacitor and involves a feedback loop, a saturable reactor being used as said variable reactor, and current flowing through said saturable reactor being subjected to feedback control in response to load or output voltage.

Abstract: A power conversion device of simple configuration for a solar cell which permits the solar cell to be connected to the commercial power source and enables the maximum electric power corresponding to the amount of incident sunlight to be drawn from the solar cell.A power conversion device for a solar cell of this invention comprises a voltage controlled oscillator capable of generating oscillation with a frequency which is the function of the dc output voltage of said solar cell, an inverter controlled based on the output frequency of said voltage controlled oscillator to receive the dc output current of said solar cell and convert said dc output current into an alternating current, and an inductor serving to connect the ac output from said inverter to a commercial power source.

Abstract: An uninterruptible ac power supply permits parallel operation between a commercial ac line and an inverter unit, greatly simplifies the monitoring of the commercial ac line and minimizes the transient of output voltage during the switching of mode. The uninterruptible ac power supply is comprised of an iron core divided with magnetic shunts into three sections and has an output winding, a winding for a commercial ac line and a winding for an inverter unit, one each wound on the aforementioned three sections of the iron core, the said three windings so disposed that the output winding is wound on one terminal section and the windings for the commercial ac line and the inverter unit are wound on the remaining two sections.