Patents Assigned to Kookmin Universty Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
  • Publication number: 20130342310
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric vehicle, a battery charging station, and an electric vehicle battery exchange reservation system including the same. The electric vehicle includes a power level detection unit adapted to detect a power level of a battery mounted on the electric vehicle; a communication unit adapted to communicate with a battery charging station; and a control unit adapted to determine a battery charging station, in which the battery of the electric vehicle is to be exchanged, based on the power level of the battery and a route of travel of the electric vehicle and transmit a battery exchange reservation command to the determined battery charging station. Based on the battery power level of the electric vehicle, a battery charging station existing along the route of travel is requested to provide battery information, and battery exchange is reserved accordingly, so that batteries can be exchanged more efficiently and conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kookmin Universty Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jun-Seok PARK, Won-Kyu KIM, Hee-Jeing PARK, Hee-Seok MOON, Wong-Chul CHOI, Jay-Il JEONG, Chi-Man YU, Do-Yang JUNG, Yong-Hark SHIN, Yae-Hong PARK
  • Publication number: 20130156533
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric vehicle battery attaching/detaching device including a battery mounting unit formed on an electric vehicle to detachably mount a battery and provided with a connector pin module adapted to be lifted/lowered by a lifting/lowering means; a loader having a plurality of battery stands, each battery stand being adapted to detachably mount a fully-charged battery to be exchanged with the battery mounted on the battery mounting unit; and a battery attaching/detaching unit adapted to move along X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis between the battery mounting unit and the battery stand by means of a movement device, detach a battery mounted on the battery mounting unit or the battery stand, and exchange/mount the battery on the battery stand or the battery mounting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: MOTEX PRODUCTS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF KOREA AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY, KOOKMIN UNIVERSTY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chi-Man YU, Joo-Sub SIM, Yong-Geu PARK, Woong-Sung JANG, Yun-ha KIM, Jun-Seok PARK, Woong-Chul CHOI, Jay-Il JEONG
  • Publication number: 20130153315
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric vehicle battery attaching/detaching device including a battery having incision recesses formed on lateral portions, respectively, each incision recess having a lower engaging ledge; a battery mounting unit adapted to detachably mount the battery, the battery mounting unit having grasping holders formed on a bottom portion and adapted to engage with or disengage from the lower engaging ledges of the battery incision recesses; and a driving means adapted to rotate the grasping holders in response to an electric signal so that the grasping holders engage with or disengage from the lower engaging ledges of the battery incision recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: Motex Products Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation of Korea Aerospace University, Kookmin Universty Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Chi-Man YU, Joo-Sub SIM, Yong-Geu PARK, Woong-Sung JANG, Yun-ha KIM, Jun-Seok PARK, Woong-Chul CHOI, Jay-II JEONG, Won-Kyu KIM