Patents by Inventor Do-Kun Kim

Do-Kun 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: 20240097161
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel cell membrane humidifier capable of regulating dry gas pressure in the fuel cell membrane humidifier by discharging dry gas to an outside according to the dry gas pressure in the membrane humidifier and a fuel cell system including the same, and the fuel cell membrane humidifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a mid-case; a cap fastened to the mid-case and having a dry gas discharge hole through which dry gas is discharged; and a pressure regulator formed in the cap and partially opening the dry gas discharge hole according to pressure of dry gas in the cap to regulate the pressure of the dry gas in the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Kun HER, Do Woo KIM, Woong Jeon AN, Kyoung Ju KIM
  • Publication number: 20240088410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell membrane humidifier, which improves binding force between a potting part and an inner case, and thus can maintain the binding force even if a fuel cell is repeatedly operated and stopped. A fuel cell membrane humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a humidification module for humidifying air, supplied from the outside, with the moisture of exhaust gas discharged from a fuel cell stack; and caps, which are each coupled to the both ends of the humidification module. The humidification module comprises at least one cartridge comprising: an inner case; a plurality of hollow fiber membranes placed inside the inner case; and a potting part which fixes the ends of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes, and which is filled in and coupled to the end part of the inner case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Kun HER, Do Woo KIM, Woong Jeon AN, Kyoung Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20240079612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell membrane humidifier having an improved coupling force between a potting portion and an inner case so that the coupling force can be maintained even when a fuel cell is repeatedly driven and stopped, the fuel cell membrane humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising: a humidification module for humidifying, with the moisture in exhaust gas discharged from a fuel cell stack, the air supplied from the outside; and caps respectively coupled to both ends of the humidification module. The humidification module comprises at least one cartridge including an inner case, a plurality of hollow-fiber membranes arranged in the inner case, the potting portion fixing the ends of the plurality of hollow-fiber membranes, and a laser bonding surface which is formed between the inner case and the potting portion through a laser bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Kun HER, Do Woo KIM, Woong Jeon AN, Kyoung Ju KIM
  • Publication number: 20240079613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane humidifier for a fuel cell which can improve humidification efficiency by selectively supplying exhaust gas discharged from a fuel cell stack to each part of a hollow fiber membrane module. A membrane humidifier for a fuel cell according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a hollow fiber membrane module, a humidification module, and an active flow control unit formed between a fuel cell stack and the humidification module and automatically controlling the exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell stack so as to be supplied to at least one selected from among a first and an exhaust gas inlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Kun HER, Do Woo KIM, Woong Jeon AN, Kyoung Ju KIM
  • Patent number: 10422052
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing high strength synthetic fibers, and high strength synthetic fibers manufactured using the same. More particularly, the method involves a localized heating process by raising the temperature of a molten spinning fiber to a temperature higher than that of a pack body during a short period of time with no degradation through a heating zone located in the immediate vicinity of capillary in the spinning nozzle, so as to effectively control the molecular entanglement structure in the molten polymer without reducing the molecular weight and thus to enhance the drawability of the as-spun fibers, thereby improving the mechanical properties of the as-spun fibers, such as strength, elongation, etc., using the existing processes of melt spinning and drawing and thus enabling a mass production of a high-performance fiber at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Wan Gyu Hahm, In Woo Nam, Seung Jin Lee, Do Kun Kim, Ki Sub Lim, Joo Hyung Lee, Gyu Dong Lee, Yeong Og Choi, Byeong Jin Yeang
  • Patent number: 9991830
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for a motor of an electronic brake. The control method for a motor of an electronic brake includes: a stop mode-starting step of starting a stop mode when a vehicle is stopped by a brake; an electrical angle-measuring step of measuring an electrical angle of a motor providing pressure to the brake in the stop mode; an electrical angle-calculating step of calculating a changed electrical angle using a predetermined electrical angle change and the electrical angle of the motor measured in the electrical angle-measuring step; and a motor-controlling step of controlling a current flowing to the motor in accordance with the changed electrical angle. Therefore, it is possible to keep a vehicle stopped, prevent a high current from flowing at any one phase of the motor, and prevent the motor from burning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20180051392
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing high strength synthetic fibers, and high strength synthetic fibers manufactured using the same. More particularly, the method involves a localized heating process by raising the temperature of a molten spinning fiber to a temperature higher than that of a pack body during a short period of time with no degradation through a heating zone located in the immediate vicinity of capillary in the spinning nozzle, so as to effectively control the molecular entanglement structure in the molten polymer without reducing the molecular weight and thus to enhance the drawability of the as-spun fibers, thereby improving the mechanical properties of the as-spun fibers, such as strength, elongation, etc., using the existing processes of melt spinning and drawing and thus enabling a mass production of a high-performance fiber at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Wan Gyu HAHM, In Woo NAM, Seung Jin LEE, Do Kun KIM, Ki Sub LIM, Joo Hyung LEE, Gyu Dong LEE, Yeong Og CHOI, Byeong Jin YEANG
  • Patent number: 9783178
    Abstract: A motor initialization method for an electric booster brake system may include: determining, by a control unit, whether a key on signal of a vehicle is inputted; turning on a warning light and determining a battery voltage state of the vehicle, when the key on signal is inputted; and performing a motor initialization mode according to the determined battery voltage state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun Kim
  • Patent number: 9712092
    Abstract: Provided are a motor control apparatus controlling a motor including a stator and progressing or retreating a screw so that pressure is formed in a piston provided in a brake for braking a vehicle, and an operation method thereof and the motor control apparatus includes: the motor including a rotor with a permanent magnet and a coil forming an electromagnetic field; an encoder outputting an encoder pulse and a reference pulse to correspond to rotation of the motor; and an electronic control unit controlling the motor based on the encoder pulse and the reference pulse of the encoder, wherein the location of the rotor is determined based on the encoder pulse and the reference pulse input from the encoder when the motor rotates by forcibly rotating the motor to control the motor when the motor starts, thereby starting the motor when the hall sensor is abnormal or even though the hall sensor is not provided by controlling the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun Kim
  • Patent number: 9630609
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of detecting solenoid valve failure of a vehicle electric brake booster, the method including: a) driving the motor so that the piston moves forward until the piston closes at least the cut-off hole in a state in which the solenoid valve is locked; b) measuring pressure in the master cylinder in a state in which the piston is moved forward; c) determining whether the pressure in the master cylinder which is measured in step b) exceeds a predetermined reference value; and d) determining that the solenoid valve is in a failure state when the pressure in the master cylinder which is measured in step b) is the predetermined reference value or less, to detect failure of the solenoid valve only by a software control change, thereby providing an advantageous effect that secures braking safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Do Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20170016498
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method for a motor of an electronic brake. The control method for a motor of an electronic brake includes: a stop mode-starting step of starting a stop mode when a vehicle is stopped by a brake; an electrical angle-measuring step of measuring an electrical angle of a motor providing pressure to the brake in the stop mode; an electrical angle-calculating step of calculating a changed electrical angle using a predetermined electrical angle change and the electrical angle of the motor measured in the electrical angle-measuring step; and a motor-controlling step of controlling a current flowing to the motor in accordance with the changed electrical angle. Therefore, it is possible to keep a vehicle stopped, prevent a high current from flowing at any one phase of the motor, and prevent the motor from burning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun KIM
  • Patent number: 9506954
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method, including: urgently putting a brake on a vehicle; detecting current values for at least two phases among phases of a motor which operates at a current which is out of a current measurable range through the urgently putting of a brake; comparing the current value detected in the detecting with a threshold value; when it is determined that there is one current value which is equal to or higher than the threshold value among the detected current values in the comparing, removing the current value which is equal to or higher than the threshold value and obtaining a current value for the remaining phase of the motor from a predetermined look-up table; and determining the removed current value using a current value which is detected through the comparing and is lower than the threshold value and the current value obtained through the obtaining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun Kim
  • Patent number: 9387842
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method of an electro-mechanical brake, including: a first step of operating a brake to stop a vehicle and generating a target pressure value of the brake; a second step of calculating an electrical angle of a three-phase motor and preparing movement of the electrical angle when the vehicle stops; a third step of checking errors of requested current and pressure; a fourth step of setting a range of the electrical angle when the current and the pressure are normal; and a fifth step of forcibly moving an actual position of the electrical angle to an adjacent electrical angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun Kim
  • Publication number: 20160164438
    Abstract: Provided are a motor control apparatus controlling a motor including a stator and progressing or retreating a screw so that pressure is formed in a piston provided in a brake for braking a vehicle, and an operation method thereof and the motor control apparatus includes: the motor including a rotor with a permanent magnet and a coil forming an electromagnetic field; an encoder outputting an encoder pulse and a reference pulse to correspond to rotation of the motor; and an electronic control unit controlling the motor based on the encoder pulse and the reference pulse of the encoder, wherein the location of the rotor is determined based on the encoder pulse and the reference pulse input from the encoder when the motor rotates by forcibly rotating the motor to control the motor when the motor starts, thereby starting the motor when the hall sensor is abnormal or even though the hall sensor is not provided by controlling the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Do Kun KIM
  • Publication number: 20160049888
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method, including: urgently putting a brake on a vehicle; detecting current values for at least two phases among phases of a motor which operates at a current which is out of a current measurable range through the urgently putting of a brake; comparing the current value detected in the detecting with a threshold value; when it is determined that there is one current value which is equal to or higher than the threshold value among the detected current values in the comparing, removing the current value which is equal to or higher than the threshold value and obtaining a current value for the remaining phase of the motor from a predetermined look-up table; and determining the removed current value using a current value which is detected through the comparing and is lower than the threshold value and the current value obtained through the obtaining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Do Kun KIM
  • Publication number: 20160009260
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control method of an electro-mechanical brake, including: a first step of operating a brake to stop a vehicle and generating a target pressure value of the brake; a second step of calculating an electrical angle of a three-phase motor and preparing movement of the electrical angle when the vehicle stops; a third step of checking errors of requested current and pressure; a fourth step of setting a range of the electrical angle when the current and the pressure are normal; and a fifth step of forcibly moving an actual position of the electrical angle to an adjacent electrical angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Do Kun KIM
  • Publication number: 20150019096
    Abstract: A motor initialization method for an electric booster brake system may include: determining, by a control unit, whether a key on signal of a vehicle is inputted; turning on a warning light and determining a battery voltage state of the vehicle, when the key on signal is inputted; and performing a motor initialization mode according to the determined battery voltage state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun KIM
  • Publication number: 20140316642
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of detecting solenoid valve failure of a vehicle electric brake booster, the method including: a) driving the motor so that the piston moves forward until the piston closes at least the cut-off hole in a state in which the solenoid valve is locked; b) measuring pressure in the master cylinder in a state in which the piston is moved forward; c) determining whether the pressure in the master cylinder which is measured in step b) exceeds a predetermined reference value; and d) determining that the solenoid valve is in a failure state when the pressure in the master cylinder which is measured in step b) is the predetermined reference value or less, to detect failure of the solenoid valve only by a software control change, thereby providing an advantageous effect that secures braking safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Do Kun KIM
  • Patent number: 8718893
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting a failure of a motor of an electric brake booster. The method includes: a) determining whether the electric vehicle brake booster is in the brake pressure control mode or the motor position control mode; b) storing a first position value of the motor for each of predetermined periods when it is determined that the electric vehicle brake booster is in the brake pressure control mode; c) comparing the first position value stored for the last period among the first position values with a second position value of the motor in the motor position control mode when the brake pressure control mode is changed to the motor position control mode; and d) determining that the motor is in a locked state when the first position value and the second position value are substantially identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Do Kun Kim
  • Patent number: 6590367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an external type regulator for a vehicle alternator, and in particular to an external type regulator for a vehicle alternator which is capable of preventing a damage of electric parts and a battery by stopping a power generation by disconnecting a field current flowing in a field coil through a relay in the case that an over charge occurs in an alternator due to a damage of a regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Valeo Mando Electrical Systems Korea Limited
    Inventor: Do-Kun Kim