Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a secondary battery having a structure capable of reducing shape deformation of a pouch. A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a pouch case accommodating the electrode assembly together with an electrolyte; and a deformation preventing portion at an inner side facing a terminal formation portion of the pouch case.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a data collecting unit for obtaining log information about a state of a battery from a battery management system that manages the battery, a first storing unit including reference log information for determining abnormality of the battery, and a diagnosing unit for diagnosing abnormality of the battery by comparing the log information about the state of the battery with the reference log information.

Abstract: A battery data management system according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes a communication device obtaining state data of a battery from a battery management system and transmitting the state data of the battery to an outside, a virtual private network (VPN) server receiving the state data of the battery from the communication device through a first network and transmitting the state data of the battery to the outside through a second network, a cloud server receiving the state data of the battery from the VPN server through the second network and transmitting the state data of the battery to the outside through a third network, and a management server managing the state data of the battery, received from the cloud server through the third network.

Abstract: A battery data management system includes a communication device for obtaining state data of a battery from a battery management system and transmitting the state data of the battery to an outside and a management server for managing the state data of the battery, received from the communication device through a first network.

Abstract: A communication apparatus according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes a data collecting unit configured to obtain log information about a state of a battery from a battery management system that manages the battery, a first storing unit including reference log information for determining abnormality of the battery, and a diagnosing unit configured to diagnose abnormality of the battery by comparing the log information about the state of the battery with the reference log information.

Abstract: A battery analysis apparatus according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes a site information generating unit configured to generate information of an energy storage system (ESS) site, a data collecting unit configured to collect state data of at least one battery included in the ESS site, and an analyzing unit configured to analyze a state of the battery based on the state data of the battery.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a UPS battery aging state calculation method and system, and more specifically, to an aging state calculation method and system of a UPS battery for accurately calculating an aging state (i.e., State of Health (SOH)) of the UPS battery itself by repeatedly executing the charge and self-discharge of the UPS battery through a switch.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sensor for measuring skin conductivity and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the sensor includes: a base board made of a flexible material; an electrode provided on a surface of the base board, and transmitting an electrical signal; and an uneven structure provided on the electrode, and configured to increase an electrical contact area with skin via sweat secreted onto a surface of skin.

Abstract: A temperature control apparatus for an energy storage system, which includes a battery module, a temperature sensor and an HVAC system, includes a first communication unit configured to receive first temperature information indicating a temperature of the battery module from a battery management system combined with the battery module; a second communication unit configured to receive from the temperature sensor second temperature information indicating a temperature measured by the temperature sensor; and a control unit connected with the first communication unit and the second communication unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor using a nanowire, including a substrate, a photodetector for sensing incident light to produce photocurrent, the magnitude of which varies depending on the intensity of incident light, a signal processing module for outputting photodetection current including information about the presence or absence of incident light and the intensity of incident light based on the presence or absence of photocurrent and the magnitude thereof, and an electrode configured to electrically connect the photodetector and the signal processing module to each other and formed on the photodetector and the signal processing module, wherein the photodetector and the signal processing module are formed on the substrate, and the photodetector is formed of at least one silicon nanowire.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sensor for measuring skin conductivity and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the sensor includes: a base board made of a flexible material; an electrode provided on a surface of the base board, and transmitting an electrical signal; and an uneven structure provided on the electrode, and configured to increase an electrical contact area with skin via sweat secreted onto a surface of skin.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a UPS battery aging state calculation method and system, and more specifically, to an aging state calculation method and system of a UPS battery for accurately calculating an aging state (i.e., State of Health (SOH)) of the UPS battery itself by repeatedly executing the charge and self-discharge of the UPS battery through a switch.

Abstract: Disclosed is an avalanche photodiode using a silicon nanowire, including a first silicon nanowire formed of silicon (Si), a first conductive region formed by doping one surface of the first silicon nanowire with a first dopant, and a second conductive region formed by doping one surface of the first silicon nanowire with a second dopant having a conductive type different from that of the first dopant so as to be arranged continuously in a longitudinal direction from the first conductive region, wherein, when the magnitude of a reverse voltage applied to both ends of the first silicon nanowire is equal to or greater than a preset breakdown voltage, avalanche multiplication of inner current occurs due to the incidence of light from the outside.

Abstract: A temperature control apparatus for an energy storage system, which includes a battery module, a temperature sensor and an HVAC system, includes a first communication unit configured to receive first temperature information indicating a temperature of the battery module from a battery management system combined with the battery module; a second communication unit configured to receive from the temperature sensor second temperature information indicating a temperature measured by the temperature sensor; and a control unit connected with the first communication unit and the second communication unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an avalanche photodiode using a silicon nanowire, including a first silicon nanowire formed of silicon (Si), a first conductive region formed by doping one surface of the first silicon nanowire with a first dopant, and a second conductive region formed by doping one surface of the first silicon nanowire with a second dopant having a conductive type different from that of the first dopant so as to be arranged continuously in a longitudinal direction from the first conductive region, wherein, when the magnitude of a reverse voltage applied to both ends of the first silicon nanowire is equal to or greater than a preset breakdown voltage, avalanche multiplication of inner current occurs due to the incidence of light from the outside.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor using a nanowire, including a substrate, a photodetector for sensing incident light to produce photocurrent, the magnitude of which varies depending on the intensity of incident light, a signal processing module for outputting photodetection current including information about the presence or absence of incident light and the intensity of incident light based on the presence or absence of photocurrent and the magnitude thereof, and an electrode configured to electrically connect the photodetector and the signal processing module to each other and formed on the photodetector and the signal processing module, wherein the photodetector and the signal processing module are formed on the substrate, and the photodetector is formed of at least one silicon nanowire.

Abstract: A capacitive humidity sensor, and more particularly, to a capacitive humidity sensor and a manufacturing method thereof capable of increasing reliability of the sensor by forming a dehumidification layer of a polymer material having a large surface area between a lower electrode layer and an upper electrode layer while miniaturizing the humidity sensor by forming a sensor unit on an ROIC substrate.

Abstract: A capacitive humidity sensor, and more particularly, to a capacitive humidity sensor and a manufacturing method thereof capable of increasing reliability of the sensor by forming a dehumidification layer of a polymer material having a large surface area between a lower electrode layer and an upper electrode layer while miniaturizing the humidity sensor by forming a sensor unit on an ROIC substrate.