Abstract: A fault current is removed at a higher speed. A high-speed introduction device includes: a connection chamber provided in an insulative container; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to be electrically separated from each other in the connection chamber at least before an introduction operation, each of the first electrode and the second electrode being composed of a conductive material; and an injector to inject at least one of a charged particle and a conductive particle, the injector communicating with the connection chamber, wherein when the introduction operation is started, the injector injects at least one of the charged particle and the conductive particle into the connection chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficiently transferring a plurality of segmented data with various sizes. An address translation storage unit stores an address translation table which provides a plurality of translation descriptor domains to support a plurality of translation step sizes. Depending on the segment size of each data block to be transferred, a translation descriptor domain selection unit chooses a suitable translation descriptor domain within the address translation table. Data segment mapping is then performed with translation descriptors in the selected translation descriptor domain.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficiently transferring a plurality of segmented data with various sizes. An address translation storage unit stores an address translation table which provides a plurality of translation descriptor domains to support a plurality of translation step sizes. Depending on the segment size of each data block to be transferred, a translation descriptor domain selection unit chooses a suitable translation descriptor domain within the address translation table. Data segment mapping is then performed with translation descriptors in the selected translation descriptor domain.

Abstract: A processor module generates a data write request and sends data specified thereby to each of two data buffers respectively provided in two data storage units, each having a data storage device, such as a magnetic disc device. When the data has been completely written into each of the data buffers, a write completion response is sent back to the processor module from each of the data storage units. When the processor module has received the write completion responses from the data storage units, it recognizes that the data write request has been completed.