Patents by Inventor Chikung Ahn

Chikung Ahn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9133777
    Abstract: The ISG (Idle Stop & Go) system may include a vehicle information receiving unit receiving a vehicle information, and a control unit including an ISG operation logic which performs an idle stop when a preset idle stop condition is satisfied and restarts the engine when a preset restart condition of the engine is satisfied, and an ISG deactivation determination logic which determines whether a preset ISG deactivation condition is satisfied or not, based on the accumulated number of determinations that the idle stop condition is not satisfied, the accumulated number of idle stops, and the accumulated number of determinations that a performance time of the idle stop is smaller than a preset idle stop retention time, and deactivates the ISG operation logic when the ISG deactivation condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jiyong Yu, Minyoung Jung, Sejun Kim, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim, Chikung Ahn
  • Patent number: 8924058
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring belt slip in a belt-torque assistance system includes a motor-alternator slip control unit that determines whether the belt connecting the motor-alternator with the engine in accordance with driving modes of a vehicle slips, and restricts operation of the motor-alternator in accordance with the slip of the belt, an ECU that outputs the operation state of the engine to the motor-alternator slip control unit, an inverter that changes an alternate current generated from the motor-alternator into a direct current or a direct current into an alternate current to drive the motor-alternator, and outputs a signal according to the speed of a rotor and power generation load to the motor-alternator slip control unit, and a motor-alternator operation control unit that operates the motor-alternator to generate power from the driving power transmitted from the engine and to assist torque of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Minyoung Jung, Sejun Kim, Jiyong Yu, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim, Chikung Ahn
  • Patent number: 8566003
    Abstract: A vehicle generation controlling system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric components of a vehicle, a generator generating power by using rotational force of an engine and supplying the generated power to the battery and the electric components, and an ECU determining whether generation control is prevented by monitoring vehicle information on the vehicle and operational information on an operation of an electric product of a cooling system among the electric components and controlling the generator to prevent the generation control according to the determination. As a result, the generation control is performed based on whether an electric product of a cooling system is actuated and vehicle information on the vehicle to thereby prevent cooling performance from being deteriorated due to the generation control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Daekwang Kim, Minyoung Jung, Jiyong Yu, Junyong Lee, Chikung Ahn, Hyungjun Kim
  • Patent number: 8471400
    Abstract: A vehicle generating system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric loads in a vehicle, an electric generator supplying power to the battery and the electric loads, a speed calculation module that calculates operation speed of a wiper in the electric loads, and an ECU including an electric generation control prevention module controlling the electric generator to perform electric generation control prevention when the operation speed calculated by the speed calculation module is compared with a predetermined reference speed and the calculated operation speed is equal to or more than the reference speed, and controlling the electric generator to remove the electric generation control prevention when the operation speed is less than the reference speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Minyoung Jung, Jiyong Yu, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim, Chikung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20130138323
    Abstract: The ISG (Idle Stop & Go) system may include a vehicle information receiving unit receiving a vehicle information, and a control unit including an ISG operation logic which performs an idle stop when a preset idle stop condition is satisfied and restarts the engine when a preset restart condition of the engine is satisfied, and an ISG deactivation determination logic which determines whether a preset ISG deactivation condition is satisfied or not, based on the accumulated number of determinations that the idle stop condition is not satisfied, the accumulated number of idle stops, and the accumulated number of determinations that a performance time of the idle stop is smaller than a preset idle stop retention time, and deactivates the ISG operation logic when the ISG deactivation condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jiyong Yu, Minyoung Jung, Sejun Kim, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim, Chikung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20130131899
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring belt slip in a belt-torque assistance system includes a motor-alternator slip control unit that determines whether the belt connecting the motor-alternator with the engine in accordance with driving modes of a vehicle slips, and restricts operation of the motor-alternator in accordance with the slip of the belt, an ECU that outputs the operation state of the engine to the motor-alternator slip control unit, an inverter that changes an alternate current generated from the motor-alternator into a direct current or a direct current into an alternate current to drive the motor-alternator, and outputs a signal according to the speed of a rotor and power generation load to the motor-alternator slip control unit, and a motor-alternator operation control unit that operates the motor-alternator to generate power from the driving power transmitted from the engine and to assist torque of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Minyoung Jung, Sejun Kim, Jiyong Yu, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim, Chikung Ahn
  • Patent number: 8442718
    Abstract: A battery charging system for a vehicle includes a generator, a battery, a DC/DC converter converting the electrical power generated by the generator and supplying the converted electrical power to the electrical device of the vehicle and supplying the electrical power to an electrical device, and charging the battery, an energy storage device storing the electrical power generated from the generator and providing the stored electrical power to the DC/DC converter, and an engine control unit controlling the generator to charge the energy storage device by providing regenerative power generated by the generator in a deceleration driving section of the vehicle, calculating a low-voltage control amount determined to correspond to a state of the battery connected to the DC/DC converter and whether the electrical device of the vehicle operates, and controlling the DC/DC converter to charge the electrical power in the battery based on the calculated low-voltage control amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chikung Ahn, Minyoung Jung, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20130057226
    Abstract: A vehicle generating system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric loads in a vehicle, an electric generator supplying power to the battery and the electric loads, a speed calculation module that calculates operation speed of a wiper in the electric loads, and an ECU including an electric generation control prevention module controlling the electric generator to perform electric generation control prevention when the operation speed calculated by the speed calculation module is compared with a predetermined reference speed and the calculated operation speed is equal to or more than the reference speed, and controlling the electric generator to remove the electric generation control prevention when the operation speed is less than the reference speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Minyoung JUNG, Jiyong YU, Junyong LEE, Daekwang KIM, Chikung AHN
  • Publication number: 20130054111
    Abstract: A vehicle generation controlling system for saving fuel includes a battery supplying power to electric components of a vehicle, a generator generating power by using rotational force of an engine and supplying the generated power to the battery and the electric components, and an ECU determining whether generation control is prevented by monitoring vehicle information on the vehicle and operational information on an operation of an electric product of a cooling system among the electric components and controlling the generator to prevent the generation control according to the determination. As a result, the generation control is performed based on whether an electric product of a cooling system is actuated and vehicle information on the vehicle to thereby prevent cooling performance from being deteriorated due to the generation control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Daekwang KIM, Minyoung Jung, Jiyong Yu, Junyong Lee, Chikung Ahn, Hyungjun Kim
  • Publication number: 20130033237
    Abstract: A power generation control system for a vehicle may include a battery supplying power to an electric load, a power generator supplying power to the battery and the electric load, and an electronic control unit (ECU) controlling the power generator in real time, based on driving information inputted from outside, battery information inputted from outside, and an efficiency map of the power generator, which may be predetermined by an efficiency map of an engine and built in the power generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Daekwang KIM, Minyoung Jung, Junyong Lee, Chikung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20130024057
    Abstract: A vehicle travel torque control system may include a sensing module that interworks with an engine control unit (ECU) controlling an engine, a transmission control unit (TCU) controlling a transmission, and a motor control unit (MCU) controlling a motor/an alternator, to collect information associated with each of the units, a motor torque compensating calculation module that determines a variation value of a vehicle speed by comparing an actual vehicle speed of a vehicle with a target vehicle speed determined based on the information collected by the sensing module to determine a torque deviation value of a travel torque and determines a torque correction value by using the determined torque deviation value of the travel torque, and an ECU motor torque outputting module that corrects a target torque amount of the engine by using the torque correction value and outputs a corrected target torque amount to the ECU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Minyoung JUNG, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim, Chikung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20130024068
    Abstract: A battery charging system for a vehicle includes a generator, a battery, a DC/DC converter converting the electrical power generated by the generator and supplying the converted electrical power to the electrical device of the vehicle and supplying the electrical power to an electrical device, and charging the battery, an energy storage device storing the electrical power generated from the generator and providing the stored electrical power to the DC/DC converter, and an engine control unit controlling the generator to charge the energy storage device by providing regenerative power generated by the generator in a deceleration driving section of the vehicle, calculating a low-voltage control amount determined to correspond to a state of the battery connected to the DC/DC converter and whether the electrical device of the vehicle operates, and controlling the DC/DC converter to charge the electrical power in the battery based on the calculated low-voltage control amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chikung Ahn, Minyoung Jung, Junyong Lee, Daekwang Kim
  • Publication number: 20130014911
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a power-pack in a hybrid vehicle may include a power-pack that acquires traveling information of the vehicle and controls the operation of an engine and a motor, a low-temperature radiator that is connected with power-pack through a cooling water channel, dissipates heat from the cooling water discharged from power-pack, and is arranged in parallel with a radiator, and an electric water pump that is disposed in the cooling water channel and operated in response to an electric signal output from an ECU to circulate the cooling water through power-pack and low-temperature radiator. The cooling apparatus may also include a cooling fan. A cooling method of using the cooling apparatus may include determining engine operation, determining start of a water pump, and operating a water pump. The cooling method may also include starting a cooling fan, operating a cooling and examining a water pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Junyong Lee, Chikung Ahn, Daekwang Kim, Minyoung Jung