Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transport section that transports a recording material, a grasping section that grasps a remaining situation of a recording material remaining in a transport path through which the recording material is transported by the transport section, a reception section that receives, from a user, an input of the number of removed sheets of recording material removed from the transport path by the user in a case where the transport of the recording material by the transport section is stopped, and a start section that starts the stopped transport by the transport section based on the number of removed sheets input by the user.

Abstract: A power transmission device includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a differential device, a continuously variable transmission unit, and a control device. The differential device includes a first rotation element connected to the input shaft, a second rotation element connected to the output shaft, and a third rotation element. The continuously variable transmission unit includes a conversion unit configured to convert rotational power of the third rotation element into an other power, and a reconversion unit configured to reconvert the converted other power into the rotational power and supply the reconverted rotational power to the output shaft. The control device includes a continuously variable transmission control unit configured to generate a control signal of the continuously variable transmission unit such that the other power generated by the conversion unit exceeds the other power input to the reconversion unit.

Abstract: (A) An electrolyte solution containing lithium bis(oxalato)borate and vinylene carbonate is injected into a lithium-ion battery. (B) Initial charging is performed. (C) Aging is performed. During the aging, lithium bis(oxalato)borate and vinylene carbonate contained in the electrolyte solution are degraded. After the aging, in the electrolyte solution, a mass fraction of lithium bis(oxalato)borate is less than 0.10% and a mass fraction of vinylene carbonate is less than 0.10%.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a coupling device including a power conversion device, and one or more power supply units. Each of the power supply units includes a distributed power supply, a first interface outputting DC power to the power conversion device, an individual converter converting the DC power to AC power, and a second interface outputting the AC power output from the individual converter. The power conversion device includes a coupling side converter that converts the direct current power output from the power supply units to AC power, and an interface for outputting the AC power output from the coupling side converter. The power supply system includes a controller for controlling at least one of a corresponding one of the power supply units or the power conversion device based on communication information obtained by communication between the corresponding one of the power supply units or the power conversion device.

Abstract: An imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light-receiving pixel, a power supply, a driver, and a current circuit. The light-receiving pixel includes a light-receiving element and a pixel transistor. The light-receiving element generates electric charge corresponding to an amount of received light. The power supply generates a first power supply voltage at a first power supply node. The driver drives the pixel transistor on the basis of the first power supply voltage at the first power supply node. The current circuit causes a power supply current to flow through a current path led to the first power supply node. The power supply current has a predetermined current value. The current circuit includes a load, a load driving section, and a switch. The load driving section drives the load. The switch is provided on the current path.

Abstract: The semiconductor module includes: a heat dissipation board including first to third wiring patterns; a first metal plate on the first wiring pattern, a second metal plate on the second wiring pattern, a first semiconductor chip and a first intermediate board which are on the first metal plate, a second semiconductor chip and a second intermediate board which are on the second metal plate. A first metal film on the first intermediate board is electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip and the second metal plate, and a second metal film on the second intermediate board is electrically connected to the second semiconductor chip and the third wiring pattern.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes lithium composite oxide particles A and B containing Ni and Mn. The lithium composite oxide particles A include secondary particles a2 that are aggregations of primary particles a1, and contain at least one of zirconium and boron. The lithium composite oxide particles B include at least one of primary particles b1 and secondary particles b2, the primary particles b1 having a larger particle size than the primary particles a1, the secondary particles b2 being aggregations of the primary particles b1 and having a smaller particle size than the secondary particles a2. The mass ratio of the lithium composite oxide particles A to the lithium composite oxide particles B is within the range of 8:2 to 4:6.

Abstract: The separator disclosed herein includes a substrate and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is partially provided on one side of, or both of two sides of, the substrate. Where an initial thickness of the separator is T0, a thickness of the separator when the separator is impregnated with an electrolyte solution and supplied with a pressure of 1 MPa is T1, a thickness of the separator when, after this, the separator is supplied with a pressure of 2 MPa for 1 hour, and the pressure is decreased to 0.5 MPa, is T2, and a thickness of the separator when, after this, the separator is supplied with a pressure of 4 MPa for 48 hours, is T4, the separator satisfies inequalities (1) through (3): (1) 1?T1/T0?1.1; (2) 0.92?T2/T1?1; and (3) 0.6?T4/T1?0.8.

Abstract: The separator disclosed here includes a base material layer of a porous resin, and a ceramic layer containing 85 mass % or more of first inorganic particles and disposed on at least one surface of the base material layer. Principal surfaces of the separator have long sides. The separator further includes an adhesive layer having portions arranged at a predetermined pitch to form a stripe pattern on at least one of the principal surfaces. The adhesive layer contains an adhesive resin and second inorganic particles. A content of the second inorganic particles in the adhesive layer is 3 mass % or more and 65 mass % or less. An angle formed by the adhesive layer and the long side of the at least one principal surface of the separator is 20° or more and 70° or less.

Abstract: A separator having both high adhesion to electrodes and high impregnating ability of a nonaqueous electrolyte is provided. The separator disclosed here includes a base material layer of a porous resin, and a ceramic layer containing inorganic particles and disposed on at least one surface of the base material layer. Principal surfaces of the separator have long sides. The separator further includes an adhesive layer having portions arranged at a predetermined pitch to form a stripe pattern on at least one of the principal surfaces. An angle formed by the adhesive layer and the long side of the at least one principal surface of the separator is 20° or more and 70° or less.

Abstract: This nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with: an electrode body that comprises a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that contains a nonaqueous solvent. The ratio of the capacity (Qn) of the negative electrode to the capacity (Qp) of the positive electrode, namely Qn/Qp is 1.4 or more; and the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains, relative to the total volume of the nonaqueous solvent at 25° C., from 0.5% by volume to 10% by volume of methyl acetate and from 0.01 mole/L to 0.05 mole/L of lithium bisoxalato borate.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a coupling device including a power conversion device, and one or more power supply units. Each of the power supply units includes a distributed power supply, a first interface outputting DC power to the power conversion device, an individual converter converting the DC power to AC power, and a second interface outputting the AC power output from the individual converter. The power conversion device includes a coupling side converter that converts the direct current power output from the power supply units to AC power, and an interface for outputting the AC power output from the coupling side converter. The power supply system includes a controller for controlling at least one of a corresponding one of the power supply units or the power conversion device based on communication information obtained by communication between the corresponding one of the power supply units or the power conversion device.

Abstract: This nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a carboxylic acid ester and lithium bisoxalato borate. The concentration of the carboxylic acid ester is not less than 0.01% by volume but less than 10% by volume relative to the volume of the nonaqueous solvent. In addition, the concentration of the lithium bisoxalato borate is not less than 0.01 M but less than 0.2 M.

Abstract: This positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries is provided with a positive electrode core body and a positive electrode mixture layer that is formed on the surface of the positive electrode core body. The positive electrode mixture layer has a void fraction of from 23% by volume to 50% by volume; the positive electrode mixture layer contains at least a positive electrode active material, carbon nanotubes serving as a conductive assistant, and a polyvinylidene fluoride serving as a binder; the carbon nanotubes have a particle diameter of from 5 nm to 40 nm and an aspect ratio of from 100 to 1,000; the content of the carbon nanotubes in the positive electrode mixture layer is from 0.2% by mass to 5% by mass; and the number of polyvinylidene fluoride molecules contained per unit mass of the positive electrode mixture layer is from 0.005 to 0.030.

Abstract: In the present disclosure, local increases in inter-electrode distance in a flat portion in the vicinity of electrode tab groups are suppressed in a secondary battery, in which a wound electrode body is accommodated in a state where electrode tab groups are bent, in a battery case. The secondary battery disclosed herein has a flat-shaped wound electrode body and a battery case that accommodates the wound electrode body. The wound electrode body in such a secondary battery has a positive electrode tab group being a stack of positive electrode tabs, and a negative electrode tab group being a stack of negative electrode tabs, such that the positive electrode tab groups and the negative electrode tab groups are bent. A separator of the secondary battery has a band-shaped base material layer, and a surface layer containing inorganic particles and a binder. At least one from among the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate is bonded to the surface layer of the separator.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery in which the occurrence of springback is suppressed in a wound electrode body having specific external shape dimensions. The secondary battery disclosed herein has a flat-shaped wound electrode body and a battery case that accommodates the wound electrode body. A separator of such a secondary battery has a band-shaped base material layer, and a surface layer containing inorganic particles and a binder. At least one from among a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate is bonded to the surface layer of the separator. A width dimension of the positive electrode active material layer in the secondary battery disclosed herein is 200 mm or larger, a thickness dimension of the wound electrode body is 8 mm or larger, and a height dimension of the wound electrode body is 120 mm or smaller.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery satisfies a relationship of an expression (I) “?0.19?x?(0.0061y+0.0212z)”. x [?mol/Ah] is a value obtained by dividing a total amount of substance of lithium fluorosulfonate included in the electrolyte solution, by the rated capacity. y [m2/Ah] is a value obtained by dividing a product of a BET specific surface area of the positive electrode active material particles and the total mass of the positive electrode active material particles included in the positive electrode plate, by the rated capacity. z [m2/Ah] is a value obtained by dividing a product of a BET specific surface area of the negative electrode active material particles and the total mass of the negative electrode active material particles included in the negative electrode plate, by the rated capacity.

Abstract: The semiconductor module includes: a heat dissipation board including first to third wiring patterns; a first metal plate on the first wiring pattern, a second metal plate on the second wiring pattern, a first semiconductor chip and a first intermediate board which are on the first metal plate, a second semiconductor chip and a second intermediate board which are on the second metal plate. A first metal film on the first intermediate board is electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip and the second metal plate, and a second metal film on the second intermediate board is electrically connected to the second semiconductor chip and the third wiring pattern.

Abstract: A secondary battery having a suppressed decrease in capacity, even through rapid charging, includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer formed thereon containing a carbon material and silicon compounds; and an electrolyte solution containing nonaqueous solvents including 10 volume % or more of fluoroethylene carbonate. When: a surface of the negative electrode active material layer that faces the negative electrode current collector and the back side thereof are set as first and second surfaces, respectively; a thickness of the negative electrode active material layer is set as T; and regions from the first and the second surfaces to a depth of 0.5T are set as lower and upper layer portions, respectively, mass M1 of the silicon compounds in the lower layer portion is larger than mass M2 of the silicon compounds in the upper layer portion.

Abstract: (A) An electrolyte solution containing lithium bis(oxalato)borate and vinylene carbonate is injected into a lithium-ion battery. (B) Initial charging is performed. (C) Aging is performed. During the aging, lithium bis(oxalato)borate and vinylene carbonate contained in the electrolyte solution are degraded. After the aging, in the electrolyte solution, a mass fraction of lithium bis(oxalato)borate is less than 0.10% and a mass fraction of vinylene carbonate is less than 0.10%.