Abstract: Discussed is an electric power converter that may include an integrated circuit having at least one power transistor and a snubber circuit connected in parallel to the at least one power transistor; and a selection resistor connected between a power supply voltage supplied to the integrated circuit and the snubber circuit, in which the snubber circuit includes at least two snubbers, and each of the at least two snubbers includes a resistor connected in series, a first transistor, and a capacitor, and the selection resistor is connected to a gate of the first transistor of any one of the at least two snubbers.

Abstract: A heat pump includes a compressor for compressing a coolant and a further heat pump component through which the coolant flows, the compressor being designed to be connected to the further heat pump component in order to convey the coolant via fluid lines, and the compressor and the further heat pump component being designed to be connected to a housing of the heat pump via spring elements in order to reduce transmission of structure-borne sound. The compressor and the further heat pump component are designed to be firmly connected to one another exclusively, on the one hand, via the fluid lines which connect them and, on the other hand, via the spring elements connected to the housing of the heat pump.

Abstract: A cross-laminated panel including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer of the cross-laminated panel having first boards oriented in a first direction. The second layer of the cross-laminated panel having second boards oriented in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The third layer of the cross-laminated panel having third boards oriented in the first direction. The cross-laminated panel also including adhesive situated between each of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer. The cross-laminated panel further including a hollow member forming a conduit and disposed in any one of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer.

Abstract: A gel polymer electrolyte composition, a secondary battery including the same, and a manufacturing method of a secondary battery are disclosed. Advantages of the disclosed aspects include increasing process efficiency by reducing the curing time of a gel polymer electrolyte while preventing leakage of an electrolyte.

Abstract: A developing device contact and separation mechanism includes a monochrome operating member, a color operating member, and a rotating member that rotates among a first position for a non-operational state, a second position for color printing, and a third position for monochrome printing. At the first position, the rotating member moves the monochrome developing device to the separated position, via the monochrome operating member, and the color developing device to the separated position, via the color operating member. At the second position, the rotating member moves the monochrome developing device to the contacting position, via the monochrome operating member, and the color developing device to the contacting position, via the color operating member. At the third position, the rotating member moves the monochrome developing device to the contacting position, via the monochrome operating member, and the color developing device to the separated position, via the color operating member.

Abstract: A battery module includes at least one cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries, a gas pipe configured to allow gas produced in a module housing to move therein, and the module housing including a lower case having one open side and an internal space in which the at least one cell assembly is received, and an upper case coupled to one side of the lower case to cover the one open side of the lower case and having a receiving space in which the gas pipe is received, and a connection hole to which one end of the gas pipe is connected such that the gas pipe and the internal space are in communication with each other.

Abstract: A method of producing a lithium secondary battery according to the present invention allows a SEI film to be more easily formed by a stepwise charging process of gradually increasing the magnitude of a charging current or a stepwise charging & pulse charging and discharging in primary charging after injection of a first electrolyte and also allows the formed SEI film to be stabilized, and thus gas generated during an activation process can be further reduced, and the resistance of a final battery cell produced by the method can be reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery including an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and defining a sealing portion to seal the electrode assembly in the case; and a lead film surrounding a portion of an outer surface of the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the sealing portion. The lead film includes a first region configured to be primarily broken during swelling of the battery and a second region configured to be secondarily broken during swelling of the battery.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying emergency power according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a protection circuit unit connected to a battery and configured to limit an available voltage range of the battery; a bypass unit connected in parallel to the protection circuit unit and configured to form a bypass path of a current output from the battery according to an operation state of a disposed switching element; and a control unit configured to electrically connect the bypass path formed by the bypass unit by controlling the operation state of the switching element to a turn-on state.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor configured to execute instructions and cause the apparatus to perform, obtaining for a first possible state (s) of a received sample at the current time step (k), log-likelihood ratio, Ilr, values Ilrold,min, Ilrold,max of a first transmitted bit (bj), wherein, the Ilr values Ilrold,min, Ilrold,max are respectively associated with a most likely state and a less likely state related to a received sample at the previous time step (k?1); determining based on path metrics and branch metrics corresponding to the received sample at the current time step (k); a first parameter (Q) related to a difference between likelihoods of the most likely state and the less likely state; updating magnitude of the Ilr value Ilrold,min at least based on the Ilr value Ilrold,min, the Ilr value Ilrold,max, and the first parameter, to obtain an updated Ilr value Ilrold,updated.

Abstract: A pixel circuit (100) includes a photoelectric conversion circuit (110), an integration capacitor (Cint) and a supplementary circuit (120). The photoelectric conversion circuit (110) generates and outputs a photocurrent (Iphoto). The integration capacitor (Cint) includes a storage electrode (CintS) and a reference electrode (CintR), wherein the reference electrode (CintR) is connected to a first supply potential (VSUP1), and wherein the integration capacitor (Cint) is configured to integrate the photocurrent on the storage electrode (CintS) in an integration period (Tint). The supplementary circuit (120) pre-charges a working node (WN) between the photoelectric conversion circuit (110) and the storage electrode (CintS) to a pre-charge potential (Vpre) that differs from the first supply potential (VSUP1).

Abstract: A method for assessing the integrity of a bioprocessing system includes the steps of determining a mass of a first container, transferring a volume of fluid from the first container to a second container, determining the mass of the second container, comparing the mass of the first container with the mass of the second container, and, if the difference between the mass of the first container and the mass of the second container exceeds a threshold, generating a notification indicating that a leak is present.

Abstract: A load-carrier vehicle includes a load container; and a visual sensor device arranged at an upper part of the load container, wherein the visual sensor device is arranged to monitor an upper load level of the load container and detect an object present at the upper load level.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing flow configurable event-driven microservices are disclosed. A system provides, for each function in sequence of steps corresponding to transaction flow associated with model of event-driven microservices, an address of associated memory space using route name. The system connects each function with another function in memory space and/or different application instances with automatic service discovery. The system transports, for event-driven microservices, an input and/or output comprising message and/or an event comprising object corresponding to payload, in an event envelope, based on a configuration file/a configuration file-like handle. Additionally, the system executes a sequence of steps connecting each function in sequential mode or parallel mode, based on a configuration file/a configuration file-like handle.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising circuitry configured to disambiguate a first phase delay obtained according to an indirect Time-of-Flight principle to obtain a second phase delay, wherein the circuitry is configured to disambiguate the first phase delay based on a captured spot position.

Abstract: A cross-laminated panel including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer of the cross-laminated panel having first boards oriented in a first direction. The second layer of the cross-laminated panel having second boards oriented in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The third layer of the cross-laminated panel having third boards oriented in the first direction. The cross-laminated panel also including adhesive situated between each of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer. The cross-laminated panel further including a hollow member forming a conduit and disposed in any one of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic device capable of improving auto-focusing accuracy by using a phase difference signal obtained by using a photoelectric conversion film. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion portion having a structure where a photoelectric conversion film is interposed by an upper electrode on the photoelectric conversion film and a lower electrode under the photoelectric conversion film. The upper electrode is divided into a first upper electrode and a second upper electrode. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device or the like.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for controlling operation of an internal combustion engine configured to run on a fuel mixture of hydrogen and natural gas. The method comprises a step of obtaining temperature values measured by at least one temperature sensor provided in a cylinder head of the engine; and a step of controlling operation of the engine in dependence on the temperature values.

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes a light source, a deflector, an optical member, and a housing. The housing has an adhesive support portion to which the optical member is bonded with adhesive applied in between and that supports the optical member. The adhesive support portion has elevated portions and a depressed portion, which are formed at a counterposed face that faces the optical member and to which the adhesive is applied, and which extend in a direction intersecting the main scanning direction. The elevated portions are disposed at opposite end parts of the counterposed face in the main scanning direction. The depressed portion is disposed between the two elevated portions with respect to the main scanning direction.

Abstract: Provided is an industrial printing system that reprints from an archive of production prints. Industrial printing systems include a plurality of print servers that perform production printing. Any of the print servers includes an archive job generation unit and a reprint unit. The archive job generation unit generates a print job to archive including a content job that is a job for each print component. The reprint unit transmits the content job included in the print job generated by the archive job generation unit to the other print server for reprinting. The content job includes a storage location, which may be in the other print server where the rasterized file in which the printed component was rasterized is stored, and a job ticket for the content job.