Abstract: An aggregation box is provided between an ECU and a power source, which are mounted on a vehicle, and a terminal device, relays data exchanged between the ECU and the terminal device, and supplies electric power supplied from the power source to the terminal device. The aggregation box includes a power source unit that switches a voltage value of the electric power supplied from the power source according to input voltage specifications of the terminal device to be connected, and supplies the electric power to the terminal device. Further, the aggregation box includes a control unit that relays the data and controls switching of a voltage value in the power source unit. Moreover, the aggregation box includes a connection connector for connecting to the other aggregation box, the connection connector including signal terminals for transmitting and receiving the data and power source terminals for supplying the electric power.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices with power switch circuits formed between topside BEOL (back end of line) metal layers are described. The power switch circuits include active regions and source/drains that can be formed in the spaces between topside metal layers. In certain instances, the power switch circuits are formed in between metal layers furthest away from substrate. The power switch circuits connect to control signal and power routing either above or below the transistors. In various instances, the active regions of the power switch circuits are formed by thin channel materials.

Abstract: A switch circuit includes a first field-effect transistor (FET) having a first gate, a first source, and a first drain, and a second FET having a second gate, a second source, and a second drain. The switch circuit also includes a gate circuit coupled to the first gate and the second gate. The gate circuit is configured to receive a first voltage having a first voltage level and provide a second voltage having a second voltage level to the second gate based on the first voltage. The second voltage level is different from the first voltage level based on an activation state of the switch circuit.

Abstract: A laser scanning microscope includes a scanner that scans a sample with laser light; a detector having a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM); and a processor that executes image processing of removing dark count noise based on an appearance frequency of the dark count noise in the SiPM on a scanned image.

Abstract: A power management device includes: a first determination unit that determines whether or not an execution condition for executing cell balancing for equalizing states of charge of a plurality of battery cells included in a storage battery connected to a direct current (DC) bus via a converter is satisfied; and a control unit that performs cell balancing execution control for causing a battery management device managing the storage battery to execute the cell balancing when the execution condition is satisfied. The control unit changes a target voltage of the converter so that a state of charge of the storage battery becomes a state in which the battery management device starts the cell balancing in the cell balancing execution control.

Abstract: A gas barrier laminate including: a base material layer; a gas barrier layer that is provided over at least one surface of the base material layer; and an inorganic material layer that is provided between the base material layer and the gas barrier layer, in which a composition ratio of Zn measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of the gas barrier layer is 1 to 10 atomic %, when a mass peak intensity of 64ZnPO4H— is denoted by I(64ZnPO4H—), and a mass peak intensity of C3H3O2- is denoted by I(C3H3O2-), the mass peak intensities being measured by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis of the gas barrier layer, a value of I(64ZnPO4H—)/I(C3H3O2-) is equal to or more than 6×10-4 and equal to or less than 5×10-2.

Abstract: A switch circuit includes a first field-effect transistor (FET) having a first gate, a first source, and a first drain, and a second FET having a second gate, a second source, and a second drain. The switch circuit also includes a gate circuit coupled to the first gate and the second gate. The gate circuit is configured to receive a first voltage having a first voltage level and provide a second voltage having a second voltage level to the second gate based on the first voltage. The second voltage level is different from the first voltage level based on an activation state of the switch circuit.

Abstract: An upper power management device includes: an update unit that updates a target value of interest based on a received power value of electric power received by a first power feeding system that is making a power transmission request, and a transmitted power value of electric power transmitted by a second power feeding system that is responding to the power transmission request, the target value of interest including at least one of a power reception target value of an external bus voltage in a first converter of the first power feeding system, and a power transmission target value of the external bus voltage in a second converter of the second power feeding system; and an output unit that outputs a first setting command for setting the power reception target value in the first converter and a second setting command for setting the power transmission target value in the second converter.

Abstract: A power management device includes a control unit that controls a converter capable of bidirectionally converting between an external bus voltage and an internal bus voltage in a first power feeding system. When an amount of stored electric power of the first power feeding system is less than a first storage threshold value, the control unit sets a target value of the external bus voltage to a first power reception target value corresponding to a first transmission power value in a first power transmission request transmitted to an upper power management device. When the amount of stored electric power exceeds a second storage threshold value, the control unit sets the target value of the external bus voltage to a first power transmission target value corresponding to a second transmission power value in a second power transmission request received from a second power feeding system.

Abstract: A power management device is a power management device that controls a temperature inside a housing in a power storage system that includes a power storage device including a storage battery and the housing for housing the power storage device. The power management device includes an acquisition unit that acquires status information indicating a status of the power storage system, a calculation unit that calculates a target temperature in the housing based on an allowable capacity deterioration rate of the storage battery, and an air volume control unit that controls an air volume of a fan provided in the housing based on the status information and the target temperature.

Abstract: An article management system (1) performs at least one of delivery of an article to a customer and receipt of an article from a customer. The article management system (1) includes a first article transportation path (12) that can be used as a first storage location for storing a plurality of articles and can deliver or receive an article with a location (a customer's window) for delivering an article or receiving an article, and a second article transportation path (14) that can be used as a second storage location for storing a plurality of articles and can deliver or receive an article with the first article transportation path (12). 10 Further, the article management system (1) includes a control apparatus (10) that controls operation of the first article transportation path (12) and the second article transportation path (14).

Abstract: A gas barrier film formed of a cured product of a mixture including a polycarboxylic acid, a polyamine compound, and a polyvalent metal compound, in which in an infrared absorption spectrum of the gas barrier film, an area ratio of an amide bond represented by B/A is equal to or less than 0.380, an area ratio of a carboxylic acid represented by C/A is equal to or less than 0.150, and an area ratio of carboxylate represented by D/A is equal to or more than 0.520.

Abstract: A power feeding system includes a direct current (DC) bus for supplying DC power, a renewable energy power generation device connected to the DC bus, a first converter connected to the DC bus and converting a bus voltage supplied to the DC bus into a load voltage supplied to a load device, a storage battery, a second converter provided between the storage battery and the DC bus and capable of bidirectionally converting the bus voltage and a battery voltage of the storage battery, and a power management device controlling the second converter to charge and discharge the storage battery. The power management device controls the second converter to change the bus voltage based on difference power obtained by subtracting load power supplied to the load device from supply power supplied to the DC bus, the supply power including generated power generated by the renewable energy power generation device.