Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a negative electrode including a negative active material including solid graphite; and a nonaqueous electrolyte including a compound represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, provided that the total number of carbon atoms of R1 and R2 is 3 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a conductive polymer-containing dispersion for obtaining a solid electrolytic capacitor with low equivalent series resistance (ESR) while maintaining the capacitance, a method for producing same, and a solid electrolytic capacitor having low ESR while maintaining the capacitance. A conductive polymer-containing dispersion comprising a conjugated conductive polymer (A), a polyanion (B), an additive (C), and a dispersion medium (D), wherein a hydrogen bond term ?H1 of the additive (C) as a Hansen solubility parameter is 5.0 to 20.0 MPa0.5.

Abstract: Provided are a conductive polymer-containing dispersion for obtaining a solid electrolytic capacitor with low equivalent series resistance (ESR) while maintaining the capacitance, a method for producing same, and a solid electrolytic capacitor having low ESR while maintaining the capacitance. A conductive polymer-containing dispersion comprising a conjugated conductive polymer (A), a polyanion (B), an additive (C), and a dispersion medium (D), wherein a hydrogen bond term ?H1 of the additive (C) as a Hansen solubility parameter is 5.0 to 20.0 MPa0.5.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a polymer dispersion for a solid electrolytic capacitor which enables production of a solid electrolytic capacitor having a large capacitance and a low equivalent series resistance, and a method for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor using the polymer dispersion. The method for producing a polymer dispersion for a solid electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention includes a step (1) of polymerizing a monomer as a constitutional unit of a conjugated conductive polymer in a liquid containing at least one of a seed particle with protective colloid formed of a polyanion and a polyanion to obtain a polymer-containing liquid; a step (2) of performing a first dispersion treatment on the polymer-containing liquid to obtain a dispersion (a); and a step (3) of adding an electric conductivity improver to the dispersion (a), and performing a second dispersion treatment to obtain a dispersion (b).

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention has an end-of-discharge voltage of 3.2 V or higher in normal use. and includes a nonaqueous electrolyte containing sulfates including a plurality of sulfur atoms in one molecule.

Abstract: A liquid dispersion composition for solid electrolytic capacitor production, containing a conjugated conductive polymer prepared by polymerizing a monomer compound in a dispersion medium containing seed particles with protective colloid formed of a polyanion or in a dispersion medium containing a polyanion, and a compound (a) represented by a general formula (1), where R1 to R6 and k are as defined in the description; and a method for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor, including a step of adhering the composition to a porous anode body made of a valve action metal having a dielectric coating film on the surface thereof, and a step of removing the dispersion medium from the liquid dispersion composition having adhered to the porous anode body to form a solid electrolyte layer

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, including: a step (A) of providing a conjugated conductive polymer-containing dispersion by polymerizing, in a dispersion medium containing seed particles turned into protective colloid by a polyanion or in a dispersion medium containing the polyanion, a monomer for obtaining a conjugated conductive polymer; a step (B) of preparing a dispersion containing a morpholine compound and the conjugated conductive polymer by adding the morpholine compound to the conjugated conductive polymer-containing dispersion; a step (C) of causing the dispersion to adhere to a porous anode body formed of a valve metal having a dielectric film on a surface thereof; and a step (D) of forming a solid electrolyte layer by removing the dispersion medium from the dispersion containing the morpholine compound and the conjugated conductive polymer, the dispersion adhering to the porous anode body.

Abstract: An automatic transmission includes: a multi-disc brake including first and second friction engagement elements which are alternately arranged in an axial direction, and a tube that supplies lubricating oil to the first friction engagement element and the second friction engagement element in a transmission case. Further, the tube has injection holes that inject the lubricating oil toward a spline groove, which is fitted with spline teeth of the first friction engagement element on an inner peripheral surface of the transmission case, and the injection holes open toward a gap, which is formed between the spline groove and the spline teeth, and inject the lubricating oil to cause the lubricating oil to contact a surface of the spline groove located above the spline teeth.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, including: a step (A) of providing a conjugated conductive polymer-containing dispersion by polymerizing, in a dispersion medium containing seed particles turned into protective colloid by a polyanion or in a dispersion medium containing the polyanion, a monomer for obtaining a conjugated conductive polymer; a step (B) of preparing a dispersion containing a morpholine compound and the conjugated conductive polymer by adding the morpholine compound to the conjugated conductive polymer-containing dispersion; a step (C) of causing the dispersion to adhere to a porous anode body formed of a valve metal having a dielectric film on a surface thereof; and a step (D) of forming a solid electrolyte layer by removing the dispersion medium from the dispersion containing the morpholine compound and the conjugated conductive polymer, the dispersion adhering to the porous anode body.

Abstract: An automatic transmission includes: a multi-disc brake including first and second friction engagement elements which are alternately arranged in an axial direction, and a tube that supplies lubricating oil to the first friction engagement element and the second friction engagement element in a transmission case. Further, the tube has injection holes that inject the lubricating oil toward a spline groove, which is fitted with spline teeth of the first friction engagement element on an inner peripheral surface of the transmission case, and the injection holes open toward a gap, which is formed between the spline groove and the spline teeth, and inject the lubricating oil to cause the lubricating oil to contact a surface of the spline groove located above the spline teeth.

Abstract: A shift control system for vehicle includes a transmission that performs an upshift based on an accelerator opening, comprising: a detector that detects a longitudinal acceleration the vehicle, a calculator that calculates a change amount per unit time of the accelerator opening, and a controller that controls the transmission. The controller repeatedly executes upshift to reduce a speed ratio of the transmission based on a second condition that determines a shift timing of the upshift, upon satisfaction of a first condition. The first condition is satisfied if the acceleration increasing the vehicle speed is greater than or equal to a predetermined first threshold value, the change amount is in a stable state falling within a certain range, and a time period that the change amount keeps falling within the certain range has exceeded a second threshold value.

Abstract: A control circuit that controls a switching element includes a first terminal to which a voltage produced by conversion of current flowing through the switching element by a current-to-voltage conversion element is input, a second terminal to which the voltage of a point of contact of an inductor and rectification element or a voltage proportional thereto is input, a filter for smoothing the voltage input into the second terminal, and a voltage comparison circuit for comparing the voltage smoothed by the filter and the voltage input into the second terminal. The control circuit performs control such that the switching element is switched from off to on near the point where the inductor current becomes zero based on the voltage comparison circuit output and the switching element is switched from on to off in response to the voltage applied to the first terminal reaching a prescribed voltage.

Abstract: A shift control system for vehicle includes a transmission that performs an upshift based on an accelerator opening, comprising: a detector that detects a longitudinal acceleration the vehicle, a calculator that calculates a change amount per unit time of the accelerator opening, and a controller that controls the transmission. The controller repeatedly executes upshift to reduce a speed ratio of the transmission based on a second condition that determines a shift timing of the upshift, upon satisfaction of a first condition. The first condition is satisfied if the acceleration increasing the vehicle speed is greater than or equal to a predetermined first threshold value, the change amount is in a stable state falling within a certain range, and a time period that the change amount keeps falling within the certain range has exceeded a second threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of detecting the timing at which an inductor current becomes zero, turning on a switching element at the optimal timing, and enhancing power efficiency without increasing part quantity or external terminal quantity.

Abstract: A spacer is inserted into a space between an existing pipe and a rehabilitating pipe to adjust a position of the rehabilitating pipe with respect to the existing pipe. The spacer has an elongated shape with both end portions in a longitudinal direction thereof cut off at an oblique angle and has a transverse width increasing gradually from an upper surface portion to a bottom surface portion. A space is formed in the bottom surface portion to correspond to a shape of the upper surface portion, thereby allowing a number of the spacers to be stacked on one another in a thickness direction thereof. The upper surface portion has a flat-plate shape with a flat rectangular surface region.

Abstract: A spacer for positioning a rehabilitating pipe has an elongated shape with both end portions in a longitudinal direction cut off at an angle. The spacer has a transverse width increasing gradually from an upper surface portion to a bottom surface portion and a space formed in the bottom surface portion to correspond to a shape of the upper surface portion, thereby allowing a plurality of the spacers to be stacked on one another in the thickness direction.

Abstract: A lighting power supply device includes a control circuit controlling a transistor that controls a drive current flown through a lamp, receiving a pulsating flow converted from an alternating current by a rectifying circuit rectifying the alternating current subjected to phase control by a phase-controlled dimmer, and generating/outputting direct current voltage/current supplied to the lamp. The control circuit includes a time-voltage conversion circuit converting a time decided according to a phase of a voltage corresponding to the pulsating flow into a voltage; and a terminal to which a capacitor with an arbitrary capacitance value is connectable. The time-voltage conversion circuit allows the capacitor to generate a charging voltage corresponding to the phase of the pulsating flow. A sample-and-hold circuit takes in the charging voltage of the capacitor at predetermined timing corresponding to a change of an output of a voltage comparison circuit, and holds/outputs the taken-in voltage until next timing.

Abstract: The wafer polishing apparatus comprises a polishing plate, a polishing head capable of holding a wafer, and a slurry supplying section. The polishing plate includes: a plurality of concentric polishing zones, each of which has a prescribed width for polishing the wafer and on each of which a polishing cloth is adhered; and a groove for discharging slurry being formed between the polishing zones. A head cleaning section, which cleans the polishing head, or a wafer cleaning section, which cleans the polished wafer, is provided to a center part of the polishing plate and located on the inner side of the innermost polishing zone.

Abstract: A lighting power supply device receives a voltage converted from an alternating current to a direct current by a rectifying circuit rectifying the alternating current whose phase is controlled by a phase control type dimmer, and generates and outputs a direct current voltage/current to be supplied to a load. The lighting power supply device includes: a control circuit, and the control circuit gradually decreases a current drawn from the rectifying circuit from a predetermined current value set in advance, determines a current value immediately before detecting a malfunction of the phase control type dimmer as a drawn current value, and performs current control so as to maintain the determined current value.

Abstract: An information processing device performs area selection processing in which a first game point or a second game point specified by a player is consumed to select an area from among a plurality of areas based on the amount of consumption of the first game points or the second game points, wherein the range of selectable areas differs between a case where the first game point is consumed to select an area and a case where the second game point is consumed to select an area, and lottery processing in which a game content to be acquired by the player is selected by lottery, based on a drawing probability associated with the area selected.