Abstract: A diabetic foot management system according to one aspect includes a diabetic foot monitoring apparatus configured to measure user's foot condition information; and a diabetic foot analysis apparatus configured to determine a degree of progression of user's diabetic foot ulcer from the measured foot condition information using a machine learning-based diabetic foot determination model.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a wick structure of a heat pipe that is capable of bending while increasing a heat transferring operation limit value is provided by improving the wick structure provided inside the heat pipe.

Abstract: A method of identifying dementia is disclosed that includes causing a user terminal to display an N-th screen including a plurality of objects. The user terminal may further display an N+1-th screen with the objects rearranged at positions on the N+1-th screen which are different from positions of the objects included in the N-th screen when an N-th selection input of selecting any one from among the objects included in the N-th screen is received. When an N+1-th selection input for selecting any one from among the objects included in the N+1-th screen is received, a third task of determining whether an answer of the N+1-th selection input is correct is performed based on whether the object selected from the N+1-th selection input is the same as at least one object selected from at least one previous selection input including the N-th selection input.

Abstract: A master battery management system (BMS) used for a battery system in which a plurality of slave BMSs and the master BMS communicate wirelessly includes: a receiving unit configured to receive, from each slave BMS, data of the corresponding slave BMS and data transmission information of at least one other slave BMS except for the corresponding slave BMS among the plurality of slave BMS during one period in which each of the plurality of slave BMSs transmits data at least once; and a determination unit configured to determine a communication error or an abnormal slave BMS by using the data of the corresponding slave BMS and the at least one other slave BMS data received from each slave BMS during one period. The data transmission information of the at least one other slave BMS is information on a history that the other slave BMS transmits data.

Abstract: A master battery management system (BMS) used for a battery system in which a plurality of slave BMSs and the master BMS communicate wirelessly includes: a receiving unit configured to receive, from each slave BMS, data of the corresponding slave BMS and data transmission information of at least one other slave BMS except for the corresponding slave BMS among the plurality of slave BMS during one period in which each of the plurality of slave BMSs transmits data at least once; and a determination unit configured to determine a communication error or an abnormal slave BMS by using the data of the corresponding slave BMS and the at least one other slave BMS data received from each slave BMS during one period. The data transmission information of the at least one other slave BMS is information on a history that the other slave BMS transmits data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery management system including a reception unit configured to receive a start signal and a completion signal of job from another battery management system, a transmission unit configured to transmit the start signal and the completion signal of job by broadcast, a storage unit configured to store a time table including a job code of a plurality of jobs to be executed, a priority of corresponding job, and an execution time and period of corresponding job, a synchronization unit configured to execute synchronization of a job execution time using the received start signal or the received completion signal of job and the time table, and a job execution unit configured to execute a job using the time table stored in the storage unit and a time calculated by the synchronization unit.

Abstract: A wireless battery management system according to the present disclosure includes a master to wirelessly transmit a main command packet every reference time, and a plurality of slaves. Each slave wirelessly transmits a response packet including an ID of each slave when receiving the main command packet. The master classifies, as a first group, each slave to which the ID included in each response packet received within a threshold time from a time point at which the main command packet was transmitted is allocated, and each of the remaining slaves as a second group. Each slave initializes a time count of a watchdog timer provided in each slave when receiving the main command packet. Each slave is reset by the watchdog timer when the time count of the watchdog timer reaches a timeout that is equal to or less than the reference time.

Abstract: Discussed is a system for managing a battery, the system including a wireless communication unit that communicates with a first upper-level battery management system performing communication using a first communication channel, a communication abnormality detection unit that detects a communication abnormality of the first upper-level battery management system, and a channel change unit that changes the communication channel of the wireless communication unit to a second communication channel different from the first communication channel when the communication abnormality of the first upper-level battery management system is detected by the communication abnormality detection unit.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery management apparatus which includes a battery management system that monitors a state of a battery, and a power receiving device that wirelessly receives power from a power transmitting device, where the battery management system calculates an optimum charging condition for the battery based on data on the state of the battery and power transmission performance of the power transmitting device.

Abstract: An Extreme UltraViolet (EUV) mask includes: a reflective layer over a substrate; a capping layer including a porous hydrogen trapping layer over the reflective layer; and an absorption layer over the capping layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a wireless control system, a wireless connection method, and a battery pack. The wireless control system includes a master and a plurality of slaves. Each slave wirelessly transmits a response packet including an ID of each slave when it receives a first command packet wirelessly transmitted from the master. The master sets, as a first group, each slave to which is allocated the ID included in each response packet wirelessly received within a predetermined period of time from a time point at which the first command packet was transmitted, and sets, as a second group, each slave not set as the first group. The master wirelessly transmits a second command packet including the ID of each slave belonging to the second group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery management system (BMS) having a data processing unit for classifying data received in real time from a plurality of slave BMS to be first data if the data is determined to be data to be urgently transmitted based on preset criteria and classifying the received data to be second data if the data is determined not to be urgently transmitted, a first data transmission unit for transmitting the first data to a higher-level system using a first communication protocol, a second data storage unit for storing the second data cumulatively, and a second data communication unit for transmitting the second data stored in the second data storage unit to the higher-level system using a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol.

Abstract: A battery management system in which each of a plurality of battery management systems performs an individual task and transmits results of the tasks to a master battery management system wirelessly, the battery management system including: a task information storage unit including a list of tasks performed by each of the plurality of battery management systems, the performance time, performance cycle, and work priority of each task included in the list of tasks, and the communication priority among the plurality of battery management systems, a schedule determination unit configured to determine a work schedule on the basis of data stored in the task information storage unit, and a priority changing unit configured to adjust the work priority of a task based on the work schedule determined by the schedule determination unit, wherein the schedule determination unit is further configured to adjust the work schedule according to the adjusted work priority.

Abstract: A battery management device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper-level controller that transmits a command signal to a lower-level controller and receives a response signal to the command signal from the lower-level controller and a lower-level controller that performs an operation according to the command signal received from the upper-level controller and transmits the response signal to the command signal to the upper-level controller, and an intermediate lower-level controller selected according to a predetermined criterion among the lower-level controllers transmits a signal corresponding to the command signal transmitted by the upper-level controller with maximum power to the remaining lower-level controllers when strength of the command signal received from the upper-level controller satisfies a preset condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a wireless control system, a wireless control method, and a battery pack. The wireless control system includes a master configured to wirelessly transmit a first command packet, and first to Nth slaves to which first to Nth IDs are allocated, respectively. When the first slave receives the first command packet, the first slave wirelessly transmits a first response packet including first battery information and the first ID. When a k+1th slave receives the first command packet, the k+1th slave stands by to receive a kth response packet for a preparation period and wirelessly transmits a k+1th response packet including k+1th battery information and a k+1th ID. When the kth response packet is received by the k+1th slave within the preparation period, the k+1th response packet further includes kth battery information and a kth ID.

Abstract: A master battery management system (BMS) used for a battery system in which a plurality of slave BMSs and the master BMS communicate wirelessly includes: a receiving unit configured to receive, from each slave BMS, data of the corresponding slave BMS and data transmission information of at least one other slave BMS except for the corresponding slave BMS among the plurality of slave BMS during one period in which each of the plurality of slave BMSs transmits data at least once; and a determination unit configured to determine a communication error or an abnormal slave BMS by using the data of the corresponding slave BMS and the at least one other slave BMS data received from each slave BMS during one period. The data transmission information of the at least one other slave BMS is information on a history that the other slave BMS transmits data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a wireless battery management system (BMS) and a battery pack including the same. The wireless BMS includes a plurality of slave BMSs installed and coupled to a plurality of battery modules of the battery pack in one-to-one correspondence, and a master BMS configured to wirelessly transmit a trigger signal to the plurality of slave BMSs for identification (ID) allocation to each of the plurality of slave BMSs. Each slave BMS is configured to generate a response signal including a respective allocated temporary ID in response to the trigger signal, and wirelessly transmit the response signal to the master BMS. For each given slave BMS, the master BMS is configured to receive the response signal from of the given slave BMS, and determine a formal ID to be allocated to the given BMS based on a received signal strength of the response signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless battery management system and a battery pack including the same. The wireless battery management system may be operably coupled to a top-level controller, and includes a master BMS and a plurality of slave BMSs. The master BMS is configured to allocate different identification information to the plurality of slave BMSs using a wireless signal according to an identification information allocation command from the top-level controller. Each slave BMS may be configured to set its wireless address and regular ID by receiving the wireless signal when waking up by the top-level controller according to a predefined rule.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a wireless control system, a wireless control method, and a battery pack. The wireless control system includes a master configured to wirelessly transmit a first command packet, and first to Nth slaves to which first to Nth IDs are allocated, respectively. When the first slave receives the first command packet, the first slave wirelessly transmits a first response packet including first battery information and the first ID. When a k+1th slave receives the first command packet, the k+1th slave stands by to receive a kth response packet for a preparation period and wirelessly transmits a k+1th response packet including k+1th battery information and a k+1th ID. When the kth response packet is received by the k+1th slave within the preparation period, the k+1th response packet further includes kth battery information and a kth ID.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a wireless control system, a wireless connection method, and a battery pack. The wireless control system includes a master and a plurality of slaves. Each slave wirelessly transmits a response packet including an ID of each slave when it receives a first command packet wirelessly transmitted from the master. The master sets, as a first group, each slave to which is allocated the ID included in each response packet wirelessly received within a predetermined period of time from a time point at which the first command packet was transmitted, and sets, as a second group, each slave not set as the first group. The master wirelessly transmits a second command packet including the ID of each slave belonging to the second group.