Abstract: An automated gas supply system includes a gas cylinder transfer unit configured to transfer a cradle in which one or more gas cylinders storing a gas therein are stored; a gas cylinder inspection unit configured to check properties of the gas stored in the gas cylinder transferred from the gas cylinder transfer unit and check whether the gas leaks from the gas cylinder; a storage queue configured to receive the gas cylinder from the gas cylinder inspection unit by a mobile robot and configured to classify and store the transferred gas cylinders according to the properties of the gas stored in the gas cylinder; and a gas cabinet configured to receive the gas cylinder from the storage queue by the mobile robot and fasten a gas pipe, which is connected to a semiconductor manufacturing process line, to a gas spray nozzle, which is disposed at one side of the received gas cylinder, to supply the gas stored in the gas cylinder to the semiconductor manufacturing process line, wherein the gas cabinet includes a resid

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case having a receiving space at the inside thereof and having an opening; an electrode assembly accommodated in the receiving space of the case and including a first electrode and a second electrode; a cap plate at the opening of the case; and a terminal assembly at the cap plate, wherein the terminal assembly includes a terminal plate electrically connected to the first electrode, a terminal post extending through the terminal plate and the cap plate, an end of the terminal post being connected to the first electrode, and a bonding member between the terminal post and the terminal plate.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled to the case, a first current collector coupled to the first electrode of the electrode assembly, and a first terminal assembly. The first terminal assembly includes a first terminal coupled to the first current collector and having a first fixed groove or a first fixed protrusion, and a second terminal having a second fixed groove coupled to the first fixed protrusion or a second fixed protrusion coupled to the first fixed groove.

Abstract: Disclosed are a device and a method for measuring welding quality. The device for measuring welding quality according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a sensor unit which provides sensor transmission information; and a welding quality measuring unit which obtains welder output energy, obtains sensor transmission energy by using the sensor transmission information, calculates welding absorbing energy, and determines whether a welding defect occurs by using the welding absorbing energy.

Abstract: The described technology has been made in an effort to provide a rechargeable battery having advantages of protecting an electrode assembly and a case from arc debris generated from a cell fuse. A rechargeable battery in accordance with exemplary embodiment includes: an electrode assembly configured to perform charging and discharging operations; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; an electrode terminal installed on the cap plate; a lead tab configured to connect the electrode assembly to the electrode terminal, and including a fuse; and a side retainer supported in an inner surface of the case to be coupled to the lead tab. The side retainer includes an exhaust guide member that is opened toward the cell fuse and a sidewall of the case.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: a case having a receiving space at the inside thereof and having an opening; an electrode assembly accommodated in the receiving space of the case and including a first electrode and a second electrode; a cap plate at the opening of the case; and a terminal assembly at the cap plate, wherein the terminal assembly includes a terminal plate electrically connected to the first electrode, a terminal post extending through the terminal plate and the cap plate, an end of the terminal post being connected to the first electrode, and a bonding member between the terminal post and the terminal plate.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator therebetween, a case housing the electrode assembly, a cap plate sealing the case and electrically connected to the positive electrode, a negative terminal and a positive terminal penetrating the cap plate and respectively electrically connected to the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a safety member located between the electrode assembly and the case, electrically connected to the negative electrode, and including an end portion coupled to the negative electrode, a plate portion at a side of the electrode assembly, and a resistance controller coupling the end portion and the plate portion, and having a higher electrical resistance than the plate portion.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly that performs charging and discharging, a case in which the electrode assembly is installed a cap plate coupled to the case, a lead tab connected to an electrode of the electrode assembly, and an electrode terminal in the cap plate and connected to the lead tab. The electrode terminal includes a column portion inserted into a terminal hole of the cap plate and a flange portion at one end of the column portion, the flange portion being wider than a cross-section of the column portion, and the flange portion being at an inner side of the cap plate. The lead tab includes an insertion portion into which the column portion is inserted, the lead tab being welded in a surface contact manner to the flange portion along an inner surface of an external circumference of the insertion portion.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly that is chargeable and dischargeable; electrode terminals electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly therein; and a current collecting part electrically connecting between the electrode assembly and the electrode terminals, wherein the current collecting part includes a current collecting plate electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and a lead member connecting the electrode terminals and the current collecting plate, the current collecting plate includes a first current collecting member connected to the lead member, and a second current collecting member welded to the first current collecting such that welding protuberances are provided on a region where the first current collecting member and the second current collecting member are welded.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly that performs charging and discharging, a case in which the electrode assembly is located, a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case, and electrode terminals located in the cap plate and insulated from the cap plate by insulation members located at terminal holes of the cap plate, the electrode terminals being connected to electrodes of the electrode assembly and extending outside the cap plate and the electrode terminals including a fastening portion that receives at least a part of a bus bar to be welded.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled to the case, a first current collector coupled to the first electrode of the electrode assembly, and a first terminal assembly. The first terminal assembly includes a first terminal coupled to the first current collector and having a first fixed groove or a first fixed protrusion, and a second terminal having a second fixed groove coupled to the first fixed protrusion or a second fixed protrusion coupled to the first fixed groove.

Abstract: The described technology has been made in an effort to provide a rechargeable battery having advantages of protecting an electrode assembly and a case from arc debris generated from a cell fuse. A rechargeable battery in accordance with exemplary embodiment includes: an electrode assembly configured to perform charging and discharging operations; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; an electrode terminal installed on the cap plate; a lead tab configured to connect the electrode assembly to the electrode terminal, and including a fuse; and a side retainer supported in an inner surface of the case to be coupled to the lead tab. The side retainer includes an exhaust guide member that is opened toward the cell fuse and a sidewall of the case.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a negative electrode and a positive electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; a negative terminal and a positive terminal penetrating the cap plate and connected to the negative electrode and the positive electrode, respectively; an external short-circuit unit separately provided between the negative terminal and the cap plate and configured to short-circuit the negative terminal on the cap plate; and a thermistor for connecting the positive terminal and the cap plate, wherein the thermistor is configured to have reduced resistance when its temperature is increased.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator therebetween, a case housing the electrode assembly, a cap plate sealing the case and electrically connected to the positive electrode, a negative terminal and a positive terminal penetrating the cap plate and respectively electrically connected to the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a safety member located between the electrode assembly and the case, electrically connected to the negative electrode, and including an end portion coupled to the negative electrode, a plate portion at a side of the electrode assembly, and a resistance controller coupling the end portion and the plate portion, and having a higher electrical resistance than the plate portion.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly that performs charging and discharging, a case in which the electrode assembly is installed a cap plate coupled to the case, a lead tab connected to an electrode of the electrode assembly, and an electrode terminal in the cap plate and connected to the lead tab. The electrode terminal includes a column portion inserted into a terminal hole of the cap plate and a flange portion at one end of the column portion, the flange portion being wider than a cross-section of the column portion, and the flange portion being at an inner side of the cap plate. The lead tab includes an insertion portion into which the column portion is inserted, the lead tab being welded in a surface contact manner to the flange portion along an inner surface of an external circumference of the insertion portion.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly that performs charging and discharging, a case in which the electrode assembly is located, a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case, and electrode terminals located in the cap plate and insulated from the cap plate by insulation members located at terminal holes of the cap plate, the electrode terminals being connected to electrodes of the electrode assembly and extending outside the cap plate and the electrode terminals including a fastening portion that receives at least a part of a bus bar to be welded.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a negative electrode and a positive electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; a negative terminal and a positive terminal penetrating the cap plate and connected to the negative electrode and the positive electrode, respectively; an external short-circuit unit separately provided between the negative terminal and the cap plate and configured to short-circuit the negative terminal on the cap plate; and a thermistor for connecting the positive terminal and the cap plate, wherein the thermistor is configured to have reduced resistance when its temperature is increased.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a case having a space accommodating the electrode assembly and including a support at a corner inside the case, and a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case and supported by the support.