Patents by Inventor Do Sung Hwang

Do Sung Hwang 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: 20260140199
    Abstract: A battery diagnostic apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor determines whether a condition for determining a failure in a battery cell is satisfied, identifies a first voltage of the battery cell at a first time point, a second voltage at a second time point, and a third voltage at a third time point, determines that an abnormal voltage variation is detected in the battery cell, based on an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and the third voltage being greater than a first threshold and an absolute value of a difference between the second voltage and the third voltage being greater than the first threshold, and determines that the failure occurs in the battery cell, based on an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and a predetermined reference voltage being greater than a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2025
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Do Sung Hwang, Ki Chul Hong
  • Publication number: 20250370054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery diagnosis system and method, and disclosed is a battery diagnosis system including a receiving unit that receives information on a high voltage battery and charge state information of the high voltage battery of a vehicle being charged; a control unit that controls a current of the high voltage battery; a measurement unit that measures a voltage change amount of the high voltage battery in which the current is controlled; and a determination unit that determines the battery having the voltage change amount of an abnormal battery among the voltage change amounts of the battery measured in the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Shin YI, Woo Sung KIM, Kyung In MIN, Do Sung HWANG, Ki Seung BAEK, Dong Il KIM, Dae Gun JIN, Yoon Jun LEE, Bo Ram YANG, Ki Chul HONG, Ik Kyu KIM, Sung Il LEE, Young Woo LEE, Soo Yang JIN, Suk Hyung KIM, Hyun Soo PARK
  • Patent number: 12436198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery diagnosis system and method, and disclosed is a battery diagnosis system including a receiving unit that receives information on a high voltage battery and charge state information of the high voltage battery of a vehicle being charged; a control unit that controls a current of the high voltage battery; a measurement unit that measures a voltage change amount of the high voltage battery in which the current is controlled; and a determination unit that determines the battery having the voltage change amount of an abnormal battery among the voltage change amounts of the battery measured in the measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Shin Yi, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Ki Seung Baek, Dong Il Kim, Dae Gun Jin, Yoon Jun Lee, Bo Ram Yang, Ki Chul Hong, Ik Kyu Kim, Sung Il Lee, Young Woo Lee, Soo Yang Jin, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Patent number: 12332319
    Abstract: A system for managing a vehicle battery that is chargeable/dischargeable and stores energy for driving a vehicle driving motor is disclosed. The system for managing a vehicle battery as disclosed includes a controller that receives a voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in a vehicle battery, a temperature of the vehicle battery, and an insulation resistance of the vehicle battery, determines a reference value based on a deviation between voltages of the plurality of battery cells and the temperature of the vehicle battery, and determines whether the vehicle battery is abnormal by comparing the determined reference value with the insulation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Park, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Ki Seung Baek, Dong Il Kim, Dae Gun Jin, Yoon Jun Lee, Bo Ram Yang, Ki Chul Hong, Ik Kyu Kim, Sung Il Lee, Jae Shin Yi, Young Woo Lee, Soo Yang Jin, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20250153608
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle and a method of controlling a battery output thereof, includes a battery including a plurality of cells, and a controller controlling an output of the battery based on an allowable output of the battery, and adjusting the allowable output when at least one of a first condition determined based on a continuous discharge amount and a preset first reference discharge amount, and a second condition determined based on a cell voltage deviation and a preset first reference deviation is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Do Sung Hwang
  • Patent number: 12298352
    Abstract: A system for managing a vehicle battery that is chargeable/dischargeable and stores energy for driving a vehicle driving motor is disclosed. The system for managing a vehicle battery as disclosed includes a controller that measures a voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in a vehicle battery when a voltage applied to the vehicle battery is constant, and determines whether the plurality of battery cells is abnormal based on a deviation between the measured voltages of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Il Lee, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Ki Seung Baek, Dong Il Kim, Dae Gun Jin, Yoon Jun Lee, Bo Ram Yang, Ki Chul Hong, Ik Kyu Kim, Jae Shin Yi, Young Woo Lee, Soo Yang Jin, Hyun Jin Park, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Patent number: 12196816
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing a vehicle battery that is chargeable/dischargeable and stores energy for driving a vehicle driving motor. The system for managing the vehicle battery as disclosed includes a controller that measures a polarization voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in a vehicle battery after charging of the vehicle battery is terminated, and determines whether each of the plurality of battery cells is abnormal based on the measured polarization voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Gun Jin, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Ki Seung Baek, Dong Il Kim, Yoon Jun Lee, Bo Ram Yang, Ki Chul Hong, Ik Kyu Kim, Sung Il Lee, Jae Shin Yi, Young Woo Lee, Soo Yang Jin, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Patent number: 12158506
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing a vehicle battery that is chargeable/dischargeable and stores energy for driving a vehicle driving motor. The system for managing the vehicle battery as disclosed includes a controller that measures a polarization voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in a vehicle battery after charging of the vehicle battery is terminated, and determines whether each of the plurality of battery cells is abnormal based on the measured polarization voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dae Gun Jin, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Ki Seung Baek, Dong Il Kim, Yoon Jun Lee, Bo Ram Yang, Ki Chul Hong, Ik Kyu Kim, Sung Il Lee, Jae Shin Yi, Young Woo Lee, Soo Yang Jin, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Patent number: 11378626
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 11366167
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a battery, a main relay connected to the battery to transfer or block power of the battery to components in the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the components in the vehicle to be in a power-off (IG OFF) state and turning off the main relay when receiving a vehicle power-off input, and to determine whether or not the battery is abnormal by calculating a parameter for determining a state of the battery and comparing the calculated parameter with a plurality of reference values that are preset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Jong Seo Yoon, Do Sung Hwang, Jae Hoon Choi
  • Publication number: 20220144128
    Abstract: A system for managing a vehicle battery that is chargeable/dischargeable and stores energy for driving a vehicle driving motor is disclosed. The system for managing a vehicle battery as disclosed includes a controller that receives a voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in a vehicle battery, a temperature of the vehicle battery, and an insulation resistance of the vehicle battery, determines a reference value based on a deviation between voltages of the plurality of battery cells and the temperature of the vehicle battery, and determines whether the vehicle battery is abnormal by comparing the determined reference value with the insulation resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Jin PARK, Woo Sung KIM, Kyung In MIN, Do Sung HWANG, Ki Seung BAEK, Dong Il KIM, Dae Gun JIN, Yoon Jun LEE, Bo Ram YANG, Ki Chul HONG, Ik Kyu KIM, Sung Il LEE, Jae Shin YI, Young Woo LEE, Soo Yang JIN, Suk Hyung KIM, Hyun Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20220144097
    Abstract: A system for managing a vehicle battery that is chargeable/dischargeable and stores energy for driving a vehicle driving motor is disclosed. The system for managing a vehicle battery as disclosed includes a controller that measures a voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in a vehicle battery when a voltage applied to the vehicle battery is constant, and determines whether the plurality of battery cells is abnormal based on a deviation between the measured voltages of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Il LEE, Woo Sung KIM, Kyung In MIN, Do Sung HWANG, Ki Seung BAEK, Dong Il KIM, Dae Gun JIN, Yoon Jun LEE, Bo Ram YANG, Ki Chul HONG, Ik Kyu KIM, Jae Shin Yi, Young Woo LEE, Soo Yang JIN, Hyun Jin PARK, Suk Hyung KIM, Hyun Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20220144132
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing a vehicle battery that is chargeable/dischargeable and stores energy for driving a vehicle driving motor. The system for managing the vehicle battery as disclosed includes a controller that measures a polarization voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells in a vehicle battery after charging of the vehicle battery is terminated, and determines whether each of the plurality of battery cells is abnormal based on the measured polarization voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Dae Gun JIN, Woo Sung KIM, Kyung In MIN, Do Sung HWANG, Ki Seung BAEK, Dong Il KIM, Yoon Jun LEE, Bo Ram YANG, Ki Chul HONG, Ik Kyu KIM, Sung Il LEE, Jae Shin YI, Young Woo LEE, Soo Yang JIN, Suk Hyung KIM, Hyun Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20220144131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery diagnosis system and method, and disclosed is a battery diagnosis system including a receiving unit that receives information on a high voltage battery and charge state information of the high voltage battery of a vehicle being charged; a control unit that controls a current of the high voltage battery; a measurement unit that measures a voltage change amount of the high voltage battery in which the current is controlled; and a determination unit that determines the battery having the voltage change amount of an abnormal battery among the voltage change amounts of the battery measured in the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Shin YI, Woo Sung KIM, Kyung In MIN, Do Sung HWANG, Ki Seung BAEK, Dong Il KIM, Dae Gun JIN, Yoon Jun LEE, Bo Ram YANG, Ki Chul HONG, Ik Kyu KIM, Sung Il LEE, Young Woo LEE, Soo Yang JIN, Suk Hyung KIM, Hyun Soo PARK
  • Publication number: 20220011368
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a battery, a main relay connected to the battery to transfer or block power of the battery to components in the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the components in the vehicle to be in a power-off (IG OFF) state and turning off the main relay when receiving a vehicle power-off input, and to determine whether or not the battery is abnormal by calculating a parameter for determining a state of the battery and comparing the calculated parameter with a plurality of reference values that are preset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Jong Seo Yoon, Do Sung Hwang, Jae Hoon Choi
  • Publication number: 20220011369
    Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
  • Patent number: 11014469
    Abstract: A power relay assembly (PRA) and a method of controlling the same are provided. The power relay assembly includes a first main relay for interconnecting negative voltages of a battery and an inverter, a second main relay for interconnecting positive voltages of the battery and the inverter, and a pre-charge relay connected in parallel to the second main relay. A controller executes the open or short sequence of the first main relay, the second main relay, and the pre-charge relay based on the opening and closing operation between the battery and the inverter or the charging and discharging operation of the battery. The opening and closing operation is divided into an opening operation and a closing operation between the battery and the inverter, and the charging and discharging operation is divided into a charging operation and a discharging operation of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Mi Ok Kim, Do Sung Hwang, Bo Seon Lee, Beom Gyu Kim, Jong Hu Yoon, Hyun Soo Park, Tae Hwan Chung
  • Publication number: 20190176641
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for charging a battery of an electric vehicle, which relates to a technology for preventing deterioration of a battery embedded in an electric vehicle while simultaneously improving a charging speed of the battery. The battery charging method includes dividing a total State of Charge (SOC) section of a battery into a plurality of steps, and performing constant current based charging in each of the plurality of steps, and performing constant voltage-based charging at a predetermined voltage during the constant current based charging for each step of the plurality of steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Seung BAEK, Do Sung HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190173292
    Abstract: A power relay assembly (PRA) and a method of controlling the same are provided. The power relay assembly includes a first main relay for interconnecting negative voltages of a battery and an inverter, a second main relay for interconnecting positive voltages of the battery and the inverter, and a pre-charge relay connected in parallel to the second main relay. A controller executes the open or short sequence of the first main relay, the second main relay, and the pre-charge relay based on the opening and closing operation between the battery and the inverter or the charging and discharging operation of the battery. The opening and closing operation is divided into an opening operation and a closing operation between the battery and the inverter, and the charging and discharging operation is divided into a charging operation and a discharging operation of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Mi Ok Kim, Do Sung Hwang, Bo Seon Lee, Beom Gyu Kim, Jong Hu Yoon, Hyun Soo Park, Tae Hwan Chung
  • Patent number: 10266062
    Abstract: A system for charging a vehicle battery includes a relay configured to establish/interrupt electrical connection between the vehicle battery and a vehicle system supplied with power from the vehicle battery, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor a voltage of the battery, control the relay to interrupt the electrical connection when a voltage of the battery is less than or equal to a first predetermined reference value, and control the relay to establish the electrical connection when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the relay is electrically disconnected. The controller controls the relay to be electrically connected to charge the battery through an external power source while the electrical connection is interrupted, and then control a connection state of the relay based on the voltage of the battery, a voltage and current of the relay at a side of the vehicle system, and whether a vehicle is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hui Tae Yang, Kyung Ho Kim, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Jae Hoon Choi, Beom Joo Kwon, Dong Gil Ha, Beom Gyu Kim, Jong Hu Yoon, Bo Ram Yang, Hee Sung Moon, Yu Seok Kim, Jung Je Woo, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park