Abstract: In an apparatus, a gas containing CH4 and CO2 is supplied from a first supply unit to a synthetic gas production unit which generates a synthetic gas containing CO and H2 while heating a first catalytic structure; the synthetic gas is supplied to a gas production unit which generates a lower olefin-containing gas including propylene while heating a second catalytic structure; and a detection unit detects propylene discharged from the gas production unit. The first catalytic structure includes first supports having a porous structure and a first metal fine particle that is present in first channels of the first supports. The second catalyst structure includes second supports having a porous structure and a second metal fine particle in the second supports. The second supports have a second channels, a portion of which have an average inner diameter of 0.95 nm or less.

Abstract: A storage unit stores a defect correlation table indicating what influence a given type of defect will have on the inspection of the other types of defects. When an obtainment unit obtains an inspection result of inspecting for a defect, an influence determination unit refers to the defect correlation table and determines the influence of the other types of defects on the inspection result. Information pertaining to the determined influence is outputted via an output unit.

Abstract: A storage unit stores a defect correlation table indicating what influence a given type of defect will have on the inspection of the other types of defects. When an obtainment unit obtains an inspection result of inspecting for a defect, an influence determination unit refers to the defect correlation table and determines the influence of the other types of defects on the inspection result. Information pertaining to the determined influence is outputted via an output unit.

Abstract: A power control apparatus includes: a first conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to direct current power from a power generator for generating power using natural energy, and outputs the resultant power; a second conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to the power output from the first conversion apparatus and charges a power storage unit with the resultant power, and also applies DC/DC conversion to power from the power storage unit and discharges the resultant power; a third conversion apparatus that supplies alternating current power to a power system and an alternating current load by applying DC/AC conversion to the power output from the first conversion apparatus and/or the power discharged by the second conversion apparatus; and a controller that causes the second conversion apparatus to perform the discharge so that the power output from the third conversion apparatus is higher than power consumed by the alternating current load.

Abstract: A power control apparatus includes: a direct current bus serving as a path for supplying direct current power; a first conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to direct current power from a power generator for generating power using natural energy, and outputs the resultant direct current power to the direct current bus; a second conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to the direct current power and charges a power storage unit with the resultant direct current power, and also applies DC/DC conversion to direct current power from the power storage unit and discharges the resultant direct current power to the direct current bus; a third conversion apparatus that applies DC/AC conversion to the direct current power from the direct current bus and supplies alternating current power to a power system and an alternating current load; and a controller that controls driving of the first to third conversion apparatuses.

Abstract: A generated power estimation model to be used for estimating an expected generated power amount that is expected to be generated by a solar power generation module is constructed based on a daily correlative relationship between a generated power amount generated by a solar power generation module that generates power by receiving sunlight, and an energy amount of sunlight emitted to the solar power generation module. Furthermore, the expected generated power amount is estimated based on the generated power estimation model, and it is determined whether or not an abnormality has occurred by comparing the expected generated power amount and the generated power amount actually generated by the solar power generation module. This technique can be applied to a solar power generation system, for example.

Abstract: A diagnosis device (17) for a solar power generation system, which diagnosis device (17) diagnoses a whole or a part of an output in the solar power generation system includes: a measurement data acquiring section (21) for acquiring an electric current value and a voltage value from an ammeter (12a) and a voltmeter (12b), respectively; and an diagnosing section (25) diagnoses the output on the basis of a motion of a power point indicated by the electric current value and the voltage value thus acquired.

Abstract: A power control apparatus includes: a first conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to direct current power from a power generator for generating power using natural energy, and outputs the resultant power; a second conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to the power output from the first conversion apparatus and charges a power storage unit with the resultant power, and also applies DC/DC conversion to power from the power storage unit and discharges the resultant power; a third conversion apparatus that supplies alternating current power to a power system and an alternating current load by applying DC/AC conversion to the power output from the first conversion apparatus and/or the power discharged by the second conversion apparatus; and a controller that causes the second conversion apparatus to perform the discharge so that the power output from the third conversion apparatus is higher than power consumed by the alternating current load.

Abstract: A power control apparatus includes: a direct current bus serving as a path for supplying direct current power; a first conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to direct current power from a power generator for generating power using natural energy, and outputs the resultant direct current power to the direct current bus; a second conversion apparatus that applies DC/DC conversion to the direct current power and charges a power storage unit with the resultant direct current power, and also applies DC/DC conversion to direct current power from the power storage unit and discharges the resultant direct current power to the direct current bus; a third conversion apparatus that applies DC/AC conversion to the direct current power from the direct current bus and supplies alternating current power to a power system and an alternating current load; and a controller that controls driving of the first to third conversion apparatuses.

Abstract: An output converter includes a DCDC conversion section, a secondary side voltage/current monitoring section detecting a power from the DCDC conversion section, a maximum operation point control section determining what voltage is to be set by the DCDC conversion section so that the power detected by the secondary side voltage/current monitoring section is maximum, a DCDC short-circuit switch via which a current from a module bypasses the DCDC conversion section to outside, a primary side voltage/current monitoring section measuring the current from the module, a module short-circuit switch switching between a state where a secondary side cathode and a secondary side anode are short-circuited and a state where they are not short-circuited, the maximum operation point control section causing the DCDC short-circuit switch and the module short-circuit switch to switch.

Abstract: An estimated value or a predicted value of an output of photovoltaic generation is easily and properly determined. A learning processor constructs an output calculating model based on a measured value of an output of photovoltaic generation, sunshine hours, and a solar altitude in a learning period. The output calculating model calculates the output of the photovoltaic generation based on the sunshine hours and the solar altitude. An output calculator calculates an estimated value of the output of the photovoltaic generation in an estimation period and a predicted value of the output of the photovoltaic generation in a prediction period based on a measured value of the sunshine hours in the estimation period and the solar altitude or a predicted value of the sunshine hours in the prediction period and the solar altitude. Additionally, the features may be applied to a photovoltaic power system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a voltage converter, a voltage converting method, a power adjuster, a power adjusting method, a photovoltaic system, and a management device which are capable of generating power with a higher output. In a photovoltaic system 11, each of the output converters 21-1 to 21-8, which converts a voltage of power generated by each of solar battery modules 22-1 to 22-8 to a voltage to be outputted to the outside, is provided with respect to each of the solar battery modules 22-1 to 22-8. In each of the output converters 21-1 to 21-8, an operation of a DC/DC converting part that executes a process for converting the voltage is switched to either conversion-rate fixing or maximum power point tracking control based on an amount of output power of the DC/DC converting part. The present invention is, for example, applicable to a photovoltaic system provided with an output converter with respect to each of solar battery modules.

Abstract: An estimated value or a predicted value of an output of photovoltaic generation is easily and properly determined. A learning processor constructs an output calculating model based on a measured value of an output of photovoltaic generation, sunshine hours, and a solar altitude in a learning period. The output calculating model calculates the output of the photovoltaic generation based on the sunshine hours and the solar altitude. An output calculator calculates an estimated value of the output of the photovoltaic generation in an estimation period and a predicted value of the output of the photovoltaic generation in a prediction period based on a measured value of the sunshine hours in the estimation period and the solar altitude or a predicted value of the sunshine hours in the prediction period and the solar altitude. Additionally, the features may be applied to a photovoltaic power system.

Abstract: A diagnosis device (17) for a solar power generation system, which diagnosis device (17) diagnoses a whole or a part of an output in the solar power generation system includes: a measurement data acquiring section (21) for acquiring an electric current value and a voltage value from an ammeter (12a) and a voltmeter (12b), respectively; and an diagnosing section (25) diagnoses the output on the basis of a motion of a power point indicated by the electric current value and the voltage value thus acquired.

Abstract: An output converter includes a DCDC conversion section, a secondary side voltage/current monitoring section detecting a power from the DCDC conversion section, a maximum operation point control section determining what voltage is to be set by the DCDC conversion section so that the power detected by the secondary side voltage/current monitoring section is maximum, a DCDC short-circuit switch via which a current from a module bypasses the DCDC conversion section to outside, a primary side voltage/current monitoring section measuring the current from the module, a module short-circuit switch switching between a state where a secondary side cathode and a secondary side anode are short-circuited and a state where they are not short-circuited, the maximum operation point control section causing the DCDC short-circuit switch and the module short-circuit switch to switch.