Abstract: A fire monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a device for monitoring a fire in an energy storage system, and includes a fire level determination unit for receiving a smoke detection signal from a smoke sensor provided inside the energy storage system and determining a fire level according to the number of smoke sensors that detect the smoke, a control unit for controlling an operation of at least one of an air conditioning unit, a fire extinguishing unit, a watering unit and a ventilation unit for the energy storage system as a fire suppression measure corresponding to the determined fire level.

Abstract: Therapeutic compounds for inhibiting and reducing the expression of cell surface proteins and methods for treating cancer, inflammation, and diabetes using the therapeutic compounds.

Abstract: An embodiment thermal management system for a vehicle includes a compressor on a first refrigerant line that compresses a refrigerant circulated therein, an external condenser on the first refrigerant line downstream of the compressor that releases heat of the refrigerant, a front evaporator on the first refrigerant line downstream of the external condenser that evaporates the refrigerant, a second refrigerant line connected to the first refrigerant line that allows the refrigerant to be introduced thereinto and then to be discharged upstream of the compressor, a rear evaporator on the second refrigerant line that selectively releases heat of the refrigerant, a first flow control valve on the first refrigerant line that allows the refrigerant to be introduced into the rear evaporator or the external condenser, and a second flow control valve on the second refrigerant line that allows the refrigerant to be introduced into the compressor or the external condenser.

Abstract: Provided is an AI-based disaster safety knowledge integration management system enabling AI-driven question-and-answer services for specialized knowledge in the field of disaster safety and supports automatic reporting services for policy planning and report generation on specific topics by utilizing intelligent analysis services for sharing disaster safety data, and which consists of a disaster safety knowledge base integrated with a data network and an artificial intelligence section designed for high-dimensional information processing; the disaster safety knowledge base consisting of a data collection section for gathering and aggregating various information from external agencies; and a data transmission section for transmitting the aggregated information to the server; and big data for analyzing and accumulating the transmitted data, and in the AI section, the accumulated and analyzed data from the big data section being utilized to enable machine intelligence through rapid learning based on human cog

Abstract: Provided is a device including: a battery configured to supply power; a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material by receiving power from the battery; a sensor; at least one output unit; and a controller, wherein the controller detects a user's puff by using the sensor and controls at least one output unit based on puff characteristic data based on a result of the detection.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, a battery, a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. In the electrode assembly, the uncoated portion of an electrode includes a segment region divided into a plurality of segments, and the segment region includes a plurality of segment groups separated by a group separation pitch along a winding direction. One end of the electrode assembly includes a plurality of segment alignments. In winding turns corresponding to the plurality of segment alignments, group separation pitches of segment groups disposed in a same winding turn are substantially identical, and separation pitches of the segment groups is greater in a winding turn of a region adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly than in a winding turn of a region adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A battery pack ensures safety even when a thermal event occurs. A battery pack includes a battery module including one or more battery cells, a control module connected to the battery module to manage the battery module, and a fire extinguishing tank containing a fire extinguishing agent and coupled to at least one of the battery module and the control module.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fixing structure of an electrode terminal, and a battery, a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. The fixing structure of an electrode terminal includes a battery housing configured to be opened at one side and have a bottom at the other side in which a perforation hole is formed; an electrode terminal installed through the perforation hole not to contact an inner wall of the perforation hole; and a terminal gasket interposed between the electrode terminal and the perforation hole, and the electrode terminal includes a body portion inserted into the perforation hole; an outer flange portion configured to extend along an outer surface of the bottom of the battery housing from a first side of the body portion; an inner flange portion configured to extend toward an inner surface of the bottom of the battery housing from a second side of the body portion; and a flat portion provided to an inner side of the inner flange portion.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a braking apparatus for a vehicle is advantageous in that this secures the reliability and backup brake performance of a pedal stroke sensor, so that it is possible to prevent a problem in which the brake performance of the vehicle has an error while the vehicle is driving.

Abstract: According to a link mechanism type variable wheel deflector applied to a vehicle, a deflector coupled to a cover plate using a hinge boss as a rotation center can be operated using traveling resistant wind as a driving source, a piston receiving the linear movement of a link shaft by a moment arm rotated with the deflector can unfold the deflector while compressing an elastic member, and an elastic restoring force of the elastic member can be applied to the piston to return the link shaft and the moment arm to fold the deflector, thereby strengthening the repeated durability of the elastic member compared to the rotating motion of the spring, and in particular, the rotating motion and the linear motion can be implemented by the link motion mechanism apparatus connected to the deflector, thereby implementing the high durability performance with the low-cost mechanical structure.

Abstract: A method of operating a gas injection-type heat management system is disclosed. In one example, the system includes a first refrigerant line along which a compressor, an inner condenser, a first expansion valve, and a flash tank are sequentially provided and through which a refrigerant flows, a second refrigerant line along which a second expansion valve and an evaporator are sequentially provided and the refrigerant flows from the flash tank and circulates to the compressor via the second expansion valve and the evaporator, a third refrigerant line configured such that the refrigerant discharged from the flash tank flows directly to the compressor and a heat absorber for performing heat exchange between the refrigerant discharged from the inner condenser and the refrigerant discharged from the flash tank, and a controller for controlling whether to operate the compressor, whether to allow the refrigerant to flow and whether to expand the refrigerant.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery including an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator wound about an axis, and each of the first electrode and the second electrode has a first portion including an active material corresponding to the separator, and a second portion exposed beyond the separator and not coated with the active material, a housing having a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening opposite the first end, the housing accommodating the electrode assembly, a terminal electrically connected to the second portion of the first electrode and exposed out of the housing through the first opening of the housing at the first end, a cap at the second end of the housing, and an insulating gasket having an extended shape to cover the outer circumferential surface of the terminal.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate. A light emitting element layer is disposed on the substrate. The light emitting element layer includes a plurality of emission areas. Each of the emission areas comprises a light emitting element emitting light. A thin film encapsulation layer is on the light emitting element layer. The thin film encapsulation layer comprises a first inorganic encapsulation film, a first organic encapsulation film on the first inorganic encapsulation film, and a second inorganic encapsulation film on the first organic encapsulation film. A light control layer includes a first light blocking layer disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer and having a first opening, and a first light transmitting layer disposed on the first light blocking layer. The first light transmitting layer includes an organic layer. A refractive index of the first light transmitting layer is greater than a refractive index of the first organic encapsulation film.

Abstract: A transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver which are connected to each other through a first line and a second line. The transmitter transmits a first clock training pattern to the receiver in a first period, transmits a second clock training pattern and a first first payload to the receiver in a second period, and transmits a third clock training pattern and a second first payload to the receiver in a third period. The first clock training pattern, the second clock training pattern, and the third clock training pattern are variable based on a plurality of driving modes.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum zawadskii (abbrev. to “Chrysanthemum”) extract with adjusted contents of each of indicator components of Chrysanthemum zawadskii (abbrev. to “Chrysanthemum”) is disclosed. The indicator components include linarin, chlorogenic acid and isochlorogenic acid. Also disclosed is a method for setting a standard for contents of the indicator components by identifying causes of the difference in properties of the Chrysanthemum extract or raw material and standardizing a preparation process from the analyzed causes of the difference in properties, to obtain a Chrysanthemum extract standardized by setting a content range of each indicator component in the Chrysanthemum raw material. Uses of the extract or a composition containing the extract are disclosed.

Abstract: A plant cultivation light source includes a substrate and a first group of light sources. The first group of light sources includes a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate, and a light source including a light emitting structure including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The plurality of light sources operates to emit lights having different wavelength bands and includes a first light source that emits first light having an area of at least about 55% compared with an area of a normalized solar spectrum, a second light source that emits second light having a wavelength for cryptochrome, and a third light source that emits third light having a wavelength for phytochrome.

Abstract: Proposed is a laser irradiation device for medical treatment for irradiating a laser treatment target with a laser beam. The device includes a handpiece configured to irradiate the laser treatment target with a laser beam in a preset guide shape, and a controller configured to set, on the basis of data on the laser treatment target, a guide shape for emitting a laser beam and generate a control message to control an operation of the handpiece on the basis of the guide shape.

Abstract: A vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a washer pump motor configured to spray washer fluid on at least one sensor located in a vehicle, and a liquid controller configured to control the washer pump motor. The liquid controller is further configured to stop the washer pump motor from operating for a predefined idle time when a number of operations of the washer pump motor reaches a predefined maximum number of operations.

Abstract: A vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid sprayer configured to spray washer fluid at at least one sensor located in a vehicle through a motor drive, an air sprayer configured to spray air at the at least one sensor, a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying by the liquid sprayer according to a cleaning request signal received from a vehicle controller, and an air controller configured to control air spraying by the air sprayer according to a cleaning request signal received from the vehicle controller.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for detecting an anomaly state based on screen output. The method includes receiving the output screen of a target device to be monitored, setting a target region to be examined in the output screen of the target device to be monitored, calculating a feature value vector corresponding to the state of the target region to be examined, calculating an anomaly score using a pretrained auto-encoder by receiving the feature value vector as input, and determining whether the target device to be monitored is anomalous using the anomaly score.