Abstract: A switching element 1 has a gate terminal connected to an output end 123 of a driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 11 and a resistor 13 connected in parallel. The switching element 1 has a source terminal connected to the driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 14. A diode 15 connected in series with a resistor 16 has a cathode terminal connected to a section between the capacitor 11 and the resistor 13, and the gate terminal and an anode terminal connected, via the resistor 16, to a section between the source terminal and the capacitor 14.

Abstract: A power supply device includes battery cells each having a rectangular external shape, a separator disposed between the battery cells, a pair of end plates that are disposed on respective ends of a battery assembly in which the separator and the battery cells are stacked, and a bind bar that binds the pair of end plates. The separator has insulating rib parts that protrude from both surfaces of the separator, and the insulating rib parts of the separator stacked on each surface of the battery cell are stacked on each other on a bottom surface of the battery cell. The insulating rib parts are stacked on each other on the bottom surface of the battery cell by inserting an insertion rib provided in one of the stacked insulating rib parts into an insertion groove provided in the other of the stacked insulating rib parts.

Abstract: A power converter apparatus is provided to include a switching circuit, and a filter circuit. The switching circuit generates an AC voltage by switching a DC voltage at a predetermined switching frequency, and the filter circuit converts the AC voltage from the switching circuit into the DC voltage by low-pass filtering the AC voltage. The filter circuit includes first and second bypass capacitors, and an inductor. The first bypass capacitor bypasses noise of a first frequency component of the AC voltage from the switching circuit, and the second bypass capacitor bypasses noise of a second frequency component of the AC voltage from the switching circuit, which is lower than the first frequency component. The inductor is inserted between the first and second bypass capacitors, and the inductance thereof is set so that a resonance frequency of the filter circuit is lower than multiple times the switching frequency by insertion of the inductor.

Abstract: A driver circuit controls a first switch element. A first resistor is connected between the driver circuit and the first switch element. A second switch element is connected to the first switch element. An overcurrent detector circuit controls the second switch element based on an overcurrent current flowing through the first switch element. A second resistor is connected between the overcurrent detector circuit and the second switch element. The first and second resistor is set such that a turn-off time of the first switch element when the second switch element is turned on by the overcurrent detector circuit is longer than a turn-off time of the first switch element when the first switch element is turned off by the driver circuit.

Abstract: A switching element 1 has a gate terminal connected to an output end Vout of a driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 11 and a resistor 13 connected in parallel. The switching element 1 has a source terminal connected to the driving circuit 12 via a capacitor 14 and a Zener diode 15 connected in parallel. The Zener diode 15 has an anode terminal connected to the source terminal of the switching element 1 and a cathode terminal connected to the driving circuit 12.

Abstract: A power supply device has; a battery stacked body where a plural sheets of battery cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal at one surface thereof are stacked; and a plurality of bus bars which connect the electrode terminals in the battery cells adjacently disposed. Each of the bus bars partially has a thin area whose thickness is thinner than a thickness of the other area, and an open window formed in the dun area, and opening a portion thereof. The thin area is formed in an oval shape elongated in the battery cell stacking direction, and the open window extends in a direction along the length of the oval shape. This configuration allows the thin area, above and below the length side of the oval shaped thin area, to be secured as a joining area for laser welding or the like.

Abstract: A plurality of battery cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; and a bus bar which connects the electrode terminals facing each other in the battery cells adjacently disposed among the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: A power converter apparatus is provided to include a switching circuit, and a filter circuit. The switching circuit generates an AC voltage by switching a DC voltage at a predetermining switching frequency, and the filter circuit converts the AC voltage from the switching circuit into the DC voltage by low-pass filtering the AC voltage. The filter circuit induces first and second bypass capacitors, and an inductor. The first bypass capacitor bypasses noise of a first frequency component of the AC voltage from the switching circuit, and the second bypass capacitor bypasses noise of a second frequency component of the AC voltage from the switching circuit, which is lower than the first frequency component. The inductor is inserted between the first and second bypass capacitors, and the inductance thereof is set so that a resonance frequency of the filter circuit is lower than the switching frequency by insertion of the inductor.

Abstract: In order to provide a power supply device having a high rigidity and a light weight, power supply device includes: one or more cell stacked bodies each formed by stacking secondary battery cells; a circuit board including a control circuit electrically connected to the cell stacked bodies; resin-made battery case for storing the cell stacked bodies and circuit board; metal-made lower frame for covering the bottom surface of battery case; and metal-made upper frame for covering the upper surface of battery case. Battery case has a waterproof structure. Battery case is grasped by connecting upper frame to lower frame.

Abstract: A vehicular power source device includes: a case incorporating a battery; a service plug coupled to the battery incorporated in the case; and a protection cover of the service plug. The protection cover includes: a covering portion of the service plug; a fixing board fixed to the case via a fastener; and an opening board disposed to be adjacent to the fixing board and providing a gap to the case. In addition, the fixing board includes: a fixing portion fixed onto the case via the fastener; a linking portion linking the fixing portion to the covering portion; and a breaking portion. The breaking portion is provided in the fixing portion or in a boundary portion between the fixing portion and the linking portion, and a breaking strength of the breaking portion is lower than that of the linking portion.

Abstract: A storage system includes a management processor and main processors. Each of the main processors is configured to alternately switch between a period in which main function processing, including I/O processing in response to an I/O request from a host, is executed and a period in which a management instruction is executed. The management processor is configured to: manage information associating each of uncompleted management instructions, which are already transmitted to the main processors, with a transmission destination main processor to which the each of the uncompleted management instructions is transmitted; select, based on the uncompleted management instructions of the main processors, a transmission destination main processor to which a next management instruction is to be transmitted, from among the main processors; and transmit the next management instruction to the selected transmission destination main processor.

Abstract: The storage system is capable of creating one or more virtual storage subsystems to which virtual resources having logically divided a processing capacity of the physical resources are allocated, and upon creating a virtual volume for receiving I/O requests from the host within the virtual storage subsystem, the virtual storage subsystem allocates the virtual resource to the virtual volume, and when an I/O request to the virtual volume is received from the host, performs processing related to the I/O request using the virtual resource having been allocated. According further to the storage system, after allocating the virtual resource to the virtual volume, the storage system raises a utilization rate of the virtual resource allocated to the virtual volume in a stepwise manner.

Abstract: A plurality of battery cells are connected by a busbar. Electrode terminals of the battery cells each include a protruding portion and a welding surface around the protruding portion. The busbar includes a welding plate portion being in surface-contact with the welding surface and having a cut-away portion for guiding the protruding portion, and an exposure gap that exposes the welding surface between the inner side of the cut-away portion and the protruding portion. The busbar is welded to the welding surface in a predetermined welding width (H) by both of a fillet weld part and a penetration welding portion such that the inner edge of the cut-away portion as the fillet weld part is welded to the welding surface, and the boundary between the busbar and the welding surface is welded by the penetration welding portion.

Abstract: A configuration aimed at reducing loads on storage apparatuses at a restoration site is provided in an environment where there are differences in the performance and capacity of the storage apparatuses between a primary site and the restoration site. Second volumes which form a remote copy with first volumes provided to a host at a primary site are located in a storage apparatus at the restoration site, which can satisfy the performance requirement upon failure of the first volumes, on the basis of performance information and available capacity information. A volume group is configured for each of the second volumes located at one storage apparatus at the restoration site and the first volumes; and an extended volume group including a plurality of second volumes, in which data is replicated and recorded in a write order to write the data to the first volumes, and their first volumes is set.

Abstract: A vehicular power source device includes: a case incorporating a battery; a service plug coupled to the battery incorporated in the case; and a protection cover of the service plug. The protection cover includes: a covering portion of the service plug; a fixing board fixed to the case via a fastener; and an opening board disposed to be adjacent to the fixing board and providing a gap to the case. In addition, the fixing board includes: a fixing portion fixed onto the case via the fastener; a linking portion linking the fixing portion to the covering portion; and a breaking portion. The breaking portion is provided in the fixing portion or in a boundary portion between the fixing portion and the linking portion, and a breaking strength of the breaking portion is lower than that of the linking portion.

Abstract: The disclosure reduces the size and cost of a power conditioner. A power conditioner including a DC/DC converter connected to a power supply device and an inverter connected to the DC/DC converter includes: a plus side wiring connecting the DC/DC converter and the inverter; a minus side wiring connecting the DC/DC converter and the inverter; a capacitor having one end connected to the plus side wiring and an other end connected to the minus side wiring; and a fuse provided on the minus side wiring, wherein the DC/DC converter has at least one switching element; the other end of the capacitor is connected to a first connection point provided on the minus side wiring on the DC/DC converter side with respect to the fuse; and the switching element is connected to a second connection point provided on the minus side wiring on the inverter side with respect to the fuse.

Abstract: An encryption key used with a storing apparatus and an encryption key used with a non-volatile cache memory are identical to each other. A cache control portion unit effects control in such a way that an encryption key EK used to encrypt first data stored in the storing apparatuses, and an encryption key EK used to encrypt second data which are data corresponding to the first data and are stored in the non-volatile cache memory, are identical to each other. If the cache control portion receives a write request and first data WD, the cache control portion identifies from the storing apparatuses a storing apparatus that is to be the storage destination of the first data, identifies an encryption key allocated to the identified storing apparatus, encrypts the second data corresponding to the first data using the identified encryption key, and stores the data in the non-volatile cache memory.

Abstract: The storage apparatus includes a control unit that manages a storage area allocated to the host computer. The control unit assigns an identifier to the host computer that accesses the storage area, and assigns the identifier to the first computer's first interface that accesses the storage area, assigns a second port identifier of a second interface of a storage device that communicates with a host computer to a first port identifier of the first interface by accepting a port identifier and sets a logical path, storing the port identifier and the second port identifier in association with each other in the host computer connection information, assigning the identifier of the storage area to the identifier of the host computer, associating the identifier of the storage computer with the identifier of the host computer, and storing the storage area allocation information.

Abstract: A fiber-containing particulate resin structure (S) is a particulate resin structure including a resin (1) and fibers (2), in which the fibers (2) are dispersed in the resin (1) in an opened state, and an average density of the resin structure is in a range of 0.20 to 1.00 (g/cm3).

Abstract: A storage system includes a management processor and main processors. Each of the main processors is configured to alternately switch between a period in which main function processing, including I/O processing in response to an I/O request from a host, is executed and a period in which a management instruction is executed. The management processor is configured to: manage information associating each of uncompleted management instructions, which are already transmitted to the main processors, with a transmission destination main processor to which the each of the uncompleted management instructions is transmitted; select, based on the uncompleted management instructions of the main processors, a transmission destination main processor to which a next management instruction is to be transmitted, from among the main processors; and transmit the next management instruction to the selected transmission destination main processor.