Abstract:
A power feeding plug for use with a power receiving connector includes a hook that engages the power receiving connector. A manual operation portion is operated to disengage the hook from the power receiving connector. A locking device selectively prohibits operation of the manual operation portion. The locking device includes a key cylinder operated by an authentic mechanical key. A lock mechanism moves in cooperation with the key cylinder. When the authentic mechanical key operates the key cylinder, the lock mechanism is moved between a lock position, to prohibit removal of the power feeding plug from the power receiving connector, and an unlock position, to permit removal of the power feeding plug from the power receiving connector.
Abstract:
A non-contact power transmission apparatus is disclosed. The non-contact power transmission apparatus includes an alternating-current power source and a resonant system. The resonant system includes a primary coil connected to the alternating-current power source, a primary-side resonance coil, a secondary-side resonance coil, and a secondary coil is connected to a load. The apparatus also has a first capacitor and a second capacitor. A first resonant frequency, which is a resonant frequency of the primary-side resonance coil and the first capacitor, and a second resonant frequency, which is a resonant frequency of the secondary-side resonance coil and the second capacitor, are set to be equal to each other. The frequency of an alternating voltage of the alternating-current power source is set to match with the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency.
Abstract:
A first shielding box is disposed so that its first surface can be opposite to an electric power feeding unit. The first surface has an opening and remaining five surfaces thereof reflect, during reception of electric power from the electric power feeding unit, a resonant electromagnetic field (near field) generated in the surroundings of the electric power receiving unit. The electric power receiving unit is provided in the first shielding box to receive the electric power from the electric power feeding unit via the opening (first surface) of the first shielding box. A second shielding box has a similar configuration, i.e., has a second surface with an opening and remaining five surfaces thereof reflect the resonant electromagnetic field (near field) generated in the surroundings of the electric power feeding unit.
Abstract:
A vehicle includes a battery, an electric power reception unit receiving electric power from an electric power transmission unit external to the vehicle, and a motor generator driven by the electric power supplied from the battery and the electric power supplied from the electric power reception unit. The control device calculates the first electric power that can be output from the battery, calculates the second electric power that can be charged from outside based on the transmittable electric power of the electric power transmission unit and the chargeable electric power of the electric power reception unit, obtains the sum of the first electric power and the second electric power as electric power suppliable from a power supply, and performs drive control of a motor generator based on the electric power suppliable from a power supply.
Abstract:
During temperature rise control of a power storage device, a correction value calculation unit outputs a negative correction value when a voltage value exceeds an upper limit value. Thus, a duty command is corrected to be decreased. That is, duty command is corrected to increase a boost rate of a converter. Meanwhile, correction value calculation unit outputs a positive correction value when voltage value falls below a lower limit value. Thus, duty command is corrected to be increased. That is, duty command is corrected to lower the boost rate of the converter.
Abstract:
A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is provided with a handle base to be fixed to a door of the vehicle and an operating handle. One end of the operating handle is pivotally coupled to the handle base. On the other end of the operating handle, an operating leg protrudes. The operating leg portion includes a stopper protrusion for butting with a part of the handle base to define a termination of a rotating stroke of the operating handle is provided. The operating leg portion further includes a shake preventing protrusion on a free end side of the stopper protrusion.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an insulated electric wire and an apparatus for manufacturing an insulated electric wire that can stably manufacture a conductor having a larger sectional width according to desired dimensions as compared to the rolling where the conductor is rolled by a pair of rolling rolls free-rotated, and that can conduct the entire process in a tandem arrangement.
Abstract:
A vehicle power supply device includes a battery (B1 and B2), a charging device (a charger (6), booster converters (12A and 12B) and inverters (14, 22)) capable of performing an internal charging operation for performing charging with an electric power generated by a motor generator (MG1 and MG2) and an external charging operation for performing charging by coupling to a power supply (8) outside the vehicle, and a control device (30) detecting a state of charge of the battery (B1 and B2) and controlling the charging device. The control device (30) executes a first estimation processing of estimating the state of charge in the internal charging operation and a second estimation processing of estimating the state of charge in the external charging operation.
Abstract:
An input/output control unit (96) receives two temperature values (T1 and T2) from first and second temperature sensors (13 and 14), respectively, and calculates a temperature difference (ΔT) that is an absolute value of a difference between the two temperature values (T1 and T2). The input/output control unit (96) stores a map determining a relationship between temperature values and target values of input powers (or output powers) of the first and second batteries (11 and 12) required for keeping the temperature difference (ΔT). Based on this map and the two temperature values (T1 and T2) received from the first and second temperature sensors, respectively, the input/output control unit (96) determines the target values of the respective input powers (output powers) of the first and second batteries (11 and 12). A hybrid control unit (92) controls an inverter unit (20) and a booster converter (15) such that the values of the powers input/output to or from the first and second batteries (11 and 12) attain the target values, respectively.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device having an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer formed on an identical substrate via an insulating layer includes slits formed on the upper electrode layer for applying voltage between the upper electrode layer and the lower electrode layer and driving liquid crystal molecules. Edge portions of the slits each include a first curved portion the tangential direction of which at the edge portions with respect to the rubbing direction falls within a range from 0° to +90° and a second curved portion the tangential direction of which at the edge portions with respect to the rubbing direction falls within the range from 0° to −90°. The direction toward an acute angle subtended by the long sides of the slits with respect to the rubbing direction is the positive direction. The second curved portion is smaller than the first curved portion.