Abstract: This thin strip manufacture method is a thin strip manufacture method for manufacturing a thin strip by supplying molten steel to a molten steel pool formed by a pair of rotating cooling drums and a pair of side weirs to form and grow a solidified shell on a peripheral surface of the cooling drums, wherein a pressing force P of the pair of the cooling drums is set so that the pressing force P (kgf/mm) of the pair of cooling drums, casting thickness D (mm), and radius R (m) of the cooling drums satisfy 0.90?P×(D×R)0.5?1.30.

Abstract: In a control device, an instruction acquirer acquires an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of generated power generated by power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system. Upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, a water heater controller commands a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period.

Abstract: In a control device, an instruction acquirer acquires an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of generated power generated by power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system. Upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, a water heater controller commands a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period.

Abstract: Provided is a turbine housing (10) having: a housing part (11) that forms a spiral space (S5) extending around a rotating shaft (40); a heat-shielding core (12) which is disposed in the spiral space (S5) and forms a spiral exhaust gas flow passage (S6) in which exhaust gas introduced from an exhaust gas introduction port flows; and a variable nozzle mechanism (13) that guides the exhaust gas to a turbine wheel, wherein heat-shielding spaces (S1, S2, S3) are formed between the inner circumferential surface of the housing part (11) and the outer circumferential surface of the heat-shielding core (12), and wherein the heat-shielding core (12) has a first flange part (12d) and a second flange part (12e) and is fixed between the variable nozzle mechanism (13) and the housing part (11) while a first sealing (14) is interposed between the first flange part (12d) and the variable nozzle mechanism (13).

Abstract: A level indicator with a cover that measures a water level, includes: a water level indicator that measures pressure; and a protective cover that surrounds the water level indicator. The protective cover includes a pressure transmitter that transmits pressure on an outside of the protective cover to an inside of the protective cover.

Abstract: Provided is a blood filter that resists deterioration in properties as a result of electron beam sterilization treatment performed before or during use as a blood filter, has durability, dimensional stability, and chemical resistance at excellent levels, also has biocompatibility, and resists deterioration in properties even upon the electron beam sterilization treatment. The blood filter according to the present invention includes a nonwoven fabric made of PEEK fibers. Preferably, the blood filter according to the present invention has an average pore size of 3 to 280 ?m and has a porosity of 15% to 70%; and the PEEK fibers have an average fiber diameter of 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: In this cast strip manufacturing method, in a first step, one end side and another end side in a rotation axis direction of a pair of cooling drums are pressed with a first pressure in a direction in which the cooling drums come close to each other, in a second step, the one end side and the another end side in the rotation axis direction of the cooling drums are pressed with a second pressure, which is higher than the first pressure, in the direction in which the cooling drums come close to each other, and in a third step, pressure control is performed so that a total value of reaction forces on the one end side and the another end side in the rotation axis direction of the cooling drums is set to a predetermined value, and rotation axes of the cooling drums are held in parallel.

Abstract: A data collection system including a device having a communication function and a data collection apparatus configured to collect data transmitted from the device. The data collection apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive data transmitted from the device, a data analyzer configured to acquire analyzed data by analyzing the received data according to analysis data format different for each device, a first data storage which is a non-rewritable storage, a second data storage which is storage that can be accessed faster than the first data storage and that stores a smaller amount of data than the first data storage, a data writer configured to writes and stores the data received by the receiver to the first data storage, and writes and stores the analyzed data acquired by the data analyzer to the second data storage.

Abstract: Provided is a method of operating a fuel cell system equipped with a fuel cell stack, a liquid hydrogen storage unit configured to store liquid hydrogen, a boil-off gas recovery unit configured to recover boil-off gas generated from the liquid hydrogen storage unit, and a hydrogen concentration estimation unit configured to estimate the hydrogen concentration at a hydrogen electrode in the fuel cell stack in a standby state, the method including: in a case in which a hydrogen concentration at a hydrogen electrode in the fuel cell stack in a standby state has become less than a predetermined value, supplying boil-off gas recovered by the boil-off gas recovery unit to the hydrogen electrode in the fuel cell stack.

Abstract: Provided is a blood filter that resists deterioration in properties as a result of electron beam sterilization treatment performed before or during use as a blood filter, has durability, dimensional stability, and chemical resistance at excellent levels, also has biocompatibility, and resists deterioration in properties even upon the electron beam sterilization treatment. The blood filter according to the present invention includes a nonwoven fabric made of PEEK fibers. Preferably, the blood filter according to the present invention has an average pore size of 3 to 280 ?m and has a porosity of 15% to 70%; and the PEEK fibers have an average fiber diameter of 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: A device configuration management apparatus includes a logical node information storage storing logical node information about a logical node that can be associated with a particular device and a particular location, the logical node information including for each of logical nodes a device ID for identifying the particular device and location information which is information for identifying the location, a network information storage storing network information as a set of information about an edge connecting two logical nodes, and a node update processer configured to perform processing for updating at least one of the device ID and the location information with regard to the particular logical node in the logical node information stored in the logical node information storage.

Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a wiring layer and an insulation layer covering the wiring layer. The insulation layer includes an opening partially exposing the wiring layer. A seed layer continuously covers a wall surface of the opening and an upper surface of the insulation layer. The wiring substrate also includes a metal layer, a metal post, and an outer coating plating layer. The opening is filled with the seed layer and the metal layer formed on the seed layer. The metal post is formed on the metal layer and on the seed layer that is located on the insulation layer. The outer coating plating layer includes an upper portion, entirely covering an upper surface of the metal post, and a side portion, entirely covering a side surface of the metal post and exposing an outer end surface of the seed layer. The side portion is thinner than the upper portion.

Abstract: A cloud server includes a history information acquirer that acquires history information including operation history information expressing a history of a device setting parameter of an air conditioner or a water heater, environment history information expressing the environment in which the air conditioner or the water heater operates, and user information expressing a user of the air conditioner or the water heater, a coefficient determiner that determines, based on the history information, a neural network coefficient of the neural network, and a schedule generator that uses the neural network, in which the neural network coefficient is determined by the coefficient determiner, to generate schedule information expressing a future operation schedule of the air conditioner or the water heater.

Abstract: Provided is a bone fixation material that does not deteriorate in properties even by an electron beam sterilization treatment performed before or during use as a bone fixation material, has fatigue resistance, wear resistance, and dimensional stability at excellent levels, also has biocompatibility, and offers excellent osteoconnectivity. The bone fixation material according to the present invention includes a nonwoven fabric made of PEEK fibers. The bone fixation material according to the present invention preferably has an average pore size of 3 to 280 ?m and preferably has a porosity of 15% to 70%. The PEEK fibers preferably have an average fiber diameter of 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: A field device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of types of sensors, at least one converter configured to acquire measured results of the plurality of types of sensors and to convert the measured results into measured information, the measured information being a physical quantity, and an information providing device configured to acquire and store the measured information from the at least one converter and to provide the stored measured information to an outside of the field device in a case that a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A housing that houses a fuel cell system including: a hydrogen storage unit having a hydrogen supply/discharge hole and capable of storing hydrogen; a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using the supplied hydrogen; a pipe having one end connected to the supply/discharge hole and the other end connected to the fuel cell stack, and supplying the hydrogen stored in the hydrogen storage unit to the fuel cell stack; and a power storage unit that stores at least electric power obtained by electric power generation performed by the fuel cell stack, the housing includes: a first portion, in which the power storage unit is disposed on a lower surface portion of the housing; and a second portion, in which the supply/discharge hole, the fuel cell stack, and the pipe are provided, the second part being located higher than an upper surface portion of the power storage unit.

Abstract: A housing that houses a fuel cell system including: a hydrogen storage unit; a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage unit; a pipe that connects the hydrogen storage unit and the fuel cell stack; and a power storage unit, the housing includes: an upper surface portion; a plurality of side surface portions; a ventilation hole, provided with the upper surface portion, configured to ventilate an inside and an outside of the housing; a ventilation hole, provided with a side surface portion of the plurality of side surface portions, configured to ventilate the inside and the outside of the housing; and an air supply device configured to discharge air taken in through one ventilation hole of the ventilation hole of the upper face portion and the ventilation hole of the side face portion from the other ventilation hole.

Abstract: A control method for a fuel cell system, the fuel cell system including a hydrogen storage part and a fuel cell stack that generates electric power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage part, the fuel cell system being mounted on a towed portion of a moving body that includes the towed portion and a towing portion, the fuel cell system being electrically connected to the towing portion, the towing portion including a battery and a drive device performing driving in response to supply of electric power, the towed portion being towed by the towing portion, the control method includes: acquiring remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the battery, and starting supply of electric power to the towing portion when it is determined that the remaining amount of the battery is equal to or less than a threshold based on the remaining amount information.

Abstract: A compressor wheel includes a compressor wheel body, and a thermal insulating coating layer disposed so as to cover at least a part of a back surface of the compressor wheel body.

Abstract: An optical component includes a skeleton structural portion, and an optical characteristic portion combined with the skeleton structural portion, made of a resin material and having a predetermined optical characteristics. The skeleton structural portion defines a plurality of regularly disposed openings and the resin material of the optical characteristic portion fits into the openings such that the skeleton structural portion is combined with the optical characteristic portion through the openings.