Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing a battery are disclosed. One system may include: a first cutter configured to cut a first electrode sheet into a first electrode portion having a first length, the first electrode sheet comprising a first coated portion; a second cutter configured to cut a second electrode sheet into a second electrode portion having a second length, the second electrode sheet comprising a second coated portion; a winder configured to wind the first electrode portion, the second electrode portion, and a separator to form an electrode assembly; and an identification information assigning device configured to assign identification information to the electrode assembly based on: a cut count value of the first electrode sheet and/or a cut count value of the second electrode sheet; and/or a first pattern indication of the first electrode sheet and/or a second pattern indication of the second electrode sheet.

Abstract: Disclosed are a gate driving circuit and a display device including the same. The gate driving circuit includes a first controller configured to control the voltage of a set node, a second controller configured to control the voltage of a reset node, a first output transistor connected to the set node, and a second output transistor connected to the reset node.

Abstract: Methods and systems for executing tracking and monitoring manufacturing data of a battery are disclosed. One method includes: receiving, by a server system, sensing data of the battery from a sensing system; generating, by the server system, mapping data based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, identification data of the battery based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, monitoring data of the battery based on the sensing data, the identification data, and the mapping data; and generating, by the server system, display data for displaying a simulated electrode of the battery on a graphical user interface based on the monitoring data of the battery.

Abstract: A battery manufacturing method according to an embodiment includes a first operation of acquiring pattern indicator data and measurement data and/or inspection data for an electrode sheet having patterns in which coated portions and uncoated portion are repeatedly arranged, and the pattern indicator data includes representing positions of the patterns at the electrode sheet; a second operation of associating the measurement data and/or inspection data with the pattern indicator data; and a third operation of generating inter-process monitoring data by matching the pattern indicator data for each process of a plurality of processes so as to correspond to a same physical position of the electrode sheet.

Abstract: Methods and systems for executing tracking and monitoring manufacturing data of a battery are disclosed. One method includes: receiving, by a server system, sensing data of the battery from a sensing system; generating, by the server system, mapping data based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, identification data of the battery based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, monitoring data of the battery based on the sensing data, the identification data, and the mapping data; and generating, by the server system, display data for displaying a simulated electrode of the battery on a graphical user interface based on the monitoring data of the battery.

Abstract: Methods and systems for executing tracking and monitoring manufacturing data of a battery are disclosed. One method includes: receiving, by a server system, sensing data of the battery from a sensing system; generating, by the server system, mapping data based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, identification data of the battery based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, monitoring data of the battery based on the sensing data, the identification data, and the mapping data; and generating, by the server system, display data for displaying a simulated electrode of the battery on a graphical user interface based on the monitoring data of the battery.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery includes generating pattern indicator data that includes representing a plurality of positions at a patterned electrode sheet in which coated portions and uncoated portions are repeatedly arranged, and a coated portion and an uncoated portion adjacent to the coated portion constituting a pattern, where a position of the plurality of positions being a position of at least one coated portion and an adjacent uncoated portion at the patterned electrode sheet. The method includes generating measurement data and/or inspection data for the patterned electrode sheet; associating the generated measurement data and/or inspection data with the pattern indicator data; and generating monitoring data for manufacturing the battery based on the associated measurement data and/or inspection data and the pattern indicator data.

Abstract: An electrode loss measuring apparatus includes an electrode which moves in a roll-to-roll state between an unwinder and a rewinder and on which a plurality of reference points are marked at predetermined intervals. The apparatus further includes a reference point detector configured to detect the reference points marked on the electrode, a position measurer configured to derive a position value of the electrode according to a rotation amount of the unwinder or the rewinder and a position value of the corresponding reference point in conjunction with the reference point detector when the reference point detector detects the reference point, and a calculator configured to calculate a loss amount of the electrode by comparing the derived position value of the reference point with a position value of a set reference point when an interval between the reference points is changed due to a loss of a portion of the electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing branched dextrin, the method comprising steps of: adding heat-resistant alpha-amylase to a starch suspension, heating the mixture at 85° C. to 115° C. to perform a liquefaction reaction, immediately heating the mixture at 125° C. to 145° C. to inactivate the heat-resistant alpha-amylase, and obtaining a liquefied starch solution including liquefied starch having a dextrose equivalent (DE) value of 2 to 10, and adding a branching enzyme to the liquefied starch solution in an amount of 0.6% (w/w) or more based on the dry weight of starch, proceeding with a branching reaction for 20 hour or more to generate branched dextrin, and then obtaining a solution with branched dextrin comprising branched dextrin having a dextrose equivalent (DE) value of 2 to 10 which stably controls the dextrose equivalent (DE) value of branched dextrin, and significantly suppresses the white turbidity that occurs during refrigeration.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a main roller, a main motor configured to rotate the main roller, a plurality of adjusting rollers spaced apart from the main roller, a plurality of sub-motors respectively connected to the plurality of adjusting rollers and configured to respectively rotate the plurality of adjusting rollers, a plurality of cutting wires wound around the main roller and the plurality of adjusting rollers, and a controller configured to control the main motor and the plurality of sub-motors such that a surface speed of the main roller is substantially the same as surface speeds of the plurality of adjusting rollers.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to automatically set a stroke range of a cutting device includes: a driver including a rotary shaft on which a bobbin is detachably mounted; a traverse configured to move an attachment point of a wire with respect to the bobbin; and a sensor configured to measure a distance between the driver and the bobbin. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to adjust the stroke range of the traverse to move in parallel based on the distance measured by the sensor. The sensor is configured to measure, as first distance data, a distance between a side of the driver and a side of the bobbin.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing a situation of an electric vehicle battery is disclosed. The apparatus for managing a situation of an electric vehicle battery includes a battery management module configured to monitor a state of the battery mounted in a vehicle, a communication module configured to transmit or receive information about the situation of the battery to or from a surrounding, a warning module configured to warn of the situation of the battery, and a processor operatively coupled to the battery management module, the communication module, and the warning module, wherein the processor determines the situation based on state information of the battery received from the battery management module, and outputs the information about the situation through at least one of the warning module or the communication module.

Abstract: Disclosed are a quantum light source device and an optical system including the same. The quantum light source device includes a substrate, a buffer layer provided on the substrate, and an optical waveguide layer provided on the buffer layer and including a signal waveguide and a resonant waveguide adjacent to one side of the signal waveguide. The resonant waveguide includes a periodic polarization inversion structure having a plurality of polarizations periodically inverted.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an internal environment of a battery pack, the apparatus including a temperature sensor which measures an internal temperature of a battery pack, a humidity sensor which measures an internal humidity of the battery pack, a heating apparatus which increases the internal temperature of the battery pack and a processor which controls an internal environment of the battery pack by calculating a dew point based on the measured internal temperature and internal humidity, setting a threshold value based on the dew point, determining whether a current temperature reaches the threshold value according to changes in the internal temperature and the internal humidity and applying a control signal to the heating apparatus so that the current temperature does not reach the threshold value.

Abstract: An external light influence solution system includes a mobile robot and a control system for controlling an operation of the mobile robot including a light-emitting part for emitting light for sensing; a light-receiving part which includes at least one camera and receives the light emitted from the light-emitting part; a filter part which is positioned on the front surface of the light-receiving part to be spaced a predetermined interval apart from the light-receiving part so as to block external light having a specific wavelength, which is oriented toward the light-receiving part; and a control part for measuring a distance from an obstacle on the basis of the light received by the light-receiving part, and when the filter part is positioned on the front surface of the light-receiving part, the control part adjusts the brightness of a lens of the camera in order to receive the light.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first, second, and third power rails extending in a first direction on a substrate and sequentially spaced apart in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A fourth power rail extends in the first direction on the substrate between the first and third power rails. A first well of a first conductive type is displaced inside the substrate between the first and third power rails. Cells are continuously displaced between the first and third power rails and share the first well. The first and third power rails are provided with a first voltage, the second power rail is provided with a second voltage different from the first voltage, the fourth power rail is provided with a third voltage different from the first voltage and the second voltage, and the cells are provided with the third voltage from the fourth power rail.

Abstract: A folding type cargo compartment cover unit having a sealing structure includes: a plurality of slats successively arranged on top of a vehicular cargo compartment along one direction of a vehicle; connectors, each being arranged between the adjacent slats; shafts, each hinge-connecting one of the adjacent slats and the connector to each other by passing through the one of the adjacent slats and through the connector; and weather strips, each being formed of flexible material and being provided on at least one of the slat or the connector, thereby sealing a gap between the slat and the connector.

Abstract: A foldable loading box cover assembly for a vehicle includes a cover unit including a plurality of slats. The slats are foldable to cover an upper portion of a loading box of the vehicle. The assembly also includes a rail unit disposed in a unfolding direction of the cover unit at the upper portion of the loading box and configured to pop up for guiding an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the plurality of slats to slide. The foldable loading box cover assembly prevents the rail unit from being exposed to an upper portion of the loading box when the upper portion of the loading box is closed.

Abstract: A battery module location identification apparatus, method and system which identifies a location of a target battery module among a plurality of battery modules included in a battery pack using a sound signal generated from the target battery module, the battery module location identification apparatus including a microphone array having a plurality of microphones, a camera and a processor connected to the microphone array and the camera, wherein the processor generates location information of the target battery module based on an image of the plurality of battery modules captured by the camera and a sound signal received from the microphone array.

Abstract: A master-slave flip flop includes a master latch and a slave latch which are sequentially disposed on a substrate in a first direction. The master latch includes a first NMOS transistor and a first PMOS transistor each gated by a first clock signal. The first NMOS transistor and the first PMOS transistor share a first gate line extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The slave latch includes a second NMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor each gated by the first clock signal. The second NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor share a second gate line extending in the second direction. The first gate line and the second gate line are electrically connected to each other.