Patents by Inventor Man Ju Oh
Man Ju Oh 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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Publication number: 20240174051Abstract: An embodiment air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator, a first coolant line including a first heat exchanger and a first air conditioning heat exchanger, a second coolant line including a second heat exchanger, connected so that a coolant of the first coolant line flows by connecting front and rear ends of a second air conditioning heat exchanger to front and rear ends of the first air conditioning heat exchanger, and a first valve selectively controlling a flow of the coolant of the first coolant line on the front end of the first air conditioning heat exchanger, and a controller controlling the first valve in a heating mode so that the coolant cooled through the first heat exchanger in the first coolant line flows to the first air conditioning heat exchanger and the second air conditioning heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh
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Patent number: 11993134Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Wia CorporationInventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
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Patent number: 11987095Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Won Seok Sung
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Publication number: 20240162530Abstract: An embodiment coolant management system for a mobility vehicle includes an inlet line and an outlet line configured to be connected to an external thermal management station and configured to selectively supply a cooling or heating coolant, a refrigerant circuit that circulates a refrigerant therethrough, the refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator, a first coolant line that circulates a coolant therethrough, wherein a battery and a first heat exchanger that exchanges heat with the evaporator of the refrigerant circuit are provided on the first coolant line, a second coolant line configured to circulate the coolant therethrough, wherein a second heat exchanger that exchanges heat with the condenser of the refrigerant circuit is provided on the second coolant line, and a controller that communicates with the external thermal management station and control respective valves to manage a temperature of the coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim, Uk Il Yang
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Patent number: 11981185Abstract: An integrated thermal management system for a vehicle may make refrigerant-related components compact by modularizing the refrigerant-related components.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Wia CorporationInventors: Man Ju Oh, Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park
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Publication number: 20240109393Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Man Ju Oh, UK II Yang, Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee
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Patent number: 11945280Abstract: A thermal management module for a vehicle includes: a housing disposed on a cross member between side frames arranged on both sides of an underbody of the vehicle on which wheels and a drive unit are positioned; a cooling/heating heat exchanger; an outdoor heat exchanger; a refrigerant storage; and a refrigerant circulation part. The housing includes a cooling/heating duct connected to an upper body of the vehicle, and a heat exchanging duct connected to the outside of the vehicle. The cooling/heating heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger are disposed on the cooling/heating duct and the heat exchanging duct of the housing. The refrigerant storage and the refrigerant circulation part are provided on sides of the cooling/heating duct and the heat exchanging duct of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Man Ju Oh
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Patent number: 11932079Abstract: An embodiment integrated thermal management module of a vehicle includes a heat dissipation fan module disposed between opposite side frames of an underbody of the vehicle and mounted on a cross member that connects the opposite side frames to each other, the heat dissipation fan module being configured to transfer vibration to the cross member and to exchange heat of external air of the vehicle with heat of a cooling medium of an outdoor heat exchanger, and a cooling medium circulating unit provided on a side of the heat dissipation fan module.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Man Ju Oh
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Publication number: 20240060705Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim, Se Min Lee, Bong Jun Park, Man Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20240034124Abstract: 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 valveType: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh
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Publication number: 20240034123Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Hyo Chan Bae, Hyeon Keun Yun
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Patent number: 11858308Abstract: A vehicle warmer includes: a housing provided within a vehicle; a heat generation film normally accommodated within the housing, and configured to be spread out from the housing when in use, and to generate heat when electricity is supplied; an electricity supply unit supplying electricity to the heat generation film; and a switching unit provided between the electricity supply unit and the heat generation film to enable electricity to flow from the electricity supply unit to the heat generation film when the heat generation film is spread out from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Hyeon Kyu Yang, Man Ju Oh, So La Chung
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Publication number: 20230415593Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Sang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh
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Publication number: 20230364963Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Ki Mok Kim, Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Keun Bok Lee, Jae Hyeok Choi
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Patent number: 11794547Abstract: An integrated thermal management module for a vehicle may include a chiller; a first reservoir portion through which electric part-cooling water passes, and a second reservoir portion through which high-voltage battery-cooling water passes; a first pump that circulates the electric part-cooling water through an electric portion, and a first valve that controls cooling water that has passed through the chiller or cooling water of the first reservoir portion to be selectively circulated through the electric portion by the first pump; and a second pump that circulates the high-voltage battery-cooling water through a high-voltage battery, and a second valve that controls the cooling water that has passed through the chiller or cooling water of the second reservoir portion to be selectively circulated through the high-voltage battery by the second pump.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Man Ju Oh, So La Chung, Jae Woong Kim, Sang Shin Lee
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Patent number: 11795973Abstract: A deep learning-based cooling system temperature prediction apparatus has an artificial neural network modeled by connecting a plurality of artificial neural network submodels each including an input layer, a hidden layer, and an output layer is used. A pump flow speed, a cooling water flow rate, a battery inlet cooling water temperature, a motor inlet cooling water temperature, a radiator outlet cooling water temperature, a battery temperature, and a motor temperature are predicted by inputting at least one of a predetermined control variable, an environment variable, or a time variable to the plurality of artificial neural network submodels in accordance with a physical causality. A number of the plurality of artificial neural network submodels and the control variables or environment variables that are sequentially input to each submodel depend on divisional control and integral control of the cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATIONInventors: Jae Woong Kim, Sang Shin Lee, So La Chung, Man Ju Oh, Young Jin Kim, Jong Hyun Park
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Publication number: 20230294556Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Sang Shin Lee, Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim, Dong Kyu Lee
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Publication number: 20230202257Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Man Ju Oh, Ki Mok Kim
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Publication number: 20230202258Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ki Mok KIM, Sang Shin LEE, Man Ju OH
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Publication number: 20230181956Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Sang Shin LEE, Ki Mok KIM, Man Ju OH