Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack including: a battery module assembly including a plurality of battery modules including a plurality of battery cells; a pack tray on which the battery module assembly is accommodated; and a tray bar arranged on at least one side edge of the pack tray.

Abstract: An electrode assembly for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery are disclosed. The electrode assembly for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode, wherein the negative electrode includes a current collector; a negative electrode active material layer on the current collector and including a negative electrode material; and a first functional layer and an organic-inorganic composite layer sequentially on the negative electrode active material layer, the first functional layer being integrated with the negative electrode material layer, and wherein the positive electrode includes a second functional layer facing the organic-inorganic composite layer.

Abstract: A bioreactor for suspension cells is provided. The bioreactor for suspension cells may comprise: a frame unit; a driving unit mounted on the frame unit, and a cell culture unit including a housing having an inner space filled with a medium containing suspension cells, and a plurality of supports disposed in multiple stages in the inner space to be spaced at intervals from each other, the cell culture unit having one end axially coupled to the driving unit.

Abstract: A virtual power plant system using a heat conversion device includes a plurality of distributed energy resources connected to a virtual power plant; a virtual power plant output adjustment device connected to the virtual power plant and including a heat conversion device that receives power generated from the plurality of distributed energy resources and converts the power into thermal energy, a virtual power plant management device configured to conduct a bidding by predicting an expected power generation amount of the plurality of distributed energy resources, analyze output variation and error of the virtual power plant due to an output variation of the plurality of distributed energy resources, and stabilize an output variation of the virtual power plant by controlling a power consumption amount of the virtual power plant output adjustment device based on the analysis result.

Abstract: A power module that includes a semiconductor chip configured to generate heat, a metal layer electrically connected to the semiconductor chip to allow current to flow therethrough, a cooling channel facing the metal layer for dissipating heat out of the semiconductor chip, and a resin layer interposed between the metal layer and the cooling channel and integrally formed in an internal space of the power module.

Abstract: A voltage generation circuit includes a voltage generation unit configured to generate a reference voltage using a power supply voltage and output the reference voltage through a voltage output node. The voltage generation circuit also includes a pre-charge unit configured to drive the voltage output node using the power supply voltage in response to a pre-charge control signal. The voltage generation circuit further includes a pre-charge control unit configured to generate at least one sampling voltage using the power supply voltage and generate the pre-charge control signal according to a result obtained by comparing the at least one sampling voltage with the reference voltage.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a foamed microcellular silicone resin cured product which has uniform foaming and excellent dimensional accuracy, using a supercritical fluid, is described. A foamed microcellular silicone resin cured product manufactured thereby is described.

Abstract: This application relates to a self-reference point setting type blood component measuring method and apparatus using light. In one aspect, the method includes applying light to a skin of a subject to be measured and setting a reference point on a surface of the skin adjacent to a point at which the light is applied. The method further includes calculating a concentration of a blood component from a light intensity measured at the reference point and a light intensity measured at another point. According to some embodiments, the accuracy and precision of measurement are increased in measuring blood in a non-invasive manner.

Abstract: A battery module includes a module housing, a gauge hole formed in the module housing, a plurality of battery cells in the module housing, a cell pressing plate accommodated in the module housing, and a swelling gauge provided to protrude from a surface of the cell pressing plate. The plurality of battery cells have a normal state and a swelling state. An end of the swelling gauge extends outside the module housing when the plurality of battery cells are in the normal state.

Abstract: A pouch type secondary battery in which an electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery and an electrode lead of an adjacent different pouch type secondary battery are welded together to construct a battery module is provided. The electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery includes a length extended part so that, after cutting a welded part of the electrode leads of the pouch type secondary battery and the adjacent different pouch type secondary battery to form electrode leads of remaining length, the electrode leads of remaining length are welded together again. A battery module and method of reusing the battery module are also provided.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for a light transmittance control film, and a light transmittance control film. According to the inventive concept, the light transmittance control film includes a matrix part including a copolymer and a polymer chain which is grafted to the copolymer, and a dispersed part including a polymer derived from a first monomer, and are provided in the matrix part, wherein the polymer chain is derived from the first monomer, first light transmittance is shown while external force is applied, and second light transmittance which is greater than the first light transmittance may be shown after the external force is removed.

Abstract: A converter system for a vehicle including: a bi-directional converter electrically connected between a main battery and an auxiliary battery and configured to perform power conversion; a gate driver electrically connected to the bi-directional converter and configured to apply a PWM signal for controlling a driving mode of the bi-directional converter; a converter controller electrically connected to the gate driver and configured to apply a control signal for controlling driving of the gate driver; a control switch interposed between the converter controller and the gate driver and configured to connect or disconnect a connection between the converter controller and the gate driver; and a battery management system electrically connected to the gate driver through the control switch and configured to apply a control signal to control driving of the gate driver based on an abnormality in the converter controller.

Abstract: A driving control device for a relay for a battery pack, includes: a buck-boost converter to receive a voltage from an auxiliary battery, and output a buck-boost voltage; a feedback control circuit electrically connected to the buck-boost converter, and to transfer a feedback voltage to the buck-boost converter to control the buck-boost voltage output from the buck-boost converter; and a relay control circuit to apply or block the buck-boost voltage to a relay electrically connected to at least one of a positive electrode terminal or a negative electrode terminal of a main battery. The buck-boost converter is to output the buck-boost voltage according to the feedback voltage, and the buck-boost voltage has a smaller sustaining voltage for maintaining the relay in an on state than a first reference voltage for turning on the relay.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a fire-extinguishing system of an energy storage device including a plurality of battery racks for receiving a plurality of battery modules, the fire-extinguishing system comprising: a sensing part for detecting at least one of a temperature, a voltage, and smoke of a battery module; and a fire-extinguishing part for injecting a fire-extinguishing chemical to the battery module when at least one of values detected by the sensing part exceeds a predetermined threshold value, wherein the fire-extinguishing part further comprises a pipe fitting member provided on a path through which the fire-extinguishing chemical is supplied with respect to the battery rack to change a supply pressure of the fire-extinguishing chemical.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising mesenchymal stem cell-hydrogel-biodegradable support or mesenchymal stem cell-hydrogel-undegradable support, a sheet comprising the composition and a method for the preparation thereof. By using the sheet comprising the adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-hydrogel biodegradable or undegradable support, stem cells of high activity may be applied directly to the wound without isolation process using protease. The sheet has extracellular matrices such as collagen, laminin, fibronectin and elastin secreted by stem cells in the culture stage and included completely in the hydrogel, and therefore it has superior skin regeneration and wound healing effects compared with conventional pharmaceutical preparations and shortens therapeutic period.

Abstract: An energy storage system includes a rack having a space inside, a plurality of modules in the space of the rack, each of the plurality of modules including a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction therein, and a sensing line along one side of the plurality of modules.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for forming a polyurethane film, a polyurethane film derived from the composition and an article comprising a substrate and the polyurethane film, and the composition for forming a polyurethane film comprises an OH group-containing polymer; a curing agent; and an amphoteric ion-based polymer.

Abstract: A method for forming a planarization layer includes: providing a substrate including a trench; coating a pre-thinner over a surface of the trench; forming a gap-filling material in the trench; coating a post-thinner over the gap-filling material; and performing a spinning process to rotate the substrate.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly charging a wireless power receiving apparatus is provided. The wireless power transmitting apparatus includes a power providing unit configured to provide power, a gate driver configured to generate a differential signal formed of a first signal and a second signal from the power provided from the power providing unit, an amplifier configured to amplify the differential signal by a predetermined gain, a power transmitting unit configured to transmit the amplified differential signal to the wireless power receiving apparatus, and a differential signal correcting circuit that is disposed between the gate driver and the amplifier and is configured to correct the differential signal so that a predetermined phase difference between the first signal and the second signal is maintained.