Patents Assigned to LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11967858
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system and, more specifically, to a static transfer switch (STS) that can be applied to a UPS module, the static transfer switch comprising: one semiconductor rectifying element connected to either the anode terminal or the cathode terminal of a direct current power source; a bypass circuit for connecting the input terminal and the output terminal of the semiconductor rectifying element so as to bypass the semiconductor rectifying element; a breaker for opening or closing the bypass circuit; and a switch including a control unit, which controls the semiconductor rectifying element so as to conduct current when a preset conduction signal is received, controls the breaker so as to close the bypass circuit, and, when the bypass circuit is closed by the breaker, controls the semiconductor rectifying element so as to stop the conduction of current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiheon Lee, Dongjin Yun, Dohyun Kim, Jihong Kim, Minjun Park, Wonseok Do
  • Patent number: 11955954
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor circuit breaker and, more specifically, to a semiconductor circuit breaker in which a protection circuit is modularized and thus maintenance and repair can be easily done. A semiconductor circuit breaker according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a main circuit unit connected between a power source and a load and having a semiconductor switch; an outer box equipped with the main circuit unit and having a module accommodation unit outside thereof; and a protection module detachably accommodated in the module accommodation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woonghyeob Song, Jungwook Sim, Chaeyoon Bae
  • Patent number: 11953553
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contact point monitoring device for a vacuum circuit breaker, and a correction method performed through same, wherein deviations due to temperature in a sensor for monitoring the amount of wear at a contact point may be compensated for. According to the present disclosure, the amount of wear at the contact point may be accurately detected by correcting a characteristic value of a photosensor according to operation temperature, by taking into consideration the temperature characteristics of the photosensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Wook Lee, Ju-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11953552
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and apparatus for monitoring a partial discharge in a switchboard, including a plurality of partial discharge sensors provided in each of a plurality of switchboards to acquire partial discharge data generated in at least one switchboard, and a noise sensor provided in any one of the plurality of switchboards to acquire noise data to be differentiated from the partial discharge data acquired from the at least one partial discharge sensor, and it can be applied to other exemplary embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hwan Jin, Jong Ung Choi, Hyun Ho Kwon, Gwang Goo Kang, Jin Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11949324
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an overcurrent protection inverter, and more particularly, to an inverter, which uses a leg-shunt resistor so as to detect an instantaneous maximum output current and an AD current, thereby performing an inverter protection operation. The present disclosure detects the instantaneous maximum output current and detects the AD current from the leg-shunt resistor so as to perform an overcurrent protection operation when an overcurrent occurs in the entire inverter operation section, thereby enabling protection of the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Moon Lee, Chun-Suk Yang, Tae-Suk Bae
  • Patent number: 11942291
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motion sensing device for a vacuum circuit breaker and a vacuum circuit breaker comprising same. In the present disclosure, the motion sensing device for a vacuum circuit breaker is provided with a push rod assembly coupled to a movable electrode of a vacuum interrupter to elevate or lower the movable electrode, wherein the motion sensing device comprises: a sensor module spaced apart from the push rod assembly and arranged to face a side of a rod housing; and a sensing unit installed on a side of the push rod assembly and arranged to face the sensor module that senses the movement of the sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong-Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 11942292
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contact point monitoring module for a vacuum circuit breaker and a vacuum circuit breaker comprising the same. The present disclosure provides a vacuum circuit breaker comprising a push rod assembly which is coupled to a movable electrode of a vacuum interrupter and moves the movable electrode up or down to make a movable contact in a contact closed state or a contact open state, wherein the vacuum circuit breaker comprises a linear sensor which is coupled to a lower side of the push rod assembly and senses displacement according to a moving direction of the push rod; and a sensor holder which is installed adjacent to the lower side of the push rod assembly and is coupled to the linear sensor to process a signal transferred from the linear sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: E-Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 11936166
    Abstract: A switchboard monitoring system, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises: a thermal imaging apparatus for acquiring thermal imaging information of a device disposed in a switchboard panel; and a control apparatus for receiving the thermal imaging information from the thermal imaging apparatus, generating temperature information of the device on the basis of the received thermal imaging information, and detecting the temperature state of the device on the basis of the generated temperature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ji-Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11915894
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct current relay having a mover assembly having improved contact pressure. In one embodiment, a direct current relay comprises a pair of fixed contactors and a movable contactor which is moved up and down by an actuator to come into contact with or be separated from the pair of fixed contactors, comprises: a mover support disposed below the movable contactor and connected to the actuator by a shaft; a mover holder disposed above the movable contactor and fixed to the mover support; an upper yoke and a lower yoke disposed above and below the movable contactor to generate an electromagnetic force, respectively; and a contact pressure spring disposed between the lower yoke and the mover support, wherein the upper yoke and the lower yoke form a magnetic path to offset an electron repulsive force generated between the fixed contactors and the movable contactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jungwoo Yoo
  • Patent number: 11913984
    Abstract: A device for testing insulation properties of a transformer may be provided by: a low-voltage winding part and a high-voltage winding part that are arranged concentrically with each other; an iron core for testing combined with the low-voltage winding part and the high-voltage winding part and adjustable in height according to the height of low-voltage winding part and the high-voltage winding part; a low-voltage terminal part connected to both ends of the winding of the low-voltage winding part; and a high-voltage terminal part connected to both ends of the winding of the high-voltage winding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 11892509
    Abstract: An example of the present disclosure provides a protective relay inspection device including: a connection unit connected to a protective relay; and an inspection unit which, upon receiving a relay setting-providing signal including relay setting information for the protective relay via the connection unit, processes an inspection of a relay function of the protective relay on the basis of the relay setting-providing signal. Here, the inspection unit includes: a plan generation unit which generates inspection plan information for an automatic inspection function on the basis of the relay setting-providing signal; and an inspection processing unit which inspects the relay function of the protective relay on the basis of the inspection plan information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae-Shik Yoon
  • Patent number: 11894763
    Abstract: An inverter protection device is disclosed. An inverter protection device, which determines whether or not a pulse-width modulation (PWM) control signal provided to an inverter unit of an inverter is blocked in accordance with a voltage signal received from first and second switches of a safety relay which are parallelly connected, comprises: a first power switch which is switched to an on-state by means of a first voltage signal applied from the first switch; a second power switch which is switched to an on-state by means of a second voltage signal applied from the second switch; and a buffer unit which is on-off controlled in accordance with an output current of the first and second power switches and provides the PWM control signal to the inverter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Kyu Yang
  • Patent number: 11895784
    Abstract: An electronic control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a lower cover including a side wall with a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion; a circuit board arranged inside the side wall of the lower cover and having on the upper surface thereof a button; a middle cover provided with a third coupling portion coupled to the first coupling portion and a first button hole, and coupled to the lower cover by coupling of the third coupling portion to the first coupling portion; a button cover arranged on the upper surface of the middle cover, covering the first button hole, and having a protrusion portion; and an upper cover including a side wall provided with a fourth coupling portion coupled to the second coupling portion, the upper cover provided with a second button hole, and covering the button cover and the middle cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Hyeong Lee, Soo Yong Hwang
  • Patent number: 11892495
    Abstract: Insulation monitoring may be provided by a signal generation unit for applying a pulse signal to an electric line; a signal measurement unit for measuring the voltage of an applied pulse signal from the ground, when the pulse signal is applied to the ground through insulation resistance; an average voltage calculation unit for calculating the average voltage of the voltages measured during a period depending on sampling intervals; and a control unit for calculating the sampling intervals on the basis of an initial sampling interval and a preset time multiple, calculating the average voltage during the sampling period according to the calculated sampling intervals, and, according to whether the difference between calculated first and second average voltages measured before the first average voltage is within a first error range, detecting the first average voltage as a normal voltage, or calculating the sampling intervals by applying different time multiples thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suhyeong Jang, Jongphil Hong, Pyungjung Kim
  • Patent number: 11887799
    Abstract: An arc extinction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a chamber unit, a division unit, a filter unit, and a cover unit. A discharge port is formed in the chamber unit such that a fluid in the chamber unit is discharged to the outside. An insertion groove is provided on inner faces of the chamber unit that face each other. The division unit is coupled to the inside of the chamber unit. In addition, the division unit divides a path of the fluid discharged through the discharge port into multiple paths. The filter unit is disposed in the discharge port and filters out at least one predetermined material from the fluid passing through the discharge port. The cover unit comprises a plurality of exhaust pipes and is coupled to the discharge port from the outside of the filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Chul Lee, Kyu-Ho Lee, Seung-Pil Yang
  • Patent number: 11881805
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interface circuit of a motor driving apparatus, the interface circuit comprising a power circuit unit for controlling driving of a motor, and a control panel unit which controls the power circuit unit and provides a user interface, wherein the power circuit unit further comprises a second MCU which controls a relay and an additional device unit and detects an operation state of the additional device unit, and the second MCU can communicate with a first MCU of the control panel unit via a communication line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Gyu Ryu, Chun Suk Yang, Jong Wook Jeon, Min Hun Chi
  • Patent number: 11875933
    Abstract: A switchboard is provided via a terminal bushing; a switchboard terminal coupled to the terminal bushing; a metering transformer bushing which is installed or released from the front part thereof through a breaker chamber, covers the switchboard terminal, and is inserted into the terminal bushing; and a metering transformer which is fastened to the metering transformer bushing and disposed on the outer circumference of the metering transformer bushing. The metering transformer includes at least one terminal that faces forward, and the metering transformer bushing may include an opening for exposing the at least one terminal to the front thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ji-Hoon Ma
  • Patent number: 11875954
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motion sensing device for a vacuum circuit breaker and a vacuum circuit breaker comprising same. A motion sensing device for a vacuum circuit breaker, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises: a sensor module, installed adjacent to a main shaft, for sensing an operation state of the main shaft; and a bracket, coupled to the sensor module, for supporting the sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwang-Hyeon Ahn
  • Patent number: 11875956
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact point monitoring device for a vacuum circuit breaker comprising: a fixed electrode which is fixed in an insulated container; a fixed contact point which is disposed at one end of the fixed electrode; a movable electrode which is installed in the insulated container and is movable in the upward or downward direction; a vacuum interrupter which is disposed at one end of the movable electrode and includes a movable contact point coming into contact with or separated from the fixed contact point; and a pushrod assembly which is coupled to the other end of the movable electrode and allows the movable electrode to move upwards or downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min-Kyu Seo
  • Patent number: D1022927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Euihyun Cho