| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20110050095 | Plasma Display Panel Characterized by High Efficiency - A plasma display panel (PDP) comprises: a front substrate and a rear substrate which face each other; and a barrier wall which is interposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, which includes base portions arranged on either side of a main discharge space, and protruding portions protruding on the base portions, respectively, and which defines stepped spaces on either side of the main discharge space. The stepped spaces are formed according to stepped surfaces formed by the base portions and the protruding portions. The PDP further comprises a pair of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode which generate a mutual discharge through the main discharge space. A channel space is defined by outer walls of the protruding portions on either side of the main discharge space, and an external light absorbing layer covers the channel space. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110101849 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel (PDP) includes: a front substrate facing a rear substrate; first and second discharge enhancement layers disposed between the front and rear substrates and arranged on both sides of a main discharge space; first and second barrier ribs respectively formed on the first and second discharge enhancement layers and defining first and second asymmetric stepped spaces along with the first and second discharge enhancement layers; a scan electrode and a common electrode inducing a mutual discharge in the main discharge space; an address electrode generating an address discharge along with the scan electrode and extending in a direction to intersect the scan electrode; a phosphor layer formed in at least the main discharge space; and a discharge gas filled in the main discharge space and the first and second stepped spaces. Accordingly, the PDP having high efficiency may operate with low power and obtain high luminous brightness. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110117396 | Battery Pack and Method of Preventing Cap Disassembly or Cell Replacement in the Battery Pack - A battery pack having a function for preventing operation of the battery pack when an abnormal replacement of a battery cell is detected or preventing a use of the battery pack in which a cap has been removed. The battery pack generates an encryption code and writes the encryption code to data flash when a battery cell is normally discharged according to a first voltage, and if an abnormal power-on reset is detected on the battery cell, the battery pack may check the stored encryption code to a second encryption code generated upon power-on reset. If the codes do not match, firmware of the battery pack is deleted and/or a fuse is blown, making it is possible to prevent the battery pack from being re-used when the battery cell has been replaced or in which a cap has been removed. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110129697 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a protection circuit module (PCM) electrically connected to a bare cell. The bare cell is wrapped with a first sheet, a water permeable second sheet placed on the first sheet, and a submergence label placed between the first sheet and the water permeable second sheet. The submergence label indicates if the bare cell has been exposed to moisture. The label sheet further has a stacking structure, wherein the second sheet is placed on top of the first sheet and the submergence label is interposed between the first sheet and the second sheet. Accordingly, it is possible to determine whether a user has disassembled, modified, or reused the battery and it is possible to easily verify whether or not the secondary battery has been submerged in a liquid due to a user's carelessness or mistake. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110156654 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR BATTERY PACK - A protection circuit of a battery pack capable of detecting the error of a charging device from the battery pack. The protection circuit of the battery pack having a battery cell charged by a charging device, the protection circuit including a charge switch coupled to a high current path (HCP), the charge switch disposed between the battery cell and the charging device charging the battery cell and a controller sensing a voltage or a current of the charging device during a charge stop period stopping a charging of the battery cell and determining whether an error of the charging device occurs according to the voltage or the current of the charging device. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110305926 | BATTERY PROTECTING CIRCUIT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND BATTERY PACK - A battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack has an analog front end which senses if a failure occurs in a microcontroller, and interrupts charging and discharging of the battery in response to the failure. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120025615 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus is disclosed. The power supply apparatus includes a rechargeable battery and a battery management system (BMS) for managing charging and discharging of the battery. The power supply apparatus is configured to supply an operating power to the BMS from an external power of an external power source when the external power source is in a normal state and is capable of supplying the external power to a load through the power supply apparatus. The power supply apparatus is further configured to supply the operating power to the BMS from electric energy stored in the battery when the external power source is in a state different from the normal state and not capable of supplying the external power to the load through the power supply apparatus. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025744 | BATTERY PACK AND ELETRICAL TRANSFER APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A battery pack includes: a first battery cell group including at least one high capacity battery cell; and a second battery cell group including at least one high output battery cell and being coupled in parallel to the first battery cell group, wherein the high output battery cell is configured to output a greater current than the high capacity battery cell, the high capacity battery cell is configured to store a greater amount of electric energy compared to the high output battery cell, and the battery pack is configured to operate in one of operational modes including: a high capacity mode for outputting electric energy stored in the first battery cell group; a high output mode for outputting electric energy stored in the second battery cell group; and a mutual charge mode for charging the first battery cell group or the second battery cell group. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025963 | VEHICLE USING MOTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle using a motor, and a method of controlling the vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery for providing electric energy to the motor, a remaining energy-amount detector for detecting an amount of remaining energy of the battery, a distance calculator for calculating an available moving distance of the vehicle corresponding to the amount of remaining energy and a weight applied to the vehicle, and a display unit for displaying the available moving distance. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029744 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electric vehicle and a method of controlling the electric vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle includes i) a battery configured to provide electric energy to the motor, ii) a remaining energy-amount detector configured to detect a remaining energy-amount of the battery and iii) a manipulation unit configured to receive target information from a user. The vehicle also includes a guide information generator configured to generate driving guide information based at least in part on the remaining energy-amount of the battery and the target information and a display unit configured to display the driving guide information. | 02-02-2012 |