Abstract: The present inventive concept provides a state of charge value estimation method for a lithium battery, including determining an estimated state of charge value by using an ampere-hour integral method; and when estimating that the lithium battery enters a low-current charging mode, determining a reference cell voltage value corresponding to the estimated state of charge value according to a look-up table, and comparing the reference cell voltage value and a measured real-time cell voltage value to determine a calibrated state of charge value. The state of charge value estimation method for a lithium battery of the present inventive concept is simple in operation and high in accuracy.

Abstract: A CaTiO3-based oxide thermoelectric material and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The CaTiO3-based oxide thermoelectric material has a chemical formula of Ca1-xLaxTiO3, where 0<x?0.4. The present disclosure makes it possible to prepare a CaTiO3-based thermoelectric material with properties comparable to n-type ZnO, CaTiO3, SrTiO3 and other oxide thermoelectric materials. Among them, the La15 sample has a power factor reaching up to 8.2 ?Wcm?1K?2 (at about 1000 K), and a power factor reaching up to 9.2 ?Wcm?1K?2 at room temperature (about 300 K); and a conductivity reaching up to 2015 Scm?1 (at 300 K). The CaTiO3-based oxide thermoelectric material exhibits the best thermoelectric performance among calcium titanate ceramics. The method for preparing the CaTiO3-based oxide thermoelectric material of the present disclosure is simple in process, convenient in operation, low in cost, and makes it possible to prepare a CaTiO3-based ceramic sheet with high thermoelectric performance.

Abstract: A display panel includes a display layer, a photosensitive layer and an infrared mask. The display layer is configured to display an image, the display layer has light-transmitting portions, and the light-transmitting portions are configured to transmit infrared light. The photosensitive layer is disposed on a side of the display layer. The infrared mask is disposed on a side of the photosensitive layer proximate to the display layer, the infrared mask has hollowed-out regions, the hollowed-out regions are configured to make the infrared mask have a preset pattern, and a region in the infrared mask except the hollowed-out regions is configured to prevent transmission of the infrared light. The photosensitive layer is configured to receive infrared light passing though the hollowed-out regions and the light-transmitting portions, and convert the infrared light into an image signal.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus includes a droplet supplier to supply a target droplet inside a vacuum chamber, an irradiator irradiating a pulsed laser onto the target droplet, a condensing mirror installed inside the vacuum chamber and configured to condense a light emitted from the target droplet by irradiation of the pulsed laser onto the target droplet, a gas supplier to flow a hydrogen gas along a surface of the condensing mirror, a controller to change a supply condition of the target droplet and an irradiation condition of the pulsed laser to conditions different from conditions during an exposure operation to increase an amount of production of hydrogen radicals in the vacuum chamber, and an exhaust pump to exhaust a gas from an inside of the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an ultrasonic signal detection circuit including a sensing circuit, a unidirectional conduction circuit and a source follower circuit. The sensing circuit is connected to an input terminal of the source follower circuit through the unidirectional conduction circuit; the sensing circuit is configured to generate a piezoelectric signal according to a received ultrasonic echo signal and output the piezoelectric signal to the unidirectional conduction circuit. The piezoelectric signal is an alternating current signal; the unidirectional conduction circuit is configured to rectify the alternating current signal to only allow a forward or a reverse current portion thereof to pass through. The forward/reverse current portion charges/discharges the input terminal of the source follower circuit after passing through the unidirectional conduction circuit.

Abstract: Provided are a networking method, communication method, and communication system for a multi-mode communication device, a device, and a chip. The networking method includes: sending response information about available communication modes between a network access node and a to-be-connected node to the network access node, where the available communication modes are divided into a plurality of sets, and modes in each of the sets are incompatible with each other, and modes in different sets are compatible with each other; and locking an optimal mode, selected from each of the sets based on the response information, as handshake information between the two nodes when a preset negotiation result is met, such that the network access node reports corresponding routing information, and a root node updates networking routing information.

Abstract: System and method simulate power distribution system reconfigurations for multiple contingencies. Decision tree model is instantiated as a graph with nodes and edges corresponding to simulated outage states of one or more buses in the power distribution system and simulated states of reconfigurable switches in the power distribution system, Edges related to each outage are disconnected. A reconfiguration path is determined with a plurality of switches reconfigured to a closed state by an iteration of tree search algorithms. A simulation estimates feeder cable and transformer loading and bus voltages on the reconfigured path for comparing against constraints including system capacity ratings and minimum voltage.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The backlight substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of first light emitting elements on the base substrate and configured to emit first light; a plurality of second light emitting elements on the base substrate and configured to emit second light having a different wavelength from the first light; a plurality of depth sensors on the base substrate and configured to receive the second light emitted from the plurality of second light emitting elements and reflected by an object and determine depth information of the object based on the received second light; and a diffusion layer in direct contact with light emitting surfaces of the plurality of first light emitting elements and configured to diffuse the first light emitted from the plurality of first light emitting elements.

Abstract: Methods for predictive maintenance with using machine learning in a building automation system and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving device event data corresponding to a device and executing an inference engine to determine root cause fault data corresponding to the device event data. The method includes executing a predictive maintenance engine to produce a survival analysis for the physical device based on the root cause fault data. The method includes producing updated failure data by the predictive maintenance engine, based on the survival analysis, and providing the updated failure data to the inference engine. The inference engine thereafter uses the updated failure data in a subsequent root cause analysis. The method includes outputting the survival analysis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The backlight substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of first light emitting elements on the base substrate and configured to emit first light; a plurality of second light emitting elements on the base substrate and configured to emit second light having a different wavelength from the first light; a plurality of depth sensors on the base substrate and configured to receive the second light emitted from the plurality of second light emitting elements and reflected by an object and determine depth information of the object based on the received second light; and a diffusion layer in direct contact with light emitting surfaces of the plurality of first light emitting elements and configured to diffuse the first light emitted from the plurality of first light emitting elements.

Abstract: A method for controlling a power distribution system having a number of discretely controllable devices includes processing a system state, defined by observations acquired via measurement signals from a number of meters, using a reinforcement learned control policy including a deep learning model, to output a control action including integer actions for the controllable devices. The integer actions are determined by using learned parameters of the deep learning model to compute logits for a categorical distribution of predicted actions from the system state, that define switchable states of the controllable devices. The logits are processed to reduce the categorical distribution of predicted actions for each controllable device to an integer action for that controllable device. The control action is communicated to the controllable devices for effecting a change of state of one or more of the controllable devices, to regulate voltage and reactive power flow in the power distribution system.

Abstract: A method for controlling a power distribution system having a number of nodes and controllable grid assets associated with at least some of the node includes acquiring observations via measurement signals associated with respective nodes and generating a graph representation of a system state based on the observations and topological information of the power distribution system. The topological information is used to determine edges defining connections between nodes. The observations are used to determine nodal features of respective nodes, which are indicative of a measured electrical quantity and a status of controllable grid assets associated with the respective node. The graph representation is processed using a reinforcement learned control policy to output a control action for effecting a change of status of one or more of the controllable grid assets, to regulate voltage and reactive power flow in the power distribution system based on a volt-var optimization objective.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a roll forming device for micro-casting and rolling additive manufacture for large special-shaped pipes, comprises a supporting assembly, a sliding assembly, and a roller system assembly. The sliding assembly includes a guide rail, hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic push rods and a guide rail sliding frame. Two ends of the guide rail are respectively fixedly connected with the centers of two ends of the frame plate in a width direction, the lower surface of the sliding plate of the guide raid sliding frame is slidably connected with the guide rail, housings of the hydraulic cylinders are respectively fixedly connected to the centers at both ends of the frame plate in the width direction. The invention adopts the structures of the guide rail, the hydraulic cylinder and the steering hinge rod to expand the working range of the device and the working types of workable parts.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint sensing sub-circuit, a fingerprint sensing circuit, a fingerprint recognition method, a sensor, a touch display panel and a display device. The fingerprint sensing sub-circuit includes an acoustic wave generation circuit and an acoustic wave reception circuit. The acoustic wave generation circuit is configured to generate an ultrasonic wave. The acoustic wave reception circuit is configured to collect a voltage signal, convert the voltage signal into a current signal, and output the current signal to a signal output end. The acoustic wave generation circuit and the acoustic wave reception circuit are separated from each other, so that the fingerprint sensing sub-circuit operates in a mode where a transmitting operation and a receiving operation are separated from each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel including: a touch region having a plurality of ultrasonic signal detection circuits and a reference region having a plurality of reference circuits, each ultrasonic signal detection circuit includes an ultrasonic sensor and a first driving circuit; the ultrasonic sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first driving circuit is configured to drive the ultrasonic sensor; each of the plurality of reference circuits includes a reference transceiver and a second driving circuit, the reference transceiver includes a third electrode, a fourth electrode, and a dielectric layer between the third electrode and the fourth electrode; the second driving circuit is configured to drive the reference transceiver; the dielectric layer of the ultrasonic sensor has piezoelectric sensitivity; the dielectric layer of the reference transceiver does not have the piezoelectric sensitivity.

Abstract: A method for identifying a fingerprint, includes: performing a plurality of signal load operations on a plurality of transmit electrodes; in response to performing the signal load operations on the transmit electrodes, acquiring a fingerprint signal by a target electrode of the receive electrodes; and identifying a fingerprint based on acquired fingerprint signals.

Abstract: A display device, a method for producing a display device, and a gesture recognition method are disclosed. The display device includes a display module including a base and an array substrate, a resin layer, a first electrode layer, a pixel definition layer, a light-emitting unit layer, a second electrode layer disposed opposite to the first electrode layer, and an encapsulation layer. The light-emitting unit layer is between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and includes a plurality of light-emitting units respectively in a plurality of openings of the pixel definition layer, and an ultrasonic sensor including the second electrode layer, a piezoelectric material layer between the first electrode layer and the pixel definition layer, and a third electrode layer between the pixel definition layer and the resin layer. The piezoelectric material layer includes a plurality of piezoelectric material units separated by the plurality of light-emitting units.

Abstract: An ultrasonic recognition module, a driving method thereof, and a display device. Multiple receiving electrodes are divided into multiple receiving groups. Pulse signal input ends of driving circuits corresponding to the receiving electrodes in the same receiving group are electrically connected to a same pulse signal input line, and pulse signal input ends of driving circuits corresponding to the receiving electrodes in the different receiving groups are electrically connected to different pulse signal input lines.

Abstract: An image acquisition structure includes a dimming layer, a processing circuit, a plurality of reference circuits and a plurality of image acquisition circuits. The reference circuit includes a first photosensor. The dimming layer is provided on a light incident side of the first photosensor, and covers at least the first photosensor of the reference circuit. An input terminal of the processing circuit is electrically connected to an output terminal of the reference circuit. Input terminals of the plurality of image acquisition circuits are electrically connected to an output terminal of the processing circuit.

Abstract: An image acquisition structure includes a dimming layer, a processing circuit, a plurality of reference circuits and a plurality of image acquisition circuits. The reference circuit includes a first photosensor. The dimming layer is provided on a light incident side of the first photosensor, and covers at least the first photosensor of the reference circuit. An input terminal of the processing circuit is electrically connected to an output terminal of the reference circuit. Input terminals of the plurality of image acquisition circuits are electrically connected to an output terminal of the processing circuit.