Patents by Inventor Eon Soo Lee
Eon Soo Lee 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: 20130101922Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell. The solid oxide fuel cell includes ceramic-based materials and a glass-based materials or conductive metals and glass-based materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyong Bok MIN, Jai Hyoung GIL, Eon Soo LEE
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Publication number: 20130078546Abstract: Disclosed herein are a solid oxide fuel cell and a solid oxide fuel cell module. The solid oxide fuel cell includes: a unit cell including an anode, an electrolyte formed to surround the outer circumference of the anode and having a first opening part exposing the anode in a longitudinal direction, a cathode formed to surround the outer circumference of the electrolyte and having a second opening part corresponding to the first opening part, and a connector formed to cover the first opening part; a first current collecting member formed to be contacted with the anode; an insulating member formed to cover the first current collecting member; a second current collecting member formed to be contacted with the cathode; and a fixing unit integrating and fixing the first current collecting member, the insulating member, and the second current collecting member with the unit cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Han KIM, Jong Ho CHUNG, Eon Soo LEE, Jong Sik YOON
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Publication number: 20130011767Abstract: Disclosed is a structure of a solid oxide fuel cell, including a porous tubular anode support having a plurality of through holes, and an electrolyte layer and a cathode layer sequentially formed on the inner surface of the tubular anode support, so that fuel flows via the plurality of through holes and air flows through the inside of the cathode layer, thus increasing a diffusion rate of fuel and air to thereby increase the reaction rate, resulting in excellent cell performance. This structure eliminates the flow of fuel and air around the outside of the fuel cell, thus preventing the formation of an oxidizing atmosphere at the inside and outside of the tubular cell, thereby increasing lifespan of the cell and ensuring cell reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Hyoung GIL, Jae Hyuk JANG, Kyong Bok MIN, Sung Han KIM, Eon Soo LEE
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Patent number: 8313874Abstract: Disclosed is a structure of a solid oxide fuel cell, including a porous tubular anode support having a plurality of through holes, and an electrolyte layer and a cathode layer sequentially formed on the inner surface of the tubular anode support, so that fuel flows via the plurality of through holes and air flows through the inside of the cathode layer, thus increasing a diffusion rate of fuel and air to thereby increase the reaction rate, resulting in excellent cell performance. This structure eliminates the flow of fuel and air around the outside of the fuel cell, thus preventing the formation of an oxidizing atmosphere at the inside and outside of the tubular cell, thereby increasing lifespan of the cell and ensuring cell reliability.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hyoung Gil, Jae Hyuk Jang, Kyong Bok Min, Sung Han Kim, Eon Soo Lee
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Patent number: 8304136Abstract: Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell bundle, including a plurality of fuel cells each having a polygonal tubular support an outer surface of which has a plurality of planes, an outer connector formed on one plane among the plurality of planes of the tubular support, a plurality of unit cells respectively formed on two or more remaining planes of the tubular support except for the one plane, and inner connectors for connecting the unit cells and the outer connector in series, wherein the fuel cells is connected in series in such a manner that the outer connector of a fuel cell is bonded to the unit cell of an additional fuel cell, and the unit cells are connected in series, thus exhibiting excellent cell performance and high power density per unit volume, and maintaining high voltage upon collection of current to thereby reduce power loss due to electrical resistance.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eon Soo Lee, Jae Hyuk Jang, Jae Hyoung Gil, Kyong Bok Min, Sung Han Kim, Hong Ryul Lee
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Patent number: 8277995Abstract: A fuel cell power generation system is disclosed. The fuel cell power generation system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a stack, which produces electrical energy by reacting hydrogen with oxygen and in which the hydrogen is supplied as fuel and the oxygen is in the air; a hydrogen tank, which supplies fuel comprising hydrogen to the stack; and a heat transfer tape, which transfers heat generated from the stack to the hydrogen tank. The fuel cell power generation system can improve the efficiency of supplying hydrogen by supplying waste heat generated from the stack to the hydrogen tank through the use of the heat transfer tape without a heat supplying device and be applied to a mobile device due to the reduced volume of the fuel cell power generation system.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Han Kim, Jae-Hyuk Jang, Bo-Sung Ku, Craig Matthew Miesse, Hye-Yeon Cha, Eon-Soo Lee, Jae-Hyoung Gil
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Publication number: 20120064432Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell. A solid oxide fuel cell 100 according to the present invention is configured to include an anode support 110, a plurality of channels including a first channel 120, a second channel 130, a third channel 140, and a fourth channel 150 penetrating through the anode support 110, an electrolyte 160 formed in inner side surfaces of specific channels, and a cathode 170 formed in an inner side surface of the electrolyte 160, whereby fuel is supplied to the outside of the anode support 110 as well as the channel in which the electrolyte 160 and the cathode 170 are not formed, thereby making it possible to increase the efficiency of the solid oxide fuel cell 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eon Soo LEE, Jae Hyuk JANG, Han Wool Ryu, Jae Hyoung GIL
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Publication number: 20120058406Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell. The solid oxide fuel cell 100 according to the present invention includes: a reforming support layer 110 formed in a tubular shape and reforming fuel supplied to the inside thereof; an anode 120 formed at the outer side of the reforming support layer 110; an electrolyte 130 formed at the outer side of the anode 120; and a cathode 140 formed at the outer side of the electrolyte 130. The solid oxide fuel cell 100 includes the reforming support layer 100, thereby making it possible to reduce the entire volume and weight of the fuel cell system without having a separate reformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eon Soo LEE, Jae Hyuk JANG, Jae Hyoung GIL
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Publication number: 20120058410Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell. The solid oxide fuel cell includes: a tubular first electrode support layer formed with a plurality of first passages; an inner electrolyte layer formed in the first electrode support layer; an inner second electrode layer formed on the inner surface of the first electrolyte layer and forming an inner second passage; an outer electrolyte layer formed on the outer surface of the first electrode support layer; and an outer second electrode layer formed on the outer surface of the second electrolyte layer and adjacent to the outer second passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Han Wool RYU, Eon Soo LEE, Jae Hyuk JANG, Hong Ryul LEE
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Publication number: 20110318611Abstract: There is provided a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell generating electricity and heat by an electrochemical reaction between a fuel and air, a thermoelectric element converting heat, emitted from the fuel cell, into electrical energy, and a heat storage tank storing heat emitted from the thermoelectric element. The fuel cell system includes therein a configuration allowing for the conversion of heat, emitted from a fuel cell, into electricity or the utilization of heat, thereby minimizing the amount of heat that is released at the final stage. Therefore, a reduction in the size of a heat storage tank can be achieved, and the electricity conversion efficiency of a fuel cell can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eon Soo Lee, Jae Hyuk Jang, Tae Kon Koo
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Publication number: 20110318668Abstract: Disclosed herein are a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell, a fuel cell, and a manufacturing method thereof. The present invention forms a micro current collecting layer between a gas diffusion layer and a micro porous layer and surface-contacts a pair of laminates for an electrode so that each electrolyte layer formed by applying an electrolyte solution thereon contacts with each other, thereby shortening a moving distance of electrons to minimize the current collecting resistance and loss and reduce the interface resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eon Soo Lee, Yung Eun Sung, Min Jeh Ahn, Yong Hun Cho, Nam Gee Jung, Jae Hyuk Jang
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Patent number: 7938939Abstract: A hydrogen generating apparatus and a fuel cell power generation system having the hydrogen generating apparatus are disclosed. The hydrogen generating apparatus can include an electrolyte bath configured to contain an electrolyte solution, an anode placed inside the electrolyte bath and configured to generate electrons, a cathode placed inside the electrolyte bath and configured to receive the electrons from the anode to generate hydrogen, a condensation plate disposed on a transfer path of the hydrogen such that moisture carried in the hydrogen is condensed and the hydrogen is separated, and a heat exchanger configured to cool down the condensation plate heated by the moisture carried in the hydrogen. The hydrogen generating apparatus of the present invention can increase the efficiency of hydrogen generation by removing the moisture carried in the hydrogen while generating the hydrogen and reusing the moisture circulated through the electrolyte solution.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eon Soo Lee, Jae-Hyoung Gil, Craig Miesse, Jae-Hyuk Jang, Kyoung-Soo Chae
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Publication number: 20110059388Abstract: Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell bundle, including a plurality of fuel cells each having a polygonal tubular support an outer surface of which has a plurality of planes, an outer connector formed on one plane among the plurality of planes of the tubular support, a plurality of unit cells respectively formed on two or more remaining planes of the tubular support except for the one plane, and inner connectors for connecting the unit cells and the outer connector in series, wherein the fuel cells is connected in series in such a manner that the outer connector of a fuel cell is bonded to the unit cell of an additional fuel cell, and the unit cells are connected in series, thus exhibiting excellent cell performance and high power density per unit volume, and maintaining high voltage upon collection of current to thereby reduce power loss due to electrical resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Eon Soo Lee, Jae Hyuk Jang, Jae Hyoung Gil, Kyong Bok Min, Sung Han Kim, Hong Ryul Lee
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Publication number: 20110053046Abstract: Disclosed is a structure of a solid oxide fuel cell, including a porous tubular anode support having a plurality of through holes, and an electrolyte layer and a cathode layer sequentially formed on the inner surface of the tubular anode support, so that fuel flows via the plurality of through holes and air flows through the inside of the cathode layer, thus increasing a diffusion rate of fuel and air to thereby increase the reaction rate, resulting in excellent cell performance. This structure eliminates the flow of fuel and air around the outside of the fuel cell, thus preventing the formation of an oxidizing atmosphere at the inside and outside of the tubular cell, thereby increasing lifespan of the cell and ensuring cell reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Jae Hyoung GIL, Jae Hyuk Jang, Kyong Bok Min, Sung Han Kim, Eon Soo Lee
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Publication number: 20110053045Abstract: Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell, including a polygonal tubular support an outer surface of which has a plurality of planes, a plurality of unit cells respectively formed on the plurality of planes of the tubular support, inner connectors for connecting the plurality of unit cells in series, and a pair of outer connectors for connecting the plurality of unit cells connected in series to a current collector, so that respective unit cells are connected in series on the planes of the tubular support, thus exhibiting excellent cell performance and high power density per unit volume, and maintaining high voltage upon collection of current to thereby reduce power loss due to electrical resistance. A method of manufacturing the solid oxide fuel cell is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Sung Han KIM, Jae Hyuk Jang, Jong sik Yoon, Kyong Bok Min, Eon Soo Lee, Han Wool Ryu, Hong Ryul Lee, Jong Ho Chung, Jae Hyoung Gil
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Publication number: 20110033780Abstract: A fuel cell includes a cell unit and a manifold capable of collecting electric current. The cell unit includes a tube support composed of a conductive material, a unit cell laminated on an outer surface of the tube support, and a current collection layer laminated on an outer surface of the unit cell. The manifold includes an inner tube supplying gas into and electrically connected with the tube support, and an outer tube provided outside the inner tube and electrically connected with the current collection layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Jae Hyuk JANG, Jong Sik Yoon, Eon Soo Lee, Jong Ho Chung, Jae Hyoung Gil, Sung Han Kim
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Publication number: 20110008716Abstract: Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell, which includes a support having a mesh structure, an anode layer formed on an outer surface of the support, an electrolyte layer formed on an outer surface of the anode layer, and a cathode layer formed on an outer surface of the electrolyte layer and also which is lightweight and enables current collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventors: Jae Hyuk JANG, Hong Ryul Lee, Jae Hyoung Gil, Sung Han Kim, Eon Soo Lee, Jong Ho Chung
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Publication number: 20100112411Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell system, including a hydrogen storage container including a tank case having an accommodation space and a hydrogen storage tank provided in the tank case, a fuel cell which receives desorbed hydrogen from the hydrogen storage tank to generate electricity, and a connection duct for supplying high-temperature unreacted hydrogen from the fuel cell to the tank case. In the fuel cell system, heat of unreacted hydrogen discharged from the fuel cell can be supplied to the hydrogen storage tank through convective heat transfer, thus obviating a need for an additional heater for heating the hydrogen storage tank and increasing energy usage efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTDInventors: Eon Soo Lee, Jae Hyuk Jang
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GAS-LIQUID SEPARATOR, HYDROGEN GENERATING APPARATUS, AND FUEL CELL GENERATION SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME
Publication number: 20100092818Abstract: Disclosed are a gas-liquid separator, a hydrogen generating apparatus, and a fuel cell generation system, having the same. The gas-liquid separator can include an inflow path, into which a fluid material having a liquid and a gas flows; a centrifugal path, connected to the inflow path to receive the fluid material and formed spirally such that the fluid material is separated into the liquid and the gas by difference in centrifugal forces, an outer side of the centrifugal path having stronger affinity for the liquid than an inner side of the centrifugal path; and an outflow path, connected to the centrifugal path and discharging the liquid and the gas, which have been separated in the centrifugal path. With the present invention, it is possible to efficiently separate gas such as hydrogen and liquid such as a electrolyte solution without complex devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Eon-Soo LEE, Jae-Hyuk JANG, Hey-Yeon CHA -
Publication number: 20100062300Abstract: A fuel cell power generation system is disclosed. The fuel cell power generation system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a stack, which produces electrical energy by reacting hydrogen with oxygen and in which the hydrogen is supplied as fuel and the oxygen is in the air; a hydrogen tank, which supplies fuel comprising hydrogen to the stack; and a heat transfer tape, which transfers heat generated from the stack to the hydrogen tank. The fuel cell power generation system can improve the efficiency of supplying hydrogen by supplying waste heat generated from the stack to the hydrogen tank through the use of the heat transfer tape without a heat supplying device and be applied to a mobile device due to the reduced volume of the fuel cell power generation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Sung-Han Kim, Jae-Hyuk Jang, Bo-Sung Ku, Craig Matthew Miesse, Hye-Yeon Cha, Eon-Soo Lee, Jae-Hyoung Gil