Abstract: A hydrogen storage system is disclosed and includes a storage unit including a plurality of unit storage containers, in which metal hydride materials are respectively provided in an interior thereof and which are connected to each other in parallel, and a thermal fluid line defining a thermal fluid passage, which passes via the plurality of unit storage containers continuously and through which a thermal fluid flows for heating or cooling the unit storage containers, thereby enhancing a storage performance and an efficiency of the hydrogen.

Abstract: A hydrogen storage device includes a storage container having an accommodation space in an interior thereof, a first metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores hydrogen, and a second metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores the hydrogen at a pressure that is different from that of the first metal hydride material. An advantageous effect of restraining an excessive rise of a pressure of the storage container and enhancing safety and reliability may be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image by skip encoding. The image-encoding method by skip encoding, which performs intra-prediction, comprises: performing a filtering operation on the signal which is reconstructed prior to an encoding object signal in an encoding object image; using the filtered reconstructed signal to generate a prediction signal for the encoding object signal; setting the generated prediction signal as a reconstruction signal for the encoding object signal; and not encoding the residual signal which can be generated on the basis of the difference between the encoding object signal and the prediction signal, thereby performing skip encoding on the encoding object signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling current consumption of a battery management system (BMS) managing a battery pack, including an input unit including a logic element to which a charger connection signal and an always constant power source off signal are input, an operation unit including a control circuit, the control circuit including a plurality of switches, a plurality of operational amplifiers, and a plurality of resistance elements, and the operation unit generates a current consumption control signal for at least one component in the BMS according to an output of the logic element and an output voltage of the battery pack.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module. The battery module includes at least one battery cell, a casing configured to surround the battery cell and having at least one opening formed therein; and a thermal interface material (TIM) interposed between the casing and the battery cell and exposed out of the casing through the opening of the casing.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for preventing overcharge of a secondary battery that prevents the overcharge of a Starting Lighting Ignition (SLI) battery, which can be applied to both a regulated system with a voltage regulator and an unregulated system without a voltage regulator, by regulating the voltage applied to the cell assembly.

Abstract: Discussed is a pressing apparatus for pressing a plurality of battery cells, the pressing apparatus including a pressing jig including a support plate, and a plurality of pressing rods respectively disposed on a first side of the support plate and located to respectively face the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of pressing rods being configured to respectively press the plurality of battery cells and to adjust to sonic of the plurality of battery cells that are not level during pressing; and a transfer unit disposed on a second side of the support plate and having a transfer jig configured to transfer the support plate towards the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells including a gas vent portion to discharge an internal gas; and a busbar plate including a plurality of connection terminals that protrude and extend from an inner edge of a connection opening, and to electrically connect the cylindrical battery cells by contacting a positive or negative electrode terminal, and have different shapes depending on the contacted positive or negative electrode terminal, and a connection terminal contacting a positive or negative electrode terminal not having the gas vent portion. The connection terminal includes: a fuse portion to be disconnected when a current of a predetermined level or higher flows from the cylindrical battery cells and having a bent structure bent; and a protection tube to contract at a predetermined temperature with electric insulation and to surround at least a portion of an outer surface of the fuse portion.

Abstract: A battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells including a gas vent configured to discharge an internal gas and a busbar plate including a negative electrode connection terminal extending from an edge of a connection opening and having the extended part in contact with a negative electrode terminal to electrically connect the plurality of cylindrical battery cells wherein among a positive electrode connection terminal and the negative electrode connection terminal, the connection terminal in contact with a positive electrode terminal or a negative electrode terminal that is not opened by the gas vent includes a fuse portion configured to blow when a predetermined current or above flows from the cylindrical battery cell, the fuse portion having a bent structure that is bent in a horizontal direction at least once.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for diagnosing a state of a battery pack, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for diagnosing a state of a battery pack based on a SOC of a battery module included in the battery pack. According to the present disclosure, since the SOC of the battery module corresponding to an induced abnormal situation is estimated and the state of each battery module is diagnosed based on the estimated SOC, a risk factor that may occur in the battery module may be diagnosed in advance.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for preventing overcharge of a secondary battery that prevents the overcharge of a Starting Lighting Ignition (SLI) battery, which can be applied to both a regulated system with a voltage regulator and an unregulated system without a voltage regulator, by regulating the voltage applied to the cell assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module. The battery module includes at least one battery cell, a casing configured to surround the battery cell and having at least one opening formed therein; and a thermal interface material (TIM) interposed between the casing and the battery cell and exposed out of the casing through the opening of the casing.

Abstract: A battery pack that is mounted to a laptop computer, wherein two or more battery cells that can be charged and discharged are housed in a pack case; the battery cells are cylindrical battery cells having a circular vertical cross-section; the pack case is configured with a lower case in which battery cells are received and an upper case that is coupled to the lower case in order to close and seal the battery cells; in the upper case, a thickness of an upper contact point portion that contacts an upper end external circumferential surface of the battery cells is 70% or less of that of the remaining portions of the upper case, and a first sheet is attached to an outer surface of the upper case corresponding to the upper contact point portion; and in the lower case, a thickness of a lower contact point portion that contacts a lower end external circumferential surface of the battery cells is 70% or less of that of the remaining portions of the lower case, and a second sheet is attached to an outer surface of the

Abstract: A battery pack that is mounted to a laptop computer, wherein two or more battery cells that can be charged and discharged are housed in a pack case; the battery cells are cylindrical battery cells having a circular vertical cross-section; the pack case is configured with a lower case in which battery cells are received and an upper case that is coupled to the lower case in order to close and seal the battery cells; in the upper case, a thickness of an upper contact point portion that contacts an upper end external circumferential surface of the battery cells is 70% or less of that of the remaining portions of the upper case, and a first sheet is attached to an outer surface of the upper case corresponding to the upper contact point portion; and in the lower case, a thickness of a lower contact point portion that contacts a lower end external circumferential surface of the battery cells is 70% or less of that of the remaining portions of the lower case, and a second sheet is attached to an outer surface of the

Abstract: In various aspects, it is possible to provide an optimized service to a mobile terminal and a user, without prior knowledge of a service that the user prefers to use, or without a client module of a tightly coupled configuration. The optimized service may be provided by performing a semantic negotiation based on one or more ontologies. Also, it is possible to improve user convenience by automatically performing the semantic negotiation between the mobile terminal and a service server without user intervention.

Abstract: Provided is a module and method for semantic negotiation. In various aspects, it is possible to provide an optimized service to a mobile terminal and a user, without prior knowledge of a service that the user prefers to use, or without a client module of a tightly coupled configuration. The optimized service may be provided by performing a semantic negotiation based on one or more ontologies. Also, it is possible to improve convenience of the user by automatically performing the semantic negotiation between the mobile terminal and a service server without intervention of a user.