Abstract: Air compressor for a vehicle having improved internal cooling efficiency by ensuring a circulation flow of compressed air for internal cooling and allowing the compressed air to sufficiently flow. The air compressor comprises: a housing with a compression unit for introducing and compressing air from outside; a motor unit which includes a rotor and a stator, and drives the compression unit to rotate according to the rotation of the rotor; a bearing unit supporting the rotor to be rotatable; a cooling circulation flow path formed inside the housing for moving, in an axial direction, some of the air compressed in the compression unit and circulating the air to the compression unit; and a bypass flow path which receives some of the air passing through the cooling circulation flow path and bypasses a partial region of the bearing unit to join the cooling circulation flow path.

Abstract: An air compressor according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a housing; a rotating shaft which is disposed in the housing; a compression unit which is connected to the rotating shaft to compress and discharge inlet air; a motor unit which drives the rotating shaft; a control board which controls the motor unit; and a filter unit which filters out noise from external power and supplies the external power to the control board, wherein the housing includes a first cooling flow channel for cooling the motor unit and a second cooling flow channel for cooling the filter unit, and the first cooling flow channel communicates with the second cooling flow channel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes an uncoated portion at a long side end thereof and exposed out of the separator along a winding axis direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to form a bending surface region that includes overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and in a partial region of the bending surface region, the number of stacked layers of the uncoated portion is 10 or more in the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: Air compressor in which the arrangement structure between a filter part and a discharge resistor reduces interference between the filter part and the discharge resistor and increases the space utilization of the filter part, making the air compressor more compact. The air compressor comprises a housing with a rotary shaft disposed inside it; a compression part connected to the rotary shaft which compresses and discharges introduced air; a motor part driving the rotary shaft; a control board for controlling the motor part, and the filter part which filters noise of external power and supplies the external power to the control board, wherein the filter part includes a capacitor assembly connected to an external power source, a transistor connected to the control board, a current sensor assembly connected to the transistor, and a discharge resistor connected to the capacitor assembly and discharges the residual charge in the capacitor assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a pressure control apparatus and a pressure control method thereof. The pressure control apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive an input of a current pressure value of a brake apparatus detected by a detection apparatus when drive of the brake apparatus is prepared, a determination unit configured to determine whether the input current pressure value is a preset standard pressure value, and a control unit configured to receive the current pressure value, transfer a determination command to the determination unit, transfer a hydraulic adjustment command to the brake apparatus so that the current pressure value reaches the standard pressure value when the current pressure value is not the standard pressure value, and cause an on/off operation of the brake apparatus to be iterated a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a pressure control apparatus and a pressure control method thereof. The pressure control apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive an input of a current pressure value of a brake apparatus detected by a detection apparatus when drive of the brake apparatus is prepared, a determination unit configured to determine whether the input current pressure value is a preset standard pressure value, and a control unit configured to receive the current pressure value, transfer a determination command to the determination unit, transfer a hydraulic adjustment command to the brake apparatus so that the current pressure value reaches the standard pressure value when the current pressure value is not the standard pressure value, and cause an on/off operation of the brake apparatus to be iterated a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic brake system and a control method thereof. The electronic brake system includes a master cylinder including a piston, an output rod contacting the piston, an input rod configured to be moved forward by a driver's manipulation of a brake pedal and arranged coaxially to the master cylinder and spaced a predetermined isolation gap apart from the output rod, an electrically-driven booster including a motor, a ball screw to move the output rod, and a motion converting unit to move the ball screw forward and backward by converting rotational movement of the motor into linear movement, and an electronic control unit (ECU) to control operation of the motor based on the size of the isolation gap. When the ball screw is moved backward in an ABS mode, the ECU stops backward-movement of the ball screw before the output rod collides with the input rod.

Abstract: An electronic brake system according to the present invention includes a reservoir that stores oil, a cylinder that receives supply of oil from the reservoir, a piston that is provided so as to be moved forward and backward within the cylinder, a spring that is provided within the cylinder and provides an elastic reaction force to the piston, a motor that generates a rotational force for driving the piston in accordance with an electrical signal of a pedal displacement sensor, a ball screw that converts a rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion to drive the piston, and an ECU (electronic control unit) that controls the motor. Here, a normally closed type solenoid valve that is closed in a normal state and opened when an open signal is applied from the ECU may be provided on the hydraulic line connecting the reservoir and the cylinder.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for controlling a 3-phase motor and a method for maintaining a high torque therein, which are capable of preventing excessive heat generation in a coil, through which a phase current flows, by causing an AC current to flow in a specific phase when a 3-phase motor maintains a high torque. The apparatus for controlling the 3-phase motor includes: a sensor configured to sense torques flowing through three phases of the 3-phase motor; and a controller configured to determine whether the torques of the three phases, which are detected by the sensor, maintain a high torque, and to perform control such that, when it is determined that the detected torques maintain the high torque, a DC signal is applied to a specific phase among the three phases and an AC signal is applied to the other phases.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic brake system and a control method thereof. The electronic brake system includes a master cylinder including a piston, an output rod contacting the piston, an input rod configured to be moved forward by a driver's manipulation of a brake pedal and arranged coaxially to the master cylinder and spaced a predetermined isolation gap apart from the output rod, an electrically-driven booster including a motor, a ball screw to move the output rod, and a motion converting unit to move the ball screw forward and backward by converting rotational movement of the motor into linear movement, and an electronic control unit (ECU) to control operation of the motor based on the size of the isolation gap. When the ball screw is moved backward in an ABS mode, the ECU stops backward-movement of the ball screw before the output rod collides with the input rod.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a brake control apparatus and methods for controlling of a brake. The brake control apparatus includes a wheel pressure selector to select one of different wheel pressure modes for a current pedal stroke produced in a brake system during driving, a wheel pressure storage unit to store information on different levels of wheel pressure corresponding to the different wheel pressure modes, a first controller to receive a wheel pressure mode signal corresponding to one of the wheel pressure modes selected through the wheel pressure selector and to receive corresponding wheel pressure information from the wheel pressure storage unit, and a first wheel pressure adjuster to supply the corresponding wheel pressure information to brake system to adjust a current wheel pressure for the current pedal stroke produced in the brake system to the corresponding wheel pressure information stored in the wheel pressure storage unit.