Patents by Inventor Chang-Keun Yi

Chang-Keun Yi 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: 10852211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor including: a gas inlet; a first valve equipped to one side of the gas inlet; a flowmeter; a pressure gauge measuring an internal pressure of the reactor; a gas outlet; and a second valve, wherein if in internal pressure reaches a preset pressure by closing the second valve and injecting a gas to the reactor through the flowmeter in the state of opening the first valve, the gas leakage status in the reactor is measured through pressure changes in the pressure gauge after closing the first valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Doyeon Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Chang-keun Yi, Do-won Shun, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Dong-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10569247
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high pressure fluidized bed system using dual control valves, and an inner pressure control method thereof. The high pressure fluidized bed system includes a fluidized bed reactor, a pressure sensor which measures a pressure in the interior of the fluidized bed reactor, a cyclone part which is coupled to the fluidized bed reactor, a first valve allowing controlling of the exhaust gas, and a second valve allowing manually controlling of exhaust gas except for the exhaust gas controlled by the first valve. The first valve is capable of opening and closing automatically, and the second valve is capable of opening and closing manually, and are used in combination in the high pressure fluidized bed, allowing decreasing of the pressure variation within the reactor and improving the operation stability of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung Ryu, Doyeon Lee, Sung-Ho Jo, Hyungseok Nam, Gyoung-Tae Jin, Chang-Keun Yi, Dowon Shun, Jaehyeon Park, Dal-Hee Bae, Seung-Yong Lee, Youngcheol Park, Dong-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20190323916
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor including: a gas inlet; a first valve equipped to one side of the gas inlet; a flowmeter; a pressure gauge measuring an internal pressure of the reactor; a gas outlet; and a second valve, wherein if in internal pressure reaches a preset pressure by closing the second valve and injecting a gas to the reactor through the flowmeter in the state of opening the first valve, the gas leakage status in the reactor is measured through pressure changes in the pressure gauge after closing the first valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung RYU, Doyeon LEE, Gyoung-tae JIN, Chang-keun YI, Do-won SHUN, Jae-hyeon PARK, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Dong-ho LEE
  • Patent number: 10415822
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for measuring the height of a solid bed in a high-temperature and high-pressure fluidized bed system, and a fluidized bed system having the solid bed height measuring apparatus. The solid bed height measuring apparatus includes a lower pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a first height from a gas distributor of a fluidized bed reactor to measure pressure of the mounted location, and a middle pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a second height from the lower probe to measure pressure of the mounted location. An upper pressure probe is mounted at the top of the fluidized bed reactor to measure the inside pressure of the fluidized bed reactor. First and second differential pressure gauges are used for measuring differential pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon
  • Patent number: 10307768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a CLC and operation method thereof equipped with a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator. And more particularly, the present invention relates to a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator, wherein the loop seal separator comprises a duct into which the ash and magnetic oxygen carrier particles, discharged from a reducer, flow; a magnetic separator to separate the ash from the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, flowing into the duct, by magnetic material; an ash discharge pipe to discharge the ash, separated by the magnetic separator; and an oxygen-carrier-particle discharge pipe to encourage the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, separated by the magnetic separator, to flow into an oxidizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Ho-Jung Ryu, Keun-hee Han, Gyoung-tae Jin, Chang-keun Yi, Do-won Shun, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Do Yeon Lee, Hyo Jin Lee, Dong-ho Lee, Jeom In Baek
  • Patent number: 10272408
    Abstract: Disclosed is provided to overcome problems of conventional methods using each of a solid discharge nozzle and a screw conveyer. According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a fluidized bed system is provided to circulate solids using pressure and density difference. More particularly, a fluidized solid circulation system using pressure and density difference is characterized by comprising: a first fluidized bed reactor; a second fluidized bed reactor; a first cyclone; a second cyclone; a first pressure control valve; a second pressure control valve; a lower loop seal; an upper loop seal; and a control part, thereby circulating the solids between the first fluidized bed reactor and the second fluidized bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Doyeon Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Chang-keun Yi, Dowon Shun, Jaehyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Dong-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10143986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluidized bed system having a sparger capable of minimizing a blockage by solids and controlling method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung Ryu, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Chang-keun Yi, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Jae-hyeon Park, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Hyo Jin Lee, Do Yeon Lee, Dong-ho Lee, Jeom In Baek
  • Publication number: 20180283682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a CLC and operation method thereof equipped with a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator. And more particularly, the present invention relates to a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator, wherein the loop seal separator comprises a duct into which the ash and magnetic oxygen carrier particles, discharged from a reducer, flow; a magnetic separator to separate the ash from the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, flowing into the duct, by magnetic material; an ash discharge pipe to discharge the ash, separated by the magnetic separator; and an oxygen-carrier-particle discharge pipe to encourage the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, separated by the magnetic separator, to flow into an oxidizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung RYU, Keun-hee HAN, Gyoung-tae JIN, Chang-keun YI, Do-won SHUN, Jae-hyeon PARK, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Do Yeon LEE, Hyo Jin LEE, Dong-ho LEE, Jeom In BAEK
  • Publication number: 20180272304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluidized bed system having a sparger capable of minimizing a blockage by solids and controlling method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung RYU, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Chang-keun YI, Gyoung-tae JIN, Do-won SHUN, Jae-hyeon PARK, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Hyo Jin LEE, Do Yeon LEE, Dong-ho LEE, Jeom In BAEK
  • Patent number: 10046968
    Abstract: A desulfurization system removes sulfur ingredients included in synthetic gas generated from gasification of coal in a high temperature dry state. The system includes a desulfurization reactor, a desulfurization cyclone, and first and second regeneration reactors branched with the desulfurization cyclone. A first oxidizing agent is injected to a first oxidizing agent inlet of the first regeneration reactor, and a second oxidizing agent is injected to a second oxidizing agent inlet of the second regeneration reactor. A controller operates one of the first and second regeneration reactors in a regeneration mode, controlling the other to operate in a desulfurization mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Hyo Jin Lee, Jeom In Baek
  • Patent number: 9963400
    Abstract: A system for preventing a catalyst from overheating is provided. The system includes: a first reactor filled with a catalyst at least in part and configured to receive reaction gas and produce product gas; and a second reactor configured to cool a catalyst discharged from the first reactor. The catalyst is circulated between the first reactor and the second reactor by injecting the catalyst cooled in the second reactor into the first rector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, YoungCheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Ji-bong Joo
  • Publication number: 20170268768
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for measuring the height of a solid bed in a high-temperature and high-pressure fluidized bed system, and a fluidized bed system having the solid bed height measuring apparatus. The solid bed height measuring apparatus includes a lower pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a first height from a gas distributor of a fluidized bed reactor to measure pressure of the mounted location, and a middle pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a second height from the lower probe to measure pressure of the mounted location. An upper pressure probe is mounted at the top of the fluidized bed reactor to measure the inside pressure of the fluidized bed reactor. First and second differential pressure gauges are used for measuring differential pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ho-jung RYU, Dong-ho LEE, Gyoung-tae JIN, Do-won SHUN, Chang-keun YI, Jae-hyeon PARK, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON
  • Patent number: 9725374
    Abstract: A system for preventing a catalyst from overheating is provided. The system includes: a first reactor filled with a catalyst at least in part and configured to receive reaction gas and produce product gas; and a second reactor configured to cool a catalyst discharged from the first reactor. The catalyst is circulated between the first reactor and the second reactor by injecting the catalyst cooled in the second reactor into the first rector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, YoungCheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Ji-bong Joo
  • Patent number: 9683737
    Abstract: A chemical looping combustion apparatus for solid fuels using different oxygen carriers is provided. The chemical looping combustion apparatus includes: a solid fuel chemical looping combustor configured to receive solid fuels and to produce carbon dioxide and steam by combustion of the solid fuels; a gaseous fuel chemical looping combustor configured to receive gaseous fuels and to produce carbon dioxide and steam by combustion of the gaseous fuels; and a devolatilization reactor configured to produce solids and gases by devolatilizing the solid fuels, and the solid fuels received by the solid fuel chemical looping combustor and the gaseous fuels received by the gaseous fuel chemical looping combustor are the solids and the gases produced by the devolatilization reactor, respectively. Accordingly, a reaction rate and an amount of oxygen transfer can increase, and necessity for low-priced oxygen carriers and a make-up cost of low-priced oxygen carriers can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Gyoung-tae Jin, Chang-keun Yi, Do-won Shun, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, YoungCheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Dong-ho Lee, Ji-bong Joo
  • Publication number: 20170044014
    Abstract: A desulfurization system removes sulfur ingredients included synthetic gas generated from gasification of coal in a high temperature dry state. The system includes a desulfurization reactor, a desulfurization cyclone, and first and second regeneration reactors branched in the desulfurization cyclone. A first oxidizing agent is injected to a first oxidizing agent inlet of the first regeneration reactor, and a second oxidizing agent is injected to a second oxidizing agent inlet of the second regeneration reactor. A controller operates one of the first and second regeneration reactors in a regeneration mode, controlling the other to operate in a desulfurization mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Ho-jung RYU, Dong-ho LEE, Gyoung-tae JIN, Do-won SHUN, Chang-keun YI, Jae-hyeon PARK, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Hyo Jin Lee, Jeom In Baek
  • Patent number: 9566563
    Abstract: A method for preparing a carbon dioxide absorbent based on natural biomass, and a carbon dioxide absorbent based on natural biomass that is prepared by the method. The method utilizes alkali metal or alkaline earth metal components, such as Ca, Ma and K, inherent to a natural plant biomass material. The method can provide a carbon dioxide absorbent with improved performance in an environmentally friendly manner at greatly reduced cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Hee-Yeon Kim, Chang-Keun Yi, Yeo-Il Yoon, Young-Cheol Park, Hong-Soo Kim, Seong-Ok Han
  • Publication number: 20160362348
    Abstract: A system for preventing a catalyst from overheating is provided. The system includes: a first reactor filled with a catalyst at least in part and configured to receive reaction gas and produce product gas; and a second reactor configured to cool a catalyst discharged from the first reactor. The catalyst is circulated between the first reactor and the second reactor by injecting the catalyst cooled in the second reactor into the first rector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ho-jung RYU, Dong-ho LEE, Gyoung-tae JIN, Do-won SHUN, Chang-keun YI, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, YoungCheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Ji-bong JOO
  • Publication number: 20160046540
    Abstract: A system for preventing a catalyst from overheating is provided. The system includes: a first reactor filled with a catalyst at least in part and configured to receive reaction gas and produce product gas; and a second reactor configured to cool a catalyst discharged from the first reactor. The catalyst is circulated between the first reactor and the second reactor by injecting the catalyst cooled in the second reactor into the first rector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee,, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, YoungCheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Ji-bong Joo
  • Patent number: 9192904
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor is provided. The fluidized bed reactor includes a screw conveyor configured to penetrate through an upper portion of the fluidized bed reactor and to discharge solid particles to an outside from the fluidized bed reactor. The screw conveyor is configured to have an upper end protrude from the upper portion of the fluidized bed reactor and a lower end located at a height equal to or higher than a height of a distributor of the fluidized bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, YoungCheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Ji-bong Joo
  • Publication number: 20150174546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluidized bed reactor capable of varying flow velocity, in which the flow velocity in the fluidized bed reactor varies to maintain the smooth transportation of solid particles while increasing the concentration of a gaseous reactant in relation to the solid particles. The fluidized bed reactor comprises: a lower high-speed unit into which solid particles and fluid particles are introduced; a middle low-speed unit continuously connected to an upper portion of the lower high-speed unit so that the flow velocity therein becomes lower than that in the lower high-speed unit; and an upper high-speed unit continuously connected to an upper portion of the middle low-speed unit so that the flow velocity therein becomes higher than that in the middle low-speed unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Chang-Keun Yi, Ho-Jung Ryu, Young-Cheol Park, Sung-Ho Jo, Gyoung Tae Jin, Dowon Shun, Dal-Hee Bae, Jaehyeon Park, Seung-Yong Lee, Jong-Ho Moon, Dong-Ho Lee