Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer having a positive electrode active material containing an overlithiated manganese-based oxide represented by Formula 1 below, and the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer having a silicon-based negative electrode active material, LiaNibCocMndMeO2??[Formula 1] wherein, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Co, W, Mg, V, Ti, Zn, Ga, In, Ru, Nb, Sn, Sr, and Zr, and 1<a, 0?b?0.5, 0?c?0.1, 0.5?d<1.0, and 0?e?0.2, and. Preferably, in the Formula 1, 1.1?a?1.5, 0.1?b?0.4, 0?c?0.05, 0.5?d?0.80, and 0?e?0.1.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lightweight cowl crossbar includes: producing an inner pipe, laminating a plurality of composite material layers wound around the inner pipe, and extruding an outer pipe on the winding layer, in which the plurality of composite material layers adjacent to each other are wound in different directions.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack; then performing a pre-heating operation on the electrode stack; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack. The pre-heating operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 10 seconds to 40 seconds under a pressure condition from 0.5 MPa to 2 MPa and under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 85° C. The pressure condition applied in the pre-heating operation may include applying a lower pressure than that applied in the primary and secondary heat press operations. The primary heat press operation may include engaging the electrode stack with a gripper to secure a position of the electrode stack, which gripper may be disengaged from the electrode stack before performing the pre-heating operation.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack while engaging the electrode stack with a gripper; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack while the gripper is disengaged from the electrode stack. The secondary heat press operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 5 seconds to 60 seconds under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 90° C. and under a pressure condition from 1 Mpa to 6 Mpa. The step of assembling the electrode stack may include alternately stacking first and second electrodes on an elongated separator sheet, and sequentially folding the separator sheet over a previously-stacked one of the electrodes before a subsequent electrode is stacked. An apparatus for performing the manufacturing method is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes: a battery; a motor drive device configured to drive a motor through an inverter, based on a voltage of the battery; and a battery controller configured to determine whether to perform output limiting on the battery, based on whether a ratio of regenerative braking is less than or equal to a preset ratio, wherein the ratio of regenerative braking is varied according to an amount of charging of the battery and an amount of discharging of the battery within a preset time interval, and adjust, based on the output limiting being performed on the battery, a derate ratio associated with a battery output limit value.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack while engaging the electrode stack with a gripper; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack while the gripper is disengaged from the electrode stack. The secondary heat press operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 5 seconds to 60 seconds under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 90° C. and under a pressure condition from 1 Mpa to 6 Mpa. The step of assembling the electrode stack may include alternately stacking first and second electrodes on an elongated separator sheet, and sequentially folding the separator sheet over a previously-stacked one of the electrodes before a subsequent electrode is stacked. An apparatus for performing the manufacturing method is also disclosed.

Abstract: An embodiment provides an air conditioner for a vehicle, the air conditioner including an air conditioning unit having a heat exchanger disposed therein, and a blower unit configured to supply air to the air conditioning unit, in which the blower unit includes a blower casing having an inner surface, and a blower configured to allow the air to flow toward the inner surface, in which the inner surface includes a first surface, and a second surface disposed on the first surface and inclined, and in which the first and second surfaces divide a direction of the air, which is allowed to flow by the blower, into at least two directions. Therefore, the air conditioner for a vehicle may improve performance and quality of the blower unit.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel including emission areas, and an input sensor above the display panel, and including conductive patterns, wherein the display panel includes a light-emitting element overlapping at least one of the emission areas, and including an anode, an emission layer above the anode, and a cathode above the emission layer, and an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the anode in plan view, and electrically connected to the cathode at a connection area, wherein the conductive patterns include mesh patterns defining openings respectively overlapping the emission areas, the mesh patterns including a first mesh pattern having a first width, and a second mesh pattern including a portion having a second width that is greater than the first width, and including a portion entirely covering the connection area.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel divided into a display area and a non-display area, and an input sensing unit disposed on the display panel and divided into an active area and a non-active area. The input sensing unit includes a plurality of sensing electrodes overlapping the active area and including a plurality of first sensing electrodes extending in a first direction, and a plurality of second sensing electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of first trace lines respectively connected to the plurality of first sensing electrodes and including an inside portion overlapping the active area, and a dummy electrode unit overlapping the inside portion in the first direction. The dummy electrode unit is adjacent to the plurality of sensing electrodes in the second direction and does not overlap the plurality of sensing electrodes in the first direction.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a pixel structure, and a touch sensor electrode. The substrate includes a sub-pixel region and a transparent region. The pixel structure is disposed in the sub-pixel region on the substrate. The touch sensor electrode is disposed in the transparent region on the substrate.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a pixel structure, and a touch sensor electrode. The substrate includes a sub-pixel region and a transparent region. The pixel structure is disposed in the sub-pixel region on the substrate. The touch sensor electrode is disposed in the transparent region on the substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a circuit layer on the base layer; and an element layer on the circuit layer and including a plurality of light emitting elements and a photo-sensing element, wherein the plurality of light emitting elements include: a first emission layer configured to emit a first color light; a second emission layer configured to emit a second color light different from the first color light; and a third emission layer configured to emit a third color light different from the first color light and the second color light, and the photo-sensing element includes a photoelectric conversion layer overlapping at least any one of a part of the first emission layer, a part of the second emission layer, or a part of the third emission layer.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a pixel structure, and a touch sensor electrode. The substrate includes a sub-pixel region and a transparent region. The pixel structure is disposed in the sub-pixel region on the substrate. The touch sensor electrode is disposed in the transparent region on the substrate.

Abstract: A display device including a flexible display panel and a roller disposed on a side portion of the flexible display panel to wind the flexible display panel, in which the flexible display panel includes a first substrate including a first base substrate having a display region and a non-display region adjacent to each other, and a light emitting element layer including light emitting elements disposed on the display region, a second substrate including a second base substrate opposing the first base substrate, and a color conversion layer disposed on the second base substrate and corresponding to each light emitting element, and an adhesive filling layer disposed in the display region to form a cell gap between the first and second substrate, and disposed in the non-display region to be in contact with the first and second base substrates to couple and seal the first and second base substrates.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a pixel structure, and a touch sensor electrode. The substrate includes a sub-pixel region and a transparent region. The pixel structure is disposed in the sub-pixel region on the substrate. The touch sensor electrode is disposed in the transparent region on the substrate.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display module including a display area through which an image is displayed and a non-display area adjacent to the display area and provided with a through hole through which a signal is transmitted, which is defined in the display area, an electronic module disposed under the display module, overlapping the through hole, and transmitting or receiving the signal, and an antenna module disposed on the display module and including a first portion through which an opening corresponding to the through hole is defined and a second portion extending from the first portion and inserted into the through hole.

Abstract: A controller (e.g., a remote control) stores channel information preferred by the user or program information preferred by the user. The controller recognizes the user by detecting the user's fingerprint, and controls the display device or a set-top box that communicates with the display device such that a list corresponding to the recognized channel information preference or a list corresponding to program information is displayed on the display device.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit which displays an image, a roller to which an end of the display unit is fixed and which winds or unwinds the display unit by rotating, a housing which accommodates the display unit and the roller, and a guide member which is provided inside the housing and guides a movement of the display unit.