Patents by Inventor Honggoo HAN
Honggoo HAN 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: 20230369675Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells including electrode leads are stacked; an elastic member for covering a front surface, rear surface and both side surfaces of the battery cell stack; a heat sink located under the battery cell stack; and a thermal conductive resin layer located between the battery cell stack and the heat sink, wherein the elastic member is opened in its lower portion, and a lower surface of the battery cell stack comes into contact with the thermal conductive resin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Subin PARK, Honggoo HAN
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Publication number: 20230347755Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and an elastic member that covers the front surface, the rear surface and both side surfaces of the battery cell stack. The elastic member is opened in its lower part so that the lower surface of the battery cell stack is exposed to the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Subin PARK, Honggoo HAN
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Publication number: 20230352787Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack containing a plurality of battery cells stacked along a first direction; and an exterior member that wraps the outer surface of the battery cell stack, in which a central portion of the lower surface of the battery cell stack is opened, wherein one end part of the exterior member is attached to one side part of the lower surface of the battery cell stack, and wherein the other end part of the exterior member is attached to the other side part of the lower surface of the battery cell stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Subin PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Won Kyoung PARK, Honggoo HAN
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Publication number: 20230318059Abstract: A battery module including a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked with a plurality of electrode leads protruding from the battery cell stack; a first sensing block and a second sensing block that cover the front surface and the rear surface of the battery cell stack with the plurality of protruding electrode leads, respectively; and an elastic member that covers both side surfaces of each of the first sensing block, the second sensing block, and the battery cell stack. At least two of the electrode leads are bent and joined after passing through a slit in the first sensing block or a slit in the second sensing block to form an electrode lead assembly, and the elastic member covers the electrode lead assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Honggoo HAN, Junyeob SEONG, Won Kyoung PARK, Subin PARK
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Publication number: 20230318078Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same are provided. The battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, the battery cell including a protruding electrode lead, and a cooling fin located between the battery cells, the cooling fin being disposed so as to come into contact with a region including one end portion of the battery cell in a direction in which the electrode lead protrudes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Won Kyoung Park, Junyeob Seong, Subin Park, Honggoo Han
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Publication number: 20230318060Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells including electrode leads are stacked; a first sensing block and a second sensing block that cover the front surface and the rear surface of the battery cell stack from which the electrode leads protrude; and an elastic member that covers both side surfaces of the first sensing block, the second sensing block, and the battery cell stack, wherein each of the first sensing block and the second sensing block includes an outer protrusion part that protrudes in a direction opposite to a direction in which the battery cell stack is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Honggoo HAN, Junyeob SEONG, Won Kyoung PARK, Subin PARK
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Publication number: 20230307739Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same are provided. The battery module comprises a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells including electrode leads are stacked; a first sensing block and a second sensing block configured to respectively cover a front side and a rear side of the battery cell stack from which the electrode leads protrude; and an elastic member configured to cover the first sensing block, the second sensing block, and two opposite lateral sides of the battery cell stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Won Kyoung Park, Junyeob Seong, Subin Park, Honggoo Han
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Publication number: 20230299411Abstract: A battery module includes first and second cell block assemblies including a battery cell stack and a busbar frame mounted onto front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack; a module frame that houses the first and second cell block assemblies and is opened in front and rear directions; and an upper plate that covers the upper side surface and front and rear surfaces of the first cell block assembly and the upper side surface and front and rear surfaces of the second cell block assembly. The first and second cell block assemblies are arranged in a direction in which the busbar frames mounted onto the first and second cell block assemblies face each other. The upper plate couples to the bottom part of the module frame between the first and second cell block assemblies and at front and rear sides of the first and second cell block assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Honggoo HAN, Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Hyun Seop YUN
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Publication number: 20230291025Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction; an exterior member configured to surround front and rear sides and two opposite lateral sides of the battery cell stack; and sensing blocks positioned at front and rear sides of the battery cell stack, in which the sensing blocks are positioned between the exterior member and the front and rear sides of the battery cell stack, and in which upper and lower sides of the battery cell stack are exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Subin PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Won Kyoung PARK, Honggoo HAN
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Publication number: 20230275281Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction; a first heat sink located at a lower part of the battery cell stack; a first thermal conductive resin layer located between the battery cell stack and the first heat sink; and an exterior member surrounding the outer surface of the battery cell stack. The battery cell stack has at least one cooling fin located between battery cells adjacent to each other among the plurality of battery cells. The first thermal conductive resin layer and the first heat sink are located between the exterior member and a lower surface of the battery cell stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Subin PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Won Kyoung PARK, Honggoo HAN
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Publication number: 20230275283Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack comprising a plurality of battery cells. Each of the plurality of battery cells includes a first electrode lead and a second electrode lead. The battery module includes a cooling fin positioned between two adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells. The first electrode lead and the second electrode lead protrude from each of the plurality of battery cells in opposite directions. The cooling fin comprises a first zone, a second zone and a third zone. The first zone and the second zone are spaced apart from each other along a direction parallel to a protruding direction of the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead. The third zone is between the first zone and the second zone. T width of the third zone is smaller than a width of the first zone and a width of the second zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Honggoo HAN, Junyeob SEONG, Won Kyoung PARK, Subin PARK
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Publication number: 20230268584Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack. The battery cell stack includes a plurality of battery cells and a cooling fin between the plurality of battery cells. The cooling fin includes a first portion facing a first one of the plurality of battery cells and a second portion facing a second one of the plurality of battery cells. A space is formed between the first portion and the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Honggoo HAN, Junyeob SEONG, Won Kyoung PARK, Subin PARK
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Publication number: 20230136762Abstract: A battery module includes a cell block assembly having a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked and a busbar frame mounted on at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, a module frame that houses the cell block assembly and is opened in the front and rear surfaces, an upper plate that covers the upper surface and front and rear surfaces of the cell block assembly, and a cross beam that is disposed adjacent to a side surface part of an upper plate covering the front and rear surfaces of the cell block assembly, and is formed in a straight line shape. The cell block assembly includes a first cell block assembly and a second cell block assembly arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction of the battery cell. The first cell block assembly and the second cell block assembly are arranged separately from each other so that the busbar frames mounted on the first and second cell block assemblies face each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Honggoo HAN, Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Hyun Seop YUN
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Publication number: 20220407163Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a battery pack including: a plurality of battery modules each configured to include a battery cell stack on which a plurality of battery cells are stacked and a module frame for accommodating the battery cell stack; a pack frame configured to accommodate the battery modules; and fixing brackets respectively positioned on front and rear surfaces of the battery module, wherein protrusions are respectively formed on the front and rear surfaces of the battery module, and the fixing brackets surround the protrusions and are coupled to the pack frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Won Kyoung Park, Junyeob Seong, Honggoo Han, Hyun Seop Yun
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Publication number: 20220407143Abstract: A battery module includes first and second cell block assemblies that include a battery cell stack and are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cell stack; a module frame that houses the first and second cell block assemblies and is opened in a front and rear direction; and a cooling plate arranged below the bottom portion of the module frame, wherein a flow path through which refrigerant flows is formed in the cooling plate, and the flow path is formed in a direction parallel to the arrangement direction of the first and second cell block assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Honggoo HAN, Junyeob SEONG, Hyun Seop YUN
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Publication number: 20220367940Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of battery modules including a battery cell stack where a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a module frame accommodating the battery cell stack, and a heat sink disposed below a bottom portion of the module frame. A pack frame may accommodates the plurality of battery modules. A refrigerant transmission bolt may couple the bottom portion of the module frame, the heat sink, and the pack frame. The pack frame may includes a pack refrigerant pipe for supply and discharge of a refrigerant. A connection conduit in the refrigerant transmission bolt may connects the pack refrigerant pipe and the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Seop Yun, Won Kyoung Park, Junyeob Seong, Honggoo Han
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Publication number: 20220344745Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a module frame for housing the battery cell stack; and a heat sink which is formed under the bottom portion of the module frame and cools the plurality of battery cells. The heat sink includes a lower plate and a partition wall portion forming a flowing path of a refrigerant, and the partition wall portion is formed of a shape memory alloy, and the shape of the partition wall portion is deformed according to temperature, thereby changing the flow of the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Won Kyoung PARK, Junyeob SEONG, Honggoo HAN, Hyun Seop YUN