Author: claimsbot

1. A switchgear comprising:
a fixed contactor provided in a tank filled with insulating gas;
a movable contactor provided in said tank, said movable contactor being connected to and disconnected from said fixed contactor so as to move forward and backward; and
an arc extinction member including a surrounding portion which is slidably connected to the outer circumferential surface of said movable contactor halfway in a movement range from a close contact state to an open contact state, and is formed so as to surround an arc space portion in a sealed manner, the surrounding portion being formed with a through hole through which the arc space communicates with the inside of said tank filled with insulating gas.
2. The switchgear according to claim 1, wherein
said fixed contactor is composed of:
a cylindrically shaped fixed arc contact provided in a central portion thereof; and
a fixed main contact disposed on an outer circumferential portion of said fixed arc contact via a gap,

said arc extinction member is fixed to a fixed side shield on the separating direction side of said movable contactor, said fixed side shield being formed so as to surround said fixed main contact, and
the surrounding portion, which is slidably connected to the outer circumferential surface of said movable contactor, is formed so as to extend in the separating direction of said movable contactor.
3. The switchgear according to claim 2, wherein
the through hole is formed at least one in number in the surrounding portion,
the through hole being blocked by said movable contactor in the close contact state, and
the through hole being opened when said movable contactor is separated from said fixed arc contact and then moves a predetermined distance inside the surrounding portion.
4. The switchgear according to claim 2, further comprising:
an arc extinguishing member in a central portion of said fixed arc contact.
5. The switchgear according to claim 4, wherein said arc extinguishing member is formed with a through hole axially passing through a central portion thereof.
6. The switchgear according to claim 4, wherein said arc extinguishing member further protrudes from an end portion of said fixed arc contact in the separating direction of said movable contactor.
7. The switchgear according to claim 5, wherein said arc extinguishing member further protrudes from an end portion of said fixed arc contact in the separating direction of said movable contactor.
8. The switchgear according to claim 2, further comprising:
permanent magnets whose magnetic poles are provided so as to be disposed in the separating direction of said movable contactor at a central portion of said fixed arc contact.
9. The switchgear according to claim 1, wherein the through hole is such that the diameter of the outer circumferential surface side of said arc extinction member is larger than the diameter of the inner circumferential surface side thereof.
10. The switchgear according to claim 4, further comprising:
permanent magnets whose magnetic poles are provided so as to be disposed in the separating direction of said movable contactor at a central portion of said arc extinguishing member, said arc extinguishing member and said permanent magnets being formed with a through hole axially passing through a central portion thereof.
11. The switchgear according to claim 5, further comprising:
permanent magnets whose magnetic poles are provided so as to be disposed in the separating direction of said movable contactor at a central portion of said arc extinguishing member, said arc extinguishing member and said permanent magnets being formed with a through hole axially passing through a central portion thereof.
12. The switchgear according to claim 1, further comprising:
an arc extinguishing member in a central portion of said movable contactor.
13. The switchgear according to claim 3, further comprising:
an arc extinguishing member in a central portion of said movable contactor.
14. The switchgear according to claim 12, wherein said arc extinguishing member is formed with a through hole axially passing through a central portion thereof.
15. The switchgear according to claim 14, further comprising:
permanent magnets whose magnetic poles are provided so as to be disposed in the separating direction of said movable contactor at a central portion of said arc extinguishing member.
16. The switchgear according to claim 11, wherein said fixed contactor is made up of a fixed main contact.
17. The switchgear according to claim 16, further comprising:
an arc extinguishing member in a central portion of said movable contactor; and
permanent magnets whose magnetic poles are provided so as to be disposed in the separating direction of said movable contactor at a central portion of said arc extinguishing member.
18. The switchgear according to claim 1, wherein
said fixed contactor is composed of:
a cylindrically shaped fixed arc contact provided in a central portion thereof; and
a fixed main contact disposed on an outer circumferential portion of said fixed arc contact via a gap,

said arc extinction member is fixed to a movable side shield on the fixed contactor side, said movable side shield being formed so as to surround said movable contactor, and
the surrounding portion, which is slidably connected to the outer circumferential surface of said movable contactor, is formed so as to extend toward said fixed contactor.
19. A switchgear comprising:
a fixed contactor provided in a tank filled with insulating gas;
a movable contactor provided in said tank, said movable contactor being connected to and disconnected from said fixed contactor so as to move forward and backward;
an arc extinction member having a surrounding portion which is slidably connected to the outer circumferential surface of said movable contactor halfway in a movement range from a close contact state to an open contact state, and is formed so as to surround an arc space portion in a sealed manner; and
an arc extinguishing member provided in a central portion of said movable contactor, said arc extinguishing member being formed with a center hole axially formed in a central portion of said arc extinguishing member,
wherein the arc space communicates with the inside of said tank filled with insulating gas through said center hole.
20. The switchgear according to claim 19, wherein said arc extinguishing member is formed with a through hole which communicates with the center hole, the through hole being formed at end portion of said arc extinguishing member on the fixed contactor side.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electronic device configured to be connected to a display device, the electronic device being configured to output image data to the display device, the electronic device comprising:
a resolution retrieval unit configured to retrieve a recommended resolution of the display device;
a resolution determination unit configured to determine whether the retrieved recommended resolution is greater than or equal to a priority resolution of the electronic device, the priority resolution being a reference aspect ratio of the electronic device;
a resolution selecting unit configured to select a first resolution; and
a resolution changing unit configured to change a resolution of the display device to be the first resolution that has been selected by the resolution selecting unit,
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the retrieved recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects the priority resolution as the first resolution, and
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the retrieved recommended resolution is less than the priority resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects a standard resolution as the first resolution.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein the resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether an aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is a standard aspect ratio of the standard resolution, prior to determining whether the recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution, and
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is the standard aspect ratio, the resolution selecting unit selects the standard resolution as the first resolution.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein the resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether the recommended resolution is a wide resolution, the wide resolution being different from the reference aspect ratio, prior to determining whether the recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution, and
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the recommended resolution is the wide resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects the wide resolution as the first resolution.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein the resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether an aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is a standard aspect ratio of the standard resolution, prior to determining whether the recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution,
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is the standard aspect ratio, the resolution selecting unit selects the standard resolution as the first resolution,
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is not the standard aspect ratio, the resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether the recommended resolution is a wide resolution, the wide resolution being different from the reference aspect ratio, and
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the recommended resolution is the wide resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects the wide resolution as the first resolution.
5. An electronic device configured to be connected to a display device, the electronic device being configured to output image data to the display device, the electronic device comprising:
a first resolution retrieval unit configured to retrieve a displayable resolution, the displayable resolution being displayable by the display device;
a resolution management table reading unit configured to sequentially read one or more data lines included in a resolution management table, wherein each of the data lines includes a second resolution as an element;
a second resolution retrieval unit configured to obtain the second resolution from the read data line;
a first resolution determination unit configured to determine whether the displayable resolution obtained by the first resolution retrieval unit includes the second resolution obtained by the second resolution retrieval unit;
a first resolution changing unit configured to change, when the first resolution determination unit determines that the displayable resolution includes the second resolution, a resolution of the display device to be the second resolution obtained by the second resolution retrieval unit;
a third resolution retrieval unit configured to retrieve a recommended resolution of the display device, wherein the third resolution retrieval unit operates when the first resolution determination unit determines that the displayable resolution does not include the second resolution obtained from each of the read data lines by the second resolution retrieval unit;
a second resolution determination unit configured to determine whether the retrieved recommended resolution is greater than or equal to a priority resolution of the electronic device, the priority resolution being a reference aspect ratio of the electronic device;
a resolution selecting unit configured to select a first resolution; and
a second resolution changing unit configured to change the resolution of the display device to be the first resolution that has been selected by the resolution selecting unit,
wherein, when the second resolution determination unit determines that the recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects the priority resolution as the first resolution, and
wherein, when the second resolution determination unit determines that the recommended resolution is less than the priority resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects a standard resolution as the first resolution.
6. The electronic device according to claim 5,
wherein the second resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether an aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is a standard aspect ratio of the standard resolution, prior to determining whether the recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution, and
wherein, when the second resolution determination unit determines that the aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is the standard aspect ratio, the resolution selecting unit selects the standard resolution as the first resolution.
7. The electronic device according to claim 5,
wherein the second resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether the recommended resolution is a wide resolution, the wide resolution being different from the reference aspect ratio, prior to determining whether the recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution, and
wherein, when the second resolution determination unit determines that the recommended resolution is the wide resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects the wide resolution as the first resolution.
8. The electronic device according to claim 5,
wherein the second resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether an aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is a standard aspect ratio of the standard resolution, prior to determining whether the recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution,
wherein, when the second resolution determination unit determines that the aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is the standard aspect ratio, the resolution selecting unit selects the standard resolution as the first resolution,
wherein, when the second resolution determination unit determines that the aspect ratio of the recommended resolution is not the standard aspect ratio, the second resolution determination unit is configured to determine whether the recommended resolution is a wide resolution, the wide resolution being different from the standard aspect ratio, and
wherein, when the second resolution determination unit determines that the recommended resolution is the wide resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects the wide resolution as the first resolution.
9. The electronic device according to claim 1,
wherein the electronic device is a transmission terminal device configured to transmit and receive data of a screen to be shared with another transmission terminal device, and
wherein the transmission terminal device is configured to output the image data to the display device, and configured to cause the display device to display the image data.
10. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program for controlling an electronic device, the electronic device being configured to be connected to a display device and configured to output image data to the display device, the program causing a computer included in the electronic device to function as:
a resolution retrieval unit configured to retrieve a recommended resolution of the display device;
a resolution determination unit configured to determine whether the retrieved recommended resolution is greater than or equal to a priority resolution of the electronic device, the priority resolution being a reference aspect ratio of the electronic device;
a resolution selecting unit configured to select a first resolution; and
a resolution changing unit configured to change a resolution of the display device to be the first resolution that has been selected by the resolution selecting unit,
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the retrieved recommended resolution is greater than or equal to the priority resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects the priority resolution as the first resolution, and
wherein, when the resolution determination unit determines that the retrieved recommended resolution is less than the priority resolution, the resolution selecting unit selects a standard resolution as the first resolution.
11. (canceled)

1. A gasification system, comprising:
a membrane contactor having a gas contacting side with a gas inlet and a gas outlet, a liquid contacting side with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, and a porous element, wherein a feed gas is directed under a first pressure to the gas contacting side of the membrane contactor via the gas inlet, wherein a feed liquid is directed to the liquid contacting side of the membrane contactor via the liquid inlet;
a gas flow controller fluidly connected to the gas inlet of the membrane contactor for controlling a gas flow rate of the feed gas;
a liquid flow controller fluidly connected to the liquid contacting side of the membrane contactor for controlling a liquid flow rate of the feed liquid;
a reduced pressure device fluidly connected to the gas outlet of the membrane contactor for reducing the first pressure on the gas contacting side of the membrane contactor to a second pressure, wherein the porous element prevents the feed liquid from entering the gas contacting side of the membrane contactor, wherein the porous element allows an amount of the feed gas to pass through and dissolve into the feed liquid to produce a gasified liquid;
a conductivity sensor connected to the liquid outlet of the membrane contactor;
a pressure sensor connected to the qas outlet of the membrane contactor; and
one or more controllers capable of:
receiving one or more input signals from the qas flow controller, the liquid flow controller, the reduced pressure device, the conductivity sensor, the pressure sensor, or a combination thereof;
comparing the one or more input signals with corresponding setpoint values;
determining a setpoint conductivity for the gasified liquid; and
generating one or more output signals to change the first pressure, the gas flow rate of the feed qas, the liquid flow rate of the feed liquid, or a combination thereof to maintain a level of conductivity in the gasified liquid within a ranqe of the setpoint conductivity.
2. The gasification system of claim 1, wherein the one or more controllers are capable of generating one or more output signals to change the first pressure, the gas flow rate of the feed qas, the liquid flow rate of the feed liquid, or a combination thereof to maintain a level of conductivity in the gasified liquid within a range of about 15%, 10%, 5%, or 3% of the setpoint conductivity.
3. The gasification system of claim 1, wherein the reduced pressure device is capable of reducing the first pressure on the qas contacting side of the membrane contactor to a second pressure of about 40 kPa or less.
4. The gasification system of claim 1, further comprising a condensation trap with vacuum isolation valves positioned between the reduced pressure device and the membrane contactor.
5. The gasification system of claim 1, wherein the feed gas comprises carbon dioxide, further comprising a gas source fluidly connected to a mass flow controller for providing the carbon dioxide to the membrane contactor through the mass flow controller, a carbon dioxide control valve positioned between the gas source and the mass flow controller, at least one controller coupled to the mass flow controller, a nitrogen control valve positioned between the at least one controller and the membrane contactor, and a nitrogen source fluidly connected to the membrane contactor, wherein the carbon dioxide control valve is closed whenever the nitrogen control valve is open.
6. A gasification system, comprising:
a contactor having a gas contacting side, a liquid contacting side, and a porous element;
a gas source fluidly connected to the contactor for providing a feed gas to the contactor;
a liquid source fluidly connected to the contactor for providing a feed liquid to the contactor;
a liquid outlet fluidly connected to the liquid contacting side of the contactor for providing a gasified liquid produced by the gasification system;
a gas flow controller fluidly connected to the gas source and the contactor for controlling a gas flow rate of the feed gas;
a liquid flow controller fluidly connected to the liquid source and the contactor for controlling a liquid flow rate of the feed liquid;
a liquid outlet fluidly connected to the liquid contacting side of the contactor for providing a gasified liquid produced by the gasification system;
a conductivity sensor connected to the liquid outlet of the membrane contactor;
a venturi vacuum source fluidly connected to the gas contacting side of the contactor; and
at least one logic controller communicatively coupled to the gas flow controller, the liquid flow controller, the conductivity sensor and the venturi vacuum source for maintaining the conductivity of the gasified liquid within a predetermined range of a setpoint value.
7. The gasification system of claim 6, wherein the at least one logic controller is capable of combining feedback control with feed-forward control.
8. The gasification system of claim 6, wherein the vacuum source is capable of removing gas exhaust and liquid condensate from the contactor.
9. A gasification system, comprising:
a membrane contactor having a gas contacting side with a gas inlet and a gas outlet, a liquid contacting side with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, and a porous element, wherein a feed gas is directed under a first pressure to the gas contacting side of the membrane contactor via the gas inlet, wherein a feed liquid is directed to the liquid contacting side of the membrane contactor via the liquid inlet;
a reduced pressure device fluidly connected to the gas outlet of the membrane contactor for reducing the first pressure on the gas contacting side of the membrane contactor to a second pressure, wherein the porous element prevents the feed liquid from entering the gas contacting side of the membrane contactor, wherein the porous element allows an amount of the feed gas to pass through and dissolve into the feed liquid to produce a gasified liquid; and
one or more controllers capable of:
receiving one or more input signals from a gas flow controller, a liquid flow controller, a reduced pressure device, a conductivity sensor or conccntration monitor, a pressure sensor, or a combination thereof;
comparing the one or more input signals with corresponding setpoint values;
determining a setpoint conductivity for the gasified liquid; and
generating one or more output signals to change the first pressure, the gas flow rate of the feed gas, the liquid flow rate of the feed liquid, or a combination thereof to maintain a level of conductivity in the gasified liquid within a range of the setpoint conductivity.
10. The gasification system of claim 9, further comprising a gas flow controller fluidly connected to the gas inlet of the membrane contactor for controlling a gas flow rate of the feed gas.
11. The gasification system of claim 9, further comprising a liquid flow controller fluidly connected to the liquid contacting side of the membrane contactor for controlling a liquid flow rate of the feed liquid.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An ice slurry production apparatus comprising:
a slurry production reservoir adapted to contain a volume of a saline solution;
a crystallization surface within the slurry production reservoir chilled to a temperature below a freezing point of the saline solution such that ice particles form on the crystallization surface; and
a deflector for distorting the crystallization surface and dislodging the ice particles formed on the crystallization surface.
2-23. (canceled)