Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, by an image detection tool, a tank within an image of a railway environment and identifying, by the image detection tool, a railroad track within the image of the railway environment. The method also includes determining, by the image detection tool, a distance between the tank and the railroad track and comparing, by the image detection tool, the distance between the tank and the railroad track to a predetermined threshold distance. The method further includes determining, by the image detection tool, that the tank presents a hazard to the railway environment in response to comparing the distance between the tank and the railroad track to the predetermined threshold distance.

Abstract: A light emitting element may include a first semiconductor layer, an emission layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer disposed on the emission layer, an insulating film, and an electrode layer. The insulating film may enclose a side surface of the first semiconductor layer, a side surface of the emission layer, and a side surface of the second semiconductor layer. The electrode layer may be disposed on the second semiconductor layer and the insulating film. The insulating film may not enclose the electrode layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for access control using real-time positioning technology and a device using the same. According to a positioning method of a positioning module, the positioning module is configured to measure a location of at least one location-unrecognized device and a location of a terminal, wherein the at least one location-unrecognized device, the terminal and at least one location-recognized device is located in a certain zone, and wherein the positioning module has coordinate information of the at least one location-recognized device and the positioning module has not coordinate information of the at least one location-unrecognized device.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer; an active layer; a second semiconductor layer; a first electrode; and a second electrode. The active layer includes a first surface contacting the first semiconductor layer, a second surface facing the first surface and contacting the second semiconductor layer, and a side connected to the first surface and the second surface. The first semiconductor layer includes partitioned first, second, and third areas. A side of the first area is inclined in a same direction as the side of the active layer, a side of the second area is inclined in a direction opposite to the direction in which the side of the active layer is inclined, and a side of the third area includes a straight line part parallel to the length direction of the light emitting element.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer disposed on the light emitting layer, an electrode layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer, and an insulative film. The insulative film surrounds side surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer, and the second semiconductor layer, and surrounds a portion of the electrode layer at a first end portion at which the electrode layer is disposed. The electrode layer includes a first surface adjacent to the second semiconductor layer, and a second surface facing the first surface, the second surface having a width greater than a width of the first surface.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes: a light emitting element core including a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the light emitting layer; and a first element insulating layer surrounding a side surface of the light emitting element core. An outer surface of the first element insulating layer has a first outer surface adjacent to one surface of the first semiconductor layer, the one surface of the first semiconductor layer being opposite to another surface of the first semiconductor layer facing the second semiconductor layer, and a second outer surface farther away from a side surface of the first semiconductor layer than the first outer surface is.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a light emitting element core extending in a direction and including first and second semiconductor layers and an element active layer disposed between the first and second semiconductor layers. The light emitting element includes an element electrode layer on the second semiconductor layer of the light emitting element core, and an element insulating film surrounding a side surface of the light emitting element core and a side surface of the element electrode layer. The element electrode layer overlaps the second semiconductor layer in the direction the light emitting element core extends, an area of the element electrode layer in plan view is smaller than an area of the second semiconductor layer in plan view, and the element insulating film completely exposes a surface of the element electrode layer, the surface being opposite to another surface of the element electrode layer facing the second semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer, and an element active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer, the element active layer, and the second semiconductor layer are sequentially located along a first direction. A thickness of the first semiconductor layer in the first direction is greater than a thickness of the second semiconductor layer in the first direction. A cross section of the element active layer taken along the first direction includes a first side facing the first semiconductor layer, a second side facing the second semiconductor layer, a first lateral side connecting one end of the first side to one end of the second side, and a second lateral side connecting an other end of the first side to an other end of the second side.

Abstract: A light emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer; an emission layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer disposed on the emission layer; an electrode layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer; and an insulating film surrounding side surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, the emission layer, and the second semiconductor layer and surrounding a portion of the electrode layer at an end portion of the light emitting element on which the electrode layer is disposed. The electrode layer includes a first surface adjacent to the second semiconductor layer; a second surface facing the first surface and having a width less than a width of the first surface; and a side surface that connects the first surface and the second surface and has a slope in a range of about 75° to about 90° with respect to the first surface of the electrode layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting element includes forming a first semiconductor structure including a first semiconductor layer doped with a first conductivity type dopant disposed on a base substrate, a light emitting layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the light emitting layer and doped with a second conductivity type dopant; forming a second semiconductor structure spaced apart from another second semiconductor structure on the base substrate by etching the first semiconductor structure in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the base substrate; and activating a second conductivity type dopant in the second semiconductor layer of the second semiconductor structure to form a light emitting element core.

Abstract: An apparatus for summing capacities of outdoor units in a multiple air conditioner comprises self-capacity storage devices mounted in outdoor units, respectively, for storing self-capacities of the outdoor units and outputting the self-capacities of the outdoor units when necessary, an outdoor unit capacity summing part mounted in one outdoor unit of the outdoor units for receiving the capacities of the outdoor units outputted from the respective self-capacity storage devices to calculate the total capacity of all the outdoor units, and a control device for receiving the result of the calculation performed by the outdoor unit capacity summing part to control the operation of the multiple air conditioner. The possibility of incorrect input of the capacities of the outdoor units is eliminated, and therefore, more accurate control of the multiple air conditioner is accomplished.

Abstract: A method for controlling a multi-unit air conditioner is disclosed which is capable of preventing frost from being formed on the outer surface of a refrigerant line. In order to control an air conditioner including an outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units corresponding to the out door unit, and a plurality of refrigerant lines for connecting the indoor units to the outdoor unit, respectively, the method includes the steps of measuring respective states of the refrigerant lines using a measurement sensor, determining respective states of the refrigerant lines, based on measurement data obtained by the measurement sensor, and controlling an operation state of an operating one or operating ones of the indoor units, in accordance with the determined state of the refrigerant line associated with the operating indoor unit or each operating indoor unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a multi-air conditioner and a group-unit control method thereof, wherein a plurality of indoor units can be controlled on a group basis. The method comprises the step of grouping the indoor units into a plurality of groups, the step of if an air conditioning operation condition of a specific one of the indoor units is changed, sending, by the specific indoor unit, the changed operation condition to all the other indoor units according to a predefined communication protocol, and the step of by each of the indoor units, receiving an air conditioning operation condition sent from a different one of the indoor units in the same group and performing an air conditioning operation based on the received operation condition. According to the invention, the plurality of indoor units can be more efficiently controlled on a group basis through inter-indoor unit data communication. Further, the group-unit control is not restricted by whether a controller is used or not.

Abstract: Multi-air condition system including a plurality of outdoor units, a pressure equalizing pipe connected such that refrigerant can flow among the outdoor units, for eliminating refrigerant pressure differences, and imbalance of an amount of refrigerant flow among the outdoor units, and control valves at portions of the pressure equalizing pipe connected to the outdoor units respectively, for cutting off introduction of the refrigerant to a relevant outdoor unit under the control of a controller.