Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining an energy cost applied to an energy sharing transaction system which performs a secondary energy sharing transaction between a seller and a buyer having an energy production facility which is operated by using primary energy as a power source to produce secondary energy.

Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle is provided. A crystal grain size of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle measured by an XRD analysis is 250 nm or more, and an XRD peak intensity ratio of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle is 9.8% or less. A lithium secondary battery including the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle and having improved life-span and rate capability is provided.

Abstract: A pedal simulator including a cylinder body having an internal space formed as one side is opened, and the other side is closed, a piston configured to move forward and rearward in the internal space of the cylinder body by an operation of a pedal, a damper provided in the internal space of the cylinder body and configured to transfer pedal feel to an electric booster by means of a pressure applied from the piston, a push rod having one side connected to the pedal, and the other side connected to the piston, the push rod being configured to move the piston forward toward the damper by the operation of the pedal, and a return means provided while covering one side of the cylinder body and a part of the push rod and configured to provide a restoring force for moving rearward the push rod that has moved forward.

Abstract: A battery cell assembly is provided. The battery cell assembly includes at least one pouch-type battery cell including an electrode lead, a cell cover surrounding the at least one pouch-type battery cell and having a front open end or a rear open end, a bus bar connected to the electrode lead of the at least one pouch-type battery cell, a bus bar frame supporting the bus bar and covering the front open end or the rear open end of the cell cover where the electrode lead is located, and a flame blocking member including a mesh net formed of a material with high rigidity and high heat resistance coupled to a body of the bus bar.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display module; a plate positioned on a rear surface of the display module; and a digitizer positioned on a rear surface of the plate. The plate includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer each including carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and a fiber area weight (FAW) of the second layer is 100 g/m2 to 150 g/m2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a foaming composition, comprising: (a) at least one oil. (b) at least one polymeric interface stabilizer of improving rheology of the composition and boosting and stabilizing the foams formed therein, and (c) a surfactant system, comprising, substantially consisting of, or even consisting of at least one alkyl sulfosuccinate, at least one amphoteric surfactant, and optionally, at least one nonionic surfactant.

Abstract: Provided is a pretreatment container for discharging of a secondary battery used in the process of processing discharging of a secondary battery, in which a first upper plate and a second upper plate are rotatably disposed in a staggered manner on an upper side of a housing including a receiving space receiving a waste battery, thereby preventing the waste battery from floating during the discharging process.

Abstract: A power supply circuit is adapted to an electronic device. The power supply circuit includes a drive circuit, a feedback resistor circuit, a battery module and a controller. The drive circuit receives a charger boost indication signal and generates a drive signal accordingly. The feedback resistor circuit has a feedback resistance value changing in response to the drive signal and receives a DC power supply to supply power to a system component. The battery module provides a battery power supply to the system component. The controller controls the battery power supply provided by the battery module according to the feedback resistance value. When the system component is operating in a heavy load state, the controller transmits the corresponding charger boost indication signal to the drive circuit, so as to reduce the feedback resistance value through the drive signal.

Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode spaced apart from each other on a substrate, a first bank layer disposed on the substrate and exposing the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer disposed on the first pixel electrode and a second light-emitting layer disposed on the second pixel electrode, a first common electrode disposed on the first light-emitting layer and a second common electrode disposed on the second light-emitting layer, a second bank layer disposed on the first bank layer and exposing the first common electrode and the second common electrode, and a third bank layer disposed on the second bank layer and including metal nitride, wherein the third bank layer includes a tip protruding further than the sidewall of the second bank layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a steel pipe for a line pipe having excellent low temperature toughness in a welded zone thereof, and a method for manufacturing the same, in which alloy components and a ratio thereof are controlled, and high frequency heat-treatment is carried out on the welded zone, and immediately thereafter, a cooling process is performed thereon in a strictly controlled manner, thereby improving the low temperature toughness of the welded zone, such that a resulting steel pipe is suitable for use in a pipeline and an offshore structure.

Abstract: Silicon particles for active materials and electro-chemical cells are provided. The active materials comprising silicon particles described herein can be utilized as an electrode material for a battery. In certain embodiments, the composite material includes greater than 0% and less than about 90% by weight of silicon particles. The silicon particles have an average particle size between about 0.1 ?m and about 30 ?m and a surface including nanometer-sized features. The composite material also includes greater than 0% and less than about 90% by weight of one or more types of carbon phases. At least one of the one or more types of carbon phases is a substantially continuous phase.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a triaxial magnetic sensor and a manufacturing process therefor. The triaxial magnetic sensor includes a substrate forming at least two grooves, a first magnetic sensor mechanism, a second magnetic sensor mechanism and a third magnetic sensor mechanism; the first magnetic sensor mechanism detects the magnetic field in a first direction; the second magnetic sensor mechanism detects the magnetic field in a second direction; the third magnetic sensor mechanism detects the magnetic field in a third direction; the first magnetic sensor mechanism and the second magnetic sensor mechanism are arranged on the surface of the substrate, and the third magnetic sensor mechanism is arranged within the grooves. At least one pair of adjacent grooves are spaced apart by the at least one first magnetic sensor mechanism and/or the at least one second magnetic sensor mechanism.

Abstract: A display panel includes: first and second display areas; first and second pixel circuits connected to light-emitting elements in the first and second display areas, respectively; and first pixel units and second pixel units, each first pixel unit comprising a first pixel circuit and a light-emitting element connected to the first pixel circuit, and each second pixel unit comprising a second pixel circuit and a light-emitting element connected to the second pixel circuit, wherein each first pixel unit includes the light-emitting element emitting light of a first color, each second pixel unit includes the light-emitting element emitting light of a second color, the first color is different from the second color, each first pixel unit is configured to receive a first power supply signal and a second power supply signal, and each second pixel unit is configured to receive a third power supply signal and a fourth power supply signal.

Abstract: Provided is a stator applied to a motor. The stator of the present disclosure may reduce a production cost and simultaneously minimize a motor failure occurring due to corrosion by using an inexpensive steel ball bearing, which is enabled by reducing a magnitude of an shaft voltage that causes the corrosion rather than using a structure (for example, a ceramic bearing or an SGR bearing) for avoiding the corrosion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a fuel cell catalyst electrode, which includes dispersing and mixing a first catalyst, a binder, and a first solvent to prepare a first catalyst slurry, heat-treating and pulverizing the first catalyst slurry to prepare a first catalyst powder, dispersing and mixing a second catalyst, a binder, and a second solvent to prepare a second catalyst slurry, heat-treating and pulverizing the second catalyst slurry to prepare a second catalyst powder, dispersing the first catalyst powder and the second catalyst powder in a third solvent to prepare a third catalyst slurry, and applying or transferring the third catalyst slurry onto a substrate to prepare an electrode having a catalyst layer formed therein.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is a method for supporting transportation of goods. The method includes the steps of: acquiring at least one of information on a delivery place or collection place and a quantity of goods to be transported, and information on an amount of time required for transportation of the goods; and determining at least one optimal regional unit where last-mile delivery of the goods is to be performed, on the basis of the acquired information.

Abstract: A method for screening a solvent for extracting polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from waste using the following Equation 1: PVC ? solubility ? score = x 1 ? exp ? ( - x 2 ? ? pvc sol - x 3 ? ? dop sol ) + x 4 ? exp ? ( - x 5 ? r pvc - x 6 ? r dop ) - x 7 ? exp ? ( - x 8 ? V sol ) + x 9 , ?ij is a chemical potential of the solvent, and in ?ij, i is a solute and j is the solvent, ri is a Hansen solubility parameter distance of the solvent, Vsol is a molecular volume of the solvent, sol is the solvent, pvc is polyvinyl chloride, and dop is diethylhexyl phthalate. A method for recycling waste is also provided. Additionally, a recycled polyvinyl chloride and a recycled composition are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cognitive training providing apparatus and a method thereof. The cognitive training providing apparatus includes a display module, a memory that stores health status information of a trainee, pieces of multimedia content, and a plurality of training tasks, an input module that receives a response of the trainee, and a control module that selects first multimedia content corresponding to the health status information among the pieces of multimedia content, selects a first training task corresponding to the first multimedia content among the plurality of training tasks, organizes game content by placing the first training task in the first multimedia content, and performs a cognitive training operation by outputting the game content through the display module.

Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for adjusting a pressure of a smart gas pipeline network. The method includes: obtaining gas delivery parameters of a preset point in a gas pipeline branch; obtaining gas data corresponding to the gas pipeline branch; determining an estimated value of a gas loss rate of the gas pipeline branch; determining a confidence level of the estimated value; in response to the confidence level satisfying an update condition, updating the preset point to determine an update point; determining an update confidence level; determining a composite confidence level of the estimated value; determining an adjustment factor; determining the gas loss rate; and in response to the gas loss rate satisfying a first predetermined condition, determining a target operating parameter, and adjusting a pressure of a gas network based on the target operating parameter.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a touch display device including a display region and a peripheral region, a touch signal line, and a first data signal line. The peripheral region has a touch pin and a first data pin; the touch signal line includes a touch signal main line in the display region, and a touch signal lead wire in the peripheral region and connecting the touch signal main line to the touch pin, the touch signal main line and the touch signal lead wire are in a first conductive layer and directly connected to each other; the first data signal line includes a first data signal main line in the display region and a first data signal lead wire in the peripheral region, the first data signal main line is connected to the first data pin through the first data signal lead wire in a second conductive layer.