Abstract: A power converting apparatus and a home appliance having the same according to the present invention includes: an input unit including an AC connection unit which receives an alternating current (AC) power from an external and a DC connection unit which receives a direct current (DC) power; a bridge diode unit which always outputs the DC power having a given polarity when DC power is connected to the input unit, and rectifies the AC power received through the input unit when the DC power is connected to the input unit; and a capacitor which is connected to a DC terminal which is an output terminal of the bridge diode unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method for measuring a subband by pico base station(s) located within a coverage of a macro base station in a wireless communication system. The method is performed by a first pico base station, and comprises the steps of: receiving beacon signals from other pico base station(s) in the coverage of the macro base station via each subband of all the subbands of the whole band of the wireless communication system, and measuring the receiving quality of the beacon signal received via each subband; determining whether to select at least one subband from among said all subbands based on the measured receiving quality of the beacon signal; and transmitting, if at least one subband is selected, the beacon signal via the selected at least one subband.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving signals with a terminal in a time division duplex (TDD) system. The method comprises: a scheduling information and pattern information receiving step, wherein a second subframe is scheduled within a first subframe; and a step for transmitting/receiving signals with a base station from the second subframe, wherein the second subframe is used as a downlink subframe if scheduling information is a downlink grant which schedules a downlink data channel, the second subframe is used as an uplink subframe if scheduling information is an uplink grant which schedules an uplink data channel, and the pattern information is information indicating positions of time gaps to prevent interference in the second subframe.

Abstract: Disclosed are an infrared sensor assembly for precisely detecting a location where a heat source is generated and a refrigerator having the infrared sensor. To this end, comprised are an infrared sensor fixed to a supporting frame for receiving infrared rays generated at the heat source; a case having the infrared sensor mounted therein and an infrared filter mounted at an upper surface thereof, the infrared filter transmits only the infrared rays; and a receiving range limiting means mounted between the infrared sensor and the infrared filter in the case for limiting a range of the infrared rays received into the infrared sensor so as to precisely detect a location of the heat source.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel and an apparatus thereof that is capable of preventing an abnormal discharge generated at the upper and lower edges of an effective display area of the plasma display panel. In the method and apparatus, a voltage having a mutually contrary polarity is applied to two electrodes opposed to each other with having a space discharge therebetween within an effective display area to select a cell. A constant voltage is applied to a dummy electrode arranged at the outside of the effective display area during an address period for selecting said cell.