Patents Assigned to LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8274347
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electromagnetic switch, in which an arc protection member is installed in an extinguishing chamber for housing stationary electrodes and a movable contact arm, thereby protecting internal components including an upper yoke from damages caused due to arc, which is generated immediately when the movable contact arm is separated from the stationary electrodes, resulting in improvement of operation reliability as well as increase in a lifespan of the electromagnetic switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Young Hwan Eum
  • Patent number: 8269588
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cylinder type bistable permanent magnetic actuator, the bistable actuator including, a cylinder formed by rolling a thin plate so as to form an inner space, a mover reciprocatingly installed within the cylinder in a lengthwise direction of the cylinder, first and second coils installed near both end portions of the cylinder, respectively, by interposing the mover therebetween, and a permanent magnet installed between the first and second coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Mahn Sohn
  • Patent number: 8269127
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tulip contacting device for a vacuum circuit breaker employed to quickly break off an electric power system, in which contact fingers are bidirectionally rotatable in a state of being restricted at an outer diameter portion of a mover holder, such that the flexibility of the contact fingers can be increased, whereby it is possible, upon connecting the vacuum circuit breaker to a case, to flexibly deal with the variation of axial angles of terminals inserted in both sides of the tulip contacting device, and also springs may be coupled to the contact fingers, respectively, so as to effectively prevent separation and overall destroy of the contact fingers from the mover holder during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Kwan Seo
  • Patent number: 8263894
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode for a vacuum interrupter, capable of reducing damage of contacts due to heat concentration to the center of the contacts, by reducing magnetic flux concentration to the center of the electrode, and capable of rapidly extinguishing an arc by diffusing the arc by forming a wide range of magnetic flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Jun Tak, Jae Seop Ryu
  • Patent number: 8264306
    Abstract: A movable contactor assembly for a current limiting type MCCB comprising: a terminal base; a plurality of movable contactors having a cam surface portion; a pair of holder plates supporting the movable contactors; a plurality of first springs providing an elastic force to the movable contactors; a plurality of extending plate portions provided to face the side of one end portion of each of the movable contactors so as to be electrically connected with the movable contactors; a plurality of flexible wire plates electrically connecting the movable contactors and the terminal base and having a portion bendable toward the movable contactors or toward the extending plate portions; and a second spring providing an elastic force to the flexible wire plates so as to be tightly attached to the movable contactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Ho Baek
  • Patent number: 8265101
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a synchronization control device and method of slave devices connected to a network capable of synchronizing operations of the slave devices, wherein a communication module generates a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal according to a distributed clock function, generating, by a processor, a control data for driving an actuator according to the first synchronization signal, outputting to a driver the control data if a synchronization interrupt is generated by the first synchronization signal, and inputting and processing, by the processor, a reception data of the communication module to generate the control data, and generating a timer interrupt on a period set up by a timer according to control of the processor, and generating, by the processor, the control data to output the generated control data to the driver if the first synchronization signal is not generated but the timer interrupt is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung Chol Cho
  • Patent number: 8258419
    Abstract: A high speed closing switch in a power distributor includes: a case forming an external appearance; a first electrode provided within the case and including a through hole; a second electrode having a receiving recess facing the through hole; a moving contact point member having a cylindrical portion received in the through hole so as to be put into the receiving recess and a flange portion formed at one end of the cylindrical portion; and a closing coil wound on a base of the case, wherein a damping hole is formed at receiving recess of the second electrode. When the moving contact point member put into the receiving recess approaches its final position, a damping force is applied to the moving contact point member to stably and accurately control the final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Woo Jeong, Hyun Wook Lee, Hae Eun Jeong, Yang Seop Sin, Young Keun Kim
  • Patent number: 8242864
    Abstract: Disclosed is a trip mechanism for a circuit breaker, capable of maintaining a constant characteristic of a normal trip operation in spite of changes in installation angles of the circuit breaker including a horizontal installation, a perpendicular installation and an inclination installation, the trip mechanism including, a coil configured to generate a magnetic absorption force due to a fault current on a circuit, a stationary core fixed to a lower portion of the coil within the coil, a movable core movable down to the stationary core within the coil by the magnetic absorption force generated from the coil, and a trip lever rotatably to connected to the movable core so as to be pulled by the movable core when the movable core is downwardly moved and configured to trigger the switching mechanism such that the movable contactor is moved to an open circuit position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Han Woo
  • Patent number: 8242866
    Abstract: A sealed cased magnetic switch includes: a first contact pressure spring having one end supported by the movable contactor and applying an elastic force to the movable contactor to provide a contact pressure in a direction in which the movable contactor is brought into contact with the fixed electrode; a spring seat member supporting the other end of the first contact pressure spring and fixedly installed on the driving shaft; and a second contact pressure spring having a diameter larger than that of the first contact pressure spring and applying an elastic force at an outer position in a radial direction compared with the first contact pressure spring to the movable contactor in a direction in which the movable contactor is brought into contact with the fixed electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Hwan Eum
  • Patent number: 8234017
    Abstract: The electric smart meter enabling demand response and method for the demand response are disclosed capable of acquiring an option and response information from a subscriber for enabling an active demand control, and to this end, the electric smart meter is embedded therewithin at least one or more integrated monitoring modules and includes microprocessors for transmitting a power control command to a relevant integrated monitoring module in response to a power control program based on the rate system, and controllably transmitting the measured and monitored data stored in the memory to the master server side via the communication module as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Ho Ahn
  • Patent number: 8228655
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a fault current limiter comprising, a current limiting unit configured to limit a fault current according to a reactance value by increasing the reactance value if the fault current is generated, and a driving unit configured to increases an inductance of the current limiting unit by generating a repulsive force by means of the fault current when the fault current is received and the driving unit is connected to the front end of the current limiting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwon Bae Park, Won Joon Choe, Jung Wook Sim, Gyeong Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8223506
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module is disclosed, comprising: a substrate mounted with a power semiconductor device and formed with a pattern; and an integrated terminal unit integrally assembled with a power terminal for applying power to the substrate and a body in which a signal terminal for inputting a signal to or outputting the signal from the substrate is made of an insulated resin material, wherein the integrated terminal unit can be mounted to the substrate to allow the power terminal and the signal terminal to be simultaneously connected to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byong Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8222552
    Abstract: A run/test position indicator device of a vacuum circuit breaker includes: a position indication cam installed between a girder, a fixed body, and a main body of a carriage, a moving body, and rotating at a certain angle according to a change in the space between the girder and the main body of the carriage; and an indication member, to which the position indication cam is rotatably coupled, having a mark symbol to allow the position indication cam to indicate a run and test position of a main body of circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jae Kim, Kil Young Ahn
  • Patent number: 8217823
    Abstract: A method for converting analog data into digital data for analog input module is disclosed, wherein the analog input module adds at least one or more digital data determined at previous conversion periods (k?1th, . . . k?dth, said k and d being a natural number) to n numbers of digital data converted to the current conversion period (kth), and determines a value corresponding to a mean level in size among the digital data as a final digital conversion value of the current conversion period (kth), and outputs the value, and as a result, even if the n numbers of digital data converted to the current conversion period (kth) are greatly deviated from an original value by noise, a stable result having a minimum influence by the noise can be provided in industrial sites where many noises are introduced, by allowing a digital data value approximate to the original value to be outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Gak Sin
  • Patent number: 8217287
    Abstract: A switch for a motor protection circuit breaker capable of reducing a force required to adjust a handle and capable of enhancing the reliability to break a circuit. The switch includes a push link having an outer circumferential curved surface of a varying cam profile, so as to enhance a function to break the circuit by pressing movable contact plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hwan-Chang Kil
  • Patent number: 8213443
    Abstract: A hub-free network system is provided in which control systems can operate normally for mutual communications, even though one of the plurality of control systems malfunctions. Each of the plurality of control systems has a network interface card, and each of the network interface cards has a plurality of communication ports. Each of the network interface cards has a phase structure of ring topology by sequentially connecting a plurality of the communication ports. The plurality of the control systems perform the communications in the phase structure of ring topology, and perform the communications by changing the phase structure of ring topology to a phase structure of bus topology if an error occurs in the communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Geon Yoon
  • Patent number: 8212163
    Abstract: A withdrawable device of a vacuum circuit breaker for transferring a vacuum circuit breaker received in a cradle, includes: a carriage on which the vacuum circuit breaker is loaded; a first transfer unit fixed to the carriage; a second transfer unit installed at one side of the cradle such that it can be driven, and transferring a transfer force to the first transfer unit; and a transfer limiting unit for selectively limiting driving of the second transfer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo Jin Park, Hyun Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 8207459
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mold cased circuit breaker (MCCB) comprising a plurality of single pole breaking units simultaneously opened and closed by a pair of common shaft pins. The MCCB effectively transmits a torque for opening or closing contacts to adjacent single pole breaking unit for electrical pole with a minimized loss, and prevents the shaft pins from being bent. The MCCB comprises a crank installed across the pair of shaft pins so as to connect the shaft pins to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young-Deug Bae
  • Patent number: 8198557
    Abstract: An apparatus for preventing withdrawing and insertion of a carriage of a circuit breaker is disclosed. When a circuit breaker main body is inserted, an interlocking unit operates by interworking with the carriage withdrawing and inserting preventing apparatus, and while the circuit breaker is being closed, a withdrawal and insertion handle prevents a lead screw from being rotated by the interlocking unit. Thus, when the circuit breaker performs a closing operation, unnecessary withdrawing and inserting operation of the carriage is basically prevented to thus prevent various safety accidents, a contact resistance, a temperature increase, and damage to a device resulting from a breakdown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yong Lee, Hyun Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 8193464
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro switch having a high capability of cutting off a direct current. In the micro switch including a stationary contact, a movable contact having a closed position where it contacts the stationary contact or an open position where it is separated from the stationary contact, a movable contact rod for supporting the movable contact, a plunger for pressurizing the movable contact rod upon being pressed, and a leaf spring for supplying a driving force to the movable contact rod to convert a position of the contacts being contacted or separated, a permanent magnet is installed at a position adjacent to the movable contact and the stationary contact, so as to extend an arc generated between the movable contact and the stationary contact upon separating the movable contact from the stationary contact, whereby the arc can be fast extinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kil Young Ahn, Sang Chul Lee, Sub Bae