Patents by Inventor Beom-Gyu Kim

Beom-Gyu Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20080103709
    Abstract: A battery management system and a driving method thereof includes a sensing unit and a micro control unit (MCU). The sensing unit measures a battery temperature and a battery current. The MCU receives the battery temperature and current, detects battery internal resistance corresponding to an estimated state of charge (SOC) and the battery temperature when the estimated SOC is included within an SOC area corresponding to the transmitted battery temperature, and estimates a battery state of health (SOH) by using the battery internal resistance. In the SOC area, a variation of the battery internal resistance is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Seok YUN, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Yong-Jun Tae, Se-Wook Seo, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080091363
    Abstract: A Battery Management System (BMS) and a battery management method include a sensing unit to measure a battery terminal voltage, current, and temperature, and a Main Control Unit (MCU) to compare the measured battery terminal voltage, current, and temperature to a State of Charge (SOC) reset condition and to reset a battery estimate SOC according to the comparison result. The MCU resets the battery estimate SOC to a first reset SOC when the SOC reset condition corresponds to a first SOC and reset the battery estimate SOC at a second reset SOC when the SOC reset condition corresponds to a second SOC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Gye-Jong Lim, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Yong-Jun Tae, Han-Seok Yun, Se-Wook Seo, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080088279
    Abstract: A sensing and control apparatus for a battery management system is provided. The sensing and control apparatus includes: a sensing unit and a main control unit. The sensing unit includes: a cell relay of a plurality of cell relays and a voltage detection unit. The cell relay is configured to be coupled to at least one of a plurality of cells. The voltage detection unit is coupled to a cell relay. The voltage detection unit is configured to: receive a reference voltage when each of the plurality of cell relays is turned off; and generate a second voltage by amplifying by a gain a first voltage that corresponds to the reference voltage. The main control unit is configured to calculate a valid gain corresponding to a ratio of the second voltage to the reference voltage when the temperature of the voltage detection unit is within a threshold temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Gye-Jong Lim, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Yong-Jun Tae, Han-Seok Yun, Se-Wook Seo, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080091362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery management system and method. In some embodiments the battery management system includes a sensing unit and an MCU. The sensing unit measures the current, the voltage and the temperature of a battery. The MCU receives the voltages, the currents, and the temperatures, calculates an estimated cell voltage, by applying a pack voltage sensing error and the cell voltage deviation to the cell voltages, and calculates an estimated cell resistance, by adding a pack assembly resistance to an internal resistance of the cell, and calculates an pack output of the battery by using the estimated cell voltage and the estimated cell resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun TAE, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Han-Seok Yun, Se-Wook Seo, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080091364
    Abstract: A Battery Management System (BMS) includes a sensing unit and a Micro Control Unit (MCU). The sensing unit measures a battery current, a battery voltage, and a battery temperature. The MCU determines a State of Charge (SOC) reset point based on the measured battery current and voltage. The BMS determines a battery overcharge state using a current integration result after the SOC reset point is reached. The MCU includes an SOC calculator and a full charge determining unit. The SOC calculator transmits a present current integration value upon detecting the SOC reset point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Gye-Jong Lim, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Yong-Jun Tae, Han-Seok Yun, Se-Wook Seo, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080074082
    Abstract: A battery management system and method. The battery management system manages a battery of a hybrid vehicle including a motor, a battery, and a main switch connecting the motor and the battery. The battery management system includes a sensing unit and an MCU. The sensing unit measures the current, the voltage and the temperature of the battery. The MCU integrates the battery current to produce an integrated current value, and determines whether the battery is overcharged or over discharged using the integrated current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun TAE, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Han-Seok Yun, Se-Wook Seo, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080077339
    Abstract: Battery management system and a driving method thereof including a sensing unit and an MCU. The sensing unit measures a battery current and a battery voltage. The MCU sets an OCV during a no-load state period at time increments measured from the beginning of the no-load state period, and estimates an SOC corresponding to the set OCV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Wook Seo, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Yong-Jun Tae, Han-Seok Yun, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park, Kyu-Nam Han
  • Publication number: 20080061764
    Abstract: A battery management system and a driving method thereof. The battery management system manages a plurality of battery cells, and a plurality of cell relays respectively coupled to the plurality of cells. The battery management system includes a voltage detecting unit and an MCU. The voltage detecting unit receives a first voltage corresponding to an input voltage transmitted through a 3-contact relay coupled to a first cell corresponding to the turn-on first cell relay when the first cell relay is turned on, and generating a second voltage corresponding to the first voltage. The MCU calculates an effective gain in correspondence with a ratio of the second voltage to the input voltage and controls a connection of the 3-contact relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Tae, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Han-Seok Yun, Se-Wook Seo, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080065336
    Abstract: A battery management system to estimate a state of charge of a battery and a driving method thereof includes a sensing unit and a micro control unit. The sensing unit measures a battery voltage. The MCU measures a first time and a second time, detects first and second battery voltages that respectively correspond to the first and second times from the battery voltage, estimates an open circuit voltage by the first and second voltages, and establishes the SOC that corresponds to the OCV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Wook Seo, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Yong-Jun Tae, Han-Seok Yun, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20080054850
    Abstract: A battery management system for managing a battery including a plurality of battery cells and a driving method are provided. The system includes a sensor, and a main control unit (MCU). The sensor senses a voltage and a current of the battery. The MCU receives the voltage and the current of the battery, measures an open circuit voltage (OCV) in key-on using the battery voltage, and estimates an initial SOC depending on the OCV in the key-on. The MCU divides the OCV into first and second OCV regions, and, when the OCV in the key-on is in the first OCV region, estimates the initial SOC using a linear equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Tae, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Han-Seok Yun, Se-Wook Seo, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20080036421
    Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) manages a battery for a hybrid vehicle including an engine control unit and a motor generator controlled by the engine control unit and connected to a battery including at least one battery pack, each pack including a plurality of battery cells. The BMS includes a sensor and an MCU unit. The sensor detects temperature, current, and open circuit voltage (OCV) of the battery. The MCU receives the detected temperature, current, and OCV, calculates a key-off time period which is a period between a time point when a battery key-on state ends and a time point when a subsequent battery key-on state begins, calculates an OCV error range corresponding to an SOC error range detected at the key-off time point, and infers an initial SOC of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Wook SEO, Soo-Seok Choi, Young-Jo Lee, Yong-Jun Tae, Han-Seok Yun, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Ho-Young Park
  • Publication number: 20070262750
    Abstract: A battery management system and a method of operating the same includes a plurality of battery cells constituting one pack and connected to a battery having at least one pack, and determines an estimated state of charge (SOC) of the battery. The battery management system determines whether or not a pack current flows, and controls a reset of an SOC depending on the determination result. The battery management system sets an OCV idle period associated with a temperature of the battery, and compares the idle period with a time for which the current of the battery does not flow, and sets the reset OCV depending on the comparison result. The battery management system resets the estimated SOC as the reset SOC associated with the reset OCV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HAN-SEOK YUN, Young-Jo Lee, Se-Wook Seo, Gye-Jong Lim, Beom-Gyu Kim, Soo-Seok Choi