Patents by Inventor Hyun Jin Koo

Hyun Jin Koo 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: 10566471
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes includes a silver (Ag) powder, a glass frit containing silver (Ag), tellurium (Te) and zinc (Zn), and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit has a mole ratio of Ag to Te ranging from about 1:0.1 to about 1:50 and a mole ratio of Ag to Zn ranging from about 1:0.1 to about 1:40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hee Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Dae Sub Song
  • Patent number: 10439080
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes includes silver powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle. The glass frit includes a first glass frit and a second glass frit. The first glass frit includes tellurium (Te) and silver (Ag) in a molar ratio (Te:Ag) of about 75:1 to about 1:25. The second glass frit includes a lead-tellurium-oxide (Pb—Te—O)-based glass frit or a bismuth-tellurium-oxide (Bi—Te—O)-based glass frit and is free from silver (Ag).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hee Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Tae Joon Kim, Min Su Park, Ji Seon Lee, Myung Sung Jung, Hyun Jin Ha
  • Publication number: 20190181278
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes and a solar cell electrode prepared using the same, the composition including a conductive powder; a glass frit; an organic vehicle; a slip agent; and a thixotropic agent, wherein the composition has an angular velocity of 0.1 rad/sec to 80 rad/sec, as measured for tan ? max under conditions of 23 ° C. and 0.1 rad/sec to 1,000 rad/sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Gun Young HEO, Ye Jin KIM, Chul Kyu KIM, Hyun Jin KOO, Sung Bin CHO
  • Publication number: 20190013421
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes includes a conductive powder, a glass frit containing bismuth (Bi), tellurium (Te), and molybdenum (Mo), and an organic vehicle. The glass frit has a molar ratio of bismuth (Bi) to tellurium (Te) of about 1:7 to about 1:800 and contains about 0.1 mol % to about 40 mol % of molybdenum (Mo).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Hyun Jin KOO, Min Jae KIM, Young Ki PARK, Seok Hyun JUNG, Gun Young HEO
  • Patent number: 10096727
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a finger electrode for a solar cell, the method including printing a conductive paste on a front surface of a substrate using a printing mask having an opening rate of about 65% or more and baking the printed conductive paste. The conductive paste includes a conductive powder, a glass frit including about 30 mol % to about 60 mol % of tellurium oxide and about 0.1 mol % to about 10 mol % of tungsten oxide, and an organic vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Hyun Jung, Min Jae Kim, Sang Hyun Yang, Hyun Jin Koo, Dong Suk Kim, Ju Hee Kim, Young Ki Park, Min Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20180122967
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a finger electrode for a solar cell, the method including printing a conductive paste on a front surface of a substrate using a printing mask having an opening rate of about 65% or more and baking the printed conductive paste. The conductive paste includes a conductive powder, a glass frit including about 30 mol % to about 60 mol % of tellurium oxide and about 0.1 mol % to about 10 mol % of tungsten oxide, and an organic vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Seok Hyun JUNG, Min Jae KIM, Sang Hyun YANG, Hyun Jin KOO, Dong Suk KIM, Ju Hee KIM, Young Ki PARK, Min Young LEE
  • Publication number: 20180122965
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes includes silver powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle. The glass frit includes a first glass frit and a second glass frit. The first glass frit includes tellurium (Te) and silver (Ag) in a molar ratio (Te:Ag) of about 75:1 to about 1:25. The second glass frit includes a lead-tellurium-oxide (Pb—Te—O)-based glass frit or a bismuth-tellurium-oxide (Bi—Te—O)-based glass frit and is free from silver (Ag).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Hee PARK, Hyun Jin KOO, Tae Joon KIM, Min Su PARK, Ji Seon LEE, Myung Sung JUNG, Hyun Jin HA
  • Patent number: 9944802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for forming a solar cell electrode, comprising: silver (Ag) powder; a glass frit comprising silver (Ag) and tellurium (Te) elements; and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit has a mole ratio of 1:01 to 1:25 of Ag to Te. The solar cell electrode produced from the composition has excellent fill factor and conversion efficiency as contact resistance (Rc) and series resistance (Rs) are minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hee Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Tae Joon Kim, Hun Gyu Song
  • Patent number: 9734929
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a composition for forming a solar cell electrode, and a solar cell electrode prepared using the composition. The composition for forming a solar cell electrode includes a silver (Ag) powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit includes silver (Ag); tellurium (Te); and at least one selected from the group of lithium (Li), sodium (Na), and potassium (K), a molar ratio of the silver (Ag):the tellurium (Te) included in the glass frit is in a range of about 1:0.1 to about 1:50, and a molar ratio of the silver (Ag):lithium (Li), sodium (Na) or potassium (K) is in a range of about 1:0.01 to about 1:10. The solar cell electrode prepared using the composition has excellent fill factor and conversion efficiency due to minimized contact resistance (Rc) and series resistance (Rs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hee Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Dae Sub Song
  • Publication number: 20160304727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for forming a solar cell electrode, comprising: silver (Ag) powder; a glass frit comprising silver (Ag) and tellurium (Te) elements; and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit has a mole ratio of 1:01 to 1:25 of Ag to Te. The solar cell electrode produced from the composition has excellent fill factor and conversion efficiency as contact resistance (Rc) and series resistance (Rs) are minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Sang Hee PARK, Hyun jin KOO, Tae Joon KIM, Hun Gyu SONG
  • Patent number: 9352970
    Abstract: In order to produce metallurgical grade silicon and solar cell grade polysilicon in batches, a method of the present invention comprises: a step of reduction in an arc furnace, consisting of removing C and CO in a silicon reduction atmosphere using silica stone and carbon black by an arc so as to produce metallurgical grade silicon; a step of refining by slag consisting of removing phosphorus (P) and boron (B) by slag; a step of refining by unidirectional solidification consisting of removing metal impurities (Fe, Al, Ti, Mn, etc.) by means of unidirectional solidification; and a step of steam plasma-electromagnetism continuous refining consisting of charging a furnace with the unidirectionally solidified silicon and removing boron (B) by a steam plasma torch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Tae U Yu, Dong Ho Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Gang June Kim, Eun Su Jang, Sang Wook Lee
  • Publication number: 20160087124
    Abstract: A solar cell, including a p-n junction substrate; and an electrode on one surface of the p-n junction substrate. The p-n junction substrate may have a sheet resistance of about 85 ?/sq to about 150 ?/sq, and a silver (Ag) crystal having a particle diameter of about 10 nm to about 1,000 nm may be present within the electrode adjacent to an interface between the p-n junction substrate and the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Sang Hee PARK, Hyun Jin KOO, Tae Joon KIM, Min Su PARK, Myung Sung JUNG, Hyun Jin HA
  • Publication number: 20150333198
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a composition for forming a solar cell electrode, and a solar cell electrode prepared using the composition. The composition for forming a solar cell electrode includes a silver (Ag) powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit includes silver (Ag); tellurium (Te); and at least one selected from the group of lithium (Li), sodium (Na), and potassium (K), a molar ratio of the silver (Ag): the tellurium (Te) included in the glass frit is in a range of about 1:0.1 to about 1:50, and a molar ratio of the silver (Ag) : lithium (Li), sodium (Na) or potassium (K) is in a range of about 1:0.01 to about 1:10. The solar cell electrode prepared using the composition has excellent fill factor and conversion efficiency due to minimized contact resistance (Rc) and series resistance (Rs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Sang Hee PARK, Hyun Jin KOO, Dae Sub SONG
  • Publication number: 20150191609
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes includes a silver (Ag) powder, a glass frit containing silver (Ag), tellurium (Te) and zinc (Zn), and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit has a mole ratio of Ag to Te ranging from about 1:0.1 to about 1:50 and a mole ratio of Ag to Zn ranging from about 1:0.1 to about 1:40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Sang Hee PARK, Hyun Jin KOO, Dae Sub SONG
  • Publication number: 20150179296
    Abstract: A composition for solar cell electrodes includes a silver (Ag) powder, a glass frit containing elemental silver (Ag) and at least one element of lead (Pb) and bismuth (Bi), and an organic vehicle. The glass frit has a mole ratio of Ag to Pb ranging from about 1:0.1 to about 1:50, or a mole ratio of Ag to Bi ranging from about 1:0.1 to about 1:20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Sang Hee PARK, Tae Joon KIM, Hun Gyu SONG, Hyun Jin KOO
  • Publication number: 20150135770
    Abstract: In order to produce metallurgical grade silicon and solar cell grade polysilicon in batches, a method of the present invention comprises: a step of reduction in an arc furnace, consisting of removing C and CO in a silicon reduction atmosphere using silica stone and carbon black by an arc so as to produce metallurgical grade silicon; a step of refining by slag consisting of removing phosphorus (P) and boron (B) by slag; a step of refining by unidirectional solidification consisting of removing metal impurities (Fe, Al, Ti, Mn, etc.) by means of unidirectional solidification; and a step of steam plasma-electromagnetism continuous refining consisting of charging a furnace with the unidirectionally solidified silicon and removing boron (B) by a steam plasma torch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Tae U Yu, Dong Ho Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Gang June Kim, Eun Su Jang, Sang Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8790584
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for refining UMG Si including a vacuum chamber, a cold crucible disposed within the vacuum chamber, a device disposed within the vacuum chamber to supply Si to the cold crucible, a steam plasma torch disposed above the cold crucible to apply steam plasma formed by introducing a reactive gas into plasma flame by an inert gas to the Si supplied to the cold crucible, and an impurity collector disposed above the cold crucible within the vacuum chamber to collect impurity gas generated in the cold crucible and discharge the collected impurity gas to the outside of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Je Sik Shin, Tae U Yu, Hyun Jin Koo, Dong Ho Park, Ho Moon Lee
  • Publication number: 20110142724
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for refining UMG Si including a vacuum chamber, a cold crucible disposed within the vacuum chamber, a device disposed within the vacuum chamber to supply Si to the cold crucible, a steam plasma torch disposed above the cold crucible to apply steam plasma formed by introducing a reactive gas into plasma flame by an inert gas to the Si supplied to the cold crucible, and an impurity collector disposed above the cold crucible within the vacuum chamber to collect impurity gas generated in the cold crucible and discharge the collected impurity gas to the outside of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Je Sik Shin, Tae U. Yu, Hyun Jin Koo, Dong Ho Park, Ho Moon Lee