Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for switching from a master node to a secondary node in a communication system. A method of a first communication node may comprise: adding the first communication node as a primary secondary cell (PSCell) to a second communication node through dual connectivity (DC); generating a first user plane path for smart dynamic switching (SDS) and a first instance for supporting the first user plane path according to a request from the second communication node; transmitting information on the first user plane path and the first instance to a terminal; receiving user data based on the first user plane path from the terminal as the first instance; and transmitting the user data to a core network using the first user plane path.

Abstract: An electrode sheet drying equipment, an electrode sheet manufacturing system including the same, and an electrode sheet drying method including an air-floating roller disposed downstream of a drying oven, and the air-floating roller is configured to spray hot air through multiple air spraying holes formed on the outer circumferential surface. Accordingly, the electrode sheet discharged from the drying oven in a partially undried state can be additionally dried, thereby preventing contamination of a transfer roller and/or equipment of the subsequent process.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction. At least a part of the first uncoated portion is defined as an electrode tab by itself. The first uncoated portion includes a first portion adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second portion adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion or the second portion has a smaller height than the third portion in the winding axis direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes an uncoated portion at a long side end thereof and exposed out of the separator along a winding axis direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to form a bending surface region that includes overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and in a partial region of the bending surface region, the number of stacked layers of the uncoated portion is 10 or more in the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: An infrared heat source module is configured to minimize problems such as wrinkles or cracks in electrodes even if the patterns of a coated part and an uncoated part of the electrodes present in a current collector vary. The module improves a drying efficiency of the coated part of the current collector. An electrode using the infrared heat source module is manufactured by a process.

Abstract: An electrode manufacturing apparatus includes a supply part to supply an electrode precursor, a drying part to dry the electrode slurry, an air supply part to supply high-temperature vapor, an air introducing part to introduce the supplied high-temperature vapor, a flow path connected from the air introducing part to the air supply part, a sensor to measure humidity, an air discharge part, and a humidifying part to humidify the high-temperature vapor. The apparatus further includes a discharge part to discharge the manufactured electrode, a monitoring part, and a control part to collect monitoring information and information on the humidity to control whether to open or close the air discharge part and a degree of humidification by the humidifying part. An electrode manufacturing method using the apparatus thereof.

Abstract: An electrode drying system includes a drying oven configured to dry a solvent in an electrode active material slurry on an electrode sheet in which the electrode active material slurry is applied to a current collector, an air supply member configured to supply air to the drying oven, and a ventilation member configured to discharge air from the drying oven. At least part of the air discharged from the ventilation member is introduced into the air supply member again.