Patents by Inventor In Min

In Min 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: 10665740
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film type solar cell which prevents short circuit from occurring between a first electrode and a second electrode due to a burr produced in a separation part, thereby preventing an output from being reduced. The thin film type solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed over the substrate and being apart from an adjacent first electrode by a first separation part, a semiconductor layer disposed over the first electrode and being apart from an adjacent semiconductor layer by a contact part and a second separation part, and a second electrode disposed over the semiconductor layer and being apart from an adjacent second electrode by the second separation part. The semiconductor layer contacts the substrate through the first separation part, and the second electrode contacts the first electrode through the contact part. A height of a burr produced in the second separation part is lower than a height between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Hyun Kim, Chang Kyun Park, Young Gi Kim, Duck Ho Kim, Kyung In Min, Sang Su Choi
  • Patent number: 10491019
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 10471839
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 10351010
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyo Sik Moon, Kyung In Min, Yu Seok Kim, Suk Hyung Kim, Jae Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 10266062
    Abstract: A system for charging a vehicle battery includes a relay configured to establish/interrupt electrical connection between the vehicle battery and a vehicle system supplied with power from the vehicle battery, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor a voltage of the battery, control the relay to interrupt the electrical connection when a voltage of the battery is less than or equal to a first predetermined reference value, and control the relay to establish the electrical connection when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the relay is electrically disconnected. The controller controls the relay to be electrically connected to charge the battery through an external power source while the electrical connection is interrupted, and then control a connection state of the relay based on the voltage of the battery, a voltage and current of the relay at a side of the vehicle system, and whether a vehicle is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hui Tae Yang, Kyung Ho Kim, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Jae Hoon Choi, Beom Joo Kwon, Dong Gil Ha, Beom Gyu Kim, Jong Hu Yoon, Bo Ram Yang, Hee Sung Moon, Yu Seok Kim, Jung Je Woo, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20190111801
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Hyo Sik Moon, Kyung In Min, Yu Seok Kim, Suk Hyung Kim, Jae Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 10263438
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20190035959
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film type solar cell which prevents short circuit from occurring between a first electrode and a second electrode due to a burr produced in a separation part, thereby preventing an output from being reduced. The thin film type solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed over the substrate and being apart from an adjacent first electrode by a first separation part, a semiconductor layer disposed over the first electrode and being apart from an adjacent semiconductor layer by a contact part and a second separation part, and a second electrode disposed over the semiconductor layer and being apart from an adjacent second electrode by the second separation part. The semiconductor layer contacts the substrate through the first separation part, and the second electrode contacts the first electrode through the contact part. A height of a burr produced in the second separation part is lower than a height between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yong Hyun KIM, Chang Kyun PARK, Young Gi KIM, Duck Ho KIM, Kyung In MIN, Sang Su CHOI
  • Patent number: 10170806
    Abstract: A battery cooling system includes: a housing in which an inlet duct from which air is introduced and an outlet duct through which the air is discharged are mounted; a first battery mounted in the housing and disposed between the inlet duct and the outlet duct; and a low voltage battery disposed between the first battery and the inlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Seok Choi, Jin Ho Park, Kyung In Min, Jae Hoon Choi, Yu Seok Kim, Dong Gun Kim, Yoon Cheol Jeon, Jeong Hun Seo, Suk Hyung Kim, Beom Joo Kwon
  • Patent number: 9991724
    Abstract: A battery management system for a vehicle is provided to prevent current consumption of a battery by operating a relay connected between the battery and electronic loads to prevent an over-discharge of the battery. The battery management system includes a sensing unit that is configured to measure a current and a voltage of a battery for a vehicle and a relay that is connected between the battery for the vehicle and electronic units of the vehicle. Additionally, a controller is configured to receive data from the sensing unit to turn off the relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Seok Kim, Jin Ho Park, Kyung In Min, Jae Hoon Choi, Dong Gun Kim, Do Kyoung Lim, Jun Ho Bang, Dong Il Kim, Yoon Jun Lee, Hee Tae Yang, Kyun Young Ahn, Kyung Ho Kim, Suk Hyung Kim, Jin Wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20180115178
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20180086220
    Abstract: A system for charging a vehicle battery includes a relay configured to establish/interrupt electrical connection between the vehicle battery and a vehicle system supplied with power from the vehicle battery, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor a voltage of the battery, control the relay to interrupt the electrical connection when a voltage of the battery is less than or equal to a first predetermined reference value, and control the relay to establish the electrical connection when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the relay is electrically disconnected. The controller controls the relay to be electrically connected to charge the battery through an external power source while the electrical connection is interrupted, and then control a connection state of the relay based on the voltage of the battery, a voltage and current of the relay at a side of the vehicle system, and whether a vehicle is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Hui Tae Yang, Kyung Ho Kim, Woo Sung Kim, Kyung In Min, Do Sung Hwang, Jae Hoon Choi, Beom Joo Kwon, Dong Gil Ha, Beom Gyu Kim, Jong Hu Yoon, Bo Ram Yang, Hee Sung Moon, Yu Seok Kim, Jung Je Woo, Suk Hyung Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Publication number: 20180019507
    Abstract: An integration battery for a vehicle includes: a housing in which an inlet duct from which air is introduced and an outlet duct through which the air is discharged are mounted; a high voltage battery mounted in the housing and disposed between the inlet duct and the outlet duct; and a low voltage battery disposed between the high voltage battery and the inlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Seok CHOI, Jin Ho PARK, Kyung In MIN, Jae Hoon CHOI, Yu Seok KIM, Dong Gun KIM, Yoon Cheol JEON, Jeong Hun SEO, Suk Hyung KIM, Beom Joo KWON
  • Publication number: 20180013297
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9834106
    Abstract: A method for resetting an SOC of a battery in a hybrid vehicle includes calculating a first SOC value of the battery after the hybrid vehicle starts. A second SOC value of the battery is calculated using an open circuit voltage (OCV) of the battery. The second SOC value of the battery and a third SOC value for vehicle start-up are compared with each other, an SOC value of a battery management system is reset to the third SOC value when the second SOC value of the battery is smaller than the third SOC value, and the SOC value of the battery management system is reset to the second SOC value of the battery when the second SOC value of the battery is larger than the third SOC value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyung In Min
  • Publication number: 20170338678
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hee Tae YANG, Kyung In MIN, Jae Hoon CHOI, Kyung Ho KIM, Yu Seok KIM, Hyo Sik MOON, Suk Hyung KIM
  • Patent number: 9738164
    Abstract: A stable power supply device for a high voltage battery system in a vehicle enables the voltage of a capacitor in a high voltage component to be gradually increased at an initial stage of ignition, using a heat generating resistor of a temperature raising system mounted to raise the temperature of a battery in the vehicle. Further, the stable power supply device enables a capacitor in a high voltage component to be discharged using a heat generating resistor of a temperature raising system after the ignition of the vehicle is off, thereby ensuring the stability of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Kyung In Min
  • Patent number: 9735452
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for monitoring a breakdown of a battery system component are provided to more accurately determine whether a cooling fan for cooling a battery of an environment-friendly vehicle or a part related to the cooling fan fails. The method for monitoring a breakdown of a battery system component compulsorily driving, by a controller, the cooling fan and measuring the current temperature of the battery when the battery management system fails to receive a pulse width modulation PWM signal that represents an operation state of the cooling fan and a feedback signal (PFM) of the cooling fan from a cooling fan controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Company
    Inventor: Kyung In Min
  • Publication number: 20170106765
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20170088071
    Abstract: A battery management system for a vehicle is provided to prevent an additional discharge of a first battery and improve marketability of the vehicle by controlling an ignition of the vehicle during an over-discharge of the first battery. The battery management system includes a sensing unit that is configured to measure currents and voltages of first and second batteries. A first relay is connected between the first battery and electronic units of the vehicle and a second relay is connected between the second battery and the controller. Additionally, the controller is configured to receive data from the sensing unit to turn off the first relay or turn on the second relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Kyung In Min