Abstract: A fuel cell apparatus may include a stack, a stack air blower configured to supply external air to the stack, a humidifier configured to extract moisture contained in exhaust air and to supply the extracted moisture to external air supplied to the stack, a first bypass channel configured to allow exhaust air to bypass the humidifier, a first three-way valve controlled to adjust the amount of exhaust air that bypasses the humidifier, and a humidity sensor configured to sense the humidity of external air. The fuel cell apparatus may also include a second bypass channel configured to allow external air to bypass the humidifier, a second three-way valve controlled to adjust the amount of external air that bypasses the humidifier, and a controller configured to control the first three-way valve and the second three-way valve depending on the sensed humidity value of the external air.

Abstract: The present application discloses an image stitching method for a stitching product, which includes: step 1: providing a chip design layout of the stitching product; step 2: designing a mask layout according to the chip design layout, including: step 21: setting unit mask images; step 22: merging logic images or cutting path images of adjacent areas between unit regions together to set corresponding peripheral mask images; step 23: merging the same peripheral mask images into one; step 24: constituting a mask layer by using the unit mask images and each peripheral mask image, and forming the mask layout on a mask; step 3: performing repeated exposure to form the stitching product. The present application can reduce the number of mask images, the number of times of exposure and the time of exposure.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: battery cells, each including end portions in a height direction; a case accommodating the battery cells and a cooling fluid; and first and second holder plates coupled to the case to face each other along the case such that the end portions of the battery cells are insertable therethrough, an accommodation space being defined between the first and second holder plates, and heights of the case, the battery cells, and the first and second holder plates in the height direction satisfy the following condition: a height between the first and second holder plates<a height of the battery cells<a height of the case, and the case includes a hollow member which is open in the height direction.

Abstract: A battery including: an electrode body having a circular-cylindrical shape; and a battery can housing the electrode body. A battery can includes a cylindrical portion, a bottom wall closing one end of the cylindrical portion, and an open rim continuing to the other end of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion has a shape of inner circumference including a corner portion.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner contains toner particles and silica particles that are added to an exterior of the toner particles and contain a nitrogen element-containing compound containing a molybdenum element, in which in the silica particles, a ratio (Mo/Si) of Net intensity of the molybdenum element to Net intensity of a silicon element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis is 0.035 or more and 0.35 or less.

Abstract: A flare gas recovery system includes an ejector that receives flare gas from a suction line extending from a flare gas header, and further receives a motive fluid that draws the flare gas into the ejector to be mixed with the motive fluid and discharge a recovered gas into a discharge gas line. A solid oxide fuel cell system receives the recovered gas and includes a fuel cell power module that uses the recovered gas to generate electrical power, an anode exhaust, and a cathode exhaust, a combustor that receives and combusts at least a portion of the anode and cathode exhausts and thereby generates waste heat, and a process gas heat exchanger that receives and converts the waste heat into electrical power.

Abstract: A bipolar plate has a first inlet port and a flow field comprising a plurality of ducts to connect the first inlet port to a first outlet port for a first reactant, and has a second inlet port and a flow field comprising a plurality of ducts to connect the second inlet port to a second outlet port for a second reactant, wherein at least one bypass duct is present at the margin of at least one of the flow fields. The bypass duct is associated with at least one flow connection branching off from the bypass duct into an adjacent marginal duct of the flow field.

Abstract: An anode for a lithium-based energy storage device such as a lithium-ion battery is disclosed. The anode includes an electrically conductive current collector comprising an electrically conductive layer and a transition metal oxide layer overlaying the electrically conductive layer. The anode may include a continuous porous lithium storage layer provided over the transition metal oxide layer. The continuous porous lithium storage layer may include at least 80 atomic % silicon. A method of making the anode may include providing an electrically conductive current collector having an electrically conductive layer and a transition metal oxide layer provided over the electrically conductive layer. A continuous porous lithium storage layer is deposited over the transition metal oxide layer by PECVD. The continuous porous lithium storage layer has a total content of silicon of at least 80 atomic %.

Abstract: A multiply redundant safety system that protects humans and assets while transfer(s)/fuelling of on road/off road, rail, marine, aircraft, spacecraft, rockets, and all other vehicles/vessels utilizing Compressed and or Liquefied Gas Fuels/compound(s). Utilizing Natural Gas Chemical Family of Hydrogen/Propane/ethane/ammonia/and any mixtures along with or with out oxidizer(s), such as Liquefied Oxygen, Oxygen Triplet (O3)/ozone/hydrogen peroxide/peroxide/solid oxidizer(s) one or more processors, utilizing Artificial Intelligence techniques/machine learning in combination with one or more sensors; in combination with one or more micro switches/actuator(s) combine to detect any leaks/fire(s)/or explosion hazards/vehicle motion/arc's, spark(s)/and other hazards for quickly mitigating/locking out/stopping fueling/gas/transfers/vehicle releasing system(s).

Abstract: A controller of a FC system disclosed herein may be configured to: (1) start both of first and second FC stacks when a measured value of a gas sensor is lower than a first concentration: (2) maintain both of the first and second FC stacks stopped when the measured value is higher than a second concentration which is higher than the first concentration; and (3) when the measured value is from the first concentration to the second concentration, supply the fuel gas to the first FC stack while maintaining supply of the fuel gas to the second FC stack stopped, thereafter stop supply of the fuel gas to the first FC stack when a pressure in the first FC stack reaches a pressure threshold, and thereafter start the first FC stack when the pressure in the first FC stack after a predetermined time is higher than a pressure lower limit.

Abstract: An anode for a lithium-based energy storage device such as a lithium-ion battery is disclosed. The anode includes an electrically conductive current collector comprising an electrically conductive layer and a transition metal oxide layer overlaying the electrically conductive layer. The anode may include a continuous porous lithium storage layer provided over the transition metal oxide layer. The continuous porous lithium storage layer may include at least 80 atomic % amorphous silicon and a silicide-forming metallic element in a range of 0.1 to 10 atomic %. A method of making the anode may include providing an electrically conductive current collector having an electrically conductive layer and a transition metal oxide layer provided over the electrically conductive layer. The transition metal oxide layer may have an average thickness of at least 0.05 ?m. A continuous porous lithium storage layer is deposited over the transition metal oxide layer by PECVD.

Abstract: An electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell includes a catalyst/support composite including a support and a catalyst supported thereon. The support contains a titanium oxide. The surface of the catalyst/support composite has an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, zirconium, and silicon. The ratio A2/A1 is from 0.35 to 1.70, wherein A1 is the atomic ratio of titanium on a surface of the catalyst layer and A2 is the atomic ratio of a total of niobium, tantalum, zirconium, and silicon on the surface of the catalyst layer, A1 and A2 being measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The titanium oxide preferably has a composition TiOX (0.5?x<2).

Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, a crystalline material A, and a crystalline material B, wherein the binder resin contains a resin M in an amount of 70 mass % or more relative to the binder resin, the crystalline material A has a melting point of 50.0° C. to 100.0° C., and when, the difference between the SP value of the resin M and material A is designated as ?SPAM, the difference between the SP value of the resin M and crystalline material B is designated as ?SPBM, the difference between the SP value of the crystalline material A and crystalline material B is designated as ?SPAB, the peak molecular weight of the crystalline material A and crystalline material B is designated as MpA and MpB each, the formulae (1) to (3) are satisfied: 50?MpB×?SPBM2?MpA×?SPAM2?450??(1) MpA×?SPAM2?800??(2) ?SPAB?0.26??(3).

Abstract: Provided are an organic magnetic material and a semiconductor device including the same. According to the inventive concept, the organic magnetic material may include a material represented by Formula 1 below.

Abstract: A start control system of a fuel cell includes: a fuel cell configured to generate power upon receiving air and fuel; an air supply system configured to supply air to a cathode of the fuel cell through an air supply line; a fuel supply system configured to supply fuel to an anode of the fuel cell through a fuel supply line that re-circulates fuel discharged from an outlet of the anode of the fuel cell to an inlet of the anode to supply fuel; an air controller configured to control the air supply system such that air flowing into the air supply line bypasses the cathode of the fuel cell when a start ON signal is input; and a fuel controller configured to supply new fuel to the fuel supply line and to control the fuel supply system to purge fuel of the fuel supply line.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic electroconductive member, including: an electroconductive support; an electroconductive layer; and a surface layer in order, wherein an impedance is 1.0×103? to 1.0×108? at an outer surface of the electroconductive member, in the surface layer, an electronic electroconductive agent is dispersed, the electroconductive layer has a matrix containing a cross-linked product of a first rubber and domains each containing a cross-linked product of a second rubber and electroconductive particles, and wherein, and wherein among the domains observed in specified observation regions, 80% by number or more of the domains satisfy (1) and (2): (1) a proportion of sectional areas of the electroconductive particles with respect to the domain is 20% or more; (2) A/B is 1.00 to 1.10 when A is a perimeter of the domain and B is an envelope perimeter.

Abstract: A battery may include an anode, a cathode positioned opposite to the anode, a separator positioned between the anode and the cathode, an electrolyte dispersed throughout the cathode and in contact with the anode, and a dual-pore system. The anode may be configured to release a plurality of lithium ions. The cathode may include a plurality of pathways defined by a plurality of porous non-hollow carbonaceous spherical particles and may include a plurality of carbonaceous structures each based on a coalescence of a group of the porous non-hollow carbonaceous spherical particles. The dual-pore system may be disposed in the cathode and defined in shape and orientation by the plurality of carbonaceous structures. In some aspects, the dual-pore system may be configured to receive gaseous oxygen from the ambient atmosphere.

Abstract: A binder for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery cathode, a composition containing the same, and an acrylic binder capable of forming a cross-linked network and a use thereof. The binder contains a polar functional group capable of strongly interacting with sulfur.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles, and an external additive that contains particles A containing a perovskite-type compound and having an equivalent circle diameter of 15 nm or greater and 90 nm or less and particles B containing a perovskite-type compound and having an equivalent circle diameter of 1.0 ?m or greater and 3.0 ?m or less, in which the particles B occupy 0.3% by number or greater and 3.5% by number or less of an entirety of the toner particles.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can suppress the surface direction unevenness of an output image throughout repeated image formation. The electrophotographic photosensitive member is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support having a cylindrical shape and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein the support contains at least one of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and wherein when an area at the maximum frequency calculated from the area distribution curve of the aluminum crystal grains of the surface of the support is represented by A (?m2) and the half-width of the highest peak in the area distribution curve is represented by B (?m2), the support satisfies the following formula (1): B/A?1.0??(1).