Abstract: Disclosed is a device for revaporizing natural gas. Provided is a device for revaporizing natural gas hydrate pellets, comprising: a pellet charging portion for charging pellets which is formed with an upper valve and a lower valve so as to divide space for adjusting pressure; a storing portion, which communicates with the lower portion of the pellet charging portion, for receiving pellets when the lower valve is opened; a transfer screw, one end of which couples to the lower portion of the storing portion, for transferring the pellets in the storing portion; and a dissolving reaction tub, which is coupled to the other end of the transfer screw, receives pellets from the lower portion of the dissolving reaction tub, and which accommodates heating water.

Abstract: A system for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle and a control method are provided to recharge a battery with exterior AC electricity plugged in. The system includes a motor operated as an electric motor or a generator, a battery in which DC voltage is stored, an inverter disposed between the motor and the battery, a plugged in exterior AC electric power source supplying electrical energy, a single phase inductor disposed between the inverter and the AC electric power source, a switch which electrically connects or disconnects the motor, a current sensor that detects current value supplying to the motor, and a controller which controls the switch to disconnect electric connection between the inductor and the motor and controls the inverter not to supply current to the phase which is not connected to the inductor when the AC electric power source is plugged in.

Abstract: A mobile display device driving apparatus and method which can reduce power consumption are disclosed. The driving apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel a battery, a power saving mode signal generator that detects the remaining power of the battery and generates a power saving mode signal based on the detected power to set a power saving mode of the liquid crystal panel. A controller sets a gain value in response to the power saving mode signal, converts external three-color input data into four-color data based on the set gain value and generates a dimming signal in response to the power saving mode signal. A panel driver displays an image based on the four-color data. An inverter generates a lamp drive voltage based on the dimming signal, and a backlight unit generates light in response to the lamp drive voltage and irradiates the generated light to the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a local dimming driving method and device of an LCD device, which is capable of minimizing luminance deviation at the same gray scale due to a dimming difference between blocks. The local dimming driving method of the LCD device includes analyzing input image data in units of blocks and determining a local dimming value per block, performing spatial filtering with respect to the local dimming value per block, repeating spatial filtering by a predetermined repeat count, and controlling luminance of a backlight unit on a block-by-block basis using the local dimming value per block controlled by spatial filtering.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inverter circuit for a vehicle, which includes: a switching unit that includes a plurality of switching elements and switches a direct current into an alternating current; and a variable clamping unit that clamps an overshoot in case the overshoot is generated, and stops the operation of the switching unit in case a system voltage is greater than a clamping breakdown voltage. The circuit enables a voltage (DC input voltage) greater than a breakdown voltage of clamping unit to be used as a system voltage.

Abstract: An inverter for a vehicle is disclosed. The inverter for the vehicle illustratively includes: a power module provided with a power semiconductor device; a cooling module coupled to the power module and flowing a coolant therethrough; and a capacitor module mounted at the cooling module through a mounting unit and adapted to absorb a ripple current of the power module.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device capable of improving reliability of a backlight unit is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes: a backlight dimming modulating unit configured to modulate an internal algorithm backlight dimming control signal using an external input algorithm backlight dimming control signal and to maintain a dimming duty equal to or wider than an allowable dimming range of a backlight unit; arithmetic unit configured to multiply the external input algorithm backlight dimming control signal by the modulated internal algorithm backlight dimming control signal and to output a final backlight dimming control signal; and a data modulating unit configured to modulate image data using the external input algorithm backlight dimming control signal corresponding to the modulated final backlight dimming control signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel 5-membered heterocycle derivatives of Formula I, a tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug thereof and a pharmaceutical use thereof. The 5-membered heterocycle derivatives of Formula I, a tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug thereof and compositions containing them are useful for treating a tumor.

Abstract: A mobile display device driving apparatus and method which can reduce power consumption are disclosed. The driving apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a battery, a power saving mode signal generator that detects the remaining power of the battery and generates a power saving mode signal based on the detected power to set a power saving mode of the liquid crystal panel. A controller sets a gain value in response to the power saving mode signal, converts external three-color input data into four-color data based on the set gain value and generates a dimming signal in response to the power saving mode signal. A panel driver displays an image based on the four-color data. An inverter generates a lamp drive voltage based on the dimming signal, and a backlight unit generates light in response to the lamp drive voltage and irradiates the generated light to the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for forming an inverter circuit for operating a drive motor of an electric vehicle, which can more effectively reduce the switching noise generated by a power module during the operation of an inverter.

Abstract: A driving system for a liquid crystal display device includes a system unit to supply image data to be displayed on a liquid crystal panel, the system unit generating a system dimming signal, an inverter unit to control luminance of a backlight unit, the inverter unit receiving the system dimming signal, and a control unit to control display of images on the liquid crystal panel, the control unit receiving the system dimming signal from the inverter unit and outputting a control dimming signal to the inverter unit, wherein the inverter unit adjusts luminance of the backlight unit using the control dimming signal input from the control unit.

Abstract: A driving apparatus and method are presented to drive lamps that irradiate a liquid crystal display panel of a liquid crystal display device. A picture implementing period, during which a picture is implemented by the liquid crystal display device, and a shorter, scanning period before the picture implementing period are established. An output power supplied to the lamps to set a reference brightness is determined. A lamp driver changes a duty ratio and/or an amplitude of an AC signal supplied to the lamps to establish the reference brightness during the scanning period. The duty ratio/amplitude of the AC signal is adjusted dependent on the characteristics of the liquid crystal material in the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a cover bottom, a reflection sheet over the cover bottom, lamps over the reflection sheet, a diffuser plate over the lamps, a plurality of optical sheets over the diffuser plate, a guide panel of a rectangular shape surrounding edges of the diffuser plate and the plurality of optical sheets, the guide panel including fixing ribs at an inner surface thereof, a liquid crystal panel over the plurality of optical sheets and including first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a top cover covering edge portions of a front surface of the liquid crystal panel and combined with the guide panel and the cover bottom, wherein the fixing ribs contact edges of the diffuser plate such that a force is applied to the diffuser plate.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for effectively cooling electric modules such as an inverter and an LDC installed in a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle. The cooling apparatus for electric modules of a hybrid electric vehicle or an electric vehicle secures a uniform cooling efficiency and achieves an excellent heat radiating efficiency at the same time by realizing a new type of cooling system adapted to separately manage heat transfer in the cooling water passages of first and second electric modules by separating an upper passage of the first electric module and a lower passage of the second electric module using a cooling separator.

Abstract: A power module for an inverter which includes a base which has a plurality of slots are formed thereto, a plurality of building blocks inserted into the slots and power cables interconnecting the building blocks. Further, each of these building blocks is provided with a power element which corresponds to one phase. Thus, each building block in the power module may be replaced individually without having to replace the entire power module in case of a failure in a single power element of the power module.

Abstract: A mobile display device driving apparatus and method which can reduce power consumption are disclosed. The driving apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of liquid crystal cells each formed in sub-pixel areas of four colors, a battery charged with a voltage, a power saving mode signal generator that detects the remaining power of the battery and generates a power saving mode signal based on the detected power to set a power saving mode of the liquid crystal panel. A controller sets a gain value in response to the power saving mode signal, converts external three-color input data into four-color data based on the set gain value and generates a dimming signal in response to the power saving mode signal. A panel driver displays an image based on the four-color data on the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a carrier for manufacturing a substrate, including: an insulation layer including a first metal layer formed on one side or both sides thereof; a second metal layer formed on one side of the first metal layer; and a third metal layer formed on one side of the second metal layer, wherein the second metal layer has a lower melting point than the first metal layer or the third metal layer. The carrier is advantageous in that a build up layer can be separated from a carrier by heating, so that a routing process is not required, with the result that the size of a substrate does not change when the build up layer is separated from the carrier, thereby reusing the carrier and maintaining the compatibility between the substrate and manufacturing facilities.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of driving apparatuses one-chipped by including a signal controller controlling a data driver in the data driver applying data voltage to the corresponding data line. Each of the plurality of driving apparatuses includes a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal. The first signal terminal outputs control data for controlling image display to an adjacent signal controller in a first direction for a first period and receives a mode detection signal for determining a final operation mode from the adjacent signal controller in the first direction for a second period after the first period. The second signal terminal outputs the mode detection signal to the adjacent signal controller in a second direction different from the first direction for the first period and receives the control data from the adjacent signal controller in the second direction for the second period.

Abstract: A system for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle and a control method are provided to recharge a battery with exterior AC electricity plugged in. The system includes a motor operated as an electric motor or a generator, a battery in which DC voltage is stored, an inverter disposed between the motor and the battery, a plugged in exterior AC electric power source supplying electrical energy, a single phase inductor disposed between the inverter and the AC electric power source, a switch which electrically connects or disconnects the motor, a current sensor that detects current value supplying to the motor, and a controller which controls the switch to disconnect electric connection between the inductor and the motor and controls the inverter not to supply current to the phase which is not connected to the inductor when the AC electric power source is plugged in.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for cooling parts of a hybrid electric vehicle. The apparatus cools the main heating parts of a motor driving system, including an inverter, in the HEV. A heat dissipater may also be provided and equipped with different heating parts, such that the heating parts share the heat dissipater. A channel for a coolant to flow is formed in the heat dissipater, and the heat dissipater defines heat transfer paths for transferring heat generated from the heating parts to the coolant. The heating parts include a power module, an inductor, and a film capacitor.