Patents by Inventor Jae Sung Gu

Jae Sung Gu 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: 9738174
    Abstract: A lithium battery system includes a first battery pack including a plurality of first battery cells connected in series. The first battery pack is configured to be connected in parallel to an alternator and a second battery pack, and has a lower capacity than the second battery pack. A negative electrode of each of the first battery cells includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes a carbon-based material having an interlayer spacing of a (002) plane of 0.34 nm to 0.50 nm in X-ray diffraction measurement using copper (Cu) K? lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sung Gu, Eui-Hwan Song, Ji-Hong Lim, Seok-Gyun Woo, Woon-Sun Rheu
  • Patent number: 9479000
    Abstract: There is provided a battery pack including a mixed cell and a power device including the same. The mixed cell may include a first cell and a second cell having different electrical characteristics. The electrical characteristics may include at least one of an open circuit voltage characteristic corresponding to a state of charge, an internal resistance, an operation voltage, or a capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sung Gu, Eui-Hwan Song, Seok-Gyun Woo
  • Patent number: 9170305
    Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the BMS includes a reference setup unit configured to set a charge completion value used to calculate a state of health (SOH) of the battery, wherein the battery comprises one or more battery packs each including a plurality of battery cells, and a charge amount calculation unit configured to calculate an amount actually charged in the battery from a first point in time when charging of the battery begins to a second point in time when the battery charging actually reaches the charge completion value. The BMS may further include an SOH calculation unit configured to calculate the SOH of the battery based on a ratio of i) the actual charge amount to ii) a preset charge amount expected to be charged from the first time point to the second time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Jae-Sung Gu
  • Publication number: 20150229144
    Abstract: A battery management system includes a battery pack, a resistive path, and a redundant resistive path. The battery pack includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal connected to a load. The redundant resistive path is between a first output terminal of the battery pack and the first outer terminal. The resistive path is between the second output terminal of the battery pack and a second output terminal. The controller is to detect overcurrent flowing through the battery pack using the redundant resistive path and the resistive path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Jin-Soo JANG, Jae-Sung GU
  • Publication number: 20140312687
    Abstract: A lithium battery system includes a first battery pack including a plurality of first battery cells connected in series. The first battery pack is configured to be connected in parallel to an alternator and a second battery pack, and has a lower capacity than the second battery pack. A negative electrode of each of the first battery cells includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes a carbon-based material having an interlayer spacing of a (002) plane of 0.34 nm to 0.50 nm in X-ray diffraction measurement using copper (Cu) K? lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Sung Gu, Eui-Hwan Song, Ji-Hong Lim, Seok-Gyun Woo, Woon-Sun Rheu
  • Publication number: 20140197794
    Abstract: There is provided a battery pack including a mixed cell and a power device including the same. The mixed cell may include a first cell and a second cell having different electrical characteristics. The electrical characteristics may include at least one of an open circuit voltage characteristic corresponding to a state of charge, an internal resistance, an operation voltage, or a capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Sung Gu, Eui-Hwan Song, Seok-Gyun Woo
  • Publication number: 20120256599
    Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the BMS includes a reference setup unit configured to set a charge completion value used to calculate a state of health (SOH) of the battery, wherein the battery comprises one or more battery packs each including a plurality of battery cells, and a charge amount calculation unit configured to calculate an amount actually charged in the battery from a first point in time when charging of the battery begins to a second point in time when the battery charging actually reaches the charge completion value. The BMS may further include an SOH calculation unit configured to calculate the SOH of the battery based on a ratio of i) the actual charge amount to ii) a preset charge amount expected to be charged from the first time point to the second time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SB LiMotive Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Sung GU
  • Patent number: 7977918
    Abstract: A method of controlling a battery charge level of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: monitoring a quantity of current accumulated for a predetermined time based on a battery charge/discharge current value; calculating a regenerative charge derating constant; calculating a correction coefficient based on the quantity of current accumulated and a battery state of charge; multiplying the regenerative charge derating constant by the correction coefficient to calculate a final regenerative charge derating constant; and multiplying the final regenerative charge derating constant by a charge power to calculate a final charge power, and selectively restricting the battery charge level based on the final charge power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yeong Jin Nam, Jae Sung Gu, Chae Mo Yang, Suk Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 7932699
    Abstract: A method of controlling a battery charge level of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: monitoring a quantity of current accumulated for a predetermined time based on a battery charge/discharge current value; calculating a regenerative charge derating constant; calculating a correction coefficient based on the quantity of current accumulated and a battery state of charge; multiplying the regenerative charge derating constant by the correction coefficient to calculate a final regenerative charge derating constant; and multiplying the final regenerative charge derating constant by a charge power to calculate a final charge power, and selectively restricting the battery charge level based on the final charge power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yeong Jin Nam, Jae Sung Gu, Chae Mo Yang, Suk Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110037434
    Abstract: A method of controlling a battery charge level of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: monitoring a quantity of current accumulated for a predetermined time based on a battery charge/discharge current value; calculating a regenerative charge derating constant; calculating a correction coefficient based on the quantity of current accumulated and a battery state of charge; multiplying the regenerative charge derating constant by the correction coefficient to calculate a final regenerative charge derating constant; and multiplying the final regenerative charge derating constant by a charge power to calculate a final charge power, and selectively restricting the battery charge level based on the final charge power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yeong Jin Nam, Jae Sung Gu, Chae Mo Yang, Suk Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20090243554
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of protecting a battery for a hybrid vehicle, in which a counter electromotive voltage of a motor is limited by limiting engine RPM if it is determined that there is a risk of battery overcharge in the event of a failure of a component related to motor control, such as a motor controller, a battery controller, etc., thus protecting the battery from the risk of overcharge and securing safety of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Sung Gu, Suk Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20080136375
    Abstract: A method of controlling a battery charge level of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: monitoring a quantity of current accumulated for a predetermined time based on a battery charge/discharge current value; calculating a regenerative charge derating constant; calculating a correction coefficient based on the quantity of current accumulated and a battery state of charge; multiplying the regenerative charge derating constant by the correction coefficient to calculate a final regenerative charge derating constant; and multiplying the final regenerative charge derating constant by a charge power to calculate a final charge power, and selectively restricting the battery charge level based on the final charge power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Yeong Jin Nam, Jae Sung Gu, Chae Mo Yang, Suk Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20080086247
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery management system for vehicles, comprising: a plurality of slave control units, each of which manages a state of charge of a corresponding battery cell; and a master control unit interfacing with the slave control units to manage a state of charge of all the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae-Sung Gu, Chin-Gon Kim, Suk-Hyung Kim, Sun-Soon Park