Abstract: A cathode and a battery including a cathode active material including a layer-structured material having a composition of xLi2MO3-(1-x)LiMeO2; and a metal oxide having a perovskite structure. The cathode active material may have improved structural stability by intermixing a metal oxide having a similar crystalline structure with the layer-structured material, and thus, life and capacity characteristics of a cathode and a lithium battery including the metal oxide may be improved.

Abstract: A battery charging method and apparatus are provided. The battery charging apparatus receives a desired charging time of a battery, generates charging currents of charging steps to charge the battery based on the desired charging time, acquires a charging limit condition including an internal state condition and a maximum charging time for each of the charging steps based on the desired charging time and an electrochemical model of the battery, and generates a charging profile including the charging currents and charging times of the charging currents based on the charging limit condition.

Abstract: Provided is an advertisement programming apparatus and advertisement programming method. The advertisement programming apparatus includes: a scene understanding information generator configured to generate scene understanding information including a keyword for each of a plurality of frame images, of a video content; a scene understanding information matcher configured to divide the video content into a plurality of scenes, and to match the scene understanding information with each of the plurality of scenes; and an advertisement scheduler configured to determine at least one advertisement content to be inserted into the video content, based on the scene understanding information matched with each of the plurality of scenes.

Abstract: A composite cathode active material, a method of preparing the composite cathode active material, a cathode including the composite cathode active material, and a lithium battery including the cathode. The composite cathode active material includes a lithium intercalatable material; and a garnet oxide, wherein an amount of the garnet oxide is about 1.9 wt % or less, based on a total weight of the composite cathode active material.

Abstract: A composite cathode active material, a method of preparing the composite cathode active material, a cathode including the composite cathode active material, and a lithium battery including the cathode. The composite cathode active material includes a lithium intercalatable material; and a garnet oxide, wherein an amount of the garnet oxide is about 1.9 wt % or less, based on a total weight of the composite cathode active material.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for estimating a state of a battery in a battery management system is provided. A battery management apparatus includes a rest period detector configured to detect a rest period of a battery, an environment information collector configured to collect environment information during the rest period, and a state of health (SOH) determiner configured to determine an SOH of the battery based on the collected environment information.

Abstract: Provided is a design method of a secondary battery, including: calculating temperature profile per position of a battery in a stacked direction of a stack-type secondary battery in which cathodes and anodes are alternately stacked with separators interposed therebetween at the time of charging and discharging the stack-type secondary battery; and selecting cathode active materials used for cathodes per corresponding positions by the temperature profile per position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a housing and a connector for a door using the same. The housing forming a skeleton of a connector for a door coupled with a counter connector which is mounted in a panel includes: a terminal seating space configured to be formed by penetrating through the housing back and forth and an electric wire seating space configured to communicate with the terminal seating space to be opened to a rear of the housing, and an electric wire guide cover configured to prevent the electric wire seating space from protruding backward so as to prevent a load from being applied to a grommet in which an electric wire is coupled with the housing.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for a negative electrode, and a negative electrode and lithium battery including the composition. The composition includes a negative active material that contains one or more of a metal or a metalloid, an acrylate-based binder, and a guanidine carbonate.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode including a negative active material including a Si-based material, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte including a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive including lithium triflate and fluoroethylene carbonate. Embodiments of the rechargeable lithium battery have excellent irreversible characteristics and cycle-life characteristics.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus including: a state of charge (SOC) estimator configured to estimate an SOC of a battery; and a storage temperature controller configured to control a storage temperature of the battery based on the SOC of the battery.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for estimating a state of a battery in a battery management system is provided. A battery management apparatus includes a rest period detector configured to detect a rest period of a battery, an environment information collector configured to collect environment information during the rest period, and a state of health (SOH) determiner configured to determine an SOH of the battery based on the collected environment information.

Abstract: A composite cathode active material, a method of preparing the composite cathode active material, a cathode including the composite cathode active material, and a lithium battery including the cathode. The composite cathode active material includes a lithium intercalatable material; and a garnet oxide, wherein an amount of the garnet oxide is about 1.9 wt % or less, based on a total weight of the composite cathode active material.

Abstract: A cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide composite having a first domain and a second domain and represented by Formula 1: x[Li2-y(M1)1-z(M2)y+zO3]-(1?x)[LiMeO2]??Formula 1 wherein 0<x<1, 0?y<1, 0?z<1, 0<y+z<1, M1 includes at least one transition metal, M2 includes at least one metal selected from magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), vanadium (V), zinc (Zn), molybdenum (Mo), niobium (Nb), lanthanum (La), and ruthenium (Ru), and Me includes at least one metal selected from nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), zirconium (Zr), and boron (B).

Abstract: A composite cathode active material, a method of preparing the composite cathode active material, a cathode including the composite cathode active material, and a lithium battery including the cathode. The composite cathode active material includes a lithium intercalatable material; and a garnet oxide, wherein an amount of the garnet oxide is about 1.9 wt % or less, based on a total weight of the composite cathode active material.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent, wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent includes a fluoro-based solvent represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. R—O—R???Chemical Formula 1 In Chemical Formula 1, R and R? are independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 fluoroalkyl group, wherein at least one of R and R? is the substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 fluoroalkyl group, and a substitution ratio of fluoro in the fluoro-based solvent represented by the Chemical Formula 1 may range from more than about 0% to less than or equal to about 50%.

Abstract: A composite cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide including an oxide Formula 1 and sulfur, xLi2MnO3.(1?x?y)LiMO2.yLiMn2O4??(1) wherein 0<x<0.6, 0<y<0.1, and M is at least one selected from a metal and a metalloid.

Abstract: An electrode active material, an electrode including the electrode active material, a lithium battery including the electrode, and a method of preparing the electrode active material. The electrode active material includes a core having at least one of a metal or a metal oxide that enables intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions and a crystalline carbon thin film that is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the core. The electrode active material has a nano-structure.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode including a negative active material including a Si-based material, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte including a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive including lithium triflate and fluoroethylene carbonate. Embodiments of the rechargeable lithium battery have excellent irreversible characteristics and cycle-life characteristics.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition including a macro azo initiator containing a polyethylene oxide repeating unit, and a multi-functional urethane acrylate-based monomer, a gel polymer electrolyte including the electrolyte composition, and a lithium battery including the gel polymer electrolyte.