Patents by Inventor Sung-Do KIM

Sung-Do 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: 20190165703
    Abstract: A method of calculating a motor position uses a hall sensor. The method can include determining a motor position in response to a signal change of a hall sensor installed to a motor, calculating a basic compensation value for compensating a motor position error due to signal measurement delay of the hall sensor, determining whether a current command condition for a constant-speed operation of the motor is satisfied, calculating a first-up compensation value and a first-down compensation value, calculating an average values of the deviation between d-q axes current commands, and correcting the motor position using the basic compensation value when a difference between the average values is less than a reference average value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Joon Yong Lee, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10263548
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for feedback-controlling including controlling a current supply unit in a controller so that an output applied to a driving unit from the current supply unit is repeatedly turned on/off by predetermined period and duty. The method also includes feedback-controlling of an output value of the controller applied to the current supply unit from the controller so that the output of the current supply unit follows a target value. The feedback-controlling includes an integration control process and stops the integration control process in the period that the current supply unit turns off the output thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Keun Bong Ham, Chang Ha Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20190079835
    Abstract: An operating method of a vehicle watchdog circuit is provided. The method includes monitoring whether communication with a vehicle controller through a preset protocol is enabled and when a communication fault does not occur by monitoring whether communication is enabled, transmitting an error detection query to the vehicle controller every preset period. A response to the error detection query is received, and an operation of the vehicle controller is monitored, and upon determining that the operation of the vehicle controller is normal, a plurality of preset reset signals are sequentially transmitted to the vehicle controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190074785
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for feedback-controlling including controlling a current supply unit in a controller so that an output applied to a driving unit from the current supply unit is repeatedly turned on/off by predetermined period and duty. The method also includes feedback-controlling of an output value of the controller applied to the current supply unit from the controller so that the output of the current supply unit follows a target value. The feedback-controlling includes an integration control process and stops the integration control process in the period that the current supply unit turns off the output thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Keun Bong Ham, Chang Ha Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim
  • Patent number: 10209145
    Abstract: A failure diagnosis method of a temperature sensor of a switch device is provided. The method includes setting a sampling period using a temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the switch device and a temperature of cooling water for cooling the switch device. A temperature sensing value detected by the temperature sensor is then compared with a temperature reference value stored in a memory in the sampling period to determine whether failure occurs in the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180331378
    Abstract: A control method and system for driving of a motor and a control method of driving of an air compressor of a fuel cell system using the same include calculating an electrical rotation frequency of a motor, calculating a driving torque frequency of the motor based on the calculated electrical rotation frequency of the motor, and controlling torque of the motor to be repeatedly turned on/off at the calculated driving torque frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Dong Hun LEE, Keun Bong HAM, Chang Seok YOU, Min Su KANG, Sung Do KIM
  • Patent number: 10112489
    Abstract: A method of controlling a regenerative braking cooperation for an electric vehicle may include a entering a correction mode when a braking quantity of a driver is detected by a pedal stroke sensor, a first braking pattern analyzing operation, of comparing an accumulated correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity with a predetermined first hydraulic pressure braking quantity, a regenerative braking restriction requesting operation of, when the accumulated correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity is smaller than the first hydraulic pressure braking quantity, determining, that the driver has a gradual braking-centered braking pattern and transferring a signal for requesting a regenerative braking restriction of a motor to a controller, and a hydraulic pressure braking operation, of determining a correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity based on a braking quantity of the driver input into the stroke sensor in a state where regenerative braking of the motor is restricted, and performing a hydraulic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20180269506
    Abstract: An air supply control method and system for a fuel cell controlling a switching frequency of an inverter at which power consumption of the air compressor becomes minimal includes: calculating a revolution per minute (RPM) of a motor of an air compressor; calculating a switching frequency of an inverter of the motor of the air compressor at which power consumption becomes minimal based on the calculated RPM of the motor; and controlling the inverter with the calculated switching frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10030849
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first body including a first inner circumferential surface and a first outer circumferential surface, a cover disposed on and fastened to the first body and including an open bottom surface, an optical member disposed between the first body and the cover and exposed at the open bottom surface of the cover, and a light source member including a circuit board disposed between the cover and the optical member along an edge of the cover and at least two light sources mounted on the circuit board to face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hyuk Im, Ki Hyun Kim, Ki Bum Kim, Bu Kwan Je, Sung Do Kim, Jin Wook Kim, Yeo Jun Yun, Ji Hwan Jeon
  • Patent number: 10003289
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor is provided. The motor control method includes deriving a motor rotational speed estimate using a speed estimator model and deriving a motor hall sensor frequency estimate based on the derived rotational speed estimate. Additionally, a filter for noise detection is set based on the derived hall sensor frequency estimate and the derived rotational speed estimate. A motor hall sensor frequency derived from the hall sensor is then applied to a predetermined filter to detect a hall sensor noise frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Chang Seok Ryu, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim
  • Patent number: 10000140
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air blower of a fuel cell vehicle includes operating the air blower with a low limit revolutions per minute (RPM), which is calculated based on a vehicle hill-climbing gradient during hill-climbing, without regenerative braking. Accordingly, when reacceleration and additional acceleration are required during hill climbing of the fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell vehicle ensures high responsibility and launching characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180164380
    Abstract: A method for estimating power consumption of a motor includes steps of: determining an error voltage for a terminal voltage of each of multiple phases of the motor, the terminal voltage being supplied from an inverter to the motor; generating a compensation terminal voltage for each of the multiple phases of the motor by applying the error voltage to a prediction value of the terminal voltage that is derived in a preset manner during operation of the motor; and calculating power consumption of the motor by using the compensation terminal voltage and a current value obtained by detecting a current that flows in each of the multiple phases of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Dong Hun LEE, Chang Seok YOU, Min Su KANG, Sung Do KIM
  • Patent number: 9987929
    Abstract: An air compressor control method for a fuel cell vehicle is provided. The method includes sensing variation information of a rotation speed of an air compressor motor and sensing a state of charge (SOC) of a high voltage battery by the fuel cell controller when the rotation speed of the air compressor motor is reduced. An allowable current from regenerative braking of an air compressor is derived using current consumption of an electric or electronic sub-assembly for a fuel cell vehicle in response to determining that the SOC exceeds a predetermined level of the SOC. The air compressor motor is then operated based on the allowable current from regenerative braking by an air compressor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 9972853
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes: a turbocharger configured to receive and pressurize air discharged from an outlet of a fuel cell and supply the pressurized air to an inlet of the fuel cell; a plurality of valves configured to be provided at an inlet and an outlet of the turbocharger to control an amount of air supplied to the turbocharger in the air discharged from the outlet of the fuel cell and control a pressure of air supplied from the turbocharger to the inlet of the fuel cell; and a controller configured to calculate an air pressure required for the fuel cell and control an opening of the valves based on the calculated air pressure required for the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Min Su Kang, Chang Seok Ryu, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180118032
    Abstract: A motor drive control method is provided for controlling a speed of a motor such that a measured speed value of the motor follows a speed command value. The motor drive control method includes an on/off driving operation of driving a torque of the motor based on the speed command value in such a way that the torque of the motor is repeatedly turned on/off on preset cycle and duty. The motor drive control method and system can markedly enhance efficiency of a motor by reducing switching loss and current ripple loss of an inverter in a low-speed driving period of a high-speed motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Dong Hun LEE, Chang Seok YOU, Min Su KANG, Sung Do KIM
  • Patent number: 9927495
    Abstract: An offset compensation method and system of a hall sensor in a motor are provided. The system and method prevent a detection error regarding the position of the rotor of the motor and more accurately measure the speed and location of a rotor by storing the position of when output values of three hall sensors while slowly rotating the rotor by adding control mode for applying a low speed rotating magnetic field to a controller, extracting and storing offsets between each hall sensor and the U-phase position of a stator winding, and then excluding the influence of the offset of a rotor magnet in normal operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Do Kim, Min Su Kang, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180058952
    Abstract: A failure diagnosis method of a temperature sensor of a switch device is provided. The method includes setting a sampling period using a temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the switch device and a temperature of cooling water for cooling the switch device. A temperature sensing value detected by the temperature sensor is then compared with a temperature reference value stored in a memory in the sampling period to determine whether failure occurs in the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 9837945
    Abstract: A motor control method and system are provided. The motor control method includes recognizing, by a controller, a driving signal for a motor and when the controller recognizes the driving signal, the controller determine a failure of multiple Hall sensors disposed within the motor, based on signals detected by the multiple Hall sensors. Additionally, when the Hall sensors in the motor are determined to be faulty, the controller identifies a faulty Hall sensor from among the multiple Hall sensors by analyzing respective frequencies of the signals detected by the multiple Hall sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Chang Seok Ryu, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20170305275
    Abstract: An air compressor control method for a fuel cell vehicle is provided. The method includes sensing variation information of a rotation speed of an air compressor motor and sensing a state of charge (SOC) of a high voltage battery by the fuel cell controller when the rotation speed of the air compressor motor is reduced. An allowable current from regenerative braking of an air compressor is derived using current consumption of an electric or electronic sub-assembly for a fuel cell vehicle in response to determining that the SOC exceeds a predetermined level of the SOC. The air compressor motor is then operated based on the allowable current from regenerative braking by an air compressor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170259671
    Abstract: A method of controlling a regenerative braking cooperation for an electric vehicle may include a entering a correction mode when a braking quantity of a driver is detected by a pedal stroke sensor, a first braking pattern analyzing operation, of comparing an accumulated correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity with a predetermined first hydraulic pressure braking quantity, a regenerative braking restriction requesting operation of, when the accumulated correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity is smaller than the first hydraulic pressure braking quantity, determining, that the driver has a gradual braking-centered braking pattern and transferring a signal for requesting a regenerative braking restriction of a motor to a controller, and a hydraulic pressure braking operation, of determining a correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity based on a braking quantity of the driver input into the stroke sensor in a state where regenerative braking of the motor is restricted, and performing a hydraulic
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung Do KIM