Patents Assigned to LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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Patent number: 11764019Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arc extinguishing chamber base of a molded case circuit breaker and, more specifically, to an arc extinguishing chamber base of a molded case circuit breaker, manufactured using a thermoplastic resin. The present disclosure enables an arc extinguishing chamber base for forming a molded case circuit breaker to be manufactured using an aromatic polyamide-based thermoplastic resin, thereby enabling an increase in productivity, a decrease in component weight, a reduction in component production time, an eco-friendly effect, and recycling. Furthermore, component lifespan increases.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Taeyun Kang, Wookdong Cho, Soohyung Kang, Heonseop Song, Hangil Kim, Gunhyun Lee
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Patent number: 11735388Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct current relay and, more particularly, to a direct current relay including a mover assembly having improved support force with respect to a movable contactor. The direct current relay according to an embodiment of the present disclosure 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; a contact pressure spring disposed between the movable contactor and the mover support to provide a contact pressure to the movable contactor; and a supporting pin installed to extend through the movable contactor and the mover holder.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Jungwoo Yoo
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Patent number: 11716221Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for managing a switchboard using a ring network, including a plurality of switchboards for forming at least one group, a switch for forming a ring network with the plurality of switchboards to receive operation information related to an operation of a device provided in each switchboard from at least one switchboard among the plurality of switchboards, and a monitoring server for receiving the operation information, and it can be applied to other exemplary embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Sung Sik Ham
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Patent number: 11715939Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a distributing board having a position lock device and, more specifically, having a position lock device which can hold or release, at a specific position, an electric power device unit. The distributing board having a position lock device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises an external case and an electric power device unit drawn into and out of the external case, and further comprises: a position setting bracket which is fixed to the external case and has convex-concave parts for setting the position of the electric power device unit; and a lock device which moves with the electric power device unit by being coupled to a portion of the electric power device unit, and which restricts or allows movement of the electric power device unit by being hooked into or released from the positions of the position setting bracket.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hanyoung Kang, Minsoo Son, Seogwon Lee, Kilyoung Ahn, Younggeun Kim
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Patent number: 11711028Abstract: Disclosed are an inverter control device and method. The method according to an embodiment of the present includes estimating a rotation speed of a motor, determining a slip frequency reference using an energy of a direct current terminal capacitor of an inverter, which provides an output voltage to the motor, and a direct current terminal energy reference when a direct current terminal voltage of the inverter is a certain level or less, and providing a frequency reference determined by adding the rotation speed of the motor and the slip frequency reference to the inverter.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Cheol Choi, Hak Jun Lee
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Patent number: 11699887Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector for a bus bar including a bar-shaped finger divided into a central portion, a pair of end portions symmetrically formed on opposite sides of the central portion, and a pair of connecting portions respectively formed between the central portion and the pair of end portions. The connector for a bus bar includes: a plurality of fingers, at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form one side portion and at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction to form the other side portion disposed opposite to the one side portion; a pair of coil springs, one end and the other end of which is fixed to the one side portion and the other side portion to be arranged at a predetermined distance apart from each other with respect to the central portion of the finger; and a bracket for supporting the one side portion and the other side portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Seung Kyun Jin
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Patent number: 11695267Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a protective relay detecting disconnection in a circuit comprising a disconnection detection unit including a plurality of nodes connected to both ends of an output of a transformation unit, a reference voltage generation unit forming a reference voltage, and a plurality of resistors forming a voltage dividing resistor and connecting the plurality of nodes and the reference voltage generation unit; a sensing voltage generation unit applying a voltage for forming a predetermined voltage difference with respect to the reference voltage; and a disconnection determination unit connected to a first node, in which the magnitude of a voltage signal applied by the voltage dividing resistor varies depending on whether at least one of the transformation unit and the circuit connected to the transformation unit is disconnected, and detecting whether at least one of the transformation unit and the circuit connected to the transformation unit is disconnected.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Sangtack Shin
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Patent number: 11689194Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power supply device for a protective relay. The power supply device comprises a power circuit for supplying a power to the control circuit, wherein the power circuit includes: a semiconductor switch element having an input terminal connected to a first node for receiving a direct current, and an output terminal connected to a reference node, wherein the reference node has a voltage lower than a voltage of the first node; and a first voltage drop element disposed between the first node and a second node, wherein the second node is connected to a switching terminal of the semiconductor switch element.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Young-Joo Lee
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Patent number: 11677880Abstract: A switchboard management system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: at least one gateway connected to at least one from among a plurality of circuit breakers in a switchboard panel; and a server connected to the at least one gateway, wherein the at least one gateway comprises an environment sensing unit for acquiring environment data on the at least one circuit breaker connected thereto, and the server receives, from the at least one gateway, driving information on the plurality of circuit breakers and the environment data and predicts the remaining lifespan of each of the plurality of circuit breakers on the basis of the received driving information and environment data.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Ji-Hyun Choi
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Patent number: 11651889Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reinforced insulation transformer and a design method thereof. The reinforced insulation transformer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a transformer in which a secondary winding is wound on a primary winding so that the primary winding and the secondary winding have a stacked structure and satisfy a reinforced insulation criterion, wherein each of the primary winding and the secondary winding includes a conducting wire and an insulation outer layer that surrounds the conducting wire, and the insulation outer layer of the secondary winding has more layers or a greater thickness than the insulation outer layer of the primary winding.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Deok Young Lim, Chun Suk Yang
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Patent number: 11637415Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arc ventilation system of a distributing board, and more particularly, to an arc ventilation system of a distributing board to minimize an arc flowing forward to prevent damage. In the arc ventilation system of a distributing board in which a plurality of compartments are provided, a first compartment accommodating an electric power device which can be drawn in or out, among the plurality of compartments, comprises an arc blocking part blocking a space between the electric power device and the first compartment at an operation position of the electric power device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Jongdoo Kim, Jihoon Ma, Sangwon Nam, Jaekwon Koh
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Patent number: 11631968Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arc ventilation system of a distributing board, and more particularly, to an arc ventilation system of a distributing board to minimize an arc flowing forward to prevent damage. In the arc ventilation system of a distributing board in which a plurality of compartments are provided, a first compartment accommodating an electric power device which can be drawn in or out, among the plurality of compartments, comprises an arc blocking part blocking a space between the electric power device and the first compartment at an operation position of the electric power device.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Jongdoo Kim, Jihoon Ma, Sangwon Nam, Jaekwon Koh
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Patent number: 11588305Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a distribution board ventilation system including a circulation chamber serving as a passage for air circulation and arc discharge; a first compartment provided at one surface of the circulation chamber; a second compartment which is adjacent to the first compartment and provided at the other surface adjacent to the one surface of the circulation chamber; a first discharge door mounted on the one surface of the circulation chamber to open the first compartment; a second discharge door mounted on the other surface of the circulation chamber to open the second compartment; and a linking means which is mounted between the first discharge door and the second discharge door and ensures that the open states of the first discharge door and the second discharge door are mutually exclusive.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Minsoo Son
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Patent number: 11574784Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct current relay, and more specifically, to a direct current relay having a movable assembly with improved contact pressure. The direct current relay according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a pair of fixed contacts, and a movable contact which is moved vertically by an electromagnetic force to contact or be separated from the pair of fixed contacts, wherein an upper yoke and a lower yoke are respectively provided on the upper and lower portions of the movable contact, a contact spring is provided on the lower portion of the lower yoke, and the lower yoke is pressed by the contact spring to move the movable contact.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Jungwoo Yoo
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Patent number: 11515102Abstract: A safety shutter of the present disclosure comprises: a base unit; a shutter unit; and a cam unit. The base unit is coupled to a cradle of an air circuit breaker, and a terminal connected to a main circuit passes through the base unit. The shutter unit is coupled to the base unit so as to be spaced apart at a predetermined interval, and accommodates the terminal in the space between the shutter unit and the base unit. The cam unit extends from the base unit and penetrates the shutter unit. The shutter unit deactivates insulation by exposing the terminal in the direction of the air circuit breaker when the air circuit breaker is inserted in the direction of the base unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Young-Kook Kim
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Patent number: 11482997Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bidirectional semiconductor circuit breaker including a primary circuit unit connected between a power supply and a load and in which a first semiconductor switch and a second semiconductor switch are arranged in series and a snubber circuit unit of which one end is connected to the front end of the first semiconductor switch and the other end is connected to the rear end of the second semiconductor switch, in parallel. The snubber circuit unit includes a first circuit line, a second circuit line, and a third circuit line of which one end and the other end are connected to the first circuit line and the second circuit line, respectively, and in which a first resistor and a second resistor are arranged in series, and provide a snubber circuit which is applicable to a bidirectional fault current and satisfies semiconductor protection and current restraining performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignees: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATIONInventors: Jungwook Sim, Suhyeong Jang, Sunghee Kang, Woonghyeob Song, Seungki Sul, Donghoon Park, Dongho Shin
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Patent number: 11482963Abstract: The present disclosure provides an inverter control device for estimating the magnetic flux of a rotor, and calculating and compensating for a slip frequency on the basis of a torque current and a magnetic flux current, to control the speed of an electric motor. To this end, the present invention may comprise: a command voltage generation unit for outputting a three-phase PWM voltage with respect to a command frequency to an inverter on the basis of voltage/frequency operation; and a slip frequency determination unit for determining a slip frequency on the basis of the phase current and phase voltage of an electric motor driven by the inverter.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Cheol Choi, Hak-Jun Lee
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Patent number: 11476646Abstract: An apparatus for retracting and extending a main body of a circuit breaker includes: a conveying module for retracting or extending the main body into or from a distribution box of the circuit breaker; a lever module including a lever selectively switching between a first state and a second state, where the lever module allows movement of the conveying module when the lever is in the first state, and disallows movement of the conveying module when the lever is in the second state; and an interlock module configured to allow the lever to switch to the first state only when a predetermined external input is applied to the interlock module.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Hong-Ik Yang
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Patent number: D985403Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Sungman Kim
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Patent number: D988274Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Jungwoo Yoo, Youngho Lee, Hanmiru Kim