Abstract: A method for manufacturing a forged article, capable of improving the durability of a die for forging is provided. The method, includes forging a steel material, by using a die, by spraying or applying a water-soluble polymer lubricant containing 0.01 to 0.98 mass % of a water-soluble sulfate onto a working surface of the die, the die being made of a raw material having a constituent composition of by mass %, of 0.4 to 0.7% of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 1.0% or less of Mn, 4.0 to 6.0% of Cr, 2.0 to 4.0% of (Mo+½W), 0.5 to 2.5% of (V+Nb), 0 to 1.0% of Ni, 0 to 5.0% of Co, 0.02% or less of N, and a remnant composed of Fe and impurities, and having hardness of 55 to 60 HRC, and the die including a nitrided layer or a nitrosulfidized layer on the working surface thereof.

Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply device provided between a commercial power system and an essential load and supplying AC power to the essential load includes: a power supply part that has an energy storage device and is connected to a power line for supplying power from the commercial power system to the essential load; an open switch for opening/closing the power supply line, the open switch being provided on the power line on the commercial-power-system side of the power supply part; a system abnormality detection part for detecting a system abnormality occurring on the commercial-power-system side of the open switch; and a control part that, when the detected system abnormality is equal to or greater than the tolerance of the essential load or the power supply part against system abnormalities, opens the open switch and supplies AC power from the power supply part to the essential load.

Abstract: Provided is an uninterruptable power supply device. An uninterruptable power supply device 100, which is provided between a commercial power system 10 and an essential load 30 and which provides AC power to the essential load 30, wherein the uninterruptable power supply device 100 is provided with: a power supply unit 2, which has a power converter 22 and a storage battery 21 and which is connected to a power line L1; an open switch 3 for opening the power supply line L1; a system abnormality detection unit 5 for detecting a system abnormality, which is at least one of voltage rise, phase fluctuation, voltage imbalance, harmonic abnormality, and flicker, in addition to at least one of frequency fluctuation and voltage drop including instantaneous voltage drop; and a control unit 6 which, opens the open switch 3 and supplies AC power to the essential load 30.

Abstract: An uninterruptible power supply device provided between a commercial power system and an essential load and supplying AC power to the essential load includes: a power supply part that has an energy storage device and is connected to a power line for supplying power from the commercial power system to the essential load; an open switch for opening/closing the power supply line, the open switch being provided on the power line on the commercial-power-system side of the power supply part; a system abnormality detection part for detecting a system abnormality occurring on the commercial-power-system side of the open switch; and a control part that, when the detected system abnormality is equal to or greater than the tolerance of the essential load or the power supply part against system abnormalities, opens the open switch and supplies AC power from the power supply part to the essential load.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply system comprising: distributed energy resources (2) connected to a power line (L1) for feeding power from a commercial power system (10) to an important load (30); a switch (3) provided in the power line (L1) for opening and closing the power line (L1); an impedance element (4) connected in parallel to the switch (3) in the power line (L1); a voltage detection unit (5) for detecting a voltage on the commercial power system (10) side with respect to the switch (3); and a control unit (6) for releasing, when a voltage detected by the voltage detection unit (5) becomes equal to or lower than a set point, the switch (3) such that the distributed energy resources (2) and the commercial power system (10) are connected through the impedance element (4), and the distributed energy resources (2) continue operation including reverse power flow.

Abstract: Provided is an uninterruptable power supply device. An uninterruptable power supply device 100, which is provided between a commercial power system 10 and an essential load 30 and which provides AC power to the essential load 30, wherein the uninterruptable power supply device 100 is provided with: a power supply unit 2, which has a power converter 22 and a storage battery 21 and which is connected to a power line L1; an open switch 3 for opening the power supply line L1; a system abnormality detection unit 5 for detecting a system abnormality, which is at least one of voltage rise, phase fluctuation, voltage imbalance, harmonic abnormality, and flicker, in addition to at least one of frequency fluctuation and voltage drop including instantaneous voltage drop; and a control unit 6 which, opens the open switch 3 and supplies AC power to the essential load 30.

Abstract: Provided is a power supply system comprising: distributed energy resources (2) connected to a power line (L1) for feeding power from a commercial power system (10) to an important load (30); a switch (3) provided in the power line (L1) for opening and closing the power line (L1); an impedance element (4) connected in parallel to the switch (3) in the power line (L1); a voltage detection unit (5) for detecting a voltage on the commercial power system (10) side with respect to the switch (3); and a control unit (6) for releasing, when a voltage detected by the voltage detection unit (5) becomes equal to or lower than a set point, the switch (3) such that the distributed energy resources (2) and the commercial power system (10) are connected through the impedance element (4) and the distributed energy resources (2) continue operation including reverse power flow.

Abstract: [Object] Provided are a “eutectic colloidal crystal” which is an aggregate of plural kinds of colloidal crystals having different lattice constants, a solidified body of the eutectic colloidal crystal, and methods for producing them. [Resolution means] The eutectic colloidal crystal of the present invention contains two or more kinds of colloidal crystals composed of substantially monodispersed colloidal particles having different particle sizes. This eutectic colloidal crystal is obtained by providing a colloidal dispersion of two or more kinds of colloidal particles having different particle sizes, and a polymer which will not substantially adsorb to the colloidal particles (the coefficient of variation in particle size of these colloidal particles is less than 20%) dissolved in a dispersion medium (dispersion preparation process), and allowing the colloidal dispersion to stand (eutectoid process).

Abstract: [Object] Provided are a “eutectic colloidal crystal” which is an aggregate of plural kinds of colloidal crystals having different lattice constants, a solidified body of the eutectic colloidal crystal, and methods for producing them. [Resolution means] The eutectic colloidal crystal of the present invention contains two or more kinds of colloidal crystals composed of substantially monodispersed colloidal particles having different particle sizes. This eutectic colloidal crystal is obtained by providing a colloidal dispersion of two or more kinds of colloidal particles having different particle sizes, and a polymer which will not substantially adsorb to the colloidal particles (the coefficient of variation in particle size of these colloidal particles is less than 20%) dissolved in a dispersion medium (dispersion preparation process), and allowing the colloidal dispersion to stand (eutectoid process).

Abstract: The contents by weight ratio of lanthanum oxide, gallium oxide, and silicon oxide, which are components, in the longitudinal cross-section and transverse cross-section of the straight part, excluding the shoulder part, of a Langasite single crystal ingot grown by pulling-up Langasite is within a range of ±0.05% with respect to the target amounts at all measured locations, and because of having a superior homogeneity in the content of components over the entire ingot, when used, for example, in a piezoelectric device such as an surface acoustic wave filter, has properties for industrial application that contribute to the stabilization of characteristics as well as reducing the costs.

Abstract: The contents by weight ratio of lanthanum oxide, gallium oxide, and silicon oxide, which are components, in the longitudinal cross-section and transverse cross-section of the straight part, excluding the shoulder part, of a Langasite single crystal ingot grown by pulling-up Langasite is within a range of ±0.05% with respect to the target amounts at all measured locations, and because of having a superior homogeneity in the content of components over the entire ingot, when used, for example, in a piezoelectric device such as an surface acoustic wave filter, has properties for industrial application that contribute to the stabilization of characteristics as well as reducing the costs.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive electrode for an alkaline storage battery that achieves excellent filing characteristics for an active material for the positive electrode and longer lifetime of the battery is provided. The method includes a first process of filling a paste of the active material for the positive electrode in a first porous metal sheet provided with a plurality of oblate pores whose major axes are arranged substantially in one direction, and a second process of pressing the first porous metal sheet that has undergone the first process using a roller press such that the one direction and a direction of a rotation axis of a roller in the roller press substantially are parallel, so as to produce a positive electrode sheet provided with a second porous metal sheet.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive electrode for an alkaline storage battery that achieves excellent filling characteristics for an active material for the positive electrode and longer lifetime of the battery is provided. The method includes a first process of filling a paste of the active material for the positive electrode in a first porous metal sheet provided with a plurality of oblate pores whose major axes are arranged substantially in one direction, and a second process of pressing the first porous metal sheet that has undergone the first process using a roller press such that the one direction and a direction of a rotation axis of a roller in the roller press substantially are parallel, so as to produce a positive electrode sheet provided with a second porous metal sheet.