Abstract: According to embodiments of the disclosure, a DC-DC converter includes a voltage generator configured to generate an output voltage by converting an input voltage, a first mode driver configured to generate a first switching signal to drive the voltage generator in a first mode, a second mode driver configured to generate a second switching signal to drive the voltage generator in a second mode, a third mode driver configured to generate a third switching signal to drive the voltage generator in a third mode, and a mode controller configured to determine an output load of the voltage generator using the first switching signal, the second switching signal, and the third switching signal, and supply one of the first switching signal, the second switching signal, and the third switching signal to the voltage generator according to the output load.

Abstract: An embodiment apparatus for protecting a battery of a vehicle includes a latch relay configured to electrically connect or disconnect the battery and a converter in the vehicle and a controller configured to be activated by a voltage input to the latch relay and a voltage output from the latch relay, detect a failure of the battery based on a reference voltage generated by a low dropout regulator, and control the latch relay to electrically disconnect the battery and the converter in response to detection of the failure of the battery.

Abstract: An embodiment apparatus for diagnosing a state of a battery pack includes a voltage sensor configured to measure a voltage of each battery cell of the battery pack, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of each battery cell, and a controller configured to perform cell balancing on each battery cell, discharge the battery pack at a preset current, and diagnose the state of the battery pack based on the temperature and the voltage of each battery cell in response to the voltage of the battery pack reaching a cutoff voltage.

Abstract: A ventilation and heating apparatus for a child seat is provided. A ventilation mat with an embedded heating wire is mounted on a body of the child seat, so ventilation air is discharged toward a child's body through the ventilation mat in summer or when ventilation is required, and heating wire embedded in the ventilation mat is driven in winter, thus providing a comfortable seating environment for a child sitting on the child seat, and improving the sitting comfort of a child.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the disclosure, a DC-DC converter includes a voltage generator configured to generate an output voltage by converting an input voltage, a first mode driver configured to generate a first switching signal to drive the voltage generator in a first mode, a second mode driver configured to generate a second switching signal to drive the voltage generator in a second mode, a third mode driver configured to generate a third switching signal to drive the voltage generator in a third mode, and a mode controller configured to determine an output load of the voltage generator using the first switching signal, the second switching signal, and the third switching signal, and supply one of the first switching signal, the second switching signal, and the third switching signal to the voltage generator according to the output load.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area having a plurality of pixel areas and a non-display area surrounding at least one side of the display area; a light-blocking layer disposed on a first surface of the substrate and including light transmissive areas to allow incident light to pass therethrough; a circuit-element layer disposed on the light-blocking layer and including a plurality of conductive layers; a light-emitting element layer disposed on the circuit-element layer and including light-emitting elements; and a sensor layer disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposing the first surface to sense the light passing through the light transmissive areas. The light-blocking layer is electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of conductive layers.

Abstract: A power control circuit for a vehicle includes a power switch, N-type semiconductor switches electrically connected between a power supply terminal to which an input voltage is applied and the power switch and in which the N-type semiconductor switches are connected back-to-back, a charge pump circuit for generating a drive voltage to drive the N-type semiconductor switches by boosting the input voltage, a reverse voltage protection circuit electrically connected between an output terminal of the charge pump circuit and a node in which the N-type semiconductor switches are connected to each other, a microcontroller for generating a pulse width modulation signal for the operation of the charge pump circuit, and a voltage attenuation circuit for attenuating the drive voltage and applying the attenuated drive voltage to the microcontroller.

Abstract: A battery module assembly includes: a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells; a lower case having an inner space accommodating at least a portion of the battery pack; an upper case having an inner space accommodating the remaining portion of the battery pack that is not accommodated in the lower case, and coupled to the lower case; and at least one lower support portion formed to protrude from an inner surface of the lower case and assist in fixing the battery pack to the lower case.

Abstract: A battery apparatus includes a plurality of batteries, an upper case including fixing parts respectively protruding in left and right directions from both side surfaces thereof, each of the fixing parts having a catching protrusion protruding from an end portion thereof, and a handle including coupling parts coupled to the respective fixing parts at both ends thereof.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a metal plate disposed on a bottom surface of the display panel and configured to support the display panel, a filling member disposed on the bottom surface of the display panel, the filling member being disposed on the same level as the metal plate relative to the bottom surface of the display panel, and a material of the metal plate being different from a material of the filling member, a fingerprint sensor disposed on a bottom surface of the filling member, and a member-sensor bonding member disposed between the fingerprint sensor and the filling member to bond the fingerprint sensor to the filling member. A hardness of the filling member is greater than a hardness of the member-sensor bonding member.

Abstract: A display device includes a thin-film transistor layer disposed on a substrate and including thin-film transistors; and an emission material layer disposed on the thin-film transistor layer. The emission material layer includes light-emitting elements each including a first light-emitting electrode, an emissive layer and a second light-emitting electrode, light-receiving elements each including a first light-receiving electrode, a light-receiving semiconductor layer and a second light-receiving electrode, and a first bank disposed on the first light-emitting electrode and defining an emission area of each of the light-emitting elements. The light-receiving elements are disposed on the first bank.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a metal plate disposed on a bottom surface of the display panel and configured to support the display panel, a filling member disposed on the bottom surface of the display panel, the filling member being disposed on the same level as the metal plate relative to the bottom surface of the display panel, and a material of the metal plate being different from a material of the filling member, a fingerprint sensor disposed on a bottom surface of the filling member, and a member-sensor bonding member disposed between the fingerprint sensor and the filling member to bond the fingerprint sensor to the filling member. A hardness of the filling member is greater than a hardness of the member-sensor bonding member.

Abstract: A display device includes a thin-film transistor layer disposed on a substrate and including thin-film transistors; and an emission material layer disposed on the thin-film transistor layer. The emission material layer includes light-emitting elements each including a first light-emitting electrode, an emissive layer and a second light-emitting electrode, light-receiving elements each including a first light-receiving electrode, a light-receiving semiconductor layer and a second light-receiving electrode, and a first bank disposed on the first light-emitting electrode and defining an emission area of each of the light-emitting elements. The light-receiving elements are disposed on the first bank.

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel which includes a base substrate, a thin-film transistor layer on the base substrate, and a light emitting element layer comprising light emitting elements on the thin-film transistor layer; a cover window on the light emitting element layer of the display panel; and a fingerprint recognition sensor layer under the display panel. The base substrate includes a first base, a second base on the first base, and a light blocking layer between the first base and the second base, and the light blocking layer includes holes through which light reflected by a finger touching the cover window passes.

Abstract: A display device includes a first base substrate including a light-emitting area and a non-light-emitting area around the light-emitting area, a wavelength conversion pattern on the first base substrate in the light-emitting area, and a light-emitting element layer on the wavelength conversion pattern. The light-emitting element layer includes a pixel electrode including a first conductive pattern between the wavelength conversion pattern and the first base substrate, and a second conductive pattern on the wavelength conversion pattern and spaced apart from the first conductive pattern, an organic light-emitting layer on the second conductive pattern, and a common electrode on the organic light-emitting layer.

Abstract: A raw material composition for producing oxygen carriers includes a first component which is one or more of nickel oxide and nickel hydroxide and a second component which is one or more of boehmite, cerium oxide, cerium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, and titanium oxide, wherein, when the first component is nickel oxide, the second component includes cerium hydroxide. Such a raw material composition for producing oxygen carriers of the present invention is formed into oxygen carriers according to an oxygen carrier producing method, which will be described below, by adjusting the composition, formulation of raw materials, and degree of homogenization. Then, it is possible to produce oxygen carriers having physical properties such as a shape, a particle size, and a particle distribution suitable for a fluidized bed process or a high speed fluidized bed process and having improved wear-resistance, long-term durability, and oxygen transfer performance.

Abstract: A ventilation and heating apparatus for a child seat is provided. A ventilation mat with an embedded heating wire is mounted on a body of the child seat, so ventilation air is discharged toward a child's body through the ventilation mat in summer or when ventilation is required, and heating wire embedded in the ventilation mat is driven in winter, thus providing a comfortable seating environment for a child sitting on the child seat, and improving the sitting comfort of a child.

Abstract: A power supply device of a motor-driven child seat for a vehicle is provided. The motor-driven child seat can be easily mounted and fixed to a rear seat by adopting a method where a latch of the motor-driven child seat is fastened to an anchor of the rear seat, and power can be easily supplied to power consuming components, i.e., an electric mechanism including a motor, a ventilation system, and a heating system, by automatically fastening male-female connectors for supplying power, especially when the motor-driven child seat is fixedly mounted on the rear seat.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motor-driven child seat for a vehicle capable of making it more convenient to sit a child in the child seat and to switch the seat to a comfortable posture by enabling swiveling adjustment of the child seat using the swivel-driving device and reclining adjustment of the child seat using the reclining-driving device.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vector comprising a first expression cassette comprising a DmpR ribosomal binding site as a transcriptional regulator and a promoter operably linked thereto; and a second expression cassette comprising a sequence encoding a target polypeptide, a ribosomal binding site, and a Po promoter operably linked thereto, and a methanotroph transformed by the vector.