Abstract: A negative-electrode material has negative-electrode active-material particles including: an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium. The negative-electrode active-material particles includes particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more of them when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, exhibit a BET specific surface area that is 6 m2/g or less, and exhibits a “D50” that is 4.5 ?m or more.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery including a negative electrode including negative-electrode active-material particles including an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of alloying with lithium; or/and an elementary compound including an element that is capable of alloying with lithium; a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material that enables Li ions to be sorbed therein and desorbed therefrom; and an electrolytic solution made by dissolving an electrolyte in a solvent. The negative-electrode active-material particles include particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more thereof when the entirety of said negative-electrode active-material particles, which are included in said negative electrode, is taken as 100% by volume, and the negative-electrode active-material particles exhibit a “D10” being 3 ?m or more. The solvent in the electrolytic solution includes a fluorinated ethylene carbonate.

Abstract: A negative electrode for lithium-ion secondary battery including a negative electrode that includes a current collector; and a negative-electrode active-material layer formed on a surface of the current collector, and including negative-electrode active-material particles. The negative-electrode active-material particles include an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium, the negative-electrode active-material particles include particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more thereof when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, and exhibit a “D10” being 3 ?m or more. The negative-electrode active-material layer having a thickness that is 1.4 times or more of a “D90” that said negative-electrode active-material particles exhibit.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module including a plurality of rechargeable batteries, an electronic component that contributes to charging and discharging of the rechargeable batteries, and an installation body including an extending portion, which extends vertically. The installation body includes a placing portion, which projects from the extending portion in a direction crossing the vertical direction. At least one of the battery module and the electronic component is installed in the extending portion while being placed on the placing portion.

Abstract: A storage device includes a potential generator; and a compartment for determining a storage space formed around a discharging electrode of the potential generator. The potential generator includes a transformer that is composed of a primary coil and a secondary coil; a feedback control circuit that feeds back one terminal of the secondary coil to one terminal of the primary coil to adjust a voltage of the secondary coil; an output control portion that is provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil to impart a predetermined low frequency vibration to an output of the secondary coil which causes the discharging electrode physically vibrates; and the discharging electrode that is formed of a conductive material and provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil via the output control portion. A vibration frequency of the low frequency vibration applied is 40 Hz to 60 Hz which is determined by the output control portion.

Abstract: A battery module is provided and includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries and a battery cover, wherein the rechargeable batteries are disposed adjacent to each other, each of the rechargeable batteries has a battery case having a wall portion equipped with an open valve that is constructed so as to open when the inner pressure of the battery case rises up to a threshold value, and the battery cover faces the wall portion. The battery cover has a plurality of cover members provided side by side in a direction toward which the rechargeable batteries are disposed adjacent to each other. The cover members include at least adjacent first and second cover members. The first cover member has a first edge portion and the second cover member has a second edge portion overlapped with the first edge portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a particle sorting apparatus, a particle sorting method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program that enable sorting object particles to be sorted with high precision, even when the sorting object particles are large. In the particle sorting apparatus, a charging unit that applies charges to at least a part of liquid droplets ejected from an orifice to generate a fluid stream and a charging control unit that adjusts a charge application end time in the charging unit according to sizes of particles included in the liquid droplets are provided.

Abstract: The electric storage device disclosed herein is a stacked type electric storage device. The electric storage device includes a separator insulating a first electrode from a second electrode. The electric storage device includes a first conductive path from a first electrode terminal to the first electrode, a second conductive path from a second electrode terminal to the second electrode, and a current interruption device disposed between the second electrode terminal and the second electrode, the current interruption device being configured to interrupt the second conductive path. The separator includes a first surface part covering the one surface of the first electrode, a second surface part covering the other surface of the first electrode, and a connection part connected to both the first and second surface parts. The connection part is disposed between the current interruption device and an end of the first electrode on a current interruption device side.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula [1](in the formula, Z1 represents N, CH, or the like; X1 represents NH or the like; R1 represents a heteroaryl group or the like; each of R2, R3, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, or the like; and R5 represents a heteroaryl group or the like) or salt thereof.

Abstract: A battery module includes an array body in which a plurality of battery cells are arranged, a plurality of harnesses extending in an array direction of the battery cells in the array body and having connecting terminals of tips connected to electrode terminals of the predetermined battery cells, and a binding member configured to bind the plurality of harnesses in a harness bundle, wherein the harnesses branched off from the binding member have flexure between a position at which the harnesses are bound by the binding member and connecting positions of the electrode terminals and the connecting terminals.

Abstract: A battery module has battery cells. The battery cells are arranged side by side while being separately held by battery holders. The battery cells are connected in series with bus bars. Each bus bar has a bent portion. Each battery holder includes a protruding wall that is provided between connection terminals adjacent to each other in the direction in which the battery cells are arranged. The protruding walls protrude further than the connection terminals in the direction in which the connection terminals protrude from the cases.

Abstract: A power storage module is provided with: a pair of end plates for clamping a plurality of secondary cells arranged in parallel in one direction; first and second cover members fixed to one end plate of the pair of end plates, the first and second cover members being arranged facing the top surface of an enclosure, an electrode terminal being provided on the top surface; through-holes formed in the first and second cover members, the through-holes extending in the one direction; and engaging protrusions provided to first cell holders, the engaging protrusions protruding in the direction in which the first and second cover members are arranged, and being engaged with the first and second cover members, with the engaging protrusions passed through the through-holes.

Abstract: A battery module includes a battery assembly having battery structures arranged side by side, the battery structures each having a battery body and a battery holder, and a pressure application member. Each battery holder has a first surface, a second surface, a projecting portion, which projects from the first surface and has a distal end face, and a receptacle portion recessed in the second surface. The projecting portion of each battery holder is inserted into the receptacle portion of the adjacent battery holder in a state in which the distal end face is free of contact with the adjacent battery holder. Each battery body contacts the adjacent battery body such that at least one of the first and second surfaces of the battery holder, which holds a battery body, is free from contact with the adjacent battery holder.

Abstract: A fryer includes a potential generator; and an oil tub installed with a discharging electrode of the potential generator. The potential generator includes a transformer that is composed of a primary coil and a secondary coil; a feedback control circuit that feeds back one terminal of the secondary coil to one terminal of the primary coil to adjust a voltage of the secondary coil; an output control portion that is provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil to impart a predetermined low frequency vibration to an output of the secondary coil which causes the discharging electrode physically vibrates; and the discharging electrode that is formed of a conductive material and provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil via the output control portion. A vibration frequency of the low frequency vibration applied is 40 Hz to 60 Hz which is determined by the output control portion.

Abstract: A battery module includes battery cells, a cover, a conductor, first and second end plates, an elastic body, and a fixing plate. The first and second end plates hold the battery cells from the opposite ends in the aligning direction. The elastic body is arranged between the second end plate and the battery cell that is adjacent to the second end plate. The fixing plate is arranged between the elastic body and the battery cell that is adjacent to the elastic body. The elastic body is configured to be elastically deformed to absorb a load applied to the first and second end plates as the battery cells expand. The fixing plate is fixed to the cover and configured to move with the cover in the aligning direction of the battery cell as the battery cells expand.

Abstract: A battery module is configured to be fixed to a fixed member. The battery module includes a battery body, a first end plate and a second end plate, an elastic member, and a pressing member. The battery body includes battery cells and a heat transmission plate arranged adjacent to at least one of the battery cells. The first and second end plates are arranged at two ends of the battery body. The elastic member is arranged between the first end plate and the battery body. The pressing member applies load to the first and second end plates. The heat transmission plate includes a heat absorption portion and a heat releasing portion. The heat absorption portion is arranged adjacent to the battery cell. The heat releasing portion extends from the heat absorption portion toward the second end plate and is in contact with the fixed member.

Abstract: A space potential generator includes a transformer formed by magnetically connecting a primary coil and a secondary coil, a feedback control circuit feeding back one terminal of the secondary coil to one terminal of the primary coil to adjust voltage of the secondary coil, an output control portion provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil to impart low frequency vibration to an output of the secondary coil, a static electricity discharger formed of conductive material and provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil via the output control portion, the space potential generator does not have a grounding electrode, a weak current flowing through the secondary coil is 0.002 to 0.2 A, the static electricity discharger is covered with an insulating member to discharge predetermined static electricity to surrounding space, and electric field of target voltage is formed in the surrounding space by the discharged static electricity.

Abstract: A battery module has aligned battery cells, two plate members provided on the opposite ends in the aligning direction of the battery cells, fasteners joined to the plate members to integrate the battery cells, at least one connection bus bar, which connects terminals of adjacent battery cells in the aligning direction, and an elastic member, which absorbs expansion of the battery cells in the aligning direction. Each connection bus bar includes two connection portions connected to the terminals and a bend portion located between the two connection portions. In response to expansion in the aligning direction of the battery cells, the bend portion is extendable in the aligning direction. A total allowed deformation amount, which is based on the allowed deformation amount of the bend portions in the aligning direction, is set to be greater than or equal to the thickness in the aligning direction of the elastic member.

Abstract: A sample feeding apparatus includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a sealing section. The first cylinder is configured to be mounted with a sample tube. The second cylinder is configured to move the first cylinder between a first position and a second position, the first position being for mounting of the sample tube, the second position being for feeding of a sample in the sample tube. The sealing section is configured to cover the sample tube, the sample tube being mounted to the first cylinder being at the second position, the first cylinder applying pressure to an inner space of the sealing section at the second position.

Abstract: A motor causes a shaft of an actuator to be displaced in an axis direction thereof, at least part of a circuit for driving the motor being mounted on a circuit board. A notch is formed in an end edge of the circuit board. A protrusion is formed inside a case. The protrusion is fitted into the notch, whereby the circuit board is independently supported inside the case.