A battery module, a vehicle, and a method of manufacturing a battery module, the battery module including a housing accommodating a plurality of secondary batteries; and a thermoelectric element assembly on the housing and in contact with the plurality of secondary batteries through at least one contact opening in the housing, the thermoelectric element assembly being configured to heat or cool the plurality of secondary batteries.

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an aerosol-generating device including a case into which a cigarette is insertable, a vaporizer detachably combined with the case, and a detachment manipulation unit installed in the case and configured to perform, according to user manipulation, a first operation of maintaining a state in which the vaporizer is combined with the case and a second operation of allowing separation of the vaporizer from the case.

A camera module includes a printed circuit board, a sensor, and a refrigeration chip. A first receiving groove is defined in the printed circuit board. The sensor is received in the first receiving groove and electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The refrigeration chip is formed on and electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The refrigeration chip comprises a cold surface. The sensor is formed on the cold surface. The cold surface is configured to absorb heat from the sensor when the refrigeration chip is powered on. The camera module is capable of dissipating heat and controlling an internal temperature of the camera module.

A display module includes a display panel on which an image is displayed, a driver chip which supplies a driving voltage to the display panel, a thermoelectric element disposed on a first surface of the display panel and which overlaps the driver chip in a plan view, and an embedded battery disposed on the first surface of the display panel, spaced apart from the thermoelectric element, and electrically connected to the driver chip and the thermoelectric element to supply power to the driver chip and the thermoelectric element.

A printed wiring board includes a core substrate including core material and having opening, thermoelectric elements including P-type and N-type thermoelectric elements such that the thermoelectric elements are accommodated in the opening, a first build-up layer including a first resin insulating layer on first surface of the core substrate and an outermost first resin insulating layer on the first resin insulating layer, and a second build-up layer including a second resin insulating layer on second surface of the core substrate and an outermost second resin insulating layer on the second resin insulating layer. The outermost first resin insulating layer is formed to have thermal conductivity that is higher than thermal conductivities of the first resin insulating layer and the core material, and the outermost second resin insulating layer is formed to have thermal conductivity that is higher than thermal conductivities of the second resin insulating layer and the core material.

An aerosol generating device includes: a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a cap detachably coupled to a top portion of the case; a cover configured to slide on a top surface of the cap so as to open or close a cigarette insertion hole; a first sensor configured to sense whether the cigarette insertion hole is open or closed; and a controller configured to determine whether the cigarette insertion hole is open or closed based on a signal sensed by the first sensor and set an operational mode of the aerosol generating device as an ON mode or an OFF mode based on a result of the determining.

An aerosol generating apparatus includes a heater housing including an air circulation hole provided around an inlet through which a cigarette is inserted and an air circulation groove connected to the air circulation hole, and a heater assembled in the heater housing to heat the cigarette, wherein the heater housing includes an air circulation space formed between an outer surface of the cigarette and the air circulation groove.

Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette, the heater including a first electrically conductive heating element formed along a first path on an electrically insulating substrate, a second electrically conductive heating element formed along a second path on the electrically insulating substrate, and a temperature sensor track formed along a third path in a region between the first path and the second path; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the heater and monitor a temperature sensed using the temperature sensor track.

Disclosed is an energy harvesting apparatus which comprises: a flexible energy harvesting module having a flat plate shape; a connector which is mechanically and electrically connectable to an external connector; a rigid member having a flat plate shape; and an electric wiring constituting a part of a front surface of the rigid member, wherein an edge of a back surface of the energy harvesting module is disposed on the front surface of the rigid member, and the connector is disposed on the front surface of the rigid member at a position spaced apart from the energy harvesting module and is electrically connected to the energy harvesting module via the electric wiring.

A temperature-variable standoff includes a temperature-variable electrical element. The standoff also includes a support body that supports the temperature-variable electrical element and that is configured to support a circuit board separated at a distance from another component of an electronics assembly. The support body is configured to attach to the circuit board and to project away from the circuit board with a first end proximate the circuit board and a second end spaced away from the circuit board. The standoff further includes an electrical connector supported proximate the first end. The electrical connector is configured to electrically connect within an electrical circuit of the circuit board to provide the electrical input to the temperature-variable electrical element for selectively varying the temperature thereof.