Patents Assigned to KIA CORPORATION
  • HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240117941
    Abstract: A hydrogen storage system is disclosed and includes a storage unit including a plurality of unit storage containers, in which metal hydride materials are respectively provided in an interior thereof and which are connected to each other in parallel, and a thermal fluid line defining a thermal fluid passage, which passes via the plurality of unit storage containers continuously and through which a thermal fluid flows for heating or cooling the unit storage containers, thereby enhancing a storage performance and an efficiency of the hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hye Park, Won Jung Kim, Kyung Moon Lee, Dong Hoon Nam, Young Jin Cho, Byeong Soo Shin, Ji Hoon Lee, Suk Hoon Hong, Hoon Mo Park, Yong Doo Son
  • POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20240117146
    Abstract: A polyamide resin composition using a recycled carbon fiber to establish reasonable manufacturing costs. The polyamide resin composition has excellent processability and can be used for injection molding, so that molded products with various structures can be made from the polyamide resin composition. In addition, good mechanical properties of the polyamide resin composition enable applications in various fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOLON PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Dong Jun Lee, Gi Bong Chung, Soo Yeon Park
  • ELECTRONIC PEDAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240116361
    Abstract: An electronic pedal apparatus includes a pad that rectilinearly moves and rotates along a pad guide while being kept in line contact with the pad guide including a shape of an arc when a driver operates the pad, an acceleration signal or a braking signal for a vehicle is generated by operation of the single pad, and a movement direction of the pad at the time of generating the acceleration signal is different from a movement direction of the pad at the time of generating the braking signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Dong Hee Industrial Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sik KIM, Wi Sang PARK, Jae Hyun CHO, Jung Min LEE, Seong Ju JO
  • APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A BOUNCE SPEED OF A VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240116517
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for estimating a bounce speed of a vehicle and a method thereof. The apparatus includes an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration of the vehicle, a front wheel speed sensor that detects a wheel speed of a front wheel of the vehicle, a rear wheel speed sensor that detects a wheel speed of a rear wheel of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller determines a wheel acceleration of the front wheel based on the wheel speed of the front wheel, determines a wheel acceleration of the rear wheel based on the wheel speed of the rear wheel, and estimates the bounce speed of the vehicle. The bounce speed of the vehicle is estimated based on the acceleration of the vehicle, the wheel acceleration of the front wheel, and the wheel acceleration of the rear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sheen Gil Kang
  • AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240116532
    Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for determining an object using high definition map and sensor fusion on a road with a gradient and a method thereof are provided. The autonomous driving control apparatus includes a sensor that obtain information about an object around a vehicle, a communication device that receives information about a high definition map around the vehicle, and a processor electrically connected with the sensor and the communication device The processor navigates a vehicle lane link and a target lane link based on the information about the object and the information about the high definition map, determines a valid contour region by applying a valid contour verification algorithm to the vehicle lane link and the target lane link, and recognizes an object in the valid contour region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Tae Dong OH
  • FUEL CELL START CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20240120512
    Abstract: The fuel cell start control system includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks configured to generate power by receiving air and fuel, a power storage device connected to a bidirectional converter and configured to be charged by generated power of a respective fuel cell stack or configured to supply power, and includes a controller configured to control a start of a fuel cell stack among the plurality of fuel cell stacks which satisfies a start condition based on a fuel cell stack starting request, the controller configured to control a start of at least one fuel cell stack based on generated power of the fuel cell stack or charged power of at least one power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Gwang LEE, Won Sik JEONG
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240116519
    Abstract: A method for controlling driving of a vehicle, can control driving of a vehicle so that handling responsiveness may be differentiated in correspondence to a vehicle driving mode, steering input information by a driver, etc. The method for controlling driving of a vehicle distributes a request torque command into a left wheel torque command and a right wheel torque command, corrects the distributed torque commands using a differential control amount according to a vehicle driving mode and steering input information by a driver, and then performs torque command follow control for controlling torque which is applied to the wheels based on the post-correction torque commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Ji Won OH
  • HYDROGEN STORAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240117930
    Abstract: A hydrogen storage device includes a storage container having an accommodation space in an interior thereof, a first metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores hydrogen, and a second metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores the hydrogen at a pressure that is different from that of the first metal hydride material. An advantageous effect of restraining an excessive rise of a pressure of the storage container and enhancing safety and reliability may be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hye Park, Won Jung Kim, Kyung Moon Lee, Dong Hoon Nam, Young Jin Cho, Byeong Soo Shin, Ji Hoon Lee, Suk Hoon Hong, Hoon Mo Park, Yong Doo Son
  • VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240119371
    Abstract: A vehicle control system and a method are disclosed. The vehicle control system includes a terminal that obtains boarding request information from a passenger, a vehicle that updates location information and remaining seat information, and a server. The server determines the terminal as a boarding schedule terminal when receiving the boarding request information from the terminal and determines whether the passenger is capable of boarding a vehicle based on a location of the boarding schedule terminal when it is determined that the vehicle approaches a stop corresponding to the boarding request information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Se Young Park
  • INTEGRATED LAMP DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240118426
    Abstract: An integrated lamp device for a vehicle includes a first light source module for lidar sensing and a second light source module for beam patterning installed in a single housing, thereby reducing an overall size. Further, an aiming adjustment is performed by a reflection unit separated from the light source modules, thereby stabilizing a structure and ensuring durability performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joon Bo Shim
  • VARIABLE BACK-UP RING AND A SEALING STRUCTURE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240117881
    Abstract: A sealing structure includes a first connector body having a groove, a second connector body encompassing the first connector body, an O-ring partially received in the groove of the first connector body, and a variable back-up ring partially received in the groove of the first connector body and holding the O-ring. The variable back-up ring is deformable in a radial direction depending on a magnitude of a fluid pressure applied between the first connector body and the second connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byung Ryeol Lee
  • POWER MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240120269
    Abstract: A power module and a manufacturing method include semiconductor chips, an insulating circuit board including an insulating layer and a first metal layer disposed on a first surface of the insulating layer, and lead frames disposed between the semiconductor chips and the insulating circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kyoung Kook HONG, Su Bin KANG, Young Seok KIM
  • ELECTRODE SLURRY FOR FUEL CELL FOR FORMING A MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITHOUT AN INTERFACE, A MULTILAYER ELECTRODE STRUCTURE USING SAME, AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240120501
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrode slurry for a fuel cell capable of forming a multilayer structure without an interface using a first support and a second support having different mesopore fractions and densities, a multilayer electrode structure using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. The electrode slurry for a fuel cell includes a first catalyst including a first support on which a first metal is supported, a second catalyst including a second support on which a second metal is supported, an ionomer, and a solvent, the first support and the second support having different mesopore fractions and densities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Yang, Geon Hee Cho, Kook Il Han, Yoon Hwan Cho
  • DEEP LEARNING-BASED COLLISION SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM AND AN OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240116501
    Abstract: A collision safety control system includes a memory storing a collision safety model having a deep learning-based collision safety control logic. The collision safety control system also includes a processor electrically connected to the memory. The processor is configured to, in accordance with the collision safety control logic, train, based on at least one signal including pre-collision data and post-collision data, the collision safety model such that the collision safety model outputs a collision type and a required time-to-fire (RTTF) of passenger protection equipment corresponding to the at least one signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Hyung Wook Park, Sung Roh Yoon, Dong Hyeok Lee
  • FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240120515
    Abstract: A fuel cell system, includes a fuel cell stack, an air supply line connected to an inlet of an air electrode of the fuel cell stack to supply air, an integrated discharge line configured to be connected to an outlet of a hydrogen electrode of the fuel cell stack and discharge a waste product to outside, an integrated discharge valve provided in the integrated discharge line, a connection line configured to connect the integrated discharge valve and the air supply line, and a controller configured to control the integrated discharge valve to discharge the waste product to the outside through the integrated discharge line or to supply the waste product to the air supply line through the connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Mi Sun KIM
  • SENSING BLOCK AND BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240120563
    Abstract: A sensing block includes a block body having a plurality of slots through which electrode leads of battery cells pass, a plurality of sensing terminals installed between the plurality of slots on a front surface of the block body, a circuit board installed on the front surface of the block body, and a connector installed on the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, VALEO KAPEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunchang Kang, Bum Jin Kim, Kyubin Chung, Seoha Kang, Ji Woong Han, Wan Choi, Houk Park, Jae Eun Kim
  • BATTERY CELL CARTRIDGE, BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240120588
    Abstract: A battery cell cartridge in which a battery cell is accommodated, includes first, second, third and fourth frames formed in a quadrangular shape, wherein the first frame and the second frame extend along a horizontal direction and are spaced from each other at a predetermined interval therebetween, the first frame is positioned on an upper side and the second frame is positioned on a lower side, the third frame and the fourth frame extend along a vertical direction and are spaced from each other at a predetermined interval therebetween, and the third frame is positioned on a first side and the third frame is positioned on a second side opposite to the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Valeo Kapec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunchang KANG, Jun Seok Chol, Ji Woong Han, Wan Chol, Houk Park, Jae Eun Kim
  • MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF SAME
    Publication number: 20240116366
    Abstract: In a control method of a motor drive system, when a first motor corresponding to a first drive wheel is being driven in a second drive mode among a first drive mode in which the first motor is driven by a first inverter of the motor drive system and connected to a first end of each of coils of the first motor and the second drive mode in which the first motor is driven by the first inverter and a second inverter connected to a second end of each of the coils and configured to selectively operate, whether or not the second inverter malfunctions is determined. When the second inverter malfunctions, a drive mode is changed so that the first motor is driven in the first drive mode. An output limit of the first motor in the first drive mode is relaxed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Byung Oh Tak, Seong Min Kim, Ho Rim Choi
  • ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20240116372
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a motor including a plurality of windings, a first inverter connected to a first end of each of the plurality of windings and configured to drive the motor, a second inverter connected to a second end of each of the plurality of windings and configured to drive the motor in a second driving mode of a first driving mode and the second driving mode, a first controller configured to determine one of first and second output limit lines as an output limit line of the first driving mode, depending on whether a preset condition is satisfied, and a second controller configured to bidirectionally switch the first driving mode and the second driving mode within an operating point range according to the output limit line of the first driving mode in accordance with a value of a torque command for the motor and counter magnetic flux of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Byung Oh TAK, Seong Min KIM, Ho Rim CHOI
  • VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240116395
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle where the vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery, a solar cell, a power converter, a power divider, and a power supply. The method includes producing power by the solar cell and converting a voltage of the produced power by the power converter. The method also includes transferring, by the power divider, the power produced by the solar cell to at least one of the first battery or the second battery based on a state of charge (SoC) of the first battery and a SoC of the second battery. The method also includes stopping the power supply from supplying power to the power converter when a time for which the power is supplied to the power converter is longer than or equal to a predetermined reference time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Kim, HanYoung Park