Abstract: A highly proton conductive polymer electrolyte composite membrane for a fuel cell is provided. The composite membrane includes crosslinked polyvinylsulfonic acid. The composite membrane is produced by impregnating a mixed solution of vinylsulfonic acid as a monomer, a hydroxyl group-containing bisacrylamide as a crosslinking agent and a photoinitiator or thermal initiator into a microporous polymer support, polymerizing the monomer, and simultaneously thermal-crosslinking or photo-crosslinking the polymer to form a chemically crosslinked polymer electrolyte membrane which is also physically crosslinked with the porous support. Further provided is a method for producing the composite membrane in a simple manner at low cost as well as a fuel cell using the composite membrane.

Abstract: There are provided a feedback control circuit and power supply apparatus using dimming adjustment and forward voltage control. The feedback control circuit includes: a voltage detection unit detecting an output voltage from a transformer and providing a detection voltage; a dimming unit generating a varied dimming signal; and a feedback circuit unit comparing the detection voltage with a reference voltage varied according to the dimming signal and providing a feedback voltage for controlling a power transmission ratio of the transformer.

Abstract: There is provided a voltage control circuit that is applicable to a LED device, a power supply or the like. The voltage control circuit includes: a voltage dividing unit dividing a supply voltage into a first voltage and a second voltage different from each other; a shunt regulator adjusting the first voltage according to the second voltage; and an output circuit unit outputting the voltage regulated by the shunt regulator.

Abstract: There are provided a dimming control apparatus, a lighting system driving apparatus, and a dimming control method, the dimming control apparatus including a voltage converting unit converting a dimming signal from a dimmer into dimming voltage, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converting unit converting the dimming voltage into a digital dimming value, a dimming setting unit determining whether or not the digital dimming value is included in a preset dimming value range, and when the digital dimming value is not included in the preset dimming value range, resetting the dimming value range so as to allow the digital dimming value to be included in the reset dimming value range, a memory unit storing a dimming control value corresponding to the digital dimming value, and a dimming control unit generating a dimming control signal based on the dimming control value corresponding to the digital dimming value from the A/D converting unit.

Abstract: There are provided a light driving apparatus capable of being commonly used in various types of dimmers, and a driving method therefor. The light driving apparatus includes: a driving unit supplying driving power to a light emitting device according to controlling to drive the light emitting device; and a general-purpose dimming controlling unit controlling dimming of the light emitting device by converting a range of a brightness control signal of an external dimmer into a first voltage range according to a preset ratio to control the supply of power from the driving unit.

Abstract: A character correcting method of a display apparatus includes displaying a sentence including at least one word in a character input window; displaying, if one of the at least one word is selected, a first user interface (UI) in which the at least one selected word is displayed by a character unit; and, displaying, if one of a plurality of characters displayed in the first UI is selected, a second UI around the selected character, the second UI is configured to edit the selected character.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for inputting characters thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display unit which displays a character input UI including a plurality of character items, each character item comprising a border and a character located in the border, an input unit which receives a user command to select one of the plurality of character items, and, a controller which, if a first character item is selected from among the plurality of character items through the input unit, controls the display unit to display at least one recommended character item associated with the first character to partially overlap with character items adjacent to the first character item. Accordingly, a user can input characters more easily using the character input UI.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for managing a stationary fuel cell system, and more particularly, an apparatus and a method for managing a stationary fuel cell system capable of optimally maintaining a driving method based on environmental information and product information.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for managing a fuel cell vehicle system, and more particularly, an apparatus and a method for managing a fuel cell vehicle system capable of optimally maintaining a driving method based on environmental information and product information.

Abstract: A method of recognizing a user's dynamic organ for use in an electric-using apparatus includes scanning a target image inputted through an imaging element using a window; generating a HOG descriptor of a region of the target image that is scanned when it is judged that the scanned region includes a dynamic organ; measuring a resemblance value between the HOG descriptor of the scanned region and a HOG descriptor of a query template for a gesture of the dynamic organ; and judging that the scanned region includes the gesture of the dynamic organ when the resemblance value meets a predetermined condition.

Abstract: Provided are a method for preparing a catalyst layer by an in-situ sol-gel reaction of tetraethoxysilane, and a fuel cell including the catalyst layer prepared thereby. Addition of silica mitigates specific adsorption of sulfonate groups contained in a Nafion ionomer on a Pt catalyst layer in a high-voltage region where the role of a catalyst predominates, resulting in improvement of ORR performance.

Abstract: A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit, a user interface (UI) generator which generates a UI to operate an executed application program, a communication unit which receives a control signal from a control device of a plurality of control devices wherein each of the plurality of control devices includes a control grade in order to select the UI; and a controller which determines whether the control device of the plurality of control devices which has transmitted the control signal has a control authority to select the UI, based on the control grade of the control device of the plurality of control devices, and operates the application program according to the control signal if the control device of the plurality of control devices has the control authority.

Abstract: A lamp driving circuit includes a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board. The first printed circuit board includes a switching unit for switching an input power source, a control unit for controlling the switching unit, an inverter transformer connected to the switching unit, and a voltage conversion unit for converting a feedback reference current for controlling an output current applied from the inverter transformer into a reference voltage and applying the reference voltage to the control unit. The voltage conversion unit is connected to the inverter transformer and the control unit. The voltage conversion unit is connected to a first feedback terminal. The second printed circuit board includes a plurality of balance coils connected to a plurality of lamps so that the same output currents are applied to the lamps, a second feedback terminal connected to the first feedback terminal, and a current conversion unit connected to the second feedback terminal.

Abstract: A method of recognizing a user's dynamic organ for use in an electric-using apparatus includes scanning a target image inputted through an imaging element using a window; generating a HOG descriptor of a region of the target image that is scanned when it is judged that the scanned region includes a dynamic organ; measuring a resemblance value between the HOG descriptor of the scanned region and a HOG descriptor of a query template for a gesture of the dynamic organ; and judging that the scanned region includes the gesture of the dynamic organ when the resemblance value meets a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A search service providing method and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. In response to a user selecting a particular item of search result items displayed in a second region, the search service providing method displays the selected search result item in a third region so that the user can display and temporary store his/her intended search result in a separate region. Thus, the user can select and access the temporarily stored search result items displayed in the third region, without having to search previous sites repeatedly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector including: a printed circuit board including a guide hole and a locking hole; a plurality of connection pads provided on a top surface of the printed circuit board; a housing which is mounted on the printed circuit board and including a guide inserted into the guide hole and a locking unit inserted into the locking hole, which are protrudingly formed on a bottom surface of the housing; a plurality of terminals inserted and fixed into the housing so that one ends are positioned inside the housing and the other ends are projected to an outside of the housing; and terminal units in contact with top surfaces of the connection pads by being connected to the one ends of the terminals inside the housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cell or stack for evaluating the performance of a fuel cell and a method of evaluating the performance of the fuel cell using the cell or stack, in which a semiconductor thermoelectric device, attached to the side surface of the unit cell or stack of the fuel cell, is provided maintain the cell or stack at a uniform temperature. The temperatures of an anode and a cathode of the fuel cell can be precisely changed or maintained such that the performance of the fuel cell can also be measured in sub-zero temperature conditions without requiring a separate environmental chamber. A rate of temperature decrease, at which the temperature decreases to a certain sub-zero temperature, or a rate of temperature increase can be precisely controlled.

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated multi-measurement system for measuring physical properties including thickness, electrical resistance and differential pressure of a gas diffusion layer for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell with respect to compression. The integrated multi-measurement system simultaneously measures changes in the physical properties of the gas diffusion layer depending on pressure upon measurement of the physical properties of the gas diffusion layer of the fuel cell and also measures through-plane permeability in which a gas is passed through a sample in a direction perpendicular to the sample and in-plane permeability in which a gas is passed through a sample in a direction parallel to the sample.

Abstract: A highly proton conductive polymer electrolyte composite membrane for a fuel cell is provided. The composite membrane includes crosslinked polyvinylsulfonic acid. The composite membrane is produced by impregnating a mixed solution of vinylsulfonic acid as a monomer, a hydroxyl group-containing bisacrylamide as a crosslinking agent and a photoinitiator or thermal initiator into a microporous polymer support, polymerizing the monomer, and simultaneously thermal-crosslinking or photo-crosslinking the polymer to form a chemically crosslinked polymer electrolyte membrane which is also physically crosslinked with the porous support. Further provided is a method for producing the composite membrane in a simple manner at low cost as well as a fuel cell using the composite membrane.