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A battery device of the invention has a high-voltage battery unit, which includes three battery modules C1 through C3, three voltage equalization circuits B1 through B3, and six switches SW1 through SW6. Each of the three battery modules C1 through C3 includes plural lithium secondary cells arranged in series. Each of the voltage equalization circuits B1 through B3 works to equalize the voltages of the respective cells included in a corresponding one of the battery modules C1 through C3. The six switches SW1 through SW6 are individually switched on and off to switch over the connection state of the battery modules C1 through C3 between serial connection and parallel connection. In the battery device of the invention, the voltage equalization process activates the voltage equalization circuits B1 through B3 to respectively equalize the voltages of the plural cells included in each of the three battery modules C1 through C3 in the state of serial connection of the battery modules C1 through C3. After completion of the voltage equalization in each of the three battery modules C1 through C3, the voltage equalization process connects the three battery modules C1 through C3 in parallel and equalizes the voltages of the respective battery modules C1 through C3. This arrangement effectively reduces the power loss by the voltage equalization and thus enhances the total energy efficiency of the whole battery device.

An electric power supply system includes a connecting device that connects a secondary battery provided in a vehicle to a building, and a control apparatus that i) identifies the type of the vehicle that is connected to the connecting device, the type of the secondary battery, or the type of electric power that is distinguishable by the charging source of the electric power stored in the secondary battery, ii) determines a preset electric power supply method based on the identification results, and iii) controls a supply of electric power from the secondary battery to the building based on the determined electric power supply method.

A laser diode which can be easily assembled at low material cost is provided. A first light emitting device having a laser structure on a substrate, a second light emitting device having laser structures on a substrate, and a support base are provided. The first light emitting device and the second light emitting device are layered in this order on the support base in a manner that the respective laser structures of the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device are opposed to each other. A substrate side of the first light emitting device and a laser structure side of the second light emitting device are electrically connected to the support base.

A protection case for protecting a wearable electronic device includes: a protection case body that comprises first and second cases; and one or more coupling parts that are provided in the protection case body. The coupling parts couple the first and second cases to each other and couple the wearable electronic device while enclosing the wearable electronic device when the coupling parts are coupled to each other, and separate the first and second cases from each other and separate the wearable electronic device when the coupling parts are separated from each other.

A vehicle power supply system includes a power supply connector having a power supply port which is provided within a trunk room and electrically connected to a DC power source, and an inverter device which is provided separately from a fuel cell automobile (an electrically driven vehicle) and is disposed within the trunk room, wherein the trunk room is provided therein with an inverter installation space where the inverter device may be installed at a position which does not overlap with the power supply port when viewed from a forward and rearward direction of the vehicle, and the invert device is provided with a connection cable which is drawn from a side surface thereof and of which a front end portion has a connector portion connected to the power supply port.

A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel with an electrical equipment, which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. Then, an electrical power supply cord is disposed along the guide rail to be extended and contracted in one direction, and the electrical power supply cord supplies electric power to the electrical equipment of the sliding panel.

A case for a mobile electronic device is a case for a mobile electronic device which is capable of accommodating a mobile electronic device with a display surface, and supplying electric power to the mobile electronic device, the case including: a holder section having a first face which comes in contact with at least a portion of the mobile electronic device and a second face opposite from the first face; a protection cover to cover the display surface; a solar cell module provided on the protection cover to generate electric power, the solar cell module being externally exposed when the display surface is covered by the protection cover; and a moving mechanism capable of moving the protection cover over to the second face side while maintaining the solar cell module in an externally exposed state.

A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a rotating electric machine, an electric storage device, a power supply device, and a controller. The controller executes switching control to switch from a first electric power supply to a second electric power supply by starting the internal combustion engine. The first electric power supply is the supply of electric power from the electric storage device to the electric device. The second electric power supply is the supply of electric power from the rotating electric machine to the electric device. The controller controls the power supply device and the internal combustion engine such that the internal combustion engine is started with the first electric power supply being continued during the switching control.

An assembly for pain suppressing electrical stimulation of a patient's spinal cord, the assembly including lateral, medial, and oppositely lateral series of contact plates; a lateral panel, a medial panel and an oppositely lateral panel, the electrical contact plates being fixedly attached to the panels; living hinges pivotally attaching the lateral and oppositely lateral panels to the medial panel; proximally extending wires electrically communicating with the contact plates; a proximally extending insulator attached to the medial panel, the insulator having a hollow bore and the wires being embedded within the insulator; a proximally opening traction socket fixedly attached to the medial panel; and a semi-rigid stay which is extendable through the hollow bore, the semi-rigid stay being engageable with the proximally opening traction socket.