Abstract: An automatic bidding system includes a vehicle agent (a computer). A vehicle agent includes a bidding agent (a bidding unit) that places an automatic bid for power trading related to electric power of a user in accordance with an automatic bidding algorithm, and an information collection agent (an information collection unit) that acquires user information indicating a preference of the user. The bidding agent is configured to set a parameter of the automatic bidding algorithm using the user information.

Abstract: A charging system includes a power transfer device and a rapid charging battery. The power transfer device includes a first power transfer unit being compatible with a first charging standard specifying that the rapid charging battery is to be charged at a predetermined current value. The rapid charging battery includes a first charging unit being compatible with the first charging standard, and a second power transfer unit being compatible with a second charging standard specifying that power is to be transferred at a predetermined current value that is lower than the predetermined current value specified by the first charging standard.

Abstract: A blood purification apparatus which can easily perform heating and quickly complete a disinfection process. A blood purification apparatus (100) includes a blood circuit (110), a dialysis circuit (120), and a dialyzer (130). A control circuit (10) causes disinfection liquid inside the dialysis circuit to flow by means of a dual pump (135) while heating the disinfection liquid by supplying stored power from a battery for returning blood in addition to commercial power to a heater (125) to generate heat.

Abstract: An object is to provide a blood purification apparatus and a blood purification management system that can purify an ambient environment reliably and in a simple and easy manner in a case of providing blood purification treatment. A blood purification apparatus 100 including a blood purification unit by including a dialyzer, a blood pump 123, and the like includes an air purification unit that discharges external air sucked by an intake air fan 16 to inside of an upper space 101 and a lower space 103 in which printed substrates 153 and 155 are disposed after purification by a purification unit 15, and a control unit 150 purifies ambient air in conjunction with blood purification processing of a patient.

Abstract: To provide a blood purification apparatus in which the hot-water-disinfection time can be optimized with consideration for environmental conditions. A blood purification apparatus provided with a dialyzer for giving dialysis treatment to a patient, and with a tube for introducing dialysate into or discharging drain liquid from the dialyzer. The apparatus includes a thermistor that is capable of detecting an environmental condition at a time of a hot-water-disinfection process in which the tube is disinfected with hot water or a parameter regarding the environmental condition, and an estimating device that estimates a hot-water-disinfection time required for the hot-water disinfection of the tube in accordance with the environmental condition or the parameter regarding the environmental condition detected by thermistor.

Abstract: To provide a blood purification apparatus in which the hot-water-disinfection time can be optimized with consideration for environmental conditions. A blood purification apparatus provided with a dialyzer for giving dialysis treatment to a patient, and with a tube for introducing dialysate into or discharging drain liquid from the dialyzer. The apparatus includes a thermistor that is capable of detecting an environmental condition at a time of a hot-water-disinfection process in which the tube is disinfected with hot water or a parameter regarding the environmental condition, and an estimating device that estimates a hot-water-disinfection time required for the hot-water disinfection of the tube in accordance with the environmental condition or the parameter regarding the environmental condition detected by thermistor.