Abstract:
A temperature regulating device of an on-vehicle battery includes a battery 1 capable of being charged at a charge station 11 in a state where it is mounted on a vehicle, a battery temperature sensor 4 for detecting a battery temperature, an SOC estimation part 3a for estimating a battery SOC, an air conditioner unit 2 for regulating the battery temperature, a charge judgment part 3b for judging based on the battery SOC whether or not the battery is need to be charged, a temperature regulating part 3c for executing during-vehicle-running temperature regulating control to output a temperature control command to the air conditioner unit 2 so that the battery temperature at a charge start becomes equal to a target temperature.
Abstract:
A fuel cell capable of operating under a high temperature environment and under a low humidity environment and a method for generating an electric power with use of the fuel cell. The fuel cell comprises an electrolyte membrane, an anode electrode, and an cathode electrode. In each of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, a catalyst is held on a catalyst support, and an electrolyte covers the catalyst and the catalyst support. The cathode electrolyte is composed of SnO2, NH3, H2O, and H3PO4. A molar ratio X represented by X═NH3/SnO2 is not less than 0.2 and not more than 5, and a molar ratio Y represented by Y═P/Sn is not less than 1.6 and not more than 3.
Abstract:
An electrode for an electrochemical element reversibly absorbing and releasing lithium ions including: a current collector having a higher first convex portion and a lower second convex portion on at least one surface thereof; a columnar body including an active material formed in such a manner as to rise obliquely on the first convex portion and the second convex portion of the current collector.
Abstract:
A method for producing an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method comprising the steps of (a) generating a thermal plasma, (b) supplying a raw material of active material into the thermal plasma, and (c) depositing particles produced in the thermal plasma on a surface of a current collector to give an active material layer.
Abstract:
A keyless device of a vehicle sets to change a search area “A” of a vehicle exterior antenna 45 to a search area “A2” that is smaller than a normal area “A1”, and an overlapped area of a search area “B” of a vehicle exterior antenna 46 and a normal search area “B1” is set to correspond only to an interior of the vehicle.
Abstract:
In a plasma treatment method of and apparatus for treating the surface of a treatment target substrate by utilizing glow discharge produced by supplying high-frequency power into an inside-evacuated reactor through a high-frequency power supply means, a plurality of impedance regulation means for regulating impedances on the side of the reactor and on the side of the high-frequency power supply means are provided correspondingly to the impedances of a plurality of reactors, and the high-frequency power is supplied into the reactors via the impedance regulation means corresponding to the reactors. Plasma treatment can be made in a good efficiency and a low cost on a plurality of reactors having different impedances.
Abstract:
A fish handling tool which provides an easier and more stable nipping operation for holding a fish. The fish handling tool is structured that a finger hooking position of a finger hooking opening provided in an operating member crosses a center line of a rod-like grip so that the finger hooking position does not become eccentric.
Abstract:
In a plasma treatment method of and apparatus for treating the surface of a treatment target substrate by utilizing glow discharge produced by supplying high-frequency power into an inside-evacuated reactor through a high-frequency power supply means, a plurality of impedance regulation means for regulating impedances on the side of the reactor and on the side of the high-frequency power supply means are provided correspondingly to the impedances of a plurality of reactors, and the high-frequency power is supplied into the reactors via the impedance regulation means corresponding to the reactors. Plasma treatment can be made in a good efficiency and a low cost on a plurality of reactors having different impedances.
Abstract:
An electrode material of the present invention includes a plurality of particles capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and a plurality of nanowires capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium. The particles and the nanowires include silicon atoms. The plurality of nanowires are entangled with each other to form a network, and the network is in contact with at least two of the plurality of particles.
Abstract:
In order to make possible formation of a deposited film of a relatively large area at a treatment rate which could not accomplished by the plasma process of the prior art, and in order to make possible stable production of the deposited film without variation in film quality, in an apparatus and a method for forming a deposited film, a part of a reaction vessel is formed of a dielectric member, at least one high-frequency electrode is arranged so as to face at least one substrate with interposition of the dielectric member, an earth shield is arranged so as to cover the reaction vessel and the high-frequency electrode, plasma is generated between the high-frequency electrode and the substrate, and a deposited film is formed under the conditions in which the following equation: 0.8×(&egr;2/d3)