Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vehicle is provided to improve fuel efficiency by implementing an integrated structure of exhaust gas heat recovery function and thermoelectric generation function. The heat exchanger allows exhaust gas that is flowed into the heat exchange generator in the cold start mode of the vehicle to pass through the exhaust gas heat recovery component side and thermoelectric generation component side. Therefore, the temperature of the coolant rapidly increases, thereby reducing the engine warm-up time, and electricity is generated through thermoelectric module, thereby maximizing the fuel efficiency improvement.

Abstract: A vehicular air conditioning system includes an air-conditioning case having a plurality of passages divided by a partition wall, and an ion generator configured to emit anions and cations into the passages. The ion generator includes a plurality of discharge electrodes installed to extend into the passages of the air-conditioning case and configured to emit anions and cations into the passages. The partition wall of the air-conditioning case includes a communication portion configured to bring the passages into communication with each other so that the discharge electrodes installed in the passages face each other in the same space.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rapidly rechargeable lithium secondary battery. The present invention provides a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, the negative electrode being characterized by including: a current collector; a negative electrode material layer which is formed on the current collector and includes negative electrode active material particles, conductive material particles, and a binder; and a surface layer which is formed on the surface of the negative electrode material layer, is formed of insulating particles that are inert with respect to lithium, and partially shields the negative electrode material layer. According to the present invention, a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery having a high charging speed without lifetime degradation can be provided.

Abstract: A wearable measurement apparatus capable of measuring a biometric signal is provided. The wearable measurement apparatus includes a main body, and a main-body elastic part disposed on a bottom surface of the main body, and configured to elastically support the main body against a body part of a user. The wearable measurement apparatus further includes a biometric signal sensor disposed apart from the main-body elastic part, and configured to detect a biometric signal from the body part, and a sensor elastic part interposed between the main body and the biometric signal sensor, and configured to form a step difference between a bottom surface of the biometric signal sensor and a bottom surface of the main-body elastic part, and elastically support the biometric signal sensor against the main body.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include: a pulse wave sensor comprising at least one pair of light emitters which are disposed apart from each other and a light receiver disposed between the at least one pair of light emitters, and configured to measure a plurality of pulse wave signals from an object by using the light receiver and the at least one pair of light emitters; a force sensor configured to measure a contact force that is applied to the pulse wave sensor by the object; and a processor configured to generate an integrated pulse wave signal by integrating the plurality of pulse wave signals based on the contact force and an area of a contact surface of the pulse wave sensor, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the integrated pulse wave signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preventing duplicate allocation of an ID to battery modules, and in particularly, to a method for preventing duplicate allocation of an ID to battery modules wherein an ID is prevented from being allocated in a duplicated manner by diagnosing each state where the ID is to be allocated in a duplicated manner.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for charging a wearable device is provided. The apparatus for charging a wearable device may include a power receiver disposed in the wearable device and configured to receive power and supply the power to the wearable device; a connector configured to comprise a first magnet and a magnetic member, wherein the first magnet is electrically connected to the power receiver through the magnetic member while the first magnet is attached to the power receiver by a first magnetic force; and a power supply configured to supply the power to the power receiver via the connector.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area and a display member formed over the substrate in the display area. The display device also includes an encapsulation layer formed over the display member and encapsulating the display member together with the substrate and a plurality of first touch lines formed over the encapsulation layer in the display area. The first touch lines extend in a first direction. The display device further includes a plurality of second touch lines formed on the same layer as the first touch lines in the display area. The second touch lines extend in the first direction and are spaced apart from the first touch lines.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion module may include a plurality of n type thermoelectric conversion materials and a plurality of p type thermoelectric conversion materials that are disposed alternately, and a plurality of electrodes that connects the plurality of thermoelectric conversion material disposed alternately on one side and on an opposite side alternately, wherein the plurality of electrodes includes a first electrode configured to electrically connect the n type thermoelectric conversion material and the p type thermoelectric conversion material by penetrating the n type thermoelectric conversion material and the p type thermoelectric conversion material to transfer heat obtained from a heat source to the plurality of thermoelectric conversion materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyarylene sulfide resin composition for an automobile headlamp component, a method for producing the same, and an automobile headlamp component manufactured using the same. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition includes: about 45 wt % to about 75 wt % of a polyarylene sulfide resin containing about 300 ppm or less of chlorine; about 24.5 wt % to about 55 wt % of an inorganic filler; about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt % of a nucleating agent; about 0.05 wt % to about 1 wt % of metal powder; and about 0.1 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of a composite metal hydroxide.

Abstract: A biosignal measuring method and apparatus are provided. The biosignal measuring method includes verifying whether a measured biosignal is in a range, and controlling an operation of the biosignal measuring apparatus when the measured biosignal deviates from the range based on a result of the verifying.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate divided into a display area and a peripheral area, a light-emitting element layer on the substrate and including a light-emitting element, a circuit element layer on the substrate and including a circuit element which drives the light-emitting element, an encapsulation film of which portions thereof are respectively in the display area and the peripheral area, and a plurality of sensing electrodes each on the portion of the encapsulation film which is in the display area, including a plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes which intersect the first sensing electrodes. Each of the first sensing electrodes includes a plurality of mesh lines intersecting one another in a mesh shape, and widths of the first sensing electrodes increase as a distance of the first sensing electrode from a center of the display area to the peripheral area decreases.

Abstract: A bio-signal measuring apparatus may include: a finger contact surface configured to be in contact with a finger of a user; an optical sensor configured to be disposed underneath the finger contact surface and sense a light when the light is reflected from the user; and a texture area formed on the finger contact surface at a boundary of the optical sensor, and configured to provide a texture different from a texture of a remaining area of the finger contact surface other than the texture area, so as to allow the user to feel a tactile sensation from the texture area when the finger is in contact with the finger contact surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information of an object of interest may include a processor configured to obtain a plurality of pulse wave signals of an object via a plurality of channels, determine a plurality of oxygen saturation values corresponding to the plurality of channels based on the plurality of pulse wave signals, select a channel to be used for estimating the bio-information of the object of interest from among the plurality of channels based on the plurality of oxygen saturation values, and estimate the bio-information of the object of interest based on a pulse wave signal corresponding to the selected channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control box and to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprising the same; the control box using a refrigerant cooling device and an air cooling device so as to radiate heat efficiently. The control box comprises: a case; a heat-radiating electronic component located inside the case; a refrigerant cooling device which is attached to one side of the case and makes contact with the electronic component so as to radiate heat to the outside; and an air cooling device which is attached to one side of the case and has a circulation fan for forcible circulating the air inside the case. Because the present invention is provided both with the refrigerant cooling device and the air cooling device, the electronic component inside the control box can radiate heat efficiently.

Abstract: An inductor according to one embodiment of the present invention comprised: a magnetic core; and a coil wound around the magnetic core, wherein the magnetic core includes a plurality of stacked sub-magnetic cores, each sub-magnetic core includes a first magnetic body and a second magnetic body, the first magnetic body and the second magnetic core are different materials, the second magnetic body is arranged on a surface of the first magnetic body, each sub-magnetic core has a toroidal shape, and a permeability of the first magnetic body differs from a permeability of the second magnetic body.

Abstract: The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device include: forming conductive patterns in interlayer spaces between interlayer insulating layers, the conductive patterns being separated from each other by a slit passing through the interlayer insulating layers, wherein the conductive patterns include a first by-product; generating a second by-product of a gas phase by reacting the first by-product remaining in the conductive patterns with source gas; and performing an out-gassing process to remove the second by-product.

Abstract: A chip electronic component includes a magnetic body including magnetic metal powder particles, an internal coil unit embedded in the magnetic body, and a cover unit disposed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the magnetic body and including a magnetic metal plate. The magnetic metal plate is cracked and includes a plurality of metal fragments.

Abstract: A smart nasometer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a hardware unit worn on a head of a user for measuring nasal and oral sounds and providing feedback for the user; and a computational unit for receiving and processing speech signals of the nasal and oral sounds measured by the hardware unit, wherein the hardware unit includes: a microphone unit for separately measuring the nasal and oral sounds in a non-touched state of the user's philtrum, wherein the computational unit includes: a nasalance adjustment unit for adjusting a nasalance of the nasal and oral sounds measured by the microphone unit.

Abstract: A display device capable of reducing a non-display area includes a substrate hole surrounded by light emitting elements, and a moisture penetration preventing layer disposed between an inner dam surrounded by the light emitting elements and the substrate hole. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent damage to light emitting stacks caused by external moisture or oxygen. Since the substrate hole is disposed within an active area, a reduction in non-display area is achieved.