Abstract: The present application relates to an asymmetry composite material and a method for preparing the same, which provides a composite material comprising a metal porous body (metal foam or the like) and a polymer component, and provides a method for preparing a composite material, wherein the polymer component is formed in an asymmetrical structure on both sides of the metal porous body (metal foam or the like), and a composite material prepared in such a manner.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling output in a water treatment plant treating water includes: a chemical dosing management part configured to analyze real-time data to determine a control mode of chemical dosing optimization, and provide the determined control mode as a management command; a chemical dosing optimization part configured to analyze the real-time data to derive a control value such that the control value is to set a minimum of a chemical dosage to be dose in the water while a state of treated water of the water treatment plant is maintained in a normal range; and a chemical dosing output control part configured to provide the control value to a water treatment control device for controlling the water treatment plant, according to the control mode of the management command.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling chemical dosing optimization in a water treatment plant treating feed water includes: a control value derivation part configured to receive real-time data, analyze the real-time data through a water treatment model and a controller in response to receiving the real-time data, and calculate a control value, such that the control value is to set a minimum of a chemical dosage while maintaining a state of treated water of the water treatment plant in a normal range, the water treatment model simulating the water treatment plant and the controller being an optimization algorithm; and a chemical dosing output control part configured to provide the control value to a water treatment control device.

Abstract: A device for selecting an optimal model includes: a model storage part including a seed model storage place in which a seed model is stored, and an optimal model storage place in which an existing optimal model is stored; a model generation part configured to use training data to generate a variable model; and a model evaluation part configured to prepare evaluation data, and use the evaluation data to select a champion model from among a plurality of evaluation target models including the seed model, the existing optimal model, and the variable model by evaluating the plurality of evaluation target models.

Abstract: A chemical dosing optimization apparatus includes a chemical dosing optimization part and a chemical dosing output control part, wherein the chemical dosing optimization part receives real-time data at least from a water treatment plant treating feed water by dosing a chemical and providing a treated water, analyzes the real-time data through a water treatment model in response to receiving the real-time data, derives a prediction value for predicting a state of the treated water of the water treatment plant, and derives a control value based on the prediction value through a controller, such that the control value is to set a minimum of a chemical dosage to be dosed in the feed water while the state of the treated water of the water treatment plant is maintained in a normal range, and wherein the chemical dosing output control part provides the control value to a water treatment control device.

Abstract: The present application provides a composite material and a method for preparing the same. The present application can provide a composite material which comprises a metal foam, a polymer component and a thermally conductive filler, and has other excellent physical properties such as impact resistance, processability and insulation properties while having excellent thermal conductivity.

Abstract: In the electrochromic device according to an embodiment of the present application, when the first voltage is applied to the electrochromic device in a state that the electrochromic element has the first state, the electrochromic device becomes the second state, and when the first voltage is applied to the electrochromic element in a state that the electrochromic element has the fourth state, the electrochromic element becomes the third state.

Abstract: The present disclosure in some embodiments provides a method and an apparatus for tracking a road facility based on vehicle motion characteristics. In at one aspect, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for tracking a road facility, including a coordinate generation unit configured to generate initial coordinates based on a location of a vehicle and a plurality of detection information items collected by a radar included in the vehicle, the initial coordinates being generated for updating tracking coordinates of the road facility, and a coordinate update unit configured to update, based on motion characteristics of the vehicle, the tracking coordinates of the road facility in response to vehicle coordinates that change over time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an MIMO antenna apparatus, and in particular, includes a PCB having at least one heat-generation element provided on one surface thereof, a first heat-dissipation part disposed to cover one surface of the PCB, having a through hole formed in a portion corresponding to the position provided with the heat-generation element, and having a plurality of vertical heat-dissipation fins formed to be extended in a direction perpendicular to the outside surface thereof, and a second heat-dissipation part detachably coupled to the through hole to contact one surface of the heat-generation element to receive heat from the heat-generation element and to dissipate heat at a long distance father than the first heat-dissipation part, thereby enhancing heat-dissipation performance and expanding universality of a product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises a silicon-based active material, a binder, a first conductive material, and a second conductive material; a specific surface area of the second conductive material is larger than a specific surface area of the first conductive material; the first conductive material is contained in the negative electrode active material layer in an amount of 9.68% by weight to 9.83% by weight; and the second conductive material is contained in the negative electrode active material layer in an amount of 0.17 to 0.32% by weight.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery which includes: one or more positive electrodes including a positive electrode active material layer; a plurality of negative electrodes including a first negative electrode including a silicon-based active material and a second negative electrode including a carbon-based active material; a separator; and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode and the negative electrode are alternately stacked with the separators interposed therebetween, and the ratio of weight of the silicon-based active material included in the first negative electrode and weight of the carbon-based active material included in the second negative electrode is in the range of 40:60 to 90:10.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for manufacturing a metal foam. The present application can provide a method for manufacturing a metal foam, which is capable of forming a metal foam comprising uniformly formed pores and having excellent mechanical properties as well as the desired porosity, and a metal foam having the above characteristics. In addition, the present application can provide a method capable of forming a metal foam in which the above-mentioned physical properties are ensured, while being in the form of a thin film or sheet, within a fast process time, and such a metal foam.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for forming an insulating layer for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a binder polymer; a coloring agent including at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic dye, an oil-soluble dye and an organic phosphor; and a solvent, and has a viscosity of 1,000 cP or more at 25° C.

Abstract: A method for preparing a metal foam is provided which can freely control characteristics, such as pore size and porosity, of the metal foam, prepare the metal foam in the form of films or sheets which have conventionally been difficult to produce, particularly the form of thin films or sheets as well, and prepare a metal foam having excellent other physical properties such as mechanical strength. It is also possible to efficiently form a structure in which the metal foams as above are integrated with good adhesive force on a metal base material.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a negative electrode, which includes: applying a negative electrode slurry on a negative electrode current collector and subjecting the applied negative electrode slurry to a first roll-pressing to form a negative electrode active material layer; pre-lithiating the negative electrode active material layer to form a pre-lithiated negative electrode active material layer; and subjecting the pre-lithiated negative electrode active material layer to a second roll-pressing, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a silicon-based active material, and a ratio (p1/p2) of porosity (p1) of negative electrode active material layer after the first roll-pressing to porosity (p2) of negative electrode active material layer after the second roll-pressing is in a range of 1.05 to 1.65.

Abstract: The present application can provide a composite material which comprises a metal foam, a polymer component and an electrically conductive filler, has other excellent physical properties such as impact resistance, processability and insulation properties while having excellent thermal conductivity, and is also capable of controlling electrical conductivity characteristics.

Abstract: The present application relates to an electromagnetic wave shielding film, which can provide an electromagnetic wave shielding film having excellent mechanical strength, flexibility, electrical insulation properties, bonding properties with other constituents, oxidation and high-temperature stability and the like, while having excellent electromagnetic shielding ability.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing failure of a plant is provided. The apparatus for diagnosing failure of a plant includes: a data analyzer configured to provide data analysis information, which is information requiring analysis to diagnose failure of the plant, and a comprehensive diagnostic device configured to diagnose the failure using each of an algorithm-based diagnosing technique and a domain knowledge-based diagnosing technique based on the data analysis information, and to derive comprehensive diagnosis information for the failure by summarizing results of the algorithm-based diagnosing technique and the domain knowledge-based diagnosing technique.

Abstract: The present application provides a 3D printing method. The present application can provide as a method for efficiently performing 3D printing, for example, a 3D printing method capable of more rapidly and efficiently producing a three-dimensional shape precisely realized up to a fine portion.

Abstract: An object detection method and apparatus are disclosed. The object detection method may include acquiring identification information of an object detected from each of N (N being a preset integer of 3 or more) images continuous in order of capture from the output of a classification layer of an object detection deep learning network and correcting, based on the identification information of the object detected from each of at least two images that have been captured early in order of time, among the N images, the identification information of the object detected from an image that has been captured later in order of time than the at least two images that have been captured early in order of time, among the N images.