Patents by Inventor Jae Choon YANG
Jae Choon YANG 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: 10868314Abstract: A method of preparing a porous separator for a fuel cell, including preparing a plurality of porous pattern structures, each porous pattern structure includes a plurality of regularly repeated unit holes and a center axis passing through a center of one unit hole and through a center of another unit hole adjacent to the one unit hole, and stacking the plurality of porous pattern structures, wherein a center axis of one porous pattern structure and a center axis of another porous pattern structure adjacent to the one porous pattern structure are spaced apart from each other or intersect to form an angle of larger than 0° but lower than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Dahora Lee, Jae Choon Yang
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Patent number: 10818937Abstract: The present invention relates to a separation plate, a manufacturing method therefor, and a fuel cell stack comprising the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, provided is a separation plate having: a first surface and a second surface in a direction opposite to that of the first surface; a plurality of channel elements protruding from the second surface toward the first surface, wherein each of the channel elements is arranged to have an inlet port and an outlet port along the flowing direction of a fluid flowing on the first surface; and a rib having a height varying along the circumferential direction of a virtual axis connecting the inlet port and the outlet port, wherein at least a partial region of an outer surface of the rib is formed into a cycloid curved surface along the circumferential direction of the virtual axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Chang Sun Kong, Jae Choon Yang, Hye Mi Jung
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Publication number: 20200287223Abstract: A fuel cell including a separator having a plurality of unit bodies continuously arranged along a first direction and arranged apart at predetermined intervals along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein each of the unit bodies has a wedge shape having a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, connected at a predetermined angle at a vertex portion and two unit bodies adjacent along the second direction are arranged so that each vertex portion is not coaxially located with respect to a virtual line parallel to the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi JUNG, Jae Choon YANG
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Publication number: 20200274180Abstract: The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly and a laminate. Specifically, the present specification relates to a method for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane provided between the anode and the cathode, and a laminate which is an intermediate laminated during the manufacture of the membrane electrode assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Ji Hun KIM, Doyoung KIM, Jae Choon YANG
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Publication number: 20200231066Abstract: An electric vehicle includes first to fourth motors respectively mounted to individually rotate right and left wheels in the front and rear of the vehicle, first to fourth fuel cell stack modules independently connected to the respective motors so as to supply power to the first to fourth motors, a battery pack for supplying power to the first to fourth motors, a main control part for controlling the first to fourth motors, the first to fourth fuel cell stack modules and the battery pack and a tank for supplying hydrogen gas to the first to fourth fuel cell stack modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Chang Sun KONG, Jae Choon YANG
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Patent number: 10714765Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a channel plate, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for manufacturing a channel plate, which is a manufacturing apparatus for forming a channel for transferring a substance to a plate, comprising a slitting unit provided to have a predetermined pattern for forming a plurality of openings on the plate in a transport process of the plate and a pressing unit provided to form a channel on the plate by pressurizing the opening region of the plate passing through the punching unit to bend it in a predetermined angle and direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi Jung, Jae Choon Yang, Jee Hoon Jeong, Kyung Mun Kang
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Patent number: 10714780Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and a fuel cell stack comprising the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a separator comprising: a plurality of riblet elements arranged to be spaced apart at a predetermined interval; and a plurality of connecting bars connecting two adjacent riblet elements, wherein each of the riblet elements comprises a contact portion having a predetermined area, and a first partition wall and a second partition wall each extended from both sides of the contact portion, the space formed by the first partition wall, the contact portion and the second partition wall is opened along the connection direction of the connecting bar, and at least two riblet elements are provided such that each of the contact portions has a different area.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi Jung, Jae Choon Yang, Jee Hoon Jeong
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Patent number: 10629919Abstract: The present invention relates to a separating plate, a method for manufacturing the same, and a fuel cell stack comprising the same. An aspect of the present invention provides a separating plate comprising: a plurality of channels extending in elongated shapes along a first direction, respectively; and a plurality of riblet elements provided to connect side walls of two adjacent channels along a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the plurality of riblet elements, which connect side walls of two adjacent channels, are spaced by a predetermined interval along the first direction, and a separating plate, which is provided with a first opening, is provided between two riblet elements, which are adjacent to each other along the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi Jung, Jae Choon Yang, Jee Hoon Jeong, Chang Sun Kong
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Patent number: 10622652Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell system and a control method therefor. An aspect of the present invention provides a fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell stack; a memory unit in which a plurality of current-voltage curves, which are determined according to operation conditions of the fuel cell stack, are stored; a measurement unit for detecting an operation condition of the fuel cell stack; and a control unit for calling a current-voltage curve which satisfies the operation condition of the fuel cell stack, detected by the measurement unit, and predicting the performance of the fuel cell stack according to the called current-voltage curve.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Chang Sun Kong, Jae Choon Yang
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Publication number: 20200112034Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator, and a fuel cell stack comprising the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a separator formed of a metallic material and having a plurality of pores, wherein some regions have a hydrophilic surface and some other regions have a hydrophobic surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: YOO SEOK KIM, HYE MI JUNG, CHANG SUN KONG, JAE CHOON YANG
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Publication number: 20200020988Abstract: The present application relates to a porous body quality inspection apparatus and a method for inspecting quality of a porous body, and according to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a porous body quality inspection apparatus comprising a contact resistance measuring part of a porous body with a gas diffusion layer, a pressurizing part for pressurizing a pressure-sensitive discoloration base material on the porous body, an image mapping part for calculating a contact area between the pressure-sensitive discoloration base material and the porous body, a transporting part for transporting the porous body and the pressure-sensitive discoloration base material, and an operation part for performing an operation of an interfacial contact resistance between the porous body and the gas diffusion layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: HYE MI JUNG, KYUNG MUN KANG, JAE CHOON YANG
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Publication number: 20200006786Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and a fuel cell stack comprising the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a separator comprising a plurality of channels including a bottom forming a flow space for a reaction gas to flow and a pair of sidewalls connected to the bottom, and a plurality of ribs provided so as to connect the sidewalls of two adjacent channels, wherein the sidewall of the channel is provided with a water storage part which is recessed inward and has a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface connected by a first angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Chang Sun KONG, Hye Mi JUNG, Jae Choon YANG
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Patent number: 10522848Abstract: The present invention relates to a separating plate and a fuel cell stack including same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a separating plate is provided defining a coolant passage capable of uniform coolant supply and heat recovery across all areas of a reaction region, the separating plate can easily regulate the temperature of a reaction surface, and a reduction in performance and durability due to thermal load can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi Jung, Jee Hoon Jeong, Jae Choon Yang
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Publication number: 20190393517Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell stack, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of fuel cells, wherein the fuel cell comprises a membrane-electrode assembly having an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, gas diffusion layers each disposed on both sides of the membrane-electrode assembly, a first separating plate having a first surface facing the anode electrode side so as to be in contact with the gas diffusion layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a second separating plate having a first surface facing the cathode electrode side so as to be in contact with the gas diffusion layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and at least one of the second surface of the first separating plate and the second surface of the second separating plate is provided with one or more protrusions protruding to the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: HYE MI JUNG, JAE CHOON YANG
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Publication number: 20190245219Abstract: A separator and a fuel cell stack, the separator including a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions which are sequentially provided along a first direction, the convex portions having first openings on top surfaces at predetermined intervals along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the first openings of two adjacent convex portions are each provided so as not to be positioned coaxially based on a virtual first line parallel to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi JUNG, Jae Choon YANG, Kyung Mun KANG, Sueng Hoon HAN
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Publication number: 20190229348Abstract: A separator for a fuel cell having a flow channel including a transverse channel and a longitudinal channel formed therein, the transverse channel having a pair of opposed side walls, and a first pattern and a second pattern alternately spaced and arranged in the transverse channel is provided. Each of the first pattern and the second pattern is a column-shaped three-dimensional structure having a polygonal transverse section. The first pattern and the second pattern are arranged in the transverse channel so as to have a shape of the transverse sections being rotated 180° relative to each other. First spacing distances from each of the first pattern and the second pattern to a first side wall of the pair of opposed side walls of the transverse channel are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Bong Soo KIM, Jee Hoon JEONG, Kyung Mun KANG, Jae Choon YANG
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Publication number: 20190148742Abstract: A method of preparing a porous separator for a fuel cell, including preparing a plurality of porous pattern structures, each porous pattern structure includes a plurality of regularly repeated unit holes and a center axis passing through a center of one unit hole and through a center of another unit hole adjacent to the one unit hole, and stacking the plurality of porous pattern structures, wherein a center axis of one porous pattern structure and a center axis of another porous pattern structure adjacent to the one porous pattern structure are spaced apart from each other or intersect to form an angle of larger than 0° but lower than 90°.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Dahora LEE, Jae Choon YANG
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Publication number: 20190018067Abstract: An artificial intelligent fuel cell system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a fuel cell stack in which a plurality of unit cells is combined for generating electric energy with an electrochemical reaction; a sensor unit which measures in real time data about each of the unit cells forming the fuel cell stack, temperature, pressure, humidity, and flow rates of reaction gases, and cooling water, and current and voltage data during an operation of a fuel cell; an artificial intelligent unit which collects the data measured by the sensor unit with a predetermined time interval, generates a model for predicting and controlling performance of the fuel cell through the learning and analysis of the collected data, compares the generated model with the data measured in real time and diagnoses a state of the fuel cell stack, and generates a control signal for changing an operation condition of the fuel cell stack; and a control unit which changes the operation condition of theType: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Chang Sun KONG, Jae Choon YANG
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Publication number: 20180301724Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell system and a control method therefor. An aspect of the present invention provides a fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell stack; a memory unit in which a plurality of current-voltage curves, which are determined according to operation conditions of the fuel cell stack, are stored; a measurement unit for detecting an operation condition of the fuel cell stack; and a control unit for calling a current-voltage curve which satisfies the operation condition of the fuel cell stack, detected by the measurement unit, and predicting the performance of the fuel cell stack according to the called current-voltage curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Chang Sun KONG, Jae Choon YANG
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Publication number: 20180287168Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a channel plate, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for manufacturing a channel plate, which is a manufacturing apparatus for forming a channel for transferring a substance to a plate, comprising a slitting unit provided to have a predetermined pattern for forming a plurality of openings on the plate in a transport process of the plate and a pressing unit provided to form a channel on the plate by pressurizing the opening region of the plate passing through the punching unit to bend it in a predetermined angle and direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hye Mi JUNG, Jae Choon YANG, Jee Hoon JEONG, Kyung Mun KANG