Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including: a chip including a main surface; and a first transistor formed in the chip, wherein the first transistor includes: a first drain region of a first conductive type that is formed on a surface layer portion of the main surface; a first source region of the first conductive type that is formed on the surface layer portion of the main surface at an interval from the first drain region and partitions a first channel region having a first channel length L1 in a region between the first source region and the first drain region; a first gate insulating film that covers the first channel region; and a first gate electrode that contains polysilicon and is formed on the first gate insulating film.

Abstract: A work area management method includes storing first area information that represents a first work area that determines a first work route along which a first work device moves to perform a first work in a field, and that is determined on the basis of a positioning position of the first work device. The work area management method also includes outputting the first area information as information that represents an area for determining a second work route along which a second work device different from the first work device moves to perform a second work in the field. The outputting the first area information may include outputting warning information representing that the first area information is unsuitable for determining the second work route when the first area information does not satisfy a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature at a specific position in a vehicle equipped with the fuel cell system; a purge unit that purges the fuel cell when an operation of the fuel cell is stopped; and a control unit that acquires the temperature at the specific position from the temperature acquisition unit at least once from when the fuel cell system is stopped until the fuel cell system is started again, and uses the temperature at the specific position to determine whether purging at a stop by the purge unit is necessary when the fuel cell system is stopped next.

Abstract: A service providing mobile unit 1 comprised of a frame 2 forming a ring shape about a horizontal axis, movement-use wheels 4, 5 attached to the bottom part of the frame 2, a hydrogen storage tank insert pan 10 formed inside the frame 2, and a fuel cell 40 arranged inside the frame 2. Hydrogen is supplied to the fuel cell 40 from a replaceable hydrogen storage tank 20 inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10. A service providing space 3 having a ring-shaped inner circumference surface of the frame 2 as its outer edges is formed by the frame 2, and power can be supplied from the fuel cell 40 to a service providing unit installed inside the service providing space 3.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first temperature sensor configured to acquire a first temperature that is a temperature of the fuel cell, a plurality of accessories that is used to operate the fuel cell, a second temperature sensor configured to acquire a second temperature that is a temperature of at least any one of the plurality of accessories, and a controller configured to perform control on the plurality of accessories to execute a warming-up operation of the fuel cell. The controller is configured to execute the warming-up operation when any of a first condition that the first temperature is lower than a predetermined first threshold temperature and a second condition that the first temperature is equal to or higher than the first threshold temperature and the second temperature is lower than a predetermined second threshold temperature is satisfied.

Abstract: A management terminal, which manages one of a tractor, a rice transplanter, and a combine harvester, as a plurality of types of work machines that perform a plurality of types of work, respectively, on a field, is provided with a storage portion which stores a management application for managing the plurality of types of work machines, a control device which activates the management application, and a display portion. When the control device activates the management application, the control device displays, on the display portion, a plurality of app activation icons corresponding to the plurality of types of work machines, respectively, in such a way that the plurality of app activation icons are selectively operable. Also, the control device activates, in response to selective operation of any one of the plurality of app activation icons, an individual application for operating the work machine corresponding to the selectively operated app activation icon.

Abstract: A server configured to, upon receiving from a user terminal a work relief request demand with respect to a predetermined work plan, select from among work reliever candidates a work reliever candidate who possesses a farm machine required for carrying out the predetermined work plan, and to notify the selected work reliever candidate that the relief request has been made. A work reliever candidate terminal configured to, upon being notified by the server that the relief request has been made, display the predetermined work plan and be able to provide the server with the intention of the work reliever candidate using the work reliever candidate terminal.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a temperature measurement unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to, when the stack temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined first threshold temperature at the time of startup of the fuel cell system, control a heat generation amount per unit time of the fuel cell stack to a set heat generation amount to perform a warming-up operation until the stack temperature increases to a target temperature, and when the stack temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined second threshold temperature, execute at least one of setting the target temperature to be lower than the target temperature when the stack temperature is lower than the second threshold temperature and setting the set heat generation amount to be smaller than the set heat generation amount when the stack temperature is lower than the second threshold temperature.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell a temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature of the fuel cell, a cell unit voltage sensor that detects a voltage of each of fuel cell units, and a controller that controls the fuel cell system. The controller restricts an output current of the fuel cell when the voltage of the individual fuel cell unit becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined value in a warm-up operation, execute the warm-up operation when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, after the fuel cell system receives a start-up request, and stop an operation of the fuel cell system when a stop condition including that the voltage of the fuel cell unit is continuously equal to or lower than a predetermined voltage value for a predetermined time is satisfied after start of the warm-up operation.

Abstract: A fuel cell system herein may include a battery configured to supply electric power to a fuel cell auxiliary device used for activating a fuel cell stack. When remaining electric energy in the battery is higher than an electric energy threshold upon activation of the fuel cell stack, a controller of the fuel cell system may start outputting current from the fuel cell stack after a fuel concentration in the fuel cell stack reaches a predetermined fuel concentration threshold, and when the remaining electric energy decreases below the electric energy threshold while the fuel concentration is being increased, the controller may start outputting current from the fuel cell stack regardless of the fuel concentration in the fuel cell stack. The current can be obtained from the fuel cell stack even when the remaining electric energy in the battery is low.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including: a chip including a main surface; and a first transistor formed in the chip, wherein the first transistor includes: a first drain region of a first conductive type that is formed on a surface layer portion of the main surface; a first source region of the first conductive type that is formed on the surface layer portion of the main surface at an interval from the first drain region and partitions a first channel region having a first channel length L1 in a region between the first source region and the first drain region; a first gate insulating film that covers the first channel region; and a first gate electrode that contains polysilicon and is formed on the first gate insulating film.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell generating electricity when being supplied with anode gas and cathode gas; a supply channel through which the anode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell flows; a discharge channel through which anode-off gas discharged from the fuel cell flows; a discharge valve provided on the discharge channel and opened to discharge the anode-off gas; and a control section controlling opening/closing of the discharge valve. The control section calculates a valve open time of the discharge valve corresponding to a target value of a discharge amount of the anode-off gas by using an aperture ratio of the discharge channel and the target value, and closes the discharge valve based on the valve open time, the aperture ratio of the discharge channel being calculated from a first discharge amount of the anode-off gas, which is discharged by opening of the discharge valve.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first temperature sensor configured to acquire a first temperature that is a temperature of the fuel cell, a plurality of accessories that is used to operate the fuel cell, a second temperature sensor configured to acquire a second temperature that is a temperature of at least any one of the plurality of accessories, and a controller configured to perform control on the plurality of accessories to execute a warming-up operation of the fuel cell. The controller is configured to execute the warming-up operation when any of a first condition that the first temperature is lower than a predetermined first threshold temperature and a second condition that the first temperature is equal to or higher than the first threshold temperature and the second temperature is lower than a predetermined second threshold temperature is satisfied.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature at a specific position in a vehicle equipped with the fuel cell system; a purge unit that purges the fuel cell when an operation of the fuel cell is stopped; and a control unit that acquires the temperature at the specific position from the temperature acquisition unit at least once from when the fuel cell system is stopped until the fuel cell system is started again, and uses the temperature at the specific position to determine whether purging at a stop by the purge unit is necessary when the fuel cell system is stopped next.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell a temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature of the fuel cell, a cell unit voltage sensor that detects a voltage of each of fuel cell units, and a controller that controls the fuel cell system. The controller restricts an output current of the fuel cell when the voltage of the individual fuel cell unit becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined value in a warm-up operation, execute the warm-up operation when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, after the fuel cell system receives a start-up request, and stop an operation of the fuel cell system when a stop condition including that the voltage of the fuel cell unit is continuously equal to or lower than a predetermined voltage value for a predetermined time is satisfied after start of the warm-up operation.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a temperature measurement unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to, when the stack temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined first threshold temperature at the time of startup of the fuel cell system, control a heat generation amount per unit time of the fuel cell stack to a set heat generation amount to perform a warming-up operation until the stack temperature increases to a target temperature, and when the stack temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined second threshold temperature, execute at least one of setting the target temperature to be lower than the target temperature when the stack temperature is lower than the second threshold temperature and setting the set heat generation amount to be smaller than the set heat generation amount when the stack temperature is lower than the second threshold temperature.

Abstract: A fuel cell system 1 is provided with a fuel cell 10 including a hydrogen passage 10h, a hydrogen supply path 31 connected to an inlet of a hydrogen passage, an injector 44 arranged in the hydrogen supply path, an anode off gas passage AP connected to an outlet of the hydrogen passage, and a drain control valve 46 provided in the anode off gas passage. Hydrogen replacement is performed in which the injector is opened so that a pressure inside the hydrogen passage becomes a required hydrogen pressure while the drain control valve is opened. The fuel cell system 1 is further provided with a pressure sensor 94a detecting the pressure inside the hydrogen passage. Hydrogen replacement is not performed when it is judged that the pressure inside the hydrogen passage is higher than the required hydrogen pressure.

Abstract: A fuel cell system herein may include a battery configured to supply electric power to a fuel cell auxiliary device used for activating a fuel cell stack. When remaining electric energy in the battery is higher than an electric energy threshold upon activation of the fuel cell stack, a controller of the fuel cell system may start outputting current from the fuel cell stack after a fuel concentration in the fuel cell stack reaches a predetermined fuel concentration threshold, and when the remaining electric energy decreases below the electric energy threshold while the fuel concentration is being increased, the controller may start outputting current from the fuel cell stack regardless of the fuel concentration in the fuel cell stack. The current can be obtained from the fuel cell stack even when the remaining electric energy in the battery is low.

Abstract: The methanation reaction catalyst is a methanation reaction catalyst for methanation by allowing CO and/or CO2 to react with hydrogen, wherein the methanation reaction catalyst includes a stabilized zirconia support, into which a stabilizing element forms a solid solution, and having a crystal structure of a tetragonal system and/or a cubic system, and Ni supported on the stabilized zirconia support. The stabilizing element is a transition element of at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, and Co.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell generating electricity when being supplied with anode gas and cathode gas; a supply channel through which the anode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell flows; a discharge channel through which anode-off gas discharged from the fuel cell flows; a discharge valve provided on the discharge channel and opened to discharge the anode-off gas; and a control section controlling opening/closing of the discharge valve. The control section calculates a valve open time of the discharge valve corresponding to a target value of a discharge amount of the anode-off gas by using an aperture ratio of the discharge channel and the target value, and closes the discharge valve based on the valve open time, the aperture ratio of the discharge channel being calculated from a first discharge amount of the anode-off gas, which is discharged by opening of the discharge valve.