Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source unit that outputs light, an elongated light guide including a first end surface on which the light is incident, a second end surface located opposite to the first end surface, an emitting surface, and at least one held portion provided on at least one of the longitudinal side surfaces different from the emitting surface, the light guide guiding the light from the first end surface to the second end surface, and a housing including an attachment portion to which the light source unit is attached, a housing portion that is open at an end portion on the attachment portion side and includes a housing recess to house the light guide and an exposure opening exposing the emitting surface, and a holding portion that holds the light guide in the housing recess by sandwiching the at least one held portion.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a voltage fluctuation suppressing apparatus is provided with a power storage device connected to an electric power system, a basic control unit to control an output of the power storage device, a voltage detector to measure a voltage of a connection point to the electric power system, and an output control unit to divide a control amount to be outputted to the basic control unit into a reactive power command value and an active power command value and to output them. The output control unit is provided with a reactive power upper limit value calculation unit, a reactive power calculation/output unit, and an active power calculation/output unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a battery to charge power and discharge a direct-current power to a converter, the converter supplying the converted power to a power system, detectors detecting a voltage at a point between the converter and power system, a current output from the converter and effective power from the voltage value and a current value detected, units computing an angular frequency of the voltage output from the converter, based on an effective power value and an output target value of effective power and an output voltage target value of the converter, based on a current value, a set voltage value and an angular frequency, and a controller controlling the converter according to the output voltage target value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes modules to detect a node voltage and an output current of a converter, a detector to obtain an effective power value, a system condition detector to detect a power supply condition in the electric system or the operating conditions of devices included in the electric system and then output a first signal, a setting unit to switch a set value to a preset first or second value and then output the set value, a unit to calculate an angular frequency of an output voltage of the converter on the basis of an output of the detector, the value, and an output of the system condition detector, and a unit to calculate a target value of the converter.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the photovoltaic system includes a memory configured to store power generator characteristics to be applied to the photovoltaic system, a calculation section configured to calculate an output target value to be output by the photovoltaic system using the power generator characteristics read from the memory, an operation target value, system data of a power system, and output data from the photovoltaic system to the power system, and a photovoltaic section configured to supply a corresponding power to the power system based on the output target value calculated by the calculation section.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a voltage fluctuation suppressing apparatus is provided with a power storage device connected to an electric power system, a basic control unit to control an output of the power storage device, a voltage detector to measure a voltage of a connection point to the electric power system, and an output control unit to divide a control amount to be outputted to the basic control unit into a reactive power command value and an active power command value and to output them. The output control unit is provided with a reactive power upper limit value calculation unit, a reactive power calculation/output unit, and an active power calculation/output unit.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an authority changing device includes a first determiner, a second determiner, and a changing unit. A first authority is defined by a first combination of first to third item values, and a second authority is defined by a second combination of the fourth to sixth item values. The first determiner uses a logical expression to determine whether the change from the first authority to the second authority is possible, not possible, or unknown. The second determiner uses a first table to determine the availability of change from the first authority to the second authority when the availability of the change is determined to be unknown. The changing unit changes the first authority to the second authority when the change is determined to be possible.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes modules to detect a node voltage and an output current of a converter, a detector to obtain an effective power value, a system condition detector to detect a power supply condition in the electric system or the operating conditions of devices included in the electric system and then output a first signal, a setting unit to switch a set value to a preset first or second value and then output the set value, a unit to calculate an angular frequency of an output voltage of the converter on the basis of an output of the detector, the value, and an output of the system condition detector, and a unit to calculate a target value of the converter.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an authority changing device includes a first determiner, a second determiner, and a changing unit. A first authority is defined by a first combination of first to third item values, and a second authority is defined by a second combination of the fourth to sixth item values. The first determiner uses a logical expression to determine whether the change from the first authority to the second authority is possible, not possible, or unknown. The second determiner uses a first table to determine the availability of change from the first authority to the second authority when the availability of the change is determined to be unknown. The changing unit changes the first authority to the second authority when the change is determined to be possible.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a battery to charge power and discharge a direct-current power to a converter, the converter supplying the converted power to a power system, detectors detecting a voltage at a point between the converter and power system, a current output from the converter and effective power from the voltage value and a current value detected, units computing an angular frequency of the voltage output from the converter, based on an effective power value and an output target value of effective power and an output voltage target value of the converter, based on a current value, a set voltage value and an angular frequency, and a controller controlling the converter according to the output voltage target value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the photovoltaic system includes a memory configured to store power generator characteristics to be applied to the photovoltaic system, a calculation section configured to calculate an output target value to be output by the photovoltaic system using the power generator characteristics read from the memory, an operation target value, system data of a power system, and output data from the photovoltaic system to the power system, and a photovoltaic section configured to supply a corresponding power to the power system based on the output target value calculated by the calculation section.

Abstract: In a conventional device for extracting voice features accurately without being influenced by noises, such as a voice recognition device, usually an input voice signal is processed first by a noise reduction system having the tap length N, and the result is FFT-processed by L-points, and then the power spectrum vector is calculated; accordingly, a one time operation requires N multiplications and (N?1) summations. The voice feature extraction device according to the invention receives a voice signal including noises from a microphone, which is processed by a window function operation unit, and thereafter FFT-processed by an FFT operation unit by L-points. A power calculation unit calculates a power spectrum vector of the input voice signal. However, a noise reduction system determines in advance a filter coefficient of this system and processes the coefficient to calculate a noise reduction coefficient, and the power spectrum vector is processed by this noise reduction system.

Abstract: In a conventional device for extracting voice features accurately without being influenced by noises, such as a voice recognition device, usually an input voice signal is processed first by a noise reduction system having the tap length N, and the result is FFT-processed by L-points, and then the power spectrum vector is calculated; accordingly, a one time operation requires N multiplications and (N−1) summations. The voice feature extraction device according to the invention receives a voice signal including noises from a microphone, which is processed by a window function operation unit, and thereafter FFT-processed by an FFT operation unit by L-points. A power calculation unit calculates a power spectrum vector of the input voice signal. However, a noise reduction system determines in advance a filter coefficient of this system and processes the coefficient to calculate a noise reduction coefficient, and the power spectrum vector is processed by this noise reduction system.

Abstract: A PDP (Plasma Display Panel) with high luminance and long service life is disclosed. Two substrates are positioned face to face and located at the scanning side and data side, respectively. A reflection layer for reflecting vacuum ultraviolet rays is formed on the surface of one substrate facing the other substrate located on the data side. The reflection layer has a laminate structure made up of alternating layers of two substances each having a particular refractive index. The reflection layer reflects ultraviolet rays reached the substrate on the scanning side toward the other substrate. As a result, the amount of ultraviolet rays to be incident to a phosphor and therefore the luminance of the PDP increases.

Abstract: The brightness of plasma display panel and extend the life thereof are improved. Of glass substrates 3 and 5 facing each other via partitioning walls 6 and defining a predetermined electric discharge space, a conventional phosphor layer 7 is provided on the glass substrate 5, and an up-conversion phosphor layer 8 is provided on the other glass substrate 3. Application of a high voltage between discharge electrodes 1 and 2 causes electric discharge, generating vacuum ultraviolet radiation and infrared radiation. The up-conversion phosphor layer 8 converts the infrared radiation to visible light, while the conventional phosphor layer 7 converts the vacuum ultraviolet radiation to visible light.

Abstract: The disclosed zoom lens has at least four lens groups with proper refractive powers operating such that while the third lens group counting from front is held stationary, the first and second lens groups and at least one of the fourth lens group and those that follow are moved axially in differential relation to effect zooming. A given range of variation with zooming of the image magnification of the second lens group and a given differential relation for the zooming movement of the first and second lens groups achieve good stability of aberration correction over an extended zooming range.

Abstract: The disclosed zoom lens includes, from front to rear, a magnification-power variable lens assembly which serves for zooming and an image forming lens assembly which is stationary during zooming. The image forming assembly has a lens component B of negative refractive power which is preceded by at least one lens component A movable for focusing and which is followed by at least one lens component C movable for focusing. This structure makes achievement of a compact form and good stability in aberration correction possible throughout the entire focusing range.

Abstract: An optical device comprises an optical waveguide constituted of as a basic unit a core layer of a material having a relatively high refractive index and a clad layer of a material having a relatively low refractive index and covering said core layer, and heating means for heating said core layer to change the refractive index thereof, characterized in that when said core layer is constituted of a liquid, said core layer is heated by said heating means to a temperature such that said core layer does not boil.

Abstract: A multi-layer printed wiring board in which an internal board has a wiring pattern on both sides. Two conductive plates for establishing respective voltage planes are formed with a pattern of grooves to match the wiring pattern of the internal board. The internal board is then sandwiched to the two sides of the conductive plates, with the grooves registering with the wiring pattern, and with intermediate insulating layers. Further, insulated wiring patterns are formed on the exterior sides of the conductive plates together with through-holes through the assembly.