Patents by Inventor Hee Chun Lim

Hee Chun Lim 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: 7989120
    Abstract: Provided is a high-temperature fuel cell separator. The fuel cell separator includes a fuel gas flow path containing hydrogen, an oxidant gas flow path containing mainly an oxygen component being supplied from an oxygen/nitrogen separator of a system and participating in electrochemical reactions, and a cooling gas flow path containing a nitrogen component to remove heat produced upon power generation of a fuel cell. Such a configuration provides a high-temperature fuel cell separator which is capable of improving efficiency of an overall fuel cell system through improved performance of a fuel cell stack due to increased oxygen partial pressure and which is also capable of improving reliability of the fuel cell stack through inhibition of the occurrence of a high-temperature region resulting from heat produced upon power generation of a fuel cell, by means of a flow of cooling gas containing a nitrogen component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Do Hyung Kim, Beom Joo Kim, Jung Hyun Lee, Seung Won Kang, Hee Chun Lim, Byung Soo Jung
  • Publication number: 20100112413
    Abstract: Provided is a high-temperature fuel cell separator. The fuel cell separator includes a fuel gas flow path containing hydrogen, an oxidant gas flow path containing mainly an oxygen component being supplied from an oxygen/nitrogen separator of a system and participating in electrochemical reactions, and a cooling gas flow path containing a nitrogen component to remove heat produced upon power generation of a fuel cell. Such a configuration provides a high-temperature fuel cell separator which is capable of improving efficiency of an overall fuel cell system through improved performance of a fuel cell stack due to increased oxygen partial pressure and which is also capable of improving reliability of the fuel cell stack through inhibition of the occurrence of a high-temperature region resulting from heat produced upon power generation of a fuel cell, by means of a flow of cooling gas containing a nitrogen component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Do Hyung KIM, Beom Joo KIM, Jung Hyun LEE, Seung Won KANG, Hee Chun LIM, Byung Soo JUNG
  • Patent number: 7255952
    Abstract: The solid oxide fuel cell according to the present invention is directed to a support type or self-support type single cell in which four sides or opposite two sides of corners of the single cell are downwardly bent in an inverted U shape and have gas channels in the inner side and/or outer side with a straight line structure or lattice shape structure, so that a separating plate can be used without gas channels or channel support. A smooth flow of a reaction gas is implemented in the directions of the air electrode and the fuel electrode of a single cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Young Sung Yoo, Hee Chun Lim, Jin Woo Park, Sang Hyoun Park
  • Patent number: 7097929
    Abstract: Disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell capable of preventing the leakage of a fuel gas due to deterioration of material by suppressing a high temperature generated at a hot section within a unit cell, thereby improving the reliability thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Choong Gon Lee, Byoung Sam Kang, Hai Kung Seo, Hee Chun Lim
  • Publication number: 20040091766
    Abstract: The solid oxide fuel cell according to the present invention is directed to a support type or self-support type single cell in which four sides or opposite two sides of comers of the single cell are downwardly bent in an inverted U shape and have gas channels in the inner side and/or outer side with a straight line structure or lattice shape structure, so that a separating plate can be used without gas channels or channel support. A smooth flow of a reaction gas is implemented in the directions of the air electrode and the fuel electrode of a single cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: young Sung Yoo, Hee Chun Lim, Jin Woo Park, Sang Hyoun Park
  • Publication number: 20030072989
    Abstract: Disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell capable of preventing the leakage of a fuel gas due to deterioration of material by suppressing a high temperature generated at a hot section within a unit cell, thereby improving the reliability thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Choong Gon Lee, Byoung Sam Kang, Hai Kung Seo, Hee Chun Lim