Zeon Corporation

Kyushu University

Kiyoshige Kojima

Yuki Hayashi

Masayoshi Yoshida

Midori Yamaai

Akihiko Yoshiwara

Takatoshi Matsuo

Akihiro Kojima

Masashi Ikegami

Yasuo Mukunoki

Junji Kodemura

Takashi Kiuchi

Naomi Shiga

Masahiro Kishida

Sakae Takenaka

A panel connected body includes a plurality of flat panels arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns, where m≥3 and n≥3; and a plurality of row-direction connection portions and column-direction connection portions which connect together panels that are adjacent in a row direction and column direction, respectively. A first type row satisfying relationships D≥2L and D≥D−2L and a second type row satisfying relationships D≥2L and D≥D+2L are alternately included, where Dis a length along the column direction of the column-direction connection portions in a y-th column, and L is a thickness of the panels. The relationship E≤W−L is satisfied, where Wis a length along the column direction of the panels and E is a length along the column direction of the row-direction connection portions.

Panel connected body, power generation module connected body, and power generation device

Disclosed is an electronic device which comprises: a first housing; a second housing; a support configured to couple the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing is rotatable with respect to the second housing; a spring configured to apply an elastic force to the first housing and the second housing such that one end of the first housing abuts against one end of the second housing; and a connector disposed within the first housing, wherein the first housing, the second housing, the support and the spring function as a clip capable of clamping an object between the one end of the first housing and the one end of the second housing, and wherein the connector is mechanically and electrically attachable to or detachable from a connector of an external energy harvesting module through an opening provided in a side surface of the first housing.

Electronic device

Disclosed is a power wiring device which comprises: at least one elongated wiring member which includes a plurality of first connectors and allows the first connectors to be mutually electrically conducted; and a plurality of circuit modules each including a second connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from any of the first connectors, wherein the plurality of circuit modules include: at least one energy harvesting module as a circuit module capable of outputting power generated by energy harvesting from the second connector; and at least one load module as a circuit module capable of consuming power input from the second connector.

Power wiring device

The power generation module groupincludes a sheetand power generation panelsto. First lines Land L' are present between the panelsandadjacent to each other in the lateral direction, the first lines crossing neither the panelsnorand coming in contact with both the panelsand. The second line Lis present on the bottom side of the paneland on the bottom side of the panel, crosses neither the panelsnorand is parallel in the lateral direction. An angle &#x3b8;that is the largest angle on the panelside of angles formed by the second line Land the first lines Land L&#x2032; is an acute angle. The panelsandare disposed in line symmetry with the panelsand, respectively, with respect to the lateral direction.

Power generation module group

An energy harvester, wherein it comprises: a flat plate-like energy harvesting part having a power generation region which generates electric power by utilizing an energy in the external environment and an internal wiring to which the electric power thus generated is supplied; a connector part connectable to an external device; a diode of which anode is electrically connected with the internal wiring; and a flexible wiring sub state on which the diode and a connection part for electrically connecting a cathode of the diode to the connector part are provided, wherein the internal wiring extends from the power generation region to a side edge portion of the energy harvesting part, and at least a portion of the flexible wiring substrate is provided in the side edge portion so as to overlap a portion of the internal wiring.

Energy harvester

Provided is an energy harvester having excellent portability. The energy harvester includes a flat plate-shaped energy harvesting section and a pair of connectors that are electrically conductive. The energy harvesting section includes an electricity generating region that utilizes energy in the external environment to generate electrical power and metal foils. The metal foils extend from the electricity generating region to a peripheral part of the energy harvesting section. The electrical power of the electricity generating region is supplied to the metal foils. The peripheral part includes a pair of holes that expose part of each of the metal foils. Each of the connectors includes a spring, a terminal part that is electrically connected to the spring and is connectable to an external device, and a flat plate part that overlaps with the energy harvesting section. The springs are electrically connected to the metal foils exposed via the holes.

Mobile power charger

Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion device that includes: a thin panel-shaped photoelectric conversion module; a first connection member that couples to an outer edge of the photoelectric conversion module at a joint so as to be electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion module; a reinforcing member that couples to a portion including the joint; and a main body that receives electric power supply from the photoelectric conversion module via the first connection member. The first connection member is mechanically and electrically attachable/detachable to/from the main body and has a thickness in vertical direction that is greater than a thickness in vertical direction of the photoelectric conversion module and less than or equal to a thickness in vertical direction of the reinforcing member at the joint.

Photoelectric conversion device

Disclosed is an energy harvesting apparatus which comprises: a flexible energy harvesting module having a flat plate shape; a connector which is mechanically and electrically connectable to an external connector; a rigid member having a flat plate shape; and an electric wiring constituting a part of a front surface of the rigid member, wherein an edge of a back surface of the energy harvesting module is disposed on the front surface of the rigid member, and the connector is disposed on the front surface of the rigid member at a position spaced apart from the energy harvesting module and is electrically connected to the energy harvesting module via the electric wiring.

Energy harvesting apparatus

Provided is a conductor film obtainable using a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid. The carbon nanotube dispersion liquid contains carbon nanotubes (A), a polymeric dispersant (B) including a sulfonic acid group-containing monomeric unit and an ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid monomeric unit, and a solvent (C). Percentage content of the ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid monomeric unit in the polymeric dispersant (B) is greater than 20 mol % and no greater than 90 mol %.

Conductor film, and conductive film

Provided is a power wiring device that can suppress reduction of electricity generation efficiency due to the external environment. The power wiring device includes: a plurality of circuit modules each including a first connector and a second connector; and a wiring member including a third connector that is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the first connector and a fourth connector that is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the second connector, and in which the third connector and the fourth connector are electrically connected to one another. The plurality of circuit modules includes: an energy harvesting module as a circuit module that can output, from the first connector and the second connector, electric power obtained through energy harvesting; and a load module as a circuit module that can consume electric power input from the first connector and electric power input from the second connector.

A panel connected body comprises: a plurality of thin panels arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns; and a connection portion connecting the plurality of thin panels in a row direction and a column direction, wherein the panel connected body is foldable between adjacent thin panels of the plurality of thin panels. The connection portion has, alternately in the column direction, a first type row satisfying relationships D&#x2265;2L and D&#x2265;D+2L and a second type row satisfying relationships D&#x2265;2L and D&#x2265;D+2L, where Dis a length of the connection portion between thin panels P adjacent in the column direction at a yth column, and L is a thickness of each of the plurality of thin panels in a vertical direction.

Panel connected body, power generation module connected body, photoelectric conversion module connected body, and power generation device

Portable solar panel

Provided is a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid that has excellent stability and that can be used to form a conductor film that exhibits excellent adhesiveness to a substrate. The carbon nanotube dispersion liquid contains carbon nanotubes (A), a polymeric dispersant (B) including a sulfonic acid group-containing monomeric unit and an ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid monomeric unit, and a solvent (C). Percentage content of the ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid monomeric unit in the polymeric dispersant (B) is greater than 20 mol % and no greater than 90 mol %.

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Tokyo, Japan

Kiyoshige Kojima