Abstract: Two portable disinfection systems for indoor air disinfection are provided. One system is designed to be equipped with an external Far-UVC lamp as UV source, while the other is designed to be equipped with an internal Far-UVC tubular lamp as UV source. The system's portability makes it versatile and applicable in many different scenarios. The portability of these systems makes them versatile and suitable for various scenarios, including room disinfection and public transportation. They can function as standalone air disinfection units or be integrated with existing technologies to further reduce airborne pathogen concentrations.

Abstract: A braking apparatus includes a hydraulic block, a master cylinder part, and a travel sensor. The hydraulic block is provided with a first groove and a second groove. The second groove extends in a first direction. The master cylinder part is located in the second groove and is in sliding contact with the second groove. The master cylinder part in the second groove is internally provided with a permanent magnet. The travel sensor is located in the first groove and is fixedly coupled to the hydraulic block, and is configured to detect a movement amount of the permanent magnet.

Abstract: A positive electrode material, including a lithium transition metal oxide. As tested by X-ray diffractometry, a full width at half maximum FWHM(101) of a (101) crystal plane diffraction peak and a full width at half maximum FWHM(104) of a (104) crystal plane diffraction peak of the positive electrode material satisfy: FWHM(101)/FWHM(104)?0.7. This application further provides an electrochemical device and an electronic device that includes the positive electrode material. The positive electrode material is of excellent structural stability under high temperature and high voltage, and is of excellent kinetic performance under high-rate charging and discharging conditions.

Abstract: A hydraulic braking apparatus, a travel sensor, and a vehicle are provided. The hydraulic braking apparatus includes: a hydraulic valve block; a master cylinder housing disposed on one side of the hydraulic valve block, where a master cylinder part is disposed inside the master cylinder housing, and the master cylinder part includes a piston, a push rod, and a magnet component; a control module disposed on another side of the hydraulic valve block, where the control module includes a control substrate and a connector electrically connected to the control substrate; and a travel sensor fastened to the inside of the hydraulic valve block and configured to detect movement of the magnet component to determine a movement amount of the piston.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a brake system and a control method. The brake control system includes: a master cylinder (1), a booster (2), at least one first control valve (11 and 12), at least one second control valve (21, 22, 23, and 24), at least one third control valve (31, 32, 33, and 34), at least one first interface (4), a first control unit (91), and a second control unit (92). The brake system provided in embodiments of this application has a plurality of redundancy designs, to ensure that the brake system can still meet a plurality of brake function requirements of a vehicle when a controller or a key solenoid valve fails, so as to improve security of the brake system, ensure a pedal feeling of a driver, and bring more stable and comfortable driving experience to the driver.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a hydraulic apparatus, a brake system, and a control method. The brake system provided in embodiments of this application includes a master cylinder, a first booster, and a second booster. The brake system provided in embodiments of this application can implement rich braking functions by using the first booster or the second booster. In addition, the brake system provided in embodiments of this application has a multi-redundancy design. This can ensure that the brake system can still meet a plurality of braking function requirements of a vehicle when a controller or a key solenoid valve fails, improve safety of the brake system, ensure pedal feeling of a driver, and bring more stable and comfortable driving experience to the driver, which is suitable for brake systems of intelligent and electric vehicles.

Abstract: This application provides a brake-by-wire system and a control method. This application is applicable to an intelligent vehicle, a new energy vehicle, a conventional vehicle, or the like. The braking control system includes: a brake master cylinder, a first pressure booster, a second pressure booster, at least one second control valve, at least one third control valve, at least one fourth control valve, and a second pedal feel simulation system. When a master brake system fails, a redundant brake system can independently control each brake wheel cylinder, to implement function backup for a master brake system, meeting requirements for braking functions such as ABS/AEB/ESC/TCS of a vehicle. The redundant brake system can further improve safety of the brake system and ensure pedal experience of a driver, thereby bringing more stable and comfortable driving experience to the driver.

Abstract: A hydraulic braking apparatus includes a first hydraulic block; a master cylinder assembly, disposed in the first hydraulic block, where the master cylinder assembly includes a pushrod, a piston, a primary rubber cup of the piston, and a secondary rubber cup of the piston, and where the piston is connected to the pushrod; a permanent magnet is disposed inside the piston; and a stroke sensor is disposed between the primary rubber cup and the secondary rubber cup and configured to detect movement of the permanent magnet to determine an amount of movement of the piston.

Abstract: The integrated brake apparatus includes a first housing and a second housing, where a first cylinder body of a brake master cylinder and the first housing are integrally formed; a motor disposed on the first housing; a pump whose pump housing is integrally formed with the first housing; a valve apparatus that is disposed in the second housing and is configured to control opening/closing of an oil passage between the brake master cylinder and a wheel brake and an oil passage between the pump and the wheel brake; and an electronic control unit configured to control the motor and the valve apparatus. The first housing, the second housing, and the electronic control unit are sequentially arranged in a vehicle width direction.

Abstract: The invention provides a lower-limb walking rehabilitation trainer, including two supporting frames, two gait simulation mechanisms installed on the two supporting frames respectively, and two pedals installed on the two gait simulation mechanisms respectively. The supporting frames are crutch type supporting frames. The gait simulation mechanisms include a special four-bar linkage and curve amplification mechanism. The four-bar linkage consists of a crank, a first connecting rod, a rocking rod and a rack rod that are articulated end to end. The upper end of the first connecting rod is articulated with the lower end of the second connecting rod in the curve amplification mechanism, the lower end of the third connecting rod in the curve amplification mechanism is articulated with the pedal, the rack rod is relatively fixed to the supporting frame, and the fourth connecting rod is connected to the inner side of the crutch type supporting frame.

Abstract: A positive electrode material, including a composite material, where the composite material includes a metal fluoride, a molar ratio of fluorine F to metal element M in the metal fluoride is y, and a molar ratio of fluorine F to metal element M in the composite material is z, where y<z?y+2; and M includes at least one of Al, Cu, Co, Ni, Mn, Fe, or Ag. The positive electrode material in this application has advantages such as wide raw material sources, simple preparation processes, easy to operate, and low production costs. Lithium batteries prepared by using the positive electrode material in this application have increased specific capacity and improved rate performance and cycling performance of the positive electrode material, and good charge and discharge performance.

Abstract: A hydraulic control unit is provided, including a hydraulic control apparatus with a bidirectional pressurization function, where the hydraulic control apparatus includes a second hydraulic chamber and a first hydraulic chamber. The second hydraulic chamber provides a braking force for a first group of wheel cylinders through a first brake line provided with a first control valve. The first hydraulic chamber provides a braking force for a second group of wheel cylinders through a second brake line provided with a second control valve.

Abstract: A negative electrode material includes a silicon-containing material. The silicon-containing material includes at least one of pure silicon, silicon carbon, a silicon alloy, or a silicon oxide. A ratio B/A of a maximum value B in differentials dQ/dV with respect to 0.4V-0.55V to a maximum value A in differentials dQ/dV with respect to 0.2V-0.35V is 1.0-3.0 when the negative electrode material is electrified in a delithiation direction in a case of charging and discharging a battery that includes the negative electrode material used as a working electrode, metallic lithium used as a counter electrode, and an electrolyte containing a lithium-ion conductive substance, and in a case of plotting a relationship curve between a differential dQ/dV and a working electrode potential V, where the differential is obtained by differentiating a charge/discharge capacity Q with respect to the working electrode potential V.

Abstract: An anode material includes silicon-based particles, the silicon-based particles include a silicon-containing substrate; at least a part of the surface of the silicon-containing substrate has an MySiOz layer; M includes Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ti, Zn, or any combination thereof; and 0<y<3, and 0.5<z<6. The anode material has relatively high first Coulombic efficiency and good cycle performance.

Abstract: An alkali/oxidant battery is provided with an associated method of creating battery capacity. The battery is made from an anode including a reduced first alkali metal such as lithium (Li), sodium (Na), and potassium (K), when the battery is charged. The battery's catholyte includes an element, in the battery charged state, such as nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH), manganese(IV) (oxide Mn(4+)O2), or iron(III) oxyhydroxide Fe(3+)(OH)3), with the alkali metal hydroxide. An alkali metal ion permeable separator is interposed between the anolyte and the catholyte. For example, if the catholyte includes nickel(II) hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) in a battery discharged state, then it includes NiOOH in a battery charged state. To continue the example, the anolyte may include dissolved lithium ions (Li+) in a discharged state, with solid phase reduced Li formed on the anode in the battery charged state.

Abstract: A method is provided for forming a metal-ion battery electrode with large interstitial spacing. A working electrode with hexacyanometallate particles overlies a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have a chemical formula AmM1xM2y(CN)6.zH2O, and have a Prussian Blue hexacyanometallate crystal structure, where A is either alkali or alkaline-earth cations. M1 and M2 are metals with 2+ or 3+ valance positions. The working electrode is soaked in an organic first electrolyte including a salt including alkali or alkaline earth cations. A first electric field is created in the first electrolyte between the working electrode and a first counter electrode, causing A cations and water molecules to be simultaneously removed from interstitial spaces in the Prussian Blue hexacyanometallate crystal structure, forming hexacyanometallate particles having the chemical formula of Am?M1xM2y(CN)6.z?H2O, where m?<m and z?<z, overlying the working electrode.

Abstract: Methods are presented for synthesizing metal cyanometallate (MCM). A first method provides a first solution of AXM2Y(CN)Z, to which a second solution including M1 is dropwise added. As a result, a precipitate is formed of ANM1PM2Q (CN)R.FH2O, where N is in the range of 1 to 4. A second method for synthesizing MCM provides a first solution of M2C(CN)B, which is dropwise added to a second solution including M1. As a result, a precipitate is formed of M1[M2S(CN)G]1/T.DH2O, where S/T is greater than or equal to 0.8. Low vacancy MCM materials are also presented.

Abstract: A battery structure is provided for making alkali ion and alkaline-earth ion batteries. The battery has a hexacyanometallate cathode, a non-metal anode, and non-aqueous electrolyte. A method is provided for forming the hexacyanometallate battery cathode and non-metal battery anode prior to the battery assembly. The cathode includes hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have the chemical formula A?n?AmM1xM2y(CN)6, and have a Prussian Blue hexacyanometallate crystal structure.

Abstract: A battery and an associated method are provided for generating power using an air cathode battery with a slurry anode. The method provides a battery with an air cathode separated from an anode current collector by an electrically insulating separator and an extrusion gap. The anode current collector extruder has a first plate with a plurality of slurry outlet perforations, and a sleeve having a first partition immediately adjacent to the extruder first plate, with a plurality of slurry inlet perforations. Active slurry is provided under pressure to an extruder inlet, and the extruder first plate slurry outlet perforations are selectively aligned with sleeve first partition slurry inlet perforations. Active slurry deposits are formed in the extrusion gap to mechanically charge the battery. In the discharge position, the sleeve moves so that the perforations no longer align, and slurry in the extruder is isolated from slurry in the extrusion gap.

Abstract: A method is provided for forming a metal battery electrode with a pyrolyzed coating. The method provides a metallorganic compound of metal (Me) and materials such as carbon (C), sulfur (S), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), and combinations of the above-listed materials, expressed as MeXCYNZSXXOYY, where Me is a metal such as tin (Sn), antimony (Sb), or lead (Pb), or a metal alloy. The method heats the metallorganic compound, and as a result of the heating, decomposes materials in the metallorganic compound. In one aspect, decomposing the materials in the metallorganic compound includes forming a chemical reaction between the Me particles and the materials. An electrode is formed of Me particles coated by the materials. In another aspect, the Me particles coated with a material such as a carbide, a nitride, a sulfide, or combinations of the above-listed materials.