Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a secondary battery has a bent part disposed on an end of an upper portion of the battery can. The bent part is bent inward toward a top cap to fix the top cap. The secondary battery is configured such that, when an internal pressure of the battery can exceeds a predetermined value, a region (R) in which the top cap and the bent part overlap each other when viewed from above is reduced by deformation of the top cap or the bent part to allow an entire region of the top cap to become spaced further from the battery can.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: A home port for a semiconductor manufacturing nozzle head includes a body having a discharge space configured to receive treatment liquid discharged from a plurality of nozzles, discharge flow passages connected to be in communication with the discharge space and penetrating through the body so as to face the plurality of nozzles, and a cleaning liquid distribution system, which is formed to penetrate through the body, and is connected to transfer a cleaning liquid to the discharge flow passages. The cleaning liquid distribution system includes supply flow passages connected to supply the cleaning liquid to the discharge flow passages, and a lead-in passage connected to and which joins the supply flow passages, and connected to receive the cleaning liquid injected from the outside.

Abstract: A touch sensor including: a touch sensing area including driving electrodes and sensing electrodes; a driving signal generator which determines phases of driving signals based on a reference code and supplies the driving signals to the sensing electrodes, wherein the driving signals are sine waves; and a touch processor which receives sensing signals according to the driving signals from the sensing electrodes and determines a touch position based on the sensing signals and the reference code, wherein the driving signal generator controls the phases of the driving signals by updating the reference code at a predetermined time point.

Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to: a radiation detector including a bendable radiation detecting panel and a radiation inspection apparatus including same. The radiation detector includes: a radiation detecting panel which is flexible, extending in a first direction, and detecting radiation incident to a first face; and a bending support unit which is plate-shaped, provided on a second face of the radiation detecting panel opposite to the first face to support the radiation detecting panel, and having a flexibility. The flexibility of the bending support unit is less than a flexibility of the radiation detecting panel.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting a traffic speed and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes an input device that receives traffic speed sequences of a plurality of links and a controller that detects a spatio-temporal relationship between traffic speeds of the plurality of links and predicts a future traffic speed of a target link based on the spatio-temporal relationship between the traffic speeds of the plurality of links.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a decoding method and apparatus and an encoding method and apparatus that perform inter-prediction using a motion vector predictor. For a candidate block in a col picture, a scaled motion vector is generated based on a motion vector of the candidate block. When the scaled motion vector indicates a target block, a motion vector predictor of the target block is generated based on the motion vector of the candidate block. The motion vector predictor is used to derive the motion vector of the target block in a specific inter-prediction mode such as a merge mode and an AMVP mode.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery is disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the system for manufacturing the electrode for the secondary battery comprises a supply roller for supplying a collector having a long sheet shape; an electrode active material coating device for applying an electrode active material to a surface of the collector supplied by the supply roller to manufacture an unfinished electrode; a rolling roller for rolling a surface of the unfinished electrode and adjusting a thickness of the electrode active material to manufacture a finished electrode; and an electrode quality inspection device for inspecting quality of the electrode through a surface roughness value of the rolling roller, a surface roughness value of the surface of the electrode, and a rolling load value of the rolling roller.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery electrode, a manufacturing method for the same, and an electrode assembly, and more particularly, to a secondary battery electrode, a manufacturing method for the same, and an electrode assembly having improved stability. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a secondary battery electrode includes a current collector that extends in one direction, a first active material layer provided on one surface of the current collector and including a first inclined portion and a first protruding portion, and a second active material layer provided on the other surface of the current collector and including a second inclined portion and a second protruding portion. In particular, a position of the second protruding portion is controlled on the second active material layer to be disposed at a position that is not directly opposite to the first inclined portion with respect to the current collector.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery is disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the system for manufacturing the electrode for the secondary battery comprises a supply roller for supplying a collector having a long sheet shape; an electrode active material coating device for applying an electrode active material to a surface of the collector supplied by the supply roller to manufacture an unfinished electrode; a rolling roller for rolling a surface of the unfinished electrode and adjusting a thickness of the electrode active material to manufacture a finished electrode; and an electrode quality inspection device for inspecting quality of the electrode through a surface roughness value of the rolling roller, a surface roughness value of the surface of the electrode, and a rolling load value of the rolling roller.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a first electrode provided with a first collector and a first electrode active material applied on at least one surface of the first collector; and a second electrode provided with a second collector and a second electrode active material applied on at least one surface of the second collector, wherein an uneven coating portion at which the first electrode active material irregularly increases in amount and is applied is provided on at least one of a coating start portion or a coating end portion of the first electrode active material, and an inactive coating portion configured to cover the uneven coating portion is provided on at least one of a coating start portion or a coating end portion of the second electrode active material. A method of manufacturing the secondary battery is also provided.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a secondary battery has a bent part disposed on an end of an upper portion of the battery can. The bent part is bent inward toward a top cap to fix the top cap. The secondary battery is configured such that, when an internal pressure of the battery can exceeds a predetermined value, a region (R) in which the top cap and the bent part overlap each other when viewed from above is reduced by deformation of the top cap or the bent part to allow an entire region of the top cap to become spaced further from the battery can.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery. The system for manufacturing the electrode for the secondary battery comprises a supply roller supplying a collector having a long sheet shape; an electrode active material coating device applying an electrode active material to a surface of the collector supplied by the supply roller to manufacture an unfinished electrode; a rolling roller rolling a surface of the unfinished electrode and adjusting a thickness of the electrode active material to manufacture a finished electrode; and an electrode quality inspection device inspecting quality of the electrode through a surface roughness value of the rolling roller and a surface roughness value of the electrode.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of evaluating brittleness by measuring force applied to an electrode specimen by simulating a wound state of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a brittleness evaluation apparatus includes a jig unit, a driving unit, and a measurement analyzing unit. The jig unit includes two jigs, a groove formed between the jigs, a pressing plate, and guides. The jigs facing each other and have top surfaces formed in a horizontal plane and configured to receive a specimen arranged on the top surfaces along a length direction extending between and along the top surfaces. The pressing plate is arranged perpendicular to the length direction and configured to cause the specimen to bend by descending into the groove. The guides are located on each of the top surfaces of the jigs and configured to prevent distortion of the specimen during descent of the pressing plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked and wound, wherein the electrode comprises a collector, a first coating layer in which an electrode active material is applied to a surface of the collector, and a second coating layer in which the electrode active material is applied to the outside of the first coating layer, wherein an end of the second coating layer has a length less than an end of first coating layer in a winding direction of the electrode, and a stepped portion occurs between the end of the first coating layer and the end of the second coating layer in a direction outward from a winding center.

Abstract: A jig assembly for measuring the tensile strength of an electrode at a bend having a similar radius to a core, an apparatus for measuring bending tensile strength including the jig assembly, and a method for measuring bending tensile strength that measures the tensile strength of an electrode at a bend having a similar radius to a core using the apparatus for measuring bending tensile strength are provided. The jig assembly of the present disclosure includes a fixing unit configured to fix a first end part of a sample, and a plate shaped bending jig configured to provide a one point bend to a lengthwise direction cross section of the sample and to guide a second end part of the sample toward a tensile testing load unit. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to measure the tensile strength of the electrode under a similar condition to a winding process before the electrode is used in real winding applications.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery electrode, a manufacturing method for the same, and an electrode assembly, and more particularly, to a secondary battery electrode, a manufacturing method for the same, and an electrode assembly having improved stability. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a secondary battery electrode includes a current collector that extends in one direction, a first active material layer provided on one surface of the current collector and including a first inclined portion and a first protruding portion, and a second active material layer provided on the other surface of the current collector and including a second inclined portion and a second protruding portion. In particular, a position of the second protruding portion is controlled on the second active material layer to be disposed at a position that is not directly opposite to the first inclined portion with respect to the current collector.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of evaluating brittleness by measuring force applied to an electrode specimen by simulating a wound state of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a brittleness evaluation apparatus includes a jig unit, a driving unit, and a measurement analyzing unit. The jig unit includes two jigs, a groove formed between the jigs, a pressing plate, and guides. The jigs facing each other and have top surfaces formed in a horizontal plane and configured to receive a specimen arranged on the top surfaces along a length direction extending between and along the top surfaces. The pressing plate is arranged perpendicular to the length direction and configured to cause the specimen to bend by descending into the groove. The guides are located on each of the top surfaces of the jigs and configured to prevent distortion of the specimen during descent of the pressing plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly in which an electrode and a separator are alternately stacked and wound, wherein the electrode comprises a collector, a first coating layer in which an electrode active material is applied to a surface of the collector, and a second coating layer in which the electrode active material is applied to the outside of the first coating layer, wherein an end of the second coating layer has a length less than an end of first coating layer in a winding direction of the electrode, and a stepped portion occurs between the end of the first coating layer and the end of the second coating layer in a direction outward from a winding center.