Patents by Inventor Ji-Hong Kim

Ji-Hong Kim 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: 20220130465
    Abstract: A method of operating a controller that controls an operation of a semiconductor memory device including a meta area, a normal area, and a state area, includes sensing a turn-on of a memory system including the controller, checking a last state flag among at least one or more state flags stored in the state area, and determining whether to perform a reclaim operation on meta data stored in the meta area based on the last state flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ji Yeun KANG, Ji Hong KIM, Min Kyung CHOI
  • Patent number: 11314268
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a switching regulator configured to generate a conversion voltage with respect to an input voltage, based on a switching signal of a first frequency, and output the conversion voltage; a stabilization circuit including a capacitor element connected to a load device via a first node and configured to generate a load voltage by stabilizing the conversion voltage by using the capacitor element and output the load voltage to the load device; a frequency sensing circuit configured to sense a frequency of the load voltage and output sensing information about the frequency of the load voltage; and a frequency booster circuit configured to form a first current path connected to the first node, based on the sensing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Il Han, Ji-Hong Kim, Kwan-Bin Yim, Young-Min Kim, Han-Jae Lee, Su-Il Jin
  • Patent number: 11277008
    Abstract: The energy storage system according to one embodiment comprises a first converter connected between the system and the DC distribution network, and converting an AC voltage of the system into a DC voltage and transmitting the DC voltage to the DC distribution network; a second converter connected to the DC distribution network and controlling the voltage of the DC distribution network; a battery connected to the second converter and of which the charging and discharging are controlled by the second converter; a third converter connected to the DC distribution network; and a first load connected to the third converter and of which the voltage is controlled by means of the third converter, wherein the first converter generates a power control instruction for controlling at least one of the battery and the first load on the basis of SOC information of the battery and power consumption information of the first load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Heon Lee, Dong-Jin Yun, Yun-Jae Lee, Min-Jae Kim, Ji-Hong Kim
  • Patent number: 11223229
    Abstract: Disclosed is an uninterruptible power supply system comprising an energy storage system (ESS). The uninterruptible power supply system comprises an ESS and is connected to a grid, and further comprises: a first converter for converting an alternating current voltage of the grid into a direct current voltage; a second converter connected in series to the first converter, for converting the direct current voltage outputted from the first converter into an alternating current voltage and transferring same to a load; the ESS comprising a battery connected to a node between the first and second converter, for performing charging and discharging; and a PLC for receiving the operation statuses of the first and second converters, and on the basis thereof, controlling the operation of the uninterruptible power supply system, wherein the PLC determines the operation mode of the ESS by using the received operation statuses of the first and second converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Heon Lee, Dong-Jin Yun, Ji-Hong Kim, Yun-Jae Lee, Min-Jae Kim
  • Publication number: 20210356165
    Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hyun CHUN, Jin Gyun KIM, Seong Deok CHEON, Sung Bum KANG, Jun Seok KWON, Sung Jae KIM, Jong Whal KIM, Ji Hong KIM, Seung Won OH, Sang Ki YOON, Yeon Seob YUN, Won Hee LEE, Chang Sik LEE, Hyun Joo JEON, Jae Rim JUNG, Chang Woo JUNG, Weon Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210356163
    Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hyun CHUN, Jin Gyun KIM, Seong Deok CHEON, Sung Bum KANG, Jun Seok KWON, Sung Jae KIM, Jong Whal KIM, Ji Hong KIM, Seung Won OH, Sang Ki YOON, Yeon Seob YUN, Won Hee LEE, Chang Sik LEE, Hyun Joo JEON, Jae Rim JUNG, Chang Woo JUNG, Weon Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210356164
    Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hyun CHUN, Jin Gyun KIM, Seong Deok CHEON, Sung Bum KANG, Jun Seok KWON, Sung Jae KIM, Jong Whal KIM, Ji Hong KIM, Seung Won OH, Sang Ki YOON, Yeon Seob YUN, Won Hee LEE, Chang Sik LEE, Hyun Joo JEON, Jae Rim JUNG, Chang Woo JUNG, Weon Seok CHOI
  • Patent number: 11139675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid energy storage system. The hybrid energy storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention manages the power of a system and a direct current (DC) distribution network connected to the system, and comprises: a first DC-DC converter connected to the DC distribution network; a super capacitor connected to the first DC-DC converter and having the charge and discharge thereof controlled by the first DC-DC converter; a second DC-DC converter connected to the DC distribution network; and a battery connected to the second DC-DC converter and having the charge and discharge thereof controlled by the second DC-DC converter, wherein the first DC-DC converter comprises a DC distribution network stabilization controller, which filters the noise of a system voltage applied to the DC distribution network, and then generates a damping current so as to stabilize the DC distribution network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Heon Lee, Ji-Hong Kim
  • Patent number: 11118792
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing, a heat exchanger arranged to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, a blower fan arranged inside the housing for discharging air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger to the outside and a discharging plate having an opening formed to discharge air blown from the blower fan out of the housing, and a plurality of discharging holes formed to discharge air to surroundings of the opening, wherein the discharging plate is arranged to discharge the air that has exchanged heat by the heat exchanger out of the housing, and wherein the discharging plate is made of metal. By such configuration, air conditioner increase user satisfaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Hee Lee, Jong Whal Kim, Jin-Gyun Kim, Yeon-Seob Yun, Jun Seok Kwon, Sung Jae Kim, Chang-Woo Jung, Ji Hong Kim, Moon Sun Shin, Seung Won Oh, Sang Ki Yoon, Chang Sik Lee, Jae Rim Jung, Seong Deok Cheon, Sung Hyun Chun, Weon Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20210254856
    Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hyun CHUN, Jin Gyun KIM, Seong Deok CHEON, Sung Bum KANG, Jun Seok KWON, Sung Jae KIM, Jong Whal KIM, Ji Hong KIM, Seung Won OH, Sang Ki YOON, Yeon Seob YUN, Won Hee LEE, Chang Sik LEE, Hyun Joo JEON, Jae Rim JUNG, Chang Woo JUNG, Weon Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210200394
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display; a communicator configured to communicate with a plurality of external apparatuses, which respectively provide a plurality of contents; and a processor. The processor is configured to: based on receiving information relating to contents among the plurality of contents from external apparatuses, respectively, through the communicator, identify the external apparatuses that transmitted the information, among the plurality of external apparatuses, control the display to display a UI including the contents respectively received from the identified external apparatuses, and control the display to display, on the UI, reproduction states of the contents to be visually distinguishable according to states of inputs of users of the received contents, the inputs being received through the identified external apparatuses, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-ha LEE, Min-ha YANG, Jong-bo MOON, Da-hye SHIM, Ji-hong KIM
  • Publication number: 20210194275
    Abstract: Disclosed is an uninterruptible power supply system comprising an energy storage system (ESS). The uninterruptible power supply system comprises an ESS and is connected to a grid, and further comprises: a first converter for converting an alternating current voltage of the grid into a direct current voltage; a second converter connected in series to the first converter, for converting the direct current voltage outputted from the first converter into an alternating current voltage and transferring same to a load; the ESS comprising a battery connected to a node between the first and second converter, for performing charging and discharging; and a PLC for receiving the operation statuses of the first and second converters, and on the basis thereof, controlling the operation of the uninterruptible power supply system, wherein the PLC determines the operation mode of the ESS by using the received operation statuses of the first and second converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Ji-Heon LEE, Dong-Jin YUN, Ji-Hong KIM, Yun-Jae LEE, Min-Jae KIM
  • Patent number: 11022338
    Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Chun, Jin Gyun Kim, Seong Deok Cheon, Sung Bum Kang, Jun Seok Kwon, Sung Jae Kim, Jong Whal Kim, Ji Hong Kim, Seung Won Oh, Sang Ki Yoon, Yeon Seob Yun, Won Hee Lee, Chang Sik Lee, Hyun Joo Jeon, Jae Rim Jung, Chang Woo Jung, Weon Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20210111581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid energy storage system. The hybrid energy storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention manages the power of a system and a direct current (DC) distribution network connected to the system, and comprises: a first DC-DC converter connected to the DC distribution network; a super capacitor connected to the first DC-DC converter and having the charge and discharge thereof controlled by the first DC-DC converter; a second DC-DC converter connected to the DC distribution network; and a battery connected to the second DC-DC converter and having the charge and discharge thereof controlled by the second DC-DC converter, wherein the first DC-DC converter comprises a DC distribution network stabilization controller, which filters the noise of a system voltage applied to the DC distribution network, and then generates a damping current so as to stabilize the DC distribution network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ji-Heon LEE, Ji-Hong KIM
  • Patent number: 10969938
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a communication device configured to communicate with a user terminals; and a processor configured to control the display to display a UI, which includes items corresponding to content to be shared by users, in response to inputs of the users received through the user terminals, and control the display to display, on the UI, reproduction control states of the content to be distinguishable according to the respective users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-ha Lee, Min-ha Yang, Jong-Bo Moon, Da-hye Shim, Ji-hong Kim
  • Patent number: 10914488
    Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Chun, Jin Gyun Kim, Seong Deok Cheon, Sung Bum Kang, Jun Seok Kwon, Sung Jae Kim, Jong Whal Kim, Ji Hong Kim, Seung Won Oh, Sang Ki Yoon, Yeon Seob Yun, Won Hee Lee, Chang Sik Lee, Hyun Joo Jeon, Jae Rim Jung, Chang Woo Jung, Weon Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20200209903
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a switching regulator configured to generate a conversion voltage with respect to an input voltage, based on a switching signal of a first frequency, and output the conversion voltage; a stabilization circuit including a capacitor element connected to a load device via a first node and configured to generate a load voltage by stabilizing the conversion voltage by using the capacitor element and output the load voltage to the load device; a frequency sensing circuit configured to sense a frequency of the load voltage and output sensing information about the frequency of the load voltage; and a frequency booster circuit configured to form a first current path connected to the first node, based on the sensing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: SANG-IL HAN, JI-HONG KIM, KWAN-BIN YIM, YOUNG-MIN KIM, HAN-JAE LEE, SU-IL JIN
  • Patent number: 10684024
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing, a heat exchanger arranged to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, a blower fan arranged inside the housing for discharging air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger to the outside and a discharging plate having an opening formed to discharge air blown from the blower fan out of the housing, and a plurality of discharging holes formed to discharge air to surroundings of the opening, wherein the discharging plate is arranged to discharge the air that has exchanged heat by the heat exchanger out of the housing, and wherein the discharging plate is made of metal. By such configuration, air conditioner increase user satisfaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Hee Lee, Jong Whal Kim, Jin-Gyun Kim, Yeon-Seob Yun, Jun Seok Kwon, Sung Jae Kim, Chang-Woo Jung, Ji Hong Kim, Moon Sun Shin, Seung Won Oh, Sang Ki Yoon, Chang Sik Lee, Jae Rim Jung, Seong Deok Cheon, Sung Hyun Chun, Weon Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20200169089
    Abstract: The energy storage system according to one embodiment comprises a first converter connected between the system and the DC distribution network, and converting an AC voltage of the system into a DC voltage and transmitting the DC voltage to the DC distribution network; a second converter connected to the DC distribution network and controlling the voltage of the DC distribution network; a battery connected to the second converter and of which the charging and discharging are controlled by the second converter; a third converter connected to the DC distribution network; and a first load connected to the third converter and of which the voltage is controlled by means of the third converter, wherein the first converter generates a power control instruction for controlling at least one of the battery and the first load on the basis of SOC information of the battery and power consumption information of the first load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Ji-Heon LEE, Dong-Jin YUN, Yun-Jae LEE, Min-Jae KIM, Ji-Hong KIM
  • Patent number: D887430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Won Seo, Yong-Hwan Kwon, Ji-Eun Kim, Ji-Hong Kim, Hye-Ryung Kim, Se-Ran Jeon, Woo-Seok Hwang