Abstract: A dryer includes a main body, a drying chamber provided inside the main body and configured to accommodate objects to be dried, a conveying unit configured to convey the objects to be dried, a sensor unit configured to sense information on states of the objects to be dried, and a control unit configured to control the conveying unit to move the objects to be dried based on the information sensed by the sensor unit.

Abstract: a system for estimating a vehicle battery charging time using big data is provided. The system may include a big-data server configured to collect a charge-related parameter of a battery in a vehicle from a plurality of vehicles, to group the plurality of vehicles into a plurality of groups based on the collected charge-related parameter, and to calculate and transmit a first estimated charging time of a group to which the vehicle belongs during vehicle charging, and a controller installed in each of the plurality of vehicles, and configured to calculate a second estimated charging time based on a state of the battery in the vehicle while the corresponding battery in the vehicle is charged and to calculate a final estimated charging time of the battery by combining the first estimated charging time and the second estimated charging time.

Abstract: A washing machine which performs a washing operation by heating water, a detergent, or a wash liquid using a dielectric heating method and a method of controlling the washing machine. The washing machine may include a water supply portion which supplies a wash liquid including water and a detergent, a power supply portion which supplies alternating current (AC) power, and an electric field forming portion which forms an electric field between a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion according to the AC power to heat the supplied wash liquid.

Abstract: A power relay assembly (PRA) and a method of controlling the same are provided. The power relay assembly includes a first main relay for interconnecting negative voltages of a battery and an inverter, a second main relay for interconnecting positive voltages of the battery and the inverter, and a pre-charge relay connected in parallel to the second main relay. A controller executes the open or short sequence of the first main relay, the second main relay, and the pre-charge relay based on the opening and closing operation between the battery and the inverter or the charging and discharging operation of the battery. The opening and closing operation is divided into an opening operation and a closing operation between the battery and the inverter, and the charging and discharging operation is divided into a charging operation and a discharging operation of the battery.

Abstract: A failure cause analyzing system utilizes numerical data of vehicle equipment during vehicle operation and analyzes the equipment numerical data included in running data of the vehicle to select a failure inducible factor, thereby extracting the numerical data of each equipment from the running data of the vehicle even if a failure symptom does not persist and occurs intermittently, and analyzes the equipment numerical data to select the failure inducible factor, so as to reduce the time and the cost necessary for inspecting and repairing the vehicle equipment upon the occurrence of the failure symptom, and to avoid improper or excessive maintenance.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for analyzing a cause of a failure due to a dielectric breakdown based on big data are provided. A failure cause factor data set, a normal state data set, or a state recovery data set is generated and transmitted to a big data server when a dielectric resistance value is measured to be a minimum normal value or less. A cause of a failure is analyzed by receiving data corresponding to the data sets from the big data server, calculating influence indexes for failure cause factors, and selecting a failure cause factor based on the basis of the influence indexes.

Abstract: A charging cable includes a first connector including a first proximity detection pin and a first power pin; a second connector comprising a second proximity detection pin and a second power pin; and a cable electrically connecting the first power pin of the first connector and the second power pin of the second connector, wherein the cable may not connect the first proximity detection pin and the second proximity detection pin.

Abstract: The present invention has developed, unlike a conventional technology, an apparatus and a technique for rind, inside and scrap separation, which has been the greatest impediment to the mass production of high-quality paper-making pulp, thereby enabling the production of high-quality pulp, enables produced, unbleached pulp to be used as a raw material for manufacturing industrial packaging paper because of the excellent strength of the pulp, allows bleached corn chemical pulp to be suitable for the manufacture of toilet and facial papers and tissues, and can be applied to various paper-making techniques by mixing pulps, having different characteristics, such as needle bleached chemical pulp, leaf bleached chemical pulp, and bleached chemical thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP).

Abstract: An automatic handle device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a grabbing part for grabbing a charging gun to be attached/detached to/from an electric vehicle, and an aligning part for moving the grabbing part. The charging gun may be electrically connected to a power module for providing charging power to the electric vehicle and may be held in a holder of a kiosk facing the electric vehicle. The aligning part can align the grabbing part at a first position facing the holder or align the grabbing part at a second position facing a connector of the electric vehicle.

Abstract: One form of a charging control method using energy generated from a solar roof embedded with a solar cell according to the present disclosure includes: transmitting an amount of energy generated from a solar roof by respective control units of a system for charging control; calculating an electrical load; determining whether the amount of energy generated from the solar roof is larger than the electrical load; instructing an output of a high-voltage converter when the amount of energy generated from the solar roof is larger than the electrical load; determining whether a high-voltage battery is in a charging state and performing variable voltage control when a high voltage is outputted in accordance with the instruction to perform the output of the high-voltage converter; and performing charging control on the high-voltage battery in consideration of the amount of energy generated from the solar roof when it is determined that the high-voltage battery is in the charging state.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing pulp using corn stalks may include cutting the corn stalks into pieces having a length of 10 to 60 mm, separating and discharging the cut corn stalks into rind and pith using a separation unit while crushing the cut corn stalks, pretreating the corn stalks by filtering the rind and pith of the corn stalks and flakes of the rind, removing a portion of hemicellulose of the rind, and cooking the rind from which the portion of hemicellulose has been removed, using caustic soda and sodium carbonate.

Abstract: A control method of monitoring deterioration of a battery of a vehicle, may include determining, by a controller, whether an entry condition of allowing an entry to a deterioration monitoring mode of the battery is satisfied; setting, by the controller, a deterioration monitoring condition when the entry condition of allowing the entry to the deterioration monitoring mode of the battery is satisfied; performing, by the controller, charging of the battery after the setting of the deterioration monitoring condition is completed; and stopping, by the controller, the charging and determining a deterioration rate of the battery when a first state of charge (SOC) value of the battery is greater than a predetermined first reference value as a result of the performing the charging.

Abstract: Provided is a beauty care pack including a release film and a beauty care sheet which is separably attached to the release film, wherein the beauty care sheet comprises: a support; a fiber layer which is laminated on the support and in which water-soluble polymers are formed in the form of a nanofiber web; a moisturizing layer which is laminated on the fiber layer and consists of the water-soluble polymers and moisturizing materials; and a beauty care layer which is laminated on the moisturizing layer and in which the water-soluble polymers and functional materials are formed in the form of a nanofiber web, such that active ingredients are absorbed into the skin while being dissolved by moisture.

Abstract: A system of controlling an output of a high voltage battery for an eco-friendly vehicle includes: the high voltage battery mounted in the eco-friendly vehicle; a storage configured to store information on maximum available charge and discharge power according to a temperature and a state of charge (SOC) of the high voltage battery; and a controller configured to control available charge power and available discharge power of the high voltage battery based on at least one of information on a charge duration and a discharge duration of the high voltage battery, information on an accumulated charge amount and an accumulated discharge amount of the high voltage battery, and information on a requested output amount of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for managing the temperature of a battery, may include a battery configured to store electrical energy; a temperature-increase heater configured to convert the electrical energy stored in the battery into thermal energy to increase the temperature of the battery; a temperature-increase heater relay configured to connect or disconnect an electrical energy path provided from the battery to the temperature-increase heater; a thermal fuse configured to disconnect the electrical energy path when the temperature of the battery is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference temperature; and a controller configured to induce disconnection of the thermal fuse by increasing the temperature of the battery to the reference temperature or higher using the thermal energy converted by the temperature-increase heater, when the temperature-increase heater relay is fused.

Abstract: A washing machine which performs a washing operation by heating water, a detergent, or a wash liquid using a dielectric heating method and a method of controlling the washing machine. The washing machine may include a water supply portion which supplies a wash liquid including water and a detergent, a power supply portion which supplies alternating current (AC) power, and an electric field forming portion which forms an electric field between a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion according to the AC power to heat the supplied wash liquid.

Abstract: A dryer includes a main body, a drying chamber provided inside the main body and configured to accommodate objects to be dried, a conveying unit configured to convey the objects to be dried, a sensor unit configured to sense information on states of the objects to be dried, and a control unit configured to control the conveying unit to move the objects to be dried based on the information sensed by the sensor unit.

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus includes a first module on which an inverter circuit configured to supply a driving current to a motor is mounted, a second module on which a control circuit configured to control the inverter circuit is mounted, and a third module on which a power circuit configured to supply direct-current (DC) power to at least one of the inverter circuit and the control circuit. The first module and the second module are attachable to and detachable from the third module.

Abstract: A washing machine which performs a washing operation by heating water, a detergent, or a wash liquid using a dielectric heating method and a method of controlling the washing machine. The washing machine may include a water supply portion which supplies a wash liquid including water and a detergent, a power supply portion which supplies alternating current (AC) power, and an electric field forming portion which forms an electric field between a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion according to the AC power to heat the supplied wash liquid.

Abstract: An actuator and an exercise equipment using the same are disclosed. The exercise equipment comprises a post which is a main body of the exercise equipment, a shoulder installed on an upper side of the post and rotates in left and right direction, an arm combined with the shoulder and rotates in up and down direction, a hand combined with one terminal of the arm and rotates by using the arm as an axis, a handle located on one terminal side of the hand, a force control actuator outputs a force corresponding to weight set by a user, and a wire passes via plural sheaves included in the hand, the shoulder and the post and deliver a force generated by pulling of the handle, one terminal of the wire being connected to the handle.