Abstract: A vehicle charging and discharging system to be applied to an electric vehicle includes a rectifier, an inverter, a relay, and a control processor. The rectifier is disposed on a charging path through which a battery of the electric vehicle is to be contactlessly charged from external equipment via a coil in the electric vehicle. The inverter is disposed on a first path from the battery to an electric power output terminal of the electric vehicle, the electric power output terminal allowing for output of electric power stored in the battery. The relay is disposed on a second path from the inverter to the coil. The control processor controls an operation state of the relay to allow the electric power stored in the battery to be contactlessly discharged to the external equipment via the inverter, the relay, and the coil on the second path.

Abstract: A vehicle charging system to be applied to an electric vehicle includes a rectifier, an inverter, first and second relays, and a control processor. The rectifier is disposed on a charging path. The inverter is disposed on a first power feeding path. The first and second relays are respectively disposed on the charging path and a second power feeding path. The control processor performs control that allows for: contactless charging via the charging path from external equipment; and first power feeding to an external device via the charging path and the first power feeding path from the external equipment, or second power feeding to the external device via the second power feeding path from the external equipment. The control processor controls operation states of the relays in accordance with power being supplied from the external equipment, power requested at a battery, and power necessary at the external device.

Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning control system includes an electric heater, a direct-current-to-direct-current converter, an engine system temperature sensor, and a controller. The electric heater applies heat to an air conditioning airflow. The direct-current-to-direct-current converter converts a voltage of electric power of an in-vehicle battery. The engine system temperature sensor measures a temperature of one or each of an engine and a related member. The controller controls an operating state of the electric heater based on the temperature. Upon determining, based on the temperature, that the electric heater is to operate, the controller performs a control of switching the operating state between: an operating state where the electric heater is turned on and the direct-current-to-direct-current converter is caused to output a short-time current; and an operating state where the electric heater is turned off and the direct-current-to-direct-current converter is caused to output a steady-state current.

Abstract: A motor device includes a motor case, an inverter case, a motor, an inverter, and a terminal block. The inverter case is attached to the motor case. The motor is disposed in the motor case. The inverter is disposed in the inverter case. The terminal block is disposed in the inverter case and has a terminal block channel. The terminal block is coupled to an energizing member that extends from the motor. The terminal block channel is configured to guide a coolant.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, that facilitate comparisons between insurances. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires an output from one sensor or outputs from a plurality of sensors different from each other as behavior-monitoring data items of a user, and a diagnosis-result prediction unit that predicts a diagnosis result about one insurance or diagnosis results about a plurality of insurances for the user on the basis of a prediction model calculated in advance by learning for the one insurance or each of the plurality of insurances and on the basis of the behavior-monitoring data items. The present technology is applicable to comparison systems.

Abstract: An electric-vehicle-mounted cooling apparatus is to be mounted in or on an electric vehicle including an electric motor, a first battery, and an inverter. The electric motor is configured to output power for driving. The first battery is configured to store electric power for driving. The inverter is configured to receive the electric power from the first battery and to drive the electric motor. The electric-vehicle-mounted cooling apparatus includes a cooling mechanism and a controller. The cooling mechanism is configured to cool the inverter. The controller is configured to switch a cooling level for the inverter. The inverter is configured to be cooled by the cooling mechanism. The controller is configured to switch the cooling level based on output from the inverter.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a first power conversion circuit board on which a first heat generating component is mounted, a second power conversion circuit board on which a second heat generating component is mounted, a first heat dissipation member that is overlaid on the first power conversion circuit board and dissipates heat of the first power conversion circuit board, and a second heat dissipation member that is overlaid on the second power conversion circuit board and dissipates heat of the second power conversion circuit board, and the first power conversion circuit board and the second power conversion circuit board are arranged opposite to each other with the first heat dissipation member and the second heat dissipation member arranged on the respective outer sides of the first and second power conversion circuit boards.

Abstract: A motor device includes a motor case, an inverter case, a motor, an inverter, and a terminal block. The inverter case is attached to the motor case. The motor is disposed in the motor case. The inverter is disposed in the inverter case. The terminal block is disposed in the inverter case and has a terminal block channel. The terminal block is coupled to an energizing member that extends from the motor. The terminal block channel is configured to guide a coolant.

Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: a circuit board on which an electronic component having a main body is mounted on a mounting surface; a frame inside of which the circuit board is accommodated; a cover portion covering the circuit board from the mounting surface side; and a heat transfer member disposed between the main body and the cover portion, and the frame includes a heat transfer member holding portion holding the heat transfer member at a position where the heat transfer member is in heat conductive contact with both the main body and the cover portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, a method, and a program capable of causing a system to efficiently learn a method of controlling a person. A control learning system calculates a reward based on an input objective state of a control target and a state of the control target based on a sensing result of the control target. The control learning system performs reinforcement learning using the calculated reward and the state of the control target to select a better action for bringing the control target closer to the objective state. The control learning system executes the selected action for the control target. For example, the present disclosure can be applied to a control learning system including a terminal and a cloud system.

Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: a circuit board on which an electronic component having a main body is mounted on a mounting surface; a frame inside of which the circuit board is accommodated; a cover portion covering the circuit board from the mounting surface side; and a heat transfer member disposed between the main body and the cover portion, and the frame includes a heat transfer member holding portion holding the heat transfer member at a position where the heat transfer member is in heat conductive contact with both the main body and the cover portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, a method, and a program capable of causing a system to efficiently learn a method of controlling a person. A control learning system calculates a reward based on an input objective state of a control target and a state of the control target based on a sensing result of the control target. The control learning system performs reinforcement learning using the calculated reward and the state of the control target to select a better action for bringing the control target closer to the objective state. The control learning system executes the selected action for the control target. For example, the present disclosure can be applied to a control learning system including a terminal and a cloud system.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that facilitate comparisons between insurances. The information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires an output from one sensor or outputs from a plurality of sensors different from each other as behavior-monitoring data items of a user; and a diagnosis-result prediction unit that predicts a diagnosis result about one insurance or diagnosis results about a plurality of insurances for the user on the basis of a prediction model calculated in advance by learning for the one insurance or each of the plurality of insurances, and on the basis of the behavior-monitoring data items. The present technology is applicable to comparison systems.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and method, a program, and an information processing system that make it possible to effectively narrow down suspicious cases of fraud. A checkpoint generation section generates, as a checkpoint list, locations highly likely to be determined as dangerous driving even for driving as usual by using traveling information of a vehicle from a policyholder. A fraudulent user detection section generates a list of policyholders suspected of fraud in a declaration of the vehicle traveling information with reference to the generated checkpoint list by using the vehicle traveling information from the policyholder. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to a fraud check support system that includes a terminal and a cloud system.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that enable agents with different skills to cooperate with each other to efficiently execute a task, the information processing apparatus including: an allocation section configured to assign at least a part of a task to two or more agents on the basis of a skill model indicating a skill of each of the agents. An information processing method includes an allocation step of assigning at least a part of a task to two or more agents on the basis of a skill model indicating a skill of each of the agents. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an agent system in which a plurality of agents cooperates with each other to execute a task.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method each enabling a transmission apparatus which transmits observation information to be used in prediction to be readily selected from a plurality of transmission apparatuses. A selection section selects a sensor which transmits observation information to be used in prediction as a use sensor from a plurality of sensors on the basis of pieces of information associated with the plurality of sensors, respectively. The present disclosure, for example, can be applied to an information processing apparatus or the like which performs prediction of failure probability of an industrial robot by using observation information which is transmitted from a predetermined sensor of a plurality of sensors installed in an industrial robot.

Abstract: A washing apparatus that easily washes off metal impurities from a porous metal substrate used as an electrode plate core for an alkaline battery. The washing apparatus includes a liquid bath container which holds a solution for washing off the metal impurities. A guide guides movement of the porous metal substrate in the solution held in the liquid bath container. The porous metal substrate is wound into a hoop in a coil-shaped manner, and the guide guides the movement of a sheet portion of the porous metal substrate unwound from the hoop. A winding mechanism winds the sheet portion after being fed through the liquid bath container.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a secondary battery according to the present invention includes a charging/discharging process wherein the secondary battery is arranged to a restraining jig, that restricts an expansion caused on the battery case with respect to at least a part of the battery case and that is configured to be removable from a charging/discharging device with the secondary battery arranged thereto regardless of the magnitude of the internal pressure in the secondary battery; a charging/discharging is performed to the secondary battery with the restraining jig mounted to the charging/discharging device; and after the completion of the charging/discharging, the restraining jig is removed from the charging/discharging device with the secondary battery arranged to the restraining jig.

Abstract: A washing apparatus that easily washes off metal impurities from a porous metal substrate used as an electrode plate core for an alkaline battery. The washing apparatus includes a liquid bath container which holds a solution for washing off the metal impurities. A guide guides movement of the porous metal substrate in the solution held in the liquid bath container. The porous metal substrate is wound into a hoop in a coil-shaped manner, and the guide guides the movement of a sheet portion of the porous metal substrate unwound from the hoop. A winding mechanism winds the sheet portion after being fed through the liquid bath container.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a secondary battery according to the present invention includes a charging/discharging process wherein the secondary battery is arranged to a restraining jig, that restricts an expansion caused on the battery case with respect to at least a part of the battery case and that is configured to be removable from a charging/discharging device with the secondary battery arranged thereto regardless of the magnitude of the internal pressure in the secondary battery; a charging/discharging is performed to the secondary battery with the restraining jig mounted to the charging/discharging device; and after the completion of the charging/discharging, the restraining jig is removed from the charging/discharging device with the secondary battery arranged to the restraining jig.