Patents by Inventor Dong-Wook Sung
Dong-Wook Sung 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: 20240124002Abstract: A method for changing a route when an error occurs in an autonomous driving AI includes collecting error information of the AI when an error of the AI has occurred, extracting, from a storage, past error information about a same kind of AI as that of the AI based on the error information of the AI, generating an error analysis result based on the past error information, generating an error analysis result message based on the error analysis result, and determining whether the driving of the autonomous driving vehicle needs to be stopped based on the error analysis result message.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jeong-Woo LEE, Kyoung-Wook MIN, Kyung Bok SUNG, Dong-Jin LEE, Jeong Dan CHOI
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Publication number: 20240063508Abstract: A separator and an electrochemical device comprising same are provided. The separator includes a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; a first porous coating layer on one surface of the porous polymer substrate; and a second porous coating layer on the other surface of the porous polymer substrate. The first porous coating layer includes a plurality of first inorganic particles and first binder particles on a part or all of the surface of the first inorganic particles to connect and fix the first inorganic particles. The second porous coating layer includes a plurality of second inorganic particles and second binder particles on a part or all of the surface of the second inorganic particles to connect and fix the second inorganic particles. The average particle diameter of the second binder particles is at least 10-fold larger than the average particle diameter of the first binder particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Kyung-Ryun KA, Min-Ji KIM, Seung-Hyun LEE, Hye-won KIM, Dong-Wook SUNG
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Publication number: 20240039123Abstract: A separator including a separator substrate including a porous material and an inorganic layer on at least one surface of the separator substrate. Each of the separator substrate and the inorganic layer has porosity related to permeability of the separator: (10×porosity of separator substrate)?(4×porosity of inorganic layer)?permeability of separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Kyung Ryun KA, In Hyouk SUNG, Ji Su LEE, Dong Wook SUNG
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Publication number: 20240021960Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery comprising a porous substrate, and a porous coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the porous substrate and comprising inorganic particles and binder polymer, wherein the binder polymer is terpolymer including 65 to 90 weight % of a repeat unit derived from vinylidenefluoride (VDF), 1 to 28 weight % of a repeat unit derived from hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and 5 to 28 weight % of a repeat unit derived from chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), and the separator has adhesiveness towards electrode ranging from 30 gf/25 mm to 150 gf/25 mm and machine direction (MD) thermal shrinkage of 1 to 18% and transverse direction (TD) thermal shrinkage of 1 to 17%, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, wherein the separator has uniform micropores on the surface, and thus has the increased adhesive surface area with electrode and consequential improved adhesiveness towards electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: So-Mi JEONG, Dong-Wook SUNG, Dae-Sung JANG
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Publication number: 20230405858Abstract: A method for manufacturing unit cells includes preparing a pre-cell having a first separator sheet and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first separator sheet while being spaced apart from one another; forming a cutting guide line having a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another on the pre-cell; and cutting the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells. An apparatus for manufacturing unit cells includes a hole-forming unit configured to form a cutting guide line on a pre-cell having a separator sheet and electrodes disposed on the separator sheet where the cutting guide line has a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another; and a cutting unit configured to cut the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Won-Sik BAE, Dong-Wook SUNG, So-Jung PARK, Jong-Yoon LEE, So-Mi JEONG
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Publication number: 20230411794Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous substrate for a separator. The porous substrate according to the present disclosure has a small and uniform pore size, thus having excellent physical strength and durability, and can secure a high dielectric breakdown voltage, resulting in a low short-circuit occurrence rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: So-Yeong LEE, Ji-Eun KIM, So-Jung PARK, Dong-Wook SUNG
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Patent number: 11811093Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery comprising a porous substrate, and a porous coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the porous substrate and comprising inorganic particles and binder polymer, wherein the binder polymer is terpolymer including 65 to 90 weight % of a repeat unit derived from vinylidenefluoride (VDF), 1 to 28 weight % of a repeat unit derived from hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and 5 to 28 weight % of a repeat unit derived from chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), and the separator has adhesiveness towards electrode ranging from 30 gf/25 mm to 150 gf/25 mm and machine direction (MD) thermal shrinkage of 1 to 18% and transverse direction (TD) thermal shrinkage of 1 to 17%, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, wherein the separator has uniform micropores on the surface, and thus has the increased adhesive surface area with electrode and consequential improved adhesiveness towards electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: So-Mi Jeong, Dong-Wook Sung, Dae-Sung Jang
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Publication number: 20230344082Abstract: A separator for a secondary battery, including: a porous polymer substrate having a first and a second surface; a first coating layer on the first surface of the porous polymer substrate, wherein the first coating layer includes a plurality of inorganic particles and a first binder polymer; a second coating layer on the second surface of the porous polymer substrate, wherein the second coating layer includes a plurality of inorganic particles and the first binder polymer; and a third coating layer between the porous polymer substrate and the first coating layer, and/or between the porous polymer substrate and the second coating layer, wherein the third coating layer includes a second binder polymer. The second binder polymer includes a non-wetting polymer. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing the separator and a secondary battery including the separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jin-Hyun CHO, Young-Bok KIM, Dong-Wook SUNG, Jong-Yoon LEE
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Patent number: 11769929Abstract: A separator that includes a porous polymer substrate, a first porous coating layer and a second porous coating layer. First inorganic particles contained in the first porous coating layer have a lower hardness as compared to the second inorganic particles contained in the second porous coating layer. Since the separator is provided with at least two porous coating layers including inorganic particles having a different hardnesses, it is possible to increase the dielectric breakdown voltage, and thus to provide a battery with improved safety. It is also possible to reduce deformation of the separator caused by heat or pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dong-Wook Sung, Hyun-Kyung Shin, Jong-Yoon Lee, Dae-Sung Jang
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Publication number: 20230246299Abstract: A separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator, including a porous polymer substrate including a core portion substrate having a plurality of pores, and skin portion substrates on both surfaces of the core portion substrate and having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer. Both the core portion substrate and the skin portion substrates include first inorganic particles, or only the core portion substrate includes first inorganic particles, and when both the core portion substrate and the skin portion substrates include the first inorganic particles, the core portion substrate includes the first inorganic particles at a higher weight percentage as compared to the skin portion substrates. The porous coating layer includes a plurality of second inorganic particles and a binder polymer partially or totally on surfaces of the second inorganic particles. The first inorganic particles have a higher Mohs hardness than the second inorganic particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: So-Yeong LEE, Ji-Eun KIM, So-Jung PARK, Dong-Wook SUNG
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Publication number: 20230246298Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device including a heat resistant layer and an adhesive layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The separator uses a heat resistant polymer having a high melting point for a heat resistant layer and shows excellent peel strength between the separator substrate and the heat resistant layer and high adhesion between the separator and an electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Seung-Hyun LEE, Dong-Wook SUNG, Hyun-Kyung SHIN
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Publication number: 20230223656Abstract: A separator for a lithium secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. Particularly, the separator is obtained through immersed phase separation, the content of inorganic particles is controlled to a predetermined level, and a fluorine-based binder polymer is used in combination with a polyvinyl acetate polymer, and thus shows improved heat shrinkage and enhanced adhesion to an electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dae-Sung JANG, Dong-Wook SUNG, So-Mi JEONG
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Publication number: 20230216139Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a separator, and a separator obtained thereby. The method for manufacturing a separator includes applying a solvent for pore impregnation onto a first surface of a porous polymer substrate, before applying slurry for forming a first porous coating layer and a second porous coating layer. In this manner, it is possible to provide a separator which has a small deviation in physical properties between the porous coating layers on the first surface and the second surface of the porous polymer substrate. The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a separator, and a separator obtained thereby. The method for manufacturing a separator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes applying a solvent for pore impregnation onto a porous polymer substrate, before applying slurry for forming a porous coating layer thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Young-Bok KIM, Jong-Yoon LEE, Dong-Wook SUNG
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Patent number: 11658365Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device including a heat resistant layer and an adhesive layer and a method for manufacturing the same. The separator uses a heat resistant polymer having a high melting point for a heat resistant layer and shows excellent peel strength between the separator substrate and the heat resistant layer and high adhesion between the separator and an electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Seung-Hyun Lee, Dong-Wook Sung, Hyun-Kyung Shin
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Publication number: 20230138202Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device provided with a porous coating layer including multiple types of binder resins, and a method for manufacturing the same. The separator shows high adhesion between an electrode and the separator, even when any separate adhesive layer is not disposed on the surface of the separator. In addition, the separator shows higher adhesion to an electrode, as compared to a separator using a fluorinated binder resin, such as polyvinylidene fluoride, used conventionally in the art. Therefore, when introducing the separator to a battery, it is possible to manufacture an electrode assembly under a mild temperature and pressure condition, to improve the productivity of assemblage, to reduce defect generation, and thus to increase the yield. Further, the separator shows high affinity to an electrolyte, as compared to a semi-crystalline polymer, such as a fluorinated binder resin, and thus improves the output characteristics of a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicants: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Ji-Eun KIM, Dong-Wook SUNG, Sang-Young LEE, Ji-Young SEO, Yong-Hyeok LEE, Je-An LEE
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Patent number: 11637350Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device including a porous polymer substrate; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, wherein the porous coating layer comprises inorganic particles and a binder polymer positioned on at least a part of a surface of individual inorganic particles to connect and fix the inorganic particles with one another. The binder polymer comprises a first block having repeating units and a second block having repeating units. A method for manufacturing the same is also provided. The separator shows low resistance, improved adhesion to an electrode and improved swelling property with a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jong-Yoon Lee, So-Mi Jeong, Dong-Wook Sung, Dae-Sung Jang
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Publication number: 20220393304Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device having a low content of secondary particles formed by aggregation of inorganic particles in the inorganic coating layer. The separator has a low content of secondary particles protruding from the separator surface to a predetermined height. Since the inorganic particles are not aggregated but are distributed homogeneously in the inorganic coating layer, the separator has uniform dispersion of pressure over the whole surface of the separator, when it is applied to a battery and pressure is generated in the battery due to the charge/discharge of the battery. Deformation of the separator is minimized. When using a porous film as a separator substrate, there is a low tendency for intensive application of pressure from the secondary particles to a local site of the separator substrate, and thus the separator substrate is less damaged and the possibility of short-circuit generation is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dong-Wook SUNG, Hye-Jin KWON, Sun-Yong SHIN, Jong-Yoon LEE
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Patent number: 11482758Abstract: A separator for secondary batteries that allows the amount of a dispersing resin that is used and the amount of a dispersant that is used to be reduced in order to prevent an increase in resistance after the separator is coated, which occurs in the case in which a large amount of the dispersing resin is used in order to disperse inorganic matter, and an electrochemical device having the same applied thereto. The amount of a dispersing resin is reduced, whereby it is possible to prevent an increase in resistance after a porous separator is coated, a dispersing resin having a specific weight average molecular weight is mixed, whereby physical properties and dispersivity are improved, and the use of an expensive dispersant is excluded, whereby processing costs are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Da Kyung Han, Seung Hyun Lee, Dong Wook Sung, Je An Lee
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Publication number: 20220336924Abstract: Disclosed is a separator which essentially includes inorganic particles and a binder resin, can be used as a free standing type separator including no separator substrate, such as a polymer resin film, and causes no problem of heat shrinking. In addition, the separator has increased tensile strength by virtue of the improvement of the crystallinity of the binder resin through elongation, and shows a small dimensional change after being impregnated with an electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Min-Ji Kim, Dong-Wook Sung, So-Mi Jeong
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Publication number: 20220238960Abstract: A separator including a porous polymer substrate, and a porous coating layer, and an electrochemical device comprising the same. The porous coating layer includes P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE) and PVDF-CTFE as a binder polymer. The separator has a lower resistance by changing the characteristics of the binder polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: So-Mi JEONG, Dong-Wook SUNG