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20120114984 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a battery array having a plurality of battery cells each including a terminal surface exposing an electrode terminal and a vent, and a bottom surface generally opposite to the terminal surface, wherein the battery cells are stacked together; end plates adjacent outer ends of the battery array and having electrode openings exposing the electrode terminals; vertical fixing plates having side holders extending along a portion of a side of the battery array; and horizontal insulating members located between adjacent ones of the stacked battery cells. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114985 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including a battery array including: a plurality of battery cells, each including a first surface at a first end of the battery cell; an electrode terminal at the first end; a second surface at a second end of the battery cell opposite the first end; and a side surface extending between the first and second ends, the second surfaces of first and second battery cells of the plurality of battery cells facing each other. | 05-10-2012 |
20120115013 | Battery Module - A battery module includes a battery array and an end plate. The battery array includes at least two battery cells that are stacked, the battery cells including a terminal surface where an electrode and a vent are exposed and an opposite bottom side. The end plate is disposed at the terminal surface of the stacked battery cells and includes an electrode hole through which the electrode is exposed. a first coupling unit including an alignment protrusion is disposed on one side of the end plate, and a second coupling unit including an accommodation unit is disposed on an opposite side of the end plate. The accommodation unit of the second coupling unit is configured to be coupled with an alignment protrusion of a first coupling unit of an end plate of an adjacent battery module. | 05-10-2012 |
20120177969 | Battery module - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells aligned in one direction. First and second end plates are disposed outside of end ones of the battery cells, respectively. One or more connection members connect the first and second end plates to each other. In the battery module, one or more first alignment portions are provided on at least one side of the first and second end plates, and one or more second alignment portions corresponding to the one or more first alignment portions are provided to the connection member. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a battery module having enhanced reliability by improving the accuracy of assembling of battery cells members that constitute the battery module. | 07-12-2012 |
20120177979 | BATTERY MODULE - Disclosed is a battery module including a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction, a barrier disposed between the plurality of battery cells; and a housing accommodating the battery cells and the barrier, wherein the barrier includes at least one linear member having a plurality of protrusions, and first and second lateral members respectively connected to one end portion and another end portion of the linear member, and the first and second lateral members include at least one opening. | 07-12-2012 |
20120315519 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of cell barriers. Each cell barrier is between adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells and includes at least one flange. The flange has a first flange portion and a second flange portion. The first flange portion has a first sealing edge extending therefrom and overlapping a first lateral side of one of the adjacent battery cells, and the second flange portion has a second sealing edge extending therefrom and overlapping a second lateral side of another of the adjacent battery cells. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315529 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a battery module having at least one battery cell, and at least one heat dissipation plate in contact with the battery cell, the heat dissipation plate having at least one channel configured to include a refrigerant, a rib arranged to define a frame of the heat dissipation plate, and a through-hole between the channel and the rib. | 12-13-2012 |
20130084480 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes first and second plates opposite each other, first and second frames respectively connecting tops and bottoms of the first and second plates to define a casing, the first frame being connected to the second frame and having a shape corresponding to the second frame, and a plurality of battery cells stacked in the casing, each battery cell including a first surface with a terminal portion, the first surface of each battery cell facing the first plate, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a pair of third surfaces spaced part from each other, each third surface connecting the first and second surfaces and being parallel to the second frame. | 04-04-2013 |
20130316211 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including a plurality of battery cells; a housing fixing a position of the plurality of battery cells; and a barrier between adjacent ones of the plurality of battery cells, the barrier including a base facing a wide surface of the battery cells, and at least one flange on a periphery of the base, wherein the at least one flange includes at least one flange battery spacer on an inner side thereof and at least one housing spacer on an outer side thereof. | 11-28-2013 |
20140308552 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes: at least one battery module having a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction; and a housing including a module accommodating portion for accommodating the battery module therein and a flange portion coupled to an entrance of the module accommodating portion, and the flange portion includes an inclined surface and a drainage port at the end of the inclined surface. | 10-16-2014 |
20140315069 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; a housing accommodating the plurality of battery modules therein, and having an opened top; a controller on the plurality of battery modules inside the housing; and an isolation portion located between the plurality of battery modules and the controller. | 10-23-2014 |
20150064539 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including a plurality of bare cells electrically connected to one another; and a housing including a bottom portion accommodating the bare cells therein, a middle portion mounted on the bottom portion, and a top portion on the middle portion, the top portion including a first fastening portion, and the middle portion including a second fastening portion facing the first fastening portion, and at least a portion of the first fastening portion or the second fastening portion is spaced apart from the other of the first fastening portion or the second fastening portion. | 03-05-2015 |
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20120217536 | NITRIDE BASED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH EXCELLENT CRYSTALLINITY AND BRIGHTNESS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a nitride-based light emitting device capable of improving crystallinity and brightness. The nitride-based light emitting device includes a growth substrate, a lattice buffer layer formed on the growth substrate, a p-type nitride layer formed on the lattice buffer layer, a light emitting active layer formed on the p-type nitride layer, and an n-type ZnO layer formed on the light emitting active layer. The lattice buffer layer is formed of powders of a material having a Wurtzite lattice structure. The lattice buffer layer is formed of ZnO powders, thereby minimizing generation of dislocations during nitride growth. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. | 08-30-2012 |
20120217537 | NITRIDE BASED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING PATTERNED LATTICE BUFFER LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a nitride-based light emitting device, in which a patterned lattice buffer layer is formed to minimize dislocation density upon growth of a nitride layer and an air gap is formed to enhance brightness of the light emitting device. The method includes depositing a material having a Wurtzite lattice structure on a substrate to form a deposition layer, forming an etching pattern on a surface of the deposition layer to form a patterned lattice buffer layer, and growing a nitride layer on the patterned lattice buffer layer. During the growth of the nitride layer, the patterned lattice buffer layer is removed to form an air gap at a portion of the nitride layer from which the patterned lattice buffer layer is removed. A nitride-based light emitting device manufactured thereby is also disclosed. | 08-30-2012 |
20120217538 | NITRIDE BASED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING WURTZITE POWDER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a nitride-based light emitting device using powders of a material having a Wurtzite lattice structure, such as ZnO powders. The nitride-based light emitting device includes a growth substrate, a lattice buffer layer formed on the growth substrate, and a light emitting structure formed on the lattice buffer layer and having a plurality of nitride layers stacked therein, wherein the lattice buffer layer is formed of powders of a material having a Wurtzite lattice structure. The lattice buffer layer is formed of ZnO powders, thereby minimizing occurrence of dislocations caused by a difference in lattice constant between a nitride layer and the growth substrate during growth of the nitride layer. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. | 08-30-2012 |
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20140295324 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A separator for a fuel cell and a method for manufacturing the same comprise two sheets of metal plates integrally formed to minimize contact resistance between an upper metal plate and a lower metal plate. The method for manufacturing the separator includes steps of preparing an upper metal plate and a lower metal plate, each plate having opposing main sides, and applying a coating liquid containing a polymer composite material on both sides of the upper and lower metal plates, to form first and second composite material layers on both sides of the upper plates and third and fourth composite material layers on both sides of the lower plates. The method further includes stacking the upper metal plate on the lower metal plate, before drying the respective composite material layers, and integrally bonding the second composite material layer and the third composite material layer to form a single intermediate composite material layer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140356749 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING OVER-COOLING OF FUEL CELL - An apparatus preventing over-cooling of a fuel cell is provided that includes a cooling fluid manifold which is mounted to a stack of the fuel cell and through which cooling fluid flows therethrough. End plates are arranged on both ends of the stack of a fuel cell, and at least one protrusion is provided on one surface of each of the end plates. The at least one protrusion is disposed inside a cooling fluid manifold to reduce the flow amount of the cooling fluid which flows in and out between the separating plates through the cooling fluid manifold. | 12-04-2014 |
20150180077 | VOLTAGE MONITORING DEVICE OF STACK - A device for measuring stack voltage includes a stack part and a connector. The stack part includes terminals of a bipolar plate extending outward from a side of the bipolar plate, a gasket combined with the bipolar plate, a sub-gasket combined with the gasket and having extensions laterally protruding corresponding to the terminals. The connector has insertion grooves in which the terminals are disposed at a front of the connector. A plurality of wires pass forward from behind through the connector. The connector has sensing units that are disposed in the insertion grooves, connected to front ends of the wires, and are in contact with the terminals of the bipolar plate when the connector is combined with the stack part. | 06-25-2015 |
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20120045677 | APPARATUS FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING - An apparatus for charging and discharging includes a support portion, first and second racks, first and second vertical partition walls and a pinion. The support portion supports a secondary battery. The first and second racks are moved in a horizontal direction. The plurality of first vertical partition walls are fixed to the first rack at a constant interval. The plurality of second vertical partition walls are provided between the respective first vertical partition walls and fixed to the second rack at a constant interval. The pinion moves the first and second racks in the opposite directions. Accordingly, a charging and discharging operation, a high-temperature aging operation, and the like are performed in a formation process while limiting the expansion of a battery can through a simple operation regardless of differences for each manufacturer and for each model, thereby saving time and, cost. | 02-23-2012 |
20140210413 | CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SYSTEM - A charging/discharging system includes a charging/discharging power unit for applying power to a battery cell, a chamber, a jig unit for holding the battery cell mounted in the chamber, an air conditioning unit for adjusting temperature and humidity in the chamber, and an interface unit for controlling the charging/discharging power unit, and for controlling the air conditioning unit, wherein the charging/discharging power unit, the chamber, the air conditioning unit, and the interface unit are combined as an integrated structure. | 07-31-2014 |
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20150193916 | IMAGE DISTORTION COMPENSATING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an image distortion compensating apparatus and an operating method thereof. The image distortion compensating apparatus includes an image composing unit, an edge detecting unit, a first straight line calculating unit, an intersection point calculating unit, a parking space generating unit, a parking space setting unit, and a second straight line calculating unit. The apparatus removes or deduces inconsistency that occurs at a boundary between images for channels in an AVM system. | 07-09-2015 |
20150194057 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING IN LANE CHANGE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus for assisting in a lane change and an operating method thereof. The apparatus includes a driving information collecting unit, an image generating unit, a line detecting unit, a lane change determination unit, and a danger determining unit. The apparatus calculates a danger of an accident based on an image photographed by a camera and notifies a driver of the danger of the accident in advance when two or more vehicles, which are travelling with one lane interposed therebetween, simultaneously change lanes toward the same lane, thereby enabling a driver of a vehicle to be safe according to a lane change before the driver actually changes the lane. | 07-09-2015 |
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20110208369 | Demand response method, computer-readable medium and system - A demand response (DR) system, computer-readable medium and method are disclosed. The DR system controls a high-power-consumption load to be pre-operated or post-operated in a low-power-rate interval instead of a high-power-rate interval, and reduces an amount of power consumption required for a high-power-rate interval, resulting in reduction of power rates. In addition, limitation to household appliance operation is minimized, to greatly reduce inconvenience of a user. | 08-25-2011 |
20110218680 | Demand response system - A demand response (DR) system includes a DR control unit to generate different DR levels having different power rates for each power unit, and transmit a current DR level, and a household appliance to receive the DR level from the DR control unit, and differentially control energy output of a product in response to the received DR level so as to reduce power consumption of the product. As a result, the DR system reduces power consumption when power rates are high so as to reduce electricity bills. | 09-08-2011 |
20110251731 | DEMAND RESPONSE METHOD AND DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM - A demand response (DR) method or a demand response (DR) system determines priority of each household appliance in response to a quality status of each household appliance, and variably controls a DR level of each household appliance according to the priority of each household appliance, to guarantee the quality of the household appliance and minimize power consumption. | 10-13-2011 |
20150160675 | DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM - A demand response (DR) system includes a DR control unit to generate different DR levels having different power rates for each power unit, and transmit a current DR level, and a household appliance to receive the DR level from the DR control unit, and differentially control energy output of a product in response to the received DR level so as to reduce power consumption of the product. As a result, the DR system reduces power consumption when power rates are high so as to reduce electricity bills. | 06-11-2015 |