Abstract:
A transmission apparatus transmits electric power via a medium that is present between the transmission apparatus and a receiving apparatus. The transmission apparatus includes: an antenna; and a power transmission circuit that outputs electric power via the antenna of the transmission apparatus, the electric power having a first resonance frequency determined by an impedance of the medium, an impedance of the antenna of the transmission apparatus, and an impedance of an antenna of the receiving apparatus.
Abstract:
A spectroscopic device and the like that are capable of fast spectral dispersion are provided. The spectroscopic device includes: a modulation unit for converting wavefront shapes of light according to wavelengths; and a demodulation unit for changing a phase of light of a selected wavelength within the light whose wavefront shapes have been converted, in such a way that the light changes into a predetermined state.
Abstract:
An electric power transmission device characterized in that the electric power transmission device includes a power transmitting unit which wirelessly transmits an electric power and a power receiving unit which receives the electric power, the power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit include a coil for electric power transmission and an inclusion unit made of a dielectric material covering the coil for electric power transmission, at least one of the power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit includes an impedance adjustment unit which varies the impedance thereof, and the electric power is transmitted at a resonance frequency determined by an impedance of the power transmitting unit, an impedance of the power receiving unit, and an impedance of the conducting medium.
Abstract:
In order to facilitate impedance matching even when using a magnetic field antenna for power transmission in a medium, this underwater wireless power supply device 101 wirelessly transmits energy by resonating at a frequency determined by the impedance of a power transmission antenna 103, the impedance of a power receiving antenna 104, and the impedance of a good conductor medium 102. The power transmission antenna 103 and the power receiving antenna 104 have multiple antenna coils 1061, and multiple resonant antenna units 1051 to 1054 having at least one dielectric 1071 arranged between the multiple antenna coils 1061, and, at least one of the multiple resonant antenna units 1051 to 1054 is provided with a load adjustment mechanism 1081 for adjusting the load.
Abstract:
In order to reduce a power transmission antenna and power receiving antenna of a wireless power supply device for supplying power underwater to a size suitable for an underwater mobile body and sensor, this underwater wireless power supply device 101 wirelessly transmits energy by resonating at a frequency determined by the impedance of a power transmission antenna 103 that transmits energy wirelessly in a good conductor medium 102, the impedance of a power receiving antenna 104 which receives energy transmitted from the power transmission antenna 103, and the impedance of the good conductor medium 102. The power transmission antenna 103 and the power receiving antenna 104 have the multiple antenna coils 105, 106, and at least one dielectric 107, 108 arranged between the multiple antenna coils 105, 106, and the multiple antenna coils 105, 106 each has multiple laminated coils 109.
Abstract:
In order to provide an underwater radio communication system which stably uses wideband modulated signal to communicate with electromagnetic waves, this underwater radio communication system 1, for communicating underwater between a transmission unit 10 and a receiving unit 20 with electromagnetic waves, has a distortion compensation unit 12 which compensates for distortion resulting from propagation in water in accordance with the frequency of the electromagnetic waves.
Abstract:
An electric power transmission device for wirelessly transmitting electric power in a highly conductive medium includes a power transmitting unit configured to wirelessly transmit electric power and a power receiving unit configured to intromit the wireless electric power transmitted from the power transmitting unit. The power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit include an electric power transmission coil and a containment member having a dielectric configured to cover the electric power transmission coil, and transmit the electric power by causing resonance at a frequency determined by impedance of the power transmitting unit, impedance of the power receiving unit, and impedance of the highly conductive medium.
Abstract:
Provided are a gas detection system and a gas detection method utilizing a plurality of aerial vehicles, which enable precise detection in a short time. The gas detection system includes: a sending aerial vehicle in which a light-emitting unit is installed; a small unmanned aerial vehicle including a receiving aerial vehicle in which a light-receiving unit is installed; a gas computing and displaying unit that computes and displays gas information; and a photographing-route computing unit that computes a photographing route for the small unmanned aerial vehicle. The receiving aerial vehicle receives light from the light-emitting unit of the sending aerial vehicle by using the light-receiving unit thereof and sends the result as gas data to the gas computing and displaying unit. The gas computing and displaying unit computes the gas information from the gas data. The photographing-route computing unit computes the photographing route from the position of the small unmanned aerial vehicle and the amount of energy remaining in the small unmanned aerial vehicle.
Abstract:
In order to stably supply power even under a condition such that variations in a transmission environment occur constantly and irregularly in a wireless power transmission, a wireless power transmission control device of the present invention includes: a data collection means for obtaining data indicating the characteristics of a transmission medium for wireless transmission of power via a receiving antenna provided in a movable body; a data prediction means for deriving predicted transmission characteristics that predict a change in the characteristics of the transmission medium by using the data and for calculating a control parameter corresponding to the predicted transmission characteristics; and a parameter control means for controlling the movable body and the receiving antenna by using the control parameter.