Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an annealing control unit, a spin interaction memory, a random number generation unit, and a spin state update unit and obtains a solution by using an Ising model. The annealing control unit controls an annealing step and a parameter of a temperature and a parameter of a self-action. The spin interaction memory stores the interaction coefficient of a spin. The random number generation unit generates a predetermined random number. The spin state update unit includes a spin buffer that stores values of a plurality of spins, an instantaneous magnetic field calculation unit that calculates instantaneous magnetic fields of the plurality of spins, a probability calculation unit that calculates update probabilities of the plurality of spins, and a spin state determination unit that updates the values of the spins based on the update probabilities and a random number.

Abstract: A higher usage fee is set for external supply power as predetermined contract power increases. A battery management system includes: a contract power information acquisition section configured to acquire contract power information indicating the contract power; a power-in-use estimation section configured to estimate power in use in the storage plant in a target time zone in future; a discharge plan creation section configured to create a discharge plan in which discharge power from the battery is supplied as power to be used in the storage plant when the power in use in the target time zone exceeds the contract power; and a discharging control section configured to discharge the battery on the basis of the discharge plan. The power in use in the target time zone is estimated by the power-in-use estimation section.

Abstract: A battery management system includes: a battery module accommodation section; a charging and discharging control section; and a shipping target selection section. The battery module accommodation section is configured to separately accommodate a plurality of battery modules in blocks. The blocks each includes a predetermined number of the battery modules. The predetermined number is greater than or equal to 2. The charging and discharging control section is configured to charge and discharge the battery modules in units of the blocks. The battery modules are accommodated in the battery module accommodation section. The shipping target selection section is configured to select, in units of the blocks, the battery modules serving as shipping targets from the battery modules accommodated in the battery module accommodation section.

Abstract: In a local cart traveling system, a frame track includes first and second metal rails each with an L-shaped cross section and facing each other. A local cart is within the frame track, and includes a first electricity receiving tire and a second electricity receiving tire to travel on horizontal travel surfaces of the rails. A voltage supplier supplies an AC voltage to the travel surfaces, so that the first metal rail and a first electricity receiving tire define a first capacitor and the second metal rail and the second electricity receiving tire define a second capacitor. The local cart includes a power receiver to receive AC power, and a travel motor that receives power after the AC power is rectified. The frame track includes a connecting plate as an electrical insulator covering portions of the surfaces of vertical walls of the first metal rail and the second metal rail.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes: a casing that has an air outlet and an air inlet, and inside which an air passage is formed; a cross flow fan disposed in the air passage and configured to blow out, through the air outlet, air sucked in from the air inlet; a stabilizer configured to stabilize vortex of air caused by circulation of air and generated inside the cross flow fan upon rotation thereof; and a guide wall having a surface defining an outlet side air passage being a part of the air passage, the part being in downstream of the cross flow fan, wherein the stabilizer has a first surface that defines a surface opposite to the guide wall in the outlet side air passage, and a part of the outlet side air passage is formed such that a distance in a vertical direction from the first surface to the guide wall gradually decreases toward the downstream.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a method of depositing a plurality Ft metal containing nanodots on a catalyst carbon support structure by forming a vapor of Pt(PF3)4, exposing a surface of the catalyst support to the vapor of Pt(PF3)4, purging the surface of the catalyst support with a purge gas to remove the vapor of Pt(PF3)4, exposing the surface of the catalyst support to a second reactant in gaseous form, purging the surface of the catalyst support with a purge gas to remove the second reactant, and repeating these steps to form a plurality of the Pt metal containing nanodots.

Abstract: A genus of rare earth containing chemicals is disclosed. These rare earth containing chemicals are suitable for use in sequential vapor deposition processes to form rare earth fluoride or rare earth oxyfluoride films. Such films may be used to protect materials and devices from corrosive chemicals.

Abstract: Methods for isotropic etching at least a portion of a silicon-containing layer on a sidewall of high-aspect-ratio (HAR) apertures formed on a substrate in a reaction chamber are disclosed. The HAR aperture formed by plasma etching a stack of alternating layers of a first silicon-containing layer and a second silicon-containing layer, the second silicon-containing layer is different from the first silicon-containing layer. The method comprising the steps of: a) introducing a fluorine containing etching gas selected from the group consisting of nitrosyl fluoride (FNO), trifluoroamine oxide (F3NO), nitryl fluoride (FNO2) and combinations thereof into the reaction chamber; and b) removing at least a portion of the second silicon-containing layers by selectively etching the second silicon-containing layers versus the first silicon-containing layers with the fluorine containing etching gas to produce recesses between the first silicon-containing layers on the sidewall of the HAR aperture.

Abstract: Methods for isotropic etching at least a portion of a silicon-containing layer on a sidewall of high-aspect-ratio (HAR) apertures formed on a substrate in a reaction chamber are disclosed. The HAR aperture formed by plasma etching a stack of alternating layers of a first silicon-containing layer and a second silicon-containing layer, the second silicon-containing layer is different from the first silicon-containing layer. The method comprising the steps of: a) introducing a fluorine containing etching gas selected from the group consisting of nitrosyl fluoride (FNO), trifluoroamine oxide (F3NO), nitryl fluoride (FNO2) and combinations thereof into the reaction chamber; and b) removing at least a portion of the second silicon-containing layers by selectively etching the second silicon-containing layers versus the first silicon-containing layers with the fluorine containing etching gas to produce recesses between the first silicon-containing layers on the sidewall of the HAR aperture.

Abstract: An elevator system which an autonomous mobile robot and human user can utilize safely and efficiently. The system has an available area detection unit to detect an available area in a cage, and a riding possibility/impossibility determination unit to determine whether or not the autonomous mobile robot can get on the cage based on information on size and position of the available area detected by the available area detection unit. The autonomous mobile robot gets on the cage only when the riding possibility/impossibility determination unit determines that riding is possible.

Abstract: In an elevator wire rope 1 structured by twisting a plurality of schenkels 3, each schenkel 3 being formed by twisting a plurality of strands 2, each strand 2 being formed by twisting a plurality of fine steel wires 2a to 2g, the interior of the wire rope being filled with a resin 4, and the surface of the wire rope being covered with a resin 5, wherein the direction in which the fine steel wires 2a to 2g and the strands 2 are twisted and the direction in which the schenkels 3 are twisted are mutually opposite, and the diameter d4 of the inscribed circle of the plurality of twisted schenkels 3 is smaller than the diameter d2 of the schenkel 3.

Abstract: An elevator system which an autonomous mobile robot and human user can utilize safely and efficiently. The system has an available area detection unit to detect an available area in a cage, and a riding possibility/impossibility determination unit to determine whether or not the autonomous mobile robot can get on the cage based on information on size and position of the available area detected by the available area detection unit. The autonomous mobile robot gets on the cage only when the riding possibility/impossibility determination unit determines that riding is possible.

Abstract: In an elevator wire rope 1 structured by twisting a plurality of schenkels 3, each schenkel 3 being formed by twisting a plurality of strands 2, each strand 2 being formed by twisting a plurality of fine steel wires 2a to 2g, the interior of the wire rope being filled with a resin 4, and the surface of the wire rope being covered with a resin 5, wherein the direction in which the fine steel wires 2a to 2g and the strands 2 are twisted and the direction in which the schenkels 3 are twisted are mutually opposite, and the diameter d4 of the inscribed circle of the plurality of twisted schenkels 3 is smaller than the diameter d2 of the schenkel 3.

Abstract: The present invention prevents cracking of a brake shoe even when the sliding surface of the brake shoe is heated to a high temperature and provides high reliability. The present invention provides a brake shoe for elevator emergency stop which generates a braking force by pressing brake shoes against a guide rail and making the brake shoes 5 slide to stop an elevator cage in the event of anomalies, including the brake shoes made of a cast iron material having a plurality of grooves 3 formed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the guide rail and gear teeth which constitute a sliding surface with the brake shoes 5 formed as gaps between the grooves, wherein the depth of the grooves is 3 mm or more and not more than 1.7 times the width of the gear teeth.

Abstract: An elevator in which the sheave diameter is reduced and the attendant lowering of the rope life and strength is suppressed to secure safety and reliability. To this end, a rope is used in which a plurality of element wires constituting the wire rope are each covered with resin material and the whole wire rope is covered with resin material, thereby reducing the wear due to slippage between the element wires and the wear due to contact with the sheave, which wear occurs when the rope is entrained around the sheave. When the elevator sheave diameter is reduced, a worried lowering of the rope life can be suppressed or the rope life can be improved. Thus, it is possible to achieve reduction of size and weight of equipment including motors and hoists, installation space saving for elevators, improved safety and reliability of the system by virtue of the increased rope life.

Abstract: An elevator apparatus comprises two (2) or more sets of elevators with one (1) piece of an elevating passage. Each of the elevators has an elevator car and a hoist, which is connected to the elevator car through a rope. Each the hoist has a sheave, a motor and a brake. The hoist of one of the elevators is projected above the elevator car of the other elevator. Also, open/close doors of the one elevator and those of the other elevator are disposed, so that they shift in front and behind. Door cases of the juxtaposing elevators are disposed to overlap with each other in front and behind.

Abstract: A monitoring system equipped with imaging devices for imaging a monitoring region. Each of the imaging devices has storage device for storing image information. A unique identification number (ID) for identifying a picked-up image is assigned to each of the imaging devices. The picked-up image is retrieved, together with the associated ID, from the storage device by detaching the storage device or accessing the storage device in a non-contact manner.

Abstract: An elevator apparatus comprises two (2) or more sets of elevators with one (1) piece of an elevating passage. Each of the elevators has an elevator car and a hoist, which is connected to the elevator car through a rope. Each the hoist has a sheave, a motor and a brake. The hoist of one of the elevators is projected above the elevator car of the other elevator. Also, open/close doors of the one elevator and those of the other elevator are disposed, so that they shift in front and behind. Door cases of the juxtaposing elevators are disposed to overlap with each other in front and behind.

Abstract: An elevator in which the sheave diameter is reduced and the attendant lowering of the rope life and strength is suppressed to secure safety and reliability. To this end, a rope is used in which a plurality of element wires constituting the wire rope are each covered with resin material and the whole wire rope is covered with resin material, thereby reducing the wear due to slippage between the element wires and the wear due to contact with the sheave, which wear occurs when the rope is entrained around the sheave. When the elevator sheave diameter is reduced, a worried lowering of the rope life can be suppressed or the rope life can be improved. Thus, it is possible to achieve reduction of size and weight of equipment including motors and hoists, installation space saving for elevators, improved safety and reliability of the system by virtue of the increased rope life.