Patents by Inventor Hyo Sik Moon
Hyo Sik Moon 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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Patent number: 11378626Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
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Publication number: 20220093978Abstract: A system for a battery of a car is provided. The system includes a battery assembly having a first battery module and a second battery module, relays installed between contact points connected with respective terminals of the first battery module and the second battery module and controlling power supply from a driving motor of the car, a converter converting voltage input from the first battery module and the second battery module and supplying the converted voltage to a low-voltage electronic product, an energy storage part connected to an output terminal of the converter, and a battery management part controlling the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hyo-Sik MOON, Kyung-In Min
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Patent number: 11279236Abstract: A braking control system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a motor providing rotational force to wheels of the vehicle and a first battery storing electric energy for driving the motor. An inverter is connected to the first battery via a DC link terminal and performs a bidirectional power conversion between the DC link terminal and the motor. A DC converter is connected to the DC link terminal to down-convert a voltage of the DC link terminal and output the down-converted voltage. A second battery is supplied with the voltage converted by the DC converter and has a voltage lower than that of the first battery. A controller operates the inverter and the DC converter to charge regenerative braking energy generated from the motor during braking of the vehicle in the first battery and the second battery.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyo Sik Moon, Jae Hoon Choi, Hee Sung Moon, Yun Ho Kim, Sung Keun Song, Kyung In Min, Yu Seok Kim
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Publication number: 20220011369Abstract: A system for managing a battery of a vehicle includes a first controller configured to control a power-on (IG ON) state and a power-off (IG OFF) state of a plurality of controllers in the vehicle and to be periodically woken up in the power-off (IG OFF) state to wake up at least some of the plurality of controllers, and a second controller configured to turn off a main relay connecting a first battery in the vehicle and a vehicle system when the power-off (IG OFF) state begins, to monitor a state of the first battery storing energy for generating power of the vehicle by maintaining power during a preset first reference time, to be woken up at a wake-up period of the first controller when the first reference time elapses, and to monitor the state of the first battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Ki Seung Baek, Ik Jun Choi, Do Sung Hwang, Kyung Taek Jung, Chang Yu Kim, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Han Seung Myoung, Ho Joong Lee, Hye Seung Kim, Byoung Jik Ahn, Kyu Beom Ko, Hyo Sik Moon, Jong Seo Yoon, Sung Il Lee, Hong Min Oh, Jin Woo Cho
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Publication number: 20200369156Abstract: A braking control system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a motor providing rotational force to wheels of the vehicle and a first battery storing electric energy for driving the motor. An inverter is connected to the first battery via a DC link terminal and performs a bidirectional power conversion between the DC link terminal and the motor. A DC converter is connected to the DC link terminal to down-convert a voltage of the DC link terminal and output the down-converted voltage. A second battery is supplied with the voltage converted by the DC converter and has a voltage lower than that of the first battery. A controller operates the inverter and the DC converter to charge regenerative braking energy generated from the motor during braking of the vehicle in the first battery and the second battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Hyo Sik Moon, Jae Hoon Choi, Hee Sung Moon, Yun Ho Kim, Sung Keun Song, Kyung In Min, Yu Seok Kim
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Patent number: 10491019Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) may include a battery, a relay configured to electrically connect and disconnect the battery for supplying a voltage (an electric power) to an electric load to and from the electric load, the electric load configured to receive the voltage (the electric power) from the battery, to compare the received voltage (the electric power) with a reference value and to output a wakeup signal according to the compared result, when the relay is electrically connected, and a controller configured to wake up by the wakeup signal, to monitor a state of the battery and to control a state of the relay. It is possible to prevent overdischarge and overcharge of the battery by monitoring the battery through the electric load in a state in which a vehicle is turned off and switching the BSM to a wakeup state only if necessary.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Hyo Sik Moon, Jun Ho Bang, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Jae Hoon Choi, Jin Wook Kim, Dong II Kim, Ji Won Nam, Yong Hwan Choi, Yoon Jun Lee, Jeong Hun Seo, Hui Tae Yang, Jun Seok Choi, Yu Seok Kim, Jung Je Woo, Byung Su Kim, Yong Jae Kim, Kyung Ho Kim, Suk Hyung Kim, Hae Kyu Lim
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Patent number: 10471839Abstract: A method and system for detecting fusion of a relay are provided to more accurately diagnose fusion of a relay by adjusting relay OFF order when a vehicle engine is turned off using data regarding whether fusion of a relay was detected when the vehicle engine was turned on. The method includes detecting whether first and second relays have been fused when a vehicle engine was turned on and adjusting OFF order of the first and second relays when the vehicle engine is turned off based on whether the first and second relays have been fused.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Kyung Ho Kim, Kyung In Min, Jae Hoon Choi, Dong Gun Kim, Do Kyoung Lim, Jin Wook Kim, Jun Ho Bang, Yoon Jun Lee, Hee Tae Yang, Yu Seok Kim, Hyo Sik Moon, Kyun Young Ahn, Suk Hyung Kim, Dong Il Kim
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Patent number: 10351010Abstract: A battery system for a vehicle includes: a battery assembly including at least one first battery module and at least one second battery module; a first relay being closed/opened between a first node and one of a first end of the first battery module and a first end of the second battery module being connected to a second end of the first battery module; a second relay being closed/opened between a second node and a second end of the second battery module; a converter converting a voltage between the nodes; a third relay being closed/opened between the converter and the first end of the first battery module; a fourth relay being closed/opened between the first end of the first battery module and a ground; and a battery manager controlling the relays based on a driving condition of the vehicle and energy storage amounts of the modules.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyo Sik Moon, Kyung In Min, Yu Seok Kim, Suk Hyung Kim, Jae Hoon Choi
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Publication number: 20190111801Abstract: A battery system for a vehicle includes: a battery assembly including at least one first battery module and at least one second battery module; a first relay being closed/opened between a first node and one of a first end of the first battery module and a first end of the second battery module being connected to a second end of the first battery module; a second relay being closed/opened between a second node and a second end of the second battery module; a converter converting a voltage between the nodes; a third relay being closed/opened between the converter and the first end of the first battery module; a fourth relay being closed/opened between the first end of the first battery module and a ground; and a battery manager controlling the relays based on a driving condition of the vehicle and energy storage amounts of the modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Hyo Sik Moon, Kyung In Min, Yu Seok Kim, Suk Hyung Kim, Jae Hoon Choi
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Patent number: 10263438Abstract: A battery management system for a vehicle is provided. The system is capable of preventing vehicle malfunction by preventing overcharge and over-discharge of a low-voltage battery by providing a controller that is configured to receive power transmitted from a first connection line and power transmitted from a second connection line. The battery management system includes a relay configured to electrically connect and disconnect power that is supplied from a battery to loads. The system also includes a controller configured to receive a first regular power transmitted through a connection line between the battery and the relay and a second regular power transmitted through a connection line between the relay and the loads. The controller is further configured to turn the relay on and off.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Jong Hu Yoon, Mi Ok Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Jae Hoon Choi, Kyung Ho Kim, Beom Gyu Kim, Hee Tae Yang, Yu Seok Kim, Hyo Sik Moon, Suk Hyung Kim, Beom Joo Kwon
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Publication number: 20180115178Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) may include a battery, a relay configured to electrically connect and disconnect the battery for supplying a voltage (an electric power) to an electric load to and from the electric load, the electric load configured to receive the voltage (the electric power) from the battery, to compare the received voltage (the electric power) with a reference value and to output a wakeup signal according to the compared result, when the relay is electrically connected, and a controller configured to wake up by the wakeup signal, to monitor a state of the battery and to control a state of the relay. It is possible to prevent overdischarge and overcharge of the battery by monitoring the battery through the electric load in a state in which a vehicle is turned off and switching the BSM to a wakeup state only if necessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Hyo Sik MOON, Jun Ho BANG, Woo Sung KIM, Kyung In MIN, Jae Hoon CHOI, Jin Wook KIM, Dong II KIM, Ji Won NAM, Yong Hwan CHOI, Yoon Jun LEE, Jeong Hun SEO, Hui Tae YANG, Jun Seok CHOI, Yu Seok KIM, Jung Je Woo, Byung Su KIM, Yong Jae KIM, Kyung Ho KIM, Suk Hyung KIM, Hae Kyu LIM
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Publication number: 20180013297Abstract: A battery management system for a vehicle is provided. The system is capable of preventing vehicle malfunction by preventing overcharge and over-discharge of a low-voltage battery by providing a controller that is configured to receive power transmitted from a first connection line and power transmitted from a second connection line. The battery management system includes a relay configured to electrically connect and disconnect power that is supplied from a battery to loads. The system also includes a controller configured to receive a first regular power transmitted through a connection line between the battery and the relay and a second regular power transmitted through a connection line between the relay and the loads. The controller is further configured to turn the relay on and off.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Jong Hu Yoon, Mi Ok Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Jae Hoon Choi, Kyung Ho Kim, Beom Gyu Kim, Hee Tae Yang, Yu Seok Kim, Hyo Sik Moon, Suk Hyung Kim, Beom Joo Kwon
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Publication number: 20170338678Abstract: A vehicle electric power system for jumpstarting includes: an auxiliary battery; a first relay having a first end connected to the auxiliary battery; a power connecting terminal for jumpstarting being connected to an external power source when jumpstarting is initiated; a second relay having a first end connected to the power connecting terminal and a second end electrically connected to a second end of the first relay; and a reconnection switch having a first end connected both to the auxiliary battery and to the power connecting terminal and a second end connected to a control terminal used to turn on the first relay. The reconnection switch electrically connects the first and second ends thereof to each other in response to a reconnecting input signal, thereby applying external power to the control terminal, and turning on the first relay.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Hee Tae YANG, Kyung In MIN, Jae Hoon CHOI, Kyung Ho KIM, Yu Seok KIM, Hyo Sik MOON, Suk Hyung KIM
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Publication number: 20170106765Abstract: A method and system for detecting fusion of a relay are provided to more accurately diagnose fusion of a relay by adjusting relay OFF order when a vehicle engine is turned off using data regarding whether fusion of a relay was detected when the vehicle engine was turned on. The method includes detecting whether first and second relays have been fused when a vehicle engine was turned on and adjusting OFF order of the first and second relays when the vehicle engine is turned off based on whether the first and second relays have been fused.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Kyung Ho Kim, Kyung In Min, Jae Hoon Choi, Dong Gun Kim, Do Kyoung Lim, Jin Wook Kim, Jun Ho Bang, Yoon Jun Lee, Hee Tae Yang, Yu Seok Kim, Hyo Sik Moon, Kyun Young Ahn, Suk Hyung Kim, Dong Il Kim