Patents by Inventor Kye-Lyong Kang
Kye-Lyong Kang 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: 9217429Abstract: A linear compressor which can perform the natural cooling capacity modulation, even if a capacitor connected to a motor is removed. The linear compressor includes a fixed member having a compression space therein, a movable member linearly reciprocated in the fixed member to compress a refrigerant sucked into the compression space, and one or more springs provided to elastically support the movable member in the motion direction of the movable member. The compressor also includes a motor connected to the movable member to linearly reciprocate the movable member in the axial direction, and a motor control unit performing the cooling capacity modulation by the reciprocation of the movable member according to a load, by controlling an AC voltage applied to the motor so that a stroke of the movable member can be proportional to the magnitude of the AC voltage applied to the motor.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jin Seok Hu, Shin Hyun Park, Yong Tae Kim, Hoon Bong Lee, Kye Lyong Kang
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Patent number: 9194386Abstract: A linear compressor is provided that provides a greater power by changing a frequency at high load. The linear compressor includes a mechanical device having a fixed member, a movable member linearly reciprocated in the fixed member, one or more springs provided to elastically support the movable member, and a motor connected to the movable member, and an electric controller having a rectifier, an inverter that receives a DC voltage from the rectifier, converts the DC voltage to an AC voltage, and supplies the AC voltage to the motor, a voltage sensor that senses the DC voltage, a current sensor that senses a current, and a controller that calculates a required voltage for the motor, generates a control signal, and applies the control signal to the inverter, if the required voltage is greater than the DC voltage of the voltage sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jin Seok Hu, Shin Hyun Park, Yong Tae Kim, Hoon Bong Lee, Kye Lyong Kang
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Patent number: 8858186Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor, and more particularly, to a linear compressor which supplies a necessary cooling capacity through a natural cooling capacity modulation and a forcible cooling capacity modulation, and a cooling system using the same. The linear compressor according to the present invention includes a compression space into which refrigerant is sucked, a movable member which linearly reciprocates to compress the refrigerant sucked into the compression space, one or more springs which are installed to elastically support the movable member in a motion direction of the movable member, a motor unit which includes a motor and a capacitor connected in series to the motor so as to make the movable member linearly reciprocate, and a motor control unit which performs a natural cooling capacity modulation according to a load by reciprocation of the movable member.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong-Kwon Kim, Shin-Hyun Park, Kye-Lyong Kang, Hee-Dong Kang, Jeong-Uk Lee, Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 8794934Abstract: A linear compressor for producing a driving force by magnetic induction and naturally modulating a cooling capacity according to a load includes a fixed member provided with a compression space, a movable member which linearly reciprocates inside the fixed member to compress refrigerant, a plurality of springs installed to elastically support the movable member in a motion direction, a first stator through which a current flows, a conductor member magnetically induced by the first stator to make the movable member linearly reciprocate, and a control unit which controls supply of a current with respect to the first stator.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kye-Lyong Kang, Jong-Kwon Kim, Shin-Hyun Park, Hyun Kim, Hee-Dong Kang, Jeong-Uk Lee, Yang-Hoon Jung
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Patent number: 8535023Abstract: A linear compressor includes a fixed member provided with a compression space, a movable member which linearly reciprocates inside the fixed member to compress refrigerant, one or more springs installed to elastically support the movable member in a motion direction, a first stator applied with a current to produce a magnetic field, a second stator spaced apart from the first stator at a certain interval, a conductor member electromagnetically induced by the magnetic field produced by the first stator and the second stator to make the movable member linearly reciprocate, and a control unit which controls supply of the current with respect to the first stator.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kye-Lyong Kang, Jong-Kwon Kim, Shin-Hyun Park, Hyun Kim, Hee-Dong Kang, Jeong-Uk Lee, Yang-Hoon Jung
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Publication number: 20130004335Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor which can perform the natural cooling capacity modulation, even if a capacitor connected to a motor is removed. The linear compressor includes a fixed member having a compression space therein, a movable member linearly reciprocated in the fixed member to compress a refrigerant sucked into the compression space, one or more springs provided to elastically support the movable member in the motion direction of the movable member, a motor connected to the movable member to linearly reciprocate the movable member in the axial direction, and a motor control unit performing the cooling capacity modulation by the reciprocation of the movable member according to a load, by controlling an AC voltage applied to the motor so that a stroke of the movable member can be proportional to the magnitude of the AC voltage applied to the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Jin Seok Hu, Shin Hyun Park, Yong Tae Kim, Hoon Bong Lee, Kye Lyong Kang
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Publication number: 20120230842Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor which can provide greater power by changing a frequency at a high load.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Jin Seok Hu, Shin Hyun Park, Yong Tae Kim, Hoon Bong Lee, Kye Lyong Kang
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Publication number: 20110135518Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor, and more particularly to, a linear compressor which employs a conductor member in a linear motor instead of a magnet to produce a driving force by electromagnetic induction. The linear compressor of the present invention includes a fixed member provided with a compression space, a movable member which linearly reciprocates inside the fixed member to compress refrigerant, one or more springs installed to elastically support the movable member in a motion direction, a stator composed of a first stator supplied with a current, and a second stator spaced apart from the first stator at a certain interval, a conductor member electromagnetically induced by a magnetic field produced by the stator to make the movable member linearly reciprocate, and a control unit which controls supply of the current with respect to the first stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Kye-Lyong Kang, Jong-Kwon Kim, Shin-Hyun Park, Hyun Kim, Hee-Dong Kang, Jeong-Uk Lee, Yang-Hoon Jung
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Publication number: 20110135501Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor, and more particularly to, a linear compressor which employs a conductor member in a linear motor instead of a magnet to produce a driving force by magnetic induction and naturally modulate a cooling capacity according to a load. The linear compressor of the present invention includes a fixed member provided with a compression space, a movable member which linearly reciprocates inside the fixed member to compress refrigerant, a plurality of springs installed to elastically support the movable member in a motion direction, a first stator through which a current flows, a conductor member magnetically induced by the first stator to make the movable member linearly reciprocate, and a control unit which controls supply of a current with respect to the first stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Kye-Lyong Kang, Long-Kwon Kim, Shin-Hyun Park, Hyun Kim, Hee-Dong Kang, Jeong-Uk Lee, Yang-Hoon Jung
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Publication number: 20110097224Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor, and more particularly to, a linear compressor which employs a conductor member in a linear motor instead of a magnet to produce a driving force by magnetic induction and automatically or naturally modulate a cooling capacity according to a load. The linear compressor of the present invention includes a fixed member provided with a compression space, a movable member which linearly reciprocates inside the fixed member to compress refrigerant, one or more springs installed to elastically support the movable member in a motion direction, a first stator applied with a current to produce a magnetic field, a second stator spaced apart from the first stator at a certain interval, a conductor member electromagnetically induced by the magnetic field produced by the first stator and the second stator to make the movable member linearly reciprocate, and a control unit which controls supply of the current with respect to the first stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Kye-Lyong Kang, Jong-Kwon Kim, Shin-Hyun Park, Hyun Kim, Hee-Dong Kang, Yang-Hoon Jung
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Publication number: 20110061411Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor, and more particularly, to a linear compressor which supplies a necessary cooling capacity through a natural cooling capacity modulation and a forcible cooling capacity modulation, and a cooling system using the same. The linear compressor according to the present invention includes a compression space into which refrigerant is sucked, a movable member which linearly reciprocates to compress the refrigerant sucked into the compression space, one or more springs which are installed to elastically support the movable member in a motion direction of the movable member, a motor unit which includes a motor and a capacitor connected in series to the motor so as to make the movable member linearly reciprocate, and a motor control unit which performs a natural cooling capacity modulation according to a load by reciprocation of the movable member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Jong-Kwon Kim, Shin-Hyun Park, Kye-Lyong Kang, Hee-Dong Kang, Jeong-Uk Lee, Hyun Kim