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An organic photoelectric conversion device comprising; a lower electrode; an organic layer; and an upper electrode provided in this order, in which at least one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode is a transparent electrode and an electron is collected in a side of one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode and a hole is collected in a side of other of the lower electrode and the upper electrode so as to read out photocurrent, wherein the electrode in the side of collecting an electron is the transparent electrode and has a word function of 4.5 eV or less.

A safe and high-brightness LED lamp consists of a lampshade, a bulb mounting base, an LED module and a circuit board. The lampshade and bulb mounting base construct an inner space, which is allowable to store said LED module; the LED module consists of a heat-radiating block, an LED lamp panel and a reflective wall, where such LED lamp panel can be flat nestled up against the heat-radiating block at one end. Moreover, such reflective wall can be coupled with the LED lamp so that the said inner space can be partitioned into one light source refractive space and one flowing space for airflow thereof. Furthermore, an electrical fan is installed outside the heat-radiating block. Thereby, while light is being refracted and diffused via reflective wall into the light source refractive space in lampshade, it will then be refracted and diffused once more, and under this circumstance, not only the light will become more uniform with higher brightness, but also it will improve the heat radiation efficiency, and thus, resulting in a longer service life for such LED lamp while utilizing the said flowing space for airflow to guide the air blown by the fan.

The invention relates to an authentication and / or energy auditing system for a plug-in electric drive vehicle. A first device connects to a first power apparatus and establishes an electrical power path between the first and a remote device. The latter is connectable to a second power apparatus. The authentication system preferably includes a powerline transceiver to receive a request containing an identifier from the remote device over the power path. Control means controls operation of the first device and responds to the request to initiate an authentication process to determine whether or not the remote device is authentic and authorised to exchange power with the first device, and to activate a control switch to electrically connect the first device to the first power apparatus only upon an authentic and authorised determination. The energy auditing system measures energy received by each device in a specified time interval and electrically disconnects the first device from the first power apparatus when a power loss between the respective devices is detected.

A house air conditioning system that operates with outside air. The air conditioning system closes the house and uses air conditioning, when the outside temperature is lower than the inside house air temperature the air conditioning system is turned off, the house or building is opened to the outside and the cooler outside air is drawn through the house using fans. In the morning, before sunrise, the fans will draw outside cool air in from the outside to cool the thermal mass of the house and then closes the house as the outside air heats to trap the cool air within the house to delay air conditioning operation and reduce the overall amount of AC runtime energy required to cool the house. This system can also operate in reverse to heat the home. The system uses multiple sensors and control mechanism to ensure optimal energy savings.

An optimized operating schedule is obtained while avoiding a complexity of formulation and optimization in response to an incentive type demand response. A device includes an energy predictor 10 setting a predicted value of energy of a control-target device 2 within a predetermined future period, a schedule optimizer 11 optimizing the operating schedule of the control-target device 2 within the predetermined period in accordance with a predetermined evaluation barometer, an incentive acceptance determiner 12 determining a time with a possibility that an incentive is receivable, an electricity suppressing schedule optimizer 13 optimizing, for a time with a possibility that the incentive is receivable, the operating schedule of the control-target device 2 based on a unit price of electricity fee having a unit price for calculating the incentive taken into consideration, and an adopted schedule selector 14 selecting either one of the operating schedules.

A filter is made with heat-insulating ceramic fibers, and where the filter is increased in pressure loss due to particulate matter captured after filtration of exhaust gas, gas flow is blocked, a heating element is used to heat the surface of the filter, thereby burning and removing particulate matter. The filter is of heat insulating properties, by which a heat insulating material is arranged near the particulate matter capturing face of the filter, and the heating element is incorporated between the surface of the filter and the heat insulating material. The filter can be regenerated at a higher heating efficiency in a smaller quantity of thermal energy. The heat insulating material is also used as a filter, by which the apparatus can be made more compact. A charging element is arranged upstream of the filter material, by which the filter material is increased in particulate matter capturing performance, thereby suppressing the rate of increase in the pressure loss and improving heating efficiency of particulate matter.

A method for manufacturing a dielectric thin film capacitor without causing cracks in a protective layer which covers a capacitor portion is provided. The method for manufacturing the dielectric thin film capacitor includes a step of forming a tapered resist pattern on a capacitor structure and a dry etching step so as to taper the end portion of the capacitor. Furthermore, a heating treatment is conducted after tapering.

The invention relates to a protection method for protecting from overheating in a vehicle brake system comprising at least one brake provided with at least one electromechanical actuator which comprises a pusher actuated by an electric motor to apply a force selectively onto friction elements of the brake, it being possible for the brake system to operate, at the request of the pilot of the vehicle, either in a controlled mode in which the pusher of the actuator is actuated by the electric motor so as to apply a braking force selectively to the friction elements in response to a braking instruction, or in a parking mode in which the pusher of the actuator is locked in a position in which it exerts a parking force on the friction elements. According to the invention, the method includes the step of acting, while the vehicle is at a standstill, while the brake system is in the controlled mode, and while the pusher is controlled to apply a force on the friction element, to switch automatically and without intervention from the pilot from the controlled mode to the parking mode.

A method for grouping lithium secondary battery packs comprises the following steps: charging and discharging a battery for 1-3 cycles, recording the last discharge capacity C0, setting a capacity lower limit, and determining the battery with the C0 thereof not less than the capacity lower limit to be an eligible battery; discharging the battery to a discharge cut-off voltage Vd so the battery is discharged to a power empty state; charging the empty battery to a capacity C1; storing the battery for time t1 in an environment with a temperature ranging between 20-50° C., recording the battery voltage V1, storing the battery again for time t2 in the environment with the temperature ranging between 20-50° C., recording the battery voltage V2, calculating a voltage difference ΔV=V2−V1 and setting the range of ΔV; and grouping eligible batteries in a previous step according to a certain capacity grouping standard.

In an air supply apparatus of a fuel cell having a fuel electrode and an air electrode, the air sucked in by an air blower is fed as cooling air to the cooling air passage groove, and a manifold is provided as a communicating member to communicate the exhaust side of a cooling air passage groove with the suction side of a reaction air passage groove (air electrode) such that both cooling air and reaction air are fed to the fuel cell by driving a single air blower. With this, the consumed electricity needed to drive the air supply fan can be reduced, and an increase in the size and weight can be suppressed. In addition, a flow-uniforming device such as current plates, a punching plate or a sponge plate is provided in the manifold. Therefore, even when the air blower that does not compress the sucked air to a high pressure is used, air can still be uniformly supplied to the fuel cell.

A method for producing a plasma display panel that has a front substrate and a back substrate disposed to face each other. A pre-baking phosphor layer containing a phosphor and an organic binder is formed on at least one of surfaces of the front substrate and the back substrate that are to face each other. A sealing material that softens with heat is applied to the peripheral region of at least one of the surfaces of the front and back substrates that are to face each other. The front and back substrates are disposed to face each other in a stack. The front and back substrates are heated to burn out the organic binder while supplying a dry gas containing oxygen to an internal space that is formed between the front and back substrates.

Provided is an electric motor driven by an inverter of PWM method, and devised to retard electrolytic corrosion in a bearing. A rotating body of a rotor comprises an outer iron core configuring an outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, an inner iron core configuring an inner peripheral portion connected to a shaft, a dielectric layer disposed between the outer iron core and the inner iron core, a plurality of insertion holes penetrating the outer iron core in the axial direction, and permanent magnets inserted individually in the plurality of insertion holes. It thus becomes possible to increase impedance of the rotor side (inner ring side of bearing) to approximate it to impedance of the stator side (outer ring side of the bearing) to thereby bring high frequency potentials balanced between the inner ring side and the outer ring side of the bearing, so as to provide the electric motor that retards electrolytic corrosion liable to occur in the bearing, and an electric device equipped with the same.

A load-managing electricity service (LMES) system for managing and controlling electricity-consuming loads supplied by a common distribution transformer. The LMES system includes: a communicative distribution transformer (CDT) sensor that includes a transceiver, a sensing circuit and a processor configured to determine whether a power load of the transformer exceeds an upper threshold. The LMES system also includes a load-control device (LCD) configured to communicate with the CDT sensor, and to selectively decrease or increase the power load of the distribution transformer by managing the electricity-consuming leads at consumer premises.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus for connecting Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lamps to a fluorescent lamp apparatus. The fluorescent lamp apparatus is provided with a fluorescent lamp mounting unit having an Alternating Current (AC) power supply unit, a ballast, two connection terminals on the first side thereof and two connection terminals on the second side thereof. The apparatus of the present invention includes a bridge diode for full-wave-rectifying AC current conducted between a first-side connecting terminal connected to the AC power supply unit and a second-side connection terminal connected to the ballast, a smoothing capacitor for smoothing the power full-wave-rectified by the bridge diode and outputting Direct Current (DC) power, and an LED lamp power supply unit for converting the smoothed DC power into LED lamp driving power and outputting the LED lamp driving power to the LED lamps.

To provide a solid polyelectrolyte type fuel cell having excellent reliability and a method of producing the same by reducing electric interface resistance between an electrode and a solid polyelectrolyte membrane by improving contact area and cohesion between the electrode and the solid polyelectrolyte membrane. The present invention relates to a solid polyelectrolyte type fuel cell including a polyelectrolyte membrane and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the polyelectrolyte membrane, and the electrodes have a catalyst layer containing catalyst-carrying carbon particles, and at least one surface of the polyelectrolyte membrane has a bumpy face in which a bumpy shape is formed, and the catalyst layer is formed in close contact with the bumpy shape of the bumpy face.

A display apparatus is arranged such that each of a plurality of pixels formed on a display area has, for instance, an organic EL device as a display device, and each of the organic EL devices has a voltage variation section which can change the value of a display voltage supplied to each of the organic EL devices. Moreover, the display apparatus preferably includes voltage keeping sections for keeping the input voltage of the voltage variation sections and storage sections for storing image data. On this account, it is possible to further reduce the power consumption of the display apparatus and downsize the display apparatus as display means, so that the display apparatus can be suitably adopted as display means of a mobile device.

In an air supply apparatus of a fuel cell having a fuel electrode and an air electrode, the air sucked in by an air blower is fed as cooling air to the cooling are passage groove, and a manifold is provided as a communicating member to communicate the exhaust side of a cooling air passage groove with the suction side of a reaction air passage groove (air electrode) such that both cooling air and reaction air are fed to the fuel cell by driving a single air blower. With this, the consumed electricity needed to drive the air supply fan can be reduced, and an increase in the size and weight can be suppressed. In addition, a flow-uniforming device such as current plates, a punching plate or a sponge plate are provided in the manifold.

A device for extracting depth information according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light outputting unit for outputting IR (InfraRed) light; a light inputting unit for inputting light reflected from an object after outputting from the light outputting unit; a light adjusting unit for adjusting the angle of the light so as to radiate the light into a first area including the object, and then for adjusting the angle of the light so as to radiate the light into a second area; and a controlling unit for estimating the motion of the object by using at least one of the lights between the light inputted to the first area and the light inputted to the second area.

In an active matrix display device using an SRAM, the number of transistors configuring the SRAM circuit is large. Therefore, the transistors cannot be embedded in a pixel when a pixel area is small, otherwise an aperture ratio is reduced. In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a display device without a refreshing operation and thus with small power consumption. According to the invention, a display device including a pixel which comprises a switching element and a nonvolatile memory element is provided. When a still image is displayed by utilizing a ferroelectric element as a nonvolatile memory element and storing a signal, writing is not required per frame. Further, as the ferroelectric element occupies a small area, a memory circuit can be incorporated without decreasing an aperture ratio.

The present disclosure improves, in an antenna module, the isolation characteristic between an output signal from an antenna and an input signal. An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate having a first surface and a second surface, an antenna formed on the first surface, a radio frequency element configured to supply a radio frequency signal to the antenna, and a signal terminal formed into a columnar shape using a conductive material. The signal terminal is connected to the radio frequency element by a wiring pattern in the dielectric substrate. The signal terminal is disposed outside an excitation region generated in an excitation direction of an output signal.

Disclosed is a portable and compact hybrid power unit for ready to use, plug-in power for nearly any environment. Open Energy System (OES) is self-contained in a durable shell that can be deployed almost anywhere in the world. The OES transforms from a rugged box into an energy generating unit with all equipment assembled and ready to generate power. Pre-assembled solar modules can slide out from the opening sides of the unit along a rolling channel, lock into place and open into a ready-to-generate solar electric array. In addition, the OES is mobile and transportable. It can hitch to a vehicle, be dropped in by helicopter, shipped in or used as a permanent unit. Further, the OES unit is designed to fit 5 to a standard shipping container and can be deployed using various shipping methods. From the military fighting around the world in rural and hostile areas to reaching disaster affected areas that are in need of crucial power, OES reaches those in need of clean electric power.

A centralized fresh air cooling system that operates with outside air that vents inside house air into the attic of a house or building. A damper redirects air from the output of the central air circulator to the attic area to blow the hot attic air out of an attic. A typical central air circulator can replace the air within a house or building five to ten times an hour. They system can be retrofit to most central air systems by replacing the thermostats and installing the damper between the air circulator and the house or building ducting. Outside cooler air is drawn in windows or other openings in house or building, into the air circulator returns and then into the attic. The system uses multiple sensors and control mechanism to ensure optimal energy savings.

The present invention is an environmentally conscious window covering that will reduce the demand for electricity and appeal to the market for green building products used in construction and remodeling projects. The present invention is generally comprised of three layers, an outer eco-friendly (or “green) fabric layer that faces the interior of a building, an inner layer that may comprise polyethylene (PET) film layer that is aluminized and reflects 99% of ultraviolet rays, and an inner sheer layer that faces the window. The three layers are not adhered by synthetic or toxic adhesives. The present invention may also be equipped with an opening in the outer layer in the upper portion that can receive a rod for installation in the window space.

A voltage conversion apparatus converts a voltage of an electricity generator. The voltage conversion apparatus includes a maximum power tracking portion that is adapted to output a voltage which is output by the electricity generator to an external device at a predetermined ratio such that an operation point of the electricity generator tracks an optimal operation point at which power of the electricity generator reaches a maximum level, and a voltage output portion that is adapted to output a voltage which is output by the electricity generator to the external device when the maximum power tracking portion is not being operated normally.

The present invention is directed to a method for providing an agricultural waste product having amorphous silica, carbon, and impurities; extracting from the agricultural waste product an amount of the impurities; changing the ratio of carbon to silica; and reducing the silica to a high purity silicon (e.g., to photovoltaic silicon).

The present application discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: forming a semiconductor substrate, a gate stack and a second protection layer in sequence on a first insulating layer; after defining a gate region and removing portions of the second protection layer and the gate stack outside the gate region, while keeping portions of the stop layer, the semiconductor layer and the second insulating layer which covers sidewalls of the patterned semiconductor layer outside the gate region and exposing the sacrificial layer, performing source / drain ion implementation in the semiconductor layer; after forming a second sidewall spacer so as to cover at least the exposed portion of the sacrificial layer, removing the first protection layer and the second protection layer so as to expose the semiconductor layer and the gate stack; and forming a contact layer on the exposed portion of the semiconductor layer and the gate stack; performing planarization so as to expose the first protection layer, and then removing the first protection layer, the sacrificial layer, the stop layer and the semiconductor layer with the first sidewall spacer and the second sidewall spacer as a mask, so as to form a cavity which exposes the first insulating layer. It facilitates reduction of short channel effects, resistance of source / drain regions, and parasite capacitance.