Patents by Inventor Kang Ho Jeong

Kang Ho Jeong 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: 20240322727
    Abstract: A motor-driving apparatus for driving a motor having a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is provided. The motor-driving apparatus includes a first inverter having a plurality of first switching devices and connected to first ends of the plurality of windings and a second inverter having a plurality of second switching devices and connected to second ends of the plurality of windings. A third switching device is configured to selectively connect and disconnect points at which a number of turns of each of the windings is divided in a preset ratio. A controller is configured to adjust an on/off state of the first to third switching devices based on required output of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kang Ho Jeong, Jong Kyong Lim, Suk Hyun Lim, Ji Woong Jang, Beom Sik Kim, Sang Cheol Shin
  • Patent number: 12101046
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus which drives a motor including a plurality of winding portions corresponding to a plurality of phases, respectively, includes a motor including a plurality of winding portions corresponding to a plurality of phases, respectively, a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and electrically connected to a first end of each of the winding portions, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and electrically connected to a second end of each of the winding portions, a plurality of third switching elements including first ends electrically connected to the second ends of the plurality of winding portions, respectively, and second ends electrically connected to each other, and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kang Ho Jeong, Myung Ho Kim, Sang Cheol Shin, Young Seul Lim
  • Patent number: 12090642
    Abstract: Provided are a die pickup module and a die bonding apparatus including the same. The die pickup module includes a wafer stage for supporting a wafer including dies attached on a dicing tape, a die ejector arranged under the dicing tape and for separating a die to be picked up from the dicing tape, a non-contact picker for picking up the die in a non-contact manner so as not to contact a front surface of the die, a vertical driving unit for moving the non-contact picker in a vertical direction to pick up the die and an inverting driving unit for inverting the non-contact picker to invert a die picked up by the non-contact picker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: SEMES CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chang Bu Jeong, Jong Sung Park, Jung Sub Kim, Young Gun Park, Dae Seok Choi, Sang Hoon Jung, Min Gu Lee, Eui Sun Choi, Kang San Lee, Dae Ho Min, Seung Dae Seok
  • Publication number: 20240305183
    Abstract: A gate driving device includes a power supply circuit configured to boost a power source voltage and to output a first driving power voltage and a second driving power voltage, and a gate driver configured to drive a top control signal for switching a top switch element of an inverter by receiving the first driving power voltage from the power supply circuit, to drive a bottom control signal for switching a bottom switch element of the inverter by receiving the second driving power voltage from the power supply circuit, and to output a charging control signal for switching a charging switch element connected to a neutral terminal of a motor and one end of the bottom switch element by receiving the second driving power voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Myung Ho KIM, Young Seul LIM, Ki Jong LEE, Kang Ho JEONG
  • Patent number: 12074548
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle having a first inverter having a DC terminal and a plurality of legs respectively connected to one end of each of a plurality of coils of a motor, a second inverter connected to the DC terminal, and including a plurality of legs connected to the other ends of the plurality of coils, respectively, a plurality of transfer switches respectively having one end connected to a neutral terminal for the plurality of coils and the other end connected to the other end of each coil, an overvoltage protection circuit including a clamping switch, a resistor, and a capacitor, and connected to the neutral terminal and the DC terminal, and a controller controlling a turned-on state of the plurality of transfer switches according to the motor driving mode. When the motor is driven, the controller controls a turned-on state of the clamping switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Myung Ho Kim, Young Seul Lim, Sang Cheol Shin, Kang Ho Jeong
  • Patent number: 12034392
    Abstract: An apparatus configured for driving a motor, includes a first inverter including a first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of a windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases of the motor, a second inverter including a second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings, a switches including first ends respectively connected to nodes to which the windings and the second switching elements are respectively connected and second ends connected to each other, and a controller configured to drive the motor in one of a first driving mode for driving the motor by maintaining the second switching elements in an open state and performing pulse width modulation control for the first switching elements and a second driving mode for driving the motor by performing pulse width modulation control for the first switching elements and the second switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yong Jae Lee, Kang Ho Jeong, Young Seul Lim, Jae Hoon Shim, Jung Ik Ha
  • Patent number: 12034391
    Abstract: A motor-driving apparatus for driving a motor having a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is provided. The motor-driving apparatus includes a first inverter having a plurality of first switching devices and connected to first ends of the plurality of windings and a second inverter having a plurality of second switching devices and connected to second ends of the plurality of windings. A third switching device is configured to selectively connect and disconnect points at which a number of turns of each of the windings is divided in a preset ratio. A controller is configured to adjust an on/off state of the first to third switching devices based on required output of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Ho Jeong, Jong Kyong Lim, Suk Hyun Lim, Ji Woong Jang, Beom Sik Kim, Sang Cheol Shin
  • Publication number: 20240198812
    Abstract: An electric vehicle may include a motor system having a motor and an inverter, a main battery and an auxiliary battery, and a controller which controls the main battery to be charged by voltage step-up of power of the auxiliary battery through the motor system during driving of the electric vehicle, and controls the auxiliary battery to be charged by voltage step-down of power of the main battery through the motor system when charging the main battery through an external power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ho Tae CHUN, Sang Cheol SHIN, Jae Hoon YOON, Ji Woong JANG, Yoo Jong LEE, Jung Hong JOO, Ki Jong LEE, Kang Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240146229
    Abstract: A motor-driving apparatus for driving a motor having a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is provided. The motor-driving apparatus includes a first inverter having a plurality of first switching devices and connected to first ends of the plurality of windings and a second inverter having a plurality of second switching devices and connected to second ends of the plurality of windings. A third switching device is configured to selectively connect and disconnect points at which a number of turns of each of the windings is divided in a preset ratio. A controller is configured to adjust an on/off state of the first to third switching devices based on required output of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kang Ho Jeong, Jong Kyong Lim, Suk Hyun Lim, Ji Woong Jang, Beom Sik Kim, Sang Cheol Shin
  • Patent number: 11935814
    Abstract: A motor drive device includes: a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a plurality of coils; a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and connected to the plurality of coils; a plurality of transfer switching elements connected to the second ends; a capacitor disposed at one side of a casing of a motor; first and second cooling channels disposed at both sides of the capacitor; a plurality of first power modules including some of the plurality of first switching elements and some of the transfer switching elements; and a plurality of second power modules including some of the plurality of second switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Koo Lee, Jun Hee Park, Sang Cheol Shin, Kang Ho Jeong
  • Patent number: 11909343
    Abstract: A motor-driving apparatus for driving a motor having a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is provided. The motor-driving apparatus includes a first inverter having a plurality of first switching devices and connected to first ends of the plurality of windings and a second inverter having a plurality of second switching devices and connected to second ends of the plurality of windings. A third switching device is configured to selectively connect and disconnect points at which a number of turns of each of the windings is divided in a preset ratio. A controller is configured to adjust an on/off state of the first to third switching devices based on required output of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Ho Jeong, Jong Kyong Lim, Suk Hyun Lim, Ji Woong Jang, Beom Sik Kim, Sang Cheol Shin
  • Publication number: 20240039448
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle having a first inverter having a DC terminal and a plurality of legs respectively connected to one end of each of a plurality of coils of a motor, a second inverter connected to the DC terminal, and including a plurality of legs connected to the other ends of the plurality of coils, respectively, a plurality of transfer switches respectively having one end connected to a neutral terminal for the plurality of coils and the other end connected to the other end of each coil, an overvoltage protection circuit including a clamping switch, a resistor, and a capacitor, and connected to the neutral terminal and the DC terminal, and a controller controlling a turned-on state of the plurality of transfer switches according to the motor driving mode. When the motor is driven, the controller controls a turned-on state of the clamping switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Myung Ho KIM, Young Seul LIM, Sang Cheol SHIN, Kang Ho JEONG
  • Patent number: 11876469
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus which drives a motor including a plurality of windings corresponding to a plurality of phases, respectively, includes: a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings; a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings; and a controller obtaining a vector corresponding to a voltage command of the motor by combining switching vectors which cause difference between a common mode voltage of the first inverter and a common mode voltage of the second inverter to be zero and configured to control the plurality of first switching elements and the plurality of second switching elements in a pulse width modulation method based on the obtained vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kang Ho Jeong, Sang Cheol Shin, Jung Ik Ha, Hyeon Gyu Choi, Jae Hoon Sim
  • Patent number: 11863095
    Abstract: A motor driving device drives a motor having a plurality of windings corresponding to a plurality of phases. The motor driving device includes: a first inverter configured to include a plurality of first switching elements and connected to first stages of the plurality of windings; a second inverter configured to include a plurality of second switching elements and connected to second stages of the plurality of windings; and a controller configured to fix switching states of the second switching elements and switch the first switching elements to compose target voltage vectors if the motor is driven in an open end winding type by operating the first inverter and the second inverter in a space vector pulse width modulation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Seoul National University R & DB Foundation
    Inventors: Kang Ho Jeong, Sang Cheol Shin, Yong Jae Lee, Jung Ik Ha, Hyeon Gyu Choi, Jae Hoon Shim
  • Publication number: 20230412109
    Abstract: An inverter driving apparatus includes an inverter including a plurality of legs corresponding to a plurality of phases respectively, a gate driver outputting a pulse width modulation control signal for switching the transistor provided in the leg, a variable resistor circuit connected to a gate end of the transistor, and a switching speed control circuit determining a switching state of the transistor based on the pulse width modulation control signal, adjusting a resistance value of the variable resistor circuit according to the temperature of the transistor based on the determination result, and controlling the switching speed of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Young Seul LIM, Myung Ho Kim, Sang Cheol Shin, Kang Ho Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230283214
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus which drives a motor including a plurality of winding portions corresponding to a plurality of phases, respectively, includes a motor including a plurality of winding portions corresponding to a plurality of phases, respectively, a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and electrically connected to a first end of each of the winding portions, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and electrically connected to a second end of each of the winding portions, a plurality of third switching elements including first ends electrically connected to the second ends of the plurality of winding portions, respectively, and second ends electrically connected to each other, and a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Ho JEONG, Myung Ho KIM, Sang Cheol SHIN, Young Seul LIM
  • Publication number: 20230253909
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus of driving the motor having a plurality of winding portions respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is directed for improving inverter efficiency in driving the motor while varying the inductance of the motor by providing various motor driving modes to meet the required performance of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Ho JEONG, Myung Ho KIM, Sang Cheol SHIN, Young Seul LIM
  • Publication number: 20230253908
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus of driving a motor including a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is disclosed. The motor driving apparatus include a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings, and a controller configured for controlling ON/OFF states of the first switching elements and the second switching elements based on a required output of the motor, wherein the first inverter may be connected to a first voltage source, the second inverter may be connected to a second voltage source, and the first voltage source and the second voltage source may have different grounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Kang Ho JEONG, Myung Ho KIM, Sang Cheol SHIN, Young Seul LIM
  • Publication number: 20230249566
    Abstract: A battery charging system includes a first inverter including first switching elements and DC and AC terminals connected to the battery and a first end of the windings of a motor, respectively; a second inverter including second switching elements and DC and AC terminals connected to the battery and a second end of the windings, respectively; third switching elements each having a first end connected to the second end of the windings and a second end connected to each other; a charging capacitor provided between the second end of the third switching elements and a negative terminal of the battery, and to which a DC charging voltage is applied for charging the battery; a fourth switching element connected in series with the charging capacitor between the second end of the third switching elements and the negative terminal; and a controller configured to control the first to fourth switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Myung Ho KIM, Young Seul LIM, Sang Cheol SHIN, Kang Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230115925
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus includes: a first inverter including: a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings; a second inverter including: a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings; and a controller configured to control a switching state of the plurality of first switching elements and the plurality of second switching elements based on a driving mode of the motor in one sampling period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Young Seul LIM, Kang Ho JEONG, Jae Hoon SIM, Jung Ik HA