Abstract: A fuel cell purging method is provided to effectively prevent fuel cell deterioration and degradation of durability of the fuel cell by performing hydrogen purging at a point in time at which negative pressure of an anode peaks after a fuel cell vehicle is stopped. The fuel cell purging method includes stopping the driving of a fuel cell vehicle and continuously measuring pressure of an anode of a fuel cell after the fuel cell vehicle is stopped. Additionally, hydrogen is supplied to the anode when the measured pressure of the anode reaches a negative pressure peak time point.

Abstract: An optical touch film includes a sensor layer, an optical film, an adhesive layer, a separation layer, and a refractive insulating layer. The sensor layer includes touch electrodes forming a sensor. The adhesive layer is between the sensor layer and the optical film. The separation layer is on a surface of the sensor layer. The separation layer includes an organic polymer material. The refractive insulating layer is on the touch electrodes. A refractive index of the refractive insulating layer is greater than a refractive index of the separation layer.

Abstract: An input sensing device includes a first base layer, a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, a plurality of third sensing electrodes, and a plurality of fourth sensing electrodes. The first sensing electrodes are arranged on the first base layer along a first direction. The second sensing electrodes are arranged on the first base layer in different rows from the first sensing electrodes. The third sensing electrodes are arranged on the second sensing electrodes along a second direction different from the first direction. The third sensing electrodes overlap the second sensing electrodes. The fourth sensing electrodes are arranged on the same layer as the third sensing electrodes and overlap the first sensing electrodes. A constant voltage is applied to the third sensing electrodes during a touch pressure sensing operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a concentration of exhaust hydrogen in a fuel cell system. The apparatus may include an air exhaust valve for discharging hydrogen from a cathode in a fuel cell stack to an outside environment through an air exhaust line, an air compressor for supplying ambient air to the air exhaust line, an air cut-off valve for blocking air supplied to the cathode, and a controller that opens the air exhaust valve and drives the air compressor when starting to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell stack, and opens the air cut-off valve such that a concentration of the hydrogen discharged from the cathode is reduced by air in the air exhaust line when the hydrogen supply is completed.

Abstract: A touch sensor for a display device includes: a base layer including first and second sensing regions adjacent to each other in a first direction and a non-sensing region surrounding at least one side of each of the first and second sensing regions; first sensors disposed in each of the first and second sensing regions, the first sensors being arranged along a second direction intersecting the first direction, the first sensors being electrically connected to each other along the second direction; second sensors disposed in each of the first and second sensing regions, the second sensors being arranged along the first direction, the second sensors being electrically connected to each other along the first direction; and at least one third sensor located in the first sensing region and the second sensing region, wherein the at least one third sensor includes first and second sub-sensors electrically separated at a boundary between the first sensing region and the second sensing region, and the first and second

Abstract: A cooling control system includes: a fuel cell stack formed with a cooling flow path in which hydrogen and oxygen are received and reacted, respectively, and coolant flows between separators; a coolant circulation line connected with the cooling flow path of the fuel cell stack, and having the coolant flowing therein; a cooling pump connected to the coolant circulation line to circulate the coolant to cool the fuel cell stack; a heat generation amount estimator for estimating the heat generation amount of the fuel cell stack; a coolant estimator for estimating an amount of the coolant to cool the fuel cell stack based on the heat generation amount of the fuel cell stack; and a driving controller for controlling the operation of the cooling pump based on the estimated amount of the coolant.

Abstract: A system for estimating a concentration of hydrogen in a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a hydrogen supply line supplying the hydrogen to the fuel cell and a time measurement sensor measuring a time duration from a point in time when an operation of the fuel cell ends to a point in time when the fuel cell restarts. A controller estimates an amount of air introduced into the fuel cell during the time duration using the measured time duration and estimates a concentration of hydrogen in the hydrogen supply line at the time of restarting the fuel cell based on the measured time duration and the estimated amount of introduced air.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack having a cathode and an anode, a humidifier configured to humidify air that is to be supplied to the cathode, an air supply unit configured to supply the air to the humidifier, and a controller. The controller is configured to adjust a flow rate of the air supplied from the air supply unit, based on a supply of the humidifier, to prevent flooding of the fuel cell stack.

Abstract: A fuel cell system and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes acquiring a first pressure that corresponds to a pressure in an anode immediately before starting and determining a hydrogen supply target differential pressure value that corresponds to a pressure value boosted in the anode by hydrogen supplied to the anode when starting the system, based on an intensity of the acquired first pressure acquired. An opening degree of a hydrogen supply valve connected to the anode is then adjusted to supply sufficient hydrogen to boost the pressure in the anode that corresponds to the hydrogen supply target differential pressure value.

Abstract: An input sensing device includes a first base layer, a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, a plurality of third sensing electrodes, and a plurality of fourth sensing electrodes. The first sensing electrodes are arranged on the first base layer along a first direction. The second sensing electrodes are arranged on the first base layer in different rows from the first sensing electrodes. The third sensing electrodes are arranged on the second sensing electrodes along a second direction different from the first direction. The third sensing electrodes overlap the second sensing electrodes. The fourth sensing electrodes are arranged on the same layer as the third sensing electrodes and overlap the first sensing electrodes. A constant voltage is applied to the third sensing electrodes during a touch pressure sensing operation.

Abstract: A method for determining a humidity condition in a fuel cell system includes steps of: detecting an amount of water in a container that receives water discharged from a fuel cell stack, and determining a humidity condition in the fuel cell stack, based on the amount of water detected. As a result, the actual humidity condition in the fuel cell stack may be accurately determined even when humidification performance is degraded over operating time of the fuel cell system.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an Internet of things platform which includes: a middleware that includes an apparatus management unit for receiving apparatus generated information from an Internet of things apparatus so as to establish a connection to the Internet of things apparatus, a service management unit for abstracting the Internet of things apparatus into a service apparatus and for controlling the Internet of things apparatus according to a service scenario, and a data management unit for generating and storing data regarding the apparatus management unit, the service management unit and the Internet of things apparatus; and a script editor that generates the service scenario for the service apparatus.

Abstract: A method of recalibrating a feature data of each channel generated by a convolution layer of a convolution neural network is provided. According to some embodiments, since an affine transformation is applied to the feature data of each channel independently of the feature data of the other channel, the overall number of parameters defining the affine transformation is minimized. As a result, the amount of computations required in performing the feature data recalibration can be reduced.

Abstract: A fuel cell system that has a fuel cell stack is provided. The system includes an electrolyte membrane, and a cathode and an anode that are a pair of electrodes disposed on opposite sides of the electrolyte membrane. A controller applies voltages to the cathode and the anode of the fuel cell stack before hydrogen that operates the fuel cell stack is supplied to the anode. When the voltages are applied to the cathode and the anode, hydrogen that resides in the cathode flows to the anode through the electrolyte membrane to decrease the concentration of the hydrogen in the cathode. The fuel cell system reduces the concentration of hydrogen discharged to the outside of the vehicle by reducing the concentration of hydrogen in the cathode before driving of the fuel cell is initiated.

Abstract: An input sensing unit includes sensing electrodes and auxiliary electrodes. The sensing electrodes are disposed in an input-sensing area of the input sensing unit. The auxiliary electrodes are disposed in a supplementary area and configured to sense damage occurring in an auxiliary area of the input sensing unit. The supplementary area is adjacent to the input-sensing area. The auxiliary area is part of the supplementary area.

Abstract: A method of recalibrating a feature data of each channel generated by a convolution layer of a convolution neural network is provided. According to some embodiments, since an affine transformation is applied to the feature data of each channel independently of the feature data of the other channel, the overall number of parameters defining the affine transformation is minimized. As a result, the amount of computations required in performing the feature data recalibration can be reduced.

Abstract: A hydrogen supply method for a fuel cell system, for supplying hydrogen according to a state of the fuel cell system when the fuel cell system is started, includes steps of (a) measuring a stop time period which elapses until the fuel cell system is started after the fuel cell system is stopped, (b) determining whether a reaction time period consumed to complete a reaction of residual hydrogen and residual oxygen residing in a fuel cell stack since the fuel system is stopped is not more than the stop time period, and (c) when it is determined in the step (b) that the stop time period is less than the reaction time period, closing a purge valve that is able to discharge gases accommodated in an anode from the anode and supplying at the same time hydrogen to the anode such that an internal pressure of the anode becomes a predetermined first target pressure.

Abstract: A power plant thermal-management-system control method for controlling thermal management systems in PMCs is provided. The thermal management systems are operated based on coolant temperatures of the PMCs of a power plant of a fuel cell vehicle to prevent the temperatures of the PMCs from deviating from a reference range, which in turn prevents degradation of fuel cells.

Abstract: A cold crucible structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cold crucible structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a cold crucible unit including hollow top and bottom caps, a plurality of segments connecting the top cap and the bottom cap, slits disposed between the segments, and a reaction area surrounded by the segments; and an induction coil unit disposed to cover the outer side of the cold crucible unit and disposed across the longitudinal directions of the segments and the slits, in which the diameter of the reaction area is defined as a crucible diameter, the crucible diameter is 100 to 300 mm, and gaps of the slits are defined by d slit ? 0.3 × ? 50 (mm)(where dslit is the gap between the slits and Ø is the crucible diameter).

Abstract: An optical touch film includes a sensor layer, an optical film, an adhesive layer, a separation layer, and a refractive insulating layer. The sensor layer includes touch electrodes forming a sensor. The adhesive layer is between the sensor layer and the optical film. The separation layer is on a surface of the sensor layer. The separation layer includes an organic polymer material. The refractive insulating layer is on the touch electrodes. A refractive index of the refractive insulating layer is greater than a refractive index of the separation layer.