Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a belt, and a heater configured to heat the belt and including a substrate and a heating layer that is formed on the substrate, and a controller configured to shut off the heater if no current flows through the belt.

Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater disposed inside the film and including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A width of the second portion is wider than the heater element in the second direction.

Abstract: A power storage device includes: an electrode assembly, including a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode is doped with lithium. The power storage device includes first through-holes penetrating the negative electrode current collector in a thickness direction thereof. On at least one side of the negative electrode current collector, the power storage device includes second through-holes penetrating the negative electrode active material layer in a thickness direction thereof. An aperture ratio of the first through-holes on the negative electrode current collector, or an aperture ratio of the second through-holes on the negative electrode active material layer is 0.001% or higher and 1% or lower.

Abstract: The electrode manufacturing system comprises a cutting device. The cutting device cuts an electrode material along one direction of the electrode material to manufacture electrodes. The electrode material comprises first sections and a second section. The first section includes an active material doped with alkali metal, and extends in the one direction. The second section is located between two adjacent first sections of the first sections. In the second section, the active material doped with alkali metal is absent. The cutting device cuts the second section.

Abstract: A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater disposed inside the film and including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A width of the second portion is wider than the heater element in the second direction.

Abstract: A power generation apparatus of the present disclosure includes a power generation unit equipped with a fuel cell, an oxygen-containing gas supply unit configured to supply an oxygen-containing gas to the power generation unit, and a controller configured to control power generation by the power generation unit. The controller reduces power generation by the power generation unit when an operation status of the oxygen-containing gas supply unit satisfies a first predetermined condition and, simultaneously, temperature associated with the power generation apparatus satisfies a second predetermined condition.

Abstract: A control method of the power generation system of the disclosure is a control method of a power generation system configured with a power generation apparatus and at least one other power generation apparatus coupled to the power generation apparatus herein, the power generation system configured to interconnect with a grid and supply power to a load, wherein a process performed by the power generation apparatus includes a step of obtaining a current value between the power generation system and the grid, a step of determining, based on the current value, respective target power to be generated by the power generation apparatuses, and the other power generation apparatuses, and a step of notifying the other power generation apparatuses of the respective target power.

Abstract: In order to provide means to improve an operating ratio and the like of a fuel cell while keeping using a gas meter and a gas leakage detection system popularly used by a general household, a fuel cell system of the disclosure herein including a fuel cell module configured to generate power by using gas supplied via a gas meter and a controller configured to control the power generation of the fuel cell module, wherein the controller, when detecting for a first predetermined period of time that the gas is not supplied to anything else other than the fuel cell module, controls to stop the power generation of the fuel cell module for a second predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus, power conversion method, and a power conversion system can reduce the occurrence of unnecessary power loss. The power conversion apparatus converts direct current (DC) power supplied by a solar cell into alternating current (AC) power. The power conversion apparatus includes a DC filter unit, a memory, and a controller. The DC filter unit includes a noise filter that reduces noise in the DC power supplied by the solar cell and a switch that connects an input terminal and an output terminal of the noise filter. The controller controls the switch in accordance with output power of the DC filter unit.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus, power conversion method, and a power conversion system can reduce the occurrence of unnecessary power loss. The power conversion apparatus converts direct current (DC) power supplied by a solar cell into alternating current (AC) power. The power conversion apparatus includes a DC filter unit, a memory, and a controller. The DC filter unit includes a noise filter that reduces noise in the DC power supplied by the solar cell and a switch that connects an input terminal and an output terminal of the noise filter. The controller controls the switch in accordance with output power of the DC filter unit.

Abstract: An energy management apparatus capable of taking an appropriate measure in the event of a power failure and a method of controlling the energy management system will be provided. A storage medium 25, a power input unit 122 for receiving power supply, a backup power source 123 for supplying power when power supply to the power input unit 122 from a grid power source 50 stops, and a control unit 124, when the power supply to the power input unit 122 from the grid power source 50 stops for a period equal to or longer than a predetermined period, for carrying out a suspension processing of the storage medium 25 are provided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first display controller, an accepting unit, a grouping unit, and a memory controller. The first display controller controls a display to display plural images representing respective files. The accepting unit accepts an operation for selecting at least two or more images from among the plural images. The grouping unit forms a group by associating plural files represented by the at least two or more images with one another with the at least two or more images kept displayed on the display in a case where the accepting unit has accepted the operation. The memory controller controls a memory to store information indicating display positions of the at least two or more images on a screen in association with the group that has been formed by the grouping unit.

Abstract: A power supply system comprises a plurality of distributed power source systems capable of supplying powers to loads 400 by performing an interconnection operation in parallel with grid 10 or an offline self-sustained operation. SOFC system 300 detects an abnormal state of the power supplied to loads 400. SOFC system 300 eases the abnormality detection conditions during the self-sustained operation than during the interconnection operation.

Abstract: A control method of the power generation system of the disclosure is a control method of a power generation system configured with a power generation apparatus and at least one other power generation apparatus coupled to the power generation apparatus herein, the power generation system configured to interconnect with a grid and supply power to a load, wherein a process performed by the power generation apparatus includes a step of obtaining a current value between the power generation system and the grid, a step of determining, based on the current value, respective target power to be generated by the power generation apparatuses, and the other power generation apparatuses, and a step of notifying the other power generation apparatuses of the respective target power.

Abstract: To provide a fuel cell system that reduces electric power purchased from a system even when load changes, disclosed is a method of controlling a fuel cell system including an electric generator and an electric power control device that controls the electric generator. The electric power control device performs a procedure including: the monitoring step of monitoring a power consumption of a load apparatus to which the fuel cell system supplies electric power; the temperature acquisition step of acquiring a temperature in the electric generator; the gas fill amount acquisition step of acquiring an amount of gas filled in the electric generator; and the control step of controlling a change rate of an output voltage of the electric generator based on the temperature in the electric generator and the amount of gas filled in the electric generator in response to an increase in the power consumption.

Abstract: In order to provide means to improve an operating ratio and the like of a fuel cell while keeping using a gas meter and a gas leakage detection system popularly used by a general household, a fuel cell system of the disclosure herein including a fuel cell module configured to generate power by using gas supplied via a gas meter and a controller configured to control the power generation of the fuel cell module, wherein the controller, when detecting for a first predetermined period of time that the gas is not supplied to anything else other than the fuel cell module, controls to stop the power generation of the fuel cell module for a second predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a receiving unit that receives an operation for an operation target device, and an acquisition unit that acquires, through a near field radio communication, information on the operation target device, which is stored in the operation target device connected through the near field radio communication, during the operation, wherein the information on the operation target device is information that the operation target device acquires from an external device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first display controller, an accepting unit, a grouping unit, and a memory controller. The first display controller controls a display to display plural images representing respective files. The accepting unit accepts an operation for selecting at least two or more images from among the plural images. The grouping unit forms a group by associating plural files represented by the at least two or more images with one another with the at least two or more images kept displayed on the display in a case where the accepting unit has accepted the operation. The memory controller controls a memory to store information indicating display positions of the at least two or more images on a screen in association with the group that has been formed by the grouping unit.

Abstract: An energy management apparatus capable of taking an appropriate measure in the event of a power failure and a method of controlling the energy management system will be provided. A storage medium 25, a power input unit 122 for receiving power supply, a backup power source 123 for supplying power when power supply to the power input unit 122 from a grid power source 50 stops, and a control unit 124, when the power supply to the power input unit 122 from the grid power source 50 stops for a period equal to or longer than a predetermined period, for carrying out a suspension processing of the storage medium 25 are provided.

Abstract: A radio communication terminal (100) includes a correction unit (154) configured to correct data signals by using reference signals included in a received frame from a base station (200), a determination unit (140) for determining whether it is possible to have good radio communication with the base station (200) based on a condition of radio communication with the base station (200), a transmission frame generation unit (110), upon determination that it is possible to perform good radio communication, for generating a transmission frame with a reduced number of reference signals as a notification signal, and a transmission unit (120) for transmitting the notification signal to the base station (200). The correction unit (154) corrects the data signal by using the reference signals included in the received frame in which at least one reference signal is replaced with the data signal, from the base station (200) corresponding to the notification signal.