Patents by Inventor Gun Soo Kang

Gun Soo Kang 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).

  • Patent number: 11137268
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a resolver excitation signal and a vehicle including the same are provided. The apparatus includes an input portion that is configured to receive an input signal and a current amplifier that is configured to generate an output signal by amplifying the input signal and that has a circuit protector that protects a circuit from an overcurrent. An output portion is configured to output the output signal. Additionally, the circuit protector includes a first transistor that has an emitter connected to the output portion, a second transistor that has a collector connected to the output portion and a base connected to a base of the first transistor and a rectifier connected to a base of the first transistor and the base of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seonghan Kim, Hun Kong, Gun Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 10962423
    Abstract: A method includes: detecting, by a motor controller, an interlock failure of a connector for connecting between a gate driver and the motor controller, the connector being connected to an inverter for driving a motor in an eco-friendly vehicle; and determining, by the motor controller, that the interlock failure of the connector has occurred when an output value of a signal processor provided in the motor controller so that a sensing signal is inputted from the gate driver through the connector is detected as a value beyond a predetermined normal sensing range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gun Soo Kang, Ki Jong Lee, Kang Ho Jeong
  • Patent number: 10719139
    Abstract: A sensing system and method are provided. The sensing system includes a sensor unit that is configured to output a voltage having a magnitude that corresponds to a detected physical quantity and an amplification unit that is configured to amplify a magnitude in the output of the sensor unit to a constant gain. An offset removal unit is configured to remove a direct current (DC) offset from an output amplified by the amplification unit to generate a first detection signal. An inversion circuit unit is configured to invert the first detection signal to generate a second detection signal. A microcomputer is configured to then calculate the physical quantity detected by the sensor unit based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hun Kong, Seong Han Kim, Gun Soo Kang, Sang Hoon Kwak
  • Publication number: 20180348892
    Abstract: A sensing system and method are provided. The sensing system includes a sensor unit that is configured to output a voltage having a magnitude that corresponds to a detected physical quantity and an amplification unit that is configured to amplify a magnitude in the output of the sensor unit to a constant gain. An offset removal unit is configured to remove a direct current (DC) offset from an output amplified by the amplification unit to generate a first detection signal. An inversion circuit unit is configured to invert the first detection signal to generate a second detection signal. A microcomputer is configured to then calculate the physical quantity detected by the sensor unit based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Hun Kong, Seong Han Kim, Gun Soo Kang, Sang Hoon Kwak
  • Publication number: 20180128651
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a resolver excitation signal and a vehicle including the same are provided. The apparatus includes an input portion that is configured to receive an input signal and a current amplifier that is configured to generate an output signal by amplifying the input signal and that has a circuit protector that protects a circuit from an overcurrent. An output portion is configured to output the output signal. Additionally, the circuit protector includes a first transistor that has an emitter connected to the output portion, a second transistor that has a collector connected to the output portion and a base connected to a base of the first transistor and a rectifier connected to a base of the first transistor and the base of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Seonghan Kim, Hun Kong, Gun Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20180091123
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for generating high-quality sine waves through a simple circuit structure. The apparatus comprises a square wave generator for generating a plurality of square waves different in frequency from one to another; a combined circuit for combining the plurality of square waves into a synthetic wave; and a filter circuit for filtering the synthetic wave through a low-pass filter. Also, a method for generating high-quality sine waves is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Jae Hyeon PARK, Sang Hoon KWAK, Gun Soo KANG
  • Patent number: 9544990
    Abstract: An analog control system configured to operate a converter in an electric vehicle battery charging system is provided. The analog control system includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) output unit that is configured to output a PWM signal to the converter and an integrated control unit that is configured to sense an input voltage and an output voltage of the converter. The analog control system may be implemented on a printed circuit board having a first ground voltage stage connected to the PWM output unit, a second ground voltage stage separated from the first ground voltage stage by a first predetermined interval and connected to the integrated control unit. A filtering unit is disposed between the first ground voltage stage and the second ground voltage stage to pass an output signal of a predetermined band from the PWM unit to the integrated control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Na, Sang Hoon Kwak, Tae Hwan Chung, Gun Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20160124046
    Abstract: A method includes: detecting, by a motor controller, an interlock failure of a connector for connecting between a gate driver and the motor controller, the connector being connected to an inverter for driving a motor in an eco-friendly vehicle; and determining, by the motor controller, that the interlock failure of the connector has occurred when an output value of a signal processor provided in the motor controller so that a sensing signal is inputted from the gate driver through the connector is detected as a value beyond a predetermined normal sensing range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Gun Soo Kang, Ki Jong Lee, Kang Ho Jeong
  • Patent number: 9321359
    Abstract: A power supply system and method for charging a battery of a vehicle are provided and include a charger that is configured to charge the battery and a charging controller that is configured to receive a voltage to charge the battery and operate the charger. An auxiliary battery is configured to supply a first DC voltage to operate the charging controller and a power supplier is configured to generate a second DC voltage greater than the first DC voltage using external AC power, and to supply the second DC voltage to the charging controller as a driving power source to charge the battery. First and second diodes are respectively installed at output ends of the power supplier and the auxiliary battery, a cathode voltage of the second diode is increased when the power supplier supplies the second DC voltage, and the first DC voltage of the auxiliary battery is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hun Kong, Dongjun Lee, Gyu Yeong Choe, Gun Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 9297672
    Abstract: An interface circuit for detecting a fault in a resolver is provided. More specifically, the interface circuit includes the resolver connected to an intermediate point of a stator coil of a first output terminal for a sine wave signal and an intermediate point of the stator coil of a second output terminal for a cosine wave signal to output the sine and cosine wave signals as a common mode signal. Also includes is resolver fault detection interface unit that adjusts a gain and an offset of the sine wave signal and the cosine wave signal in order to adjust the sine wave signal and the cosine wave signal received as a common mode signal to a frequency that can be suitably applied to an analog/digital terminal of a microcomputer, and to allow high-frequency components of the sine wave signal and the cosine wave signal to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Bum Sik Kim, Gun Soo Kang, Kang Ho Jeong, Hun Kong, Jong Kyong Lim, Young Kook Lee, Heon Young Kwak
  • Publication number: 20160023561
    Abstract: An analog control system configured to operate a converter in an electric vehicle battery charging system is provided. The analog control system includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) output unit that is configured to output a PWM signal to the converter and an integrated control unit that is configured to sense an input voltage and an output voltage of the converter. The analog control system may be implemented on a printed circuit board having a first ground voltage stage connected to the PWM output unit, a second ground voltage stage separated from the first ground voltage stage by a first predetermined interval and connected to the integrated control unit. A filtering unit is disposed between the first ground voltage stage and the second ground voltage stage to pass an output signal of a predetermined band from the PWM unit to the integrated control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Na, Sang Hoon Kwak, Tae Hwan Chung, Gun Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 9171407
    Abstract: A system and method that compares an input voltage value through the input terminal of the LDC with a setting voltage in an ignition on-state and an on-state of a main relay for connection of a high-voltage battery Then a verification is made whether the main relay is in the on-state and whether the voltage of an input capacitor in an inverter is in a normal voltage range. As a result a diagnosis is made whether the disconnection of the input fuse has occurred in a low-voltage state when the input voltage is no more than the setting voltage and the on-state of the main relay and the state in which the voltage of the input capacitor in the inverter is in the normal voltage range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Gun Soo Kang, Ki Jong Lee
  • Publication number: 20150077156
    Abstract: An interface circuit for detecting a fault in a resolver is provided. More specifically, the interface circuit includes the resolver connected to an intermediate point of a stator coil of a first output terminal for a sine wave signal and an intermediate point of the stator coil of a second output terminal for a cosine wave signal to output the sine and cosine wave signals as a common mode signal. Also includes is resolver fault detection interface unit that adjusts a gain and an offset of the sine wave signal and the cosine wave signal in order to adjust the sine wave signal and the cosine wave signal received as a common mode signal to a frequency that can be suitably applied to an analog/digital terminal of a microcomputer, and to allow high-frequency components of the sine wave signal and the cosine wave signal to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bum Sik Kim, Gun Soo Kang, Kang Ho Jeong, Hun Kong, Jong Kyong Lim, Young Kook Lee, Heon Young Kwak
  • Patent number: 8880262
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for incipient drive of a slow charger for a vehicle. Specifically, an incipient drive entry of the slow charger used when a battery is charged in an electric vehicle (EV) or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) may be performed. The method includes operating, by a controller, a regulator by outputting a control pilot (CP) signal from electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). Additionally, the method includes operating, by the controller, a flip-flop by outputting a driving signal from the regulator and operating a switching mode power supply (SMPS) by outputting a driving signal from the flip-flop. The method further includes resetting, by the controller, the flip-flop by outputting a reset signal from a central processing unit (CPU) turned on by the SMPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Kwak, Jee Hye Jeong, Dong Jun Lee, Gyu Yeong Choe, Gun Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20140253018
    Abstract: A power supply system and method for charging a battery of a vehicle are provided and include a charger that is configured to charge the battery and a charging controller that is configured to receive a voltage to charge the battery and operate the charger. An auxiliary battery is configured to supply a first DC voltage to operate the charging controller and a power supplier is configured to generate a second DC voltage greater than the first DC voltage using external AC power, and to supply the second DC voltage to the charging controller as a driving power source to charge the battery. First and second diodes are respectively installed at output ends of the power supplier and the auxiliary battery, a cathode voltage of the second diode is increased when the power supplier supplies the second DC voltage, and the first DC voltage of the auxiliary battery is blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hun Kong, Dongjun Lee, Gyu Yeong Choe, Gun Soo Kang
  • Publication number: 20140188315
    Abstract: A system and method that compares an input voltage value through the input terminal of the LDC with a setting voltage in an ignition on-state and an on-state of a main relay for connection of a high-voltage battery Then a verification is made whether the main relay is in the on-state and whether the voltage of an input capacitor in an inverter is in a normal voltage range. As a result a diagnosis is made whether the disconnection of the input fuse has occurred in a low-voltage state when the input voltage is no more than the setting voltage and the on-state of the main relay and the state in which the voltage of the input capacitor in the inverter is in the normal voltage range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Gun Soo Kang, Ki Jong Lee