Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a hollow main body having thermal conductivity, a light source having at least a semiconductor light-emitting element, an accessory element, and an adiabatic member. The light source is thermally coupled to the main body. The accessory element has an allowable temperature limit different from that of the light source, and is accommodated in the main body. The adiabatic member divides the main body into a first region thermally coupled to the light source, and at least a second region thermally coupled to the accessory element and thermally isolated from the first region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a railroad storage battery device includes a first and second resin assembled battery boxes, a battery management unit, and a metal box mountable on a railroad vehicle via an insulating member. The first resin assembled battery box possesses a certain insulating property and accommodates a first battery cell group and a first cell monitoring device monitoring charge and discharge of battery cells. The second resin assembled battery box possesses a certain insulating property and accommodates a second battery cell group connected in series with the first battery cell group and a second cell monitoring device monitoring charge and discharge of the battery cells. The battery management unit controls the first and second cell monitoring devices. The metal box accommodates the first and second assembled battery boxes and the battery management unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a first heating element, a second heating element, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a calculator. The first heating element is housed in the housing. The second heating element is housed in the housing and a temporal change in amount of heat generation of the second heating element is smaller than a temporal change of the first heating element. The first sensor is housed in the housing and detects a temperature of the second heating element. The second sensor detects an ambient temperature. The calculator calculates a flow rate of airflow in the housing based on a difference between the temperature detected by the first sensor and the temperature detected by the second sensor.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, system includes transmitter, pump, controller, tank and thermal storage. Pump circulates water through the transmitter. Controller drives the pump, circulates the water while the transmitter is operating, and stops the circulation of the water at a time of a stop of the transmitter. Tank stores the water circulated through the transmitter, and supplies the water to the pump. Thermal storage is provided on a surface of the tank, and stores waste heat of the exothermic part of the transmitter, which was taken in the water via the tank. Thermal storage changes in phase if a temperature of the water in the tank lowers to a predetermined temperature or below, and heats the water by latent heat which occurs.

Abstract: A light guide plate according to an embodiment includes an exit surface where light exits, a rear surface facing this exit surface, and an end face connecting the exit surface and the rear surface. The light guide plate is transparent when no light is entering from the end face. First light scattering means is provided in the rear surface to inwardly reflect the light which has entered from the end face. Second light scattering means is provided in the exit surface to transmit more light than the first light scattering means.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus, comprising: a light source that emits light; a hollow heat-transfer member including an outer surface on which the light source is disposed; and a light guiding member that covers the light source and at least part of the outer surface along the outer surface.

Abstract: A lighting device according to one embodiment includes a light guide member, at least one light source and a substrate on which the light source is mounted. The light guide member includes a first surface facing an outside of the lighting device, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a side surface extending from an end of the first surface to an end of the second surface. The light guide member also includes a diffusion portion. The light source faces a side surface of the light guide member. The casing includes a thermal dissipation portion formed of a metal and extending along the second surface of the light guide member. The casing supports the substrate and is thermally connected to the light source.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a board, a base, a globe, a housing, and a cap part. The board is provided with a light emitting element to emit light. The board is thermally connected to the base. The globe is provided on the base to cover the light emitting element. The globe includes a maximum diameter part in which an external diameter of the globe is maximum. The housing is thermally connected to the base. The housing includes a cylindrical radiator through which air flows. The cap part is attached to the housing. One end part of the radiator is located between the cap part and the maximum diameter part.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illuminating device comprises a base member including a first surface on which light-emitting elements are held, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a through hole connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, an optical lens arranged to be opposed to the light-emitting elements on the first surface side of the base member, and a heat dissipation member arranged in thermal contact with the base member on the second surface side of the base member. The optical lens includes a ventilation flue configured to introduce outside air into the through hole. The heat dissipation member comes into contact with the outside air to be introduced through the ventilation flue and the through hole to carry out heat exchange, thereby radiating heat generated from the light-emitting elements.

Abstract: A light guiding body that guides light includes, a light guiding portion, and an introducing portion including a plane of incidence and a curvature surface connected to the plane of incidence to guide the light to the light guiding portion by being connected to the light guiding portion, wherein an angle ?1 formed by a line segment connecting a first point on the plane of incidence and a second point on the curvature surface and a normal of the curvature surface at the second point satisfies ?1?sin?1(1/n), where n is an index of refraction of the light guiding body.

Abstract: A light guiding body includes, an introducing portion including a plane of incidence and a plane of reflection opposite to the plane of incidence, a diffusion portion including a first plane provided on a side of the plane of reflection and a second plane provided on the side of the plane of incidence and opposite to the first plane, a first point positioned on a border between the plane of reflection and the first plane, and a second point on the plane of incidence, wherein when a center of curvature of the first plane at the first point is a third point, an index of refraction of the light guiding body is n, the curvature of the first plane at the first point is K, and a distance between the second point and the third point is D, Formula (4) is satisfied.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery module includes, battery cells including an electrode group including an anode, a cathode, and a separator interposed between the anode and the cathode, a terminal electrically connected to the electrode group, and a packaging member which contains the electrode group and through which the terminal is extracted outside from inside a container portion, a bus bar configured to electrically connect the terminals of the battery cells, a heat storage unit containing a latent heat storage material, and an electric insulating sheet configured to thermally connect the bus bar and the heat storage unit.

Abstract: A lighting device of an embodiment includes: a light-emitting element; an optical lens positioned on a positive direction side of an axis perpendicular to a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element with a point of origin being set on a center of the light-emitting surface; a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged on a negative direction side of the axis and around the axis that serves as a central axis, and arranged so as not to be present within a range of a 1/2 light distribution angle of light emitted from the optical lens in the positive direction, and being thermally connected to the light-emitting element; a cover housing the heat dissipation fins having at least one opening in each of the positive and negative direction sides; and a base member positioned along the axis and thermally connected to the light-emitting element and the heat dissipation fins.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light-guiding unit having a light output surface which outputs light and a back surface facing the light output surface, wherein the light-guiding unit has a curved surface in a region of the back surface farther than a first position on the back surface that is away by a first distance from an axis passing the light output surface and the back surface, and a rough surface in a region of the light output surface farther than a second position on the light output surface that is away by a second distance from the axis in a same direction as a direction from the axis toward the first position, and where an intersection of the axis and the back surface is an origin point, and a direction of the axis from the back surface to the light output surface is positive, a normal line of the curved surface intersects with the axis at the positive side of the axis, and an angle formed by a normal line vector at the second position in a direction toward the light output s

Abstract: In one embodiment, a light emitting device includes: a light source which emits light; a light guide portion which has an emission surface which emits light and a back surface which opposes to the emission surface, and which has at the back surface a reflecting portion which the light emitted from the light source enters and which reflects the entering light toward the emission surface; a heat transfer portion which opposes to the back surface of the light guide portion and is provided with an interval which is a wavelength of the light or more being spaced from the back surface; and a support portion which is provided between the reflecting portion and the heat transfer portion, and which keeps the interval between the light guide portion and the heat transfer portion.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an X-ray CT scanner including: a gantry; a revolving body provided inside the gantry; an X-ray tube assembly provided in the revolving body; a heat radiator provided inside the revolving body so as to be connected to the X-ray tube assembly; a heat storage material provided in the heat radiator and capable of accumulating a heat generated by the X-ray tube assembly; and an X-ray detector provided inside the revolving body so as to oppose the X-ray tube assembly.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a heat exchanger is provided with a manifold, a heat exchange unit and a first porous body. The manifold has an inlet for a medium and an outlet for the medium. The heat exchange unit has a channel which communicates with the outlet. The first channel has a cross section of a typical length which is not more than a predetermined constant. The porous body is provided between the inlet and the outlet, and contains a plurality of pores with a mean diameter which is not more than the typical length.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus, comprising: a light source that emits light; a hollow heat-transfer member including an outer surface on which the light source is disposed; and a light guiding member that covers the light source and at least part of the outer surface along the outer surface.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a board, a base, a globe, a housing, and a cap part. The board is provided with a light emitting element to emit light. The board is thermally connected to the base. The globe is provided on the base to cover the light emitting element. The globe includes a maximum diameter part in which an external diameter of the globe is maximum. The housing is thermally connected to the base. The housing includes a cylindrical radiator through which air flows. The cap part is attached to the housing. One end part of the radiator is located between the cap part and the maximum diameter part.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a deviation value calculation unit which calculates a deviation value from the normal boundary of the relationship between a power index associated with the driving power and the measured rotational speed of the fan, a clogging detection unit which detects, based on the deviation value, clogging in an air duct through which the fan takes in air outside the case and sends it to the radiator, and a deviation value correction unit which corrects the deviation value in accordance with aging of performance of the fan to compensate for deterioration of the clogging detection capability of the clogging detection unit caused by the aging.