Abstract: An insulating composition having excellent wet adhesion and a preparation method thereof are provided. Due to the excellent wet adhesion in a liquid electrolyte, there is an advantage in that migration of lithium ions in an overlay region of an electrode can be blocked to suppress capacity expression and the like.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery located in a battery system including one or more batteries, the apparatus may include: at least one processor; and a memory configured to store instructions executed by the at least one processor to collect state of charge information of the battery when the battery system is in a standby mode; calculate an amount of power change of the battery during a maintaining period of the standby mode based on the collected state of charge information and pre-stored initial state of charge information; and compare the calculated amount of power change with an expected amount of discharge power of the battery and to determine whether a leakage current occurs in the battery system based on the comparison.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to time-of-flight circuitry including: an imaging element; and readout circuitry configured to: apply a plurality of time-shifted readout taps to a plurality of outputs of the imaging element, wherein the time-shifted readout taps are shifted in time with respect to each other, such that the outputs of the imaging element are read out after one another.

Abstract: A battery system in an electric vehicle includes: a main battery; a battery management device that controls power supply from the main battery to be blocked when an abnormality has occurred in one or more components included in the electric vehicle; and an auxiliary battery provided separately from the main battery and that supplies power to one or more components provided in a cooling system that cools the main battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coupler for engaging C shaped stakes of a signpost. The coupler comprises an inner hollow rectangular shaft member and an outer hollow rectangular shaft member. Specifically, the outer hollow rectangular shaft member surrounds the inner hollow rectangular shaft member. The coupler further comprises a plurality of veins configured to run vertically on inner surface of the outer hollow rectangular shaft member and outer surface of the inner hollow rectangular shaft member and a support member configured within the gap of the inner hollow rectangular shaft member and the outer hollow rectangular shaft member at midportion to support C shaped stake thereon and to stop another C shaped member to move upward from lower side.

Abstract: An edge device includes a memory and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to communicate over a communication network, including serving as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of the edge device, to be pre-configured with security credentials assigned to the SIM, to receive, over the communication network or over an alternative communication channel, at least a portion of a SIM-blob, the portion including at least part of a SIM Operating System (SIM-OS) for operating the SIM, to store the SIM-blob in the memory, to provision the SIM-OS using the security credentials, and to carry out SIM tasks for the edge device using the SIM-OS.

Abstract: A work table includes a top plate which can place a work object thereon, a fire extinguishing tank which is arranged under the top plate and can store a fire extinguishing liquid therein, and a handle unit which can support the top plate covering the open upper end of the fire extinguishing tank and can be pulled to release support from the top plate, allowing the top plate to pivot downward into the fire extinguishing tank.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a secondary battery includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer provided on at least one surface of the current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes a first region corresponding to 50% of a total thickness of the negative electrode active material layer from a surface facing the current collector and a second region corresponding to 50% of the total thickness of the negative electrode active material layer from a surface opposite to the surface facing the current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes two or more types of negative electrode active materials having D50 different from each other and satisfies the Equations 1 and 2. A secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack including a battery module having a plurality of battery cells, and a heat dissipation member provided in contact with a bus bar at a side surface of the battery module where electrode leads of the battery cells and the bus bar coupled to the electrode leads are disposed.

Abstract: A system comprising an agitation and flocculation system and a particulate filter capture system, and optionally a feedback system and/or an ion exchange resin system. The agitation and flocculation system configured to receive a contaminated aqueous stream and an anhydrite quantity, and comprising means for agitating the aqueous stream and a means for mixing the aqueous stream with the anhydrite, such that a precipitate of calcium+contaminant complexes is formed. Also, a system comprising a fixed-bed type cross-flow system and a particulate filter capture system, and a corresponding method of removing per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances from the contaminated aqueous stream. The method comprising the acts of: providing an anhydrite quantity; contacting and agitating the anhydrite quantity with a contaminated aqueous stream; and collecting the precipitate of calcium+contaminant complexes formed from the aqueous stream.

Abstract: A manufacturing method disclosed herein includes a preparing step at which a lithium ion secondary battery having been electrically charged to be equal to or more than a predetermined reference SOC is prepared, a filling step at which an inside of the lithium ion secondary battery is filled with an aqueous medium, and a collecting step at which the aqueous medium is collected from the inside of the lithium ion secondary battery. By doing this, it is possible to prepare a Li solution in which Li of a negative electrode active material is eluted into the aqueous medium. Then, by collecting this Li solution, it is possible to easily perform collection of a large amount of Li.

Abstract: A processing device within a computing system uses a scheduler that dynamically processes jobs. Jobs are received at the processing device. The scheduler uses one or more scheduling algorithms to schedule the jobs for processing. The processing device queries one or more external systems for factors related to parameters and attributes at the external systems. Factors may include quality of service, capacity, load, time of day, and operations currently running on the external system. The scheduler uses the factors from the external system to modify the schedule for the received jobs.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided directly or indirectly on the conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer. The charge transport layer contains a binder resin, a hole transport material, and a phthalocyanine pigment. The binder resin includes a specific polyarylate resin. The specific polyarylate resin includes a first repeating unit represented by general formula (1), a second repeating unit represented by chemical formula (2), a third repeating unit represented by chemical formula (3), and a fourth repeating unit represented by chemical formula (4). In general formula (1), X represents a divalent group with a carbon number of 1 to 10. R1 and R2 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 6.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes an insulating layer having excellent wet adhesion provide an advantage in that migration of lithium ions in an overlay region of the electrode can be blocked to suppress capacity expression due to the insulating layer having excellent wet adhesion in a liquid electrolyte.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor housing that supports a photoconductor drum so as to rotate about a shaft, a developing housing that supports a developing roller, so as to rotate about a shaft, a first contact member provided on an end portion of the photoconductor housing in an axial direction, and a second contact member provided on an end portion of the developing housing in the axial direction, and configured to make contact with the first contact member. The photoconductor housing includes a first bonding projection, projecting outward from the end portion in the axial direction. The first contact member includes a first elongate slot, longer than a diameter of the first bonding projection in a back-and-forth direction, and is fixed to the photoconductor housing, by bonding the first bonding projection, inserted through the first elongate slot, to the first contact member.

Abstract: The toner container includes a container body, a transmission gear, a cap member, and a seal member. The transmission gear is fitted to the container body under a circumferential-movement restricted condition, and transmits rotation driving force to the container body. The cap member covers an opening of the container body, and retains a rotation-halted state while the container body and the transmission gear are rotating. The seal member is placed between the container body and the cap member. The transmission gear has a large-diameter portion larger in outer diameter than the other portions. The cap member includes a body portion, and a cylindrical-shaped retaining portion protruded from the body portion in a rotational-axis direction. A fore end portion of the retaining portion is in contact with a step gap portion on one side of the large-diameter portion closer to the cap member.

Abstract: An angular deviation optical tracking and detector device for use in optical systems such as a FSO communication systems—among others. The angular deviation optical tracking and detector device includes position sensor elements that are configured to detect any misalignment of incoming/received light and an optical tunnel structure coupled with a detector array to determine the angular deviation. The optical tracking and detector device includes a position sensor having an optical aperture configured to allow a portion of incoming light to pass through the position sensor; a plurality of position receivers positioned adjacent to the optical aperture, the plurality of position receivers configured to sense portions of the incoming light; and an optical detector array configured to detect portions of the incoming light that passes through the position sensor aperture and optical tunnel. Angular deviation may be determined from diode array readout of illuminated individual diodes.

Abstract: A gear connection structure included in a drive device of a document conveyance device includes: a rotary shaft extending in an axial direction thereof; a parallel pin inserted through a pin hole formed in the rotary shaft, the pin hole passing through the rotary shaft in a radial direction thereof orthogonal to the axial direction; a gear; and a biasing member. The gear includes: a shaft hole through which the rotary shaft is passed; and a pin groove inside which the parallel pin is placed. The biasing member biases the parallel pin placed inside the pin groove from a separate wall being one of a pair of walls of the pin groove toward a contacting wall being the other of the pair of walls to press the parallel pin against the contacting wall and against a side of an inner periphery of the pin hole close to the contacting wall.

Abstract: A taping device for a stacked electrode assembly includes a support part, a vacuum adsorption part, a gripper part, and a taping mechanism part. The support part corresponds to the central portion of the tape to be attached to the stacked electrode assembly and the lateral side of the stacked electrode assembly. The vacuum adsorption part adsorbs and fixes the non-pressure-sensitive adhesive side of the tape. The gripper part further fixes the tape by operating to grip the end of the tape and the taping mechanism part attaches the tape to the upper surface and the lower surface of the stacked electrode assembly by moving along the upper surface and the lower surface of the stacked electrode assembly from the upper portion and the lower portion of the support part. A method including the same is also provided.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a method of manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery. Aince an electrode is manufactured using an insulating composition including an aqueous binder dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent, the wet adhesion of an insulating layer can be increased, and the gelation between an electrode slurry and the insulating composition, which is caused by using different types of binders, can also be prevented.