Patents by Inventor Shul-Kee Kim

Shul-Kee Kim 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: 20230299348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution additive capable of improving lifespan characteristics of a lithium secondary battery by forming a solid-electrolyte interphase that is stable even at a high temperature and has low resistance when applied to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, and relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution additive including a sultone-based compound represented by Formula I, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including the same, and a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Keun Kim, Young Min Lim, Won Kyun Lee, Duk Hun Jang, Chan Woo Noh, Chul Eun Yeom, Jeong Ae Yoon, Kyoung Hoon Kim, Chul Haeng Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Young Cheol Choi
  • Publication number: 20230178724
    Abstract: An electrode assembly having a high energy density and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode in which a positive electrode mixture layer includes a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode additive and a negative electrode in which a negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite mixed with silicon (Si)-containing particles. The amount of gas generated during charging and discharging of a battery is reduced, the resistance change rate of the electrode is low even after charging and discharging, and accordingly, a lithium secondary battery including the electrode assembly has a high energy density, a long lifetime, and good quick charging efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shul Kee Kim, Sang Seung Oh, Hye Hyeon Kim, Sung Chul Lim, Chi Ho Jo
  • Patent number: 11437646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a fluorinated benzene-based compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a separator. With the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a solid SEI film is formed on a negative electrode when initially charging a lithium secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, and an output property of the lithium secondary battery is improved, and an output property and stability after high temperature storage are capable of being enhanced as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Chui Haeng Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Gwang Yeon Kim, Doo Kyung Yang
  • Publication number: 20220131192
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, and particularly, to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, a first additive, and a second additive, wherein the first additive is a compound represented by Formula 1 and the second additive is a compound represented by Formula 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shul Kee Kim, Young Min Lim, Ha Eun Kim
  • Publication number: 20220069353
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrolyte solution includes a first lithium salt, a second lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive including a compound represented by Formula 1, wherein the first lithium salt is an imide lithium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shul Kee Kim, Young Min Lim, Ha Eun Kim
  • Patent number: 10923768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, which may suppress the generation of metallic foreign matter causing a side effect in a battery while forming a stable film on the surface of an electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery which includes the additive, and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 10862166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a compound capable of suppressing an electrolyte solution side reaction in a high-temperature and high-voltage environment, and a lithium secondary battery in which cycle characteristics and stability are improved even during high-temperature and high-voltage charging by including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Publication number: 20190348713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a compound capable of suppressing an electrolyte solution side reaction in a high-temperature and high-voltage environment, and a lithium secondary battery in which cycle characteristics and stability are improved even during high-temperature and high-voltage charging by including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Publication number: 20190341654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery which includes a compound acting as a HF scavenger, and a lithium secondary battery in which cycle life characteristics and high-temperature storage characteristics are improved by including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Publication number: 20190334207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, which may suppress the generation of metallic foreign matter causing a side effect in a battery while forming a stable film on the surface of an electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery which includes the additive, and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Publication number: 20190214681
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a fluorinated benzene-based compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a separator. With the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a solid SEI film is formed on a negative electrode when initially charging a lithium secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, and an output property of the lithium secondary battery is improved, and an output property and stability after high temperature storage are capable of being enhanced as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Haeng Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Gwang Yeon Kim, Doo Kyung Yang
  • Patent number: 10276894
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a fluorinated benzene-based compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a separator. With the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a solid SEI film is formed on a negative electrode when initially charging a lithium secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, and an output property of the lithium secondary battery is improved, and an output property and stability after high temperature storage are capable of being enhanced as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Haeng Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Gwang Yeon Kim, Doo Kyung Yang
  • Patent number: 10090560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a fluorinated ether compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode and a separator. According to a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a rigid SEI layer may be formed at a negative electrode during the initial charging of the lithium secondary battery comprising the same, the output properties of the lithium secondary battery may be improved, and the output properties after storing at high temperature and capacity properties may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shul Kee Kim, Chul Haeng Lee, Young Min Lim, Gwang Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 9947966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a phosphazene compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode and a separator. According to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a rigid SEI layer may be formed at a negative electrode during the initial charging of the lithium secondary battery comprising the same, the output properties of the lithium secondary battery may be improved, and the output properties after storing at high temperature and capacity properties may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Min Lim, Shul Kee Kim, Chul Haeng Lee, Gwang Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 9825335
    Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, which includes a non-aqueous organic solvent including propylene carbonate (PC) and ethylene carbonate (EC), and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention may improve low-temperature and room temperature output characteristics, high-temperature and room temperature cycle characteristics, and capacity characteristics after high-temperature storage by forming a robust solid electrolyte interface (SEI) on an anode during initial charge of the lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Min Lim, Chul Haeng Lee, Doo Kyung Yang, Shul Kee Kim
  • Patent number: 9806379
    Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, which includes a non-aqueous organic solvent including propylene carbonate (PC) and an ester-based solvent, and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. According to the non-aqueous electrolyte solution of the present invention, since a robust solid electrolyte interface (SEI) may be formed on an anode during initial charge of a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution, high-temperature cycle characteristics and capacity characteristics after high-temperature storage as well as low-temperature, room temperature, and high-temperature output characteristics may be simultaneously improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Min Lim, Chul Haeng Lee, Doo Kyung Yang, Shul Kee Kim
  • Publication number: 20170170517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a phosphazene compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode and a separator. According to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a rigid SEI layer may be formed at a negative electrode during the initial charging of the lithium secondary battery comprising the same, the output properties of the lithium secondary battery may be improved, and the output properties after storing at high temperature and capacity properties may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Min Lim, Shul Kee Kim, Chul Haeng Lee, Gwang Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 9614253
    Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including a non-aqueous organic solvent, an imide-based lithium salt, and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of lithium difluoro bis(oxalato)phosphate (LiDFOP), (trimethylsilyl)propyl phosphate (TMSPa), 1,3-propene sultone (PRS), and ethylene sulfate (ESa), as an electrolyte solution additive. According to the electrolyte solution additive for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, the electrolyte solution additive may improve output characteristics at high and low temperatures and may prevent a swelling phenomenon by suppressing the decomposition of PF6? on the surface of a cathode, which may occur during a high-temperature cycle of a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte solution additive, and preventing an oxidation reaction of an electrolyte solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gwang Yeon Kim, Chul Haeng Lee, Doo Kyung Yang, Young Min Lim, Shul Kee Kim, Yu Ha An, Jin Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20160329601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a fluorinated ether compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode and a separator. According to a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a rigid SEI layer may be formed at a negative electrode during the initial charging of the lithium secondary battery comprising the same, the output properties of the lithium secondary battery may be improved, and the output properties after storing at high temperature and capacity properties may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shul Kee Kim, Chul Haeng Lee, Young Min Lim, Gwang Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20160329600
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprising lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and a fluorinated benzene-based compound as additives, a positive electrode comprising a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-based oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a separator. With the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention, a solid SEI film is formed on a negative electrode when initially charging a lithium secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, and an output property of the lithium secondary battery is improved, and an output property and stability after high temperature storage are capable of being enhanced as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Haeng Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Gwang Yeon Kim, Doo Kyung Yang