Patents by Inventor Ki Mok Kim

Ki Mok 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: 20240109393
    Abstract: An embodiment is a thermal management system for a vehicle, the thermal management system including a main refrigerant line in which a compressor, an indoor condenser, a first expansion valve, an outdoor condenser, a second expansion valve, and an indoor evaporator are sequentially provided, a battery cooling water line in which a battery, the chiller for a battery, and a water pump for a battery are sequentially provided, a refrigerant heater disposed between the compressor and the indoor condenser on the main refrigerant line, and a controller configured to control operations of the compressor and the refrigerant heater, control opening and closing of the first expansion valve and the second expansion valve, control operations of the water pump for an electric component and the water pump for a battery, and control flow paths of the refrigerant, the cooling water for an electric component, and the cooling water for a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, UK II Yang, Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee
  • Publication number: 20240060705
    Abstract: A refrigerant circulation apparatus includes a refrigerant circulation component including a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator forming a refrigerant cycle through circulation of a refrigerant, and a support body in which the compressor is fixed to one side, the condenser, the expander, and the evaporator are sequentially disposed on the other side along the refrigerant cycle of the refrigerant, and a plurality of flow paths are formed so that the refrigerant flows between the condenser, the expander, and the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park, Man Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20240034124
    Abstract: In an embodiment a system includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, a switch vale, an integrated heat exchanger a first expander and a second expander connected to the refrigerant line, wherein the switch valve is configured to selectively circulate a refrigerant from the compressor either first to the indoor heat exchanger or first to the outdoor heat exchanger, wherein the integrated heat exchanger is configured to receive the refrigerant from the indoor heat exchanger or the outdoor heat exchanger, wherein the integrated heat exchanger is configured to act as a heat pump exchanging heat between the refrigerant and a heat exchange medium, wherein the first expander is configured to selectively expand the refrigerant related to the indoor heat exchanger, wherein the second expander is configured to selectively expand the refrigerant related to the integrated heat exchanger, and a controller configured to control refrigerant circulation directions through the switching valve
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh
  • Publication number: 20240034123
    Abstract: An embodiment integrated thermal management system includes a first refrigerant line configured to allow a refrigerant to flow therethrough and including a compressor, an interior heat exchanger, a first expander, an exterior heat exchanger, a second expander, and an evaporator, a second refrigerant line including an integrated heat exchanger, a third refrigerant line, an expansion module configured to allow the refrigerant having passed through the first refrigerant line to flow to the integrated heat exchanger or to flow through the third refrigerant line, a first coolant line connected to the integrated heat exchanger, the first coolant line including a first water pump, a PE component, a first radiator, and a first valve, and a second coolant line connected to the integrated heat exchanger, the second coolant line including a second water pump, a battery, a second radiator, and a second valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Hyo Chan Bae, Hyeon Keun Yun
  • Publication number: 20230415593
    Abstract: A thermal management system for electric vehicles has a coolant circulation line provided in a charging station and containing therein a coolant having a predetermined temperature. A connector connects the coolant circulation line and a cooling system of a vehicle. A controller receives an ambient temperature of the vehicle. When a battery of the vehicle is rapidly charged, the controller controls the coolant circulation line of the charging station to be fastened to the cooling system of the vehicle so that the coolant in the charging station enters the cooling system through the connector. The controller controls the coolant overheated or supercooled to the predetermined temperature to be supplied to the vehicle according to a cooling condition or a heating condition of the battery while the vehicle is being charged through the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh
  • Publication number: 20230364963
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell coolant line configured to circulate first coolant through a fuel cell, a battery chiller, and an integrated chiller, an indoor air-conditioning refrigerant line configured to circulate refrigerant through a first compressor, an indoor condenser, an outdoor heat exchanger, and the integrated chiller, and a battery refrigerant line configured to circulate refrigerant through a second compressor, an outdoor condenser, and the battery chiller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Keun Bok Lee, Jae Hyeok Choi
  • Publication number: 20230311611
    Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle thermal management system and method, the vehicle thermal management system including a compressor configured to compress and discharge a refrigerant, an indoor condenser connected to a downstream point from the compressor, provided in an indoor air conditioning device, and configured to heat an inside air of the vehicle, an outdoor heat exchanger connected to a downstream point from the indoor condenser and having a first expansion valve, a chiller having a second expansion valve, a vehicle heat generating unit connected to the chiller through a coolant, and a controller configured to control the amount of expansion in the first expansion valve, the amount of expansion in the second expansion valve, or a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger or the chiller on the basis of a temperature of the coolant flowing through the refrigerant temperature or the chiller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Ki Mok KIM
  • Publication number: 20230294556
    Abstract: A coolant circulation system for a vehicle performs heat management of a high voltage battery provided in an electric vehicle. The coolant circulation system is configured to be connected to the high voltage battery of the electric vehicle to combine coolant managed outside the electric vehicle and coolant circulated in the high voltage battery of the electric vehicle with each other to supply cooled or heated coolant to the high voltage battery. Thus, the charging efficiency is improved through temperature management of the high voltage battery when the high voltage battery is charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim, Dong Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20230202258
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle, includes: a base refrigerant flow path provided sequentially with a compressor, a second expansion valve, an indoor condenser, a first expansion valve, an external condenser, and an evaporator and configured to flow a refrigerant in the base refrigerant flow path; a chiller refrigerant flow path branched off from the base refrigerant flow path at a downstream point of the external condenser, provided sequentially with a third expansion valve and an integrated chiller, and merged with the base refrigerant flow path at an upstream point of the compressor; and a parallel refrigerant flow path branched off from the base refrigerant flow path at an upstream point of the first expansion valve and merged with the chiller refrigerant flow path at an upstream point of the third expansion valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Mok KIM, Sang Shin LEE, Man Ju OH
  • Publication number: 20230202257
    Abstract: A refrigerant-heating device and a heat pump system including the same are described. The refrigerant-heating device includes a heating tank including an inlet, through which a refrigerant discharged from a compressor flows thereinto, and a heat exchange outlet, from which the refrigerant therein is discharged, the heat exchange outlet being located at a position spaced apart from the inlet, and a heater coupled to the heating tank in a state of being inserted into the heating tank, the heater extending in a planar direction between the inlet and the heat exchange outlet and heating the refrigerant in the heating tank during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim
  • Publication number: 20230184470
    Abstract: Disclosed are a condenser module and a thermal management system including the same. The condenser module includes a heat exchange device including a first inlet/outlet and a second inlet/outlet having a refrigerant flowing thereinto or discharged therefrom and a flow path formed therein through which the refrigerant flows between the first inlet/outlet and the second inlet/outlet, and a flow-path switching valve connected to each of the first inlet/outlet and the second inlet/outlet, the flow-path switching valve switchable between a first operation mode, in which the refrigerant flows into the first inlet/outlet and the refrigerant is discharged from the second inlet/outlet, and a second operation mode, in which the refrigerant flows into the second inlet/outlet and the refrigerant is discharged from the first inlet/outlet. The flow path formed in the heat exchange device has different positions in a direction of gravity between the first inlet/outlet and the second inlet/outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Ki Mok Kim
  • Publication number: 20230182526
    Abstract: An embodiment heat exchanger includes a first flow path through which a refrigerant discharged from a condenser and drawn into an expansion valve flows and a second flow path through which the refrigerant discharged from a vapor-liquid separator and drawn into a compressor flows, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to perform a heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing through the first flow path and the refrigerant flowing through the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
  • Publication number: 20230181956
    Abstract: A vehicle fire suppression system capable of quickly extinguishing an initial fire in the event of a vehicle fire by circulating or ejecting an extinguishing fluid through a refrigerant line of a vehicle cooling system, and a control method thereof are provided. The vehicle fire suppression system comprises a vehicle cooling device having a refrigerant line circulating around a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and a gas-liquid separator; an extinguishing fluid container in which an extinguishing fluid is stored; a multi-way valve provided upstream of the compressor on the refrigerant line to control a refrigerant introduced into the compressor, and connected to the extinguishing fluid container to regulate the extinguishing fluid supplied to the compressor; and a controller configured to control the multi-way valve to implement a cooling operation or an extinguishing operation of the cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin LEE, Ki Mok KIM, Man Ju OH
  • Publication number: 20230182534
    Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated thermal management system for a vehicle including a refrigerant flow line extending to allow a refrigerant discharged from a compressor to flow in the order of an indoor condenser, an external condenser, and an evaporator and to flow back to the compressor, a refrigerant chiller line branching from the refrigerant flow line at each of the points downstream of the compressor, the indoor condenser, or the external condenser, the refrigerant chiller line joining the refrigerant flow line at a point upstream of the compressor after the refrigerant passes through a battery chiller and an electric chiller or bypasses the same, a battery cooling line extending to allow a coolant to circulate while passing through a battery radiator or the battery chiller, and an electric cooling line extending to allow a coolant to circulate while passing through an electric radiator or the electric chiller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Won Seok Sung
  • Publication number: 20230141796
    Abstract: An embodiment integrated thermal management module for a vehicle includes a gas-liquid separator having an internal space configured to accommodate a first refrigerant that is introduced from an evaporator, the gas-liquid separator being configured to supply to a compressor a portion of the first refrigerant that is in a gas state in the internal space, and a refrigerant heat exchanger provided on a refrigerant inlet side of the gas-liquid separator, the refrigerant heat exchanger being configured to exchange heat of the first refrigerant discharged from the evaporator with heat of a second refrigerant having a flow path between a condenser and an expansion valve before the first refrigerant is introduced into the internal space of the gas-liquid separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park, Man Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20230143299
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management system for a vehicle may make refrigerant-related components compact by modularizing the refrigerant-related components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
  • Publication number: 20230143363
    Abstract: A refrigerant module of an integrated thermal management system of a vehicle is provided in which components of the module may be compactified by modularizing the components related to a refrigerant. In the refrigerant module of the integrated thermal management system for the vehicle in which the refrigerant module is configured such that a refrigerant circulates through a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and an accumulator, the refrigerant module includes the compressor having a first suction port and a first discharge port, the condenser having a second suction port and a second discharge port, the expansion valve having a third suction port and a third discharge port, the evaporator having a fourth suction port and a fourth discharge port, the accumulator having a fifth suction port and a fifth discharge port, and a connection passage enabling the refrigerant discharged from the accumulator to flow to the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
  • Patent number: 11634004
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management system for vehicles includes: a first cooling line; a second cooling line; a refrigerant line; and a bypass line configured to diverge from the second cooling line, to be connected to a chiller, and to allow a coolant to bypass a second radiator and to circulate between a high-voltage battery and the chiller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Hyeon Keun Yun, Hyo Chan Bae, Sang Shin Lee
  • Publication number: 20230057954
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning device includes: a heating part disposed in a windshield glass of a vehicle and configured to heat the windshield glass; a collection part configured to collect state information on a state of the windshield glass and environment information on internal and external environments of the vehicle; and a control part. The control part is configured to determine a defrosting or dehumidifying mode for the windshield glass based on the state information or the environment information collected by the collection part and to control an operation of the heating part depending on the determined defrosting or dehumidifying mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ki Mok Kim
  • Publication number: 20230035925
    Abstract: An integrated thermal management circuit for a vehicle is introduced, which includes a refrigerant line on which a refrigerant flows into the compressor; a battery cooling line making a cooling water circulate between a battery and a battery radiator or between the battery and the battery chiller; an electric cooling line making the cooling water circulate between an electronic driving unit and an electric radiator or between the electronic driving unit and the electric chiller; and a chiller control valve provided at an upstream point of the electric chiller and the battery chiller on the chiller line, and making the refrigerant discharged from the external heat exchanger flow into the electric chiller or the battery chiller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Corporation, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Mok KIM, Man-Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Uk Il Yang