Patents by Inventor Ik Jae Son

Ik Jae Son 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: 11784332
    Abstract: A system for estimating the amount of purge of a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that generates power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side and receives oxygen at a cathode side. A recirculation line is connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and the gas included hydrogen therein is circulated in the recirculation line. A flow amount estimator estimates the flow amount of gas inside the recirculation line. A purge valve is positioned in the recirculation line and discharges the gas in the recirculation line to the outside when opened. A purge amount estimator estimates the amount of purge for each gas discharged through the purge valve by reflecting the flow amount of the gas estimated by the flow amount estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Ik Jae Son
  • Publication number: 20230030879
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of controlling an operation of a fuel cell and a fuel cell operating system including an air compressor disposed on an air supply line and configured to compress an oxidation gas to be supplied to a fuel cell stack and supply the compressed air to a fuel cell inlet side, an air discharge line configured to discharge the oxidation gas from the fuel cell stack, a bypass line configured to branch off from the air discharge line through a valve, connected to the air supply line, and configured to resupply the discharged oxidation gas to the fuel cell inlet side, and a control unit configured to control a flow rate of the oxidation gas to be supplied to the fuel cell stack by controlling the valve on the bypass line depending on a cell ratio value which is a ratio of the fuel cells each being applied with a voltage lower than a first voltage among the fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ik Jae Son, Yei Sik Jeon
  • Patent number: 11502315
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for purging the condensate water and hydrogen of a fuel cell stack, which may allow the condensate water and hydrogen discharged from a stack to be directly bypassed to an exhaust line of a humidifier rather than a shell side of the humidifier to be purged to the atmosphere according to the operation state and operation condition of the stack, thereby solving a problem in that an inverse voltage is generated upon cold operation of a fuel cell system, a flooding phenomenon occurs in the stack, or the like to improve the operation stability of the stack and the operation efficiency of the fuel cell system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Hyun Jung, Ik Jae Son
  • Publication number: 20220231312
    Abstract: A system for estimating the amount of purge of a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that generates power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side and receives oxygen at a cathode side. A recirculation line is connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and the gas included hydrogen therein is circulated in the recirculation line. A flow amount estimator estimates the flow amount of gas inside the recirculation line. A purge valve is positioned in the recirculation line and discharges the gas in the recirculation line to the outside when opened. A purge amount estimator estimates the amount of purge for each gas discharged through the purge valve by reflecting the flow amount of the gas estimated by the flow amount estimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Ik Jae Son
  • Patent number: 11387473
    Abstract: An apparatus configured for controlling emergency driving for a fuel cell vehicle may include a failure detector configured to detect whether a purge valve and a drain valve fails; a determination portion configured to measure voltages of channels of a fuel cell stack to determine whether stability of the fuel cell stack is secured; and a controller configured to control, when the stability of the fuel cell stack is not secured and a failure occurs on one or more of the purge valve and the drain valve, one or more of an operating pressure and an operating temperature of the fuel cell stack and a current applied to the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Ik Jae Son
  • Publication number: 20220149399
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for purging the condensate water and hydrogen of a fuel cell stack, which may allow the condensate water and hydrogen discharged from a stack to be directly bypassed to an exhaust line of a humidifier rather than a shell side of the humidifier to be purged to the atmosphere according to the operation state and operation condition of the stack, thereby solving a problem in that an inverse voltage is generated upon cold operation of a fuel cell system, a flooding phenomenon occurs in the stack, or the like to improve the operation stability of the stack and the operation efficiency of the fuel cell system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Bong Hyun Jung, Ik Jae Son
  • Patent number: 11322759
    Abstract: A system for estimating the amount of purge of a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that generates power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side and receives oxygen at a cathode side. A recirculation line is connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and the gas included hydrogen therein is circulated in the recirculation line. A flow amount estimator estimates the flow amount of gas inside the recirculation line. A purge valve is positioned in the recirculation line and discharges the gas in the recirculation line to the outside when opened. A purge amount estimator estimates the amount of purge for each gas discharged through the purge valve by reflecting the flow amount of the gas estimated by the flow amount estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Ik Jae Son
  • Patent number: 11251445
    Abstract: A system for estimating purge of a fuel cell includes the fuel cell for generating power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side, and receiving oxygen at a cathode side, a recirculation line connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and in which gas containing hydrogen therein is circulated, a purge valve positioned in the recirculation line, and for discharging the gas in the recirculation line to outside as the purge valve is opened, a differential pressure calculator for calculating a differential pressure between a front end and a rear end of the purge valve, a speed estimator for estimating a current gas diffusion speed in the recirculation line, and a purge amount estimator for estimating the amount of purge through the purge valve by using the differential pressure calculated by the differential pressure calculator and the gas diffusion speed estimated by the speed estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Ik Jae Son
  • Patent number: 11228048
    Abstract: An air supply control method of a fuel cell is provided. The method includes adjusting an opening of a pressure control valve in accordance with an opening map stored in advance. The pressure control valve is disposed at an outlet of a fuel cell of an air supply line for supplying air to the fuel cell and discharging air and adjusts air pressure in the air supply line. The method further includes determining whether an air pressure state of the air supply line is normal after adjusting the opening of the pressure control valve and operating the pressure control valve at a predetermined opening in response determining that the air pressure state of the air supply line is abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ik Jae Son, Yei Sik Jeon
  • Patent number: 10971743
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a performance of a fuel cell stack is provided. In particular, the output performance of the fuel cell stack is determined by comparing the difference between an initial voltage and a voltage after a predetermined time lapses with the difference between the initial voltage and a preset minimum voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ik Jae Son, Yei Sik Jeon
  • Publication number: 20210028474
    Abstract: An apparatus configured for controlling emergency driving for a fuel cell vehicle may include a failure detector configured to detect whether a purge valve and a drain valve fails; a determination portion configured to measure voltages of channels of a fuel cell stack to determine whether stability of the fuel cell stack is secured; and a controller configured to control, when the stability of the fuel cell stack is not secured and a failure occurs on one or more of the purge valve and the drain valve, one or more of an operating pressure and an operating temperature of the fuel cell stack and a current applied to the fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Ik Jae SON
  • Publication number: 20210020969
    Abstract: A system for estimating the amount of purge of a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that generates power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side and receives oxygen at a cathode side. A recirculation line is connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and the gas included hydrogen therein is circulated in the recirculation line. A flow amount estimator estimates the flow amount of gas inside the recirculation line. A purge valve is positioned in the recirculation line and discharges the gas in the recirculation line to the outside when opened. A purge amount estimator estimates the amount of purge for each gas discharged through the purge valve by reflecting the flow amount of the gas estimated by the flow amount estimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Ik Jae Son
  • Publication number: 20210020968
    Abstract: A system for estimating purge of a fuel cell includes the fuel cell for generating power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side, and receiving oxygen at a cathode side, a recirculation line connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and in which gas containing hydrogen therein is circulated, a purge valve positioned in the recirculation line, and for discharging the gas in the recirculation line to outside as the purge valve is opened, a differential pressure calculator for calculating a differential pressure between a front end and a rear end of the purge valve, a speed estimator for estimating a current gas diffusion speed in the recirculation line, and a purge amount estimator for estimating the amount of purge through the purge valve by using the differential pressure calculated by the differential pressure calculator and the gas diffusion speed estimated by the speed estimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Ik Jae Son
  • Publication number: 20190363379
    Abstract: An air supply control method of a fuel cell is provided. The method includes adjusting an opening of a pressure control valve in accordance with an opening map stored in advance. The pressure control valve is disposed at an outlet of a fuel cell of an air supply line for supplying air to the fuel cell and discharging air and adjusts air pressure in the air supply line. The method further includes determining whether an air pressure state of the air supply line is normal after adjusting the opening of the pressure control valve and operating the pressure control valve at a predetermined opening in response determining that the air pressure state of the air supply line is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ik Jae Son, Yei Sik Jeon
  • Patent number: 10367209
    Abstract: A recycling system in which anode off gas of a fuel cell is recycled to a stack includes a purge flow path purging the anode off gas passing through the stack, and a sprayer spraying pure gas supplied from a fuel tank to the stack. The sprayer is disposed on a path where the anode off gas passing through the stack is discharged, the purge flow path is spaced a certain distance from the sprayer, and the anode off gas passing through the stack is mixed with the pure gas by suction force of the sprayer to be introduced to the stack, thereby being recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Bu Kil Kwon, Duck Whan Kim, Se Kwon Jung, Ik Jae Son, Hyo Sub Shim
  • Publication number: 20190140292
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a performance of a fuel cell stack is provided. In particular, the output performance of the fuel cell stack is determined by comparing the difference between an initial voltage and a voltage after a predetermined time lapses with the difference between the initial voltage and a preset minimum voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Ik Jae Son, Yei Sik Jeon
  • Patent number: 10205184
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a performance of a fuel cell stack is provided. In particular, the output performance of the fuel cell stack is determined by comparing the difference between an initial voltage and a voltage after a predetermined time lapses with the difference between the initial voltage and a preset minimum voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Ik Jae Son, Yei Sik Jeon
  • Patent number: 10062916
    Abstract: A control method and system of a fuel cell system is provided. The control method includes detecting, by a controller, a voltage of a fuel cell stack when power generation of a fuel cell is stopped while a fuel cell vehicle is being driven. In addition, hydrogen supply pressure at an anode side is adjusted based on a variation in the detected voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sang Uk Kwon, Heon Joong Lee, Yei Sik Jeon, Sung Gone Yoon, Ik Jae Son
  • Patent number: 9935325
    Abstract: A control method of an operation pressure of a fuel cell system maintains a differential pressure between a hydrogen side and an air side of a fuel cell stack to minimize a crossover amount of hydrogen while allowing hydrogen purge and reduces an exhausted hydrogen amount when a purge valve is opened at the time of purging hydrogen using a differential pressure of an anode outlet and a cathode outlet to improve a hydrogen utilization rate and system efficiency. According to the control method, pressures of a cathode inlet and a cathode outlet of the fuel cell stack and a pressure of an anode outlet are controlled such that the pressure of the anode outlet of the fuel cell stack is lower than the pressure of the cathode inlet and higher than the pressure of the cathode outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Ik Jae Son
  • Publication number: 20180026278
    Abstract: A recycling system in which anode off gas of a fuel cell is recycled to a stack includes a purge flow path purging the anode off gas passing through the stack, and a sprayer spraying pure gas supplied from a fuel tank to the stack. The sprayer is disposed on a path where the anode off gas passing through the stack is discharged, the purge flow path is spaced a certain distance from the sprayer, and the anode off gas passing through the stack is mixed with the pure gas by suction force of the sprayer to be introduced to the stack, thereby being recycled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Bu Kil Kwon, Duck Whan Kim, Se Kwon Jung, Ik Jae Son, Hyo Sub Shim