Patents by Inventor Chi-Hyung Ahn

Chi-Hyung Ahn 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: 11309739
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes resonators configured to transmit a power wirelessly to another resonator, and a controller configured to control a current magnitude and/or a voltage magnitude of a power to be provided to each of the resonators. The apparatus further includes a feeder configured to provide the power to each of the resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keum Su Song, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu
  • Patent number: 11011938
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter for wirelessly transmitting power is provided. The wireless power transmitter includes four cells configured to wirelessly transmit power to a wireless power receiver; a power source configured to provide power to one of the four cells; and a connection unit configured to connect the four cells to each other, wherein the connection unit is further configured to connect the four cells in a cross configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200185970
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter for wirelessly transmitting power is provided. The wireless power transmitter includes four cells configured to wirelessly transmit power to a wireless power receiver; a power source configured to provide power to one of the four cells; and a connection unit configured to connect the four cells to each other, wherein the connection unit is further configured to connect the four cells in a cross configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Hyun PARK, Young Ho RYU, Sang Wook KWON, Ki Young KIM, Yun Kwon PARK, Keum Su SONG, Chi Hyung AHN
  • Patent number: 10594161
    Abstract: A stereoscopic flexible resonator is provided. The stereoscopic flexible stereoscopic resonator includes at least one cell, at least one resonator including a capacitor, and a connection unit configured to connect the cell and the resonator in a stereoscopic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn
  • Patent number: 10432028
    Abstract: A wireless power relay apparatus includes a relay resonator configured to relay power from a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit the power, to a target resonator configured to wirelessly receive the power through a mutual resonance, the relay resonator having a higher quality factor than the source resonator and the target resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi Hyung Ahn, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20190273399
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes resonators configured to transmit a power wirelessly to another resonator, and a controller configured to control a current magnitude and/or a voltage magnitude of a power to be provided to each of the resonators. The apparatus further includes a feeder configured to provide the power to each of the resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keum Su SONG, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Chi Hyung AHN, Young Ho RYU
  • Patent number: 10389182
    Abstract: A wireless power relay apparatus includes a relay resonator configured to relay power from a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit the power, to a target resonator configured to wirelessly receive the power through a mutual resonance, the relay resonator having a higher quality factor than the source resonator and the target resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi Hyung Ahn, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10340742
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission are provided. An apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission includes a controller configured to determine an output voltage of a power factor correction unit based on charging information of a battery, the power factor correction unit configured to correct an input voltage into the determined output voltage, and output a variable voltage, and a resonance unit configured to transmit power converted from the variable voltage to a wireless power reception apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Bong Chul Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Gun Woo Moon, Sang Cheol Moon, Chi Hyung Ahn, Shin Young Cho
  • Patent number: 10312735
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a source resonator configured to transmit an output power from which a harmonic component has been cancelled to a wireless power reception apparatus by resonating with a target resonator of the wireless power transmission apparatus, and a resonant power generator configured to differentially input a first input signal and a second input signal to the source resonator, and cancel the harmonic component of the output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10298062
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes resonators configured to transmit a power wirelessly to another resonator, and a controller configured to control a current magnitude and/or a voltage magnitude of a power to be provided to each of the resonators. The apparatus further includes a feeder configured to provide the power to each of the resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keum Su Song, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu
  • Patent number: 10290418
    Abstract: A resonant apparatus in a wireless power transmission system, includes a main resonant unit configured to form magnetic resonant coupling between the resonant apparatus and a resonator. The resonant apparatus further includes a field guiding resonant unit configured to focus a magnetic field on an internal portion of the main resonant unit, and a field additive resonant unit configured to adjust a magnitude of a magnetic field formed between the main resonant unit and the field guiding resonant unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Chang Wook Yoon, Jin Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 10224749
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive information associated with a reference power of a wireless power reception apparatus and information associated with a power measured at an input terminal of a direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter of the wireless power reception apparatus, a controller configured to control an output power based on the information associated with the reference power and the information associated with the power measured, and a source resonator configured to transmit the output power to the wireless power reception apparatus by resonating with a target resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Hee Lee, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu
  • Patent number: 10218205
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of wireless power transmission/reception are described. In one wireless power transmission/reception device, a planar resonator capable of generating magnetic fields has one or more ferrite members mounted thereon such that the magnetic fields generated by the planar resonator have an overall direction substantially tilted or parallel to its opening/face, i.e., to the plane of the planar resonator. In a wireless power reception device, the planar resonator generates magnetic fields and an induced current when being resonated by external magnetic fields; in a wireless power transmission device, the planar resonator generates magnetic fields when being supplied with power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Park, Young-Ho Ryu, Kyu-Sub Kwak, Sang-Wook Kwon, Do-Won Kim, Dong-Zo Kim, Keum-Su Song, Chi-Hyung Ahn
  • Patent number: 10211683
    Abstract: An authentication of a power transmitting unit (PTU) includes determining whether an access right to an external device is present in a power receiving unit (PRU) based on identification information of the PRU, and network-connecting the PRU to the external device in response to a result of the determining being that the access right is present in the PRU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Dong Zo Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Chi Hyung Ahn, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10205353
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for charge control are provided. The apparatus for charge control may include an integrated direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter configured to step up an output voltage level of a load to be greater than or equal to a supply voltage level set in a power amplifier, and the power amplifier configured to convert a direct current (DC) voltage stepped up by the integrated DC/DC converter into an alternating current (AC) voltage based on a resonant frequency, and to amplify the converted AC voltage. The apparatus for charge control may include a rectification unit configured to convert an AC power received wirelessly into a DC power; and a DC/DC converter configured to step down a voltage level of the DC power to a voltage level required by a load in the receiving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Young Jin Moon, Yun Kwon Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Sik Yoo, Chang Wook Yoon, Jin Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 10084565
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for protecting a communication device of a railroad car is provided. The apparatus includes an antenna portion configured to include main antennas and an auxiliary antenna, a main receiver configured to check a magnitude of a received signal transferred through the main antennas of the antenna portion, an auxiliary receiver configured to check a magnitude of a received signal transferred through the auxiliary antenna of the antenna portion, and a controller configured to compare the magnitude of the signal received by the main receiver and the magnitude of the signal received by the auxiliary receiver, determine whether there is a jamming signal according to a comparison result, and take a preset countermeasure when it is determined that there is a jamming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA RAILROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Tai Kim, Chi Hyung Ahn, Jae Hee Kim, Seh Chan Oh, Kyeong Jun Ko, Sung Soo Park, Jae Ho Lee, Sang Hoon Chang
  • Patent number: 9985458
    Abstract: A power transmitting unit (PTU) transmits a power wirelessly based on a location of a power receiving unit (PRU). The PTU determines whether the PRU is located within a charging area of the PTU based on frequency information corresponding to an inflection point detected on a curve of electrical characteristics of a resonator of the PTU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong Chul Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9984814
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit power via magnetic coupling with a target resonator; and an impedance adjusting unit configured to adjust an impedance of the source resonator using a plurality of impedance-matching bars located in the source resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keum Su Song, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Wook Yoon, Jin Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 9882392
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless power transmission apparatus includes receiving information on rectifier output voltages from at least one wireless power reception apparatus; determining whether the rectifier output voltages are within a predetermined operating range, and controlling an impedance of the wireless power transmission apparatus based on a result of the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Hyuk Choon Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Dal Hoi Shim, Chi Hyung Ahn
  • Patent number: RE49564
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a source resonator configured to transmit an output power from which a harmonic component has been cancelled to a wireless power reception apparatus by resonating with a target resonator of the wireless power transmission apparatus, and a resonant power generator configured to differentially input a first input signal and a second input signal to the source resonator, and cancel the harmonic component of the output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Bong Chui Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jae Hyun Park, Keum Su Song, Chi Hyung Ahn, Young Ho Ryu, Byoung Hee Lee