Patents by Inventor Keun Bong Ham
Keun Bong Ham 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).
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Patent number: 11661663Abstract: A water electrolysis system includes a water electrolytic stack, a water reservoir connected to the water electrolytic stack to supply water to the water electrolytic stack, a water circulation pump supplying the water in the water reservoir to the electrolytic stack; and a control unit configured to, during an operation stoppage of the electrolysis system, control the driving of the water circulation pump to convert the water in the electrolytic stack from an acidic condition to a neutral condition and to regulate a unit cell voltage of the electrolytic stack to a voltage such that an electrolysis reaction does not occur and a chemical state of an anode catalyst is stably maintained.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jung Han Yu, Ju Han Kim, Bo Ki Hong, Keun Bong Ham
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Patent number: 11631870Abstract: Introduced is an fuel cell power net including a fuel cell configured to generate power through a reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a power storage device configured to be charged with power generated by the fuel cell or discharged to supply power, a main line configured to electrically connect the fuel cell and the power storage device to each other; a main relay disposed on the main line so as to break or make an electrical connection between the fuel cell and the power storage device, a bypass line which is branched from the main line, bypasses the main relay, and is connected to the power storage device, a bypass relay disposed on the bypass line so as to break or make an electrical connection of the bypass line, and a controller configured to control the main relay or the bypass relay such that the power stored in the storage device is supplied to the fuel cell while the power generation of the fuel cell is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Hyun Lee, Keun Bong Ham
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Publication number: 20230027764Abstract: An integrated fuel cell control system including at least one valve installed to control a fluid in a fuel cell system, at least one drive motor configured to drive the valve, at least one sensor configured to detect the opening degree of the valve, and a fuel cell control unit configured to control the fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell control unit includes a drive logic unit configured to calculate a motor control amount for controlling the drive motor based on information detected by the sensor and an operator request value and a drive unit configured to operate the drive motor based on the motor control amount determined by the drive logic unit, and an integrated control method including the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ji Tae KIM, Keun Bong HAM
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Publication number: 20220181656Abstract: Introduced is an fuel cell power net including a fuel cell configured to generate power through a reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a power storage device configured to be charged with power generated by the fuel cell or discharged to supply power, a main line configured to electrically connect the fuel cell and the power storage device to each other; a main relay disposed on the main line so as to break or make an electrical connection between the fuel cell and the power storage device, a bypass line which is branched from the main line, bypasses the main relay, and is connected to the power storage device, a bypass relay disposed on the bypass line so as to break or make an electrical connection of the bypass line, and a controller configured to control the main relay or the bypass relay such that the power stored in the storage device is supplied to the fuel cell while the power generation of the fuel cell is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Jong Hyun Lee, Keun Bong Ham
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Publication number: 20220137156Abstract: An interlock diagnosing system and method for a high voltage device include: a detection circuit extending between a transmitter providing a voltage and a receiver receiving the voltage provided by the transmitter; a plurality of resistors, each being connected in parallel to the detection circuit via a respective one of a plurality of connectors engaged between the plurality of resistors and the detection circuit; and a detector detecting engaged states of the plurality of connectors based on the voltage provided by the transmitter or the voltage received by the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Keun Bong Ham
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Patent number: 11309558Abstract: A control method and system for driving of a motor and a control method of driving of an air compressor of a fuel cell system using the same include calculating an electrical rotation frequency of a motor, calculating a driving torque frequency of the motor based on the calculated electrical rotation frequency of the motor, and controlling torque of the motor to be repeatedly turned on/off at the calculated driving torque frequency.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Hun Lee, Keun Bong Ham, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim
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Patent number: 11289722Abstract: Introduced is an fuel cell power net including a fuel cell configured to generate power through a reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a power storage device configured to be charged with power generated by the fuel cell or discharged to supply power, a main line configured to electrically connect the fuel cell and the power storage device to each other; a main relay disposed on the main line so as to break or make an electrical connection between the fuel cell and the power storage device, a bypass line which is branched from the main line, bypasses the main relay, and is connected to the power storage device, a bypass relay disposed on the bypass line so as to break or make an electrical connection of the bypass line, and a controller configured to control the main relay or the bypass relay such that the power stored in the storage device is supplied to the fuel cell while the power generation of the fuel cell is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Hyun Lee, Keun Bong Ham
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Publication number: 20210395116Abstract: A water electrolysis system includes a water electrolytic stack, a water reservoir connected to the water electrolytic stack to supply water to the water electrolytic stack, a water circulation pump supplying the water in the water reservoir to the electrolytic stack; and a control unit configured to, during an operation stoppage of the electrolysis system, control the driving of the water circulation pump to convert the water in the electrolytic stack from an acidic condition to a neutral condition and to regulate a unit cell voltage of the electrolytic stack to a voltage such that an electrolysis reaction does not occur and a chemical state of an anode catalyst is stably maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Jung Han Yu, Ju Han Kim, Bo Ki Hong, Keun Bong Ham
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Publication number: 20210175527Abstract: Introduced is an fuel cell power net including a fuel cell configured to generate power through a reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a power storage device configured to be charged with power generated by the fuel cell or discharged to supply power, a main line configured to electrically connect the fuel cell and the power storage device to each other; a main relay disposed on the main line so as to break or make an electrical connection between the fuel cell and the power storage device, a bypass line which is branched from the main line, bypasses the main relay, and is connected to the power storage device, a bypass relay disposed on the bypass line so as to break or make an electrical connection of the bypass line, and a controller configured to control the main relay or the bypass relay such that the power stored in the storage device is supplied to the fuel cell while the power generation of the fuel cell is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Jong Hyun Lee, Keun Bong Ham
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Patent number: 10403914Abstract: An integrated fuel cell control system is provided. The integrated fuel cell control system includes at least one sensor, at least one hydrogen on/off valve, and a fuel control unit (FCU). The FCU is configured to directly operate the at least one sensor and the at least one hydrogen on/off valve in real time and to determine a supply pressure of hydrogen supplied to a fuel cell. Thereby, noise between controllers may be removed and costs may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Ji Tae Kim, Kyu Il Lee, Keun Bong Ham
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Patent number: 10263548Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for feedback-controlling including controlling a current supply unit in a controller so that an output applied to a driving unit from the current supply unit is repeatedly turned on/off by predetermined period and duty. The method also includes feedback-controlling of an output value of the controller applied to the current supply unit from the controller so that the output of the current supply unit follows a target value. The feedback-controlling includes an integration control process and stops the integration control process in the period that the current supply unit turns off the output thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Dong Hun Lee, Keun Bong Ham, Chang Ha Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim
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Publication number: 20190074785Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for feedback-controlling including controlling a current supply unit in a controller so that an output applied to a driving unit from the current supply unit is repeatedly turned on/off by predetermined period and duty. The method also includes feedback-controlling of an output value of the controller applied to the current supply unit from the controller so that the output of the current supply unit follows a target value. The feedback-controlling includes an integration control process and stops the integration control process in the period that the current supply unit turns off the output thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Keun Bong Ham, Chang Ha Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim
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Publication number: 20180331378Abstract: A control method and system for driving of a motor and a control method of driving of an air compressor of a fuel cell system using the same include calculating an electrical rotation frequency of a motor, calculating a driving torque frequency of the motor based on the calculated electrical rotation frequency of the motor, and controlling torque of the motor to be repeatedly turned on/off at the calculated driving torque frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Dong Hun LEE, Keun Bong HAM, Chang Seok YOU, Min Su KANG, Sung Do KIM
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Patent number: 9821665Abstract: A safety apparatus for portable power generation of a fuel cell vehicle and an operation method thereof are provided. The safety apparatus includes a fuel cell that supplies power required for driving a motor of the fuel cell vehicle and a battery used as an auxiliary power source of the fuel cell. A bidirectional power converter adjusts input power and output power of the battery. A connection port connects to a portable power generator positioned extraneous to the fuel cell vehicle and a relay is connected to the connection port to adjust supplying of power to the portable power generator. A fuel cell controller determines whether a vehicle state satisfies a portable power generation mode entering condition when start-up of the fuel cell vehicle is turned on and operates the relay based on a confirmation result to perform portable power generation.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Keun Bong Ham, Chang Seok Ryu, Kyu Il Lee
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Publication number: 20170237090Abstract: An integrated fuel cell control system is provided. The integrated fuel cell control system includes at least one sensor, at least one hydrogen on/off valve, and a fuel control unit (FCU). The FCU is configured to directly operate the at least one sensor and the at least one hydrogen on/off valve in real time and to determine a supply pressure of hydrogen supplied to a fuel cell. Thereby, noise between controllers may be removed and costs may be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Ji Tae Kim, Kyu Il Lee, Keun Bong Ham
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Publication number: 20160362010Abstract: A safety apparatus for portable power generation of a fuel cell vehicle and an operation method thereof are provided. The safety apparatus includes a fuel cell that supplies power required for driving a motor of the fuel cell vehicle and a battery used as an auxiliary power source of the fuel cell. A bidirectional power converter adjusts input power and output power of the battery. A connection port connects to a portable power generator positioned extraneous to the fuel cell vehicle and a relay is connected to the connection port to adjust supplying of power to the portable power generator. A fuel cell controller determines whether a vehicle state satisfies a portable power generation mode entering condition when start-up of the fuel cell vehicle is turned on and operates the relay based on a confirmation result to perform portable power generation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2015Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Keun Bong Ham, Chang Seok Ryu, Kyu Il Lee