Patents by Inventor Geun Wook Lim

Geun Wook Lim 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).

  • BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240175937
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure a link voltage of each of a plurality of battery packs and a determining unit configured to control a switching circuit provided in each of the plurality of battery packs and determine a connection state of the plurality of battery packs based on a link voltage of the plurality of battery packs corresponding to a driving state of the switching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Woo HWANG, Geun Wook LIM
  • Method for preventing duplicate allocation of ID to battery modules
    Patent number: 10756393
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preventing duplicate allocation of an ID to battery modules, and in particularly, to a method for preventing duplicate allocation of an ID to battery modules wherein an ID is prevented from being allocated in a duplicated manner by diagnosing each state where the ID is to be allocated in a duplicated manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geun Wook Lim, Duk Su Kim, Jong Kook Lee, Ho Soo Kim, Sung Hyun Cho, Jong Doo Park, Jin Seok Heo
  • Communication terminating resistance automatic setting method of energy storage system
    Patent number: 10374265
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of automatically setting a communication resistance of an energy storage device (ESS), and more particularly, to a method of automatically controlling connection of a battery module and a terminating resistance by using a battery management system (BMS) ID allocated to each battery module constituting the ESS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Duk Su Kim, Jong Kook Lee, Ho Soo Kim, Sung Hyun Cho, Geun Wook Lim, Jong Doo Park, Jin Seok Heo
  • MCU wake-up device and method in sleep mode
    Patent number: 10324514
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and method for waking up an MCU of a BMS operating in a sleep mode. More specifically, the present invention provides a device and method for waking up an MCU of a BMS that is in a sleep mode automatically by generating a wake-up signal only once, when an external power source is connected, without user's operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Cho, Jin Seok Heo, Duk Su Kim, Jong Kook Lee, Ho Soo Kim, Geun Wook Lim, Jong Doo Park
  • METHOD FOR PREVENTING DUPLICATE ALLOCATION OF ID TO BATTERY MODULES
    Publication number: 20180287218
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preventing duplicate allocation of an ID to battery modules, and in particularly, to a method for preventing duplicate allocation of an ID to battery modules wherein an ID is prevented from being allocated in a duplicated manner by diagnosing each state where the ID is to be allocated in a duplicated manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geun Wook Lim, Duk Su Kim, Jong Kook Lee, Ho Soo Kim, Sung Hyun Cho, Jong Doo Park, Jin Seok Heo
  • COMMUNICATION TERMINATING RESISTANCE AUTOMATIC SETTING METHOD OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180269543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of automatically setting a communication resistance of an energy storage device (ESS), and more particularly, to a method of automatically controlling connection of a battery module and a terminating resistance by using a battery management system (BMS) ID allocated to each battery module constituting the ESS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Duk Su Kim, Jong Kook Lee, Ho Soo Kim, Sung Hyun Cho, Geun Wook Lim, Jong Doo Park, Jin Seok Heo
  • MCU WAKE-UP DEVICE AND METHOD IN SLEEP MODE
    Publication number: 20180253137
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and method for waking up an MCU of a BMS operating in a sleep mode. More specifically, the present invention provides a device and method for waking up an MCU of a BMS that is in a sleep mode automatically by generating a wake-up signal only once, when an external power source is connected, without user's operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Cho, Jin Seok Heo, Duk Su Kim, Jong Kook Lee, Ho Soo Kim, Geun Wook Lim, Jong Doo Park
  • EXTERNAL DIAGNOSTICS AND MODULE STATUS CHANGE DEVICES FOR BATTERY MODULES
    Publication number: 20180217208
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for battery diagnosis and module state change device capable of receiving power from a battery module through a connector connection with a battery module and operating, changing a diagnosis reference value for diagnosing, by a battery management system (BMS), a battery, and changing a setting value of the BMS to change a use of the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Doo Park, Duk Su Kim, Jong Kook Lee, Ho Soo Kim, Sung Hyun Cho, Geun Wook Lim, Jin Seok Heo