Patents by Inventor A-Ming Cha

A-Ming Cha has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12658730
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus includes a profile generating unit configured to obtain a battery profile representing a correspondence between voltage and SOC of a battery and generate a differential profile representing a correspondence between the SOC and a differential voltage of the SOC based on the obtained battery profile, and a control unit configured to receive the differential profile from the profile generating unit, calculate a degree of association between the differential profile and a preset criterion profile, and judge a type of a negative electrode of the battery based on the calculated degree of association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: A-Ming Cha, Yoon-Jung Bae
  • Publication number: 20260092980
    Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus include: an ohmic resistance determining unit configured to determine an ohmic resistance of a battery cell in each of a plurality of impedance profiles generated at different time points for the battery cell, a resistance change rate calculating unit configured to calculate a resistance change rate between the plurality of determined ohmic resistances, a gas generation level determining unit configured to determine an internal gas generation level of the battery cell based on the calculated resistance change rate, and a state diagnosing unit configured to diagnose a state of the battery cell according to the determined internal gas generation level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, Kyung-Hwa Woo, A-Ming Cha
  • Publication number: 20260048680
    Abstract: A battery management system includes a sensor to sense voltage and current of a battery, memory to store over-potential management information including reference peak and reference peak voltage values, and a controller to command constant-current charging using a maximum allowable C-rate to a charging circuit when the reference peak value is equal to or larger than a threshold peak value, in response to a charge request, determine a differential capacity curve indicating a correlation between the voltage and differential capacity of the battery within a range based on the sensed voltage and current during the charging, determine main peak and main peak voltage values indicating differential capacity and voltage of a peak of the differential capacity curve, respectively, and update the reference peak and reference peak voltage values to equal the main peak and main peak voltage values, when the main peak value is less than the threshold peak value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: A-Ming Cha, Yoon-Jung Bae, Dae-Soo Kim, Bo-Mi Lim, Hyun-Jun Choi
  • Publication number: 20260036640
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery includes a profile obtaining unit configured to obtain a differential profile representing the corresponding relationship between a voltage of a battery and a differential capacity for the voltage; and a control unit configured to determine a target peak from the differential profile, determine a first comparison result that compares the voltage between a reference peak of a reference profile preset for the battery and the determined target peak and a second comparison result that compares the differential capacity between the reference peak and the determined target peak, and judge a state of the battery based on the first comparison result and the second comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, Kyung-Hwa Woo, A-Ming Cha
  • Patent number: 12523700
    Abstract: A battery diagnosing apparatus includes a profile generating unit configured to generate a differential profile representing a corresponding relationship between a voltage of a battery and a differential capacity for the voltage of the battery and a control unit configured to receive the differential profile from the profile generating unit, determine a target peak in the differential profile, determine a behavior pattern of the target peak based on a reference peak included in a preset reference profile, and diagnose a state of a negative electrode of the battery by comparing the behavior pattern determined for the target peak with a plurality of preset behavior types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha, Kyung-Hwa Woo, Hee-Seok Jeong
  • Patent number: 12523698
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus and method performs appropriate control to increase the lifespan of a battery cell by judging whether degradation of the battery cell is accelerated. Since both the voltage change pattern and the differential capacity change pattern between the plurality of peaks included in the plurality of differential profiles are considered, there is an advantage that it is possible to accurately determine whether the state of the battery cell is in a degradation accelerated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Seok Jeong, Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha
  • Patent number: 12517183
    Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus include: an ohmic resistance determining unit configured to determine an ohmic resistance of a battery cell in each of a plurality of impedance profiles generated at different time points for the battery cell, a resistance change rate calculating unit configured to calculate a resistance change rate between the plurality of determined ohmic resistances, a gas generation level determining unit configured to determine an internal gas generation level of the battery cell based on the calculated resistance change rate, and a state diagnosing unit configured to diagnose a state of the battery cell according to the determined internal gas generation level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, Kyung-Hwa Woo, A-Ming Cha
  • Publication number: 20250389775
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to providing a battery management apparatus and method capable of preventing lithium plating from occurring in a battery cell by determining an optimal upper limit C-rate corresponding to the battery cell. In particular, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, since the charging and discharging of the battery cell may be controlled according to the determined upper limit C-rate, it is possible to prevent side reactions from occurring in the battery cell due to charging and discharging according to the high C-rate, and since the degradation of the battery cell may be slowed, the lifespan of the battery cell may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha
  • Patent number: 12498426
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus, method and battery pack for determining a degradation degree of a battery. The apparatus generates first sensing information indicating a voltage and a current of the battery while the battery is charged with a first constant current. The apparatus generates second sensing information indicating a voltage and a current of the battery for a second period during which the battery is discharged with a second constant current. The apparatus determines a first differential capacity curve based on the first sensing information and a second differential capacity curve based on the second sensing information. The apparatus is configured to determine the degradation degree of the battery based on a voltage value of a first charge feature point of the first differential capacity curve and a voltage value of a first discharge feature point of the second differential capacity curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: A-Ming Cha, Yoon-Jung Bae
  • Patent number: 12467980
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery includes a data obtaining unit configured to obtain battery information including voltage and current of a battery during a charging cycle of the battery, and a control unit configured to calculate a constant current charging capacity ratio and a constant voltage charging capacity ratio during the charging cycle based on the battery information, and determine a deterioration type of the battery based on the constant current charging capacity ratio and the constant voltage charging capacity ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, Kyung-Hwa Woo, Hee-Seok Jeong, A-Ming Cha
  • Patent number: 12405310
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus and method capable of preventing lithium plating from occurring in a battery cell by determining an optimal upper limit C-rate corresponding to the battery cell. In particular, since the charging and discharging of the battery cell may be controlled according to the determined upper limit C-rate, it is possible to prevent side reactions from occurring in the battery cell due to charging and discharging according to the high C-rate, and since the degradation of the battery cell may be slowed, the lifespan of the battery cell may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha
  • Publication number: 20250264541
    Abstract: A battery information generating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes obtaining a differential profile representing a corresponding relationship between a voltage and a differential capacity of a battery; detecting a peak in the differential profile; comparing a peak voltage corresponding to the peak with a preset reference voltage; determining a measurement resistance of the battery by determining a resistance during discharging of the battery for a predetermined time from a discharge start point; and determining a diagnostic resistance of the battery based on the measurement resistance according to a comparison result of comparing the peak voltage corresponding to the peak with the present reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: A-Ming CHA, Kyung-Eun SUN, Yoon-Jung BAE
  • Publication number: 20250258238
    Abstract: A battery classification apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a profile generating unit configured to obtain battery information about capacity and voltage of a battery and generate a differential profile representing a corresponding relationship between the capacity and a differential voltage based on the capacity and the voltage; and a control unit configured to obtain the differential profile from the profile generating unit, detect a plurality of peaks in the obtained differential profile, and classify the battery into any one of a plurality of preset groups based on a plurality of classification conditions preset for the number of the plurality of detected peaks and the differential voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha, Hyun-Woo Park
  • Publication number: 20250244401
    Abstract: A battery diagnosing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a profile acquisition unit that acquires a charging profile representing a correspondence between a voltage and a current of a battery measured during a charging process; and a control unit that calculates a first constant current (CC) capacity and a first constant voltage (CV) capacity from the charging profile, calculates a capacity change rate for the first CC capacity and the first CV capacity based on a second CC capacity and a second CV capacity stored in advance, and diagnoses a state of the battery based on the calculated capacity change rate and a preset correction coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Seon-Ho PAK, Hee-Seok JEONG, A-Ming CHA, Yoon-Jung BAE
  • Patent number: 12360171
    Abstract: A battery diagnosing apparatus includes a profile generating unit configured to obtain a battery profile representing a corresponding relationship between voltage and capacity of a battery, and generate a differential profile representing a corresponding relationship between the voltage and a differential capacity for the voltage based on the obtained battery profile, and a control unit configured to receive the differential profile from the profile generating unit, determine a target peak in the differential profile, compare voltages of the determined target peak and a criterion peak of a criterion profile preset for the battery, and judge whether a side reaction occurs in the battery based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: A-Ming Cha, Yoon-Jung Bae
  • Patent number: 12344120
    Abstract: A battery management system includes a sensor to sense voltage and current of a battery, memory to store over-potential management information including reference peak and reference peak voltage values, and a controller to command constant-current charging using a maximum allowable C-rate to a charging circuit when the reference peak value is equal to or larger than a threshold peak value, in response to a charge request, determine a differential capacity curve indicating a correlation between the voltage and differential capacity of the battery within a range based on the sensed voltage and current during the charging, determine main peak and main peak voltage values indicating differential capacity and voltage of a peak of the differential capacity curve, respectively, and update the reference peak and reference peak voltage values to equal the main peak and main peak voltage values, when the main peak value is less than the threshold peak value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: A-Ming Cha, Yoon-Jung Bae, Dae-Soo Kim, Bo-Mi Lim, Hyun-Jun Choi
  • Publication number: 20250164571
    Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery includes a data obtaining unit configured to obtain battery information including voltage and current of a battery during a charging cycle of the battery, and a control unit configured to calculate a constant current charging capacity ratio and a constant voltage charging capacity ratio during the charging cycle based on the battery information, and determine a deterioration type of the battery based on the constant current charging capacity ratio and the constant voltage charging capacity ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, Kyung-Hwa Woo, Hee-Seok Jeong, A-Ming Cha
  • Patent number: 12248024
    Abstract: A battery classification apparatus includes a profile generating unit configured to obtain battery information about capacity and voltage of a battery and generate a differential profile representing a corresponding relationship between the capacity and a differential voltage based on the capacity and the voltage, and a control unit configured to obtain the differential profile from the profile generating unit, detect a plurality of peaks in the obtained differential profile, and classify the battery into any one of a plurality of preset groups based on a plurality of classification conditions preset for the number of the plurality of detected peaks and the differential voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha, Hyun-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 12174262
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus for changing a control condition according to a degradation pattern in a charge situation of a battery cell. Since not only the degradation degree of the battery cell but also the degradation acceleration degree of the battery cell is estimated, the present degradation state of the battery cell may be more accurately estimated, and the future degradation state of the battery cell may also be predicted more accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jung Bae, A-Ming Cha
  • Patent number: 12117501
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure a first voltage of a battery cell at a first time point and measure a second voltage and a second capacity of the battery cell at a second time point later than the first time point, and a control unit configured to calculate a voltage deviation between the first voltage and the second voltage, calculate a capacity deviation between a first capacity corresponding to the first voltage and the second capacity, determine a positive electrode side reaction factor and a negative electrode side reaction factor for the battery cell based on the voltage deviation and the capacity deviation, and judge the type of a side reaction of the battery cell based on the positive electrode side reaction factor and the negative electrode side reaction factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: A-Ming Cha, Yoon-Jung Bae, Kyung-Hwa Woo