Abstract: A system for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery includes an unwinder supplying a current collector to be coated to a predetermined position, a coating device coating a coating liquid on the current collector, a drying device drying the coated current collector, and a rewinder winding the coated current collector passing through the drying device at a predetermined position.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method for estimating blood pressure are provided. The apparatus for estimating blood pressure includes: a sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; and a processor configured to obtain a mean arterial pressure (MAP) based on the pulse wave signal, configured to classify a phase of the obtained MAP according to at least one classification criterion, and to obtain a systolic blood pressure (SBP) by using an estimation model corresponding to the classified phase of the MAP among estimation models corresponding to respective phases of the MAP.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an electrolyte; and a separator including a separator substrate and a ceramic layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the separator substrate. Particularly, the ceramic layer may include a first ceramic particle including an epoxide group and a second ceramic particle including an amine group, and the first ceramic particle may be chemically bonded to the second ceramic particle.

Abstract: A method of generating an image or video of a field of interest of a sample which includes obtaining i) a first RGB image from a field of interest of a sample, and ii) hyperspectral data from a subarea of the field of interest, extracting an RGB image of the subarea from the first RGB image of the field of interest, applying the hyperspectral data of the subarea to conduct a spectroscopic analysis of a sample thereby generating spectral parameters, inputting i) the spectral parameters, and ii) the first RGB image, collectively as training input data to a deep learning model (DLM), training the DLM with the training input data thus generating a trained DLM, obtaining and inputting a second RGB image of about the field of interest to the trained DLM, and outputting from the trained DLM a spectral map for the field of interest.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide. The positive electrode active material is coated with the molybdenum oxide to form a coating layer on a surface thereof.

Abstract: The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery comprises: a lithium salt; a solvent; and a functional additive, wherein the functional additive comprises naphthalen-1-yl sulfurofluoridate, represented by the following formula 1:

Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode material for a lithium secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same. For instance, the lithium secondary battery may have a high energy density by using only a single cathode material. Particularly, the cathode material for a lithium secondary battery includes a Li—[Mn—Ti]—Al—O-based cathode active material; and a carbon nanotube (CNT) attached to the surface of the cathode active material in an acid-treated state to be formed as a composite.

Abstract: A method of mixing a cathode active material in a process of manufacturing a cathode of a lithium secondary battery is provided. The method includes a preparation step of preparing a lithium compound removal solution in which PAA (polyacrylic acid) is mixed with a solvent, a removal step of reacting the lithium compound removal solution with the cathode active material, on a surface of which a lithium compound is present, thus removing the lithium compound present on the surface of the cathode active material, and a mixing step of mixing the cathode active material, which is mixed with the lithium compound removal solution, with a conductive material and a binder.

Abstract: Provided are a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a cathode and a lithium secondary battery each including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a core including a lithium metal oxide and a coating layer formed on a surface and the inner grain boundaries of the core, wherein the coating layer includes a metal sulfide.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes: an anode including an anode current collector and an anode coating layer coating a region of the anode current collector; a cathode including a cathode current collector, a cathode coating layer coating a region of the cathode current collector, and an inactive coating layer disposed on a surface of a region of the cathode current collector on which the cathode coating layer is not disposed, the inactive coating layer extending from one or more of both end portions of the cathode coating layer toward an end portion of the anode; and a separation membrane arranged between the cathode and the anode.

Abstract: Disclosed is lithium secondary battery that may include: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an electrolyte; and a separator positioned between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator may include: a separator substrate; and a fibrous adhesive layer formed on one or both surfaces of the separator substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a vent pressure of a pouch cell includes a pouch cell accommodating an electrode assembly therein, and formed with a heat fusion part on a side thereof; a measurement unit defining therein a space for seating the pouch cell, expanding the pouch cell by a negative pressure formed in the measuring unit, and measuring a vent pressure of the pouch cell; and a negative pressure forming unit connected to the measurement unit, and forming a negative pressure inside the measurement unit.

Abstract: A bloodless system for numerically generated hyperspectral imaging data for measuring biochemical compositions is disclosed which includes an optical imaging device adapted to acquire an RGB image from an area of interest, a processor adapted to receive a hyperspectral dataset representing an a priori hyperspectral data of the area of interest of a population to which the subject belongs, receive RGB response for each one of RGB channels of the optical imaging device, pair the corresponding RGB data with the hyperspectral data, obtain a transformation matrix adapted to convert a subject-specific RGB image dataset into a subject-specific hyperspectral dataset for the optical imaging device, receive a subject- specific RGB dataset, generate a subject- specific hyperspectral dataset using the transformation matrix, and compute a blood hemoglobin level of the subject from the generated subject-specific hyperspectral dataset.

Abstract: A method of producing a separator for a lithium secondary battery, the separator being interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the lithium secondary battery, includes: preparing a separator substrate; forming a ceramic coating layer by applying a first coating solution containing a ceramic material to a surface of the separator substrate; and forming a reaction layer that scatters X-rays, by applying a second coating solution containing a metal compound to an edge portion of an upper surface of the ceramic coating layer that is not in contact with the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Abstract: A system for generating hyperspectral imaging data for measuring biochemical compositions is disclosed which includes a spectral imaging device adapted to acquire one or more hyperspectral linescan images, an optical imaging device with a red-green-blue (RGB) sensor adapted to acquire an RGB dataset, a processor adapted to co-locate a plurality of pixels in the RGB dataset vs. a corresponding plurality of pixels of the one or more hyperspectral linescan datasets, establish a transformation matrix utilizing the plurality of co-located pixels, apply the transformation matrix to the RGB dataset to thereby generate the hyperspectral dataset, and analyze the generated hyperspectral image dataset to determine the biochemical compositions.

Abstract: A pouch type lithium secondary battery may include an electrode assembly to which an electrode tab is attached; a pouch which includes an aluminum layer and a sealant layer and which encases the electrode assembly so that a portion of the electrode tab is exposed therefrom; a protrusion formed by sealant on a side of the pouch where the electrode tab is not exposed, in melting and flowing toward the electrode assembly then congealing to form a swelling on the pouch; and folds formed by bending a side of the pouch where the electrode tab is not exposed, wherein at least one of the folds includes the protrusion.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte solution and an additive thereof, which may increase electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide.

Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for increasing the electrochemical properties of lithium secondary batteries.

Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for improving the electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery.