Abstract: A composite laminate according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a unidirectional tape layer including a thermoplastic resin and continuous fibers, and a first metal layer formed on the unidirectional tape layer. A content of the continuous fibers is 40 wt % or more based on the total weight of the unidirectional tape layer. The flame resistance and lightness of the composite laminate may be improved.

Abstract: An adapter for EV supply equipment (EVSE). The EVSE can have an EVSE connector for charging a PEV. The EVSE connector provides a first connector corresponding to a first charging protocol. The adapter can include a body, a first coupling disposed on the body and configured to engage the first connector, a second coupling disposed on the body and corresponding to a second charging protocol, the body converting the first charging protocol to the second charging protocol, and a lock configured to maintain the body in a locked configuration to the EVSE connector or to the EVSE while allowing the adapter to switch between being locked to the EVSE connector or to the EVSE.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electric heater of a vehicular heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes turning on the electric heater; determining whether an ambient air temperature of a vehicle is higher than or equal to a threshold ambient air temperature, and a battery temperature is lower than or equal to a threshold battery temperature; determining whether battery efficiency is lower than or equal to threshold efficiency when the ambient air temperature of the vehicle is higher than or equal to the threshold ambient air temperature, and the battery temperature is lower than or equal to the threshold battery temperature; and turning off the electric heater when the battery efficiency is lower than or equal to the threshold efficiency, wherein the electric heater is configured to receive electric energy from the battery.

Abstract: A docking system between a vehicle and a building and a control method therefor include an entrance frame configured to extend in a direction towards a vehicle door, an external door provided at a side of the vehicle door to be opened, an internal door spaced from the external door and provided at a side of the building to be opened, and a sealing unit inserted into the entrance frame to be provided between the external door and the internal door, and configured to selectively extend in the direction toward the vehicle door to connect an internal space of the vehicle and an indoor space of the building into one space.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an electrical steel sheet substrate including, by wt %, 2.0 to 6.0% of Si, equal to or less than 0.005% of C (excluding 0%), 0.01 to 0.05% of Sb, 0.03 to 0.08% of Sn, 0.01 to 0.2% of Cr, and 0.0003 to 0.097% of Co, and including a remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities; and a metal oxide layer disposed on a surface of the electrical steel sheet substrate, wherein the metal oxide layer includes 0.0005 to 0.25 wt % of Co.

Abstract: A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, in wt %, C at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Si at 0.5 to 2.4%, Mn at 0.4 to 1.0%, S at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Al at 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), N at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Ti at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Cu at 0.001 to 0.02%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfies Formula 1 below, wherein a volume fraction of grains in which an angle formed by a {111} surface and a rolling surface of the steel sheet is 15° or less is 27% or more. [ Mn ] / ( [ Si ] + 150 × [ Al ] ) ? 0.35 [ Formula ? 1 ] (In Formula 1, [Mn], [Si], and [Al] are contents (wt %) of Mn, Si, and Al, respectively.

Abstract: An embodiment radiative cooling glazing unit includes a first transparent base layer, a first light reflecting layer on the first transparent base layer and having a reflectance of 80% or greater for light with a wavelength of 780 to 1,300 nm and a transmittance of 70% or greater for visible light with a wavelength of 400 to 780 nm, a second light reflecting layer on the first light reflecting layer and including a stack of a first metal protective layer, a metal layer, and a second metal protective layer sequentially stacked on the first light reflecting layer, and a second transparent base layer on the second light reflecting layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the synthesis of a cathode active material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein the cathode active material has lithium-concentration gradient particles according to the control of the flow rate of air gas instead of high-concentration oxygen gas, the synthesis temperature and the control of lithium content. By using an excess amount of lithium and a low oxygen partial pressure at a low synthesis temperature, secondary particles having a lithium concentration gradient form, in which the overall structure is stoichiometric but Li is gradually contained in excess from the core to the surface are formed, thereby exhibiting a high capacity while suppressing deterioration due to the lithium-excess Ni-rich layered cathode active material in the shell part to show stable electrochemical performance.

Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system, includes: a refrigerant subsystem including a refrigerant circulation path; a first coolant subsystem including a first coolant circulation path and a PE component fluidly connected to the first coolant circulation path; a second coolant subsystem including a second coolant circulation path and a radiator and a pump fluidly connected to the second coolant circulation path; a heat exchanger including a refrigerant passage fluidly connected to the refrigerant circulation path, a first coolant passage fluidly connected to the first coolant circulation path, and a second coolant passage fluidly connected to the second coolant circulation path; and a controller configured for controlling the pump of the second coolant subsystem based on a temperature of a refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant passage of the heat exchanger and a temperature of a second coolant flowing into the second coolant passage of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system includes: a refrigerant system having a compressor, a water-cooled condenser, a chiller-side expansion valve, and a chiller; and a coolant system having a cabin heater, a battery, a power electronics (PE) component, and a control valve unit. The water-cooled condenser includes a refrigerant passage through which a refrigerant passes, and a coolant passage through which a coolant passes. The control valve unit is configured to allow the coolant passage of the water-cooled condenser and the cabin heater to be fluidly connected or disconnected.

Abstract: A vehicle passenger protection system includes: a seat provided in an internal space of a vehicle; a mobile crash pad provided in the internal space of the vehicle to be movable toward the seat, wherein the mobile crash pad includes a first airbag module provided inside the vehicle and including a first airbag cushion, and a guide rail engaged to the first airbag cushion and configured to serve as a deployment path of the first airbag cushion when the first airbag cushion is deployed; and a controller operably connected to the mobile crash pad and configured to predict a vehicle accident, and move the mobile crash pad toward the seat and deploy the first airbag cushion in the mobile crash pad when an accident is expected.

Abstract: Provided is an interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell including ferritic stainless steel dispersed with nano-CeO2 and Nb2O5. The interconnect for the solid oxide fuel cell of the present disclosure includes nano-CeO2 and Nb2O5 having specific particle sizes in specific contents, thereby suppressing the formation of the insulating layer SiO2 and exhibiting an excellent improvement effect of high-temperature characteristics such as oxidation resistance and sheet resistance.

Abstract: A composite material laminate, replaceable with a metal panel for an exterior material, comprises a fiber-reinforced composite material including a sheet-shaped composite material in which a thermoplastic resin is impregnated in a reinforcing fiber which is continuous and oriented in one direction; a weather-resistant coating layer disposed on one surface of the fiber-reinforced composite material; and a non-woven fabric layer disposed on the other surface of the fiber-reinforced composite material, which is present invention disclosure has light, high strength, low surface roughness to have excellent aesthetics, and excellent durability and weatherability.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of extracting and labeling connected elements in images, and more particularly, to a method of detecting connected elements formed as pixels are connected to one another in images and assigning label numbers thereto. A method of extracting and labeling connected elements of images of the present disclosure has the effect of improving productivity by quickly and effectively performing detection and grouping of connection element objects in an image and assigning label numbers thereto by using a small number of operations. A method of extracting and labeling connected elements of images of the present disclosure has an effect of accurately extracting and labeling connected elements without an error even when the shape of the connected elements of an image is complicated.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a first refrigeration cycle thermally connected to a passenger compartment and including a first refrigerant loop, a battery cooling sub-system thermally connected to a battery and including a battery coolant loop, and a second refrigeration cycle thermally connected to the first refrigeration cycle and the battery cooling sub-system and including a second refrigerant loop. The second refrigeration cycle may include an upstream-side heat exchanger configured to selectively transfer heat between the first refrigerant loop and the second refrigerant loop, and a downstream-side heat exchanger configured to transfer heat between the battery coolant loop and the second refrigerant loop.

Abstract: A walking vehicle including a chassis including a passenger compartment is described. The passenger compartment includes a pilot position and a plurality of passenger positions for positioning passengers in a plurality of outward facing directions.

Abstract: A docking system between a vehicle and a building and a control method therefor include an entrance frame configured to extend in a direction towards a vehicle door, an external door provided at a side of the vehicle door to be opened, an internal door spaced from the external door and provided at a side of the building to be opened, and a sealing unit inserted into the entrance frame to be provided between the external door and the internal door, and configured to selectively extend in the direction toward the vehicle door to connect an internal space of the vehicle and an indoor space of the building into one space.

Abstract: A microchip includes a body having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of inner channels formed between the upper surface and the lower surface in which the plurality of inner channels include an input channel configured to receive an assay sample including target antigens and injected through a though hole, a reaction channel configured to be in fluid communication with the input channel and including magnetic particle-first antibody complexes to be subjected to a first antigen-antibody reaction with the target antigens, the magnetic particle-first antibody complexes including magnetic particles and first antibodies, and a detection channel configured to be in fluid communication with the reaction channel and including second antibodies to be subjected to a second antigen-antibody reaction with the immune complexes flowed from the reaction channel.

Abstract: A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, in wt %, C at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Si at 0.5 to 2.4%, Mn at 0.4 to 1.0%, S at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Al at 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), N at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Ti at 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Cu at 0.001 to 0.02%, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfies Formula 1 below, wherein a volume fraction of grains in which an angle formed by a {111} surface and a rolling surface of the steel sheet is 15° or less is 27% or more. [Mn]/([Si]+150×[Al])?0.35??[Formula 1] (In Formula 1, [Mn], [Si], and [Al] are contents (wt %) of Mn, Si, and Al, respectively.

Abstract: A nozzle module includes a base portion; a nozzle portion disposed on the base portion, and including a first body, and a nozzle portion reciprocating in a first movement direction; and a vessel unit disposed to face the nozzle portion, and including a second body reciprocating in a second movement direction, and an accommodation portion concavely formed inwardly from an upper surface of the second body.