Abstract: An embodiment fuel cell device includes a fuel cell, a power controller configured to convert a magnitude of a stack voltage output from the fuel cell and to output the stack voltage having the converted magnitude to a load, and a junction box including a bypass diode that includes an anode coupled to the stack voltage and to a voltage input terminal of the power controller and a cathode coupled to a voltage output terminal of the power controller and to the load, wherein the voltage output terminal of the power controller is configured to carry a voltage having the converted magnitude.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a hydrogen sensor, the method comprising the steps of: disposing a thin film made of a transition metal or an alloy thereof on a surface of elastic substrate; applying a tensile force in a repetitive manner to the elastic substrate to form a nanocrack on the thin film disposed on the surface of the elastic substrate; and injecting hydrogen gas into the formed nanocrack and then removing the hydrogen gas to form a nanogap, wherein the tensile force in the step of forming a nanocrack is applied to an extent that the elastic substrate has a tensile strain of 25% to 100%.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin, and more particularly, a method for preparing a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin including a neutralization process for neutralizing to pH of 2 to 5 using metal hydroxide as a first neutralizing agent a), and completing neutralization using a carbonate-based compound as a second neutralizing agent b), wherein residual hydrochloric acid in pores of the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin obtained by chlorination of a polyvinyl chloride or a vinyl chloride-based copolymer may be efficiently removed, and thermal stability and extrusion appearance of processed articles may be improved.

Abstract: A method of processing sensor information of the present disclosure includes generating, based on location information of a target object and low-level sensor information detected from the target object at the corresponding location, a ground truth for each of sensor beam sections detecting the target object, and generating, based on the ground truth, a sensor performance map containing information on accuracy of low-level sensor information detected in the corresponding sensor beam section.

Abstract: A vehicle control method according to an embodiment includes selecting a target vehicle to share low-level sensor information with based on the low-level sensor information obtained by a host vehicle and information on a structure included in high-definition map information, and receiving low-level sensor information of the structure from the target vehicle to update a sensor data map of the host vehicle, and performing map matching with the high-definition map information through feature points of a road extracted based on the updated sensor data map.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a boost converter configured to bypass or to convert a stack voltage and output the bypassed or converted stack voltage as a first voltage in response to a first control signal, a first switching unit configured to be switched in response to a first switching signal to form a main path to supply the first voltage to a battery, a buck converter configured to convert and output a level of the first voltage to the battery as a second voltage in response to a second control signal, a second switching unit configured to be switched in response to a second switching signal to form a bypass path to supply the second voltage to the battery, and a controller configured to inspect a level of voltage charged in the battery and generate the first and second control signals and the first and second switching signals based thereon.

Abstract: An embodiment sensor information fusion method includes estimating, by a host vehicle, reliability of shared sensor fusion information received from a neighboring vehicle, the shared sensor fusion information being generated by the neighboring vehicle, and generating, based on the estimated reliability, fusion track information of an object located near the host vehicle or the neighboring vehicle using host vehicle sensor fusion information generated by the host vehicle and the shared sensor fusion information.

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, an air compressor configured to draw in and discharge air, a cooler configured to cool air discharged from the air compressor, a humidifier configured to humidify air cooled by the cooler and to supply the humidified air to the fuel cell, and a system frame on which the fuel cell is disposed. The system frame accommodates at least a portion of each of the cooler and the humidifier therein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery charger for electric vehicle includes a motor configured to generate power for driving the electric vehicle, an inverter configured to provide the power to the motor, an AC power input terminal configured to be input at least one AC power of single phase AC power and polyphaser AC power from a slow charger, a power factor corrector configured to include a plurality of full bridge circuits through which the AC power is input through the AC power input terminal, a link capacitor configured to connect in parallel with the power factor corrector, a switch network configured to include a first switch SW A provided to connect any one of a plurality of AC power input lines and a neutral line constituting the AC power input terminal with the power factor corrector, and a second switch provided to transfer one of a direct current power input from a quick charger and an alternating current power input from a slow charger to a high voltage battery and a controller configured to control the

Abstract: A steam turbine member suppresses scale adhesion without impairing corrosion resistance performance and the like of a turbine. There is provided a steam turbine member having a deposited amorphous carbon film provided in an area on a base material at which scale deposition easily occurs, a steam turbine including the same, and a method for producing the steam turbine member.

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, an air compressor configured to draw in and discharge air, a cooler configured to cool air discharged from the air compressor, a humidifier configured to humidify air cooled by the cooler and to supply the humidified air to the fuel cell, and a system frame on which the fuel cell is disposed. The system frame accommodates at least a portion of each of the cooler and the humidifier therein.

Abstract: A fuel cell system power supply includes: a fuel cell stack configured to react hydrogen and oxygen in air with each other in order to generate electricity; a high-voltage converter configured to boost output power of the fuel cell stack; and a high-voltage junction unit configured to transmit the output power of the fuel cell stack to the high-voltage converter and to receive high-voltage power from the high-voltage converter. The high-voltage junction unit has a structure configured to simultaneously accommodate an output terminal of the fuel cell stack and an input terminal of the high-voltage converter. Consequently, the assembly structure of the high-voltage junction unit may be simplified, whereby productivity may be improved. In addition, maintainability may be improved, whereby it is possible to efficiently maintain a fuel cell vehicle.

Abstract: A sensing system includes a sensor including a flexible substrate and a graphene oxide sensing element deposited on the flexible substrate. The graphene oxide sensing element has first and second sides. First and second electrical connectors coupled to the first and second sides of the graphene oxide sensing element, respectively. A power source is coupled to the first and second electrical connectors of the sensor and is adapted to apply a constant voltage to the sensor. The sensing system also includes a measurement element measuring a current in the graphene oxide sensing element due to the constant voltage and a calculation element calculating an electrical resistance of the graphene oxide sensing element based on the electrical current and the constant voltage and calculating a condition at a location of the sensor based on a relationship between the electrical resistance and the condition for the graphene oxide sensing element.

Abstract: Disclosed are an occupancy distance map (ODM) information reliability determination system and method and a vehicle using the same. The system includes a signal conversion unit configured to receive a plurality of sensing signals and to perform signal processing, a calculation unit configured to calculate state information of a nearby vehicle detected from processed signals, a sensor fusion track output unit configured to output sensor fusion track information based on the calculated state information of the nearby vehicle, an ODM output unit configured to output ODM information based on the calculated state information of the nearby vehicle, an ODM fusion unit configured to generate sensor fusion ODM information by performing sensor fusion with respect to the ODM information, and an ODM information reliability determination unit configured to determine reliability of the sensor fusion ODM information by confirming association between the sensor fusion track information and the sensor fusion ODM information.

Abstract: A method for performing switching synchronization of a bridgeless rectifier in an electric vehicle (EV) wireless power transfer system may include receiving, by an EV control module, an input voltage of a transmission-side resonance circuit from a transmission-side of the EV wireless power transfer system; calculating, by the EV control module, a phase difference between the received input voltage and a voltage or a current selected in the bridgeless rectifier and a reception-side resonance circuit; and controlling, by an EV control module, switching time points of switches included in the bridgeless rectifier to decrease the calculated phase difference. The reception-side resonance circuit may be electromagnetically coupled to the transmission-side resonance circuit, and the bridgeless rectifier may be configured to rectify an output of the reception-side resonance circuit and to output the rectified output.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for identifying a short cut-in vehicle, and a vehicle using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a signal conversion unit configured to receive and signal-process a plurality of sensing signals, a computation unit configured to compute state information of a surrounding vehicle detected from the signal-processed signal, a sensor fusion track output unit configured to output a sensor fusion track based on the computed state information of the surrounding vehicle, an occupancy distance map (ODM) output unit configured to output ODM information including a grid map corresponding to a vehicle detection region and an ODM object including a plurality of detection points based on the computed state information of the surrounding vehicle, and a cut-in vehicle identification unit configured to identify a cut-in vehicle based on the output sensor fusion track and ODM information.

Abstract: A method of fusing a surrounding vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) signal and a sensing signal of an ego vehicle includes calculating a position of a surrounding target vehicle and a velocity of the target vehicle based on the ego vehicle using global positioning system (GPS)/vehicle velocity information detected in the ego vehicle and GPS/vehicle velocity information included in a V2V signal detected in the target vehicle, extracting a sensor signal within a predetermined specific distance error from a position of the target vehicle relative to the ego vehicle of the V2V signal as a sensor information candidate group corresponding to the V2V signal, adaptively using a constant velocity model, a kinematic model or a dynamic model according to the extracted situation, and comparing the V2V signal with information on an object tracked using both the sensing signal and the V2V signal to estimate a position and velocity error of the V2V signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bidirectional on-board charger (OBC) and a method of controlling the same. The bidirectional on-board charger according to the present invention includes: an input power source which is a power source of a charging control system; a power factor corrector (PFC) which is connected to the input power source; a direct current/direct current (DC/DC), circuit which is connected to the power factor corrector and includes a switching unit and an output terminal; a first switch which is On/Off controlled to connect any one of: a first line for connecting the input power source and the power factor corrector and a second line for connecting the power factor corrector and an output terminal of the DC/DC circuit; and a second switch which is disposed between the switching unit and the output terminal of the DC/DC circuit and On/Off controlled.

Abstract: A converter for a vehicle including an inductor which includes at least one coil, a core including a first region having an annular planar shape, around which the at least one coil is wound, and a second region having at least one first through-hole, a case accommodating the at least one coil and the core and including at least one cooling rod inserted into the at least one first through-hole, and a fixing bolt fastened to the at least one cooling rod exposed through the at least one first through-hole to fix the core to the case.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power factor correction circuit including a plurality of legs connected in parallel and each leg including two switching devices connected in series, a plurality of inductors, each inductor having one terminal connected to an interconnection node of the two switching devices in a corresponding one of the plurality of legs, and a controller configured to control on/off states of the switching devices of the plurality of legs in a pulse width modulation manner such that each of the inductors of the plurality of inductors is built up twice or more in one switching period of the switching devices when an alternating current (AC) voltage is input to the other terminal of each inductor of the plurality of inductors.