Patents by Inventor Jae Min Yoo

Jae Min Yoo 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).

  • Publication number: 20220021090
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules arranged along at least one direction, a resistor connected to an abnormal battery module that operates abnormally among the battery modules to absorb energy, an event detector provided to detect the abnormal battery module, a switch to connect or disconnect each of the battery modules to/from the resistor to selectively form a closed circuit, and a controller to receive information from the event detector and control the switch to form a current path between the abnormal battery module and the resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu SHIN, Jeong-O MUN, Jae-Min YOO, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220021060
    Abstract: A battery module reduces the risk of secondary ignition or explosion and increases cooling efficiency. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries stacked on each other in a front and rear direction; and a base plate configured such that the plurality of secondary batteries of the cell assembly are mounted to an upper portion thereof, the base plate including at least one gas discharge passage having a sidewall elongated in the front and rear direction to communicate with the outside and an open portion formed by a top of the sidewall in one direction and at least one anti-inflammatory mesh sheet configured to cover the open portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Min YOO, Jeong-O MUN, Eun-Gyu SHIN, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220006139
    Abstract: A battery rack includes a plurality of battery modules stacked on each other in a vertical direction; a rack case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery modules; and at least one firewall provided to at least one of both side surfaces of the rack case to prevent flame and heat from propagating toward an adjacent battery rack when a fire occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Min YOO, Jeong-O MUN, Eun-Gyu SHIN, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Patent number: 11139543
    Abstract: A bus bar capable of effectively securing safety of a battery module when an overcurrent is generated includes: a main body portion that includes a first metal, has a stepped structure, in which an outer surface of the main body portion in an outward direction of the battery module is recessed in an inward direction, formed in one region, and is configured to be electrically connected to at least one secondary battery; a current breaking portion that is inserted into a space formed by the stepped structure and includes a second metal having a melting point relatively lower than a melting point of the first metal; and a covering member configured to surround at least a part of an outer surface of the current breaking portion. A battery module including the bus bar is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Min-Ho Kwon, Jae-Uk Ryu, Dal-Mo Kang, Su-Chang Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Ji-Su Yoon
  • Patent number: 11139529
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell assembly which includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged so that the cylindrical battery cells having the same polarity face in the same direction, a cell holder configured to confine the cylindrical battery cells as a bundle unit, a first electrode connection member located at an upper portion of the cell holder and a second electrode connection member located at the bottom ends of the cylindrical battery cells. The second electrode connection member includes a second connection portion located at a lower portion of the cell holder and disposed to contact the second electrode terminals. A rod-shaped second terminal portion extends vertically from the second connection portion through an empty space formed inside the cell holder so that one end of the rod-shaped second terminal portion is disposed above the cell holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Su Yoon, Su-Chang Kim, Jae-Min Yoo, Jae-Uk Ryu, Dal-Mo Kang, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20210218087
    Abstract: A battery module reduces the risk of secondary ignition or explosion and increases durability against external impacts. The battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries respectively having a gas venting portion for discharging a gas generated therein to the outside at a predetermined pressure and arranged in a front and rear direction in two rows; and a cooling member including a body portion interposed between two rows of the plurality of secondary batteries and having a size corresponding to left and right sides of the plurality of secondary batteries, and a gas discharge portion provided to at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the body portion and having a gas discharge passage elongated from a front end to a rear end of the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Min YOO, Jeong-O MUN, Eun-Gyu SHIN, Yoon-Koo LEE
  • Publication number: 20210043907
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery cell and a bus bar electrically connected to the battery cell, wherein the bus bar includes a rupture portion configured to melt due to electric resistance heat generated by overcurrent and thus to rupture, the rupture portion having a plurality of through-holes therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Uk Ryu, Dal Mo Kang, Jeong Oh Moon, Jae Min Yoo, Min Ho Kwon
  • Publication number: 20210043910
    Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a pair of electrode leads electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a battery case configured to accommodate the pair of electrode leads such that the pair of electrode leads protrude at least partially in a front and rear direction of the battery cell, the battery case having an accommodation space formed to accommodate the electrode assembly, and a taping unit configured to integrally cover both side surfaces and upper and lower surfaces of the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun-Gyu SHIN, Jae-Min YOO, Yoon-Koo LEE, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20200395587
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell including a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal having different polarities: an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound; a battery case configured to include the electrode assembly therein in a state of being impregnated with an electrolytic solution; a cap assembly mounted to a top end of the battery case; and a connection cap including a cap housing loaded on the battery case and the cap assembly and having an insulating material, and a first connection plate and a second connection plate placed on the cap housing and electrically connected to the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Uk RYU, Dal-Mo KANG, Su-Chang KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Jae-Min YOO, Ji-Su YOON
  • Publication number: 20200388805
    Abstract: A battery module having excellent cooling efficiency and allowing easy recycling of inner components at disposal applies a heat-shrinkable tube serving as a module housing and a heatsink to the battery module. The battery module includes a cell assembly including a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries having electrode leads formed to protrude in a front and rear direction and stacked on each other in a left and right direction; a heatsink located to contact an outer surface of the cell assembly and having a coolant flow path for allowing a coolant to move therein; and a heat-shrinkable tube having a tubular shape with a hollow structure in which the cell assembly and the heatsink are located, the heat-shrinkable tube being thermally shrunken so that the cell assembly and the heatsink are in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Eun-Gyu Shin, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee
  • Publication number: 20200381684
    Abstract: A battery module which includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a housing configured to accommodate the battery cell stack, wherein a disassembling guide for disassembling the housing is formed at the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun JIN, Eun-Gyu SHIN, Jae-Min YOO, Jeong-O MUN, Ho-June CHI
  • Publication number: 20200350610
    Abstract: A method for assembling a secondary battery cell module by using an assembling jig including a plurality of guide rods disposed on a jig plate includes: mounting a lower frame on the jig plate while the guide rods are inserted into a plurality of arranging through-holes of the lower frame; disposing a plurality of battery cells on the lower frame; mounting an upper frame on the battery cells while the guide rods are inserted into a plurality of arranging through-holes of the upper frame; fastening the upper frame and the lower frame together; and separating the assembling jig from the upper frame and the lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Min Yoo, Dal Mo Kang, Jeong Oh Moon, Jaeuk Ryu, Su Chang Kim, Ji Su Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200343499
    Abstract: A battery module includes a heat-shrinkable tube serving as a module housing. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries; a bus bar assembly having a bus bar frame and a bus bar mounted to an outer surface of the bus bar frame; and a heat-shrinkable tube formed to be shrunk by heat and configured so that the cell assembly is located therein, the heat-shrinkable tube being provided to surround a side surface of the cell assembly and a portion of the bus bar assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Eun-Gyu Shin, Hee-Jun Jin, Dal-Mo Kang, Jeong-O Mun
  • Publication number: 20200194853
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells and a first fixing frame configured to support the cylindrical battery cells so that the cylindrical battery cells are oriented vertically. The first fixing frame includes cell bottom holders provided at predetermined locations on a plate having a tray shape so that the cylindrical battery cells can be inserted therein in a vertical orientation; and perforation holes formed between the cell bottom holders so as to be open in a vertical direction, wherein the battery module comprises a thermally conductive adhesive solution introduced through the perforation holes from a lower portion of the first fixing frame to an upper portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Dal-Mo Kang, Su-Chang Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Jae-Uk Ryu, Ji-Su Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200168887
    Abstract: A bus bar capable of effectively securing safety of a battery module when an overcurrent is generated includes: a main body portion that includes a first metal, has a stepped structure, in which an outer surface of the main body portion in an outward direction of the battery module is recessed in an inward direction, formed in one region, and is configured to be electrically connected to at least one secondary battery; a current breaking portion that is inserted into a space formed by the stepped structure and includes a second metal having a melting point relatively lower than a melting point of the first metal; and a covering member configured to surround at least a part of an outer surface of the current breaking portion. A battery module including the bus bar is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Min-Ho Kwon, Jae-Uk Ryu, Dal-Mo Kang, Su-Chang Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Ji-Su Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200161598
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery module including a plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells respectively having a battery case in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated; a cell frame at which the plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells are disposed; and a bus bar electrically connected to the plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells and having a fusing portion, wherein the bus bar has a plurality of layers made of different materials from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Min YOO, Dal-Mo KANG, Su-Chang KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Jae-Uk RYU, Ji-Su YOON
  • Publication number: 20200127249
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell assembly which includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged so that the cylindrical battery cells having the same polarity face in the same direction, a cell holder configured to confine the cylindrical battery cells as a bundle unit, a first electrode connection member located at an upper portion of the cell holder and a second electrode connection member located at the bottom ends of the cylindrical battery cells. The second electrode connection member includes a second connection portion located at a lower portion of the cell holder and disposed to contact the second electrode terminals. A rod-shaped second terminal portion extends vertically from the second connection portion through an empty space formed inside the cell holder so that one end of the rod-shaped second terminal portion is disposed above the cell holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Su YOON, Su-Chang KIM, Jae-Min YOO, Jae-Uk RYU, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN
  • Publication number: 20200099114
    Abstract: A battery module, which includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a flame spread prevention member configured to cover at least a portion of each battery cell; and a case configured to accommodate the battery cell stack covered by the flame spread prevention member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Uk RYU, Dal-Mo KANG, Min-Ho KWON, Su-Chang KIM, Jeong-O MUN, Jae-Min YOO, Ji-Su YOON
  • Publication number: 20200083575
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of can-type secondary batteries; a cooling tray formed in a container shape and having an accommodation space capable of accommodating the plurality of can-type secondary batteries; a heatsink having a hollow structure in which a coolant flows, the heatsink being disposed in contact with an outer surface of the cooling tray; and a thermally conductive adhesive solution filled in the accommodation space of the cooling tray, wherein the plurality of can-type secondary batteries are arranged such that a lower portion thereof is immersed in the thermally conductive adhesive solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Min Yoo, Dal-Mo Kang, Su-Chang Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Jae-Uk Ryu, Ji-Su Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200035967
    Abstract: A cylindrical secondary battery module includes: a plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells respectively having a battery case in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated; a cell frame at which the plurality of cylindrical secondary battery cells are disposed; and a lid coupled to the cell frame and having a flame outlet. The cell frame includes: a plurality of plate members bent and coupled to intersect each other; and a space formed between the plurality of plate members so that the cylindrical secondary battery cells are disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Su YOON, Su-Chang KIM, Jae-Min YOO, Jae-Uk RYU, Dal-Mo KANG, Jeong-O MUN