Abstract: Provided is a rechargeable battery comprising an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, a protective housing that at least partially encloses the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte, a heat-spreader element disposed at least partially inside the protective housing and configured to receive heat from an external heat source at a desired heating temperature Th to heat up the battery to a desired temperature Tc for battery charging. Preferably, the heat-spreader element does not receive an electrical current from an external circuit (e.g. battery charger) to generate heat for resistance heating of the battery. Charging the battery at Tc enables completion of the battery in less than 15 minutes, typically less than 10 minutes, and more typically less than 5 minutes without adversely impacting the battery structure and performance.

Abstract: An anode for a lithium battery comprises a graphene foam structure composed of multiple pores and pore walls and Si nanowires residing in the pores. The Si nanowires are formed in situ inside the pores. The pore walls comprise a 3D network of interconnected graphene planes or stacked graphene planes having an inter-plane spacing d002 from 0.3354 nm to 0.40 nm as measured by X-ray diffraction. The Si nanowires have a diameter from 2 nm to 100 nm and a length-to-diameter aspect ratio of at least 5 and the Si nanowires are in an amount from 0.5% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the graphene foam and the Si nanowires combined.

Abstract: A purification apparatus and a method of purifying hot zone parts are provided. The purification apparatus is configured to remove impurities attached on at least one hot zone part. The purification apparatus includes a crystal high temperature furnace, an enclosed box disposed in the crystal high temperature furnace, an outer tube connected to the crystal high temperature furnace and the enclosed box, an inner tube disposed in the outer tube, and a gas inlet cover connected to the outer tube. The crystal high temperature furnace includes a furnace body, a furnace cover, and a thermal field module disposed in the furnace body. The gas inlet cover is configured to input a noble gas into the enclosed box through the inner tube, and the thermal field module is configured to heat the noble gas so that the impurities are heated and vaporized through the noble gas.

Abstract: An audio processing method, apparatus, and system. The processing method is applied to a sound pickup, and the sound pickup is connected to a controller. The method comprises: receiving timbre instruction information sent by a controller (S101); and analyzing the timbre instruction information, and carrying out, according to the timbre instruction information, timbre processing on audio that is picked up, wherein the timbre instruction information comprises timbre addition instruction information and/or timbre change instruction information (S102). The selection of various timbres in an audio processing process is enabled, the requirement for the integration of the related functions is met, and user experience is improved.

Abstract: A lithium- or sodium-ion battery anode layer, comprising a phosphorus material embedded in pores of a solid graphene foam composed of multiple pores and pore walls, wherein (a) the pore walls contain a pristine graphene or a non-pristine graphene material; (b) the phosphorus material contains particles or coating of P or MPy (M=transition metal and 1?y?4) and is in an amount from 20% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of the graphene foam and the phosphorus material combined, and (c) the multiple pores are lodged with particles or coating of the phosphorus material. Preferably, the solid graphene foam has a density from 0.01 to 1.7 g/cm3, a specific surface area from 50 to 2,000 m2/g, a thermal conductivity of at least 100 W/mK per unit of specific gravity, and/or an electrical conductivity no less than 1,000 S/cm per unit of specific gravity.

Abstract: A boiler design method and system for a supercritical carbon dioxide unit, and a storage medium are provided. The boiler design method includes the following steps: step 1, determining a boiler type, known design parameters and unknown design parameters of boilers to be designed; step 2, acquiring operating parameters of each selected supercritical carbon dioxide unit respectively, and establishing a relational expression among a plurality of operating parameters in the operating parameters of each supercritical carbon dioxide unit respectively; and step 3, substituting the known design parameters in step 1 into the relational expression determined in step 2, and calculating the unknown design parameters. The operating parameters of the boilers, with the optimal performance, of the supercritical carbon dioxide unit are selected to establish the relational expression, and the determined operating parameters are substituted into the relational expression to calculate design parameters to be determined.

Abstract: A method of decoding polar codes based on belief propagation includes conventional belief propagation to decode the polar codes first; when a number of iterations exceeds a predefined upper limit and a cyclic redundancy check fails, the method selects log-likelihood ratio vectors of a plurality of R or L messages from a plurality of log-likelihood ratio vectors generated in each of the iterations and generates another set of log-likelihood ratio vectors (referred to as candidate vector group) to be used as initial values of the R or L messages for a subsequent belief propagation to perform belief propagation decoding iterations and cyclic redundancy check again. Whenever a decoding result passes the cyclic redundancy check, the method exits; otherwise, the method iterates the above procedure until a maximum number of candidate vector groups has been reached.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery containing an anode, a cathode, a porous separator/electrolyte element disposed between the anode and the cathode, and a cathode-protecting layer bonded or adhered to the cathode, wherein the cathode-protecting layer comprises a lithium ion-conducting polymer matrix or binder and inorganic material particles that are dispersed in or chemically bonded by the polymer matrix or binder and wherein the cathode-protecting layer has a thickness from 10 nm to 100 ?m and the polymer matrix or binder has a lithium-ion conductivity from 10?8 S/cm to 5×10?2 S/cm. Additionally or alternatively, there can be a similarly configured anode-protecting layer adhered to the anode. Such an electrode-protecting layer prevents massive internal shorting from occurring even when the porous separator gets melted, contracted, or collapsed under extreme temperature conditions induced by, for instance, dendrite or nail penetration.

Abstract: A supercritical CO2 boiler capable of realizing uniform combustion, corrosion resistance and coking resistance, and a boiler system are provided. The supercritical CO2 boiler includes a main combustion chamber, an upper furnace, a furnace arch and a flue, wherein a cross section of the main combustion chamber is circular or oval, or is of an N-sided shape, where N>4; at least four burner groups are disposed on the main combustion chamber, each group of burner nozzles corresponding to each burner group includes a recirculating air nozzle, a primary air nozzle and a secondary air nozzle; lateral recirculating air nozzles symmetrically distributed are respectively disposed at two sides of the primary air nozzle, the recirculating air nozzle and the lateral recirculating air nozzle are configured to feed recirculating flue gas or a mixed gas of the recirculating flue gas and secondary air into the main combustion chamber.

Abstract: Provided is a porous anode active material particle (or multiple porous particles) for a lithium battery, the particle comprising internal pores, having a pore volume of Vp and pore wall surfaces, and a solid portion having a solid volume Va, wherein the volume ratio Vp/Va is from 0.1/1.0 to 10/1.0 and wherein the pores are infiltrated with a graphene material that partially or fully covers the internal pore wall surfaces. The exterior surfaces of graphene-infiltrated porous particles may also be coated with a graphene materials and optionally further coated or encapsulated with a conducting polymer. Also provided is a method of producing graphene-infiltrated porous anode material particles.

Abstract: A spliced display including a transparent substrate, a plurality of light emitting diode modules, at least one control element and a signal transmission structure is provided. The transparent substrate has a display surface and a back surface opposite to each other. The light emitting diode modules are disposed on the back surface of the transparent substrate to be spliced with each other. Each of the light emitting diode modules includes a driving backplane and a plurality of micro light emitting diodes, and the micro LEDs are disposed in an array between the driving backplane and the transparent substrate. The control element is disposed on the transparent substrate. The control element is connected to the light emitting diode modules via the signal transmission structure, and the light emitting diode modules are connected to each other via the signal transmission structure.

Abstract: A dust collecting system for single crystal growth system includes an air compressor, a dust collecting device, a first inert gas source, a rotary pump and a scrubber. The air compressor is fluidly connected to an exit pipe of the single crystal growth system. The exit pipe is used to exhaust unstable dust from the single crystal growth system. The dust collecting device is fluidly connecting to the exit pipe to collect the dust oxide. The first inert gas source is fluidly connected to the exit pipe to blow a first inert gas into the exit pipe to compel the dust oxide toward the dust collecting device. The rotary pump is fluidly connected to the dust collecting device. The scrubber is fluidly connected to the rotary pump. The rotary pump transports the residual dust oxide toward the scrubber. The present disclosure further provides a method for collecting dust.

Abstract: A method of decoding polar codes based on belief propagation includes conventional belief propagation to decode the polar codes first; when a number of iterations exceeds a predefined upper limit and a cyclic redundancy check fails, the method selects log-likelihood ratio vectors of a plurality of R or L messages from a plurality of log-likelihood ratio vectors generated in each of the iterations and generates another set of log-likelihood ratio vectors (referred to as candidate vector group) to be used as initial values of the R or L messages for a subsequent belief propagation to perform belief propagation decoding iterations and cyclic redundancy check again. Whenever a decoding result passes the cyclic redundancy check, the method exits; otherwise, the method iterates the above procedure until a maximum number of candidate vector groups has been reached.

Abstract: A method for producing Si ingot single crystal by NOC growth method including a Si ingot single crystal growing step and a continuous growing step is provided. The growing step includes providing a low temperature region in the Si melt where the Si ingot single crystal is grown along the surface of the Si melt or toward the inside of the Si melt, and the Si ingot single crystal has distribution of a vacancy concentration and an interstitial concentration in which respectively a vacancy concentration and an interstitial concentration vary with a distance from the growth interface; and adjusting a temperature gradient and a growth rate in the Si melt, so that along with the increasing of the distance from the growth interface, the vacancy concentration and the interstitial concentration in the Si ingot single crystal respectively decrease come near to each other.

Abstract: A monitoring method of a cooling system and a monitoring device thereof are provided. The monitoring method includes the steps: establishing an abnormality determination model according to predetermined abnormal data and predetermined abnormal types using deep learning by a monitoring module; generating groups of temperature data respectively by a plurality of temperature sensors; and determining one or more abnormal types and an abnormal prediction of the cooling system according to the groups of temperature data and the plurality of temperature sensors using the abnormality determination model by the monitoring module.

Abstract: Provided is a fused tri-cyclic compound as PDE3/PDE4 dual inhibitor, and a use thereof in the preparation of drugs for PDE3/PDE4 associated diseases, particularly in medicinal functions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Provided are specifically a compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a battery charging system, comprising (a) at least one charging circuit to charge at least one rechargeable battery cell; and (b) a heating device to provide heat that is transported through a heat spreader element, implemented fully outside the battery cell, to heat up the battery cell to a desired temperature Tc before or during battery charging. The system may further comprise (c) a cooling device in thermal contact with the heat spreader element configured to enable transporting internal heat of the battery cell through the heat spreader element to the cooling device when the battery cell is discharged. Charging the battery at Tc enables completion of the charging of the battery in less than 15 minutes, typically less than 10 minutes, and more typically less than 5 minutes without adversely impacting the battery structure and performance. Also provided is a battery module or pack working with such a system.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a rechargeable button cell, which includes an anode shell, a cathode shell and a coiled electric core. The anode shell and the cathode shell define a receiving cavity in which the coiled electric core is located. A channel that extends in an axial direction of the rechargeable button cell is provided in the middle of the coiled electric core. An electrically conductive bar that extends on the cathode shell is located in the channel. An anode tab and a cathode tab of the coiled electric core are provided on the same side, which facilitates monitoring the conditions of the two tabs at the same time during the production and preventing the tabs from being damaged, thereby achieving good weldability and improving the assembling efficiency.

Abstract: An online system presents a content item to users and receives selections of reaction icons from the users. The online system generates a background animation with the selected reaction icons and a foreground animation to be layered on top of the background animation. The online system sends the background and foreground animations to a client device to be cached. Further, the online system presents the content item to a viewing user associated with the client device and receives a selection of a reaction icon from the viewing user. The online system selects a subset of the users based on the viewing user's affinity to the users, retrieves images of the selected users, and send the images to the client device. The client device customizes the background and foreground animations based on the images and the viewing user's reaction icon to generate a compound animation for display to the viewing user.

Abstract: Provided is graphene-embraced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate comprises primary particle(s) of an anode active material and multiple sheets of a first graphene material overlapped together to embrace or encapsulate the primary particle(s) and wherein a single or a plurality of graphene-encapsulated primary particles, along with an optional conductive additive, are further embraced or encapsulated by multiple sheets of a second graphene material, wherein the first graphene and the second graphene material is each in an amount from 0.01% to 20% by weight and the optional conductive additive is in an amount from 0% to 50% by weight, all based on the total weight of the particulate. Also provided are an anode and a battery comprising multiple graphene-embraced particulates.