Patents by Inventor Hak-Sung Lee

Hak-Sung 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).

  • Patent number: 9979331
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor includes detecting output signals output from three phases of a hall sensor, determining a failure of the hall sensor depending on the output signals, diagnosing which of the three phases of the hall sensor is out of order based on the output signals if it is determined that the hall sensor detections deviate from a predicted order, and outputting a virtual signal for the phase which is determined as a failure among the three phases of the hall sensor to a motor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hak Sung Lee, Sang Lok Song, Gyeong Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20180099659
    Abstract: A method for controlling a hydraulic pressure refilling operation for an engine clutch of a vehicle includes determining whether the vehicle travels using power of a driving motor with an engine clutch maintained in a disengaged state, and upon determining that the vehicle travels using power of the driving motor with the engine clutch maintained in the disengaged state, determining whether loss of hydraulic pressure has occurred, and upon determining that loss of hydraulic pressure has occurred, controlling a hydraulic pressure refilling operation such that working fluid in a reservoir is supplied to the actuator with the engine clutch in an engaged state, and controlling the driving motor so that the driving motor outputs a compensated torque by compensating for an effect of a load torque, generated by a non-operating engine, on a torque of the driving motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Jeong, Seung Ki Kong, Seong Hwan Kim, Hak Sung Lee, Dae Won Yang, Gyeong Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20170268662
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an electric oil pump (EOP) includes a controller calculating first revolutions per minute (RPM), second RPM and third RPM, the first RPM being EOP RPM required for control of a brake in a transmission, the second RPM being EOP RPM required for cooling of a plurality of motors, and the third RPM being EOP RPM required for lubrication of the plurality of motors, the controller comparing the second RPM with the third RPM and driving the EOP at an RPM obtained by adding the first RPM to the greater of the second RPM and the third RPM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Sang Lok Song, June Ho Lee, Jong Hyun Kim, Young Chul Kim, Hak Sung Lee, Seung Jae Kang, Gyeong Cheol Kim, Kyoung Joo Kim, Yoh Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20170233851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a titanium alloy which is capable of nonlinear elastic deformation and simultaneously has super-high strength, super-low elastic modulus and stable super-elastic properties. The titanium alloy according to the present invention comprises Nb, Zr and O as alloy elements, the remainder being Ti and inevitable impurities, and has a valance electron ratio (e/a) of 4.17 to 4.22, a Mo equivalent (Moeq) of 7.50 to 9.72, and an Al equivalent (Aleq) of 1.42 to 14.53.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Chan Hee PARK, Jong Taek YEOM, Hak Sung LEE, Jae Keun HONG
  • Patent number: 9689773
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing abrasion of an electric oil pump rotor includes sensing a driving duty of an oil pump control unit, and determining whether the sensed driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below a set reference value, wherein as a result of the determining, when the driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below the set reference value, it is determined that the electric oil pump rotor is in a worn out state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gyeong Cheol Kim, Hak Sung Lee, Seong Hwan Kim, Sang Lok Song
  • Publication number: 20170166199
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing an engine clutch control includes transmitting an engine clutch operation start command from a controller to an engine clutch system, the engine clutch system including an engine clutch, detecting a hydraulic pressure generated during the operation of the engine clutch system, carrying out an oil leakage judgment mode using the controller so as to judge whether the hydraulic pressure is a normal hydraulic pressure where the operation of the engine clutch is available or if the hydraulic pressure an abnormal hydraulic pressure where the operation of the engine clutch is unavailable, and changing an operation mode to an emergency operation mode wherein the operation of the engine clutch is stopped in case of abnormal hydraulic pressure, and carrying out an operation mode change by operating the engine clutch in a case of normal hydraulic pressure, based on a control by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun KIM, Seung-Ki KONG, Jae-Shin YI, Hak-Sung LEE, Tae-Ho KIM, Yeon-Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20170151938
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a clutch in an environmentally friendly vehicle includes: a clutch configured to transfer or block power generated in a power generator; a clutch actuator configured to measure a pressure of the clutch using a pressure sensor embedded therein; and a controller configured to compare the pressure measured through the pressure sensor with reference data and inspect whether or not abrasion occurs in the clutch depending on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Tae Ho KIM, Hak Sung LEE, Jong Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20170003206
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing abrasion of an electric oil pump rotor includes sensing a driving duty of an oil pump control unit, and determining whether the sensed driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below a set reference value, wherein as a result of the determining, when the driving duty of the oil pump control unit is below the set reference value, it is determined that the electric oil pump rotor is in a worn out state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORP., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Gyeong Cheol KIM, Hak Sung LEE, Seong Hwan KIM, Sang Lok SONG
  • Publication number: 20160377460
    Abstract: A failure diagnosis method for a Hall sensor includes: a failure recognizing step of recognizing a failure signal of a Hall sensor by a control unit; a duty increasing step of, when the failure signal is recognized as a result of having performed the failure recognizing step, increasing a driving duty of an oil pump by a preset value; and a failure diagnosing step of diagnosing a failure of the Hall sensor after the duty increasing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Lok SONG, Seong Hwan Kim, Hak Sung Lee, Gyeong Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20160373048
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor includes detecting output signals output from three phases of a hall sensor, determining a failure of the hall sensor depending on the output signals, diagnosing which of the three phases of the hall sensor is out of order based on the output signals if it is determined that the hall sensor detections deviate from a predicted order, and outputting a virtual signal for the phase which is determined as a failure among the three phases of the hall sensor to a motor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Hak Sung LEE, Sang Lok SONG, Gyeong Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20160373049
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a motor includes a hall sensor including a plurality of phases, each phase provided to output hall signals depending on a driving state of the motor, a micom for detecting a failure of the hall sensor based on the hall signals and output virtual hall signals which are the hall signals in a normal condition depending on the detected results, and a motor controller for receiving the hall signals from the hall sensor or the virtual hall signals from the micom and drive the motor depending on the received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Gyeong Cheol KIM, Hak Sung LEE, Seong Hwan KIM, Sang Lok SONG
  • Patent number: 9327723
    Abstract: A system for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle includes a control unit for determining whether or not an Oil Pump Unit (OPU) and an Electric Oil Pressure (EOP) temperature sensor are normally operated; a phase current density comparison unit for comparing the mean density of phase currents acquired after shifting the gears of the vehicle with the density of coil phase currents which flow through a coil at a maximum permissible temperature at which the coil is not burning; and a torque control unit for controlling the value of torque to be applied to a transmission according to a result acquired by the phase current density comparison unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Jae Kang, Jong Hyun Kim, Hak Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9322305
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling an automotive electric oil pump are provided. The method of controlling an oil pump can minimize power consumption of a vehicle and improve the fuel efficiency accordingly by learning the performance of the electric oil pump and operating the electric oil pump based on performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hak Sung Lee, Sang Hyun Jeong, Sang Lok Song, Jae Shin Yi, Yoh Han Kim, Jong Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20160084125
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling an automotive electric oil pump are provided. The method of controlling an oil pump can minimize power consumption of a vehicle and improve the fuel efficiency accordingly by learning the performance of the electric oil pump and operating the electric oil pump based on performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Hak Sung Lee, Sang Hyun Jeong, Sang Lok Song, Jae Shin Yi, Yoh Han Kim, Jong Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20160075340
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a fail safe of a transmission for a vehicle are provided. The method includes detecting an oil temperature of the transmission for the vehicle and determining whether an oil pump has been driven for a set time or more based on the detected oil temperature. An output of an engine is then limited when the set time elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hak Sung Lee, Seong Hwan Kim, Sang Lok Song, Gyeong Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 9278688
    Abstract: A fail-safe device and a fail-safe method for an engine clutch actuator for a hybrid vehicle may facilitate conversion into a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode even upon failure of an engine clutch actuator by diagnosing a failure state of an electric vehicle (EV) mode due to failure of the engine clutch actuator using a pressure sensor mounted on an actuator master cylinder of the engine clutch actuator when a driving mode is converted from the EV mode to the HEV mode, transmitting a diagnostic signal to a hybrid control unit, and allowing hydraulic oil in the actuator master cylinder to be easily supplied into a concentric slave cylinder using a separate emergency actuator when the driving mode is converted from the EV mode to the HEV mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Tae Ho Kim, Jong Hyun Kim, Young Chul Kim, Hak Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 9266537
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a fail safe of a transmission for a vehicle are provided. The method includes detecting an oil temperature of the transmission for the vehicle and determining whether an oil pump has been driven for a set time or more based on the detected oil temperature. An output of an engine is then limited when the set time elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hak Sung Lee, Seong Hwan Kim, Sang Lok Song, Gyeong Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20160001773
    Abstract: A system for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle includes a control unit for determining whether or not an Oil Pump Unit (OPU) and an Electric Oil Pressure (EOP) temperature sensor are normally operated; a phase current density comparison unit for comparing the mean density of phase currents acquired after shifting the gears of the vehicle with the density of coil phase currents which flow through a coil at a maximum permissible temperature at which the coil is not burning; and a torque control unit for controlling the value of torque to be applied to a transmission according to a result acquired by the phase current density comparison unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Seung Jae Kang, Jong Hyun Kim, Hak Sung Lee
  • Publication number: 20160003346
    Abstract: A drive control system for an electric oil pump may include the electric oil pump supplying operating hydraulic pressure to a transmission, a data detector detecting data, and a controller setting an operation mode of the electric oil pump on the basis of data detected by the data detector, setting a basic oil amount on the basis of oil amounts for a high-pressure part and a low-pressure part according to the set operation mode, and applying operating hydraulic pressure to the electric oil pump on the basis of a final oil amount by compensating the basic oil amount, wherein the operating hydraulic pressure may be supplied to the transmission by the electric oil pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hak Sung LEE, June Ho LEE, Young Chul KIM
  • Publication number: 20150321663
    Abstract: A fail safe method of an actuator includes determining whether a vehicle is travelling in an electric vehicle (EV) mode when an actuator fail of an engine clutch of the vehicle is generated, determining whether a returning operation of returning the actuator to a home position is possible when it is determined that the vehicle is travelling in the EV mode, connecting the engine clutch when it is determined that the returning operation of the actuator is possible, and driving the vehicle in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Young Chul Kim, Tae Ho Kim, Jong Hyun Kim, Hak Sung Lee, Jang Mi Lee