Abstract: A variable gain phase shifter includes an I/Q generator and a vector summation circuit. The I/Q generator generates phase signals based on an input signal. The vector summation circuit adjusts magnitudes and directions of first, second, third and fourth in-phase vectors and first, second, third and fourth quadrature vectors, and generates an output signal by summing the in-phase vectors and the quadrature vectors, based on the phase signals, selection signals and current control signals. The vector summation circuit includes first, second, third and fourth vector summation cells and first, second, third and fourth current control circuits. The first and second vector summation cells adjust the directions of the first and second in-phase vectors and the first and second quadrature vectors. The third and fourth vector summation cells adjust the directions of the third and fourth in-phase vectors and the third and fourth quadrature vectors.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a housing, a printed circuit board located inside the housing, an electrical element mounted on the printed circuit board, and a shield can that covers the electrical element. A recess area is formed on at least a portion of the shield can, and a metal structure is mounted in the recess area to cool heat generated by the electrical element.

Abstract: Provided is an installation structure for installing control rod drive mechanisms and cable sealing units in a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The installation structure includes: a sealing flange having a ring shape and being hermetically coupled to an upper pressure vessel and a lower pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor pressure vessel; a cylindrical tube extending downward vertically from an internal edge of the sealing flange; and a support plate provided horizontally to block a lower end portion of the cylindrical tube. A plurality of mounting holes that penetrate through the sealing flange horizontally are arranged in the sealing flange with a predetermined interval therebetween along a circumferential direction, the cable sealing units are inserted and mounted in the plurality of mounting holes, and the control rod drive mechanisms are installed on the support plate to be supported.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a position of a control rod includes a control rod driving shaft having an outer circumferential surface on which position information is marked, a mirror configured to reflect the position information, and a detector configured to detect a position of the control rod driving shaft from the position information reflected from the mirror, when the control rod driving shaft moves vertically.

Abstract: A slot coating apparatus having an improved coating bead region is disclosed. An embodiment of the invention provides a slot coating apparatus configured to coat a coating liquid containing a high concentration of particles over a substrate, where the slot coating apparatus includes: a first slot die that is arranged at a downstream side of the coating liquid; a second slot die that is arranged at an upstream side of the coating liquid and is positioned facing the first slot die; a coating bead cover that extends from one side of the first slot die along a movement direction of the substrate; and a pressure adjustment device that is disposed at the second slot die side and is configured to form a pressure gradient between the downstream and the upstream.

Abstract: An exhaust apparatus using a gas curtain instead of a mechanical opening/closing structure is provided. The exhaust apparatus includes: a first region; a second region connected to the first region; a third region connected to the first region; and a first gas line connected to the second region, wherein when gas is supplied to the first gas line, the first region does not communicate with the second region but communicates with the third region.

Abstract: A slot coating apparatus having an improved coating bead region is disclosed. An embodiment of the invention provides a slot coating apparatus configured to coat a coating liquid containing a high concentration of particles over a substrate, where the slot coating apparatus includes: a first slot die that is arranged at a downstream side of the coating liquid; a second slot die that is arranged at an upstream side of the coating liquid and is positioned facing the first slot die; a coating bead cover that extends from one side of the first slot die along a movement direction of the substrate; and a pressure adjustment device that is disposed at the second slot die side and is configured to form a pressure gradient between the downstream and the upstream.

Abstract: A magnetic jack type in-vessel control element drive mechanism includes: an upper coil assembly which includes a first sleeve configured to coaxially wrap a control element drive shaft, a first coil, and a first coil housing which is externally coupled to the first sleeve; a lower coil assembly which includes a second sleeve configured to coaxially wrap the control element drive shaft, a second coil, and a second coil housing which is externally coupled to the second sleeve, wherein the lower coil assembly is located under the upper coil assembly, a connecting member which connects the upper coil assembly and the lower coil assembly; a support tube which extends downward from the lower coil assembly; a motor assembly which is located between the control element drive shaft, and the first and second sleeves; and an anti-separation cap which prevents separation of the motor assembly.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a sensor and a processor. The processor is configured to activate the display in a first input mode to acquire a first touch input through the display, and to identify context information related to the electronic device through the display or the sensor. The processor also is configured to change the display to a second input mode to acquire a second touch input through one or more areas of the display when the context information meets a predetermined condition. In addition, the processor is configured to execute a predetermined function related to at least one object displayed on the display based on the second touch input acquired through the one or more areas while the display is in the second input mode.

Abstract: A foreign substance prevention apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a housing including a suction port which is a passage for sucking external air, and a discharge port for discharging the sucked external air; a fan which exists inside the housing and rotates so as to suck the external air; and a connection bracket for connecting the housing and a sensor.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a housing, a printed circuit board located inside the housing, an electrical element mounted on the printed circuit board, and a shield can that covers the electrical element. A recess area is formed on at least a portion of the shield can, and a metal structure is mounted in the recess area to cool heat generated by the electrical element.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary shutdown structure of a nuclear reactor, which uses sliding doors, and more particularly, to a secondary shutdown structure of a nuclear reactor, which uses sliding doors and is capable of shutting down a nuclear reactor reliably with a simple structure without using a boric acid solution.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may output a sound output event through a speaker at an output volume, generate a predicted input waveform based on the output sound event, compare a level of an input sound received via a microphone with a predicted level of the predicted input waveform, determine when a level of the input sound is lower than a threshold value for a predetermined time, and control the output volume of the sound output event when the level of the input sound is lower than the threshold value for the predetermined time.

Abstract: Provided is an installation structure for installing control rod drive mechanisms and cable sealing units in a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The installation structure includes: a sealing flange having a ring shape and being hermetically coupled to an upper pressure vessel and a lower pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor pressure vessel; a cylindrical tube extending downward vertically from an internal edge of the sealing flange; and a support plate provided horizontally to block a lower end portion of the cylindrical tube. A plurality of mounting holes that penetrate through the sealing flange horizontally are arranged in the sealing flange with a predetermined interval therebetween along a circumferential direction, the cable sealing units are inserted and mounted in the plurality of mounting holes, and the control rod drive mechanisms are installed on the support plate to be supported.

Abstract: An exhaust apparatus using a gas curtain instead of a mechanical opening/closing structure is provided. The exhaust apparatus includes: a first region; a second region connected to the first region; a third region connected to the first region; and a first gas line connected to the second region, wherein when gas is supplied to the first gas line, the first region does not communicate with the second region but communicates with the third region.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a battery and a controller configured to: measure a present level of the battery; and adjust an operation of a hardware component of the electronic device based on the present level of the battery in order to maintain a reference battery level, wherein the reference battery level is associated with a specified time period in which the electronic device is required to remain operational.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lid locker of a washing machine including a magnet installed at a lid, a housing installed at a casing, a reed switch installed at the housing and actuated by magnetic force of the magnet when the lid is positioned to be closed, a motor installed at the housing and provided with a rotating shaft, a locking member disposed at the housing to move toward and away from the lid, and a power transmission unit to transfer rotational power of the rotating shaft to the locking member such that an orientation of the rotating shaft is different from a direction of forward and backward movement of the locking member. Thereby, the locking member can be moved back and forth in a simple structure and the housing does not need to excessively extend in the longitudinal direction of the locking member. In addition, the lid locker of the washing machine can be compactly installed.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a sensor and a processor. The processor is configured to activate the display in a first input mode to acquire a first touch input through the display, and to identify context information related to the electronic device through the display or the sensor. The processor also is configured to change the display to a second input mode to acquire a second touch input through one or more areas of the display when the context information meets a predetermined condition. In addition, the processor is configured to execute a predetermined function related to at least one object displayed on the display based on the second touch input acquired through the one or more areas while the display is in the second input mode.

Abstract: A magnetic jack type control element drive mechanism for precision position control of a control element assembly, satisfies the following conditions: D1=D2=P+D5; D3=P×2; D4=D3×(N?½), (N is an arbitrary natural number), wherein D1 represents a lift gap of the upper motor assembly; D2 represents a lift gap of the lower motor assembly; D3 represents a space width between tips of adjacent teeth of the drive shaft; D4 represents a gap between an upper latch and a lower latch; P represents pitch that is a distance of ascent or descent of the drive shaft; and D5 represents a margin which is a separation space between the teeth and the upper latch or the lower latch when the upper latch or the lower latch is inserted into the teeth of the drive shaft.

Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a selection of a first task from among one or more tasks that are configured in a semantic information-based task ontology, identifying functions for each piece of device information corresponding to the first task, identifying functions corresponding to one or more devices by using a semantic information-based product information ontology, comparing the functions corresponding to the one or more devices with the functions for each piece of device information corresponding to the first task based on semantic information, and selecting a device to perform the first task from among the one or more devices based on the comparison result.