Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly having a first uncoated portion and a second uncoated portion; a housing having an open portion formed at one side and configured to accommodate the electrode assembly through the open portion; a first current collector coupled with the first uncoated portion and located inside the housing; a cap configured to cover the open portion; and a spacer. The spacer includes a spacer portion interposed between the first current collector and the cap and configured to prevent movement of the electrode assembly, a gasket portion interposed between the housing and the cap and configured to seal the gap between the cap and the housing, and a connection portion configured to connect the spacer portion and the gasket portion and having a bending portion configured to switch an extension direction thereof between the spacer portion and the gasket portion.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery with excellent electrical conductivity and energy density, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery with excellent electrical conductivity and energy density, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure to an electrolyte membrane containing a polyfluorene-based ionomer, and more particularly, to an electrolyte membrane containing a polyfluorene-based ionomer which has a fluorene main chain composed of only a carbon-carbon bond and a side chain composed of a perfluorosulfonic acid group. The electrolyte membrane containing the polyfluorene-based ionomer has high proton conductivity, excellent chemical durability, excellent mechanical property, and excellent volume stability.

Abstract: A method for executing a response action to a voice command based on a passenger profile includes identifying a passenger in a vehicle, and performing a response action corresponding to a voice command based on a passenger profile of the passenger, where the passenger profile includes at least one of a vehicle control range, a POI search option, or preset information.

Abstract: A linear motor design variable verification method and a linear motor design variable optimization method are disclosed. The linear motor design variable verification method includes a first step of deriving a magnetic permeability matrix of a linear motor from a linear motor design variable; a second step of deriving a Maxwell matrix of the linear motor from the magnetic permeability matrix of the linear motor via LU decomposition; a third step of deriving, from the Maxwell matrix of the linear motor, at least one verification target physical quantity selected from a group including a force of the linear motor, a magnetic flux linkage passing through each of coils of a stator of the linear motor, a counter electromotive force of the linear motor, and an inductance of the linear motor; and a fourth step of comparing the derived verification target physical quantity with a predetermined reference value, and determining whether a target verification condition is satisfied, based on the comparing result.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sagger for firing a precursor material, and more specifically, to a sagger having a space internally provided to load a precursor material. When used to fire a precursor material, the sagger is capable of not only suppressing the generation of by-products but also enhancing the durability of the main body.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for diagnosing a state of a battery and a method thereof. The apparatus diagnoses the state of the battery with high accuracy in a short time period by obtaining first state information of the battery from a battery management system (BMS), obtaining second state information of the battery from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) equipment, obtaining third state information of the battery from a history management server, and diagnosing the state of the battery based on the first state information, the second state information and the third state information.

Abstract: A banking processing method according is performed by a processing logic including an application for banking processing implemented on a user terminal and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises the steps of: when the application for banking processing is run, searching a hardware security area of the user terminal and confirming the existence of a certificate for confirming an execution history of the application for banking processing; when the existence of the certificate is confirmed, searching the security area and confirming the existence of a token key for identifying whether login information of the user has been set; when the existence of the token key is not confirmed, setting the login information of the user by providing a membership page for setting the login information of the user; and opening an account according to a request of the user whose login information has been set.

Abstract: A shoe care device includes: an inner cabinet having an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes; a connection path constituting a flow path, a blowing part disposed in the connection path and configured to blow the air; a dehumidifying part disposed in the connection path and configured to dehumidify the air; a door configured to open and close the front surface of the inner cabinet; and a control panel provided outside the door to allow a user to input a control signal for the shoe care device. The control panel includes: a fixed UI section, and in which a first control UI configured to change whether to perform display is disposed; and a variable UI section which is provided to have an inclination angle with the front surface of the door, and in which a second control UI configured to change whether to perform display and types is disposed.

Abstract: A shoe care apparatus includes an inner cabinet, a door, a connecting flow path, a blower unit, a dehumidifying unit, a steam generator, and a steam inlet. The steam inlet forms an entrance through which the steam flows into an accommodation space of the inner cabinet. The door is located at the front portion of the inner cabinet, and the steam inlet is located at the center of the rear side of the accommodation space.

Abstract: A shoe care apparatus includes an inner cabinet, a door, a nozzle duct, a nozzle, and a nozzle handle. The inner cabinet forms an accommodation space in which shoes are accommodated. The inner cabinet has a main opening. The door opens and closes the main opening. The nozzle duct is hinge-coupled to the inner cabinet. The nozzle duct forms a passage for air that is being forcibly blown. The nozzle is coupled to an end portion of the nozzle duct. The nozzle handle is formed on the nozzle so as to adjust the angle of the nozzle duct. The inner cabinet includes an inner upper plate that constitutes the ceiling of the accommodation space. The inner upper plate includes a first region and a second region. The second region extends from in front of the first region. The second region forms an upwardly inclined surface.

Abstract: Example embodiments include a battery insulation sheet having a structure in which a first substrate, an aerogel layer, and a second substrate are laminated, wherein opposite surfaces of the aerogel layer is in contact with the first substrate or the second substrate adjacent thereto. Example embodiments also include a method of manufacturing a battery insulation sheet, and a battery module including the battery insulation sheet.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an electro-mechanical braking system includes a first braking control module configured to receive at least one of an electronic parking brake (EPB) switch signal, a braking control signal, or a cylinder pressure value and to operate a parking brake and an additional braking valve; a second braking control module configured to receive at least one of a brake pedal signal, the braking control signal, or the cylinder pressure value and to operate a braking motor and a main braking valve, a first power module configured to supply power to the first braking control module, a second power module configured to supply power to the second braking control module, an integrated switch configured to integrate output powers of the first power module and the second power module, and a connection bus configured to transfer transmission and reception signals, and a method thereof.

Abstract: A shoes care device includes an inner cabinet having an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes; a shelf holder is provided on an inner side wall; an outlet provided in a bottom surface of the inner cabinet to allow air inside the inner cabinet is suctioned; a connection path constituting a flow path through which the air in the accommodation space is discharged from the inner cabinet through the suction port and then introduced back into the accommodation space; a blowing part disposed in the connection path to blow air; a dehumidifying part disposed in the connection path to dehumidify air; and an auxiliary shelf installed to be mounted on the shelf holder so that the shoes can be seated on an upper surface of the auxiliary shelf.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a hexagonal column-shaped can that includes a top portion and a side portion; an electrode assembly in the can and in which a plurality of electrodes having different widths are stacked along a width direction of the rechargeable battery; and a cap plate that is coupled to an end portion of the side portion and seals the can, wherein the electrode assembly includes a plurality of tabs on at least one side along a length direction of the rechargeable battery, and the plurality of tabs include a first set of tabs bent in a first direction and a second set of tabs bent in a second direction different from the first direction.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure include a battery module including a plurality of cells, an insulation sheet between the plurality of cells, the insulation sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface disposed so as to face cells adjacent thereto, respectively, and a refractory layer formed on at least one side surface part of a border side surface between the upper surface and the lower surface of the insulation sheet, wherein the refractory layer includes an inorganic binder. Examples of the disclosure also include a method of manufacturing the battery module, and a battery pack including the battery module.

Abstract: An aerogel composition for battery insulation sheets includes a reinforcement material including two or more fibrous supports, an aerogel, a functional material including a binder, a dispersant, or a combination thereof, and a solvent, wherein the two or more fibrous supports have different aspect ratios (AR) as represented by Formula 1: AR=L/D,??Formula 1 where in Formula 1, L indicates an average length of a fibrous support of the two or more fibrous supports and D indicates an average diameter of the two or more fibrous supports.

Abstract: Example embodiments include an aerogel composition for battery insulation sheets, the aerogel composition including a reinforcement material including a first fibrous support and a second fibrous support, an aerogel, a functional material including a binder, a dispersant, or a combination thereof, and a solvent, wherein the first fibrous support and the second fibrous support have different ingredients. Example embodiments also include a method of manufacturing the aerogel composition, a battery insulation sheet formed using the aerogel composition, and a method of manufacturing the battery insulation sheet.

Abstract: A motor driving redundancy device for an electronic parking brake includes a first motor-driving module configured to supply current to a motor, a first driver module configured to control the first motor-driving module, a second motor-driving module configured to drive the motor, a second driver module configured to control the second motor-driving module, a monitoring module configured to monitor a status of the first motor-driving module and the second motor-driving module, and a processor configured to, when a failure is detected in either the first motor-driving module or the second motor-driving module by the monitoring module, control at least one of the first motor-driving module or the second motor-driving module to drive the motor.