Patents by Inventor Byung Do JANG
Byung Do JANG 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).
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Publication number: 20240063491Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module that houses battery cells and discharges gas generated from the battery cells; a pack housing that houses the battery module and is provided with an outlet port for discharging gas discharged from the battery module at one surface thereof; and a venting member that covers the outlet port at an outer surface of the pack housing, couples to the outer surface of the pack housing, and discharges gas inside the pack housing. The venting member is detachably coupled to the outer surface of the pack housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Yongho CHUN, Juhwan SHIN, Taekyeong LEE, Byung Do JANG, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM
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Publication number: 20240030547Abstract: A battery pack of the present disclosure includes a lower pack frame on which a plurality of battery modules are mounted; and an upper pack frame located on an upper part of the plurality of battery modules, wherein the lower pack frame includes a bottom part in contact with a lower surface of the plurality of battery modules and a frame part in contact with at least one side surface of at least one of the plurality of battery modules, wherein the frame part comprises a side surface frame extending from an edge of the bottom part toward the upper part, and an inner frame located inside the side surface frame, wherein the inner frame includes at least one venting hole that penetrates an outer surface of the inner frame, and wherein the inner frame serves as a path through which a gas generated in the at least one of the plurality of battery modules moves.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Juhwan SHIN, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Yongho CHUN
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Publication number: 20240014464Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module including a plurality of battery cells, a pack frame that houses the battery module, a pack coolant pipe assembly that is connected to the battery module, and a pack coolant pipe housing that houses the pack coolant pipe assembly therein and includes a lower part configurable between an open position and a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Byung Do Jang, Hyoungsuk Lee, Donghyun Kim, Juhwan Shin, Yongho Chun
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Publication number: 20230402678Abstract: A battery pack according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery module that includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame that houses the battery cell stack and a heat sink located below the module frame; a pack refrigerant pipe through which a refrigerant flows; a cooling port that is connected to a through hole formed in the heat sink; and a cooling connector that connects the pack refrigerant pipe and the cooling port, wherein the cooling port includes an inclination part formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cooling port, wherein a width in a horizontal direction of the inclination part becomes narrowed as it goes in the direction in which the cooling connector is located, and wherein a ring-shaped sealing member is located between the inclination part and the cooling connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Byung Do Jang, Hyoungsuk Lee, Yongho Chun
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Publication number: 20230361417Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; a vent frame disposed along the edges of the plurality of battery modules; and a housing accommodating the plurality of battery modules and the vent frame, wherein the vent frame includes a pair of vertical beams formed parallel to a first direction and a pair of horizontal beams formed parallel to a second direction intersecting the first direction, the vertical beam and the horizontal beam each having a shape of a tube and including a cover formed on the vertical beam or the horizontal beam in a length direction, and a passage surrounded by the cover for gas to pass through.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Yongho CHUN, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Hyoungsuk LEE
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Publication number: 20230299406Abstract: The battery pack includes at least one battery module having a plurality of battery cells; a pack tray having a module mounting portion configured to mount one or more of the battery modules and extending in a horizontal direction, and a side cover portion extending upwardly from an outer periphery of the module mounting portion to cover a side of the battery module; and at least one side plate coupled to any one or more of the module mounting portion and the side cover portion, provided on one or both sides of the battery module, having a plurality of through-holes, and configured to block at least one surface of the battery module when the battery module is expanded.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Chang-Hyeon YANG, Hae-Jin KIM, Byung-Do JANG
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Publication number: 20230299383Abstract: A battery pack includes: a pack frame in which a plurality of battery modules are mounted to be spaced apart from each other; and an insulating member positioned between a bottom surface of the battery module and a bottom surface of the pack frame. The battery module includes a battery cell stack where a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame that accommodates the battery cell stack, and a heat sink that is positioned on a bottom portion of the module frame, the bottom portion of the module frame forms an upper plate of the heat sink, and the bottom portion of the module frame is in contact with refrigerant supplied in the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Byung Do JANG, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM, Juhwan SHIN, Yongho CHUN
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Publication number: 20230291035Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack frame in which a plurality of battery modules are installed to be spaced apart from each other; and a pair of a cooling member and a heat insulating member positioned under the battery module, wherein the heat insulating member is positioned between the cooling member and a bottom surface of the pack frame, and pairs of cooling members and heat insulating members respectively positioned under battery modules adjacent to each other among the plurality of battery modules are spaced apart from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Byung Do JANG, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM, Juhwan SHIN, Yongho CHUN
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Publication number: 20230170553Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack, which may include a battery module including a battery cell and having a cooling pipe unit including a coolant flow path for cooling the battery cell, a pack case configured to accommodate the battery module, a coolant inflow and outflow pipe configured to supply a coolant to the coolant flow path and to discharge the coolant from the coolant flow path to an outside of the pack case, a first sealing unit between the coolant inflow and outflow pipe and the pack case, and a second sealing unit between the coolant inflow and outflow pipe and the cooling pipe unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Chang-Hyeon YANG, Hae-Jin KIM, Byung-Do JANG
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Publication number: 20230108219Abstract: A battery pack including: a plurality of battery modules configured to include a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame accommodating the battery cell stack, and a heat sink positioned under a bottom portion of the module frame; a pack frame configured to accommodate the plurality of battery modules; a pack refrigerant pipe assembly connected to the plurality of battery modules; and a pack refrigerant pipe housing configured to accommodate the pack refrigerant pipe assembly, wherein the plurality of battery modules include a first battery module and a second battery module facing each other, and wherein the pack refrigerant pipe assembly and the pack refrigerant pipe housing are positioned between the first battery module and the second battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Byung Do JANG, Donghyun KIM, Yongho CHUN, Hyoungsuk LEE
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Publication number: 20230090137Abstract: A battery pack including a battery module that includes a battery cell stack where a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a pack frame that accommodates the battery module; wherein the pack frame includes a bottom portion where the battery module is positioned, and a guide pin protruded upward from the bottom portion, wherein the battery module includes a guide portion where a guide hole is formed and a mounting portion for fixing the battery module, and wherein, when the battery module is accommodated in the pack frame, the guide pin passes through the guide hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Byung Do JANG, Donghyun KIM, Yongho CHUN, Hyoungsuk LEE
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Publication number: 20230080173Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules including a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a terminal bus bar connected to the battery cell, and a sensing assembly for measuring the temperature and voltage of the battery cell; a pack frame for storing the battery module; an HV line connected to the terminal bus bar of the battery module; an LV line connected to the sensing assembly of the battery module; and a pack refrigerant pipe for supplying a refrigerant to the battery module, wherein the HV line and the LV line are located above the pack refrigerant pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Byung Do JANG, Donghyun KIM, Yongho CHUN, Hyoungsuk LEE
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Publication number: 20230046419Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; a barrier beam disposed between neighboring battery modules among the plurality of battery modules; and a housing accommodating the plurality of battery modules and the barrier beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Yongho CHUN, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Hyoungsuk LEE
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Publication number: 20230040054Abstract: A battery pack includes: a plurality of battery modules; a venting inducing frame disposed along an edge of the battery modules and forming a venting passage; a venting gate for connecting an inside of the battery modules and the venting inducing frame; a rupture portion formed on an outside of the venting inducing frame; and a unidirectional valve formed on a passage of the venting inducing frame, wherein the unidirectional valve intercepts a passage in a direction connected to a venting gate connected to a second battery module from the venting gate connected to one battery module from among the battery modules, and opens a passage in a direction connected to the rupture portion from the venting gate connected to one battery module from among the battery modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Juhwan SHIN, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Yongho CHUN
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Publication number: 20220407170Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack including a plurality of battery modules; a venting inducing frame disposed along edges of the plurality of battery modules and forming a venting passage to vent at least one of gas and flame; a venting gate to connect an inside of at least one of the plurality of battery modules and the venting inducing frame; and a quenching member disposed in a passage of the venting gate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Juhwan SHIN, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Yongho CHUN
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Publication number: 20220393298Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of battery modules; a venting inducing frame disposed along an edge of the battery modules; and a housing for receiving the battery modules and the venting inducing frame, wherein at least one quenching member is disposed in the venting inducing frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Juhwan SHIN, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Yongho CHUN
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Publication number: 20220384905Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; a venting guiding frame disposed along an edge of the plurality of battery modules; and a housing which accommodates the plurality of battery modules and the venting guiding frame, in which the battery module includes a battery cell stack in which the plurality of battery cells is stacked and a module frame accommodating the battery, cell stack, and the battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a cell case accommodating the electrode assembly, sealing portions are formed at an edge of the cell case, and at least one venting guiding part having a smaller width than an average width of the sealing portions is formed in the sealing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Juhwan SHIN, Hyoungsuk LEE, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Yongho CHUN
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Publication number: 20220376325Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; a pack refrigerant tube assembly disposed between the battery modules facing each other among the plurality of battery modules; a pack refrigerant tube lower cover for covering the lower part of the pack refrigerant tube assembly; a module tray located at the lower side of the pack refrigerant tube lower cover; and a lower housing located at the lower side of the module tray. A lower cover opening is formed in the pack refrigerant tube lower cover, and the lower cover opening is connected to a space formed between the module tray and the lower housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Yongho CHUN, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Hyoungsuk LEE
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Publication number: 20220376326Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules including battery cells; a pack frame accommodating the battery modules; a pack refrigerant pipe assembly connected to the battery module; and a pack refrigerant pipe housing accommodating the pack refrigerant pipe assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Yongho CHUN, Donghyun KIM, Byung Do JANG, Hyoungsuk LEE