Patents by Inventor Jihwan KONG

Jihwan KONG 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: 11722024
    Abstract: Disclosed is an IPM motor that detects an accurate position of a rotor. The IPM motor includes a stator, a hub, a plurality of spokes extending outward in a radial direction from the hub, a plurality of slots defined between the spokes, a rotor rotatably installed in the stator, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of permanent magnets respectively arranged in the slots, a sensor disposed adjacent to the rotor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a position of each permanent magnet, and a cover disposed on the rotor to cover the rotor, wherein the cover is constructed to guide magnetic flux of each permanent magnet to the sensor at a specific point of the slot of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaemin Lee, Youngjun Ahn, Kilyoung Kim, Junho Lee, Jihwan Kong, Taeseok Jeong
  • Publication number: 20210336497
    Abstract: Disclosed is an IPM motor that detects an accurate position of a rotor. The IPM motor includes a stator, a hub, a plurality of spokes extending outward in a radial direction from the hub, a plurality of slots defined between the spokes, a rotor rotatably installed in the stator, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of permanent magnets respectively arranged in the slots, a sensor disposed adjacent to the rotor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a position of each permanent magnet, and a cover disposed on the rotor to cover the rotor, wherein the cover is constructed to guide magnetic flux of each permanent magnet to the sensor at a specific point of the slot of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jaemin LEE, Youngjun AHN, Kilyoung KIM, Junho LEE, Jihwan KONG, Taeseok JEONG