Patents by Inventor Jae-Yoo Yoo

Jae-Yoo Yoo 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).

  • Publication number: 20040071556
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a reciprocating compressor is capable of reducing a stroke estimation error by eliminating an error that occurs due to resistance and inductance of a compressor motor by estimating a stroke with a counter electromotive force induced by a searching coil. Furthermore, by leaving errors of inductance and resistance, among all motor parameters, out of consideration in stroke estimation, a stroke estimation error can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Sung, Chel-Woong Lee, Jae-Yoo Yoo, Hyuk Lee, Hyung-Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20040066163
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for controlling operation of a compressor capable of greatly decreasing a stroke estimation error of a compressor and controlling operation of the compressor accurately and precisely. The method includes calculating a first stroke estimation value of a compressor on the basis of current, a voltage applied to a motor of a compressor and preset parameters of the motor. Detecting a counter electromotive force of the motor and calculating a second stroke estimation value of the compressor on the basis of the detected counter electromotive force value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Chel Woong Lee, Ji Won Sung, Hyuk Lee
  • Publication number: 20040067140
    Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a compressor, by removing deviation generated by resistance and inductance and removing an error in a stroke estimation value of a compressor, operation of the compressor can be accurately controlled. The apparatus includes a counter electromotive force detector for detecting a counter electromotive force generated at a motor of a compressor. A stroke calculator calculates a stroke estimation value of the compressor on the basis of the counter electromotive force, and a stroke controller controls a stroke of the compressor by varying a voltage applied to the motor on the basis of the calculated stroke estimation value and a stroke reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Chel Woong Lee, Ji Won Sung, Kyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 6685438
    Abstract: In an operation control apparatus of a compressor, a current, a voltage an d a TDC, etc. applied to a compressor are detected, a speed and a TDC are constantly controlled so as to place an operation point of the compressor within a high efficiency operation region by using a phase difference between each detected values (for example, a phase difference between the current and the voltage), and an operation frequency is varied according to a load variation, accordingly an operation efficiency of the compressor can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Chel Woong Lee, Min Kyu Hwang
  • Patent number: 6682310
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for operational control of a reciprocating motor compressor, includes performing an operation of the reciprocating motor compressor precisely and accurately. In addition, with the above apparatus and method, the phase difference between a first speed value of the motor (or first TDC value) and current applied to the motor is detected, the second speed value of the motor at the inflection point of the detected phase value (or second TDC value) is detected and stored as a reference value, and the speed of the motor is controlled on the basis of the reference value and the first speed value of the motor (or the first TDC value).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Yoo Yoo, Min-Kyu Hwang, Chel Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 6616414
    Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for controlling a compressor, by setting a stroke reference value so as to be smaller than a maximum stroke value in a maximum load state and operating the reciprocating compressor stably, damage of a reciprocating compressor can be prevented, a cost in a motor design can be reduced, and a size of a motor can be decreased in designing of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Jae Chun Lee, Min Kyu Hwang, Chel Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20030143080
    Abstract: A driving controlling apparatus for reciprocating compressor using resonance, uses resonance increased in the current corresponding characteristic by compensating the inductance valve of a coil turned inner part of the motor using a capacitor. A electric circuit further comprises a capacitor for compensating the inductance of the coil which is wound around the motor of the reciprocating compressing unit, accordingly, the burden of the applied voltage against the inductance is reduced, so low applied voltage can generate the stroke needed and the variation of the current hardly effect to the variation of the stroke. Therefore, stable load characteristic is maintained because the stroke variation is low even if the load variation is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Jae-Yoo Yoo, Gye-Young Song, Kyung-Bum Hur, Hyeong-Kook Lee
  • Patent number: 6565327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit for driving a linear compressor enabling to reduce a cost in detecting voltage and current applied to a linear compressor by decreasing the number of precision resistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Jae Chun Lee, Min Kyu Hwang, Chel Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 6520746
    Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a reciprocating compressor which is capable of operating a compressor stably by detecting a phase difference and using an inflection point of the phase difference, an apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a reciprocating compressor including an electric circuit unit operating a reciprocating compressor by varying a stroke with motion of a piston, a phase difference detecting unit detecting a phase difference of a current and a voltage from the electric circuit unit, a phase inflection point detecting unit detecting a phase inflection point by being inputted the phase difference, and a stroke controlling unit being inputted the detected phase inflection point from the phase inflection point detecting unit and applying a voltage, to the electric circuit unit in order to make the stroke correspond to the phase inflection point can control a TDC of a piston regardless of load variation, improve an operation efficiency of a reciprocating compr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Hyung Jin Kim, Kye Si Kwon
  • Publication number: 20030026702
    Abstract: In a stroke control apparatus of a reciprocating compressor and a method thereof, the stroke control apparatus of the reciprocating compressor includes a reciprocating compressor, a current detecting unit for detecting a current flowing in a motor of the reciprocating compressor, a stroke detecting unit for detecting a piston stroke by using a voltage and a current applied to the motor of the reciprocating compressor, a phase difference detecting unit for detecting a phase difference by receiving the piston stroke from the stroke detecting unit and the motor current from the current detecting unit, an operational frequency determining unit for determining an operational frequency corresponded to an operation region according to the detected phase difference, a frequency/stroke storing unit for storing a piston stroke value by the determined operational frequency, a reference stroke value determining unit for determining a reference stroke value corresponded to the determined operational frequency by using the
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jae-Yoo Yoo, Chel Woong Lee, Min-Kyu Hwang
  • Publication number: 20030026703
    Abstract: In an operation control apparatus of a compressor, a current, a voltage an d a TDC, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Chel Woong Lee, Min Kyu Hwang
  • Publication number: 20030026701
    Abstract: A reciprocating motor compressor and particularly, to an apparatus and method for operation control of a reciprocating motor compressor, for performing operation of the reciprocating motor compressor precisely and accurately. In addition, with the above apparatus and method, phase difference between a first speed value of the motor (or first TDC value) and current applied to the motor is detected, the second speed value of the motor at the inflection point of the detected phase value (or second TDC value) is detected and stored as a reference value, and the speed of the motor is controlled on the basis of the reference value and the first speed value of the motor (or the first TDC value).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jae-Yoo Yoo, Min-Kyu Hwang, Chel Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20020090304
    Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for controlling a compressor, by setting a stroke reference value so as to be smaller than a maximum stroke value in a maximum load state and operating the reciprocating compressor stably, damage of a reciprocating compressor can be prevented, a cost in a motor design can be reduced, and a size of a motor can be decreased in designing of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Jae Chun Lee, Min Kyu Hwang, Chel Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20020064461
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit for driving a linear compressor enabling to reduce a cost in detecting voltage and current applied to a linear compressor by decreasing he number of precision resistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Jae Chun Lee, Min Kyu Hwang, Chel Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20020051710
    Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a reciprocating compressor which is capable of operating a compressor stably by detecting a phase difference and using an inflection point of the phase difference, an apparatus and a method for controlling operation of a reciprocating compressor including an electric circuit unit operating a reciprocating compressor by varying a stroke with motion of a piston, a phase difference detecting unit detecting a phase difference of a current and a voltage from the electric circuit unit, a phase inflection point detecting unit detecting a phase inflection point by being inputted the phase difference, and a stroke controlling unit being inputted the detected phase inflection point from the phase inflection point detecting unit and applying a voltage to the electric circuit unit in order to make the stroke correspond to the phase inflection point can control a TDC of a piston regardless of load variation, improve an operation efficiency of a reciprocating compre
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Yoo Yoo, Hyung Jin Kim, Kye Si Kwon