Abstract: Even when the blowing member generates heat over a long period of time, the fixing state of the blowing member is stabilized and the current path is interrupted safely and quickly. A protecting device 1 includes a case 28, a fuse element 2, a blowing member 3 connected to at least one side of the fuse element 2 to blow the fuse element 2,a fixing member 8 provided on an inner surface of the case 28 and in contact with the blowing member 3 to suppress the wobbling of the blowing member 3, the blowing member 3 has an insulating substrate 4 and a heat generator 5 formed on the insulating 10 substrate 4, and the insulating substrate 4 is connected to the fuse element 2 by a bonding material 9 that is softened by the heat generated by the heat generator 5.

Abstract: An etching method includes: (a) providing a substrate, the substrate including a first film and a second film having openings on the first film, the first film containing a metallic element and a non-metallic element, and (b) etching the first film through the openings. The (b) includes: (i) etching the first film through the openings with a first plasma generated from a first processing gas including a halogen-containing gas by supplying a pulse of a radio-frequency power, (ii) modifying a sidewall of a recess formed in the (i) with a second plasma generated from a second processing gas, and (iii) repeating the (i) and the (ii).

Abstract: An etching method includes a step (a) of providing a substrate, the substrate including a first film and a second film having an opening on the first film, the first film containing a metallic element and a non-metallic element, a step (b) of forming a protective film on a sidewall of a recess formed in the first film corresponding to the opening, and a step (c) of etching the first film through the opening with a plasma generated from a processing gas including a halogen-containing gas at the same time as or after the step (b).

Abstract: An electrical power conversion control device of an electric automotive vehicle is obtained which is small in size and inexpensive with lower electric current consumption. In the power conversion control device, insulating power sources are each connected to gate drive circuits to form respective pairs therebetween; electric power whose voltage is regulated as a constant voltage by way of a constant-voltage circuit is supplied from a low-voltage battery to a low-voltage side of an insulating communications circuit, and a high-voltage side of the insulating communications circuit is operated by an insulating power source being at least one insulating power source among the insulating power sources; and a signal of a voltage of a high-voltage battery is insulated from the high-voltage side of the insulating communications circuit and transmitted therefrom to the low-voltage side thereof.

Abstract: In a liquid supply device, the pump unit has a discharge port for discharging a fluid. The connecting portion is connected to the discharge port. The first and second pipe portions and branch off from the connecting portion. The first introduction unit is connected to the first pipe portion and introduces a first liquid into the first flow channel at a flow rate corresponding to a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the first pipe portion. The second introduction unit is connected to the second pipe portion and introduces a second liquid into the first flow channel at a flow rate corresponding to a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the second pipe portion. The stopping portion stops the flow of the fluid in the second pipe portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical control element includes a plurality of lens forming regions along a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, each of the lens forming regions includes an annularly shaped second electrode and a circularly shaped first electrode provided on an inner side of the second electrode, a plurality of first wiring lines connected to the first electrodes each include a first stem portion extending in a zigzag shape along the second direction and a plurality of first branch portions extending from the first stem, and each of the first branch portions overlap the plurality of first electrodes, respectively.

Abstract: Low-flammability and low-GWP refrigerants based on mixtures of R-32, R-1132(E), and R-1234yf and uses thereof in air conditioning systems and methods in general and reversible heat pump systems and methods.

Abstract: The film is formed using one of two film-forming materials. The first film-forming material contains: particles containing a crystal phase of a rare earth element fluoride; particles containing a crystal phase of a rare earth element oxide; and particles containing a crystal phase of a rare earth element ammonium fluoride double salt. The second film-forming material contains: particles containing a crystal phase of a rare earth element fluoride; and particles containing a crystal phase of a rare earth element oxide and a crystal phase of a rare earth element ammonium fluoride double salt. If a spray coated film is to be formed by means of thermal spraying using this film-forming material or film-forming slurry in particular, it is possible to form a rare earth element oxyfluoride spray coated film without the need for excessive heat.

Abstract: For a maintenance work, an object is to enable creation of a work plan that reflects a long-term perspective and a perspective according to management indexes of a client company. For example, the perspectives include ensuring future veteran on-site workers by spending money on education. The perspectives also include achieving medium- to long-term cost reductions by reducing the number of revisits due to work mistakes and reducing a standard work time. In the invention, an AI 1 is used to create a maintenance work plan based on work history information 2 and site information 3, and present the created maintenance work plan to each person concerned. At this time, the AI 1 uses company goal information (company KPI information 4) of the maintenance company to evaluate and screen the created maintenance work plan.

Abstract: A display apparatus for displaying video made by laser light includes at least one laser of which the light output varies in accordance with current, a storage unit configured to store at least one conversion table for correcting current-light output characteristics of the laser so as to approximate to desired characteristics, and a control unit configured to retrieve the conversion table from the storage unit to cause the at least one laser to emit light based on data converted using the conversion table.

Abstract: Provided is a method for washing a hollow fiber membrane module which comprises a hollow fiber membrane for filtering raw water containing a suspended component, said method comprising, in the following order, a first washing step for removing a suspended component that is accumulated on the hollow fiber membrane and a second washing step for carrying out an air scrubbing process in which gas is caused to pass through at least to the raw water side of the hollow fiber membrane, wherein, out of water that existed in the hollow fiber membrane module before washing, water in an amount corresponding to not less than 50 vol % of the capacity of the hollow fiber membrane module is removed in the first washing step.

Abstract: A film-forming powder containing a rare earth oxyfluoride has an average particle size D50 of 0.6-15 ?m, a total volume of ?10 ?m pores of 0.51-1.5 cm3/g as measured by mercury porosimetry, and a BET surface area of 3-50 m2/g is suitable for forming a dense film in high yields or deposition rates and high productivity. The film-forming powder having a greater pore volume can be prepared by forming a rare earth ammonium fluoride complex salt on surfaces of rare earth oxide particles to provide precursor particles, and heat treating the precursor particles at a temperature of 350 to 700° C.

Abstract: Provided is a protecting device that can prevent damage of the device by releasing the pressure inside the housing by providing openings in the housing and can secure appropriate insulation. The protecting device includes: a meltable conductor 3; first and second external connection terminals 7, 8 connected to both ends of the meltable conductor 3; and a housing 6 having a lower case 4 and an upper case 5, wherein one end of the first external connection terminal 7 and one end of the second external connection terminal 8 are led out from the housing 6, and the housing is provided with a first opening 24 formed facing a front surface of the first external connection terminal 7 and a second opening 25 formed facing a front surface of the second external connection terminal 8.

Abstract: Provided are a protecting device capable of safely and quickly interrupting a current path by restricting heat absorption to a lower case, and a battery pack using the same. A protecting device includes: a meltable conductor 3; and a housing 6 including a lower case 4 and an upper case 5, the housing being formed by joining the lower case 4 and the upper case 5, and the lower case 4 is provided with a recessed portion 23 having support portions 21 provided at opposing side edges of the recessed portion 23 and hollow portions 22 provided on the side edges substantially orthogonal to the side edges of the recessed portion 23 on which the support portions 21 are provided.

Abstract: A substrate processing system includes: a carry-in/out section in which a cassette accommodating a plurality of substrates is carried in/out; a batch processing section in which a wafer lot including the plurality of substrates is collectively processed in a state where each of the plurality of substrates stand upright; a single-wafer processing section in which the plurality of substrates included in the wafer lot are processed one by one in a horizontal state; and an interface section that delivers the plurality of substrates from the batch processing section to the single-wafer processing section. The interface section includes: a standby table that horizontally holds a substrate in a state of being in contact with pure water; and a transfer mechanism that delivers the substrate from the batch processing section to the standby table.

Abstract: Provided is a method for washing a hollow fiber membrane module which comprises a hollow fiber membrane for filtering raw water containing a suspended component, said method comprising, in the following order, a first washing step for removing a suspended component that is accumulated on the hollow fiber membrane and a second washing step for carrying out an air scrubbing process in which gas is caused to pass through at least to the raw water side of the hollow fiber membrane, wherein, out of water that existed in the hollow fiber membrane module before washing, water in an amount corresponding to not less than 50 vol % of the capacity of the hollow fiber membrane module is removed in the first washing step.

Abstract: An exposure unit is used in order to expose a gas-phase substance to a cell in a buffer solution. The exposure unit includes a base body. The base body has a groove formed in the base body so as to be exposed to an outside and retaining the cell together with the buffer solution, and a first storage portion connected to one end of the groove and storing the buffer solution to be supplied to the groove.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus comprises a processing tub and a fluid supply. In the processing tub, a processing is performed on multiple substrates by immersing the multiple substrates in a processing liquid. The fluid supply is disposed under the multiple substrates within the processing tub and configured to discharge a fluid to generate a liquid flow of the processing liquid within the processing tub. Further, the fluid supply includes multiple discharge paths configured to discharge the fluid to different regions in an arrangement direction of the multiple substrates.

Abstract: This learning model generation method is for generating a learning model for learning by taking, as teaching data, image data from a visual sensor and welding information extracted from the image data, wherein: a plurality of welding conditions to be used for generating the learning model correspond to the difference in setting pertaining to at least one item; the image data corresponding to each of the plurality of welding conditions includes at least one of a molten pool, a welding wire, and an arc; the welding information includes at least one of information pertaining to the behavior of the molten pool, information pertaining to the position of the welding wire, and information pertaining to the arc; and the learning model which receives the image data as an input and outputs the welding information is generated.

Abstract: The invention provides a method which can contribute to an improvement in KPIs even in the entire time series range through an input stage to an AI engine and its output stage. As a preferred embodiment of the invention, an information processing device using an AI engine is provided, which includes an arithmetic section and a storage section. In the information processing device, the arithmetic section executes an important KPI reception unit which receives important KPI information designated by a user, and a variable selection unit which selects an input variable input to the AI engine, on the basis of the important KPI information.