Abstract: An electric vehicle (EV), and systems and methods are introduced in aspects of the disclosure that use a battery management system (BMS) for one or more Lithium ion (Li+) battery cells. The BMS includes an apparatus coupled with outer terminals of the one or more Li+ battery cells and configured to estimate an open circuit voltage (VOC) across the Li+ battery cells. The apparatus further includes a memory, at least one processor coupled with the memory. The at least one processor is configured, when executing code stored in the memory, to produce a state of charge (SOC) observer, the SOC observer including a hysteresis model to account for hysteresis in the one or more Li+ battery cells.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound having a structure in formula I. The compound of the present invention has good enzyme inhibitory activity against EGFR mutants (L858R/T790M/C797S, del19/T790M/C797S, del19/C797S, L858R/C797S), a weak inhibitory effect on wild-type EGFR, and good selectivity. The compound has significant inhibitory activity against the proliferation of EGFR mutant cells, and has potential application value in the treatment of diseases related to cell proliferation. The compound of the present invention has good solubility and permeability, good in-vivo metabolic stability, high in-vivo exposure, and high bioavailability, and is a potential pharmaceutical compound.

Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a plurality of battery cells capable of being charged and discharged; a module case having an inner space surrounded by a plurality of surfaces and an opening leading to the inner space, the module case accommodating the plurality of battery cells in the inner space; and an end cover covering the opening of the module case, wherein the module case may include an open portion provided on a first surface among the plurality of surfaces and configured to be opened by gas generated from at least one of the plurality of battery cells accommodated in the inner space and discharge the gas in a direction away from the end cover.

Abstract: A seatback-folding device for emergency escape for vehicles is equipped with a simply structured mechanism for emergency escape. A locking operation at the time of unfolding of a seatback of a second-row seat and an unlocking operation at the time of folding of the seatback of the second-row seat are performed by ascending/descending of a shaft caused by operation of a lever, thereby not only enabling an occupant sitting on a third-row seat to quickly fold the seatback of the second-row seat and thus to easily secure an emergency escape route, but also reducing the number of components, weight, the number of assembly processes, and manufacturing cost compared to a related art.

Abstract: Proposed is a seismic-resistant joint structure of a PC column and a PC beam using a steel bracket, in which a steel bracket is installed on a PC column by protruding therefrom to mount a PC beam to the PC column so that the PC column and the PC beam are simply joined by using a bolt fastening method, thereby reducing construction and finishing work while preventing accidents to shorten a construction period, and enabling the implementation of the performance of an intermediate moment frame or higher.

Abstract: A method that includes performing a battery module functionality test on battery cell arrays within the battery module to obtain battery test data for each of the battery cell arrays. The battery test data is used to determine if a measured parameter for one of the battery cell arrays deviates from a predetermined threshold for the measured parameter. A focused secondary battery test is performed on each of the battery cell arrays having the measured parameter that deviates from the predetermined threshold. The battery module is then qualified based on at least one of the battery test data and the focused secondary battery test.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a plasma chamber; a radio frequency (RF) power supply configured to generate plasma in the plasma chamber; an electromagnet configure to apply a magnetic field to the plasma; and a pulse current generator configured to provide a pulse current to the electromagnet, wherein each period of the pulse current includes a first section and a second section subsequent to the first section, and the pulse current generator is further configured to: provide, at the first section, the pulse current to the electromagnet in a first direction to generate the magnetic field, and provide, at the second section, the pulse current to the electromagnet in a second direction opposite to the first direction to reduce intensity of the magnetic field generated at the first section.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer; and a first retardation layer and a second retardation layer sequentially stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer, and the first retardation layer has an in-plane retardation of about 180 nm to about 220 nm at a wavelength of about 550 nm; and the second retardation layer has an in-plane retardation of about 80 nm to about 100 nm at a wavelength of about 550 nm.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module case accommodating the plurality of battery cells and having a gas venting hole on at least one side; and a cooling and venting unit including a gas venting channel and a cooling channel integrally formed in a single body, and disposed on an outer side of the module case, wherein the gas venting channel forms a movement path of gas in communication with the gas venting hole, and the cooling channel forms a movement path of a cooling medium.

Abstract: A battery system includes: two battery modules, each including three strings of battery cells that are configured to, at different times be: connected in series and to a first positive terminal via first ones of switches; connected in parallel and to a second positive terminal via second ones of the switches; and disconnected from both of the first and second positive terminals; and a switch control module configured to: determine state of charges (SOCs) of the strings, respectively; determine periods of phases, respectively, based on the SOCs; determine first periods for connecting ones of the strings in parallel; divide one of the phases into N equal length periods; selectively decrease N; when a number of the first periods that end closest to one of N period endings is at least a predetermined value, adjust the first periods to the respective closest ones of the N period endings.

Abstract: A method of active energy management for a vehicle including a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS). The method includes: calculating, via a controller programmed with a usable energy algorithm, a usable energy of the at least one power module based on an anode lithium surface density; comparing, via the controller, the usable energy calculated with a first threshold; providing, via the controller, a first notification to a user when the usable energy calculated reaches a first threshold; providing, via the controller, a second notification to the user when the usable energy calculated reaches a second threshold, providing a third notification to the user when the usable energy calculated reaches a third threshold, and suggesting actions to the user based on the notifications.

Abstract: A banking processing method according is performed by a processing logic including an application for banking processing implemented on a user terminal and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises the steps of: when the application for banking processing is run, searching a hardware security area of the user terminal and confirming the existence of a certificate for confirming an execution history of the application for banking processing; when the existence of the certificate is confirmed, searching the security area and confirming the existence of a token key for identifying whether login information of the user has been set; when the existence of the token key is not confirmed, setting the login information of the user by providing a membership page for setting the login information of the user; and opening an account according to a request of the user whose login information has been set.

Abstract: A battery system includes: a first positive terminal, a second positive terminal, and a negative terminal; at least two battery modules, each including switches and at least three strings of battery cells configured to, via the switches, at different times be: connected in series and to the first positive terminal; connected in parallel and to the second positive terminal; and disconnected from both of the first and second positive terminals; and a switch control module configured to, when a fault is diagnosed in one of the strings of one of the battery modules: at least one of: actuate the switches and isolate the one of the battery modules from the first and second positive terminals; and actuate the switches and isolate the one of the strings from the first and second positive terminals; and selectively actuate the switches of the remainder of the battery modules using model predictive control.

Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array is proposed. The array includes a first sub-array including a plurality of VCSEL units arranged along a first axis. The first sub-array includes a first VCSEL unit including a first upper contact and a first bottom contact, and a second VCSEL unit including a second upper contact and a second bottom contact. The array also includes a first contact electrically connected to the first upper contact and the second bottom contact, and a second contact electrically connected to the second upper contact and the first bottom contact. The first VCSEL unit operates when a first voltage is applied to the first contact and a second voltage smaller than the first voltage is applied to the second contact. The second VCSEL unit operates when the second voltage is applied to the first contact and the first voltage is applied to the second contact.

Abstract: A vehicle, system and method of detecting an internal short in a battery pack of the vehicle. The system includes a plurality of sensors and a processor. The plurality of sensors obtains states of charge at battery cells of the battery pack. The processor discharges the battery pack to identify a first set of the battery cells based on the states of charge of the battery cells, charges the battery pack to identify a second set of the battery cells based on the states of charge of the battery cells, and generates an alarm when an intersection of the first set and the second set is non-empty.

Abstract: Examples described herein provide a method that includes providing a first electric power pathway from a battery to a first auxiliary low voltage bus via a direct-current (DC)/DC converter and a first switch. The method further includes providing a second electric power pathway from the battery to a second auxiliary low voltage bus via the DC/DC converter and a second switch. The method further includes selectively controlling at least one of the first switch or the second switch to manage a load in one of the first auxiliary low voltage bus or the second auxiliary low voltage bus based at least in part on the battery or the load.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a propulsion system having multiple electric motors. A battery system is connected to the electric motors via a direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter and an inverter. The battery system includes a battery assembly having a plurality of battery modules. Each of the battery modules has multiple individual battery cells arranged in battery packs, a set of sensors configured to monitor a set of parameters of each battery pack, and a plurality of battery pack mounts. Each battery pack mount includes a base plate and a top plate and an actuator configured to alter a distance between plates. A monitoring unit is configured to monitor a value representative of a battery pack pressure, determine whether the value falls within a pressure threshold window, and maintain the value within the pressure threshold window by actively altering the battery pack pressure.

Abstract: A battery system includes: at least two battery modules, where each of the at least two battery modules includes three strings of battery cells; and a switch control module configured to: determine state of charges (SOCs) of the strings of battery cells, respectively; determine, using model predictive control based on the SOCs, periods of phases, respectively; determine, using model predictive control based on the SOCs, periods for the strings, respectively, to be connected to a second positive terminal and a negative terminal during the phases, the determination of the periods for the strings including: setting the period for one of the strings of one of the battery modules to end before the end of a phase; and setting the periods for the other two strings of the one of the battery modules to end at the end of the phase.

Abstract: A pressure management system includes a pressure plate disposed at an initial position relative to a battery cell, the battery cell disposed in a housing, the pressure plate and the housing defining an enclosure, where an increase in an internal pressure of the battery cell causes an expansion force to be applied to the pressure plate. The system includes a mechanical linkage attached to the pressure plate, the mechanical linkage configured to translate the expansion force to a reverse force that is opposed to the expansion force, and a rotatable component connected to the mechanical linkage, the rotatable component configured to rotate from a first orientation to a second orientation based on lateral movement of the mechanical linkage to allow the pressure plate to move and increase a volume of the enclosure.