Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion, a seat back, and a reclining device configured to allow the seat back to be tilted to the seat cushion. The seat back includes a back frame having an opening and a pipe frame comprising a pipe member, and the pipe frame includes a distal end part. The lower part of the pipe frame extends through the opening such that the distal end part is located inside a space defined by the back frame and the reclining device, and the lower part of the pipe frame is fixed to the back frame at the opening. Rotation center of the reclining device is set so as to be aligned with axial center of the lower part of the pipe frame.

Abstract: A control circuit is employed for controlling a wireless power receiving apparatus that receives an electric power signal from a wireless power transmission apparatus. An electric power detection unit detects the received electric power PRX received by the wireless power receiving apparatus. A control unit generates a control signal CE for controlling the electric power PTX to be transmitted by the wireless power transmission apparatus. When the received electric power PRX detected by the electric power detection unit falls despite the control signal CE not indicating an instruction to lower the electric power PTX to be transmitted, an abnormal state judgment unit judges that an abnormal state has occurred.

Abstract: The position misalignment detection device includes: a comparator configured to compare an electric current induced by a receiving coil in a receiver (RX) to which an electric power is transmitted from a transmitter (TX) with a non-contact power supply transmitter method; a frequency counter connected to the comparator, the frequency counter configured to count transmit frequency fi transmitted from the transmitter; and a register configured to store a counted value Fi counted by the frequency counter. There is provided the position misalignment detection device which can detect a position misalignment of the receiver on the transmitter during electric charging.

Abstract: A first oscillator is configured to be switchable between a disabled state and an oscillation state in which a first clock signal CLK1 having a first frequency is generated. A second oscillator oscillates at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency, so as to generate a second clock signal. In (i) a power transfer phase in which electric power is transmitted to a wireless power receiving apparatus, a controller instructs the first oscillator to oscillate, and generates a first pulse signal for controlling a driver according to the first clock signal. In (ii) a selection phase in which the presence or absence of the wireless power receiving apparatus is detected, the controller generates a second pulse signal for controlling the driver at a predetermined time interval, which is measured based on the second clock signal, and during which the first oscillator is set to the disabled state.

Abstract: A gas turbine startup method and device wherein low-pressure, medium-pressure, and high-pressure air bleed flow paths supply compressed air bled from low-pressure, medium-pressure, and high-pressure air bleed chambers, respectively, of a compressor as cooling air to a turbine. Low-pressure, medium-pressure, and high-pressure exhaust flow paths discharge the compressed air in the low-pressure, medium-pressure, and high-pressure air bleed flow paths, respectively to the turbine exhaust system, and the low-pressure, the medium-pressure, and the high-pressure exhaust flow paths are provided respectively with a low-pressure exhaust valve, a medium-pressure exhaust valve, and a high-pressure exhaust valve. When the gas turbine starts up, the high-pressure exhaust valve is opened before the startup state of the gas turbine reaches a region in which rotation stall occurs.

Abstract: A solar heat turbine system includes: a compressor which compresses a working fluid, and generates a high-pressure working fluid; a solar heat receiver which heats the high-pressure working fluid with solar heat, and which generates a high-temperature working fluid; a turbine which is rotationally driven by the high-temperature working fluid; a restriction mechanism which restricts a flow of at least one of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid; a rotation interlocking mechanism which rotationally drives the compressor so as to interlock with the turbine; a bleed mechanism which causes the high-pressure working fluid which is in a process of being generated in the compressor to be bled as a bled working fluid; and a system control unit which causes the bleed mechanism to execute bleeding after the restriction mechanism is caused to restrict.

Abstract: A chemically strengthened glass includes a first main surface, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, and an end surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface. A compressive stress layer is provided in the first main surface and the second main surface. An average sheet thickness t is from 0.06 to 0.25 mm. When a bending test method is performed, a crack originating in at least one main surface of the first main surface and the second main surface is not formed.

Abstract: Provided is a hardcoat film including a support and a hardcoat layer on at least one surface of the support. The hardcoat layer is formed of a composition for forming a hardcoat layer. The composition contains: (a) resin having a group which increases hydrophilicity when decomposed by an acid and a group which contains at least one kind of atom selected from a fluorine atom and a silicon atom; and (b) acid generator.

Abstract: A power receiving control circuit is provided that receives AC coil current IRX from a reception coil and that supplies DC output voltage VOUT. A rectifier circuit rectifies the coil current IRX. A linear regulator receives a rectified voltage VRECT across a smoothing capacitor, and generates the output voltage VOUT stabilized to a predetermined target level. A controller has predetermined control characteristics configured as a relation between the value of a charging current ICHG and the target value of the rectified voltage VRECT. The controller detects the value of the charging current ICHG, and transmits information which indicates electric power to be transmitted from a wireless power supply apparatus, with reference to the control characteristics. The controller is configured to be capable of changing the control characteristics.

Abstract: A cooling system includes: a high pressure bleed line configured to bleed high pressure compressed air from a first bleed position of a compressor and to send the air to a first hot part; a low pressure bleed line configured to bleed low pressure compressed air from a second bleed position of the compressor and to send the air to a second hot part; an orifice provided in the low pressure bleed line; a connecting line configured to connect the high pressure bleed line and the low pressure bleed line; a first valve provided in the connecting line; a bypass line configured to connect the connecting line and the low pressure bleed line; and a second valve provided in the bypass line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device: includes: a first polarizer; a liquid crystal cell including a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules aligned in parallel with a substrate of the liquid crystal cell; a first compensation film; and a second polarizer, wherein, as viewed perpendicularly to the substrate, an absorption axis of the first polarizer is parallel with an optical axis of the first compensation film, and an angle ? between the absorption axis of the first polarizer and an optical axis of the liquid crystal layer satisfies 0°<?, in a cross section of the liquid crystal cell as viewed along a transmission axis of the first polarizer, an optical axis of the liquid crystal layer and the optical axis of the first compensation film have a tilt angle in the same direction to a face of the substrate, and the first compensation film has a positive birefringence.

Abstract: A power transmitter supplies an electric power signal to a wireless power receiver. A transmission antenna is configured to transmit the electric power signal, and to receive data from the wireless power receiver. The data includes personal data that indicates user-specific information with respect to the user of the wireless power receiver, in addition to control data to be used to control the wireless power transmitter. A driver drives the transmission antenna. A controller controls the driver according to the control data received via the transmission antenna, and acquires the personal data.

Abstract: A wireless power receiver circuit forms a wireless power receiving apparatus together with a reception coil. An internal power supply line is connected to a capacitor C. An output line is connected to a secondary battery. An H-bridge circuit includes N-channel MOSFETs MH1, MH2, ML1, and ML2. A first switch is arranged between a rectification line and the internal power supply line. A second switch is arranged between the rectification line and the output line. A voltage VDD of the internal power supply line is supplied to a power supply terminal of a controller.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first polarizer; a liquid crystal cell including a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules horizontally aligned to a face of a substrate; and a second polarizer. The liquid crystal display further includes a first optical compensation film disposed between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell, an absorption axis of the first polarizer, an optical axis of the first optical compensation film, and an optical axis of the liquid crystal layer being parallel to each other in a view of the liquid crystal cell in a direction orthogonal to the face of the substrate of the liquid crystal cell. The optical axis of the liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal cell and the optical axis of the first optical compensation film have a tilt angle from the face of the substrate of the liquid crystal cell in a same direction.

Abstract: A rectifier circuit includes an H-bridge circuit, and rectifies an AC current that flows through a reception antenna. A smoothing capacitor smoothes the output of the rectifier circuit. A demodulator demodulates an FSK-modulated electric power signal. A first comparator compares a voltage VAC1 at a first AC input terminal with a first threshold voltage VTH1, and generates a first detection signal. A second comparator compares a voltage VAC2 at a second AC input terminal with a second threshold voltage VTH2, and generates a second detection signal. A clock generating circuit generates a frequency detection clock CLK_OUT that transits according to a predetermined edge type of the first detection signal and a predetermined edge type of the second detection signal. A frequency detection circuit detects the frequency of the frequency detection clock.

Abstract: A demodulator is mounted on a wireless power transmitter that conforms to the Qi standard, and demodulates an amplitude modulated signal superimposed on a coil current ICOIL that flows through a primary coil of a transmission antenna, or otherwise on a coil voltage across both ends of the primary coil. Multiple demodulating units are each configured to have respectively different configurations, to operate in parallel, to extract a demodulated component from the coil current ICOIL or otherwise from the coil voltage, and to generate baseband signals as demodulated signals. A signal processing unit employs a baseband signal that is correctly received, from among the multiple baseband signals generated by the multiple demodulating units, based on an error detection result obtained using a checksum.

Abstract: The position misalignment detection device includes: a comparator configured to compare an electric current induced by a receiving coil in a receiver (RX) to which an electric power is transmitted from a transmitter (TX) with a non-contact power supply transmitter method; a frequency counter connected to the comparator, the frequency counter configured to count transmit frequency fi transmitted from the transmitter; and a register configured to store a counted value Fi counted by the frequency counter. There is provided the position misalignment detection device which can detect a position misalignment of the receiver on the transmitter during electric charging.

Abstract: A control circuit is employed for controlling a wireless power receiving apparatus that receives an electric power signal from a wireless power transmission apparatus. An electric power detection unit detects the received electric power PRX received by the wireless power receiving apparatus. A control unit generates a control signal CE for controlling the electric power PTX to be transmitted by the wireless power transmission apparatus. When the received electric power PRX detected by the electric power detection unit falls despite the control signal CE not indicating an instruction to lower the electric power PTX to be transmitted, an abnormal state judgment unit judges that an abnormal state has occurred.

Abstract: A solar thermal power generation facility is provided with turbine bypass piping (74) which makes some of compressed air from a compressor (10) bypass a turbine (20), a turbine bypass valve (75) which adjusts the flow rate of the compressed air flowing through the turbine bypass piping (74), and a control device (80) which controls the rotational torque of a turbine rotor (21) by opening the turbine bypass valve (75) before a rotor rotational speed reaches a rated rotational speed in a speeding-up process of the rotor rotational speed by a start-up device (60) and adjusting the flow rate of the compressed air that is made to bypass, by the turbine bypass valve (75). The control device (80) instantaneously fully closes the turbine bypass valve (75) at the time of incorporation in which a power generator (50) is connected to an electric power system (S).

Abstract: A radiation detection element has a detection layer 52 containing metal halide and a pair of electrodes 51 and 53 disposed on the detection layer 52 containg metal halide. At least one of the pair of electrodes has a surface 56 containing graphite and the surface 56 containing graphite and the detection layer 52 are in contact with each other.