Abstract: A metal-ion battery is provided. The metal-ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separating structure, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode and the negative electrode are separated by the separating structure, and the electrolyte composition is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separating structure includes a first separator, a second separator, and a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is disposed between the first separator and the second separator. The dielectric layer consists of a dielectric material, and the dielectric material has a dielectric constant from 10 to 200.

Abstract: A method for charging aluminum batteries includes performing a first charging procedure for the aluminum battery until the voltage of the aluminum battery reaches a set value. The first charging procedure at least includes a first constant-current charging using a first constant current to charge an aluminum battery in a first stage. The range of the first constant current is from 5 C to 100 C, and C (C-rate) refers to a unit of the capacity of the aluminum battery. When the voltage of the aluminum battery reaches the set value, a first constant-voltage charging uses a first constant voltage to charge the aluminum battery. According to the charging current provided by the first constant voltage to the aluminum battery or the charge time for the aluminum battery charged by the first constant voltage, a determination is made to stop the charging process on the aluminum battery.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped secondary battery configured to have a structure in which a unit cell, including an electrode assembly constituted by a positive electrode and a negative electrode, stacked in the state in which a separator is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, electrode tabs, and electrode leads, or a cell assembly, including two or more stacked unit cells, is mounted in a pouch-shaped case, wherein the pouch-shaped secondary battery includes a unidirectional structure in which electrode terminals oriented in two directions are changed to electrode terminals oriented in one direction. In the case in which a battery pack is constituted using a bidirectional cell, a large space is required, whereby the energy density of the battery pack is reduced. The disclosed pouch-shaped secondary battery has the effect of solving the above problem.

Abstract: A metal-ion secondary battery is provided. The metal-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes at least one current-collecting layer and at least one active layer, wherein the current-collecting layer and the active layer are mutually stacked, and the current-collecting layer has at least one first through-hole.

Abstract: Provided is a matching system including a policy and rule processing unit configured to extract SC units for each application service required, combine the SC units, configure a transaction unit, and determine an amount to be charged for a transaction according to a charging rule; a matching processing unit configured to match the extracted SC units to NC units; and an NC combination processing unit configured to combine the NC units used for the matching and deliver the combination of the NC units and detailed operating conditions to the networking management system.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting an optimal path in a multi-media multi-path network. The system for selecting an optimal path in a multi-media multi-path network includes a memory storing a program for selecting an optimal path in the multi-media multi-path network and a processor for executing the program, wherein the processor uses a network performance parameter, which serves as state information, as an input value of a reinforcement learning algorithm and selects an optimal path using a Q-table obtained by applying the reinforcement learning algorithm.

Abstract: A random access method in a beam division multiple access (BDMA) system including: receiving, by a terminal, a reference signal of at least one beam sector transmitted from an access point (AP) device; estimating, by the terminal, whether the terminal is in a center area of the beam sector provided by the AP device or in the boundary area of the beam sector by using the strength of the reference signal; transmitting, by the terminal, a different preamble to the AP device in accordance with location information of whether the terminal is located in the center area or in the boundary area; and determining, by the AP device, a target beam sector for transmitting information about uplink resources to be used by the terminal, among a plurality of beam sectors on the basis of the received preamble.

Abstract: A display device and a method for correcting an image of the display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel lines configured to be selected as at least one of data insertion lines and data deletion lines. The display device also includes an image corrector configured to receive input image data, select the data insertion lines and data deletion lines when the input image data represents an image including a static image block, insert second image data corresponding to the data insertion lines into the input image data, and delete first image data corresponding to the data deletion lines from the input image data so as to generate corrected image data including a shifted static image block.

Abstract: An electrode and a device employing the same are provided. The electrode includes a main body, and an active material. The main body includes a cavity and is made of a conductive network structure. In particular, the active material is disposed in the cavity, wherein the length of the longest side of the particle of the active material is greater than the length of the longest side of the pore of the conductive network structure such that the active material is confined in the conductive network structure.

Abstract: A battery includes a folded bicell battery stack with an embedded fiber optic cable and sensor. A cell casing encloses the bicell stack with at least one fiber optic cable is embedded within the battery. The fiber optic cable includes an internal portion disposed within the cell casing and having at least one optical sensor disposed thereon. An external portion of the fiber optic cable protrudes from the casing. A sealing gasket is disposed at least partially around the fiber optic cable and between the cell sealing edges at a point of entry of the fiber optic cable into the battery.

Abstract: A timing controller includes a degradation quantity generator, a degradation quantity accumulator, a feedback data generator, and a feedback reflector. The degradation quantity generator generates a degradation quantity for each of a plurality of pixels in a display panel based on image data. The degradation quantity accumulator generates an accumulated degradation quantity based on the degradation quantity for each of the pixels. The feedback data generator generates feedback image data based on the accumulated degradation quantity. The feedback reflector generates image data, in which the degradation quantity is compensated, based on the image data and the feedback image data.

Abstract: Provided is a matching system including a policy and rule processing unit configured to extract SC units for each application service required, combine the SC units, configure a transaction unit, and determine an amount to be charged for a transaction according to a charging rule; a matching processing unit configured to match the extracted SC units to NC units; and an NC combination processing unit configured to combine the NC units used for the matching and deliver the combination of the NC units and detailed operating conditions to the networking management system.

Abstract: A charging-and-discharging device and a charging-and-discharging method are provided. The charging-and-discharging device includes a renewable energy converter, an aluminum battery, a controller and a current converter. The renewable energy converter receives a power from a renewable energy power generation system. The controller is coupled to the renewable energy converter and the aluminum battery, wherein the controller configures a charging-and-discharging power of the aluminum battery, according to a power value of the power, to compensate the power so as to generate a compensated power. The current converter is coupled to the controller, wherein the current converter outputs the compensated power to a power grid after performing DC/AC converting.

Abstract: A metal-ion battery is provided. The metal-ion battery can include a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode and the negative electrode are separated by the separator and the electrolyte is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode can include a negative electrode current-collector and a negative electrode active layer, wherein the negative electrode current-collector has a porous structure and the negative electrode current-collector directly contacts to the surface of the negative electrode active layer. The electrolyte can include an ionic liquid and a metal halide.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition and a metal-ion battery employing the same are provided. The electrolyte composition includes a metal salt of Formula (I), an ionic liquid, and an additive MiXj??Formula (I), wherein M can be lithium ion, sodium ion, potassium ion, beryllium ion, magnesium ion, calcium ion, scandium ion, yttrium ion, titanium ion, zirconium ion, hafnium ion, vanadium ion, niobium ion, tantalum ion, chromium ion, molybdenum ion, tungsten ion, manganese ion, technetium ion, rhenium ion, iron ion, ruthenium, osmium ion, cobalt ion, rhodium ion, iridium ion, nickel ion, palladium ion, platinum ion, copper ion, silver ion, gold ion, zinc ion, cadmium ion, mercuric ion, indium ion, thallium ion, tin ion, lead ions, arsenic ions, antimony ions, bismuth ion, gallium ion, or aluminum ion; X? can be F?, Cl?, Br?, I?, BF4, PF6?, [(CF3SO2)2N]?, CF3SO3?, NO3?, CH3CO2?, SO42?, C2O42?, or [B(C2O4)2]?; and i is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; and j is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Abstract: A metal-ion battery is provided. The metal-ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separating structure, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode and the negative electrode are separated by the separating structure, and the electrolyte composition is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separating structure includes a first separator, a second separator, and a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is disposed between the first separator and the second separator. The dielectric layer consists of a dielectric material, and the dielectric material has a dielectric constant from 10 to 200.

Abstract: A method for charging aluminum batteries includes performing a first charging procedure for the aluminum battery until the voltage of the aluminum battery reaches a set value. The first charging procedure at least includes a first constant-current charging using a first constant current to charge an aluminum battery in a first stage. The range of the first constant current is from 5 C to 100 C, and C (C-rate) refers to a unit of the capacity of the aluminum battery. When the voltage of the aluminum battery reaches the set value, a first constant-voltage charging uses a first constant voltage to charge the aluminum battery. According to the charging current provided by the first constant voltage to the aluminum battery or the charge time for the aluminum battery charged by the first constant voltage, a determination is made to stop the charging process on the aluminum battery.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting an optimal path in a multi-media multi-path network. The system for selecting an optimal path in a multi-media multi-path network includes a memory storing a program for selecting an optimal path in the multi-media multi-path network and a processor for executing the program, wherein the processor uses a network performance parameter, which serves as state information, as an input value of a reinforcement learning algorithm and selects an optimal path using a Q-table obtained by applying the reinforcement learning algorithm.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition and an energy storage device employing the same are provided. The electrolyte composition includes a solid and a solution. The solid includes a core and a metal layer encapsulating the core, where the metal layer is selected from a group consisting of Zn, Al, Mg, Li, Na and the metal oxides thereof. In particular, the solid has a first density and the solution has a second density, and the ratio between the first density and the second density is from about 0.97 to 1.03.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition and a metal-ion battery employing the same are provided. The electrolyte composition includes a metal chloride, an imidazolium salt of Formula (I), an alkali halide, and an oxalate-containing borate wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C2-8 alkoxyalkyl, or C1-8 fluoroalkyl; and X? is F?, Cl?, Br?, or I?. The metal chloride is aluminum chloride, iron chloride, zinc chloride, copper chloride, manganese chloride, chromium chloride, or a combination thereof.