Denso Corporation

Shinshu University

Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

Hisayoshi Oshima

Akira Kato

Hiroyuki Usami

Hidehiko Hiramatsu

Tetsuro Kikuchi

Toru Noguchi

Takashi Kaneko

Kunio Okamoto

Aun Ota

Shinichi Mukainakano

Tomohiro Shimazu

Kazuhiro Tada

Haruhisa Shibata

Junichi Naruse

Yoshinobu Suzuki

Keisuke Fugane

Masanori Jinnoh

Yutaka Ohno

Yoshimichi Fujiwara

Ryo Miyahara

Toshiyuki Takahashi

Tetsurou Kikuchi

The wiring includes a substrate having one surface and a CNT pattern having multiple CNT lines which are made of a line-shape CNT on the surface and have a height of 1 μm or more. In the cross section taken along one direction on the one surface, the CNT pattern wiring is a line-and-space film in which the opening is located between the plurality of adjacent CNT lines.

Carbon nano-tube pattern wiring, transparent conductive substrate, and heater having the same

A heat conduction device includes a heat source portion, a temperature control surface, and heat transfer portions. The heat source portion is configured to generate at least hot heat or cold heat. The temperature control surface is sectioned into a plurality of temperature control sections, and at least some of the plurality of temperature control sections are disposed away from the heat source portion. The plurality of heat transfer portions connect the heat source portion and the plurality of the temperature control sections to transfer heat between the heat source portion and the plurality of temperature control sections. The plurality of temperature control sections are separated from each other based on a distance from the heat source portion.

Heat conduction device

A silicone rubber composite material includes silicone rubber, first carbon nanotubes having an average diameter of not more than 30 nm, and second carbon nanotubes having an average diameter of more than 30 nm and not more than 1000 nm. Per 100 parts by weight of the silicone rubber, 2.5 to 10 parts by weight of the first carbon nanotubes and 5 to 15 parts by weight of the second carbon nanotubes are included.

Silicone rubber composite material and vibration isolating member

A fiber aggregate contains fine carbon fibers and fine boron nitride fibers. Desirably the boron nitride fibers form an outer layer portion of the fiber aggregate and the fine carbon fibers form a core portion of the fiber aggregate. Desirably the fine carbon fibers and the fine boron nitride fibers are twisted with each other. Desirably the fine carbon fibers are carbon nanotubes and the fine boron nitride fibers are boron nitride nanotubes. Desirably the fiber aggregate further contains boron-containing fine carbon fibers. The fine boron nitride fibers are formed by substituting carbon atoms of fine carbon fibers by boron atoms and nitrogen atoms. The fiber aggregate is fabricated by mixing a fiber aggregate that contains fine carbon fibers with boron and heating the fiber aggregate mixed with the boron in a nitrogen atmosphere to transform some of the fine carbon fibers into fine boron nitride fibers.

Fiber aggregate and fabricating method of the same

A method for manufacturing a carbon nano tube by a CVD method includes: supplying a carbon atom to a catalyzer for forming the carbon nano tube; and controlling an amount of carbon supply with time. In this method, super saturation of the carbon atom in the catalyzer is controlled appropriately. Thus, a caulking layer is prevented from being formed on the catalyzer, and therefore, the carbon nano tube having a sufficient length is obtained.

Method for manufacturing carbon nano tube

The vehicle power generation system, which is mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine as a travel drive power source, and a cooling device for cooling the internal combustion engine by use of coolant containing one of alcohol and ether, includes a fuel cell generating electric energy by electrochemical reaction between one of alcohol and ether as fuel and oxidant in the fuel cell, and a fuel supply device operating to supply one of alcohol and ether contained in the coolant to the fuel cell.

Vehicle power supply system

A secondary battery charging system, mounted on a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, has a secondary battery, a fuel cell, a fuel storage unit, and a fuel supply controller. In order to start the engine of the vehicle, the engine requires the electric power from the secondary battery. The fuel storage unit stores a fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell. When a given condition is satisfied, the fuel supply controller instructs the fuel storage unit to supply the fuel to the fuel cell in order to start the operation of the engine of the vehicle. The fuel cell thereby starts the generation of the electric power by performing electric chemical reaction and supplies the generated electric power to the secondary battery. The secondary battery supplies the electric power to the engine of the vehicle. The engine initiates its operation.

Secondary battery charging system capable of preventing drop of charged electric power

An electric power generation system is mounted on a vehicle having a secondary battery, an electric load, and an internal combustion engine as a driving source consuming gasoline in a mixed fuel which mainly consists of the gasoline and ethanol. The electric power generation system has a fuel cell for generating electric power by electric chemical reaction and a fuel storage unit having an ethanol selection permeable membrane for separating the ethanol from the mixed fuel involving the ethanol and gasoline. On satisfying a given condition, the fuel cell receives the ethanol from the permeable membrane and initiates the generation of electric power, and supplies the generated electric power to at least one of the secondary battery and the electric load.

Electric power generation system for vehicle

A fuel cell system includes a windshield washer containerstoring windshield washer fluid, a permeable membrane unitprovided inside the windshield washer container, and a fuel cell. The permeable membrane unithas the capability of extracting methanol from the windshield washer fluid. The extracted methanol is directly used as the fuel for the fuel cell. The windshield washer containerhas the size comparable with or less than that of a conventional windshield washer container.

Fuel cell system for an automotive vehicle

A hydrogen storage unit is provided with a hydrogen storage container containing a hydrogen absorption material, and a filter portion for eliminating impurities contained in stored hydrogen gas. Thereby, the impurities are eliminated from the stored hydrogen gas in the hydrogen storage container, and the hydrogen absorption material is prevented from being poisoned by the impurities. The filter portion can be provided either inside or outside the hydrogen storage container. An adsorbent for adsorbing the impurities can be used in the filter portion. The filter portion is provided with a heating means for enhancing the elimination of the impurities adsorbed in the filter portion, and can be recovered during operation.

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