Patents by Inventor Heon Young Kwak

Heon Young Kwak 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: 11403894
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fault diagnosis apparatus of a rapid charging system for a vehicle including an external device configured to exchange power with a vehicle battery, a power transfer unit including a three-phase motor, an inverter connected to the battery in parallel and connected to the three-phase motor, and one or more relays connected to the three-phase motor and configured to transfer power between the external device and the battery, and a controller configured to control the on and off functions of the relay, to control driving of the inverter to generate voltages applied to one end of each of the relays, and to diagnose fault of relays by comparing voltages of both ends of the relays while turning the relays on/off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Patent number: 11351870
    Abstract: A fault diagnosis method of a power electric system for a vehicle may include driving an inverter to output an output voltage command for fault detection; measuring a current input to each phase of a motor connected to the inverter; measuring a voltage of the neutral stage of the motor; and determining whether there are faults of a connection member connecting between the inverter and the motor and a relay connected to the neutral stage of the motor based on the measured current input to each phase of the motor and the voltage of the neutral stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Patent number: 11329595
    Abstract: An error determining apparatus of a driving device including a motor and a 3-phase inverter supplying power to the motor through a 3-phase cable may include a resistor provided in each phase of the 3-phase cable, a voltage sensing device sensing voltage of opposite ends of the resistor by a current flowing into the resistor, and a sensing controller determining whether the resistor is faulty or whether the 3-phase cable is opened, based on the sensing voltage of the voltage sensing device and a 3-phase current sum of the 3-phase inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Publication number: 20210384861
    Abstract: An error determining apparatus of a driving device including a motor and a 3-phase inverter supplying power to the motor through a 3-phase cable may include a resistor provided in each phase of the 3-phase cable, a voltage sensing device sensing voltage of opposite ends of the resistor by a current flowing into the resistor, and a sensing controller determining whether the resistor is faulty or whether the 3-phase cable is opened, based on the sensing voltage of the voltage sensing device and a 3-phase current sum of the 3-phase inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Patent number: 11167656
    Abstract: A charging system configured for reducing a leakage current may include an on board charger (OBC) receiving an alternating current (AC) power supplied from an external source to charge a vehicle battery with the AC power; at least an electric component connected to an output end portion of the OBC; at least a switch selectively connecting the electric component to or from a ground; and a controller connected to the at least a switch and reducing the leakage current flowing to the ground by controlling the switch connected to the electric component depending on whether or not the vehicle battery is charged with the AC power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Patent number: 10948541
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing switching element selectively connecting Y-capacitors to ground is provided. The state of a switching device in a power conversion circuit is adjusted such that voltages of different levels are applied to the Y-capacitors, respectively. Therefore, a Y-capacitor disconnect switch which connects a plurality of Y-capacitors connected in common to a DC link to chassis ground is diagnosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Publication number: 20200341061
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing switching element selectively connecting Y-capacitors to ground is provided. The state of a switching device in a power conversion circuit is adjusted such that voltages of different levels are applied to the Y-capacitors, respectively. Therefore, a Y-capacitor disconnect switch which connects a plurality of Y-capacitors connected in common to a DC link to chassis ground is diagnosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Patent number: 10763771
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a motor for a vehicle are provided. The vehicle is capable of being continuously driven by controlling the motor based on position information of a rotor derived using a sensorless estimation algorithm in the event of a failure of a position sensor of a motor rotor while the vehicle is being driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Heon Young Kwak, Chae Duck Chon, Ho Joon Shin
  • Patent number: 10697836
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring a junction temperature of a power module junction temperature are provided. The method is capable of improving accuracy of temperature measurement by more accurately applying temperature change in a junction temperature rising section, capable of more accurately predicting durability life of a power module, and capable of increasing output power of the power module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Je Hwan Lee, Han Geun Jang, Seong Min Lee, Sang Cheol Shin, Heon Young Kwak
  • Publication number: 20200180438
    Abstract: A fault diagnosis method of a power electric system for a vehicle may include driving an inverter to output an output voltage command for fault detection; measuring a current input to each phase of a motor connected to the inverter; measuring a voltage of the neutral stage of the motor; and determining whether there are faults of a connection member connecting between the inverter and the motor and a relay connected to the neutral stage of the motor based on the measured current input to each phase of the motor and the voltage of the neutral stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Publication number: 20200184746
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fault diagnosis apparatus of a rapid charging system for a vehicle including an external device configured to exchange power with a vehicle battery, a power transfer unit including a three-phase motor, an inverter connected to the battery in parallel and connected to the three-phase motor, and one or more relays connected to the three-phase motor and configured to transfer power between the external device and the battery, and a controller configured to control the on and off functions of the relay, to control driving of the inverter to generate voltages applied to one end of each of the relays, and to diagnose fault of relays by comparing voltages of both ends of the relays while turning the relays on/off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Ho Joon Shin, Nam Koo Han, Sang Yoo Lee, Heon Young Kwak, Hong Geuk Park
  • Publication number: 20200180461
    Abstract: A charging system configured for reducing a leakage current may include an on board charger (OBC) receiving an alternating current (AC) power supplied from an external source to charge a vehicle battery with the AC power; at least an electric component connected to an output end portion of the OBC; at least a switch selectively connecting the electric component to or from a ground; and a controller connected to the at least a switch and reducing the leakage current flowing to the ground by controlling the switch connected to the electric component depending on whether or not the vehicle battery is charged with the AC power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Joon SHIN, Nam Koo HAN, Sang Yoo LEE, Heon Young KWAK, Hong Geuk PARK
  • Patent number: 10498276
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a motor of a vehicle includes: a current controller generating a voltage instruction for driving the motor; a signal generator generating a magnetic pole discrimination reference signal that is combined with the voltage instruction; an inverter driving the motor on the basis of a corrected voltage instruction obtained by comparing the voltage instruction and the magnetic pole discrimination reference signal; and a processor including a control logic for deriving a response component to the magnetic pole discrimination reference signal from a driving current transferred to the motor from the inverter, and for determining a polarity of the rotor of the motor on the basis of the response component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chae Duck Chon, Heon Young Kwak, Ho Joon Shin
  • Publication number: 20190190427
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a motor for a vehicle are provided. The vehicle is capable of being continuously driven by controlling the motor based on position information of a rotor derived using a sensorless estimation algorithm in the event of a failure of a position sensor of a motor rotor while the vehicle is being driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Heon Young Kwak, Chae Duck Chon, Ho Joon Shin
  • Patent number: 10240983
    Abstract: A method of estimating a junction temperature of a converter for a vehicle includes: calculating, by a vehicle controller, an IGBT power loss value of the converter using an input current and an input voltage between a battery and the converter, an output voltage output from the converter to an inverter, and a duty ratio and an IGBT characteristic value of the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Gi Bong Son, Heon Young Kwak
  • Patent number: 10090779
    Abstract: A method of compensating for a current sensor offset of an inverter includes: calculating a current sensor offset based on an output value of a current sensor, which detects an output current of the inverter, after a vehicle has started and before a current control of the inverter is performed; actuating the inverter to perform the current control according to the calculated current sensor offset; determining whether the inverter enters a burst mode while performing the current control; and re-calculating the current sensor offset based on the output value of the current sensor when the inverter is determined to enter the burst mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Heon Young Kwak, Gi Bong Son, Hye Seung Kim, Won Kyoung Choi
  • Publication number: 20180172522
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring a junction temperature of a power module junction temperature are provided. The method is capable of improving accuracy of temperature measurement by more accurately applying temperature change in a junction temperature rising section, capable of more accurately predicting durability life of a power module, and capable of increasing output power of the power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Je Hwan Lee, Han Geun Jang, Seong Min Lee, Sang Cheol Shin, Heon Young Kwak
  • Publication number: 20170149354
    Abstract: A method of compensating for a current sensor offset of an inverter includes: calculating a current sensor offset based on an output value of a current sensor, which detects an output current of the inverter, after a vehicle has started and before a current control of the inverter is performed; actuating the inverter to perform the current control according to the calculated current sensor offset; determining whether the inverter enters a burst mode while performing the current control; and re-calculating the current sensor offset based on the output value of the current sensor when the inverter is determined to enter the burst mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Heon Young Kwak, Gi Bong Son, Hye Seung Kim, Won Kyoung Choi
  • Patent number: 9630512
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling energy of an eco-friendly vehicle are provided and include turning off, by a controller, a main relay in response to sensing interlock by means of a detection circuit and charging a secondary batter by discharging voltage of a capacitor in an inverter to the secondary battery, under control of voltage output from a low voltage DC converter after the main relay is turned off. In addition, the controller is configured to discharge DC-link voltage to a driving motor by operating the inverter after charging the second battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Ju Man Yoon, Jong Kyong Lim, Young Kook Lee, Heon Young Kwak
  • Publication number: 20160370233
    Abstract: A method of estimating a junction temperature of a converter for a vehicle includes: calculating, by a vehicle controller, an IGBT power loss value of the converter using an input current and an input voltage between a battery and the converter, an output voltage output from the converter to an inverter, and a duty ratio and an IGBT characteristic value of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Bong Son, Heon Young Kwak