Patents by Inventor Hyo-Joon Choi

Hyo-Joon Choi 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: 11967847
    Abstract: A battery bank control device is provided for setting a power limit value of a battery bank in which a plurality of battery racks (BRs) are connected in parallel. The device includes: a voltage measurement unit measuring a voltage of each BR of the plurality of BRs; a first power limit calculation unit calculating a first power limit value according to a state of charge (SOC) calculated based on the voltage of each BR with respect to each BR; a capacity ratio calculation unit calculating a capacity ratio of each BR based on capacity information of the plurality of BRs; a second power limit calculation unit calculating a second power limit value using the capacity ratio and the first power limit value of each BR; and a battery bank power limit calculation unit calculating a battery bank power limit value using the second power limit value of each BR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Yul Yoon, Yoon Joon Choi, Hae In Choi, Jae Sung Im, Hyo Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 8963499
    Abstract: A battery pack, a method of controlling the same, and an energy storage system including the battery pack are disclosed. According to some aspects, the method may include calculating charge capacities of the battery cells, obtaining a first average value, which is an average value of the calculated charge capacities, establishing a first standard value for selecting an abnormal battery cell based on the first average value and determining a first battery cell having the lowest charge capacity from among battery cells having charge capacities greater than the first standard value. A second standard value for selecting a battery cell that is to be discharged during a cell balancing operation may be established. A cell balancing operation with respect to battery cells having charge capacities greater than the second standard value may then be performed. Accordingly, a cell balancing operation may be effectively performed in order to efficiently manage a battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyo-Joon Choi
  • Publication number: 20130335028
    Abstract: A battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack includes a first battery cell group having a plurality of battery cells, and a second battery cell group having a plurality of battery cells. The battery pack also includes a first impedance unit serially connected to the first battery cell group, a second impedance unit serially connected to the second battery cell group, and a battery management unit respectively determining a degree of deviation of the first battery cell group and the second battery cell group to adjust impedances of the first impedance unit and the second impedance unit. Accordingly, a decrease in performance due to deviation difference between batteries may be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co; Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyo-Joon Choi
  • Publication number: 20120086399
    Abstract: A battery pack, a method of controlling the same, and an energy storage system including the battery pack are disclosed. According to some aspects, the method may include calculating charge capacities of the battery cells, obtaining a first average value, which is an average value of the calculated charge capacities, establishing a first standard value for selecting an abnormal battery cell based on the first average value and determining a first battery cell having the lowest charge capacity from among battery cells having charge capacities greater than the first standard value. A second standard value for selecting a battery cell that is to be discharged during a cell balancing operation may be established. A cell balancing operation with respect to battery cells having charge capacities greater than the second standard value may then be performed. Accordingly, a cell balancing operation may be effectively performed in order to efficiently manage a battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyo-Joon Choi