Patents Assigned to LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 12687570
    Abstract: An insulation monitoring device is provided with a signal generation unit generating a measurement signal having a preset voltage and applying the measurement signal to the ground; a signal detection unit including a coupler resistor connected to a transmission line and a detection resistor provided between the coupler resistor and the other end of the signal generation unit, and detecting the voltage of the measurement signal distributed to the internal resistance of the insulation monitoring device according to the voltage difference across the detection resistor; and a control unit detecting a transient voltage, due to the charging and discharging of a system capacitor and generated by parasitic capacitance between the transmission line and ground, from the voltage detected by the signal detection unit, and checking the connection state of the insulation monitoring device to the transmission line and ground based on the result of detecting the transient voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jaeshik Yoon
  • Patent number: 12689190
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an interlock module, a circuit breaker movement unit and a switchboard comprising same. Provided is the interlock module comprising: an outer case in which an interlock guide pin is moveable along the top surface thereof and a plurality of grooves are formed on the top surface to enable insertion of the interlock guide pin; a guide plate which is arranged inside the outer case, and which moves to the rear surface of the outer case if a handle is inserted into a handle insertion hole; and a link plate which is connected to the guide plate, and which moves toward the top surface of the outer case when the guide plate moves to the rear surface of the outer case, wherein the link plate enables the interlock guide pin to move at a height greater than or equal to that of the top surface of the outer case when moving toward the top surface of the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hongik Yang
  • Patent number: 12669791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for managing a parameter of a communication-based master-slave control system, and has an effect of storing and applying parameters of all slave devices in a non-volatile memory in a master device, thereby enabling the slave devices to be set-up in a position where an operator is difficult to access or dangerous by a parameter stored in the master device, thereby simplifying maintenance of the slave devices and ensuring safety of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geon Yoon, Jung Girl Lee
  • Patent number: 12671323
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power conversion apparatus. The power conversion apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include: a housing comprising an upper part, a lower part disposed in parallel with the upper part, a first side part connecting the upper part and the lower part, and a second side part disposed in parallel with the first side part; a transistor provided below the upper part inside the housing; a heat sink provided below the transistor and providing a passage through which air introduced from the outside moves; a first air blocking unit provided on a side surface of the heat sink and disposed in parallel with the first side part; a plurality of capacitors disposed between the first air blocking unit and the second side part; and a transformer disposed to be spaced apart from the heat sink, wherein the upper part may be provided with a discharge part formed above the transformer such that air that has passed through the passage is discharged to the outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Sun Song
  • Patent number: 12656184
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multichannel thermocouple measurement device, which may comprise: a thermocouple-thermistor pair; a terminal to which an analog signal of the thermocouple-thermistor pair is input; and a detection unit which converts the analog signal of the thermocouple-thermistor pair, input via the terminal, into a digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Gak Sin
  • Patent number: 12651718
    Abstract: Disclosed are a movable contact part and a direct current relay including the same. The movable contact part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an upper holder and a lower holder. One holder among the upper holder and the lower holder has a coupling protrusion that protrudes toward the other holder. The other holder among the upper holder and the lower holder has a coupling groove into which the coupling protrusion is inserted and coupled. The lower holder is coupled to the inside of a housing, and the upper holder is coupled to each of the lower holder and the housing. Accordingly, the coupling between the upper holder and the lower holder is facilitated, and the coupled state can be stably maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 12646675
    Abstract: Disclosed are a circuit breaking unit and an air circuit breaker including the same. The present disclosure provides a circuit breaking unit, including a fixed contact; a movable contact that is in contact with or spaced apart from the fixed contact; a fixed contact terminal having the fixed contact disposed at a lower end thereof and extending upward; a movable contact terminal including the movable contact and configured such that the movable contact is formed to move in a direction toward the fixed contact or in a direction away from the fixed contact; a low runner disposed extending upward from the fixed contact, one end thereof coupled to the fixed contact terminal, and the other end thereof spaced apart from the fixed contact terminal; and a protruding contact disposed extending upward from the movable contact, energized when in contact with the low runner, and spaced apart from the low runner when the movable contact is tripped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Ik Park
  • Patent number: 12640321
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum circuit breaker capable of measuring and monitoring the temperature of a specific point, the vacuum circuit breaker comprising a temperature detection sensor located adjacent to an electric conduction pole. The temperature detection sensor includes: a sensor body located adjacent to one side of a plate part of the electric conduction pole; a fixing terminal which can be brought into contact with a specific point of the electric conduction pole to measure the temperature of the specific point; and a connection line which is located inside an electric conduction pole terminal of the electric conduction pole, and has one end coupled to the sensor body and the other end coupled to the fixing terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Minkyu Seo
  • Patent number: 12633482
    Abstract: Disclosed are a movable contact part and a direct current relay comprising same. The movable contact part, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises a lower yoke. The lower yoke forms a magnetic force for canceling an electromagnetic repulsive force generated between a movable contact and a fixed contact. The lower yoke comprises: a support part for supporting the movable contact; and a wing part connected to the support part. The wing part is formed so as to be thinner than the support part. According to one embodiment, the wing part is formed so as to be shorter than the support part. Thus, the total weight of the lower yoke is decreased, while the area of the lower yoke is increased, and the thickness and length of the support part may be maintained. Consequently, the lower yoke magnetic strength, operational reliability, and vibration or impact resistance may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 12626841
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a superconducting power supply system which may comprise: a superconducting cable connected between terminals; a recovery pipe forming a closed loop with the superconducting cable to recover a liquid coolant of the superconducting cable; a pump for providing a circulating pressure of the liquid coolant through the recovery pipe; a refrigerator for maintaining a temperature by cooling the liquid coolant; and a superconducting fault current limiter for maintaining the temperature of a superconducting element immersed in a supercooled liquid coolant by introducing the liquid coolant recovered through the recovery pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nam Ryu, Min Jee Kim
  • Patent number: 12626877
    Abstract: Disclosed are a movable contact part and a direct current relay comprising the same. The movable contact part, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises a coupling part which is provided to each component. The coupling part provided to each component is coupled to the coupling part provided to another adjacently positioned component. Thus, a coupled state between each of the components constituting the movable contact part may be easily and stably formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 12627122
    Abstract: A switchboard having a cooling unit is provided. The switchboard having the cooling unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a housing having an inner space, an air inlet formed at one side thereof, and an air outlet formed at the other side thereof; a heat source disposed at one side of the inner space; a cooling unit for introducing an external air through the air inlet to the inside of the housing and discharging an air of the inner space through the air outlet to the outside of the housing; and a support plate disposed in the inner space and coupled to the cooling unit to allow the cooling unit to enter and exit the inner space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Young Kang, Bong Jun Song, Yo Hwan Kim, Seog Won Lee
  • Patent number: 12627148
    Abstract: A system including a multi-level converter including a plurality of valve sections including a plurality of sub modules, a plurality of VCU controllers connected to each of the plurality of valve sections, and an upper controller connected to the plurality of VCU controllers, wherein the VCU controller is configured to receive status information from each of the plurality of sub modules to transmit the state information to the upper controller, receive a specific sub module control command information from the upper controller, and transmit the control command information to a specific sub module among the plurality of sub modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 12625183
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present specification relate to a circuit breaker control device, a circuit breaker, and a circuit breaker test system, in which: communication is performed with a test device in a data communication manner so as to receive, from the test device, data on information of a test signal for testing a blocking operation of the circuit breaker; a relay element of the test signal is analyzed on the basis of the data; and whether to perform the blocking operation is determined according to an analysis result, and the blocking operation is thus performed according to a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Sun Won
  • Patent number: 12620536
    Abstract: A circuit breaking unit includes a fixed contact, a movable contact in contact with or spaced apart from the fixed contact, a fixed contact terminal having the fixed contact disposed at a lower end thereof and extending upward, a movable contact terminal on which the movable contact is disposed and configured such that the movable contact moves in a direction toward the fixed contact or in a direction away from the fixed contact, and a low runner disposed extending upward from the fixed contact, one end thereof coupled to the fixed contact terminal, and the other end thereof spaced apart from the fixed contact terminal, wherein a magnet unit or a U assembly is disposed between the low runner and the fixed contact terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Ik Park, Han Baek Chung
  • Patent number: 12609525
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid state circuit breaker, comprising: a semiconductor switch unit including a semiconductor switch that electrically connects or disconnects a power system and a load according to a voltage applied to a gate terminal; and a control unit that, when the semiconductor circuit breaker is turned on, controls the semiconductor switch to repeat turn-on and turn-off operations for a predetermined initial driving time so as to gradually alleviate the magnitude of inrush current caused by an initial connection between the power system and the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongjin Yun, Sunghee Kang, Woonghyeob Song
  • Patent number: 12609255
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a circuit breaking unit and an air circuit breaker including the same, and provides a circuit breaking unit, including: a fixed contact; a movable contact moved in a direction toward or away from the fixed contact; a fixed contact terminal having the fixed contact disposed at a lower end thereof and extending upward; a low runner disposed extending upward from the fixed contact, one end thereof coupled to the fixed contact terminal, and the other end thereof spaced apart from the fixed contact terminal; and a magnet unit disposed between the low runner and the fixed contact terminal and forming a magnetic field between the fixed contact and the movable contact to guide a path of an arc generated when the fixed contact and the movable contact are separated, to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Han Baek Chung
  • Patent number: 12604440
    Abstract: A lower module of a power electronic device includes a lower module included in a power electronic device that is divided into an upper module and a lower module by an intermediate plate and comprises a blower fan to introduce air into the inner space of the lower module; a plurality of capacitors installed in a suspended form on the intermediate plate and spaced apart from the blower fan; a heat sink having a plurality of heat dissipation fins through which heat generated from a heating component disposed on the upper module is conducted, and disposed adjacent to the capacitors to cool the plurality of heat dissipation fins by air moved from the plurality of capacitors; a DC reactor cooled by the air moved from the heat dissipation fins; and a discharge plate having a vent hole to discharge the air moved from the DC reactor to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Yong Hwang, Kil Ju Jung, Su Hyeong Lee, Won Suk Choi, Kyu Hwa Kim
  • Patent number: 12603242
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor is disclosed. An electromagnetic contactor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an arc extinguishing unit. The air extinguishing unit is configured to surround a position where a fixed contactor and a movable contactor are in contact with each other. Accordingly, an arc generated between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor can extend toward a grid without arbitrarily flowing in an inner space of the electromagnetic contactor. Further included is an arc box unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. An arc outlet is formed passing through the arc box unit. An arc that is extinguished while passing through the grid can be discharged to the outside of the electromagnetic contactor through the arc outlet. Accordingly, the arc can be extinguished and discharged quickly and effectively. As a result, components of the electromagnetic contactor are not damaged by the generated arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeonghun Jang, Deokyong Yun, Minseok Kim
  • Patent number: 12580141
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vacuum circuit breaker in which lift hooks are accommodated, the circuit breaker having accommodated lift hooks mounted therein to allow a user to lift the lift hooks and use same whenever necessary, and accommodating the lift hooks after use, thereby improving user convenience. The circuit breaker according to the present invention may comprise: a circuit breaker main body; a plurality of fixing bolts mounted on and fixed to the circuit breaker main body; and the lift hooks, each having a plurality of moving holes into which the plurality of fixing bolts are inserted, and moving along the plurality of moving holes in a sliding manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Moon-Sub Lee