Patents by Inventor MyungKi PARK
MyungKi PARK 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).
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Publication number: 20240039113Abstract: Discussed is a battery module that may include a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame for housing the battery cell stack, a busbar frame for covering a front surface or a rear surface of the battery cell stack, and an end plate coupled to the module frame and covering the busbar frame, wherein at least one opening is formed in the end plate, wherein a module connector is disposed in the at least one opening of the end plate, and wherein the module connector is mounted on one surface of the busbar frame by a housing that protects the module connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK, Samhoe HEO
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Publication number: 20240021908Abstract: A battery module including a battery cell stack having a plurality of battery cells; a housing for the battery cell stack; and an upper thermal conductive material layer located between the upper surface of the battery cell stack and the upper part of the housing. Each of the plurality of battery cells includes a sealing part that seals a part of an outer peripheral surface of the battery cell, and the battery cell is configured such that the sealing part is arranged in a direction extending toward an upper part of the housing. The upper thermal conductive material layer wraps around the outer surface of the sealing part, and a length of the sealing part in a direction extending toward the upper part of the housing is equal to or greater than a length of the sealing part in a direction extending along the upper part of the battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Min Seop Kim, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park
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Publication number: 20230378568Abstract: A battery module including an upper battery cell stack and a lower battery, each of the upper and lower battery cell stacks including a plurality of battery cells; a cooling flow path located between the upper battery cell stack and the lower battery cell stack; a housing for the upper battery cell stack and the lower battery cell stack; an inlet port for supplying a refrigerant to the cooling flow path; and an outlet port for discharging the refrigerant from the cooling flow path, where the inlet and outlet ports are located opposite to each other, so that the refrigerant flows in one direction in the cooling flow path. A longitudinal direction of each of the plurality of battery cells is parallel to the one direction of flow of the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK, Subin PARK
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Publication number: 20230335821Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including same. The battery module includes a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells, and each of the plurality of battery cells includes a cooling surface and a wing folding surface; a housing that houses the battery cell stack; an upper heat sink located in an upper part of the housing; and a lower heat sink located in a lower part of the housing. The battery cell stack includes at least one first battery cell and at least one second battery cell, and the cooling surface of the at least one first battery cell is located adjacent to the lower heat sink, and the cooling surface of the at least one second battery cell is located adjacent to the upper heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Tae Wook KIM, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK, Sunghwan JANG, Jongpil JEON
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Publication number: 20230335866Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked in one direction, a module frame that houses the battery cell stack, a busbar that electrically connects the battery cell stack and an external member, a busbar frame that covers the front surface or rear surface of the battery cell stack and to which the busbar is attached, and an end plate that is coupled to the module frame and covers the busbar frame, wherein at least one opening is formed in the end plate. The protrusion of the busbar is exposed to the outside through the opening, and wherein a gap between the busbar protrusion and the opening is closed by a gasket.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK, Samhoe HEO
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Publication number: 20230282925Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a busbar frame connected to the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, respectively; and a module frame that houses the battery cell stack on which the busbar frame is mounted. The busbar frame has a support part that wraps the end part of the battery cell, and wherein the battery module further comprises an insulating member that is extended from the lower surface of the support part toward the outside of the support part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Sunghwan JANG, Myungki PARK, Gwan Woo KIM
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Publication number: 20230253645Abstract: A battery module including: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells; a housing for the battery cell stack, which has an open front surface and an open rear surface; a pair of busbar frames located on the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, respectively; and a first thermal conductive resin layer located between the upper surface of the battery cell stack and the upper part of the housing; an injecting part formed on the upper part of the housing; and a first thermal conductive resin layer formed by injecting a thermal conductive resin from the injecting part toward the battery cell stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK
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Publication number: 20230216149Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module for improving the quality of busbar frame, and a method for manufacturing the same. The battery module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame for housing the battery cell stack, and a busbar frame for covering the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, wherein the busbar frame includes a first busbar frame and a second busbar frame coupled along a stacking direction of the battery cell stack, and wherein a protrusion part is formed on one side of the first busbar frame, a groove part is formed on one side of the second busbar frame, and the protrusion part is coupled to the groove part, so that the first busbar frame and the second busbar frame are connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Changhun Lee, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park
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Publication number: 20230216105Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame for housing the battery cell stack, end plates for covering front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, a heat sink formed on a bottom part of the module frame, and a cooling port configured to supply a refrigerant to the heat sink, the module frame includes a module frame protrusion part, which is extended and formed so as to pass through the end plates on the bottom part of the module frame, and the cooling port is disposed in a shape protruding upward from an upper surface of the module frame protrusion part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Jongpil Jeon, Donghyun Kim, Jonghwa Choi, Myungki Park, Junyeob Seong, Hyoungsuk Lee
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Publication number: 20230198046Abstract: A battery module including: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells; a housing for the battery cell stack; and a thermal conductive layer disposed on the battery cell stack. The thermal conductive layer includes a first thermal conductive layer and a second thermal conductive layer disposed at respective ends of electrode leads of the battery cell in a direction protruding from an upper surface of the battery cell stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Subin PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Junkyu PARK, Myungki PARK
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Publication number: 20230187728Abstract: A battery pack including: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells; a housing for the battery cell stack; a pair of end plates that cover the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack and are coupled to the housing; and a heat sink positioned below a bottom portion of the housing. The bottom portion of the housing forms an upper plate of the heat sink, and mounting and fixing structures of the pair of end plates, the housing, and the heat sink are formed in a collective fastening method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Sunghwan Jang, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park
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Publication number: 20230073470Abstract: A battery module including: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells; a housing for housing the battery cell stack; and a heat sink located below a bottom part of the housing. The bottom part constitutes an upper plate of the heat sink, the heat sink and the bottom part form a flow passage for a refrigerant, and a convex pattern portion protruding in a direction in which the battery cell stack is located is formed on the bottom part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Min Seop Kim, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park
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Publication number: 20230037871Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same. The battery module includes: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells; a frame surrounding the battery cell stack; a busbar frame covering the front/rear surfaces of the battery cell stack that are exposed from the frame; and an end plate covering the busbar frame. The frame includes a lower frame covering the lower part and both sides of the battery cell stack, and an upper plate covering the upper part of the battery cell stack, and at least one assembly guide part formed at the corner of the lower frame that joins the upper plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Changhun LEE, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK, Youngho LEE, Junkyu PARK, Soo Youl KIM
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Publication number: 20230037763Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell stacked member in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a bus bar frame respectively connected to the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stacked member; and a frame member accommodating the battery cell stacked member to which the bus bar frame is mounted, wherein one side of the bottom part of the frame member includes at least two step regions, at least two step regions are spaced apart in the same direction as the direction in which the battery cells are stacked, and the bus bar frame includes a support positioned to correspond to the step region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jonghwa CHOI, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK
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Publication number: 20230013878Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame for housing the battery cell stack, and an end plate for covering the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack and coupled to the module frame, wherein the end plate is formed of an insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Subin PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK
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Publication number: 20230012792Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a bus bar frame coupled to each of the front and rear ends of the battery cell stack, a frame member that houses a cell block including the battery cell stack and the bus bar frame, a pad part located at one end of the bottom part of the frame member, and a film part connected to the pad part and protruding toward the bus bar frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Sunghwan JANG, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK, Jehwan SIN
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Publication number: 20230011595Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a battery cell stacked member in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a module frame housing the battery cell stacked member; and a heat sink positioned under a bottom part of the module frame, wherein the bottom part of the module frame constitutes the upper plate of the heat sink, and the supply pipe of the heat sink and the bottom part form the flow path of the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Sunghwan Jang, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park, Jonghwa Choi
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Publication number: 20220407138Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked within a case body; a module frame for accommodating the battery cell stack; and a thermal conductive resin layer formed between a lower surface of the module frame and the battery cell stack. The plurality of battery cells comprise sealing parts that extend downward from the bottom surface of the cell case body such that each one of the sealing parts is located inside the thermal conductive resin layer, and is folded toward the bottom surfaces of the cell case body to accommodate an adhesive layer between the folded portion of the sealing part and the bottom surface of the cell case body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Min Seop Kim, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park, Sunghwan Jang
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Publication number: 20220393270Abstract: A battery module including: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells, a housing for the battery cell stack, a heat sink on a bottom portion of the housing, and a cooling port for supplying a refrigerant to the heat sink, wherein the housing includes a housing protrusion portion on the bottom portion of the housing, and the housing protrusion portion includes a first housing protrusion portion and a second housing protrusion portion that are located to be spaced apart from each other on one side of the housing. The cooling port includes a refrigerant injection port and a refrigerant discharge port, and each of the refrigerant injection port and the refrigerant discharge port is disposed on the first housing protrusion portion and the second housing protrusion portion, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Jongpil JEON, Junyeob SEONG, Myungki PARK, Jonghwa CHOI
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Publication number: 20220359929Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of battery modules; a plurality of heat sinks formed on a lower side of each of the plurality of battery modules; a first flow path that supplies a refrigerant to each of the plurality of heat sinks; and a second flow path that discharges the refrigerant circulated in the plurality of heat sinks, wherein the refrigerant supplied to each of the heat sinks circulates in a space formed between the heat sink and the lower surface of the module frame, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Min Seop Kim, Junyeob Seong, Myungki Park