Abstract: A motor controller includes a plurality of inverters that supply power to a corresponding motor of a plurality of motors through pulse width modulation control, a direct current power supply that supplies power to the plurality of inverters, and a capacitor connected parallel to the direct current power supply. Each of the plurality of inverters is categorized into one of a plurality of groups based on a switching frequency. All inverters in each of the groups have corresponding carrier signals being triangular wave signals determined based on a reference frequency assigned to the group. At least one of the triangular wave signals has at least one of a frequency or a phase different from a frequency or a phase of another triangular wave signal of the triangular wave signals.

Abstract: A DC power supply device capable of preventing voltage oscillation of a power supply path to a motor control device is provided. The DC power supply device includes a power supply unit (such as an AC/DC converter) that outputs a DC and a filter circuit that detects a voltage fluctuation of the DC output from the power supply unit and adjusts impedance of own circuit such that the voltage fluctuation of the DC is prevented based on a detection result.

Abstract: A design assist device assists with designing of a power supply system to supply and distribute power from a power supply and a capacitor connected parallel to each other to a plurality of load devices through a power supply path combining a plurality of power cables. The design assist device includes a calculator and an outputter. The calculator calculates time-series data about a current flowing through the capacitor based on configuration information representing an overall configuration of the power supply path and operation pattern information representing an operation pattern of each of the plurality of load devices, and calculates, based on the time-series data about the current, a recommended capacitance being a capacitance recommended for the capacitor. The outputter outputs at least information about the recommended capacitance for the capacitor.

Abstract: As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-Lb-Lc- wherein the antibody is connected to the terminal of L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the terminal of Lc with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as a connecting position.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a fixing belt, a slide member, an opposing member, and a retaining member. The retaining member includes, in a groove portion, a bottom surface portion that is in contact with an opposite surface of the slide member from a slide surface, a side surface portion that is formed on a downstream side of the groove portion in a conveyance direction and intersecting the bottom surface portion, and a continuous portion that is formed between the bottom surface portion and the side surface portion. The slide member includes an abutment portion configured to abut against the side surface portion at a position downstream from a downstream edge of the opposite surface when the slide member is slidden against the fixing belt such that the downstream edge of the opposite surface is positioned upstream from the continuous portion in the conveyance direction.

Abstract: A servo direct-current feeder system can reduce an oscillating voltage across a power feeding path. The servo direct-current feeder system includes a direct-current power supply, a plurality of motor controllers that each control a servomotor, and a power feeding path that distributes power from the direct-current power supply to the plurality of motor controllers. Each of the plurality of motor controllers includes a current control loop unit that controls a current flowing through the servomotor. The current loop unit includes a current control loop including a notch filter having a center frequency corresponding to a frequency to occur from an oscillating voltage across the power feeding path.

Abstract: A DC power supply device capable of preventing voltage oscillation of a power supply path to a motor control device is provided. The DC power supply device includes a power supply unit (such as an AC/DC converter) that outputs a DC and a filter circuit that detects a voltage fluctuation of the DC output from the power supply unit and adjusts impedance of own circuit such that the voltage fluctuation of the DC is prevented based on a detection result.

Abstract: A servo direct-current feeder system can reduce an oscillating voltage across a power feeding path. The servo direct-current feeder system includes a direct-current power supply, a plurality of motor controllers that each control a servomotor, and a power feeding path that distributes power from the direct-current power supply to the plurality of motor controllers. Each of the plurality of motor controllers includes a current control loop unit that controls a current flowing through the servomotor. The current loop unit includes a current control loop including a notch filter having a center frequency corresponding to a frequency to occur from an oscillating voltage across the power feeding path.

Abstract: A cooling method is for a steam heating type autoclave molding apparatus. The autoclave molding apparatus includes: a cylindrical vessel in which a vacuum bag containing a composite material composed of a fibrous base material and a matrix and a molding tool is to be placed; a steam supply unit configured to supply steam at a predetermined temperature into the cylindrical vessel; a steam release unit configured to release the steam used for molding the composite material from the cylindrical vessel; and a cooling water supply unit configured to supply cooling water for cooling the molded composite material. The cooling method includes: releasing the steam through the steam release unit to cool the molded composite material; and then spraying the cooling water supplied from the cooling water supply unit to cool the molded composite material.

Abstract: The design assistance device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire system information indicating a configuration of the DC bus of the DC power supply system; and an output unit configured to output information on stability of the DC power supply system based on the system information acquired by the acquisition unit and a current value required for each operation of the one or more servo devices. With this configuration, it is possible to analyze the stability of a DC power supply system in which power is supplied from a DC power supply to one or more servo devices including an inverter circuit and an electric motor by a DC bus, in consideration of the configuration of the DC bus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an autoclave molding apparatus for use in molding a composite material composed of a fibrous base material and a matrix and sealed together with a molding tool in a vacuum bag, using steam for heating and compressing the composite material. The present invention provides an autoclave molding apparatus capable of effectively reducing the overshoot of the temperature of the composite material caused by poor dissipation of curing heat in a curing process and thereby capable of producing a composite material molded article having uniform and sufficient strength. More specifically, an autoclave molding apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that a condensed water holder(s) configured to hold condensed water generated by heating is mounted on at least a portion of the vacuum bag and/or at least a portion of the molding tool.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer is provided that includes a precursor ion candidate selector, a product ion scan measurement condition setter, a product ion spectral data obtainer, a compound database file generator, and an MRM measurement condition candidate generator. The precursor ion candidate selector selects precursor ion candidates from mass spectrometric data. The product ion scan measurement condition setter combines the precursor ion candidates with a plurality of candidate values of cleavage energy to set a product ion scan measurement condition. The product ion spectral data obtainer carries out MS/MS measurement to obtain product ion spectral data. The compound database file generator generates a compound database file in which the product ion scan measurement condition and the product ion spectral data are associated with each other.

Abstract: A vacuum joint has a simple structure and thus is capable of connecting and disconnecting vacuum pipes very easily and quickly. A vacuum utilization device includes this vacuum joint. A vacuum joint of the present invention includes: a first coupling member having a tubular shape and adapted to be attached to a connection end of a vacuum pipe; and a second coupling member having a tubular shape and adapted to be attached to a connection end of a vacuum pipe. The first coupling member has an axial front end with a substantially flat contact surface that contains a ferromagnetic material, and the second coupling member has an axial front end with a substantially flat contact surface that contains a ferromagnetic material. At least one of the contact surface of the first coupling member and the contact surface of the second coupling member includes a magnet.

Abstract: An arc detector includes a current sensor, a power spectrum conversion unit that converts an output from the current sensor to a power spectrum, a section value obtaining unit that divides an arc measurement section for the power spectrum into a plurality of regions, and obtains, from region values for the plurality of regions excluding a maximum one of the region values, a region value to be a section value of the arc measurement section, and an arc determination unit that determines a presence of an arc by comparing the section value with a threshold.

Abstract: According to one implementation, a molding equipment of a composite material includes a vessel, a decompression system and a heating medium supply system. The vessel houses a molding target sealed by a sealing object. The decompression system performs bending forming of the molding target and pressurization on the molding target after the bending forming by decompressing a region surrounded by the sealing object in the vessel. The heating medium supply system supplies a heating medium into the vessel. The heating medium is supplied for the bending forming, and heating and curing of the molding target under the pressurization.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to reduce erroneous detection of arcs, and to reduce erroneous responses concomitant with erroneous detection. In a photovoltaic power generation system (100), a main control part (37) controls an arc detecting device (40) in such a way as to suspend arc detection during periods in which arc-like noise is being generated. Examples that can be cited of periods during which arc-like noise is generated include a period from when a PCS (30) starts up to when the supply of power to a power grid (80) begins, and a period during which a current (I) flowing from a power generating device (10) to the PCS (30) is changing suddenly.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer is provided that includes a precursor ion candidate selector, a product ion scan measurement condition setter, a product ion spectral data obtainer, a compound database file generator, and an MRM measurement condition candidate generator. The precursor ion candidate selector selects precursor ion candidates from mass spectrometric data. The product ion scan measurement condition setter combines the precursor ion candidates with a plurality of candidate values of cleavage energy to set a product ion scan measurement condition. The product ion spectral data obtainer carries out MS/MS measurement to obtain product ion spectral data. The compound database file generator generates a compound database file in which the product ion scan measurement condition and the product ion spectral data are associated with each other.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to reduce erroneous detection of arcs, and to reduce erroneous responses concomitant with erroneous detection. In a photovoltaic power generation system (100), a main control part (37) controls an arc detecting device (40) in such a way as to suspend arc detection during periods in which arc-like noise is being generated. Examples that can be cited of periods during which arc-like noise is generated include a period from when a PCS (30) starts up to when the supply of power to a power grid (80) begins, and a period during which a current (I) flowing from a power generating device (10) to the PCS (30) is changing suddenly.

Abstract: In order to identify an arc occurrence position in a DC power source, this arc occurrence position detection device (15) is provided with an arc detection unit (31) which detects occurrence of arc in a solar battery string (11), a disconnection position detection unit (32) which detects a disconnection position in the solar battery string (11), and a main control unit (33) which, when the arc has occurred, outputs the disconnection position detected by the disconnection position detection unit (32) as the arc occurrence position.

Abstract: In a solar power generation system, a solar battery string is connected to a PCS via power lines, a DC-DC converter, and power lines. In an arc detection apparatus, capacitors constitute bypass current paths that bypass the DC-DC converter, and an electric current sensor is provided on the power line. Impedances of the capacitors satisfy a condition that a combined impedance of the impedances, impedances of the DC-DC converter, and an impedance of the PCS is smaller than an impedance of the DC-DC converter.