Abstract: An energy storage system (ESS) including a plurality of battery modules and a battery protection unit, the battery protection unit includes a microcontroller (MCU) for controlling charge and discharge of the ESS, a first main contactor and a second main contactor connecting or disconnecting between the plurality of battery modules and an output terminal of the ESS under control of the MCU, and a disconnector disposed between the first main contactor and the second main contactor and connecting or disconnecting the plurality of battery modules, the first main contactor, and the second main contactor, the first main contactor and the second main contactor are turned on or off, by the MCU, depending on whether a predetermined voltage is applied.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a sheet-type exterior configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; and a plurality of temperature sensing parts provided adjacent to the exterior to sense a temperature of a plurality of areas, respectively, of the exterior, wherein at least one of the plurality of temperature sensing parts includes: a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element; and a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) element.

Abstract: A fuse control system and method using a defective mode detection, in which an overcurrent protective fuse and a signal fuse capable of performing a function under various conditions in order to protect a circuit are integrated. Thus, it is possible to protect the circuit even in states such as overvoltage, a high temperature, a low temperature, and other dangerous states in addition to an overcurrent state and a short-circuited state. In addition, it is possible to reduce a wide design space and design cost which result from various kinds of fuses being used in series, and to simplify a circuit configuration. Consequently, since circuit resistance is reduced, it is possible to have a positive influence on a battery.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a plurality of temperature sensing units that is in close contact with an exterior and senses a temperature of respective areas of the exterior; and an insulating film defining an outer surface of the exterior and having electrical insulation, wherein one or more of the plurality of temperature sensing units include: a positive temperature coefficient element; and a negative temperature coefficient element, and the plurality of temperature sensing units are covered by the insulating film. A method for manufacturing the secondary battery, and a battery module are also provided.

Abstract: A camera module includes a substrate including an image sensor and an electrode, a thermoelectric element disposed on the substrate and having a surface contact the electrode, and a first lens disposed on another surface of the thermoelectric element.

Abstract: A camera module including a housing, a lens barrel disposed in the housing and configured to accommodate at least one lens, a first substrate including an image sensor configured to receive light passing through the lens, and a second substrate including a through-portion configured to pass the lens barrel.

Abstract: A composition for an automotive interior skin, a method for manufacturing the same, and an automotive interior skin manufactured using the same. The composition for an automotive interior skin includes: 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a polyol compound; 5 wt % to 40 wt % of dicyclohexylmethane-4,4?-diisocyanate; and 5 wt % to 30 wt % of an aromatic glycol-based chain extender.

Abstract: Discussed are various embodiments of a system and a method of managing a standard component, and more particularly, a system and a method of managing a standard component, which are capable of periodically updating a plurality of standard components in order to intensively use a small number of good components in a component group including a plurality of standard components, and measuring and managing a number of the plurality of standard components.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for protecting each of a plurality of cell stacks included in a battery pack from overcharge. The overcharge prevention apparatus prevents the overcharge of a plurality of cell stacks connected in series within a high current path. The overcharge prevention apparatus includes a voltage measuring unit configured to measure voltage of each cell stack, and generate a first monitoring signal indicating the measured voltage, a current regulating unit configured to selectively provide a bypass path to each cell stack, and a controller connected to the voltage measuring unit and the current regulating unit allowing communication. The controller is configured to control the current regulating unit based on the first monitoring signal from the voltage measuring unit.

Abstract: A camera for a vehicle includes: an imaging unit configured to image an exterior of the vehicle; and a controller configured to enlarge a region of interest of the imaging unit in response to a driving speed of the vehicle being higher than a reference speed, and reduce the region of interest of the imaging unit in response to the driving speed being lower than the reference speed.

Abstract: A fuse control system and method using a defective mode detection, in which an overcurrent protective fuse and a signal fuse capable of performing a function under various conditions in order to protect a circuit are integrated. Thus, it is possible to protect the circuit even in states such as overvoltage, a high temperature, a low temperature, and other dangerous states in addition to an overcurrent state and a short-circuited state. In addition, it is possible to reduce a wide design space and design cost which result from various kinds of fuses being used in series, and to simplify a circuit configuration. Consequently, since circuit resistance is reduced, it is possible to have a positive influence on a battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for protecting a battery, and to a battery protecting system, which obtains state information of a battery through two different state obtaining units and diagnoses whether the battery has a problem based on the two elements of state information obtained through the two state obtaining units and reference state information, thereby more certainly diagnosing a state of the battery and stably protecting a load from the battery in the problem state.

Abstract: Discussed are various embodiments of a system and a method of managing a standard component, and more particularly, a system and a method of managing a standard component, which are capable of periodically updating a plurality of standard components in order to intensively use a small number of good components in a component group including a plurality of standard components, and measuring and managing a number of the plurality of standard components.

Abstract: A composition for an automotive interior skin, a method for manufacturing the same, and an automotive interior skin manufactured using the same. The composition for an automotive interior skin includes: 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a polyol compound; 5 wt % to 40 wt % of dicyclohexylmethane-4,4?-diisocyanate; and 5 wt % to 30 wt % of an aromatic glycol-based chain extender.

Abstract: An integrated switching device in which a contactor unit which is capable of controlling a continuity state of an electric circuit, a blocking unit which is capable of cutting a contactor and blocking a current when abnormality is generated in the contactor or a current having a size exceeding a permitted current range of the contactor is generated, and a current measuring unit which is capable of measuring a current by using shunt resistor are integrated into one device, thereby performing various functions only with one device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method of detecting swelling of a battery cell, which, when abnormal swelling is generated in a battery cell embedded in a battery pack, rapidly detect the abnormal swelling and control a supply of a power source to the battery pack to be blocked, thereby preventing a structural deformation of the battery cell and the battery pack and life shortening of the battery, and preventing an accident, such as ignition and explosion.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition having enhanced texture and durability is capable of ensuring excellent appearance quality by applying polyester polyol including, polytetramethylene ether glycol and polydimethylsiloxane diol to an existing thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition, having excellent mechanical properties and long-term durability, such as anti-scratch and abrasion resistance, while largely enhancing texture quality, largely reducing producing costs by replacing a material such as natural leather, reducing generation of a volatile organic compound (VOC), and using the VOC in a surface material for a vehicle interior material.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for protecting each of a plurality of cell stacks included in a battery pack from overcharge. The overcharge prevention apparatus prevents the overcharge of a plurality of cell stacks connected in series within a high current path. The overcharge prevention apparatus includes a voltage measuring unit configured to measure voltage of each cell stack, and generate a first monitoring signal indicating the measured voltage, a current regulating unit configured to selectively provide a bypass path to each cell stack, and a controller connected to the voltage measuring unit and the current regulating unit allowing communication. The controller is configured to control the current regulating unit based on the first monitoring signal from the voltage measuring unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for detecting swelling of a battery, the system including: a plurality of detecting units which is provided at one or more battery modules of a battery pack, respectively, and detects gas branched from a battery cell of the battery module; a control unit which selects the largest detection value among the detection values of the respective detecting units, determines a level of the selected detection value according to a size of the selected detection value, and controls an operation of a peripheral apparatus based on the corresponding level; and a switch unit which is provided in a connection path of the battery pack and an external power source and is turned on and off according to a signal of the control unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for protecting a battery, and to a battery protecting system, which obtains state information of a battery through two different state obtaining units and diagnoses whether the battery has a problem based on the two elements of state information obtained through the two state obtaining units and reference state information, thereby more certainly diagnosing a state of the battery and stably protecting a load from the battery in the problem state.